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This is the GAO report to Representative Steven Schiff (R NM) regarding the
search for records related to the "Roswell incident"
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United States General Accounting Office
GAO Report to the Honorable
Steven H. Schiff, House of
Representatives
July 1995 Government Records
Results of a Search for
Records Concerning
the 1947 Crash Near
Roswell, New Mexico
GAO/NSIAD-95-187
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GAO United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
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National Security and
International Affairs Division
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July 28, 1995
The Honorable Steven H. Schiff
House of Representatives
Dear Mr. Schiff:
On July 8, 1947, the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) public information office in
Roswell, New Mexico, reported the crash and recovery of a "flying disc." Army
Air Forces personnel from the RAAF's 509th Bomb Group were credited with the
recovery. The following day, the press reported that the Commanding General of
the U.S. Eighth Air Force, Fort Worth, Texas, announced that RAAF personnel
had recovered a crashed radar-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 the July
1994 "Report of Air Force Research Regarding the Roswell Incident", the Air
Force did not dispute that something happened near Roswell, but reported that
the most likely source of the wreckage was from a balloon-launched classified
government project designed to determine the state of Soviet nuclear weapons
research. The debate on what crashed at Roswell continues.
Concerned that the Department of Defense (DOD) may not have provided you with
all available information on the crash, you asked us to determine the
requirements for reporting air accidents similar to the crash near Roswell and
identify any government records concerning the Roswell crash.
We conducted an extensive search for government records related to the crash
near Roswell. We examined a wide range of classified and unclassified
documents dating from July 1947 through the 1950s. These records came from
numerous organizations in New Mexico and elsewhere throughout DOD as well as
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA), and the National Security Council. The full scope and methodology of
our work are detailed at the end of this report.
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RESULTS IN BRIEF
In 1947, Army regulations required that air accident reports be maintained
permanently. We identified four air accidents reported by the Army Air Forces
in New Mexico during July 1947. All of the accidents involved military
aircraft and occurred after July 8, 1947--the date the RAAF public information
office first reported the crash and recovery of a "flying disc" near Roswell.
The Navy reported no air accidents in New Mexico during July 1947. Air Force
officials told us that according to record- keeping requirements in effect
during July 1947, there was no requirement to prepare a report on the crash of
a weather balloon.
In our search for records concerning the Roswell crash, we learned that some
government records covering RAAF activities had been destroyed and others had
not. For example, RAAF administrative records (from Mar. 1945 through Dec.
1949) and RAAF outgoing messages (from Oct. 1946 through Dec. 1949) were
destroyed. The document disposition form does not indicate what organization
or person destroyed the records and when or under what authority the records
were destroyed.
Our search for government records concerning the Roswell crash yielded two
records originating in 1947 - a July 1947 history report by the combined 509th
Bomb Group and RAAF and an FBI teletype message dated July 8, 1947. The 509th-
RAAF report noted the recovery of a "flying disc" that was later determined by
military officials to be a radar- tracking balloon. The FBI message stated
that the military had reported that an object resembling a high-altitude
weather balloon with a radar reflector had been recovered near Roswell.
The other government records we reviewed, including those previously withheld
from the public because of security classification, and the Air Force's
analysis of unidentified flying object [1] sightings from 1946 to 1953 (Project
Blue Book Special Report No. 14), did not mention the crash or the recovery of
an airborne object near Roswell in July 1947. Similarly, executive branch
agencies' responses to our letters of inquiry produced no other government
records on the Roswell crash.
REPORTING AIR ACCIDENTS
According to press accounts from July 1947, Army Air Forces personnel from RAAF
were involved in the recovery of an airborne object near Roswell. Therefore,
if an air accident report was prepared, it should have
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[1] According to Air Force regulation, an unidentified
flying object is an airborne object that by performance,
aerodynamic characteristics, or unusual features, does not
conform to known aircraft or missiles, or does not
correspond to Air Force definitions of familiar or known
objects or unidentified aircraft.
