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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. 218 …remember these which would make the thing rotate in flight. But this, in the B models…
  • p. 418 …Specltically, he le resnonaible tor tuperv1t1on of the Rotating ~gine Branch and the lon-lotating Encine…
  • p. 428 (Type E preferred) J a rotating commutator ot two segments, an insulator and a conductor; a…
  • p. 519 Corps ML-310/ radiosonde aneroid unit, a metal helix on a rotating cylinder of insulating material…
  • p. 521 …However, this error was minimized by the smoothness of the rotating cylinder and the continuous motion…
  • p. 523 …The performar.ce specifications are as follows: (a) Rotation: one revolution every 12 hours (b) Duration…
  • p. 528 …is recorded by the pen on a rotating smoked drum {B) • In order to prevent the…
  • p. 558 …and as evidenced by the barogram in Figure 20 (12-hour rotation). the balloon maintained its…
  • p. 560 …From the barogram (Figure 22) (12-hour rotation) it appears that the orifice did not permit…
  • p. 671 …and with four turns on a helix rotating once a minute, the pressure read- ability of…
  • p. 908 …This contact is used as a reference point for measuring the speed of rotation of the…
  • p. 910 (b) gears or poor alignment of the rotating cy- linder. The motor gears may be cleaned…
  • p. 911 pending upon the speed or rotation of the mo- dulator motor. The pressure signal appears at…
  • p. 915 …These values may be detected by carefully observing the rate of rotation of the motor, which…
  • p. 916 change in motor speed of five percent or more from the preceding rotation, the pressure value…
  • p. 917 …When rotating e. t about l rpm duration of signals not over 3 to 4 seconds…
  • p. 920 …The recording dr~ rotates once in twelve hours. Therefore, it a :flight lasts over twelve hours…
  • p. 922 …In smoking the drum a long rod is used as a rotating axis. The drum is…
  • p. 923 …The rotation of the drum is once in 12 hours and, therefore, the time-distance relation…
General--Helix mounted in a rigid frame to
prevent lengthwise movement or springing
out through bending of a frame.
Joined to motor drive by a pin through both
drive shaft and helix shaft.
When rotating e. t about l rpm duration of
signals not over 3 to 4 seconds.
Surface of helix to be polished withrouge
or crocus cloth.
Loading edge of the metal spiral will be
true and sm.ooth to within .0005 inch.
(4) Motor:
6 to 7.5 volts
l rpm gear train
20 to 40 milliemperes drain
Constant speed--change of speed during any
single revolution not more than 0.3%
Speed change at low temperature not more
than !:20%
(5) Mounting of Unit:
Mounting in such manner that temperature
changes and stresses will not change the
relative positions of the aneroid e.nd the
helix. This may be done by mounting all
elements on a f-" metal plate or by mounting
all parts in a frame supported on a single
pedestal.
Mount unit in an easily opened, stiff single
thickness cardboard or plastic box to pro-
tect it from other units in flight trains.
External terminal strip with four terminals
connected to ground, motor, refe renee, and
pressure.
Total weight not over 600 grams.
Overall dimension not over 5 x 5 x 4 inches.
To be mounted in transmitter, where insula-
tion will prevent cooling below ooc within
6 hours at air temperature of -4oo to -sooc.
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FOIA release, from the osd collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 993 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.