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SUBJECT: PROOF OF NSA AND CIA INVOLVEMENT IN UFO ACTIVITIES FILE: UFO1955
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NOTE: The following paper and attached documents were released to the press
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and public on February 19, 1992. It is the result of approximately 8 months
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of research.
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THE CONFIRMATION PAPER
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February 19, 1992
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The UFO Reporting and Information Service
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P.O.Box 832
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Mercer Island, WA 98040, USA
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(206) 721-5035
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Dale Goudie
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James Klotz
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INTRODUCTION
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We have decided to come forward with this material at this time
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because of our commitment to making verified information
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available. We have included herein the documentation for readers
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to see for themselves. We call this the "Confirmation Paper"
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because the information presented confirms suspicions held by
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some for a long time.
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The text of this paper is posted on the Computer UFO Network BBS
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in electronic form. Please see the CUFON information sheet
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attached.
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HISTORY
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In the late 1940s several well-publicized sightings of
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unidentified flying objects (UFO) began what some have
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characterized as the 'modern flying saucer era;' that is, the
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popular media coverage era.
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Persons in the government and in the public formed into several
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groups of belief about the nature of UFO fueled by the numerous
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sightings, especially those by military personnel and other
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"credible" witnesses. The main camps were 1. Interplanetary, 2.
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Foreign secret weapon, and 3. Natural phenomena or nonsense.
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These attitudes were evident from very early on.
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The Early 1950s
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This was a very active period. World War II was just over, the
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Korean war was on; turmoil existed an many parts of the world,
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the McCarthy Hearings were in full swing. The fear that fueled
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the cold war was rising fast; relations with the U.S.S.R.
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increased in belligerence.
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In terms of UFO, 1952 was the record year for sightings up to
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that time. The big news was the UFO overflights of the Capitol
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in Washington D.C. in June and July 1952. {1}
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We believe that these "Washington National Sightings" were quite
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a motivating force within the government structure. For example,
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jet interceptors were scrambled after UFOs, and government
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actions which resulted in the meetings of the Robertson Panel in
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January 1953 were taken in the "summer of 1952." (Document No.5)
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BACKGROUND
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Thus, having had, for a long time, a conviction that much of the
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attitude and structure of the official situation regarding UFO
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today is rooted in the early 1950s, we filed Freedom of
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Information Act (FOIA) requests with various organizations for
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documents relating to The Robertson Panel.
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In reply to our request, the Central Intelligence Agency
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provided, in October 1991, a packet of documents which were said
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to be from a file of previously released papers found during
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searches on other subjects. (See copies CIA cover letter and
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released documents enclosed). Included were a few items of great
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interest.
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DOCUMENTS/CONCLUSIONS:
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The first documents which excited us were the letter from Dr.
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H.P. Robertson to Assistant Director/Office of Scientific
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Intelligence, CIA, (AD/O/SI) Dr. H. Marshall Chadwell, dated 20
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January, 1953, (just a very few days following the official
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Robertson Panel meetings), and Dr. Chadwell's reply dated 28
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January, 1953. (Documents Nos.2 and 3).
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While discussing schedules, Dr. Robertson mentions "NSA group
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meeting." Even though the National Security Agency is listed in
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'copy to lists' on a very few unverified documents purportedly
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from the era, this is, to our knowledge, the earliest mention of
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the National Security Agency having involvement with UFO; just a
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few months after its creation. This mention is confirmatory of
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Air Force Capt. E.J. Ruppelt's mention of "the Puzzle Palace"
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giving orders in those years in his excellent book The Report on
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Unidentified Flying Objects.{2} This "nickname" for the NSA was
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not widely known until the publication of James Bamford's The
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Puzzle Palace in 1982. This also confirms the suspicions about
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the NSA's role regarding UFO that some researchers have held for
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a long time. Some have speculated on this role; here is
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verification that the NSA has had an interest in UFO from its
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inception.
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When you combine the fact that the CIA convened the Robertson
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Panel, (well known and confirmed by documents in this release),
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the fact that Dr. Robertson was picked by the CIA to head the
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Robertson Panel, and the description of Dr. Robertson as an "OSI
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Consultant," (Document No.5), we feel that the probability that
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UFO was on the agenda of the NSA working group meetings is very
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high.
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So we now have one clear tie between the secretive
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National Security Agency and UFO very very early in the
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life of the NSA.
