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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. 6 …Kathy Spilhaus, Charles and Wilma Moore, Col. Albert and Jean Trakowski, Lt. Col. Sheridan and Mary…
  • p. 12 …Statement, Albert C. Trakowski, June 29, 1994 23. Interview, Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James…
  • p. 14 …Personal Journal of Albert P. Crary 18. New York University, Progress Report No. 7, Constant Level…
  • p. 15 …Yates Albert P. Crary and Phil Chantz Dr. W. Maurice Ewing and Albert P. Crary Dr…
  • p. 18 …editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research; Albert P. Crary, also a civilian Air Force scientist…
  • p. 41 …Moore; and the military Project Officer, Colonel Albert C. Trakowski. All of these persons were subsequently…
  • p. 42 …An advance ground team, led by Albert P. Crary, preceded the NYU group to Alamogordo Army…
  • p. 211 Statement Albert C. Trakowski June 29, 1994 22
  • p. 219 …You, perhaps, have talked to Albert Trakowski ••.
  • p. 220 …Anyway, Albert Trakowski was the Watson Laboratory project officer on this. When I raised this question…
  • p. 224 …Only what Albert Trakowski told me, that our friend John Peterson, the procurement man, was just…
  • p. 230 …The reason I have it identified is I have Albert Crary's diary. The scientific end…
  • p. 247 …V-2 firings? A: Those went independently. Albert Crary was monitoring the V-2 firings. Q…
  • p. 271 24 Interview Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert C. Trakowski, USAF…
  • p. 273 Colonel Albert Trakowski 29 June 1994 Q: We have concluded) independently from several other researchers the…
  • p. 320 …Crane, spring 1946-July 1946; Col Marcellus Duffy, August 1946-January, 1947; and Capt Albert C…
  • p. 322 …Personal journal of Albert P. Crary, p. 13. 20. Ibid., pp. 4-16. 21. Ibid., p…
  • p. 327 …Intvw, Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert C. Trakowski, USAF (Ret…
  • p. 330 …79; Untr~scribed journal of Albert P. Crary, p. 64.
  • p. 408 …personnel were as follows: BAllOON TEAM: Dr. Albert P. Crary Mr. Charles S. Schneider Mr. John…
  • p. 770 …Co. Inc. R:ye, N. Y. Capt. Albert C. T;r.-akowski Watson Laboratories Red Bank…
  • p. 799 Journal Transcriptions Albert P. Crary 17 April 2, 1946-May 8, 1946, and December 2, 1946…
  • p. 807 …3-25 cre•r:lt Yosher, Lt Alberts, Sgt ? Oliva arrived Alamo. by train this ~ Feb…
  • p. 843 22 Interview Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert Trakowski, USAF (Ret…
  • p. 979 Albert P. Crary (left) and technician Phil Chantz taking a break during Project MOGUL operations at…
  • p. 980 The distinguished scientists Albert P. Crary (left) and Dr. W. Maurice Ewing collaborated at various scien…
  • p. 982 …be part of a flying saucer. Capt. Albert C. Trakowski who succeeded Colonel Duffy as MOGUL…
  • p. 984 …Photo Collection of Albert P. Crary. This modified PT boat that was assigned to Project MOGUL…
  • p. 985 …Photo Collection of Albert P. Crary. Standard 350-gram meteorological weather balloons in the North Hangar…
PROFESSOR MOORE - 6/8/94 42
A: There was really no contact, at that time, as far as I
know, between Peoples and Roswell, and there's no way Roswell,
other than my memory of getting turned away by the MPs at the
gate, there's no way that the people at Roswell would have known
what was going on over at Alamagordo. When we sent people to
Roswell, Hackman worked out of a motel to receive.
So the more puzzling thing in line with what you say comes
from Crary's diary. Here's what crary's diary says:
"Alamagordo. Balloon Flight llA, off at 5:07. Big plastic
balloon with small auxiliary plastics," etc. "Watson Lab and
gear." "Followed" (inaudible) "receiver until about 11. Picked
up on radiosonde receiver at Roswell then followed. Then came
down. At 10,000 feet, cap should have punctured plastic. Then
it came down near Highway 70, between Roswell and Tulerosa.
"Second balloon, met balloons with radiosonde up about 6:30.
Third balloon with two and a half pound stick of TNT and cap set
by pressure element set to fire at 35,000 feet, up at 6:20."
Q: What day is that again?
A: July 7th.
"Surface bombing at site 4 from 5:45 to 8:45 at 15 minute
intervals. (Inaudible) followed main receiver only three-
quarters of an hour, but followed radiosonde about three hours.
Thirty-five thousand food implosion? off about 6:55. Vivian got
instructions for completing work on Flights 1 to 30 and packed
all records and photo. Sent off TWX regarding Bermuda flight
and wrote up memo on it. Worked with Eileen on April 1st rocket
plotting HD5 HT SST, whatever [that is]."
July 8th. "C-54 off about 10:30 with 23 people, all NYU,
Watson Lab including Vivian, Eileen," and somebody else. I can't
tell. "Lieutenant Thompson, Edmondson, Reynolds and myself left.
Wrote a report on East Coast flights for Peoples."
Here's 9 July, the time this occurred at Alamagordo.
"Worked today on balloon flight. Studied Watson Lab records of
them briefly and wrote memorandum to Peoples about results. Left
in car this PM later. Flat tire between Roswell and Tulerosa,
and stayed there."
July lOth. "Changed tire and went
tire. Off to El Rino, Oklahoma today.
Hereford, Texas and met Danny Hard from
and saw Bob Cowden, somebody in charge,
into Roswell. Bought new
Stopped in cafe in
UGC. Went up to office
and supervisor."
That's the end of it. So there's no hint that Crary was
involved in any coverup such as this clearly is. This is a
coverup right here because they talk about our operations, they
talk about our balloons we thought went to Colorado,and they all
claim it to be part of Pritchard's radar operation.

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