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GAO·United StatesGeneral Accounting OfficeWashington, D.C. 20548National Security andInternational Affairs DivisionB-262046July 28, 1995The Honorable Steven H. SchiffHouse of RepresentativesDear Mr. Schiff:On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Anny Air Field (RAAF) public informationoffice in Roswell, New Mexico, reported the crash and recovery of a"flying disc." Army Air Forces personnel from the RM.F's 509th BombGroup were credited with the recovery. The following day, the pressreported that the Commanding General of the U.S. Eighth Air Force, FortWorth, Texas, announced that RAAF personnel had recovered a crashedradar-tracking (weather) balloon, not a "flying disc."After nearly 50 years, speculation continues on what crashed at Roswell.Some observers believe that the object was of extraterrestrial origin. In theJuly 1994 Report of Air Force Research Regarding the Roswell Incident,the Air Force did not dispute that something happened near Roswell, butreported that the most likely source of the wreckage was from aballoon-launched classified government project designed to determine thestate of Soviet nuclear weapons research. The debate on what crashed atRoswell continues.Concerned that the Department of Defense (DOD) may not have providedyou with all available infonnation on the crash, you asked us to determinethe requirements for reporting air accidents similar to the crash nearRoswell and identify any government records concerning the Roswellcrash.We conducted an extensive search for government records related to thecrash near Roswell. We examined a wide range of classified andunclassified documents dating from July 1947 through the 1950s. Theserecords came from numerous organizations in New Mexico and elsewherethroughout DOD as well as the Federal Bureau oflnvestigation (FBI), theCentral Intelligence Agency (cv.), and the National Security Council. Thefull scope and methodology of our work are detailed at the end of thisreport.PagelGAO/SSI.AD-95-187 Government Records
B-262046Results in BriefIn 1947, Army regulations required that air accident reports be maintainedpermanently. We identified four air accidents reported by the Army AirForces in New Mexico during July 1947. All of the accidents involvedmilitary aircraft and occurred after July 8, 1947-the date the RAAF publicinformation office first reported the crash and recovery of a "flying disc"near Roswell. The Na"Y-y reported no air accidents in New Mexico duringJuly 1947. Air Force officials told us that according to record-keepingrequirements in effect during July 1947, there was no requirement toprepare a report on the crash of a weather balloon.In our search for records concerning the Roswell crash, we learned thatsome government records covering RAA.F activities had been destroyed andothers had not For example, RA.AF administrative records (from Mar. 1945through Dec. 1949) and RA. outgoing messages (from Oct. 1946 throughDec. 1949) were destroyed. The document disposition form does notindicate what organization or person destroyed the records and when orunder what authority the records were destroyed.Our search for government records concerning the Roswell crash yieldedtwo records.originating in 1947-aJuly 1947 history report by thecombined 509th Bomb Group and RA. and an FBI teletype message datedJuly 8, 1947. The 509th-RA. report noted the recovery of a "flying disc"that was later determined by military officials to be a radar-trackingballoon. The FBI message stated that the military had reported that anobject resembling a high-altitude weather balloon with a radar reflectorhad been recovered near Roswell.The other government records we reviewed, including those previouslywithheld from the public because of security classification, and the AirForce's analysis of unidentified flying object1 sightings from 1946 to 1953(Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14), did