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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…
5/7/57 WIRE Barney Frank Hightatown, N.J.

Samples of parachute Furnished. shroud lines requested.

5/6/47 General Mills Request for quotation Awaiting Minneapolis, Minn. on sample balloons shown Navy clearance. Att: Mr. O. C. Winsen to C.B. Moore on visit.

5/13/47 Dewey & Almy Chem. Co. Request delivery date Given. Cambridge, Mass. on 1000 gm balloons. Atts: Mr. Isom

5/14/47 Mr. C.P. Clare Request for information Furnished. 4719 W. Sunnyside Ave. and catalogues on rot- Chicago, 30, Ill. ary switches.

5/24/47 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, Ohio Att: Leonard M. Harb

Delaying action in Goodyear's quotation for balloons.

5/15/47 Office of the Secretary Fort Worth Sub-Committee on Air Space Civil Aeronautics Authority, (4th Region) Fort Worth, Texas

Request clearance for Given. flight of Balloons from Alamogordo.

5/27/47 General Mills Minneapolis, Minn. Att: Mr. O.C. Winzen

Repeat request for quotation on plastic balloons.

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