Maine, 1998: senadora Snowe leva à NASA dúvidas de eleitores sobre fotos de Marte, UFOs e abduções

[manuscrito: 1320.4 Aeronautics: UFO] Headquarters Action Tracking System (HATS) INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE ACTION ID Number: L/1998-00407. Title: WARD/Sen Snowe fwds ltr from (b)(6), who's interested in U.F.O. and the recent Mars photo. Recipient: L/Heffernan. Author: SNOWE. Organization: SENATE. Date Written: 05/18/1998. Date Received: 05/26/1998. Date Signed: 06/24/1998. Date Closed: 06/24/1998. Action Office: L/Ward:S. >>Current Due Date: 06/18/1998<<. Status: Closed. Signature Office: L/Heffernan. Info Offices: L/Heffernan, L/Heninger, L/Kerwin. Abstract: SEN SNOWE FWDS LTR FROM (b)(6) OF STOCKINGTON, MAINE, WHO'S INTERESTED IN U.FO.'S AND THE RECENT PHOTOS OF MARS WHICH WERE RECENTLY RELEASED. Comments: [em branco]. Enclosures: NO. Keywords: (b)(6) MAINE U.F.O. MARS. File Plan: 1320.4. Analyst: BMoore. 06/24/1998. Page 1 of 1

[manuscrito: yellow] JUN 24 1998. L:ATW:mtg:L/1998-407f. 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 "0 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.jpl.nasa.gov. We appreciate your interest in these matters, and trust this information will be helpful to you in responding to (b)(6). Sincerely, [carimbo: Original signed by Lynn W. Heninger] Edward Heffernan, (Acting) Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs. ecc: S/Ruth Netting, LB/Barbara Cherry. Sent to Mark Berumen @ Hill Office (250 SROB). [manuscrito: 6/22/98, rubricas]

[papel timbrado] Olympia J. Snowe, Maine, Counsel to the Assistant Majority Leader, 250 Russell Senate Office Building, (202) 224-5344. United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-1903. Committees: Armed Services; Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Chair of Oceans and Fisheries Subcommittee; Small Business. May 18, 1998. Mr. Lawrence E. Medway, Director, Congressional Inquiries Division, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, 300 E. Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20546. Dear Mr. Medway: I am writing to you regarding the concerns of my constituent, (b)(6) of Stonington, Maine. (b)(6) is interested in U.F.O.'s and the recent photos of Mars which were recently released. (b)(6) is not convinced with the authenticity of the recently released Mariner photographs. Further, he questions the authenticity based on the picture only having 75 shades of grey, rather than the 256 it is supposed to have. Any information you could provide which would help me address his concerns would be appreciated. Thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely, [assinatura] Olympia J. Snowe, United States Senator. OJS:mjb. [rodapé com endereços dos escritórios no Maine]

L98-407 - Sen. Snowe. Enclosed is a fact sheet entitled "The US Government and Unidentified Flying Objects." As stated in the second paragraph of the Fact Sheet, Congress, in 1993, directed NASA to end its search program. [riscado: Today the search for extraterrestrials is conducted through The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI Institute) in Mountain View, CA.] As for your interest in the recent photos of Mars taken from our Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), not the Mariner, these images are received on Earth in digital format, meaning "0 and 1". NASA does not tamper with these images. However, the images do require computer processing before they are suitable for public viewing. All images and other instrument data obtained from the MGS will be deposited in a publicly accessible archive, and they will then be available to everyone, scientists and citizens alike, who wants to examine them and draw their own individual conclusions. You can access all the images currently released from the following website: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/. We appreciate your interest in this matter and trust this information will be useful to you.

