Case Evidence · CE-V86-02
Kean v. NASA FOIA settlement: NASA re-searched files, paid fees; files reported missing or destroyed
Documented2007–2009 · Court settlement / FOIA record
Record
- Date / period
- 2007–2009
- Reported event / document
- Kean v. NASA FOIA settlement: NASA re-searched files, paid fees; files reported missing or destroyed
- Evidence type
- Court settlement / FOIA record
- Original data accessible?
- Partially
- Verification status
- Settlement documented; no recovery records found
- Competing explanations / missing data
- Missing NASA files; witness accounts decades later
- Next step
- Review settlement production and Moon Dust cables NASA FOIA 21-HQ-F-00500 (SRC-V99-132): pp. 1 and 16 say the lawsuit's case file was destroyed under the retention schedule, leaving one folder. Hosted with a rights line (it also holds the plaintiff side; Raymond, 2026-11-12). (chunk F, 2026-11-12)
- Source ID
- SRC-V86-24; SRC-V99-132
Why this grade
Documented From Case Evidence's Verification status ("Settlement documented; no recovery records found"). Grade rules.