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Leslie Kean is related to NASA through her multi-year legal battle to obtain Freedom of Information Act records concerning the 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident, as detailed in [1], [2], and [3]. This litigation, supported by John Podesta [4], [5], ultimately resulted in a settlement where Kean received documents she deemed irrelevant [6], [7], [8], while NASA claimed the original records were missing [9].

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 12 facts
claimNASA claimed that the records requested by Leslie Kean regarding the Kecksburg UFO incident had gone missing in 1987.
accountThe lawsuit filed by Leslie Kean against NASA regarding UFO records lasted four years and resulted in a settlement where Kean received hundreds of documents that were largely irrelevant.
quoteIn June 2011, Leslie Kean advised an audience of officials from NASA, the Pentagon, the Department of Transportation, congressional staff, and retired intelligence officials that the primary challenge regarding U.A.P. was "to undo fifty years of reinforcement of U.A.P. as folklore and pseudoscience."
accountLeslie Kean filed Freedom of Information Act requests for NASA files regarding debris retrieved from the Kecksburg, Pennsylvania UFO incident.
accountJohn Podesta, former chief of staff to President Clinton, publicly supported Leslie Kean's lawsuit against NASA regarding the Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, UFO incident.
accountJohn Podesta, the former chief of staff for President Bill Clinton, publicly supported Leslie Kean's lawsuit against NASA regarding the Kecksburg UFO incident records.
accountLeslie Kean filed a lawsuit against NASA to force compliance with her Freedom of Information Act requests after an unsuccessful appeal regarding missing records.
accountLeslie Kean filed a lawsuit against NASA to force compliance with Freedom of Information Act requests regarding the Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, UFO incident.
accountLeslie Kean won a settlement in her lawsuit against NASA after four years of litigation, resulting in the receipt of hundreds of documents that were largely irrelevant to the Kecksburg UFO incident.
accountLeslie Kean filed a lawsuit against NASA to force compliance with her Freedom of Information Act request after an unsuccessful appeal regarding missing records from the 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident.
accountLeslie Kean won a settlement in her lawsuit against NASA after four years, receiving documents she characterized as largely irrelevant.
accountJohn Podesta, former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton, agreed to publicly support Leslie Kean's lawsuit against NASA regarding UFO records due to his interest in government transparency and UFOs.