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 requested in a January 12th letter without further justification.
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 affirmative or negative information in response to such inquiries when requested outside of official channels. The author concludes by asking Major Keyhoe to provide the specific reasons why he requires the requested information, suggesting that this would provide a basis for an appropriate reply. The document includes administrative markings indicating it was approved for release on November 24, 1978.
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 reason for his request.
Key Persons
- Major Donald E. KeyhoeDirector of NICAP