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NASA FOIA 21-HQ-F-00500

NASA (obtained by The Black Vault) · 2021 · 223 pages · text from the file's own layer

This is a July 27, 2021 FOIA response from NASA's Office of Communications to John Greenewald, Jr. It covers records from Leslie Kean's lawsuit against NASA seeking Kecksburg documents. NASA released 207 pages in full, 7 in part and withheld 31, noting that most of the lawsuit case files had been destroyed under records retention rules. The enclosures include court declarations, a 2003 appeal decision ordering a broader search, a 2019 FOIA response, and Stan Gordon's account of the missing NASA fragology files.

  • p. 136 \J I I AmConeul CURITIBA Info: Am"Embassy Rio de oneiro Ref: Cur1tJca Tel 7, sent…
  • p. 196 …In this connection it is recalled that ilia UN resolution" cited in Deptel 1833 sent Curitiba…
  • p. 203 …1966 Telegrams 009 Curitiba to Dept.; 008 Curitiba to De~.; 2669 Rio to Dept.; 2640 Rio…
  • p. 209 • AmConsul CURITIBA Info: Amtmbassy Rio de Janeiro • CNJ:KFMautner:mlf May 26. 1966 Ref: Curitica Tel…
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3. Zambian fragment part of Apollo AS-203, of which another similar
fragment landed in Peru July 9. 1966. That fragment returned to US
same month for analysts. FYI. If desired US willing return portion
...to peru for historic and dlsplar purposes I but wishes nor-have this
made ~rt of a deal. End FYI.
4. FYI. Launch of Apollo AS-203 not yet registered with UN but is
included 1n report currently being forwarded. This is normal lag between
launoh and registration. End FYI.
5. In discussions with officials GRZ the following additional arguments
may be drawn on as appropriate:
a. Resolution 1962, known as QTE Declaration of Legal ;erinclples
Governing the Activities of States 1n the Exploration and Use ct. Outer
Space UNQUOTE, was passed unanimously by the 18th General Assembly •
.Zam»14 not then an independent state, but all African members of UN at
that time supported the Resoultion as did US and USSil Following are
African states which became UN memher~ after paSSfl.ge of resolution:
Zambia, Gambia, Malawi and Kenya.
h. Twenty pound metal fragment reco: vered Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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