C00015431 .TST/ Kmorudua for tho S/CX Subjoct: Air Fore* R*qu#»t to Daclaialfy CIA tutorial on Unldontlflod Ilylao Object* (UFO) . . ■0 «• 1. The following is a brief review of events pertinent to the subject natter* 2. In 1953 031 convened a panel of scientists to c onside r reports on unidentified flying objects end to advise ue on the potential threat to national security* This resulted in. a report classified "secret*" 1 3* In 1957 following some publicity on CIA involvement in the 070 problem, the USA? requested and obtained an unclassified version of the conclusions of the 1953 report. Shat version avoided mentioning CIA involvement. (See attachment A) to have fepetfk d on ,, CB5y^po^ H TVjp^p^raa |a 12/^ 1SP6 sad to have re?6»fed to the CIA sponsored panel on UFt^er 5 * On 12 July 1966 USA? again requested declassification of the 1553 e report. {3ca itt-chront B) Prior publicity was given as Justification for downgrading. V, • 6. In^cs'nuch as a sanitized version of the 1953 report had been released to the Air Force in 1957j we requested clarification in a meeting vith an Air Force representative on 19 July* (See attachment C) During this meeting the Mr Force representative showed us a USAF copy of the 195? CIA report. It was stamped unclassified, indicating that the classification had been changed sometime prior to 19 July. 7, A now request dated 27 July was prepared by USAF* (See attachment D) Approved for Release fl/itofn / O 1 ' C00015431 $ 8« On 10 August the Air Force represent * fcive called to ash about the statu* of our reply. She stated tt%t Ur. John Leor^, a n*vsoaa / hod ' » • * 0 vubliehed an article on UFO*e In tlir Saturday Review. (Am attachment .« , E, paragraph 3) Shit vaa tht first indication during the recent interchanges that the U5AJ wonted to relicts' the cos^Xete CIA report to the pdblio. 9. On 15 August a declassified version of the complete 1953 report vaa forwarded to the Air Force. (See attachment T) 10 . Prior to tJSAF receipt of the 06X reply, the Air Force called twice on 16 August to eet^rine the status of our response and to ash about the extent of the sanitising. 11. They called again oxt l3 August to request return of the USAF copy of the CIA. report 'which had been sent to us for sanitizing* (See attachment G) *
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