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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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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
09 Mar94
MEMORANDUMFORSAF/AAZ
ATIENTION: Lt Col Bulter
FROM: HQ USAF/XOWP
1490 Air Force Pentagon
Washington DC 20330-1490
SUBJECT: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures Dealing with Weather
Balloons, Unknown Aircraft, and Similar Crash Incidents (GAO Code
701034)- INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
Reference: 1 Mar 94 SAF Memorandum, Subj, same as above
There is no requirement for weather personnel to record weather balloon landings.
Only meteorological data are retained.
We did not fmd any records in the Air Force weather archives of a weather balloon
crash near Roswell, New Mexico from 20 June to 31 July 1947. If you have any
questions, my point of contact is Lt Col Jim Near DSN 4-5163.
Chief, Po Division
Directorate of Weather
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