Government1952

CIA intelligence chiefs urge NSC attention to flying saucers

When: 24 Sep 1952
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

OSI chief H. Marshall Chadwell told the Director of Central Intelligence that saucer reports deserved NSC attention. An October follow-up from the intelligence deputy and Chadwell, attaching his 24 September memo, cited mass psychology and air-defense vulnerability and asked that the NSC be advised.

Sources

OfficialFlying Saucers (with memo attached dated 520924, subject: Flying Saucers), FOIA doc 0005515933 (opens in a new tab)CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room / 1952-10-02
OfficialA Die-Hard Issue: CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 (Gerald K. Haines, Studies in Intelligence) (opens in a new tab)Central Intelligence Agency, Center for the Study of Intelligence / 1997

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