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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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“flying discs”22 pages

  • p. 13 …Alamogordo News, "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Exlained Here: News Men Watch Army Radar Crew Launch…
  • p. 25 …AAF) allegedly recovered remains of a crashed "flying disc" near Roswell, New Mexico. In February, 1994…
  • p. 28 …Marcel, had recovered a "flying disc" from the range lands of an unidentified rancher in the…
  • p. 36 …during the month answering inquiries on the 'flying disc,' which was reported to be in possession…
  • p. 37 …July 7, he was busy with a "flying disc" incident; however this particular incident involved Ellington…
  • p. 38 …and sticks." Additionally, the description of the "flying disc" was consistent with a document routinely used…
  • p. 43 …balloon." Concerning the initial announcement, "RAAF Captures Flying Disc," research failed to locate any documented evidence…
  • p. 44 …Pflock concluded from his research that the Brazel Ranch debris originally reported as a "flying disc…
  • p. 46 …Major Marcel in originally reporting that a "flying disc" had been recovered when, at that time…
  • p. 75 …material recovered near Corona was from a "flying disc," a weather balloon, or something else. Please…
  • p. 99 …mentioning the Office of Public Affairs and "flying disc" activities in GP-509-Hl, July 1947…
  • p. 100 …search produced no documents concerned with a flying disc and/or weather balloon crash at Roswell…
  • p. 105 …kept quite busy during the monti1 answering inquiries on the "flying disc", which.was reported to…
  • p. 144 …fro~ the Houston Chronicle saying that a flying disc had landed there v:ith his (Colonel…
  • p. 166 …now famous newspaper says they found a "flying disc" in RosweU? That was actually the Roswell…
  • p. 254 …Here's the morning paper, "Report flying disc found." Down here is about Colonel J.D…
  • p. 318 …this debris may be part of a "flying disc."1 The sheriff conta<;ted Roswell (Army…
  • p. 325 …rancher and was subsequently identified as a "flying disc" by personnel from Roswell AAF was, with…
  • p. 326 …It should also be understood that the term "flying disc" was not at this time synonymous…
  • p. 329 …floor of the office was a crashed "flying disc." Newton, having seen many weather balloons and…
  • p. 331 …subsequent rumors that the "capture" of a "flying disc" occurred, ultimately left many people with unanswered…
  • p. 373 11 Alamogordo News "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Explained Here: News Men Watch Army Raqar Crew…
PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94 40
A: That's really saying did we have aircraft on it or not,
and what percentage. Here the B-17 was on it for 40 percent of
the time. Indeed, that was the aircraft tracking for the Mogul
operation.
Q: That was for the electronic data gathering.
A: That's correct.
Q: Not observing the balloon to tell you where it went
down.
A: That's right. Well, we did have the aircraft stay as
long as we could. As long as we could end up with that very
expensive aircraft chasing an air balloon, we were happy. On the
flight that came down east of Roswell on one of these, Flight 5
or so on came down east of Roswell, the aircraft spotted it on
the ground for us and told us where to go to look for it.
Q: About 17 miles east of Roswell.
A: Then we had another one, Flight 11 •••
Q: That's the one that appears to come down northwest of
Roswell.
A: Correct.
Q: It appears to have almost come down exactly where
they're talking about.
A: That's right.
Q: That's the one where you provided a depiction to
Colonel Weaver.
Q: No, that's another one.
Q: That's an earlier one, that's right.
A: Where is that old NYU report? (Pause)
Here it is right here. More or less due west of
Walker, Roswell Army Air Field.
Q: Then this graphic conflicts with this graphic, which
shows Number 11 coming down... Is that circle the Roswell
reporting station?
A: That's about right.
Q: Is this .circle a weather reporting station which would
be Roswell?

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