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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…
Square D Incorporated at Elmhurst, Long Island, New York. This sub-contract was for the construction of model altitude controls and amounted to $7,446.

Correspondence written during this period is as follows:

Date of Correspondence	Address	Abstract	Answer
11/7/46	Plax Corp
Hartford, Conn.
Att: Mr. Griffith	Forwarding P.0.#5983 & Requesting price quotation and delivery schedule for 4 diff. thicknesses of 36" wide polyethylene sheet (.001" .00225" .004" and .008").	Not furnished.
11/7/46	Visking Corp.
Chicago, Ill.
Mr. Cahn	Request to know what maximum width Polyethylene could be supplied in, and what the cost and delivery date would be.
12/4/46	Visking Corp.
Chicago, Ill.
E. B. Cahn	Advising interest in securing 300 ft. of 72" circumference polyethylene tubing request information on thickness and price.	72" circumference Polyethylene tube could be furnished. Request to know quantity and thickness .002 mil thick $1.40/1b. estimate and would need 19 lbs.
12/10/46	Dewey & Almy Chem. Co.
Cambridge, Mass.
Att: Mr. Langley W. Isom	Acknowledging receipt of material used by Mr. Isom in his constant level balloon work. Also advising that order for single and double neck 1000 gram balloons had been placed.	None required.

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