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THE 
ROSWELL 
REPORT 
Fact versus Fiction 
in the 
New Mexico Desert 
Headquarters United States Air Force 
1995 

For sale by the U.S. Govenunent Printing Office 
Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328 
ISBN 0-16-048023-X 

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…

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 w…

balloon files; Neal Stark and Jack Griffin, of the Geophysical Directorate's Aerospace 
Engineering Group, whose corporate knowledge of Air Force ballooning answered many 
difficult questions; and to historian Ruth Liebowitz for sharing her files and photographs. 
Many. thanks also to Sheilagh Banacos in Information Management and Evelyn Kindler 
of the Public Affairs Office. 
At the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, it was a 
pleasure to collaborate with archivist Edward Reese of the Military Reference Branch. Mr. 
Reese, who retired in October 1994 after more th…

Clinical Investigations and Life Sciences Division, Headquarters Air Force Medical 
Operating Agency, Bolling AFB, DC; John Jenkins, Freedom of Information Act 
Manager, USAF Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM; George Hom, Technical 
Publications Editor, Air Force Environmental Technical Applications Centers, Scott AFB, 
IL; Steve Dean, Computer Specialist, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon; 
George Cully, Historian, 81st Training Wing, Keesler AFB, MS; Gene Schreiner, 
Technical Publications Editor, USAF Rome Laboratory, Griffiss AFB, NY; MSgt. AI 
Mack, Historian, 49th Fi…