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 regarding UFOs, featuring film evidence from Tremonton and Great Falls. It highlights the distribution of the Scientific Advisory Panel's report to the board members.
This memorandum for the record, dated 30 January 1953, documents a briefing provided to the ONE Board regarding Unidentified Flying Objects. The briefing was conducted on 29 January 1953 by Mr. P. G. Strong, with assistance from Mr. F. C. Durant. The session covered the history of OSI interest in the subject and included the presentation of motion picture footage documenting sightings in Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana. Attendees were provided with copies of the Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects to serve as background information prior to a subsequent briefing requested by the ONE Board from ATIC, which was scheduled for 30 January 1953. The document lists the personnel present at the briefing, including Admiral Bernhard Bieri, Dr. Higer Ecover, General K. R. Bull, Ambassador Nelsen 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 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 a history of OSI interest in UFOs and included a screening of motion picture films depicting sightings at Tremonton, Utah, and Great Falls, Montana. The Board was provided with copies of the Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects.
Key Persons
- P. G. StrongBriefing presenter
- F. C. DurantBriefing assistant/author
- Admiral Bernhard BieriONE Board member
- Dr. Higer EcoverONE Board member
- General K. R. BullONE Board member
- Ambassador Nelsen JohnsonONE Board member
- Mr. William BundyONE Board member
- Dr. Abbot SmithONE Board member
- Dr. Ludwell MontagueONE Board member
- Mr. Willard MatthiasONE Board member
- Dr. De Forest Van SlyckONE Board member
- Dr. R. J. SontagONE Board member
- F. A. BoralONE Board member