“Roswell”60+ pages
- p. 1 THE
ROSWELL
REPORT
Fact versus Fiction
in the
New Mexico Desert
Headquarters United States Air Force…
- p. 3 …to what is popularly known as the Roswell
Incident. The only information presented here that was…
- p. 9 …The Report of the Air Force Research Regarding
the "Roswell Incident" by Col. Richard L. Weaver…
- p. 11 …1
"Report of Air Force Research Regarding the 'Roswell Incident'," with
Memorandum for the Secretary of…
- p. 13 …1947
Appendices to the McAndrew Synopsis:
1. Roswell Daily Record, July 9, 1947
2. Interview, Col…
- p. 14 …Combined History, 509th Bomb Group and Roswell Army Airfield,
September 1-30, 1947
Attachment to Colonel…
- p. 17 …Popularly known as the Roswell Incident,
this event has become the most celebrated UFO encounter of…
- p. 19 …Additionally, many claims of a flying saucer crash at Roswell rest on the
description of debris…
- p. 21 …Report of Air Force Research Regarding the "Roswell Incident"
JUL 2 7 19S111
Attached is a…
- p. 23 REPORT OF AIR FORCE RESEARCH
REGARDING THE
"ROSWELL INCIDENT"
JULY 1994
- p. 25 REPORT OF AIR FORCE RESEARCH REGARDING
THE ''ROSWELL INCIDENT"
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The "Roswell Incident" refers to…
- p. 26 INTRODUCTION
Air Force involvement in the alleged UFO-related incident popularly known as
the "Roswell Incident…
- p. 27 …THE "ROSWELL INCIDENT"-WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN 1947
The modem preoccupation with what ultimately came…
- p. 28 …Interestingly, the "Roswell Incident" was not considered one of these
1947 events until the 1978-1980…
- p. 29 …The overall thrust of these articles, books, and shows is that
the "Roswell Incident" was actually…
- p. 30 …Once back at Roswell Army Air Field, it is generally alleged that special measures
were taken…
- p. 31 …What is uniquely
lacking in the entire exploration and exploitation of the "Roswell Incident" is
official…
- p. 32 …of "over
two dozen" personnel stationed at Roswell in July, 1947, to the Veterans Adminis-
tration…
- p. 33 …program involving,
or relating to, the events at Roswell or the alleged technology that supposedly
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- p. 34 …they found that might
be related to Roswell. SAF/ AAZD conducted reviews at a number of…
- p. 35 …WHAT THE ROSWELL INCIDENT WAS NOT
Before discussing specific positive results that these efforts revealed, it…
- p. 36 …A Nuclear Accident
One of the areas considered was that whatever happened near Roswell may have…
- p. 37 …There is no
similar mention of his personal interest or involvement in Roswell events except
in…
- p. 38 …WHAT THE "ROSWELL INCIDENT" WAS
As previously discussed, what was originally reported to have been recovered…
- p. 39 …Porter (B-29 flight Engineer stationed at Roswell in 1947). Affidavit
dated June 7, 1991. " ... On…
- p. 40 …Newton was a weather officer assigned to Fort Worth, who was on duty when
the Roswell…
- p. 43 …came to rest some miles northwest of Roswell, NM, became
shredded in the surface winds, and…
- p. 44 …had also discovered the possibility that the "Roswell Incident" may
have been generated by the recovery…
- p. 45 …appeared to be directly responsible for the "Roswell Incident," a
SAF I AAZD researcher prepared a…
- p. 46 …CONCLUSION
The Air Force research did not locate or develop any information that the
"Roswell Incident…
- p. 47 …alien bodies" make their living from the "Roswell Incident."
While having a commercial interest in something…
- p. 51 …Even though the "Roswell Incident" has been
repeatedly dismissed by the Defense Depart-
ment as nothing…
- p. 56 …reported crash of a weather balloon
near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947.
SCOPE:
Initial work…
- p. 59 …since the enclosed GAO notification letter did not mention
the Roswell incid~t or specifically site…
- p. 67 …reported
crash of a weather balloon near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947". To fulfill the…
- p. 71 …There is a second document called "Synopsis of Roswell Incident: (Atch 2). In its
recapitulation of…
- p. 73 …I have enclosed
for your review a brief synopsis of what occurred in and around
Roswell…
- p. 75 SYNOPSIS OF ROSWELL INCIDENT
I am writing to request a clarifica-
rion of the U.S…
- p. 76 SUMMARY OF HQ NAIC RESEARCH INTO THE ROSWELL INCIDENT,
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING SAUCERS, AND PROJECT BLUE BOOK…
- p. 77 …Concerted research has failed to turn up any evidence relating to the Roswell incident
or of…
- p. 78 …He found
nothing, apparently, about the Roswell incident.