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been prepared in accordance with Army regulations. According to an Army records
management official, in 1947 Army regulations required that air accident
reports be maintained permanently. An Air Force official said there was no
similar requirement to report a weather balloon crash.
According to an Air Force official who has worked in the records management
field since the mid-1940s, air accident reports prepared in July 1947 under
Army regulations should have been transferred to Air Force custody in September
1947, when the Air Force was established as a separate service.
The Air Force Safety Agency is responsible for maintaining reports of air
accidents. We examined its microfilm records to determine whether any air
accidents had been reported in New Mexico during July 1947. We identified four
air accidents during this time period. [2] All of the accidents involved
military fighter or cargo aircraft and occurred after July 8, 1947-- the date
the RAAF public information office first reported the crash and recovery of a
"flying disc" near Roswell. According to the Army Air Forces'
_Report_of_Major_Accident_, these four accidents occurred at or near the towns
of Hobbs, Albuquerque, Carrizozo, and Alamogordo, New Mexico. Only one of the
four accidents resulted in a fatality. The pilot died when the aircraft
crashed during an attempted take-off.
SEARCH FOR RECORDS
In searching for government records on the Roswell crash, we were particularly
interested in identifying and reviewing records of military units assigned to
RAAF in 1947--to include the 509th Bomb Group, the 1st Air Transport Unit, the
427th Army Air Force Base Unit, and the 1395th Military Police Company
(Aviation).
Document disposition forms obtained from the National Personnel Records Center
in St. Louis, Missouri, indicate that in 1953, the Walker Air Force Base
(formerly RAAF) records officer transferred to the Army's Kansas City records
depository the histories of units stationed at Walker Air Force Base. These
histories included the 509th Bomb Group and RAAF for February 1947 through
October 1947; the 1st Air Transport Unit for July 1946 through June 1947; and
the 427th Army Air Force Base Unit for January 1946 to February 1947. We could
not locate any documentation indicating that records of the 1395th Military
Police Company (Aviation)
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[2] These records do not include information regarding mishaps of air vehicles
belonging to civilian or other government agencies. These records also do not
include mishaps involving unmanned air vehicles such as remotely piloted
aircraft, low-speed cruise missiles, and most balloons.
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were ever retired to the National Personnel Records Center or its predecessor
depositories.
The July 1947 history for the 509th Bomb Group and RAAF stated that the RAAF
public information office "was kept quite busy answering inquiries on the
'flying disc,' which was reported to be in [the] possession of the 509th Bomb
Group. The object turned out to be a radar tracking balloon." By his
signature, the RAAF's commanding officer certified that the report represented
a complete and accurate account of RAAF activities in July 1947. (Excerpts
from the report are contained in app. I.)
In addition to unit history reports, we also searched for other government
records on the Roswell crash. In this regard, the Chief Archivist for the
National Personnel Records Center provided us with documentation indicating
that (1) RAAF records such as finance and accounting, supplies, buildings and
grounds, and other general administrative matters from March 1945 through
December 1949 and (2) RAAF outgoing messages from October 1946 through December
1949 were destroyed. According to this official, the document disposition form
did not properly indicate the authority under which the disposal action was
taken. The Center's Chief Archivist stated that from his personal experience,
many of the Air Force organizational records covering this time period were
destroyed without entering a citation for the governing disposition authority.
Our review of records control forms showing the destruction of other records--
including outgoing RAAF messages for 1950--supports the Chief Archivist's
viewpoint.
During our review of records at FBI headquarters, we found a July 8, 1947,
teletype message from the FBI office in Dallas, Texas, to FBI headquarters and
the FBI office in Cincinnati, Ohio. An FBI spokesperson confirmed the
authenticity of the message.
