Government1952

CIA's Ralph Clark memo on 'Recent Sightings of Unexplained Objects'

When: 29 Jul 1952
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Days after the Washington radar sightings, Ralph L. Clark, acting head of the CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence, sent the Deputy Director for Intelligence a memo on recent unexplained sightings. The CIA's own history says the agency then formed a special OSI study group on the reports.

Sources

OfficialCIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 (Gerald K. Haines, Studies in Intelligence) (opens in a new tab)Central Intelligence Agency / 1997
OfficialCIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 (full text) (opens in a new tab)Central Intelligence Agency (copy hosted by the Federation of American Scientists) / 1997

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