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NASA FOIA 21-HQ-F-00500: records of the Kean v. NASA FOIA lawsuit (Kecksburg 1965)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, FOIA office (released to The Black Vault) · 2021
NASA FOIA 21-HQ-F-00500: records of the Kean v. NASA FOIA lawsuit (Kecksburg 1965) · 223 pages · PDF 24.9 MB
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 July 27, 2021 Reply to attn. of: Office of Communications John Greenewald, Jr. 27305 W. Live Oak Rd. Suite #1203 Castaic, Ca. 91384 [email protected] Re: FOIA Tracking Number 21-HQ-F-00500 Dear Mr. Greenewald: This letter responds your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), dated May 7, 2021, and received in this office on June 4, 2021. Your request was assigned the above-referenced tracking number. You seek the following: a copy of records (which includes videos/photos), electronic or otherwise, of all records pertaining to, and generated during the case of, Leslie KEAN, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, Defendant, No. CIV.A.03 2509 EGS. . . . . . all records pertaining to that case, which includes, but is not limited to, the entire relevant FOIA case files connected to the lawsuit, relevant FOIA processing notes, emails, letters, memos, etc., that pertain to the FOIA cases and lawsuit. In response to your request we initiated searches in NASA’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) and the FOIA Office. With respect to the search in the FOIA Office, while processing a prior FOIA request for similar records (19-HQ-F-00470), the FOIA office learned that the FOIA case file connected to the subject FOIA lawsuit were destroyed pursuant to NASA’s records retention schedule. Only one file still existed which included records NASA released to the subject FOIA litigant’s attorney, and emails and statements related to the FOIA office’s searches for records in response to the lawsuit. As such, for the portion of your request seeking all relevant FOIA case files connected to the lawsuit, we located the case file for 19-
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HQ-F-00470, and are providing you with the response letters and records issued in response
to that FOIA request.1
With respect to OGC, a search of that office using information provided in your request
located records responsive to your request. We reviewed both the FOIA Office and OGC
records under the FOIA to determine whether they may be disclosed to you. Based on that
review, this office is providing the following:
207 page(s) are released in full (RIF);
7 page(s) are released in part (RIP);
31 page(s) are withheld in full (WIF);2
13 page(s) not provided were referred to another entity.
NASA redacted from the enclosed documents certain information pursuant to the following
FOIA exemptions:
Exemption 5, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5)
Exemption 5 protects “inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not
be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency.”
5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5). Courts interpret Exemption 5 to incorporate three primary privileges:
the attorney work-product privilege, the attorney-client privilege and the deliberative process
privilege. NASA invokes the attorney work-product privilege, and the deliberative process
privilege.
The attorney work-product (AWP) privilege protects documents prepared by an attorney in
contemplation of litigation. It protects material prepared by an attorney or others in
anticipation of litigation, preserving the adversarial trial process by protecting material which
would disclose the attorney’s theory of the case or trial strategy. The AWP privilege also
protects materials that reflect the mental processes of the attorney, when the materials were
prepared in anticipation of litigation or for trial. An agency can satisfy the “anticipation of
litigation” standard by “demonstrating that one of its lawyers prepared a document in the
course of an investigation that was undertaken with litigation in mind,” even if no specific
lawsuit has begun. In your case, the information withheld contains NASA attorneys’ opinions,
theories of the case, discussion of the facts, assessments of facts, and impressions of the issues
presented. For these reasons, NASA withholds the information under the AWP privilege of
exemption 5. NASA considered the foreseeable harm that would result from the release of this
information and determined that its release would hinder the ability of agency counsel to
effectively prepare for and defend the agency in litigation.
1 Please note that records were previously referred to the U.S. Department of State’s FOIA Office for processing
and direct response to the prior FOIA requester; however, because that agency released the referred records in
full, they advised we could also release them to you. Thus, they are enclosed with this response.
2 Some of the records withheld in full consist of drafts, the final versions of which were filed with the court by
the U.S. Department of Justice during the subject litigation and were not located within NASA’s files. The final
versions are available in their entirety via the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) website at
https://pacer.uscourts.gov/. You may wish to create a PACER account and search for civil case number 03-2509
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3 The deliberative process privilege is intended to protect the decision-making process of government agencies and to encourage frank discussion of legal and policy issues. The scope of the privilege covers documents reflecting advisory opinions, recommendations, and deliberations comprising part of a process by which government decisions and policies are formulated. To qualify for the deliberative process privilege, a document must be both “pre- decisional” and “deliberative.” Documents are pre-decisional when they precede an agency decision and are prepared in order to assist an agency in arriving at its decision. Documents are deliberative when they comprise part of the process by which government decisions are made. The types of records/information NASA withheld under this exemption consists of draft documents, and recommendations and/or opinions expressed by NASA employees. NASA considered the foreseeable harm that would result from the release of this information and determined that its release would hinder the decision-making process, create a chilling effect on internal deliberations, lead to uninformed decision-making, and public confusion. Exemption 6, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6) Exemption 6 allows withholding of “personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)(emphasis added). NASA invokes exemption 6 to protect the identities of departed/retired employees, the identity of third parties, and any information that could reasonably be expected to identify those individuals. Referral Additionally, we referred 13 pages to the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). That entity will process those pages under the FOIA and respond to you directly. Should you wish to contact DOJ’s Civil Division, their information is available at the following website: https://www.justice.gov/oip/find-foia-contact-doj/list. Fees Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. Because these records fall below the $50 minimum, however, there is no charge. Appeal You have the right to appeal my action regarding your request. Your appeal must be received within 90 days of the date of our final response. Please send your appeal to: Administrator NASA Headquarters Executive Secretariat ATTN: FOIA Appeals MS 9R17 300 E Street S.W.
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4 Washington, DC 20546 Both the envelope and letter of appeal should be clearly marked, “Appeal under the Freedom of Information Act.” You must also include a copy of your initial request, the adverse determination, and any other correspondence with the FOIA office. In order to expedite the appellate process and ensure full consideration of your appeal, your appeal should contain a brief statement of the reasons you believe this initial determination should be reversed. Additional information on submitting an appeal is set forth in the NASA FOIA regulations at 14 C.F.R. § 1206.700. Assistance and Dispute Resolution Services If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]. For further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request you may also contact Nikki Gramian, Principal Agency FOIA Officer, at [email protected]. Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the National Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA mediation services it offers. The contact information for OGIS is as follows: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS, College Park, Maryland 20740-6001, e-mail at [email protected]; telephone at 202-741-5770; toll free at 1-877-684-6448; or facsimile at 202-741-5769. Important: Please note that contacting any agency official including myself, NASA’s Chief FOIA Public Liaison, and/or OGIS is not an alternative to filing an administrative appeal and does not stop the 90 day appeal clock. Sincerely, Stephanie K. Fox FOIA Team Lead / Chief FOIA Public Liaison Enclosures
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The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of:
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LESLIE KEAN
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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Case No: 03-2509(EGS)
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION )
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Defendant.
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Second Declaration of Margaret A. Roberts
I, Margaret A. Roberts, declare as follows:
1.
The purpose of this declaration is to provide additional information and correct
inaccuracies in Plaintiff’s Statement of Genuine Issues of Material Fact.
2.
I am a Senior Attorney in the Office of General Counsel. I was responsible for
handling the FOIA appeal submitted by the plaintiff, which included a review of the
record and writing a draft determination for consideration by Mr. James L. Jennings,
NASA’s Associate Deputy Administrator for Institutions and Asset Management. I was
also responsible for handling the litigation until January 2005, when I left to begin a one-
year detail to Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
3.
In the appeal determination, the decision to remand the case back to the FOIA
office for a new search was based on a review of the record. It was not based on the 1996
letter from the Washington National Records Center, as stated by the Plaintiff on page 14.Page 7
2 4. I wrote the “Roberts memo,” which under my instruction, was sent by the FOIA Officer, Stephen McConnell to all the FOIA Centers and appropriate Headquarters Offices. My intent in writing the memo was to ensure that those conducting the search knew the 11 items requested (amended initial request), understood that the search needed to be expansive and include repositories of archived and classified materials in addition to program offices and administrative offices, and that the searches should be completed within the month. I also stated in the memo that the requestor had informed NASA of its plan to sue so that the FOIA officers would maintain good records, have an understanding of why I was asking that this request be handled ahead of their current pending requests, and complete the searches within the schedule. 5. The date of January 5th for completing the search was chosen after consultation on December 2nd with Plaintiff’s counsel by telephone. I discussed my intent to provide the plaintiff any responsive documents as quickly as possible and within a schedule that would be of help to her. I also knew that since archived documents needed to be reviewed, a month would be required to complete the work. I believe this schedule was consistent with the Agency’s requirement to conduct a “reasonably calculated” search. 6. In addition to the “Roberts memo”, it is my understanding (and I contemporaneously confirmed) that Stephen McConnell sent the FOIA Center Officers and Headquarters Offices the documents sent by the Plaintiff to assist the Agency in its search and that information was available to those conducting the searches.
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3 7. I followed up by telephone with all the FOIA Officers to ensure that the searches were underway and that particular offices had not been overlooked. In some cases, the offices searched were supplemented with additional offices after a discussion of how particular centers are organized into programs and administrative functions. 8. I also discussed with Patti Stockman, Headquarters Records Manager her efforts to locate documents in the NASA archives, including the Federal Records Center and Jane Odom, Archivist, her efforts in the history office. I was impressed by the diligence of both women to conduct an exhaustive search. I did not help manage the other searches of Headquarters offices. 9. It is my interpretation of the plaintiff’s amended FOIA request that the search for “(1) a description of the search conducted regarding her request and any documentation (e.g., e-mails) related thereto;” did not entitle her to documents generated after commencement of litigation even though her request was not date-limited. 10. I do not know of any prior NASA search affidavits relating to NASA’s processing of earlier requests. I acted in good faith at all times. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. __________________________________ ________________ Margaret A. Roberts Date Senior Attorney National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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June 18, 2003
Ms. Lee Ellen Helfrich
Attorney at Law
Lobel, Novins & Lamont
1275 K Street, NW
Suite 770
Washington, DC 20005-4048
Dear Ms. Helfrich:
By letter dated May 9, 2003, to the NASA Administrator, you appealed, on behalf of your
client, Ms. Leslie Kean, an initial determination under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),
5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., issued by Ms. Sharon S. Holgerson, FOIA Officer at NASA
Headquarters. Your client’s initial request, dated January 31, 2003, sought “all data of
whatever form including correspondence, telegraphic, electronic, photographs, scientific
reports, analyses or tests such as metallurgic analysis, collection records, interviews with
civilians . . .” relating to a Kecksburg incident in December 1965, or Acme; NASA fragology
files for 1962-1967; and any records on Richard M. Schulherr, Project Moon Dust, “Cosmos
96,” and “NASA’s involvement of the recovery of the satellite, parts or debris thereof,
anywhere in the United States or Canada.”
In response to your client’s request, a search was conducted at the NASA Headquarters
History Office, and no responsive records were determined to exist. You have appealed this
determination on a number of grounds.
You state that it is clear that documents on this topic are, or were, in the Agency’s
possession or control because you have enclosed three with your appeal letter and, therefore,
question the reasonableness of NASA’s search. One document appears to be a list of NASA
files in storage at the Federal Records Center, including one entry entitled “Moon Dust.” A
second document appears to be a description of “Cosmos 96,” printed from a NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center Web site, and dated May 6, 2003. The third document is a memo dated
May 7, 1968, from R. M. Schulherr, who was apparently a NASA employee, to C.N. Jones,
on “Moondust from Columbia.” Your research indicates that there are also a substantial
number of documents related to fragology that were created by NASA, and you question why
the only installation apparently contacted by NASA in processing your client’s request was the
NASA Headquarters History office. You note that you were informed on April 7, 2003, by
Ms. Kellie Robinson of the FOIA Office that a previous FOIA request had been received
concerning the same events, and documents were located and released. NASA’s initial
determination issued to your client did not reference or disclose the existence of the previous
FOIA requests, nor cite any reasons for not disclosing the correspondence, nor provide any
segregable portions of those documents. Therefore, you seek copies of the earlier FOIA
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Your client’s interest in the information concerns her investigation into the U. S.
Government’s reaction to events that were deemed confidential forty years ago. You assert that
“the public’s interest now lies in the historical significance of these events, including an
evaluation of government decisions, such as a ‘confidential’ classification . . . . There was a
reason that NASA and other federal agencies, including the military, took an active interest in
events like the one in Kecksburg and it is now time to evaluate why.” Moreover, you seek
“access to the identities of the people involved. . .”, stating that it is a crucial part of your
client’s research and evaluation. To support your request, you cite case law holding that “FOIA
Exemption 6 does not justify the withholding of information regarding individuals, particularly
where the privacy interest is minimal and the public interest in disclosure is strong. The
balance of interests under Exemption 6 ‘instructs the court to tilt the balance in favor of
disclosure.’ Getman v. NLRB, 450 F.2d 670, 674 (D.C. Cir. 1971.)”
Finally, you make an additional request for documents that were not incorporated in your
client’s initial letter to the FOIA office. These include “(1) a description of the search
conducted regarding her request and any documentation (e.g., e-mails) related thereto; (2) a
copy of NASA’s draft affidavit on FOIA searches or, in lieu thereof, a copy of affidavits that
have been filed on NASA’s behalf in FOIA disputes; (3) copies of the relevant information
management manuals, memoranda, etc., that would have governed the transfer or disposal of
documentation during the early 1960s, and including the transfer of the files listed in Exhibit 3;
(4) copies of the relevant information management manuals, memoranda, etc., that would have
governed the retention, transfer or disposal of FOIA requests at the time that any earlier request
was processed; (5) all documentation relating to NASA’s processing of any earlier request(s),
and (6) copies of instructional or procedural memoranda, manuals, etc., relating to the process
for conducting investigations, such as ‘fragology,’ that were in force in the 1960s.”
Your appeal has been reviewed pursuant to NASA FOIA regulations, 14 CFR Part 1206.
This process has involved a review of the initial determination, the search conducted at NASA
Headquarters, and your statement of appeal. I conclude that, based on the circumstances of this
particular FOIA process, the search may not have been fully adequate, especially because only
the NASA History Office was asked to conduct a search on behalf of the Agency. I will,
therefore, remand this case to the FOIA Office and direct that the original request be sent to all
NASA Centers for further processing in accordance with this appeal.
With respect to the issue you raised about previous FOIA requestors that, in the past, were
provided information on the same subject, a new search was conducted in the NASA
Headquarters FOIA Office for all responsive records. These documents will be reviewed for
releasability under the FOIA, and the Headquarters FOIA Office will issue an initial
determination in this regard. One of these documents, which I am releasing to you herewith,
is a letter dated March 28, 1996, from the Washington National Records Center to the NASA
Records Manager. It states that the National Records Center could not locate the two boxes
identified as fragology files, with the accession number 255-68A-2062 (and included in your
appeal letter as documents that should have been located as responsive to your client’s request).
However, NASA will initiate a new search to include these NASA files that may be located at
the Washington National Records Center or other NASA archives. These searches will be
conducted on an expedited basis, to the degree possible, given that retrieval of any historical
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I am also directing, by copy of this letter, that the NASA searches include the additional
records you requested for the first time in your appeal letter. This new, broader search for
NASA records responsive to your client’s original request may obviate the need to address, at
this time, the other issues raised in your appeal letter. After you and your client receive the
initial determinations concerning any NASA records located as a result of this new search, you
would be free to renew, at that time, your assertions with regard to those records.
Based on this review, I reverse the Agency’s initial determination and direct that additional
searches of NASA records be conducted in accordance herewith. This is a final determination
and is subject to judicial review under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552 (a)(4), a copy of which
is enclosed.
Cordially,
James L. Jennings
Associate Deputy Administrator
for Institutions and Asset Management
2 Enclosures
cc:
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Full docket text:MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice [14] Motion for Summary Judgment, denying [17] Motion to Strike. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED without prejudice to a motion for reconsideration after compliance with this Order. Defendant is directed to file a Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment that specifically addresses the arguments raised in Plaintiff's opposition by no later than 4/22/05. It is further ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Strike the declarations attached to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment for failure to comply with 28 U.S.C. Section 1746 is DENIED AS MOOT on the grounds that Defendant has refiled the declarations to comply with the statute. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on March 29, 2005. (lcegs1, ) PACER Service Center Transaction Receipt 04/27/2005 14:59:33 PACER Login: us0796 Client Code: Description: History/Documents Search Criteria: 1:03-cv -0250 9-EGS Billable Pages: 1 Cost: 0.08
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Full docket text:MINUTE ORDER granting over objection [26] Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply. Defendant's reply shall be filed on or before 5/6/05. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on April 25, 2005. (lcegs1) PACER Service Center Transaction Receipt 05/02/2005 17:36:27 PACER Login: us0796 Client Code: Description: History/Documents Search Criteria: 1:03-cv-02509-EGS Billable Pages: 1 Cost: 0.08
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On May 9, 2003, Ms. Helfrich appealed an initial Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) determination on behalf of her client, Ms. Leslie Kean, issued by Sharon Holgerson, FOIA Officer at NASA HQ. Ms. Kean sought “all data of whatever form…” relating to a Kecksburg incident in December 1965, or Acme; NASA fragology files for 1962-1967; any records on Richard M. Schulherr, Project Moon Dust, “Cosmos 96,” and any records on “NASA’s involvement of the recovery of the satellite, parts or debris thereof, anywhere in the United States or Canada.” No responsive records were determined to exist. The proposed final determination reverses the initial determination. We conclude that, based on the circumstances, the search at Headquarters may not have been fully adequate, and, therefore, the FOIA Office is requested to initiate a new search and also direct the original request to all NASA Centers for further processing.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 July 10, 2019 ~ .. """-<i: Office OfCollllllunicatiollS Mr. Fred Saluga FOlA: 19-HQ-F-00470 Dear Mr. Saluga: This is our [mal response to your Freedom ofInfOimation Act (FOIA) request to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), dated April 14, 2019, and received in trus office on April 15, 2019. Your request states that you seek the following: all i.nfonnationlincluding pictmes/reports/ and any other infonnation on the vehicle that crashed at Kecksbmg, Pennsylvania on December 9, 1965. It was rep0l1ed that NASA people in white coveralls and NASA emblems were at the scene. We all know that it was not a UFO, but a space craft that was either oms or belonged to someone else crashed on that day and was removed on an aIlllY hUCk. I Imderstand that NASA came to the conclusion that it was a Russian craft. If it was how did NASA come to that conclusion? In response to yom request we leamed that NASA was involved in a Freedom of InfoIlllation Act lawsuit seeking records on the Kecksburg incident in 2003. The FOIA unit conducted a search of its files to locate the case file with the records that were processed for that request/lawsuit. The search located one folder with documents that included records NASA released with some redactions to the FOIA litigant's attomey, and emails and statements related to the NASA FOIA unit searches for records in response to that lawsuit. Dming a telephone conversation Nikki Gramian, PI1ncipal Agency FOIA Officer, explained to you that, with the exception of the one file discussed above, it appears the remaining case files created in response to the FOIA lawsuit had been desh·oyed pmsuant to the records retention policy NASA has for its FOIA case files. For yom infOimation, Under 44 USc. §§
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3302-3303, Federal agency heads work with the Archivist of the United States, the head of
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), to create records schedules. Records
schedules provide agencies with mandatory instructions (“disposition instructions”) for all
agencies’ staff regarding how to maintain the agencies’ operational records and what to do
with them when the agencies no longer needs them for current business. The disposition
instructions state whether groups, or series, of records are “permanent” or “temporary,” and
dictates how long to retain them. Records with historical value, identified as “permanent,” are
transferred to NARA. All other records are identified as “temporary” and are eventually
destroyed in accordance with the records schedule.
Agencies may not implement records schedules until NARA approves them. Once approved
by NARA, retention periods in the schedules are mandatory and authorize the systematic
removal of unneeded records from Federal offices. For your reference we are enclosing the
NASA records retention policy approved by NARA for FOIA case files. As you will note,
the FOIA case files can be destroyed 6 years after the initial determination is issued, or 3
years after final adjudication of a FOIA lawsuit. Since the FOIA lawsuit concluded in 2006,
its associated case file and any other responses issued for it have all been destroyed with the
exception of the one folder discussed above.
The documents in that folder were reviewed under the FOIA to determine whether they may
be disclosed to you. Based on that review, this office is providing the following:
72 page(s) are released in full (RIF);1
5 page(s) are released in part (RIP);
page(s) are withheld in full (WIF);
13 page(s) are duplicate copies of material already processed and produced;
139 page(s) not provided were referred to another entity.
NASA redacted from the enclosed documents certain information pursuant to the following
FOIA exemption:
Exemption 6, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)
Exemption 6 allows withholding of “personnel and medical files and similar files the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6)(emphasis added). NASA invokes exemption 6 to protect the identities of
departed/retired employees and other third parties mentioned or referenced in these records
and any information that could reasonably be expected to identify such individuals.
Referral
Additionally, we referred 139 pages to the U.S. Department of State. That government agency
will process those pages under the FOIA and respond to you directly. Should you wish to
contact that entity, their information is available at the following website:
https://foia.state.gov/Contact/Default.aspx.
