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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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SUMMARY OF HYU CONSTANT - LEVEL BALLoon FLIGHTS FLIGHT NUMBER DATA AND PHOTOS LAUNCHING SITE DESCRIPTION OF BALLOONS BALLOON LIGHT DESCRIPTION OF EQUIPMENT TOTAL HEIGHT OF BALLOON INCLUSION DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL BALLOON HEIGHT PEAK LIFT BALLOON LIFT RADIOSON RECEPTION% TRACKING% AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION% FLIGHT DURATION OPTIMUM CONSTANCY MAXIMUM CONSTANT LEVELS MSL RECOVERY AND LANDING SITE CRITIQUE 34 29 Nov.19471530 MST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 GM 2' appendix 4.1kg Cool water, burnout bar-switch, bal-last assembly, banner 15.6kg Reservoir #105Automatic ballast valve#107, no manual valve 5.0kg 738g 16.3kg 132min. 658-132min.theodo-lite-79min.Rowell-122min. None Unknown Mining when lost Unknown Kent, Texas Barnout petch activated before release. New balloon filled and flight released with difficulty due to wind shift. Signal strength reduced when balloon moved behind hanger. Cause for end of tracking. 35 1 Dec.19470907 MST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 GM 2' appendix 4.0kg Cool water, Ferguson meteorograph, burnout bar-switch, bal-last assembly, banner 15.7kg Reservoir #111Automatic ballast valve#111, no manual valve 5.0kg 710g 16.4kg 169min. 658-169min.theodo-lite-66min.Rowell-130min. None Unknown 32min.at300' 46,000'const. Not recovered A constant level flight. No data due to transmitter or battery failure over Roswell. 36 2 Dec.19470924 MST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 GM 2' appendix 4.3kg T-69 Watson batteries, burnout bar-switch, GM automatic pilot, banner 12.7kg GM automatic pilot with Gypsum dune sand ballast 5.6kg 682g 12.3kg 135min. 658-135min.theodo-lite-34min. Not found by tracking planeB-25 Unknown Mining when lost Unknown Blandinsville,Illi Flight with General Mills automatic pilot. High winds aloft carried balloon rapidly to MS. Signal lost over Roswell. 37 3 Dec.19471542 MST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 GM no appendix 4.0kg T-69, burn-out bar-switch, bal-last assembly 12.8kg Constant leak,21/2gal.can,manual valve 5.0kg 2040g 14.9kg 28min.100% 658-28min.100% None 28min. None 19,300'maximum Alamogordo New Mexico Released in rain shower. Burst and fall 8 miles ME of Field due to soaking and rains of tape holding balloon fabric. 38 4 Dec.19470850 MST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 DAAJ-2000 with xylon shroud 6.6kg cool water, ballast assembly, banner 10.9kg Reservoir #1002 manual valves, no automatic valve 3.0kg 484g 11.4kg 80min.67% 658-117min.theodo-lite-91min.plane-117min.100% lent75%B-25 117min. None 48,500maximum 50 mi.N of RoswellAM,1047AM,12/4 Neoprene balloon burst in shroud and use observed to parachute down. Tracking by 3,658 receivers and B-25 plane. Balloon heated on radiator 3 days. Filled about 20 hours before release. 39 4 Dec.19471624 MST Alamogordo New Mexico 1 GM 2' appendix 4.0kg T-69,Berguson meteorograph, burnout bar-switch, automatic ballast easy. 13.6kg Reservoir #101,automatic valve#101,no manual valve 5.0kg 648g 14.3kg 40min.100% 658-40min.theodo-lite-40min.100% None 40min. None 41,100maximum 3 mi.N of CloudcroftM.N. Inflection error with resulting high free lift and rate of rise (1000 ft/min) caused balloon to burst at pressure altitude. Fall in mountains near Cloudcroft. Recovery not attempted. Strong signals received by 658's at Alamogordo, Roswell and Hobbs.
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