CIA Correspondence re: Handling of Leon Davidson UFO Inquiries (29 May 1958)
This CIA document, released through the agency's online reading room, consists of an internal letter dated around 29 May 1958 addressed to a scientist (apparently affiliated with Associated Universities, Incorporated, Suite 1750, Colisseum). The heavily OCR-degraded text concerns ongoing correspondence with Leon Davidson, a persistent UFO inquirer, and efforts by CIA staff and scientific panel members to manage his requests. The letter references enclosed copies of prior exchanges, recommends a coordinated 'general tenor' for replies, and notes intent to write to three other panel members (names partially legible as Alvarez, Corbett, and another). It states that where direct correspondence with Davidson was required, replies merely acknowledged receipt and advised that his queries had been forwarded to the Air Force. Two enclosures are listed: a letter to Davidson and a letter to another party. The document reflects Cold War-era CIA handling of civilian UFO inquiries in the wake of the Robertson Panel.
Description
A two-page, partially garbled and OCR-degraded CIA internal letter dated circa May 1958 concerning management of correspondence with UFO researcher Leon Davidson. The document discusses coordinating replies among panel members and forwarding queries to the Air Force, addressed to a recipient at Associated Universities, Incorporated.
Claims
The letter enclosed copies of prior correspondence and letters to Davidson and another party.
65%CIA staff coordinated a unified approach among scientific panel members for replying to Leon Davidson's UFO correspondence.
60%Where direct correspondence with Davidson was required, CIA replies merely acknowledged receipt and stated his queries had been forwarded to the Air Force.
60%Davidson has kept up persistent correspondence that is consuming significant CIA time and effort.
60%The CIA's direct replies to Davidson merely acknowledged receipt and stated that his queries were forwarded to the Air Force.
60%The author intends to write to three other panel members (including Alvarez) and send them copies of the Davidson correspondence.
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Events
May 28, 1958
CIA internal letter on Davidson correspondence
Internal CIA letter coordinating replies to and management of Leon Davidson's UFO inquiries.
May 28, 1958
CIA internal letter regarding Davidson correspondence
Internal CIA letter addressing ongoing UFO-related correspondence with Davidson and coordination with scientific panel members.
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Extracted text (OCR)
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