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3 Fees Provisions of the FOIA allow us to recover part of the cost of complying with your request. In this instance, because the cost is below the $50 minimum, there is no charge. Appeal You have the right to appeal my action regarding your request. Your appeal must be received within 90 days of the date of this response. Please send your appeal to: Administrator NASA Headquarters Executive Secretariat ATTN: FOIA Appeals MS 9R17 300 E Street S.W. Washington, DC 2054 Both the envelope and letter of appeal should be clearly marked, “Appeal under the Freedom of Information Act.” You must also include a copy of your initial request, the adverse determination, and any other correspondence with the FOIA office. In order to expedite the appellate process and ensure full consideration of your appeal, your appeal should contain a brief statement of the reasons you believe this initial determination should be reversed. Additional information on submitting an appeal is set forth in the NASA FOIA regulations at 14 C.F.R. § 1206.700. Assistance and Dispute Resolution Services For further assistance and to discuss any aspect of your request you may contact NASA’s Chief FOIA Public Liaison at: Stephanie Fox Chief FOIA Public Liaison Freedom of Information Act Office NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, S.W., 5P32 Washington D.C. 20546 Phone: 202-358-1553 Email: [email protected] Additionally, you may contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at the national Archives and Records Administration to inquire about the FOIA dispute resolution services it offers. The contact information for OGIS is:
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Office of Govenilllellt Information Selvices National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road-OGIS College Park, Malylalld 20740-6001 Email: [email protected]:ov Telephone: (202) 741-5770 Toll free: 1-877-684-6448 Fax: (202) 741-5769 Important: Please note that contacting any agency official including the tmdersigued, NASA's ChiefFOIA Public Liaison, and/or DGIS is not an altemative to filing an administrative appeal and does not stop the 90 day appeal clock. Fees for processing this request are less than $50.00 and are not being charged in accordance with 14 CPR §1206.503(c). In can be off1ll1her assistance please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or (202) 358-2462. FOIA Public Liaison Officer 4
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ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS SCHEDULE 1 (AFS 1000-1999) This document is updated frequently; therefore, printed copies may be obsolete. Refer to NASA Online Directives Information S'fslem (NODIS) for the current version of N~ 1441.1. SUBJECT AREA OR RECORD TITLE RETENTION AFS# ITEM DESCRIPTION OF RECORD SERIES <Authority> 1382 49 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUESTS FILES Files created in response to requests for infonnalion WIder the: Freedom of Information Act consisting ofthc: original rcqucst, a copy of the: reply thereto, and all related supporting filC'S which may include: official file: copy of requested record or copy therrof. A. mRRES:~Ml2ENC:B AND S~~QRTINQ B&~QlillS: (EXCLUDING the: official file: copy of the: copy of the: records requested if filed herein). L Granting access to all the: requested records. DESTROY 2 YEARS AFfER DATE OF REPLY. [GRS 14-1Ia(I)] 2. Responding to requests for non-cxislc:nt records; to requestors who provide: inadc:quate descriptions; and to those who fail to pay agency reproduction f«s. (,) Ra}ucsts NOT appealed. DESTROY 2 YEARS AFrER DATE OF REPLY. [GRS 14-1 la(2Xa)] (b) Requests appealed. DESTROY 6 YEARS AFfER FINAL DETERMINATION BY AGENCY OR 6 YEARS AFrER TIlE TIME AT WIllCH A REQUESTER COUlD FILE SUIT OR 3 YEARS AFfER FINAL ADJUDICATION BY TIlE COURTS. WIllCHEVER IS LATER. [GRS 14-lla(2)(b)] 3. Denying access to all or part of the rc:cords requested. (,) Ra}lIcsts NOT appealed. DESTROY 6 YEARS AFrER DATE OF REPLY. [GRS 14-l la(JXa)] (b) Requests appealed. DESTROY 6 YEARS AFrER FINAL DETERMlNATIONBY AGENCY OR 6 YEARS AFrER TIlE TIME AT WHICH A REQUESTER COUlD FILE SUIT OR 3 YEARS AFfER FINAL ADJUDICATION BY ~ COURTS. WIllCHEVER IS LA [GRS 14-lla(3)(b)J B. OFFICIAL FILE COPY OF REQUESTED RECORDS DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER SCHEDUlE ITEM OR WITIllHE REIATED FOIA REQUEST. WIllCHEVER IS LATEIL [GRS 14-llb) NOTES: Whc:rc:ver the retc:ntion disposition authority cites a GRS schedule or NARA Disposition Authority (DA) munbc:r (e.g., NI- 255-0(1), the records arc: considered media-neutral signifying the retc:ntion is applicable to the described records regardless of their format. Only AFS nllmbc:rs with defined subjects arc: lISed. - RETENTION - For itc:ms marked Pending Retc:ntion Approval, contact yOIl/" Center Records Manager for information and/or qucstions. 1-20
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j sc PUalC fFFRI RS i Fax'713-4S3-4S76 l Jan 7 2004 li1 :(I'} P.Ol £U<..PAI<./ /lI C'~ i \ I , , , On December 2, 2003, I initiated a search of the foUowing program offi~s at:]ohnson Space Cenler (JSC): I j 'J AHlPersonnel Office. AP~bljc Affairs, AAlCenter Director, CAIFlight Crew 01CC' OA/Mission Operationt ENEngineering GNInformation Systems, MAlSjttle Program. RAlWrute Sand's Test ~ cility. and SA/Space and Life ScienceS. I :.j : : A "no records" response was received from , , all. I did however, receive :.1 Sialement from SXlNicholas Johnson ehtitlecr "Statement Regarding Co,mos 96" !and: a copy of an email M .. Johnson sent to Leslie Kean dated , . OCtober 10,2003. Just, for infomlatJOn. DAlLee Briscoe ~t me a couple of websites fo view for information on the subject. I will tax information received to ~tephen. la Luna J , I I i j RIp · b6 ,
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I Stephen McConnell, 12:26 PM 21312004 -0500, Re: List please To: Stephen NbConneH <[email protected],gov> From: Margaret Roberts <f!JargarelRoberts@nasa,gov> Subject: Re: Ust please Cc: Bec: Attached: Good enough. Thanks. The archived malerial 1hat needs to be searched under the Kean FOIA is located in records management Contact information: ailed me -- works with in records management. Her phone number Is 202-358b6 Please make sure these boxes are searched thoroughly for all 11 items. Then add whatever documents are responsive 10 your total list of responsive records and provide aU the documents to me with the list h can be an iterative process, but it needs to happen In a very timely manner. Thanks. At 03:53 PM 21212004 ()5()(), you wrote: I rll be able to provide that to you tomorrow. Today we've been busy with the Colum '8 Ceremony at Arlington and NASM Thanks, Steve ~ At 01 :29 PM 21212004 ·0500, you wro1e: ) ') Stephen, Can you please provide me the list of documents that you have gotten on the Kean ~ Suit? What do we have as documents that may (or may not ultimately) be released under e FOIA. Remember, you were preparing that for me and now a couple weeks have passed. Please let me know when you can get that to me. rvttny thanks. 51'1~ &l?fLW~ ~~ Printed for Margaret Roberts <[email protected]> &-~~~-~ b
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• Virginia Bittinger, 09:54 AM 1/5/2004.0500, Fwd: FOIA RespoDse 03-181 X-Info: ODIN I NASA Glenn Research Center X-Se nder: prbt [email protected] X-Maile r: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1.1 Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 09:54:44 -0500 To: stephen McConnell <[email protected]> Prom : Virg;nia Bittinger <[email protected]> Suq:cct: Fwd FOIA Response 03-1S1 Hi Steve, Hope you holidays were good (wanted to forward the ORC response, related to the Leslie Kean request, to you today for review as I'm he re today and tomorrow, but will be off the rest of the week. Attached is th e ORC Records Manager / History Officer's no records response. Afte r a thorough search, he has advised that no records were located at GRC in resIDnse to the requested documents submitted ~ Leslie Kean. I reviewed the ORC FOIA Logs from 1997 to present and found that no other FOIA requests had been made for the documents re lated to the request. ( believe. from your e -mails. that HQs is going to respond further on this matter if required If you would like this information p--ovided in a different format. e .g. a letter signed by the GRC denial authori I;y, or if you n eed additional infonnation, please le t me know. Have a good week . Ginger X-tnfo: oom / NASA Glenn Research Center X-Sender: [email protected] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1.1 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:08:58 -0500 To: [email protected] From : Kevin P Coleman <[email protected]> Subject: F'OIA ResJX)nse 03- \8\ Cc: Mary.C.Le [email protected] Hi VlTgima, Here's an electronic ve rsion of the FOrA response from the Records Manage me nt and History Offi ce. I just signed the hanicoP.!' and you should be rece iving it in the mail shortly. IfYOll have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Kevin Printed fo1' Stophen MeConneU <[email protected]> 1 RlF
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Virginia Bittinger. 09:54 AM 1/5/2004 ·0500, Fwd: FOIA Response 03·181 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Kevin P. Coleman Records and Electronic Forms Manager History Offi cer Logistics and Technical Information Division 3·9311 M.S. 60·3 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 U FOlA results for Ke cksburgl .OOc Printed for Stephen McConnell <[email protected]> 2 RlF
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• December 18, 2003 0620 TO: 06!OIFOIA Officer FROM: 0620fRecords Managerffiistory Officer SUBJECT: Response to FOlA Req ucst 03-181 Described below are the searches completed in response to FOIA Request 03· I 81 received by this Office on December 3, 2003. The following searches were made by the Glenn Research Center Records Managemem Office for FOTA Request 03-181 referencing: I, References to "KECKSBURG" or "KECKSBURG Incident" or "Acme" 2. NASA Fragology Files for 1962 to 1967 3. Richard M. Schulherr, NASA employee who worked on Project Moon Dust 4. Project Moon Dust 5, Cosmos 96 or Kosmos 96 Searched the Lewis telephone directories from 1965-1970 for Richard M. Schulherr to see if he was an employee of Lewis (Glenn) Research Center during this time. No listing for this individual was found, Searched NASA aRC Web for infonnation relating to Project Moon Dust, Cosmos 96, Kosmos 96, Kecksburg. Kecksburg Incident, Acme or Richard M, Schulherr trying to find a link to any possible Lewis (Glenn) employees who may have worked on said project No information was found for Project Moon Dust or Richard M, Schulherr, Searched NASA Technical Report Server and Aeronautics and Space Database for any reports on Project Moon Dust, Kosmos 96, Cosmos 96, Fragology, Kccksburg, Kecksburg lncident, Acme or mention of Richard M. Schulhcrr to find a link to any possible Lewis (Glenn) employees who may have worked on the above named topics, Search produced no information that assisted in the search through the Glenn records files. Reviewed GRCs C-277s, Records Transmittal and receipt Form that describe record box contents in the division storage files for the GRC Center Director, Chief Scientist and Security Offices searching for any information relating to Project Moon Dust, Kosmos 96, Cosmos 96, fragology, Kccksburg, Kccksburg Incident, Acme or files relating to Richard Schulherr. Search produced no findings. RIP
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Reviewed the Lewis telephone directories from 1963-1968 and tbe titles of each division storage file searching by name for organizations that may have had an interest in Fragology, space object recovery, or analysis of fragments to determine national ownership and vehicle origin. Search of both the telephone directory and the division storage files produced no findings. Reviewed all C-277 form, Records Transmittal and Receipt forms describing records transferred to the National Archives and Administration for pennanen! or temporary storage or destruction of records and no referenced documents were found . 2 . The Ohmn History Office conducted searches of its historic files and a search of the entire Imaging Technology Center collection, films, still phmos and video. produced no findings for the referenced documents. No other rOlA requests for the referenced information have been received by the GRC Records or History Office. Kevin P. Coleman GRC Records Manager/History Officer cc: 0620/0tlicia1 file 0620IKPColeman:cbp: 12118/03 RTF
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SeIF! To: Stephen McConnell <[email protected]> Subject: FOIA Records Search -Re f. DfRC FOtA # 2004-003 Cc: kim [email protected] Steve, Below is the response regarding the alxlve search per your request: On December 2, 2003, J initiated a search of the Dryden History Office (Code T) archives for a ny information related to Moon Dust, the Kecksburg incident, or the named individual. My rationale for initiating the search in this department was that the History Office has an extensive archive and contains records for past projects, and for individuals who worked at or were involved in NASA activities at what, in 1965, was identified as the NASA Flight Re search Center, No records were found indicating any involvement with Moon Dust or the Kecksoorg incident, In any form . No record was found inchcating that the specified individual was herein 1965, If you need any more information regarding the details of this search, please contact Ms. Kim Lewis, Dryden FOIA/PA Coordinator. at!~====J Jennifer L. Bacr·Riedhart Dryden FOIA Officer Jennifer L. Baer-Riedhart Chie f, Public Affairs, Commercialization, and Educa tion Office MS 4839/\ NASA Dryden Flight Research Center P. O. Box 273 Edwards, Calif. 93523 Phone (661)27 Fa~{661)276-3566 NASA Vision: To improve life here. To extend life t.o there . To find life beyond. NASA Mission: To understand and protect our home Planet. To explore the Universe and search for life. To inspire the next generation ofexplorers ..... As only NASA can. Printed for Stephen MeCOIlDeU <[email protected]> 1 RIP - b6
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SelFl To: n'[email protected]'" <smcconne@hq,nasa.gov> Su~ect : KSC Search Results related to HQs FOIA -#03·181 from Les lie Kean Steve, The NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office initiated a thorough search of our records on Oecembar 3, 2003, portaining to records being sought in leslie Kean's FOIA request, HQ FOIA 03·181 , KSC's search Included tho KSC library archives; tile Centor Directors Office; the NASAIKSC Records Manager's Office ; the KSC Protective Services & Safeguards Office; the KSC FOIA Office, and the Workforce and Diversity Management Office. As a result of our search, KSC was unable to located any responsive records. Further, due the age of these files and NASA records retention schedules/procedures and guidelines (NPG 1441,1C) , if these records were required to be kept by NASA, they would have long ago been sent by the Program Offices to the National Archives for storage, Therefore, the KSC Records Manager, Marilee Tewksbury, was tasked to conduct a search of the KSC archive logs dating back to this timeframe . She was unable to find any KSC records of the files requested by Ms. Kean that were transferred to the NASA archives for permanent storage. KSC conducted its search of the offices noted above as recommended by the action received from the NASA HQs. FOIA Office dated December 3, 2003. --Original Message-· From: Stephen McConnel [ mal.o:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 2:55 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] fob@LaRC,nasa.gov; [email protected],govi [email protected]; [email protected]!lrc.nasa.gov; Diane M Sins; [email protected]; C W Cleghom; Cheryl.W [email protected]; Joan Bet; [email protected]; Kathleen Huddleston; Kim L LewiS; Penny L Myers; [email protected]; [email protected]; LUNA, STEUA pSC·AP121) (NASA); V~grna Bittinger Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: FOIA Records Search SupplementallnJormation to email seruJrom this office yesr.erday pertaining to Leslie Kean's FOIA request. To All NASA Center FOIA Officers; Immediate Handling ofthtB FOM Request is Requi,.ed. We have a FOIA requesllhal needs to take priority and be completed on an eXp.:ldited 1:asis. Please try to compte te the search for all responsive records at your Center by Monday, January 5, 2004. The requester has informed NASA that it plans to sue. Therefore, please keep an administrative record of all your search requests and resp:mses, and be prer:ared to document through an affidavit that your search was thorough and complete. The FOtA request and appeal will be sent to you through interoffice mail. It includes documents sent l:y the Printed Cor Stephen McConnell <[email protected]> 1 R1F
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SeLFl requester that may provide assistance in your search. Please review the letters once you have received them in the mail. All resp:msive records (regardless of whether they are releasable under the FOIA) should be sent to poe: Stephen McConnell, NASA FOIA Officer. Your search should include the library, program offices, Directors offices, and other officel:l, as appropriate , alJ repositories of classified documents, any archives (onsite and offsite), and the FOrA office (send all FO[A files of any previous reque sts made by others on the same subject). Please be thorough. Records sought include : 1. All data of whatever form , including correspondence, telegraphic, electronic, photographs, scientific rep:Jrts, analyses or tests such as metallurgic analysis, collection records, interviews with civilians relating or referring to: ·-A December 9 or December 10, 1965 incident [where an object fell from the sky and crashed] in or around Kecksburg or anywhere in Western PA [includes references to Kecksburg or Kecksburg incident or Acme] --all sightings or incidents rep:Jrted to have occurred in the U.S. on or about December 9, 1965 relating to this incident. 2, All NASA Fragology Files for 1962-1967 [NASA Pragology files include reports ofspelce objects recovery, analysis of fragments to determine national ownership and vehic1e origin]. 3, Any records on Richard M. Schulherr, who is believed to have been a NASA officer connected to Project Moon Dust in the 1960 s or later (For example, newspaper accounts connect Mr. Schulherr with NASA s retrieval and testing of other objects of unknown origin found or re ported by the publicI. 4. Any and all records on Project Moon DUst pertaining to the retrieval offoreign objects or objects of unknown origin by NASA personnel, and/ or the examination or analysis of de bris sent to NASA by any other agencies under Project Moon Dust. 5. Any and all records on Cosmos 96, or Kosmos 96, a Soviet satellite and Venus probe that came down on December 9, 1965, including NASA s involvement in the recovery of the satellite, pru-ls or de bris thereof, anywhere in the United States or Cnnada 6. A description of the search conducted regarding Ms, Leslie Kean s initial request and any documentation (e.g., e-mails) related thereto 7. a coW of NASA s draft affidavit on FOIA searches or, in lieu thereof, a copy of affidavits that have been filed on NASA s behalf in FOTA disputes Printed for Stephen McConnell <[email protected]> RJF 2
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8. copes or the relevant information management manuals, memoranda, etc., that would
have governed the transfer or disJXlsal of documentation during the early 1960 s, and including
the transfer of the files on fragology [or anything relating to the records requested arove).
9. copies of the relevant information management manuals. memoranda. etc., that would
have governed the retention, transfer or disposal of FOIA requests at the time that any earlier
request was {Xocessed.
10. All documentation relating to NASA 8 processing of any earlier request(s)
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conducting investigations, such as fragology that was in force in the 1960s.
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SelF! To: [email protected] Suqect: Statement from ARC On January 6, 2003, I initiated asearcn of my Center by contaCting these offices: Office of the Director of Astrobiology and Sp:lce Research, with a request [0 search for documents regarding fragology, the December 9 or 10, 1965 crash incident in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, Project Moon Dust, a NASA official named Richard Schulherr. Cosmos 96, or KosmQs 96. My rationale for initiating the search in the above office was that it is the only office at ARC that would have responsibility for such records. Printed ror Stephen McConnell <[email protected]> 1 RlF
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SciFi To: stephen McConnell <[email protected]> Su~ect: Statement Requested On December 2, 2003, r initiateda search of the Olenn Research Center (ORC) by contacting the Deputy Chief, Log; sties and Technical Information Division. This Division has responsibility of the Records Management and History Office records. J requested they initiate a thorough search for documents pertaining to: I. All data of whatever form, including correspondence, telegraphic, electronic, photogra~s , scientific reports, analyses or tests such as metaUurgic analysis, collection records, interviews with civilians re lating or re ferring to: --A December 9 or December 10, 1965 incident [where an o~ect fell from the sky and crashed! in or around Kecksburgor anywhere in Westem PA [includes references to "Ke cksburg" or "Kecksburg incident" or "Acme") --all sightings or incidents reporled to have occurred in the U.S. on or about December 9, 1965 relating to this incident. 2. All NASA F'ragology Piles for 1962-1967 [NASA Fragology files include rer.orts of space oqjects recovery, analYSis of fragments to determine national ownership and vehicle origin]. 3. Any records on Richard M. Schulherr, who is believed to have been a NASA offi cer connected to Project Moon Dust in the 1960's or later [For example , newspaper accounts connect Mr. Schulherr with NASA's retrieval and testing of other oQjects of unknown origin found or reported ~ t.he public). 4. Any and all records on Project Moon Dust pertaining to the retrieval of foreign objects or objects of unknown origin by NASA personnel, and/or the examination or analysis of debris sent to NASA by any other agencies under Project Moon Dust. 5. Any and all records on Cosmos 96, or Kosmos 96, a Savie t satellite and Venus probe that came down on December 9, 1965, including NASA's involvement in the recovery of the satellite , parts or debris thereof, anywhere in the United States or Canada 6, copies of the relevant information managemen t manuals, memoranda, etc., that would have governed the transfer or disposal of documentation during tbe early 1960's, and including the transfer of the files on fragology [or anything relating to the records requested aooveJ, 7, copies of the relevant information management manuals, memoranda, etc., that would have governed the retention, transfer OT disp:>saJ ofFOIA requests at the time that any earlier request was processed 8. All documentation relating to NASA's processing of any earlier request(s) Printed fot Stephen McConnell <[email protected]> 1 RIF
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III SciFi 9. copies on instructional or procedural memoranda, manuals, e tc. relating to the process for conducting investigations, such as "fTagalogy" that was in force in the 1960s. r forwarded copies of the original FOIA request dated Pebruary 20, 2002; and the NASA Final Decision dated June] 8, 2003; to Jrovide the Records Manager/History Officer as much information as possible to conduct the search. I identifie d the Records Management/ History office as the office resp.:lOsible to conduct the search be cause the records being sought were approximately 40 years old. Since this office was unable to identify any docume nt::! related to the aoove suqects, no further aRC organimtions were identified to conduct searches. ORC FOIA Officer Printed for Stephen McConnell <[email protected] • . gov> 2 RJF
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National Aeronautics and Space Adminislration Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Reply 10 AlVl of: 2 J 0 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: Stephen MeCOIUlell FROM: Maria Hutcheson January 12, SUDJECT: NASA Agency Search for Documents (GSfC fOIA #04-022) On December 16,2003, i initiated a search af my Center. Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), by contacting aJl directorates via mass email. The email, which was rorwarded by the GSFC FOlA Officer, was sent to directorate chiefs and forwarded to directorate employees. This search was conducted in accordance with normal policy for center wide searches. Any employee with information related to the records sought was urged contact the GSFC FOlA office by December 29, 2003. As of January 8. 2004, no responses have been received. The records sought included: I. All data of whatever form, including correspondence, telegraphic, electronic, pbotographs, scientific reports, analyses or tests such as metallurgic analysis, collection records, interviews with civilians relating or referring to: ··A December 9 or December 10, 1965 incident [where an object fell from the sky and crashed] in or around Kccksburg or anywhere in Westcrn PA [includes references to "Kecksburg" or "'Kecksburg incident" or "Acme"] --all sightings or incidents reported to have occurred in UlC U.S. on or about December 9, 1965 relating to this incident. 2. All NASA Fragology Files for 1962-1967 [NASA Fragology files include reports of
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space objects recovery, analysis of fragments to detennine national ownership and vehicle origin]. 3. Any records on Richard M. Schulherr, who is believed to have been a NASA officer connected to Project Moon Dust in the 1960's or later (For example, neWspaper accounts connect Mr. Schulherr with NASA's retrieval and testing of other objects of unknoWn origin found or reported by the public]. 4. Any and all records on Project Moon Dust pertaining to the retrieval of foreign objects or objects of unknown origin by NASA personnel~ andlor the examination or analysis of debris sent to NASA by any other agencies under Project Moon Dust. 5. Any and all records on Cosmos 96. or Kosmos 96, a Soviet satellite and Venus probe- that came down on December 9, 1965, including NASA's involvement in the recovery of the satellite, parts or debris thereof, anywhere in the United States or Canada 6. A description of the search conducted regarding Ms. LesUe Kean 's initial request and any documentation (e.g., e-mails) related thereto 7. a copy ofNASA's draft affidavit on FOIA searches or, in lieu thereof, a copy of affidavits that have been tiled on NASA's behalf in FOIA disputes 8. copies of the relevant information management manuals, memoranda, etc., that would have governed the transfer or disposal of documentation during the early 1960's, and including the transfer oftlle files on fragology [or anything relating to the records requested aboveJ . 9. copies oflhe relevant information management manuals, memoranda, etc., that would have governed the retention, transfer or disposal ofFOIA requests at the time that any earlier request was processed. 10. All docllnlentation relating to NASA's processing of any earlier requcst(s) 11 . copies all instructional or procedural memoranda, manuals, etc. relating to the process for conducting investigations, such as "fragology" that was in force in the 1960,. Maria Hutcheson fOJA Specialist RIF
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For over thirty years, I have attempted to acquire infornlatioo about the crash in Kec:ksburg. I I
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sign more than once.)
Talk to your friends, relatives, co-workers. Take the petition to your local clubs, gatherings, pal
permission of your town libraries, community cemers, churches and blCiinesses to post the pet
arrange to return at the appropriate time to coUeet it and mail it to me. Gt!t together with other
an afternoon (with permission) at your local supcrmarkel or mall collecting signatures.
