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This Central Intelligence Agency file sends the Intelligence Advisory Committee the report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which met 14 to 17 January 1953 under H. P. Robertson. The panel found no evidence of a direct threat to national security or of hostile foreign artifacts. It said that continued emphasis on UFO reporting could clog communication channels, and it recommended stripping the subject of its special status. The file also lists the evidence reviewed and the participants, and records CIA's conclusion that no NSCID was warranted.
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## SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL ON ## UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 24-17 January 1953 MEMBERS ORGANIZATION FIELD OF COMPETENCE Dr. H. P. Robertson (Chairman) California Institute of Technology Physics, weapons systems Dr. Luis W. Alvarez University of California Physics, radar Dr. Lloyd V. Barkner Associated Universities, Inc. Geophysics Dr. Samuel Goudault Brookhaven National Laboratories Atomic structure, statistical problems Dr. Thornton Page Office of Research Operations, John Hopkins University Astronomy, Astrophysics ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Dr. J. Allen Hynek Chio State University Astronomy Mr. Frederick C. Durant Arthur D. Little, Inc. Rockets, guided missiles INTERVIEWERS Brig. Gen. William M. Garland Commanding General, ATIC Scientific and technical intelligence Dr. H. Marshall Chadwell Assistant Director, O/SI, CIA Scientific and technical intelligence Mr. Ralph L. Clark Deputy Assistant Director, O/SI, CIA Scientific and technical intelligence
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. 7 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.