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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. 28 …Major Marcel and "a man in plain clothes" then accompanied Brazel home to pick up the…
  • p. 30 …These locations include Fort Worth, Texas, the home of the Eighth Air Force Headquarters; possibly Sandia…
  • p. 40 …Subsequently, Cavitt was interviewed on May 24, 1994, at his home. Cavitt provided a signed, sworn…
  • p. 51 …Also, a nurse reportedly told a local funeral home director that she witnessed the autopsies of…
  • p. 75 …mortician who worked for the funCr.ll home in Roswell, Glenn Dennis, says an:Arrr.y…
  • p. 147 …To llr. ~o's ofi'ice and then home.
  • p. 182 …She said she had been home when she got telephone calls. MC: I have talked to…
  • p. 190 …unintelligible) some grave digger from the funeral home or whatever ... RW: Well, of course, Randle and…
  • p. 201 …USAF on this date at my home and do hereby, voluntarily and of my own free…
  • p. 205 …Lieutenant, USAF on this date at my home and do hereby, volwttarily and of my own…
  • p. 213 …Lieutenant, USAF on this date at my home and do hereby, voluntarily and of my own…
  • p. 257 …As soon as that flight was made, that was the 7th, and we went home on…
  • p. 307 …PERMANENT ADDRESS OR HOME OF RECORD (Include l•P Code) MILITARY ORGANIZATION/EMPLOYER DEROS Same as…
  • p. 326 …Roswell AAF was home of the 509th Bomb Group of the Strategic Air Command's Eighth…
  • p. 327 …At some point General Ramey decided to forward the material to Wright Field, home of AMC…
  • p. 379 …miles from the and went to his home to try to about 18, or 20 Inches…
  • p. 408 …scheduled to depart from HAWAII for its home station on Z plus one (l) day. The…
  • p. 434 …was used as a beacon to be "homed in" on by the radio compass or aircratt…
  • p. 444 …the radio compass from an aircraft to "home in" on the balloon and position it at…
  • p. 512 …With proper equipment a balloon-borne transmitter can provide a signal to guide an aircraft, homing…
  • p. 516 …By homing on the signal end flying along the indicated bearing until the compass needle reverses…
  • p. 550 …awaJ trom it and 118re able to home in on the signal by using the radio…
  • p. 592 …airplane was used to follow the balloon, homing in em the signal from the .AK-1…
  • p. 801 …Jat At home. OYer to Cgdensburg to see Steve thi::: pm Anril 7 :::un. Left Canton…
  • p. 812 …At home. Took sleeper out of Canton for NYC May 12 Mon. Arrived NYC and caught…
  • p. 815 …Unable to leave for home on 3 July as was planned and wired Donnie first part…
  • p. 816 …Got home about 230. Marion & her baby there. July 16, 17, 18 At home. Drew in…
  • p. 978 …In reality, Andrews AAF was the home of the Army Air Forces Air Weather Service and…
In several cases ~uibs used for altitude control failed to
fire at ertre11el7 high al titudea. It is believed that plac-
iD& a aall load on b&tteriea may help keep cella warm enough
to produce the neceaaary voltage at. high altitude on future
fiighta.
3. Liaitations
The greatest factor hinderi.Dg the progress ctwork is still
the lack or an.Uabl.e apace at lev York UD1versit7.
d. METHODS Of ATT.lCE
Field testa at Alamogordo indicated that a Helios-type cluster
1a auch superior to a long coaaic-ray type flyi~ line in case
at fabricatioa, ballllling aDd launching when it is necessary to
u.se clusters. Therefore, thia type or cluster where tha balloons
are all at the sme lenl, vill be U8ed on all future multiple
balloon flighta.
Large plastic ballooaa have been obtained ani will be novu
at J.l.&Jiogordo d'ID'inc tba teate to be conducted in Jul.7.
e, APP.UU.TUS .AJm EQUIPMDJT
The main sand ballaat-droppi.Jlg deTice wa1 iaproved as a result
ot expen...nta at .11-.,gordo b.r constructing the ballast tubea
of allainua rather than plastic, and by ueing stronger paper
41aphrapa aa tM franclble IUpport for tbe ballast.
f. COICWSIOIS AID BECa4MEID.t.TIOIS
OpiDion baa *"· atrencthelll4 tbat cluatera of •teorological
ballooD& vill DeTer be • aatistactory ..thod ot achierlDg con-
atant altitude for long period nighta. Yarioua tactora which
Wich against tl:a &u.oceaa of Such night& &rei the inherent
wrtical iutabllity ot exte11a1ible b&l.l.OOUJ the rapid deter-
ioration of DeOprene UDier the .raya of tba 8\Dl (average 6 hour
Ute) J th.e complex aet of b&llaat am littirl& equipment re-
quire4J the variable &Dd 1Ddeter.a1Date ettecta ot superheatJ
tal the clitticultJ' or l.aunob1na a long train aeaeabl71 eveD
lllder tl:a beat conditio••
·Ia PDRIIl, equipaat ..t bl atreJIIthened am higher aatev
h.ctara ---- lit ... to vithatud t:t. atraina or launchiDg aD4
"- ••cUl&tioaa of the ~l~n train ia f'li&ht.
0.. ... •zw obeenatica po•ta, dovnv1D4, are needed tor n •.,_
..... nle&H8J each put aboul4 haw theodollte aDi radioiCIIlde
eb•a •w• ..s equis-nt. Better ~-=.catiaDa betveea, &Ill
oe.rdiD&tioa ot obaerY<&tioa poata 18 Yital tor aatiatactor.r

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