Memorandum for Deputy Director for Coordination regarding Flying Saucers

This memorandum, dated July 30, 1957, from the Office of Scientific Intelligence to the Deputy Director for Coordination, addresses the agency's assessment of inquiries regarding flying saucers. Following a telephone call on July 8th, Dr. Chamberlain of the Fundamental Science Division contacted Dr. M. K. Jessup of the Physical Sciences Integration Committee. The agency's assessment was that Dr. Jessup's primary interest lay in securing financial support for his exploration work in Mexico, rather than providing substantive intelligence on flying saucers. Dr. Jessup had referred the agency to Mr. Wayne Aho. Consequently, the Office of Operations arranged a meeting with Mr. Aho, which was attended by specialists from the Applied Science Division and the Fundamental Science Division. Following this meeting and a review of a George Dixon column from the Washington Post, the author, Philip G. Strong, concluded that there was no value in further pursuing the matter or maintaining contact with Mr. Aho regarding his connection to Dr. Jessup.