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The next documents which excited us were documents No.'s 4 & 5.
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The statement in Document No. 5 that the Robertson Panel was
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convened "by IAC action" and "with the concurrence of the IAC" in
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document No. 4, led to three important findings.
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First, IAC is the Intelligence Advisory Committee, an interagency
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group created in 1947. The IAC was composed of the heads of the
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intelligence agencies, with the Director of Central Intelligence
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as chairman. Among the others seated on the IAC was the Director
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of the NSA.{8}
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So here is a second link between the NSA and UFO.
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Secondly, Document No. 4, is from the "Secretary, Intelligence
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Advisory Committee", distributing copies of the Robertson Panel
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report to various agencies. This shows that the IAC, in
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distributing copies of the Robertson Report was taking, at the
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least, a coordinating role in this particular UFO matter; a Panel
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which supposedly established policies.
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This IAC information is very important because it shows
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an awareness of and actions taken regarding UFO at a
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very high level of the government.
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Third, the level of officialdom from which the order to
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convene the Robertson Panel came has been elevated
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'stairstepwise' over the years as information is
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declassified. First it was the Air Force, then the CIA
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and now the IAC; a level definitely above the CIA.
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Another high level government agency is mentioned in Document
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No.4, the National Security Resources Board (NSRB). This board
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was established by act of July 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 499), was
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transferred to the Executive Office of the President in August
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1949. Functions of Board transferred to Chairman, and Board made
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advisory to him in July 1950. Functions of Board transferred to
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Office of Defence Mobilization by Executive order 10438 of March
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1953. Board abolished in June 1953, and remaining functions
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transferred to Office of Defence Mobilization.{10}
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Additional material which supports our conclusions about the high
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levels of the government structure at which this subject is
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handled is revealed in another document originally released to
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Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS). (Document No.6) The
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Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence, CIA (AD/SI), Dr.
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H. Marshall Chadwell, in a memorandum for General Walter B.
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Smith, the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), notes some
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national security implications of the many UFO sightings and
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states "... immediate research and development on this subject
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must be undertaken." He includes draft memorandum to the
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National Security Council (NSC), and a draft National Security
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Directive (NSCID) establishing a government-wide research and
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development project on UFO.
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The two most important items here are:
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1. The National Security Council is the highest level group over
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the intelligence and military organizations of the United States.
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It is part of the Executive Office of the President of the Unites
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States; the President sits on the NSC.
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2. The effort to establish a serious government-wide UFO research
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and development effort is in direct conflict with the conclusions
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and recommendations of the Robertson Panel which met just one
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month later.
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There are additional references in the literature to the National
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Security Council (NSC) having involvement with the Robertson
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Panel.{14}
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THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
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As stated, some researchers have long thought that the NSA has
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played an important role in the UFO subject area. This was the
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subject of the "Ice Documents" Press Conference held at the
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National Press Club, Washington, D.C., presented by Mr. Dale
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Goudie and Mr. Christian Lambright, June 25, 1987.
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To support that the NSA has a continuing interest in UFO and
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considers some aspects of UFO as national security matters, we
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cite the story of the Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS) legal
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battle with the NSA.
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In the mid-1970s, in reply to FOIA requests for UFO information,
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the NSA was denying any interest in UFO. After several
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unsuccessful attempts to obtain UFO-related documents from the
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NSA, a lawsuit was filed. The court upheld the NSA's denial of
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access, as subsequently did an appeals court. Although a
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petition was filed, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
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The 135 known NSA UFO-related documents, and very probably a much
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larger number of unknown documents remain secret.{11}
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THE "ROBERTSON PANEL"
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The Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects held
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meetings in mid January, 1953; this is well known and has been
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reported in many publications.
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The makeup, subject matter and proceedings of the Panel are
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revealed in two well known documents: "The Report of the
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Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects,"
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commonly known as the "Robertson Report," and the "Report of
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Meetings of Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying
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Objects," known as the "Durant Report."{1}
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Several of the Robertson Panel members had military and/or
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intelligence backgrounds. In the 4 days that the Panel met, they
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reportedly examined case files, various reports, charts and
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graphs, heard briefings from several people, viewed films,
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considered, decided on and wrote its conclusions and
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recommendations. Hardly enough time to seriously study the
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subject. For these and other reasons, we conclude that the
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Robertson Panel was a device to 'debunk' the reality of UFO, and
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to placate a nervous public.{13} Further references to the
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'orchestration' of the Robertson Panel exist in the literature.{15}
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We submit that a similar recipe was used to create the Condon
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Committee in 1968-1969. The Condon study, conducted from the
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University of Colorado under contract to the United States Air
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Force has been roundly criticized by many.
