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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.
Coalition for Freedom ofInfonnation Files Lawsuit Against NASA ~ver providing a fu ll report ol lhe ineidenl other than 10 dl$miss It as a meleor. A year ago, SCI FI Ctlannel and the CFllnitiated an effon to obtain clanilled and oltter government documenls on lhe Kecksburg crash. "Since lasl year, we have supported archivists , researchers and sciantisls, 18 well liS partnered with Investigative leportar Leslie Kean and attorney Lee Helfrictl ln order to obta in NASA's recorns In Ihls nearly 4()..year old case,· saki Bonnie HOimmer, SCI FI Channel President. "Now, one year later, despite our serious effort to uncover the facls , NASA stUI refuses 10 provide Ihe public with any infolTTlstion," said Hammer. "Thai is why, today, we Bre supporting CFi's lawsuit. We are hopefulltlat our legal system will help us lind out what really happened in the woods oulside Kecksburg ." At. Podesta slaled In SCI FI Channel's Kecksburg documenlary, "Certainty having the mimary descend on a United Slales town, holding people at gunpoint. Is notlhe ordinary way We do bUsiness in this coumry. People should have an explanation about what triggered thaI sort of mll1tary response ."" so that people can judge for themselves whelher II was appropriate." 'The pub~c has II right 10 know whal happened In KeckSbuig." concluded Kean . '"Government IIgencies have an ob_galion to make public wIlal they know. Inslead of a wWingness to open up files Ihal rightfully belong to Ihe Amelican people, governmenl bureauqals are making it as difficult and time.consuming as lhey can 10 uncover \he facts. We will pefSevere until we get answers." In addillOn to broadcasting landmark documenlary programming, \tie SCI FI Channel is currel\Uy lobbying Congress to gain support for more scientific inquiry ,rno these issues. It will premIere UFO INVASION AT RENOlESHAM, hosleo by Bryall\ Gumbel, on December 12, a new two-nour special thaI exposes ooe of Ihe most notorious UFO incidents of the 20th century. Addilional Information on the Kecksburg illcidenl and Ihe lalest on the lawsuit, can be found at: wwwJreedomofiflfo.ol:Q Source' Coafrtion for Freedom of InfQrmltion Search News Sponsored Un~s I!a.®.Eublr.e..s.1Qf Ju..alh£.er Irade: Artro DiRlounl FutUllJi is a looding CA disCtJunl s!ngla-i!f.lck futurllS brOKer (FCM ). Register Ic>r a 'ree ropy 01 '"The 10 C!!mmandmenls of Successful CII/Ilmodity Trading: WWW.I"C"()f\JMes.com .TI!.W.aterbouse Stock.Jlli:!kerage Se~ TO WatemOU5e otters a lull range Of brolervioes. Opcm ! new aeoount and take control of your finanoes ,oday. wwwldwaterTlouserom CO!>yright . III))" Ql"fOl"$ QrOel<ly8 in \lie content Of lor a"Y EtctIonslaken In fllnanr:e thereon. hnp:llbiz.yahoo.comlprnewsI031209Inytu 106 _1.htm1 1211 012003
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