UFOs on and off the record

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Thousands have reported sightings of strange and unexplained objects they claim to have seen floating, spinning or flashing in the sky.  What does the U.S. government have to say about these sightings?  Not much. 

Investigative journalist Leslie Kean became so frustrated with the tight-lipped nature of a government response to UFO reports that she formed an organization to gain legal access to documents related to UFO cases.

Her efforts to seek more transparency of government files drew attention and praise from Clinton administration Chief of Staff John Podesta, who has written the forward to Kean’s bestselling book, “UFOs: Generals, Pilots adn Government Officials Go on the Record.”

Leslie Kean talks about the ”five percent” of unexplained UFO cases that intrigue her and some of the eye-witnesses she spoke to for her book.

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