Comments on Letters Dealing with Unidentified Flying Objects

This memorandum, dated 4 April 1958, documents a procedural decision regarding the handling of public inquiries about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). The author, identified as the Chief of the Applied Science Division, SI, recounts an initial attempt to contact Major Fyrre's office regarding the release of a panel report to Mr. Davidson and Major Keyhoe. The author was subsequently referred to Major Tacker at the Office of the Secretary of Air Force Information Service (SAFIC). Following a discussion with Major Tacker, it was determined that the Air Force would handle these inquiries directly by providing copies of the unclassified report to the requesters. The author then coordinated with Frank Chapin of the CIA to ensure that the Air Force would take responsibility for answering these letters. The memorandum concludes by proposing that this method of referring UFO-related inquiries to the Air Force be adopted as a standard precedent for all future correspondence on the subject.