CIA authorizes UFO inquiries

Summary

In 1953, the CIA received a letter from Fred Kirsch regarding an unidentified sighting. The internal memo shows how the office decided to forward the inquiry to the Air Force, recognizing it as the official authority on the matter. The CIA would not get involved beyond informing Kirsch that his letter had been sent to the appropriate military branch. The document also establishes that any future correspondence from Kirsch would automatically be redirected to Major Tucker, who would handle it. This type of management reflected the policy of the time, in which the CIA delegated UFO-related matters to other military branches.