Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for Record: Air Force Request to Declassify CIA UFO Report
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This 1966 memorandum records an inquiry from the Air Force regarding the status of a declassified CIA UFO report intended for a newsman. It highlights the administrative process of document release and the Air Force's coordination with the media.
This memorandum for the record, dated August 12, 1966, documents a communication between the Air Force Office of Information and the CIA regarding the status of a declassified UFO report. On August 10, 1966, Miss Sara Hunt of the Air Force Office of Information contacted the agency to inquire about the progress of the report's declassification. Acting under instructions from Dr. Walter Mackey, the author, D. B. Stevenson, informed Miss Hunt that the report was currently being retyped and would be forwarded to her shortly. The document notes that Miss Hunt attempted to solicit more specific information regarding the report, but her request was not fulfilled. Furthermore, Miss Hunt indicated that a newsman named Mr. John Leard had recently published an article on UFOs in the previous week's Saturday Review and that the Air Force intended to provide the newly declassified version of the report to him once it became available.
Miss Hunt concluded by saying that Mr. John Leard, a newsman, had an article on UFO's in last week's Saturday Review. She stated that they wanted to show the new version to him as soon as it was declassified.
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Key Persons
- Sara HuntAir Force Office of Information
- Walter MackeyDr.
- John Leardnewsman