HILL GROUP EYES 'FLYING SAUCERS'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090023-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2014
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: August 5, 1960
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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The Senate Piepared-,
nes? 'sub-committee is
understanding or
from Democratic .leadbr
Lyndon B."Johnson to keeP
a "close watch" on any
new developm? ent related
to unidentified flying ob-
jeCts, - 'a group of _flying
saucer watchers ,said to-
day. .
Sen. Johnson, Democratia
vice presidential _ candidate.
else. has directed 'the ;" sub-
committee staff to report to
him any ,jusignificatir , sight-
ings of saucers Mont With. an
analYsts of "the Air Force In-
vestigationef them; the group
said.. ; e %
;pert s, . scientists, engineers
and ;analysts. ,
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There might be (tinier' that
unrecognized IlF0`s could at.
cidentally set on a war with
? RUSSIA. Mr. Keiihoe said. Hi
said xurtt a warning had been
given by- French bit
amain, Nab, roordineltre4od
allied alr forete. Pr-
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Ilie-ad ben.
world lavernmetita to study
,the possibility'
-saucers exist "If only toatniLUIb itI!
danger of -gichel-tragedy.!
;
. Mr.: KeYhoe chairrinti that
eeveral false airAlerti In the
;United States eireadrieere On
rented. He said Some weire
.cittsed by ;defense radar op
mistaking' 'UFO for-
Miticins" for possible ettettl,y
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Marine'. A1Ma Donk E.
Keyholit (Ret:),' head; at -the
group, called the Natio/Italia-
vestiglitions Committee; ,on
Aerial ?Phenomena, said -Sen. ?
Johnson told him Of -the-_or-
dere hi a letter. " ?
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Congressional sources-later
confirmed that the' stib-ccurt.
mittee has been keeping the
check for some time. ?
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Keyhoe's group has been
demanding for years that the
Government concede flying
saucers really exist. The
Defense Department, has said
repeatedly that almost all un-
identified tying objects can
be explained as normal phe-
nomena.
Mr. Keyhoe made' public
what he said Was Sen.' John-
son's letter along with. a
statement accusing the Air
Force of a "wrong Add dan-
gerous"; policy ,in iulegedly ?
? suppressing infant:9ton on*
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Mr. Keyhole's cii. Mites
sat dit had carefully,,,W.tvalu-
ated hundreds of sauctioight-
ings by military ' and.,,pirline
pilots, missile traclitAZ and
other experts over * ''4, past
three years. " 0
. "It was the majority con-
clusion," be said; "that the
UFOs reported by Itties?
.skilled 94servers :# tits
known devices: ma i if ?hitIel ki-
gent: &it r.?1-"_ '''..;t;iL.
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