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This Central Intelligence Agency file, dated 1999-03-08, is a clipping of a reader's letter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The writer argues that UFOs are extraterrestrial craft under intelligent control and have been entering Earth's atmosphere in large numbers since 1944. The letter accuses the Air Force, the CIA and the National Security Council of running a propaganda campaign that dismisses UFOs as misidentifications. It praises Major Donald E. Keyhoe's push for an open congressional investigation.
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## CLEVELAND, OHIO PLAIN DEALER m. 336,210 S. 507,694 READERS SAY # If You See an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) ## CPYRGHT ## Land Here-Dial CD This letter, concerns the very dangerous problem of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). undor 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 the Earth civilization and mapping this planet. Whether the motives of these advanced beings are friendly or hostile remains to be seen, although, in that regard, they have committed many hostile acts. The United States Air Force, with the help of Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Council, has been conducting a very skillful and effective propaganda campaign in which they have brainwashed most of our 190 million Americans into believing the UFOs are nothing but misidentified natural phenomena, illusions, or hallucinations. They further lead you to believe that anyone who believes UFOs are extraterrestrial vehicles is uninformed. . . You can be sure that we and the Soviets are feverishly at work on secret projects endeavoring to duplicate the UFOs' antigravity propulsion system, and are using the most advanced scientific brains available. Major Donald E. Keyhoe, has been fighting for years to persuade Congress to conduct an impartial open investigation into the UFO problem. . . When the truth finally comes out and contact is achieved with this superior civilization, you can expect a completely fantastic change on this planet such as mankind has never seen nor experienced. These changes will be very radical on religion, government, science and the military establishment. The greatest change, though, will occur in the human mind, which is extremely provincial in its relationship to the universe. . . The use of gigantic and costly rockets for the purpose of space exploration is already obsolete and extremely primitive. CPYRGHT
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