Report of U.F.O. Crash in '47 Called False by Science Panel / UFO Group Wants Secret Documents

This document consists of two newspaper reports. The first, from The New York Times dated August 26, 1987, details the findings of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal regarding the 'Majestic 12' (MJ-12) documents. These documents, which claimed that President Truman established a secret unit to study a crashed flying saucer and alien bodies recovered in 1947, were declared 'clumsy counterfeits' by the committee. Phillip J. Klass, who led the investigation, noted that the documents contained anachronistic classification markings not in use during the Truman administration and were created by superimposing text onto an authentic Truman letter. The second report, from UPI dated February 15, 1982, covers a legal battle between a group called 'Citizens Against UFO Secrecy' and the National Security Agency (NSA). The group sought the release of 135 UFO-related documents under the Freedom of Information Act. The NSA refused, arguing that disclosure would reveal sensitive electronic monitoring and interception techniques. The case was dismissed by Judge Gerhard Gesell, whose decision was later upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals, citing the potential for the release to jeopardize national security.