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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. 7 …Joseph Fletcher, USAF (Ret); Robert Todd; Frank Press; Vance Mitchell; Lt. Col. Joseph Rogan; Maj. Kevin…
  • p. 31 …Klass, who writes The Skeptic's UFO Newsletter, and Robert Todd, a private researcher. The concerns…
  • p. 34 …by serious private researchers such as Robert Todd, who had independently obtained almost encyclopedic knowledge of…
  • p. 44 …Moore, Robert Todd, and coincidentally, Karl Pflock, a researcher who is married to a staffer who…
  • p. 213 …Robert Todd, rm not sw-e whether he was a believer or not. Charles Ziegler was…
  • p. 219 …Robert Todd, who has been a person very interested in trying to get to the truth…
  • p. 221 …And by Todd and by me. Q: So it appears as though you, yourself, have done…
  • p. 228 …I didn't know the name Mogul until Robert Todd told me two years ago. I…
  • p. 236 …you come in possession of it? A: Todd. Todd does everything. Q: Did he say where…
  • p. 239 …nice paper that came through courtesy of Todd. In '48 there was a big operation in…
  • p. 241 …We were instructed not to talk about it, and until Todd told me that Mogul had…
  • p. 245 …There were various code names, and thanks to our friend Todd, I've learned about the…
  • p. 246 …surprises me, because in various reports that Todd has sent me, such as the monthly progress…
  • p. 264 …There was a motor pool, because in the stuff Todd has dug up, there were a…
  • p. 266 …Joe Fletcher has written your friend Todd, and said there's no question that's a…
  • p. 268 …Here's a letter Todd got having to do with chasing down modern targets, the people…
  • p. 269 …While I'm finding that, here is a communication between Todd and a Warrant Officer Newton…
  • p. 273 …They were at first a Charles Robert) Todd, from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, who was writing a story…
  • p. 282 …people such as Mr. Pflock and Mr. Todd, and we do appreciate your spending some time…
PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94
Q: No.
A: He worked for a Tracer lab and is just bringing out a
book on the early detection system.
Q: That was Project Center. MX-968.
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A: There was another one that followed on this to measure
krypton. It was called Grab Bag in our lexicon.
Q: Did you ever hear of the project Bequeath?
A: No. Being a civilian and outside, I was more
knowledgeable, essentially, of the intent and what was required
rather than the project names.
Q: What type of clearance did you hold?
A: At various times I had Top Secret and Q and I don't
remember exactly when I got various clearances. I also had a
clearance with the CIA.
Q: So at this time in New York University you were cleared
but you had no need to know.
A: I knew exactly what we were doing. I knew about
Helgoland. I knew, just being an atmospheric physicist, I knew
about the sound duct channel and I knew what we were doing, but I
just didn't know any of the operational details and I wasn't
concerned with them.
Q: From a security standpoint, did anyone ever discuss
with you, other than the letter that I showed you stating that
this is now unclassified, did anyone ever tell you never to
discuss any of this with anyone?
A: I can't say they did.
Q: It was just a matter of enforcing the need to know what
classified project ...
A: I guess I was aware this was highly classified, and
having been in the military was aware this wasn't something to be
discussed lightly. But no, I can't say that .••
Q: The reason I ask the question is there are some
statements made in the various publications and books -- the
popular press, about people being threatened not to talk about
things they had seen or that sort of thing. I just wanted to see
if there had been anything stated to you never to discuss any of
the activities either related to this project or any other
project.

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