CENTRAL. 1NTEl,l.1GENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON ii, 0. C. Assistunt Deputy DDtrectorflntc..- ligence, s asie as to forverd to you for your information the enclosed report 'Report bf the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects', dated January 17, 1953? This report was preparedly a panel convened in January genre, General. Walter B. Smith, vith the concurrence of the Intelligence Advisory Committee. the Director, Federal Civil Defense Administration;. and the Chairman, National Security Resources Board. C000154561r JAN 17 1?33 1. -PO.?auaut to the roquest of the Ass.stant Director for Seioittttc inteiliamea, LSo uoderaigned Peesi of 1Selenti*.ie Ccacultanxs has ,t to evaluate any poceib1e tb aat?to national security pored by tisiftoWied !lying Cbjects ("riving Saucers"), and to cabs recassxadaticas therec. Thu Frail has recetved the evidence as presented br ee .tzaat ietelli- gunce egoacies, prirari]ythe fir fieetaiea1 Motel 1.t ouee Center, es8'bas, rviewed a selection of the "bast docZT.eate incidents. 2. A a result of Ito cc si ..eratir, s, the Pearl wca es: a_ gat :the wideace pressrta.: an Ibid ti rind Flying 01-J--cis worn no ir-dicrs :ou thet these ppenorma;:.ms cram;tats a dire et plya#cal tareet t3 :national security. We firmly believe that there is no r'eeiduua of canes t+hicb indisa:,es pheno:__x-a Utich are. attributable to foreign ertifact: cepable of hcetile aetc, and that the a Ss ;no.eiv:.d?mee that the phsa=_xaa ln=:0te a net . :arthe revid?on of curia + =.es: tffie cepts. 3. The Pcael. f -taer cancli _es: a. 2bet the castianei ezptrais ca the --sporting of these 2hencisena does; in these.pa rloas tier, result in a .threat to the orderly functio g of ?'bo protective or, as of the body politic. J We cite or exesplee the clogging of channels of caeainica.lce by irreleveat reports, the dregcr of being 7.?d by continued false alarms to ignore rests l.`.t.^.E w d .G3CC of q..~t:i1? Ls:~iR:., C.i .::i Gta.. ~~ i'MiC~ C? L i.'.:?L~... :S'.'. ter(.;..... Tjr;{li~,Zl~~a1' So .t Lc ski>?'~ul L.L3w 1S~ ~~~L ?r ! ~..:..._ !.~ _`.w w beratvior toG hurn?ul distract 'of duly aonct:itatc witbQ72ty. In cider most e??fectifely.to atrengthen the notional ftat1l.tie: for the tisc3y recogLitica c :d the t proprinte handling of true ivdicr'%*3,czs a? hostile uatioo, e::d to mihits: a the avue ritent ftZgers alluded to a.. Ta.t the cablesl severity inetee take izmadiete ?teea to swT'.,p tbA IZu entified Flying objects of the c ciai status tie; have brAM glVOai E the W M it ryste_ry U w,, b ve tfcr`aaactaly b. fihst'tLe.nctionsl eeovritr cgsncies Iatit?.ato palsies an !a!.cl.1 a ace, trt ng, ea& p b ie' edc._ecico dec.' to ; e e-3 the receziei defences end t arable of the ecIFZ.4 y to race ss Lost prr:pt.2y and to rea,:t not effective:,p to trae iuslfcd'sioas of has 1:e?3sstant or ectioa. S forces behind the itieoo OTO, to train eracuzel to recognize and reject 6es3.~Ut to reesstare the public of the toff. i.:- of eviciiice a' i_irit=.-t false indications quickly end effectively, end to strengthen rersla: ebb e for the evaiua ticc of and prcmt raactica to true indications U Lion, d V. Fr_rhoer ociftted `veraltieo, cat. or H. P. Rabertson' , ?Cheiz n CzliforrAa 'tstitute of technology /sl S. A. Couds?ait Brool van iCLS1 Ilib02L:A:SeC Is! Luis N. tlvorez varsity ornia a/ Mm:n4:c_ ft ' * op~ai aa_-ai ...~ 337.:s:UV C Aerr3.117 P/.1D . OR UnIDcs NFIED M:'.,3 OSJF.`.a^S 14 - 1'l Jwr 1953 r D OF O MI -S Ph7v;.ca, rrda. _c_;-- ~---..?_ ~..: ._: ._... ~~~_.- :TNi+~:~;aeiy`Y?:L.'!,~'wte:i ?~~aWiM v1'"5,~.~~ =z ~-- 0. _.:~~ ia a. C00015456. i Ch!or~ o-,,.--?atscs acs .~r_~ s $tan, 0/31, CU ? tech 1arl fttol3!.- Mtisg Cbt.f1 Spe;cltcl &to M-ft and Std Gravo A/I toahr2cal tour gt o .. - Capt. F..ssd J. fl ppsll, 0EAP Chi*t, L .-1n1 Fhe mes SGZenWLA eat 1 8raas}s, 1!I0, tom' ? table ted intalul. gioll" 1't. J..'D re7 Tc ty: Jr, rgw. ZtbA Carpcie:T.lon byre S%. Lt. R. S. Womb Pbots Zatarl-ta' Plsato Srh ox t at4Aat 4U96 Z&t=atlw JL. "J.?.'1~ i.4...iY^a.2`a.''.L.'~".+M''~`?`"" s xr1'IM ADVlsci r Flt14'1, on LNIDaiTI2'I D YLTIIG OBJB:TS 14 17 Jarrrarx 1953 F, WENPAFS_E2?IDr 1.? "Savant five case histories of aightixs 1951 - 1952 (aiiafted by ATIC &$ .those best dooumeatod). .. L . ?? BLUE BOOR -.-(node awes for ATIC atvdjr of subject). 3. i?ogrese Repots of ?roojsst STORK (code naae for Battelle ' z ria1 5, P.opost of USAF Research Center, Centsidge, %as,, investigation of !or_ oen PYrobans FrAm Blom . (Project Sin=z). outline of Investigation of U.F.O.'s Proposed b_ Tdrtland Air Fares -7.? ?v4#dcn Pict,,rirc F*.,3as . f sighwirg6 at Trmaator., U`;ti.h, 2 Ju.J, 1952 and Great Finso Hoa7.ans, lupus",. 1950. Stamry Rspoat:-of 99 uoisotcd cases, of.sightings of various } categories - (Fa?mtions, Blinking lights, Hove rii g, a e.) ._ 17raft.ef'nanmaia;.?*How.to fLe a FLTO Pl?, prepared at AiIC. 10. - Char L Shad Plea' of Goograph! c Location of Unnap ed Sightii:gb. in the United States d ring 1952. 11 'Chart ? SbouiBoLcon Ihiag Sites in the Gaited States. '12.? Charts Sho~frg Selected Actual Balloon Flight Pattie and Relation to Re 13. Ch.orts- b3oving Frequency or Reports -of' Signt ings, 1949 .. 1952. "1 . Charts Sbwlsg Categories ofIy-planations of 5igbtinga. 25. 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