Also, please email this information to your friends, add it to any email lists thll.tyou can, and Ii,
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Kecksburg UFO Crash Incident Petition Drive Page 2 of2 from otherwebsites. Contact Pennsylvania media and make them aware of this effort. Jt's up to the people of Pennsylvania to show their support for this investigation! 1 thousands ofsignaturesl Help u.s solve the mystery ufwhat landed in Kecksburg! Stan Gordon Greensburg, PA p-H yfllta).!Y£.S 11!L..t;!!!!! http://www.signpetition.com! 12/11 /2003
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Information On ""'" • 1'1,,,, ~pp'n~d Illl\ .. ~hbur~ Pnnt pplrbon • Sign petitIOn · PA Sion ptlltoOl1 US • Se",J .. lg"~,J ptlloI.onl M.oill ilot"lu Upd 'Ih • lint •• P'IOt01 • CO"IIIQ U .. • Page I of I The Kecksburl7' P A UFO Incidt Petitton Drive If you have infonuation on the Kecksburg Jncident Since the 1965 incident, I have had the opportuuity to interview many people who were involvt Xecksburg UFO incidcDL Some people witnessed the military activity in the area. that night, an that they saw the odd metallic object ililhe woods. I am aware that there are many witnesses to the c'Ietlls at Kecksburg who have never discussed l!Xpericn~ with me. Some may have photographs; others may hnve been part of a militluy auil with the search, iuvestigation, or recovery of the object. Now IS the tim!! for those p~ple to step forward and supportlhis effort to find out the truth. TJ historic moment for this investigation, because we now bave the backing of the SCI FI Channel Coalition for Freedom ofln(ormation, the Washington law firm Lobel, Novins and Lamont, an Podesta, Presidcm Clinton's former Chief of Staff. While many witnesses have gone public, some people for various reasons ask to remain aDOIlYI Witnesses may oontact me confidentially. 'iour idenlity will remain hidden if YOII choose. It is t informatioll you nt~l bave that is important. EVtll1l 51111111 detail could be a significant due in solve this mystery. Tn addition, many courageous witnesSC3 have gene public, and they need your help. Your leslir verify other information, and add to the credibility of other people. TIlankyou. Stan Gordon P.O. Box 936 Greensburg, P A 1560J faufo@we§!IJ1.~ 724-838-n68 hrtp:IJwww.signpctition.com/indexll.html 1211112003
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Coalition for freedom of Information Files Lawsuit Against NASA Page 1 of2 ~HOOr< FINANCE ,JvJ ~ -Fin"",. HOllle - Yil!22l-~ Welcome l5jgn In] Financial News To track stocks & more, fuI:gj§l Enter Bymbol(s) I IBasic 3 ~ $ymbolloolwl:! Press Release Source: CoalitiOr'I for Freedom of lr'lfonnallon Coalition for Freedom of Information Files Lawsuit Against NASA TUosday D~mber i, 11 21 ilm ET Coalition for Freedom of Information Seeks NASA Records of Mysterious 1965 Pennsylvania UFO Incident Litigation Supported by Clinton Former Chief of Staff John Podesta WASHINGTON. Dac. glPRNewswireJ - On the eve of President Bush', expscted .mnouncement about a new Initiative wl!h NASA, the Coalhlon for freedom ollnformallon (Cfij wIIh lLJPPO!1 flom SCI FI Channelloclay lMOunced the Wng of I lawsu~ against the space allBI"IC)' Kl U.S. District Court for Iile Dis!rict of Columbia. The ~llng comes as a result of the government agency's refulillo relene it. records concerning \he 1965 UFO inodenl near Keeksburg, PA. Today is Ihe 381h anniv8flilty of the incident. , -Y;\.l-lnOf-SmaIiBuslnes:s happened In Kecksburg (en SI ~flT£D ) "Our law,uit Is aimed algetting NASA to 1e!llne public whal ~ knew and when it knew it: $1:<1 Ed Rothschild , Executive Director ofCFi. lhe lawaull agalnil NASA II Ihe first of several agalnS! governmanl 'genein, IncludIng the U,S. Army, U,S. Air Force and the Department of Delen". which have been slonewalling effort. 10 obtain records on Ihe Keeksburg inciden! under Ihe Fleedom of Information Act. John Podesta. former ChIef 01 SiaN lor President Clinton and member of Ihe 1997 Moynihan CommissIon on Protecmg and Reducing Government Sectecy, wpports the effort slatltlg Ihat the public has tI righllo know 100 thalttle government shOUld disclose whal "Allhough NASA hal relea .. d 36 p<lges of documents, none of those document, pertain 10 any investigatJon of the incident by NASA Dr to /elated ptoJects WIthin the agency thaI could shed light on Ihe Kecktburg Incldent , ~ said lee Helfrich 01 lobel, Novins and lamoni, the Wllhinglon anomey (~lf'Ig the suil "Furthennore," said Helfrich, "Leslie Kean, D.redor of Investigations for CFi, clearly demonstrated thai NASA hail documents responsIVe 10 the spedfic requests she made in CFl', Freedom Of Intonnalion Ad request, bul NASA has failed for nearly iii yelr 10 produce any relevant dOCtJmen!s.- On December 9. , 965, witnesses In ami (leaf Kadtsburg described seeing a fireball In Ihe eveon9 sky, a t'Ontrolled landing and Il1I!I systematIc mHilary recovery of an object. As reported by locol radio and new'papers, U.S, military personnel cordoned off the area, invastigated the s~e, and left wi!houl http://biz.yohoo.com/prnews/03 1209/nytuI06_1.html Top Stories , Slocks"ppear Poised.1ru VjaJY Start A_~ (UlO .,,) • ~. EconomY...sh..rtn.k~ Recession· R ........ (8M 1r.I) • Aw.oZlIne Sags Before the BeU. R ..... (8.:HI ... ) • Stocks. tQ.WataLWedrtesday . ~""Itn (7 1Q am) • ~-@mal!ed articles. • Most;yi~arlides 12/1012003
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Coalition for Freedom ofInfonnation Files Lawsuit Against NASA
~ver providing a full report ol lhe ineidenl other than 10 dl$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 obtain 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
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eFT - Home Page. Mission Statement Evidence Freedom of Info Scjence Modia Campai~n News Video Current Research Natronal Poll Make a Difference Contacts YJeYLthe CEl's NeW ~I ie Service ~ created bV tJ'Ie SCI_FI ChanMI Page lof2 stonewall, begir.ning With NASA TAKE ~CTION NOW.!. Sig~l1-etitit,-n raquesting a GAO iDYJ>stigation into the Kecksburg incident. Welcome to the Coalition for Freedom of Information WI Unexplained aerial phenomena, commonly known as UFOs, are real, not the stuff of SI In the 1950's the Air Force defined them as ~any airborne object which by performanc aerodynamic characteristiCS, or unusual features does not conform to any presently kr or missile type, or which cannot be positively identified as a familiar object." There is I of origin inherent in the meaning of the word "UFO." It simply means "unidentified." Phenomena for which there is no scientific explanation have been observed in Amenc; world'S) air space for over fifty-five years. Trained observers _. pilots, air traffic contre operators. astronauts, military personnel, scientists -- and government agencies have documented spectacular events visually, photographically, and on radar. Most slghtings can be explained. Yet there is a consensus among most researchers th; ten percent cannot be explained by natural or artificial causes. Furthermore, because no ongoing independent, empirically based scientific research conducted on unidentific phenomena, no one can explain with objectiVity or authOrity what they are. The appearance of UFOs, particularly In the skies over the U.S., has created an intens, the part of the public, researchers and, for many years, by the U.S. Government. Acc( 2002 Roper poll, 72% of Americans believe the federal government is not telling us e\ knows about unidentified flying objects, Many investigators believe that significant cia: information is being withheld, in addition to phYSical evidence that should be studied t In keeping with our society's belief in and commitment to open government, the Coall Freedom of Information was formed in 2002. eFI Is an independent alliance whose ml! achieve scientific, congreSSional, and media credibility for this often misunderstood su effort hinges on the release of additional official information and the public's right to f1 the facts. CFi's goals are to support a new research effort Into these phenomena and to seek Co cooperation in sponsoring hearings and government Inquiries. CFi seeks to bring toge! credible, qualified experts and observers who have both studied and been exposed to phenomenon and who believe It to be worthy of further investigation. The media play! in faCilitating this process through responsible and serious reporting. In this site you will find highlights of compelling evidence and testimony on the pheno past fifty-five years. You can also read the presentations of a panel of scientists who a ground breaking symposium at The George Washington University In Washington, D.C. have posted material on our Investigation using the Freedom of Information Act and ~ interviews Into an unsolved 1965 case in Kecksburg, PA. And, you will find some of thl stories from recent years, along with coverage of CFi's campaign and the results of a I poll. last but not least, you will discover ways that you can become involved in this ef http://www,frccdomofinfo,org/ 1211 0/2003
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CFI Home Page Page 2 0f2 Thank you for your support and interest in our site! We welcome your input and sugg http://wvw;freedomofinfo.org/ 12/10/2003
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CFl - Campaign News Page Page 1 of3 Mission Statement Evldonce Freedom of Info SCi(lnC8 Media Campaign Nows Video Current Research National Poll Make a Difference Contacts CAMPAIGN NEWS "The new Initiative is not setting out to prove the existence of aliens. Rather t wants to legitimize the scientific investigation of unexplained aerial phenomel CNN, 2002 L.ate.st Press_ rele_ase on NASA document~ and newly de:clas.=;lfi.e_Q Air force d e November 19, 2003 NASA DOCUMENTS~ On October 21 , CFI and the SCI FI Channel announced their Intent to take legal action National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to force the release of records ( UFO incident in Kecksburg, PA. The next day, a NASA official contacted CFi .attorney le say the agency was forwarding 36 pages of documents responsive to our FOIA request apologized that It had 'overlooked' sending out the results of its research sooner. After ten months of pursuing the records in WaShington, D.C. through the Freedom of : Act, NASA had finally responded to publiC pressure. Yet the documents were not respol request, and provided us with no new Information. We will proceed with filing a lawsuit District Court for the District of Columbia, as soon as we have offiCially exhausted all al procedures so as to comply with the requirements of the court. To view the NASA documents, go to: hUll-.: 1bI w..w...bJI..Jl.a.sk9.o..'l! j)Ifl.c.e Lp.aQ.LEQjAL~ks.b_e.r g :.u F 0, pd f Press conference October 21, 2003 f'r~s [eJe.as.e Bonnje Hamme r SCI FI Channel President Leslie ~.a.n Investigative Journalist LS!:e Helfrl'.t:I Attorney, l Obe!, Novlns & l amont Am b_e r Moy-It;.on -Wisem~[l History Associates Incorporated http;IIv.rww.freedomofmfo.orglcampaign.html 1211 0/2003
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CFI - Campaign News Page KoOert luatt'! Reporter who covered Kecksburg incident Press Releases Press Advis..Q[Y ( Oct. 2.0_0.3 p ress~ onference ) CELS,u IW-OLls.....e.ennsy Iva niaEe.tillo~ Kecksb_u r:.g-Ln cld e nt News Coverage sC,I -Fi chilQne l may sue NASA fo r UFO documents Reuters (New York) Tuesday October 21, 2003 sCJ-EJ £e.s:ks Kecksburg Trut h sCI-Flwire A news service of the SCI-FI channel "SCI FI Cbann.e1.£.ushi n_g UFO Investi g atio~ The Associated Press by David Bauder ~t9.n..Aide Slams Penta gon's UFO Secrecy" eNN by Richard Stenger ':'£'od.esta Urg es Airing of Area 5.1.:. Former White House chief of staff supports openness Las Vegas Review-Joumal by Tony Batt :u£Q~.e.ack in Spotli ght" Tribune-Review by Ann Saul Dudurich "Abductin,g the Truth" SCI FI Magazine by Kathie Huddleston :.p_e.t..l1iQn_S~eJ~.ks to Unravel KeckSbu[g UFO Mystery" Daily Courier by Ann Saul DuDurich ~llp e.o UFO EiLe.s...tQ..Rest of us Earthlirul~ Atlanta-Journal Constitution & Knight Ridder/Tribune wire service by Leslie Kean ~ds Asked----.tQ Shed li ght on UF~ Las Vegas Sun by Benjamin Grove http://www.freedomofinfo.orgicampaign.htmi Page 2 of3 12/10/2003
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CFI - Campaign News Page uFOTThe Public Wants tokmow:: The Daily Courier by Rachel R. Basinger http://www.freedomofinfo.org/campaign.html Page 3 0f3 12/10/2003
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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 (fill Contact: Ed Rothschild Podesta Mattoon 202/393+1010 NASA CONTINUES TO STONEWALL ON KECKSBURG: NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS RAISE MORE QUESTIONS, SAY SCI FI AND CFi IN NEW DEVELOPMENT, US ARCHIVES RELEASE TO CFi and SCI FI 2800 PAGES OF DECLASSIFIED AIR FORCE RECORDS Washington, D,C, - Lawyers for the COalition for Freedom of Information (CFi) said today that they have concluded NASA is still refusing to comply with a lO-month old FOIA request to release its records on the 1965 UFO incident in Kecksburg. This announcement comes after CFi's careful review of 36 pages released by NASA hours after SCI FI Channel announced its unprecedented support for legal action against the government agency. "The documents released shed little light on the inCident, but are indicative of how hard NASA is trying to prevent the public from finding out what really happened on December 9, 1965," said CFi attorney, Lee Helfrich with the Washington, DC firm of Lobel, Novins, and Lamont. In another development, last week the National Archives notified researchers for CFi and SCI R that the U.S. Air Force had declassified some of the records requested. "Our researchers are now poring through these 2800 pages to determine if any are relevant to the Kecksburg Incident," said Ed Rothschild, Director for the Coalition for Freedom of Information,
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According to Helfrich, "The day after CFi's press conference (October 21) and on the eve of the airing of SCI Frs Kecksburg documentary (October 24), a NASA official contacted me to say the agency was forwarding 35 pages of documents responsive to our FOIA request and apologized somewhat too profusely that it had 'overlooked' sending out the results of Its research at an earlier date." "CFi was determined to give NASA the benefit of the doubt and to assume that the agency conducted a reasonable, good faith search -- especially given that NASA itself had decided back in June that Its initial response to CFI's FOJA request was woefully inadequate," continued Hetfrlch. "But our trust in NASA's reliability proved to be far too generous. It is difficult not to conclude that NASA's response was simply a ploy to undercut the force of CFi's press conference and the audience for its documentary on Kecksburg. " "NASA'S stonewalling leaves us no choice," said Rothschild. "We intend to file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the coming weeks - as soon as our attorneys tell us that we have officially exhausted all administrative procedures 50 as to comply with the requirements of the court." SCI FI Channel's Hammer also announced that on Friday, November 21 at 9-11 PM (ET/PT), SCI FI will broadcast "Kecksburg UFO: New Evidence," a new special on the Kecksburg UFO incident with updates on the laWSUit, as well as new Information and interviews that shed more light on the mysterious 1965 crash. # # #
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Lee E, Helfrich Partner. Lobel. Novins and Lamont Executive Summary October 21, 2003 My name Is Lee Helfrich. I'm a partner at the law firm of Lobel, Novins and Lamont and have been assisting the Coalition for Freedom of Information (CFi) with Its Freedom of Information Act (FOJA) initiative. I've been asked to give you a very brief summary today. No one up here with me seems to appreciate - that as a lawyer - I get paid by the word. When CFi started its FOIA initiative a year ago, it faced two hurdles. The first is what we've termed the "ridicule" factor. The second was the bureaucratization of the government's FOlA process. The Kecksburg incident -like many others - is viewed as a "UFO" story. Today, those three letters are associated in the public's mind with entertainment and Star Trek conventions. That we are entertained by the unknown and the prospect for the future is certainly okay, What is not okay is when the popular culture or conventional wisdom overwhelms and excludes the search for real answers. As today's newspapers repeatedly remind us, the line between official fact and fiction is not all that clear. What today we call the "UFO phenomenon" began as a taxpayer funded, government internal security program administered by the U,S, Air Force, Any object that entered U,S, air space that could not be immediately identified was an "Unidentified Flying Object" - a term coined by the military, Initially, the public was asked by the government itself to report incidents like Kecksburg. During the time period of Kecksburg, however, the government was also reorganizing this "homeland"security program - a not uncommon bureaucratic maneuver. A by-prodUct of the government's reorganization effort was the re-deflnltion of a "UFO/ Investigation as an inquiry about space aliens. To patronize and trivialize the honest reports and questions of citizens, whose lives and communities were impacted by a government program is, in my opinion, disgraceful. In today's environment, the' public is often reminded that premature disclosure of government information could harm legitimate national security and law enforcement efforts, The FOIA balances the goal of open government with the government's need for temporary secrecy. At some point in time, however, secrets become stale, and the government's activities, in the words of the Supreme Court, should "be opened to the sharp eye of public scrutiny." This is not an effort to revise history, but to complete it, As summarized In a 1997 report of a congressional commiSSion, the reality is that access delayed is access denied. Since its enactment in 1966 - and despite its lofty goals - FOIA has become user unfriendly - a bUreaucratic maze that can be pursued only by those with extraordinary patience and pocketbooks. An example of this is CFi's experience with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA.
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In response to (Fi's first request letter, NASA came back relatively quickly with a "no records" response. This was one of the many "go away" responses that CFi expected to receive from the federal government at the outset of its FOIA initiative, Most FOIA practitioners steer clear of pursuing "no records" responses, because, to prevail, the requester most show that the agency did not conduct a reasonable, good faith search - a showing that requires the FOlA requester to, in essence, produce govemment documents responsive to his/ her own FOIA request. CFI was prepared to do this - indeed, as you know, it is actively pursuing a parallel investigation. As a result, CFi won its administrative appeal of NASA's "no records" response. CFi has now waited patiently for four months for NASA to produce the results of its promise to conduct an "expedited" search, For over forty years, we lived with the Cold War and all the fear it engendered. The "UFO phenomenon" - whether it coincided with that War or was a product of it - is an important chapter in our government's operations and our history. As Kecksburg demonstrates, it still has an impact on real people and real communities, who have no agenda other than obtaining honest answers. Aliens may not have invaded Kecksburg in December 1965, but the U,S. military surely did. In my opinion, Congress did not intend to force the public to litigate over its own history, Unfortunately, the government has created FOIA process in which litigation has become a necessary evil. "Freedom of Information" is being held hostage to a sometimes hostile, and definitely byzantine bureaucracy, For a democracy, that deserves much more ridicule than legitimate curiosity about crop circles or extraterrestrial life.
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Statement Of Lee E. Helfrich Lobel. Novins & lamont October 21, 2003 My name is Lee Helfrich, and I'm a partner at the law firm of Lobel, Novins & Lamont. I am, of course, the lawyer on Coalition for Freedom of Information's Kecksburg team and have been overseeing CFi's Freedom of Information Act initiative, which was announced nearly a year ago. CFI is currently seeking access to documents related to the Kecksburg incident from the Department of Defense, the Army, the Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA. Before rattling my legal saber and announcing a charge into court, I think its worthwhile to emphasize that neither I nor my clients had any delusions CFi's FOIA initiative was going to be anything other than an uphill battle. Many of you have probably suffered from FOIA frustration. And, thanks to the many dogged reporters and investigators out there, CFi knew what to expect in terms of the government's response to its FOIA requests. CFi was not disappointed - for over a year it received various versions of "go away" from various different Departments and sub- agencies. Because of CFi's parallel investigative effo~ it was prepared in advance to play that game. But before sharing FOIA anecdotes, I think its important to underscore that CFi's FOIA initiative had another strike against It at the start - the conventional wisdom about "UFOs". When CFi first came to my firm with its proposal, my first response was to laugh. In my dictionary, those three letters - UFO - spelled ridicule. I didn't spend three years in law school, a year at Harvard doing graduate work on the First Amendment, and 20 years in practice to become known as "ET's lawyer." If it weren't for the credibility, talent and support of the people who were Involved - John Podesta, leslie Kean, Ed Rothschild, History Associates, the Sci Fi Channel, among others - I would not have given this proposal a second thought. No one I know of has ever gotten rich off litigating FOIA cases. There is no doubt that a lot of the stuff out there on the "UFO phenomenon" is hard to swallow. For example, to this day, I still fall within that category of people who think "crop circles" are the product of pranksters with way too much time on their hands. But, let's face it, you can't pick up a newspaper today without being reminded that the line between official fact and fiction isn't all that bright. The Freedom of Information Act was intended to give the public access to all the facts 50 that they could draw the line themselves. As summarized in a recent Washington Post Op-Ed, the govemment is not entitled to "promulgate an official version of history and to deride as untrustworthy any challenges to their account." The conventional wisdom about UFOs - that it concerns small, green alien creatures - is historically inaccurate. For at least 20 years, the United States Air Force - from the late 1940s 3 Ii·
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through the 1960s - actively investigated reports of unknown airborne objects entering U.S. air space - this was, at the time, part and parcel of our "homeland security" program during the height of the Cold War. The U.S. military coined the term "unidentified flying object", which like almost everything else in the government, soon became known by its acronym "UFO". like today, the public was encouraged to report the unknown. Given the time period, it should not be surprising that the government's primary forus was on foreign, not alien, spying, but initially the latter was not an offidally excfuded possibility. Somewhere along the line, the UFO program became politically disfavored. The offidal definition of "UFO" was narrowed to "my favorite martian" and the offiCial position was "no proof." In modem terms, "UFOs" were politically incorrect. Citizens who reported UFOs - thinking they were doing just what the government had "asked of them" - were patronized, marginalized, and ridiculed. The Air Force, rest assured, was still traCking and investigating unknown airborne objects entering U.S. air space. But in true bureaucratic form, that part of the old "UFO" project was spun off in an agency reorganization, and became one of many cfassified "national security" programs. The Kecksburg incident was selected as CFi's FOlA pilot, in part, because It occurred during the time of this reorganization and transformation of the federal government's "UFO" inquiries. The old Air Force UFO program - called Project Blue Book - was still in operation, but was in the process of being dismantled. The official and publicly available Blue Book file on Kecksburg is interesting mostly because of what it does not contain. What the file does contain are messages between the Blue Book office and the Pentagon exhibiting a rurious preoccupation of what to tell the medIa, with the end result being a decision, completely unsupported at the time, to say it was a "meteorite." The paucity of documentation in the public file is out of sync with the degree of military interest in the incident as reflected in contemporaneous radio and newspaper accounts. And then, on the human side, there was Kecksburg - a sleepy little Pennsylvania village chock full of witnesses who would not come forward at the time because of a sense of patriotism, a fear of retaliation, or the anxiety of embarrassment. One resident at CR's town meeting explained that he never came forward until recently because of the "ridicule" factor. At the same time, there is nearly universal agreement with the comment of a retired Kecksburg firefighter that the U.S. doesn't send out the military to check Into "shooting stars." No where on the Pennsylvania turnpike will you see a billboard enticing you to "visit the alien museum and theme park of Kecksburg, PAn" After nearly 40 years, the residents of Kecksburg still don't know what happened, but also don't want to be dismissed as "kooks." Personally, I believe that citizens deserve more honesty and respect from their government. Aliens may not have invaded Kecksburg in December 1965, but the U.S. military surely did. Coinddentally, shortly after Kecksburg - in 1966 - Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act so that "any person" could make a request to review documentation relating to the operation of the federal government. As the Supreme Court held: "(d]isclosure, not secrecy, is the dominant objective of the Act." "[T]he FOIA's central purpose is to ensure that the Govemment's activities be opened to the sharp eye of public scrutiny." Put simply, people have 4
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a right to know what their government is up to and why. COngress recognized that there should be exceptions to immediate public disclosure. Over the past few months, the news media has reported on some of the current efforts to delay release of information that, for example, could harm national security or law enforcement interests. COngress, however, intended to put the burden on the government to prove that documents should not be released for public inspection - the presumption of FOrA is open government. Unfortunately, the government's view of its obligations to the public under FOIA has never been in sync with Congress's original intent. Take for example the FOIA bureaucracy, Not only does each federal department have a FOIA office; typically each agency within a Department will have a FOIA office. Each Department will have its own set of regulations applying the FOIA. The Defense Department regulations, for example, number over 50 pages; each page contains two columns of rules in small print. Somewhere in every department's set of regulations will be the "helpful" advice that your FOIA request will be processed more quickly if it is directed to the appropriate subagency, For the DoD that will not only include its own subagencies, but also the Departments of the Army, Air Force, etc and each of those Departments' respective subagencies and regulatory tomes, Even assuming that an agency name explains its function, the constancy of government reorganization makes even this first step inordinately difficult In CFi's case the Headquarters, U,S. Army Support Detachment, Oakdale, PA facility is now called the Charles E. Kelly Support FacUity. In 1965, oakdale was under the jurisdiction of a Fort Custer in Michigan, it now reports to Fort Dix in New Jersey, To make this maze more user non-friendly, there Is typIcally an address hidden within the regulations where the public can write in the event that there "is uncertainty" about what subagency might have the record being sought. CFi wrote to one·of the 000 offices for the "uncertain", which responded that it did not have the documents CFi requested because DoD's FOIA program was "decentralized" - in other words the burden is on the public to figure out the agency paper trail. Fortunately, because of CFis research, FOIA requests were also made to DoD agencies on various rungs of the bureaucratic ladder. If you can get beyond the "who's on first" phase of the FOIA, you get to move to the "name that document phase", The Army, for example, told CFi that we had not described what we wanted with suffICient specificity to enable it to even conduct a FOlA search. Its regulation on specificity advises the public to provide "descriptive information" that "Is event related and includes the circumstances that resulted in the record being created or the date and circumstances surrounding the event the record covers," Apparently, for the Army, CFi's data establishing, Inter alia, the participation of the Anny, and military personnel from the U.s. Army Support Detachment in Oakdale, pennsylvania In a publicly acknowleclged investigation of an unknown object reported at 4:45 pm and referred to the military shortly thereafter by the Pennsylvania State Police on December 9, 1965 didn't give the Army a due about where to start looking. A variation on the same theme was NASA's \\no records" response to CFi's first request letter. 5
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CFi, however, was prepared to show NASA that documents did exist in its files. This resulted in a successful administrative appeal on a particularly difficult FOIA issue. Most F01A practitioners steer clear of pursuing "no records" responses. Since winning the administrative appeal, CFi has waited patiently for four months for NASA to realize on its promise for an "expedited" response. Responses like these are not atypical and certainly do not capture the full extent of the FOIA run- a-round. Thus, even if you know document's title, author and location, bureaucratic roadblocks still abound and FOIA officers spend an inordinate amount of time looking for ways to deny the public access to documents that they concede exist. The Justice Department's "Overview" manual on application of FOIA exemptions by federal agencies is over 980 pages long and two Inches thick. A handy supplement is its 560 page case list. Through its research, CFi knew that earlier attempts to access documents related to the "UFO phenomenon" had been denied based "national security" classificatior:e; a somewhat odd classification for material related to a subject which the government formally declared in 1969 did not pose a threat to national security. In an exercise of common sense, the Clinton Administration issued an ExeOJtive Order in 1996, which was intended to open for public review older classified records. The following year, a congressional commission Issued a report finding that not much declassification had yet occurred, which was at least in part due to many years of rubber stamping classifications on documents that posed little if any threat other than embarrassment. The Bush Administration, of course, has tightened the classification program - still, documents as old as those relating to Kecksburg remain presumptively open. But even if you can escape the classification "tug of war", there is still the "needle in the haystack". All over the country there are government warehouses filled with tons of boxes of history, the volume of which Increases every year. What is legitimately classified today may be lost in the black hole of the federal records management system. In short, access delayed may very well be access denied. Indeed, one of the warehoused boxes that CFi identified as containing "UFO" material is listed on the offICial warehouse index as "lost.'" It was lost after a FOIA request by Kecksburg resident. This isn't fiction, its fact - and any speculation therefrom is solely the responsibility of government secrecy, aided and abetted by record management disarray and bureaucratic inertia. In short, the government's FOIA process is a game of attrition. For those with patience and a pocketbook - like CFi - playing the litigation card has become a necessary evil. Moreover, more and more litigation is not aimed at ending the game, but is simply a strategic phase aimed at putting pressure on a bureaucracy that views FOIA requesters as the "enemy" or a "nuisance". In my opinion, this Is not what Congress intended In 1966- judicial review was supposed to be the exception, not the rule. But then again, Congress also Intended public disclosure to be the rule, not the exception. The public should not have to litigate over its history. For forty years, we lived with the Cold War and all the fear it engendered. Indeed, one of the most noted "UFO de-bunkers" has theorized that the Soviet Union had a vested interest in maintaining the "UFO myth" in order to cover up military and "space race" mistakes of the 1960s. What our institutional incentives were remain hidden. The UFO phenomenon - whether it coincided with that War or was a product of It - is as an important chapter in our government's 6
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operations and our history. It still has impact on real people and real communities. In the last few years, a spate of books have been published about the COld War, some have been serious, like John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr's "In Denial," and some silly, like Ann Coulter'S "Treason." It is an interesting that these new revelations and spins are in large part due to information from the archives of the Soviet Union, which became available, albeit temporarily, only after its collapse. The healthy historical debate continues, but based upon documentary snippets that take the dialogue to a new level only because of the collapse of a major power, some of the files of which were opened for a short time while it was reorganizing its own government. As Marquette University's Athan Theoharls, a leading Cold War scholar, has noted, these new books and the new information raise further questions about the official version of our history, and what our government was doing and why. These efforts don't revise history, they complete it. On our side, unfortunately, "Freedom of Information" is still being held hostage to a sometimes hostile, and definitely byzantine bureaucracy. In a democracy that deserves more ridicule than legitimate curiosity about crop circles and extraterrestrial life. 7
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Background on the Keck,burg Incident An object landed in the tiny town of Kccksburg, PA on December 9, 1965. It was observed as a neeball in the sky across several U.S. states and Canada. Four witnesses have provided independent, corroborated descriptions of the object and its location in the Kecksburg woods. Dozens of others - including fire fighters, newspaper reporters, and a news director at radio station WHJB who was on the scene taping interviews - describe the military presence at the crash site, the cordoning ofT of the area, and the retrieval of an object transported by an anny truck. Many witnesses have provided signed affidavits for investigator Stan Gordon, who has been working on the case for over three decades. (For more infonnation, see Gordon's website at hnp:Uwww.westQl.cQm/-paufo.) At the scene, officials told residents that a meteor crashed. The next day, the U.S. Government declared that nothing fell that night and nothing was found. This is the official U.S. Government position. However, witness reports and newspaper articles at the time clearly establish that something fell and that it maneuvered in the sky before impact. In aU likelihood, the object was either a highly advanced space probe or an unknown object from outer space. The files of Project Blue Book, the official Air Force investigation into UFOs terminatcd in 1969, state that no space debris entered our atmosphere that day. "Aluminum type" fragments were retrieved in Michigan and sent to Project Dlue Dook. (Where are they nQw?) A Blue Book memo says that no object was found in Pennsylvania. (Blue Book only had a "Secret" clearance and had the rQle of reponing information to the public; it is likely that the retrieval of this object was classified higher than Secret and thus Blue BQok may not have been infonned.) A Russian space probe, Cosmos 96, malfunctioned on the same day as the Kecksburg Qbject, and this has been suggested by some as a plausible explanation. However, data provided by the US Space Conunand shows that Cosmos 96 came down over Canada at 3: 18 am; the crash in Kecksburg occurred at approximately 4:45 pm. Orbital coordinates obtained from the Goddard Space Center also prove that Cosmos 96 did not come down in Kecksburg. The Russian Space Agency (equivalent of our NASA) stated that it could make no correlation between Cosmos 96 and the incident at Kccksburg. The Russian Embassy also stated that there is no proof that any Soviet spacecraft landed in Kecksburg. In addition, witness descriptions of the object do not fit the size or other characteristics of Cosmos 96 or possible debris from it, as far as we know. No matter what it is, the issue here is the public's right to information, especially 37 years after the incident.
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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Headquarters
Washington, DC 20546~OOO1
Office of Public Affairs
Ms. Lee Ellen Helfrich
Lobel, Novins & Lamont
1275 K Street, NW
Suite 770
Washington, DC 20005-4048
Dl!ar Ms. Helfrich:
August 2, 2006
On July 21, 2006, defendant filed its opposition to plainti(f's motion for summary
judgment in the Kean v. NASA Freedom ofInfomlation Act (FOIA) litigation. In the
accompanying declaration ofKeUic Robinson, she noted that some potentially responsive
records in {wo files were being referred to other agencies for FOIA processing. The
following documents have been reviewed by outside agencies and are now being
released:
(a) 46 pages of documents which originated with the Australian Government.
(Encl t)
(b) nine pages of a 10 page document from the Smithsonian Institution. (Encl 2)
The remaining page has been referred to the Air Force for its assessment.
(c) 93 pages of documents from the State Department. (Encl 3)
We have also referred 32 pages to the Air Force, including the one described above, for
its assessment and declassification. if appropriate. We are currently waiting for the Air
Force to complete this process.
LastlYl 12 pages of agency documents which were referenced in the February 25 1 2004,
statement and adopted in the June 15.2004, declardtion by Stella Luna, NASA Johnson
Space Center FOIA Public Liaison Officer, are also included in this release. (EncI4)
Sincerely.
