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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. 33 …The specific Air Staff/Secretariat offices queried included the following: (a) SAF I AAI, Directorate of…
  • p. 75 …the Public Information Officer, Walter G. Haut, issued a news release that the Amry Air Force…
  • p. 104 …vt. G. Hilburn, f'onner Assistant Base Adj•lba.nt, transferred ~~ Squedr~n "A", 427th AAF…
  • p. 114 …SFERRED A. OfFICE , •. STORAGE A. FILE CABINETS (No.) 1. TRANS. FILES (.Yo.) lc SHELVING (Li•. Fl…
  • p. 133 …reporti.Dc aot later t:t:.a date 1Jl41catecU 8 Jplx 1947 Cl&tl Lt. G…
  • p. 143 …9:15 A.l:. 9:15 A.~. 9:40 li..M. 9:43 A.ll. 9…
  • p. 144 …on fhone requesting a B-29 be sent to Blackstone, Va. for a celebration by the…
  • p. 198 …Cor.anandinr; G~nerel, Army Air Forces, \'/aehint;ton 25, D. C. ATTN s AC/AS…
  • p. 282 …I then went into industry, and I worked for EG&G, a high- technology company based…
  • p. 303 …AlllllffO PAirrS OP rNF ./OSS.tMM:Y WI./.£ FIT AND 01'€/t.ttrl /It A PROYFA…
  • p. 307 …I do not want a lawyer. lamwi · g to answer questions or make a statement or…
  • p. 322 …4 consisted of a "cluster of (meteor(>logi- cal) balloons" and a "regular sonobuoy."23 Presumably…
  • p. 401 …a.:-:1!! of the sound channel would also b~ detectable by l1!te~1r.g at…
  • p. 407 …dribble constructed of a five (5) gallon tin incorporating e 11etered jet to allow a predetermined…
  • p. 418 …O.oJ nnel KN'$~.ll.!a G, ~ftr. 0-18373.. «C •.• _~ .. Retent1Qn: Indefinite. No known replacement…
  • p. 436 …A typical night using constant ballast flow at a rate slightl7 exceeding leakage losses is shown…
  • p. 437 Fig • 9 is a typical night with DO ballaet. !he night train· tor these flights ia…
  • p. 472 …the tloa tin_g level. (The switch is set so that a rate of change ot…
  • p. 483 We may use this equation to approximate the rise of a full balloon system when controlled…
  • p. 488 …A = 2.39 x 108 col I erg Cp = specific heat at constant pressure g = acceleration…
  • p. 490 …flow, Is and a co- efficient of leakage,Cd• (1) where g is the acceleration due…
  • p. 495 …lf • 50 ~ tof:g}af =7820 GII/HR Values for leakage at several different altitudes…
  • p. 506 …tight upon release of this internal pressure. G. A Ge.tleral Equa.ttc:m of Motion…
  • p. 509 …It is for this reason that a non-extensible balloon is said to be in a…
  • p. 510 …a g I -'- (~ .!L) F, = vb Pa LAo To - Tg Rp + Ro Discussions of the contamination…
  • p. 511 …or 9J <{J)G · dt dt lc We might also have a control tbl t will…
  • p. 512 …1t> !!A_} is the- time during which pressure change of the airdlurro8h!1~g the balloon…
  • p. 523 …The performar.ce specifications are as follows: (a) Rotation: one revolution every 12 hours (b) Duration…
  • p. 528 …Adjustments are made on the adjusting screw {L) and the lower ring {G) before each flight…
  • p. 536 …flight, a 65-pound load was lifted with a linear array of 28 350-g~ rubber…
  • p. 553 …On Plight 43 the tiret model ot an Olland-o7cle pressure modulator was tlown with a…
  • p. 558 …and a satisfactory Olland-cycle pressure modulator~& also used .for over 5 hours to give height…
  • p. 560 …This flight was released at night with a fixed ballast flow of about 300 ~rams per…
  • p. 573 …Flight 82 is a good example of i'light using a single fixed-leak orifice for…
  • p. 574 …Below the baroswitoh a standard T-69 radiosonde was supported with a parachute stuffed into a…
  • p. 577 Fli.g!lt 89: Released from Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1005 MST, August 26, 1948 Not recovered…
  • p. 584 …a near-floating condition for about four hours when the transmitter 40 / llllllff-~ CUIIVK ~ ICIUMD G…
  • p. 589 …With a loss of 10°C superheat, and a limited flow (900 grams per hours), it…
  • p. 594 …flight a high loss of lifting gas caused the total ballast load ot 600 g~s…
  • p. 610 …g. Low brittle temperature h. High transparency to heat redie.tion Table I is a qualitative…
