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-.J-.J,_; J 41:::::cr:,_:~2!DU?! Fl:ns Director or Cent~l Intelllieeee
1 Deputy Di:-ector (Intclllsence)
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l. P.ecently an ir4ui17 ~!ls cotcluctod by the Ortic:e or Scienti!ic
InteUi:cn:e to dete~e u~t'!':~r t he!'e are m.tianl sec:uri~ i.::Jpllc:,.tiono ·
int~~ p:-oble~ of ft\r.iidenti!'ied flj'i.ns oojects,u i.e., fl,,"'1.ng &'lucers;
vhethe:- ccequ:ite stud~• :in! rese~:-ch is cur:-ent~ b!!in: directed t o
t.!us pro:>le:1 in i ts relAticll to scch r.:it.i~l securi~ 4 ~lle!:.tions;
and \/::.3~ fu..--ti:er i."\vesti~tio!l ar.d reseuch should be wtituted,
b:1 \/ac::i, l!.n:i under \lb.t ::.egis.
2. lt -.:as t'ou."'ld t::lt the ··:'\'!.7 ".dt o! Gove~nt ci.:r:-ently
study:lr.~ ti'..c problec is "the Di ·::ctc::1te ct Intelligence t:3.U- , '9b.icli
}";s creT;e:i t!::.c Air '!'ec:-..::i::11 I=::.ell!ge:i.ce Center (.!TI~f ,!ith .
rcspo::.si~tj' fa. 1:vest:1.i=,t:.:.i the reports C: si~!i~~. '1t ~!C
t~.e.:-e is a £'!"0-.!!J of th:-ee off:.ce:-s a nd t•.;o secretries to \thicb. cc=e,
tbro'.1.;b offic:bl c~n.~els, all r .:po!"'ts o! siihtin;s. This grocp
conducts 1::'7esti~ tion or t.':e :-e~o:-ts, co:1Sultillg as !'Pquirec! ~"1th
other Ai=- =~:e .,~d civil.i?.:: ~c:--"!i=2 ':l:!'sc:,.~l. A \lorld- \!i:.e
report~g srste::. l'..?.s been in.st!tuted acd raj or iir Force 3.:lses !-.3.ve
wen C:'::!:!'.?:! t.:, ::a::e inte:-cep':io::s c!' \!."'li~entifie:i nyL-:b object:..
The ~e5e:l::-=~ is ~i::g co~cu:tei o~ a case b.:isis end is cesi~ac to
prori::e :! s.:itis!":!.ctory e=?!zr_--.tic:: of e:1ch 1!-Mvio.l.:'.!.1 si!;hti..-:;.
A?IC !-_--.s c-:::c!.-..::ie:! :1:,. &:-:-:!.!':be:2::t ,rith =-."lttelle :-:!.::::or_al Instit-..i.ta
fer:- t::e ~t':e::- t:, estbllth n ~chi:-'! inde:c.ng syste::i f o:- o!'fichl
report:: c! sib~tings.
3. Sir.cc 1947, A~IC r..'.ls rea?:ived ap~::-o:d:!:ltely 1500 offic!1l
repo:-ts c!' s!.~~ti:1~:; ;>lus ~n er.or:::au.s vol~ or letters, p!::icne c:ill:; ,
and p:-ess ::-e;:o::-ts. D'..:.ring July 19;2 !.lo~ , o!'fi.ci'!l ~po!"ts tot1led 250.
ot t.~e 1;.:;o ::-e~c:-ts, ,\ir Fo:-c:? ~=-:-1.es 20 percent as c.-:e~i... ~.!'d :!t:.d
or these ::-e~ei·:ed frcr.:i Janu:iry throe&-~ July 1952 it C:!.r:-ies 2o 1=ercant·
ur.c~·,_:"..: _ ?'~.
4. I:: its i'C.:lciry into this problec, a tc3c !rcn CI.l.1s Office
or S:i:?:1ti!'ic Ir.ta1u,-:r.ce CCr.lSClted ~1.th a rcpresen'btive or Air
., Force S;'2cul Studies Grcup; discussed the probleD -wi.tb those in cb:-c;e
or ~:? .\.!!' :o!':e Projc~t =.t ~!!'i:-!'lt.-P:ittcr:;::,n ilr !"o:ce ~~::c; revie1,,""ed
a c cr.site~':>la vol':-e o! intelli~er.ce report::; c~c!:ed the ~cviet
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\Ibo l-A\-e br01d 1:nc-Jlcd,e or the tccbni~l :treas concerned. •
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