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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. 190 …Well, Boford was Navy, that was the Navy... Q: Like taking a Pi Ball reading now…
  • p. 191 …fabricate balloons for us. During that period we heard of the Navy project that was going…
  • p. 207 …But were any of those used as precursors to Mogul or... A: None whatsoever. That was…
  • p. 270 …Ewing had conducted considerable research for the Navy during World War II, studying, among other things…
  • p. 323 …f) Measurements of actual sound channel transmission using a small stratosphere balloon carrying sound receivers and…
  • p. 657 …At the present time this company cannot supply us with balloons until Navy clearance is obtained…
  • p. 693 …for six hours using a non-extensible envelope with the addition of a ballast valve to…
  • p. 704 …Met Gifford who has 90' sea rescue boat this project is planning to use. Stayed at…
  • p. 705 …Wyckoff, Hungerfield, Vaux and myself regarding Navy participation with us in Crossroads. Captain Kellogg of Weather…
  • p. 718 …Schneider up with O'Day to check use as NYU station. Alamoggrdo crew helped get helium…
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New York 17, N. Y.

New York University College of Engineering Research Division University Heights New York 53, N. Y.

Attention: Mr. C. S. Schneider, Research Assistant

Dear Mr. Schneider:

This is in reply to your letter of April 17th.

It is true that at N.Y. Airspace Subcommittee Meeting #12, we advised you that the Phase II operations would be restricted to weather conditions in which the sky was clear of clouds below 20,000 feet and the visibility at least three miles at all altitudes up to and including 20,000 ft. However, it was indicated that these conditions were subject to concurrence and approval by the Washington Airspace Subcommittee.

In order to expedite final approval of this case, coordination was effected with the Washington Airspace Subcommittee immediately subsequent to our Meeting #12. It was revealed as a result of such coordination that the Washington Committee felt that the ceiling restriction was inadequate in the interests of air safety and required that a cloudless sky condition be specified.

This information was relayed to the members of the N.Y. Airspace Subcommittee and they in turn concurred with this amendment in the interest of air safety. The minutes of New York Meeting #12 were amended accordingly.

Yours very truly,

C. J. Stock Secretary, N. Y. Airspace Subcommittee

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