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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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Flipt 7: Released trom .Alamogordo, New Mexico, 0509 MST, July 2, 1947
Descended at Cloudcroft, Hew Mexico
Using a cluster array (Figure 3} of 13 350~gram rubber balloons and
tour larger lifting balloons, a 53-pound load was carried alott on this flight.
At 35,000 teet. the desired floating level, the lifter balloons were cut tree.
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S.ua.atclropper Cllleonbly1 16Alumonum
tubea ol9ronul<a'ted lecul clroppecl by
cleacent preuliNI swol<h111kht Foi.ID'olt"'
tner.e menta•
3009.- 34;000' 400gm- 2', 700'
2.00,.- .1.\000' 400 9m-2.CJ,ooo·
2.00gm- 32,000' 600 gm-2.8,000'
300gm· 3~ 000' 6(1 0 9 m-2.7.400'
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1600 "' 21 500'
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2.IOO,m.loft.
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14.5 me: RQdoosoncte.Heavy clul:y
BQtteroes on bLCL<I< bo~e• •.., hapJNcl on
polyetlly len e.
Figure 3: Train, Flight 7
When the train began to descend below 34·,000 feet, lead shot was dropped in
increments to maintain buoyancy.
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