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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. 23 …Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA), Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), AL, the Air Force Safety…
  • p. 28 …What Air Force researchers did do, however, was to search for records still under Air Force…
  • p. 47 …Much of the speculation stems from claims by William Haut, a former Air Force public affairs…
  • p. 65 …On orders from the base commander, Col. William Blanchard, the Public Information Officer, Walter G. Haut…
  • p. 135 …That actually came, I think, in September when the Air Force first stated. You were one…
  • p. 277 …Commander, Eighth Air Force. General Ramey personally inspected the "disc," became skeptical, and summoned the base
13. List of Locations and Records Searched

14. HQ AAF "Issuance of Orders," June 5, 1947

15. Copy of Vandenberg's Appointment Book and Diary, July 7-9, 1947

16. July 9, 1947 Photos of Balloon Wreckage, Ft Worth Star Telegram

17. Signed Sworn Statement of Cavitt, May 24, 1994

18. Transcript of Cavitt Interview, May 24, 1994

19. Letter, July 8, 1946, Project MOGUL

20. Signed Sworn Statement of Spilhaus, June 3, 1994

21. Signed Sworn Statement of Moore, June 8, 1994

22. Signed Sworn Statement of Trakowski, June 29, 1994

23. Transcript of Interview with Moore, June 8, 1994

24. Transcript of Interview with Trakowski, June 29, 1994

25. Illustration of Project MOGUL "Balloon Trains"

26. Two Photos of Project MOGUL "Balloon Trains"

27. Log Summary, NYU Constant Level Balloon Flights

28. List of Museums Contacted

29. Copy of Blueprint for "Pilot Balloon Target, ML-307C/AP Assembly"

30. Signed Sworn Statement of Newton, July 21, 1994

31. Photos of ML-307C/AP Device, With Vintage Neoprene Balloon and Debris

32. Synopsis of Balloon Research Findings by 1st Lt James McAndrew

33. "Mensuration Working Paper," With Drawing and Photo

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