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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 …The importance of attachment 32, Lieutenant McAndrew's synopsis, derives from his description of Project MOGUL…
  • p. 13 …Photographs, Project MOGUL Balloon Trains 27. Table No.7, Summary of NYU Constant-Level Balloon Flights…
  • p. 14 …Crane as Project Officer for MOGUL and TORRID, June 18, 1946 9. Memo, Maj Gen Curtis…
  • p. 25 …Records were located and thoroughly explored concerning a then-Top Secret balloon project, designed to attempt…
  • p. 27 USAF in September, 1947, the USAF inherited equipment, personnel, records, policies, and procedures from the AAF…
  • p. 29 …EVOLUTION OF THE EVENT FROM 1947 TO THE PRESENT General Ramey's press conference and rancher…
  • p. 31 …This included directing searches at current offices where special or unusual projects might be carried out…
  • p. 35 …USAF records showed that between June 24, 1947, and July 28, 1947, there were five crashes…
  • p. 41 …Its name was Project MOGUL (Atch 19). Project MOGUL was a then-sensitive, classified project, whose…
  • p. 42 …These interviews confirmed that Project MOGUL was a compartmented, sensitive effort. The NYU group was responsible…
  • p. 43 …It is very probable that this Top Secret project balloon train (Flight 4), made up of…
  • p. 44 …Trakowski provided specific details on Project MOGUL and described how the security for the program was…
  • p. 45 In order to provide a more detailed discussion of the specifics of Project MOGUL and how…
  • p. 48 …Copy of Vandenberg's Appointment Book and Diary, July 7-9, 1947 16. July 9, 1947…
  • p. 51 …Schiff complaiiled then that the Defense Department had been "unresponsive" to his inquiries about the 1947…
  • p. 73 …of the physicians who participated in this project. I must respect his confidentially and anonymity. He…
  • p. 74 •Freedom of Information Act Request February 5, 1993 Paqe 3 of 3 PROJECT SIGMA The project…
  • p. 76 SUMMARY OF HQ NAIC RESEARCH INTO THE ROSWELL INCIDENT, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING SAUCERS, AND PROJECT BLUE BOOK…
  • p. 78 …study project officer from 1951-1953 and he investigated a series of reports from 1947. He…
  • p. 104 …assWted command of Ro..;\vell .~rmy Air Field on e July 1947. Colo·nel i1. H…
  • p. 106 …Headqt~':'.!"ters, this station, datod 18 July 1947. 1st Lt. Lewis c. Bohanan. former commanding o…
  • p. 108 …Officer and AACS, regarding Headquarters AMC projects. 22 July- 1947 - Dr. E. M. Townsexrl, PBS, Ft…
  • p. 183 …There was a project run by New York University, out ofHoDoman at that time. It was…
  • p. 196 …Plans .for rasearoh on Project "t.t>cuJ. 1 " z. c. lS:~.-ll, priority lA, include…
  • p. 201 …On the December 1947 baUoon project reports the "service flights" probably refer to the then Top…
  • p. 205 …GeNII was the Project Engineer for the NYU balloon project during the 1947 time frame. I…
  • p. 206 …Dr Crazy and Dr Peoples were the advance people and scientific monitors for our project Dr…
  • p. 213 …I have also been contacted by several researchers and writers and discussed project Mogul and provided…
  • p. 217 Transcript from 8 June 94, Interview with Professor Charles Moore (A) Professor Charles Moore Project Engineer…
  • p. 218 …Is there any type of material from that project that you can think of that would…
  • p. 226 …so essentially you'd say there were no radar reflectors in New Mexico until 1947 until…
  • p. 246 …We got into an operation at Alamagordo in early June of 1947, in which we were…
  • p. 261 …It turns out that during this time frame, 1947, 1948, 1949, there were numerous aircraft accidents…
  • p. 275 …I remained project officer of Project MOGUL through our move of the laboratory from Watson Laboratories…
  • p. 281 …At some point in Project MOGUL did you utilize equipment based at Roswell Army Air Field…
  • p. 299 …B-29 crashed on T/0 from Albuquerque in Jan 1947 and a B-29 crashed…
