Documents / FOIA release
This Central Intelligence Agency release, approved in 2004, collects 1966 memoranda on Air Force requests to declassify the 1953 report of the scientific panel on unidentified flying objects that the Office of Scientific Intelligence convened. The memos trace the USAF requests of July 1966, the press interest behind them, and the 15 August forwarding of a sanitized version with CIA references removed. The attached panel comments found no threat to national security, judged the Tremonton film to probably show birds, and recommended a training and debunking program.
“The Unexplained Files”1 page
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EXPRESSED AUTHORITY BASED ON G O B J T OFFICE EMERGENCY SERVICES F. COLLISION National Institute of Technology Physics, weapons systems G. FREDERICK University of California Physics, nuclear H. GILBERT University of California, Davis Warthor, meteor I. GILBERT University of California, Davis Astronomy, biological problems J. GILBERT University of California, Davis Astronomy, astronomy K. GILBERT Ohio State University Astronomy L. GILBERT Arthur D. Littel, Inc. Rockets, guided missiles M. GILBERT George N. Garland Scientific and technical intelligence N. GILBERT Assistant Director, O/ST, OTA Scientific and technical intelligence O. GILBERT Darrell Assistant Director, O/ST, OTA Scientific and technical intelligence
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