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The Panel concluded in its report that (UFO's do not) "...
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constitute a direct physical threat to national security," and
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"... there is no evidence that the phenomena indicates a need for
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the revision of current scientific concepts," and "the continued
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emphasis on the reporting of these phenomena does ... result in a
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threat to the orderly functioning of the protective organs of the
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body politic," citing clogging of communications channels by UFO
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reports. The Panel recommended "That the national security
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agencies take immediate steps to strip the UFO's of the special
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status they have been given and the aura of mystery they have
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unfortunately acquired," and "That the national security agencies
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institute policies on intelligence, training and public education
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designed to prepare the material defenses and the morale of the
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country to recognize ... true indications of hostile intent or
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action."
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What had not been reported in the 1950s, although suspected by
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many, was that the Central Intelligence Agency/Office of
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Scientific Intelligence (CIA/OSI) actually convened the Panel
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rather than the announced United States Air Force Air Technical
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Intelligence Center (ATIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
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Ohio. This has been verified in documents released by the CIA
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under the freedom of Information Act (FOIA), including the papers
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released to us in October, 1991.
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What is new and important here is that the documents released to
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us by the CIA under the FOIA show that it was a Committee above
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the CIA that actually ordered or recommended that what became the
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Robertson Panel. Again, we contend that this clearly shows that
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the 'management' of the UFO subject went, and still goes to the
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highest levels of our government.
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Also, Dr. Robertson himself has long been suspected to have been
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a member of the intelligence community, namely the CIA. The
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documents released to us not only confirm this, naming Dr.
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Robertson as an "OSI consultant" (Office of Scientific
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Intelligence, CIA), but further identifies him as a member of
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"NSA group meetings" tying him to the super-secret National
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Security Agency as well.
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MORE ON THE INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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The Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC) was created in 1947 to
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coordinate the establishment of priorities for intelligence
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collection and analysis between the various Departments.3 The
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IAC worked mainly through specialized interdepartmental
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subcommittees.{3} One such subcommittee was the Economic
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Intelligence Committee which produced reports based on foreign
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economic information.{4} In 1958, the IAC was merged with the
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National Communications Intelligence Board (USCIB) to form the
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United States Intelligence Board (USIB).{5} In 1976, the USIB
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became the National Foreign Intelligence Board (NFIB). The
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Director of the NSA still sits on the NFIB as do the heads of the
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top intelligence agencies.{12}
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The IAC served its coordinating functions under the aegis of the
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National Security Council, an element of the Executive Office of
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the President of the United States.
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Some of the super-secret National Security Council Intelligence
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Directives which some contend form the real goals and structure
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of the CIA rather than the National Security Act of 1947 and the
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"CIA Act" of 1949 may have been drafted by the IAC.{6}
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One well documented book states that the IAC was merely a
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"superstructure" because of a statutory lack of budgetary
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authority, and because the Committee did not give the Director of
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Central Intelligence any direct control over the various
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organizations in the intelligence community.{5} Authors David Wise
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and Thomas Ross contend that the IAC was much more; they describe
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the IAC as "a board of directors of the covert government."{6}
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OPINION
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We submit that one reason these small bits of information are so
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important is that logically, such matters being managed at the
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IAC level would naturally be contained in briefings and
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intelligence estimates for the National Security Council and
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therefore for the President.
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Back in the early 1950s, the faction of military, and
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intelligence agencies that espoused the 'foreign secret weapon'
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theory of UFO origin, others infected with cold war nerves, and
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strategic planners feared that reaction to UFOs could present a
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great danger to the United States. Author Tim Weiner, quoting
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National Security Council Directive NSC-68, has Paul Nitze, a
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primary nuclear strategist, saying that "1954 was the year of
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maximum danger" of a Russian nuclear attack.{9}
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The Robertson Panel report showed a fear of clogging of
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communication channels by UFO reports when these channels might
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be otherwise needed. Implicit in this view was a fear of the
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U.S.S.R. using a UFO "flap" to mask a first strike attack. No
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doubt there was also concern over either side mistaking UFOs for
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incoming missiles.{1}
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We submit that our nuclear and war strategists probably also
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considered the possibility of using UFOs to mask a first strike
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of our own. It seems that in thoroughly thinking out such
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strategies, such a plan must have been considered, among many
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others.
