Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Transmittal of Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects
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This 1953 CIA memorandum documents the official distribution of the 'Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects' to key government agencies. It confirms the report was commissioned by former DCI Walter B. Smith.
This document is a formal memorandum issued by the Central Intelligence Agency on March 12, 1953. The correspondence serves as a transmittal notice for the 'Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects,' which was dated January 17, 1953. The author, identified as the Secretary of the Intelligence Advisory Committee, notes that the report was prepared by a panel convened in January 1953 at the direction of the former Director of Central Intelligence, General Walter B. Smith, and with the concurrence of the Intelligence Advisory Committee. The memorandum indicates that copies of the report were being distributed to the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board.
This report was prepared by a panel convened in January 1953 at the direction of the former Director of Central Intelligence, General Walter B. Smith, with the concurrence of the Intelligence Advisory Committee.
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Key Persons
- Walter B. SmithFormer Director of Central Intelligence