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OCT 2 195~
Director of Central Intelli~nce
Deput,' Director (Intelligence)
.As~stant Director, Office ot Sd.ent:1.tic
Inteμ.iience
Flying Saucer.1
l. P?.0:at.::!-To deter:n.-ie: (a) ":nl~ther or not there are national
securi tr 1.c::,licaticr..s i.,, the tiroble::i o! 11u:iicenti!ied
fiying objec-:.s"; {o) -::~et."ler or r:ot aceq-.1ate stuc!7 and
research is c-J...~e?:tl:, teL-i~ ciirectec: to this problEJ:1
in its relatic:i to such n~tional securitj- i~~lications;
and (c) -:.hat i''.!:"t:1e:- !.:l\"esti;;ati~n AZ1d research sao~d
b~ inst1tat.ed.,. b7 ·.~:io=, ~d u::-!.er ~at aegis. •
· 2. ::;.c·rs :.:m DIS~S~G'.!-C3! ::~ investi;ated t.::e r.ork currently
bein;; pe:-!o:=ec. o!'l 11i1.:,"ir.'.; s2:.1ce:-s" a."1C. !'ou:10. that toe
.Air Tec.•---.icd :.-::.elli-::!:::ce Ce:-:ter, DI, us.~, i'frit;:i~
Patte:-~:,:-:. ~ ?o:-ce Zase, is th.? a.'lly ~o.i::, dcvotinb
~?!"eci~le e:f::-':. Z.."ld s t.!c-.r ~ this s-.1bjec':., t.i.at ATIC
is co~ce::. t:-a:.:.:?~ o:-. a CG,je- ',;:;-c~e e:9lznation of eac~
re;:o:-t, z:.~ :::a:. ~~s e!'fo:-t is r.ot adecr.1a.te to corre-
late, eval·~a:.e, c.::ci :-esol·:e t..':.e sita:..ti.on o:i an ove:--
2.!l bas:!.s. !:.e Ci.L?Tent ,;:,r~~le:1 is discus~ed in 6?t;:,:J.
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J. c~::i;:;;.5:~::s--11:1.;~6 s a·.1ce:-s" :,ose t,-;-o eleent.s or c!c.-i5f!r
r.;iich hz-,e ::a~io::.3.!. sec,.iri +..7 i.:J?lic.1t.ions. ·i:le first
ir:volves :::iass psyc~clo;ical co~sicerations a."\d t.~c
sec:o:li co::~e:-:-.s !..~e v-.tlr.a:-abili t7 oi the United States
t.:, 2ir attack. tob factors are 2-~l.iiied in '.1:i\9 A.
1:. ~~OJ :SC.::.:.::::-~(a} ::,at t.'le Director or Cer.tral Intel-
lir,ence a:ivi~e t:ie ::ati o~al Sec-.irit]' Co\!ncil of t i1e
L-iplica.tio:u o ~ t!il'! 11i'l:,i.."l;; ~aucer• 9roble:i and request
th&t re::!2:'=t be ici.aated. T;.:; B i:s a dra.ft ::e::g- . ._..
""~'- .._-. ·- ·-.· rui~ to the ?:S:, for t.'u~ :X:I's si'r,:tiltw-e; . (b) 'mat --
the :C! di:c-J.Ss t.u: :ab:iLct .:i th the Ps;-cnoloGic.il
Str~t:::· ::::~. ~- - ::~r:rr.cur:i to tr.~ rr-:-~:~::-,
Psycr.olo-:1.cal St:atc,:r Eo.l.rc!, is atta.c::.ed for si;-
nabre a.s TAD C. (c) ihat C!A, .m.t:l the cooper.ition
or PS3 and ot..'ter interested C:.t"l&.""bents and ar,encies,
d,vclop a.,d re._,• b7~~1
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