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CIA Robertson Panel Convened

DATE14 Jan 1953
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONWashington, D.C., USA, United States
COORDINATES38.95°N, 77.02°W

A CIA-sponsored scientific advisory panel chaired by physicist Howard P. Robertson, including Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez, reviewed UFO evidence and recommended a public education campaign to reduce interest in UFOs. The panel's recommendations shaped US government UFO policy for decades.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // COMPILED REFERENCE · CTD-0084 ]

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