Freedom of Information Act:
A federal statute which allows any person the right to obtain federal agency records unless the records (or part of the records) are protected from disclosure by any of the nine exemptions in the law.
Exemptions:
The Freedom of Information Act entitles the following exemptions on documents being requested by the public:
1) Those documents properly classified as secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy;
2) Related solely to internal personnel rules and practices;
3) Specifically exempted by other statutes;
4) A trade secret or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information obtained from a person;
5) A privileged inter-agency or intra-agency memorandum or letter;
6) A personnel, medical, or similar file the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
7) Compiled for law enforcement purposes, the release of which
a) could reasonably be expected to interfere with law enforcement proceedings,
b) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication,
c) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,
d) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source,
e) would disclose techniques, procedures, or guidelines for investigations or prosecutions, or
f) could reasonably be expected to endanger an individual's life or physical safety;
8) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports about financial institutions that the SEC regulates or supervises; or
9) And those documents containing exempt information about gas or oil wells.
~Government UFO Documents~
