1953 CIA Correspondence from Physics and Electronics Division on Current Status of UFOB Project

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SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects

1. ( Jack Hecker’ telerhonsed yesterday. and told: me that O/CI ssh
is no longer foll RS “recorts. of U. 0.'s, Jack {has the OI. YP. <

file of U, F.O. dispatches” sand wanted sug egestions ng as to where
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1. The acove methed is believed the sinplest method for o/st
effectively keeping tabs

mes on the subject. ‘here would be Little .
tine required on cievensen's ‘part to keep hinself up to date. Th
the event of a future flap, his continuing watch should prove.
valuable in a critical analysis Pyott ‘tine to time he misnt -

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SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
1. nel: Heckert jtelerhoned yester cay and tola me that 0/Cr
is no longer follo. = retorts of U. F,.0.'s. [dack]has the O/CI Z£- <2
file of U. F. 0, discatches and wanted sug gestion 6 as to where
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~~ 2s 0/St_int teroct in tt. F, O.'s is currently centered on. ge
| Dave Stevenson (air Tranch/Apeliet-Solence Division). He ack ~~."
“ storped by{ Liw’Col, Frita C Cder {Georhys Py /v2:3 Division) .) Stevenson
as all C/SI files with exception of- ‘key: docw mentsy Fanel- Repo orts,;
etc. which are in the Operations Staff office
3. Tt would seen wise for 0/SI to keep a watch on a F.C,
renorts in_view of possibly greater_activity this sue The
following stecs are sugsested to assign responsidi lit ty and insure
receint of intelligerze information?
a, Desicnste Chief, Applied Selence Division as
-goordinator oF reports, on U, F. O,'s with the suggestion that
lr, David 5. Stevenson be nared Haction 1 ran", Carbon copy -
pao Chiara c would reg est di ivision ‘Sapsor’ 40, oo
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cone b. Request Ofer turn files now in custody of Zohn Heckert jf =
over tol Stevensen for-rerusal. Tt believe very little material 2 > -
would be worth: Y out as samples of indicative or as
unusual reports. The rest I recomend be destroyed. - .
ce. Request O/CI Screening Fanei((iiss Lowry, )I believe) — :
route all susie ees ees rertaining to U. F. 0,'s to-tne. a
Arolied Scien ce Division, Attention? | , B. Stevenson, for ao :
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effcctively keeping tabs onth ne subject. There would be Tittle :
- --tin2 requ ows sents ipart to lecp himself up to date. Ih :
the eve ur “his convinuing watch should prove.
valuable in a critical analysis, —¥Yren time to tine he might ~
report orally to you or to ne on the status quo but no rermal
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