Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Inquiry by Major Donald E. Keyhoe
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AI-Generated Summary
Major Donald E. Keyhoe is questioning the CIA regarding alleged agency interference and censorship of UFO witnesses. The CIA is reviewing these claims and preparing a response.
This memorandum, addressed to the Assistant to the Director of the CIA, concerns an ongoing inquiry by Major Donald E. Keyhoe. Major Keyhoe is actively seeking to determine if the CIA has been instructing witnesses of unidentified flying objects to withhold information about their sightings from the public. The document references a 13 March 1958 memorandum from Keyhoe to the DCI, in which he specifically asks whether CIA agents have told witnesses to remain silent. Keyhoe cites a report of a witness who was allegedly interrogated regarding a photograph of a UFO and subsequently told not to make the matter public. Keyhoe expresses concern over this perceived censorship, noting that he has been assured by Air Force officers and Naval Academy classmates that there is no security requirement for such silence. The document indicates that the 13 March memorandum was referred to the AD/O by the AD/SI for comment, and that a reply has been prepared. Additionally, the document mentions a CD/CO staff employee who was contacted in December 1957, though the text is partially redacted.
We have one report to the effect that a witness was interrogated recently about a sighting which involved a photograph and that he was peremptorily told not to make this matter public or reveal the fact that he had been interrogated by CIA representatives.
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Official Assessment
Major Donald E. Keyhoe is inquiring whether the CIA has instructed UFO witnesses to remain silent regarding their sightings. The document notes that a previous memorandum from 13 March 1958 was referred to the AD/O by the AD/SI for comment.
Key Persons
- Donald E. KeyhoeMajor