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This is a letter to the editor of The Courant, signed by Neil J. Almquist and held in a Central Intelligence Agency release dated 2014-06-12. It quotes the revised Air Force Regulation 200-2 of 20 July 1962 on UFO interception, limits on releasing information to the press, and reporting to the Foreign Technology Division. The letter argues that UFOs are serious business, citing former CIA director Roscoe Hillenkoetter's call for open Congressional hearings, and refers readers to NICAP.
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## Aerial Phenomena To the Editor of The Courant: The U.S. Air Force has repeatedly told Congress and the public that they do not withhold or censor information on unidentified flying objects (flying saucers). However, the revised Air Force Regulation 200-2 dated 20 July 1962 clearly shows that UFOs are serious business. Following are some excerpts from the revised regulation Interception, identification, or air search on UFOs, if appropriate and within the scope of air defense regulations. In response to local inquiries regarding any UFO reported in the vicinity of an Air Force base the commander of the base concerned may release information to the press or general public only after positive identification of the sighting as a familiar or known object. UFO investigators are authorized to make telephone calls direct to the Foreign Technology Division of the Air Force Systems Command to report on high priority findings. Air Force personnel, other than those of the Office of Information, will not discuss their operations and functions with unauthorized persons unless so directed, and then only on a "need-to-know' basis. Vice Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, former director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, sums up the entire situation concerning Air Force policy on this subject: "Behind the scenes, high-ranking. Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense. Hundreds of authentic reports by veteran pilots and other technically trained observers have been ridiculed, or explained away as mistakes, delusions or hoaxes. The A.F. has assumed the right to decide what the American people should or should not know. It is time for the truth to be brought out in open Congressional hearings." Those desiring the full UFO facts please write to the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP): 1536 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington 6, D.C. Neil J. Almquist
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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.