Affidavit of Eugene F. Yeates
Summary
This report is an affidavit by Eugene F. Yeates of the NSA, filed in 1980 as part of the Citizens Against UFO Secrecy v. NSA case. It outlines the NSA's process for reviewing UFO-related documents, including their search methods and the legal reasons for withholding certain information under FOIA exemptions.
Key highlights
Yeates states he is responsible for processing FOIA requests at the NSA.p.1
“I am the Chief, Office of Policy, of the National Security Agency (NSA).”
The NSA received referrals from the CIA concerning UFO-related documents.p.2
“This Agency received four separate referrals... from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) concerning NSA documents.”
The NSA denied the release of documents, citing national security exemptions.p.3
“the information is classified in its entirety and therefore exempt from release.”
Yeates mentions that 79 documents were referred to various agencies for response.p.4
“A total of seventy-nine documents were referred to various agencies.”
Outliers
Yeates indicates that some documents were classified as Top Secret due to their sensitive nature.p.9
“certain of the records were properly classified Top Secret pursuant to Executive Order 10501.”
Source
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