Government1967

CIA photo center quietly assists the Condon committee

When: 20 Feb 1967
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Condon and four committee members visited the CIA's National Photographic Interpretation Center, which agreed to give technical help on UFO photos as long as the work was never identified as CIA work. In May 1967 NPIC briefed them on an analysis that debunked photos from Zanesville, Ohio.

Sources

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)CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence / 1997
OfficialThe CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 (Studies in Intelligence Vol. 40, No. 5) (opens in a new tab)CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence / 1997

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Where it fits

Earlier in GovernmentEdward Condon says he leans toward the government getting out of UFOs25 Jan 1967 Later in GovernmentPhysicist James McDonald investigates UFO reports in AustraliaJun 1967

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