Johnson Space Center: NASA Publishes UFO Newsletter Article
NASA issued an internal bulletin on September 7, 1979, featuring a piece written by investigator John Schuessler regarding a UFO presentation. The publication described an event organized by aerospace contractor employees. It demonstrates unusual official documentation of UFO research activities within a government space agency.
Background
On the seventh of September nineteen seventy-nine, the Texas-based Johnson Space Center distributed its regular internal bulletin to employees. The publication featured content written by John Schuessler, a civilian investigator specializing in unidentified aerial phenomena. His text promoted an upcoming briefing and fundraising event titled The Houston UFO Connection. The gathering was sponsored by workers from McDonnell Douglas Technical Services Company, a major industrial partner of the space administration. This incident reveals how UFO topics occasionally entered official channels through contractor relationships and employee interests during the late Cold War period.