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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.

  • p. 13 …Alamogordo News, "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Exlained Here: News Men Watch Army Radar Crew Launch…
  • p. 25 …allegedly recovered remains of a crashed "flying disc" near Roswell, New Mexico. In February, 1994, the…
  • p. 28 …Marcel, had recovered a "flying disc" from the range lands of an unidentified rancher in the…
  • p. 36 …the month answering inquiries on the 'flying disc,' which was reported to be in possession of…
  • p. 37 …7, he was busy with a "flying disc" incident; however this particular incident involved Ellington Field…
  • p. 38 …The disc is hexagonal in shape and was suspended from a balloon by a cable, which…
  • p. 43 …Concerning the initial announcement, "RAAF Captures Flying Disc," research failed to locate any documented evidence as…
  • p. 44 …Pflock concluded from his research that the Brazel Ranch debris originally reported as a "flying disc…
  • p. 46 …Marcel in originally reporting that a "flying disc" had been recovered when, at that time, nobody…
  • p. 75 …Haut, issued a news release that the Amry Air Force had recovered ''lying disc." Some of…
  • p. 99 …the Office of Public Affairs and "flying disc" activities in GP-509-Hl, July 1947, p…
  • p. 100 …produced no documents concerned with a flying disc and/or weather balloon crash at Roswell AAFld…
  • p. 105 …kept quite busy during the monti1 answering inquiries on the "flying disc", which.was reported to…
  • p. 144 …they understand these discs are a u.s. rlane that is still on the secret list…
  • p. 145 …Vandenberg's directive that he run dotm the story about the fiying discs. Col. W• .t…
  • p. 166 …famous newspaper says they found a "flying disc" in RosweU? That was actually the Roswell paper…
  • p. 206 …announcement was made concerning having · folUld the "discs". When we heard the news back in New…
  • p. 254 …Here's the morning paper, "Report flying disc found." Down here is about Colonel J.D…
  • p. 318 …debris may be part of a "flying disc."1 The sheriff conta<;ted Roswell (Army Air…
  • p. 325 …and was subsequently identified as a "flying disc" by personnel from Roswell AAF was, with a…
  • p. 326 …It should also be understood that the term "flying disc" was not at this time synonymous…
  • p. 327 …A device described in 11 crashed disc" publications as II a giant thermos jug" was allegedly…
  • p. 328 …made up Project MOGUL.40 While crashed disc proponents claim that General Ramey ordered a "colonel…
  • p. 329 …of the office was a crashed "flying disc." Newton, having seen many weather balloons and targets…
  • p. 331 …rumors that the "capture" of a "flying disc" occurred, ultimately left many people with unanswered questions…
  • p. 373 11 Alamogordo News "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Explained Here: News Men Watch Army Raqar Crew…
  • p. 430 …This report consists of a disc,1ssion o.f instrumentation for balloon systems, techniques for launching…
Julv ?. 194? (Cont 1d)
1:10 F .1.:. t:r. Hicks of the Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada on phone -
He spoke in refard to the •fl~w'inc discs". they understand
these discs are a u.s. rlane that is still on the secret
list. He asked Gen. Van what he thought they wera and Gen.
Van ~as quite nonc~ittal. Gen. Van said that some
J·;ational Guard Hanes were on duty on their 0\711 volition
to search for the discs, but that no planes have been ~ut
on dut~, from Hq, .:.;..:r.
1:20 P.L:. General Tommy Power
1:40 F'.i.:. Cong. Drewry of Va. on fhone requesting a B-29 be sent to
Blackstone, Va. for a celebration by the 'cl.i-' and volunteer
fire organizations in the vicinity. Date - July 2?. ~ay
be able to do some recruiting on that day. Gen. Van said be
Y:ould look into t.'le matter and advise t:r. Drewry's office.
1:50 P,;,J. ~r. Leo on phone re article on "Saucers". Said one bad been
foun1 with instructions on it to get in touch tdth Colonel
F~ank Hackett in Spokane. L:r. Leo reported.the ~tter to
General Schulgen, G-2.
1:52 1-'.L:. J.:r. Zuckert on phone informing him ?lith reference to Nf.tional
Guard that all places where we haven't s~uadron or grou~
headquarters should take their people away.
1:55 P.;,:. l:r. Leo and General Let:ay with reference todl.scs.
2: oa f.:.:. Colonel Frank Hackett, Spokane, i'iashington on phone -
General Van informed Colonel Hackett that we had gotten a call
fro~ the Houston Chronicle saying that a flying disc had landed
there v:ith his (Colonel Hackett's) narne on it. Gen. Vs.n asked
if he kner. anything about it. Golonel Hackett st~ted that he kne~
not~ing at all about it. Gen. Ven told Col. H. that it us reported
here that Col. H. said that his people YJlew all about it and that
a statement was co:ning out fror: ;:ashington. Col. H. said, "I
have said nothing". Col. H. had the Chronicle called and told
to r-et in touch with the F.b.I. - get photographic proof - and thf-.n
eet in touch with Gen. 'fvdniJl€.
2:20 P .1.:. Colonel Bob iiarren, Ellington Field, Tex on phone. -
Gen. Van informed Col. iiarren that the Hou!ton Chronicle had
foun.i a disc about 2J11 in diameter and 5 or 6.&: t!~ick. It is
suprosed to have Col. Frank Heckett 1 s aame on it. ·i;c are most
anxious to explode this thing. I ~ould appreciate it it you would
get in touch with the Chronicle, ask them where it is, go out
and see the thillt and then call me back. The line of aprroach is
that ?:e heve nothinr; like that, se don't understand what it is,
but ~e are leavin;- no stone unturned to be sure. Colonel i;arren
sr:.id it v::>uld be a cour le of hours before te c ouE call b~cY.. "

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