CIA-UAP-004, CASE 17708 (CLOSED) and DR. Leon Davidson
This 1958 CIA memorandum discussing a phone conversation with Dr. Leon Davidson regarding concerns about a destroyed "space message and its transmitter." A redacted version of this memorandum has been available on CIA's public website.
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- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- CIA
- Reference #
- RELEASE-03-FILE-013-CIA-UAP-004-CASE-17708-CLOSED-AND-DR-LEON-DAVIDSON
- Published
- 2026-06-12
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- application/pdf
- Pages
- 1
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Records on the transmitter have been destroyed by the acting agency.
we cannot resolve his problem concerning the space message and its transmitter because records on the transmitter have been destroyed by the acting agency.
Dr. Leon Davidson accepted the statement about the destroyed records.
Davidson accepted this statement with the comment that he had been told this before.
Dr. Leon Davidson has a second article concerning Air Force handling of space sightings.
he now had a second article for publication concerning Air Force handling of space sightings.
Dr. Leon Davidson might wish to take up the matter of the space message again at a later date.
he hinted that he might wish to take up again at a later date the matter of this particular message.
There have been many cooks in the kitchen on this issue.
there have been many cooks in the kitchen on this dish.
The answer given to Davidson was noncommittal and evasive.
the noncommittal and evasive answer we were instructed to give Davidson.
The answer given to Davidson was the only one possible to avoid crossing up previous statements.
the only one possible if we were to avoid crossing up previous statements.
Dr. Leon Davidson knew he was dealing with CIA contacts.
he knew very well with whom he was dealing.
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CIA contacted Dr. Leon Davidson by telephone
CIA advised Dr. Davidson that records on the transmitter have been destroyed.
Telecom with Davidson
Reference to a telecom with Dr. Leon Davidson.
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