LETTER TO HONORABLE HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FROM JOHN A. MCCONE

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_, Approved For Release 2003/03/28 CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 J ASR 1962 Honorable Hubert H. United States ;-enat* v & hinatoft 25, D, C. eir?.sl STAT i "re'n't to thank you l;~r bringing attend . ?y'l a P+..itIve ee;. e*sira Of inter*st arasost heartening. (Signed); JOHN A.. McCONZ John A. McCane Director STAT Distribution: Orig & 1 - Addressee 1-DCI 1 - DDCI 1-IG 1 -,ER I - FE 1-00 2 - Leg. Counsel w/basic 0GC/L4/aJGQ:4md Anr Approved For Release 2003/03/28: CIA-RDP80B01676R0I'2 0 a 2-3 STAT Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 SENDER WILL CHECK CLASSIFICATION TOP AND BOTTOM UNCLASSIFIED "'CONFIDENTIAL SECRET CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OFFICIAL ROUTING SLIP TO NAME AND ADDRESS INITIALS DATE ER 7E12 2 3 4 -?5 6 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE Remarks : FOLD HERE TO RETURN TO SENDER FROM: NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NO. DATE Legislative Counsel, 7DO1 9 Apr 6 -UNCLASSIFIED 1 .1 CONFIDENTIAL --SECRET FORM N0. Replaces Form 30-4 APR 55 237 which may be used. (40) U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1955-0-342531 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 $rtiC . part, Oul" 3 alaai , $ r i;rX . 10 the of bsU i.i aC t#;aa W )d thOW"I csl ax; - The r*ctrt ~ silm tbri mic3" ~' ~ ~ cad. ~~~ ubject Was instjS%t j by 8 t is bave boon MWO K l a a ttieraa , .~ s `es 8s scicntiata s both by Soviet t , but st of those ere in the reeler at 7 ad SpOCU1 ticm- The first knc%m l tuttor. Of O va a p1ic*ticd v th ._~.,--% _-.i.-,a U,# A 't- mabat In a It 4,- t UMted tat@i been IM pt o sa as a de; out by tue Air ~ii? ass s w. , g..t.....~.. --ow_.. veaOm . "its bS*tc ruaestIiCh to being 'C>aried their vozk, X carryug it V00*) t::let is i e ra. september 32# 1960 tatme of 3 acct t of the Arm devis ai lar tv that #Masod RED r 1= Id am rk cu Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80B01676RO J%20022-3 e? ba" been Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 t, i. Dcd!; JOHN .L Mc"C Jo r .. *VC: Director Distribution: Orig? &1-Adee. - DCI 1 - DDCI 1 s DCI 1 Ia I .. DD! I-08I 1 - Leg. L:~??uiisej V/basic (Draft Pre' by 08I CGC/ZC:JSW:ntks zevritten O bt"(6 Apr 62) Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 MEMORANDUM FOR, THE DIRECTOR Attached is a proposed letter for your signature to Representative Morris. This was prepared in OSI and concurred in by Pete Scoville. Representative Morris had enclosed an article on "fireball lightning" and queried whether or not this could possibly have been a weapons system used to down the Powers U-2* Recommend signatu NO * I AU 54 101 WHICH C MAY FORM BE USED'DI STAT Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 ROOM NO. 7E12 -TRANSM1TTAL`SLIP TO: ER BUILDING c HQS BUILDING REPLACES FORM 36-B WHICH MAY BE USED. Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Ronc rable mss g. Roue of Bapmeeatetiv w4shlogtcn 9% D. C. Bear Kr, was: Via& you very dab for bringing to my atte$tin the article rXIM the tian Sc a orbs reg"a the use of 'mil otutng" as a d ensive v ep #:. Obs t-icue of ball light and thea"tio i3? axpln.. tiara for it have been made since the mid-170 s. The recent rota t in the subject tae instigated by & hypothetical modael te AOweSUOU f1tet . ted 'by the Soviet scientist P. L. itza in 1935. Sime thtn, u attem have been mmele to ern the Gaon, both by Soviet and west= seientiasts, but Mot or Hsu we in the ram of thug aid open uUtion. t -t kawn publication of a ve%mm application vas tb* bwation of a non-fin article by Q. 1. Bret in a popular Russian ermine, an ntiawd in the for a .icle.. Work In the Unii Ctattea been in pregt'easa for eo tine investigating the pessibU application of bail 11.g thing es a defy ive veapn x7st4we The basic ressamb Is being carried out by the Air Tom Office of Auvepw r Research. in addition to Vair VOft, several side t industrial concerns have been ca rr ing out research to this general area. A amt 3=14 sad read account of the Arsaw Bsaa yottian York as a tae similar to t` pry by Rabat can be found to the wept beer 3B, 1960 Issue of B1ectrt a sm. The use of ball ligbtui as a WOOPCDC system in a subject eb appeale to the popular i gination and, ccneesusnt3y, OIVM appears in 111piftwe"d f in heard] irk magee- &in*$* quent3y it is difficult, ernes tar the technical pace 1, to sift the fa y f tre icelly teuuib3,ae pr sals. Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80B" 6i3 800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80B01676R002800250022-3 2b* C Intelligence ASWX7 be been xatchimg s tets in this aet& rather t i1r to same time. Ve do not believe that the 8eriats be p such a VWTM system,. 40 we expoct, them to to so in the foreseeable future. Aace~ft4ay, it is not a dd exad possible that a weapm mxb as this was used to down the aircraft pilots, by JW. Poe rs 1tille we do wt ftvwd the ind rezti?n in this ]setter as ttdwle?Uy cISsaifi d, we w p er that In any use msha of the inforaeetton it not to attributed to the Age r, Ply tat us know if this is any other mW in ch we can bbee of assists? jSigned); JOHN A. McCONE John A. i cCt t Director Distribution: Orig. de 1 - Adse. 1-DCI 1 - DDCI l-DCI 1 - IO 1 - DD/R 1 - OSI 1 - beg. Counsel v/basic (Draft prepared by OSI OGCIW:J$Wm?e (h Apr 5- 1 - rewritten O I bt (6 Apr 62) Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80B01676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 MEt1ORANDUR, FOR: THE DIRECTOR signature to Repsesentative: Norris. _=This was ,Attached is a proposed letter: for your =.a weapons system used to down the Powers whether or not this could possibly have been ,,.an article on "fireball ightning" and queried Scoville. Representative'Morris had enclosed prepared in -OSI and `concurred' in: by :Pete .FORM NO. REPLACES FORM t0-101 1AUG54 ~QI WHICH MAY BE USED. STAT Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3 TRANSMITTAL SLIT DATE TO: ER ROOM 7E12 BUILDI HQS HQ REMARKS: FROM : ROOM NO. BUILDING EXTENSION F RM O.1) A 1 REPLACES FORM 36-8 WHICH MAY BE USED. Approved For Release 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R002800250022-3