According to the message, an Eighth Air Force headquarters official had
telephonically informed the FBI's Dallas office of the recovery near Roswell of
a hexagonal-shaped disc suspended from a large balloon by cable. The message
further stated that the disc and balloon were being sent to Wright Field (now
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio) for examination. According to the
Eighth Air Force official, the recovered object resembled a high-altitude
weather balloon with a radar reflector. The message stated that no further
investigation by the FBI was being conducted. (A copy of the teletype message
appears in app. II.)
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To follow up on the July 8th message, we reviewed microfilm abstracts of the
FBI Dallas and Cincinnati office activities for July 1947. An abstract
prepared by the FBI Dallas office on July 12, 1947, summarized the particulars
of the July 8th message. There was no mention in the Cincinnati office
abstracts of the crash or recovery of an airborne object near Roswell.
Because the FBI message reported that debris from the Roswell crash was being
transported to Wright Field for examination, we attempted to determine whether
military regulations existed for handling such debris. We were unable to
locate any applicable regulation. As a final step, we reviewed Air Materiel
Command (Wright Field) records from 1947 to 1950 for evidence of command
personnel involvement in this matter. We found no records mentioning the
Roswell crash or the examination by Air Materiel Command personnel of any
debris recovered from the crash.
QUERIES TO FEDERAL AGENCIES REGARDING RECORDS ON THE CRASH
We sent letters to several federal agencies asking for any government records
they might have concerning the Roswell crash. In this regard, we contacted
DOD, the National Security Council, the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy, the CIA, the FBI, and the Department of Energy.
The National Security Council, the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, and the Department of Energy responded that they had no government
records relating to the Roswell crash. (Copies of their responses appear in
app. III, IV, and V.) The FBI, DOD, and the CIA provided the following
information.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
The FBI informed us that all FBI data regarding the crash near Roswell had been
processed under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests previously received
by the Bureau. We reviewed the FBI's FOIA material and identified the July 8,
1947, FBI teletype message discussing the recovery near Roswell of a high-
altitude weather balloon with a radar reflector. (A copy of the FBI's response
appears in app. VI.)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DOD informed us that the U.S. Air Force report of July 1994, entitled Report
of Air Force Research Regarding the Roswell Incident, represents the extent of
DOD records or information concerning the Roswell crash. The Air Force report
concluded that there was no dispute that something
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happened near Roswell in July 1947 and that all available official materials
indicated the most likely source of the wreckage recovered was one of the
project MOGUL balloon trains. At the time of the Roswell crash, project MOGUL
was a highly classified U.S. effort to determine the state of Soviet nuclear
weapons research using balloons that carried radar reflectors and acoustic
sensors. (A copy of DOD's response appears in app. VII.)
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
In March 1995, the CIA's Executive Director responded to our letter of inquiry
by stating that earlier searches by the CIA for records on unidentified flying
objects produced no information pertaining to the Roswell crash. The Executive
Director added, however, that it was unclear whether the CIA had ever conducted
a search for records specifically relating to Roswell. In the absence of such
assurance, the Executive Director instructed CIA personnel to conduct a
comprehensive records search for information relating to Roswell. On May 30,
1995, the CIA's Executive Director informed us that a search against the term
"Roswell, New Mexico," in all CIA databases produced no CIA documents related
to the crash. (A copy of CIA's response appears in app. VIII.)
AGENCY COMMENTS
A draft of this report was provided to DOD for comment. DOD offered no
comments or suggested changes to the report. The Chief Archivist, National
Personnel Records Center offered several comments clarifying matters dealing
with records management. These comments have been incorporated into the final
report where appropriate.
The CIA, the Department of Energy, the FBI, the National Security Council, and
the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy also received excerpts
from the report discussing the activities of their respective agencies. They
had no substantive comments and made no suggested changes to the report.
SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
To determine the requirements for reporting air accidents in 1947, we
interviewed military service records management officials, reviewed military
record-keeping regulations in effect during this time period, and examined Army
Air Forces and Navy air accident reports.