Ste I
. McConnell
'-_-- .- ehlef~ FOIA Public Liaison Officer
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National Aeronautics and
Space AdmrnlStraLon
Headquarters
WAshington, DC 2{)5Il6· 0001
HQ03-181
DepartmeDi of State
Anention: Charlene Wright· Thomas
July 26, 2006
Director, Office of lRM Programs and Services. SA-2
5lhfloor
Washington, D.C. 20522-600'1
Dear Ms, Wright-Thomas:
fR :)DQ(o{)~<:oo5
tRUS l MR
·KeoV\, Les\ \-e
lbis agency has received a request under the Freedom of Information Act. from the
Leslie Kean.. for information concerning NASA agency records,
During a review of responsive records this agency revealed 93 pages documents that
originated from your agency, A copy of their request (encll), expanded search criteria
(end 2) and your documents (end 3) are fon .... arded for your appropriate action and direct
reply to tbe requester,
We request consideration under e>.-pedited processing since we are currently under
litigation involving this specific FOIA request and these documents were fOlUld during an
addjtional review of our agency records in response to the requesters Motion for
Summary Judgment to tbe United States District Court.
We will need an evaluation or your timeline NLT Friday. July 28. 2006 to complete your
processing of this referral, Ex.pedited processing is requested due to the matter being
under litigation, We are requited to provide your response to our Assistant United S¥ltes
Attorney (AUSA) and the US District Court on that estimated processing time,
If I can be of any additional assistance please contact me at (202) 358-2265.
I trust this will be of assistance to you.
Sincerely.
~:nnelJ
~
Chief, FOIA PubUc Liaison Officer
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Enclosure 1 Australian Government documents
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opnce 0' RESEARCH ANO DEVELOPMENT ATTACHE EMBASSY 2001 CONNECtjCOt Ave„ S. W. WRE 36 29 UNCL'ASSthED WAS"'NCTOY O, D. C. JANUARY 1964 oocül
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€IECIOIICAL NOTE 36 COPY. Nq DEPARTMENT OF SUPPLY AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC SERVICE WEAPONS RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SALISBURY. soun•i AUSTRALIA TECHMCAI NOTE WRE 36 OF SPACE VEHICLE OF THE 'BOULUA BALL" P. H. TWISS 29 UNCLASSIFED JANUARY
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,. 1B:l-N:AL NJIB III! 36 UollNl"RY OJ' &>IICE 9EBI0l8 1I'lU.CIKlIR'1' Im'mD BJ.LtSIS G' m& nOOllLLIi. BALL" P."". Twiss SUMMARY A description is liven of a tilthl metal spbere fOWld in I remote part of AustTilia- 1b tut the hypothcaia that the sphere 0-. from • aplce vebicle, an acalYlb is n::at: or tbe likely fa-entry hi,lory of the Iphere duriuS dcct.y FIan otrOlll.u orbit. It i. concluded tbat the spbere originated iD I U.B. Ipace vehic le in orbit, lind it is shown tbll the lipbue wuWd lurvive re-entry _'t.hp or not it were ibielded by additional material burnt or melted oIT duriOI fe-entry. JuMhelo analy.is is indicated which ahould decide wbether thi. particular apherc _ in f ... , shielded durins: plrt of tbe re-entry. POSTiL I\l.lJU'BS: 1bc Director, WaIpCd Research Eatabliabmmt, Bn 1424i. G.l'.O.~ Adelaide, South Auslrali •. I iJVC;;3 I I I I \
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Tech. Kot. WRE 36 I. INTRonucnON 2. DESCRIPTION OP 7fE lIOOLLI.l lW.L 3. THE mI'IUmD D-D'1ET msrou ~. DISCUSSION aD CONCLUSIONS 5. 4CDCWUIOOiDI'm l'iOTATION ....... ,," 1. THE l!OULLU BiLL LIST OF pIQUmI • 2. DlIIaSIOIS OF TI£ BOUI-LEA :BALL 3. VAIll,nON OF \'B1OCI!rr .Ql) lLIWI!' PA'lH dOUt \I9I'IX ALTITUDE 4. TIMB JD !DIll fltOM u-&II'l'IT J6 J"IJI"~ OF Alunroe J. VARIATION OF J.mlDtlWC D41'IJG v.n wrm !1In'ftJm 6. SKIN ~ VAllAT10N Nl'lB ALnTUOE ,age lb. , - 2 ,- 4 4 - , 5 • 7 7. COMPAlISON OF !lQut.t.u. BAI.l. JZD ,~ 84!BLLJD II-IftRT IWm:mBS
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-, - tDiCtABSDIBD Tech. Note 'IlUi; )6 , . IlfI'ROrucrIOJ InlLlnen of tbe 5ucce9lfuJ ~n'O:'1 of fragmcnUi of SplCCO bonltcrs( 1). and at lei II 001I:I example of the lucceuful rc_entry of b .. nb from • dec.yin, satellite ... ehicle (2) bye been reported, Oill&ber ami Bibu.l.t1a.(1) havc aIloc tblt .tcel dilCI!mY generally be e"peclcd to al;lrrive fe-entry. So far I. il knJwn, .11 fraamegls reported have ~ iTrelul_rly shaped and subject to cOlllider-ble mtltinl and crosion dnrin& re-entry. GI April SU t 1963 ... l ight 'pIU;rc. 14.15in. di.melcr lind weighing liS 1'0, .,... d1Ioor'~e4 in I remote part of J.utral1'1 the locl.lion was approximately Latitude 30 0)' 9, Longitude 1410 50' E. The Iphere _ ~ on the lurhce of landy COUDtry whieb is brokel:! '" by acme :rooq IrCI1, It is not lID;Jwu lD¥ lon, the sphere had been there tinct it wu found In an infnqutntly vilit"d portion of Il J,OOOaare erali.D,5 arca, IIDd lnveltiguion. of the ~ reported 'lablings of raIling object. which were received followina pb,equenl publicity reOfuled lID relevant infOfUlation. Ch June 29th, 1963) a secood .phere WlIS 0 found ~h9' 4Q StatUte miles IJY of the first sphere, at Lalitude 29 )2' S, Lonaitude 141 .34 E. Tbe fiu t liphere - wwcll ha~ am:l to be kwwn a. the Boullia Ball, zince it was found on Boullb Stalion proporl)' - has been 0II;su:nined by .uff of Weap;q Resel.rcb E.tabllshment. 1he secoad sphere hu received only I cursory examinatil.ln by t.R.E., it is apprl.lximately 16.61z1. diameter and wciiht 21.61b. The Boullia Ban is Jtnwn in fiaute I and a d.iroensioned Ib'kll is aiven in fi,uro 2. The b .. 11 is spherical wilhia 0.006 in. except for the .mall, dighlly flattened are. aham IIId consists of two hemispheru welded toeelber, Conlidering the ...... e1d .. the IqIlItOr-, the twa bonCi are at tho polu, (D:I of tho heuce is a mounting er locating LIIC Integral with the 'phere, while the otber Caho 1n:'-I2'a1) providu .ccnt to the interior ed CU'Z'ba I tbrelded portioa with a aul. Both botsu ciZ'r7 ,mall .aQIlDW of Med metal; the fused meul in the bole throuah the lIWfaoa effectively seal, the sphere. 'The 'tbra.a. on the bo .. mel nut (IQ~_ to l1n.14 TPI American National fine; in Ihe condition la found the nllt turn. qnite rreelyon the bo .. but is prevented ftom tmoh1Bc dgbt off by the fUled metal 11 the end. 10 tbe coune I.If u..iMtloa, the 'pbero was leetioned tbroup Ibe poles in a plane at riaht aagln to Ute equatorial weld.. 'The plenure inlid.e ...... below atrao.pbone; teltl for halogen gases were negative. Analysis rJf the .phere tnlterial carried out by the DefCflce Standard! Laboratorin revealed thlt it is ~ or tiu.ninm ~, vanadium ~ ..00 aluminium~; tbi, eOlTClponda tl.l IQd B26515&r Gtade v. The fUlld metal OIl tbe bone, at the pain of tbe Iphcre is the same alloy with %ncelof ltllgoesiurn. Ilumlnium, iron, copper and ni~kel . lbe aphere is covered with. I:IOD-UIl1:t_ 'lelaa naldue, mainly bltek in colour, thil is visible in t11\U'8 1, and it givCl the appelnn~e of blvinll been .ub~.oW- 10 high ta.pal'atlll'... Microseopic oxaminat>on of the atrue!\'re of the materill beln out the belief *at the sphere ba, been exposed to hiab temperalUres. 4STII. B265/S8r Crack V h all. alpha_btu titanium alloy with bota u-atOl'lU,Hc.n tlllll~'ture ar 1S25 + 200;:. (reference 3). The dhtinct CUnie in structure of the alloy when beated 10 or beyond the beta \rinllfonllatlon' ht:apfll'ature IIlIIkes it p, 0Ulble to detl%'lll1.M whether this temperature 11 .. been rllched. Examination b7 eferu:o Stand .. rds laboratories of sections of two diametricl!.lly oppoailo specimens r.ot. Crum tho wold) oontimod that the bela tt_lol'lllaUolI. temperature has been Ro"d" .t the Iphere IIlrfe.oe. 1be transformed structure penelrates to a deolh of an1, 0.0005 in. approximlltely, indicllliJlI 1411'" tbe rnajl.lrity or the sphere wall lill lJtlC J5
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-2- LTCLASSIFIRD of t 6250 Cbe aruir.nt±oo revealed coae Ieoai cuter eurta.ce, aloo, looar areaa ot ttoucb eharaoteris+.ies ee not defined. In tba etructu:reo oboervea Speciæns taken from the skin near tlr bosses ggve eirn.ilar the ±uaed me±al bae oetuaily OA txansfonrpd etructure pgletrates tz a depth of approximately metal on the bosseg ghowe a coaree grained aolauizr otructure after (Eiti.rg. Tze fused zane contains gate ÄBVO 00 hdueted for the which are likely tho ue in dog poåxtee oat(2), tho pooltlve idmtEIeatSon of certain ot that u obåeot •peat oi.rmzstanooo, tba can be as a crud. to ot S,nstanoo, the perlod h" af the togotbar Vith length of tine d unovery, •blob ean eqotoe± 4eotope in eontraet,• Laboratory exæinatIon(2) or t vag only howe after to be o? an autenåtte øtdnleoo nIekoI and 0," of a very *eoe o? fabrication 1.0 a oodarz Iod to ibo Shat sphero cane been esde o? the So teat HISTORY generally the rethod given by Chapan(4) • 15 basic to all re—entry calculations, no it i B necessary to fiz to 'iurinz phacomeaa froe—molecule nov period than % i.(5) about 2.2, C rill 0.92, hanoe 4.4 to at voak in AFaßmateIy for valu•o an af øpprodnntol' 240 0@ft. Yor ophero number, KD so tint ooatlaut.a flov prevail heating Tn view of the Reynoldg nutber. IamLna• With the value establibhed at 10.5 t C - of sphero b2 computed from the genera14æd Eenctåone •hora u of altitude in tioree 3 4; er period re-entry at approxfiately 330 000 ft. lad
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, ... m • .~. 011 ~-' '" ... • - , - t.N:lA$!I'lID '1'.00. Notl: ~ 36 nloc1\1 is 0.995 of cin;ular orbit ltlcu:1:q, <1-1 to 10 1IIIude of 100000n. 'llMo terminal (light path angle is 90 , 1.114, with ~" 0.1 in the subsonic flow repOll, tbc illpacrt vdodty b 2f!Ofi/ •. In Cltimatiollhc wall ~Wre risc for tbe $phcrc account is taken of tbe IIJ;Dinu convective heat input IItId the lurfaee radiation output; tho udiant input from tbe gas cap is .,laCMd(l). 'The Iphcro is USUIlIod to be rotltio& 4uriJIc the rr1rrb7 period .• 0 that the heat input is uniformly distributed over the lunaee, likewilc the entire lurface is assumed to radilte. bi..IDuD and Ju:rnq(8) have ahown tbal relatively low rotation raIn arc adequate to attain tho .wfaec tcrnpcratun: reductiona which IICCOI!IpB[IY the rotation. Th •• pbere .hell is assumed 10 be tberma!!y thin'. thus radial temperature gradients an neglected. The tOlal heat atored in the .hell is equated to tbe Telultlnt inward heat flow, giving: ( , ) where c is the: specifie: heat of the spbere material. 'The Gpeelfic heat ot ABDI 1265/5&1' Grade V TIri .. <.3) with temperature; I coutant · ... 111\ of t • 0.23 is adopted here, tbh value: cOITesponds to a temperature of 20'00""P.. 'The laminar convective beal transfer to aoy point on the spbere ~ be written: It • [J ~ where ca.. is the convective: heat transfer at tbe uagnltioo poiot <, is the factor wb.lcb takes into account tjI.8 v&riatlon in heat input over the .phere surface. Uling the expreuion developed in referenee ,,: _ B.1;,u, /n ~ leO eo," ., .... hero q is. dimen.ionle .. funetion proportional \0 \he heltinl rate • is the loc,l flight path qU, 1bc: v.ri,tion of 1(, adopted (oJ' tbe windwmd hemi.pberc is lbat due to 1.. .. (9). and K., i. assumed coo.tant over the leeward hamilphen I I i U Tll_ a1; 90° to the now. lP.tcgfltioD over the qbt" ~Io. yillldf: ~ '"' 0.)), q,. e Hence, by substitution ~(2): ... .... -"L. ",,' - In evaluating :a from Ch~" Z fUDelion. it is IUIRumed tbat i and hence ~ • - . are uoro al u '"' 0.995. Tbc variation of the aerodynamic heatiog JUC with altitude from lIquUoo(3) is mwn io figure ,. The total surface ndillted beat output is aiven by: 'ou, • (2) (,)
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Teob. Note WRE 36
""ben
"
is the eurla06 IIOmiuivity
B is the ste!,,"-iolt .. 1UIlI con.tant.
The eminivit)' is' taken to be "th,,$ of ,pW'e tUaoiwn oAidiaed ifey (reference 3),
bence £ .: 0.;5. lind is 1'Oq:bly constant above IcroO~
This value for" 1a
probably ccIIUlena11ve, 10 rtlaul-ce are also given for"· 0.7, O.B.
Substitution of equations {3} and (4) in equation (1), together with appropriale
vllues of the coutenla, yields tbe fonowing diffeTential eq'lIllion for .pnere wall
temperature:
<0,
Tt
(5)
. ".
at tne assumption that the ephU'I is rOluing ~o:te rfl-cntry, tbe initia l
temperahiTe can be estimated by tb. 1H~04 of Schmidt and B.wI.awlllll(IO)J
the
initial temperature adopted bere is 500 B.
Equalinn (5) bali been integrated
for £ .. 0.", 0.1 and 0.8, the relnlting wall telll'perdwea a,re sbov.n III! fUl1Ct1etlJl
of altitude in tf&U1'G 6.
Subn'qllent to tb.i5 analy.is. the rC&Uhli or Gall., 1IJlIIl .... on(H) for the
IIP1J11li!J6 VanglW"d ntellite WI:!ll:> uilrcovereod ill ref81'ilJl0fl 12, (~ original .OIU'QO
is unavaHable)_
'l'h.1.1' r e~u ,lB are compared with the preliept onei fOf 6 • 0.8
ill f1.cur. 7.
It is i1pparcnl that very cU.U.l'.mi .... lu. tor the. init;1I1
tempeTllture of the IIpJ:!.sreI in orbit have been assnmed. bul Ibal the ~1'lC7
1I.peI'a'tv ... b'uoriea _
tOUKhly cOlDpamble,
It i& immediately IppaN:nt tpcm ncure 6 Ibat the sphere rr.y be a;NIchd to
1IUrVi.,. re-eutry by den: Crom oirVoilar o rbit ... tbe skin. tlmlporature ~
rCllehes the melting temp~rUure,
Lt is f elt Ibal II surface emissivity of al
I=~ ~h! ;:~d t:~~.;:,:.:e~h:~~~~~d:.=~ga~~u~h;~~ :':[o~ee.
tbe 'apeutura at whiBh molU.taB first OtOUfS with this m.aterial.
tt is not
ImawD ..... hat ullits were oonneota4 to the bosses, bm tf ...
~ seenJll likely. tbese
'MlrI! oomparatfvely thin pipo, or lI~tural ~
tbcn mellin& of thelie Unite
could quit. eaaily occur o'IiDg to their ~mill1 but oapaoiQ', while tbe nutin
IIpherc remAined aoll4..
Study if Ibe llllter1al 11;;rUOWre IlJ.on Ihilt 'lSllpel'aWr'ea of tbe order of thoie
inMcltaa. r.. figure 6 have been TClchad on tbo outcr Wl'ta ... of the ~herlh
However. it seems likely that w:I.\h noh II good he., ooD1uo\tn' u thc aphcre.
alloy. tbe nigh t.IiI:pUnlU'llll would penetrate furtber into the ~
'lhm Ibe
micro- sDalys;' don.
Tbis would appear .... illdiollllO Ihd the liphere _
1111eldeci duritlg at least psrt of tho rll-entry, aud tbat Ifur the shield was
bul'll,t off ~a sphere was subjected to a heat pulse of .horter d'Clution thin tbat
Indicated in figure!h
'The discovery of the ~eeund sphere 'I) elolc to tbe: 80ullla
Bill is .trong· moano:l9 thai bruk-up of 'the mlIin vehicle stfucture ~
tbe
bulh o<JOlll'l'8d after re-eutry, rather tba.n lit 110m otllZ'U.l' "'.be during Gr'bU.
'l'b.'J
lick of __ 1pIif111Mt: radiation COUllt reponed ·earlier Gould Iiso bll eOQ8trued 16
being d~ HI the sphere being well .hlelded by the splice vehicle structure \Lnlil
laiC i n the orbit life;
lIowever, tbe paucity of the radiation eY14anCle, IiIld tbe
ummt:a-m leo&th of limo between re'-cntry lind discovery preclude U'I.It.i:a we;&ht t.1tIs'
given to -th1 .. evidence,
An aUempt is ba1lli nlIU: to 1Ia.IIWl' Ihls question as tn
whether Of uot the sphere nl shielded 4:tIr1.l!8 pITt d: hs re-entry, by &o\ution of
tb.e equations for 'kmptll's'httt gradient 1lI \b.e akin v.bw i\abjected to the tranJ1811tPage 67
.... .. u (5) 0, o • " Illh • '" , .1 • .. ,. ,of Ion' Tech. ttx:e ma 36 ;'leating rate shown in figure 5. If. as seer.e l1.Xely. the sol.ut.ia11n:11cate8 a deeper penetn.ticn of the beta t:raneformat.ica tuJpcrature than the micro r..ructure d .... ()~tr ...... it Ir8Y l:e collclud..ed.1Ut IIh1eldin;J did occur durin;J part of the ~-cray. It will not be p::l9sihle 1:D IIQI::k badt fran th:I ~ penetntiat Ilt the beta transfonm.titll teqlerature to ()eterm1ne the p::dnt at ...tt1ch tiE rJti.eldina disintegrated becalms of the iltpoaaibilityof fixiDg the sphere tenpnl- wre Io'ben 1n1t:1ally ~ tD the St::Ieai1I. Also, the velocity m;l tnjl!K.'lory hiBtory of tba ahiclded spQtI:e ~ be markedly different froo. tmee calculat:ed h!Ire for the sp:ere, s;) these furtter initial o:n:lit~ [or a::vp..!t.4tian of tnt spbeze t.etperat::ure hi,torT follcwing 1081i1 of the .Jrl'141J:l,r lOlld J:e \.U:'IiMlilable. 'Ib:u3b <lll the evidenoe i.e c:iJ:p.mItantia. then C!IIIl be little Ihlbt that. the lblllla Ball ~ itlll CXlIpIIflialIlete CXlre priIn. of a ipiICe bX6ter, or a apace o:aEt. I 'Ihat thI balls ~ of q.s. origin seems certain alao, partiQililrly ao there an II'enY IWlis.'lIId ~ aOO deecripticrlS ct. U.s. nx:iaIt. vehicles Bix:Jwi.o3' aiJailar 1 t.1tanil.l1l ~ _.haN.. To ~ reached their f!r.d inptct point.8 by ballistic sub-omital :fl~ flail th! IJ'Bjor u.s. ~ lites on tiE east iI!I1 west UlIU!tB of U.SA. \O.lld have required flight path angles at re -enuy whiah w::W.d have ~.u.ltad in alnDst oertain deat:ructicn of the lMIlb - ~-fmI:ry at lI:l aach of only .;I IoO.Ild nUlIllt in ;m i.ncreaal in ~ heating rate of non! than ~ O\i'er that eJ!Peri~ dJring ortrltal decay • .ni even though the flight t.ime fmn re-entry to irrpact is CCIIlIIiderably rec3uoed ... rI!l--fll'lUy occurs .. a finite an;le, tb! terrpeI:ature& irdlOe:1 IOlld be sufficient to ~ en ~ected Bphere of thio type; nort pt'CIb.1bly, destructicn IO.Jld alao oor::ur wit.'l sb:leldim prese[It dur1n3 part of the. re-entzy. wless very ~ Bhielda went •• d.. Henoe it iA o:ncluded t.bat tl':e ilalllia Ball was aJCe part of a u.s. ~ J vehicle in otbit. :bt really :int.ere&t1ng point bro.lght CKlt 11 that the ~ IOlld survive re-entty by decay f=arI cL""Ollar <.:Cit witb:ut aDf ebialdingj whethar this particular sPlere _ shielded or not sWJld be anB'..ered bT the further ~.
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Tech. Jo" IRS 36 , • , 'D • t, '. • • B 'w • , • • - , - lNlASSiFlED crou- .ectiona! area of sphere ek~BolblAml. constant, 0.48 J: 10'"11 II.\. II../t.z .. o~ .. specific hen. 1I.\.II../1b~ drag coeffidenl acceleralion due 10 ir.vity~ 32.2 ftls ~ Kn~ Dumber convective heat tranafer rille per unit aTell convDCtive heat 1rUl_tU rille al ~lIKnllio" point dimeosiordesa function proportional to beal tnDlfer fa. Ie (reference: 4) radio. of sphere, ft ,unate area of .phcre. t~1 temperature of sphere lurf,te, oa ratio of velocity compone!ll normal to radius vectl:Jt 10 chcular orbital velocity cmiuivily of sphere ,urflcc f1isht path anslc.ul.tive to too.l borieonlll liVCIO
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... A._ Odl,d:IlIr, '1.I!.. on<! • 91'bulk1.Q, •• , -'" 0."'. , ... , I 3 American 8oai,V I (or M~t.b • ClmpmaD. D.:&', 1 I 5 s •• u.z., J.B. "'" Zurich, V.l. I , Bo«pa, A.l. 7 CJoodtr1Jl., Q. md !oWII, .J.T. • Ret.uM., H. mO "1A'U1, '.B. , Lees. L, 10 Schmidt, Cd. and 1 Hanawalt, Al. I" o.sl.,., C. Jr. m< 1l.allOll. D.J. I ! 12 l'et~uo1!, J.J. , 1 'l'.cb.. Note 'IB.Z 36 Title ~ Suc;cclSiul Re-entry of Space Fragments tium a Decaying -.rtb. Orbit." Am J. 1, 1444-144" 1963. ·B ..... rl't17 and Recovery of rrap.:rrta of Satellite 1960 f 1," . Smithsonian .... atrophy.ical Observatory, Cambridie. MUll., Special Report Nl. 103, DIIocmber 1962. 'Metal. a&Ql!boak.· _riQlLll Society (or M."hlti, Metal Park, Ohio, 8th..t. pp.l1,4-11'" 1961. "Iv! Approximate Analytical Method for Studyiol Entry inlo PllJlat .. .,. Atmosphere •. " N\SII. 'It i-l1, 1959. "'!beorelloal ~ CharacicriJliCi of Bodiu in I ~"al. Flow Field," No\CA T.I. 2423, Iuly 1951. 1he Drag Coefficient of Very Hl&h •• 1001'V Sphores,- J. Ao::rmpKC aI, 24, 7'5-158, 1957. "Roccnl DcvclopD)C:lltll III the Maa. 111_11" and i!bel'lD'" '1'raMt.r at tiypa" 'eloo1tll •• " ~ SP-ll, yol , 2, 291-301, November 1962 . ~'NH Distribution 11.. a Spiunin8 Spheric,., Shell DIIl-1.DI Atmospheric Entry." lJIb-oIlauUea AIlta 7. r .. e. ~. 209-321, 1961. "Laill&r Hoal Tran.fer Over Blnnt-No.cd Jodi .. At Hype~c Plight ep..4e,. Jet Propullion. 26, 251--269. April 1956. "Skin Temperature. of a Satellite." Jet Propul.ion, 27, 10'19-1083, October 1957. ",. Recoverable Scientific S.tlllite," 1I:Nld. Report P-958, The Band Corpor.tion, l"e'txruar7 1951. -aa-.r,- Techniqua for MaImc!c1 Earth Satellites. " VIII tb IlItctnUiooal Astron.utic.1 COII.g«:", saue1eD& 1~7, (.ian Springer TerI." 1958) pp.300-316, IJU" 11 I \ I \ I i I , ,
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/ ,~ . -~- 'r- " .. , • • ~ - .~1'u::::: :',:o:::C:nWlt AUSTRALIAH EMSASSY WASHINGTON , D. C. _ .o ... ~nctIf ..-.. • • • . _. __ . . ........ " (*>. "1" ...... "_ 1ItU_ ...... ....... ",," ..... 1504/l2 Office of the Assistant Administrator for rhhr9'Uau.l Affa.in National Aeronautics .\. Space 44l1inlltra1iol1 'ybiutm 11C Attn: Mr. O. Jonci Dear k.d/ August 3, 19!5 Further to our discussioD of a week or so ago. I !Ill enclosing D copy of 8 lIHlr I a,.YI written h Head Office, De~ent of Supply. regarding the recovered pressure vehicles. I hope yon agree fbat ~b.i. represents a reasonable irrhrprstatioll of our 41acIIUlahnJ I eMlJ. keep you informed of fatu.n developments. With btllt wishe., 10l.lr8 liiinccrdy, i. IIADSliBI Defence R I: D Attache UilC23
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-~"' .... -"""'" ..,......,. ...... 011_ .. ' .n_t '. AUSTRALIA" EMBASSV WASHINGTON, D. C . . ,-_ .... ... _ ........ _ ... ,) -_._ .. "-,~,,,,- 150~ " ~" iI Secfllhrl 'Depilltment of Supply """'''''''' RCS))'w:d preulllQ I_ob, 'fU.b "f.re.oclIP 10 tho abovo subject aDd j n pa.,.tieu.I'r In rel' lioo 10 Ibe f1t1011 pllfil4l'ao,,1l ot your 0187/113113 o( .T1llJ' 7 I nuntly hie! • di.cll.uion 'I!1th. U':U Read OU1u c:oneernina tho preyeD! p C)lilioo. rt,llr<iit\!! 'hoiu noO'Tud. p1&at. of apllce nbialli.. AI you probably alTeldy koow. Ihe,e .phero. Went pul or "en. .,..111"111. uIod bot~ bJ lU,!Y. IDIl lb. USAP for a vanety of nao.. rOlcareh role. . It is DOt ~ (or at leut 1 III n ol t ~ ld ) _lI.1ob patticuhr laUAOb. nb1cl. .. tb.u. oamc from, but I ~.o if Wf re,ur wished. ~ could obtain ;bi, iaflmlllUoe i r 11 J' of &IJ7 va],.IlA 0 lUI, OJ 'all tI!llIJall' of whtn Ille$ll nu.tu lIh.altlo1 eventually f •• ide, %be~ feoU"'8 II tbat 1bo11 would -nr,o JIIQIlb. like to nh.i.o the ',AQAlapI\,lN 1A 'pt lind tD plaoe it ie. til. hUlulonah IMU'tUh ft~ to an~ .. "blol. reco.oll), J"lillUd to 1tA '!t1tUtl!U'1l by Ue l.jo1dl ... ~ o rgan i zalioe. . Their "enual plaJI wuuld be toy,.. tla fact 'tIIa' tus P"I""l" vehlclc waf .r4IOO'f'lIl'II4 in taot i.e. AUl tr.li. llld to .bllll It aJooalide tho identical '110'11.. wba.l instillod in the vehicle. l'Ia·"t~,. !11th. 1b1. 11l1tIlUon in IWI4 :UI!I'" 1 ..... t}' nl.aIIao.t 10 cut tbi. IIJph" .. 01" to section it In 9nINf!tJ. They bllve .1IM ...... that t.btr .cIII14 be vary !:lapp, til put 011 dilphy the ta.ct 1bllit _b.il b . 11 had bcc::n di8coverc.d by 1&. Mao!d.JWlL 'Ibi. dilphy WlI'llLd prob.bly o~. of • pbowgraph of .Ir. *ok1Jmon phi, urlous pboto,,.pb. showi;I& tho locality i 0 rui11 it v .. rOQld 1op1ller with f..IQ" otber l"tl ........ t bto_tim which might;: be considered agpropriatc. With regard to tbe t1n1 silbere, I QIld.l.ntuA thll both hives He LO the '11'. 11. and tballlASA would be willing til snpply _ portion IIf ODII balr (or any Ino v.c a.y wi_II., I;g Dol 511ro c:U.ol ly m... bolh Ihue hdvc. b.ave been Q~thd by ItA.1A bllt I wlluld appreciate ftealna,: your advice rcgudill • .mat further ! aetion )'IN .... Quld. like tm 10 tak., In.UIIIQT thcn, the 0.1. 1_ very kco.o. 10 rcl.ln the .tooa.<l ball In iu oo.pJ..ria ooJl41UOlI and is williliS 10 acI.:naw- ledae its ftOIlT1t1'71.:a lptral!a 1 .. _til bnbaoutu aD1bl1. Wllh regard! b Ihe t1J:'It1 .pboro::. it "I\e wIsh til. hl!lVe a pic. for M' i 11 II. IIbhr1ct mIlIElIDl I 1m "atO t_1 Iho. OJ!. would ho Jll'illJ.D( t D ~ IlO. approprlu= picce ,"v.Hable . 11\b, but 1111111 ...
