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Responsibility for Unidentified Flying Objects

Central Intelligence Agency · 2001-03-20 · 8 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This Central Intelligence Agency file, approved for release in 2001, collects 1956 correspondence about who handles reports of unidentified flying objects. It includes a proposal for dividing up raw UFO reports and destroying some of them. Deputy Director Robert Amory Jr. asked about a Paris Match article, and the Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence replied that the Office keeps close liaison with the Air Force Technical Intelligence Center. The file also holds a clipping about the closure of the Shirley Bay saucer station.

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CONTROL NO.	SEC. CLASS	ORIGIN	FILE NO.
39741	DATE REC'D	DATE OF ROUTING	WR 2.0735
SUBJECT	Flying Incursors
Attention called to 17 Mar 56 issue of French popular magazine MATCH an article to ROC. IS CIA keeping in touch with Air Force center on these things? Does it concern itself with foreign "nightings" such as above? Cool that CIA has responsibility for keeping its finger on "Night" during period when it reaches closest point to Birth—for purpose of arriving front office
With Apprehension of published reports.	COURIER NO.

CONTROL NO.	SEC. CLASS	ORIGIN	FILE NO.
10240 0107	CH 6-0735
DATE OF MAT.	DATE REC'D	DATE OUT
26 Mar 56	22 June 56	A50	CROSS REFERENCE
SUBJECT	Dying Dancers
Attention called to 17 Mar 56 issue of French popular magazine MATCH an article no 105. IS GTA keeping in touch with Air Force center on these things? Does it concern itself with foreign "sightings" such as above? Noel that GTA has responsibility for keeping its finger on "Term" curtain period when it reaches closest point to earth for purpose of arrest front office
Draft acknowledgment unpublished reports.	COURIER NO.

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