Re: Declaration in Bryant V CIA

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connection with a Scientific Advisory Panel, established to investigate and evaluate reports of
UFOs. The panel was concerned only with any aspect of UFO phenomena which might prove
to present a potential threat to the United States national security. The panel later issued a
report of its findings, the Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects dated 17
January 1953, also known as the Robertson Report. The report was released by the Air Force
Orfice of Public information on 9 April 1958. The Air Force investigation, called Project.
Bluebook lsic], was terminated in 1969. We understand that the Air Force turned its records
on this subject over to the National Archivesand Records Administration where they are
currently available for inspection and purchase. There is currently no CIA program to actively
collect information on UFOs, although since the time of the Robertson Report there have been
sporadic instances of correspondence dealing with the subject, and we occasionally receive
various kinds of repoits oi sightings of objects in the UFO category.
As of this date, however, the Agency has released to numerous previous requesters 1,022
pages of UFO-related documents under the FOlA. Most of this material was located as a
result of a previous search for records conducted on behalf of an earlier requester for
iriiorrnation regarding UFOs up through 1979, and as a result of a recent updated search for
records conducted on behalf of an earlie.r requester for information regarding UFOs from 1979
through 15 l\/larch 1990. Any releasable material as a result of these earlier, thorough j
searches is included in this package. These documents are not indexed, and most of the
material deals with matters related to the report by the Scientific Advisory Panel. We should
advise you that most of the reports dealing with the UFO sightings considered by the Panel
originated with other government agenciessuch as the Air Force, and that much of the later
ClA-originated reports concern sightings as reported in the foreign news media. in accordance
with our enclosed fee schedule. the material referred to above costs ten cents per page less
the first 100 pages as a requester in the "all other" category.
Also, as a result of former Director Woolsey's 14 December 1993 radio interview, a recent
further release of 1,757 pages has been made bringing the total amount of pages to 2,779.
Thereiore,_should you wish to purchase this package, please send us your check or moneyorder for US$267.90 to me, made payable to the Treasurer of the United States and cite the
reference number above to ensure proper credit to your account.
You also have the option of reviewing the initial release of 991 pages on the CiA's electronicl—iJlA tl1l€Fll€l site. The access for this site via homepage URL is; l_"lllj;JI/i1V\f_\{\[‘_,{§(_,_li_t)_lH,,t4‘(Zl?:Z.~'_Ql()_\._’ .
l must consider your request for a fee waiver under the standards the Agency FOIA regulations
outline, which you will find at Part 1900 of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). l
have reviewed your request under those standards and determined that your petition does notmeet them because disclosingthe information you seek is already in the public domain and its
re~release would not likely contribute-significantly to public understanding of the operations andactivities of the United States Government. l therefore deny your request for a tee waiver.
You may appeal this decision, in my care, within 45 days from the date of this letter. Shouldyou choose. to appeal the denial of your request for a fee waiver, -you are encouraged to providean explanation suppoiting your appeal. Agency regulations also specify that if the Agency hasstarted to process a request, the Agency may only accept an appeal of a fee waiver denial if
the requester agrees to be responsible for the costs in the event of an_adverse administrative orjudicial decision.
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