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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. 14 …New York University, Constant Level Balloons, Final Report, March 1, 1951 11. New York University, Constant…
  • p. 18 …Developed partly under contract with leading scientific institutions-such as New York University (NYU), Woods Hole…
  • p. 19 …New York Times, "Balloon Staggers Down to Brooklyn Tavern, Hooks Itself to Roof and Upsets Decorum…
  • p. 41 …testing "constant level balloons" and a New York University (NYU)/Watson Labs effort that used" ... meteorological…
  • p. 72 …Foundation then on 23rd Street in New York City. The pathological examination disclosed a human with…
  • p. 148 …i.L?...D"- Erun_2 o:f New York - Gm. ~ advised he would let hi!:: know…
  • p. 183 …There was a project run by New York University, out ofHoDoman at that time. It was…
  • p. 206 …When we heard the news back in New York, w.e joked that they probably found…
  • p. 213 …early July 1947, to observe the New York University balloon group. The "Roswell Incident" occurred after…
  • p. 217 …he was Director of Research at New York University at that time. Q: We have gone…
  • p. 220 …But anyway, Istvan initially went to New York hunting for a source of supply and came…
  • p. 222 …I've reviewed the New York University documents and there's a very clear depiction in…
  • p. 233 …you to join the staff at New York University, or to continue your studies there? A…
  • p. 234 …So you went to New York University when? A: Right after had already started. a copy…
  • p. 237 …You went on board at New York University, and you immediately set out, as documented in…
  • p. 240 …So at this time in New York University you were cleared but you had no need…
  • p. 243 …In the New York University report it says that you were provided two Japanese balloons. A…
  • p. 244 …they have reward tags, "Return to New York University," or "Return to Roswell Army Air Field…
  • p. 247 …so you made your plan in New York to fly •.• Your primary research was the acoustical…
  • p. 261 …The New York University reports are very voluminous. There are three big bound volumes. I have…
  • p. 275 …Charlie Moore and his crew from New York University. Q: You said you went in July…
  • p. 319 …W28-099-ac-82) for the acoustical equipment, and to New York University (NYU) for the…
  • p. 320 …NEW YORK UNIVERSITY "BALLOON GROUP" From September 30, 1946, until December 31, 1950, the Research Division…
  • p. 322 New York University, in accordance with contractual requirements, produced monthly progress reports, technical reports, and final…
  • p. 326 …worlk and preparing to return to New York City, a train of events began to unfold…
  • p. 327 …Kevin Randall and Donald Schmitt, UFO Crash at Roswell (New York, 1991), p. 103. 39. Intvw…
  • p. 331 …Drawing-New York University Flight No. 2 4. 2 Depictions of AN I CRT-1 Sonabuoy…
  • p. 419 10 New York University Constant Level Balloons Final Report March 1, 1951
  • p. 421 …93.03 CJNSTANT LEVEL BALLOONS FINAL REPORT Constant Level Balloon Project New York University Prepared in…
  • p. 424 …of the Department of Meteorology of New York University. A. Introduction and Statement of Problem Contract…
  • p. 426 …Essentially the system as developed at New York University con- sists of a constant volume balloon…
  • p. 430 …balloons as developed and tested at New York University. c. Telemetering From Balloon Systems The second…
  • p. 436 …Service fiights were carried out by New York UniTersit7 personnel in conjunction with technical personnel from…
  • p. 442 …Meteorological Analysis As one phase of this project, New York University agreed to prepare analyses of…
  • p. 444 …b~1sh recorders for analysis at New York University. A total of 22 flights (two of…
  • p. 445 …It is this latter method which was used by the New York University gro,p in…
  • p. 450 …Research Division, College of Engineering, New York University, Teclmical Re§ert 93 .02, Constant Level Balloons…
  • p. 451 New York University Constant Level Balloons Section 1, General November 15, 1949 11
  • p. 453 …93.02 CONSTANT LEVEL BALLOONS Section l GENERAL Constant Level Balloon Project New.York University Prepared…
  • p. 455 …Further extensions are under consideration whereby New York Uni- versity will supply standardized flight gear and…
  • p. 456 …office and storage space was pro- vided by New York University (Figures 1 and 2). Field…
  • p. 461 …Smith, Inc., lfame.roneck, lrew York. In these balloons, 4 and 8 mil sheets were heat…
