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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.
“Williams Air Force Base”6 pages
# GAO ENTRANCE CONFERENCE FOR ASSIGNMENT CODE 701034 ## ISSUE: Has the Government met its responsibility in the handling, retention, and subsequent disposition of official records concerning the investigation and reporting of air vehicle and other crash incidents similar to the reported crash of a weather balloon near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947. ## SCOPE: Initial work will be performed at the Department of Defense, the Services, specialized defense agencies, and other executive branch agencies as required. ## APPROACH: (1) Interview responsible officials and review pertinent directives and regulations to determine the executive branch policies and procedures governing the reporting of air vehicle and similar crash incidents. (2) Select a sample of crash incidents covering different time periods (1947 to present) to determine whether proper procedures were followed. (3) For the incidents selected, determine whether proper records management procedures were followed in the retention and subsequent disposition of those records. (4) Determine the "OFFICIAL" explanation of what has become known as the "Roswell Incident".
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