CURRENT STATUS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOB) PROJECT.

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515979
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: December 17, 1953

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i~:S::O~~itCU,?I TO: ,Asaiatant Director, 3cientitib Iat_iliC,?acc' ?
l~a[i : Chic: i P:~ysics and ElectronS.ca Diviaiaz, SZ
5tIBTC?a t . Currznt StaL~ of Uni?deatified Plying ~~aata
(UF04f) Pro3ect.
1. Ia accardsance ~?ty tke vErbsl raauest o ~*x. Erant ExecJ3l,
on 3D ~:?a:?a~ber, the i'nllo~ar rors?!uct fiold i~ts;.i~etioas of L~03 s!F?~tin~s (t>e:,a aro
reQ*,e~t_?a. fray U3/l~' iate223onre o:Picers ~priwtirtly Air DcJ:cn:?a
Cap:, .z an3 ti:aa;?s sad li: Co=~ulicatioas S_rv3.cs~ aaarer to Lese
af,;::t:~.= ~}, but coi;i~ tF.eir activities to racgivinC and clk.c?cinc,
rst}:o_ta ~, rec_iv+_.:, seque$ZinC ad3ltioacl field in:c:ati~Lios :cFrsti:
2'13C~La~ ~:', ?rr:or=; n;, rrcaaasrs c5ecking aCaluat msteozo]:agical,
est_o::_~ ie=1, 3ira"art azd b,211ooa data, a.?ad xeoor.~iug trelr fire3la?a
rsd cca_'_?:sioZa fn a c^osa-rePeranced systes b;; Bate, Iore.Li4:1, source,
tyf~ c. c~~erLaLicn Psa3 concl~:aion drs:~. '1"a` le:?ial Prahr. Sectio:i
else c_~? s di:~a:ly .Sth 'the PuLlfe ZnPor..3tio:z 4P;ice of iiq., fi:>.lF,
r3Fr_'~_ ia?^orstioa i'or puUlic rclsase. Far about t>a ~;..:t?Scar,
epYrox:~t_!,.y Lew prrcestt oP the reForte3. s~htiags? hove been Lag~aB
1ta ti:~~~':3.^..
0: ;,~.r:1C'.r.1Gr 1g~e;?rJa ~:. L:1?',?~AL?i. Li.Gi. %-4i~i i$ iI?i Gi:~
pro_e.s o: trnaaf.:-riry isro3cct itiuebo~: ro lq., Air D?afensa Co-.,wsid.
lccorw?.:~ to Lt. Col. Ii3rry Jo2~a:,taz, Ct-ief~ Slectranics :ranch, thL
r+aaso~ i or tl:8 t!:.^.+_?cr 413 tL?xt ;Ct; ~:.xu ~'e,:a GoI:.~~ ~'ost of t.l:;
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 inve3tirative xcrk o~ t':e pro~act an3 "ir it Burns out tbrt theca
th#:;, :. ~L': ~'a) aro &p::ce ~T:ip:, or laag rsn,'~a e3rar..[t trot anotiscr
cov :try, Nx is :he (Air Fotia) Coo.~:.3 4~st ;aoul3 have to txk: .
action." Col: Jc?~t~t tollo::,zS this g~ss;~t ~:itlt tkc so..sa
co:~trr.:Iictory ataLY,-acct that the protect tsaaate.~ did not reflect
any cr~~ is 4ir y'o:~ce policy. It 3?s ~osIIte3ly trt:a that AL'C
is its Air Fo.?ca Co~tut prirsrily c~ v:'Ch 1Te'03's~ aC the
xr_seat 'iae 'n ths. their inLsresFtoro are occasioasll;l dispatchs'c.
"as^a:rst" r+tport.'rI VFOa'n atri thsE 'their reporc3n2t eta:ions an3
cn.---? ?aicstioos ays:ets are invoiced ie e. ccasidsrabls portion of
t':e L_ 03 activity. ATIC Fill caintaia liaicaet vftb, tt-:r pra1aati.
