U-80,841/SVI-FOIA

Mr. John Greenewald

Dear Mr. Greenewald:

This responds to your request under the Freedom of Information Act dated 26 October 1996. Therein you requested records dated from 1979 through 1989 concerning Unidentified Flying Objects.

You were previously furnished with all releasable records dated 1979 in response to your request dated 16 September 1996, case number 0703-96. A search of DIA's systems of records for documents from 1980 through 1989 located I 1 documents responsive to the subject of your request. Enclosed for your use is one document with only administrative markings withheld.

Upon review, it was determined some portions of six documents are not releasable. The portions withheld are exempt from release pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(6), Freedom of Information Act. Subsection (b)(1) applies to information properly classified under the criteria provided by Executive Order 12958. Subsection (b)(2) applies to information which pertains solely to the internal rules and practices of the Agency. Subsection (b)(6) applies to information which if released would constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of other individuals.

All reasonably segregable portions of the documents are attached hereto. All substantive portions of the remaining four documents are not releasable. The information withheld is exempt from release pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(6), Freedom of Information Act.

There are no reasonably segregable portions of this exempt material. You are advised that a requester may appeal, within 60 days, an initial decision to withhold a record or part thereof. Should you wish to exercise this right, you may do so by referring to case #0811-96 and addressing your appeal to:

Defense Intelligence Agency
ATTN: SVI-1 (FOIA)
Washington, D.C. 20340-5100


Sincerely,

ROBERT P RICHARDSON
Chief, Freedom of Information Act Staff

Defense Intelligence Agency UFO Files from 1979-1989