Results: The NAS review concluded that, "We are unanimous in the opinion that this has been a very credible effort to apply… techniques of science to the solution of the UFO problem."[51]
Carter Administration Tasking to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (1977)
Background: Dr. Frank Press, Science Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, sent a letter to Dr. Robert Frosch, NASA Administrator, on July 21, 1977, suggesting that a panel be formed by NASA to see if there had been any new significant findings on UFOs since the Condon Report.
Results: Five months later, NASA responded by stating that it was not warranted "to establish a research activity in this area or to convene a symposium on the subject."[52]
Roswell Investigations/Inquiries (1992–2001)
President Clinton and Chief of Staff Podesta Inquire about Roswell (1992–2001)
The Roswell Report: Fact versus Fiction in the New Mexico Desert (1995)
The GAO Roswell Report (1995)
The Roswell Report: Case Closed (1997)
Background: According to press reports, President Clinton tasked former National Security Advisor Sandy Berger to determine if the USG held aliens or alien technology. President Clinton said, "As far as I know, an alien spacecraft did not crash in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947… if the USAF did recover alien bodies, they didn't tell me about it… and I want to know."[53]
In 1993, Congressman Steven H. Schiff (R-New Mexico) made inquiries about the Roswell incident to DoD. The Roswell incident refers to the July 1947 recovery of metallic and rubber debris from a crashed military balloon near Roswell Army Air Field personnel that sparked conspiracy theories and claims that the debris was from an alien spaceship and part of a USG cover-up. He asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) (subsequently renamed the Government Accountability Office) to determine the requirements for reporting air accidents, such as the crash near Roswell, and to identify any government records concerning the Roswell crash.[54]
The USAF conducted a systematic search of numerous archives and records centers in support of GAO's audit of Roswell. As part of this review, the USAF also interviewed numerous people who may have had knowledge of the events. Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall released them from any security obligations that may have restricted the sharing of information. The USAF then published The Roswell Report in 1995, which included: "The Report of the U.S. Air Force Research Regarding the 'Roswell Incident'" by Col Richard L. Weaver, and the "Synopsis of Balloon Research Findings" by 1st Lt James McAndrew.[55]
Results: The report stated that the USAF's research did not locate or develop any information that indicated the "Roswell Incident" was a UFO event, nor was there any "cover
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