Summary
This collection, mostly from 1998, gathers draft and final correspondence from the White House and members of Congress responding to constituent inquiries about UFOs. Topics include alleged sightings by NASA astronauts, the authenticity of Mars mission photos, claims of government information withholding, UFO-related spending, and calls for congressional hearings. The official responses consistently state that the U.S. Government was not aware of evidence for extraterrestrial technology and that NASA does not actively investigate UFOs.
Detail
This collection of documents, primarily dating to 1998, contains draft and final correspondence from the White House and the offices of members of Congress responding to constituent inquiries about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The inquiries span a range of topics, including alleged UFO sightings by NASA astronauts, the authenticity of photos from U.S. Mars missions, claims that the government was improperly withholding information, questions about the appropriateness of UFO-related government spending, and calls for congressional hearings on the existence of UFOs.
The official responses consistently state that, around 1998, the U.S. Government was not aware of evidence supporting the existence of extraterrestrial technology, and that NASA does not actively investigate UFOs. The collection references materials of both confirmed and unconfirmed authenticity supplied by constituents, as well as historical scientific literature addressing specific sighting claims. The record was released through the PURSUE declassification.
