SUBJECT: AQUARIUS DOCUMENTS                                  FILE: UFO1765

PART 5




             CUFON - UFO INFORMATION SERVICE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

                  FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DOCUMENT FILES
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Mr. Peter L. Clarke                                      5 December 1983
KOB Television
4 Broadcast Plaza SW
PO Box 1351
Albuquerque NM 87103

Dear Mr. Clarke

This  is in  reference  to your  Freedom  of Information  Act  request fo  18
November 1983 requesting access to information regarding photographs taken by
Paul Bennewitz in 1980 near Kirtland AFB.

The only information we  have in our files regarding this  incident is a copy
of a message, originator unknown, which  apparently was placed in circulation
in at least three cities in the  U.S.  This message discusses analysis of UFO
photographs, and, while it does not mention who the photographer was, it does
mention the name  Bennewitz.  The purported originator, the  Air Force Office
of Special Investigations, has reviewed the  message and confirmed that it is
a hoax.  While the Air Force Intelligence Service is listed as a recipient of
the message,  we hve  no record of  ever receiving it  from AFOSI.   The copy
which we have in  our files was forwarded to us  by the organization Citizens
Against UFO Secrecy.

We are attaching a copy of the document as we received it.  We have, however,
removed the bogus  security markings so as  not to alarm any  recipients.  We
are also attaching other documents created by  this agency as a result of the
bogus message.  These  documents have previously been released  to the public
through the Freedom of Information Act.

For  your  further information,  this  agency  collected information  on  UFO
sightings  for  a  few  years.   However, our  interest  in  this  topic  was
discontinued in  the mid-1970's and our  UFO records were transferred  to the
General Services  Administration for inclusion  in Project Blue  Book.  These
records are available for public inspection through the National Archives and
Records Service, Modern  Military Branch, 8th and  Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
Washington DC 20408.

Sincerely                                3 Atch
                                         1-3.  Docs on UFO Incident

SUSAN COOKSEY
Freedom of Information Manager
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