Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico

GAO's report to Representative Steven Schiff documents its search scope, the 1947 records located, agency responses, and record-retention gaps.

Publisher: U.S. General Accounting Office
Published: 1995-07-28
Type: report
Availability: available

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Report letter, pages 1–8Summary · not a retained transcript

The report describes the search request and methods, identifies two records originating in 1947, reports missing or destroyed files, and records agency responses.

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