Response to Major Donald E. Keyhoe regarding CIA records on Unidentified Flying Objects

This document is a formal letter dated April 17, 1958, from J. S. Earman, the Executive Officer of the Central Intelligence Agency, addressed to Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret), who was serving as the Director of NICAP. The letter serves as a direct response to an inquiry made by Major Keyhoe in a letter dated March 13th. In his response, Earman states that he has caused the records of the Central Intelligence Agency to be thoroughly checked. The purpose of this check was to investigate allegations or concerns regarding whether any CIA employee had ever instructed or coerced a witness of an unidentified flying object to remain silent about their observations. Earman explicitly informs Major Keyhoe that the Agency's records contain no information reflecting that any CIA employee had ever engaged in such activity. The letter concludes with the hope that this information satisfies Major Keyhoe's inquiry. The document includes a distribution list indicating that copies were sent to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force (specifically Major L. H. Thacker), as well as internal CIA offices and personnel, including a Colonel Cropan and an individual identified as Mr. Lexov at ADSI.