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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. 15 …E. LeMay and Brig Gen Roger M. Ramey Col William H. Blanchard Maj Gen Clements McMullen…
  • p. 28 …The July 9 edition of the paper noted that Brigadier General Roger Ramey, Commander of the…
  • p. 29 …EVOLUTION OF THE EVENT FROM 1947 TO THE PRESENT General Ramey's press conference and rancher…
  • p. 38 …wreckage that was ultimately displayed by General Ramey and Major Marcel in the famous photos (Atch…
  • p. 40 …Lt Col Cavitt also reviewed the famous Ramey /Marcel photographs (Atch 16) of the wreckage taken…
  • p. 41 …is, the material I saw in General Ramey's office was the remains of a balloon…
  • p. 43 …However, on July 10, 1947, following the Ramey press conference, the Alamogordo News published an article…
  • p. 45 …It was also noted that in the two photos of Ramey he had a piece of…
  • p. 75 …Roger Ramey. identified the m.aterial for the press as the remains o.f a weather…
  • p. 108 …16 July 1947 - Brigadier Ge~1eral Roger ~. Ramey arrived .from Ft Worth on an official visit…
  • p. 159 …UFO Crash at Roswell wherein Marcel and Ramey are holding up this material and it appears…
  • p. 167 …Do you remember at the time the article or the photo of General Ramey and Marcel…
  • p. 168 …That he had taken it down to Ramey or something. But, nothing that would, you know…
  • p. 176 …O.K."Marcel would take some ofthe sample to Fort Worth to show Ramey. In the…
  • p. 189 …He was under Ramey. Wasn't that the General's name over at the 8th Air…
  • p. 202 …atmospherics mathematically-therefore using it was natural. Ramey's press conference-the Air Force position makes…
  • p. 254 …What about then Colonel Blanchard and General Ramey? Do you think they may have had any…
  • p. 255 …General Ramey, Commander, 8th Air Forces, cleared up the mystery. A: In these pictures here, don…
  • p. 261 …And there's no way that either Major Marcel nor General Ramey or General Ramey's…
  • p. 266 …These are the pictures taken in General Ramey's office, 8th Air Force Headquarters by a…
  • p. 269 …Officer Newton, who identified things in General Ramey's office. (Pause} Q: It says a material…
  • p. 280 …Did you have any interaction with the people at Eighth Air Force such as General Ramey…
  • p. 309 …I received a call from some one in General Ramey's office who asked that I…
  • p. 318 …Meanwhile, Brig Gen Roger Ramey, Eighth Air Force Commander, ordered that the debris be flown to…
  • p. 325 …photos of the material displayed in General Ramey's office. These materials were consistent with the…
  • p. 326 …General Ramey personally inspected the "disc," became skeptical, and summoned the base 36. NYU, Technical Report…
  • p. 327 …At some point General Ramey decided to forward the material to Wright Field, home of AMC…
  • p. 328 …Research has revealed that the debris found on the ranch and displayed in General Ramey's…
  • p. 329 …Newton stated that when he was called to General Ramey's office he remembers meeting Marcel…
  • p. 975 …In fact, General Ramey displayed the original debris recovered from the ranch, which came from a…
  • p. 977 …General McMullen is alleged to have directed General Ramey to cover up the recovery of an…
shown to have died, disappeared, or otherwise suffered at the hands of the
government during the last 47 years). Fourth, many of the persons making the
biggest claims of "alien bodies" make their living from the "Roswell Incident."
While having a commercial interest in something does not automatically make it
suspect, it does raise interesting questions related to authenticity. Such persons
should be encouraged to present their evidence (not speculation) directly to the
government and provide all pertinent details and evidence to support their claims
if honest fact-finding is what is wanted. Lastly, persons who have come forward
and provided their names and made claims may have, in good faith but in the
"fog of time," misinterpreted past events. The review of Air Force records did not
locate even one piece of evidence to indicate that the Air Force has had any part
in an "alien" body recovery operation or continuing cover-up.
During the course of this effort, the Air Force has kept in close touch with the
GAO and responded to their various queries and requests for assistance. This
report was generated as an official response to the GAO, and to document the
considerable effort expended by the Air Force on their behalf. It is anticipated that
that the GAO will request a copy of this report to help formulate the formal
report of their efforts. It is recommended that this document serve as the final Air
Force report related to the Roswell matter, for the GAO, or any other inquiries.
Attachments
1. Washington Post Article, "GAO Turns to Alien Turf in New Probe,"
January 14, 1994
2. GAO Memo, February 15, 1994
3. DoD/IG Memo, February 23, 1994
4. SAF /FM Memo, February 24, 1994, w /Indorsement
5. SAF/ AA Memo, March 1, 1994, w/ March 16, 1994 Addendum
6. AF/IN Memo, March 14, 1994
7. AF/SE Memo, March 14, 1994
8. SAP/ AQL Memo, March 22, 1994
9. AF /XOWP Memo, March 9, 1994
10. SAF I AAI Memo, March 10, 1994
11. AFHRA/CC Memo, March 8, 1994
12. AFOSI/HO Memo, May 11, 1994
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