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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. 39 …An advance ground team, led by Albert P. Cray, preceded the NYU group to Alamogordo Army…
  • p. 96 …OSI also developed an advanced Narcotics Investigations Course designed to teach the latest technics in combatting…
  • p. 174 …Dr Crary and Dr Peoples were the advance people and scientific monitors for our project. Dr…
  • p. 247 …Spilly was a consultant, and even in his advancing age he was still an enormous source…
  • p. 273 …the advance party of the balloon group arrived by B-17. $ ^{21} $ On May 29, the…
  • p. 617 …in advance of balloon release and a second notice will be filed at the time of…
  • p. 618 …Upon attaining the desired altitude, the auxiliary lifting balloons will be released from the main balloon…
  • p. 694 …in advance of balloon release and a second notice will be filed at the time of…
  • p. 695 (1) The type balloon to be used in this phase of the project will be a…
2/24/47	Bland Charnas Co. Inc. New York City	Same request as letter to General Mills 2/24/47.	No reply received.
2/24/47	Leonard M. Harb Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, Ohio	Same request as letter to General Mills 2/24/47.	Quotation supplied 15 April 1947. No answer received.
3/6/47	Watson Laboratories Red Bank, N. J. Mr. Brophy	Forwarding copy of letter of request that had been sent to Mr. H. A. Smith for the fabrication of balloons.
3/7/47	Contracting Officer Watson Laboratories Red Bank, N. J.	Advising that Unexcelled Permission granted. Chem. Corp. did not wish to proceed with the contract and that instead H. A. Smith of Mamaroneck, N. Y. was willing to undertake the fabrication. Quotation from Mr. Smith enclosed. Request that approval be granted.
3/7/47	Goodyear Tire & Rubber Akron, Ohio Mr. L. M. Harb	Request a quote on the fabrication of 5 ea. balloons made from Nylon covered with suitable neoprene and 5 ea. balloons made from fortisan covered in a similar fashion. Advising that any recommendations concerning balloon fabrics would be appreciated.	Quotation supplied 15 April 1947.
3/7/47	Seyfang Laboratories 1300 Mediterranean Ave. Atlantic City, N. J.	Same request as letter to General Mills 2/24. Ask for conference.
3/7/47	Unexcelled Chem. Corp. New Brunswick, N. J.	Requesting that poly-ethylene film that had been shipped to them from Plax Corp. be returned to NYU.	No action taken.
3/7/47	Plax Corp. Hartford, Conn. Mr. R. E. Ames	Request that shipping ad- No answer required dress for polyethylene film be changed from Unexcelled Chem. Corp., New Brunswick, N.J. to H. A. Smith, 490 Bleecker Ave., Mamaroneck, N.Y.

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