Documents / FOIA release
This Black Vault release contains the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's March 23, 2017 response to John Greenewald's FOIA request 2017-0368 for UFO records collected since 1975. The NRC withheld identifying information. The records cover three allegation files. The first is a 2010 Region IV case about a former security officer who said a triangular UFO hovered over the protected area at Cooper Nuclear Station between 1986 and 1989. The other two are a 1997 letter claiming DoD flew nuclear-powered craft from New Mexico and a 1998 California complaint.
“Cooper”12 pages
February 20, 1997 r (7)(C) Dear j(b}(7)(C) Reference: Allegation No. RIV-97-A-0018 This is about your January 22, 1 997, letter to L. L. Howell, of this office, in which you alleged that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has been flying nuclear powered aircraft for over 50 years in New Mexico, and that some aircraft have crashed with resultant contamination. The NRC has regulatory responsibility for inspecting safety and compliance issues as they relate to the regulation of the commercial nuclear power industry; training research and test reactors; and the use of by-product radioactive material in medical facilities, academic institutions, gas and oil well operations and radiography operations. The NRC Region IV Allegations Review Board (ARB) discussed your concerns on February 10, 1997. The ARB determined that the issues, as described, did not fall within NRC jurisdiction, and no further NRC action was appropriate. You may want to consider contacting the DOD for assistance. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is responsible for protecting the public in the uses of nuclear facilities and materials. We engage in major efforts to fulfill that responsibility. Sincerely, Russell Wise Senior Allegations Coordinator cc: Allegation File
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