CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4.pdf

La . < i + Mae SECRET Seeurity Information REPORT OF MEETINGS OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING oBsEOTS CONVENED BY OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGHWE, CIA Jemary U, = 18, 1953 . F. C. DURANT SEGRET oS Segurity Information » ‘ * a eee Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 ” GIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4

ce perenne Re Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 ~ - SEGRET Security Information INDEX Page Purposs i Fart I: History of Meetings of Panel i Part IIs Comments and Suggestions of Panel 4 General 4 On Leck of Danger 8 Aair Foree Reporting Systen 9 ‘Aptifacts of Extraterrestial Origin 10 Tremonton, Utah, Sighting | nu Potential Related Dangers 25 Geographic Locations of Unexplained 35 Sightings Instrumentation to Obtain Data 16 Radar Problem of Matuel Interference 18 Unexplained Cosmic Ray Fhenomena 19 Edveational Program | 19 Unofficial Investigatin…

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 SESRET Scseurity Information 16 February 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director for Scientifio Intelligence FROM 3 F, C, Durant SUBJECT 2 Report of Mectings of the Office of Soientific Intelligonte Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objecte, Jamary 14 = 18, 1953 FUREOSE , The purpose of this memorandum 48 to presents a, A bteief history of the meetings of the O/SI Advisory Panel On Unidentified Flying Objects (Part I), b, An unofficial cipplenent to the official Panel Report to , AD/SI setting fort…

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 SECRET Security Informtion an Advisory Panel of selested seientists was assembled. In Gooperation with the Air Technical Intelligence Centers case histories of reported sightings and related materiel vere made available fer their study and eonsideration. - Present at the initial meeting (0930 Wednesday, 14 Jamary) were: Dr. H. P. Robertson, Dr. Inis W. Alvares, Dr. Thornton Page, Dr Samel A, Goudamit, Mr. Philip G. Strong, It. Col. Frederick G. ‘Ep Oder (FRE Division), Me. David B. Stevenson (We Division), and th…

Declassified and Approved For Release 201 3/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 > SEGRE . Security Informtion Dr. Robertson as Chairman of the Panel. Dr. Robertson emmerated the evidence available and requested consideration of specific reports and letters be taken by certain individuals present (Tab 8). For example, case histories involving radar or radar and visual gightings ware selected for Dr. Alvarez vhile reports of Green Fireball phenomena, nocturnal lights, and suggested programs of investigation ware routed to Dr. Page. Following these remark#, the motion pictures of the sightings…

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 SECRET Security Information The third and fourth meetings of the Panel were held Thursday, 15 Jamvary, eoumeneing at 0900 with a twoehour break for luncheon. Banides Panel members and CIA personnel, Mr. Ruppelt end Dr. Hynek ware present for both sessions. In the morning, Mr. Ruppelt cone tinued his triefing on ATIC collection and analysis procedures. The Project STORK support at Battelle Nomorial Institute, Columbus, was described by Dre Hynek. A mmber of case histories were dis~ cussed in detail and a motion pi…

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 SBECRET Sesurity Information b. That vigorous effort should be made to deslassify as many of the reports as possible. | c. That some increase in the ATIC eestion devoted to U.F.0. enalysis was indicated. Phis mesting was adjourned at 1700. ERIDAY MORN The fifth zession of the Panel convened at 0900 with the sans personnel present as emmersted for ‘Thursday (with the exception of Brig. Gen. Garland). From 0900 = 1000 there was general Giacuasion awl atudy of reference material. Also, Dr. Hynek read a prepared pape…

Declassified and Approved For Release 2013/06/26 : CIA-RDP79B00752A000300100010-4 SECRET Security Information eonelusions reached. A general Giscuesion followed and tentative recomendations considered. It was agreed that the Chairman should draft a report of the Panel to AD/SI that evening for review by the Panel the next morning. The meeting adjeurned at. 17150 At 0945 the Chairman opened the seventh session and submitted @ rough draft of the Panel Report to the menbers. This draft had been reviewed and approved earlier by Dr. Berkner. The next two and onechalf: hours vere consumed in discuss…