CIA Robertson Panel of January 1953 recommended Project Blue Book as cover. CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) convened the Robertson Panel in mid-January 1953 Panel was chaired by H.P. Robertson OSI persuaded US Air Force to use Project Blue Book to publicly debunk UFOs
In mid-January 1953, CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence convened the Robertson Panel, chaired by H.P. Robertson. They pushed using Project Blue Book as a public debunking tool while quietly collecting data. A 16 February 1953 memo preferred abandoning public investigation entirely for secrecy.
Key Facts
- CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) convened the Robertson Panel in mid-January 1953
- Panel was chaired by H.P. Robertson
- OSI persuaded US Air Force to use Project Blue Book to publicly debunk UFOs
- CIA dated memorandum of 16 February 1953 preferred to publicly abandon investigation while secretly collecting data
- Project Blue Book was reduced to virtually inactive status by September 1953 with only one airman
- Investigation transferred to 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron reporting to Air Defense Command and USAF Intelligence
Source: THE SAUCERS ARE REAL! by Viking Superpowers