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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. 439 …it desired) Payload in~trumentation 1 ea. banner, 3 1 x 61 Data sheets. Weight sheets…
  • p. 550 …When mounted above the 'cloth identification banner, this chute also acts to minimize rrwe.y and…
  • p. 663 …A banner may be seen in Figure 30.. White banners seem to be the most generally…
  • p. 664 Figure 30 General Mills 20 foot balloon in flight, showine; banner and other flight train components.
  • p. 726 …description --------- Line leneth .---------------------------- Banner description --------------------------Ballast assembly .. description ______,.. Ballast • • .. • • '" • Total Equipment l~eight. • • • • ' Gross Load • • ' • • • • {56)
  • p. 860 …cutter cannon • • • • • • • • • 26 15 , Detail drawing of banner • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 28 16 • Typical service flight train (complete) • • • • • • • •• 30…
  • p. 881 …These are: (l) a banner, (2) a drag parachute, and (3) safety-weights. The banner is…
  • p. 882 …6' 12' NYU BALLOON PROJECT 3' 6' BANNER ~~~ Date~ 5-19-48 ED 48-5 6…
  • p. 937 2 ea. Parachutes ML-132 1 ea. Banner. 3' x 6' 4 ea. Data sheets 4…
  • p. 938 …description.______________ Drag chute ---------------------------- Banner description --------------- ---------- Ballast assembly - description -----------~-- Ballast • • • • • • Total Equipment i'ieight • • ' • • • • • • Gross Load • • • • • • • • • • • -86-
(d) Fix~d Rate Ballast Equipment:(optional)
1 ea. orifice spinnerette, to give proper ballast flow
1 gallon ballast, compass fluid AN-C-116
17.
1 ea. ballast reservoir (1 gallon capacity)
1 ea. filter 3' diameter, 325 x 325, phosphor bronze mesh
6 inches tubing (Tygon) 3/16" bore
Tracking of these flights was maintained by use of an SCR 658 radio
receiver with a 400mc transmitter telemetering information from
the balloon syst~m. Information received through the telemetering
circuit can be recorded on a standard weathel" station recorder,
a recording oscilloscope of the Brush Development type or by any
other convenient means.
Altitude of the service flights was determined by use of a modified
radiosonde modulator, an olland cyql~ modul~tor (see p.68 , Section
I, General, Technical Report 93.02(1J), or by computation from
knowled ~e of t~ weight of the balloon system and volume. of · the
balloon.
In order to keep balloon systems from floating in the air lanes,
a flight termin ·~. tion switch was incbH:led in the circuit. This
switch is a radiosonde modul~tor modified so that all contacts
above 25,000 ft. are disconn~cted from the circuit. The pen arm
rides on a shelf dnring ascent to about 30,000 ft. and t.hqn f .uls
to the commutator (See Fig. 12).
Fig. 12
Flight Termination Switch

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