Minutes of Branch Chief's Meeting of 11 August 1952

This document contains the minutes from a Branch Chief's meeting held on August 11, 1952. The primary agenda item was the formal initiation of a project within the P&E Division focused on 'Flying Saucers.' The proposal, suggested by Dr. Odarenko, aimed to establish a system for maintaining up-to-date knowledge on the subject to allow the Division to formulate informed opinions and support the CIA. The meeting established that ATIC was already tasked with tracking flying saucers and maintaining records, and the P&E Division would contribute by gathering information and coordinating with ATIC. Ray Gordon was designated as the Project Officer for this initiative, with responsibilities including investigating the project's history, gathering data on meteorology and other relevant sciences, and securing reports from ATIC. The participants also discussed the division's role in responding to external inquiries, noting that ATIC maintained a standard form for such requests and that the Air Force utilized local agents to handle specific questions. The document concludes with a brief note in the distribution section regarding a Mr. Strong, who, despite extensive travel in an area where 'flying saucers' were reported, had not observed any unusual phenomena.