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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. 12 …Memo, with Attachments, Edward C. Mishler, HQ AFOSIIHO, for SAF/AAZ, subj: GAO Review on Records…
  • p. 14 …Spilhaus, C.S. Schneider, C.B. Moore, "Controlled-Altitude Free Balloons," Journal of Meteorology, Vol. 5…
  • p. 15 …Spilhaus and Col Marcellus Duffy Capt Albert C. Trakowski and Dr. James Peoples Charles B. Moore…
  • p. 18 …Albert C. Trakowski, a young Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, followed Duffy in the leadership role…
  • p. 27 …of their efforts if they did; and (c) the overall effort was the task and responsibility…
  • p. 33 …AQL, Directorate of Electronics and Special Programs (c) AF/SE, Air Force Safety (d) AF/HO…
  • p. 35 …Mexico alone, involving A-26C, P-51N, C-82A, P-80A, and PQ-14B aircraft; however…
  • p. 41 …Moore; and the military Project Officer, Colonel Albert C. Trakowski. All of these persons were subsequently…
  • p. 45 …actually procured was a 1953-manufactured model"C" as compared to the Model B which was…
  • p. 55 GAO UnitedStal:eS General AecolllltiDC omce WashiDgtoo., D.C; ZOMS National Security and Interaatiooal ..urairS Division…
  • p. 59 …SEE DISTRIBUTION Genoral Ac:c:ounti.nq Offic:a (GAO) Latter Dated February 9, 1994, •aeccrds…
  • p. 67 …investigations, and wreckage/debris retention and disposition; (c) identify~ records (unclassified or classified) related to air…
  • p. 71 …Ref para c above. Although we possess no official records related to the subject matter, we…
  • p. 72 …OBSTE'TRI RTIUTY. ~·_._ Freedom of Information Act Request (S O.S.C. 552} Department of the…
  • p. 82 AIRCRAFT DATE A-26C 24 June 1947 P-51N 10 July 1947 C-82A 12 July…
  • p. 94 …1 Atch \nExtracts from AF tV y Records Schedules ~ . ~ c.L- T {(av.r- t;"RAcE…
  • p. 103 …Pursuant to CLuthorj.ty c.::.r.taincd in Hqs. 8th Air Forco 'f;.:x num~.or…
  • p. 104 …Colonel Lur.:c.s relieved. Lt Colonel William C. Kingsl-1~ who then assumed oommand of…
  • p. 106 …Lewis c. Bohanan. former commanding o£ticer of the 3rd Pho to Lab Unit, was trans…
  • p. 107 …Spurgeon, to coordi- nate with Adjutant; 's Section; Lt Colonel Ray- C. 16.ltcn, to coordinate…
  • p. 108 …Jr., Arrrr:r Air Forces, Washington, D. c., .arrived .for investi- gation of the B-29…
  • p. 113 …Copy of SF 135, 19 Dec 75 c!;i.J&£~{ (fftiJl~. EDWARD C. MISHLER Historian 2…
  • p. 114 …C,R1 .01·'~ c INSTRUCTIONS SIG~ATU~ ~. i OAt ~CORe$ RC:V:> Send original and…
  • p. 127 …51 B-0614 BOLLING FLO 342-51 C-5071 BOLLING FLO 342-52-7089 1 OF8…
  • p. 133 …c.c:::·=-:e::.. }.:~~Or'?! £.x~c::::··f-. W.::.::a::-y ?e!'aOnrJel Div:..a! Office Ci…
  • p. 140 …5:30 AI/Z r/J,.;c51/ C?PP.·~?:2/.? _f/' ..50.4/ t ~ rs <,--:.. () fl…
  • p. 141 …1 nG( - · i ' ~-- 1 '-' !? (/.:_ /_,; l-~~i ., I I ' •· 1 i c - t\.: ' .. 1/Vv • i ....- • i…
  • p. 143 …unc ey !eels Gen C&.nnor. ~ not too sure o! hi.Jr.selt, as two Z…
  • p. 144 …Frank Heckett 1 s aame on it. ·i;c are most anxious to explode this thing…
  • p. 168 …I said it was 700 C at Bolling. I believe now that you mentioned Andrews, it…
  • p. 193 …Graul to Commanding General AMC; Brig Gen Tom C. Rives to Commanding General AAF July 8…
  • p. 195 …COITDllal'lding General, Army Air Forces, Washington 25, D.C. THRU& (AC/A5-4) 1. To…
  • p. 196 …lS:~.-ll, priority lA, include dcttarrd.nation of con:;n-oasional wa~ voloc.C..t.y…
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  • p. 198 Btuic ltr WLAMC., 9 Sop 47, to CO Al!C, aubj: "Research Op:-s in Ala…
  • p. 205 …NM C/3!_4 I, Charles B Moore, hereby state that Jeffrey Buder, was identified as…
  • p. 206 C/3.#/ model I think that flight #4 was the flight that was launched out of…
  • p. 207 C B. ;vi. I can think of no other explanation for Roswell than one of our…
  • p. 208 …saw one of these targets more than 20 years ago . ) c.a. Moore August 28, 1992
  • p. 211 Statement Albert C. Trakowski June 29, 1994 22
