Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Letter to George Popowitch regarding UFO Research Committee inquiry
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A 1958 letter from the Air Force to the UFO Research Committee stating that 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. In the correspondence, the sender, representing the Department of the Air Force, explicitly informs Mr. Popowitch that 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 forwarded to various internal offices, including the Air Force, OSI/SI, ASD/SI, and ASD/U/Air, as well as an individual named Chapin in the Administration Building. The document was later approved for release in February 2010.
We have forwarded your letter of inquiry concerning Unidentified Flying Objects to the Department of the Air Force for action. 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 Air Force responded to an inquiry from the UFO Research Committee, stating they do not maintain an active interest in the subject.
Key Persons
- George PopowitchUFO Research Committee
- ChapinRecipient of distribution