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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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levels when the instrument is located out of doors. For details of the use and care of theodolites. see either the War Department publication TM-11- 423 or the U. s. Weather Bureau Circular "O". (3) Aircraft Radio Compass It has been found feasible to deter.mine the posi- tion of the balloon by following the signal from a balloon-borne transmitter. using an aircraft radio compass as rece~ving unit. In this way it is possible to fly along a path coward the balloon,·usually at a much lower altitude. and. by noting the plane's position where the compass reading is reversed. the position of the tra-nsmitter is found. The main dis- advantage of using this system is that aircraft is n~eded. but there is no other method which will so readily position the balloon over great distances and periods of time. With this system. the limit of tranamission time is a function of the weight of transmitter batteries which can be carried rather than distance. It is possible to power a trans- mitter to supply 2 watts. for about 15 hours. using 15 pounds (7 kilograms) of batteries. Longer periods of transmission may be achieved by intermittent opera- tion of the transmitters or use of heavier batteries. (4) Radar If ground radar is available, accurate pod tioning over a limited range can be made. It is helpful but not strictly required to add radar targets (corner reflectors) to the flight train for such tracking. Using radar. the elevation angle • azimuth angle and slant distance out are obtained, giving a complete fix on the balloon with one set. The maximum distance to which appropriate sets can reach is about 65 miles; such sets are the SCR-584, the SPM-1 and the MPS-6. V'lith good orientation and leveling such seta have an accuracy of l.oo and about 500 feet of slant range. Because of the limited range, radar sets are not generally useful. Attempts to use radar mounted atop aircraft for aeri~l observation have been abandoned in favor of the radio compass. B. Altitude Determination In early attempts to utilize standard radiosonde pressure modulators they were found to be unsatisfactory. The Diamond-Hinman system of counting signal changes -53-
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