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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 …Crane as Project Officer for MOGUL and TORRID, June 18, 1946 9. Memo, Maj Gen Curtis…
  • p. 41 …Moore; and the military Project Officer, Colonel Albert C. Trakowski. All of these persons were subsequently…
  • p. 213 …Charlie Moore and Athel Spilhaus used meteorological research as a cover but this was a spur…
  • p. 220 …He and I served together under Colonel Duffy in the Air Force Liaison Office in 1943…
  • p. 227 …I still wanted to be a pilot but I got diverted into the meteorological cadet program…
  • p. 242 …I met tbe chief of the Central Meteorological Office, a Dr. Wadati, and he put me…
  • p. 280 …That's where John had his office, and I was there for a time doing work…
  • p. 309 …by qualified meteorological personnel. The Col and I walked into the General's office where this…
  • p. 320 …Liaison Officer to the US Army Signal Corps, with primary duties for securing meteorological equipment from…
  • p. 325 …developed polyethylene balloons which replaced the neoprene meteorological balloons used on the previous field trip. Also…
  • p. 329 designs on it."41 Furthermore, the Fort Worth Army Airfield Weather Officer, Irving Newton, who was…
  • p. 413 …Marcellus Dutfr, a Regular A~ officer and 1rell-qualitied on meteorological research and development work, might…
  • p. 418 …This officer bat an extensive background and knowledge in meteorological and electronic reiearch and development. He…
  • p. 456 …c) Telemetering section (d) Analysis section (including meteorological and per- for.mance data analysis) 3. A…
  • p. 805 …Finished '/eloci ty data for Oct 4 and Oct 16 from NYU meteorological studies. Stepanoff finished…
  • p. 807 …Used meteorological informatior for 2 explosions. Tried to get V at height of eiplosions but seems…
COL TRAKOWSKI - 6/29/94 8
Q: The Sea Girt Inn?
A: Exactly. That's where John had his office, and I was there for a time doing work on
developing the operational procedures of the SCR-658, the radio direction of wind- meteorological data.
Rawinsonde-1 did most all the work on developing how to use that instrument, and it was done there
at the Sea Girt Inn.
Q: Do you recall any other physical attributes about the radar reflectors, the balsa wood?
Charlie Moore indicated that the material had been coated in something like Elmer's glue which made it
much more durable. Do you recall anything like that?
A: No, I don't. I didn't concern myself with that except as an observation to the side. The
radar targets were geometrically elementary. There were three intersecting planes: X, Y, and Z. Their
geometry was such, as you well know, that any incident wave would be reflected exactly, precisely, in
the direction from which it came. So they were simple. I don't recall any of the details of how they were
made, what what the materials were, what coatings were used, or anything. At the time it wasn't within
the range of my job.
Q: Did Colonel Duffy inform you officially? When he said he called you, was this like an
official ...
A: No. It was just an informative call. There wasn't any official transmission of knowledge
nor expected action to result from it.
Q: Did Colonel Duffy consider this to be some sort of security violation?
A: No. Not to my knowledge, no. It was part of doing business.
Q: So he wasn't particularly upset, and he didn't require a formal explanation.
A: No.
Q: So that's the first you were aware, when he called you. None of your technicians had
mentioned it to you?
A: No. Not to my knowledge.
Q: Did you have any interaction with the people at Eighth Air Force such as General Ramey
or anyone else who may have been at Roswell Army Air Field?
A: No. I don't recall any interaction with them, no.
Q: What about Dr. Crary or Dr. Peoples? Do you know if they had interaction with the
[Eighth Air Force] folks?
A: I don't recall any, no.

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