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This memorandum for record comes from M. E. Lepaw, Chief of the CIA's Applied Science Division, SI, and is dated 4 April 1958. It concerns letters from Mr. Davidson and Major Keyhoe asking for release of the UFO panel report. The Air Force's Major Tacker asked that CIA forward the letters, with copies of the unclassified report, so the Air Force could answer them. Frank Chapin agreed, and the memo proposes this procedure as a precedent for all future UFO inquiries.
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MEMORIUM FOR RECORD SUBJECT Comments on Letters Dealing with Unidentified Flying Objects REFERENCE: Memo to Assistant Director/SI from Chief, ASD/SL dated 4 April 1958, same subject 1. Major Byrne's office (AFCEN) was contacted in regard to the release of the panel report to Mr. Davidson and Major Keyhoe. I was referred to Major Tacker, Office of the Secretary of Air Force Information Service (SAFIE). 4. I think we can use this procedure as a precedent henceforth in all inquiries regarding UFO's. 2. In response to our query as to whether Air Force had any objection to our answering these letters enclosing a copy of the panel report, Major Tacker indicated that he had rather the CIA forward the letters to him with copies of the unclassified report and he will answer the letters. He stated that the Air Force is endeavoring to impress upon Major Keyhoe and others in a similar position, that his office is the proper place to come for such information. 3. In view of my conversation with Maj Tacker, I called Frank Chapin in the DDCI's office and advised him that the Air Force not only preferred to answer the letters, but was most insistent that they be permitted to answer them. He, therefore, is going to send the letters to Major Tacker and advise Mr. Davidson and Major Keyhoe of this action. 7 ت: ٦: ٨ ساعة بعد [ M. E. Lepaw ] Chief, Applied Science Division, SI Daucini & Kelan . claiming that AF Woman . 5. [ ]
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. 1 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.