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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. 3 …Force and to the General Accounting Office (GAO). It was written as a result of Colonel…
  • p. 11 …Washington Post, "GAO Turns to Alien Turf in Probe," January 14, 1994 2. Letter and GAO…
  • p. 12 …Jr., AF/SE, for SAF/AAZ, subj: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures with Weather Balloons…
  • p. 17 …In February 1994, the Air Force was informed that the General Accounting Office (GAO), an investigative…
  • p. 21 …in support of a General Accounting Office (GAO) audit that is seeking to identify information concerning…
  • p. 25 …In February, 1994, the General Account- ing Office (GAO), acting on the request of a New…
  • p. 26 …On February 15, 1994, the GAO officially notified Secretary of Defense William J. Perry that it…
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  • p. 31 …To do so would have encroached on GAO's charter in this matter. What Air Force…
  • p. 35 …One of the additional areas specifically set forth by GAO in its efforts was to deal…
  • p. 41 …target." Balloon Research The original tasking from GAO noted that the search for information included "weather…
  • p. 47 …Washington Post Article, "GAO Turns to Alien Turf in New Probe," January 14, 1994 2. GAO…
  • p. 51 A22 FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1994 GAO Turns to Alien Turf in Probe Bodies of Space Voyagers…
  • p. 55 …DOD Office of the Inspector General Director for GAO Surveys and Reviews Dear Mr. Secretary: In…
  • p. 56 ISSUE: GAO ENTRANCE CONFERENCE FOR ASSIGNMENT CODE 701034 Has the Government met its responsibility in the…
  • p. 59 …SEE DISTRIBUTION Genoral Ac:c:ounti.nq Offic:a (GAO) Latter Dated February 9, 1994, •aeccrds…
  • p. 60 2 We have scheduled an entrance meetinq with the GAO for· February 28, 1994, 10:00…
  • p. 63 …GAO Review Letter Dated February 15, 1994, wRecords Management Procedures Dealing With Weather Balloon, Unknown Aircraft…
  • p. 64 …Central Point of Contact., GAO Code 701034 l. CPC Richard L. Weaver Co 1 ,SAF/AAZ…
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  • p. 71 …FORCE MEMORANDUM FOR FROM: AFiiN SUBJECT: References: GAO Inquiry into Records Management Procedures Dealing with Weather…
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  • p. 97 …AL 36112-6424 8 Mar 94 SUBJECT: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures Dealing with Weather…
  • p. 98 REPORT GAO INVESTIGATION OF "THE ROSWELL INCIDENT": RELEVANT HOLDINGS AT THE AFHRA 8 March 1994 Preface…
  • p. 113 …DC 20332-0001 11 May 1994 SUBJECT: GAO Review on Records Management Procedures (Your memo 16…
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SUMMARY OF HQ NAIC RESEARCH INTO THE ROSWELL INCIDENT,
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING SAUCERS, AND PROJECT BLUE BOOK
PURPOSE. To summarize sources of information used in the HQ NAIC study of the 1947
Roswell incident. Allegations are that a flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) were found at the crash
site and transported to Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
BACKGROUND. In 1993, Congressman Steven Schifffrom New Mexico began an investigation
of the Roswell incident. Pursuant to that, a General Accounting Office auditor visited the HQ
NAIC History Office to see what records were available within the center. Also, a local
television station picked up the story. In addition to HQ NAIC records, the Historian visited
other base archives to search for material.
FINDINGS.
I. A review of the HQ NAIC History Office and CIRC holdings, plus other base and
USAF Museum archives, encompassing several million pages of documents, did not turn up any
reference to the Roswell incident or the presence of flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) at the base.
2. An electronic search of the Air Force Historical Research Agency archives, again,
several million pages of documents, did not tum up any reference to the Roswell incident or the
presence of flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) at Wright-Patterson AFB.
3. A review of the Dayton Daily News for July 1947, all of the UFO-related material
available in the Dayton, Centerville, and Woodbourne Public Libraries, as well as information
in the Wright State University holdings and material in the AFIT, Base Technical Library, and
Base Library did not turn up any conclusive evidence that flying saucer(s) and/or alien(s) had
ever been at Wright-Patterson.
4. Conversations with a dozen people who had worked in the Project Blue Book office
or with Blue Book materials did not tum up any evidence that there had ever been a flying
saucer(s) and/or alien(s) at Wright-Patterson.
5. Over the years, there have been several congressional investigations of this
organizations study of UFO reports. None has ever turned up evidence of a flying saucer(s)
and/or alien(s) at Wright-Patterson.
6. All of this organization's UFO study files were transferred to the National Archives
and made available to the public.

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