Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Comments on Letters Dealing with Unidentified Flying Objects
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AI-Generated Summary
This 1958 memorandum establishes that the Air Force Information Service (SAFIC) is the designated authority for handling public inquiries regarding UFOs. It documents an internal agreement to refer such matters to the Air Force rather than the CIA.
This memorandum, dated April 4, 1958, and authored by the Chief of the Applied Science Division, SI, outlines the administrative handling of inquiries regarding Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The document details a recent interaction involving the release of a panel report to Mr. Davidson and Major Keyhoe. The author notes that they were referred to Major Tacker at the Office of the Secretary of Air Force Information Service (SAFIC). Upon contacting Major Tacker, it was determined that the Air Force preferred to handle such inquiries directly. The author subsequently coordinated with Frank Chapin of the CIA to ensure that the Air Force would manage the correspondence, with the author advising that the Air Force was insistent on handling these matters themselves. The memorandum concludes by proposing that this method of referring all UFO-related inquiries to the Air Force serve as a formal precedent for future communications.
I think we can use this procedure as a precedent henceforth in all inquiries regarding UFO's.
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Official Assessment
The document establishes a procedure for handling inquiries regarding UFOs by directing them to the Air Force Information Service (SAFIC).
Key Persons
- DavidsonRecipient of panel report
- Major KeyhoeRecipient of panel report
- Major TackerOfficer at Office of the Secretary of Air Force Information Service (SAFIC)
- Frank ChapinMember of the CIA's office