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SUBJECT: FOIA: ROBERTSON COMMITTEE FINDINGS FILE: UFO1730
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Msg# : 3574 Tue 19 Jun 90 6:22p
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From : Michael Corbin
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To : All
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Subject: Robertson Panel Tab A
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Status :
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DATE OF UPLOAD: June 18, 1990
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ORIGIN OF UPLOAD: ParaNet Administration/Los Angeles, CA
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THIS FILE WAS PREPARED BY PARANET ALPHA -- PARANET INFORMATION
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SERVICE
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
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NOTE: THESE FILES ARE NOT FOR REDISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE
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OF THE PARANET INFORMATION SERVICE NETWORK
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The following file contains what appears to be Tab A of the
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findings of the Robertson Panel in 1953. The Robertson Panel was
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a highly controversial meeting which was conducted under the
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veil of a scientific panel, however it was later reported that
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the Central Intelligence Agency actually conducted and possibly
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influenced the panel's findings, and that the whole purpose was
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mainly for the benefit of public relations.
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Although the document appears to be authentic, ParaNet strongly
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advises that the reader of this document take into consideration
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the possibility that it is a fake consistent with the rumors that
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have circulated among the UFO community over the years that the
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CIA actually released a "dummy" document to conceal the real
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findings of the panel.
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TAB A
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1. Motion Pictures, Trementon, Utah
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This case involves the sighting and photographing
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(Kodachrome Film) of ten bright lights moving across the sky on 2
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July 1952 in rough formation. Source is a Chief Photographer's
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Mate, USN, with 17 years photographic experience. The local time
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was 1110; weather conditions bright, clear, no clouds. Objects
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appeared to be "milling about" while traveling in a westerly
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direction across the sky. Source was driving along the road when
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the sighting occurred. He stopped the car and photographed the
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event with his personal camera. Toward the end of the sighting,
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one object separated from the rest and reversed course across the
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sky.
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Status: ATIC Photographic Laboratory examination of the film
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resulted in following conclusions:
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a. 10 objects, all alike in movement and size.
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b. Decidedly improbable that they are birds or
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balloons.
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c. Exact nature cannot be determined, because they are
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visible only as small spots of light. It can be deduced,
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however, that they are either non-spherical in shape and similar
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to bright metal in reflectance or else variably self-luminous.
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Objects which follow similar courses show similar brightness
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fluctuations which could be caused by their taking similar flight
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attitudes.
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d. Apparently a coordination of movement to some
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extent among these objects. They seem to move in formations
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which are probably 3-dimensional in arrangement.
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e. The movements suggest flight paths consisting of
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skew curves in space.
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f. The single object which reversed course remained
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reasonably uniform in brightness. It followed a nearly straight
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line path with reasonable uniformity of motion at an angular
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velocity of about 2.1 degrees per second. (This is equivalent to
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the following speeds: 37 mph @ 500 yards; 75 mph @ 1000 yards;
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375 mph @ 5000 yards; 758 mph @ 10,000 yards; etc.).
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g. It would probably be extremely difficult to
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imitate this photography for fraudulent purposes.
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This film is currently under examination by the U.S. Navy Photo
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Interpretation Laboratory, Anacostia. Estimated completion date:
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15 January 1953.
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2. Bright Light sighted from Presque Isle and Limestone Air
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Force Bases, [unknown]
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This sighting occurred the night of 10-11 October 1952 from
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2300 to 0300 local time, by observers at the weather stations at
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these Air Force Bases. The description of the light was
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"circular orange object with four green lights nearby."
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Theodolites sightings of elevation and azimuth were obtained.
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Weather was clear.
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Status: A comparison of observed azimuths and elevations of the
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supposed object with the calculated position and relative motion
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of the planet Jupiter leave little doubt that the observed object
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was actually Jupiter.
