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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.

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“Nevers”53 pages

  • p. 16 …of alien beings and elusive vehicles which never quite seem to manifest themselves. Regardless of one…
  • p. 28 …Conversely, there has never been any previous documentary evidence produced by those who would debunk the…
  • p. 29 …This had never been officially done before, although most of the persons contacted reported that they…
  • p. 37 …Lt Col Cavitt also stated that he had never taken any oath or signed any agreement…
  • p. 67 …Because this conclusion is based on the absence of documentation, the issue can never be definitively…
  • p. 82 …If written, there is good evidence through accessioning and microfilming records that the Agency never received…
  • p. 84 …histories and supporting documents, and it has never routinely received the kind of records which might…
  • p. 131 …I have never been sworn to any form of secrecy by anyone concerning this matter and…
  • p. 136 …It never crossed my mind that it could be anything but a radio sonde. RW: How…
  • p. 139 …as far as I knew, I never heard anyone say, "Don't talk about this and…
  • p. 140 …I never met LaPaz personally, but I knew what he was. RW: Did Rickett go with…
  • p. 141 …I forget since I was there in the Washington area for awhile but I never did…
  • p. 143 …To the best of my recollection, I never met the rancher, Brazel. RW: O.K., because…
  • p. 144 …I've never seen a Geiger counter myself, but I didn't know if you knew…
  • p. 145 …said you never saw...and then you said you were going to...you never saw the…
  • p. 146 …I never had any idea that it was anything with the V-2. They told us…
  • p. 148 …You and I never saw this. You don't see any military people or military vehicles…
  • p. 149 …said in a facetious way: "Lets make out like it never existed, because we're wasting…
  • p. 150 …to him the crash and recovery had never happened. There was no investigation on the Foster…
  • p. 153 …No, I never saw this. SC: I don't know what that is from. RW: "But…
  • p. 154 …So, some of there records were TS and still are.) That is because they have never…
  • p. 156 …Cav never told me anything. He said I'll never tell you anything then you won…
  • p. 160 …I am quite sure that we never gave it a thought until that book.
  • p. 161 …Now, we have never found the flight records to substantiate that, so I don't know…
  • p. 171 …related to this inquiry and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning not…
  • p. 175 …related to this inquiry and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning refraining…
  • p. 179 …We never considered a planned cover story; we were concerned with security. I was the project…
  • p. 180 …I never observed any of the balloon "trains" but I did see some of the early…
  • p. 190 …and subsequent models were brand new, had never flown anything like that in this area. A…
  • p. 193 …I'd never heard the name Mogul -- the classification was that high. I knew what we…
  • p. 205 …I just wanted to see if there had been anything stated to you never to discuss…
  • p. 207 …Yeah, I knew that guy, but I never knew Marcel. Q: So you went, moving into…
  • p. 208 …I've never seen a Japanese balloon that I know of, I've never seen the…
  • p. 211 …No, I've never seen this. Trakowski argued that even the name Mogul was classified, and…
  • p. 214 …Out PM with several NYU men by weapons carrier, but we never located it. Rocket postponed…
  • p. 229 …As far as I know we just never interfaced with the military. Q: Where were you…
  • p. 231 …We never saw anybody in security. There was certainly nobody keeping us secure. If anything, we…
  • p. 237 …who was writing a story, and I never quite could determine whether he was on the…
  • p. 238 …I have never seen such a document nor have I ever heard of any effort to…
  • p. 241 …radar reflectors for tracking purposes—but it never comes out talking about MOGUL and the instrumentation…
  • p. 242 …I never met Richard Robert Crane. I knew him only by the path of debris he…
  • p. 246 …They never said it, but I know they did because they left me free to do…
  • p. 269 …Before now, however, a larger portion of the story was never told. Recent research indicates that…
  • p. 271 …and Project MOGUL as first conceived was never put into operational use. However, MOGUL did serve…
  • p. 272 …Moore, NYU Constant-Level Balloon Project Engineer, stated that they were never informed of the classified…
  • p. 314 …I was never the Holloman Base Weather Officer. Lt Colonel Maas was assigned as Base Weather…
  • p. 477 …automatic ballast controls, and this flight was never recovered. Presumably the marked easterly flow then observed…
  • p. 501 …of efficiency since on-off operation was never permitted. The temperature data of these flights is…
  • p. 648 …The theodolite lost the balloon in clouds earlier and the airplane observer never succeeded in seeing…
  • p. 670 …make model and submit same before quoting. Never heard anything. 1/21/47 Western Products Inc…
  • p. 710 …Recorded at Dona but Phil at Tower site never saw rocket. Waited at Dona until 6…
  • p. 718 …Out pm with several NYU by weapon carrier but we never located it. Rocket postponed until…
  • p. 726 …CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Opinion has been strengthened that clusters of meteorological balloons will never be a…
SUMMARY OF NYU CONSTANT - LEV4L BALLOON FLIGHTS

