Deputy Assistant Director/ST 1 August 2952 Acting Chief, Weapons & Equlment Divistoa | ma "Flying Saucers" 1." Pursuant to your request for overall eveluation of "flying saucers” and associated reports, the folloving 19 pertineats &+ Of 2060 to 2060 such reports recived ty TIC, a Jargo pereentace ere clearly "phoney. An equally latge pereentaco can be eatisfactorlly erplainad as acim flichta of currently operational U.S. equipzent (aircraft, weather talleons, ete.) and rany others are urtoubtedly of naturel puenozona (noteorites, cleus, aberration of light caused by thernal inversion or reflections, ete.). 7 b. Less than 100 reasonsb) Nmemplainablet et-this th there ts. no pattern of spee starecteristics, perforcence, or location, The sour of these reports era cenerelly no rere oF less credible than the sources of the other catecories, It is probsble that if complete infor=sticn were available for presently Fonexplainable" Ferorts, they, tco, could be oval categories as iniiceted in "al above, seredible reports rerain 3 Fegarding these reverts, fio Sines, confizaretions, otvithstanding the foregcing teatative facts, so long as ies of rerorts rez explainable" (interplanetary aspects shly_exshuded fro consideration) ace continue covetace of the subject. 's Yecomentsa that GIA survaltlance of subject ratte tion with rreser authorities of primary operational eontemn at £2ic, be continued. Tt ts strongly urged, hovavor, that no indication of CIA interest er concora reach the press or public, in view of their probable aleraist tendencies to acest such interest as Ycontiraatory” 2 soumdaess of unpublished facts! in tho hands of tho U. Ss Covermnaxte ree ae aver bpbinlt The wersigned has erranced with the Commanding Officer of nieal Intell: e Center at Uricht-Pattercoa Base, Cxio, for a thorouch and couprehensive tricting related to this subjact on @ Azcust 1952, Subsequent to cbtainin: Ml dotells, a is will ke prepared and forvardeds oe Eppa nanesActing Chief, Veapona & Equtgzent Divistoa : fasts ep "Flying Saucers" : 2, Pursuant to your request for overall evaluation of "flying saucers" and associated reports, the following 48 pertinonts Bs Of 10CO to 2600 such reports received ty AIC, a Jargo percentage are clearly "phonay". An oqually large percontace can be estisfactorlly ernlained as locoun flichtg of currently operational U.S. equipzent (oireraft, weather talloons, ete.) and rany others are undoubtedly of natural Phenorena (noteorites, clouls, eberration of light caused by therzolinversion oF reflections, eto.). by Less than 100 reasonabh;- credible reports remain wmempleinsble" at this tines remréing these resorts, thero is no nattern of srecific sises, configurations ctarecteristics, perforvance, or location, The sot of those reports ere generally no tore or less crodible than the sources of tho other eatecories. It is probable that if conplete inforcation wore availehle for presently Fenemplainable" resorts, they, tco, could be evaluated into catesories as intizsted in a" above. 2, Notwithstanding the foregoing tentative facts, so long as of spleinable" (interplanetary aspects meurhly exclwied fras consideration) Fequires that intelltgence continua cavorage of the wibjects that OIA curveltlancs cf subject ratte Hon with proper authorities of prinary operational conser et sTiC, be continued. It is strongly urced, kovaver, that no indication of OFA interest er concer reach tho press oF publi, in view of their probable aternist tendencies to accaob such interest us “confireatory® of the sctiness of Muagublished facts" in tho Lands of the U.S. Govermext. 4, The uatersigned has errenced with tho Goo the Mz Pechntea? Ta! Stercon Air Fores Base, Crio, for a thorough-anl couprehensive tricfing ralatel to this subject on 8 August 2952, Subscavent to.cbtainins NOI details, a riding Officer of aa SS woao cares ¢ rt ctlisin BreA. bo/t AD/sT pan/st P. Gy sae] Fy 0, Don Loita MoT. CARDER J. Be QUIGLEL JUL 29 1952