Appros 4 ^stely s year srd case ~.s]! sgo ~'IC iuit a~ g -
..~^-~*.:8:. t0 pLrchase CC..:IrL?Z SOS selact~ ,1L`C iS$aF si.es and AAC3
co:trol Loi~ra in Zocat:oaa :1.are sansistaat t~ zegarts vrre '
rear ce3 '?a the lo~:s or p*.o:o~~ew~iag iGrOg'a. 'Slae lees or the .. .
ca`~r!ti (a staraoacop:a tyke) xss '.n be co~atad. vith a sispia iezutLag
to reaor3 the aprc??rog:ay;,Ic :ti~.~ura o! the tL'G! ghaeo~sp~. Oae
hun3re3 "Ytdear.' 35 ~-, cssarss with "stozaoa' aaasti~at ! 3.'j lenses
se-e g ~rc~.se3 slo.~? :r7..is 100 Fxstir.~ (15.000 13nss) troy C...+~"'C0, .
CbicR~a. 3ev~ea'.y-Yo?:s (7h) cerors$ vacs dis:??ibute3. rr'xcety ~rcrzt
of t2?.e Bra:ink have "Boa bs3"--she notrsl ~tin3 ae~,:3tia~ troi?
tl~.e pisst+a roua~:ng gla.es. poW gret.ngs arse eexctrd shortly ens
RTTC sr~cLS to rers7t1~ a22 0:' t`~~s aistriDutaR cna~ss an,3 re- .
eq-:.p theme sri!h the acv. ~ratiu~. ._ ._ ' , ...... ._ _ .
3evarai raat:s sgo va' sere e;3visect that A?.''IC plamtsd to
set up s coa::n:rats3 instrcreatation obse~ratioxn-3. eiYort is the - ~
01bt~y:!ex-q:x m:-ra. Th'_s hzs ao'a Daan dropyed, ' ' t
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?:o,',ect C:t~:~3?.C:t;:l') rya beeapreyt.~ingaE A".'IC raq~;est,
w ca=rr3`ensi?:e sia~:is{.icr1 report oa ttr-C3 siblings d~.ring thq
par! 03 1~~:7 `?bro~:~!~ 1y52. Rho:, sttc]y is nox exp=eted to be coWpletea
by 1; Ds:cs-her 1953? .
ATIC iasva3 8ts'LS repo^ts ~ Proyeat AIueDQOk oa a tri.-zO~sthly
basis ' LLs cast recent being ;ltport Oo. 12 30 Sep:e.-3sr 2853?
' b. xa:ti?. ? ire X'avy . is aplt.c ol.praess reports to the ?, ~ -
coat~;, is prszs!::tly derotint only ~rL of one O.~iI ancsl~.?st?o ?
tip to t~intuia+nE eon:zanza oP titi'G"3'a. _ ? ? '
c. As-~v. ,"ae Arm has ev:deaa:d ]ittle or ao intercct in
L^r ~'~.','s . ot2:_r : n?:a co.:peratin~{ Sri th rte Ilir Force io regortia~ si;~tiar
.e:r3 =4ZV'nQat dais t~i~{ rise Air Force Iormst. , ? . -, ,
Inv~s'#~_tioa:. or Iat.,:rssts of Fo:tiiPrc Covarsc.^?erts.
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d. Ott:r:-. 'Asicia :sox s cox scattar:a reports, costly olcl, -
? x*ia~: ialicata ia:erest in LrC3's by prit'ster ia3ivldusls or drOt;~,
tP.crc is no ia:orr.:cioa o: coreera or inquiries oi? coasequenes in ? .
..other :orai~ Couatries.
5- P.c .tilts oP C^,I ?sa_1 Baca-F^n~.n*.loess. Tne consults~ts vhfl
eo:ss_ds-~ t:i:ts prao2a~ in .tocetrsry S 3 rssoa?..aa3a3 that LFea3?a b: .? ?
atrip2a?_ o? spra:sl staLt?.s a-t3 aura of oyster,/ an& 'E~t goli:ics oa
intelli~aa.a, tzc:aiag: au3 gvblic tducation ~rLinrnt to true
Sn3:cat.o:.3 a' }:ost.ls int