  • p. 300 …Archivist (202) 504-5416 "no records of Project Mogul; recommend checking with DOE historian or the…
  • p. 309 …However, I was familiar with them because we used them and their products on various projects…
  • p. 318 …1947.4 An examination of unclassified technical and progress reports prepared by the balloon project revealed…
  • p. 320 …in January 1947, is shown in Attachment 2. Over the course of the project, MOGUL had…
  • p. 321 Air Forces, in conjunction with Project MOGUL. 10 The NYU "balloon group" was to develop and…
  • p. 322 …June 1, 1947.19 Present Olll this flight was C.B. Moore, NYU Project Engineer, Charles…
  • p. 323 …Dr Peoples, Project Scientist, decided not to bring the radiosonde recorder (an AN IFMQ1 weighing approximately…
  • p. 326 …Over the course of Project MoGUL, several balloons had landed and been recovered from that area…
  • p. 328 …Additionally, in 1949, General Yates received a full briefing bf the projects, including constant-level balloons…
  • p. 329 …Pritchard, a Watson Laboratory Project Officer (not assigned to MOGUL) stationed at Alamogordo AAF. This article…
  • p. 330 …One instance, on April 7, 1947, Crary gave Pritchard a "progress report for MOGUL project to…
  • p. 418 …From September 1946 to Januar,r 1947, Colonel Dut!7 WRI in charge of apnlled nropagation…
  • p. 444 …was decided, during the autumn of 1947 to present the meteorological diagnoses in a different form…
  • p. 708 …20 March 1947 N. Y. Meeting No. 12 PROBLEM: 1. The Secretary of the Subcommittee presented…
  • p. 747 …1, 1947 to Ma7 31, 1947 §tqttoa II tt.aearch D1'fie ion, ProJect 1fo. 93…
  • p. 758 …January 1, 1947 to April 30, 1947 CONSTANT LEVEL BALLOON Research Division, Project No. 93 Preoared…
  • p. 776 …The project ~rsomlel !las been usiiU:; work bencl:.ea occ;.i.9ied by other projc:cts…
  • p. 790 …12. :20 l11arch 1947 PROBLEM: 1. The Secretary of t~e Subcommittee presented a request from…
  • p. 819 …June 1, 1947 to June 31, 19"7 Section II Research Division, ProJect No. 9S Prepared…
  • p. 975 …Army Air Forces, in 1947, and later Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, 1961-1965…
  • p. 979 …break during Project MOGUL operations at White Sands Proving Ground, NM, July 1947. Project MOGUL Field…
  • p. 982 …the NYU field trip in June 1947 prompted Project Engineer C.B. Moore to attach additional…
  • p. 983 …Moore, NYU Constant-Level Balloon Project Engineer. Moore pio- neered the use of polyethylene balloons for…
  • p. 984 …Sands Proving Ground, NM, in July 1947, by Project MOGUL balloon and ground-based sensors. Photo…
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March 31 Monday. Alamogordo. Chantz, Bill Godbee and Ace went out to E. White Sands and
Tularosa sites to make final setups. Sal, Edmondson, Peoples amd I went out to Dona site
this pm and moved tent and Rubicon to #3 position and set up low frequency apparatus
April 1 Tues V2 Rocket #22 went off at 1310 this pm. Chantz and Don at Tularosa, Godbee
and Peoples at East White Sands, Sal and Edmondson at Dona, Porter and I at Lucero. All
4 stations got good recordings though low frequency instrument at Dona did not work out.
April 2 Wed. Peoples, Major Magnur?, Thompson and myself went over to Lt Col:·McKenson's
office this am regarding bombing ~uns~ There are many difficulties with the bombing here,
mostly that so many new groups have moved in and are setting up on the northern? range.
Thompson and I went overto see Major Mitchell this pm regarding same matter. Wrote memo
regarding proposed work to take to CO tomorrow. Peoples left on B-17 today. Don and Bill G
went to Dona and Launching Area sites am and got all loose wires. Don and Bill E went to
East White Sands and Tularosa pm and got inventory and brought back Rubicon and tent from
Tularosa. \forked on East Hhite Sands record. V2 made 8 5 peaks - down course. Porter worked
on calculations pm. Sal and Edmondson took complete inventory and this pm worked on low
frequency equipment.
