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Document: The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert Agency: United States Air Force Date: 1995 Notable for being a comprehensive examination of the 1947 Roswell UFO incident, declassified and released to the public. The document was released through The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records. The canonical PDF is available at https://archive.org/download/curiositiescat-dod-v1/6016ce71b0c66ad6roswelldjvu.txt. This report represents a joint effort by Col. Richard L. Weaver and Ist 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 lil Acknowledgments are extended to numerous individuals and organizations for their assistance and cooperation in the production of this report. These include the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Mr. William Davidson, and the Air Force Historian, Dr. Richard P. Hallion, who 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 MSsgt. 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…

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Document: The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert Agency: United States Air Force Date: 1995 Notable for being a comprehensive examination of the 1947 Roswell UFO incident, declassified and released to the public. The document was released through The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records.

Date: JUL 17 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Curiosities Cat | DOD UAP Releases about?: Document: The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert Agency: United States Air Force Date: 1995 Notable for being a comprehensive examination of the 1947 Roswell UFO incident, declassified and released to the public. The document was released through The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records.
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