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This declassified CIA document, released through The Black Vault, reports on the meetings of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which the Office of Scientific Intelligence convened on January 14 to 18, 1953. It includes a history of the sessions and the panel's informal comments, and it appends the formal report signed by H. P. Robertson and others. The panel found no evidence of a direct threat to national security. It recommended stripping UFOs of their special status and starting a public education program.
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25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A • ~ Approved For Release 2001/08/07: CIA-RDP81R00560R.100030027-0 ~~ ~n an Advisory Panel of selected scientists was assembled. In cooperation 1vi th the Air Technical Intelligence Center, case histories of reported sightings and related material were made available for their study and consideration• Present at the initial meeting (0930 Wednesday, 14 January) 25X1A (1V&E Division), and the writer • Panel Member 1 25X1A absent until Friday afternoon. 25X1A present throughout the sessions to familiarize themselves with the subject, represent the substantive interest of their Divisions, and assist in administrative support of the meetings. (A list of personnel concerned with the meetings is given in Tab A). WEDNESDAY MORNING The AD/SI opened the meeting, reviewing CIA interest in the subject and action taken. This review included the mention of the 0/SI Study Group of August 1952 25X1A culminating in the briefing of the DCI, the ATIC November 21 briefing, 4 December IAC consideration, visit to ATIC (m1adwell 1 , and 0/SI concern over potential dangers to national security indirectly related to these sightings. ~~. ~~,,m~·~~ted these potential dangers. Following this intvo- duction, Dr. Chadwell turned the meeting over to 25X1A -; Approved· For Release 2001/08/07_~~1A-RDP81 R00560R0001 00030027-0
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