How the CIA Tried to Quell UFO Panic

In January 1953, the fledgling Central Intelligence Agency had a thorny situation on its hands. Reports of UFO sightings were mushrooming around the country. Press accounts were fanning public fascination—and concern. So the CIA convened a

By Becky Little www.history.com 1-5-20

group of scientists to investigate whether these unknown phenomena in the sky represented a national security threat.

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