ACTION REQUIRED. CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY. Office of Legislative Affairs, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546. DATE: May 26, 1998. PAGES, if faxed: 3. TO: S/Ruth Netting. PHONE: [em branco]. FAX: [em branco]. [De:] Anne Ward. PHONE: (202) 358-1946. FAX: (202) 358-4343. Action assigned to: S/Ruth Netting. Due date: June 9, 1998. Information copies: [em branco]. Action number/Member: L98-407 - Sen. Snowe. INSTRUCTIONS: Please prepare a draft reply to the attached Congressional inquiry and send it via electronic mail to the following address: [endereço eletrônico] or send a copy of your reply on a diskette to the attention of Anne Ward. If you need clarification of this assignment or additional time to prepare this reply, please contact Anne Ward. MESSAGE: Ruth, If you answer this before June 1, please send answer to me. Thanks. Helen

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Headquarters Action Tracking System (HATS) INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE ACTION ID Number: L/1998-00407. Title: Sen Snowe fwds ltr from (b)(6), who's interested in U.F.O. and the recent Mars photo. Recipient: L/Heffernan. Author: SNOWE. Organization: SENATE. Action Office: LD/Rothman:P. Status: Open. Date Written: 05/18/1998. Date Received: 05/26/1998. >>Current Due Date: 06/18/1998<<. Signature Office: L/Heffernan. Info Offices: L/Heffernan, L/Heninger, L/Kerwin. Abstract: SEN SNOWE FWDS LTR FROM (b)(6) OF STOCKINGTON, MAINE, WHO'S INTERESTED IN U.FO.'S AND THE RECENT PHOTOS OF MARS WHICH WERE RECENTLY RELEASED. Comments: [em branco]. Enclosures: NO. Keywords: (b)(6) STONINGTON, MAINE U.F.O. MARS. File Plan: [em branco]. Analyst: BMoore. 05/26/1998. Page 1 of 1

[manuscrito: rubricas e data] DRAFT. L:ATW:mtg:L/1998-407f. The Honorable Olympia J. Snowe, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510. Dear Senator Snowe: 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 "0 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.jpl.nasa.gov. We appreciate your interest in these matters, and trust this information will be helpful to you in responding to (b)(6). Sincerely, Edward Heffernan, (Acting) Associate Administrator for Legislative Affairs

ecc: S/Ruth Netting, LB/Barbara Cherry. Sent to Mark Berumen @ Hill Office (250 SROB)

[manuscrito: 1320.4 Aeronautics: UFO] Headquarters Action Tracking System (HATS) INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE ACTION ID Number: L/1998-00415. Title: ROTHMAN/Sen Snowe fwds ltr from (b)(6), who's interested in U.F.O.'s sightings and abductions. Recipient: L/Heffernan. Author: SNOWE. Organization: SENATE. Date Written: 05/13/1998. Date Received: 05/27/1998. Date Signed: 05/27/1998. Date Closed: 05/27/1998. Action Office: LD/Rothman:P. >>Current Due Date: 06/17/1998<<. Status: Closed. Signature Office: L/Heffernan. Info Offices: L/Heffernan, L/Heninger, L/Kerwin. Abstract: SEN SNOWE FWDS LTR FROM (b)(6) WHO'S INTERESTED IN UFO'S SIGHTINGS AND ABDUCTIONS. Comments: Helen spoke w/staffer referring him to Air Force; fwded fax sheet on UFOs. Enclosures: YES LTR. Keywords: (b)(6) U.F.O. SIGHTINGS ABDUCTION. File Plan: 1320.4. Analyst: BMoore. 05/27/1998. Page 1 of 1

[logotipo da NASA] Date: [manuscrito: 5/27/98]. Time: [manuscrito: 2:05]. To: [manuscrito: Mark Berumen]. Phone#: [em branco]. Fax#: [manuscrito: 224-1946]. From: Helen Rothman, Director, Congressional Inquiries Division, Office of Legislative Affairs. Voice#: (202) 358-1943. Fax#: (202) 358-4343. Message: [manuscrito: Mark - Fact sheet per our conversation. Helen Rothman]. Number of Pages [em branco] including cover