not mention the crash orthe recovery of an airborne object near Roswell in July 1947. Similarly,executive branch agencies' responses to our letters of inquiry produced noother government records on the Roswell crash.Reporting AirAccidentsAccording to press accounts from July 1947, Army .i.Ur Forces personnelfrom RA. were involved in the recovery of an airborne object nearRoswell. Therefore, if an air accident report was prepared, it should have1According to Air Force regulation, an unidentified flying object ls an airbor:le object :hat byperformance. aerodynamic characte stics, or unusual features. does not conio!'Tll to known airc ormissiles. or does not correspond to .\ir Force definitions of famiiiar or known objects or unidentrnedaircraft.GAO/NSL.\D-95-187 Government Records
B-262046been prepared in accordance with Army regulations. According to anArmy records management official, in 1947 Army regulations required thatair accident reports be maintained permanently. An Air Force official saidthere was no similar requirement to report a weather balloon crash.According to an Air Force official who has worked in the recordsmanagement field since the mid-1940s, air accident reports prepared inJuly 1947 under Army regulations should have been transferred to AirForce custody in September 1947, when the Air Force was established as aseparate service.The Air Force Safety Agency is responsible for maintaining reports of airaccidents. We examined its microfilm records to determine whether anyair accidents had been reported in New Mexico during July 1947. Weidentified four air accidents during this time period. 2 All of the accidentsinvolved military fighter or cargo aircraft and occurred after July 8,1947-the date the RAAF public information office first reported the crashand recovery of a "flying disc" near Roswell. According to the Army AirForces' Report of Major Accident, these four accidents occurred at or nearthe towns of Robbs, Albuquerque, Carrizozo, and Alamogordo, NewMexico. Only one of the four accidents resulted in a fatality. The pilot diedwhen the aircraft crashed during an attempted take-off.Search for RecordsIn searching for government records on the Roswell crash, we wereparticularly interested in identifying and reviewing records of militaryunits assigned to R:\AF in 1947-to include the 509th Bomb Group, the1st Air Transport Unit, the 427th Army Air Force Base Cnit, and the1395th Military Police Company (Aviation).Document disposition forms obtai."1ed from the National PersonnelRecords Center in St Louis, Missouri, indicate that in 1953, the Walker AirForce Base (formerly RAAF) records officer transferred to the Anny'sKansas Cicy records depository the histories of units stationed at WalkerAir Force Base. These histories included the 509th Bomb Group and RA.l,,Ffor Februazy 1947 through October 1947; the 1st Air Transport Unit forJuly 1946 through June 1947; and the 427th Army Air Force Base Unit forJanuazy 1946 to February 1947. We could not locate any documentationindicating that records of the 1395th :Military Police Company (Aviation):!These records do not include information regarding mishaps of air vehicles e!onging to ci"ilian orother government agencies. These records also do not include mishaps in\"Oi\ing unmanned airvehicles such as remotely piloted airc:"3!t. low-sp d cruise missiles. and mos balloons.GAO!'l;SlAD-95-187 Government Records
