Government1960

NICAP says a Senate panel is watching UFO reports at Lyndon Johnson's direction

When: 5 Aug 1960
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

Senate leader Lyndon Johnson, who NICAP said had staff watch UFO reports US Senate, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Donald Keyhoe's NICAP told UPI that Senate leader Lyndon Johnson had the Preparedness subcommittee staff keep watch on UFO sightings; congressional sources confirmed it. NICAP kept pressing for open hearings, which a House panel declined in 1961.

Sources

PressHill Group Eyes 'Flying Saucers' (UPI clipping, CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090023-4) (opens in a new tab)UPI (newspaper clipping held in the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room) / 1960-08-05
PressCongress Is Being Pressed for 'Flying Saucer' Probe (NANA clipping, CIA-RDP68-00046R000200090014-4) (opens in a new tab)Roanoke World-News via NANA (clipping held in the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room) / 1961-10-23

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