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SUMMARY
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We have shown two documented links between the National security
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Agency and the subject of UFO in the 1950s. One in the first few
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months of the NSA's creation, and the other 5 years later.
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Through these few documents, we have shown that at least some of
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the 'management' of the UFO question goes right to the highest
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levels of the United States Government; that there (at least has
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been, and by inference, still is) more than an occasional
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involvement of the top government levels.
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We have finally conclusively shown that Dr. H.P. Robertson was
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indeed closely linked to intelligence groups including the CIA
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and the NSA.
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We have confirmed that UFO was a matter that was considered in
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some nuclear strategic planning, and may have provided one method
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of cover in planning for an American nuclear first strike against
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the U.S.S.R.
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NOTES
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1. Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying
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Objects
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Dr. Edward U. Condon, Scientific Advisor
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Daniel S. Gillmor, Editor
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E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1969 in association with
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Colorado Associated University Press
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Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 73-77914
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pages 511 - 519, 905 - 921
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2. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
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Edward J. Ruppelt
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Doubleday & Company, Inc. Garden City, New York, 1956
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page 137
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3. Central Intelligence Agency; History and Documents
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Edited by William M Leary
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The University of Alabama Press, 1984
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ISBN 0-8173-0207-7
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ISBN 0-8173-0219-0 (paperback)
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page 37
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4. The Agency; The Rise and Decline of the CIA
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John Ranleagh
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Simon and Schuster, New York, 1986
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ISBN 0-671-443218-6
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pages 219 - 220
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5. Central Intelligence Agency; History and Documents
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page 75
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6. The Invisible Government
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David Wise and Thomas B. Ross
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Random House, Inc., New York, 1964
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page 102
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7. Central Intelligence and National Security
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Harry Howe Ransom
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President and Fellows of Harvard College, 1958
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Library of Congress Catalog Number 58-12972
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page 83
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8. Inside The Company; CIA Diary
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Philip Agee
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Stonehill Publishing Co., New York, 1975
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ISBN: 0-88373-028-6
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Appendix 3
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9. Blank Check; the Pentagon's Black Budget
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Tim Weiner
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Warner Books, New York, 1990
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ISBN 0-446-51452-7
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page 244
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10. The United States Government Manual 1991/1992
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Office of the federal register
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Washington DC
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pages 857 - 858
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11. Clear intent: What the Government Won't Say
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issued in paperback as The UFO Coverup
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Lawrence Fawcett and Barry J. Greenwood
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Pentice-Hall Press, New York
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Copyright 1984 Prentice-Hall Inc.
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ISBN 0-13-136656-4 (Clear Intent HB)
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ISBN 0-13-136649-1 (Clear Intent Reward Books PB)
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ISBN 0-13-137712-4 (UFO Coverup PB)
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pages 180 - 191
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12. Deep Black
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William E. Burrows
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Random House, New York, 1986
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Copyright William E. Burrows 1986
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ISBN 0-394-54124-3
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page 210
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13. Final Report of the Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying
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Objects
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pages v., 905 - 921
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14. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
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page 210
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NOTE: Copies of the "Ice Documents" Press conference which
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reveals the existence of NSA Special Project AQUARIUS and
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important UFO incidents at Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, and
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supporting documentation are available in printed form from:
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UFO Reporting and Information Service
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P.O.Box 832
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Mercer Island, WA 98040
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(206) 721-5035
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and electronically by computer modem from:
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CUFON
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Computer UFO Network
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(206) 776-0382
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RELEASED DOCUMENTS COPIES
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<< No.1 >> Central Intelligence Agency
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11 OCT 1991
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Washington, D.C.20505
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Mr. Dale Goudie
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Reference: F91-1615
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Dear Mr. Goudie:
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This is to acknowledge receipt of your 23 September 1991
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records pertaining
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to "the 'Robertson Panel'...[and] one 'Robertson Panel' report.'
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We searched our system of previously released documents
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and located the enclosed 25 pages of material that may be
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somewhat responsive to your request. This material was
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originally located as a result of earlier searches on subjects
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other than yours. As a requester in the "all other" category,
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you are entitled to the first 100 pages without cost.
