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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. 6 …Kathy Spilhaus, Charles and Wilma Moore, Col. Albert and Jean Trakowski, Lt. Col. Sheridan and Mary…
  • p. 12 …Statement, Albert C. Trakowski, June 29, 1994 23. Interview, Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James…
  • p. 14 …Personal Journal of Albert P. Crary 18. New York University, Progress Report No. 7, Constant Level…
  • p. 15 …Yates Albert P. Crary and Phil Chantz Dr. W. Maurice Ewing and Albert P. Crary Dr…
  • p. 18 …editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research; Albert P. Crary, also a civilian Air Force scientist…
  • p. 41 …Moore; and the military Project Officer, Colonel Albert C. Trakowski. All of these persons were subsequently…
  • p. 42 …An advance ground team, led by Albert P. Crary, preceded the NYU group to Alamogordo Army…
  • p. 211 Statement Albert C. Trakowski June 29, 1994 22
  • p. 219 …You, perhaps, have talked to Albert Trakowski ••.
  • p. 220 …Anyway, Albert Trakowski was the Watson Laboratory project officer on this. When I raised this question…
  • p. 224 …Only what Albert Trakowski told me, that our friend John Peterson, the procurement man, was just…
  • p. 230 …The reason I have it identified is I have Albert Crary's diary. The scientific end…
  • p. 247 …V-2 firings? A: Those went independently. Albert Crary was monitoring the V-2 firings. Q…
  • p. 271 24 Interview Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert C. Trakowski, USAF…
  • p. 273 Colonel Albert Trakowski 29 June 1994 Q: We have concluded) independently from several other researchers the…
  • p. 320 …Crane, spring 1946-July 1946; Col Marcellus Duffy, August 1946-January, 1947; and Capt Albert C…
  • p. 322 …Personal journal of Albert P. Crary, p. 13. 20. Ibid., pp. 4-16. 21. Ibid., p…
  • p. 327 …Intvw, Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert C. Trakowski, USAF (Ret…
  • p. 330 …79; Untr~scribed journal of Albert P. Crary, p. 64.
  • p. 408 …personnel were as follows: BAllOON TEAM: Dr. Albert P. Crary Mr. Charles S. Schneider Mr. John…
  • p. 770 …Co. Inc. R:ye, N. Y. Capt. Albert C. T;r.-akowski Watson Laboratories Red Bank…
  • p. 799 Journal Transcriptions Albert P. Crary 17 April 2, 1946-May 8, 1946, and December 2, 1946…
  • p. 807 …3-25 cre•r:lt Yosher, Lt Alberts, Sgt ? Oliva arrived Alamo. by train this ~ Feb…
  • p. 843 22 Interview Col Jeffrey Butler and 1st Lt James McAndrew with Col Albert Trakowski, USAF (Ret…
  • p. 979 Albert P. Crary (left) and technician Phil Chantz taking a break during Project MOGUL operations at…
  • p. 980 The distinguished scientists Albert P. Crary (left) and Dr. W. Maurice Ewing collaborated at various scien…
  • p. 982 …be part of a flying saucer. Capt. Albert C. Trakowski who succeeded Colonel Duffy as MOGUL…
  • p. 984 …Photo Collection of Albert P. Crary. This modified PT boat that was assigned to Project MOGUL…
  • p. 985 …Photo Collection of Albert P. Crary. Standard 350-gram meteorological weather balloons in the North Hangar…
F~OJECT ABSTTIACTS
Chief: Dr. James A. FeoJ;le.i • ..::::-.
1. Fro.1e:~t tit-le: A.~ol.4s"L: ~ounaing of the Atmcspbe:r-e
f':roject. sdentist.:;: Dr. :. A. i'eople:3, Jr., Dr. i•lor:ua.n
Haskell
Summary cf In-Laborat.:'lry ;·,ork:
'When large explosions i1av-;' o>!curred, it J·.as been observed that the soWla was
heard locally, say up to ::5 mile:s, and als.:> at dbtances of 100 to 200 miles, but
that nothinf; wa:; reard at intermediate distan~es. This phenomeru11can only be
explained by assumjng that the sound ts refracted into ths atmosphere over the 1n-
termedi2te observers and then is bent back down to the ;nore distant areas. For t~ds
to occur t.ho velocity of propagation must first decrease with altitude and then
increase &!&in to a value at least as lar~e a3 ground velocity. this is due to a
decrease of temrerature up t.o the tropopause followed by an increase in temperature
above that level. V:inds also have an appreciable affect which can be determined
from asymmetrical propa~ation.
Up to abo~t 1946 most data on this phenomenon had been obt&ined by taking
polls after accidental eaplosions had occurred. Zones ot audibility were mapped out
and ~ener.al conclusions then drawn. Very lit.tle systematic w·ork was done in \Which
accurate travel tiAs and other factors were obtair.ed. Beginning in 1~46 at these .
laboratories, a systematic study of these pr"p~at!on anomalies were started. Sound~
ran5ing detectors ware set up in arr&Js, so thsarvations h; "te bec!n tG.k6b ih the vicinity of Fairbanl:s• Alaska for in!or.." t on o.t
~.I"i J.igtj latitud~s4 · Ob~er.vatj,.dn,; .ha•e been taken near the Panama Carial Zone for
~:ci~Uiional information i.i1 tbt: !r#i.csi
The sounds produced by rockets launched a\. .k..1ar.togordo have been recol'd~d .~ith
acousti= detector arrays located on the gro1nd neer the rocket trajectory. From data
gath-=red in this nt£11Iler, soraa inoic~ ti.m!:' of apper air te11.par~tl.lre a."lU .viud::> Lo.ve ween
obtained and much :no:e accurate date:rm.im. tion:; could be ;,lade if U1Q rock~t trajectories
were more accurately known.
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