Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Transmittal of Correspondence pertaining to Reported Citing of an Unidentified Flying Object
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AI-Generated Summary
This is a 1957 CIA memorandum transmitting correspondence about a UFO sighting to the U.S. Air Force. The CIA requested a copy of any subsequent investigation report generated by the Air Force.
This document is a memorandum dated January 11, 1957, from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to the Director of Intelligence at the Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force. The memorandum serves as a transmittal document for correspondence concerning a reported Unidentified Flying Object. Harrie A. Jakes, the Chief of the Liaison Division for Central Reference, authored the memo, directing it to the attention of Colonel Charles E. Taylor of AFOIN-IX. The CIA formally requested that if the Air Force conducted an investigation as a result of the provided correspondence, a copy of the resulting report be furnished to the Central Intelligence Agency. The document includes an official routing slip indicating internal processing within the CIA, with a handwritten note stating 'ASD-Responsibility!' and a final instruction to 'File UFO'.
If an investigation is conducted as a result of this correspondence, it is requested that the Central Intelligence Agency be furnished a copy of the resulting report.
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Official Assessment
The Central Intelligence Agency forwarded attached correspondence regarding a reported Unidentified Flying Object to the U.S. Air Force for appropriate action and requested a copy of any resulting investigation report.
Key Persons
- Charles E. TaylorColonel, U.S. Air Force