The US Government and Unidentified Flying Objects [cabeçalho da impressão: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/facts/HTML/FS-017-HQ.html] NASA Facts [carimbo: FILE COPY] National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA Headquarters, Public Affairs Office, Code P, 300 E Street SW, Washington DC 20546. FS-1997-01-017-HQ. The US Government and Unidentified Flying Objects. No branch of the United States Government is currently involved with or responsible for investigations into the possibility of alien life on other planets or for investigating Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's). The US Air Force (USAF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have had intermittent, independent investigations of the possibility of alien life on other planets; however, none of these has produced factual evidence that life exists on other planets, nor that UFO's are related to aliens. From 1947 to 1969, the Air Force investigated UFO's; then in 1977, NASA was asked to examine the possibility of resuming UFO investigations. After studying all of the facts available, it was determined that nothing would be gained by further investigation, since there was an absence of tangible evidence. In October 1992, NASA was directed by Congress to begin a detailed search for artificial radio signals from other civilizations under the NASA Towards Other Planetary Systems (TOPS)/High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS) program (also known as the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project). Congress directed NASA to end this project in October 1993, citing pressures on the US Federal budget. The HRMS did not detect any confirmed signal before it was stopped. However, similar work will continue in a more limited manner through efforts of private groups and through academic institutions. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI Institute) in Mountain View, CA, effectively replaced the Government project, borrowing the signal processing system from NASA. The SETI Institute is a nonprofit corporation conducting research in a number of fields including all science and technology aspects of astronomy and planetary sciences, chemical evolution, the origin of life, biological evolution, and cultural evolution. During several space missions, NASA astronauts have reported phenomena not immediately explainable; however, in every instance NASA determined that the observations could not be termed "abnormal" in the space environment. The 1947 to 1969 USAF investigations studied UFO's under Project Blue Book. The project, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was terminated December 17, 1969. Of the total of 12,618 sightings reported to Project Blue Book, 701 remain "unidentified." The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on an evaluation of a report prepared by the University of Colorado entitled, "Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects;" a review of the University of Colorado's report by the National Academy of Sciences; previous UFO studies; and Air Force experience investigating UFO reports during the 1940's, '50's and '60's. As a result of experience, investigations, and studies since 1948, the conclusions of Project Blue Book were: (1) no UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force was ever a threat to our national security; (2) there was no evidence submitted to, or discovered by, the Air Force that sightings categorized as "unidentified" represented technological developments or principles beyond the range of modern scientific knowledge; and (3) there was no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidentified" were extraterrestrial vehicles. With the termination of Project Blue Book, the USAF regulation establishing and controlling the program for investigating and analyzing UFO's was rescinded. Documentation regarding the former Project Blue Book investigation was permanently transferred to the Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Service, in Washington, DC 20408, and is available for public review and analysis. Since the termination of Project Blue Book, nothing has occurred that would support a resumption of UFO investigations by the USAF or NASA. Given the current environment of steadily decreasing defense and space budgets, it is unlikely that the Air Force or NASA will become involved in this type of costly project in the foreseeable future. Since neither NASA nor the Air Force is engaged in day-to-day UFO research, neither one reviews UFO-related articles intended for publication, evaluates UFO-type spacecraft drawings, or accepts accounts of UFO sightings or applications for employment in the field of aerial phenomena investigation. UFO Points of Contact. 1. For further information on the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, please contact the SETI Institute, 2035 Landings Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043, (415) 960-4530. 2. News media requiring Project Blue Book files should contact the National Archives Public Affairs Office, (202) 501-5525. Public queries should be addressed to the Project Blue Book archivist at (202) 501-5385. For queries not related to Project Blue Book, contact the National Archives receptionist at (202) 501-5400. Documentation is available from: Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Service, Eighth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408. 3. The Air Force publication, "The Roswell Report: Fact vs. Fiction in the New Mexico Desert," a lengthy document providing all of the details available from the Air Force on the Roswell incident, is available for $52 from the US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328. 4. There are a number of universities and professional scientific organizations that have considered UFO phenomena during periodic meetings and seminars. A list of private organizations interested in aerial phenomena may be found in Gale's Encyclopedia of Associations. 5. Persons wishing to report UFO sightings are advised to contact law enforcement agencies.

