CIA Office Memorandum: 'Flying Saucers' (15 March 1949)

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TO: “Dr. Machle, OSI. _ - ‘_ -pATE;. 15 Hareb 1949 |; a)

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SUBJECT: Flying Saucers > —

1 A rapid. perusal-of your docunents leaves one confused end

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2,___The following considerations seem not to have oven included _ oo
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a. Mo suggestion is noted that there is a possibility) :

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b. If-atene "flying saucer" is to ve involved, At is
\ extrenely_unlixely that they be found over the U. S. decauses . a
F (1) U.S. -developnents would be closely coordinated —
4 with USAF or comercial designers.
: (2) Foreign aircraft development would hardly be _
3 tested at such 2 range from hone areas, even if fuel could si
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; (3) Guided aircraft at a range of several thousand
2 niles are deyond eny known capabilities, inchiding ours.
3 co.  What-is the-psychological provability that any ovject
4 geen briefly against "zero" background willbe circular, or oval,
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“Dr. Machle, OSI... DATE: 15 Harch 1949

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SUDJECT: Flying Seucers

Bi A rapid perusal of your docunents leaves one confused end
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jrelined to supineness.

2, The following considerations seen not to have oeen included

in the survey:

a. No suggestion is noted that there is a possibility
that many of the objects may de Nfreot netooralogical sounding
Dallooas. .

>. If atene "flying saucer™ is to be involved, it is
extremely unlikely that they ve found over tha U. S. secause:

with USAF or Co=sercial designers.

(2) Poreiga aircrast development would hardly be

sted et sucs 2 range from hore areas, even if fuel could...

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be suvolied——---—-—_

(3) Guided aircraft at a range of several thousand -
miles pre besond-eny Known capabdilities, including oars.

Cc. What-is_the-psychological probability thet any ooject
geen triefly egainst Yzero" background will be circular, or oval,
in appearence? =

a, _ Hagpeny~one commented.on the curious tine éistribution -..

(1) U.S. developnents would be closely coordinated ~~~.

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of the observations? Note @bart below:
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Is _there_any midsummer modness involved? Are asteroids

proainent in that season? Ete., etc. —.

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