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Therefore, the enclosed material is being provided without
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charge in this particular instance.
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We also want to inform you that we conducted earlier
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searches in our other records systems for material regarding
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the subject of your request, the results of which were negative.
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And finally, for your information, there is no organized
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Central Intelligence Agency effort to do research in connection
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with the UFO phenomena, nor has there been an organized effort
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to study or collect intelligence on UFOs since the 1950s. At
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that time, the Air Force, specifically the Air Technical
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Intelligence Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, had the
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primary responsibility for the investigation of all reports of
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UFO sightings. The CIA's role was in connection with a
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Scientific Advisory Panel, established to investigate and
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evaluate reports of UFOs. The panel was concerned only with
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any aspect of the UFO phenomena which might prove to present a
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potential threat to the United States national security. The
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panel later issued a report of its findings, the Report of the
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Scientific Panel on Unidentified flying Objects-17 January
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1953, also known as the Robertson Report. The report was
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released by the Air Force Office of Public Information on
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9 April 1958. The Air Force investigation, called Project
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Bluebook, was terminated in 1969. We understand that the Air
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Force turned its records on this subject over to the National
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Archives and Records Administration (NARA) where they are
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available for inspection and purchase.
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In light of the above, you might want to forward your
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request to the:
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Secretary of the Air Force/AAIS (FOIA)
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Room 4A1088C
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The Pentagon
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Washington, D.C. 20330-1000
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Meanwhile, this concludes all action on your request.
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Sincerely,
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/s/ John M. Wright
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John M. Wright
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Information and Privacy Coordinator
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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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PASADENA
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NORMAN BRIDGE LABORATORY OF PHYSICS
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20 Jan 53
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Dear Chad:
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Und sssooo! Perhaps that'll take
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care of the Forteans for a while. I'm
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glad that the members of the panel, with
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the possible exception of Thornton, were-
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not handpicked by me - I really had no idea
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of the opinions of the others. Saw Gen.
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Samford for a moment in the P-gon on Monday,
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and he seemed not too unhappy.
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Expect Fred's draft - better have him
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send it to me at
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Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics
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California Institute of Technology
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Pasadena 4, California
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where I have facilities for taking care of
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such things. I should like him to send with
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it, for my retention, a copy of our Panel
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report.
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Schedule: NSA group meeting on Thurs.
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5 Feb. Could meet with rump Panel if needed
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on afternoon of Fri 6 Feb, or Sat, 7 Feb
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(which would suit Sam Goudsmit and some of
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the others better). Let me know what you'd
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like.
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Memo for Mary! Greetings and thanks
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to Peggy for the fine spread cum spirits she
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(and you, in a supporting role), put on.
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Cordially
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/s/ Bob
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(hand printed) H.P. Robertson
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<< No.3 >>
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2800 Quebec Street, N.W.
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Apartment 1217
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Washington 8, D.C.
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28 January 1953
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VIA AIR MAIL
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Dr. H.P. Robertson
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Norman Bridge Laboratory of Physics
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California Institute of Technology
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Pasadena 4, California
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Dear Bob:
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Many thanks for your letter of 20 January. A copy of the Panel
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report, lists of personnel concerned and evidence received are being
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forwarded to you via another channel.
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The report is on its way up the ladder with our concurrence and
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conclusions and recommendations. I do not believe that a rump Panel
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meeting will be indicated next week. However, we shall hope to see
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you Friday afternoon, 6 February, to bring you up to date on official
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action. Fred's memo has been delayed in completion but will be
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available at that time. Action is being taken on the requests in
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your telegram of 22 January.
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And so, until next week.
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Cordially yours,
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Signed H. Marshall Chadwell
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Distribution: II. Marshall Chadwell
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Opns/SI - 2
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Admin/SI - 1
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AD/SI - 1
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
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12 march 1953
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[--- BLACKED OUT ----] Assistant Deputy Director/Intel-
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ligence, has asked me to forward to you for your information the
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enclosed report "Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified
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Flying Objects", dated January 17, 1953.
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This report was prepared by a panel convened in January
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1953 at the direction of the former Director of Central Intelli-
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gence, General Walter B. Smith, with the concurrence of the
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Intelligence Advisory Committee.
