DOW-UAP-D085_Transmission-of-CIA-Scientific-Advisory-Panel-Rept_1953

A copy of the Robertson Panel's final report, routed directly to the Secretary of Defense, this record shows how the CIA's landmark 1953 scientific review of UFO evidence moved through the highest levels of the national security apparatus. The Robertson Panel — convened after a wave of high-profile sightings and radar contacts — concluded that UFOs posed no direct threat but recommended a public debunking campaign to reduce mass interest. That recommendation would shape official U.S. UFO policy for decades.