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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.

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Cases discussed

Roswell Incident 1947
events of July 1947 leading to what is popularly known as the Roswell Incident; Foster ranch debris
The 1947 Flying Disc Craze: America's First Flying Saucer Wave 1947
Interest abounds surrounding the UFO wave of 1947 which began in the spring

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