We the undersigned citizens of many nations hereby request that you encourage Member Nations of the UNITED NATIONS to take certain elementary actions in regard to their official studies of and activities related to the phenomenon known as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs).

First, it is a well-established fact that UFOs (with reference to craft-like objects that have interacted closely with human beings) are a world-wide phenomenon. Practically every Nation has conducted official investigations into UFOs, but the findings typically are shrouded in secrecy. A few Nations (France, Australia, Spain, Belgium, Brazil) have either declassified and released their UFO files or cooperated with civilians and openly reported UFO encounters to the news media.

We request that you take action to encourage Member Nations to

(1) declassify and release all UFO files or records in their possession;

(2) cooperate with and support serious scientific efforts to study this phenomenon;

(3) promulgate regulations or laws requiring military personnel, professional pilots, police officers, and maritime personnel to generate reports on any UFOs sighted in the course of their professional duties and to make those reports freely available to the public after any legitimately classified portions are deleted. We recognize the need for protecting legitimate secrets in the short term, but in the longer term it is important that vital information not be withheld from the public.

Among the signers of this petition, those who have personally experienced a UFO close encounter and whose lives have been seriously affected by the experience are designated thus: (*)

Respectfully yours,