Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence regarding referral of inquiry to the United States Air Force
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AI-Generated Summary
This 1958 letter documents the referral of an inquiry from NICAP Director Donald E. Keyhoe to the U.S. Air Force. It highlights the Air Force's position as the primary authority on UFO matters at the time.
This document is a formal letter dated October 10, 1958, written by J. S. Earman, an Executive Officer, to Major Donald E. Keyhoe, the Director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP). The letter serves as a response to a previous communication sent by Major Keyhoe on September 22, 1958. In the letter, Earman informs Keyhoe that his inquiry has been officially referred to Major Tackur of the Office of Information Services within the United States Air Force. Earman explicitly states his belief that the Air Force is the executive agency, and potentially the only government body, qualified to address the subject of unidentified flying objects. The document includes distribution details, noting copies were sent to the ASD (UFO file) and the Front Office. It was later approved for release in February 2010.
I believe the Air Force is the executive agency and perhaps the only government agency qualified to speak on the subject of unidentified flying objects.
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Official Assessment
I believe the Air Force is the executive agency and perhaps the only government agency qualified to speak on the subject of unidentified flying objects.
Key Persons
- Donald E. KeyhoeDirector, National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena
- TackurMajor, Office of Information Services, United States Air Force