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CIA RDP81R00560R000100040001 7

53 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jul 12, 1966 · Broad topic: UFO & UAP · Topic: AIR FORCE REQUEST TO DECLASSIFY CIA MATERIAL ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO) · 53 pages OCR'd
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- Approved For §ppase 2004/03/26 : cia-RDP81RoOSed9D0100040001-7 COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF UFO PANEL General. The Panel Members were impressed with the lack of sound data in the great majority of case histories. Among the case histories of significant Sightings discussed in detail were the following: Bellefontaine, Ohio (1 August 1952); Tremonton, Utah (2 July 1952); Great Falls, Montana (15 August 1950); Yaak, Montana (1 September 1952); Washington, D.C. area (19 July 1952); and Haneda A.F.B., Japan (5 August 1952), Port Huron, Michigan (29 July 1952); and Presque Isle, Maine (10 October 1952). After review and discussion of these cases (and about 15 others, in less detail), the Panel concluded that reasonable explanations could be suggested for most sight- ings and "by deduction and scientific method it could be induced (given additional data) that other cases might be explained in a similar manner". The Panel pointed out that because of the brevity of some sightings (e.g., 2-3 seconds) and the inability of the witnesses to express themselves clearly (semantics) that conclusive explanations could not be expected for every case reported. Furthermore, it was considered that, normally, it would be a great waste of effort to try to solve most of the sightings, unless such we Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : CIA-RDP81R00560R000100040001-7
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