USG-UAP-D001, Congressional, White House, UFO-related Constituent Correspondence, 1998

1998

Declassified

Editorial summary

This collection, mostly from 1998, contains draft and final correspondence from the White House and offices of members of Congress responding to constituent inquiries about unidentified flying objects. The inquiries cover alleged sightings by NASA astronauts, questions about the authenticity of Mars mission photos, claims of withheld information, concerns about UFO-related spending, and calls for congressional hearings. The official responses consistently state that, as of about 1998, the U.S. Government was not aware of evidence supporting extraterrestrial technology and that NASA did not actively investigate UFOs.

Editorial summary written by govweird from the declassified document text. The official government description follows below.

Government description

This collection of documents, primarily from 1998, contains draft and final correspondence from the White House and the offices of members of Congress responding to constituent inquiries about Unidentified Flying Objects, or “UFOs.” These inquiries cover a diverse range of topics, including alleged UFO sightings by NASA astronauts, questions regarding the authenticity of photos collected during U.S. missions to Mars, alleged improper withholding of information by the U.S. Government, questions regarding the appropriateness of “UFO-related” governmental spending, and calls for congressional hearings regarding the nature and existence of “UFOs.” The official responses consistently state that, circa 1998, the U.S. Government is not aware of evidence supporting the existence of extraterrestrial technology, and that NASA does not actively investigate “UFOs.” The collection includes references to materials of both confirmed and unconfirmed authenticity, as provided by constituents, as well as references to historical, scientific literature addressing specific “UFO” sighting claims.

Caption issued by the U.S. Department of War on war.gov/ufo. Verbatim, unedited.

Originating agency

U.S. Government

Record type

PDF

Incident date

1998

Incident location

Unspecified

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