Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Correspondence regarding report of an unidentified flying object from John P. Anderson

📅 4 January 1957 📍 Cocoa Beach, Florida 🏛 OSI 📄 correspondence

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This is a 1957 administrative letter from the Assistant Director acknowledging receipt of a UFO report from a private citizen in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It confirms that the report and accompanying comments were received and processed by the OSI.

This document is a formal letter dated January 16, 1957, from Herbert Scoville, Jr., serving as Assistant Director, to Mr. John P. Anderson of Cocoa Beach, Florida. The purpose of the correspondence is to acknowledge the receipt of a letter sent by Mr. Anderson on January 4, 1957, which contained a report regarding an unidentified flying object. In the letter, Scoville expresses appreciation for the additional comments provided by Mr. Anderson in his original report. The document includes a distribution list indicating copies were sent to the addressee, the ASD, the Exec/chrono file, and the AD/SI. A notation at the bottom indicates the document was processed by an individual named Mathews within the OSI on January 16, 1957.

I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 4 January 1957. It was very kind of you to send us this report of an unidentified flying object.

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