Based on the search results and the current date (March 13, 2025) here is an updated version of past information about the GAO getting involved with the Roswell incident.
In January 1994, Representative Steven H. Schiff (R-N.M.) requested that the General Accounting Office (GAO) investigate the 1947 Roswell incident. This request came after Schiff’s frustration with what he perceived as the Defense Department’s unresponsiveness to his inquiries about the event.
GAO spokeswoman Laura A. Kopelson confirmed that the investigation stemmed from an October meeting between Schiff and GAO Comptroller General Charles A. Bowsher. Schiff expressed his dissatisfaction with the Defense Department’s lack of cooperation, stating, “I was getting pretty upset at all the running around.” He added that the GAO officials “made an offer to help.”
Schiff, while generally skeptical about UFOs and alien beings, noted that the government’s evasiveness raised suspicions: “Apparently, it’s another government cover-up.” He emphasized that government accountability was an issue “even larger than UFOs.”
As a result of Schiff’s efforts:
(A) The GAO launched an investigation, culminating in a report released on July 28, 1995, from its National Security and International Affairs Division.
(B) The Air Force responded with two significant reports. The first, released in 1994, admitted that the original weather balloon explanation was a cover story for Project Mogul, a classified military surveillance program. A second report, “The Roswell Report: Case Closed,” was published in 1997, addressing claims of alien bodies by linking them to parachute test dummy retrievals.
(C) The UFO research community was presented with more data and questions, but still lacked conclusive evidence about the Roswell incident.
The Air Force’s Project Mogul explanation was generally accepted by news media and skeptical researchers. It provided a cohesive account for the contemporary descriptions of the debris, including the unusual materials and symbols reported. However, many in the UFO community remained unconvinced, and polls showed that a majority of Americans doubted the Air Force’s explanation.
As of 2025, the Roswell incident continues to be a subject of debate and speculation, with no new evidence definitively resolving the controversy.
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[1] https://www.af.mil/The-Roswell-Report/
[2] https://www.nsa.gov/portals/75/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/ufo/report_af_roswell.pdf
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident
[4] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-30-mn-17009-story.html
[5] https://sgp.fas.org/othergov/roswell.html
[6] https://www.dafhistory.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/AFD-101201-038.pdf
[7] https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA326147
[8] https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/01/26/gao-on-the-trail-of-alleged-ufo-crash/