Memorandum for the Record: Unidentified Flying Saucers (UFO)

This memorandum, dated June 11, 1957, provides a historical overview and status update regarding the investigation of Unidentified Flying Saucers (UFOs) by the CIA and the Air Force. The author addresses questions regarding the responsibility for UFO matters, noting that the Air Force and CIA continue to monitor the subject. The document details the formation of an OSI panel in the summer of 1952, which included prominent scientists such as Lloyd Berkner, H. F. Robertson, and Sam Goudsmit. The memorandum explains that while the Air Force's Project Blue Book remains the primary repository for UFO reports, the OSI maintains a watching process for reports that may involve natural phenomena or advanced aeronautical designs. The author notes that the OSI has no specific information regarding new Soviet designs that would indicate the construction of flying saucer-type aircraft. Furthermore, the document discusses a sensitive Canadian project involving a flying saucer prototype, described as having jets on its circumference and capable of vertical take-off and operations at 60,000 feet or better. The author confirms that the US Air Force initially provided funding for this Canadian project but is no longer doing so.