UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515976
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: July 3, 1953

"Uffi5e' eroran ? UN ED STATES GOVERNMENT.
TO , Assistant Director, 31
PROM i Chief, PiOrsica & ZLectronics rf vision,. SI
su5JecT. Unidentified Flying Objects
DA-928 3 July 1953
1. Reference is cads to your aaemarand*a of 2? May 1953, subject
as above, which assigned to this Division the rosponsibility "tor
taints-lxdn c=rent knowledge of reports of sightings of unidentified
f?71^.g objects."
2. Since the referenced pen orandr % 'c c not atiptu ate the priority
of this project versus the nurnnl responsibilities of this Division,
nor indicated the depth or scope of required lm @W .edge, the Divisions
has reviewed the status of the project, its present rothod of handling
and its poasibla timeliness or role tionsh p to the current productive
intelligence activities of the DtviuIgn. the r ow involved lstternal. ,,,, ~~
disousrione with ASD pereo:.sein wit . Hookert C X with USIA' h ^'"
persaar l and pith renters of the So etifio P.o n Board called by
CIA last year.
inclu~'4nr a costa ana7,,"sf a of all incoming sa orastion and the aorre-
spend . g 7.iaison with the sources would require oonU cur efforts of
two a ulysts, a s`,.Lu o:e is and is considerable t$paal load*
_ k. TA view of the ::Adinle of the Board thata close Ingestion
to u :era: atoteitg. and that noifl "nation has'haen_obtotaod since
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a. the project wilX be ocnddered an inactive
sogre rte references to recognisable and expistaable phenomena
flying objects"
in the tiles for future reference unless it raises an fawadiately,
r ocotrisable problem of concern to national, security'.
5. With the above premise it is planned to hurdle the projec ,
filing :acilitics, ono additional filing cabinet viii be requested.
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