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This Central Intelligence Agency cover letter from Deputy Assistant Director Philip G. Strong to Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, dated 20 December 1957, encloses two items: a copy of a letter to the Air Force and a declassified version of the Scientific Panel report on Unidentified Flying Objects, dated 17 January 1953. The memo says no connection with CIA may be disclosed. The declassified report concludes the phenomena pose no direct physical threat to national security, and it recommends stripping them of their special status and aura of mystery.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON 23, D. C. 20 DEC 1957 Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner President Associated Universities, Incorporated Suite 1750, Coliseum Tower 10 Columbus Circle New York 19, New York ## Dear Lloyd: With reference to our prior conversation on Unidentified Flying Objects, there is enclosed for your information a copy of a letter to the Air Force together with the declassified version of the Penal Report. Very sincerely, Philip G. Strong Deputy Assistant Director B3 1 - Letter to Air Force (S) 1 - Declassified Panel Report (U) Vigor 251102 Retirement Pass Fee and Intention 13 20th Feb 1941
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. 4 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.