UEUOllAsmuM yOR: Chief, DefeBBlve Syotans Difiaioe/OSl Deeiaasify Vaper ea iTiTO's RfiFEanfCS: C1A/03X **Report of the Sclantlfle Panel on Vaideatified .nylDg Objeeta*' dated February 1953 1. Kra. Sara B. Hunt, of the Office of laforaatlon. B. Stevenso^a 19 July 10Q6 to Jlseuss aa Air Fortlr re- quest to deHIaasifr the referenced report. 2. ilTB, Hunt indicated that this request vaa tric eerad by the 12 May "CBS Reports" prograa. Dr, H, P, Robertson, Cbaireau of the panel, was on the shoe and re^ portedly nade sufficient references to CXA Involvenent in Uro analysis to causa a prase reaction, 3. A review of the dgciments supplied by Ifrs. Hunt shewed thats , Phil Stroagg^ad approved a similar Air Force requesnn DeconberTso?, This resulted in a sen- itlzod version of the original consultants' report. This report presented moat of the conclusions but it did not refer to the original laectins ninutes, case histories, or indicate CXA involvement. KteS. BaldwinXhas CSX copies of the reports and CorresponSence) 4 . Although the Air. Force request now In OSX does not request additional declassification, Urs. Hunt e* pressed the view that this was intended, lirs. Hunt said that the Air Force is noWtryins to declassify all U.8. Covernnont work on UFO's, further declassification, 1 suggested that Hrs. Hunt ask the Air Force originator to submit a second request, if they wanted declassification of additional material from the minutes and case histories. Air Tore* RoquBBt to teolassify *n OSZ Ptpev on 6. Urn. llunt said tna.t a noro apoeUie raquaat would b aeni: to ua in tho noar futiira. Iflla boldlas tho roeont Air Forod roqooat eSAeeta ua. f>ST/DSD/A(aiB^SteoeBaop^38>/78a^ (20 July 66) Sistributlon: Oris 1 Addrossoe a - ACUQ/DSD/OSZ