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napl, 10 AIIn 0:' NelionaJ Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 Officc of Public Affairs Ms. Lee Ellen Helfrich Lobel, Novins & Lamont 1275 K Street, NW Suite 770 Washington, DC 20005·4048 Dear Ms. Helfrich: August 2, 2006 On July 21, 2006, defendant filed its opposition to plaintifrs mot jon for summary judgment in the Kean v. NASA Freedom oflnformation Act (FOIA) litigation, Ln the accompanying declaration ofKellie Robinson, she noted that some potentially responsive records in two files were being referred to other agencies for FOIA processing, The following documents have been reviewed by outside agencies and are now being released: (a) 46 pages of documents which originated with the Australian Government. (Encl I) (b) nine pages of a 10 page document from the Smithsonian Institution, (Encl 2) The remaining page has been referred to lhe Air Force for its assessment (c) 93 pages of documents from the State OcpanmenL (EncI3) We have also referred 32 pages 10 the Air Force, including the one described above, for its assessment and declassification, if appropriate. We are currently waiting for the Air Force to complete this process. Lastly, l2 pages ofagcncy documents which were referenced in the February 25,2004, statement and adopted in the June 15,2004, declaration by Stella Luna. NASA Jobnson Space Center FOrA Public Liaison Officer. are also included in this release, (Enel 4) Sincerely~ St911 . McConnell __ CllIer, FOIA Public Liaison Officer - EncioSW'es
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Aeply to Attn 01 NallOnal Aeronautics a,~ d Space Administration Headquarters Washing!Dn. DC 20546-0001 HQ 03-18 1 Department of State Attention: Charlene Wright-Thomas July 26, 2006 Director, Office ofIRM Programs and Services_ SA-2 5th)'loor _ Washington, D.C. 20522-6001 Dear Ms. Wright-Thomas: f R ~OO(o()~Co05 fR \l S ( lMR -Keo Y\/ L-es\I-e This agency has received a request under the Freedom of Information Act, from the Leslie Kean~ for infonnation concerning NASA -agency records. During a revjew of responsive records this agency reveaJed 93 pages documents that originated from your agency. A copy of their request (encll ), expanded search criteria (encl2) and your documents (encl3) are forwarded for your appropriate action and direct reply to the requester. We request consideration under expedited processing since we are currently under litigation involving this specific FOrA request and these documents were found during an additional review of our agency records in response to the requesters Motion for Summary JLldgment to the United States District Court. We will need an evaluation of your timeline NLT Friday. July 28, 2006 to complete your processing of this referral. Expedited processing is requested due to the matter being under litigation. We are required to provide your response to our Assistant United Slates Anomey (AUSA) and the US District Court on that estimated processing time. If! can be of any additional assistance please contact me at (202) 358-2265. I trust this will be of assistance to you. Sincerely. ~:nuell - Chief, FOIA Public Liaison Officer Enclosure(s)
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~OIN J "c;rIO" . S"CX;'" .... , .. ... .. 1 'A' '"A •• 4 5 ... ." 'N' S , .. ,. .1 2 • '.0 "0 J 1 G,l'II 1 ••• .0. 'N' 'NT 'U '" ••• ... S .- ... N"'V'r J 10 J .~ U.'" HU 25 8 3 Al!C NASI 4 ~~ ::; ~ , ~.:i! U~ . ~ ~<~ Clz '" .... It'> « if: ., ~ , Q 1::: ~ "- >- a. ~ ~ 0 '" u ~ If'~ , A""( A-Z57 Dept. Dfw.... ISSiJps, M_ p, 0_11, Ill< T« ) ReI .... ( ) Il>rjoo(~tf) ~ 1965 SEP 23 Phi 4 03 ~1i .. (bX 1 8.0.12958,251« X X.) ( )DoelaIoiIy- . RHIAN With ........ _ (1IOI)obtoiood ANAL YSiS & DISTRIBUTION IPS '" Dolo BRANCII fJ3 Of 16 liS • FOR RAI USE<LlHLV .... "'D!.'NC '''' OI C:ATQ'' ... FROM SUBJECT : A.me1I!.bassy BUENOO AIRES O~TE: Septeaber 2:, 1965 bcavery of Space Vehiele Fragments S (,;:... REF ! Daparbuent I s A ... 211 of' June 15, 1965 and Previous r Enelosed is 8. eopy of the Argentina foreign Ministry Note No. 792 of Hay 14, 1965, along with an unofficial English trana~tlon thereof, as well as a copy of th~ Embassy's note in reply thereto. No. 294 of , Hay 21, 1965. It will be noted that the Foreign Office note does not, as sugge:itcd in the reference a.irgram, coo.atituta a rebuff of the Embassy' efforts to obtain the space fragments ":'for the United States .Goverument: .. 'l &Ili'assy welcomlild the data in the referenced airgram concern1ug ~e U.N. General Assembly's Resolution 1962 ~) setting (orth the obligation of states to ret.urn to tile country of origin apace objects which had fallen' upon the former's territory Or found in their possession. It was not " deemed deaira'~le to refer to this infomation in negotiating the return of the fra~ntB found in Argentina un1eas it became clear tllae the ArBent "Govermnent was not dispose.d to return them to the Unite.d States. ~ ~ september, 13 the Embassy received from the Argentina Horeign Ministry noes No. 158,4 of September lD~ 1965. in which it specifies the procedure t:o be followed by the &ubassy, or its attache.d agcnci~. in order to obtain physical possesston of the fragments. The note also enclosed a ,voluminous raFt prepared by technicians of the Argeo.t:ine Gavel ment based on an exmnfnRCion of the fragJnents and through which the Argentine Govemm.e.nt cond uded the objects were of United States origin. :Ihe report may be rotained by the uutted States Gov~t BRd is being . forwarded to appropriate authorities in t~ United States through the office of tha Air Attach@ at this post. Poreign Office off1cl81s have informed Etabassy officers that the Argentine Government would be., gr~t11" intereste.d in any eo:mnents United States scientists and teclm1eians might offer with respect fo ~e report on the fragments enclosed vith the Pore~ Ministry note. L "troup 3" ,..~ l'11 pot:CAGe,ndreau: otuJ : »ept. ~y . J.l'U.,J I C>IIltIIt ... lIO G 03 lJOO DJ
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9IUMtJA.!. l'age 2, A·257, from BtJ¥.I«)S AIRE'S'" The Poreign: Office bas been informed by the Embassy that it may advise the. Ar~en~e Ministry of Defense that it is -anticipated that the fragments will be received from the pertinent Axgcntine Government Agency CD.loN.F.LA.) at: C6rdoba, Argentina, by a United States Air Force C-118 ·alrcraft (Flight No. ' 40~) on October 21 '1965. The 'aircraft te based at Alb-rook Air Force Ba~e.. canal Zone. and' will atop at. C6rdoba enroute to S~tiago, Ohile, after entering Axgentlna from Mbiltevideo. Uruguay. Liaison w;lth Argentine authorities in cOrmection with. .. :ne loading operation w,i,.ll be undertaken by an officer of the United States Army Kiasion establishment at Ckdoba. . . Copies of the 'ForeigJi Ministry note No. 1584 are enclosed' 8S irel1 as an unofficial EngLish translation of it. I .t will be noted that t1le ForetgU K1.n.iatry has classified this note ItdOnfldenc.ial". • Enclosures: Ellwood H. ,RabcQold, Jr. Counselor of Embassy for Political Affairs 1. Copy of :Foreign Ministry Note 792 of May 14, 1965 2~ Unofficial English Translation of Foreign Ministry Note ,792 3. Copy of 'Embassy's NOte Na. 294 of May 21,1965 4. Copy cif Foreign Kinistry Note No. 1584 of S.ptembe.r 10 .. 1965 5. Unofficial EngUsh Traua4tion of Fot'eign Hinistry Note No. J.5S4 IJOCG4 (iOCG4
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UNCIA5itFIED
Encloaure l,~ A ... 2S7 ~ from BUENOS AIRES
PODF-'lt EJEeunvo m.cI~
KINISfElUO DB R.!:J..AclQa;S EX:rElUCIRES Y cuuro
DwA.N.
No. 792
El Min1sterto de aelacionea Exterioree y Culto present. 8US Mlu.do. a la,
Bmb&jada 'de 108 EatadoB- Unidos de AmErica y t1cc.6 81 agrado de llevar a BU- eono-
eWen~ qu~ 14 'Secret:ar!a de Aer0n..4utica he inf~do que en el Insti.tutO de
Iovo~tigacUSn Aerob.dutica y Espa~i&l ee 'encuentru 10. dgu1entes elementos de
veMculo8 espaelales, que fueron hal1s.dos en el teriitorio argentino, entr-e.
d1ciemhre de 1964 y febrero de~ corriente afto:
Dos recipientes e8f~ico8, que fueroh encontrados
pr6x~8 a 18 localidad de Tio Pujio (C6rdoba).
Un recipiente ~il!ndr1co J encont:rado en San Miguel
()Undc •• ).
Un artefacto que eontenta elementos de equlpos
electr6n1cos, hallado eo Las Aguadas (San Luis).
Somettdos estos elementos a1 correapondiente ped.taje de las atitor19ades
cOlDfetentea an 1& matoria, 'stas han determinado que loa miSll108 eorrespondea. a
vah!culos eapactales laozados desde loa Batado. tJnidoa de Am4rica, 8stableet4ndo.8
a1 mi8lllO Hampo la composici6n qu.!mt.C4 y ft.dca.. del mato;ul emplead.o an 8U con-
strucci6n aa! como e1 contenido 'de los recipientesw
Consecuente con 1& tradiciona1 'pol{tica do Cola.bor .. ci~n red.proca que ha
caracterizado a nuestro pah en sua re1.a.ciODes con 10. Elltaao. Unidoa de Ain&1ca
y 'con e1 fin de no 1nterrumpir 81 permanente cambio de informac:L6n c1ent1.f1ca
que la 'Com1si6n Nacional de Invostigaciones Eapaciales mantiene ~OQ organ1smos
americanos ' dedicados .. la invostigaei.i5n Elspacul, 8ata. ~Ulerta ae ' complaee
en poner eata informacilSn en i:oaoc:lm1ento de 1a '&nbajada' de los Jtata.do,~ Unioos
de ~rica~ a los efectos que e8t~e perttnente, como asim1sMO' lo8 resultados
obt~nldos del peritaja y de 108 objatos en s{.
n Kiniaterio de Relacionea Exteriores y CUlto reUer .. a 14 Bmbajada de los
Estado~ Ub.1cios de Wdca laa, expres10nes de au ds d1at1ngu1da considerac16n.
Bueno~ Aires, 14 de mayo de 1965.
A lA mfi\A.JJlDA, DB LoS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMRRlCA
BUENOS AIlU!S
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tJifCUSSUUD Enclosure. No. 2~ A-257 , from BUKN:OS AIlU:S Unofficial TranslatioQ lIAn<;IIAL EDCI1lIVI! PlIlER Ministry of ~ore1gn Relations and Worship D..A.K. No. 792 'lb .. M1nistQ' of lordgn Relatiooa and Worship presents ita complbtents to the Embassy of the United States of Amuie.a and has the honor to inform it t.hat the Secretariat of Aeronautics .has reported t:hat the follawillg: ciamants pRl'taining to spac~ vehicles are presently located in the (National) Institute. of Aeronautical and Space Research and we~e found in ArgenttDe territory between December, 1964 and February of the present year: Two spherical cmtaiuers found near the town of Tlo Puj io (Cordoba). Qw cyl1ndrieal coata1Der found in San Miguel (Kondoza). ODe ·artefact containing electronic equipment parts. ~8e artefacts bavill8 been sulmttted for ezpert e1QhltDation by authbrlt1es competent 111 the matter, the latter have determined th&t the GGIC bel.oDg to space v.ehicles l.amJ.ched from the Un1t~d States of America~ and have a180 established tile chemical and physical cOlDpOs1ticn of the materials employed in their construction as well as the coa.tenta 'Of the containers. P~itbful to the traditional policy of reeipwocal collaborat1on which has characteriZed our CO\mtry in it. relations with the Uo.ited States of A.IIaeri.ea @d to the end. of not interrupting the permanent sx.c.bange of scientific tnforma.tion , which the National C'.orad8sioa. of Space B.esearch maintains rlth Amerl.ca'Q orgm"izat1ons dedicated to space research, this Chanceilery is pleased to bring this lnforqatton to the attention of the Embassy of the United States of America for .u.n purposes as it may deem appropriate as well as the results obtaiDad by expert study and the objects themselves. '1he Mlnist'ty of Foreign Relations and. worship renews to the Emba8lY of the United States of America the assurances of its highest co'Qsideration. Buenos Aires. Kay 14 .. , 1965 To the ~s.Y of the United States of America, Buenos Aires (jO CO B liOC0 6
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UNClASSUIED Enclosur ... So. 3, A-257 J from ~UBNOS A:RES No. 294 !be Embassy Df the UOited Stat.s of America presents its compl~nt8 to the Mi~8try of Boreian Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic and has the honor to refer to its nota No. 192 of May 14, 1965 which informed the Embassy that agencies of the Government of the Argenttoe RepubliC have iden~1fied several obJects found in Argentine territory a8 elements pertaining to ,space v8b.tcles 1a~ched by the United States of America. ' . Xhe BDbassy wishes to express its pleasure in learning that the Government of the Argentine Republic has recovered the artefacts ,described in the Ministry's nate as well as it~ appreciation for having brought to thl!! Em.b&Ssy'a ' o\1ttention. in accordance with the Argentine Government's treditLanal policy of reciprocal colLaboration, with the United States of America in furtherance of au uninterrupted exthange of scientific ~Orm8t1on, the information that the artefacts ~ve been identified as pertain:(,ng to space Vehicles of United States- ·fabrication. In accordance with the offer contained in the Ministry's note, the Emba&!l wishes to con£~ that it would be pleased to receive for transmi~tal to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the Unit.ed States of America the .results of the. e*"m1nation of the art~facts conducted by the Instituto"do Investigaci6n Ae£0n4utiea y Bspecial in connection with its efforts to identify the objects and would be pleased to undertake nth the Ministry of lI'oreign Affairs and Worship whatever steps may be suitable in order to acquire the objec~s recovEn'ed 90 that .they may be returned to tbe UMted States where furtb.er .ex8m1na;" tion might be accomplished. the: '&bauy of the United States of America take& this opportunity to renew to 'the Ministry of i'oraign A.ffairs and Worship· the assurances of its highest consideratl on. Embassy of the United ,States of America, Buenos Aires, May 21, 1965. ll.OGD7 uU C0 7
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Enclosure No.4, A-2S7, froUl BUENOS
AI:RES
'FODER .P.JEC'11tIVO &.ClCIW.
HINlSTERIO riE RBIACIONES KlcrERICRES Y CULTO
D.A.N •
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No. 1584
CootDE!!CIAL
£1 Kinistorio de ltelaciones Bxteriores y Culto presenta sus atentos saLudos
Q La Embajada do lOB Estados Valdos de ~r1ca y tlene e1 agrado de referirse
a su nota N° 294 de fecho 21 de mayo pr6xtmo pasado, relativa & restos de
voh{c:ulos 8spnciales hallados ,en dlstlntos puntas de la Repdblica Argentina •
. De acuerdo a 10 informado oportunamentc a esa Embojada por nota N° 792
del 14 de mayo de 1965 y a 10 solicitado por eaa RepresantacilSn diploca.§tica
en BU nota N° 294, se t1eue a bien comunicar a la Embajada de los Estados Unidos
de Am4rica que 108 restos de veh{culos espaciales SB encuentran a su disposici6n
en 1."1 Eseuela de Aviaei& Militar de C~rdoba dOnde podrilo. ser retirados.
A tal
efecto. se agradecer! de esa Embajada tener 8 bien hacar saber con bastante
antlctpact6n 18 fecha 4!D. que se proceder.f: a rctirarlo6 a fiD. de. ~ue 1& Can.c.iller!.a
pueda informar a la8 autorldade8 canpotente8 18 n6rlna del personal que las retir&d
e1 medic que utilizar4 para su transporte y e1 d!a y hora en que a1 uimmo 51!
efectuar4.
Astmismo, se adjunta a 1a ~resente - para no interrumpir el permanente cambio
de informac16n que La Comisi6n de Investigaciones Bspaciale8 mantiene con organis-
11108 estadounidcnses dedicados a ilJvestlgaciones de 1a misma naturaleza-, copia
del "Estudio y peritaje de elementos de veh!culos espaclalcs ca!dos en !'to Pujio
(C6rdoba). San Miguel (Hendeza) y en La Aguadas (San Luis).
El Ministerio de R.elaci.ones ExteriDres y Culto reitera a la Fmbajada de los
EstadOIl Unidos de ~rica las expresiones de su ur.is di.8tinguida consideraci6n.
Buenos Aires, 10 de septiembre de 1965.
AlA' fMBA.lAD!\ DE LOS EsrADOS UNIDOS DB AHERICA,
, BUENOS .A.IRES.
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Buenos Airc 8
NAT.l.ONAL EXECUTIVE POWER
Mini.stry of Foreign Relations and Worship
D.A.N.
No. 1584
CONFIDENTLAL
The Ministry of Foreign Relations and Worship presents its
compLments to the Embassy of the United States of America, and has the
honor to refer to it~ Note No. 294 of May 21, 1965 relative to the remains of
space vehicles fOWlCi in distinct points of the Argentine Republic.
In accordance with information opportunely provided the Emtas¥by
Note 7)2 of May 14. 1965, and to the request by the Embassy in its Note No. 2.9':.
it il> a plt!asurc to infurm the Embassy of the United Statc!> of America that the
remains oC the space vehicles are a.t its disposition at the School of Military
Aviation of C6rdoba, wh~re they may be obtained, To this end it would be
appreciated were the Embassy to be so kind as to indicate with sufficient
anliciI'ation the date on which it will undertake to obtain them, so that the
Chancellery may inform. the pertinent authorities qf the lie:t of personnel
which will retire them. the means to be utilized for their transport, and
the day and hour on which the operation will be effected.
Moreover. there is enclosed ~- 80 as not to interrupt the j>errnanent
exchange of information which the Commission of Space Research,maintains
with United States organizations' dedicated to research in the same a.rea ..;- a
copy of the "Study and Expert Examination of Elements· of Space Vehicles
Fallen in R(o Pujio (C6rdoba), San Miguel (Mendo7...a), and in Las Aguadas
(San Lufs)".
Thc Minit:llry of Foreig.n Rela.tions and Worship rt.:n(')ws tu the Embast:ly
f)f lhc UnitC'd Stat~·~ of AJ11C rica the aSSUl.·Qnccs of its high!:Mt con~idcration.
