What did the U.S. Air Force conclude about the 1947 Roswell incident?

In its 1994 and 1997 reports, the Air Force attributed the 1947 debris to the then-classified Project Mogul balloon program, and attributed later accounts of recovered "bodies" to anthropomorphic crash-test dummies.

Roswell Report Source Files, 1987–1996 — NARA Record Group 341

NARA Collection landing 1970s Official link verified

Summary

Source files (1987–1996) behind the U.S. Air Force's reports examining the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico incident. The Air Force attributed the events to the classified Project Mogul balloon program and to anthropomorphic crash-test dummies. Held in National Archives Record Group 341.

This series comprises the source files, 1987–1996, compiled in connection with the U.S. Air Force's reports examining claims about the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico incident. In "The Roswell Report: Fact Versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert" (1994) and "The Roswell Report: Case Closed" (1997), the Air Force attributed the 1947 debris to Project Mogul — a then-classified high-altitude balloon program intended to detect Soviet nuclear tests — and attributed later accounts of recovered "bodies" to anthropomorphic crash-test dummies used in high-altitude tests during the 1950s. This series is part of Record Group 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force). The archive links to the National Archives Catalog entry for this series and does not host the records.

Common questions

What are the Roswell Report source files?: They are the source files (1987–1996) behind the U.S. Air Force's reports examining claims about the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico incident, held in National Archives Record Group 341.
What did the U.S. Air Force conclude about the 1947 Roswell incident?: In its 1994 and 1997 reports, the Air Force attributed the 1947 debris to the then-classified Project Mogul balloon program, and attributed later accounts of recovered "bodies" to anthropomorphic crash-test dummies.
What were the Air Force's Roswell reports called?: "The Roswell Report: Fact Versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert" (1994) and "The Roswell Report: Case Closed" (1997).

Source & Classification

Agency: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) →
Record type: Collection landing
Decade: 1970s
Review status: published
Publication status: published

Official source link

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17618564

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Cite this record

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). "Roswell Report Source Files, 1987–1996 — NARA Record Group 341". 1970s. Official source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17618564. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-rg341-roswell-report-source-files/.

BibTeX

@misc{uaprecords_nara-rg341-roswell-report-source-files,
  title  = {Roswell Report Source Files, 1987–1996 — NARA Record Group 341},
  author = {National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)},
  year   = {1970s},
  howpublished = {Official source: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17618564},
  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
  url    = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/nara-rg341-roswell-report-source-files/}
}

Evidence

License note (source-level)

U.S. Government records (U.S. Air Force), generally public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105; held in NARA Record Group 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)). Referenced via the official National Archives Catalog entry only; not self-hosted by this archive.

Archivist note

This series comprises the Roswell Report source files, 1987–1996, compiled in connection with the U.S. Air Force’s reports examining claims about the 1947 Roswell, New Mexico incident. The series is part of Record Group 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)). This archive links to the official National Archives Catalog entry and does not self-host the records.

Uncertainty / Limits

Archive state (this release)

Record status: Official link verified
Review status: published
Publication status: published
Archive URL: Not archived in U3
Local copy: Not stored in U3
Summary: Not published
Translation: Not published