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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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“US Navy”10 pages

  • p. 190 …Well, Boford was Navy, that was the Navy... Q: Like taking a Pi Ball reading now…
  • p. 191 …fabricate balloons for us. During that period we heard of the Navy project that was going…
  • p. 207 …But were any of those used as precursors to Mogul or... A: None whatsoever. That was…
  • p. 270 …Ewing had conducted considerable research for the Navy during World War II, studying, among other things…
  • p. 323 …f) Measurements of actual sound channel transmission using a small stratosphere balloon carrying sound receivers and…
  • p. 657 …At the present time this company cannot supply us with balloons until Navy clearance is obtained…
  • p. 693 …for six hours using a non-extensible envelope with the addition of a ballast valve to…
  • p. 704 …Met Gifford who has 90' sea rescue boat this project is planning to use. Stayed at…
  • p. 705 …Wyckoff, Hungerfield, Vaux and myself regarding Navy participation with us in Crossroads. Captain Kellogg of Weather…
  • p. 718 …Schneider up with O'Day to check use as NYU station. Alamoggrdo crew helped get helium…
(Tool kit, cont'd.) soldering iron, compass, 2 open-end wrenches 1-1/8" x 1-1/4" openings, 14" pipe wrench, spanner for helium tank valves

NYU Balloon Project Drawing No. or Figure No. in Operations Manual

2 ea. Theodolite ML-247 with tripod ML-78

2 ea. Recorder, Brush oscillograph or other

2 ea. Standby power units

2 ea. SCR-658 Radio direction finder or

2 ea. Hammerlund Super-Pro receiver

2 ea. Kytoon with spare bladders for antenna support

2 ea. Captive balloon, Dewey & Almy N4

4 ea. Chronometers

4 ea. Clip boards

2 ea. Complete set of communication equipment Telephone account Wind screen, 30' x 20', Y-shaped, equipped with flood lights and anemometer

## FLIGHT GEAR:

ED-49-3

2 to 5 Tanks helium

1 ea. General Mills 20' balloon (or other balloon to be used) plus spare

24 ea. Rolls acetate fiber scotch tape

3 ea. Appendix stiffeners (if appendix is to be used)

1 ea. 200' 500 # Test nylon line

1 ea. 100' 75 # Test linen twine

ED-48-95A

2 ea. 350 Gram balloon ML-131A (for wind sock)

5 to 10 Toggles or hooks

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