RELEASE 03 / USG-UAP-D001
USG-UAP-D001, Congressional, White House, UFO-related Constituent Correspondence, 1998
- File ID
- USG-UAP-D001
- Agency
- U.S. Government
- Release
- Release 03, 12 Jun 2026
- Event date
- 1998 (read as 1998; precision: year)
- Location
- Not given
- Type
- Redactions
- Yes, parts of the official copy are blacked out
The official record
Official copy at war.gov
Official summary, as published
This collection of documents, primarily from 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, or “UFOs.” These inquiries cover a diverse range of topics, including alleged UFO sightings by NASA astronauts, questions regarding the authenticity of photos collected during U.S. missions to Mars, alleged improper withholding of information by the U.S. Government, questions regarding the appropriateness of “UFO-related” governmental spending, and calls for congressional hearings regarding the nature and existence of “UFOs.” The official responses consistently state that, circa 1998, the U.S. Government is not aware of evidence supporting the existence of extraterrestrial technology, and that NASA does not actively investigate “UFOs.” The collection includes references to materials of both confirmed and unconfirmed authenticity, as provided by constituents, as well as references to historical, scientific literature addressing specific “UFO” sighting claims.
Named in this file
14 namesPeople, programs and institutions from The Legacy Program research board whose names appear in this file, found by exact spelling against a hand-checked list. A match says only that the file names them, not what part they play. People and programs lists every file that names each one.
- Tier B J. Allen Hynek person
Named in pages 25, 26, 27.
Astronomer; USAF scientific consultant 1948-1969
- Tier B Jacques F. Vallee person
Named in pages 25, 31.
Computer scientist and venture capitalist; ARPANET engineer; NIDS advisory board; materials-analysis researcher
- Tier A Robert "Bob" Lazar person
Named in page 33.
Los Alamos contract technician, 1982; claimant from 1989 of work on alien propulsion at a facility he calls S-4 near Papoose Lake; convicted Nevada felon, 1990
- Tier C Vladimir Georgievich Azhazha person
Named in page 38.
Former Soviet naval submariner; head of SOYUZUFOTSENTR, the USSR inter-industry ufology research centre
- Tier B Steven M. Greer person
Named in pages 53, 75.
Emergency physician; founder of CSETI (1990) and the Disclosure Project (1993); National Press Club event 9 May 2001
- Tier A Project Blue Book program
Named in pages 33, 65, 66, 80, 81.
Public-facing USAF UFO program (1952-1969)
- Tier A National Aeronautics and Space Administration institution
Named in the official summary and pages 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 39 more.
Civil space agency; host of the 2023 UAP Independent Study Team
- Tier C United States Senate institution
Named in pages 4, 41.
Upper chamber; author of every statutory UAP provision that has become law
- Tier B National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) institution
Named in pages 6, 8, 10.
Civilian UFO body incorporated in the District of Columbia, 1956; 1536 Connecticut Avenue NW
- Tier C Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) institution
Named in pages 11, 23.
US civilian UFO investigation network, founded 1969
- Tier C J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS) institution
Named in pages 26, 27.
Civilian research body founded 1973 by J. Allen Hynek, Chicago
- Tier A Central Intelligence Agency institution
Named in pages 31, 33, 38, 53.
Independent civilian foreign intelligence service; convener of the Robertson Panel
- Tier A EG&G (Edgerton, Germeshausen and Grier) institution
Named in page 34.
Nuclear test instrumentation and classified site services; Groom Lake support
- Tier B National Security Agency institution
Named in page 39.
Signals intelligence and cybersecurity agency; established 4 November 1952 by classified presidential memorandum
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