FLIGHT NUMBER	DATE AND RELEASE TIME	LAUNCHING SITE	BALLOON WEIGHT	DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT	TOTAL WEIGHT ON BALLOON INCLUDING BALLOON	DESCRIPTION OF ALTITUDE CONTROL	BALLOON WEIGHT	FREE LIFT	BALLOON LIFT	RADIOSONDE RECEPTION %	TRACKING %	AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION %	FLIGHT DURATION	OPTIMUM CONSTRUCT	MAXIMUM CONSTANT LAYLERS MSL	RECOVERY LANDING SITE	CRITIQUE
19	10 Sept. 1947 0659 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	6.3kg	Data gear Ballast release	13.2kg	Automatic Ballast release assembly	2.4kg	2.3kg	15.5kg	100%	Theodolite 100% SCR-658 100%	Used on search for grounded gear	20min.	None	--	100% Alamogordo	Premature activation of burnoff baroswitch, caused by jerking in high surface wind. Hole blown in balloon after ascent of 200 feet. Balloon descended slowly, landing 2 miles away. Excellent demonstration of blowout patch and that only two hour delay switch needed in burnout circuit.
20	10 Sept. 1947 1306 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	4.1kg	397 mc Radiosonde Banner Ballast assembly	9.0kg	Manual ballast valve Fixed rate of leak 1000 gm/hr	4.7kg	1.5kg	10.5kg	235min.	Theodolite 145min. SCR-658 235min.	Not required date not essential	Over 235min.	30min. +1000'	Max. 56400' Const. 56000'	0%	Successful upwind release (GM type). Successful appendix design shown. Need of automatic ballast valve demonstrated as high fixed rate of ballast leak did not keep ball on floating after reaching ceiling.
21	12 Sept. 1947 0716 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	4.1kg	Data gear Banner Ballast assembly	12.8kg	Automatic Ballast release assembly	5.0kg	0.2kg	13.0kg	Not provided for	Theodolite 57min.	Not available	About 600min.	No data	Max. 58000' Estimated	100% Mari-esta, Okle, 535mi.	Flight for Watson. No pressure reporting gear due to weight limitations. Very successful flight due to improved low leakage. General Mills balloon, in spite of complete disabling of ballast release on launching. Low initial ascent observed. Descent observed by finder.
22	12 Sept. 1947 0538 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	4.1kg	Data gear Banner Ballast assembly	12.8kg	Automatic Ballast release assembly	4.8kg	1.1kg	13.9kg	Not provided for	Theodolite 37min. 10%	1 hour Balloon climbed above range of planes	About 382min.	No data	Max. 54000' Estimated	100% Carlsbad, N.M. 105mi.	Flight for Watson. No pressure reporting gear due to weight limitations. Successful flight. Old style balloon had high leakage but was kept in air due to automatic ballast release. Descent observed by finder.
23	12 Sept. 1947 0918 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	6.0kg	397 mc Radiosonde Banner, ballast assembly	9.8kg	Automatic Ballast release assembly	3.1kg	0.97kg	10.8kg	125min.	Theodolite 125min. SCR-658 125min.	Not required Only L-5 available	Over 125min.	20min. +1000'	Max. 50700' Const. 50000'	0%	Foot ropes of shrouded balloon believed to have tangled, pulling out balloon valve. Uncertain performance. Perhaps the nooprene balloon burst inside of shroud due to friction.
24	13 Sept. 1947 0551 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	4.1kg	3 mc transmitter, banner, ballast assembly	12.7kg	Automatic Ballast release assembly	3.2kg	1.1kg	13.8kg	394min.	Theodolite 230min.	Middle 2 hours	Over 394min.	122min. +1000'	Max. Unknown Const. 43000'	Graham, Texas 440mi.	Radiosonde modulator defective. Good balloon climbed to its rising ceiling and remained there until transmitter failed.
25	15 Sept. 1947 0607 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	3.9kg	Data gear Banner	7.3kg	None	None	1.8kg	9.3kg	210min.	Theodolite 73min. SCR-658 210min.	Not required	Over 210min.	20min. +1000'	Max. Unknown Const. 27000'	0%	Cluster of meteorological balloons for Watson. No altitude control or radiosonde provided.
26	15 Sept. 1947 1002 MST	Alamogordo New Mexico	4.2kg	3 mc transmitter, banner, ballast assembly	13.6kg	Automatic Ballast release assembly	5.0kg	0.2kg	13.8kg	508min.	Theodolite 94min.	2 hours	Over 508min.	Unknown	Ozone, Texas 325mi.	Operational flight for NTU transmitter test. Pressure data which was received proved to be incorrect when gear was recovered.

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