CIA Letters on UFOs

Summary

This letter, dated May 1959, is a response from a CIA officer to a Colonel named Xeyhoe. The officer explains that he still lacks sufficient information to answer the question posed. He assumes the conversation refers to specific paragraphs in a previous letter from March 1958 and refers the recipient to a prior reply from April 1958 that contains the available information. The tone of the letter is formal and cautious, typical of how the CIA handled sensitive topics like UFO reports during that era.

Although brief, the document gives insight into the kind of official communication that took place within the agency. There's no clear evidence of a specific UFO event being discussed, but the interest in maintaining records on the subject is evident. The signature of JS. Farman and the "Executive Officer" seal indicate the official and confidential nature of the correspondence. Such documents help to understand how authorities dealt with UFO information in the 1950s.