We also sought to identify any government records related to the Roswell crash.
In this regard, we visited and reviewed records at the locations listed in
table 1.
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Table 1: Locations Visited and Records Reviewed
Locations visited Records reviewed
National Archives, Washington, D.C. Air Force papers on unidentified flying
objects
Army Counterintelligence Corps
historical files, 1947-49
National Archives II, College Park, Md. Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14
National Security Council meeting
minutes, 1947-48
National Archives, National Record Army Inspector General reports, 1947-58
Center, Suitland, Md. Army staff intelligence correspondence,
1947-56
Headquarters Army Air Force message
traffic, 1947-54
Army Air Force and Air Materiel Command
(Wright Field) research and
development files, 1947-50
National Personnel Records Center, Morning reports for RAAF units, July
St. Louis, Mo. 1947
Eighth Air Force messages, 1947-50
Eighth Air Force correspondence,1947-51
Eighth Air Force weekly activity
summaries, July 1947
Service records of key personnel
assigned to RAAF, 1947
Project Sign* investigative reports,
1948
Army Adjutant General correspondence,
1947-49
Missile test firing reports at White
Sands, N. Mex., 1947-54
Department of the Air Force, Current and past records management
Washington, D.C. regulations
Report of Air Force Research Regarding
the Roswell Incident, July 1994
Dept of the Army, Washington, D.C. Current and past records management
regulations
Dept of the Navy, Washington, D.C. Air accident reports, July 1947
Air Force Safety Agency, Kirtland Air Air accident reports, July 1947
Force Base, N. Mex.
Air Force History Support Office, 509th Bomb Group and RAAF monthly
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, histories, July and August 1947
D.C.
National Security Agency, FOIA records, Citizens Against UFO
Fort Meade, Md. Secrecy
Military History Institute, Army War Army Counterintelligence Corps reports,
College, Carlisle, Pa. 1947
Army Central Security Facility, Army Counterintelligence Corps reports,
Fort Meade, Md. 1947
Central Intelligence Agency, Scientific Advisory Panel on
Langley, Va. Unidentified Flying Objects
(Robertson Panel) report
FOIA records, Ground Saucer Watch, Inc.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FOIA records on unidentified flying
Washington, D.C. objects
National Atomic Museum, Kirtland Air 509th Bomb Group historical
Force Base, N. Mex. information,1947
RAAF base newspaper Atomic Blast, July
and August 1947
* Project Sign was the predecessor to Project Blue Book.
Our search of government records was complicated by the fact that some records
we wanted to review were missing and there was not always an explanation.
Further, the records management regulations for the retention and disposition
of records were unclear or changing during the period we reviewed.
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We also queried the National Security Council, the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Energy, the FBI, DOD, and the
CIA to determine what government records they have on the Roswell crash. We
did not independently verify the information provided to us in their written
responses.
In addition to physically examining government records, we contacted the
following federal activities to determine whether they had any information
about 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 accordance with
generally accepted government auditing standards.
Unless you publicly announce its contents earlier, we plan no further
distribution of this report until 30 days after its issue date. At that time,
we will 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,
/s/
Richard Davis
Director, National Security Analysis
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CONTENTS
Letter
Appendix I
COMBINED HISTORY FOR JULY 1947
Appendix II
FBI TELETYPE MESSAGE DATED JULY 8, 1947
Appendix III
COMMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Appendix IV
COMMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Appendix V
COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Appendix VI
COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
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CONTENTS
Appendix VII
COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFDEFENSE
Appendix VIII
COMMENTS FROM THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Table Table 1: Locations Visited and Records Reviewed
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Abbreviations
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency
DOD - Department of Defense
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
RAAF - Roswell Army Air Field
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Appendix I
COMBINED HISTORY FOR JULY 1947
{Image of the cover of a unit history document}
{Document cover reads: }
"Combined History
509th Bomb group
and
Roswell Army Air Field
1 July 1947 Through 31 July 1947"
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Combined History for July 1947
{Image of declassified page 39 of the Combined History}
_Restricted_
The other three briefings were those given to the VIP and a simulated briefing
to a large group of Air Scouts representing all of th troops in New Mexico
which was given on 15 July 1947.
