CIA and Unidentified Flying Objects

Summary

In 1953, the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) showed interest in reports about unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The secretary of the TAO received a letter on April 18, requesting a meeting with scientific experts. The document mentions that FCDA had already received a report on April 13, related to IAC-D-67. Administrator Paterson proposed a conference to discuss the subject. This kind of correspondence was transferred to the State Department, which handled UFO reports.

The CIA and other agencies were interested in understanding aerial phenomena not identified, not only for their mysterious nature but also for possible national security implications. Although the text has OCR errors, it is clear that it involved coordination between different government offices. This type of document helps understand how authorities handled UFO reports in the 1950s.