U.S. Government UFO Document: “SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects”

2 December 1952

(Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.)

Source: NICAP.org

NICAP.org’s introduction to the document:

“December 2, 1952; CIA Memo

An EOTS [Estimate of the Situation] Moment for the CIA.

[H. Marshall] Chadwell told Brad Sparks they concluded that

UFO’s were extraterrestrial – that was what he was telling the
CIA Director in this Dec. 2, 1952, memo.”

My comment:

H. Marshall Chadwell was Assistant Director of the CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) in 1952.

The meaning of the acronyms are as follows, according to CUFON.org (http://www.cufon.org/cufon/cia-52-1.htm):

ACRONYM – MEANING – AGENCY

* DCI – Director of Central Intelligence – CIA

* OSI or O/SI – Office of Scientific Intelligence – CIA

* NSCID – National Security Council Intelligence Directive

* DD/I, DDI – Deputy Director for Intelligence – CIA

* AD/SI – Assistant Director/Scientific Intelligence – CIA

* AD/IC – Assistant Director/Intelligence Coordination – CIA

* R&DB (or RDB) – Research and Development Board

* DI/USAF – Directorate (or Director) of Intelligence

   U.S. Air Force

* A-2 – Air Force (air) Intelligence – U.S. Air Force

* ATIC – Air Technical Intelligence Center (Wright-Patterson

   Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio) – U.S. Air Force

* DDCI – Deputy Director of Central Intelligence – CIA

* CENIS – MIT Center for International Studies
   (CIA contract agency)

The whole document (not written in Central Intelligence Agency document format):
“MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence

THRU: Deputy Director for Intelligence

1. On 20 August, the DCI, after a briefing by OSI on the above subject, directed the preparation of an NSCID for submission to the Council stating the need for investigation and directing agencies concerned to cooperate on such investigations.

2. In attempting to draft such a directive and the supporting staff studies, it became apparent to DD/I, Acting AD/SI and AD/IC that the problem was largely a research and development problem, and it was decided by DD/I to attempt to initiate action through R&DB. A conference was held between DI/USAF, Chairman of R&DB, DD/I, Acting AD/SI and AD/IC at which time it was decided that Dr. Whitman, Chairman of R&DB, would investigate the possibility of undertaking research and development studies through Air Force agencies.

3. On approximately 6 November, we were advised by Chairman, R&DB, that inquiries in the Air Staff did not disclose ‘undue concern’ over this matter, but that it had been referred to the Air Defense Command for consideration. No further word has been received from R&DB.

4. Recent reports reaching CIA indicated that further action was desirable and another briefing by the cognizant A-2 and ATIC personnel was held on 25 November. At this time, the reports of incidents convince us that there is something going on that must have immediate attention. The details of some of these incidents have been discussed by AD/SI with DDCI. Sighting of unexplained objects at great altitudes and travelling at high speeds in the vicinity of major U.S. defense installations are of such nature that they are not attributable to natural phenomena or known types of aerial vehicles.

5. OSI is proceeding to the establishment of a consulting group of sufficient competence and stature to review this matter and convince the responsible authorities in the community that immediate research and development on this subject must be undertaken. This can be done expeditiously under the aegis of CENIS.”

http://www.nicap.org/chronos/1952fullrep.htm

http://www.nicap.org/images/cia_521202.jpg

Wikipedia article: “MIT Center for International Studies”:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_Center_for_International_Studies

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(wikimedia.org image)

H. Marshall Chadwell, Assistant Director of 

the CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI)

(project1947.com photo)