Several small projects were completed during the month including signs on all
the office doors, a building directory, and a world situation map which is
maintained an a day-to-day basis.
The Historical Section of S-2 has been seriously handicapped by the removal of
the regular stenographer with the reduction in force.
Due to the fact that the quality of the department reports has in general been
so inadequate, lectures are being prepared to be given early in August to
properly train the liaison representatives of each department.
The Office of Public Information was kept quite busy during the month answering
inquiries on the "flying disc", which was reported to be in possession of the
509th Bomb Group. The object turned out to be a radar tracking balloon.
The main project of the month was making all arrangements for a successful Air
Force Day. Lt. Colonel Oliver LaFarge, Air Reserve Corps, at Santa Fe, made
arrangements for Colonel Blanchard to visit the Governor of New Mexico and ask
him to declare Air Force Day in New Mexico on 1 August.
_Restricted_
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Appendix II
FBI TELETYPE MESSAGE DATED JULY 8, 1947
{Image of the declassified teletype message with deletions: }
TELETYPE [ BLACKED ]
FBI DALLAS 7-8-47 6-17 PM [ IRREGULAR AREA BLACKED ]
DIRECTOR AND SAC, CINCINATTI URGENT[ BLACKED ]
FLYING DISC, INFORMATION CONCERNING. [ BLACKED ] HEADQUARTERS
EIGHTH AIR FORCE, TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFICE THAT AN OBJECT
PURPORTING TO BE A FLYING DISC WAS RE COVERED NEAR ROSELL, NEW
MEXICO, THIS DATE. THE DISC IS HEXAGONAL IN SHAPE AND WAS SUSPENDED
FROM A BALLOON BY A CABLE, WHICH BALLOON WAS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY
FEET IN DIAMETER. [ BLACKED ] FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE OBJECT
FOUND RESEMBLES A HIGH ALTITUDE WEATHER BALLOON WITH A RADAR
REFLECTOR, BUT THAT TELEPHONIC CONVERSTAION BETWEEN THEIR OFFICE
AND WRIGHT FIELD HAD NOT [ BLACKED ] BORNE OUT THIS BELIEF. DISC AND
BALLOON BEING TRANSPORTED TO WRIGHT FIELD BY SPECIAL PLANE FOR EXAMINAT
INFORMATION PROVIDED THIS OFFICE BECAUSE OF NATIONAL INTEREST IN CASE
[BLAK] AND FACT THAT NBATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AND
OTHERS ATTEMPTING TO BR4EAK STORY OF LOCATION OF DISC TODAY. [BLACK ]
[BLACK] ADVISED WOULD REQUEST WRIGHT FIELD TO ADVISE CINCINATTI
OFFICE RESULTS OF EXAMINATION. NO FURTER INVESTIGATION BEING
CONDUCTED.
WYLY 52-83994-18 [----BLACKED-------------]
RECORDED F B I [---BLACKED--------------]
23 JUL 22 1947 [ BLACK ]
END EX 29 [----BLACKED----]
CXXXX ACK IN ORDER [----BLACKED-------------]
UA 92 FBI CI MJW [----BLACKED-------------]
BPI H8
8-38 PM 0 [----BLACKED-------------]
6-22 PM OK FBI WASH DC ??VH [----BLACKED-------------]
OK FBI CI MJW ??? [----BLACKED-----]
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Appendix III
COMMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL JK 2948
WASHINGTON D.C. 20506
April 28, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOSEPH E. KELLEY
Director-in-Charge,International
Affairs Issues
General Accounting Office
SUBJECT: Request for NSC Records
I am responding to your April 12, 1995, request for information
or NSC records related to the crash of an airborne object near
Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947. The NSC has no records or
information related to the incident at Roswell.
