Comments on Letters Dealing with Unidentified Flying Objects

This memorandum, dated April 4, 1958, serves as a record regarding the handling of inquiries and requests for information about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The author, identified as the Chief of the Applied Science Division, SI, details the process of coordinating with the CIA and the Air Force regarding the release of a specific panel report to Mr. Davidson and Major Keyhoe. The author initially contacted Major Byrnes's office at the CIA, who referred them to Major Tacker at the Secretary of Air Force Information Service (SAFI). Major Tacker expressed a preference for the CIA to forward relevant letters to his office, as he believed the Air Force was the appropriate authority to address such inquiries and to manage communications with Major Keyhoe and others in similar positions. Following a conversation with Major Tacker, the author contacted Frank Chapin in the DCI's office to inform him that the Air Force was insistent on handling these responses directly. The memorandum concludes by establishing this referral process as a standard precedent for all future inquiries regarding UFOs.