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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. 218 …remember these which would make the thing rotate in flight. But this, in the B models…
  • p. 418 …Specltically, he le resnonaible tor tuperv1t1on of the Rotating ~gine Branch and the lon-lotating Encine…
  • p. 428 (Type E preferred) J a rotating commutator ot two segments, an insulator and a conductor; a…
  • p. 519 Corps ML-310/ radiosonde aneroid unit, a metal helix on a rotating cylinder of insulating material…
  • p. 521 …However, this error was minimized by the smoothness of the rotating cylinder and the continuous motion…
  • p. 523 …The performar.ce specifications are as follows: (a) Rotation: one revolution every 12 hours (b) Duration…
  • p. 528 …is recorded by the pen on a rotating smoked drum {B) • In order to prevent the…
  • p. 558 …and as evidenced by the barogram in Figure 20 (12-hour rotation). the balloon maintained its…
  • p. 560 …From the barogram (Figure 22) (12-hour rotation) it appears that the orifice did not permit…
  • p. 671 …and with four turns on a helix rotating once a minute, the pressure read- ability of…
  • p. 908 …This contact is used as a reference point for measuring the speed of rotation of the…
  • p. 910 (b) gears or poor alignment of the rotating cy- linder. The motor gears may be cleaned…
  • p. 911 pending upon the speed or rotation of the mo- dulator motor. The pressure signal appears at…
  • p. 915 …These values may be detected by carefully observing the rate of rotation of the motor, which…
  • p. 916 change in motor speed of five percent or more from the preceding rotation, the pressure value…
  • p. 917 …When rotating e. t about l rpm duration of signals not over 3 to 4 seconds…
  • p. 920 …The recording dr~ rotates once in twelve hours. Therefore, it a :flight lasts over twelve hours…
  • p. 922 …In smoking the drum a long rod is used as a rotating axis. The drum is…
  • p. 923 …The rotation of the drum is once in 12 hours and, therefore, the time-distance relation…
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JIATERIEL 'fSEL'!/TCR/ge11
18 June 1946
MEJlORANDUU FOR: Kajor General Curtis LeJ.fay
SUBJECT: Relief ot Major R. r. Crane as Project O.tticer tor
JIOOUL and TORRID
1. In complianco wi"t.h General Spaatz' directive, I contacted
Dr. Me Ering at Columbia "Jniversity on 15 June 1946 and d.iscuased
tho proposed relie.f of Major R. T. Crane as project otticer on
projects JIOGUL and 1'01UUD.
2. Dr. Ewing was exceeding~ pleasant and agreed to the relief
of US.jor Crane, asking only that it be done in such a way as to
causa as little embarraamnent to aQT of the parties concerned· as
possible. I advised him that the matter ~ould be handled diplomaticall7.
3. I then discussed with Dr. Ewing the subject ot a successor
to Major Crane and suggested to him that Colonel Marcellus Dutfr, a
Regular A~ officer and 1rell-qualitied on meteorological research
and development work, might be made available tor this duty. Dr. Ewing
advised that he believod that he could work well with Colonel nutty
if he is assigned to this work. It was f\U"ther agreed that as soon as
a project officer is finally selected, a conference would be held with
Dr. Ewing and the now project officer and Colonel Maier and Colonel
Qraul in ordor that there will be a clear understanding as to tba
objectives to be accomplinhed.
TOll C. RIVES
Brig. General, USA
Chief, Blectronic Subdirlsion
Engineering Division

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