CIA Meeting on UFOs

Summary

In October 1952, the CIA officially acknowledged the UFO problem as a national security issue. Key experts were to be gathered to develop a research and intelligence program. This plan would be directly presented to the Director of Central Intelligence and possibly the Secretary of Defense, bypassing bureaucratic delays. The goal was to act swiftly before the mystery spiraled out of control.

The meeting was scheduled for October 20 or 21 and would include prominent figures like Dr. Walter G. Whitman and General John A. Sanford. The aim was to review the background of previous studies and establish a clear strategy. This document shows how, even in the 1950s, U.S. authorities treated the issue with seriousness, seeking answers to a phenomenon that generated both interest and concern.