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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. 8 …This has since grown from a minimal amount of debris recovered from a small area to…
  • p. 13 …This ing:uded, for example, a small amount of missing "decimal files" from the 509th Bomb…
  • p. 14 …This was a small section of the July Historical Report for the 509th Bomb Group and…
  • p. 15 …To believe that such operational and high-level security activity could be conducted solely by relying…
  • p. 17 …The foil-rubber material could not be tom like ordinary aluminum foil can be torn... " Sally…
  • p. 18 …Although there does not appear to be much dispute that Cavitt was involved in the material…
  • p. 21 …Lt Col Cavitt described a small area of debris which appeared, "to resemble bamboo type square…
  • p. 27 …Others remain nonbelievers or at least skeptical of the existence of alien beings and elusive vehicles…
  • p. 29 …Moreover, operational necessity required that these balloons be launched during daylight hours. It was therefore not…
  • p. 30 …Moreover, operational necessity required that these balloons be launched during daylight hours. It was therefore not…
13. List of Locations and Records Searched
14. HQ AAF "Issuance of Orders," June 5, 1947
15. Copy of Vandenberg's Appointment Book and Diary, July 7-9, 1947
16. July 9, 1947 Photos of Balloon Wreckage, Ft Worth Star Th_legram
17. Signed Sworn Statement of Cavitt, May 24, 1994
18. Transcript of Cavitt Interview, May-24, 1994
19. Letter, July 8, 1946, Project MOGUL
20. Signed Sworn Statement of Spilhaus, June 3, 1994
21. Signed Sworn Statement of Moore, June 8, 1994
22. Signed Sworn Statement of Trakowski, June 29, 1994
23. Transcript of Interview with Moore, June 8, 1994
24. Transcript of Interview with Trakowski, June 29, 1994
25. illustration of Project MOGUL "Balloon Trains"
26. Two Photos of Project MOGUL "Balloon Trains"
27. Log Summary, NYU Constant Level Balloon Flights
28. List of Museums Contacted
29. Copy of Blueprint for "Pilot Balloon Target, ML-307C/ AP Assembly"
30. Signed Sworn Statement of Newton, July 21, 1994
31. Photos of ML-307C/ AP Device, With Vintage Neoprene Balloon and Debris
32. Synopsis of Balloon Research Findings by 1st Lt James McAndrew
33. "Mensuration Working Paper," With Drawing and Photo
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FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 31 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.