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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 11
Q: Did you have interaction with Spilhaus in your civil service career?
A: No. Oh, I met with him. Spilly was a consultant, and even in his advancing age he was
still an enormous source of ideas. If you brought him into a meeting as a consultant, surely somewhere
along the line he would offer an idea that was useful. So he found a lot of contact throughout many
organizations, particularly in those related to geophysics ... meteorology, geology. I know he worked with
the U.S. Geological Survey, a very, very fine organization, and with NOAA. Those are two that I know
he continued relationships with. But I had very little contact with him.
Spilly was a very intimidating character. I lived with him for awhile.
Q: Were you involved in his exploits in North Africa, out there in the desert with him?
A: No. Nor in China.
Q: He had quite some stories about some of his past exploits.
A: No matter where he went, he gathered stories.
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