Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Response to George Popovich regarding Unidentified Flying Objects
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A 1959 letter from an Agency official to the Unidentified Flying Objects Research Committee stating that the U.S. Air Force holds sole responsibility for UFO matters. The Agency declines to provide information, citing a lack of jurisdiction and previous findings that UFOs posed no national security threat.
This document is a formal letter dated February 6, 1959, addressed to Mr. George Popovich of The Unidentified Flying Objects Research Committee. The letter serves as a reply to Mr. Popovich's inquiry dated January 21, 1959, regarding the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects. The author acknowledges receipt of the Fitzgerald Report, which Mr. Popovich had enclosed with his original letter. The author explains that the Agency has no jurisdiction or responsibility regarding UFO matters, asserting that this responsibility lies entirely with the U.S. Air Force. Furthermore, the letter references a past expert panel that evaluated the threat posed by reported sightings, concluding that there was nothing inimical to national security in the matter, a conclusion that was made public the previous year. The document concludes by stating the Agency is unable to provide the requested information due to its lack of jurisdiction.
The total responsibility for the Government in dealing with UFO matters is vested in the U. S. Air Force and that is the department cognizant and responsible for answering the questions posed by organizations such as yours.
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Official Assessment
The Agency has no jurisdiction or responsibility in this area and is therefore not in a position to supply the information you have requested.
The Agency states that the U.S. Air Force holds total responsibility for dealing with UFO matters. It further notes that a previous expert panel concluded that UFOs posed no threat to national security.
Key Persons
- George PopovichRecipient of the letter