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This is a Central Intelligence Agency office memorandum dated 31 March 1953, approved for release in 2001, on unidentified flying objects. It reports that the Office of Current Intelligence is no longer following U.F.O. reports and suggests that the Office of Scientific Intelligence keep watch in case activity increases that summer. It proposes naming the Chief of the Applied Science Division as coordinator, rerouting future messages to that division, and destroying most of the old files except for samples of unusual reports.
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# SECRET Approved For Release 2001/08/07 Security Information R005 R000100030020-7 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 25X1A DATE: 31 March 1953 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects 25X1A 1. telephoned yesterday and told me that O/CI is no longer following reports of U. F. O.'s. Jack has the O/CI file of U. F. O. dispatches and wanted suggestions as to where to send it. 2. O/SI interest in U. F. O.'s is currently centered on (Air Branch/Applied Science Division). He is back-stopped by (Geophys Br/P&E Division). has all O/SI files with exception of key documents, Panel Reports, etc. which are in the Operations Staff office. 3. It would seem wise for O/SI to keep a watch on U. F. O. reports in view of possibly greater activity this summer. The following steps are suggested to assign responsibility and insure receipt of intelligence information: a. Designate Chief, Applied Science Division as coordinator of reports on U. F. O.'s with the suggestion that be named "action man". Carbon copy to Chief, P&E Division would request division support to be coordinated by 25X1A b. Request O/CI turn files now in custody of over to for perusal. I believe very little material would be worth saving except as samples of indicative or unusual reports. The rest I recommend be destroyed. c. Request O/CI Screening Panel I believe) route all future messages pertaining to U. F. O.'s to the Applied Science Division, Attention: for review. 4. The above method is believed the simplest method for O/SI effectively keeping tabs on the subject. There would be little time required on part to keep himself up to date. In the event of a future flap, his continuing watch should prove valuable in a critical analysis. From time to time he might report orally to you or to me on the status quo but no formal reports seem indicated. ## SECRET Approved For Release 2001/08/07 info CHAIRDR81R00560R000100030020-7
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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. 3 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.