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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. 12 …Memo, with Attachments, Edward C. Mishler, HQ AFOSIIHO, for SAF/AAZ, subj: GAO Review on Records…
  • p. 14 …Spilhaus, C.S. Schneider, C.B. Moore, "Controlled-Altitude Free Balloons," Journal of Meteorology, Vol. 5…
  • p. 15 …Spilhaus and Col Marcellus Duffy Capt Albert C. Trakowski and Dr. James Peoples Charles B. Moore…
  • p. 18 …Albert C. Trakowski, a young Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate, followed Duffy in the leadership role…
  • p. 27 …of their efforts if they did; and (c) the overall effort was the task and responsibility…
  • p. 33 …AQL, Directorate of Electronics and Special Programs (c) AF/SE, Air Force Safety (d) AF/HO…
  • p. 35 …Mexico alone, involving A-26C, P-51N, C-82A, P-80A, and PQ-14B aircraft; however…
  • p. 41 …Moore; and the military Project Officer, Colonel Albert C. Trakowski. All of these persons were subsequently…
  • p. 45 …actually procured was a 1953-manufactured model"C" as compared to the Model B which was…
  • p. 55 GAO UnitedStal:eS General AecolllltiDC omce WashiDgtoo., D.C; ZOMS National Security and Interaatiooal ..urairS Division…
  • p. 59 …SEE DISTRIBUTION Genoral Ac:c:ounti.nq Offic:a (GAO) Latter Dated February 9, 1994, •aeccrds…
  • p. 67 …investigations, and wreckage/debris retention and disposition; (c) identify~ records (unclassified or classified) related to air…
  • p. 71 …Ref para c above. Although we possess no official records related to the subject matter, we…
  • p. 72 …OBSTE'TRI RTIUTY. ~·_._ Freedom of Information Act Request (S O.S.C. 552} Department of the…
  • p. 82 AIRCRAFT DATE A-26C 24 June 1947 P-51N 10 July 1947 C-82A 12 July…
  • p. 94 …1 Atch \nExtracts from AF tV y Records Schedules ~ . ~ c.L- T {(av.r- t;"RAcE…
  • p. 103 …Pursuant to CLuthorj.ty c.::.r.taincd in Hqs. 8th Air Forco 'f;.:x num~.or…
  • p. 104 …Colonel Lur.:c.s relieved. Lt Colonel William C. Kingsl-1~ who then assumed oommand of…
  • p. 106 …Lewis c. Bohanan. former commanding o£ticer of the 3rd Pho to Lab Unit, was trans…
  • p. 107 …Spurgeon, to coordi- nate with Adjutant; 's Section; Lt Colonel Ray- C. 16.ltcn, to coordinate…
  • p. 108 …Jr., Arrrr:r Air Forces, Washington, D. c., .arrived .for investi- gation of the B-29…
  • p. 113 …Copy of SF 135, 19 Dec 75 c!;i.J&£~{ (fftiJl~. EDWARD C. MISHLER Historian 2…
  • p. 114 …C,R1 .01·'~ c INSTRUCTIONS SIG~ATU~ ~. i OAt ~CORe$ RC:V:> Send original and…
  • p. 127 …51 B-0614 BOLLING FLO 342-51 C-5071 BOLLING FLO 342-52-7089 1 OF8…
  • p. 133 …c.c:::·=-:e::.. }.:~~Or'?! £.x~c::::··f-. W.::.::a::-y ?e!'aOnrJel Div:..a! Office Ci…
  • p. 140 …5:30 AI/Z r/J,.;c51/ C?PP.·~?:2/.? _f/' ..50.4/ t ~ rs <,--:.. () fl…
  • p. 141 …1 nG( - · i ' ~-- 1 '-' !? (/.:_ /_,; l-~~i ., I I ' •· 1 i c - t\.: ' .. 1/Vv • i ....- • i…
  • p. 143 …unc ey !eels Gen C&.nnor. ~ not too sure o! hi.Jr.selt, as two Z…
  • p. 144 …Frank Heckett 1 s aame on it. ·i;c are most anxious to explode this thing…
  • p. 168 …I said it was 700 C at Bolling. I believe now that you mentioned Andrews, it…
  • p. 193 …Graul to Commanding General AMC; Brig Gen Tom C. Rives to Commanding General AAF July 8…
  • p. 195 …COITDllal'lding General, Army Air Forces, Washington 25, D.C. THRU& (AC/A5-4) 1. To…
  • p. 196 …lS:~.-ll, priority lA, include dcttarrd.nation of con:;n-oasional wa~ voloc.C..t.y…
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  • p. 198 Btuic ltr WLAMC., 9 Sop 47, to CO Al!C, aubj: "Research Op:-s in Ala…
  • p. 205 …NM C/3!_4 I, Charles B Moore, hereby state that Jeffrey Buder, was identified as…
  • p. 206 C/3.#/ model I think that flight #4 was the flight that was launched out of…
  • p. 207 C B. ;vi. I can think of no other explanation for Roswell than one of our…
  • p. 208 …saw one of these targets more than 20 years ago . ) c.a. Moore August 28, 1992
  • p. 211 Statement Albert C. Trakowski June 29, 1994 22
  • p. 213 …VA I, i\lbert C. Trakowski, hereby state that Jeffrey Butler, was identified as a Colonel…
  • p. 224 …I think this was a C-45. We did, indeed, have B-17's attached to…
