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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.
“US Navy”10 pages
I. The following new men were employed on the Balloon Project during May: Name Duties Qualifications J. Richard Smith Meteorologist(full time) Former Weather Bureau and Army forecaster.Taught weather equipment at New York University,M.S. in Physics-Meteorology,NYU. William O. Davis Balloon Performance Analyst(part time) B.A. Physics, New York University.Former AAF pilot.Graduate student in Physics. Fred Barker(rehired) Equipment Construction(part time) Undergraduate Aeronautical Engineering Student. II. The following administrative action was taken during the month of May: A bid was obtained from Skinner, Cook, & Babcock, Contractors, at 60 E. 42d Street, New York City, for the erection of a prefabricated building for the Balloon Project. The quotation of $4,000 was forwarded to Watson Laboratories. Correspondence during this period was as follows: Date of correspondence Address Abstract Answer 5/2/47 WIRE Dr. Frank Myers Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. Use of football bield requested for balloon launching on 6 May. Granted. 5/5/47 WIRE Same Bad weather postponed flight until 9 May. None needed. 5/6/47 Kellman Instrument Div. Square D Co. Elmhurst, L.I. Att: Paul Goudy Request for quotation on diaphragm seal-off for dribler and for increased quantity of modified dribblers. Furnished.
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