F-2017-01786 INITIAL REQUEST

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06687771
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2022
• Case Number: F-2020-01920
• Publication Date: May 23, 2017

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May 18.2017
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Coordinator:
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Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. subsection 552, I am requesting
information or records on the CIA "kidnapping" of a Soviet "Lunik" (sometimes referred to
as "Luna") space vehicle. The incident took place in 1959 or 1960.
The written report related to this incident was released by the CIA on September 18, 1995
as "The Kidnapping of the Lunik" by Sydney Wesley Finer. (This report can be read on the
CIA website.)
I am requesting that all visual materials (including, but not limited to, high-quality versions
of the photographs that the CIA officers took of the Soviet Lunik) be released.
My request is for news media / historical purposes (namely for inclusion in a documentary
film).
If there are any fees for searching, reviewing, or copying the records, please notify me
before processing if the amount exceeds $25.00 USD.
If you deny all or any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think
justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures
available under the law.
If you have any questions about handling this request, you may call me at
reach me via email at
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