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

USAF / The Black Vault · 1995 · 882 pages · text by OCR, confidence 99%

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NYU BALLOON PROJECT CALCULATED NET LIFT OF GENERAL MILLS INC. BALLOONS MATERIAL WEIGHT - 0.042 LB/SQ.YD. TAPE WEIGHT - 0.0018 LB/FT. STRESSED TAPE BALLOON TYPE DATA BASED ON N.A.C.A. NO. 1200 TABLE II & FLIGHT TESTING - BENSON HANLIN FIGURE 8:3C --- TRACED FROM Dwg. A-12018 Gen. Mills Inc. DATE 1-19-40 C-48-4 --- AVERAGE ALTITUDE 1000 FT ![Graph showing net lift vs. average altitude for various balloon diameters] - ESTIMATED MAX. RECOMMENDED LOAD - MAX. RECOMMENDED LOAD - 90' DIA - 80' DIA - 70.44' DIA - 60' DIA - 50' DIA - 40' DIA - 30' DIA - 20' DIA - 15' DIA - 10' DIA --- NET LIFT (PAYLOAD) LBS. PER BALLOON --- FIG. 21 ---

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Roswell Incident 1947

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The 1947 Flying Disc Craze: America's First Flying Saucer Wave 1947
Interest abounds surrounding the UFO wave of 1947 which began in the spring

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