B-262046were ever retired to the National Personnel Records Center or itspredecessor depositories .The July 1947 history for the 509th Bomb Group and RAAF stated that theRA.\F public information office "was kept quite busy . answering inquirieson the 'flying disc,' which was reported to be in [the] possession of the509th Bomb Group. The object turned out to be a radar tracking balloon."By his signature, the RAAF's commanding officer certified that the reportrepresented a complete and accurate account of RA.AF activities inJuly 1947. (Excerpts from the report are contained in app. I.)In addition to unit history reports, we aJ.So searched for other governmentrecords on the Roswell crash. In this regard, the Chief Archivist for theNational Personnel Records Center provided us with documentationindicating that (1) RAAF records such as finance and accounting, supplies,buildings and grounds, and other general administrative matters fromMarch 1945 through December 1949 and (2) RAAF outgoing messages fromOctober 1946 through December 1949 were destroyed. According to thisofficial, the document disposition form did not properly indicate theauthority under which the disposal action was taken. The Center's ChiefArchivist sta.ted that from his personal experience, many of the Air Forceorganizational records covering this time period were destroyed withoutentering a citation for the governing disposition authority. Our review ofrecords control fornlS showing the destruction of otherrecords-including outgoing IL .AF messages for 1950--supports the ChiefArchivist's viewpointDuring our review of records at FBI headquarters, we found a July 8, 1947,teletype message from the FBI office in Dallas, Texas, to FBI headquartersand the FBI office in Cincinnati., Ohio. An FBI spokesperson confirmed theauthenticity of the message.According to the message, an Eighth Air Force headquarters official hadtelephonically informed the FBI's Dallas office of the recovery near Roswellof a hexagonal-shaped disc suspended from a large balloon by cable. Themessage further stated that the disc and balloon were being sent to WrightField (now Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio) for examination.According to the Eighth Air Force official, the recovered object resembleda high-altitude weather balloon with a radar reflector. The message statedthat no fu ther investigation by the FBI was being conducted. (A copy ofthe teletype message appears in app. IL)Page4GAO/NSIAD-95-187 Go,,-enunent Records
B-262046To follow up on the July 8th message, we re\-iewed microfilm abstracts ofthe FBI Dallas and Cincinnati office activities for July 1947. An abstractprepared by the FBI Dallas office on July 12, 1947, summarized theparticulars of the July 8th message. There was no mention in theCincinnati office abstracts of the crash or recovery of an airborne objectnear Roswell.Because the FBI message reported that debris from the Roswell crash wasbeing transported to Wright Field for examination, we attempted todetermine whether military regulations existed for handling such debris.We were unable to locate any applicable regulation. As a final step, wereviewed Air Materiel Command (Wright Field) records from 1947 to 1950for evidence of command personnel involvement in this matter. We foundno records mentioning the Roswell crash or the examination by AirMateriel Command personnel of any debris recovered from the crash.Queries to Federal .Agencies RegardingRecords on the Crash We sent letters to several federal agencies asking for any governmentrecords they might have concerning the Roswell crash. In this regard, wecontacted DOD, the National Security Council, the White House Office ofScience and Technology Policy, the CIA, the FBI, and the Department ofEnergy.The National Security Council, the 'White House Office of Science andTechnology Policy, and the Department of Energy responded that they hadno government records relating to the Roswell crash. (Copies of theirresponses appear in app. ill, IV, and V.) The FBI, DOD, and the CL providedthe following information.Federal Bureau ofInvestigationThe FBI informed us that all FBI data regarding the crash near Roswell hadbeen processed under Freedom of Information Act (FOL ) requestspreviously received by the Bureau. We re\iewed the FBI's FOIA material andidentified the July 8, 1947, FBI teletype message discussing the recoverynear Roswell of a high-altitude weather balloon with a radar reflector.(A copy of the FBI's response appears in app. v1.)Department of Defenseus that the U.S. Air Force report of July 1994, entitled Reportof Air Force Research Regarding the Roswell Incident, represents theextent of DOD records or information concerning the Roswell crash. TheAir Force report concluded that there was no dispute that somethingDOD informedPage 5GAO/XSIAD-95-187 Government Records
