Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for Record: Briefing of ONE Board on Unidentified Flying Objects
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This 1953 memorandum records a briefing given to the ONE Board by OSI representatives regarding UFO sightings. The session included the presentation of motion picture evidence from Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana.
This Memorandum for Record, dated 30 January 1953, documents a briefing provided to the ONE Board regarding Unidentified Flying Objects. The briefing was conducted by Mr. P. G. Strong, with assistance from Mr. F. C. Durant, on 29 January 1953. The primary purpose of the session was to provide the ONE Board with a historical overview of OSI's interest and actions concerning 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 document notes that copies of the Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects had been made available to the Board prior to the briefing. The document lists the ONE personnel in attendance, including Admiral Bernhard Bieri, Dr. Higer Hoover, General H. R. Hull, 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.
A history of O/SI interest 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 a history of OSI interest and action regarding Unidentified Flying Objects, including a showing of motion picture films of sightings at Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana.
Key Persons
- P. G. StrongBriefing presenter
- F. C. DurantBriefing assistant and signatory
- Admiral Bernhard BieriONE personnel briefed
- Dr. Higer HooverONE personnel briefed
- General H. R. HullONE 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