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Office Memorandztm . uN1TEo sTATEs GOVERNMENT
TO =Aadatct Director, Scient1t1c IDtellioence
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raoM : Chier, Applle4 Scie11ce Di"t'isiOD, SI
suaJ!CT: Ca::.::»nta 011 IAtten Dealing Yitll Va.14elltit1.ed n)"1ng Object•
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Letter to Director, CL\, rrcm LeoD DaT1dsOll, dated.
11 Jl.a:'ch 1958 •
Letter to Dinctor, CU, traa Doaald E. Keyhoe, Directer
ot liat10D&l. 1Dv-■tigat1oaa c;a=tttee OD Aerial. l'heaavn■
1. As a result or tb.e aetion tekam by the IAC 011 i. December
1952 (:ue-:,t-90, Pua.gr~ 3&), a Scie11t1t1.c Iz:.tell1~11ce Advisory
Panitl vu co11V11c.ed 14-18 JL."UL-Y 1953. 'l'ha i,a.i:al ccuutecl or the
rolloViQ 1c1ent1st11: li. ?. P.:i:ert:cca, wis ll. Alvarez, Lloyd v.
Ber:u, s. A. Gouda:lit, a:ld T'!lorutf.4 h;e. ~ i;a.ael concerned
itsel: ,r1t21 tl:e evalt:.at!.ou of ~y ~o•sible th..~et to ?l:\t1c-..al.
Secu..--1 tvl:.y unident1t1ed ~:,ing object,. ~ p~el. 1.B~ed. a re-port
cuted. J.7 J~ 1953. ~ repa:t vu cl.unt1ed Secret".
2. Tbs lett.?ra f'::-Cll teen !,aVidsC!l end n,-,..ald K=:ytioe to the .
tC'I co:.:e:-:ed t"'•-••lv-es pr-'...:u1l:f vitb !<!."3rd J. FJ:Ippelt's bcok
O?l t:~~e11~1f1ed n~ Cjects. A~ the ti:a thet t~ sc1e11t1t!c
1,e:.el ::et, a-p:r-lt '--a.5 ._ c ..~te.ui 1n the Air Foree e.:id £-ttende~ the
pa.eel ~et!!:53. Eis bee.:, ~o-.--ever, !s ccncerr.ed vith tb.e ideoti-
tica~!.-::::i o! \!:lice:it1!'iel! :"l.y4...ns object,. Rnppelt ' a stete:ea-:s
:'\!~,- • .. ; ~ ::!ssio:1 ct t~ J:?-~l a..-e in er:-o:-. E'<! b.a.s led t't:e
re~:- t.o b-eile~ tu ; ~l ' , c.issio:i vu to ic!.entity the tl;,1..Dg
objec:s l!.:li to ~":e rec-e~d.atioo., 011 ~thods to f\lrtber ident ity
s uc!l objects. T'D.ia 11 t~ bu1s tor th: a!7Pare11t co11t:-ed.1ct!on.a
vhi~ e.:os e c.~!J:g ~ !·:1.:.P. W&l.lr.ce teleV1sic11 1.nte:-view. rue 111
al.so the bu!a tcr l·!r'. Y~:,boe's ciag1v1.ngs.
3. I:l lste October 1957, !:a,Jor Jme• P. Byrne or AFCI?T-Xl.A
re~es~d. $ decla.ssitied versio11 ot tbe par.el. report . Tt:.s
o!tica co:.tacted esch ~er ot the p.u:el end en agredd U!)cn,
dec.!.!.Ss!~ec ve:-sio:i w..s vritte11 eni sent to the Assistant Oiet
ot S:~~, I:i~ll!~:1:e, Depart::.ent or the lJ.r Force on 20 D:?c-...cber
1957. lt vz.s ~ ~cisio:1 ot ell the panel =:bers and t~ CIA
thet -.-:2!.!.e co ::,e-.....=:,er ot th.? panel objected to the use ot his naz:e
in c~:::.e~io:1 vitil. t:.e d.eelcl.:S'1t1ed version, they desired ·that 110
co~ct!c::i ot ~ pa.ael z::.embera v1th CIA be disclosed. ·
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