DOW-UAP-D085: Transmission-of-CIA-Scientific-Advisory-Panel-Rept_1953
This released document records that the evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record. This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.
- File
- Document · Release 03
- Date
- 1953
- Extent
- 7 pages
- Agency
- Department of War
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Probed Assessment
This released document records that the evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security. The file preserves the source account or analysis but does not independently establish interpretations beyond the cited record.
Key takeaways
- The source states that the evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security.
- The source states that the continued emphasis on the reporting of these phenomena results in a threat to the orderly functioning of the protective organs of the body politic.
- The source states that the national security agencies should take immediate steps to strip the Unidentified Flying Objects of the special status they have been given.
Why it matters
This document is useful as an officially released artifact because it preserves the file's provenance and lets its claims be compared with related Release 03 records.
Corroboration
The release metadata and stored source material corroborate the file's provenance. Reported sightings, interpretations, and allegations remain attributed to the source unless independently supported by the cited evidence.
Open questions
- • What additional contemporaneous records or independent evidence could test the source account?
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Official Description from War.gov
This file contains a copy of the CIA's 1953 "Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects" that was sent to the Secretary of Defense.
Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.
File Context
Related entities
Tracker findings
Scientific panel found no direct physical threat from UFO evidence
The record states: The evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security.
Panel warned UFO reporting could burden protective systems
The record states: The continued emphasis on the reporting of these phenomena results in a threat to the orderly functioning of the protective organs of the body politic.
Panel urged agencies to strip UFOs of special status
The record states: The national security agencies should take immediate steps to strip the Unidentified Flying Objects of the special status they have been given.
Release provenance
- Release
- Release 03
- Official ID
- release-03-file-035-dow-uap-d085-transmission-of-cia-scientific-advisory-panel-rept-1953
- Cleared
- Jun 12, 2026
Referenced Timeline
Meeting of the Scientific Panel
The panel met to evaluate the threat posed by Unidentified Flying Objects.
Letter from CIA to Secretary of Defense
Richard D. Drain sent a letter to the Secretary of Defense regarding the report on Unidentified Flying Objects.
Transmission of the CIA Scientific Advisory Panel Report
The report was sent to the Secretary of Defense.
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
The evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security.
That the evidence presented on Unidentified Flying Objects shows no indication that these phenomena constitute a direct physical threat to national security.
The continued emphasis on the reporting of these phenomena results in a threat to the orderly functioning of the protective organs of the body politic.
That the continued emphasis on the reporting of these phenomena does, in these parlous times, result in a threat to the orderly functioning of the protective organs of the body politic.
The national security agencies should take immediate steps to strip the Unidentified Flying Objects of the special status they have been given.
That the national security agencies take immediate steps to strip the Unidentified Flying Objects of the special status they have been given and the aura of mystery they have unfortunately acquired;
The conclusions and recommendations may be of interest to you, in that they point out certain potential dangers to national security which are related to the subject and suggest ways of their elimination..
The conclusions and recommendations may be of interest to you, in that they point out certain potential dangers to national security which are related to the subject and suggest ways of their elimination..
The Panel has received the evidence as presented by cognizant intelligence agencies, primarily the Air Technical Intelligence Center, and has reviewed a selection of the best documented incidents..
The Panel has received the evidence as presented by cognizant intelligence agencies, primarily the Air Technical Intelligence Center, and has reviewed a selection of the best documented incidents..
Source Material & Evidence
Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects
RELEASE-03-FILE-035-DOW-UAP-D085-TRANSMISSION-OF-CIA-SCIENTIFIC-ADVISORY-PANEL-REPT-1953
Letter from Richard D. Drain to the Secretary of Defense
DocID:47484/72
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