CIA UFO Memorandum

Summary

This document is an internal CIA memorandum dated May 1953, assigning responsibility for investigating unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings to the Physics and Electronics Division. It states that the main UFO files are located in the Air Branch of the Applied Sciences Division and suggests that this division should take over custody of certain transferred documents. Additionally, it requests that any future material related to UFOs be sent directly to the Physics and Electronics Division. The text reveals how the CIA structured its scientific approach to UFO reports in the 1950s.