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Copies are being transmitted to the Secretary of Defence;
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the Director, federal Civil Defence Administration; and the
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Chairman, National Security Resources Board.
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11 June 1957
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MEMORANDUM FOR: [------ BLACKED OUT ------]
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THROUGH: [-- BLACKED OUT --]
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SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Saucers (UFO)
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1. In our discussion on UFO you asked three questions
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which for convenience I am using as side-headings below.
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HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOLLOWING UFO BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM THE AIR
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FORCE TO CIA?
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No. The Air Force and CIA are both still follow-
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ing UFO.
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WHO IN CIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UFO?
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The DD/I/SI, Phil Strong, specifically.
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WHAT IS CIA DOING ON UFO?
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The following is a brief sketch of activity which
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I obtained from Phil Strong's memory: Five years ago in the summer of
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1952, OSI undertook a study of UFO by IAC action. OSI formed a panel
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consisting of the following members:
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Lloyd Berkner, President, Association of
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Universities; President, international
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Council of Scientific Boards; Member of
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the President's Scientific Advisory Com-
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mittee, (ODM)
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H. P. Robertson, Chairman, Physics Dept.,
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Cal Tech; once WSEG Civilian Director;
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Science Advisor to SHAPE Commander for
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two years, OSI Consultant.
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Sam Goudsmit, Chairman, Department of
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Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory;
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formerly member Combined Scientific and
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Military Team during post-war period exam-
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ining German nuclear program.
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Luis Alverez, one of country's top
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physicists at Berkeley, also at Los
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Alamos.
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Thornton Page, John Hopkins University.
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The Air Force and Navy (including the Navy's
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PIC) supported the study. Phil says the report was extremely
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thorough and was distributed to the IAC. (Copy attached,
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the last two pages contain the summary.)
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2. Since the study was made (17 January 1953)
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OSI has maintained a watching process on UFO. Although very few
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reports are received, those which do appear are examined by the
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following units: If concerning natural phenomena, they are turned
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over to the Geo-Physics Unit of the Fundamental Sciences Division
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in OSI. If they concern the hardware aspects of flying craft, they
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are turned over to the former Weapons Unit concerned with aircraft
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in the Applied Sciences of OSI. Gen. Watson, ATIC, (Phil
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Strong believes) maintains one or two officers following the UFO
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question. this ATIC effort is all that is left of an earlier,
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larger Air Force Project called "Blue Book." (Copy of Project re-
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port dated 5 May 1955 is attached - conclusions are on p. 94).
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Concerning take on this question, phil states that very little comes
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in and that nothing has been received of importance. two or three
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years ago [BLACKED] reported seeing a flying saucer in vertical
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take-off in the Soviet Caucasus, but nothing was developed by in-
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telligence. (Analysis of this case is attached.) This incident is
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the only "flap" that Phil can remember.
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3. I asked Phil point-blank if the unexplained
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category could include actual secret Soviet advanced aeronautical
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equipment. he replied, "Conceivably, yes." However, speaking from
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memory he felt that the possibility existed that if further informa-
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tion was obtainable, the remaining small percentage of unknowns
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might be explained.
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4. I asked Phil point-blank if there was any
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special collection going on against UFO targets. he replied that
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there was no collection as such but that radical aeronautical design
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advances not limited to flying saucer types was a high priority
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collection requirement. In this regard he added that OSI has no
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information concerning new Soviet design which would indicate possi-
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ble construction of flying saucer type aircraft. the Applied Sciences
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Division of OSI and ATIC work closely together in following radical
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new designs and advances by the Soviets.
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5. For your information I learned from Howerton
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and Strong that the British and Canadians have a very sensitive
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project in this field. Apparently the Canadians run this project
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which has completed the design of a flying saucer. Howerton
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states that he has seen the prototype. howerton describes the
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saucer as "just that" in shape with jets on the circumference.
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The jets are in vertical position for take-off and are shifted
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horizontally for forward movement. Strong, speaking from memory,
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believed the design called for operations at 80,000 feet or better.
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The responsible aircraft company is the Avril, a jointly-owned
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British and Canadian outfit. According to Strong, the USAF ini-
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tially provided some of the funds, but is no longer doing so.
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Howerton advised that the Air Force has "some projects" along this
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line.
