Documents / Official release
This file, released by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library under FOIA request 2006-0476-F, holds White House correspondence records for case 243544. In a July 8, 1997 letter to President Clinton, Kent Jeffrey of the International Roswell Initiative submitted more than 20,000 signed copies of the Roswell Declaration, which asks for an Executive Order declassifying UFO information. On December 9, 1997 the Air Force replied that such an order was unnecessary because declassification under E.O. 12958 was already underway.
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MUFON UFO DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE - ContifluedJrom Page 24 by a professional fund raiser of the caliber of Carolyn McNellis. She will present her proposals to the MUFON Board of Directors annual meeting on July 13, 1997, in Grand Rapids, MI. ANNIVERSARY PRESS RELEASE Robert H. Bletchman, Director of Public Relations, has prepared a MUFON press release titled "50 Years After Kenneth Arnold and the Roswell UFO, Where Do We Go From Here?" that will be distributed both locally and na tionally to the printed and electronic media during the month of June. Copies will be provided to all State and Assistant State Directors so they may reproduce and mail sufficient copies to the appropriate press contacts in their states. MUFON will provide additional copies to those states having a long press contact list, upon making a re quest to Seguin. Mr. Bletchman has done an outstanding job composing this informative, concise, and hard-hitting statement that is designed to be released before June 24, \997, to take ad vantage of the 50th Anniversary of the modern era of ufol ogy. State Directors may customize the press release by en closing a short statement signed by yourself, including your name, title, address, and telephone number as a statewide reference and contact. The results of such a campaign can be overwhelming in a positive manner for the scientific study of UFOs and the promotion of the Mutual UFO Network. FIELD INVESTIGATOR'S EXAM Anyone who has purchased and studied the 4th edition of the MUFON Field Investigator's Manual is eligible to take the exam via mail when they feel qualified. The 100 question test may be secured from MUFON headquarters in Seguin and returned to Kathleen F. Marden, 103 Willow Road, East Kingston, NH 03827, for grading. In localities where field investigator training classes are conducted, the instructor may order sufficient quantities of the test and ad minister the exam at the conclusion of the training classes. However, the majority of people will study the manual, like a correspondence course, before taking the exam. It is an open book test and other references may be utilized to broaden the scope of your knowledge. A passing grade is 75%. A few individuals have re quested that they want to know which questions they missed. To supply the correct answers would make it possi ble for them to possess every answer to the test. Obviously, we would not like for them to share their answers with col leagues, therefore we have been reluctant to do so. A study is being conducted, based upon questions con sistently answered incorrectly, to revise the exam. Some of the true-false questions need rewording or eliminated as an example. A few questions are a measure of the overall knowledge of ufology of the examinee, based upon reading the literature. These answers are obviously not in the MU FON Field Investigator's Manual. For current members, the new manual may be purchased for $25.00 plus $3.50 for postage and handling from MUFON in Seguin. Congratulations to the people who have recently taken the Field Investigator'S Exam and received a passing grade. Kathleen Marden now grades the exams and forwards the name and score to MUFON Headquarters, where Phyllis Hutson records the grade on your membership application, revises the application, and mails the new Field Investigator their new I.D. card. SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS COVER DESIGN CONTEST The judges have selected the symposium proceedings cover design submitted by Ansen Seale of San Antonio, TX, as the most appropriate for the 50th Anniversary of Ufology. The color of the cover stock will be plum with gold and black printing. We would like to thank the follow ing people who submitted artwork in the competition: Robert Fairfax (Snohomish, W A), two designs; Sue Lassiter (W. Ossipee, NH); Kenneth Larson (Los Angeles, CA), three designs; Jeremy Robinson (Nashua, NH); Judith Simons and Michael Gantt (Monkton, MD), and Helen Weber (Seattle, W A). Mr. Seale will receive $100 cash prize plus $100 in MU FON publications merchandise of his choice. We want to express our appreciation to each of the participants for shar ing their ideas and artist's renditions. MOTTO CONTEST Judging of the motto contest is still continuing. We are searching for a motto that best exemplities MUFON's goals and objectives, that is serious, intriguing, eye-catching, meaningful, and is indicative of our mission in ufology. Considering the hundreds of suggestions submitted, we have had diftlculty finding one that meets our express pur pose. We may revise one of the best, making a slight change and award the prize to that person. It is imperative that the motto selected is one that we can be proud of and will reflect positively upon MUFON. MUFON IS BACK ON COMPUSERVE Michael G. Curta resigned as Director from the MU FON section ofCompuServe (Encounters) on May 17, 1997. I was flooded with requests from active participants in the MUFON UFO Forum to reestablish our presence on CompuServe. I am happy to report that MUFON is up and running after a few brief days through the fine work of Rebecca Schatte of Houston, TX, and assisted by Terry Blanton and Theresa Carlson. For our computer friends, simply get on CompuServe, using the address "GO: MU FON" and it will put you in touch with the MUFON UFO Forum. MLiFON 1996 SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS "UFOLOGY: A Scientific Enigma" Fourteen papers - 308 pages Price: $25 plus $1.75 for postage and handing, in U.S. funds ORDER FROM: MUFON, 103 Oldtowne Road, Seguin, TX 78155-4099 June 1997 Number 350 Page 23
Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 47 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.