MEETING WITH AIR FORCE PERSONNEL CONCERNING SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL REPORT ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, DATED 17 JANUARY 1953

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005516044
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: May 16, 1958

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16 723ayr 1958
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SUBJECT: Hosting with Air Force Personnel Concerning Scientific
Advisory Panel Report on Unibentified dying Objects,
dated 17 January 1953 (Secret)
1. A meeting was convened this date 'with representatives of
the i r Force to discuss what steps should be taken concerning the
subject report in order to take care of inquiries such as the
letters written by Mr. Leon Davidson. Mr. Davidson has been most
insistent upon getting the entire report released.?The ftLll'report
is classified ?Secret." A declasnified'version is available, a
copy of loch was given to Her. Davidson.
2. The following personnel were at the meetings
jr; Philip 3i $tir'na,~ - RMW612 CIA
or Joseph I. Boland SAP LJr3-
Major James F. Byrne AICIr-Ua
Major Lawrence J. Tacker SAILS .
1J. E. Lexo OSI, CIA
panel members specifically requests that they had no
'objection to their names being used in connection with the report,
they did not wa:3t their names connected to the Central Intelligence
Agency. So far it is believed that all connections between the
W.91 --members and CL. have been made by noffici'a1 personnel.
4. In dealing specifically with Mr. Davidson it was agreed
that Major Tacker would answer for the?DCI?at the same time that he
was arswsri g for the Air l oreee. (Hr. Davidson'sent a copy of his
lette to Major Tacker to the DU for a response.) ??
5. ( Strom inted out that perhaps the best way to
fo:ast."?l any future inquiries along these lines was to put ow a?
press release covering the subject of unidentified flying objects,
utiliz.r? the panel report as much as possible. Major Boland agreed
3. Paragraph 3 of the report cites examples of aotfona'that
could be taken by an' enemy with possibly dangerous consegaeuces
to national security. This is the principal reason that the entire
report cannot be declassified. Th ass dtto in the meeting.
In ada...ition, it was pointed out by. Stro t several of the
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Basting vith Air Force Personnel Concerning Scientit.t
Advisory Panel Report on Unidentified Flying Objects,
dated 17 January 2953 (Secret)
that this was perhaps the best vay to'bardle it, inasmech as in his
capacity of legislative liaison, it would best satisfy congressional `
requirements. Major Tacker v111 draft an Air Force press release"~~
clea_--lsg it =I the ous sections of the Air For=-* eni Will.
then s_bndt o . Car for Agancy review, Ckr- consult
and V11on
with the Office o ecnxlty,~Flr. 3 l~~ 4M
6. 3e Air Force representatives believe that much of the ? .
trouble they have been having .with Major ROADS along these same
lines could be alleviated if the N.ajo: did not have sucks important.
personages as Use Addral R. H. RLLlnkoettar, l (?~et.), forcer
DCI, on the board of golrernars of !.pis organization. They suggested
that perhaps if the A&=-%1 was eh wn the Secret panel' Dort he
Would understand and take apprep.-3 te. actions ,.L it th.
he would relate this suggsstioa tok4r. onsGa:t rat ousel.).
7. J jor Boland srgieated that it night be advisable to contact
the panel mashers to consider a rewarding of the panel report
soseu`Sat along the lines that Dr. Hanel suggested in his letter to
al the raesbers of the panel. Yranselt b}s received' the unclassified
version from W. Icon Davidson. UIr. 8 eels that this may be
inadvisable at the present tithe, amoeh as the report has already
been rads available ":P L'..v public and any change map arouse suspicion.
Powa.er, he will. c-m+,act Le. Robertson and discuss this. . .
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