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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.
“Nevers”49 pages
- p. 17 …of alien beings and elusive vehicles which never quite
seem to manifest themselves. Regardless of one…
- p. 31 …Conversely, there
has never been any previous documentary evidence produced by those who
would debunk the…
- p. 32 …This had never been
officially done before, although most of the persons contacted reported that they…
- p. 40 …Lt Col Cavitt also
stated that he had never taken any oath or signed any agreement…
- p. 77 …Because this conclusion is based on
the absence of documentation, the issue can never be definitively…
- p. 99 …H written, there is
good evidence through accessioning and microfilming records that the Agency never
received…
- p. 101 …histories and
supporting documents, and it has never routinely received the kind of records which
might…
- p. 159 …I have never been sworn to any form of secrecy by anyone concerning this matter and…
- p. 165 …It never crossed my mind that it could be anything but a radio sonde.
RW: How…
- p. 168 …as far as I knew, I never heard anyone say, "Don't talk about this
and…
- p. 169 …I never met LaPaz personally, but I knew what he was.
RW: Did Rickett go with…
- p. 170 …I forget since I was there in the Washington
area for awhile but I never did…
- p. 172 …To the best of my recollection, I never met the rancher, Brazel.
RW: O.K., because…
- p. 173 …rve never seen a Geiger counter myseU: but I didn't know if you knew what…
- p. 174 …ordered Marcel to accompany the rancher back
to Corona, •· You said you never saw... and then…
- p. 175 …I never had any idea that it was anything with the V-2. They told us…
- p. 177 …You and I never saw this. You don't see
any military people or military vehicles…
- p. 178 …said in a facetious way: "Lets make out like it never existed, because we're wasting…
- p. 179 …to him the crash and recovery had never happened.
There was no investigation on the Foster…
- p. 182 …No, I never saw this.
SC: I don't know what that is from.
RW: "But…
- p. 183 …So, some of there
records were TS and still are.) That is because they have never…
- p. 185 …Cav never
told me anything. He said nl never tell you anything then you won't…
- p. 189 …I am quite sure that we never gave it a thought until that book.
- p. 190 …Now, we have never found the ftight records to
substantiate that, so I don't know…
- p. 202 …related
to this inquicy and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning not…
- p. 207 …related to this inquiry
and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning refraining…
- p. 213 …We never considered a ..planneq cover story; we were concerned with security.
I was the project…
- p. 214 …I never obsCJVed any of the balloon "trains" but I
did see some of the early…
- p. 225 …and subsequent models were
brand new, had never flown anything like that in this area.
A…
- p. 228 …I'd never heard the
name Mogul -- the classification was that high. I knew what we…
- p. 240 …I just wanted to see
if there had been anything stated to you never to discuss…
- p. 242 …but I never knew Marcel.
in my mind, and there are
Yeah, I knew that guy…
- p. 243 …I've never seen a Japanese balloon that I know
of, I've never seen the…
- p. 246 …No, I've never seen this.
Trakowski argued that even the name Mogul was classified,
and…
- p. 249 …Out PM with
several NYU men by weapons carrier, but we never located it.
Rocket postponed…
- p. 264 …As far as I know we just
never interfaced with the military.
Q: Where were you…
- p. 266 …We never saw
anybody in security. There was certainly nobody keeping us
secure. If anything, we…
- p. 273 …who was writing a story,
and I never quite could determine whether he was on the…
- p. 274 …I have never seen such a document nor have I ever heard of
any effort to…
- p. 277 …radar
reflectors for tracking purposes-but it never comes out talking about MOGUL and the instrumentation…
- p. 278 …I never met Richard Robert Crane. I knew him only by the path of debris he…
- p. 282 …They never said it, but I know they did because they left me free to
do…
- p. 318 …Before now, however, a larger portion of the story was never
told. Recent research indicates that…
- p. 320 …and Project MOGUL as first conceived was never put into operational 1use.
However, MOGUL did serve…
- p. 321 …Moore, NYU Constant-Level
Balloon Project Engineer, stated that they were never informed of the classified…
- p. 567 …and this flight 11as never recovered. Pre-
sumably the marked easterly flow then observed above 60…
- p. 591 …ficienoy since on-ot.f' operation was never per-
mitted.
The temperature data of' these flights…
- p. 740 …The theodolite lost the balloon in clouds earlier and
the airplane observer never succeeded in seeing…
- p. 815 …Out pm with several NYU by weapon carrier but we never located it. Rocket
postponed until…
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Number Page Number
1. General Mills 20-foot balloon ••••••••••••• • .g
2. Balloon appendix stiffened with cardboard battens •••• 11
3. Detail drawing for balloon battens •••••••••••• 12
4. Balloon appendix with spring bow stiffener •••••••• 13
5. Carrick bend knot • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15
6. Detail drawin~ of fixed rate ballast assembly •••••• 17
7. Detail drawing of orifice assembly ••••••••••• 18
8. Detail drawing of filter. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19
9. Ballast control circuit • • • • • • ••••••••••• 21
10. Ballast reservoir assembly • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 22
11. Detail drawing of flie;ht termination rip rigging • • • • 23
12. Detail drawing of flirht termination switch ••••••• 24
13 • Detail drawing of line cutter cannon • • • • • • • • • • 25
14, Schematic drawing of line cutter cannon • • • • • • • • • 26
15 , Detail drawing of banner • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 28
16 • Typical service flight train (complete) • • • • • • • •• 30
17e Typical service flight train (simple) • • • ••••• 31
18. Typical research flight train • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 32
19. Sample calibration curve for helium gage •••••••• 34
20. Sample warning and reward tngs • • • • • ••• 37
21. Sample reward notice and questionnaire. • • • • • • ••• 38
22. Detail drawing of elliptical shot bag •••••••••• 40
23, Detail drawing of sand and shot bag ••••••••••• 41
24 • Launching platform with e.rms open • • • • • • • • • • • • 42
25 • Launching platform with balloon fixed in place. • • • • • 43
26 • Five tank helium manifold. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 45
27 • Detai 1 drawing of diffuser. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46
28 • Detail drawing of Y-shaped wind screen. • • • • • • • 48
29 • Plan view of balloon launching layout • • • • • • • • •• 49
30 • Balloon shapes during launching ••••••••••••• 50
31• Olland cycle pressure modulator ••••••••••••• 55
32 • Sample record of Olland cycle pressure modulator signal • 58
33 • Olland cycle test oscillator circuit ••••••••••• 59
34. Calibration curve for 011e.nd cycle pressure modulator •• 60
35 • Lange baroe;raph-thermograph • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 65
36 • Sample barograph record • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 67
37 • Correction curve for Lange barograph. • • • • • • • • • • 70
38• Sample height-time curve. • • • ••••••••••• 72
39 • Sample trajectory • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 73
40 • General Mills 7-foot balloon • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74
41• General !-:!i1ls 70-foot balloon being inflated ••••••• 76.
42 • General Mi11s 70-foot balloon being launched ••••••• 77
43 • Detail drawing of helium heater • • • • • • • • • • • • • 78
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