April J Thurs. Oliva and Edmondton on low frequency equipment. All T-21s changed over to
Stds. Edmonton and Bill G went out to Lucero and Dona, got inventory and brought back
tent from Lucero.
April 4 Fri~ Reynolds and I went out to Osurso? Range and located PB1 bombing range. Set
up wires and did surveying. Chantz and Porter on computations April 1
April 5 Sat Alamogordo.
April 6 Sun. Checked clocks. Cleaned out hanger and emptied trash out at East White Sands
April 7 Mon Talked to Pritchard re )rd car for tomorrow. Gave him memo of progress report
for MOGUL project to date, talked to Lt Dyer of Signal Corps regarding for tomorrow
firing. Chantz and Bill went out to Tularosa and got that site ready. All equipment checked
for tomorrow. Edmondston and Reynolds ran drum recording of McCurdy low frequency equip-
ment at base. Porter and I worked on amplitudes and frequencys of all recordings April 1
firing and started calculations. Olive worked on calibration of GR8 recorder attenuation.
Got 3rd vehicle and all trip tickets for tomorrow.
April 8 Tues. Ace and I went out 7 am to Osarco site. Arrived 9 and set up radio and T-21s.
Rocket due at 11, delayed until 1710. Very windy then, all settings at 8. Ran J rolls but
nothing came in. Chantz at Tulerosa alone - Godbee and Reynolds at East ~fhite Sands - Oliva
and Edmonston at Dona - all sites windy but J closest ones got some signals.
April 9 Wed. Worked on yesterday's records. Made picks on Dona, East White Sands and Tularos;
Found nothing on Oscuro site recordings. Don and Bill G went out to East White Sands site
and took recordings with pistonphone to get GRJ attenuation calibration. Sal Olive left this
pm for San Diego. Wrote letters to Vivian and Jim p tonight.
April 10 Thurs. Ace and Phil worked on rocket recordings. - azimuths vs elevation angles.
Don-.and I went out to Tulaarosa Range and checked bombing sites - bombing range just north
of Range Camp and another site between that and our Tularosa site. Triangulated in with
Tularoas Peak, etc·. Thompson left in 45 for East. Godbee and Edmondson went with him.
April 11 Fri. Don and I went out past Tularosa Site looking for bombing sites. Went back
to Air to Ground Range and to air strip. Chantz and Porter working on calculations V2 23
and T-21 calibrations.
April 12 Sat_. Alamogordo Air Base
April 13 Sun. ~orked on formula for triangulation without using compass - Alamogordo Air Bas
April 14 Mnn: Porter, Chantz and I worked on GRJ and GR8 calibration curves for frequency
and attenuation settings. Don worked around equipment - Don, Ace and Bill got apartments
at air base. Wrote letters to Vivian and Eileen tonight.
April 15 Tues Alamogordo. B-29 arrived today - Lt Ball, McCurdy, Woodruff and MOGUL pers-
onnel - 41493: Lewis, Wolk, Burnhoff, Adams, Duff • Worked some on instrument calibrations.
Lewis, Ball and I checked with Major Pritchard, then to Major Mitchell's office regarding
bombing sites. Mitchell said CO had turned down bombing from air, but we could have surface
charges along Tularosa road. \·lent up in AT-6, light plane with Capt Runcraft and looked over
area west of Tularosa as far as the mountains, where bombing sites are to be located.
April 16 Wed. Alamogordo. Chantz and Reynolds out to East White Sands and Tularosa sites
to check GRJ equipment for tomorrow. Porter and McCurdy working on low frequency equipment
for '!2 tomorrow. 1o/oodruff, Ball, Work and I went out to Dona site then to Launching Area
site. Strung out wires and left equipment for tomorrow's firing. McCurdy working tonight
on low freq. Oliva in from San Diego this pm

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