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This Central Intelligence Agency memorandum by F. C. Durant reports on the January 1953 meetings of the Office of Scientific Intelligence Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, chaired by Dr. H. P. Robertson. It covers the history of the sessions and the panel members' comments on individual cases, radar interference, instrumentation and an educational program. The panel concluded unanimously that the sightings showed no direct threat to national security. It recommended training and public education to strip UFOs of their special status.
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b. That vigorous effort should be made to declassify as many of the reports as possible. 0. That some increase in the ATiC content devoted to U.F.0. analysis was indicated. This meeting was adjourned at 1700. ## BIDALMORE The fifth session of the Final convened at 0900 with the same parsennol present as enumerated for Thursday (with the exception of Erig. Gan. Garland). From 0900 - 1000 there was general discussion and study of reference material. Also, Dr. Rynck read a prepared paper making certain observations and conclusions. At 1000 Mr. Fournet gave a briefing on his fifteen months experience in Washington as Project Office for U.F.O.²³ and his personal conclusions. There was considerable discussion of individual case histories of sightings to which he referred. Following Mr. Fournet's presentation, a number of additional case histories were examined and discussed with Mosera, Fournet, Ruppolt, and Rynck. The meeting adjourned at 1200 for lunch. ## ERITAZ AERIOC This session opened at 1400. Bessidoa Panol members and CIA personnel, Dr. Hynck was present. Dr. Lloyd V. Darkney, an Panol Member, was present at this meeting for the first time. Progress of the meetings was reviewed by the Panol Chairman and tentative
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