MINUTES OF MEETING OF INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 4 DECEMBER 1952 (IAC-M-90)

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: January 28, 1953
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SOUN37IC ADVISORY PANEL ON
UNIDENTIFIED FLYIW OATS
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1. S ent ve case histories of sightings 1951 - 1952 (deleted
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Bmmry Report of 89 ,selected cases of sightings of various
categories ( dohs, Blinldng ts? Haveringg eta,),,
9. Draft of manuals ,How to make a FLYO Pro prepared at ATIC
10, Chart ShwiM Plot of Geographic Location of Unexplained Sightings
in the United States during 1952
11? Chart Showing Balloon launching Sites in the United States.
12. Charts Shoring Selected Actual Balloon Flight Paths and Relation
to Reported Sightings,
33. Charts Showing Frequency of Reports of Sightinga? 190 ? 1952.
14. Charts Showing Categories of Ebtplanations of Sightings.
15. R ome Transparencies of Polyethylene Film Banomg in Bright
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1 '? LTIa.at to the request of the Assistant Director for Scientific
Intelligence, the uudersi ed. Ps..nel of Scientific C on st .t ,t , a e t to
e-!al gate any possible threat to nntio security posed by aide-ca- i.'jed
fflyi-ng b ecr s ("Plying Saucers")
, and to . e revs nd bona .; ,::.
11,s Panel has v'eceiv ed the evidence as presented by cognizant i tee Ui.a
go ce s a i ea p r:3 aari - the At Tec ? i.r aj Intelligence Center, v mid
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2. ZIP, a rep alt of its co . iderations ,. the P el concludes
a. limv ;; the evidence presented on nidentified. Flying
j ec tai s. s no indiction that terse phensr ne. ao {tittate
w dig=ect .I? jai tree, to national security,
We fi ly believe ? e.', there is no residuum of caaee, Bch indicates
p .eno sW.a ve .icb are at tributabl : to foreign artifacts capable of hog ',i c
and that the. is no eviden -~e that the p nmwna indicate a need.
for the reviai.oa of on rent scientific concepts
3. `he. Panel A er con:u.i es
01. That the continued ez : asis on the reporting of
these phenomena does g in these parlous times q result in a
threat to the orderly f ctioning of the protective or ansi
of the ?c pv itic ?
e cite as e< ss lee the clo i .F of channels of c is ation by irrelevant
reports, the dung m of being led by continuz- false alma to ignore real
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indications of hostile action, and the cultivation of a morbid nat onal
psychology in which skillful hostile propaganda could induce hysterical
behavior and harmful distrust of duly constituted authority.
4. In order most effectively to strengthen the national facilities
for the timely recognition and the appropriate handling of true indications
of hostile action, and to minimize the concomitant dangers alluded to
above, the Panel recommends:
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a. That the national security agencies take immediate steps
to strip the Unidentified Plying Objects of the special status they
have been given and the aura of mystery they have unfortunately
acquired;
b. That the national security agencies institute policies
on intelligence, training, and public education designed to prepare
the material defenses and the more 1e of the country to recognize
most promptly and to react most effectively to true indications
of hostile intent or action.
We suggest that these aims may be achieved by an integrated program
designed to reassure the public of the total lack of evidence of inimical
forces behind the phenomena, to train personnel to recognize and reject
false indications quickly and effectively, and to strengthen regular
channels for the evaluation of and prompt reaction to true indications
/s/ Lloyd V. Berkner
/a/ H. P. Robertson , Chairman
California Institute of Technology
_s Luis W. Alvarez
University of -California
s S. Aa Goudsmit
Brookhaven Rational Laboratories
is Thornton Page
Johns Hopkins University
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