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Office of the Secretary of Defense · 993 pages · text from the file's own layer

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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ISSUE:
GAO ENTRANCE CONFERENCE FOR
ASSIGNMENT CODE 701034
Has the Government met its responsibility in the handling,
retention, and subsequent disposition of official records
concerning the investigation and reporting of air vehicle and other
eras~ incidents similar to the reported crash of a weather balloon
near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947.
SCOPE:
Initial work will be performed at the Department of Defense, the
Services, specialized defense agencies, and other executive branch
agencies as required.
APPROACH:
(1) Interview responsible officials and review pertinent directives
and regulations to determine the executive branch policies and
procedures governing the reporting of air vehicle and similar crash
incidents.
(2) Select a sample of crash incidents covering different time
periods (1947 to present) to determine whether proper procedures
were followed.
{3) For the incidents selected, determine whether proper records
management procedures were followed in the retention and subsequent
disposition of those records.
(4) Determine the "OFFICIAL" explanation of what has become known
as the "Roswell Incident".

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