The Roswell Report: Fact vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert

coated nylon seem to be most generally satisfactory. Eighteen plastics and balloon fabrication companies were contacted in an attempt to secure fabricators. Table I Fabric Low Temp. Properties Permeability Tensile Strength Tear Resistance Ease of Fabrication Stability to Ultraviolet Polyethylene Good Medium Low Good Good Good Saran Fair Low High Poor Fair Fair Nylon Good Low High Low Good Good Vinylite Very poor Medium Medium Good Good Good Teflon Believed good Low High Good Cannot be fabricated Good Ethocellulose Good Very high Low Fair Good Good Pliofilm Poor High Poor Fair Good Poor Nylon or silk fabric coated with: 1. Neoprene Fair Low High Fair Fair Fair 2. Butyl rubber Good Low High Fair Fair Good 3. Polyethylene Unknown -- 4. Saran Unknown -- - 3 -