Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence regarding referral of inquiry on unidentified flying objects
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A 1958 letter from the OSI to a private citizen stating that the agency has no responsibility for UFO matters and directing all inquiries to the United States Air Force.
This document is a formal letter dated December 17, 1958, from Philip G. Strong, Deputy Assistant Director of the OSI, to Mr. Larry W. Bryant of Newport News, Virginia. The letter serves as a response to an inquiry Mr. Bryant submitted on November 30, 1958. In the response, Mr. Strong informs Mr. Bryant that his letter has been referred to Major L. J. Tacker of the Office of Information Services, United States Air Force. The document explicitly states that the OSI has no responsibility regarding the subject of unidentified flying objects. Furthermore, it asserts that the United States Air Force holds executive responsibility for this matter and is the sole government agency qualified to provide information or speak on the subject of UFOs.
The Air Force has been assigned executive responsibility and is the only agency of government qualified to speak on UFO's.
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Official Assessment
This Agency has no responsibility in the matter of unidentified flying objects. The Air Force has been assigned executive responsibility and is the only agency of government qualified to speak on UFO's.
The agency disclaims responsibility for UFO matters and directs the inquirer to the United States Air Force.
Key Persons
- Larry W. BryantInquirer
- L. J. TackerMajor, Office of Information Services, United States Air Force