CIA-RDP81R00560R000100020003-7.pdf

MEMORANDUM FOR: fhe Director of Central Intelligence THROUGH : Deputy Direetor (Intelligence) SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects REFERENCE : (a) Request of the Direetor of 10 December 1/52 (>) Hemo from AD/SI to Direetor dated 16 December 1952 1. Pursuant to the request of the Director, the following amplifi- cation of Reference (») and review of the current situation is submitted. A preliminary review of the USAF Investigation of this subject has been completed. With respect to the recent incidents enwserated in Reference (vo), additional information hes been obtained which is appended as T…

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Ld Approved For were ONT ME CIACRDPB Hep P Poo ROO TON020008-7 ee a te ey QogrAey vige TAB A This cee tovolves the sighting and photographing (Kodachrome fils) . § ——. of ten bright lights moving across the sky on 2 July 1952 in rough forma- A tion. Source is a Chief Photographer's Mate, USN, with 17 years photo- - graphic experience. The local time was 1110; weather conditiona bright, clear, no clouds. Cbjects appeared to be “willing about” while traveling ine weeterly direction across the sky. Source wags driving along the road wien the sighting occurred. He stopped the ear and photographed …

Py ; proyed For Rel@Re 2001/04/02. SIARDPSI ROggHCRC00100020003-7 y ee Lright L ighted from Presque Isle and Limestoue Air Force Toses, Meine als oithting cecured the night of 10-11 Setober 1952 Pron 2500 to 0300 local ting, by observers e+ the weather stations at these Air Force Bases. The description of the light wes “circular orange object with four green lighte nearby.” Theodolite sightings of elevation ond azi- 24th Were Obtained. Weather wus clear. Suetus: A aonmparison of observed azimuths and elevations of the sup~ posed object with the calculated position and relative motion of the et…

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—_ Approved For Rel@e 2001/04/02.; Ch R000100020003-7 While there is no indication that these objects represent a direct threat to the national defense, there are certain potential dangers which are related to these sightings. These are: 1. The difficulty and delay in positive identification which could weaken the early warning system in alerting defense in the event of commencement of hostilities. * 2. The possibility of mass hysteria which might be pur- posely induced by an enemy at a critical time by faked reports. 3. The possibility that the emergency communications systems to commend head…