Forest Service FOIA Response 2017-FS-WO-00542-F Regarding UFO Records

This document is a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) response from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service to John Greenwald, Jr., dated February 7, 2017. The request, assigned tracking number 2017-FS-WO-00542-F, sought records of UFO reports received by the Forest Service. The agency conducted a search of its Washington Office and various National Forest regions, resulting in the release of 18 pages of records, some of which were partially redacted under FOIA Exemptions 6 and 7(C) to protect personal privacy and law enforcement identities. The provided records include various internal communications and reports. One set of documents details a 2013 report of a 'secret government installation' in the Salt River Canyon area, involving claims of aliens and detached heads. Another section provides historical information regarding the 680th AC & W Squadron at Yaak Air Base, including a 1952 radar sighting of a 'dark, cigar shaped object.' Additionally, the package contains a WildCAD incident report from 2016 regarding a 'meteorite' smoke check, and correspondence from 2013 concerning a fire in the Massanutten Range, Virginia, which was investigated for potential links to 'flaming space junk' but ultimately attributed to lightning. The document also includes handwritten notes from a 2012 fire briefing and a map of the Yaak Air Base site.