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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. 143 …Robert Gross ar.d 't!r. Jlaher of Lockheed 11~ 55 A.'.!. Gen. Sam Anderson 12…
  • p. 481 …Balloon Volume x Gas Lift Gross Load · It may be noted from this equation that a…
  • p. 482 …Balloon Volume x 24.4 Gross Load K =-w K _ 08.o475Z In turn, w-in…
  • p. 483 …free lift in pounds and G is gross lift in pounds. Although this equation was derived…
  • p. 488 …By equation {10), with a gross load of 52 kg., the unbalance caused by loss of…
  • p. 500 …or a gross buoyancy of 450 lb. • the maximum allowable infle.tion of a 30' diameter…
  • p. 569 …accelerating force equal to 5% of the gross load (52 kg) was acting to bring the…
  • p. 643 …000 feet. In one step, this becomes: Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular…
  • p. 650 (Approximate) where G • gross load A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up, based on this equation…
  • p. 652 …G = loss of lift G =gross load (balloon weight plus equipment load) AT : mean temperature difference…
  • p. 653 …not including balloon or its integral parts. Gross load: Load on the gas at release (Balloon…
  • p. 726 …Ballast • • .. • • '" • Total Equipment l~eight. • • • • ' Gross Load • • ' • • • • {56)
  • p. 727 …Balloon volwne x gas litt/mol gross load cu. ft. -----------------NAximum Altitude • • • ft, m.s.l…
  • p. 741 …altitude deter- mined by the displacement and gross load. 7. Control systems Two systems of control…
  • p. 777 …By adjusting th~ gross load to be supported by the gas to equal the total lift…
  • p. 787 …Computations A chart showi~ the relation between altitude, gross lift, and balloon size has been found…
  • p. 883 …The gross load reported should be accurate to the nearest 200 grams. The amount of lifting…
  • p. 885 …A L L 0 0 N 7300 ,, GRoss LoAD Fl G. 17 NYU BALLOON pROJECT I…
  • p. 887 …bubble length and resultant inflated volume, using gross lift as an expression of volume. It will…
  • p. 889 …in Appendix II summarizes the relationship between gross load and floating level for balloons of several…
  • p. 925 …A can of sand is made to weigh the same amount as the required gross lift…
  • p. 933 …the balloon with the equipment load attached. Gross Lift: Lift of all of the gas in…
  • p. 938 …description.______________ Drag chute ---------------------------- Banner description --------------- ---------- Ballast assembly - description -----------~-- Ballast • • • • • • Total Equipment i'ieight • • ' • • • • • • Gross Load • • • • • • • • • • • -86-
  • p. 939 …wnitin_,g________ grams Actual balloon lift • • • • • • • • ". . .• II AActunl gross lift (Balloon lift & balloon wt.) • Number Helium…
  • p. 943 …Gross Lift vs. Bubble Length • • • • • • .107 Graph 3: Buoyancy vs. Altitude • • • • • • • • • .108 Graph 4: Gross Load…
  • p. 955 …BALLOOO DA 'fA General Mills Actual Balloon Estimated Gross Altitude ~ominal Diiameter Volwne Weight Load Limit…
MB ALT. DIF. MB ALT, DIF. MB ALT. DIF, MB ALT. DD',
640 12171 40 592 14130 42 543 1~270 45 494 18574 49
639 12211 40 591 14172 42 542 1~315 4-;: 493 18~23 49
538 12251 40 590 14214 42 541 1~3~0 .45 492 18672 49
537 12291 40 589 14256 42 5.40 1~405 45 491 18721 49
536 12331 40 588 14298 42 539 1~451 4~ 490 18770 49
635 12371 40 587 14341 43 538 1~49'1 4A 489 18819 49
634 12411 40 586 14384 43 !"3'7 1A!i43 46 488 188~8 49
533 12451 40 585 14427 43 ~3P, 1~f89 I 48'7 18917 49
632 12491 40 584 14470 43 535 l~F'-35 ... ~ 48A 18966 49
531 12531 40 583 1.4513 43 534 l~F'-81 46 .485 19015 49
630 125'71 40 582 1455A 43 !='33 1~'727 46 484 19065 50
629 12511 40 581 14599 43 532 1F'-773 46 48~ 19115 50
628 12651 40 589 14A42 43 531 1A819 46 482 19155 50
627 12691 40 5'79 14685 43 530 1A8A5 46 481 19215 50
626 12'731 40 578 14'728 43 529 16911 4A 480 192A5 50
625 12'7'11 40 577 14771 43 528 1A957 41'. 4'79 19315 50
A24 12811 40 5'76 14814 43 !='27 17003 4A 4'78 l93A5 50
623 12851 40 575 14857 43 52 A 17049 4A 477 19415 50
622 12891 40 5'14 14900 43 525 17095 46 4'7A 19465 50
621 12931 40 573 14943 43 524 17141 46 475 19515 50
620 12971 40 572 14986 43 523 17188 47 474 19565 50
619 13012 40 571 15029 43 522 17235 47 473 l9A1A 51
618 13053 41 570 15072 43 521 17282 47 472 l9AA7 51
617 13094 41 559 15115 43 520 17329 47 471 19718 51
61~ 13135 41 5A8 15158 43 519 1737(5 47 470 19769 51
615 13176.41 567 15202 44 518 1'1423 4'7 469 19820 51
614 13217 41 5A6 15246 44 517 1'7470 47 4A8 19871 51
613 13258 41 565 15290 44 51~ 1751'7 4'7 4f't7 19922 51
612 13299 41 5A4 15334 44 515 17564 47 4AA 19973 51
611 1~340 41 5~3 15378 44 514 171'111 47 4A5 20024 51
510 13381 41 552 15422 44 51~ 1'71!.58 47 464 20075 51
609 13422 41 561 154A6 44 512 17'705 4'7 4A3 2012'1 52
508 134A3 41 5AO 15510 44 511 17'752 4'7 462 2017t;} 52
50'7 13504 41 559 15554 44 510 17800 48 4~1 20231 52
606 13545 41 558 15598 44 509 17848 48 4AO 20283 52
605 13586 41 557 15642 44 508 17e9A 48 459 20335 52
604 13627 41 556 15588 44 507 17944 48 .4!"8 2038'7 52
603 135A8 41 555 15730 45 505 ]:7992 48 45'1 20439 52602 13'110 42 554 15775 45 505 18040 AA 4~A 20491 52601 13'752 42 553 15820 45 50LI 18088 48 455 20543 52
~00 13794 42 552 15885 45 503 1813A .48 ·~4 20595 52
599 13835 42 551 1~910 45 502 18184 48 453 20547 52
598 13878 42 550 159~5 45 !'01 18232 48 452 20t;99 52597 13920 42 549 1~000 45 ~00 18280 48 4!'1 20'151 5259fi 13962 42 548 1A045 45 499 18329 49 450 20803 52595 14004 42 547 1P,090 45 498 18378 49 449 2085A 53594 14046 42 545 1Al35 45 49'7 1842'7 Ll9 448 20909 53593 14088 42 545 1F'>l80 45 49A 1847A 49 4.47 20952 53
544 16225 45 495 18525 49 446 21015 53
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