Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for Record: Briefing of ONE Board on Unidentified Flying Objects
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This memorandum documents a 1953 briefing given to the ONE Board by OSI regarding UFOs, which included the presentation of motion picture footage from Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana.
On 30 January 1953, a Memorandum for Record was issued by P. G. Durant regarding a briefing provided to the ONE Board concerning Unidentified Flying Objects. The briefing, conducted at 1000 hours on 29 January, was delivered by Mr. P. G. Durant with the assistance of Mr. F. C. Durant. The primary purpose of the session was to provide the ONE Board with historical context regarding OSI's interest in the subject of UFOs. As part of the presentation, motion picture footage documenting sightings in Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana, was shown to the attendees. Additionally, the Board had previously been provided with copies of the Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects to serve as background material. The document lists the ONE personnel in attendance, including Admiral Bernhard Bieri, Dr. Higer Hoover, General K. R. Bull, Ambassador Nelson Johnson, Mr. William Bundy, Dr. Abbot Smith, Dr. Ludwell Montague, Mr. Willard Matthias, Dr. De Forest Van Slyck, Dr. R. J. Sontag, and F. A. Boral. The memorandum concludes by noting the distribution of the document to the subject file, production, daily reading file, and chrono.
A history of O/SI interest in and action on this subject was followed by a showing of the motion picture films of sightings at Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana.
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Official Assessment
The briefing provided background on OSI interest in UFOs and included a showing of motion picture films of sightings at Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana.
Key Persons
- P. G. DurantPresenter
- F. C. DurantAssistant presenter
- Admiral Bernhard BieriONE personnel briefed
- Dr. Higer HooverONE personnel briefed
- General K. R. BullONE personnel briefed
- Ambassador Nelson JohnsonONE personnel briefed
- Mr. William BundyONE personnel briefed
- Dr. Abbot SmithONE personnel briefed
- Dr. Ludwell MontagueONE personnel briefed
- Mr. Willard MatthiasONE personnel briefed
- Dr. De Forest Van SlyckONE personnel briefed
- Dr. R. J. SontagONE personnel briefed
- F. A. BoralONE personnel briefed