B-262046happened near Roswell in July 1947 and that all available official materialsindicated the most likely source of the wreckage recovered was one of theproject MOGUL balloon trains. At the time of the Roswell crash, projectMOGUL was a highly classified U.S. effort to determine the state of Sovietnuclear weapons research using balloons that earned radar reflectors andacoustic sensors. (A copy of DOD's response appears in app. VII.)Central IntelligenceAgencyIn March 1995, the CIA's Executive Director responded to our letter ofinquiry by stating that earlier searches by the CIA for records onunidentified flying objects produced no information pertaining to theRoswell crash. The Executive Director added, however, that it was unclearwhether the CL.\. had ever conducted a search for records specificallyrelating to Roswell. In the absence of such assurance, the ExecutiveDirector instructed CIA personnel to conduct a comprehensive recordssearch for information relating to Roswell. On May 30, 1995, the CIA'sExecutive Director inforrned us that a search against the term "Roswell,New Mexico," in all CL.\. databases produced no CIA documents related tothe crash. (A copy of CL.\.'s response appears in app. VIII.)Agency CommentsA draft of this report was provided to DOD for comment. DOD offered nocomments or suggested changes to the report. The Chief Archivist,National Personnel Records Center offered several comments clarifyingmatters dealing with records management. These comments have beenincorporated into the final report where appropriate.The Ct.\., the Department of Energy, the FBI, the National Security Council,and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy alsoreceived excerpts from the report discussing the activities of theirrespective agencies. They had no substantive comments and made nosuggested changes to the report.Scope andMethodologyTo determine the requirements for reporting air accidents in 1947, weinterviewed military sen.ice records management officials, reviewedmilitary record-keeping regulations in effect during this time period, andexamined Army Air Forces and Navy air accident reports.We also sought to identify any government records related to the Roswellcrash. In this regard, we visited and reviewed records at the locationslisted in table 1.Page 6GAOn-;sIAD-95-lSi Go,.·ernxnent Records
B-262046Table 1: Locations Visited and Records ReviewedLocations visitedRecords reviewedNational Archives, Washington, D.C.Air Force papers on unidentified flying objectsArmy Counterintelligence Corps historical files, 1947-49National Archives II, College Park, Md.Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14National Security Council meeting minutes, 1947-48National Archives, National Record Center, Suitland, Md.Army Inspector General reports, 1947-58Army staff intelligence correspondence, 1947-56Headquarters Army Air Force message traffic, 1947-54Army Air Force and Air Materiel Command (Wright Field} research anddevelopment files, 1947-50National Personnel Records Center,St. Louis, Mo.Morning reports for RAAF units, July 1947Eighth Air Force messages, 1947-50Eighth Air Force correspondence, 1947-51Eighth Air Force weekly activity summaries, July 19 7Service records of key personnel assigned to RAAF, 1947Project Signa investigative reports, 1948Army Adjutant General correspondence, 1947-49Missile test firing reports at White Sands, N. Mex., 1947-54Department of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.Current and past records management regulationsReport of Air Force Research Regarding the Roswell Incident, July 1994Department of the Army, Washington, D.C.Current and past records management regulationsDepartment of the Navy, Washington,or.