C.B.M.
I can think of no other explanation for Roswell than one of our early June service flight balloons. If one of our balloons went down there was no shroud of secrecy about it. We would attempt to recover the flight gear when possible, but the reflectors, balloons, and microphone equipment was expendable. We went to no great effort to recover the equipment and we certainly would not cordon off an area where one of our balloons went down. We would sometimes send out 3-4 men to recover the equipment if we knew where it went down. The July 10th Alomorgordo News report was a good cover--it does not appear to be a coincidence--I don't know who may have initiated it. Trakowski does not recall being involved in a cover story in one of my conversations with him. In New Mexico during 1947, all of our balloon operations were launched from Alamogordo AAF.
I am not part of any conspiracy to withhold information from either the US government or American public. There is no classified information that I am withholding related to this inquiry and I have never been threatened by US Government persons concerning refraining from talking about this situation.
SIGNED:
Charles B. MOORE
WITNESS(s):
Subscribed and sworn to before me, a person authorized to administer oaths this
8th day of June 1994 ; NM
JEFFREN C BUTLER, COL, USAF
JAMES MCANDREW, 1LT, USAF