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This 1998 NASA file holds UFO-related letters from constituents that were forwarded by members of Congress, together with NASA's handling records. Senator Olympia Snowe forwarded letters from Maine residents, including a 12-year-old who asked for Roswell documents and listed a number of reported sightings. Senator Charles Grassley forwarded a question about astronaut UFO sightings. NASA's reply says it has no UFO program and has not withheld anything. The reply enclosed a NASA fact sheet and James Oberg's article, which explains the Gemini-4 McDivitt object as the spacecraft's own booster.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Released with redactions. This collection of documents, primarily from 1998, contains draft and final correspondence from the White House and the offices of members of Congress responding to constituent inquiries about Unidentified Flying Objects, or “UFOs.” These inquiries cover a diverse range of topics, including alleged UFO sightings by NASA astronauts, questions regarding the authenticity of photos collected during U.S. missions to Mars, alleged improper withholding of information by the U.S. Government, questions regarding the appropriateness of “UFO-related” governmental spending, and calls for congressional hearings regarding the nature and existence of “UFOs.” The official responses consistently state that, circa 1998, the U.S. Government is not aware of evidence supporting the existence of extraterrestrial technology, and that NASA does not actively investigate “UFOs.” The collection includes references to materials of both confirmed and unconfirmed authenticity, as provided by constituents, as well as references to historical, scientific literature addressing specific “UFO” sighting claims.
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June 4, 1998
Ms . Mary D. Kerwin
Deputy Associate Administrator For Legeslative Affairs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Two Independence Square, Room 9L33
300 E St., SW
Washington, D. C . 20546
Dear Ms . Kerwin,
I am writing to you on behalf of my constituent , (6) (6)
(6) (6) , and have enclosed a copy of her inquiry . I would
appreciate i t if you wou l d respond direct l y to my constituent, as
well as send a copy to me for record keeping . I look forward to
receiving your response.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration in this
matter . Please ca l l if you n eed more information or have further
questions .
Stay in touch,
BART GORDON
Member of Congress
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email: bart.gordon@mail.house.gov Internet: http:/ /www.house.gov/gordon/ Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 86 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.