Case file · wargov-r01-057-dow-uap-d48-department-of-the-air-force-report-1996
DOW-UAP-D48, Department of the Air Force Report, 1996
Plain-English Summary
- What happened:This report describes the Modeling of Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations, documenting historical launch failure modes and recommending corrective actions to address them using novel modelling techniques.
- Who reported it:Department of War
- What evidence exists:document
- What the government says:This report describes the Modeling of Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations, documenting historical launch failure modes and recommending corrective actions to address them using novel modelling techniques.
- What remains unclear:Not provided in source.
Key Facts
- Title
- DOW-UAP-D48, Department of the Air Force Report, 1996
- Release
- Release 01
- Release date
- 2026-05-08
- Incident date
- 1996-09-10
- Agency
- Department of War
- Location
- —
- Location precision
- unknown
- Status
- unknown
- Source domain
- war.gov
Source Documents
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