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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Draft Reply to Senator Johnson's letter

🏛 Office of Scientific Intelligence 📄 memorandum
flying saucersSenator JohnsonUS Air Forcenatural phenomena1954

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This 1954 memorandum provides a draft response for Senator Johnson to send to a constituent regarding flying saucers. It asserts that most sightings are natural phenomena and directs further inquiries to the US Air Force.

This document is a memorandum dated 4 May 1954, authored by H. Marshall Chadwell of the Office of Scientific Intelligence. It serves as a cover note for a suggested draft reply to a letter sent by Senator Johnson on 19 April 1954. The Senator had inquired on behalf of his constituent, Mr. P. D. Karsiza, regarding the subject of 'flying saucers.' The attached draft response provides a template for the Senator to use when replying to his constituent. The suggested response advises that the intelligence community does not have explicit knowledge regarding the phenomena, but notes that the vast majority of sightings are explained as normal, natural phenomena. It further states that the remaining small percentage of reports lack sufficient scientific detail to be considered credible. The draft suggests that the Senator inform his constituent that public books and articles on the subject are often incomplete or non-factual, and that the US Air Force is the appropriate entity to contact for further questions on the matter. The document includes distribution instructions for internal agency routing.

The information reported is so lacking in scientific detail as to make their credibility very low.

Official Assessment

The largest percentage of all reported sightings have been explained satisfactorily as normal, natural phenomena. In the remaining percentage, which is very small, the information reported is so lacking in scientific detail as to make their credibility very low.

The agency suggests that the Senator inform his constituent that public information on the subject is often incomplete or non-factual, and that the US Air Force is the appropriate authority for further inquiries.

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