  • p. 228 …we still carried microphones aloft and a C-54 orbited overhead and followed the balloons out…
  • p. 230 …June 1st, "C-47 with Moore, Schneider and others from NYU, also Irewin, Minton, Olson, NYU…
  • p. 247 …Trakowski went over in a c-54 and picked them up. Also radiosonde receivers set up…
  • p. 249 …It looks like Maryalls' "C-54, located on Tulerosa Range by air. Out PM with several…
  • p. 258 …HT SST, whatever that is." July 8th. "C-54 off about 10:30 with 23 people…
  • p. 263 …I had forgotten, but he reminded me that he had gone on the C-54 to…
  • p. 264 …what sticks in my mind as either c-s or an M-5 radar. I knew…
  • p. 266 …A~ I say, these c~me out right at the end of the war. The warrant…
  • p. 268 …This is the c Model. It doesn't show the reinforcements. Q: The young lady I…
  • p. 269 …I thought the B Model was a 1947 vintage and assumed, wrongly so, that the C…
  • p. 271 24 Interview Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert C. Trakowski, USAF…
  • p. 278 …balloon launch-Maj. W. D. Pritchard, Maj. C. W. Mangum, Lieutenant Siegal, and a Capt. L…
  • p. 287 …ltfttf} for ••• ftlu,c.hin1 thwtc. C. au nit} C~r~hff • I Ac.te d…
  • p. 299 …1675 Ms Ruth Fiornartto DSN 992-5781 c) Westinghouse Electronics History Museum, Baltimore MD Mr Robert…
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  • p. 307 …other· icial, non-judicial, or administrative proceedings. __ c. I have the right to consult with a…
  • p. 308 …70 U.S C BOis. 44 U.S.C 3101. and EO 9397 PRINCIPAL PURPOSES: usea…
  • p. 320 …Crane, spring 1946-July 1946; Col Marcellus Duffy, August 1946-January, 1947; and Capt Albert C…
27MAY94
MFR
SUBJECT; OTHER CONTACTS ON BALLOON ACTIVITY OR AVIATION
MISHAPS THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE "ROSWELL INCIDENT"
The following organizations and individuals have been contacted during the period 23-
27 May, concerning information on balloon activity and types of balloons being used
for various purposes in New Mexico during 1947.
a) US Army Signal Corps Museum, Ft Gordon GA
Mr Ted Wise, Director, DSN 780-2818
"no actual balloons but will take a look for photographs, or descriptions, etc.
ref Mogul"
Ms Carol Stokes, Historian
b) US Army Communications and Electronics Command Museum, Ft Monmouth NJ
Ms Mindy Rosewitz, Curator, DSN 992-2440
"no examples or photos of balloons but did find a mechanical drawing (9 Jun
44) for an Air Pilot Balloon radar reflector" for which a copy was provided
Mr Richard Bingham, Command Historian, DSN 992-1675
Ms Ruth Fiornartto DSN 992-5781
c) Westinghouse Electronics History Museum, Baltimore MD
Mr Robert Dwitzbe, President
"no balloon activity or balloon-borne electronics packages in the 1940's;
Westinghouse became involved in balloon "TCOM" and dirigibles in the 50's and
60's; we have no reference to Project MOGUL"
Ms Betsy xxxxxxxxxx
d) Sperry Hagley Museum
Ms Gail Dietrzyk, Curator, (304) 658-2400 ext 330
no contact as of 31 May--no information as to the manufacturer of the instrument
packages associated with MOGUL
e) AF/SE
Lt Col Lineberger, 3-7280
AAZ requested information related to B-29 and/or B-50 accidents in New
Mexico in 1947 and 1948--response: B-29 crashed on T/0 from Albuquerque in Jan
1947 and a B-29 crashed on T/0 from Walker AAF (Roswell) in Aug 1948; both had
multiple fatalities; no refueling mishaps between B-29 and B-50 in 1947/48
On 26 May AAZ requested information on all B-29 mishaps in the "New
Mexico" area (ie, NM and surrounding states) for the period 1947-50; information to
include specific date, crash location and number of fatalities: Lt Col Lineberger said
they were on microfilm, that all mishaps were filed chronologically and that there
were 7,000 mishap files; a manual review will take at least 60 days; I requested an
update in two weeks and a followup after the first year's entries had been reviewed
f) Smithsonian Air and Space Museum 20 May 94
Mr Tom Crouch, Aeronautics Curator, (202) 357-2515/3133
"no examples of 1947 vintage balloons; have photographs but are taken at
such a distance that no details of the balloon construction are evident; recommend

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