AERIAL PHENOMENA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2014
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 2, 1963
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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HARTFORD, CONN. '
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Aerial Pheizonzeita
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To the Editor of The Courant:
The U.S. Air Force has ' re-
peatedly told Congress and the
public that they, do rut withhold
or censor information. on un-
identified flying 'objects (flying
saucers). However, the revised
Air Force Regulation 2002 dated
20 July 1962 clearly shows that ,
UFOs are serious business. ,Fol-_
towing are sonie?e'xpIs4-..fr'Orri '
the revised regulation.' ?,
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UFO investigators are au-
thorized to make telephone calls
direct to the Foreign Teahnology
Division of 'the- Air For Sys-
tems Command' to ? report on high
priority findings. ?
Interception, identification, or
air segrch ' on UFOs, 1 if rf-
propriate and within the sCope ,of
air defense regulations. A
In response to local inquiries
regarding any UFO .reported !-in
the vicinity of an Air Force ba,4et
- the commander of th.: bas e corti?
cerned .may 7release information
,to -the press;,''or general 'Public
only after positive identification
, rif the sighting, as a familiar 'or
known object.
' '
Air Force personnel, other than '
those iof the Office of Informatroll,?
will hot discas their operations
, ?ndl`functions ,with unauthorize;li
1 ,persons GnIess;;t[,so directed, a'nd
4 tthen only on a "need-to-1mA"),
basis.
yce_AcillizalZoscoe R. Hilleiy-,
i kEieTei-, - fume idireclorwoU.S:
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.?Central Intelligence Agency,
stihi3 t$'-irtliMillife:S'irtion-...
.Ceining Air Forte policy on this
Subject: '`Behirid the scenes,
i :high-ranking.. ,Air Force officeT's
i are Sobegy concerned -about the
tIF0s. But ?through official
"Irr-4 ?and ? ridieule, many citi-
zens are led to ?believe the .iiii.;
!'knewn. flying objects Are rion?:,
' !sense. ? Hundreds of authenticlre-1 :
;ports. by veteran pilots .and ohier, i
I
' 'technically l'rained obserlia
I have been ridiculed, Or exPlairied
1 away as mistakes, delusions or
hoaxes. The,A.E..,has assumed the ,
,,...
right to decide what what the Amer-
ica-if People should or should rritt i
know. It is time for the truth i
i
to be brpjatvouciLi,open,COri-, ,
' ii:essionaLhearings."
; t-Tfiose desiring the full UFO
fa'cts .please write to the i\ta- ,
i tidrial Investigations Committee .1
Aerial Phenomena 1,
I 1536 Connecticut Avenue,
: Washington 6, D.C. ?
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@ 50-Yr 2014/06/12 : CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090008-1
Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2014/06/12 : CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090008-1