Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence to Major Donald E. Keyhoe regarding inquiry
AI-Generated Summary
A 1959 letter from an Executive Officer to Major Donald E. Keyhoe of NICAP, declining to provide information without a stated justification for the request.
This document is a formal letter dated January 27, 1959, addressed to Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret), in his capacity as the Director of NICAP. The letter, signed by J. S. Earmon, Executive Officer, serves as a response to a previous inquiry made by Major Keyhoe on January 12, 1959. In the letter, Earmon informs Keyhoe that the agency does not typically release information, whether affirmative or negative, to parties outside of official channels. The author requests that Keyhoe provide a justification for his inquiry so that the agency may determine if there is a basis for providing an appropriate reply.
As you can readily understand we do not normally pass, outside of official channels, either affirmative or negative information in response to an inquiry such as yours.
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Official Assessment
As you can readily understand we do not normally pass, outside of official channels, either affirmative or negative information in response to an inquiry such as yours.
The agency declines to provide information to Major Keyhoe without a stated justification for the request.
Key Persons
- Major Donald E. KeyhoeDirector of NICAP