The UFO Experience, J. Allen Hynek. Written by…
- p. 89 …archives of a weather balloon
crash near Roswell, New Mexico from 20 June to 31 July…
- p. 94 …We asked the National Personnel Records Center to see if they have
any files for Roswell…
- p. 98 REPORT
GAO INVESTIGATION OF "THE ROSWELL INCIDENT":
RELEVANT HOLDINGS AT THE AFHRA
8 March 1994
Preface…
- p. 99 …No
mention of Roswell incident found.
390th Air Service Sqdn - No AFHRA files for June/July…
- p. 100 …No mention of the Roswell
incident was found in them.
Result of the Search - Card Catalog…
- p. 101 …records which
might provide details of the Roswell incident H such records survive today, they will…
- p. 102 …509mBoMB GRoUP ~--I ,A N D : . :: ;:;: ~: 1, . - .. .
ROSWELL ARMY AIRFiE-IAf-
1JutY 1947 THROUG!.t 31Jutv…
- p. 104 …Arner ?P.r Po.r~crnph 3, Special Order, #139, Eeadquartars,
Roswell Anny Air Field, dated…
- p. 106 …guasts of -the Kiwe.nis Club of Roswell at a luncheon, for which Colonel
:;.. H. Blanchard…
- p. 108 …Mabry' of New Mexico, and party, were the
guests o£ honor of Roswell Arrq Air Field…
- p. 159 …Shortly after arriving at Roswell , New Mexico in that time frame I had occasion to accompany…
- p. 163 …When did you get transferred to Roswell, Sir?
SC: I went to Roswell after going to…
- p. 166 …disc" in RosweU? That was actually the Roswell
paper, that was the first one. How about…
- p. 170 …I went through and pulled out wherever, in this book UFO Crash at Roswell by
Randle…
- p. 172 …been changed to a location closer to Roswell. And. that's where these bodies were
supposedly…
- p. 175 …that they weren't shooting them toward Roswell, anyway. Of course the sent up a few…
- p. 176 …Kirtland was just another Air Base as far as we were concerned down at Roswell.
They…
- p. 178 …On page 86, it said: "The counterintelligence people came into Roswell on a special
flight from…
- p. 179 …he described his normal
unclassified duties at Roswell, but according to him the crash and recovery…
balloon files; Neal Stark and Jack Griffin, of the Geophysical Directorate's Aerospace
Engineering Group, whose corporate knowledge of Air Force ballooning answered many
difficult questions; and to historian Ruth Liebowitz for sharing her files and photographs.
Many. thanks also to Sheilagh Banacos in Information Management and Evelyn Kindler
of the Public Affairs Office.
At the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, it was a
pleasure to collaborate with archivist Edward Reese of the Military Reference Branch. Mr.
Reese, who retired in October 1994 after more than fifty-three years of faithful civil
service, provided a much-welcomed professional logic and calm to our endeavors. Also
at the Military Reference Branch, Wil Mahoney's knowledge of Air Force records proved
invaluable. At the Washington National Records Center in Suitland, MD, we thank
Reference Section archivist Carry Conn, who patiently led us through the stacks, and
Richard Boylan, Reference Branch Assistant Chief, for his truly prodigious memory. At
the National Personnel Records Center, in St. Louis, MO, archivists Bill Siebert and Eric
Voltz helped to map out a search plan, while Carl Paulson capably guided us through it.
Pearline Foster shared her time, personnel, and an all-important photocopier. At National
Archives II in College Park, MD, Allen Lewis graciously provided access to their
excellent facilities.
Numerous individuals agreed to be interviewed for this publication. We would like to
express our sincerest thanks to them and their spouses for helping guide us through the
complex maze of names, projects, and places that had been shrouded in secrecy by the
passing of nearly fifty years. Special thanks go to Athelstan and Kathy Spilhaus, Charles
and Wilma Moore, Col. Albert and Jean Trakowski, Lt. Col. Sheridan and Mary Cavitt,
and Maj. Irving Newton, USAF (Ret). Also sincerest thanks to Mrs. Emily Duffy and
Mrs. Mildred Crary for sharing their recollections and photographs of their distinguished
husbands.
We also put to good use the fine reference facilities at the Naval Research Laboratory in
Washington, DC, and thank Eileen Pickenpaugh, the Deputy Librarian, Murray Bradley,
head of Research Reports Section, and Ralph Peterson, the Research Report Librarian, all
of whom helped immeasurably to make our searches easier.
Our thanks go also to the men and women of the 913th Airlift Wing (AFRES) at Willow
Grove ARS, PA, especially to Col. Richard Moss, the 913th Airlift Wing Commander,
and Lt. Col. (Col. Select) Robert Hunter, the 913th Logistics Group Commander, for
providing end-of-year assistance. And we are grateful to CMSgt. Michael Breitenbach,
for sharing his very useful experiences and insights.
We are most grateful to the members of Air Force Publishing-Ray Del Villar, Linda
Garmon, and Jack Fischer-who brought this publication into print, and to SRA Garrety
Wood of the 11th Communication Squadron Photo Lab for excellent photo reproduction
services.
In the course of researching and writing this report, numerous other individuals
contributed to the success of the project. Among them were Col. Gerald Merritt, Director,
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