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This Central Intelligence Agency memorandum for record, signed by Ralph L. Clark and dated 2 September 1952, concerns the flying saucer problem. It records an agreement between CIA intelligence officials to bring responsible people in the community together to work out a program of research and intelligence. That program would then go to the DCI and possibly the Secretary of Defense and National Security Council. A meeting with Dr. Walter G. Whitman of the RDB and Gen. John A. Sanford of the USAF was proposed for 20 or 21 October.
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MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT: Flying Saucers Problem 1. At an informal discussion between DD/I, AD/IC, and Acting AD/SI, it was agreed that the saucer problem should be attacked by getting together the responsible individuals in the community to work out a program of research and intelligence which can then be implemented by then directly. The agreed program can then be forwarded to the DOI and possibly the Secretary of Defense and the balance of the National Security Council as an established program rather than waiting for a great deal of formal, high level paper pushing before taking action. 2. DD/I directed Acting AD/SI to contact Dr. Whitman and Gen. Sanford to arrange an appropriate time at which this problem can be reviewed. Acting AD SI to call on Dr. Whitman and review the background of our study before the meeting. 3. Subsequently, Acting AD/SI was advised that the most convenient days for this meeting would be Monday or Tuesday, 20 or 21 October. Those present would be: Dr. Walter G. Whitman, Chairman, RD3 Gen. John A. Sanford, Director of Intelligence, USAF Mr. Loftus E. Decker, DD/I Mr. James Q. Rober, AD/IC plus others deemed appropriate by the principals. RALPH L. CLARK RALPH L. CLARK CC: Chief, Opso/SI = 1 Chief, SAD/SI = 1 Chief, Prod/SI = 1
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 2 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.