Memorandum for the Deputy Director for Coordination regarding Flying Saucers

This memorandum, dated August 1, 1957, from the Deputy Assistant Director for Collection of Scientific Intelligence to the Deputy Director for Coordination, outlines the Agency's assessment of contacts with Dr. M. K. Jessup and Mr. Wayne Aho regarding the subject of flying saucers. Following a telephone call on July 8, Dr. Chamberlain of the Fundamental Science Division contacted Dr. Jessup. During this discussion, it was determined that Dr. Jessup's primary interest lay in obtaining financial support for his exploration work in Mexico, specifically regarding meteor studies, rather than providing intelligence of value to the Agency. Regarding the topic of flying saucers, Dr. Jessup directed the Agency to Mr. Wayne Aho. A meeting was subsequently arranged with Mr. Aho, attended by two specialists from the Office of Operations and the Fundamental Science Division. The author of the memorandum concludes that there is no further value in pursuing this matter and that the information is being forwarded only due to Mr. Aho's association with Dr. Jessup. The document includes attachments consisting of a record of the conversation with Mr. Aho and a newspaper clipping from George Dixon's column in the Washington Post dated July 26.