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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. 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…
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# VISITORS and EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

3 September 1947 - Colonel Blanchard and Lt. Haut went to Artesia where Colonel Blanchard was guest speaker at the Artesia Woman's Club luncheon

3 September 1947 - Colonel Pelham D. Glasford, Eighth Air Force Air Inspector's Office and Lt. Colonel John A. Roberts, Assistant Chief of Staff, arrived for general familiarization with various activities on the field as pertains to their respective jobs.

3 September 1947 - Col. John D. Ryan, A-3; Lt. Colonel Calvin W. Fite, Jr., Lt. Colonel Carl V. Ekstrand, Lt. Colonel Ray C. Milton, Major Leroy S. English, Captain Floyd R. Creasman, Captain James W. Brady, all from Headquarters. Eighth Air Force, arrived here for a conference and inspecting and coordination with various sections on the base. Lt. Colonels Harman and Ord arrived from Alburquerque for the conference.

4 September 1947 - The above-named group departed for Forth Worth and Tucson.

5 September 1947 - Mr. Lawrence A. Deason, Sr., liason representative from San Antonio, called on Colonel Blanchard.

10 September 1947 - Mr. Peoples, Mr. Hackman and First Lieutenant Thompson from Air Material Command arrived on the field to inspect Air Material Command installations and to confer with Lt. Colonel Briley.

11 September 1947 - Captain J. P. Morgan, from Headquarters Eighth Air Force, was here to confer with the Engineering Officer, Captain Peterson, in regard to the de-icer boot on C-54 aircraft.

12 September 1947 - Inspection teams from this Base inspected various Base activities, organizations, and installations.

15 September 1947 - Troops from Roswell Army AirField marched in a parade in the City of Roswell at 1030 for the benefit of the Chavez County Memorial Youth Center.

15 September 1947 - A meeting of S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, DCC, Executive, Air Inspector, Adjutant and Commanding Officers of the 393rd, 830th, and 715th Bomb Squadrons was held in the Control Room to discuss the reorganization.

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