The Roswell Report - Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert - HQ USAF (1995) - AFD-101201-038.pdf

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FOREWORD
This report represents a joint effort by Col. Richard L. Weaver and 1st Lt. James
McAndrew to address the request made by Representative Steven H. Schiff (R-NM) for
information regarding an alleged crash of an unidentified flying object
(UFO)
that
occurred in the state in 1947. This publication duplicates the information provided to the
Secretary of the Air Force and to the General Accounting Office (GAO). It was written
as
a result of Colonel Weaver’s and Lieutenant McAndrew’s efforts to locate the records
that explain the events of July 1947 leading to what is popularly known as the Roswell
Incident. The only information presented here that was not in the report delivered to the
Secretary of the Air Force and the GAO is the photograph section. It appears after
Colonel Weaver’s final attachment, at the very end of this book.
The importance of attachment
32,
Lieutenant McAndrew’s synopsis, derives from his
description of Project MOGUL,the top-priority classified project of balloon-borne
experiments, which provides the explanation for the “Roswell Incident.” Interest abounds
surrounding the UFO wave of 1947 which began
in
the spring and did not dissipate until
fall. Interest in UFOs climaxed during the summer, when multiple sightings of such
objects occurred.
RICHARD
P.
HALLION
Air Force Historian
111
...
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This report and publication would not have been possible without the expert assistance
and outstanding cooperation of many persons and organizations. Appreciation is extended
to
the
Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Mr. William Davidson,
and to his predecessor, Mr. Robert McCormick. The Air Force Historian, Dr. Richard P.
Hallion, generously offered the services of his staff and facilities. Col. Jeffrey Butler, of
the
Secretary of the Air Force Office of Security and Special Program Oversight, made
signal contributions to both
the
research and writing of this report.
The primary research conducted for this report was provided by the Secretary of the Air
Force’s Declassification and Review Team
(SAF/AAZD),
headed by Col. Linda Smith.
Lt. Col. Dale Freeman and Maj.
Len
Shoemaker initiated the project. Maj. Bill Coburn,
CMSgt. Owen Costello, and MSgt. Jean Hardin provided invaluable assistance throughout.
SSgt. Jim Bruns acquainted himself with the numerous research facilities available in the
Washington, DC, area, and contributed mightily to the effort. Grace Rowe, the Records
Manager for the Secretary of the Air Force, provided unparalled guidance and counsel to
help sort through fifty years of records amassed by the
U.S.
Air Force.
At Bolling
AFB,
we are indebted to Col. George Williams, Commander of
the
Air Force
History Support Office, and to his staff for their expert advice, guidance, and kind use of
facilities. Our foremost debt is owed to historian Sheldon Goldberg, who greatly assisted
our efforts. Additionally, historians Alfred Beck, William Heimdahl, Roger Miller, Eduard
Mark, and Jacob Neufeld shared with
us
their wide knowledge of Air Force history. Also,
Robert “Gus” Bell contributed with his attractive art work; Richard Wolf provided
invaluable computer expertise; and Maj. Myrt Wilson, SSgt. Steve Rapp, SRA Francis
Noel, and Debra Moss supplied essential administrative assistance. Thanks
go
to editor
Barbara Wittig for her efforts in this undertaking.
A special thank-you goes to Bruce Ashcroft, chief historian at the National Air
Intelligence Center, Wright Patterson
AFB,
OH. Mr. Ashcroft gave freely of his official
and personal time to provide assistance whenever we asked. Moreover, his unique
previous experience, as a historian in the State of New Mexico, added a wealth of detail
that would otherwise have been missed.
We must
also
express our sincerest gratitude to the staff of the
USAF
Phillips Laboratory,
Geophysics Directorate at Hanscom
AFB,
MA, especially to Lisa Duffeck, of the
Research Library, whose research talents contributed significantly to this report. We thank
John Armstrong, also of the Research Library, for having the foresight to preserve the old
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