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This declassified CIA document, released through The Black Vault, reports on the meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which the Office of Scientific Intelligence convened on January 14 to 18, 1953. It includes a history of the sessions and the panel's informal comments, and it appends the formal report signed by H. P. Robertson and others. The panel found no evidence of a direct threat to national security. It recommended stripping UFOs of their special status and starting a public education program.
25X1A Approved For Reise 2001/08/07: CIA-RDP81R00560R.00030027-0 ~'WI' ~~n b • That vigorous effort should be made to declassify as many of the reports as possible. c. That some increase in the ATIC section devoted to U.F.o. analysis was indicated. This meeting 1vas adjourned at 1700. FRIDAY MORNING The fifth session of the Panel convened at 0900 with the same personnel present as enumerated for Thursday (vnth the exception of Brig. Gen. Garland) • From 0900 - 100 there was general discussion and study of reference material• Also, Dr. Hynek read a prepared paper making certain observations and conclusions. At gave a briefing on his fifteen months experience in Washington as Project Office for U.F.O.'s and his personal conclusions. There was considerable discussion of individual case histories of siggtings to which he referred. Following presentation, a number of additional case histories were examined and discussed with Messrs. - Ruppelt, and Hynek. The meeting adjourned at 1200 for luncheon. FRIDAY AFTERNOON This session opened at 1400. Besides Panel members and CIA personnel, Dre Hynek was present. as Panel Member, was present at this meeting for the first time. Progress of the meetings was reviewed by the Panel Chairman and tentative .s & ~.ii··•' S(!Jiiil~--~n Approved For Release 2001/08/07: <;~-RDP81R00560R000100030027-0 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A
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