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[papel timbrado] Olympia J. Snowe, Maine, Counsel to the Assistant Majority Leader, 250 Russell Senate Office Building, (202) 224-5344. United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-1903. May 13, 1998. Mr. Lawrence E. Medway, Director, Congressional Inquiries Division, National Aeronautic and Space Administration, 300 E. Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20546. Dear Mr. Medway: I am writing to you regarding the concerns of my constituent, (b)(6) of Portland, Maine. (b)(6) is interested in U.F.O. sightings and abductions. I have enclosed a copy of his correspondence for your review. Any information you could provide which would help me answer his questions would be appreciated. Thank you for your time and attention. Sincerely, [assinatura] Olympia J. Snowe, United States Senator. OJS:mjb. [rodapé com endereços dos escritórios no Maine]

[manuscrito: 437983 msa] [carimbo: APR 01 1998] FEBUARY 22 1998. TIME- 9:11am. Dear Senitor Olyimpia Snow, My name is (b)(6) I'm from Portland, Maine. I'm 12 years old. (b)(6). I heard about the fredom of information act. I would be so grateful it you could get any or all government documents released on the Roswell crash. I'm a U.F.O. researcher. I have heard about the following U.F.O. sightings and abductions: 1. LAS LUNAS, NEW MEXICO LATE JUNE 1977 11:30A.M. 2. SHIROYAMA, KAWANOE CITY JAPAN FEB/2/75 16:00 MILITARY TIME. 3. WAIKIKI BEACH, HONOLULU, HAWAII MARCH/15/93 12:00 P.M. 4. COLFAX, WISCONSIN APRIL/19/78 13:30 MILITARY TIME. 5. DENVER, COLARODO MAY/1991 AFTERNOON. 6. BARCELONA, SPAIN JUNE/1978 SUNDOWN. 7. MONTEMORELOS, NUEVA LEON, MEXICO SUMMER OF 1994 AFTERNOON. 8. VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA OCTOBER/17/1992. 9. GULF BREEZ, FLORADA SEPTEMBER/24/1994 18:50 MILITARY TIME. 10. ZACATELCO, TLAXCALA, MEXICO OCTOBER/31/1991. 11. VIBORG, JUTLAND, DENMARK NOVEMBER/17/74 9:00 A.M. 12. COCOYOC, MORELOS, MEXICO NOVEMBER/3/73 9:00 A.M. 13. BELJUM MIDNIGHT. 14. MT. KIDTARDIN, MAINE MIDNIGHT 3 CAMPERS WERE ABDUCTED. 15. GROOM LAKE NEVADA AREA 51 FREQUNTLY. As you have read I do know alot aboout U.F.O'S. I also knoew in RIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO THERE KEEPING ALIENS AND CRAFT IN HANGER 18. THERE IS ALSO A GOVERNMENT AGENCY CALLED M.J.12. I know that U.F.O'S visit america frequntly and our government knows about it. Soon every political persons are going to get a pitition from a high school in New Hampshire to have information on the Roswell crash released to the public. I have heard roomers that at HULAMAN AIR FORCE BASE A U.F.O. LANDED AND THE HIGH RANKING PERSON AT THE BASE TALKED TO THE ALIEN. The government made a big mistake by letting Aliens into the country and can do nothing about it. sincerly, (b)(6). P.S. I'm including my address, phone number, and P.O. box. [carimbo: NOT FAXED / RECEIVED APR 07 1998]

Headquarters Action Tracking System (HATS) INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE ACTION ID Number: L/1998-00415. Title: ROTHMAN/Sen Snowe fwds ltr from (b)(6) who's interested in U.F.O.'s sightings and abductions. Recipient: L/Heffernan. Author: SNOWE. Organization: SENATE. Date Written: 05/13/1998. Date Received: 05/27/1998. Action Office: LD/Rothman:P. >>Current Due Date: 06/17/1998<<. Status: Open. Signature Office: L/Heffernan. Info Offices: L/Heffernan, L/Heninger, L/Kerwin. Abstract: SEN SNOWE FWDS LTR FROM (b)(6) WHO'S INTERESTED IN UFO'S SIGHTINGS AND ABDUCTIONS. Comments: [em branco]. Enclosures: YES LTR. Keywords: (b)(6) U.F.O. SIGHTINGS ABDUCTION. File Plan: [em branco]. Analyst: BMoore. [manuscrito: Mark Berumen staffer (Hill); 4-1946] 05/27/1998. Page 1 of 1