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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.
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Number Page Number 1. General Mills 20-foot balloon ••••••••••••• • .g 2. Balloon appendix stiffened with cardboard battens •••• 11 3. Detail drawing for balloon battens •••••••••••• 12 4. Balloon appendix with spring bow stiffener •••••••• 13 5. Carrick bend knot • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15 6. Detail drawin~ of fixed rate ballast assembly •••••• 17 7. Detail drawing of orifice assembly ••••••••••• 18 8. Detail drawing of filter. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19 9. Ballast control circuit • • • • • • ••••••••••• 21 10. Ballast reservoir assembly • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 22 11. Detail drawing of flie;ht termination rip rigging • • • • 23 12. Detail drawing of flirht termination switch ••••••• 24 13 • Detail drawing of line cutter cannon • • • • • • • • • • 25 14, Schematic drawing of line cutter cannon • • • • • • • • • 26 15 , Detail drawing of banner • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 28 16 • Typical service flight train (complete) • • • • • • • •• 30 17e Typical service flight train (simple) • • • ••••• 31 18. Typical research flight train • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 32 19. Sample calibration curve for helium gage •••••••• 34 20. Sample warning and reward tngs • • • • • ••• 37 21. Sample reward notice and questionnaire. • • • • • • ••• 38 22. Detail drawing of elliptical shot bag •••••••••• 40 23, Detail drawing of sand and shot bag ••••••••••• 41 24 • Launching platform with e.rms open • • • • • • • • • • • • 42 25 • Launching platform with balloon fixed in place. • • • • • 43 26 • Five tank helium manifold. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 45 27 • Detai 1 drawing of diffuser. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46 28 • Detail drawing of Y-shaped wind screen. • • • • • • • 48 29 • Plan view of balloon launching layout • • • • • • • • •• 49 30 • Balloon shapes during launching ••••••••••••• 50 31• Olland cycle pressure modulator ••••••••••••• 55 32 • Sample record of Olland cycle pressure modulator signal • 58 33 • Olland cycle test oscillator circuit ••••••••••• 59 34. Calibration curve for 011e.nd cycle pressure modulator •• 60 35 • Lange baroe;raph-thermograph • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 65 36 • Sample barograph record • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 67 37 • Correction curve for Lange barograph. • • • • • • • • • • 70 38• Sample height-time curve. • • • ••••••••••• 72 39 • Sample trajectory • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 73 40 • General Mills 7-foot balloon • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 74 41• General !-:!i1ls 70-foot balloon being inflated ••••••• 76. 42 • General Mi11s 70-foot balloon being launched ••••••• 77 43 • Detail drawing of helium heater • • • • • • • • • • • • • 78 -5-
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