Part 16 of a series reassessing the documentary record behind the 1933 Magenta narrative. TL;DR Balloon-and-reflector equipment fits contemporary debris descriptions; Mogul Flight 4 is a further inference. GAO documented destroyed records, not their motive. Later events are possible sources for body stories, not established explanations for every witness. Failed later claims do not resolve the retained material-and-secrecy testimony. Earlier in the series: Part 1 — Before the Saucers: How Cap...

Part 16 of a series reassessing the documentary record behind the 1933 Magenta narrative. TL;DR Balloon-and-reflector equipment is a strong comparison for the contemporary debris descriptions; the identification of Mogul Flight 4 requires further inference. GAO documented missing files without establishing why they were destroyed. The later-event explanation for bodies needs witness-by-witness testing. Randle’s interviews preserve unusual-material and secrecy claims that the official inquiry...

In 1994, the Pentagon told us Roswell was Project Mogul. Yesterday, it published Walter Haut’s affidavit alleging a recovered craft and bodies at Roswell. Two conflicting accounts. One government. Are we being informed, appeased, or deceived? https://t.co/224UKDMZBp