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The Roswell Report: Case Closed was published by Headquarters United States Air Force and written by Capt. James McAndrew. It follows up the July 1994 report, which traced the 1947 debris to Project MOGUL balloon trains. The report says the reported alien bodies were probably anthropomorphic test dummies dropped from high altitude balloons. It also says the accounts of bodies at the Roswell Army Air Field hospital probably merged two separate events: a 1956 KC-97 crash and a 1959 manned balloon mishap.
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in innovations which have saved many lives. These included improved safety belt restraint systems and design specifications for aircraft and automobiles, aircraft ejection and emergency escape systems. refinement of automobile ail-bag systems, and development of the modern anthropomorphic test dummy. As commander of the U.S. Air Force Aeromrdical Field Laboratory at Holloman AFB. N.M. and later the Aeru Medical Laboratory at Wright- Patterson AFB. Ohio. Stapp won support for the Air Force manned high altitude balloons projects-Ma HI(~II and EXCFL.SIOR. As a festament to his thorough safety preparations, these and other extremely hazardous projects administered by Stapp. did not result in a single debilitating injury to a test zub,jrct. These pro.jects helped pave the way for future flights of both high altitude aircraft such as the X-15, and of spacecraft Cor the Mtxcuw, GEMINI, and APOLLO programs. In fact. Stapp’s cnpertise was culled upon to assist in the selection of the initial cadre of astronnuts. the “MERCKKY Seven.” He relircd from the Air Force in lY70, but not before amassing B collection of awards and honors. These included two awards of the Legion of Mel-it for rocket sled experiments, the Chrney Award for 1954, and membership in the Nntional Aviation Hall of Fame. In association with the Society of Automotive Engineers, Stapp continues to participate in aunuul conferences in which industry experts assemble to discuss vehicle safety issues. The conferencw now in their 40th year hear his name: the Stapp Car Crash Conferences. In 1991. in recognition of a lifetime of unselfish dedication to scientific research. Stnpp was awarded the National Medal of Technology, bestowed upon hint at the White House by President George Bush. He is married to the former Lillian Lanese, a former soloist with the Bullet Theater of New York, and resides in Alamogordo, N.M. At 87 years old he continues to maintain a dizzying pace of travel and lectures. It is not an exaggeration that virtually every person who has safely operated, or ridden in, an automobile. aircraft. or spacecraft, has benefited from the genius of Cal. John Puul Stapp, and owes this brave scientist. physician. and visionary, a grcut deal of thanks. Fig. 34. September 12, 1955 edition of Time featuring Cd John P Stapp and his rocket sled experiments at Holluman AFB, N.M. 32
Report, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 246 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.