Memorandum for Record: Briefing of ONE Board on Unidentified Flying Objects
This two-page CIA Memorandum for Record, dated 30 January 1953, records a briefing of the Office of National Estimates (ONE) Board concerning Unidentified Flying Objects. The briefing was given at 1000 hours on 29 January 1953 by Dr. A.P.G. Strong, assisted by Mr. F.C. Durant. It covered the history of O/SI (Office of Scientific Intelligence) interest in and action on the UFO subject, followed by a showing of the motion picture films of sightings at Tremonton, Utah and Great Falls, Montana. Copies of the Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (the Robertson Panel report) had previously been made available to the Board. The briefing was intended as background prior to an ONE-requested briefing by ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Center) scheduled for 30 January. The memo lists the ONE personnel briefed, including several named board members. The document is part of the CIA's historical UFO records held in the CIA Reading Room.
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A CIA Memorandum for Record dated 30 January 1953 documenting a briefing given to the Office of National Estimates (ONE) Board on the subject of Unidentified Flying Objects. The briefing, delivered by Dr. A.P.G. Strong and assisted by Mr. F.C. Durant, reviewed the history of O/SI interest in UFOs and included a showing of motion picture films of sightings at Tremonton, Utah and Great Falls, Montana.
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Motion picture films of UFO sightings at Tremonton, Utah and Great Falls, Montana were shown during the briefing.
95%Copies of the Report of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects had previously been made available to the Board.
90%A briefing on UFOs was given to the ONE Board at 1000 hours on 29 January 1953 by Dr. A.P.G. Strong, assisted by Mr. F.C. Durant.
85%The briefing served as background prior to an ONE-requested briefing by ATIC scheduled for 30 January 1953.
80%A briefing on Unidentified Flying Objects was given to the ONE Board on 29 January 1953 by Dr. A.P.G. Strong, assisted by F.C. Durant.
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Jan 28, 1953
Briefing of ONE Board on UFOs
Briefing given at 1000 hours by Dr. A.P.G. Strong, assisted by Mr. F.C. Durant, including a showing of films of the Tremonton, Utah and Great Falls, Montana sightings.
Jan 29, 1953
Scheduled ATIC briefing
An ONE-requested briefing by the Air Technical Intelligence Center scheduled for the day after the recorded briefing.
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SUBJEDT: Briefing of ONS Board on Unidenhified Flying Cbjects _
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