Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Intelligence Responsibilities for Non-Conventional Types of Air Vehicles
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AI-Generated Summary
This 1954 memorandum defines the division of intelligence labor between ASD/SI and FE/SI regarding non-conventional air vehicles and the CSI project on unidentified flying objects. It highlights the military's focus on identifying foreign developments of 'saucer-like' aircraft.
This Memorandum for the Record, dated June 14, 1954, outlines the allocation of intelligence responsibilities concerning non-conventional air vehicles. The document follows a request to address the development of such vehicles, noting that similar efforts were already underway by Canadian, British, and USAF organizations. The agreement establishes two primary areas of responsibility. First, ASD/SI is designated to initiate and manage intelligence measures required to identify and report on the use of non-conventional air vehicles by foreign powers, specifically referencing 'saucer-like' planes. In this capacity, ASD/SI is expected to utilize the standard intelligence support mechanisms available to other elements of the organization. Second, FE/SI is tasked with the continued management of the CSI project concerning 'unidentified' flying objects. This includes maintaining a central file on these objects and providing technical expertise to ASD/SI regarding electronic aspects, navigation, and guidance systems. The document serves as an administrative directive to ensure that intelligence capabilities are fully assessed regarding the potential of these non-conventional vehicles as weapons or weapon systems.
ASD/SI will be responsible for the initiation and proper exploitation of all intelligence measures required to identify, to assess and to report the use by any foreign power or nation of non-conventional types of air vehicles, such as or similar to the 'saucer-like' planes presently under development by the Air/British Canadian efforts.
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Official Assessment
The memorandum formalizes the division of intelligence responsibilities regarding non-conventional air vehicles. ASD/SI is tasked with identifying and reporting on foreign developments of such vehicles, including those similar to 'saucer-like' planes. FE/SI is assigned to continue the CSI project on 'unidentified' flying objects, maintaining a central file and providing technical support regarding electronic, navigation, and guidance systems.