August 14, 1952: The CIA’s special UFO study group meets for the first time and is given a summary (probably written by A. Ray Gordon, project officer of the CIA’s Physics and Electronics Branch) of UFO history, an analysis of Project Blue Book, and a discussion of explained sightings and theories about unexplained sightings.
Gordon is also mentioned in the March 6, 2024 AARO Report (pg 16)
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CIA “Flying Saucers,” August 14, 1952
Timothy Good, Above Top Secret, pp. 331–333:
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Gordon is also mentioned in the March 6, 2024 AARO Report (pg 16)
CIA “Flying Saucers,” August 14, 1952
Timothy Good, Above Top Secret, pp. 331–333:
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