Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum regarding Flying Objects responsibility
AI-Generated Summary
This 1953 memorandum formally assigns responsibility for 'Flying Objects' to the Physics and Electronics Division. It establishes specific points of contact for coordination within the Operations Staff.
This memorandum, dated December 16, 1953, and issued by the Operations Staff, G/S, serves to clarify the administrative responsibility regarding the subject of 'Flying Objects.' The document explicitly states that the overall substantive responsibility for this subject has been transferred to the Physics and Electronics Division. Consequently, the Operations Staff is instructed to coordinate any matters pertaining to Flying Objects with Colonel Cier[illegible]. In the event of the Colonel's absence, coordination is to be directed to L[illegible] C[illegible]erko. The document includes a distribution list indicating that copies were intended for the Staff, the Chief of G/S (Hester [illegible]), the subject file, and the chronological file.
In view of the fact that over-all substantive responsibility on the above subject has been assigned to the Physics and Electronics Division and action responsibility within that division assigned to the Colonel, Operations Staff must coordinate any matter concerning FLYING OBJECTS with Colonel Cier[illegible]
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Official Assessment
The document establishes that substantive responsibility for the subject of 'Flying Objects' has been assigned to the Physics and Electronics Division. It mandates that the Operations Staff must coordinate any matters concerning this subject with Colonel Cier[illegible], or in his absence, with L[illegible] C[illegible]erko.
Key Persons
- Colonel Cier[illegible]Individual to be coordinated with regarding Flying Objects
- L[illegible] C[illegible]erkoIndividual to be coordinated with in the absence of Colonel Cier[illegible]