Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Letter from Laurance S. Rockefeller to President William J. Clinton regarding the lifting of secrecy on information about extraterrestrial intelligence
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Laurance S. Rockefeller wrote to President Clinton in 1995 urging the declassification of government information regarding UFOs and extraterrestrial intelligence. He proposed appointing a coordinator and granting amnesty to officials to facilitate the release of this information.
This document consists of a faxed cover sheet and a draft letter dated November 1, 1995, from Laurance S. Rockefeller to President William J. Clinton. The correspondence advocates for the lifting of government secrecy regarding extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). Rockefeller, citing his interest in the relationship between science and religion, requests that the President use the ongoing government classification review to address the withholding of information on UFOs. He argues that the public believes federal agencies possess substantial information on the existence or non-existence of UFOs that is being unnecessarily withheld under the guise of national security. Rockefeller proposes three specific actions: prioritizing the review of ETI and UFO information, appointing a coordinator for this information (suggesting Science Advisor Jack Gibbons for the role), and granting amnesty to federal employees who possess information on ETI or UFOs. The document includes an enclosure titled 'UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS BRIEFING DOCUMENT: THE BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE,' presented by CUFOS, FUFOR, and MUFON.
It is widely believed that various agencies of the federal government have substantial information concerning the existence or non-existence of UFOs, and that it has been unnecessarily withheld from the public as classified for reasons of national security.
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Key Persons
- William J. ClintonPresident of the United States
- Jack GibbonsScience Advisor