For information about any government records that may document
the crash at Roswell, we suggest you contact the National
Archives, Textual Reference Division, 8601 Adelphi Road, College
Park, Maryland 20740. Their telephone number is (301) 713-7230.
/s/
Andrew D. Sens
Executive Secretary
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Appendix IV
COMMENTS FROM THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500
April 26, 1995
Dear Mr. Hunt:
In response to your recent inquiry of April 12, 1995. The Office of
Science and Technology Policy reviewed its records regarding the Roswell
Incident. OSTP has no direct knowledge of what occurred at Roswell and no
records, except for the information I received from the Air Force.
I look forward to receiving the GAO report.
Sincerely,
/s/
John H. Gibbons
Director
Enclosures
As stated
Mr. William Hunt
Director, Federal Management Issues
United States Government Accounting Office
Washington, DC 20548
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Appendix V
COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585
June 8, 1995
Richard Davis
Director, National Security
Analysis
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20538
Dear Mr. Davis:
This is in response to your request for records related to the crash of an
airborne object near Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947. We conducted an in-
depth search for documents related to the crash and have found no such
documents.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to
contact Barry Uhlig of my staff on 202-586-1910.
Sincerely,
Joseph F. Vivona
Chief Financial Officer
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Appendix VI
COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535
April 24, 1995
Mr. Richard Davis
Director
Attn: Gary X. Weeter
National Security Analysis
General Accounting Office
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Davis:
This is in response to a letter dated April 7, 1995,
from Norman J. Rabkin, Director, Administration of Justice
Issues, General Accounting Office, to John E. Collingwood,
Inspector in Charge, Office of Public and Congressional Affairs,
FBI, regarding government records concerning the crash of an
airborne object near Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947 (Code
701034).
A search of FBI indices for information relating to the
crash of an airborne object near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947,
determined that all FBI data concerning the incident has been
processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) and is available for review in our FOIA Reading Room. A
copy of the document forwarded to me by Gary Weeter is among the
documents in the Reading Room. If your staff wishes to review
the material, please call Margaret Tremblay, a member of my
staff, at least 48 hours in advance of the desired appointment.
She can be reached on 324-5292.
Sincerely yours,
Swanson D. Carter
Supervisory Special Agent
Office of Public and
Congressional Affairs
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Appendix VII
COMMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
INSPECTOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
400 ARMY NAVY DRIVE
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22202-2884
MAY - 4 1995
Analysis
and Followup
Mr. Richard Davis
Director, National Security Analysis
U.S. General Accounting Office
441 G Street N.W.
Room 5025
Washington, D.C. 20548
Dear Mr. Davis:
The Department of the Air Force July 1994 report
is the DoD response to questions posed in your April 12
letter related to GAO Code 701034.
If you have any questions, please contact my
action officer, Pattie Cirino, at 703-604-9631. If She
is not available, please contact Ms. Marlene L. Scales
at 703-604-9626.
/s/
Kathryn M. Truex
Deputy Assistant Inspector General
for GAO Report Analysis
Enclosure
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Appendix VIII
COMMENTS FROM THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
30 May 1995
Mr. Richard Davis
Director, National Security Analysis
US General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
Dear Mr. Davis,
In a letter dated 30 March 1995, this Agency advised you
that it would conduct a comprehensive record search to aid in
the completion of your investigation of the crash of an airborne
object near Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947. In accordance with
your request, we have searched all of our data bases against the
terms "Project Mogul" and "Roswell, New Mexico."
The search did not yield any documents related to either of
these terms. Therefore, this Agency has no information, beyond
those records already reviewed by Mr. Gary Weeter of your staff,
relevant to your investigation.
Sincerely,
/s/
Nora Slatkin
Executive Director
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