Mars Bluff Atomic Bomb Photos
| Submitted | Oct. 25, 2012 |
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From: Carlton Purvis
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
All photo and video records taken by government officials, investigators and government agents immediately after The Mars Bluff Incident, March 11, 1958 where an atomic weapon was accidentally dropped on a piece of land just outside of Florence, South Carolina.
Please include any photos that were part of the subsequent investigation and any photos confiscated from members of the public and the media. For confiscated photos, please provide the name of the source of the photos.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Carlton Purvis
From: Macias, Della
The attached letter is to inform you that your FOIA request has been referred.
From: Velazquez, Candice
Dear Mr. Purvis,
This email is an acknowledgement for receipt of your 24 October 2012 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for all photo and video records taken by government officials, investigators and government agents immediately after The Mars Bluff Incident, March 11, 1958 where an atomic weapon was accidentally dropped on a piece of land just outside of Florence, South Carolina. To include any photos that were part of the subsequent investigation and any photos confiscated from members of the public and the media. Your requested was transferred to us from AFHRA/RSA, Maxwell AFB AL. Your Fee Waiver has been granted.
We received your request on 1 Nov 12. Your case has been assigned case number 2013-00487-F. Because organization has a significant number of pending FOIA requests, which prevents us from making a response determination within 20 workdays, we have instituted multitrack processing of this request and we have placed your request in the complex track. Based on our current backlog, we expect to respond to your request not later than 17 December 2012.
If you have any questions concerning your request, you may contact us at (318) 456-7165 or email us at
AFGSCFOIAWorkflow@us.af.mil . Please reference your assigned case number when making inquiries.
From: U.S. Air Force
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 25, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Air Force
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Air Force
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Air Force
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Air Force
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Air Force
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Air Force
A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.
From: Air Force
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