Reply to the Honorable Joseph E. Karth regarding Mr. Davidson's correspondence on Flying Saucers

This document consists of a memorandum and a formal letter from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the Honorable Joseph E. Karth, a member of the House of Representatives, dated July 1961. The correspondence addresses a series of inquiries made by a constituent named Mr. Davidson, who had been writing to the CIA since 1958 regarding the subject of 'Flying Saucers.' Mr. Davidson held the belief that the CIA was intentionally withholding information from him, specifically regarding the Scientific Advisory Panel report on UFOs from January 1953. The CIA clarifies that it has consistently referred Mr. Davidson's letters to the U.S. Air Force, which serves as the executive agent for such matters. The Agency explicitly denies Mr. Davidson's allegations that it is using the 'Flying Saucer furor' as a tool for psychological warfare. Furthermore, the CIA asserts that it has not participated in any Flying Saucer activities since 1953, when it investigated the subject in conjunction with the Air Force to address national security concerns. The document also references a letter from Major [illegible] J. Tucker of the Air Force, which provided Mr. Davidson with information regarding the classification status of the Scientific Advisory Panel report and addressed alleged inaccuracies in Captain Ruppelt's book, 'The Report of Unidentified Flying Objects.' The CIA maintains that the full report was not available to the public for security reasons and that the classified portions did not pertain to intelligence matters of national security significance.