-Air accident reports, July 1947Air Force Safety Agency, Kirtland Air Force Base, N. Mex.Air accident reports, July 1947Air Force History Support Office, Bolling Air Force Base.Washington, D.C.509th Bomb Group and RAAF monthly histories, Ju:y and August 1947National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md.FOIA records, Citizens Against UFO SecrecyMilitary History Institute, Army War College, Carlisle, Pa.Army Counterintelligence Corps reports, 1947Army Central Security Facility,r crt Meade, Md.Army Counterinte!ligence Corps reports, 1947Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, Va.Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel)reportFOIA records, Ground Saucer Watch, Inc.rederal Bureau of Investigation, Washington. D.C.FOIA records on unidentified flying objectsNational Atomic Museum, Kirtland Air Force Sase, N. Mex.509th Bomb Group historical information, 1947RAAF base newsoacer Atomic Blast. July and August 1947 Project Sign was the predecessor to ?roject Blue Sook.Our search of government records was complicated by the fact that somerecords we wanted to review were missing and there was not always anexplanation. Further, the records management regulations for theretention and .disposition of records were unclear or changing during theperiod we reviewed.Page7GAO/NSIAD-95-187 Government Records
B-262046We also queried the National Security Council, the White House Office ofScience and Technology Policy, the Department of Energy, the FBI, DOD,and the CIA to detennine what government records they have on theRoswell crash. We did not independently verify the information providedto us in their written responses.In addition to physically examining government records, we contacted thefollowing federal activities to detennine whether they had any informationabout the Roswell crash: Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama; Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio; Army Center for Military History, Washington, D.C.; and 509th Bomb Wing, Office of the Historian, Whiteman Air Force Base,Missouri.We conducted our review from March 1994 to June 1995 in accordancewith generally accepted government auditing standards.Unless you publicly announce its contents earlier, we plan no furtherdistribution of this report until 30 days after its issue date. At that time, wewill make copies available to other interested parties upon request.If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please call me on(202) 512-3504. A major contributor to this report is Gary K Weeter,Assistant Director.Sincerely yours,Richard DavisDirector, National SecurityAnalysisPage 8GAO/NSIAD-95-lSi Government Records
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ContentsLetter1Appendix ICombined History forJuly 194712Appendix IIFBI Teletype MessageDated July 8, 194714Appendix illComments From theNational SecurityCouncil15Appendix IVComments From theOffice of Science andTechnology Policy,Executive Office ofthe President16AppendixVComments FrQrn theDepartment of Energy17Appendix VIComments From theFederal Bureau ofInvestigation18Page 10GAO/NSIAD-95-187 Government Records
ContentsAppendix VIICorrunents From theDepartment ofDefense19Appendix VIIICorrunents From theCentral IntelligenceAgency20TableTable 1: Locations Visited and Records Re'\riewed7AbbreviationsCL DODFBIFOL RAAFPage 11Central Intelligence AgencyDepartment of DefenseFederal Bureau of InvestigationFreedom oflnformation ActRoswell Army Air FieldGAOr.-iSlAD-95-lSi Government Records
Appendix ICombined History for July 194 7Cot.1BTNEDrf111sToRY: . ; ,! ;·t!509rnBQJ:113 GRQlYf, ;I ",.ROSWELL ARMY AIRFi.E f.J .1Ju1y 1947 T11aouGH 31Jutv 1947Page 12GAOf;';'SL'\D-95-187 Government Records
