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- CUFON - UFO INFORMATION SERVICE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
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- FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DOCUMENT FILES
- __________________________________________________________________________
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- Mr. Peter L. Clarke 5 December 1983
- KOB Television
- 4 Broadcast Plaza SW
- PO Box 1351
- Albuquerque NM 87103
-
- Dear Mr. Clarke
-
- This is in reference to your Freedom of Information Act request fo 18
- November 1983 requesting access to information regarding photographs taken by
- Paul Bennewitz in 1980 near Kirtland AFB.
-
- The only information we have in our files regarding this incident is a copy
- of a message, originator unknown, which apparently was placed in circulation
- in at least three cities in the U.S. This message discusses analysis of UFO
- photographs, and, while it does not mention who the photographer was, it does
- mention the name Bennewitz. The purported originator, the Air Force Office
- of Special Investigations, has reviewed the message and confirmed that it is
- a hoax. While the Air Force Intelligence Service is listed as a recipient of
- the message, we hve no record of ever receiving it from AFOSI. The copy
- which we have in our files was forwarded to us by the organization Citizens
- Against UFO Secrecy.
-
- We are attaching a copy of the document as we received it. We have, however,
- removed the bogus security markings so as not to alarm any recipients. We
- are also attaching other documents created by this agency as a result of the
- bogus message. These documents have previously been released to the public
- through the Freedom of Information Act.
-
- For your further information, this agency collected information on UFO
- sightings for a few years. However, our interest in this topic was
- discontinued in the mid-1970's and our UFO records were transferred to the
- General Services Administration for inclusion in Project Blue Book. These
- records are available for public inspection through the National Archives and
- Records Service, Modern Military Branch, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
- Washington DC 20408.
-
- Sincerely 3 Atch
- 1-3. Docs on UFO Incident
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- SUSAN COOKSEY
- Freedom of Information Manager
- _____________________________________________________________________________