COMMENTS ON LETTERS DEALING WITH UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

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0005516043
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RIFPUB
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U
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1
Document Creation Date: 
June 24, 2015
Document Release Date: 
January 31, 2011
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Case Number: 
F-2010-00651
Publication Date: 
April 4, 1958
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C0001540916' It April 1956 dated 4 April 1950s same subject I NCE: Memo to Assistant Director/$I from Chief,. AM/21, Flying uujects SUBJECT t,,,4mu+ents on loiters Daaliw.. with Unidentified IM-33RLTCtE Mit W-CORD henceforth in- all inquiries regarding UFO'se advise Mr. Davidson and Major iceyhoe of. this action. 4. 1 think we can use this procedure as i precedent 1. tojor Byrne's office (A:CI'i) was contacted in regard to the release of the panel report to Hz. Davidson and Major Keyhoe. I was rererred to Major Tacrer, Office of the Secretary of Air Force Information Service (SOM). 2,6 In response to our query as to whether Air Force had any objection to our cnswering these letters enclosing a copy of the. panel report, Major Tacker indicated that he had rather the CIA twrward the letters to him with copies of the unclassi- fied report and he will answer the letters. He stated that the Air Force is endeavoring to impress.upon Major Aeyhoc and others in a eimilar position, that his office is the proper place to core for such information. 3. Innew of n3r conversation with} Tacker, I callsd FF:ank Chapin the DDCI's ofiiee and advised him that the Force no onJ.y preferred to answer the letters, but war neat insistent that they be permitted to answer them. He, therefore, is going to send the letters to b'ajor Tacker aa,t A " `' Chief, Applied Science Division, 31