Henry Diamond letter to John Gibbons (1995)
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| Date | 1 November 1995 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Government programs (topic) |
| People | Laurance Rockefeller, Henry Diamond, John Gibbons, Bill Clinton |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 124 |
| Year | 1995 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 1995 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 7 |
On 1 November 1995 Henry Diamond, a lawyer and associate of Laurance Rockefeller, wrote to John Gibbons, President Clinton's science adviser, about Rockefeller's efforts to encourage the release of government UFO information. The letter, released under the Freedom of Information Act, also refers to the "Best Available Evidence" report on UFOs that Rockefeller had funded.[1][2]
The Rockefeller Initiative
The letter was part of the Rockefeller Initiative, begun in 1993, in which Rockefeller and his niece Anne Bartley pressed the White House to release all government UFO information, including CIA and Air Force records, with Roswell as the first test case. Rockefeller worked with former naval intelligence officer C.B. "Scott" Jones and corresponded with Gibbons.[2][3]
The Wyoming visit
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In 1995 the Clintons spent part of their summer vacation at Rockefeller's JY Ranch in Wyoming. Accounts say Rockefeller raised the subject of UFOs there, and Rockefeller briefed the President on the initiative's results that year.[2][4]
The report
UFO Briefing Document: The Best Available Evidence, a privately produced survey of the strongest UFO cases funded by Rockefeller, was given to officials and members of the administration.[4]
Outcome
The effort produced no government disclosure. Clinton issued a general declassification order in late 1994 that did not specifically cover UFO files, and he later joked about UFOs, saying he had asked about Roswell and Area 51 and found nothing. The White House science office records are available through The Black Vault.[1][3]
People and topics
- Laurance Rockefeller — Philanthropist who lobbied the Clinton White House for UFO disclosure.
- Unidentified anomalous phenomena — The U.S. government's current term for unidentified objects in the air, in space and underwater.
- Henry Diamond — Laurance Rockefeller's associate who wrote to the White House in 1995.
- John Gibbons — President Clinton's science adviser.
- Bill Clinton — 42nd U.S. president, lobbied about UFO files by Laurance Rockefeller.
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
- Freedom of Information Act — The 1966 U.S. law that lets the public request government records.
- Rockefeller Initiative — Rockefeller Initiative
- Roswell — The New Mexico town at the center of the 1947 crash story.
- Area 51 — The secret Nevada test site where spy planes and stealth aircraft were developed.
- The Black Vault — John Greenewald's online archive of government documents.
On the Timeline
- GAO Roswell records report (28 July 1995) — Rep. Steven Schiff says Roswell base records were destroyed, per a GAO audit.
- Army manual and high-technology devices (1996) (1996) — An Army manual lists a unit that responds to incidents involving 'high technology devices'.
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References
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy UFO records (PDF), The Black Vault · theblackvault.com · archived copy
- "Jones, C. B. Scott", Anomaly Archives · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- Laurance Rockefeller — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "UFO Briefing Document: The Best Available Evidence", Sacred Texts · sacred-texts.com · archived copy
- paradigmresearchgroup.org · paradigmresearchgroup.org · archived copy
- paradigmresearchgroup.org · paradigmresearchgroup.org · archived copy
- imdb.com · imdb.com · archived copy
Further reading
- Laurance Rockefeller — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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