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Msg# : 3575 Tue 19 Jun 90 6:23p
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From : Michael Corbin
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To : All
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Subject: Robertson Panel Tab A Conclusion
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Status :
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[...Continued from previous message]
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3. Reported Sightings of a Strange Object in Florida
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This sighting was reported by a Boy Scoutmaster to have
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occurred at 2150 local time on 19 August 1952 near West Palm
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Beach, Florida. According to the story given, the source was
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driving along deserted road in his car, together with four Boy
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Scouts. Sighting a strange light, source stopped the car,
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cautioned the boys to wait, and entered the palmetto undergrowth
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alone. When he did not return in a few minutes, and witnessing
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some strange lights in the vicinity of the scoutmaster, the boys
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went for help, returning with a deputy sheriff. The scoutmaster
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appeared, badly firghtened, slightly burned on the forearms. His
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story was that he had seen a large curcular object about eight
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feet over his head which had released a "fire ball" which
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descended on him. He stated that he had thrown himself upon the
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ground and "blacked out." There were various other [unknown] to
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the story. His cap was burned slightly and samples of grass
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taken from the immediate vicinity of the "sighting" differed
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strangely in appearance from samples 75 yards away.
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Status: The background of the source indicates an unsavory
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personal reputation and criminal record, resulting in the belief
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that the report may have been an elaborate hoax. However, the
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unusual condition of the grass samples is currently unexplained.
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This fact, together with other aspects of the case, leave final
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determination in doubt at this time.
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END TAB A DOCUMENT
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ParaNet note: The following text is taken from an attachment of
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the Robertson Panel Tab A document. It was included in the FOIA
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release and contains a memorandum for record dated 16 May 1958.
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It should be considered in the same way as the previous document.
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16 May 1958
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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
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SUBJECT: Meeting with Air Force Personnel Concerning Scientific
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Advisory Panel Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, dated 17
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January 1953 (Secret)
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1. A meeting was convened this date eiwht representatives
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of the Air Force to discuss what steps should be taken concerning
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the subject report in order to take care of inquiries such as the
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letters written by Mr. Leon Davidson. Mr. Davidson has been most
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insistent upon getting the entire report released. The full
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report is classified "Secret." A declassified version is
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available, a copy of which was given to Mr. Davidson.
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The following personnel were at the meeting:
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Mr. Philip G. Strong DAD/C/SI, CIA
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Major Joseph E. Boland SAF LL-3
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Major James F. Byrne AFCIN-XIA
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Major Lawrence J. Tacker SAFIS
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Dr. A. Francis Arcier ATIC
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Mr. George Cary Legislative Counsel, CIA
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Mr. W. E. Lexow OSI, CIA
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3. Paragraph 3 of the report cites examples of actions
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that could be taken by an enemy with possibly dangerous
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consequences to national security. This is the principal reason
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that the entire reason the report cannot be declassified. This
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was agreed to in the meeting. In addition, it was pointed out by
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Mr. Strong that several of the panel members specifically
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requested that while they had no objection to their names being
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used in connection with this report, they did not want their
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names connected to the Central Intelligence Agency. So far it is
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believed that all connections between the panel members and CIA
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have been made by unofficial personnel.
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4. In dealing specifically with Mr. Davidson it was
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agreed that Major Tacker would answer for the DCI at the same
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time that he was answering for the Air Forces. (Mr. Davidson
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sent a copy of his letter to Major Tacker to the DCI for a
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response.)
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5. Mr. Strong pointed out that perhaps the best way to
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forestall any future inquiries along these lines was to put out a
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press release covering the subject of unidentified flying
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objects, utilizing the panel report as much as possible. Major
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Boland agreed that this was perhaps the best way to handle it,
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inasmuch as in his capacity of Legilsative Liaison, it would best
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satisfy congressional requirements. Major Tacker will draft an
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Air Force press release, clearing it through the various sections
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of the Air Force, and will then submit it to Mr. Cary for Agency
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review, Mr. Cary will consult with the Office of Security, Mr.
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Strong and the undersigned when he receives the draft press
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release.
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6. The Air Force representatives believe that much of
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the trouble they have been having with Major Keyhoe along these
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same lines could be alleviated if the Major did not have such
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important personages as Vice Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter, USN
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(ret.), former DCI, on the board of governors of his
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organization. They suggested that perhaps if the Admiral was
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shown the Secret panel report he would understand and take
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appropriate actions. Mr. Cary said that he would relate this
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suggestion to Mr. Houston (General Counsel).
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7. Major Boland suggested that it might be advisable
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to contact the panel members to consider a rewording of th epanel
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report somewhat along the lines that Dr. Menzel suggested in his
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letter to all the members of the panel. Dr. Menzel has received
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the unclassified version from Mr. Leon Davidson. Mr. Strong
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feels that this may be inadvisable at the present time, inasmuch
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as the report has already been made available to thge public and
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any change may arouse suspicion. However, he will contact Dr.
