Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency memo, dated 31 August 1960 and addressed to G. L. Cary, answers a note about Congressman Gordon H. Scherer and a constituent, Mrs. Catherine Golden of Cincinnati. It says the Air Force judged a photo she cited to be false, taken by a freelance photographer known for trick photography. It also quotes a naval attache's joke about Trindade island. A draft reply attached to the memo states that the CIA does not investigate UFOs and refers such matters to the Air Force.
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Nrs. Catherine Carter. Golden 334 Thrall Street Cincinnati 20, Ohio ## Dear Mrs. Golden: In regard to your letter of 15 August 1950, I have inquired of the CIA as to their interest in UFO's. The CIA is not responsible for these matters nor are they involved in any UFO investigations. When any such item does come to their attention, their policy is to refer the matter or the information to the Air Force for the latter evaluation and reporting. They have not regarded such matters with accrety. By common agreement, in order to eliminate duplication and overlapping of effort, the Air Force has been singled out as the responsible component of the government for all matters pertaining to UFO's. CIA states, therefore, that they have never made any charge concerning UFO's to or about the head of any friendly government, inasmuch as they are not in a position to do so either from the standpoint of knowledgeability or responsibility.
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. 2 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.