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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.

  • p. 33 …The specific Air Staff/Secretariat offices queried included the following: (a) SAF I AAI, Directorate of…
  • p. 75 …the Public Information Officer, Walter G. Haut, issued a news release that the Amry Air Force…
  • p. 104 …vt. G. Hilburn, f'onner Assistant Base Adj•lba.nt, transferred ~~ Squedr~n "A", 427th AAF…
  • p. 114 …SFERRED A. OfFICE , •. STORAGE A. FILE CABINETS (No.) 1. TRANS. FILES (.Yo.) lc SHELVING (Li•. Fl…
  • p. 133 …reporti.Dc aot later t:t:.a date 1Jl41catecU 8 Jplx 1947 Cl&tl Lt. G…
  • p. 143 …9:15 A.l:. 9:15 A.~. 9:40 li..M. 9:43 A.ll. 9…
  • p. 144 …on fhone requesting a B-29 be sent to Blackstone, Va. for a celebration by the…
  • p. 198 …Cor.anandinr; G~nerel, Army Air Forces, \'/aehint;ton 25, D. C. ATTN s AC/AS…
  • p. 282 …I then went into industry, and I worked for EG&G, a high- technology company based…
  • p. 303 …AlllllffO PAirrS OP rNF ./OSS.tMM:Y WI./.£ FIT AND 01'€/t.ttrl /It A PROYFA…
  • p. 307 …I do not want a lawyer. lamwi · g to answer questions or make a statement or…
  • p. 322 …4 consisted of a "cluster of (meteor(>logi- cal) balloons" and a "regular sonobuoy."23 Presumably…
  • p. 401 …a.:-:1!! of the sound channel would also b~ detectable by l1!te~1r.g at…
  • p. 407 …dribble constructed of a five (5) gallon tin incorporating e 11etered jet to allow a predetermined…
  • p. 418 …O.oJ nnel KN'$~.ll.!a G, ~ftr. 0-18373.. «C •.• _~ .. Retent1Qn: Indefinite. No known replacement…
  • p. 436 …A typical night using constant ballast flow at a rate slightl7 exceeding leakage losses is shown…
  • p. 437 Fig • 9 is a typical night with DO ballaet. !he night train· tor these flights ia…
  • p. 472 …the tloa tin_g level. (The switch is set so that a rate of change ot…
  • p. 483 We may use this equation to approximate the rise of a full balloon system when controlled…
  • p. 488 …A = 2.39 x 108 col I erg Cp = specific heat at constant pressure g = acceleration…
  • p. 490 …flow, Is and a co- efficient of leakage,Cd• (1) where g is the acceleration due…
  • p. 495 …lf • 50 ~ tof:g}af =7820 GII/HR Values for leakage at several different altitudes…
  • p. 506 …tight upon release of this internal pressure. G. A Ge.tleral Equa.ttc:m of Motion…
  • p. 509 …It is for this reason that a non-extensible balloon is said to be in a…
  • p. 510 …a g I -'- (~ .!L) F, = vb Pa LAo To - Tg Rp + Ro Discussions of the contamination…
  • p. 511 …or 9J <{J)G · dt dt lc We might also have a control tbl t will…
  • p. 512 …1t> !!A_} is the- time during which pressure change of the airdlurro8h!1~g the balloon…
  • p. 523 …The performar.ce specifications are as follows: (a) Rotation: one revolution every 12 hours (b) Duration…
  • p. 528 …Adjustments are made on the adjusting screw {L) and the lower ring {G) before each flight…
  • p. 536 …flight, a 65-pound load was lifted with a linear array of 28 350-g~ rubber…
  • p. 553 …On Plight 43 the tiret model ot an Olland-o7cle pressure modulator was tlown with a…
  • p. 558 …and a satisfactory Olland-cycle pressure modulator~& also used .for over 5 hours to give height…
  • p. 560 …This flight was released at night with a fixed ballast flow of about 300 ~rams per…
  • p. 573 …Flight 82 is a good example of i'light using a single fixed-leak orifice for…
  • p. 574 …Below the baroswitoh a standard T-69 radiosonde was supported with a parachute stuffed into a…
  • p. 577 Fli.g!lt 89: Released from Alamogordo, New Mexico, 1005 MST, August 26, 1948 Not recovered…
  • p. 584 …a near-floating condition for about four hours when the transmitter 40 / llllllff-~ CUIIVK ~ ICIUMD G…
  • p. 589 …With a loss of 10°C superheat, and a limited flow (900 grams per hours), it…
