Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Note on National Security Aspects of Flying Saucer Reports
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A 1956 CIA intelligence note identifying three national security risks posed by mass UFO reports: public hysteria, radar system overload, and communication facility overload.
This document, dated January 1956, serves as a brief intelligence note regarding the national security implications of 'flying saucer' reports. The author explicitly states that while the subject matter does not fall under the purview of the OSI (Office of Scientific Intelligence), it remains a matter of interest to the CIA due to its potential impact on national security. The document outlines three specific concerns regarding the consequences of mass reports of unidentified aerial phenomena: the potential to induce mass hysteria among the public, the risk of overloading radar warning systems, and the potential to overwhelm communication facilities.
The mass flying saucer UFO reports could (a) produce mass hysteria (b) overload our radar warning system (c) overload communication facilities.
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Official Assessment
The document identifies three potential national security risks associated with mass reports of flying saucers: the production of mass hysteria, the overloading of radar warning systems, and the overloading of communication facilities.