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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. 13 …Alamogordo News, "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Exlained Here: News Men Watch Army Radar Crew Launch…
  • p. 25 …AAF) allegedly recovered remains of a crashed "flying disc" near Roswell, New Mexico. In February, 1994…
  • p. 28 …Marcel, had recovered a "flying disc" from the range lands of an unidentified rancher in the…
  • p. 36 …during the month answering inquiries on the 'flying disc,' which was reported to be in possession…
  • p. 37 …July 7, he was busy with a "flying disc" incident; however this particular incident involved Ellington…
  • p. 38 …and sticks." Additionally, the description of the "flying disc" was consistent with a document routinely used…
  • p. 43 …balloon." Concerning the initial announcement, "RAAF Captures Flying Disc," research failed to locate any documented evidence…
  • p. 44 …Pflock concluded from his research that the Brazel Ranch debris originally reported as a "flying disc…
  • p. 46 …Major Marcel in originally reporting that a "flying disc" had been recovered when, at that time…
  • p. 75 …material recovered near Corona was from a "flying disc," a weather balloon, or something else. Please…
  • p. 99 …mentioning the Office of Public Affairs and "flying disc" activities in GP-509-Hl, July 1947…
  • p. 100 …search produced no documents concerned with a flying disc and/or weather balloon crash at Roswell…
  • p. 105 …kept quite busy during the monti1 answering inquiries on the "flying disc", which.was reported to…
  • p. 144 …fro~ the Houston Chronicle saying that a flying disc had landed there v:ith his (Colonel…
  • p. 166 …now famous newspaper says they found a "flying disc" in RosweU? That was actually the Roswell…
  • p. 254 …Here's the morning paper, "Report flying disc found." Down here is about Colonel J.D…
  • p. 318 …this debris may be part of a "flying disc."1 The sheriff conta<;ted Roswell (Army…
  • p. 325 …rancher and was subsequently identified as a "flying disc" by personnel from Roswell AAF was, with…
  • p. 326 …It should also be understood that the term "flying disc" was not at this time synonymous…
  • p. 329 …floor of the office was a crashed "flying disc." Newton, having seen many weather balloons and…
  • p. 331 …subsequent rumors that the "capture" of a "flying disc" occurred, ultimately left many people with unanswered…
  • p. 373 11 Alamogordo News "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Explained Here: News Men Watch Army Raqar Crew…
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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