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This Clinton Presidential Library FOIA release (2006-0474-F) holds a folder titled [UFO] from the Agency Liaison records. It contains 1996 letters that members of the public, including students, sent to President Clinton asking about UFOs, a cover-up and the 1947 Roswell incident. NASA public affairs official Laurie Boeder replied on July 17, 1996 that no government agency investigates UFOs. The replies enclosed a February 1996 NASA fact sheet on Project Blue Book, the Condon study and SETI.
SUBJECT/TITLE DATE RESTRICTION 001.a. letter 07/17/96 P6/b(6) OA/Box Number: 7877 Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)] DOCUMENT NO. AND TYPE Pl National Security Classified Information |(aXl) of the PRA] P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office 1(a)(2) of the PRA] P3 Release would violate a Federal statute |(aX3) of the PRA] P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information 1(a)(4) of the PRA] P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA] P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy 1(a)(6) of the PRA] b(l) National security classified information |(bXl) of the FOIA] b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an agency 1(b)(2) of the FOIA] b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute |(bX3) of the FOIA] b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial information 1(b)(4) of the FOIA] b(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy 1(b)(6) of the FOIA] b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement purposes ((b)(7) of the FOIA] b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA] b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information concerning wells |(bX9) of the FOIA] Boeder to Muscatello, re: Investigation of UFO's; contains home address (partial). (1 page) Withdrawal/Redaction Marker Clinton Library COLLECTION: Clinton Presidential Records Agency Liaison FOLDER TITLE: [UFO] C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of gift. PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 2201(3). RR. Document will be reviewed upon request. 2006-0474-F eh59 RESTRICTION CODES Freedom of Information Act - (5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 48 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.