Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for the Record: Office Responsibilities for Non-Conventional Types of Air Vehicles
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This memorandum centralizes the surveillance and filing of information regarding non-conventional air vehicles under the ASD division of the OSI, rescinding a previous 1954 directive.
This Memorandum for the Record, issued by Herbert Scoville, Jr., Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence, establishes new administrative responsibilities within the Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) regarding 'Non-Conventional Types of Air Vehicles.' The document explicitly rescinds a prior memorandum dated 14 June 1954. Under the new directive, the ASD division is tasked with conducting all surveillance of available information concerning this subject. Other OSI divisions are instructed to provide technical consultative assistance to ASD as required and to forward their existing files on the subject to ASD, effectively terminating their own independent filing activities on the matter. Furthermore, ASD is authorized to request a project for inclusion in the CSI Production Program when deemed appropriate. The document concludes with a distribution list indicating internal circulation among various OSI departments.
Henceforth, ASD will conduct all surveillance of available information on this subject.
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Official Assessment
The document rescinds a previous memorandum and centralizes surveillance and file maintenance regarding non-conventional air vehicles within the ASD division of the OSI.