CIA UFO Documents

Summary

This document is a letter from the CIA addressed to the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, stating that the United States Air Force is the executive agency responsible for investigating unidentified flying objects. The letter, dated September 1955, was sent to the committee's director, and it notes that the Air Force is the only qualified government agency to handle the subject. The text shows how, as early as the 1950s, U.S. authorities were taking action on UFOs, delegating responsibility to a key military institution.

The letter also includes internal distribution information, suggesting it was part of an internal communication process among different government departments. Although the text contains OCR errors, the formal tone and the importance of inter-agency coordination are evident. This type of document is essential for understanding how UFO-related information was handled during a time of great public interest and fear of the unknown.