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The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert was published in 1995 by Headquarters United States Air Force. It was written in response to Representative Steven H. Schiff's request and a General Accounting Office audit, and it contains Col. Richard L. Weaver's report and 1st Lt. James McAndrew's synopsis, along with attachments, appendices and photographs. The report says researchers found no evidence of an extraterrestrial craft or crew. It concludes that the 1947 debris came from a Project MOGUL balloon train.

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  • p. 172 …they were forced to stay in a small cabin with no electricity no running water ... the…
  • p. 236 …We put a blow torch on a.mop bucket and heated the water to boiling and…
  • p. 466 …as ballast since most sand contains some water which may freeze while aloft. Further, it is…
  • p. 467 …Also# this fluid will absorb only a very slight amount of water which might freeze aloft…
  • p. 548 …after a IDI!Illl superpreuure ( 4 ·" ot water) as exceeded. The balloon in its shroud 1a…
  • p. 620 …Although a few preliminary flights were made with desiccated sand, a highly refined water-free kerosene…
  • p. 652 …This pressure is· equivalent to about 1.1 inches of water, or 2.5 mb. This…
  • p. 736 …low internal pressure (about two inches of water) to prevent the balloons from rupturing due to…
  • p. 737 …greater internal pressure (approximately six inches of water). The higher the internal pressure that the balloon…
  • p. 780 …If possible, balloon should be capable of withstanding internal pressure equivalent to 2" water. 5 each…
  • p. 791 …Destruction of the balloon will be predet~rmined to be effected over water where hazards are…
  • p. 801 …Worked with f1ajor Crane on report regarding underwater work, Eglin Field and deep water. Took this…
  • p. 802 …lient over water work with rl:cCurdy regarding what is needed in way of purchase's…
  • p. 803 …Out with John Ewing taking bottom shots in water. Worked with Joe on his boat this…
  • p. 851 …than the depth o1' the water is a t'unctilln of the depth, so that t…
  • p. 870 …cold temperature (-80°C); (2) not absorb water, which would freeze; and (3) be relatively inexpensive…
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7. Memo, Brig Gen James L. Cole, Jr., AF/SE, for SAF/AAZ, subj: GAO Review
on Records Management Procedures with Weather Balloons, Unidentified
Aircraft, and Similar Crash Incidents ... , March 14, 1994
8. Memo, Col Michael W. Schoenfeld, SAF/AQL, for SAF/AA, subj: GAO
Review on Records Management Procedures Dealing with Weather
Balloons, Unknown Aircraft, and Similar Crash Incidents ... , March 22,
1994
9. Memo, Col Steve 0. Ouzts, AF!X.OWP, for SAF/AAZ, subj: GAO Review on
Records Management Procedures Dealing with Weather Balloons,
Unknown Aircraft, and Similar Crash Incidents ... , March 9, 1994
10. Memo, Grace T. Rowe, SAF/AAIQ, for SAF/AAI, SAF/AAZ, subj: GAO
Review of Records Management Procedures Dealing with Weather
Balloons, Unknown Aircraft, and Similar Crash Incidents ... , March 10,
1994
11. Memo with Attachment, Richard S. Rauschkolb, AFHRA/CC, for AF/HO,
SAFIAAZ, subj: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures
Dealing· with Weather Balloons, Unknown Aircraft, and Similar Crash
Incidents ... , March 8, 1994
12. Memo, with Attachments, Edward C. Mishler, HQ AFOSIIHO, for SAF/AAZ,
subj: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures ... , May 11,
1994
13. Records Searched
14. Letter, Lt Col Thomas Badger, Jr., HQ/AAF, to Commanding General, AMC,
subj: Issuance of Orders, June 5, 1947
15. Appointment Book and Diary, Lt Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg, July 7-9, [1947],
and July 5-9, 1947
16. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Photographs of Balloon Debris, [July 9, 1947]
17. Satement, Lt. Col. Sheridan D. Cavitt, USAF (Ret), May 24, 1994
18. Interview, Col Richard L. Weaver with Lt Col Sheridan D. Cavitt, USAF (Ret),
[May 24, 1994]
19. Letters, Brig GenE. O'Donnell to Commanding General AAF, July 8, 1946; Lt
Col W.H. Congdon and Col D.P. Graul to Commanding General AMC,
September 9, 1947; and Brig Gen Tom C. Rives to Commanding General
AAF, September 10, 1947
20. Statement, Athelstan F. Spilhaus, June 3, 1994
21. Statement, Charles B. Moore, June 8, 1994, and Hieroglyphic and Balloon
Train Drawings, August 28, 1992
22. Statement, Albert C. Trakowski, June 29, 1994
23. Interview, Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Professor
Charles B. Moore, June 8, 1994
24. Interview, [Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with] Col Albert C.
Trakowski, USAF (Ret), June 29, 1994
25. Drawing, NYU Cluster Flight No. 2

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