CIA Memorandum: Consultants for Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (1953)

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“JAN 9 1953

LEVORAIDUN FOR: Director of Central Totelligence

THROUGH :—Deputy Director-( Intelligence)
FROL :--Assistant Director, Scient: fic Intelligence Be ~ oF

SUBJEOT : Consultants for Advisory Patel on Unidentified .
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1. FRORLEE 0 ee

fo obtain the services of Dr. Luis WU. Alvarez end Dr. Thornton
Page ag ad-hoc consultants to the 0/ST Advisory Fanel on "Unidenti-. te ES

fied Flying Objects", scheduied_to convene 14 January 1953." SivGed ty pend

2. ASSN FTIONS_ _

It is_assvned that Dr, Alvarez and Dr, Page will accept- employs
nent as consultants, coe ees

3, FACTS BEAQTHG OFTHE FROBLEL oS.

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b. Dr, ints VW, Alvarez is an outstanding scientist in the...
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ec. Dr. Thornton VsPase is a particularly competent astronomer
and astrosaysicist. Horeover, he has-given censideravle thought
to the sudject of “unidentified flying objects

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4. DISSUSSIO ~

a. Every effort has-been made to consider the most competent
scientists whose discositions are suitable to this complex study.
-Ié is celieved tiat the above men would-be eminently satisfactory
for the task. ;

t.. A check of the Consultants! Registry disclosed that
consultants presontly employed oy CTA either @id not have tae
proper gualifications or were currently unavailable.

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LGPORADUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligerce

TIROUGH : Desuty Director (Intelligence)
FROM : Assistant Director, Scient:fic Intelligence

SUBJECT

Consultants for Advisory Paiel on Unidentified
Flying Objects

1. FRosbal

fo obtain the services of Dr. Luis WU. Alvarez and Dr, Thornton.

Page as ad hoe consultants to the O/SI Advisory Fanel on "Unidenti---

fied Flying Objects", scheduled to convene 14 January 1953.

2. ASSUMETIONS

It is assumed that Dr. Alvarez and Dr.. Page will accept employ<
nent as consultants,

3. FACTS BSARING ON TH 208LE Mf

ea, Iten3-of the timtes of IAC Meeting, 4 Decenver 1952,

: "The (Azenc yi} will en nlist the services of selected
review ard arpraise the available evidence (of.
flying opjects")seaat

b. Droints W._Alvarez-is an outstanding scientist in the
cneracteristics and anomalies. —.

ec, Dr. Thornton VU, Pace is a particularly competent astronomer
and astrosaysicist.. Horeover,_ne has_given considerable thought
to the sudiect of "unidentified flying objects".

4. DESIUSSTC:

a. Every effort-has been made to consider. the nost competent

scientists whose disrositions are suitable to this complex study... _

It is colieved tiat toe above-men-would be eminently satisfactory
for the task. ;

bt. A check of the Consultants! Registry disclosed that
consultants presontly-eaployed oy CUA either. gid not have tne --


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c. At this tine it is desfred to utilize the services of these
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d. The rate-of connensation is expected to be |, "50, OO per day
for each consultant. -

“Oe Avvroval- -of-usa-of-these men on matters through SECRET has
been obtained from VSO,

5e CONCLUSION 2

It is concluded-that Dr. Alvaréeg and Dr. Pago are. pater ae
well suited to serve on the0/SI Advisory. Panel on "Unidentifie
Flying Objects", ——

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