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Air Force report attributes Roswell debris to Project Mogul

Air Force photo of Project Mogul balloon train components
Project Mogul balloon train components, shown in the Air Force Roswell report as the likely source of the debris United States Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall released a records search, prompted by a GAO inquiry requested by Rep. Steven Schiff, concluding the 1947 Roswell debris most likely came from Project Mogul, a then-secret balloon program to detect Soviet nuclear tests. It found no evidence of a crashed spacecraft.

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Sources

  1. OfficialReport of Air Force Research Regarding the 'Roswell Incident' (Col. Richard L. Weaver, July 1994)U.S. Air Force (af.mil, archived by webharvest.gov) / 1994-07
  2. OfficialGovernment Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (NSIAD-95-187)U.S. General Accounting Office / 1995-07-28
  3. OtherFor the Record: Air Force Report on the Roswell Incident (with Memorandum for Correspondents No. 255-M, Sept. 8, 1994)Skeptical Inquirer (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry) / 1995

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