TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH DR . JOHN A. WHEELER.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030032-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: January 6, 1953
• Content Type: MFR

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1. At 11?.30 today I called
to thank him for his interest in nossi e a i ia-
~on as a consultant in the CIA attack on the "flying saucer"
-problem. I told him we regretted that the urgency of his current
work for AFC prevented association at this time.
2. 11111 stated that he might not be able to actively
assist even a er arch 1953 because of his work on "-particle
research". However, he would be nleased at any time to discuss
the matter briefly. He mentioned two foreign nationals who
were currently outstanding in related fields. One was
who is an authority on the aurorae and i s
associated mysterious problems" of "ion path" and "magnetic
focussing". Dr. O'Day (Director of Research at Cambridge,
Massachusetts USAF Research Center) might be able to suggest
in this field. It appears that the Air Force
has been studying upper atmospheric -phenomena there with
considerable vigor.
3. Another suggestion was an "ori final
thinker and outstanding researcher . He has written
some method o using one or both or ese men Fight- e evised
assuming the problem continued for an
annrecia a length o time and scientific attack was warranted.
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S arizin our discussion of today of the problem which
you and have brought to my attention, I
have learn e ques ion at issue has no directly visualizeable
connection with the work which I am doing for the Atomic Energy
Commission. However, I have discovered that the question at issue
is both interesting scientifically and has important defense aspects.
You have asked me whether I could take part in a meeting in Washington
about the subject beginning Monday, January twelfth, lasting for five
days. In reply I reported that I am perfectly willing to take part
in such an interesting evaluation and planning session, if this par-
ticipation is considered appropriate by the Atomic Energy Commission;
or, in particular, by General Kenneth Fields, head of the Division
of Military Applications. My primary obligation is to carry out the
program for the Commission for which I am responsible here at
Princeton. I consider this sufficiently important that I would not
feel it appropriate to take part in these sessions in question unless
told by General Fields that he thought this was advisable.
fascinating problem.
Thanks for your very interesting briefing about a very
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