NRC FOIA Response 2017-0368 Regarding UFO Records

This document is a response from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted by John Greenewald on March 23, 2017. The request sought all documents collected by the NRC regarding UFOs from 1975 to the date of the request. The NRC response indicates that they have withheld certain information pursuant to FOIA exemptions, specifically citing Exemption 7(C) regarding personal privacy and identifying information. The provided document package includes internal NRC records related to previous allegations involving UFOs or unidentified objects. These include Allegation RIV-2010-A-0101, which concerns a report from a former security officer at the Cooper Nuclear Station regarding an unidentified flying object observed near the facility between 1986 and 1989. The NRC investigated this by searching their corrective action program records but found no entries. Another included record is Allegation RIV-1998-A-0207, involving an individual who expressed concerns about low-level radiation and UFO sightings, which the NRC determined did not fall within their jurisdiction. Finally, the package contains records for Allegation RIV-1997-A-0018, where an individual alleged that the Department of Defense had been flying nuclear-powered crafts referred to as UFOs in New Mexico. The NRC concluded that these matters were outside their regulatory jurisdiction and advised the individual to contact the Department of Energy or Department of Defense. The document package serves as a compilation of the NRC's internal handling of various citizen allegations related to UAP/UFO topics over several decades.