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The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert was published in 1995 by Headquarters United States Air Force. It was written in response to Representative Steven H. Schiff's request and a General Accounting Office audit, and it contains Col. Richard L. Weaver's report and 1st Lt. James McAndrew's synopsis, along with attachments, appendices and photographs. The report says researchers found no evidence of an extraterrestrial craft or crew. It concludes that the 1947 debris came from a Project MOGUL balloon train.

  • p. 15 …Ramey Col William H. Blanchard Maj Gen Clements McMullen Brig Gen Donald N. Yates Albert P…
  • p. 29 …Similarly, two authors, William L. Moore and Charles Berlitz, also engaged in research which led them…
  • p. 31 …The Roswell Incident (1980) by William Moore and Charles Berlitz; "Crashed Saucers: Evidence in Search of…
  • p. 206 …incident"( it was in about 1980 that William Moore contacted me and asked questions about balloons…
  • p. 217 …the books that have been written by William Moore, and Randall Schmidt, and others, a lot…
  • p. 254 PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94 38 diameter General Mills balloons. We had a very successful set…
  • p. 262 …One thing I should mention is that after I had visited from William Moore around •so…
  • p. 760 …Ben17 Itammenzind Ralph Morrell James Smith William lneer Duties Qualifications Computations & Equip- Undergraduate Elec. ment Construction…
Nylon
Vinylite
Teflon
Ethocel
Pliofilm
Coated Fabrics
Nylon coated
with
neoprene
butyl rubber
polyethylene
saran
Good low temperature
properties, easily
fabricated, strong.
Easily f~bricated.
~lmost transparent.
Strong
Easily fabricated.
Good low temperature
characteristics.
Easily fabricated.
Stror..g, easily
fabricated.
Fortasin (regener-
ated celulose
rayon) ·coated
wit)l
neoprene
butyl rubber
polyethylene
saran
Silk coated
with
neoprene
butyl rubber
Not avail~ble, low
tear resistance (?)
Ve-r.1 poor low
temperature ?ro-
perties.
.Awa.i ting sample.
Discarded.
Can not be fabricated. Discarded.
Very high Disca.rded.
permeability.
Poor ultra violet Discarded.
properties, poor low
temperature properties.
Heavy, expensive
opaque, nylon
cloth has relative
high elongation.
Awaiting
Investigation.
Awaiting
Investigation.
Awaiting
Investigation.
As a result of this preliminary study a sub-contn:.ct was
given to H. A. Smith, Coatings Inc. of Mamaroneck, :New York, to fabricate
balloons with the following specifications for test pur?oses:
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