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The Roswell Report: Fact vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert

USAF / The Black Vault · 1995 · 882 pages · text by OCR

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.

  • p. 15 …Ramey Col William H. Blanchard Maj Gen Clements McMullen Brig Gen Donald N. Yates Albert P…
  • p. 26 …Similarly, two authors, William L. Moore and Charles Berlitz, also engaged in research which led them…
  • p. 28 …The Roswell Incident (1980) by William Moore and Charles Berlitz; "Crashed Saucers: Evidence in Search of…
  • p. 174 …incident" (it was in about 1980 that William Moore contacted me and asked questions about balloons…
  • p. 182 …the books that have been written by William Moore, and Randall Schmidt, and others, a lot…
  • p. 227 …One thing I should mention is that after I had visited from William Moore around '80…
  • p. 664 …Elec. Engineering, Brooklyn Polytechnic & NYU Charles B. Moore Jr. Research Engineer Former weather equipment officer, Army…
  • p. 749 …Charles B. Moore, Project Engineer and James R. Smith, Project Meteorologist Approved by: William D. Murray…
contacting Mr James Rand (Jim) of Winzen Balloons, Sioux Falls, SD; Jim Rand is the President and his office is at 12061 Network Blvd, Suite 200, San Antonio TX 78249 (512) 690-3400

Requested Lt Col Hachida at AIA to attempt to contact Mr Rand and determine if he had any information relative to the construction of these early balloons

g) Center for Military History, 14th St NW Washington DC

Dr Bennett, Curator

Dr Drea

Ms Hannah Zeidlik, Archivist (202) 504-5416

"no records of Project Mogul; recommend checking with DOE historian or the US Army Military Institute"

h) Dr Benjamin Cooling, DOE Historian (301) 903-5431

"the AEC collection from the 1947-late 50's era has been transferred to NARA; might check the 'Military Liaison Committee' (MLC), the military organization associated with AEC during that time; recommend discussing this with the AEC POC at NARA, Mr Jimmy Rush (301) 713-7250; check to see if there are any references to AEC people/correspondence with the MLC

i) US Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks PA Mr John Slonaker, Librarian DSN 242-3611

Jeffrey Butler, Col, USAF

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