Buenos Aires. SCjllemb(!l' la, l()65
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II ~~~MIN,G TELEGRAl\t Dep~rtment of State ,'ttl: I f;; Inf. 1 J , I , I I l' , \ I \ , , , : , I I i 1 1 ~; CO~TROL : RECD, YROM' CON! l~l!!tKIM:.- 19963 DECEMBER 27, 1965 9:55 A.M. MADRID ACTION: SECSTATE 755 C 9 N r I ' DEN T I A L DECEMBER 27 DEPARTMENT, PASS, NASA , , RE!' DEPTEL 7a2", 024 -/:it .. , EMBASSY UNDERSTANDS THAT PURSUANT 'PRESENT POLICY A lR' FORCE HAS ACTI~~ RESPONSIBILITY FOR CASES or TY~E MENTIONE! ,RE!'1EL'; AIR ATTACHE, IN TOUCH ~ITli SPANISH AIR !'ORCE AND 'INTA, HAS ,TAKEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF SPACE OBJECTS 'AND OTHER NECESSARY STEPS, AND' SEEKING OBTAIN LOAN OF OBJECTS FOR 'EXAM INATION BY US AGENCIES. ' - ' IHTA·S PEREZ MARIN ASKED NASA REPRESENTATIVE TARDANI TO ,CABLE NASA ON DISCqVERY OF OBJECTS AND, REQUEST IN!'ORMATlON ON FRAGMENTS AND -SOURCE. SUSGEST NASA REPLY INTA ' THANKING PEREZ MARIN FOR NOTICE AND RECOMMENDING FURTHER - ACTIVITY ' BE COORDINATED VITH AIR ATTACHE. LATTER REPORTl'NG DEVELOPMENTS TItROUGH OWN CHANNELS. ' '1l27TH FIELD ACTIVITIES, FORT BELVOIR, IS HANOilNG ,PROJECT MOON DUST COORDIN~TlON IN IIASHINGTON. GP-~ FlSHBOUR NaIll: PASSED NASA 12"-27-65 I ' " #e>-J L'e,.,L s- ~ 1.1 til ~ f,S DECLASSlf,I) NASA Ltr.~ , 00' Ileviewcr. Date: "" IJOG10 lJOG10
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AmEmbassy /JI.ADRlD Ref: Embtel 755 DRAFT WFH:mlf '12(29(65 Embassy reqUested express to Perez-Murin NASA's deepest apprecla- tion for notification of fragments and convey to him infonnation intended for him in first paragraph Deptel 722.. NASA has no objection t: use of air attache as ehttfMMIl fer obtain~ U.S . possessIon of fragments this instlmce if Embassy determ1nes Perez-Marin agreeable. • • DEClAS~~~t~( NASA Ltl. u 3 OS Revjc;wer. if ,J. Date: ," lJOCll OOGl7
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, (Zrh!re·~~ I~ .' , "'~ .• ' " j~"'" l].' . . .. • ,_" t \ , d .'. aM i R~ qU,AMQ ~E ~UEw.:R 15@~ .~G 11 a~B !~~ ccccc R ,?~ ?"e~_ - -7: Fa A :4~"!~ .GS:SY "AORtO 'TO 7.!::lIS~CST~TE WASHoe 75~ ~ATF. ORNe 't 0 ~ flO " N T I A L D~C 27 DEPARTMENT PA;S NASA OECLASSIFlt? NASA Ur. " 3 '005 Reviewer. .; ... Dale: RtF I)EPT EL '7~ E"?1BASSY t!ND£RST4NDS n!AT ?~RSt!~.NT PR£s ~]n PC,·LICY AIR FORCE HAS ACTlO~ ~ESPONSI&I L lTY fOR CAS,S OF TYP£ t1ENTlON~r; ilEnEI.. AIR AtTACHt. IN TOUCH 'HTH SPA,'1!S H AIR F()RCE AlIIC INTA, hAS tAK!N t='H010GRAPHS OF SPI'C£ c::!J£CrS ANj) OTHER f!F.CESGAIiY S1(:PS, AN:; S!£KIUS oanAt ~ L0 411 Of ORJEC!S FOR eXAMINATION ay us ;.r;~ I. _ CIES. CASU' ~4SA ON DISCCVf:RY OF JB JECTi o.ND R!!:!UEST INFOl\.'1 ATIOt>l OM rp6,r:\IIF.'JTS lIWiD t;'QURC~ . 5'!J3G?::;T t:ItS~ rEPLY r~T~ !H~V.Hl~ PreEZ f'tAJU~ FOP. r,\.:lHC'E: AN!) R£C')~:1irNDH~ G fL'R!HZn ACnVITY BE lJOC12 .w. GOel9 •
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I:HA 1S PER~3. MARU; A:ir.En NAS.q FEPR:':5~"'TATIV~ rAP-CAM1 TO CASU' NASA ON DISCCV!:RY OF' JRJECTS tim: R!:;JUEST IN~'OI?1t'oTIO'1 F~OEZ fil ARI~ FOR ~l~TICE AND RECO~~'S:NOJ~i: fL'RTH~i\ ACTIVtTy eF r::OORDI)jI\TED ~ lTh AI R ATTACHE. LATTER R;'?OqTn~ ;,:: DtVELCPMt~TS , , lI?1T H FltLD Ar.rlVlTJt:s. rom S:.:tIJOI? , 13 H-%Nt:LIN r, ~O(1~ ousz COOROHIATto.:j It-; W~Sh· I»G.TO~~ .. GF · .!. P?OJC(:TiI l;nv 5T nEe n <1 Sl b~1 ,~J I!"CEI.\EiJ , .. -_ .. -... - ~ .. - ~, ~--- - -- •...... ~ - .~. -.. -.. ~ ._,- ".'. _ .. ', - --- .' - liOC20 lIOC13
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OAlOIIol/ ACt101ol ~l 31'./6 U5 FOR .rUoI U E OHLY .1."'·'*1 EU,. I ..... 800 _'L __ .1- _I. --"'.;:--- .. .:.. cu I .. R .. . --:+~ . S TO • : Ueparbnent of State . ., ,., .. .. "'''" .. <:0" 1 ..... , ,., , .. /0 u" •. , 1;; ~ , :3 !:: >; '" ... )- ".Vy j ." 3 FROM Ilffiembassy Buenos AiYes DATE: ~larch 6, 1965 SUBJECT: Recovery of Possible ~~pace Vehicle .tragments REF r CONFIDENTIRL ~r Attache Messages C-13 of 11 Feb, C-8 of Z6 Jan.) C-7 of 18 Jan., C-4 of 15 Jan. and C-5 of 14 Jan. Also CONFIi);2n'r.\L IR'. 18040008 65 of 2. Jan. and 180400&, 65 of 20 Jan. fiubs:ssy's A-79~ :! ,~u~ , Present statUs of Bmb?ssy· s' knmo11edgs of object,s which fell in Ar8~tin2. in · )ec~:J.1oe-r 1s descr.1bed 1n reference docw~ents. Some additional info~~atlon regarding ~arkings is containe.d in attached note from lug. Conrado ESTOL., Head or the Technical il1vision of the lU"g(mtine Space COCI"lrn1ssion. For the ~mba8sadoT DepL 01 S ,1SSIIPS, M_ P. Gmfold, OiL ~ ()ReI ()bi .. ( )Deay( )~ ~~'" ~ B.O. 12958,21>( )( X ) r.. Wllh (DOt)_ IPS by Dolo 2 ).-7 () 6 ~QfU'1 ... u 0$-323 "" So"; .~, ' : Ellwood Counselor H. ·.aabenold, Jr. J for rolltical Affairs "at"'" I.e aul 'CIKID . . (}.: .. ~ iT OOC14 DEClASSIFI~~ ~ NASA Lu, ~~ 3 200, Rcvicwu; Dace; 1 iJVC29
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OUTGOING Department" State COUtCT 692 08 0 a 2 get ITS IA CIA NSA WHB NASA understands that mid or rate December, va 33—1neh aphere teii near Viii• and an aluminum 'eyltnaez• approxi— 13 feet long 5 dtaneteÉ. Embaaøy requested seek permlegion from GOÄ to ob$eatø to *NASA for anaiysle• to . determ19é . the$é were part or US epaee vehicle. Fragoents. BhoÜId bc expedited bagiB& Ieo AbernetWÜ iteadQartEi'Bö 600 Independence Avenue. Code MAO, Washington, 205460 FYIø Preliminary Information thrcußl Indicate. Itty that fragment' are from NASÅ vehicle. END DECLASSjgrED NASA ctr. u •s, 05 Reviewee Date: 8Car1 5 scrt su, rssåpf, Release( Witb IPS by Rober REPRODUCTION FROM PROHIBITED. UNLESS "UNCLÄSSIFIED*" (noi)obtained I)tåe f)
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, =~ ... -'",,, 'l't -" --"-=.--- - . . _. -. .: _. ... ' 0....--. - ___ _ __ 0 _ _ _ _ '. _ . . .. . ...... _. _ M ... -_ ... - - - -. ~t3t statement oonoerP.ing r6-entr~ of o~joCt9 1~ 6P~CC S1nca 1957 spprortmctely 2300 objeo~s which r~ve "cecL put into space (or identified rr~gmentB thereof) ~ve escs~ed aa~th orbit, are in orbit or have deaay~d. O:r these- 2300 obj"cta ~ approxi:latsly 1107 \>eve decay~6.. , 1070 bave e1ther been oon6~ed during l"e-en'try 01" have mpo.ct- eO. on bodies of tiater or- in u.."l1nhabit'Bd a.reas o~ the es.rth .. ~', Thirty- seven frQ~ents which 1npsoted on the e~rth hn~s been found. So far as is known nOl::.e has ceuBed personal. irLjl.\l',f or propor".:.y damage. Eishty-f1ve per cent of the o.c.rth' B Burt2.Ce 18 V1 .... t,e.~ :n~ ape.rao1.y Popultt-ted und. !)':;epit-o the l?rsa !ll.mOeI' ot 1O.~t-eoritaB k'(lOVm to M\""e ilnpact.ed t.hU aa..?>th, t1:.e~ ;ie no knGWll C3Stt of thair hs.vin~ o2uaed 'boli11y injury or pN~~n'"ty da.meco. pe~lanca is to the oontrarYQ DECLASSIFIED NASA I..tr: A~2~. ' ilf)j Reviewer: f.:J • ....1 .... )", Due: ooeD7
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-<' '~Q~GiI NA .\966 SEP JE DISREGARD · TII£ CHAINL CHK VV /lQA4~RFTC JAW RllEOESIlB792 2531338-CCCG--RUEDHQII. DE RUQSOB ~38K 2458955 Z.fIY ceccc a B20939Z ZFS SEPT 66 UL FII AIID1BASSY LUSAKA TO LI KC/SECSTATE lAS HOC 312 mo RUEIWAIDOD ONII RUED/lQAI NASA IllIN RUOTCRIAMESBASSY BLANTYRE ~6 BUQSHI/AllDlBASSI NAIROBI 123 IDEBBEAlCINCSTRlKElCINCBEAYSA ONN STATE 6RNe BT CON F r DEI r I A L lUSAKA 438 SEPTEMBER 82 SUBJECT. SPACE "!!AGHIliT REF: STAGE 189611 AND 28018 AND LUsAIA 214 DECLASSIFI~D_". NASA Llr. U~. 4JU5 ReYiewu: . ..A . ,C'.'-i:' . . ~ . ;' GOC09 '
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2. mFA SilTS - FIIAmEillT :~::t7 :_'Brl ,r1!nr. IS1flIIi& iIJ1, -~ AL1l1UIIlJl '. 9.-, PERCEIlr CONTimo. AIlll ' Al'I'EAllS-' TIllr'u._ - , PAGE- 2 R~QSOH 438K coil f IDE N I A L , PrECiS. 3. MfA SATS FRASl!EIIT PRESEIITLY LOCATED AT IIUS!ilNIlASHI AIRSTRIP 'Mil "GUSTS IIS,G, MIlYSIIISH DECIIlE WSETHEIl FliAll'IENT 'SM,CIlLD BE UEIfiIYIIll BY APfllIATE AllERICAN AlITHORITlES WHO "OIlLD ALSO DECIDE WHICK '01 THEIR AIRCRAFT COIlLD OPEI!ATE FlCIII S&IB STllIP". 4. OM 'PASIS F,oREGOIMG, GOT BFA PERMISSION TO DISCUSS RECIlVi:RY IITIN , DEPT OInt AVIATION OFFICIALS. WHO SOPPUID rllLton"S IN1QRMAUON OM IIUSIIlNGASHI ,ALSO , !USI.GASHI) STRIP. A. LOCATlOll,' 12 Di:lIRUS 52 HINUTES sOUTa 27, DE8REES 86 !!INUTES EAST. JUST IIEST OF IlUSIUNSASHI RIVER NEAR IATATA ABOUT 25 IIll.IS VEST OF ST. 'II'ARY·S KISS ION. B. ELEVAtiON I 4B50 FEET .. A.I!. S. I." c. eONDITIONI DCA AnDDRO!!I INPSEeTION REPon OF - - ,IULf I, 1'&6 ,REFERS TO AERODBIlI!I AS HNL;ICENSED. IN pnnD GOCIO
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5, IN URLY JULY VAS IlEGESSAliY LAND IlNLY 09, VERY CENTER PART OF RONiAY IlIJE TO, SDFr EDGES, ' BUT !leA OFFICIALS FELT ROII.AY PIli:SEIITLY LESS DANGE1!OQS SINCE GROIJIID lIARD , rOIARD EIHl LONG DRY StASOIl. lIILL PROBABLY BE 'CLOSED TO PAGE ~ IIUQSOR 4381 COlt F 1..11 E 'S T I A L ALL AIR KOV!!ENTSAFTEI lIAIRSBEGI. LATE OCTOBER. 6. OFFICIaLS TYQIIBHT IT doaz PIlSSIBLE C-130 COULD IIA11AGE LANDING. All PURSUING POSSIBILITY HAVEIN9 LOCXBEED HERCULES PILOT IN NDOLA TAKE LOOK 'AT STRIP AIIIl ADVISE. OIIE OFFICIAL BELIEVED 'EIGHT OF FRAEl'IEIIT BtGHT ROT BE TOO aoeN FOR LOCAL lIELICOPT£R ,IF COOLD BE SLlI1IG SO AS IIOT TO ~AT DAlleEROUSLY. 7. UNIVERSITY "EXPERT" TESTED PIECE OF 'FRAGflENT AND FooliD IT 'lIAD DENSITY 2.13 GRAII5 PER CIlBIC CIII. VITH ' S9.9 PERCEIIT ALOIINlII, e.3 PERCENT IIAGNES11lll, 8.3 PERCENT MANGANESE, 1.5 PERCENT COPPER AND s;e PERCENT SILECON!. OF 26 CAST INS ALLOYS AYAILABLE. HE FOUIID ONLY "lIED X-S" lIAD SAllE DENSITY AS FRAGllJENT SAIIPLE. GUIE ' IHICH IlSED TO SECUJIE HONEYCIl!IBE& 5ECfIOII OF FRASlEIiT FOOND TO NELT AT 2mB DEIlREES CENTIGRADE. s. TOOK, twELVE BflI TO CARRY FRAGllJENT TYRO DIF1 I COLT' TEUAIlJ TD STRIP; BUT 4 lIE/I COULD UFT. SUFFICIENT LOCAL IIA11POVER TO I!EIP LOAD. 9. PLEASE AD-VISE CURRI!NT IIASA THIIIKlNS 011 BEST RRll.DV" 00 012
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s. TOOK. TWELVE .lilitO C~RIIY FRAGIIEHT TRRU DIFFICULT TERRAIII TO STRIP; Bur 4 liEN COULD LIFT. StlFFI.ClERT LOCAL MANPOWER TO HELP LOAD. 9. PLEASE <lDVlSE CURREII!· NASA· THIlIKINS ON BEST RDJOVAL PLAII; BELIEVE VAY ROW CLEAR IAIE ARRA9IlE11ENTS. AT lfORKlN9 LEVEL. eP-4 EIlIIOROSON BT ,,- " f \. GOCi3
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AmEmbassy LUSAKA Reference: Lusaka 474 D RA FT September 19. 1966 1. NASA only interested in fragment for tecbniC41 evaluation if eoono01i- cally and pol1tically feasible. Teohnical evaluation of this particular fraqtnent not repeat not crltioa 1 to program . Department believes high repeat high level approach at this time not repeat not warranted. but,. r _ . rf I« Il"fH ( J 1o.u. I ~ l6'a .. constdeq1t important that principle of UN Resolution 1962 A:0py pouched September IS) be maintained; i.e •• that ownership not affected by passage through outer space or by return to earth and that object or component parts found beyond the llm1ts of the launchlD;l state shall be returned 2. FYI. NASA does not contemplate send:lng offioial far identification purposes since identity does not appear to be 1n dispute but if 1:!mbassy / . beHeves NASA IKWEcan be of assistance to Embassy by identifying fragment. NASA willing send one. End F'lfI . DECLAS~I~~ NASA. Ltr. \ 2005 Re'I;cwer: Dale: OOC14
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• 2 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 V OUC15
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1962 identified as of Soviet origin and returned to USSR by US ... The small number of fragments of US origin srjtar found returned promptly by finder countries. Conourrence: MAO/SchulheIT_ /s!in draft G/Slulfer ______ _ s_ !SSIlPS, _ P. 1<1, Di<. ( ) Re\eUO cUe ( ) ( ) lJeow.iJy Bxompt!oo (b)( ), B. . 8 2'1( )( )( ) ( )lJeo~ With / -- 3 OOC16
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~_ .. ." UlSAV. STATE, lUll, Lanka 47" 1. lIAu.,.tuenoat<Kl 1» fra_t for c __ cal .. value- tiOD~;'~;"~lC.~~.; .. k~"allY f ... il>1e. Techni- CAL .".hut:1"";ifr .... ent DOt repeat .... t critiCAL to .. rcllT ..... "' /I..fl h,.,. DepartlMnt 1> .. 11 ..... b1gh rap .. t high 1e_1 approach not: .t..r I< r.peat DOl: warran£ecl, ~.1cIu it i_rt4lDt that priaciple of V.1\uol"tiOll 1962 (copy __ oJ llQt""er 15) he aoatn· tained; i .•.• that ~.hip not affocte4 ., ,..'08" t.hrouab outer .pa ... or lIy rel:Urll to earth and that o1Iject or compon ... t pare. fouud ~."ond the Unite of tha launcbiDg .. ae •• hall be returnacl to that .ute. 1I.eq1J •• t you eoatlnue paciant but fir.. lnai.tonco that fr ...... t be returnod. 2. FYI IlA8A doe. aot eont..,late •• nding offictal for ida1itificatioa _.a. al .. "" 1cIeatity do .. aot appeor ~D ba w,( i. dl.pute" I _a •• y b811.nu IIASA expert .... b_ of ••• btau .. to ..... ha • ." by id ... tifyll\3 frap..... IIASA wtlUa8 .. nd 0"". IJID FYI. ,..L. of SIatIi:. ISSIlPS, Mt:pm P. OtareJd. Dir. l Rdeaoe ( ) lhciJo ( ) Deny ( ) DecIaa&iJy ,,"""''' (bX ~ B.O. 12958, 25>« X X ) )~- 1th~fl (ao.)ob<ainod ' by ------'- - - Dale 7 "'7 tJt: - DECLASSIFIED NASA Ltr. 3..-2005 Reviewer: o..~ 11 .100 OOC17
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- 2 - 3. ZUloim fTapent pan of ApoUo AS-203, of wbtoh 9illlift. another, trepan\: lud"" tD Peu JUl), '. 1966. 1'II.t fras, ...... t rataroad to US ......... nt:htN!-__ ~.lIal'.1a •• FYr , 1/$ ~ daalrad Willi r.tu .... portlOD to Peru for IIbt""lc md dilplay pu~aet: I.;rAflM Mi a i.f!«;<;J.U 1I't"-AR 1""'''''/''- dRA.f. t:NG!) 4.~t...DCh of Apollo AS-203 not yet reatn .... ed VitI> UN bat La 1lI,,1.uded t .. report cunencl)' b.ilIa f02Vsrd"" . ltd. 11 Domal la, be_ l"""oh 81>4 rep..t .... ci" ... END r::r l: S. ID di.cuniona with off1d.ala CRZ tbe followiDs additlODal ar~t. may \e drewa on •• appropriate: a. Be.olutton 1962, _ aa Qn Declaratt .... of lAgal PriRoipl •• -rAina the Activiti .. of gUt •• I" tbe ElrploratlOl1 aDd U... of OIIt... Spa.,.. 1IIIQIIOl'1. "u p .... , Ufta'liloouaq b)' the 18cll· CeDarsl Aoaembq. Z_ia ... t then an iDdepeacl ... r: .tate, hue aU Afr!""" .. embera of 11" at that t1ae aupportad tile 1t .. "lutlOD eo did US .... OSSR. I"oll~a are Afri_ atau.. wbtoh became UII _era afteT pa •• age of ra.olutiolll Zaab!.a. Gaoob14, KalMri .... buya. ". ~ty pCllJDd ... eal fr&pelle HCOVered Kaai_. Wbcona1ll 1962 ld ... tlfted a. of Soviet ur1giD ODd retuned Co USSR b)' 11S, OO Ci a
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-3- e. recovered BgaziL F.a zt366 returned US June 7, 1966; after enalyg} pard being regurned to Brazil Eor bigeorie display rpoges; and d. beat here overed on o gea April 1966 Off. coaee V by ocai returned ta US erou other caae• g returned fragtnøne Juae 1966. ean be d. 4/ GOCi9
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.- ,- DEPARTMENT OF STATE: IHTEANATIOHI\L SCIENTifiC AND TECI-I/1OLOOICAL ArflllRS Memorandum for: AF/AFSE AF/AFI vlW.sA L L/UNA G/PM September 15, 1966 Mr _ Michael Hoyt Mr. Paul O'Neill Mr. Kar 1 Mau tner Mr . Leonard Meeker Mr. R. Rowan Gaither Mr. ScOtt George SUBJECT: Telegram to Lusaka ~e Fragment Attached is a substitute for the draft you received yesterday. May I please have your clearance . /' ~ ~~ ... ,...... C:/)s'-z.:.L- / ..J¥ s W. Milner Ie onel, U. S. Army of Outer Space Affairs Attachment: Draft Telegram to Lusaka CONPf:BBUtI47 DECLASSIFieD NASAu;. ... ,.-(-""" Reviewn-: ~. Dale liOC20
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Am.mba •• y LUSAKA
STATE
REF:
Lusaka 474.
N2D
llRAtJ:' '-' 'S'e'p't ',' '13',' '196'6'
~
NASA: ~ntereste 'd\ in fragment for technical evalua-
tion'::!'1'po •• ib1e obtalfD with reasonable expense and
effort.
TeChnlC"a~1~::::'~~~~:f:ragment not repeat not
critical.
More:l
principl es set forth
in UN Resolution of
13, 1963 (State 14105)
that ownership 1s not
by passage .through outer
space or by return to
and that object or component
parts found beyond the
of the state of registry
shall be returned to that
Thus Department's posi-
tion is one of being patient
firm in insisting that
fragment be returned or if re,eo,
Us
t;,
ij7.;;;;'::;,fo«£
' ',>tL I--'/~.~r
O'mership be admitted . .J.ca-h·~
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v,," """v
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In discussions with orUC1,H'" ,
'.11 w4 __ g may be
.
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'It-
Tiieoty pound metal fragment ...... C()v.!I.'d street
Manitowoc, Wisconsin 1962 identified
OOUPiDENtlAL
IlqIt. of~
lSSIlPS. Ma<pm p, Graf'tld, Dir.
( ) Rd!o.!P ,( ) B"d .. ( ) Dony ( ) DocluUfy
""-BzcmpIioio'{b)( ~ B.O, 12958, 25>( )( )( )
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WlIb
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(noI)ob<Ii<Icd
lPSby
,
_
2 ~7 W,
of Soviet origin
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DEClASSlf lE
N~SA Ltr. ~u\ 3, OOS
Reviewer:
Dale
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• ! l : j ! ! - 2 - /' ru ftw (fSQY1' • ) and returned to USSR by USjL S "h .. ~ ~ ~ to (/!; ~f4.iP ~ ~u ... ~.4 ~ .w.. t.--fr-<L . ~. Fragment re~overed Brazil May 1966 returned' us June 7, 1966; after analysis portions being returned to Brazil for historic and display purposes; J. Metal sphere recovered on open sea April 1966 off coast Brazil by local fi,shermen returned to US June 1966; and 4. Fragment recovered Peru Ju~y 9, 1966 tentatively identified from same vehicle as Zambia fragment returned OS July 1966. Numerous other cases of returned fragments can be cite~ tYro Apollo AS-203, of which Zambian fragment most Ukely a part, not yet registered with 'UN but is - . , included in report currently being forwarded (This • • is normal lag . between launch and regist'X'ation). JIs au 0 eo- "'-uus' '''3 &;id>u 4T6vt~ ti CO$rt4~ i:Nt> :f'YI.. GP-4 SCI:JWM11ner:vml September 13, 1966 COUF19iitflIJd: ,. . • uOG22
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\-p-\ .. - STATZ:. REF: Lusaka 414 1. NASAAintettsted 1D .fro;.6ma.."\t for t'0chn1cal eV$lu4- t1on_~econot;)i.cal,J.,.r "Snc -poltttcal1~ feasli>):G'. Tcchnl- l..,"'b;.... .h +.4 ;'J: 'fI.JlIi l1 '!.e. csl e~~l~~tio~"fr~&mantAnot rcpeet nOL cr~tle8~ to Pro3rcm . t~PDrtro .. e;lt believes high rereat l-.1Zb. levc-i Et?p~ooeh not 1I+ t-~;s f: .. ~ ~ J.,.cr r:::past not W3rrantca.,lt Cooe1.d& i e impart"ant that pril\.ci~le of OI~ RC501ueioD lS62. (copy pouched Sev!.~';)ar 15) ~ C!~in .. e&iDedj i .e . , that gwn~rsh1p not affected by' FDs~Dtie through outar sp-UCG OT by ::-~bJl:'I1 to E.art.h and tf..st · o!:::je.ct or cCliiponent pi!rtG fouod beyond the Uroits of the lc.unc..~in;; stccte shall be raturned to that state. Rcquost YOO.1 eoncir.u.o p""e1otl.t but firm ilfsLstenee that fr".sm~t be returned. 2.. FYI LtA.5..t Goes not: ecn!;~l<lt:.e :;.cnolng official for send (lne. EHD FYI. ~ c~ , uOC23
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Z~bi.8t1 fragmenc part of .',?0110 AS-Z03, of which
~i~'J(t.'1
another, trsg;:ncnt landed in Peru .July 31;; 1966.
That. frag-
m~(lt: returned to US sciie' fac.nt~~ will eek.!1aoe.lys1.s,~ 1='1[.,
II ..
{£ desired Willl return portion to Peru for hiotoric and
A
~
~hp lo}· purpose., fn,r-",-lt.vA >td Iii ~
/1>« ,,,,,,,dg ~J.t-"1 "" ~
/?i'.'u ;'Y1
f'f-t:
4. ,.., Launclt of Apollo ilS-203 net yet registo:::eC! \tl!:h C:-T
but 13 inel"IJdoo f.n report currently being fvn7arG'ed.
'this
1s n"!."ro31 lag b;;>t't.1'e-an launch snod registratilJo. ElO//) f::y z:
.5 .
Iu d1.ocustJions t..'ith t>ffieia:ls GP .• :~ the ',fcllow1ng
additicnal .,grgum2ntD R:By be cira-.m on .6S .Q.~proilri:lt(!:
LC3a1 Pr1-nciples Gc~erntr.g the A-ctl-.ritiGG .of St .. te6 in t:he
EJ.:plot'.!ItioI:; e.nd Use of Octe1: Space ~dr.e, 'UtJ.s p.!!-Deut
u-,?-c:D;1.r::ouely by tho. 18th·Gentl!'-<l1 J.sEe.Wly.
Z~l:":b1<l not tl~n
an 1ndeJ,cndent stato, but ell Ilfrtca..'l s:;en:be-rG cf tn.! £!t
tbst t:Lr.e ;!;upported the Resoh1.tion {IS .110 US at:.d USSR.
peSS>lgc of resolution:
Zatr.bi.11, CEJ;bi.a, Malmrl end Zs.nyn.
t» U.5ZR by US;
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U3 June 7. 1966; s£tet'
recovered Br~zil May 1966 rot~rned
~~alys1g
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("j' .',
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•
Zrezll for historic and dis
y purposes; Qkd
d.
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.... n
racoitered on open ees Aptil
1966 off e~st S zil
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can be £e(j;J
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c,
OECLASSIFI!I?_
NASA Ltf.Aun. N O'
Ravicwcr: t;; I • .h.
AmEmba •• y LUSAKA
Reference: Lulaka 474
repeat not cr1t~l to program; therefore. ls<?nr~ Interested 1n obtaln1tl1J
fra9rnent~8 can be accomplished eaonomlcelly and without political
dlff1culUell .
Departmen~.l1E1ve. high repeat high level approach at this
time not repeat not warrante~. but conddars it important that principle
of UN Re.olut!on 1962 of December 13. 1963 (Slote 14105 and copy
pouched September 15) be matntalnedi 1.e •• that ownarahlp not affeoted
by palsege thrOU/jlFtaf spece or by return to earth and that objeot or
component parts found beyond the Umit! of the launching Itate shall be
returned to that Itate.. Request you continue patlent but finn insSetenee
that fragment be returned.
FYI , Definite identification of fraqmsnt cannot be made without peraonal
1nspection and. possibly. analy.18 but. baced on information provided by
Emba8SY, there 1. Itrortq prel umptlon that fragment 11 fnIIll U .9 . space
vehicle . Accordingly, NASA doe. not contemplate s8.:!lng off1clo1 for
0.. of Stato, IBSIIPS, MIIIpm P. Orafeld, 0;"
t . ) RoI .... ( ) &:ioo ( ) Deny ( ) DccIu.oIlY
,"\,Ilx=pIiOll (bX 1 B.O. 129'8, 25x( )( X )
(' ) DccIu.oIlY aIIer
=by~~~II!i<:,a~=D= ...
