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

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L:ATW:mtg: U1998-407f
The Honorable Olympia J. Snowe
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Snowe:
Thank you for your May 18, 1998, letter on behalf of (b) (6} __
regarding
Unidentified Flying Objects and his concern over the "authenticity of the recently
released Mariner photographs."
There are no recently released Mariner photographs. We assume (b) (6
is
referring to the images taken from our Mars Global Surveyor (MGS). NASA does not
tamper with images received from MGS. These images are received on Earth in digital
format, meaning "O and 1". NASA merely translates these digital images, using
computer processing, into actual images. All images and other instrument data is
deposited in a publicly accessible archive within six months after receipt where they are
available to everyone. All the images currently released can be found on the Internet at
http://photojournal.jp1. nasa.gov.
We appreciate your interest in these matters, and trust this information will be helpful to
you in responding to {6) (6)
Sincerely,
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Edward Heffernan
(Acting) Associate Administrator
for Legislative Affairs
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S/Ruth Netting
LB/Barbara Cherry
Sent to Mark Berumen @ Hill Office (250 SROB)
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