[Comments on Majestic 12 Material] | U.S. GAO Skip to main content U.S. Government Accountability Office For Congress Press Center Careers Blog GAO on Facebook(Exit GAO website) GAO on Twitter(Exit GAO website) GAO on LinkedIn(Exit GAO website) U.S. Government Accountability Office Main navigation Reports & Testimonies Recommendations Database Action Tracker Month in Review Order Copies Restricted Reports View Topics View Agencies Bid Protests & Appropriations Law Bid Protests Appropriations Law Federal Vacancies Reform Act Other Legal About What GAO Does U.S. Comptroller General Careers Contact Us Search Breadcrumb Home Reports & Testimonies [Comments on Majestic 12 Material] [Comments on Majestic 12 Material] Published: Jul 28, 1995. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 1995. Jump To: Jump To Highlights Full Report Skip to Highlights Highlights Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined agencies' views on the authenticity of Majestic 12, allegedly a classified government document explaining the crash of a disc-shaped aircraft near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947. GAO noted that: (1) the Information Security Oversight Office, the Air Force, and the National Archives stated that their knowledge of Majestic 12 was limited to written material submitted to them by nongovernmental persons; (2) there was no evidence that the material constituted actual documents which originated in the executive branch; (3) although archivists at federal libraries found nothing that fit the description of Majestic 12 or any references to it, they have received public inquiries about this material for years; and (4) the Air Force determined that a 1980 message, which contained the words "MJ Twelve," was a forgery. Full Report Full Report (2 pages) Office of Public Affairs Chuck Young Managing Director [email protected] (202) 512-4800 Receive GAO Updates Stay informed as we add new reports & testimonies. U.S. Government Accountability Office (Exit GAO website) (Exit GAO website) (Exit GAO website) (Exit GAO website) (Exit GAO website) (Exit GAO website) (Exit GAO website) v Footer menu Column 1 Press Center Contact Us Inspector General Restricted Reports Column 2 Copyright & Terms of Use Privacy Policy Accessibility Sitemap Column 3 FOIA Requests Scam Alerts No FEAR Act Data Health Care Advisory Committees