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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. 225 …Well, Boford was Navy, that was the Navy .•• Q: Like taking a Pi Ball reading now…
  • p. 226 …fabricate balloons for us. During that period we heard of the Navy project that was going…
  • p. 242 …But were any of those used as precursors to Mogul or ••. A: None whatsoever. That was…
  • p. 319 …Ewing had conducted considerable research for the Navy during World War II, studying, among other things…
  • p. 789 …for six hours using a non-extensible envelope vri th the addition of a balla.st…
  • p. 801 …Vet Gifford ;.;ho has 0 0' sea rescue boat this project is planning to use. Stayed…
  • p. 802 …tlyckoff, Hungerfield, 'faux and ~yself regarding Navy participation with us in Crossroads. Captain Kellogg of Weather…
  • p. 815 …Schneider up with 0 'Day to check use as NYU station. Alamoggrdo crew helped~.get helium…
Dr. Athelstan F. Spilhaus (left) and Col. Marcellus
Duffy appear here serving as members of HQ USAAF
Liaison Group to the U.S. Army Signal Corps, Saipan, in
1944. Photo Courtesy of Mrs. Emily Duffy.
Dr. Athelstan F. Spilhaus, Director of Research at New
York University, oversaw but had no direct involvement
in the activities of the NYU Balloon Group or the alleged
incident. He did, however, serve on various high-level
panels which set military and national policy, including
the USAF Scientific Advisory Board (1953-1957). When
asked, for the purpose of this report-and released from
any security oaths he may have taken-if he ever had
knowledge of a recovery of an extraterrestrial vehicle or
its occupants by the U.S. Government, his unqualified
response was "no."
Col. Marcellus Duffy, a highly capable scientific
research officer, was a MOGUL project officer. Maj. Gen.
Curtis LeMay, Deputy Chief of Air Staff for Research
and Development, turned to Colonel Duffy to make
adjustments to MOGUL after the project's progres~ was
determined to be inadequate (see App 8 ).

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