  • p. 213 …VA I, i\lbert C. Trakowski, hereby state that Jeffrey Butler, was identified as a Colonel…
  • p. 224 …I think this was a C-45. We did, indeed, have B-17's attached to…
  • p. 228 …we still carried microphones aloft and a C-54 orbited overhead and followed the balloons out…
  • p. 230 …June 1st, "C-47 with Moore, Schneider and others from NYU, also Irewin, Minton, Olson, NYU…
  • p. 247 …Trakowski went over in a c-54 and picked them up. Also radiosonde receivers set up…
  • p. 249 …It looks like Maryalls' "C-54, located on Tulerosa Range by air. Out PM with several…
  • p. 258 …HT SST, whatever that is." July 8th. "C-54 off about 10:30 with 23 people…
  • p. 263 …I had forgotten, but he reminded me that he had gone on the C-54 to…
  • p. 264 …what sticks in my mind as either c-s or an M-5 radar. I knew…
  • p. 266 …A~ I say, these c~me out right at the end of the war. The warrant…
  • p. 268 …This is the c Model. It doesn't show the reinforcements. Q: The young lady I…
  • p. 269 …I thought the B Model was a 1947 vintage and assumed, wrongly so, that the C…
  • p. 271 24 Interview Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert C. Trakowski, USAF…
  • p. 278 …balloon launch-Maj. W. D. Pritchard, Maj. C. W. Mangum, Lieutenant Siegal, and a Capt. L…
  • p. 287 …ltfttf} for ••• ftlu,c.hin1 thwtc. C. au nit} C~r~hff • I Ac.te d…
  • p. 299 …1675 Ms Ruth Fiornartto DSN 992-5781 c) Westinghouse Electronics History Museum, Baltimore MD Mr Robert…
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  • p. 307 …other· icial, non-judicial, or administrative proceedings. __ c. I have the right to consult with a…
  • p. 308 …70 U.S C BOis. 44 U.S.C 3101. and EO 9397 PRINCIPAL PURPOSES: usea…
  • p. 320 …Crane, spring 1946-July 1946; Col Marcellus Duffy, August 1946-January, 1947; and Capt Albert C…
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T· 1 r Cor-.::andine General
Air ~teriol Co~·mand
wright Field
Dayton 21 Ohio
A'1'TN t TS'&LT
l. Plans .for rasearoh on Project "t.t>cuJ. 1 " z. c. lS:~.-ll, priority
lA, include dcttarrd.nation of con:;n-oasional wa~ voloc.C..t.y !n the upper
atnoaphere in rogiona or l:ig&"l latitude. 1'hi.a intorr..ation 1s vital to
the cor.pletion ~r the prt~jeot and as far sa is lcnmm 1 no previous 110rk
baa been d)nw 1n tha f.i.ald. Tbeao L&b:>ratorios are now pl.a:-.n1ns to
begin the .t'1rst phase of tr.ia resoarch in Alaska betli'Sen 15 October
and 15 Decanber 1947• Cocplotion or this !irst phaso will require
about six weelaJ at the teat aito.
2. lhe method or detenrJ.ning acoustic velocity fields in the
upper atz:otOsphere will be siml4r to t.lvlt which has been done ott the
Nn Jersey coast and in Nn liexico t.hrougl"'.out t.hia ,..ar. i\'xploeivu
are set orr at or nuar the earth's aurrace and the resulting coqrea-
aional •voa refracted through tho upper atmosphere are recordsd at
sit" up to )00 :zd.loa distant. One 'Oithod conisista or cro~ 1111'-
burst bombs !'ro:n airplanes !'l.ying a course in various directions !rom
the recordin& a1 t.a, SO to ):)0 mLle• away. Anothor r:ethod involve•
firirl& charges or e~losi vos on the gound at fi.Dd d.lst.ances' t:rom
the reoordi~ sites. 'Wldcbever !Dit.~od is used -.ill depmd upon
aT8il.able cond1 t.ions and the &ranting or clearanc•• to do the work.
Both mthods haw bean succesatul.J¥ u.sod !or owr a )"tar• ·Tochniques
are wU est.ablishGd and the enetnem-ine per.10nnel ar• wll ~rlenced
on all phaaoa ot tho ~rations.
). A previous survey or !'aa:l.liM.ee in Alaaka by peraonnel of
tlwae Laboratoriea indicates that all requiremlnts ··may be ful!illad at
Ladd J'ield, Fairbanks. 11le :tollor...ng require~nts AN nace:saary to
conduct ei t!Jtr ar both typos ot teats a
a. Facil1tios ror lzdi.ng and aerTlcing a :;.54 airplane and
either a B-17 or a B-29 airplano.
b. Houa1ns .and •aaing racS.l1t1ea tor three c1v:Ll1an
techniciiDII trom the llataon Laboratories and the m1Utary atrorai"t
ONW tttr a• pcoiod ot lix 11WIIQ•

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