  • p. 468 …Colle~e of Engineering, New York University, New York. N.Y •• 1948.) There are three undesirable…
  • p. 475 …A drawing of the temperature chamber designed and built at New York University is shown in…
  • p. 514 …the Electrical Eng- ineering Department of New York University was adapted to re- place or supplement…
  • p. 531 New York University Constant Level Balloons Section 3, Summary of Flights July 15, 1949 12
  • p. 533 …93.02 CONSTANT LEVEL BALLOONS Section 3 SUMMARY OF FLIGHTS Constant Level Balloon Project New York…
  • p. 535 Introcluction In November, 1946 the Research Division of the College of Eng.1neer1ng of New York…
  • p. 559 …o£ graduate studenta o£ meteorology at New York University. By conatructing constant-pressure maps £ram the…
  • p. 568 …A New York University AM-1 transmitter was used to send out pressure data. An automatic…
  • p. 594 …Assuming gao- strophic tlaw, members or a graduate class in meteorology at New York
  • p. 597 …graduate ola.ss ot meteorology at New York University (Figure 67). Using an airplane tix FLIGHT…
  • p. 601 New York University Technical Report No. 1 Constant Level Balloon April 1, 1948 13
  • p. 603 …April 1, 1948 New York 63, New York
  • p. 609 …the Re.search Division of the College of Engineering of New York University entered into Contract…
  • p. 640 …At a meeting in New York an 20 .March 1947, the New York Air Space Sub…
  • p. 671 …in the Electrical Engineering Laboratories at New York University. ln previous tests, this has provided clearer…
  • p. 707 …Air Coordinating Committee, New York Sub- committee on Airspace, Rules of the Air and Air Traffic…
  • p. 708 …AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE NEW YORK SUBCOMMITTEE ON AIRSPACE RULES OF 'ffiE AIR AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL…
  • p. 709 …A period of six hours will be the maximum duration of flight. (4) New York University…
PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94 15
June 4th, "Out to Tulerosa Range and fired charges between
o-o and o-6" something. "No balloon flight again on account of
clouds. Flew regular sonobuoy mike with cluster balloons and had
good luck with receiver on ground but poor on plane." I think
that's Flight 4 right there.
Q: so that's June 4th.
A: As to that flight made by Mirs and Hackman earlier, we
have no record of it here in the NYU summary.
Q: If he flew that on June 4th and it carried the
microphones, the radar reflectors, that would have been with a
neoprene type balloon.
A: There were no plastic balloons delivered until the 28th
or 29th of June that year. So everything as evidenced on the
Helgeland flight that we made and the other flight, they were all
meteorological balloons prior to late June.
Q: That would have also had the B Model reflector, this
type of reflector, but the B Model?
A: My memory is that Jim Peoples, because we were being
sent down by B-17 and by air, didn't let us take the radiosonde
receiving equipment which at that time was very heavy. It was
like a 500 pound rack with a receiver, frequency meter, recorder,
etc., and we weren't allowed to use that. Instead, the idea was
that Peoples would provide tracking on the balloons with radar
targets and so on. So this is where I think the radar targets
come in. If you look in these reports you'll find here
statements, radiosonde reception, and you'll see 60 percent with
recorder, so percent without recorder, 100 percent without
recorder for June 5th. A hundred percent without recorder.
so I think we tried the radar targets, as I remember, our
contact who was a Captain Larry Dyvad found that they weren't
able to track our flights at all. They had a radar that was
entirely aimed at looking at the missiles. To look at slow
moving balloons with poor signal return was difficult for them.
So we started off with making single target flights. I think we
went to multiple target flights, and still didn't have any
success, so I began putting radiosondes and then just audibly, as
the tones would change, I would log it on a piece of paper. I'd
count the pressure... Are you familiar with radiosondes?
Q: Somewhat.
A: The commutator with the pressure contacts, etc. I
would count contacts and record it and you'll see in some of
these flight reports, there's two different interpretations
possible, depending on what the contact sequence was. An
ordinary radiosonde is very good for something that's going one
way. But for something that's going to go up and float, you can

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