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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.

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  • p. 118 …Robert Gross and Mr. Maher of Lockheed 11:55 A.M. Gen. Sam Anderson 12:00…
  • p. 393 …in the form of an altitude vs. gross load chart with helium as the lifting gas…
  • p. 394 …4}{\text {Gross Load}} = \frac {K}{W} $$ In turn, $ \frac{K}{W}=a e^{-0. 4…
  • p. 395 …free lift in pounds and G is gross lift in pounds. Although this equation was derived…
  • p. 400 …By equation (10), with a gross load of 52 kg., the unbalance caused by loss of…
  • p. 412 …or a gross buoyancy of 450 lb., the maximum allowable inflation of a 30' diameter, .001…
  • p. 479 …accelerating force equal to 5% of the gross load (52 kg) was acting to bring the…
  • p. 552 …000 feet. In one step, this becomes: Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular…
  • p. 555 …of rise in feet per minute G = gross lift in grams For our purposes, we wish…
  • p. 559 …G) ^ {\frac {2}{3}} $$ (Approximate) where G = gross load A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up…
  • p. 561 …where $ \triangle G= $ loss of lift G = gross load (balloon weight plus equipment load) $ \triangle T…
  • p. 562 …not including balloon or its integral parts. Gross load: Load on the gas at release (Balloon…
  • p. 635 …Serial No. ___ description ___ ___ Line length ___ Banner description ___ ___ Ballast assembly - description ___ ___ Eallast. ___ Total Equipment Weight. ___ Gross Load ___
  • p. 636 …Gross Load . . . ___ Assumed Gross Lift (Gross Load + 10%) G ___ G 2/3 ___ Free Lift - F = $ (\frac…
  • p. 649 …theoretical altitude determined by the displacement and gross load. ## 7. Control systems Two systems of control…
  • p. 681 …By adjusting the gross load to be supported by the gas to equal the total lift…
  • p. 691 …A chart showing the relation between altitude, gross lift, and balloon size has been found necessary…
  • p. 775 …The gross load reported should be accurate to the nearest 200 grams. The amount of lifting…
  • p. 777 500 gm DRAG CHUTES 300 " BANNER 2000 " PAYLOAD 4500 " BALLOON 7300 " GROSS LOAD ## NOTE: Use low…
  • p. 779 …bubble length and resultant inflated volume, using gross lift as an expression of volume. It will…
  • p. 781 …in Appendix II summarizes the relationship between gross load and floating level for balloons of several…
  • p. 817 …A can of sand is made to weigh the same amount as the required gross lift…
  • p. 825 …the balloon with the equipment load attached. Gross Lift: Lift of all of the gas in…
  • p. 830 …Serial No. ___ description ___ Drag chute ___ ___ Banner description ___ ___ Ballast assembly - description ___ ___ Ballast ___ Total Equipment Weight . ___ Gross Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___
  • p. 831 …waiting___ grams Actual balloon lift . . . . . . . . . . . ___ " AActual gross lift (Balloon lift & balloon wt.) . . . . . ___ " Number Helium tanks required…
  • p. 835 …Gross Lift vs. Bubble Length . . . . . . . 107 Graph 3: Buoyancy vs. Altitude . . . . . . . . . . 108 Graph 4: Gross Load…
  • p. 847 …Estimated Gross Load Limit kg. Altitude Range ft. 7 200 0.6 1.5 to 5…
LAKEHURST (39 meters)

AUGUST 43

JANUARY 43

Alt.Ft.	Temp.°C	Press mb	Humidity%	Molar Vol. ft.3	Temp.°C	Press mb	Humidity%	Molar Vol. ft.3	Alt.Ft.
65,617	-58	53	-	5410	-64	58	-	4850	65,617
62,336	-	-	-	-	-212.0	-	-	-	62,336
59,055	-	-	-	-	-61.2	79	-	3585	59,055
55,774	-	-	-	-	-64.2	94	-	2962	55,774
52,493	-213.7	-	-	-	-65.6	110	-	2370	52,493
49,212	-59.5215.8	120	-	2370	-64.1333.7	130	-	2150	49,212
45,931	-57.4216.3	140	-	2050	-60.7329.4	153	-	1845	45,931
42,651	-56.9217.2	164	-	1808	-56.9304.0	179	-	1630	42,651
39,370	-56.0	192	-	1506	-51.2318.0	209	-	1440	39,370
36,089	-54.1	224	-	1339	-45.3311.2	243	-	1250	36,089
32,808	-51.0	262	-	1130	-38.2303.4	282	-	1115	32,808
28,527	-45.5	304	-	995	-30.4296.0	325	-	1000	23,527
26,247	-38.81	352	-	888	-23.8290.0	374	-	890	26,247
22,966	-32.1248.2	408	-	788	-17.0283.1	428	-	800	22,966
19,685	-25.0254.3	469	-	705	-10.1276.9	488	31	718	19,685
16,409	-18.9	536	60	632	-3.9	555	28	650	16,409
13,123	-13.0	611	59	566	1.5	629	38	582	13,123
9,843	-8.5	696	60	507	6.4	711	49	523	9,853
8,202	-6.4	742	61	478	9.0	756	51	499	8,202
6,561	-4.5	791	65	453	11.9	802	55	474	6,561
4,921	-3.2	843	69	427	15.0	852	63	452	4,921
3,281	-2.5	898	68	401	15.6	903	58	432	3,281
1,640	-1.7	956	69	378	21.7	956	60	413	1,640
0	-1.0	1013	76	359	21.5	1008	76	385.9	0

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