Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence regarding inquiries from Leon Davidson to Lloyd Berkner and Bob Robertson
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AI-Generated Summary
This 1958 memorandum advises Dr. Thornton Page on how to handle inquiries from Leon Davidson regarding the 1953 UFO panel. It suggests referring such inquiries to the Air Force, consistent with previous agency responses.
This memorandum, dated May 29, 1958, is addressed to Dr. Thornton Page at The Johns Hopkins University Operations Research Office. The author, Philip G. Strong, writes to inform Dr. Page that two individuals, Lloyd Berkner and Bob Robertson, have been receiving persistent inquiries from a Mr. Leon Davidson. These inquiries concern their activities and the findings of the UFO panel that convened in Washington in 1953. To assist Dr. Page in the event that he is similarly contacted by Mr. Davidson, the author includes copies of previous correspondence exchanged with Davidson. The author explicitly recommends that Dr. Page adopt the general tone used in Bob Robertson's letter when responding to any such inquiries. The document notes that in previous instances, the agency's policy was to acknowledge receipt of the inquiries and advise the sender that their questions had been forwarded to the Air Force for appropriate action.
In those cases where we have been required to correspond directly with Davidson, our reply has been merely one of acknowledging receipt and advising him that his queries had been forwarded to the Air Force for appropriate action.
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Official Assessment
The author advises Dr. Thornton Page that Lloyd Berkner and Bob Robertson have been receiving inquiries from Leon Davidson regarding the 1953 UFO panel. The author provides copies of previous correspondence with Davidson and suggests that Page should employ the general tenor of Robertson's letter if he is contacted.
Key Persons
- Lloyd BerknerRecipient of inquiries from Leon Davidson
- Bob RobertsonRecipient of inquiries from Leon Davidson
- Leon DavidsonIndividual making inquiries regarding the UFO panel
- Dr. Thornton PageRecipient of the letter
- Mr. ChapinAssistant to the Director