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This declassified CIA memorandum, dated 16 February 1953, reports on the Office of Scientific Intelligence Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which met January 14 to 18, 1953. It gives a session-by-session history of the meetings, along with panel comments left out of the formal report, including a critique of the Navy's analysis of the Tremonton film. The appended panel report, signed by chairman H. P. Robertson and others, found no direct threat to national security. It recommended stripping UFOs of their special status and starting a public education and debunking program.
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# . Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030027-0 BECREY Security Information an Advisory Panel of selected scientists was assembled. In cooperation with the Air Technical Intelligence Center, case histories of reported sightings and related material were made available for their study and consideration. Present at the initial meeting (0930 Wednesday, 14 January) 25X1A (W&E Division), and the writer. Panel Member, was absent until Friday afternoon. 25X1A 25X1A were present throughout the sessions to familiarize themselves with the subject, represent the substantive interest of their Divisions, and assist in administrative support of the meetings. (A list of personnel concerned with the meetings is given in Tab A). WEDNESDAY MORNING The AD/SI opened the meeting, reviewing CIA interest in the subject and action taken. This review included the mention of the O/SI Study Group of August 1952 25X1A culminating in the briefing of the DCI, the ATIC November 21 briefing, 4 December IAC consideration, visit to ATIC (Chadwell, and O/SI concern over potential dangers to national security indirectly related to these sightings. Mr. enumerated these potential dangers. Following this introduction, Dr. Chadwell turned the meeting over to 25X1A SECRET Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030027-0
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