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  • p. 630 …11A rt:~IA.t. - B.t.owN Pr.eex G£.A.5S "A1-e CHA/"'f1J4…
  • p. 646 …rate of rise in feet per minute G : g~oss lift in grams For our purposes…
  • p. 650 (Approximate) where G • gross load A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up, based on this equation…
  • p. 652 ~G = G X ~X (1 • K) K T where t::.. G = loss of lift G =gross…
  • p. 675 III II ! I rl G 01 NYU BALLOON PROJCT FLt8ht 5 DAT£ 6-5-4…
  • p. 680 …Fl G 36 NYU BALLOON PROJECT FLlGHT 7 D<ll-e: 7-2-47 E 0…
  • p. 683 …n..1m•tter Fl G.3 9 NYU BALLOON FROJtCT FLIGHT 8 D a. te 7…
  • p. 686 …to a thtmble a.nd attached to re1n forced pCltches at alterna.te .sea.m.s…
  • p. 688 …H.A.Smtth Inc. v.11th reinforced blowout pa.tches to vent 9Q.b when f1red…
  • p. 690 …G.M.. OO!"pol.yettHlent- balloon w1th 1ncend.1a. ry pa.tch on e~:~u a…
  • p. 713 …OBSTRUCTIONS TO AIR NAVIGATION A. WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO, PROV»>G GROUND -NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - RELEASE…
  • p. 731 …2. "Progress in Developing a Constant-Level Balloon", Report by Dewey and Almy Chemical Company, Cambridge…
  • p. 732 …Lugeon, Jean, "Le Poste Aerologique de la Station Centrale de Meteorologie a Payerne et les nourelles…
  • p. 742 …The automatic control is needed for flights lasting through a period in which day changes to…
  • p. 749 …1\\a Mr. o. c. Vinsea to C.B. Moore on rlait. 5/l'J/47…
  • p. 761 The follo'W1.n.g personnel lolere hired but later resigned: 1!.!.!! Robert 't:isnieff Robert…
  • p. 770 …diameter ballgons made from polyethylene .00411 polyethylene .008 11 saran • 00~25 11 aDd a fortisan…
  • p. 775 …g o! Ul ins":.tument coiilpany whicr. wo,.tld cor.struct the altitude control devices. A…
  • p. 779 …As a result of this preliminary study a sub-contn:.ct was given to H. A…
B-17 CR~
1st Lieutenant Or.en B. Dubell
1st Lieutenant Thomas F. Carroll
1st Lieutenant John Mertzen
Sergeant W. R. Rice
Pilot
Co-Pilot
Navigator
Engineer
Time notification sigi)als were required and provided in order to afford
sufficient time to make necessary launching preparations, and to position the
balloons just a few minutes prior tc the predetermined arrival of the explo-
sion sound wave. Headquarters FITZ\nlliArA FCRI1ARD furnished ARPACAS 3-1 and
3-2 bJ' officer courier. The team experienced no difficulty in obt3ining the
time signals.
Reports required of the team were a brief statement as tc positive or
negative results of the tests, and notification of team moveme:1t to it's
several locations. Reports of results were made to He~dquarters FITZif.ILLlAM
FORWARD and to .Afl~Sf'i-1.
Results of the ~YAJALEIN test were as follows: balloon-borne equipment
results were positive and ground equipment results were questionable. An
accurate final analysis and evaluation report ~ill be submitted upon Dr.
Crary's return to Viatson Laboratories, including an accurate determinatior. of
results.
Due to time limitation and pending a thorough evaluation of results, the
following recom~endations, of necessity, should be c~nsidered tentat~~e:
1. Before departing for field locations, a survey should be ~ade to
determine the best balloon launching sites, giving due consideration to
shelter from high velocity and gusty winds, and sufficient clear space to
lay-out shroud lines and control cables thus affording clear passage at the
instruments which are suspended about one hundred (100) feet below the balloon.
2. That an SCR 658, radiosonde receiver be included in the team equip.
ment list. For these tests, a receiver had to be borrowed from the air
weather station at each location. This presented a problem because each sta-
tion had only one (1) receiver and it was needed by the station personnel for
11pper air sounding operations. This necessitated selecting the best possible
launching si to adjacent to the weather str ,,~.on. Also, this precluded selection
of' a ~ite T-ithout a weather station.
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