::O(I>OI)o~
IJ~r~
?!<dM
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2 ident1fication purposes. Howevet. if Embo.81Y believes NASA expert can he of assistance to Emba. .. y by 1denUfytnq fragment, NASA willing send one. If U . S. ownershJp acknowledged by GOZ. NASA prepared. endeavor to retrieve fragment. "End ro. 2. zambian fragment belleved pan of Apollo AS-203. Similar fragment from same vehicle landed tn Peru July 9. 1966. That freqment returned to U.S. same month for analysis. FYI. If desired, U ,8. wUling return portion to Zambia for histortc and display purpose., but wishes tlot to have this made Jllrt of a deal. End nn. 3. m. Launch of Apollo AS-203 not yet registered with UN but Is included In report ourrently be1ng fotWarded. I'bUi 11 normal laO between launch and reg1stratlon. End FYI. 4. In diac:usllons with offioLala GRZ,the followlnq additional arg'Uments may be drawn en as appropriate:. a. Resolution 1962", known as QTE Dec.Luation of LeqaI Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer ipace UNQTE, wa4 passed unanimously by the 18th General Aseembly. zambia not then an independent state, but all African members of UN ." uuC27
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3 at that Ume IUpported the Resolution as did U.S. and USSR. Following are Afrloan .tates which became UN members after P48aaqe of rMllut1on: Zambia. Gambia, Malawi, and Kenya. b. Twanty-Ji>ound metal hqrnent recovered Manitowoc, Wisconsln 1962 identified as of Soviet origin and returned to USSR by US. cl Any fragments of US origin reported" found have been returned by finder counttna. Clearance: MAO/Schulherr (in dnifttattac heQ. G/Shafer (In draft . ttached 9/1 9 ~ Oll C28
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DECLAS~I!JIE
NASA Ltr.
u l .. ,
L
Reviewer. '.,
Date.:
oW
.!.'r2m: AmEmba.!I sy LUSAKA.
Dept. of SEato, ISSllPS. Mcpm p. Gnfeld, Dir.
( IRd .... ( le.cloo( IDcuy( l~
'-I!x....,.w.. (bX 18.0. 12958,2.!x( X X I
(')~-
1PSb),
"
0... 7 ~ V
w.~::tca! (uj5
d.ted September 20 !
h:
Embassy has note from MFA
a. Saye fragment has been identified by oompetent Zambian authorities
as being of American origin.
b. Confirms that III fragment 1s available for study by appropriate
American authorities but may not be removed from Zambia for such
examination.
c. Bxpress "deep concern over this incident whlch,but fortuitous
wlil
absence of property and people on place of incidence coulq/have
caused extensive damage"
lbWassy will await Department instructions before making fonnal reply.
~
Intend discuss matter at appointment next"with regular MFA permanent
seoretary who has just returned 1 after long absence from Ministry.
and will hopefully be more amenab.1e to lCKJ1~al persuasion than his
other officals have been.
W1ll give him copy UNGA resolution 1962 provided by Department.
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; I ! , I I: I' . i I .' INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State c-Ar - s~ . ? /dM .? 33 Action SCI Info FB FROM: C8nbe.rra ACTION, ~ee.tate 639 GOIIUII!!/!U# - \0 L. ~ Con.oI, . 1.5703 Reo"do !i'ebruary 24, 1964 7.;13 . .a..m! INR DAXll. Feb=4l'Y 24, 4 .p.m • . CIA NSA NASA Pr,eBsure ~ess~ls for ijASA RMR Dli;l'TllI 369. EMBTEL 40~ Department of Suppl,y luis. ,sl,1ccce(\ec\ ill obtain:l,II!I .other 'pressure ,ve.~el "'Om .ra.neher ·wi!o. f<>i!nd .it. i\xld·.has g:Lvep f:t: ·to· Qob ••• y. Ve.s~l" wW.ch .is 4tact • .. be~ng . fO!'!l.~!!;d tp o..parto>ent : by "UllliCcol"panied .a1r· pou.dl. \ld.II"I' •.• "c\ .. ~<le tQ -.a.ddreuee DllPTllL ·369. . .... e •• el is IJl condition I,n which i.t;. was fol,l1ld • .e><cqt .for remo-:v:,l !of·. one b.olt ~nd 8evera~ nI$ .4.ooldng so~ratche8 made .by .... tallu"g1.t· .... · B"oi«!n 111.11 • . . It . was :given yoluntarlly, eo US by-;Keitb- ~nnon. -rsnche1l, ,.po diseW,.."ed .U . MqJ<!~ 1!.&s as~ (;1.) 'f9.r. apY ·infor..atiQ'Il av:ailable regar(l1pg' its orig1" io,nd. \listory I!nd (2) 1£ half of objf!Ct .Cl\ll be ""rurned _ to him .•• -.o~ wb,e.n U~ bas . . , .. c.<>in~t~"- :~~t~sis. . AIIlh":.~<!0f .h.~ -"'<:1tte,n ·.t:h,ljnltyou ·uot,es to·' Junnn \aud~s. Mt: • . Sturt. via l.!1').par1,rika. - ~"""SQ!ltb I!ale .• ) .....,d to '!tinistar for slipply 1'.iJ:t1,all . ~or !tis. · CoOIl~".tiQn tn . turnl.1!& :0)I'9t:·; bath :halves .00f .. odgiuM ,,,e~,sel md '6"",\lt1,n,g ' second .qne. ,Recommend .appt:QJiriate IlASA .offl-\>1al ,.,).so wril;e. ':!'el:t .. rs . ofap.pr""~"t~u to. ~n lI,1ld . F"1r.~1; BA:rTLE /' r /;;;:£ . d // 1/ /1 ?--J;. 'F /I Uvvvv -tJr.!JI/,.,J REPItQDUCTION ROM THIS COPy IS PlOHIBITED UNUSS "'UNOASSIRED"
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LIMITEO OFFICIAL USE On October 27, Aramco sUQQe~ied that appropri~te efforts be made ~o obtain SAG approval for s8ndlng the smel er of the met~orlteS to the Smithson,an for study, in the thought that the smaller would serve the Smith$onlan ls purpo$e, that SAG would more readily agree to export of the smaller if the larger were retained for exhib.ft In the Kfngdom, and that shipping costs would be lower for the stI\B11l'!r. The company instructed its representatives in Jidda Bnd Washington to make appro_ priate contacts to pass its suggestion to the agencies concerned. The company also stated that it is ~t l1in g to £rate and arrange Shipment of either meteorite, al though cos ts of shi pment from Dartmam to Wash; ngton cannot be bor-ne by Aramco. As was mentioned in Reference C, the company suggested that Embassy Jidda brief Minister of Petroleum Zaki Varnani on the matter, since SAC will undoubtedly rely on his advice and judgment regarding export of the meteorite to the United State s . Comaent: Aramco geologists and other researchers had loog wanted an e~cuse to do socnethi.ng about the al-Ha.didah neteorites, and COII'Ipany officials jUll'Ip6d ~t an excu~e to effect recovery of · the ~ rel~tively easily retrievable ones. Aramco presumed that ft would be c~11ed upon to supply th@ equi pment and geographic ex- pel"t.i-se-·' n -8.fl")'-eventr ·end.-i.t- -fI'IOV6d- r..ap.t.c:I.1.y- to. br.i nq in. the.. • . t.or; tes _once.. tber.e. was stil1'Ulus -to do so. The company did not vfew with enthusiasm Mr. Abercrorltlte ls rece;ving acclaim for the 'ldhcoveryll of an object that had 100g been of interest to Aramco and that it would undoubtedly do the work of roc~ring anyway. The company desires that its action not be made known in general untll SAG has been infonned of the whole project. lJiJ£04 LHHTE·O OF"(lCIAl USE tf)iL i'U:1f/'- ' Arthu! B. Allen ~ricanfConsul General •
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Date: ~ Enclosure 1 A·S1 from, Dhahr~r. EXCERPTS FROM ARAHCO REPORT ON Al-HADJ'DAH METEORITES • ••• The rim of the main crater was quire distinct, its out l ine marked wi th white rock and bl~k fused sil;cai although. northern sector had been drifted over with sand. The crater appears ~h deeper from the ground than tt does from the air; we estimated it to be 25 feet deep •••• •••• The ~teo~lte, which appeared to be nearly pure i ron with a thin, dark brown oxide crust , was in the fann of a shallow cone. The pitted but roughly level top $urf.ce was .bou t three and one-half feet in diameter. As viewed from the side. the iron t~pers to a smooth. blunted pOint. The depth of the cone "liS about 18.2,4 ;n<:he..s. The meteorite is obviously of the "oriented" t)'pe. The blunt point of the cone, or "headll • waC downward, and the iron was immersed fn drift sand nearly to t~ top flat surface. There WOIIS' $CII'Ie" 'l.fs«ct-si'l i Ca- in- tt1\!" vic: i1fi'r;r of -th€ f rM. - tro"r ii~e .-ppare-nfTY· ifl'iiie;';- dlately bene~th it or fn contact with it. Th~ piece was photographed in place and then turned over with the bulldozer and lifted onto the trailer with the Kenworth A-frame. Its weight was later detenmfned to be about 4,$00 pounds, (,;c: 4,800 pounds). Th~t evening Tahir. the Kenworth drt~er. ~'scovered an9ther, apparently unorienled. meteorite southeast of the first location. This wa$ $maller, weigh(ng 470 pounds, and more deeply oxfdt~ed. There was no fused sand nelr it. This was also photographed and loaded ~to the tra i ler. Hadban, OUr guide, told us t hat he and his fe1l0ll! tribeslllen kiic:w of five pieces of iron in all. Two we: had found; but there \oIt!rc three ",ore' ~ he said. These meteorites are said to be uncovered at different tfmes a' the tow dunes InO\'e over them. Hadban showed us two locatiOns, now covered with dunes,; where he had seen irons of about the same size as those we hed alre~dy f~urid. _ ~_ other, much larger, he had heard of but had not seen himself. ' He. had heard his friends describe the location and showeu us where It fs supp~edLto · lie. The following is • lht of the locations of the two recovered: meteorites and approximate locati~s of the three others as pointed out by H.dban. All ~zimuths are magnetic; they and the dl~tan~e~ . rc ~~~ured from the triang~lation stltion on tile mairt crater ri,.. ut) C05 1. To m@teorite found by Abercronbie: azimuth 1960; di5t4nce 383 meters 2. To meteorite found by Tahir: ntmu.th 1]6°; distance 575 IfIeter~ 3~ To reported meteorfte under dune: azimuth apprOK. 2700 ; approx. dhlan'ce 700 met en 4. To repartee meteorite under dune: a~i~u t h approx. 337°; ~pprox. distance 900 met~rs LIHl~lrICIAl USE
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Je~-t .... .., .. ... ' u ......... ..... • H.U'" ~!J l]l@ l]l£ ~ Sf' /6 "--;I.~ A I'" FOR Riot USE OH I.. Y • " J! A-13 UNQL~33IEII!iD - , .. HAHCII.I". 'H O'C:ATO" " 0 " ''? TO , DEPP..RTMENT OF STATE • , .. Jj.:5 J'I' ' .. : , '-' . /',:i 7 34 ~~~o , , ArlP.l Y5tSl:;.i/6;~~Tr.JBUTlON ~~ ~ I WA.NCH , •• , co ... !/ '!~, FROM Arnconsul SUVA DATE : July 22, 1965 I' .:.. , • ·LA. ... SUBJECT: Unidentified Objeot Explode3 In saa off New Hebridea • ••• • • ,IIt , REF Y , . , .. lId HAY:" ; ~ r -, '0 ~~ .. >-IS-A ' The following item f rom the British Newsletter of the New Hebrides .J '. Anglo-Prench Condominium of June 30, 196$) is quoted in its entirety: ' I~ "Ten people in the Lohon area, tlorth Pentecost report having seen an unidentifiable flying object fall into the Bea and . .exolode • It is described us compr~sing two cyl1nder~ joined .- together and trailing !1moke. The object) about the si ze of a small plane, was -travelling at high speed and exploded on h.1tting the water; Othe~ people wto did not Bee the object ~laim to have heard the ~_~log1on.n . !~:;'~r~ »~ - '" . " .= '" m Ame r1can Consul >. ~ , Q IJ ~ ~ ~ ~ " ., " ~ ~ Dept. of SIaIe.ISSllPS. Matpm P. <lmfeId, Dir. 0 :;; ( ) 11#- ( ) Bxclao ( ) lloDy ( ) Dec\assi1)' . ,\~(bX ), B.O, 12958.25>( X X ) )Dcol .... ~_ :'by~f\ -(rn . ,. I (fit<: _~ , LA~ .J UNClASSIFIED POR JiEPI _ USE ONLY rO"M ..AI. 0°·, -.'.11. PS·32J I!, tLl ,: I'. td'i'~ 7"'''' ""eotll'D ~; 1 1C.'''0Il pJltc.. !IV: •. . i·i, dw - I OO!b:;v InnE'
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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 85 Info ARA INR CIA NSA COM lISR lri.lC l l W EUA452UEB359 RR RUEHC • DE RULP80 020 1822055 ZNR UUUUU tINCT,4SS1FIED R 01?055Z _ === FM AMC_ot1.S.llL~,n: i:;Q(;Ht\BAMllA] ~CSTA1E UASHDC~ INfO/ZEN AMEl'I3ASSY LAPAZ' ONE, 51.TE ORNC BT U~CLAS JULY I" - , Q08S& OBJECT BELIEVED, TO BE BATTfRY OPERATED WEATM!:R BALUlCIi TRAIIS!lITTEI FOUND NEAR COCHA8MB'A LOCATION , I 7 DEGR~ES SOUTH. 60-5 DEGRUS 40 MINUTES VEST. ~HITE PLASTIC CASE ,BEARS LEGEND " TRANSi'lITTER • RADIOSONDE TRAI/SMITTER 1-435/ AIlT4B" .ND CARRIES SERIAL N(J!iBER, 54241. MANUfACTURER IS AUTOOATiC MANUfACTURING DIVISION OF GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORP. AUTOOATIC MODULATOR BEARS SERIAL NUMBER 32973; AND BAROIlETER PART CARRIES NU!BER 38015. ' ' UNIT NOW IN POSSESSION or LOCAL DEPARTMENTAL PREFECT. PLEASE ADVISE IF ADVISABLE S~CURE TRANSlUTTER UNIT AND SE'NT TO APPROPRiATE USG ~DDR£SSEE. flCVICKAR BT , '- - .,;;u, s J , --........ " ---. .. ~.' tf- ,- w .~ :' I l~PIl.ODOCTION FJ!OM THIS COpy IS _ -=UN""CLASSl::F.;:IE= D ___ PROH1!lTfD UNLESS "UNCLASSifiED"
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$(:':-'(1 t ': U; LS":' 'tD W /1\ &\fUl C fJ /1tJ 1/':> / • ;;;;. -.0;-., ~ ~ ~. ~ ~""" AI! 5f' G (It', "j Orl9'nr,l TO be FII.J I,. D.n,.,ra/juJ FfI ••. "" "' "" 'if t;~ 1 .. UBmI'ED OBl'lCmL usE- A-ill. . 0 • .. .... un.INa UU)lC:""CR ... eu .~ TO • Amel!lbassy BUENOS AIRES ~V'(p:; • I i ;Z DepI. oC8talo.1SSIIP8, "'- P. GraIiold,!lIt. £:0 ~ ) - ( ) BWe ( ) Ileaj< ( ) DocJaa;fy l!xempcloa(bX ),B.O.129sa, 2sx( X X ) VS1"f/ft' )Doc!",~_ . ~ IS I~ ~~. ~~ I~S . Depa?tment~~~ llaIo (~~~O6 ... <0 • m '"1' .I I... .... ! T"~ '1''' lIMII I AI'" . $' A~ /i.1~ 0 .0 "1 ... .?6 a fiffj' .... If- '-.. FROM SUBJ I!CT ' Recovery of Spice Vehicle re.gments . OF , Embassy's A-800, Marcl). 6, 1965 and Previous r The Department has. been informed by Dr .. FrederIck Brown currently here on consultation, that the Argentine Foreign Office by formal note has rebuffed the Embassy's efforts, extending oyer the past several months. tD acquire the presumably American \ space vehicle fragments lor analysts in the Onited Stales. It is -- requested that copies of the note and of any other correspondence portinent illereto be forwarde~ to the Deparrment. In the meant1me, for the Embassy IS guidance in informal contacts wiLl} Ar gentine authorities, there is enclosed a copy of U. N. ,General Assembly Resolution 1962 (XVllI), which was unanimously adopted (Argentine votmy for adoption) at the UNGA :ii mee.ting of December 13. 1963. The key portion for purposes b of the matter at hand is fwnd in paragraph 71 as follows: ii 1I0wner ship of objects launched into outer 39B-C8J and of their ., ~; ~, v;< ~ c9mponent parts. is not affected by their passage through outer space ~ 00 or by their return to the earth. Such objects or component parts . IS' found beyond the limits of the State of !'egisrry shall be returned p 4-(, to that state, whIch shall furnish Identifyinq data upon request 0;;' I prior to return. II j4.VJ ~ A Vi" \ i , .·4:mbassado!' Stevenson, in addressing UNGA 's CoJr.mittee No. I prior to plenary ac.tion. stressed the USGls belief that the principles e!lunciated in the draft resolution reflected "international law as it is accepted by the members of the Uolted Natlons u • :~~~ OS·l23 hHV;l'l'ED VEnCtA! . 'PS CJF! OPT, U!EGNLY I b1IlP ....... batet ICoo._ ... , o ... ",.~~i6: 'f~ SGI:MFSDlith:by ______ '-. ",6 __ 14/65.. . SCI - Robert 't'-, Pac}prd tl...., .... eUl A"_VAPU - W.r, Bartcb __ L - Mr. Rels, Ij,ij C 1 2 I~ -1M' Eisendralh _ ... "" .. a;.-.aJll ~ orner, INJ o· HJlIIWI' , j · , , , • • ; • ~ ""
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> • • -UMtTEO OFfICI$. !I$iE - e Ene 1 os-u r-e A~57 . from Ohahran EXCERPTS FROM MAMCO REPORT ON Al~HADI'DAH MTEORlTES •••• The rim of the main crater w~s quite distinct, its. outline marked wiU,wnite rock and black fvsed . $1Hca; a lthough a northern sector had been drifted o¥er with sand. The crater appears moch deeper from t~ ground than it does from the air; we estimated ft to be 25 feet deep •••• •••• The meteorite, which appeared to be nearly pure iroo with a thin. dark brown oxide crust, was in the fonm of a shallow cone. The pitted but .roughly le .... 1 top surface was about three and onCwhalf het i." diameter. As viewed fram the side. the iron tapers to a smooth, blunted point. The depth of the cone W4IS about 18-24 inches. The meteorhe is obviously of the "oriented" type. The blunt point of the conc, or "headll , was down"ard, and the iron was immersed in drift sand nearly to the top flat surface. There was $~ fused silica in the vicinity of the 'ron, but none apparently immc- diately beneath it or in contact with it. The pie<e was photographed in place and then turned over with the bulldozer and lifted onto the trailer with the K~orth A-frame. Its weight was leter determined to be about 4,$00 pounds, (!is: 4,800 pounds). That evening Tahir, the Kenworth driver. dis~overed another, apparently unorfented. meteorite southeast of the first I~ation. This was s~a lle" weighing 470 pounds, and more deeply o~id' 2ed. The,e was no f~sed sand near it. This w~s also photographed and loaded or.to the trailer. Kadban, our guide. told us that he and his fellow tribe5men ~e~ of five pieces of iron in all. Two we had found; but there y"cre three marc" he said. These meteorites are said to be uncovered at different tfm~s as th~ tow dunes move oyer them. Hadban showed us two locations, now covered wi-th dLlnes; where he h8d seen frons of about the same size.s those we had already fQUrid • . An· other. much larger, he had heard of but had not seen himself.-~had heard his frfends describe the location and showed us where it Is suPPosedlto ' lie. The following is a list of the locaticns of the two recovered meteoriles rOKi~t~ locations of the three others as pointed out by Hadba~. Atl ~ ~im,",t" are magnetic; they and the distances are meas.ured from the tdangulati.on on the mai" crater rim. I. To meteorite found by Abercrombie; azimuth 196°; distance )8) me~er s Z. To meteol"i te found by Tahir; atimuth 176°; distance 57S meters 3. To reported meteorite under dune 1 azimuth approx. 2]0°; appro~. dhtance 700 meters 4. To reported tneteod te under dune: azimuth approx. 337°; .pprox. distance 900 meten F 1C1A!.....!:!L
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- LI~'fEe 6prICIAL OS~ Ene 1 osurc A-57 from Ohahran 5. To reported buried meteor-ite (IIvcry hrge"): approJl:. azimurh 36°; distence 1,500 meters There ar-e at least four craters at al-Hadidan in addition to the deep main crater. These lie northwest of the main crater .pproJl:imately in the locations reported ,by Philby (~~ Quarter, 1933J opp. p. 180). These ar~ filled wIth sand but are clearly di'tin9uish~ble on the ground by the scattering of black fused silica around their rim lincs, ' One of these crateri appears to have a diameter greater than that of tnc main' cnter. Low level vertical aerial phot,ography of the area would 9re~ siNplify mapping these other craters and might well dlsclosc others ,0;; nearby. ,', •• '" m :z: '" > .» .... ..... HVl < l> ~ '" '" , . .. ..." "" "" • = ~ L1RIIED OFFICIAL USE • •
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Other Asst. • / DJ.syusrrxu2\ Inlte Aetion Dept. of Stab:, ESS/IPS, Margaret P. Gmfeld, Dir. ( i Excise ( ) Deny(- ) Declas$r Exemption 12958, 25x( )( )( ) )Declas8i9aRer IPSby Date '7 Info Tickle 10 Coop. External Routing Per. Ex. Date
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s f' It., u S .t,_lOo ).lM.1T&B 05?IeUt .. SSE .0. .. .. 1001-1 .. 0 ! "OU::.TDIII DEPA.'l1'MEN'! or srATE 1;'t'::I 0,'. I.'. • ,',,; ! 46 FROM hnootbassy OSU) OATE. Auguot 12, 19_5 SUBJECT : hnerlcan Spaoe Fragment '-=~o=+=-i REF l!'mbeM,1le A-764, Juce 24, 1965; Department1e A- 9, July 2Q.J 1965. h=+:=':+'=~ r Atteehed for forwardine to NASA is the r eme :1 ooe'r of the DllfJtal fragment found by Mr. ~iviad Bolst aD Repalo Lake in South Varanger, North Norvay. The Embass, has not informed officials in the Foreign Office about the metal fragment end vould prersr not to diao~a it with them unless we are able to supply aome indication ae t o the reS:;!ODfI for HAS,AI 6 interest in the metal. Dcpi. of S .... ;~. Margam P. Grafeld, DU. ( )RcI_l ) ( )Dtny( )Deeils£ify . ), .0. 12958, »Ii )( X ) Attiehaant : Package addressed to: Mr. Loa X. Abernethy, NASA He8dqu~rterl!l, 600 Independence Cod. IIAO Aveoue, WUhiogtODJ D.C'. ,1,;/0546 r l)!,mi tml Offish:\: Vee - \ .,
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Dept ISSÆS, Maga-et P. Grafeld, Diz ( ) Release ( ) Exae( Declassi.9 IPS by AmEmbassy MADRID DRAFT 12/21 DECLASSIFIED NASA Ltr. u , OOS Reviewer. Date: NASA.InfonÉed $hreé spherical Landed near sev$lld December 6 and now possession nxn. : Understand Nr Attache reported •games; Peæz Marin (INTA) requesting infoe fragments-and gouæe. 's NASA unable reply thorough examlnation 6fGb1ects. It thkt •pheFesare irori Sovieéiuna •which may have offen cotL4Ligt of fragments If INTA ydshes to yeadqua}ters•. Report ofregult3 iqiLl be ASAP Fetumed $0 him.. In arty ease.NASA asks. Laken au angleg ; ioqether• with méa;urmg, Acale •on game picturp At. NASA expense M; V . S. highly interested. iA obtaining fragrnöntg for TEnd m. Jet/ t
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OOC2 2 ;, ~":,,, llep(. of _. lS&'IPS, Mlqatot P. Omfeld, Ok. ( ) Rol_ ( ) IlxcIoe ( ) Deoy ( ) Dcclaslify ", ... ",.,,100 (bX ),11.0. Im8, lllC( X X ) N~ KPMautner:mlI J2/1166 ~W~ oa.(<rm! AmEXIl~se:y LU~ Reference: Enwtel 923 DEC~S~I~E NASA tr. u • J . NASA. acoepts ?ambian offeT. Please express flPpcectation . ~. After photoqrapby I eut object into trane~rtable pieces. Re.yjcwcr. Om: Cutting may be done anyway practicable. torch. haclcsaw. or brea)dng. . @hlP piece. by any means praeU .. 1 to Lu.aka. Notlfy ne""rtment of ETA Lusaka. Crate ctf paokage ligbtly. 00'
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. , , ;.,- (IO C23 f. Pieces should be addressed to: Marshali Space. Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabe.rna, 35812, Attention! T. Rankin, Code 1-MO:-O. • -;1"' K'shiPment within U.S. will be by commercial eamer./ converted +0 'jo", Olrll""I<Ii' bill of lading at destination .
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JiiiffP' . .' • AmEmbass, LONDON Info: Mbabame - Pretoria Ref: Embtel 3608 • KPMautner:mlf 11/2 NASA tentatively identifies object as of U. S . origin and desires it for analysts, results of which will be made available to HMG . Please airpouch object to SCI for forwarding to NASA. OEClASS: FI 0 NASALtr. 2005 Reviewer: Date:
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A.mEm LONDPN PRETORIA Amecn MBABANE • Reference: Londonfs 3608 • KFMautner:m 1£ Nov. IS, 1966 NASA requests source and confirmation of Info contained reftel that object landed at 0900 August 24. DECLASSIFli 0 NASALtr. U 3 2005 Reviewer: IJepI. of S ..... ISSIIPS. Maqjar" p, Omfelcl, n;,. ( ) 110 ..... ( ) &el .. ( ) Deny ( ) DeclwifY ~ ~ .. (b)( ~ B,Q.119S8, 1'.( )( )( ) ~)Doc~ =:L~~ r-j>m; Date: 1 \ .