  • p. 594 …flight a high loss of lifting gas caused the total ballast load ot 600 g~s…
  • p. 610 …g. Low brittle temperature h. High transparency to heat redie.tion Table I is a qualitative…
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  • p. 630 …11A rt:~IA.t. - B.t.owN Pr.eex G£.A.5S "A1-e CHA/"'f1J4…
  • p. 646 …rate of rise in feet per minute G : g~oss lift in grams For our purposes…
  • p. 650 (Approximate) where G • gross load A chart, Figure 24, has beendrawn up, based on this equation…
  • p. 652 ~G = G X ~X (1 • K) K T where t::.. G = loss of lift G =gross…
  • p. 675 III II ! I rl G 01 NYU BALLOON PROJCT FLt8ht 5 DAT£ 6-5-4…
  • p. 680 …Fl G 36 NYU BALLOON PROJECT FLlGHT 7 D<ll-e: 7-2-47 E 0…
  • p. 683 …n..1m•tter Fl G.3 9 NYU BALLOON FROJtCT FLIGHT 8 D a. te 7…
  • p. 686 …to a thtmble a.nd attached to re1n forced pCltches at alterna.te .sea.m.s…
  • p. 688 …H.A.Smtth Inc. v.11th reinforced blowout pa.tches to vent 9Q.b when f1red…
  • p. 690 …G.M.. OO!"pol.yettHlent- balloon w1th 1ncend.1a. ry pa.tch on e~:~u a…
  • p. 713 …OBSTRUCTIONS TO AIR NAVIGATION A. WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO, PROV»>G GROUND -NEW YORK UNIVERSITY - RELEASE…
  • p. 731 …2. "Progress in Developing a Constant-Level Balloon", Report by Dewey and Almy Chemical Company, Cambridge…
  • p. 732 …Lugeon, Jean, "Le Poste Aerologique de la Station Centrale de Meteorologie a Payerne et les nourelles…
  • p. 742 …The automatic control is needed for flights lasting through a period in which day changes to…
  • p. 749 …1\\a Mr. o. c. Vinsea to C.B. Moore on rlait. 5/l'J/47…
  • p. 761 The follo'W1.n.g personnel lolere hired but later resigned: 1!.!.!! Robert 't:isnieff Robert…
  • p. 770 …diameter ballgons made from polyethylene .00411 polyethylene .008 11 saran • 00~25 11 aDd a fortisan…
  • p. 775 …g o! Ul ins":.tument coiilpany whicr. wo,.tld cor.struct the altitude control devices. A…
  • p. 779 …As a result of this preliminary study a sub-contn:.ct was given to H. A…
The number of mols in a balloon volume may be readily computed
by dividing the air density, expressed in molar volume. at a given
altitude into the balloon volume. 1he lift of the gas filling the
balloon at any altitude is then equal to the number of mols multiplied
by the buoyancy per mol. For example: To find the lift of the gas in
a completely inflated (hydrogen tilled) balloon of 20-foot diameter,
at an altitude where the pound molar volume is 1000 ft. 3 (This is equivalent
to about 30,000 ft.):
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Volume of a 20-toot diameter sphere =4190 ft •
Number of mols in sphere at this altitude • 4190 • 4.19 mole
iooo
Buoyancy • 4.19 mols x 26.65 /buoyancy/mol • 111.7 # lift given by
the gas at 30,000 feet.
In one step, this becomes:
Gross Lift/Balloon = (Balloon Volume) x (Difference in molecular weights of
air and lifting gas~
Molar Volume at a given ait~tude
Conversely, the maxtaum altitude to Which a given size balloon will
carry itself and a specified load can be determined, as a molar volume, which
may be evaluated from a graph of altitude versus molar volume. Such graphs,
computed as in Part A of this Section, are given in Figures 19 and 20, at
the left hand edge.
Hydrogen and helium lifts were computed for various molar volumes
for spheres of lifting gas with diameters from 7.5 to 75 feet. Figures 19
and 20 were plotted using the values computed. To use these figures to
determine the maximum altitude of a balloon with a specified pay load, enter
the table with required buoyancy (balloon weight plus payload). Go vertically
to the diagonal line representing the balloon's size, and then read horizontally
on the left hand edge, either the molar volume or the equivalent altitude over
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