The Air Force Stand on Flying Saucers- as Stated by CIA, in a Briefing on 22 August 1952 (with Attachments, Flying Saucers, Dated 520819 and 520814)

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

In considering this discussion, I would restate that on three of the main theories in explanation of these phenomena, — a US development, a Russian development, and space ships — the evidence either of fact or of logic is so strongly against them that they warrant at present no more than speculative consideration. However, it is important that there are many who believe in them and will continue to do so in spite of any official pronouncement which may be made. This whole affair has demonstrated that there is a fair proportion of our population which is mutually conditioned to acceptance of the incredible. Thus we arrive at two danger points which, in a situation of international tension, seem to have National security implications.

Earlier, we mentioned our search of Soviet press. ATC made a similar search. With worldwide sightings reported, we have found not one report or comment, even satirical, in the Russian press. This could result only from an official policy decision and of course raises the question of why and of whether or not those sightings could be used

from a psychological warfare point of view either offensively or defensively. The force is more of this and had investigated a number of the