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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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“flying discs”22 pages

  • p. 13 …Alamogordo News, "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Exlained Here: News Men Watch Army Radar Crew Launch…
  • p. 25 …AAF) allegedly recovered remains of a crashed "flying disc" near Roswell, New Mexico. In February, 1994…
  • p. 28 …Marcel, had recovered a "flying disc" from the range lands of an unidentified rancher in the…
  • p. 36 …during the month answering inquiries on the 'flying disc,' which was reported to be in possession…
  • p. 37 …July 7, he was busy with a "flying disc" incident; however this particular incident involved Ellington…
  • p. 38 …and sticks." Additionally, the description of the "flying disc" was consistent with a document routinely used…
  • p. 43 …balloon." Concerning the initial announcement, "RAAF Captures Flying Disc," research failed to locate any documented evidence…
  • p. 44 …Pflock concluded from his research that the Brazel Ranch debris originally reported as a "flying disc…
  • p. 46 …Major Marcel in originally reporting that a "flying disc" had been recovered when, at that time…
  • p. 75 …material recovered near Corona was from a "flying disc," a weather balloon, or something else. Please…
  • p. 99 …mentioning the Office of Public Affairs and "flying disc" activities in GP-509-Hl, July 1947…
  • p. 100 …search produced no documents concerned with a flying disc and/or weather balloon crash at Roswell…
  • p. 105 …kept quite busy during the monti1 answering inquiries on the "flying disc", which.was reported to…
  • p. 144 …fro~ the Houston Chronicle saying that a flying disc had landed there v:ith his (Colonel…
  • p. 166 …now famous newspaper says they found a "flying disc" in RosweU? That was actually the Roswell…
  • p. 254 …Here's the morning paper, "Report flying disc found." Down here is about Colonel J.D…
  • p. 318 …this debris may be part of a "flying disc."1 The sheriff conta<;ted Roswell (Army…
  • p. 325 …rancher and was subsequently identified as a "flying disc" by personnel from Roswell AAF was, with…
  • p. 326 …It should also be understood that the term "flying disc" was not at this time synonymous…
  • p. 329 …floor of the office was a crashed "flying disc." Newton, having seen many weather balloons and…
  • p. 331 …subsequent rumors that the "capture" of a "flying disc" occurred, ultimately left many people with unanswered…
  • p. 373 11 Alamogordo News "Fantasy of 'Flying Disc' Is Explained Here: News Men Watch Army Raqar Crew…
AFP 127-1 Volume 1, US Air Force Guide to Mishap Investiqation
(AFSA/SEP)
AFP 127, Volume 3, Safety Investiqation Workbook (AFSA/SEP)
AFR 127-4, Investiqatinq and Reportinq US Air Force Mishaps
(AFSA/SEP)
AFR 127-11, Participation in a Military Civil Aircraft Accident
Safety Investiqation (AFSA/SEP)
(c) Identify any records (unclassified or classified)
related to air vehicle(aircraft, liqhter-than-aircraft,
rocket/missile, or other) impacts or crashes in New Mexico
from 20 June to 31 July 1947; identify record qroups andjor
other indexes associated with these records for further
review.
We asked the National Personnel Records Center to see if they have
any files for Roswell Air Force Base for the 1947 time frame in
their holdinqs. They noted that the histories for the 509th Bomb
Group and Winq for Roswell Army Air Base for period of November-
December 1947 was transferred to Air University in 1953. The
reqular 1947 records have been destroyed. They do have a packet
of Top Secret for 509th Bomb Winq, Walker Air Force Base,
Roswell, NM for 1949-1950. They said we would need to look
throuqh this for any records.
(d) provide copies of pertinent directives (includinq any
chanqes of policies on retention and disposition} and
records (i.e.,item c above) to SAF/AAZ, 1720 Air.Force
Pentaqon, Washinqton, DC 20330-1720.
We are attachinq appropriate extract from our disposition schedule
since 1950. This is our earliest schedule.
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Records Schedules
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t;"RAcE T. ROWE
Chief, Records Manaqement Branch
Directorate of Information Manaqement

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