However, circa 2013, D'Amato issued a statement about the UFO inquiry on his now-defunct website in which he asserted: "[A] senior Senate Committee chairman asked me to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations that came to his attention regarding unidentified aerial crashes in the 1940s in New Mexico. I met with a number of people who had made public statements on the matter.
At some point, around 2013, D'Amato made a public declaration about the UFO investigation on his now-defunct website, stating that he was tasked with investigating claims of unidentified aerial phenomena in New Mexico during the 1940s. He met with several people who had publicly discussed their experiences.