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This CIA-held FOIA release, dated 1999-03-08, reproduces a letter to the editor published in the Dayton, Ohio News on April 30, 1964. In the letter, John Laval of Matawan, New Jersey, argues that UFOs are extraterrestrial machines that have been observing Earth since 1944. He claims the Air Force, the CIA and the National Security Council have run a propaganda campaign to hide this. He also backs Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe's push for open congressional hearings.
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## DAYTON, OHIO NEWS e. 154,600 S. 195,438 Front Edit Other Page Page Page Page 32 Date: APR 30 1964 # LETTERS TO THE EDITOR # Unidentified Flying Objects Kept Under Cover Officially UFOs (unidentified flying objects) are superior machines under intelligent control, emanating from an extraterrestrial source, which have been continually invading our atmosphere in great numbers since 1944 for the obvious purpose of observing earth civilization. Whether the motives of these highly advanced beings are friendly or hostile remains to be seen, although they have committed many hostile acts. The U.S. Air Force, with the help of the supersecret Central Intelligence agency and National Security council, has been conducting a skillful and effective propaganda campaign and has brainwashed most Americans into believing the UFOs are nothing but misidentified natural phenomena, illusions or hallucinations. Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret.), director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, . . . has been fighting for many years to persuade Congress to conduct an impartial, open investigation into the UFO problem. If these hearings are held, and the chances look good in 1964, the Air Force policy of secrecy and censorship will almost certainly be ended. When the truth comes out and contact is achieved with this superior civilization, you can expect a fantastic change on this planet such as mankind has never seen or experienced . . . The greatest change will occur in the human mind, which is extremely provincial. . . Matawan, N.J. JOHN LAVAL. CPYRGHT
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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.