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The Roswell Report: Case Closed

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The Roswell Report: Case Closed is a 1997 Headquarters United States Air Force report by Captain James McAndrew that follows up the 1994 Air Force report on the Roswell Incident. It concludes that the 1947 debris came from Project MOGUL balloons. It also says the reported alien bodies were probably anthropomorphic dummies dropped from high altitude balloons. Claims of bodies at the Roswell hospital most likely combined a 1956 KC-97 crash and a 1959 manned balloon mishap.

  • p. 1 …19970625 053 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A Approved for public release; Distribution Unlimited Headquarters United States Air Force
  • p. 3 # The Roswell Report Headquarters United States Air Force DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A Approved for public release; Distribution…
  • p. 6 …For additional information on this subject, see Headquarters United States Air Force, The Roswell Report: Fact…
  • p. 87 …The two mysterious doctors at the hospital were sent to Roswell AAF from a higher headquarters…
  • p. 121 …SAC units, was unannounced "surprise" visits of Headquarters SAC inspection teams. A favored method of transportation…
  • p. 131 ## Notes - Section One 1. Headquarters United States Air Force, The Roswell Report: Fact vs. Fiction in…
  • p. 133 …Daler, Headquarters Air Materiel Command, subject: Proposal, Purchase Request No. 301200, September 16, 1954, National Archives…
  • p. 136 …93.02, Constant Level Balloons, Section 3, Summary of Flights, July 15, 1949, 32, in Headquarters…
  • p. 144 …New York: Paragon House, 1992), 119. 39. Headquarters United States Air Force, The Roswell Report: Fact…
  • p. 148 …Schick, Investigating Officer, Headquarters, USAF, subj: Investigation of B-29 Crash, 18 August 1948, Aircraft Accident…
  • p. 150 …Air Force Form 14, "Report of Air Force Aircraft Accident," June 26, 1956, Headquarters Air Force…
  • p. 152 …in AF Aircraft Accident," June 26, 1956, Headquarters Air Force Safety Agency, Kirtland AFB, N.M…
  • p. 168 …On occasion surprise inspection teams from SAC headquarters arrived in helicopters just as we did. In…

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Witness Description	Air Force Equipment/Procedure	“Crash Site”
40. “tankers, like, maybe had fuel or water in‘em”205Anderson	reference to M-49 fuel trucks used to refuel aircraft or helium trailer used to inflate balloon(figs.23,70,80,81).	Site2
41. “a military car”206Anderson	A variety of military and civilian cars were often used for balloon recoveries and launches(Fig.71).	Site2
42. “’47 Ford car”207Ragsdale	Corroboration of description#41.See above.	Site1
43. “there was a jeep that was pulling a trailer with a motor on it, like a generator.”208Anderson	Reference to 1-ton trailer and MB-19 15 Kilowatt diesel generator that were used at balloon launch and recovery locations(fig.71).	Site2
44. “observation aircraft...high winged aircraft”209Anderson	Reference to an L-20 aircraft, primary“chase” aircraft used for balloon recovery in the mid 1950s(fig.77).	Site2
45. “C-47 sittin there”[on the road]210Anderson	C-47 aircraft were often used on dummy launch and recovery operations(fig.78).	Site2
46. “The federal government could have been doing something because they didn’t want anyone to know what this was...they was using dummies in those damned things...they could use remote control”211Ragsdale	Reference to balloon borne anthropomorphic dummies that were dropped by remote control by balloon controllers at Holloman AFB	Site1
47. “they took everybody’s name and everything”212Anderson	Procedure used by balloon Branch to ensure payment of$25 reward and to settle claims of property damage.	Site2
48. “they cleaned everything all up...I mean they cleaned everything”213Ragsdale	Balloon Branch personnel were required to remove as much debris as possible from balloon and payload landing areas to avoid complaints and legal actions.	Site1

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