How a Letter from the Public Forced the CIA to Respond on UFO Secrecy
A brief but revealing declassified letter from CIA analyst John S. Harman to a civilian named George Popowitch shows how, even in the early 1950s, ordinary citizens were directly challenging the government over its silence on unidentified flying objects-and sometimes...
Major Keyhoe Pushed for Answers on UFO Inquiry
A CIA document details an inquiry initiated by Major Donald E. Keyhoe regarding unidentified flying objects. The record captures his persistence in pressing for accountability and transparency in how official channels handled reports of unexplained aerial phenomena....
Air Force Meeting Reviews UFO Advisory Panel Report
A document details a meeting between Air Force personnel and officials concerning a scientific advisory panel’s report on unidentified flying objects. The session reflected growing institutional interest in evaluating UFO sightings not as isolated events but as issues...
How a Military Investigator Forced the Air Force to Defend Its UFO Secrecy
A heavily redacted but telling document reveals how Major Donald E. Keyhoe, a former Marine Corps pilot and one of the earliest public UFO investigators, triggered an internal scramble within the U.S. Air Force over what could be said, what should be hidden, and who...