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<< #6 >> DEC 2 1952
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
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THRU : Deputy Director for Intelligence
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SUBJECT : Unidentified Flying Objects
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1. On 20 August, the DCI, after a briefing by OSI on the above
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subject, directed the preparation of an NSCID for submission to the
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Council stating the need for investigation and directing agencies
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concerned to cooperate in such investigations.
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2. In attempting to draft such a directive and the supporting
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staff studies, it became apparent to DD/I, Acting AD/SI and AD/IC
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that the problem was largely a research and development problem, and
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it was decided by DD/I to attempt to initiate action through R&DB.
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A conference was held between DI/USAF, Chairman R&DB, DD/I, Acting
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AD/SI and AD?IC at which time it was decided that Dr. Whitman, Chairman
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od R&DB, would investigate the possibility of undertaking research and
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development studies through Air Force agencies.
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3. On approximately 6 November, we were advised by Chairman,
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R&DB, that inquiries in the Air Staff did not disclose "undue concern"
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over this matter, but that it had been referred to the Air Defence
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Command for consideration. No further word has been received from
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R&DB.
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4. Recent reports reaching CIA indicated that further action was
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desirable and another briefing by the cognizant A-2 and ATIC personnel
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was held on 25 November. At this time, the reports of incidents convince
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us that there is something going on that must have immediate attention.
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The details of some of these incidents have been discussed by DD/SI
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with DDCI. Sightings of unexplained objects at great altitudes and
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travelling at high speeds in the vicinity of major U.S. defense in-
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stallations are of such a nature that they are not attributable to
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natural phenomena or known types of aerial vehicles.
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5. OSI is proceeding to the establishment of a consulting group
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of sufficient competence and stature to review this matter and convince
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the responsible authorities in the community that immediate research
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and development on this subject must be undertaken. This can be done
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expeditiously under the aegis of C..IS. << unclear, see document copy >>
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6. Attached hereto is a draft memorandum to the NSC and a simple
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draft Directive establishing this matter as a priority project
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throughout the intelligence and the defense research and development
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community.
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/s/ H.M. Chadwell
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H. MARSHALL CHADWELL
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Assistant Director
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Scientific Intelligence
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Attachments:
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Draft memo to NSC with
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draft directive
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KR - 3 - 2803
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MEMORANDUM TO: The Executive Secretary
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National Security Council
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SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (Flying Saucers)
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1. The Central Intelligence Agency has reviewed the current
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situation concerning unidentified flying objects which have caused
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extensive speculation in the press and have been the subject of
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concern to Government organizations. The Air Force, within the
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limitations of manpower which could be devoted to the subject, has
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thus far carried the full responsibility for investigating and
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analyzing individual reports of sightings. Since 1947, approxi-
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mately 2000 official reports of sightings have been received
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and, of these, about 20% are as yet unexplained.
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2. It is my view that this situation has possible implications
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for our national security which transcend the interests of a single
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service. A broader, coordinated effort should be initiated to
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develop a firm scientific understanding of the several phenomena
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which apparently are involved in these reports, and to assure
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ourselves that the incident will not hamper our present efforts
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in the Cold War or confuse our early warning system in case of
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an attack.
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3. I therefore recommend that this Agency and the agencies
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of the Department of Defense be directed to formulate and carry
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out a program of intelligence and research activities required to
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solve the problem of instant positive identification of unidenti-
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fied flying objects. A draft of an appropriate directive is
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attached.
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Walter B. Smith
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Director
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Enclosure
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D R A F T
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
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SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
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Pursuant to the provisions od Section 102 of the National
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Security Act of 1947 and for the purposes annunciated in Para-
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graphs d and e thereof, the National Security Council hereby
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authorizes and directs that:
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1. The Director of Central Intelligence shall formulate
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and carry out a program of intelligence and research activi-
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ties as required to solve the problem of instant positive
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identification of unidentified flying objects.
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2. Upon call of the Director of Central Intelligence,
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Government departments and agencies shall provide assistance
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in this program of intelligence and research to the extent
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of their capacity provided, however, that the DCI shall
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avoid duplication of activities presently directed toward
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the solution of this problem.
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3. This effort shall be coordinated with the military
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services and the Research and Development Board of the
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Department of Defense, with the Psychological Strategy
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Board and other Governmental agencies as appropriate.
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4. The Director of Central Intelligence shall dis-
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seminate information concerning the program of intelligence
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and research activities in this field to the various de-
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partments and agencies which have authorized interest therein.
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