Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Letter to George Popowitch regarding UFO Research Committee inquiry
AI-Generated Summary
A 1958 letter from the OSI/ASD to the UFO Research Committee stating that the Department of the Air Force does not maintain an active interest in UFOs.
This document is a formal letter dated December 2, 1958, addressed to George Popowitch of the UFO Research Committee in Akron, Ohio. The letter serves as a response to an inquiry submitted by Mr. Popowitch on November 19, 1958, regarding Unidentified Flying Objects. The author, representing the OSI/ASD, informs Mr. Popowitch that his letter of inquiry has been forwarded to the Department of the Air Force for action. Crucially, the document explicitly states that the Department of the Air Force does not maintain an active interest in the subject of unidentified flying objects. The document includes a distribution list indicating that copies were sent to the Air Force, Chapin (Admin Bldg.-229), OSI/SI, ASD/SI, and ASD/U/Air. The document was approved for release in February 2010.
Contrary to your statement, we do not take an active interest in the unidentified flying objects picture.
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Official Assessment
We do not take an active interest in the unidentified flying objects picture.
The Department of the Air Force acknowledges receipt of an inquiry from the UFO Research Committee but denies active interest in the subject.
Key Persons
- George PopowitchUFO Research Committee
- ChapinRecipient of distribution