Department Washington, ER Segment Mr. John Greenewald, Jr. OCT 1-8 pin? Dear Mr. Greenewald: I refer to your emai] dated June 21, 2007, requesting the release of certain Department of State material under the Freedom of Information Act (Title 5 USC Section 552). (the principal of the Department International Environmental Scientific in the Central completed, the retrieval of 13 documents that appear responsive in the other file is continuing and we will let you know concluded. retrieved, determined may be released. A decision on one document requires interagency or intra- agency coordination. Much of the material you seek pre-dates 1975 and is now in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). You may wish to address a separate request to: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) National Archives at College Park Civilian Records Branch, Room 2600 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 ATTN: Ann Cummings, Chief. Information Department Washington, correspondence Sincerely, Information Enclosures: As stated, UNCLASSIFIED E2 CONFIDENTIAL RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 STATE 227792 ORIGIN PM-07 PM/AE:GOPLINGER/DS PM/AE:HGHANDYSIDE USAF/INY-MR. CONFIDENTIAL TAGS:PINR, TSPA, UN, IV SUBJECT: PROJECT MOONDUST APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES IDENTIFYING CHARACTERS IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS, EXAMINATION. CONCLUSIONS AUTHORITIES. CONCLUSION CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 227792 DEPARTMENT AUTITORITY: LD: 16 OCT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 3. FYI. OBJECT IS OF ROUTINE INTEREST TO US AGENCIES IN IMPRESSION COMMITMENT OF TEST REPORT. RE FINAL PARA, REF C, DEPT RECORDS INDI- ASTRONAUTS AND OBJECTS AGREEMENT; GOIC THEREFORE NOT LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY UNSYG AND LAUNCHING STATE. END FYI 4. REPORT REACTION. RUSH CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 STATE 221655 ORIGIN PM-07 INFO oOCcT-01 AF-10 ISO-00 CIAE-00 INR-10 NSAE-00 RSC-O01 DRAFTED BY PM/AE:HGHANDYSIDE/DS APPROVED BY PM/AE:HGHANDYSIDE DIA-MR. MCGAREY (SUBS) AF/W-MR. DARIS (SUBS) USAF-MR. FOLEY (SUBS) Soe sea Ses Sei Sse SSe= 088564 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 7602 AIG FT BELVOIR VA FID WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB CONAD ENT AFB SECRET STATE 221655 TAGS: PINR, TSPA, UN, IV SUBJECT: PROJECT MOON DUST 1. STATE 114584 (FEB 13, 1968) CONTAINED JOINT INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANDLING RETURNED SPACE OBJECTS. REVISED INTERAGENCY GUIDANCE SUPERCEDING 114584 WAS TRANSMITTED IN STATE AIRGRAM A-6343 DATED JULY 25, 1973. COPY WAS SENT EMBASSY INTERESTED INSTRUCTIONS 3. DIA CONCURS. RUSH PAGE 02 STATE 221655 DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY: UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED E6 RELEASED IN FULL ACTION PM-04 FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1887 S EC RET OTTAWA 4887 TAGS: PINR, TSPA, UN, CA REF: STATE 300075 IS REFERRED UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY FOR THREE YEARS. DEPARTMENT RECIRCULATE DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY: UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED E7 RELEASED IN FULL ACTION PM-04 FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1984 INFO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK FTD WPAFB OHIO CINCNORAD COLO SPRINGS COLO S EC RET OTTAWA 5022 TAGS: TSPA, UN, CA REF: STATE 300075 EMBOFF CALLED ON DR. LEGER PER REFTEL WHO IDENTIFIED POSSIBLE SPACE OBJECTS AS PROBABLY OLD, MELTED DOWN AUTOMOBILE TRANSMISSION PARTS. HOWEVER, GOC METALLURGIC LABS ARE STILL COM- PLETING STUDIES FOR FINAL VERIFICATION. IF IDENTIFICATION SHOULD BE ERRONEOUS, LEGER WILL INFORM EMBASSY AND USAF FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION. HE SAID HE HAD ALREADY ADVISED LATTER (MR. ARNOLD RIFFLE) OF PROBABLE IDENTITY. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT O TE HORITY: ROBERT R STRA? UNCLASSIFIED ACTION PM-04 FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2036 SECRET OTTAWA 0013 TAGS: PINR, TSPA, UN, CA UNCLASSIFIED E8 RELEASED IN FULL REF: A. OTTAWA 5022; B. STATE 001132 DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY: ID: 16 OCT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 STATE 001132 ORIGIN PM-04 DRAFTED BY PM/ISP:MAGMICHAUD :DLJ APPROVED BY PM/ISP: LHBROWN FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA SECRET STATE 001132 TAGS: PINR, TSPA, UN, CA INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ID: 16 OCT UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED E10 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 STATE 270471 ORIGIN NASA-02 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 ISO-00 OES-09 PM-05 I0-14 CIAE-00 DRAFTED BY NASA/LIC-17/BGGARNER:SS APPROVED BY OES/APT/SA:RBEDDINGTON NASA/MV/RFSCHMIDT NASA/AX/DWILLIAMSON NASA/LIC~17/WGBASTEDO EUR/NE:PETER REAMS FM, SECSTATE WASHDC LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 270471 TAGS: TSPA MOONDUST" REF: HAMILTON 436 LIKELIHOOD SPACECRAFT. CONFIRMATION EXAMINATION CONFIRMED, TO G. DYNAMICS FOR MATERIAL LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 STATE 270471 EXCESSIVE, DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY: CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 4. COST ESTIMATE SHOULD BE SENT SOONEST. WITH ACCEPTANCE OF ESTIMATE, NASA WILL PROVIDE DETAILED BILLING AND SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS. VANCE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Ell RELEASED IN FULL ACTION PM-05 INFO OCT-01 EA-10 ISO-00 OES-09 10-14 CIAE-00 INR-10 NSAE-00 INRE-00 DODE-00 NASA-01 L-03 EUR-12 MCE-00 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6600 S EC RET SECTION 01 OF 02 WELLINGTON 06093 TAGS: TSPA, NZ WELLINGTON DISCOVERED SPHERICAL, IDENTIFYING DEPARTMENT SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL COOPERATING EXAMINATION FRAGMENTS. LABORATORY CHRISTCHURCH RADIOACTIVE ATION AND ANALYSIS. APPARENTLY APPROXIMATELY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITY: UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DISCOVERED THEREFORE, REPORTEDLY MACHINERY. IN WELLINGTON. INFORMATION BY REFERENCED PRE-IMPACT OBSERVATIONS TRAJECTORY: UNCONFIRMED OBSERVATION 23 AND A NORTH TRAJECTORY. ATMOSPHERIC = (C) TIME OF IMPACT: UNKNOWN. THE FARMER, JOHN LOVETT, PROMINENTLY CONFIRMED, APPROXIMATE COORDINATES IMPACT AREA ARE 171-44EF AND 44-048. = (D) CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPACT AREA: UNKNOWN. DISCOVERING INSPECTION THE IMPACT AREAS.) - (3) IDENTIFYING MARKS: NONE APPARENT ON FIRST SPHERE. SECOND SPHERE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED FOR IDENTIFYING MARKS. DESCRIPTION APPROXIMATELY BY RE-ENTRY. UNCLASSIFIED : UNCLASSIFIED APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY RECTANGULAR, PROBABLY MOLTEN STEEL. PRELIMINARY MAGNESIUM; NOT RADIOACTIVE. PHOTOGRAPHS: PHOTOGRAPHS IF REQUESTED. ACTION PM-05 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6601 S EC RET SECTION 02 OF 02 WELLINGTON 06093 TRIANGULAR STATISTICAL SPACECRAFT CONSIDERED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED REINFORCED BAKER-NUNN SILICON-ALUMINUM SURPRISINGLY CONDITION, SPATTERING.) LIKELIHOOD POSSIBILITY OBSERVATION EQUATORIAL HEMISPEERES OBSERVABLE. INFORMATION. PROCEEDING ACCORDANCE DEPARTMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL ACCORDANCE SECRETARIAT. REQUESTED: INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION COORDINATED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED E12 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RELEASED IN FULL ACTION PM-05 INFO OCT-01 EA-10 Is0-00 SSO-00 INRE-00 NSCE-00 DOE-15 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6620 DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE INTELLIGENCE FTD WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH HQ ADCOM PETERSON AFB Co WELLINGTON TAGS: TSPA, NZ SUBJECT: MOONDUST: NEW ZEALAND REF: (A) WELLINGTON 06093 (NOTAL) ; (B) USDAG WELLINGTON 06108 DEPARTMENT SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIAL INTELLIGENCE SATISFACTION DISCOVERED DETERMINED REFTEL A'S REQUEST FOR ACTION IS CANCELLED. 2. DECONTROL UPON RECEIPT. LIMITED OFFICIAL USE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. REVIEW AUTHORITY; ROBERT R STRAND UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED E13 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE RELEASED IN FULL ACTION OES-09 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 JS0-00 NASA-01 /023 W FM AMCONSUL HAMILTON TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3068 TAGS: TSPA, BD