Roswell Report Source Files, 1946-1996
Air Force files compiled to explain the 1947 Roswell Incident as Project Mogul balloon experiments.
Jan 1, 1948
Pending
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No specific UAP object description provided; series documents Air Force investigation into 1947 Roswell Incident, attributing it to classified Project MOGUL balloon experiments amid 1947 UFO sighting wave.
Notable Characteristics
- Environment: unknown
Reported Motion
No confident entries yet.
Evidence Notes
- References 1947 UFO wave and Roswell events.
- Links to Project MOGUL explanation.
NARA series catalogs Air Force source documents for 1987 Roswell investigation, offering prosaic balloon explanation for 1947 incident amid broader UFO sightings; no primary sighting data here, but points to explanatory report.
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Prosaic Leads
- Project MOGUL classified balloon project as official Roswell debris explanation.
- Part of Air Force response to 1990s congressional inquiries.
Anomalous Indicators
- References 1947 UFO wave with multiple summer sightings.
- Includes photographs and artifacts in source files.
Evidence Gaps
- No direct UAP sighting descriptions or sensor data in catalog entry.
- Primary content in unreleased bulk ZIP; requires further extraction.
Evidence Quotes // source statements
Open archive"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.”"
Unknown speaker
Series description note.
Source"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."
Unknown speaker
Series description note on online resource.
Source"Interest in UFOs climaxed during the summer, when multiple sightings of such objects occurred."
Unknown speaker
Description of 1947 UFO wave.
SourcePattern Mesh // linked sightings
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Same source archive
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Same source archive
Shared tags: json, nara-uap, Roswell
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30 PDFs on unidentified anomalous phenomena from the Secretary of Defense.
Same source archive
Shared tags: json, nara-uap, series
ODNI UAP Records Series, 2021-2024
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Same source archive
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Clinton Library UFO File Unit
Classified Clinton-era records held under FOIA exemptions at William J. Clinton Presidential Library.
Same source archive
Shared tags: json, nara-uap
Chronology Trace // before & after
No dated sibling signals are available yet.
Official Files // source material
1 linkedAir Intelligence Reports, 1948–1953
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