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This Central Intelligence Agency memorandum, dated February 10, 1953 and released in 2001, went from the Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence to the Deputy Director (Intelligence). It passes on the findings of the Scientific Advisory Panel on unidentified flying objects, which met from 14 to 17 January. The office agrees with the panel's conclusions and plans to send its report to the Secretary of Defense and other officials. It concludes that no National Security Council Intelligence Directive on the subject is warranted.
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February 10, 1953 METRANIUM PCR: Deputy Director (Intelligence) THROUGH Assistant Director, Intelligence Coordination Assistant Director, Scientific Intelligence SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects ## 1. PROBLEM To disseminate findings of the Scientific Advisory Panel on "unidentified flying objects". ## 2. DISCUSSION This Panel was convened by the Assistant Director, Scientific Intelligence following agreement of such action by the Intelligence Advisory Committee at the 4 December 1952 meeting. Meetings were held 14 - 17 January. Lists of personnel concerned and of documentary evidence presented are attached as Tabs A and B, respectively. This office concurs in the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Panel Report (Tab C, summarized in Tab D). It is believed appropriate to transmit copies of the Panel Report to the Secretary of Defense; the Director, Federal Civil Defense Administration; and the Chairman, National Security Resources Board after such intention has been made known to the Intelligence Advisory Committee. Letters of transmittal have been prepared and are being held in the Office of Scientific Intelligence until Intelligence Advisory Committee reaction to such dissemination has been obtained. In view of the findings of the Panel, no further consideration of a National Security Council Intelligence Directive on the subject appears warranted. However, this office will continue to watch reports of sightings as long as significant dangers to national security persist. Should spectacular developments occur, it would be possible to reconvene the Panel to appraise new evidence. ## 3. ACTIVE AND WONDERED That a memorandum be submitted to the members of the Intelligence Advisory Committee: ## a. Transmitting the Panel Report. b. Signifying intention to transmit copies of the Panel Report to the Secretary of Defense; the Director, Federal Civil Defense Administration; and the Chairman, National Security Resources Board. c. Stating that CIA concludes that no National Security Council Intelligence Directive on this subject is warranted. (Tab E). 25X1A 25X1A H. MARSHALL, C.SADLIL 25 CONCURRENCE
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.