Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Freedom of Information Act Response to John Greenewald, Jr. (1996)
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AI-Generated Summary
The Defense Intelligence Agency responded to a FOIA request for UFO records from 1969-1979, identifying 16 responsive documents. The agency released 12 documents while withholding portions of others based on national security, internal agency practices, and personal privacy exemptions.
This document is a formal response from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to John Greenewald, Jr., regarding his Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated 16 September 1996. The request sought records from 1969 to 1979 concerning Unidentified Flying Objects. The DIA conducted a search of its systems and identified 16 documents responsive to the request. One of these documents had been previously provided to the requester under a separate case, number 0591-96. The DIA enclosed 12 documents for the requester, noting that only administrative markings had been withheld. Additionally, the agency informed the requester that portions of two documents were not releasable, citing exemptions under 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(6). These exemptions pertain to information properly classified under Executive Order 12958, information regarding internal agency rules and practices, and information that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The letter also provided instructions for the requester to appeal the decision within 60 days, referencing case #0703-96.
Subsection (b)( 1) applies to infollllation properly classified under the criteria provided by Executive Order 12958.
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Official Assessment
The Defense Intelligence Agency located 16 documents responsive to a request for records from 1969 to 1979 concerning Unidentified Flying Objects. Twelve documents were provided with administrative markings withheld, while portions of two documents were withheld under 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(6).
Key Persons
- John GreenewaldRequester