Flying Saucers (PUBD Is Unknown)

Read from the scan by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word.

the possibility that nuclear waste products might also be a factor to consider.

A systematic attack on the as-you-unexplained cases would contemplate a centrally coordinator program involving projects on a number of fronts and involving a variety of techniques not now used.

4. As the strictly US military operations problem of improved identification at home and abroad is closely tied to a number of intelligence questions, it would be advantageous to CIA, as well as to the interests of the intelligence couponents of Department of Defense, if intelligence research requirements could be included in any organized inquiry into the subject.

5. At this time we know as little of the exact nature of these phenomena that additional research would be necessary before it could be said whether any are susceptible to control and can thus be fertilized for either military or psychological offense or defense, or whether any are predictable, and can thus be taken advantage of in military or psychological operations.

6. It may be found that an appropriate center for such research would be in a group such as Project Idzeoln which is now working for Department of Defense on problems of air defense.

At this time we are unable to find any basis in our information for

the Soviet intentions or capabilities to utilize these phenomena

in our detriment. The Soviet Press has been silent on the subject — which is

itself proponent — and we are not yet able to appraise the present level

of knowledge of Soviet scientists regarding these phenomena.

6. It would be appreciated if this agency could participate in any plans for further inquiry into this subject.