59_64634_711.5612[7-2852.pdf

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A.F. 
July 28, 1952 
MElmRANDUU 
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To: 
Jir. A~rong 
Paul Nitze asked me what the Air Force thought about tLe flying 
saucers, and I susooct that the others would be interested. 
I recommend, 
therefore, vhat you pass on the gist of the attached at the ~orning 
meeting tonorrow. 
Samford gave it to me at the IAC. 
r.a .. 
Att. 
DECLASSIFIED NND 852931

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July 28, 1952 
UE~.IORANDU?.'! 
Subject: 
Flying Saucers 
General Samford, 
1- 2, in response to my inquiry, said that there is 
very little that can be said to clarify the flying saucer business : 
It is still a complete enigma. 
He did, hOivever, point out that phenomena falling ?athin the 
general description of flyin~ saucers have actually been known to exist 
and have been reported one way or another for over 100 years. 
The 
increase in observation and in reporting and publicity on the su~ject 
is probably attributable in the main to vastly inproved r.iethods of 
observation an…