Congressional, White House, UFO-related Constituent Correspondence, 1998

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SEP - 4 1998
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The Honorable Charles E. Grassley
United States Senate
Washington, DC 2051 0
Dear Senator Grassley:
Thank you for your letter of August 3, 1998, on behalf of(b <5)
who
is requesting information about the possible sightings of Unidentified Flying
Objects (U FOs) by NASA astronauts.
Over the years there have been many objects sighted by the astronauts during
space missions. Most of these items were later identified by photographs or
NORAD records as material from launch vehicles or spacecraft or were such
items as water droplets. No unidentified materials were seen on missions to the
moon. The Air Force, in the interest of national security, received and
investigated all reports for many years but has discontinued this activity. NASA
has no program for investigating UFOs and has not withheld information on
sightings.
In 1976, James Oberg thoroughly researched the UFO/astronaut allegations and
published an article about it in SEARCH magazine. We are enclosing that
article for (b) (6)
)nformation. In addition, enclosed is a NASA Fact Sheet
which summarizes the current status of NASA's involvement in UFO
investigations.
We trust this information will aid you in responding to(b) 6)
inquiry.
Sincerely,
Edward Heffernan
Associate Administrator
for Legislative Affairs
Enclosures