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The Roswell Report: Case Closed

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The Roswell Report: Case Closed was published by Headquarters United States Air Force and written by Captain James McAndrew, with a foreword by Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall. It follows the 1994 Air Force report, which tied the 1947 debris to Project MOGUL balloons. This volume concludes that the reported alien bodies were most likely anthropomorphic dummies dropped from high altitude balloons. It attributes the hospital body claims to a 1956 KC-97 crash and a 1959 manned balloon mishap.

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“Mission Control”7 pages

  • p. 53 …been plagued by failure with 10 unsuccessful missions in 1959 and 1960. With the eyes of…
  • p. 102 …on board, while on a refueling training mission, experienced a propeller failure four and one half…
  • p. 113 The three pilots, Kittinger, Kaufman and Fulgham, flew training missions together. Kaufman and Fulgham alternately flew…
  • p. 129 …Nenninger who died of injuries received in an aircraft crash during a balloon recovery mission on…
  • p. 171 …The recovery vehicles included, depending on the mission, a crane, weapons carriers, communications van, and occasionally…
  • p. 173 …I recall an overnight balloon training mission that was conducted in May, 1959. Capt Joe Kittinger…
  • p. 223 …ADA 323108 Gildenberg, Bernard G. "General Philosophy and Techniques of Balloon Control", in Lewis A. Grass…

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24. Map Of New Mexico Depicting Dummy Landing Locations.

25. Capt. Joseph W. Kittinger, Jr.'s Record Parachute Jump.

26. Article In December 1960 National Geographic Featuring Project EXCELSIOR.

27. Magazine Covers Depicting U.S. Air Force Aero-Medical Experiments.

28. M-342 Five-Ton Wrecker.

29. Project HIGH DIVE Gondola and "Sierra Sam" Type Anthropomorphic Dummy.

30. 1st Lts. Raymond A. Madson and Eugene M. Schwartz with "Sierra Sam" Type Anthropomorphic Dummy.

31. M-35 Two-Ton Cargo Truck.

32. M-37 3/4-Ton Cargo Truck.

33. Lt. Col. John P. Stapp Preparing for Rocket Sled Test.

34. Cover of September 12, 1955 Time Magazine Depicting Lt. Col. John P. Stapp.

35. Anthropomorphic Dummy with Missing Fingers.

36-38. Anthropomorphic Dummy Falling from Balloon Gondola.

39. Memo from Project HIGH DIVE Files.

40. Hanging Anthropomorphic Dummies and Hospital Gurney.

41. Anthropomorphic Dummy in Insulation Bag.

42-43. High Altitude Balloon Dummy Drops Report Covers.

44. Inflation of High Altitude Balloon for Project VIKING.

45. Lobby Card from On The Threshold of Space.

46. Promotional Photo From On The Threshold of Space.

47. Promotional Photo From On The Threshold of Space.

48. Relative Sizes of High Altitude Balloon, Airliner, and Hot Air Balloon.

49. Target Balloon Launch Near Holloman AFB, N.M.

50. DISCOVERER Nosecone Rigged for High Altitude Balloon Flight.

51. DISCOVERER Capsule Aboard the USS Haiti Victory.

52. VIKING Spaceprobe at Martin Marietta Corp., Denver, Colo.

53. Balloon Launch Of VOYAGER-MARS Spaceprobe.

54. VIKING Spaceprobe at Roswell Industrial Airport, Roswell, N.M.

55. VIKING Space Probe Awaiting Recovery at White Sands Missile Range.

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