Corrected entry: When the president is in the air force bunker inspecting the spaceship, Dr Oken states that the scientists have been repairing it since the late 60's. The president says they've had it for 40 years and know nothing about it. That would mean that the movie would've been set in 2006 and not '96. (01:08:50)
Tony
29th Nov 2020
Correction: No, they've had it since the Roswell crash in the 40s, he says they only figured it out enough to repair it since the 60s.