FLYING SAUCERS (WITH MEMO ATTACHED DATED 520924, SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515933
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: October 2, 1952

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0CT 2 1952
L :n=." TO: Director of Central Intelligence
'aOJCH: Deputy-Director (Intelligence)
Assistant:Director,:Offico of Scientific
Intelligence
SU3J-- n saucers
1. PROM r''==,c=deter?si ies `?{a)-r.hether_or_not there are national,
security. implications in the problem of "unidentified
flying obi a ats'_' (b) rx:e ther-or-rot adequate study and
researc'n1s cuxrrently-tvtn~z-dir"ted to- this problem
in-its relation'to such national security imolicatl.ons;
and-(e) :.hat further-investigation and research- should -
be instituted,- by ;boa; and-under that aegis..
2. FACTS-.~'?D'DISC,iSSO:f SZ has=iitvestiga,`,ed the work currently
being perfo -ed on "flying sa icer s" and found that the
Air Technical- I relli;erca -Center, DI, USAF, Wright-
Patterson tr Force :use, is the only group devoting
appreciable e fort and ssatc'y to this subject, that AtEC
is concentrattn on-a case-'o case explanation of each
report,-and that this effort' is not adequate to corre-
late, evaluate, and resolve the situation on an over-
all basis. The current problem is discussed in detail
in TI3 A.
3. CC:;CLUStO :S--" 'lying saucers" pose two elements of danger
rbich-have hationa? security. implications. `idle first
involves mass psyc%:olo;ical considerations and the
second concerns the-valnerab;lit;; of the United States
to air attack, both factors are a.lplified in 'DIS A.
7haa the Director of Central Intel-
ligence advise the :rational Security Council of the
bplications of thn "flying saucer" oroblem and request
that research be initiated. TA3 B is a draft rue-no-
r andu.. to the SC, for the "SCI's si:tnatere:..(b).?m t --.
the )CI discuss - tidr, - sub,-jcct -frith -the Psychological
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