Appendix ICombined History for July 194i i::h ftl s;i\ID OCLll or the UOO!'S i:i :;9wlo!eitiCCl: J,,.l;· 1947,3ner1.l aall projecb. .re ccapletad 4url115 th oath 1nclu:t1nr;sig:s. o:: all th o1'!'1c doors,&b"Udiraii d!.:-cctory, 1.:d a . rH s!. at1on':he !ih':odcal Sect.ion or S-? h&s 'bHn 1uio-.:1ly han41ca!'pel! byat. Su F , :1.de arrancme11ta tor ::Olo:ul !llam:hard to Tisi 'le CoTeraoror s . . l' :rJ.co &:::i ask h.b to declare .l!r T:irce Cay 111 :i. . l!e::ic!co o:: Page 13GAO/NSIAD-95-lSi Government Records
Appendix IIrBI Teletype Message Dated July 8, 1947.-·:-:,:. -. ·. :· :.f. r,. --. .:.!· : : .·. ·.FBI · 4 S7·ii-47 !CTOR9AC 1 CINCINNATI·,. ·./'f"LY.i :G. liISC.: Itr.ORHATION CONCERNING. .:. -·0 ' ':.iICH'ii! AIR fQRI"':' 1 ,Ti:l.t?HOIUCAJ IY ADl!TS"r"D TllIS OF'rTC'r DfAT iN OBJi;CT. . : .;. :. PUJtPORjINC.TO p!. . ,. !"'t'·: A··i'tTINC DISC WAS RE COVE:RZD NtAR ROSWt!.L. N!1:i., H!XICO, "THI5 DAT!.::·ntt DISC· IS .-H!XACONAL IN. j 0.1·1 1M' I ON .)YSHAPt:A. D WAS. ,;· .A .r x ,::AT L ··.·.·:iiz: rr ."./ .THAT. ti'.! OSJ!CTQ 7c.f:;;,- ·::CABLt, ill!I:H EALLOI\ Yl.S. F.U:T IN DIAMrT:R.SUS?!!':D!DFUR'ii!!R ;A.DVIS!Di'CUND R!SL?GLtS: A MICH ALTITUDE: '!i!.\i'H!R BALLOON il!TH 'A RADA:! . ;.' . :. . . . . . . . :. : . .P.!i'!.tCi02, .'BUT !l!:.T T!l!?HOHIC CONVtRSATION B!TwtIN Tl!t!i\ CF:!C! ·.·:". . .·:::· .,.Ai!D VP.!!:HT : !.rHA? no S'*.f' S !FO!IT,.,m:l:":'J T':'':' . . - -:: ·.'.: ?. c: tN 00. iALLOON BE!NG TRANSPORT!:!) ro't.JRICHT Titl.D SY. S?':"CIAL PLAN!: i'OR !XAMHiATi iosr· A ··pP.onn:::brmser :NATIONAi.Oi7Ici szcAuSt- AN i'ACT THAT NATICNAI. .DROADCASTING :COHPANY,INT!?.!:ST·m·-'c s:c: .0or a · .A·H:·MPTINi:. ·TOBR!AK STOR; OiLOC ·;IO ASSOClAn:D. P&iss,". AilZ00F DISC TODAY· . --ADVIS-tD \'OULD Rrc.u.::sr WRIGHT .rrtLD TO AI:vrsr crncrni;ATI ; ·,.or;-ici' A.::SU TS :CF -tXAIUNATIOl . :·NO r P.nn: ·-·INVtSTIGATIO&:.t: :,:: ··.- . .-.· ONDUCT!IT ··J:::"-:::. - ·::· -: :)'i t. \· .· -- .:- - ,.0-· .,: · .·;,. . . ·.: .--.t D,.ti"Yl.Y.·.:;/ ·; ·;UOoJU Y.D;.r.1, .7fJ1f./,f ----·.B ::;:"' Jl!t 22 1 . 7. ., · · . . · .c::AX.'( :.ACbIN. C Z! - · .\r:a!;;, M.: · ·. : · · , \. ,!.b. · ···::.;r.l·:· . . . ,.:. ·. . .- ·· :: -: . . 1:;:· . . . . : . :. , . ?.7}' vt. ,·tr,·.J: ':. : .:J·; . ?LdU5· .:J:.,·· . ,i: . . ; ·:.:,. ; . · .:, .·.: .· ·.-., . C"C. ·rJ;. .:: . .,.··."f.·"· s-Js Pn o:.- ' ··· - :. .·· · .·.t .:·.:· :;·; . '. ·. ·. ···. '. . .·. · -: · . : .;.;i ::: - '' , l'···: : .; I"' "' ·. 0:·&-22 Pi; CKF t i-l f l"J) ii.;: ·.:-.);!. .-: t.1'' "'. fJ' r·r · ,;. i-·;·.c-j \:,,, --- ·. . . ''l:! O', .· f'lt',tel 1w,,;.h--: Page 14.-::'!'!I '.,. ' . ":- ::.;.';.::. ., · .,.'".;.::.GAO/:'iSL-U -95-lSi Govemment Records
Appendix illQomments From the Nation l SecurityCouncilNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL2948WAS NlTOH. D.C. 20906April 28, 1995MEMORANDUM FOR M:t. U'OSEPH E. KELLEYDirector-in-C. arqe,Inte:nationalAftairs IssuesGeneral. Accou."ltinq Off:.ceSU3JECT:Request for NSC RecordsI am respor.dinq to ycur J.pri! 12, 1995, request for infor ationor NSC records related to t e crash of ar. airborne object nea Roswell, New Mexico in July 19 7. Tt.e NSC has no records eri for.:nation related to the i cident a: Roswell.For information about any qovernment records that may doc entthe c asr. at Roswell, we su;ges: you contact the -NationalA:chives, Textual Reference o:.vision, S601 Adelphi Road, ollege k, Maryland 2074C.Their telephone number is (301) 713-7230. Andrew D. SensExec tive Se retaryPage 15G.\O/NSLU -95-187 Government Records
Appendix IVComments From the Office of Science ahd ·Technology Policy, Executive Office of thePresidentEXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTOFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICYWASHINGTON. D.C. 20500April 26, 1995Dear Mr. Hunt:In response to your recent inquiry of April 12, 1995. The Office of Science andTecbnology Policy reviewed its records regarding the Roswell lncjdenl. OSTP has no directknowledge of what occurred at Roswell and DO records, except for the information I receivedfrom the Air Force.I look forward to receiving the GAO report.SiDccrcly,,I?- torMr. William HuntDirector, Federal Mmagcmcat IssuesUnited Swcs Govcnnncnr AccoumiDg OfficeWashington, DC 20548Page 16GAOINSIAD-95-187 Government Records
