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The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert was published by Headquarters United States Air Force in 1995. The Black Vault distributes this copy. It reproduces the report by Col. Richard L. Weaver and the synopsis by 1st Lt. James McAndrew, both written after a General Accounting Office inquiry requested by Representative Steven Schiff. The Air Force search found no evidence of an extraterrestrial craft or crew. It concluded that the Roswell debris most likely came from NYU Flight No. 4, a Project MOGUL balloon train.
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SUMMARY OF NYU CONSTANT - LEVEL BALLoon FLIGHTS FLIGHT MEMBER DAYS AND HELIAGE TIME LAUNCHING DATE MEMBRANUM OF BALLOON BALLOON MASS MASSATURE OF EQUIPMENT TOTAL WEIGHT ON BALLOON INCLUDING BALLAST DESCRIPTION OF ALTITUDE CONTROL BALLAST WEIGHT PAN LIFT BALLOON LIFT RADIOGONDE RECEPTION % TRACKING % AIMGHT OBSERVATION % FLIGHT DURATION 0.TIMEM CONSTANCY MAXIMUM CONSTANT LEVELS HSL NOVARRY LANDING SITE CRITIQUE A 20 Nov. 1946 1438 AST NYU, N.Y. 2 - 350 gram meteorological 0.7 kg 72.2 mc Radiosonde 1.8 kg None 0 Not known Not known 80% 0% 0% 70 min. 4 min.1000' Max.37000'Const.37000' 0% Balloon balancing load. Free lift from 350 gram meteorological balloon. Successful cutting free of lifter balloon. Balloon did not level off. B 16 Dec. 1946 1219 EST MTU, N.Y. 2 - 350 gram meteorological 0.7 kg 72.2 mc Radiosonde 1.8 kg None 0 Not known Not known 80% 80% Theodolite 50% 0% 31 min. 6 min.1070' Max.15000'Const.15000' 0% Balloon balancing load. Free lift from 350 gram meteorological balloon. Successful cutting free of lifter balloon. Balloon did not level off. 1 3 April 1947 1412 NST Bethlehem Pennylvania 14 - 350 gram meteorological balloons. Long comic ray train 4.9 kg 72.2 mc Radiosonde Sand ballast 13.0 kg 3 cane of ballast to be dropped on descent 6.8 kg Not known Not known 60% with recorder 50% without recorder Theodolite 66% 0% 115 min. None Max.46000' 0% Failure due to poor rigging. poor launching technique. 2 lifter balloons. 12 main balloons. Train rose until some balloons burst then descended rapidly. 5 5 June 1947 1317 NST Alamogordo New Mexico 29 - 350 gram meteorological balloons. Long comic ray train 10.2 kg 72.2 mc Radiosonde Data gear Sand ballast Liquid ballast 26.4 kg Balloons to cut off above 40000'5 kg sand and 5 kg liquid to fall under 32000' 10.0 kg 9.9 kg 36.3 kg 100% with-out recorder Theodolite 90% 90%B-17 348 min. 38 min.200' Max.58000'Const.51000' 100%E. of Roswell N. H. First successful flight carrying a heavy load. 3 lifter balloons, 26 main balloons. 6 7 June 1947 0509 NST Alamogordo New Mexico 28 - 350 gram meteorological balloons. Long comic ray train 9.8 kg 74.5 mc Radiosonde. 69.3 mc transmitter. Ballast assembly 26.3 kg Balloons to cut off above 40000'5 kg sand and 5 kg liquid to fall under 32000' 10 kg 1.9 30.2 kg 95% with-out recorder Theodolite 90% 40%B-17 166 min. None Max.72000' 50% Flight unsuccessful. Altitude control damaged on launching. 4 lifter balloons. 7 2 July 1947 0521 NST Alamogordo New Mexico 20 - 350 gram meteorological balloons in 2 balloons clusters 7.0 kg 74.5 mc Radiosonde Ballast assembly 25.7 kg 4 over inflated balloons. 10 kg load shot to fall under 34000 10 kg 10.5 kg 36.2 kg 60% with-out recorder Theodolite 100% 100%C-54 412 min. 147 min.15000' Max.48500'Const.35000' 1% (1 balloon) neck Best flight thought possible with flabby neoprene balloons. 4 lifter balloons. 16 main balloons. 8 3 July 1947 0303 NST Alamogordo New Mexico 10 General Mills 7.00" polyethylene 4.6 kg 74.5 mc Radiosonde Ballast assembly 16.7 kg Dribbler, composite fluid Fixed leak 160 gm/hr 3 kg 3.5 kg 20.2 kg 100% with recorder Theodolite 33% Reder - last 55% Last 15%C-45 195 min. 42 min.15000' Max.18500'Const.18000' 0% First non-extensible balloon flight. Due to lack of information on volume the altitude control was not actuated. However flight shows excellent stability of non-extensible balloons. Loss of lift due to balloon leaks 1000 gm/hr. 10 5 July 1947 0501 NST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 H.A. Smith 15.000" polyethylene 14.2 kg 74.5 mc Radiosonde Ballast assembly 16.3 kg Dribbler Compass fluid 3 kg 5.6 kg 21.9 kg 512 min. with recorder Theodolite 82 min. 0% Over 512 min. 130 min.300'282 min.42700' Max.15200'Const.9000' 0% Successful flight with altitude control working. Balloon reported over Albuquerque after 11 hours. Pebble Colorado after 26 hours. Fluctuations toward end of transmission bellows due to correction currents over desert. Balloon diffusion 10 gm/hr.
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