CIA Memorandum: Responsibility for Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOBs)

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a Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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Acting Assistant Director... DATE: AUG 8 1955
for Scientific Intelligence

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FROM Chief, Physics and Electronics Division, SI .

SUBJECT: Responsibility for "Unidentified Flying Objects” (ur0Bs)

REFERENCES: A. Memo to Ch/F&E froa-AD/SI;~27 May 53, "Unidentified = -
Flying Objects" .
B. Memo to AD/SI-from Ch/P&S, 3 July 53, Unidentified — —-- — - —
Flying Objects” _
C. Memo for the Record signed by Ch/ASD, Ch/Ops, and
Ch/Pes, 14 June 54, "Intelligence Responsibilities for ~~

Non-Conventional Types of-Air Vehicles”

1. By reference A, this Division vas assigned "“respon-
sibility for maintzining current knowledge of sightings of
unidentified flying-odjects." a

roar office, this Division proposed to handle its respoasi-
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bilities as follows: = a ae era area eee ra

ect will be considered as inactive -
2 sing raterial will be reviewed periodically
a veferences to recogaizable and explainable a
phenomena fren those which come under tke definition of
‘unidentified flying objects’

c. ell material cn wiidentified objects will be
deposited in the files for future reference unless it
; raises en iczediately recoguizedle provlem of concern
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3. Reference C clarified but did not reduce the responsi-
dility of this Diyision on the subject project.

h. Since the issuance of Reference A, the responsibility
d@elinsated in par. 2b, avove, has required between 10 and 25
enalyst hours per month and the responsibilities under par. ec,
ebove, about half that much clerical time. . :

2. By reference B, which received the concurrence of ———

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Chief, Fhysics and Electronics Division, SI
Responsibility for "Unidentified Flying Objects” (uross)

A. Memo to Ch/P&LE fréa AD/SI, 27 May 53, "Unidentified
Flying Objects" .

B. Memo to AD/SI from Ch/P&S, 3 July 53, Unidentified
Flying Objects"

C. Memo for the Record signed by Ch/ASD, Ch/Ops, and
Ch/PLE, 14 June 54, “Intelligence Responsibilities for
Non-Conventional Types of Air Vehicles"

1. By reference A, this Division vas assigned "respon-
sibility for maintzining current knowledge of sightings of
unidentified flying. oojects."

2. By reference B, which received the concurrence of
your office, this Divisions proposed to handle its respoasi-
dilities as follows: a

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weferenzes to-recogaizable and expleinable
phenowene fren tuose which come under the definition of
iunidentified flying objects’ ——

ce. all material on unidentified objects will be...
deposited in the files for future reference unless it
raises en irzediately_recoguizeble problem of concern oe .

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3. Reference C clarified but did nob recuce the responsi-
vility of this Divisioa on the subject project. -

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4. Sinea tre issuance of Réference A, the responsibility
delinzated in par. 2b, above, hss required between 10 and 25
enalyst hours per month and the responsibilities under par. 2c,
above, about half that much clerical tine. _ .


5. It is requested that this Division te relieved of — -—-------—
ths responsibilities assigned to it under Reference A since:

a. No intelligence of Goricera to nationsl security |
has been developed frou the protect. — ; i
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bd. The project as defined dy Reference C does not
fall under-the-provision of-DCID 4/4 on Critical National
Intelligence Cojectives.

c. P2E's successful participation in the FY-1956 -
OSI Production Progra requires that all non-essential
activities be terminated,

6.—In view of the fact that no positive intelligence of
significance=has: been produced -under-the subject project, it is
recomended that the project be terminated ard the files thereor

be placed in dead storagay

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