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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. 40 …the debris, sometimes along with his Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) subordinate, Lewis Rickett, who, like Marcel…
  • p. 75 …The base Intelligence Officer, Jesse A. Marcel. and a Counter Intelligence Corps Officer, Sheridan Cavitt, went…
  • p. 159 …I also did not test this material for radioactivity with a Geiger counter (or anything else…
  • p. 163 …to confirm you were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) (at that time ofthe US Army…
  • p. 166 …was Counter Intelligence Corps, this didn't have anything to do with counter- intelligence. It looked…
  • p. 168 …There was nobody else out there from CIC or Counter Intelligence Corps that you knew of…
  • p. 217 …One of the individuals, Sheridan Cavitt, who at that time was a Counter-Intelligence Corps officer…
AIRCRAFT DATE
A-26C 24 June 1947
P-51N 10 July 1947
C-82A 12 July 1947
P-80A 18 July 1947
PQ-14B 28 July 1947
TIME*
0809
1252
1206
1200
0935
* all times are Mountain Standard Time
LOCATION
7 miles northwest of Hobbs NM
7 miles northwest ofHobbs NM
7 miles southeast of Albuquerque NM
Carrizozo NM
15 miles southwest of Alamogordo NM
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We have no information regarding mishaps of air vehicles belonging to civilian or other
government agencies. Please note that mishaps involving unmanned air vehicles (which during the
1940s included remotely piloted aircraft, low-speed "cruise missiles" like the V-1, and most
balloons) are considered "ground mishaps." Reports on such occurrences are not retained for an
extended period; AFR 4-20, vol II, Table 127-2, rule 4 directs the Air Force Safety Agency to
destroy them after 5 years.
Attachment: ,.
AFR 127-4 LN °
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Jks L. COLE, JR., Brig Gen, USAF
Chief of Safety

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