Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence regarding Mrs. Catherine Carter Golden and UAP inquiries
AI-Generated Summary
This document is a series of letters regarding a public inquiry about UFO photographs from Brazil. It confirms the Air Force's primary role in UFO investigations and mentions the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects.
This document consists of correspondence regarding an inquiry from Mrs. Catherine Carter Golden of Cincinnati, Ohio, directed to Representative Gordon H. Scherer. Mrs. Golden sought information regarding unidentified flying objects, specifically referencing photographs taken in Brazil that were featured on the Dave Garroway television program. The document clarifies that the Department of the Air Force holds primary responsibility for investigating UFO-related information. The Agency states it possesses no information regarding the Brazilian sighting beyond what the Air Force has already provided. Additionally, the document references the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, which included members such as Dr. H. P. Robertson and Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner, and discusses the potential declassification of certain panel findings. The correspondence concludes with a request for the Air Force to provide information that could be shared with the public.
The Department of the Air Force has primary responsibility for investigating information pertaining to UFO's.
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Official Assessment
The Department of the Air Force has primary responsibility for investigating information pertaining to UFO's.
The Agency has no information on the Brazilian sighting other than what has been provided by the Air Force.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Gordon H. SchererHonorable, House of Representatives
- Dave GarrowayTelevision show host
- H. P. RobertsonMember of Scientific Advisory Panel
- Lloyd V. BerknerMember of Scientific Advisory Panel
- Philip G. StrongDeputy Assistant Director