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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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not come so got rideinto Army base. Phil in later. Very windy for recording. Feb 19 Wed. Alamorgordo. Got radios from Watrus of Signal Corps and got trip tickets for tomorrow. Ran test records on Rubicon at both sites and checked everything ready for tomorrow. Feb 20 Thurs. Alamogordo. Cut early to station at Tower. Left Phil off there and went over to Dona Site. Rocket delayed from 10 to 1119. Both stations got good recordings except 1 9T-NS on both WG. Worked on GR8 records tonight. Feb 21 Fri. Alamogordo. Went to White Sands Proving Grounds with Pritchard, Magnir?, Sol & Phil this morning for 7-2 critiques, 0930 to 1100. Canister from rocket unpacked? about 40 miles up and finally found this pm between El Paso and Alamogordo. No transportation back to NJ yet. Worked on GR-3 records today Feb 22 Sat. Alamogordo. Worked on data all day today. Correlated between the Tower and Dona sites for several sources. Worked total travel times for ascents both Dona and Tower and got average velocities up to about 65 kms, velocity increases from about 40 kms up to 60. Average velocity at 65 kms is about 320 meters per sec. Feb 23 Sun. Worked on detailing record from GR3. Added more and made T-D move up to 75 kms, giving velocity of about 420 m/sec at top.Phil and Sal went out and picked up equipment - T-791s and GR8 and checked all pickups. Feb 24 Mon. Alamogordo. Waited for air transportation today but none available and may not be any until Thurs at latest. Worked on V-2 recordings, frequency and characteristic analysis - T-3. Sal and Phil out to Site at Dona and recorded WAC Corporal at 1400. Got some waves in about 7 minutes after it had left ground. Feb 25 Tues. Alamogordo. Went out to Tower Site, surveyed in #6, took down shelter. To Dona Site, set up GR3 in shelter, surveyed in #6, went to launching site, about 2-3 miles NW launching area. Phil went in to WSPR and got permission, Sal and I surveyed 1 site for use with WAC Corporal. Feb 26 Wed. Alamogordo. Worked on GR8 records of 20 Feb V-2 rocket. This am Phil and Sal set up Sounding? site for tomorrow's W.A.C. I left 7 pm - C-47 Hoffman, Missinger: Pilot, copilot. arrived in Newark 9am. Feb 27 Thurs. Arrived, Newark 9 am. Lewis, Duff, Mosher a request? in from Middletown - on way to WL to conference and I rode in with them. Conference re future missions. Conference PM Trakowski, Peoples, Rying & myself regarding future operations Feb 28 Fri. Oakhurst. Ewing in from NYC. Went over Alamogordo results with Ewing, Peoples and Trakowski. Out to Peoples tonight March 1 Saturday. Asbury Park March 2 Sunday Oakhurst. worked on calculations for wind translations. March 3 Monday.Oakhurst. Postponed Alamogordo trip until tomorrow, getting together equipment for Alamogordo. Thompson going also to get information on bombing runs? there, Worked on calculations from V-2 March 4 Tuesday. Thompson and I left staff car about 930, arrived at Newark 1040. Loaded up B-25 with equipment and left about 1230. Stopped at Middletown and picked up radio. Stopped at Scott Field & Tinker Field for gas. Arrived at Alamogordo 2 am. Crew B-25:Hoffman, DeTurk, Hancock March 6. Thursday. Alamogordo. Snowing - rocket flight called off until tomorrow. Chantz out to Tower Site and brought in batteries. Sal and I checked low frequency equipment and went out to Tularosa site with it this pm. Ready to use on 1 sec galv on Rubicon drum March 5 Wednesday. Alamogordo. Chantz, Thompson and myself out to Tulerosa site and surveyed out X setup and ran out wires. Back about 2. Oliva working on check of T21s. Worked on radio and T21s until tonight March 7 Friday. Alamogordo. At 8 am Fritchard got word rocket would go off between 1034 and 1200. Phil and Sal went out to Dona and Launching Sites with weapon carrier. Hoffman, DeTurk and Thompson out with them in staff car. I took Jeep and went out to Tularosa site. Rocket off at 1123. Got recording on GR8 but not time for Rubicon record. Phil and Sal got OK records from their sites. Thompson reported on bombing sites for runs and met and talked with Ordnance Officer. Left Alamogordo 845 pm , B-25 with Hoffman, DeTurck. Motor trouble on way and reached? Tinker Field 1200 with cylinder broken. March 8 Sat. Hoffman wired Alamogordo and caught Manjak & Schneider (P4)? before leaving for Florida. They changed their route and landed at Tinker Field, O.C. 535. Trouble with their oil gauge and the trouble not repaired until 10 am. Left Tinker Field 10 and landed at Patterson. Off from patterson to Olmsted, Olmsted at 9pm. I stayed there overnight.
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