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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…
-cr !.AP'i'ER XIII
VISITO?.S
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]•;;:.::. CU'l'IVE CALEJ\'D!Ul.
-3 September 1947 - ColoP..el Blanchard and Lt. ;-iaut went to Artesia ~vhere
3 Septe~ber 1947
3 September 1947
Golor:el Blanchard was gt<cst spec:.ker at the f.rtesia
~oman's Club luncheon
- Colonel Pelhz.m' D. Glasford, Eighth Air :F'orce Air
Inspector's Office and Lt. Colonel John A. Roberts,
Assistant Chief of St.ll'i', arrh-ed for general
f~i~zation fi~th various ~ctivlties on t~e field
as ~artains to their respective·jobs.
- Col. John v. Ryan, A-3; Lt. Colonel Calvin w. Fite,
Jr., Lt. Colonel Carl V. Ekstr.:1nd, Lt. Colonel Ray c.
iulton, ~jor ~eroy S. English, Captain Floyd R.
Creasman, Cap~...in James W. Brad.v, all from. Headquarters.
Eir,hth Air Force, arrived here for a conferen¢e and
ir:~;pccting and coordina. tion with various sections on
t.he case. Lt. Colonels Harman and Ord arrived from
Albu~uerque for the conference.
4 Scp~0ruber 1~47 - lbe abcn•e-~ned group departed for Forth ~orth and
Tucson.
Septer..ber 1947 - i.;;r • .Lawrence A. Denson, Sr., liason representative
from San Antonio, called on Colonel Blanchard.
10 September 19h7 - 1!r. ""Peoples, i.ir.!.!ackman and Firs·t Lieutenant '.i'hompson
i"rom Air i.;.:. te.dal Comnua.rx:i arrived on the field to
inspect Air ik~terial Command ·installations and to
confer with Lt. Colonel Briley.
ll September 11~7 - Gaptain J. ?. Morgan, from Headquarters Eighth Air
Force, ;'las here to confer with the Engineering Officer,
Captain ?cterson, in rec;ard ·to the de-icer boot on
C-54 aircraft.
12 September l9h7 - Inspection tearua from this Base inspected V<lrious
Base activities, organizations, ani icstallations.
15 September 1947 - Troops from Ro~ell Army Airf~eld marched in a
parade in the Cit.y of Roswell at 1030 for the benefit
of tbefChavez County Uemorial Youth Center.
15 Septe~ber 1947- A meeting of S-1, S-2, S-3, S~, DCO,.Executive,
Air Insrector, Adjutant and Cor.~nding Officers of
the .393rd, 8JOth, and 715th Bomb Squadrons was held
in the Control Room to discuss the reorganization.
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