CIA-convened Robertson Panel reviews UFO evidence
January 14, 1953 – January 18, 1953 · Washington, DC (CIA) · Government report · Primary document linked
A panel of scientists convened by the CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence reviewed a selection of the best-documented incidents supplied mainly by Air Force intelligence. Its report concluded that the evidence showed no direct physical threat to national security.
Why it matters (3/5)
Influential early CIA review of the evidence; little public visibility when it happened.
Sources
- (UNCL) Report of Scientific Panel – IAC-D-67 (Robertson Panel report) (Central Intelligence Agency), primary
- Report of Meetings of Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, 14-18 January 1953 (Central Intelligence Agency), primary