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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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VII TABL SUMMARY OF NEW CONSTANT - LEVEL BALL LOOON FLIGHTS FLIGHT MINOR DAYS AND LENGTH TIME LAUNCHING SIZE MISSUPPLY OF BALLOONS BALLOON WEIGHT MISSUPPLY OF AQUIFORM TOTAL WEIGHT ON BALLOON INCLUDING BALLAST DESCRIPTION OF ALTITUDE CONTROL BALLAST WEIGHT FREE LIFT BALLOON LIFT RADIOSONDE RELECTION TRAG.ING % AIRCLOFT OBSERVATION % FLIGHT DURATION % 0.TIMEM CONSTANCY MAXIMUM CONSTANT LEVELS MSL RECOVERY LANDING SITE CRITIQUE 4 20 Nov. 1946 1438 AST NYU, N.Y. 2-350 gram meteorological 0.7kg 72.2mc Radiosonde 1.8kg 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 meterological balloon. Successful cutting free of lighter balloon. Balloon did not level off. 8 16 Dec. 1946 1219 EST NYU, N.Y. 2-350 gram meteorological 0.7kg 72.2mc Radiosonde 1.8kg None 0 Not known Not known 80% Theodolite 50% 0% 31 min. 6 min.1000' Max.15000'Const.15000' 0% Balloon balancing load. Free lift from 350 gram meteorological balloon. Successful cutting free of lighter balloon. Balloon did not level off. 1 3 April 1947 1412 EST Bethlehem Pennsylvania 14-350 gram meteorological balloons. Long cosmic ray train 4.9kg 72.2mc Radiosonde Sand ballast 13.0kg 3 cans of ballast to be dropped on descent 6.8kg Not known Not known 60% with recorder 50% with out recorder Theodolite 66% 0% 115 min. None Max.46000' 0% Failure due to poor rigging, poor launching technique. 2 lighter balloons. 12 main balloons. Train rose until some balloons burst then descended rapidly. 5 5 June 1947 1517 EST Alamogordo New Mexico 29-350 gram meteorological balloons. Long cosmic ray train 10.2kg 72.2mc Radiosonde Datn gear Sand ballast Liquid ballast 26.4kg Balloons to cut off above 40000'5kg sand and 5kg liquid to fall under 32000' 10.0kg 9.9kg 36.3kg 10% with out recorder Theodolite 90% 90%B-17 343 min. 38 min.1200' Max.58000'Const.51000' 100%E. of Roswell N.M. First successful flight carrying a heavy load. 3 lighter balloons, 26 main balloons. 6 7 June 1947 0509 EST Alamogordo New Mexico 28-350 gram meteorological balloons. Long cosmic ray train 9.8kg 74.5mc Radiosonde.69.3mc transmitter.Ballast assembly 28.3kg Balloons to cut off above 40000'5kg sand and 5kg liquid to fall under 32000' 10kg 1.9 30.2kg 95% with out recorder Theodolite 90% 40%B-17 166 min. None Max.72000' 50% Flight unsuccessful. Altitude control damaged on launching. 4 lighter balloons. 7 2 July 1947 0521 EST Alamogordo New Mexico 20-350 gram meteorological balloons in 2 balloons clusters 7.0kg 74.5mc Radiosonde Ballast assembly 25.7kg 4 over inflated balloons. 10kg lead shot to fall under 34000' 10kg 10.5kg 36.2kg 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 lighter balloons. 16 main balloons. 8 3 July 1947 0303 EST Alamogordo New Mexico 10 General Mills 7'.001" polyethylene 4.6kg 74.5mc Radiosonde Ballast assembly 16.7kg Dribbler, composite fluid Fixed leak 160 g/hr 3kg 3.5kg 20.2kg 100% with recorder Theodolite 33%Radar last 55% Last 15%C-45 195 min. 62 min.15000' Max.18600'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 leakage 1000 g/hr. 10 5 July 1947 0501 EST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 H.A. Smith 15'.008" polyethylene 14.2kg 74.5mc Radiosonde Ballast assembly 16.3kg Dribbler Compass fluid 3kg 5.6kg 21.9kg 512 min. with recorder Theodolite 82 min. 0% Over 512 min. 130 min.1300'282 min.2700' Max.15100'Const.9000' 0% Successful flight with altitude control working. Balloon reported over Albuquerque after 11 hours. Pulse, Colorado after 26 hours. Fluctuations toward end of transmission believed due to convection currents over desert. Balloon diffusion 10 g/hr.
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