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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Intelligence Responsibilities for Non-Conventional Types of Air Vehicles

🏛 Intelligence Agencies 📄 Memorandum for the Record
non-conventional air vehiclesunidentified flying objectsintelligenceOSIASD/SIP&E/3I

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TL;DR

This 1954 memorandum outlines the division of intelligence responsibilities between ASD/SI and P&E/3I regarding non-conventional air vehicles and 'unidentified' flying objects. It confirms that P&E/3I retained the lead for the OSI project on unidentified objects while ASD/SI handled broader intelligence exploitation.

This memorandum, dated June 14, 1954, serves as a record regarding the allocation of intelligence responsibilities for non-conventional air vehicles. The document references a prior memorandum from May 20, 1954, and addresses the need to coordinate intelligence efforts concerning vehicles similar to those currently under development by Canadian, British, and USAP organizations. The memorandum establishes that ASD/SI is responsible for the initiation and exploitation of intelligence measures to identify and report on foreign non-conventional air vehicles, relying on the assistance of other OSI elements. Simultaneously, P&E/3I is tasked with continuing responsibility for the OSI project on 'unidentified' flying objects. This includes maintaining a central file on such objects and ensuring that information regarding potential weapon applications is made available to ASD/SI. P&E/3I is also expected to assist ASD/SI in assessing the capabilities and limitations of these vehicles, including electronic and navigation aspects. The document concludes that no special action is required of AD/SI at this time regarding the definition or allocation of these responsibilities. The memorandum is signed by representatives from ASD/SI, Ops/3I, and P&E/3I.

P&E/3I will continue to be responsible for the OSI project on "unidentified" flying objects, will maintain the OSI central file on such objects and will make available to ASD/SI the material of this file which might bear directly or indirectly upon man-made non-conventional air vehicles capable of "weapon" applications.

Official Assessment

It is believed that no special action is required of AD/SI at this time in regard to the definition or allocation of intelligence responsibilities in regard to the subject matter.

ASD/SI is responsible for the exploitation of intelligence regarding non-conventional air vehicles similar to those under development by Canadian, British, and USAP organizations. P&E/3I will continue to be responsible for the OSI project on 'unidentified' flying objects, maintaining central files and coordinating with ASD/SI on potential weapon applications.

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