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Roberston and disucss this.
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Signed
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W. E. Lexow
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Chief, Applied Science Division, SI
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Distribution:
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Orig - DAD/C/SI
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2 - ASD/SI
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1 - Mr. Chapin (Ass'n to the DCI)
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1 - Mr. Cary (Leg. Counsel)
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1 - SO/SI ([blanked out] Office of Security)
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OSI/ASD/WELexow: gl/682
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END OF DOCUMENT
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ParaNet Note: The folowing document was released under the
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Freedom of Information Act. It was contained in the same package
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as the previous material. As before, we do not represent that
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the information contained is accurate.
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The documents lists various people who attended an Intelligence
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Advisory Committee meeting to deal with the UFO problem.
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According to information gleaned from the document, it appears
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that the meeting was number 90 in a series of meetings of this
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committee. This does not necessarily mean that the meetings were
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specifically regarding UFOs, however we are attempting to get
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information on this. It is further interesting to note the
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number of CIA personnel in attendence, indicating that
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information that has been passed along over the years that the
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UFO problem was highly regarded by the CIA.
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Security Information
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IAC-M-90
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4 December 1952
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INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Minutes of Meeting held in Director's Conference Room,
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Administration Building, Central Intelligence Agency on 4
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December 1952.
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Acting Deputy Director (Intelligence)
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. Robert Amory, Jr.
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MEMBERS PRESENT
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Mr. W. Park Armstrong, Jr., Special Assistant, Intelligence
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Department of State
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Brigadier General John M. Willems, acting for Assistant Chief of
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Staff, G-2, Department of the Army
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Rear Admiral Carl F. Espe, Director of Naval Intelligence,
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Department of the Navy
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Major General John A. Samford, Director of Intelligence,
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Headquarters, United States Air Force
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Dr. Walter F. Colby, Director of Intelligence, Atomic Energy
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Commission
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Brigadier General Edward H. Porter Deputy Director for
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Intelligence, The Joint Staff
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Mr. Meffert W. Kuhrtz, acting for Assistant to the Director,
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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ALSO PRESENT
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Dr. Sherman Kent, Central Intelligence Agency
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Dr. H. Marshall Chadwell, Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. Paul Borel, Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. Ludwell L. Montague, Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. Philip Strong, Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. Joseph W. Smith, Central Intelligence Agency
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Mr. William C. Trueheart, Department of State
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Mr. Miron Burgin, Department of State
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Lieutenant Colonel T. C. Anderson, Department of the Army
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Lieutenant Colonel Edgar H. Thomson, Jr., Department of the Army
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Colonel John J. Morrow, United States Air Force
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Colonel Jack E. Thomas, United States Air Force
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Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Grant, United States Air Force
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Colonel S. M. Lansing, The Joint Staff
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Captain John A. Holbrook, USN, The Joint Staff
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Richard D. Drain, Acting Secretary
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Declassified per sec 3(A), E011652
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Approved for release 207789
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Date 6 Ocotber 1978
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Approval of Mintues
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1. Action: The minutes of the last meeting, 1 December
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1952 (IAC-M-89), were approved.
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Conditions and Trends in Latin
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America Affecting U.S. Security
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(NIE-70)
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2. Action: Approved with minor modifications.
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Unidentified Flying Objects
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3. Action: The Director of Central Intelligence will:
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a. Enlist the services of selected scientists to
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review and appraise the available evidence in the light of
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pertinent scientific theories.
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b. Draft and circulate to the IAC a proposed NSCID,
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which would sifnigy IAC concern in the subject and authorize
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coordination with appropriate non-IAC departments and agencies.
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4. Discussion: The acting Chariman, Mr. Amory, presented
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to the committee the DCI's request that this subject be
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informally discussed. Dr. Chadwell briefly reviewed the evidence
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and peripheral considerations, and noted that most of the
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available evidence is processed by ATIC. General Samford
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offerred his full cooperation. It was recognized that he problem
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is best approached if directly related to specific problems of
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intelligence and defense. It was thought desirable that the
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action noted above under "a" be undertaken immediately, with
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consideration of a proposed NSCID to depend in some measure on
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the results achieved by the scientist's studies.
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