CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030027-0.pdf

. a __, Approved For &.. a , a4 O/ 4 Asliwu-A REPORT OF MEETINGS OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS CONVENED BY OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE, CIA January 14 - 18, 1953 25X1A Declassified by 008687 date i H4 Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100030027-0

Purpose Part I: History of Meetings of Panel Part II: Comments and Suggestions of Panel General On Lack of Danger Air Force Reporting System Artifacts of Extraterrestial Origin Tremonton, Utah, Sighting Potential Related Dangers Geographic Locations of Unexplained Sightings Instrumentation to Obtain Data Radar Problem of Mutual Intereference Unexplained Cosmic Ray Phenomena Educational Program Unofficial Investigating Groups Increase in Number of Sightings Report of Panel List of Personnel Concerned with Meetings List of Documentary Evidence Presented Bs Fst te 4 cae fi Approved For Release 20…

. Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : cu-rope1rooscon es 00030027-0 16 February 1953 MEMORANDUM FOR: Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence SUBJECT : Report of Meetings of the Office of Scientific Intelligence Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, January 14 - 18, 1953 PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to present: a, A brief history of the meetings of the 0/SI Advisory Panel On Unidentified Flying Objects (Part T), b. An unofficial supplement to the officdal Panel Report to. AD/SI setting forth comments and suggestions of the Panel Members which they believed …

an Advisory Panel of selected scientists was assembled. In cooperation with the Air Technical Intelligence Center, case histories of reported sightings and related material were made available for their study and consideration. Present at the initial meeting (0930 Wednesday, 14 January) (W&E Division), and the writer, Panel Menber, mm = °°%"4 was absent until Friday afternoon. PO 25X1A were present throughout the sessions to familiarize themselves with the subject, represent the substantive interest of their Divisions, and assist in administrative support of the meetings. (A list of personnel …

_ Approved For rc 2001/08/07 : ClA-RDP81ROOSCORM 00030027-0 Se RUDE iss cNtten Eterm ton as Chairman of the Panel, P| enumerated the evidence available and requested consideration of specific reports and letters be taken by certain individuals present (Tab B). For example, case histories involving radar or radar and visual sightings were selected for P| while reports of Green Fireball phenomena, nocturnal lights, and suggested programs of investigations were routed to P| Following these remarks, the motion pictures of the sightings at Tremonton, Utah (2 July 1952) and Great Falls, Montana (15 …

. Approved For Wee 2001/08/07 : cia-RDps1Ro0scoR 00030027-0 THURSDAY MORNING The third and fourth meetings of the Panel were held .Phursday, 15 January, commencing at 0900 with a two-hour break for luncheon. Besides Panel members. and CIA personnel, Mr. Ruppelt and Dr. Hynek were present for both sessions. In the morning, Mr. Ruppelt con- tinued his briefing on ATIC collection and analysis procedures. The Project STORK support at Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, was described by Dr. Hynek. A number of case histories were dis- cussed in detail and a motion picture film of seagulls was sho…

_ Approved For rc 2001/08/07 : cia-RDP81R00s60RMM 00030027-0 That vigorous effort should be made to declassify as many of the reports as possible. That some increase in the ATIC section devoted to U.F.0. analysis was indicated. This meeting was adjourned at 1700. FRIDAY MORNING The fifth session of the Panel convened at 0900 with the same personnel present as enumerated for Thursday (with the exception of Brig. Gen. Garland). From 0900 = 100 there was general discussion and study of reference material. Also, Dr. Hynek read a prepared paper making certain observations and conclusions. At 1000 g…

_ Approved For rc 2001/08/07 : cia-RDP81R00560R AM 00030027-0 conclusions reached. A general discussion followed and tentative recommendations 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 adjourned at 1715. SATURDAY MORNING At 0945 the Chairman opened the seventh session and submitted a rough draft of the Panel Report to the members. This draft had been reviewed and approved earlier by J The next two 295X1A and one-half hours were consumed in discussion and revision of the draft. At 11…