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• AmEmbassy LUSAKA Embtel 274 • >0 EWi~~opf,rnlf Aug,s,st 12, 1966 ~ Embassy requested continue pursue arrangements for retum suspected space fragment. &~mittilF 'i' .. n9!dQ~"'J')e1"l:!!!C- 4"" not sufficiently urgent to require approach at high lever-,- ' /'"' -C ~ ~'*'};1.:::Jl/t FmbjB',. c'5te tljM~ped~S r~-fll'!j ngino.ring lia •• ~ ,~t / //
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0fState, Issnps, Margurct P, ( ) Release( ) Deolgssi9 12958.2M )( X ) With IPSby (hat)ö Date 7 1966 r. e N? 250 07547) OICCAEKOR CCP Meteopø• pae ot no t to ot r•rpoqg KTO F 3-6 é n P a BAR 'S 4, A.•nc• Cupe Amopy • gnn.trau • Bam.aua:n. pce• ayOJtEZB B agce• neqøz 8000mc' uetmoraa; • yenznyn EteE1 uuc.'b ue• pea V nc 00 oa50rzct _ C rennanneuy ao reaetE.uy c . anc• ruca uOxnO. ay•Ä co zsuene oa ooha:et to. *pen cpema •ap060«c 0-0 60 aopanaty. Tas z—a.n.• Ben - raÆmups oaecnxgp.oe. oa on 06-, e.nyxnzarv JIEKTOPOP roortArAHAHCTOB B asscaa p•6øry ro • cnctcme anp•rWinog Eco ropo• A. Ulanoun:unou- C zouaaou cpomnnag Bomu eeryo k 17 •typua.aa KtiCC D eem nuaopu s rtapvoprojanauøn». n.' Hagan gang noz vy60nci nepnn eratsn KQCC non • pa60•mr
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."m"mbassy R(Q DE JANEiRO Arnconsul CURI11BA Amembassy MOSCOW ,. <' - ~ - . , -. I 21 i'il 'lib , . 2. The observations of May 6, 1966~ we have reaSOn to belie~'E', were lhose caused by the break-up of a SoViet spacecraft, probably of Cosmos 117. On lhe other hand, the US fragments found in Rio Nearc had reentered on April 29, IB66. · . 3. In order to be forthcoming, and in appreciation of the Brazilians! cooperatiye attitude, NASA will forward to CNAE a share of the fragments found. However, a share of the fragments had to be broken up for analytical purposes, and a small share :s b~ing kept by NASA. In this connection it is recalled that ilia UN resolution" cited in Deptel 1833 sent Curitiba 11 (May 26, 19'66), clearly states th"lt the title remains with the country of ori.gin. . 4. Dr. Mendonca will also be interested in the enclosed ~olor photographs of the sl'here that was retrieved by the BraZilian fi::3hermen. The sphere was a pa,rt of the service module of the AS 20i Apollo test, a. controlled, sub-orbital re-entry tf'st which re';eulered, as planned, in mid-Atlantic. Enclvsure: B!lLL (AC'j'iY.a) Three photographs \ " 0000'1 ... 0' ." 1:it.:1;e.; _"""U-,;,,,r<l''''=;l\;'~Fn ri;;;~~:;'ne"r"7"-~2Y SC!.:RBcnr ,srman: PCR DEPT l~;; O~IL!· Din t!],\I!.: . ·%'ll~te: ~Il:"sct ~'~e'~~~uia"n~e1'W. :Mil~~::C- -~"O; AH.A/BE - Mr. EUR/OOV - Mr. ~;a~ken
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o AiEtsgy stated 4116 of 29, to vhieh be tlz received. an or caused a vouaa to to ezt±iish the Of a tmti1 doney ,eota3.a on natter to o? 1963, egaeea•ning for. cpa* lato outer of M&iaret P. Graleld, Pik Reiea*U ) EXciæ ( ( ) aner APS by dte •n 034
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• • poOr. _tel 424 Pre 8S guidance rems.ins as &ta.tel1 DEFClOI'rfEL 2116 or April 29, 1.966 to which ma;y be added the tollw1..Dg 11" 1Dquiry received reBm"d1l!8 liability in the event of injury or da!l1Bge cauGed tJSD ® ' . by a fragflect: A ~d nations resolution of December 13, 1963 sta.te!! quote Eacb State ,vhich launches or procures the launchillg of en object :into outer spa.ce, and each State :1"r<m. whose ter- ritory or facility an object- 18 lti.unched, is iDternationa.1.ly liable for daz!laBC! dane to 9. f~~.1gn etate or to its natureJ. '. or juridical persons by such obj~t or its component pu-ts , on t'te earth, in IIUr Sl8Ce J or in :ter space unquote. Tb: United States voted for this nsolut10 . Fol.low1.ng the adoption at the resolutioD, l.mbaasador BteTenaon that we believe thene legal prillciples reflect 1.nterD&t1oDa_ lav as it is accepted by tbe members or the United lia.t1on~ United states for its part "intends to :respect these pr1n~ple8 . '"
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. -.--- ... - . _-_ .- • AMIlMBASSY LIMA Ref. &nbtEl' 424 • :Press gu.idanee--rel'&'.i:ne--as-e-ta-ted- DEPCIR4~6--of--Apra-29T' --- .l266 .~o .,miclL""y .. Po..adc!od tAe f~llowm. -,!: .imol.ry . .rec.oive.d .. regarding liability in the event of injury or damage cauesd by a fragment:Quote . . 1r.::01' - ~ ·-A United -Na.M.ons.-.resolU-t1on. of ·..Deoombev .J....J,- 196J .. atates- J ~F.a.ch. s~te wJ:g.ch J..a\lJlches or procures tne laup.ct¢:!g _C?:f _an _O.!>iB~t. into outer space, and ea.ch ,state from whose territory or facility an object 16 launched, is internationally liable for damage done t,c a foreign State or to its nat.ural or juridical per80ns by such .. - - _. " object or ita component parts on the earth, in air apace, or in lImiter space". TIle United States 70ted 1'"01"' th1s resolution;,.- (?n"- 11 ______ - .:.- -Amb&ssadClr Stevenson- stated- that thCj United_States force and effect of international law • ~1SSIIPS.1.Wp:etP. GrafeJd,Di& _ __ ._._ _ .•. "",I!!!.@!ion(b)L), .I3,Q .. IZ9j.8,25>( ..• )(.J( . ) ~ ()ReIcuo( )Bxo;,e( )Deny( )~ I')~- I ;:by'J~ --"... (4~}r ' r--- --_. [
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c:o.. ..".. A-1235 INFO "'0, . • DEPT PASS: FRO" SUBJECT : REF ( )Rd .... ( )BxcIIe( )Deoy( DEPARTlIEIIT OF S~,,(b)( ~B.o. I29'8.25>« X X ) AmCon CURITIBA *~; Dale (~~jl~ NASA 'JUN C 3 19fi1i AmEmba •• y RIO DE JANEIRO Unidentified Fragments • OATE: June 3. 1966 Telegrams 009 Curitiba to Dept.; 008 Curitiba to De~.; 2669 Rio to Dept.; 2640 Rio to Dept.; 1-80(, Dept. to Rio, 11 to Curit1ba t:::&.) . 1. The Department has been advised that the fragments th4t fell ,on May ,6 near the Parana~Santa Caterina border have been recovered and sent to the Braz111an National Space Commission (ONAE) , at Sio Jose dOB Campos, State of Sao' Paulo. - , 2. This reporting officer 16 attempting to expedite aC~Blt1on of the fragments for forwarding to NASA for 1dentif1cation and 8llaJ.Y81s. In this regard J a CNAE spokes- man :1.n1'ormed the Embassy that Dr. Fernando de Mendonc;a, ' Techn1cal. Chief I CNAE, had authorized release of the material June 3. The Embassy expects to receive the fragments the week of' June 6 and will torward them to NASA by the mOst rap1d means of transportation available, informing'-'the Department by wire when and how shipped. ,. Attached are ali press releases compiled by the Embassy and the Consulate. The fact 1s that the incident caused considerable d1sturbance and conjecture among the popul&ce, most witnesses reporting that the object descended in . '-.. t:'lames and exploded' before reach1ng the ground. " Most local scientists and Brazilian authorities who have examined the fragments believe that NASA should make an examination and report to advise the Brazilian pUblic of . th~ ori'gin of the fragments. The Embassy has also received press inquiries as to the possibility of future space f~agmentB endangering human life or property. As guidance in respon~i.ng to this L Enclosure: Press Releases UNCLASSIFIED 11'0" ... OS-3ZJ ~ I"Ok n¢ r lEi¥. ONLY ': (jf? . - 00 .. .J
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, • UNCbABSIFIED .t.'-' .- Rio de Janeiro A-1235 2 question} ,'the Embassy has taken the "guidelines set forth in the DePartment'. telegram 1838, dated April 29, 1966, 4~ · Following ,NASA ls receipt of the fragments, the Embas~y and the Consulate wUl aPlirec1ate a. report which may be used for the Brazilian press and other interested parties. The Emba •• y 1. particularly grateful to NASA for their past prompt action in forwarding the enlarged prints and identification of the sphere recovered by fisherman otf the coast of Recife and trusts that prompt act10n will likewise be "effected in this Case. . UNCLASSIFIED • • ••
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FROM: TO' REF: SUBJECT: /cs INFO. 16 /I£')fo loPIJr ( I'J/) If7lS 161'/4 /6) ItS • UNCI ASSTJ't'IED CLASSIJI'ICATION • u. S. INFORMATION SERVICE USIS - (l).\GADO/JGW USIA WASHINGTON MUSAG£ NO. Novtmber 26 196 ""ft Progress in Space IIXldld.t 0 0 NO T TYPE IN 'rHIIS ...... CII: -F'L.L Ute \ i l l 1 5 05 The Ag8l'lcy'e Progress ill Sapce exhib1t opened OctOber 5, 1965 nth speeches br Opper Voltan Pree1d.en.t Maurice I_ago, ieaietant Secretary of State G. Mennen Wil11ams and Ambasaa.d.or S. Estes in Ouagadouaou'e C1ty Hall. OUtside, the An1;y'e Brass Band, the Pree1d.mt t .Gu.Ird o! Hooor aDd groupe of nat11'"O dancers, lIll8ic1.am and magicianS aaO. tb.oueand8 or onl.ookere greeted. the Pre.,idente of the Natlona.l Assem,blT and the .Ecooomio and. Soe1al Council. nine II1n:lstere and DeTeral. hundred ot~ USb government ott1cial.8 and educato" inrtted. to tbe ceremonia". The President. spoke l.ong 8lld. with enthueialn tor American apace accomplishments and relatioDB b~en the two countriell. Earlle.r 10 the program Gavemor W1111 • ..as pruentecl him with autographed. phatograptuJ of Astronauts Cooper and. Conrad. the entire ceremonies vere televiaecl, broadcast Un over Radio Haute-Volta and were well covered in the press. A.1't6l' one week in the C1t;r Hall the exbibit w.e di5llllUltled in order to tree the audito:ri\lll for the Pree:idect'e weddJ.ng ceremony. We moved. en to the H0U8e of Youth. :tet.tera alii call.a to acheolJl and organized groupe ill aIId. near Ougadougou resulted in excellent attendance. especially amoll8 school age groupe. ~ture •• guided. tours SlXI duly film eb0w5 at. the exhibit 81108 were effectiVe in convincing our audienoes of Americal• progreea api superiority in 8p~e . ~ M a companion sh1b1t we ·persuaded the Voltan government· to loan l&B a •• tillite t'r&gment W1ch bad fallen an Upper Volta 8n-wal Teal'8 ago. _ II*' Tbia idea of & rtjo1nt exposition" eeemed. appealins to the viaitors .. .5/lJlv ' IJ Plane to pre8mt th. exhitxlt in other citiee were reluctantl,y a.band.ooed. IJ ~5 ". because of the protUbitive cent of transportation ancl maintenance. p"slS Photographs of tho exhibit are MBe.gf ...
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• \ JSC PUBLIC f:FFm~ Fax ; 713-483-4876 l P.02 ~ Statement R.ga~in.g COsmos 96 I': On 26 August 2003, I was contacted via 'phone by a Ms. leslie Kean with an inquiry 'regarding the reentry of the CosrOos 96 satellite on 9 December 1965. She wanted to know if the time and loca~on bf reentry of Cosmos 96 on that date were known and jf any other satellite was known to have reentered on that date. . l " .' , A quick search of the U.S. Satellite Catalog revealed that Cosmos 96 was the only cataloged object to have reentered on 9 December 1e65, I so informed Ms. Kean. I did provide Ms. Kean copies of it few pages on Cl,smos 96 and related spacecraft from a book I authored in the'197 .0 ~ 5, before coming to~ork at NASA. The book is titled Handbook of Sovjet Lyh~r 'and ,Planeta...oc.fxPlorMioQ , publishecJ as Volume 47 of the Science and Technology Series, American Astronautical Society, 1979. In response to a request by Ms. Kean, I les~arched the NASA Orbital DebriS Program Office data files for tracking da(a (aka two-line element sets from the \ U,S, Space Surveillance Network) on Cosmos 96' (U.S. Catalog Number 01742); however, no data for that object were found . I later contacted Air Force Space Command and received historical tracking data for Cosmos 96 (Attachment 1). USing these data and an Air Force Space Command software package, I was able to reconstruct the possible flight path (ground traCk) of Cosmos 96 on 9 December 1965, I sent to Ms. Kean on , 0 October an ~mail (Attachm~ ' nt 2) containing two graphics depicting the only possible southbound pass 0 Cosmos 96 on 9 December' 965, if it had not already reentered the atrrt>spher . No pan of Cosmos 96 could have landed in Pennsylvania in the local afternoon of 9 December 1965. ' . Ms. Kean informed me that she had subsequently acquired information from 000 that Cosmos 96 had actually reentered earlier in the day. I received .'lletter from Ms. Kean, dated 6 November 2003, which included a copy of t~e Doqletter. Ms. Kean's letter also included a copy of a NASA Form 135, datedl26 January 1968 1 which referred to NASA Fragology Files.:: I in,formed Ms. Kean that I was unaware of ::\ny files or program by that nam9. The NASA Orbital Debris Program Office did no!'exist in the 19Gb,s, and it contains no other information related to the FOIA request. RIP I b6
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Jan 7 2004 Ul: 11 JS( PUBLIC Ff"FRlPS Fax '713-483-4876 ! JOHNSON, NICHOLAS L (NICKI (JSC-SX) (NAJ A) From: Sent: To: Subject: JOHNSON. NICHOlAS l (NIC~! (Js2.s~) (NASA) Friday, October 10, 20038: 17 AM 'Kean, leslie' ~ Cosmos 96 , ,1 I P.(!4 Ms. Kean, i Attached below arE' two graphics depicting lhe projected g rou~dtr~C)( of Cosmos 96 1M the morning of 9 December 1965. The second chollrt Is !'I"Iercly iOn enlargement of the Canadian-J:JS reglgn. This is the only lime during tile day !hal COsmos 96 passed over Canada and then psssed over Pennsylvania on th~ same revolution I I 'i . , As noted previously, I cannot confirm Ihat Cosmos 96 was stir, ir;! tirbit during this time, but, if it were, this is the p~th it would have taken The spacecraft also passed over PennsY!2'ania very early on 9 December (soon after midnighl local time), but It waS corning from Ihc south, Il1stead of the nDrth.· j , It would have been impossible for debris from Cosmos 96 to ~ave talleri In Pennsylvania dunng the afternoon or ~arly evening (local lime} on 9 December ~ : , Nick Johnson ; I Co:;rnos 96.ppl j i i \ " , I RIF
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\ ]SC PUDlIC ,rFAIRS Fa, '713-433-4876 1 U I j . Jan 7~ P. OB I ; : , The Cosmos 96 Question is :settled once and for all Olief Sdentist for Orbital [)Qbris at the NA5~ J Oh~son Space Center, Nicholas L. Johnson, who is recognized internationally a an authority on orbital debris and foreign space systems, has determined that Cosmos 6, the Russian Venera probe that has been considered a possible explanation for th\. Ked;sburg object for decadeS, did not land In Pennsylvania on the afternoon of ~ber, 9, 1965, Furthermore, he states that no other man·made object from any country'came down that day. j : Debris from Cosmos 96 has been a leadil"lg contender as an explanation for the Kecksburg object, due to the fact that it cam~ dawn e~rly that momlng over canada. Perhaps part ended up in Pennsylvania later, ~the theory went. The Air Force stated at the time that no space debris entered the a~osphere that day, and that all aircraft and missiles Wt:re accounted for. t . J , . Johnson examined the orbital data for Cosm'ds 96 and was able to calculatk when it would have passed over Pennsylvania ir it ha~ been In orbit that day. Theime, when it traveled from north to south, was at approximately 6:20 am. The Kecksbur. object came down at 4:45 p.m. "1 can tell you cate'gorically, that there is no way at any debris rrom COSmos 96 could have landed in PenflSylvaniCl anywhere arou d 4:45 p.m.," said Johnson in an Interview on October 10, 2003 .. "'That's an absolute. Orbital \ mechanics is very strict." The US Sp<lce Command reported in 1991 that Cosmos 96 crashed in Canada at 3:18 a.m. Johnson does not have information aboyt the lime of demise of Cosmos 96, but he did confirm that It was over canada at this time. I One part of Cosmos 96 could not have stayed in orbit until 4:45 p.m. after the object came apart hours earlier, as some had speculated. , Even more Intriguing, Johnson's data shows that no man-made object rrom any country entered our atmosphere and landed in PennsYlvania on the afternoon of December 9. Cosmos 96 was the only catalogued object that came down at all that day. He ~ys that anything not catalogued w.ould have been so~!'imall that it would hot have survived reentry. "I cannot absolutely confirm that it was not some completely unreported event, but the chances of that are virtually nil," SlIid' JotlilSOll. "You can't lau"ch something without somebOdy seeing it. By 1965 the USand Soviets were oath reporting their launches." The possibilily of a US reconnaissance satellite dropping a large film canister on that day has also been ruled out. These capsules were dropped following seqet missions over the Soviet Union. Data on these flights was recently de¢assifie<.J. By dleckmg launch and retrieval times, these capsules can also been .eliminated as a possible explal"lation for whut landed in Ked<sburg. r In 1965, unlike today, the US government did not have the techniCal means of detecting natural bodiest such as a meteor, suddenly coming into the earth's atmOsphere. The only record we: would have or sudl an event ~ould be witness reports. I RIP
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Over the past number of years a lo~ has been Jritten about a
cra sh of an obj@ct at KecJc:sburg, Penns . on."Dec.9, 1965, and the
m~vement of the recovered object to WPAFB. ~
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In the Sept.1993 issue of Qmt!.i Mr. James Oberg .~ hinted· that
the c~uoe of the crash wac thG SOv1et CO£mO$- 96 probe .
Follow i n~
my diocloliOure that Dr . Eric Walker , former ' President of Penn.
State Unive~sity, and former high ranking bovernment offici al
involved with the UFO situation from Lhe s't.art . had rusned to the
Ked:.sbllrg crash site -
Mr . Oberg again hin.ted .tholt '.-io.lkor
presence was ir:c.icative of the cra:'lh of CoomoD-96.
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Howev er ol.!!:'icg thl!;! i nr.ernet debate, rel ated t o Mr.
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theory, Mr . Oberg chose t o reltldin silenl!, except t.o s end me a
per!Onal E-mail questioning why I would t.('us t Soviet statements
on Cosmos - 96. Mr . ObeL'g chose r;o l .... a.ve the defence o f his
POsition to TRW physici st Dr. Michael Hofmeister, who
unfoL·tullately was 111 - prepa::-ed to defend Mr. Oberg ' s theory . Dr .
Ho f meister final ly admitted t hat he had never even read Mr .
Oberg's Omni article outlinino the theory. '
James Oberg has always been described as an exper~ on the Soviet
Space Program, and es a h~rd - line UPO eceptic. He has been vQry
vocal about:. the accuracy o f his inf ontt3t ion. · • I ' VQ' bQQn wai tl.ng , •
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t,'onfidence in his facts concerning UFOs, i '!- seemed st['ange that
Mr . Oberg chose t o s tay out O[ the deren c~ o~ his pet theory
relating to the Kecksburg crasb, leaving it for others no~ as
smart as himse lf to defend.
In preperation for a paper on the Kecksburg crash , I came ac rODS
a number of new pieces of infonl',a tion . .a.tno'ng those wa.s an i tem
that might explain why Mr . Oberg has been so silent about his
Cosmos - 96 theory so proudly displayed to t:.he worl d' in 1993. The
quote i9 from David Templeton ' s special inveStigat.ion into t.he
KElcksburq crash called *Th@ Uninvited" and! writ.ten up i n the
Pittcburg Press newpaper June 19, 1991 . The' qUote speaks for
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Even though informants told me that they ha . e sei~ the military recovery report on the
Kecksburg object, no such documents have e}er si.ufaccd. But many other documents that
concern Project MOONDUST have been relelLsed'by 'various agencies. Project
MOON DUST involved the government funcilons that dealt with the recovery of space
objects that survived re-entry through the Earth's atmosphere. A 1973 Stale Department
document released to New Mexico researchd Clifford Stone states that "The designator
MOONDlJST is used in cases involving the e\.am)oatio'n of non-US space objects or
objects of unknown origin."
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examination of space object debris. So far, no, NASA documents bavc bcenfcalCd
concerning the Keckshurg event, even thoug~ I h<l;ve receIved information
at a NASA
representative was sent (0 the site of the crash and interviewed some witnes
about the
incident.
1n October of 1994, a FOLA request was made to NASA Headquarters for information
that concerned the operational guidelines thar~ASA penolUlcl followed when involved
with cases that dealt with the recovery and examination of space material. I also
requested copies of all reports that would have invoh'ed NASA in these types of evenls
from 1960 through 1970. This search was iO include any sucb event that rOuld have
occurred within the United States or worldwide.
In April of 1995, I received a response to this~eques1. While I did not receive the
panicular material that I had requested, another document was sent that was quite
interesting, to say the least. The document, a records transmittal 3ud rec;;cipt form, !
released by NASA's HiMory office, discusses '~'NASA Fragology FHes consisting of
reports ofspace Objects recovery, arulysis of fragments to detcnnine national ownership
and vehicle origin." The single page paper was marked "highest classification
CVN.flDENTII\L, ' 0 tn;: {~lcu:;cd only upon 'nubori~lujon ofNA,5t\." Tbe single p:t.ge
contained a hand-written notation that stated "!Still at Fed. Records Center 9129/94."
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The document indicates tbat the reports for the Fragoiogy Files were made berwcen1962
and \967. Reports contained within tbe document are marked such as ·'F33· Venezuela
Object" and "Moon Dust - KA TOTO Estate. ' ~ The list of records begins with F I and ends
with f48 . Interestingly, there are gaps in the sequeacing of the reports listed in the
document.
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Upon receipt of this document, t quickly sent'll FOIA request to NASA Headquarters fOT
:I. copy of each report HJ;ted in the FragologyFiles .~ln May, 1995, NASA responded that I
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J:lC PUELIC Iff AIRS F",'7I3-483-aS76! , Jan ~ X'ILI P. 13 ; , l' , Records Center, I submitted the check and w en mnny months went by WIth no response. I left a message at NASA HClldqllAncrs in Ja&uary of 1996. Withjn a few daya I received a response. A letter dated January 22, 1996 st~tcs "We received your check ... for the retrieval of the two box.es that may have conthine4 documents you were seekinglfrom the Federal Records Center. I have been infonn~ by tbe program office that the Retkr<1s Center infonned them that those: boxes were ~cstrOyed prior to t6eir request:' I was disturbed to learn afthe destruction of lis fruormation. Even ifoo information on Kccksburg existed in these files. other imporlant historical records related to the J American and Soviet space program may bavb a15'0 been lost. I !1jQuesled that an , investigation be conducted intO tbe destrUcticfn of·the NASA FraAology ri~e rccords, In an AprtJ 15, 19961etter. NASA explained to &c: how its f'OL~ process worked. As part ofi this procen, the FOJA office asked the program office to bave the documenls retrie\led from the WashIngton National Records Cent.er. "I~ was al this point in the process of your I'equcst tbat lhu program office was informed~hftt Ibe records bad been destroyed," the letter stated. ~ ! . Accordini 10 the leller. after I had asked faT an inquiry into the reported destruction of the records, the Washington National Reeord~ Center a.ttempted ag!lln to locate the records. But after searching tbey still were Dot able to locate the file3. The leller staled ''''They (the National Records Ccnter) do not know if the records were destroyed or hJve just been misplaced." A letter from the Washington National Records Center to the NASA l'lcadquArtel'$ Records Manager dated March 28, 1996 stated "our records in catc tbal tbe boxes werc identified as miSSing in 1987 and have DOl been located since that date." NASA had no explanation for lhe notation on the: docwnen! staling Lb:n the records wcre still at Ihe Washington National Records Center in 1994, In other comspondence, NASA indicated that it could only "surmise this notation was in error." Since then, searches have been conducted at numerous NASA iJ~stallalions for rcc.ords concerning the NASA Fragology Files, No other references 10 the files have surfaced 50 far. I This appears to be a new terminology that otb"er re"SearChers and I hAd not encountered before. How the NASA Fragology Files relal~ to Project MOONDUST and possibly to r""port""n l.J'FO (l r ... hc !I i" op .. n. rol' .p~cul .. tion.~ It n\8)' b. only coincidoncc, but it i", intercsting to oote that 1987 was the year that!bod~ the first Kecksburg oyewitness who reportcd seeing the object on the ground came f(lfWard, lind therefore public interest in the case dramatically incrcased. This is also ~e year the files rcp~rtedlY dis,ppeared . • The question remains today: where are the NASA Fr3gology Files and Wb3t important information might they contain? Stan Gordon Jun., 2003 2 / RIP
Record
- Author / institution
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, FOIA office (released to The Black Vault)
- Date
- 2021
- Source type
- Government FOIA release
- Used for
- NASA's statement that the lawsuit's FOIA case file was destroyed under its NARA-approved retention schedule, leaving one folder, which is released (pp. 1, 16); Kecksburg/Cosmos 96 material in that folder (e.g. p. 218). Hosted on this site with a rights line (Raymond, 2026-11-12). Hosted on this site.
- Limitations
- Black Vault's copy of NASA's release; it includes filings and letters by the plaintiff and counsel, which remain their authors' work; the settlement order itself is not identified in it.
Link
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