Correspondence regarding NICAP and CIA involvement in UAP investigation

This document consists of an official CIA routing slip and a letter dated August 21, 1958, from Major Donald E. Keyhoe, Director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), to J. S. Earman, Executive Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. Major Keyhoe writes to inquire about the CIA's role in the official investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). He recounts his history of attempting to obtain information regarding a 1953 scientists group report, noting that he had previously been told by the Air Force that the document was classified. Keyhoe requests an interview with a CIA official to discuss the matter, emphasizing that NICAP has the support of several prominent individuals, including former CIA Director Vice Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter. The internal CIA routing slip, dated August 28, 1958, notes that Major Tacker of the Air Force has also received a letter from Keyhoe. The CIA official suggests that Major Tacker is the appropriate person to respond, as the Air Force is the agency responsible for these matters, and the CIA's own records on the subject are classified and do not pertain to the UFO reports themselves.