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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.
“William Moore”8 pages
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It is believed that with present equipment the Alamogordo, New Mexico, area is the most suitable available for launching purposes, since calm winds are consistently present at dawn, and there are a minimum of clouds to impair ground observation of the balloons in flight. ## Future Work It is hoped that in the immediate future satisfactory techniques for the launching and floating of cluster flights may be developed under optimum conditions, and tests made on small plastic balloons to be furnished by H.A. Smith, Coatings, Inc., of Mamaroneck, New York. Arrangements have been completed with the Vulcan Proofing Co. of Brooklyn, N.Y. to test various balloon fabrics and films available. These tests will probably be conducted in the near future. As soon as arrangements can be completed to obtain Navy clearance we plan to obtain non-extensible balloons from General Mills in sufficient quantity to make flight tests and commence work on the ultimate objective of this project.
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