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Letter to Secretary of Defense with Three Attachments Re Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO's)

Central Intelligence Agency · 1953-03-13 · 7 pages · text by GLM-OCR

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# CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

The Honorable The Secretary of Defense Department of Defense Washington 25, D. C.

Dear Mr. Secretary:

The Director of Central Intelligence has asked that you be furnished a copy of the attached report prepared by a panel of scientists on the subject of "Unidentified Flying Objects." This panel was convened at the direction of General Smith, following the recommendation of the Intelligence Advisory Committee.

The conclusions and recommendations may be of interest to you, in that they point out certain potential dangers to national security which are related to the subject and suggest ways of their elimination.

Although this Agency does not consider problems arising from sightings of "flying saucers" primarily its concern, we shall be pleased to assist in any appropriate action that you may deem advisable.

copies of this report are also being sent to the Secretary of Defence and to the Chairman, National Security Resources Board.

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Sincerely yours,

RICHARD D. DRAIN Secretary Intelligence Advisory Committee

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Approved for Release 2/2010

This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States with the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, and transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. SecDef. Cont. No. 05-6410

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