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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.
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c. 1. GENERAL WRI ACCOMPLISHED field testa were conducted at llaaogordo Arrq llr Base during 'Ule veelt of JUDI!I 1, uaing clusters of meteorological b&lloona. Tbe pri111Ll"1 object of tbeee teste waa to perfect h&a:iling aDd launching technique• far large nights am to cheek the opera- tion ot the T&rioua altitude controlling devices developed for this project. At the ••• tiJie, the testa afforded the oppor- tunity to carrr aloft payloads of Watson Laboratories equip- lEnt. In general, vhUe the nights were successful 1n the sense ot carrying Watson Laboratory gear aloft for an extended period or tiM, d1ff1eul tie a &a:l •teriel tail urea encountered eerved to ..pbas1ae the unaatistactor.r charaeteriatics of Eteorolog1cal balloon clusters. .l technical report wxier preparation vill contain discuaaion or tbe nights • .l!ter the retum froa .lla.:>gordo, the reMinder ot the month vaa occupied with prepa.ratiou for a second field trlp to Uaaogordo A.J:a7 .l1r Base tor testa to be conducted in Jul.7. !vent,--fin aeTen-toot d.i&M\er 1 1111. thick poly-eth7len. talloona were reeeiTecl troa GeDBral Hilla. One each fifteen- foot diaMter 8 .U. thick polreth7lene balloona waa receiTed troa B• .l. Saith, IDC. A aeven-ua b&lloon crew departed for .lluogordo .lnr;J .lir !aae on Jw. ;n to Jll&b the aecond aeriea ot launchings there. !be plastic b&l.last resenoir ued for the first nights in lev Mexico vaa too traP.le to take l&UDC.hing atressea. .lD al181nua reaenoir, .ounte4 oa legs containiDg a baUt-in tUter vaa deaipd aDil a supplier vas located. The capaci t7 of tl» nn reservoir u 5 pllona (301) thoueh it vill veigh eDl.y 2 pouzdl. It ia belieftd tbat the alUIIinua reservoirs U recnered •7 b8 uecl repea tecll7. 2. S•clOc Probl• !he greateat problea encountered during the field testa at A.l.uogorcbt vas tbt unpredictable am hi&blT variable etrect et IUperbeat on •teorololioal balloons. Tbe unpredictable iDcreaae 1a litt ot the olus ter UDder the r&7• of tba aun vaa aa 1111Ch u 2~ higher tbaD the 1D1tial Utt. !hi a 1a aenral. lut.auea reeulted 1a the iD&bUi\7 ot altitude oontrel bal- l.eoa cut-etta to atop the aaoent of tbl bUloon train at tbl 4eaire4 alti\ude, !he at.n. 1-. t•peraturea e~~eountered at hi&b altitudes apparea\1.7 hu ooaaWerable ettect on the operation of elec- t~ eqgt,._t uaecl ill <1 tude contl'Ol.
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