REPORT ON BOOK ENTITLED "FLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE"

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515977
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: December 8, 1953

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TO = Assistant Director, Scientific T_ntelliConco DATE 8 December 1$$3
MOM : Chief, Operations Staff, 0/SI
suo)scra F.dport on Book Entitled "Flying Saucers from Outer Space"
1. As requested, the subject book was revisac.i b,; one of
our consultants with particular roterance to possible security
violations concerning CIA's part in the flying saucer investigation.
Partinent co nento of this consultant are as tollovai
a. "TPhe bait itself is highly readable, but the content
is h%hly, distorted and tilled with so r Any halt-truths
and inferences that I teal pertain that the author to
1oso:ring.y cossetting a perpetration. Peominent in the book
is one Albert :,i. Chap, an Air Fares (Reserve) Public
Snforrstion Officer uhe was on duty ut the Pentagon "rtil
recently returning to inactive duty.. The author, Keyhoe,
rulcas extensive use of Chop's statements and in-plios that
the Air Pore. is deliberately concealing positive con-
clusions from the publics
be "CLt is nentioned several tines on page 242 of the
bcak -- nowhere else. Ferhas states here that a friend of
hit, .tth hi;h level roontaotsr, told him about February 17,
1753, thatt
(1) OIL 'people' advised the Atv. Fares to put out
a report debun:inx the saucers, tell'the public the
project was ended and then carry it on underground,
Top Secret.
(2) Sam of the 'intelliCence boyar were mad
as the devil at CXA for even sugCesting?the above actions
a. "CIA is supposed to have made thnsoreaorstendations
fanatical saucer 'believer' as "dubunkingI. I:otiuever,, there
was certainly no iecornendation that su;Costed hiding any
inforration fret the public.
follou_n5 a 'secret high level briefing'. Therb is no
apparent lanotirledCe of the CYA panel reoti,n,?,s elthouuh the
Ianol'e rocor.noncations nie;ht have been interpreted by a
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d. -Therefore, l'.eyhoe, 'saving built. up a 'case' for
saucers bcin.; interplanetary, insists that the Air Force
(and CII:) laser the 'truth' and are.rctusing to give the
public the facts.
e. "I saw Dr. Stefan T. Poscony (Chief, USM111 Special
Study Group) recentlyo lie was not attars of any particular
concern in the Penta?on over weyhoers assertions. However,
it ni5ht be wise to check directly with the officer who
replaced Major,Cewey Fourtut in Current Intelli.Conos. i
believe his name is Smt:th. Part of his duties are to follow
all reports of sirhtir.gs of U.''.0.'s. '
S. "As to the poseibil+ty'of a security breach, it is
difficult to say. I auspoct that Chop heard of Cxits being
briefed but that no leak occurred regarding the O, I Panel."
2. It is believed that no security breach is involved and
any investigation of this book would only serve to focus additional,
attention on an cbvicus bit of sensational roiance "fiction".
:Ct In reaomonded, therefore, that no further action regarding the
book be initiated by this office.
Distributiant
l - Forward
I - Exec
I - 8V
1- 3D
1 - Subject
I - Chrono
1 - Daily Reading
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