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Memorandum for Record: Air Force Request to Declassify CIA UFO Report

🏛 OSI 📄 Memorandum for Record
CIAAir ForceDeclassificationUFOSanitization1966

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TL;DR

This memorandum details administrative coordination between the CIA and the Air Force regarding the declassification and sanitization of a UFO report in August 1966. It confirms that CIA-related references and employee names were removed from the document prior to its release.

This Memorandum for Record, dated August 23, 1966, and authored by David B. Stevenson, documents administrative communications between the CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) and the Air Force Office of Information regarding the declassification of a CIA UFO report. Mrs. Sara Hunt of the Air Force contacted Stevenson three times between August 16 and August 18, 1966. During these interactions, she inquired about the status of the CIA's response and the extent of any deletions made to the document. Stevenson informed her that references to the CIA and the names of CIA employees had been removed, and noted that further sanitization had likely been performed during the processing of the reply. The final communication from the Air Force confirmed receipt of the response and included a request for the return of the Air Force's copy of the CIA report that had been submitted for declassification review.

I told her that, at least, reference to CIA and names of CIA employees were removed, and that I had heard that some additional sanitizing probably was done in the processing of the reply.

Official Assessment

The document records administrative follow-up regarding the declassification of a CIA UFO report requested by the Air Force. It notes that deletions were made to the report, specifically removing references to the CIA and the names of CIA employees, and that additional sanitization likely occurred. The Air Force subsequently requested the return of their copy of the report.

Key Persons

  • Sara HuntRepresentative of the Air Force Office of Information

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