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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Ae ) DATE: July 29, 1952 FROM suBjEcT: "FLYING SAUCERS — PURPOSE: To advise at the present time the Air Force has fatled to arrive at any satisfactory conclusion in_ h regarding numerous reports of flying saucers and 8 Sighted throughout the United States. DETAILS: ® DaumMg Mr. N. W. Phileor, the Bureau's Air For iaison Representative, made arrangements through the office of ay ee, Major ral John A. Samford, Director of Air Inte. Ligence, |) U.S. Air Force, to receive a briefing from Commander Randall * Boyd of the Current Intelligence Branch, Estimates Division, Air Intelligence, regarding the present status of Air Intelligence research into the numerous reports regarding flying saucers and flying discs. Commander Boyd advised that Air Intelligence has set up at Wright-Patterson Air Force. Bases..0hios..the..Air echnical Intelligence Center which has..been..established. for the _purp of coordinating, correlating.and making.research tuto all reports regarding flying saucers and flying dises, He advised that Air Force research has indicated that the sightings of flying saucers goes back several centuries and that ée number of sightings reported varies with the amount of publicity. He advised that immediately if publicity appears in_newspapers, the numberof sightings reported increases considerably and that citizens immediately call in reporting sightings which occurred several months previously. Commander Boyd stated that these reported sightings of flying saucers are placed into three classifications by Air Intelligence: (1) Those sightings which are reported by citizens who claim they have seen flying saucers from the ground, These sightings vary in description, color and speeds. Very little credence is given to these sightings inasmuch as in most instances they are believed to be tmaginative or some erplatnable object which actually crossed through the sky. (2) Sightings reported by commercial or military pilots, These sightings are considered more credible RECORDED-136 NWPhke 4 AUGS 1952 or