Item 2.52: Why Is the USAF-OSI Lying about Bentwaters? (See Item 2.51)
"Whenever an agency of the U. S. government lies to any citizen, that agency not only betrays the public trust but also merits no further confidence from the body politic." -- Larry W. Bryant (10/30/09)
The agency in question here happens to be the U. S. Air Force's law-enforcement arm, the Office of Special Investigations, headquartered at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. In her Oct. 22, 2009, letter to me, OSI FOIA official Anne C. Costa falls on her sword of denial by asserting that the OSI headquarters possesses none of the requested records pertaining to the RAF Bentwaters' UFO-E.T. encounters of December 1980. If the UFO-coverup whistleblowers in this matter are telling the truth, then whoever controls the sought-for records is lying -- plain and simple. At this point, whom would you trust: (a) several highly trained and highly morally fit-to-serve ex-servicemembers; or (b) certain historically untrustworthy bureaucrats committed to deceiving the public as to the reality and persistence of UFO-E.T. encounters? The OSI record of deception goes back to the 1950s and 1960s, when various OSI agents were helping USAF intelligence elements gather hard-core evidence of UFO reality while the USAF public affairs community was studiously down-playing the depth and value of that behind-the-scenes OSI activity (which, incidentally, included clandestine observation/recordation of certain critics' vocal disdain for propagandized USAF policy/practices re the "UFO problem"). Of course, if the OSI hierarchy is NOT lying about its alleged nonpossession of this essential evidence of UFO-E.T. visitation at Bentwaters, then which is the more egregiously unacceptable outcome: (a) the official destruction/loss of critically valuable (and permanent) records that could help solve the UFO-E.T. mystery; or (b) the unaccountability of a federal agency's deceiving the public as to what it knows, and when it knew it, about the content of those records? As you ponder your choice, you might wish to add Ms. Costa's kiss-off letter to your history files on classic cases of UFO-E.T. intrusion at military bases worldwide: == TEXT OF MS. COSTA'S 22 OCT 09 LETTER TO LWB == Dear Mr. Bryant, This letter is in response to your 04 October 2009 Freedom of Information Act request for records regarding an "encounter with a landed alien spacecraft during the night of Dec 26, 1980 in the forest near the east gate of RAF Bentwaters, England" and "the separate incident of Dec 28, 1980". We received your request on 16 October 2009. Since your request is for records that may have originated from RAF Bentwaters, England, your request has been forwarded to USAFE/A6OK (FOIA), Unit 3050 Box 125, APO AE 09094-0125 for a direct reply to your request. We have conducted an extensive search of our files and ran Defense Clearance and Investigations Index (DCII) checks. It has been determined that the Air Force Office of Special Investigations is not maintaining any information responsive to your request. In addition, we are enclosing an Air Force Fact Sheet regarding UFO related topics for your information. AFOSI FOIA 2010-FOIA-00023 has been administratively closed. AFOSI apologizes that we can be of no further assistance. If you interpret this "no records" response as an adverse action, you may appeal it to the Secretary of the Air Force within 60 days from the date of this letter. Include in the appeal your reasons for reconsideration, and attach a copy of this letter. 2010-FOIA-00023 has been assigned to this case for correspondence purposes. Address your letter as follows: Secretary of the Air ForceThru: AFOSI/XILI
P. O. Box 2218
Waldorf, MD 20604-2218 Sincerely, ANNE C. COSTA
Chief, Information Release Branch
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