Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency release, approved in 2001, gathers records of the OSI Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which met 14 to 17 January 1953 under H. P. Robertson. It includes an internal memo on the meetings, the panel's charge, the list of members and the evidence presented, and the final report. The panel concluded that UFOs posed no direct physical threat to national security. It recommended stripping the subject of its special status and educating the public.
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Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP81R00569R000100030028-9 5. The first business on the agenda was a welcome by and a charge (Att. #1) to the Group by Dr. Chadwell. This was followed by a statement of the CIA interest by CIA had been requested by IAC to look into the "flying saucer problem" because of three related national security problems: (a) possible exploitation to produce mass bacteria, (b) the confusions and dangers inherent in observations of "flying saucers" by the U.S. radar and observer systems, (c) the danger of "flying saucer reports" overloading the emergency communication facilities of the Department of Defense. 6. Because of the quality of the consultants and the excellence of their introduction to the subject by Dr. Chadwell and the Advisory Group never lost sight of its goals inspite of the fact that the discussion took many excursions. 7. The Advisory Group submitted its report to AD/SI on 17 January 1953. Their principal finding was that at the present time the unidentified flying objects pose no threat to the security of the United States. They recommended the establishment of program of education regarding the sightings particularly as concerns the U.S. radar and observer system, and for the general public as well. 8. Most of the OSI files on this subject are being retained in the office of the AD/SI. Weapons Division has a considerable file which according to , they would like to dispose of because of the findings of the Advisory Group that "flying saucers" pose no present threat to the United States security. feels that the material in the Weapons Division file should be maintained in one of the substantive Divisions of OSI and has suggested that P&E Division take them over and maintain them. of Weapons Division currently has the material and estimates that several hours per week will be required to keep it current. He indicates that he is suggesting to Chief of Weapons Division, that P&E Division get the files. I would like to suggest that the Acting Chief, P&E Division discuss this with I personally don't see why P&E Division has any greater interest in this material than Weapons Division. 9. If GP Branch, PHE Division is given the responsibility for the files mentioned in paragraph 8, above, one (1) additional safe will be required. 25X1A FC20:ss cc: Orig. & / = Div. Off. 1 - DBF 1 - OPF Approved For Release 2006/08/07 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030028-9
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. 19 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.