Greetings, Mr. Johnston,

I hope this message finds you feeling well and chipper.

My name is name redacted. I am an independent blogger at the (largely inactive) website blatherreview.mu.nu... (Blather Review) and an active member of www.abovetopsecret.com... (Above Top Secret).

I have a question for you today regarding the language used in a recent press release by Enterprise Mission concerning your seperation from JPL's Solar System Ambassador's program. Specifically, this passage:

"According to Kay Ferrari, JPL Director of the SSA Program (in a phone call to Johnston last week), it was Johnston "being quoted [as] criticizing NASA in Hoagland's new book, 'Dark Mission,'" that prompted her to ask for Johnston's resignation from the SSA Program. When Johnston refused, citing First Amendment protections of free speech afforded all NASA employees, even those at JPL, Ferrari apparently decided to remove him arbitrarily from the SSA Program this week without cause."

However, Ms Ferrari's account of what happened, as told to me in email, was this (emphasis added):

In response to your question about the press release issued on the Enterprise Mission website, here's what happened.

On October 19, a question was raised about statements attributed to one of our volunteer Solar System Ambassadors, Ken Johnston from New Mexico, regarding NASA photos from Apollo showing alien structures on the Moon.

Since this seemed very odd to me, I called Ken to find out if this was true. Instead of answering the question, he offered to resign from the program. I accepted and followed up with a letter to Ken confirming the details of our conversation.

It wasn't until the next Monday, October 22, that I became aware of "Dark Mission" and learned that Ken was going to participate in a press conference regarding the book.

Thanks for the inquiry.

Kay Ferrari
Coordinator

I have found no specific instance where you, Mr. Johnston, have personally claimed to have been "fired". Was the Enterprise Mission piece concocted by, as many suspect, as merely a marketing ploy to draw attention to the book, Dark Mission?

The reason I ask is that there is an active discussion of the events that have led up to your Dark Mission "press briefing"/"book promotion" on-going at: www.abovetopsecret.com... and there are many members of Above Top Secret (the largest conspiracy discussion board on the internet) attempting to understand exactly what is the truth. So, if you would like to take a moment to help to clear this up, opportunity knocks!

Also, if you could, would you provide a link (or a suggestion to a link) to a web page that provides clear and convincing evidence of your years working at/for/with NASA's Apollo program as neither I nor the other members have found anything to help to varify that fact? And can you explain what/who the term "five lunar module test pilots" refers to?

My understanding is that proof of your "claims, credentials and your key roll at NASA" was to be provided at the October 30th briefing. Can you provide a link to a story detailing that information, as none of us seem to be able to find it via search engine, and the Enterprise Mission website does not detail the information, either.

Thank you very much for any response, however brief or detailed.

Name redacted
ATS Member-Fighter
"Deny Ignorance"

P.S. Why not drop by the above linked ATS thread and say hello to John Lear? He and I, and all the members of ATS would love to hear from you directly. Cheers!