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NASA Ordered to Review Its Records for Data on "UFO" Sighting

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· Story link A recent settlement in a four-year old Freedom of Information Act suit requires NASA to meticulously comb…
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A recent settlement in a four-year old Freedom of Information Act suit requires NASA to meticulously comb its files for documents about what many residents of Kecksburg, Pa., believe was a UFO sighting 42-yers ago. A federal judge in October ordered NASA to conduct a thorough search of its files for records of what happened on the night of Dec. 9, 1965. (12/10/07)

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