The released record says the possibility of running across an alien intelligent race in our solar system is negligible. File: 59 214434 SP 16 [7.18.1963. 59 214434 SP 16 [7.18.1963 combines an official, downloadable document, 6 extracted claims, 1 evidence record, and 2 timeline entries across 6 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.
National Aeronautics and Space Council
OrgGovernment AgencyNational Aeronautics and Space Council
OrgGovernment AgencyProbed ingest of: UAP Tranche 5: If You Think There’s Nothing Here, Look Again
My take is they started to admit it's probable... "Up until a few decades ago it seemed very improbable that intelligent life existed anywhere outside of the solar system." - This is a real declassified document — a July 18, 1963 memorandum from the National Aeronautics and Space Council — also it's actually a fairly sobering policy planning memo from a senior government scientific body asking a reasonable question: if we do encounter alien intelligence, what should U.S. policy be? Source Lin...

This two page memorandum, dated July 18, 1952, relates to increased reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). Included in the record are possible explanations of increased sightings, such as technological improvements, historical records of UFOs, and U.S. Air Force opinions on UFOs.
