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25X1A 20 JUL 1966 MEMORANDUM ¥OR: Chief, Defensive Systems Division/GSI SURGECTs Air Force Request to Veclassify an OSI Paper on UFC'S RECERENCE: CIS/OSI "Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified @lying Objects” dated February 1955 1. Mrs, Sara B, Hunt, of the Office of Information, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, visited on 19 July 1966 to discuss an dir Force re- auest to decLassify the referenced report. 2. Mrs, Hunt indicated that this recuest was trig- ~ ~ xered by the 12 May "CES Reports" program, 25X1A° 25X1A | Chairman of the panel, was on the show and re~ portecly made sufficient referonece to CIA involvement in UFO analysis to cause a press reaction, 4 t, <A review of the documents supplied by Mrs. Bunt 25X1A showed, that had approved a similar Air Force regues n Cee 57. This resulted in a san- itired version of the orisinal consultants’ report, This report presented most of the conclusions put it tid not refer to the criginal meeting minutes, case historics, or indicate CIA involvement. a has OSI copies 95x1A of the reports and correspondence). 4. Although the Air Force request now in Q3I docs net request additional declassification, Mrs. fiunt ex~ pressed the view that this was intended, Mrs. Hunt said that the Aix Force is notYtrying to declassify all U.S. Gaverument werk on UFO's, 5, Inaspuch as my review cf the original material showed that nificant deletions would he required for further cdeclassification, I suggested that Mrs, Hunt ask the Air Force originater to submit a second request, if th wanted declassification of additional material from the minutes and case historics. Approved For Release 2004/03/26 : GIA-RDP81R00560! 00040001-7: «