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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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Dec 17 Tues. Got Chantz a Jeep to use on Station 3. Went out to #3 made final checks - Chantz stayed there. Woodruff and I went to Station 1 and made final checks there. Woodruff drove me to Station 2 and then went back to 1. 7-2 rocket went up at about 1015. Got Brush recording - 1 trace & Rubicon at 2. Woodruff got BST & Rubicon at 1 -though had interference with other group. Chantz got GR 3 & Rubicon record at #3. Back to BOQ about 12. Rubicon & BST recordings not yet developed. Dec 18 Wed. Chantz and I went out to Sta 3 and got all equipment together and back to camp about 1 - went in borrowed weapon carrier. Woody and Jeff Fowler took other weapon carrier and collected all equipment from Sites 1 and 2. Packed all equipment at north hanger and loaded it into truck, which was then put on plane. Got data from 1-2 firings from Fritchard's office. Left Alamogordo about 730 pm in C-54 and went to El Paso Biggs Field. Dec 19 Thurs. Went down to El Paso this morning and then across to Juarez. Back to Biggs Field about 230 pm. C-54 left El Paso 400 pm , landed in Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio 110am Dec 20 Tri. Left Dayton about 9 am & arrived in Clmsted Field near Harrisburg, Pa about noon. Lt Carroll and Clowry drove us down to Pa RR station. Got 150 out of Harrisburg and arrived in Newark 6 pm. Caught train to Asbury Park. Dec 21 Sat. Chantz went down to Oakhurst and developed 3 Rubicon recordings from White Sands and BST recording at Site #1. Site #1 recording poor, possibly NG. Looked over recordings obtained at Oakhurst on bombing run of 19 Dec. Dec 22 Sun. Out to Peoples this evening in Marlsboro. Dec 23 Mon. Oakhurst. Worked on Alamogordo and Flight 13. Had flight # 14 this pm. - 24 bombs starting at 2 pm. Ran GR-3, Brush and Rubicon at lab. Woodruff went out to Farmingdale with van and Rubicon but results NG. No shots apparent on recordings. Dec 24 Tues. Oakhurst. Closed down about 1130. Worked on Flight# 14 and work from NYU. Started Stepanoff on extension of Aug 8 flight. Into NYC PM and caught 1045 sleeper to NNY Dec 28 Sat. Cold NE winds and storms all day. Unable to get roads cleared out. Cancelled reservations for this evening to NYC. Dec 29 Sun. Caught 805 sleeper to NYC this evening. Dec 30 Mon. Arrived NYC about 915 am - caught 1040 out of Penn Sta, arrived Asbury Park about 1 pm. Worked on Alamogordo results. Went over work with McCurdy who proposed new type instrument and wants authority to go ahead with it. Dec 31 Tues. Oakhurst. Flight # 15 this morning at 1040 - 1105. Woody went out to Farmingdal and recorded on Rubicon drum. Recorded also on Rubicon drum T-9- Brush and GR3-T-8. Set up sonobuoy 1000 ft + west of T-8-0. Times Square tonight. Jan 1 Wed Asbury Park. Snowstorm pm Jan 2 Thurs. Oakhurst. Worked with V. on flights 12, 13 and, part of 14. Got Alamogordo results together. Conference this pm with Colonel Duffy and showed him my results with flights and with Alamogordo flights and with Alamogordo Jan 3 Fri. Oakhurst. Worked with V on Flights 14 and 15 and started NYU data of Sept 12. Stepanoff on extension of August 9 results. Conference pm: Dr. Ewing, Spilhaus, Dr Ference of Evans, Duffy. Discussed Evans program and air flight and Alaomgordo results. Made arrangements for cooperation with Evans in coming tests. Jan 4 Sat. At Oakhurst about 3 hours. Finished getting velocities for Sept 17 flight and started work on data of Oct 4 cruise. Jan 6 Non. Oakhurst. Finished velocity data for Oct 4 and Oct 16 from NYU meteorological studies. Stepanoff finished Aug 9 data and started on #1 of Sept 12. Moved into new building next to T-8-0 today. Jan 7 Tues. Oakhurst. Vivian worked up ray paths, time and distance for Vel #2 of Sept 12. Started on Aug 8 data to get Stepanoff's figures together for study above 15 kms. Went scouting for location of sono buoy west of Oakhurst Arm about 3000 ft. Chantz and Woodruff on calibration of Alamogordo instruments and fixing up of equipment for field uses. Jan 8 Wed. Oakhurst. Worked on Aug 8 cruise, making final calculations for sky wave. " on Tel #3, Sept 12 cruise. Woody and I went over to high ridge 2900 ft west of Oakhurst with sonobuoy which worked into GR3. Jan 9 Thurs. Oakhurst. Worked on sky wave data. Vivian and Stepanoff on Sept 12 ray paths. Flight #16 at 1200 to 1220 pm. No noticeable results. Used sonobuoy at 160' hill back of labs. Jan 10 Fri. Oakhurst. Into Watson Labs at 9 to take supervisor's test. Trakowski, Peoples and I went to Camp Evans and discussed results of "2 rocket recordings informally. Flight #17 this PM 1600 to 1620. Worked on sky wave data
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