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This July 1994 Department of the Air Force package, from SAF/AAZ to the Secretary of the Air Force, covers a report written to support a General Accounting Office audit requested by Congressman Steven Schiff. The Air Force searched its offices, archives and records centers and interviewed witnesses, including Sheridan Cavitt. It found no evidence of an extraterrestrial event, alien bodies or a cover-up. It concludes that the debris recovered near Roswell in 1947 most likely came from a Project MOGUL balloon.

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  • p. 1 …Nevertheless, the attached report is a good faith effort and the first time any agency of…
  • p. 3 …until the 1978-1980 time frame. Prior to that, the incident was dismissed because the AAF…
  • p. 5 …times, most research- ers will not dispute that anything in UFO history can compare with the…
  • p. 6 …the "Roswell Incident" was not considered one of these 1947 events until the 1978-1980 time…
  • p. 7 …weather balloons on the ranch, but_that what he found this time did not in any…
  • p. 8 …the persons interviewed were, in fact, stationed at, or lived near Roswell during the time in…
  • p. 9 …Collectively, the above represent the "pro" UFO writers who allege that the government is engaged in…
  • p. 12 …at Roswell Army Air Field during the period of time in question. It is anticipated that…
  • p. 13 …Since much of this testing done at nearby White Sands was secret at the time, it…
  • p. 14 …the 509th Bomb Group was the only military unit in the world at the time that…
  • p. 15 …If such a system had been in effect at the time, it would 21
  • p. 16 …Marcel, MD (son of the late Major Jesse Marcel; .11 years old at the time of…
  • p. 17 …Brazel; 14 years old at the time of the incident). Affidavit dated September 22, 1993. " ... The…
  • p. 18 …He thought at the time, and continued to do so today, that what he found was…
  • p. 20 …of the project, but they did not know of the project nickname at the time. They…
  • p. 21 …Additionally, a copy of a professional journal maintained at the time by A.P. Crary, provided…
  • p. 23 …first generation) prints of the photographs taken at the time by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram…
  • p. 24 …Although that project was Top Secret at the time, there was also no specific indication found…
  • p. 25 …good faith but in the "fog of time," misinterpreted past events. The review of Air Force…
  • p. 27 …the Roswell Incident, this event has become the most celebrated UFO encounter of all time and…
  • p. 29 …such amusing events as the one reported by the New York Times in which a secret…
  • p. 30 …such amusing events as the one reported by the New York Times in which a secret…
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shown to have died, disappeared, or otherwiSe suffered at the hands of the
government during the last 47 years). Fourth, many of the persons making the
biggest claims of "alien bodies" make their living _from the "Roswell Incident."
While having a commercial interest in something Cloes not automatically make it
suspect, it does raise interesting questions related to authenticity. Such persons
should be encouraged to present their evidence (not speculation) directly to the
government and provide all pertinent details and evidence to support their claims
if honest fact-finding is what is wanted. Lastly, persons who have come forward
and provided their names and made claims may have, in good faith but in the
"fog of time," misinterpreted past events. The review of Air Force records did not
locate even one piece of evidence to indicate that the Air Force has had any part
in an "alien" body recovery operation or continuing cover-up.
During the course of this effort, the Air Force has kept in close touch with the
GAO and responded to their various queries and requests for assistance. This
report was generated as an official response to the GAO, and to document the
considerable effort expended by the Air Force on their behalf. It is anticipated that
that the GAO will request a copy of this report to help formulate the formal
report of their efforts. It is recommended that this document serve as the final Air
Force report related to the Roswell matter, for the GAO, or any other inquiries.
{A >J.LHARD L. WEAVER, COL, USAF
D CTOR, SECURITY AND SPECIAL
PR GRAM OVERSIGHT
Attachments
1. Washington Post Article, IIGAO Turns to Alien Turf in New Probe,"
January 14, 1994
2. GAO Memo, February 15, 1994
3. DoD/IG Memo, February 23, 1994
4. SAF/FM Memo, February 24, 1994, w/Indorsement
5. SAP I AA Memo, March 1, 1994, w I March 16, 1994 Addendum
6. AF/IN Memo, March 14, 1994
7. AF/SE Memo, March 14, 1994
8. SAP/ AQL Memo, March 22, 1994
9. AF/XOWP Memo, March 9, 1994
10. SAP I AAI Memo, March 10, 1994
11. AFHRA/CC Memo, March 8, 1994
12. AFOSI/HO Memo, May 11, 1994
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