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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.
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12/24/46 Unexcelled Chem. Corp. Harold A. Smith Advising the Plax Corp. had been supplied with his shipping address and also requesting his technical advice on the feasibility of using a 72" wide strip of polyethylene, 2 mil. thickness that Visking Corp. of Chicago could supply. Advising that .002 mil thickness too thin. Suggested endeavoring to obtain 72" width in .006 mil. 1/3/47 Harold A. Smith Acknowledge receipt of letter of December 26th containing estimated cost of fabrication of balloon. Advising that the bid could not be accepted on a cost plus basis. Requesting that their quote be resub- mitted. New quotation furnished. 1/3/47 Visking Corp. Chicago, Ill. Att: J. L. Lane Advising that fabri- cation of balloons at a 2 mil. thickness polyethylene film would be extremely difficult to handle. Request made that information be supplied on a 72" circumference film 4-6 mils in thickness. Advising that they only have .004 and .006 15 18" flat width. The 36" width request could be made but price would be prohi- bitive. 1/8/47 Watson Laboratories Red Bank, N. J. Mr. A. H. Mears Advising need of radio- sonde receptor SCR658 by NYU plus power units and technical publi- cations. Advising part ship- ment would be made Feb. 13th. 1/8/47 Watson Laboratories Red Bank, N. J. Mr. A. H. Mears Returning list of equipment to the government loaned or government furnished with request that certain corrections, additions and deletions be made. Advising government records changed and that catalogues will be sent under separate cover.
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