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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. 100 …The IRIS search, however, did reveal a sub-stantial file in AFHRA microfilm roll 33,764…
  • p. 106 …Prin~s •••••••• 403 Ground Negatives ••••••••• 285 Aerial Roll Film ••••••••• 741 feet ~5 mm Film ••••••••••••••• 454 feet
  • p. 439 …tanks helilua 1 ea. balloon 2 ea. rolls acetate fiber scotch tape 1 ea. appendiX stiffeners…
  • p. 810 …Ran J rolls but nothing came in. Chantz at Tulerosa alone - Godbee and Reynolds at East…
  • p. 811 …roll, then paper jammed; Dona Site OK; Launching Area site - OK for first 2 rolls, paper…
  • p. 814 …Rancher, Sid West, found balloon train 25 mi south of High Rolls in mountains. Contacted him…
  • p. 893 …Motmted on 'Wheels, this mechanism is rolled into position with the head of the balloon lying…
  • p. 936 …to be used) plus spare 24 ea. Rolls acetate fiber scotch tape 3 ea. Appendix stiffeners…
With light weight payloads, balloon system of' this type can be
la1.mched by two or three experienced balloon men. The launching
is carried out in a manner similar to th~t explained in Section II,
Operations, of' "Technical Report 93.02(lJ~ in that the balloon
is inflated in the lee side o£ a building or wind screen, (or in
an aircraft hangar if one is available, or in the open when winds
are light) with the equipment train laid out downwind of' the balloon.
The amount of gas lift is equal to balloon weight plus approximately
10% to cause ascent at 800 to lOOOft. min. A picture of inflation
of a 20 ft. diameter plastic balloon is shown as Fig. U.
Fig. 11
Inflation of a 20 ft. Plastic Balloon

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