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Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-95-187, 1995)

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Summary

The 1995 U.S. General Accounting Office report (GAO/NSIAD-95-187), prepared for Rep. Steven H. Schiff, on the results of a search for federal records concerning the 1947 crash near Roswell, New Mexico.

This is the published report of the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office), "Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico" (GAO/NSIAD-95-187), issued 28 July 1995 at the request of Representative Steven H. Schiff. GAO reviewed federal requirements for reporting air accidents and searched for government records concerning the 1947 events near Roswell. Among its findings, the report notes that certain Roswell Army Air Field records — administrative records and outgoing messages from the mid-to-late 1940s — had been destroyed, with no disposition record indicating who destroyed them or when. The report is published on gao.gov. This archive links the official record only and endorses no conclusion beyond what the document records.

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What is this record?: It is an archive entry pointing to a 1995 U.S. General Accounting Office report (GAO/NSIAD-95-187) on the results of a search for federal records concerning the 1947 crash near Roswell, New Mexico. It was prepared at the request of Representative Steven H. Schiff and is published on gao.gov.
What did the report examine?: According to the report, GAO reviewed federal requirements for reporting air accidents and searched for government records concerning the 1947 Roswell events. This archive identifies the report and links the official source; it does not summarize the phenomena or endorse any conclusion.
What did GAO find about destroyed records?: The report notes that certain Roswell Army Air Field records — administrative records and outgoing messages from the mid-to-late 1940s — had been destroyed, with no disposition record indicating who destroyed them or when. This archive reports the document's statements and does not interpret them.
Can I view or download the report on this archive?: No. This archive is link-only and hosts no copy of the report. To read it, use the official GAO source (product page and PDF) linked from this record, which is authoritative.

Source & Classification

Agency: U.S. Government Accountability Office →
Record type: Report landing
Decade: 1990s
Review status: published
Publication status: published

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U.S. Government Accountability Office. "Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-95-187, 1995)". 1990s. Official source: https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-95-187. Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive (not an official or government source): https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/gao-1995-roswell-records-search/.

APA

U.S. Government Accountability Office. (1990s). Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-95-187, 1995). https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-95-187

MLA

U.S. Government Accountability Office. "Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-95-187, 1995)." 1990s, https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-95-187.

Chicago

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@misc{uaprecords_gao-1995-roswell-records-search,
  title  = {Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-95-187, 1995)},
  author = {U.S. Government Accountability Office},
  year   = {1990s},
  howpublished = {Official source: https://www.gao.gov/products/nsiad-95-187},
  note   = {Cataloged by the independent UAP Records Archive — not an official or government source},
  url    = {https://uap-archive.org/uap/records/gao-1995-roswell-records-search/}
}

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Report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (issued as the General Accounting Office); a work of the U.S. Government, generally in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. §105.

Archivist note

The published report of the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office), “Government Records: Results of a Search for Records Concerning the 1947 Crash Near Roswell, New Mexico” (GAO/NSIAD-95-187), issued 28 July 1995 at the request of Representative Steven H. Schiff. GAO examined federal requirements for reporting air accidents and searched for government records concerning the 1947 events near Roswell. Among its findings, the report notes that certain Roswell Army Air Field records — administrative records (March 1945–December 1949) and outgoing messages (October 1946–December 1949) — had been destroyed, with no disposition record indicating who destroyed them or when. This record links the official GAO product page and the report PDF, together with an archived snapshot; it hosts no local copy. This archive is independent and is not an official or government source, asserts no extraterrestrial origin, and endorses no conclusion beyond what the official document records.

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Official source gao.gov ↗
Archived 2026-04-13 ↗
Added to archive 2026-07-05
Last revised 2026-07-05

Record status: Official link verified
Review status: published
Publication status: published
Local copy: Not stored in U3
Summary: Published
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