Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence from G. P. Cabell to Major Donald E. Keyhoe regarding reports of unidentified flying objects
AI-Generated Summary
A 1950 letter from Deputy Director G. P. Cabell to Major Donald E. Keyhoe acknowledging receipt of reports regarding unidentified flying objects. The document confirms that the reports were referred to staff for preliminary investigation and coordination.
This document is a formal letter dated March 21, 1950, from G. P. Cabell, Deputy Director, to Major Donald E. Keyhoe (Ret.), Director of NICAP. The correspondence serves as an acknowledgment of a letter sent by Major Keyhoe on March 13, 1950, concerning various reports of unidentified flying objects. Cabell informs Keyhoe that his letter has been referred to cognizant officials on his staff. He further notes that a preliminary investigation of these matters has resulted in the need for additional inquiry and coordination with other organizations. Cabell concludes by promising to advise Keyhoe further once the findings of his staff are available. The document includes a distribution list indicating copies were sent to the DCI, Exec Reg, SA/DCI, and AD/SI.
Your letter of March 13 concerning the various reports on unidentified flying objects has been referred to cognizant officials on my staff and I am advised that preliminary investigation of these matters has resulted in the need for further inquiry and coordination with several other organizations.
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Official Assessment
The document acknowledges receipt of a letter from Major Donald E. Keyhoe regarding reports of unidentified flying objects and states that the matter has been referred to staff for preliminary investigation.
Key Persons
- Donald E. KeyhoeMajor (Ret.), Director of NICAP