Appendix VComments From the Department of Energy@Department of EnergyWashing1on, DC 20585Jur.e 8. 1995l?i chard DavisDirector, National SecurityAnalysisGeneral Accounting OfficeWashington, D.C. 20538Dear Mr. Davis:This is in response to your request for records related to the crash of anairborne object near Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947. We conducted an indepth search for docll9ents lated to the crash and have found no suchdocuments.If 1ou have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate toBarry Uh11g of my staff on.202-586-1910.----c ntict"'" ,z- F. y;.,.,Chief Financial OfficerPage 17GAOINSIAD·95-187 Government Records
Appendix VIComments From the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation . D.c.WliApril 24, 1915DavisDirectorAttn: Gary JC. WeeterNational security .&nal)'llbGeneral Ac:counti119 OfficeWa.biJMJton, D. c.11r. Richardo.arKr. Davia:Thi i in reapome to a latter dated April 7, 1995,from Horman ;s. Rabkin, Director, Adainiatration of Ju ticeIuu. . , General Ac:countinq Office, to Jobn J:. COllingwood, ·Inspector in Cbu'V , Of:fic: of Public and C0ft9ruaional Affairs,FBI, regardinq vovarmaent record c:onc8Z1lillCJ tba crash of anairborne object near Roavell, Rav JlaXJ.c:o, in July 19'7 (Coda701034).A search of l'BI indic:e for infor9ation relatinq to th crash of an airborne object near RollVell, Nev Mexico, in 1947,daterained that all FBI data concernillCJ the incident ha beenproc:asaed under th proviaiona of th J'reedcm of Information Act(FOIA) and is available for review in our FOIA Jteadin9 :aooa. Ac:opy of the doc:uaent forwarded to . . by Gary Weeter is .anv thecloc:mlenta in tba RaadinCJ aooa. If your ataff wish to reviewthe . .terial, plea call Kargaret Trablay, a --.Hr of ayata:ff, at l a t 48 hours in advance of th desired appointaent.Sh can be reached on 324-!5292.sincerely yours, qsvanson D. CarterSupervisory Special AgentOffice of Public andcongressional Affair Page 18GAOINSIAD-95·187 Government Records
Awendix VIIComments From the Department of DefenseINSl9ECTOR GENERALDEPARTMENT OI" DIEP'IENH AltMY NAVY DltlVSAlllUNGTON, Vl-INIA 91uaoallr. aicbard DaviaDu.c:tor, . .uonai security AnalymiaV.8. General AOcoanting Office441 G Str.et ···JtoOll 5025-.wbi!M)ton, D.C. 20549Dur llr. Davia:fte Of the .air !'ore. July 19'4 reportia the DoD reapcmae to quuticma pomel in JQUr April 12letter :n1ated to cao COda 701034.Xf you baft any .-tiona, pl. cant.act llYaction officer, Pattie Cirino, at 703-C04-H31. If 9beia aot available, pl. contact . lfm"l. L. scaluat 703-404-H26.Pagel9GAOINSIAD-96-187 Government lleeords
Appendix VIIICorrtments From the Central IntelligenceAgency. ll.C.ZID30 Hay 1995Mr. Richard DavisDirector. National Security AnalysisUS General Accounting OfficeWashington. D.C. 20548Dear Mr. Davis,In a letter dated 30 March 1995, this Age. cy aevised you--eftat it would conduct a comprehensive record se rch to aid int. e completion of your investigation of the crash of an airbcrneobject near Roswell, New Mexico, i. July 1947. !n accoreance wit your re illest, we have searched all of our data bases against theterms project Moqul a. d "Roswell. New Mexico. The search did not yield any doel!. ents relate to either ofthese ter::IS. There:ore, this Aqenr:-J has no ir.forlrllttior., beyondt ose records already reviewed by .r. Gary Weeter of your staff,relevant to your investigation.Si::.ce:-ely,Nora SlatkinDirectorExec- tive'701o:i .n'"""' 20GAO!NSL-U}-95-187 Government Records
General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-262046 July 28, 1995 The Honorable Steven H. Schiff House of Representatives Dear Mr. Schiff: On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Anny Air Field (RAAF) public information office in Roswell, New Mexico, reported the crash and recovery of a
