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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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Fli~a 2~ through. 39: 'l'hey were made from Alamogordo, New Mexico during Wove er and December, 1947 to test ballast controls and to develop a launching technique satisfactory for high winds. The period of data re- ception by radio 'W&.S too short in all of' these flights to permit much e"Y8.lua- tion of the altitude controls. On three flights (33, 35 and 39) a Fergusem meteorograph was added to the train to record flight pressure; of 11 balloons released, only these three were not recovered. On seven flights the pressure signals reoeind by radiosonde were lost while the balloon was still rising; Flight 38 was a shrouded neoprene balloon which burst as 1t became .fullJ and Flight 39 was a polyethylene balloon which burst at or near its ceiling f'ollowing a very rapid rise. ( 1his was the first balloon to burst using a short external appendix with stiffeners.} On the .other two flights (30 and 35) a very short period of level flight was recorded before the balloon-borne radio transmitter passed out of range. Besides these two, several other .001" polyethylene were maintained at constant or near-constant levels for can be seen from their points or recovery (Figure 13). seen descending 18 hours after release. Figure 13 balloons probably several hours, as One balloon was On Flights 29 through 33 only a fixed ballast leak was used, set for flows of from 300 to 600 grams per hour. Other fllghtl used automatic ballast controls. Although these fixed leaks seemed to be sufficient to keep the balloons aloft, there was no clear evidence as to what amount would be needed for most efficient operation. The need for a system of ballast metering was indicated in this series o.f flights. -19-
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