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Marshall Chadwell

1952

Marshall Chadwell - the CIA's Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence (OSI) who, alarmed by the 1952 UFO wave, drove the Agency to convene the 1953 Robertson Panel. The point at which the CIA formally took a hand in the UFO question.

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confirmedRobertson Panel

the CIA science chief who convened the panel

Source: F.C. Durant, Report of Meetings of the OSI Scientific Advisory Panel on UFOs (Durant Report), CIA, Jan 14-18 1953

confirmedCentral Intelligence Agency

the CIA's Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence who drove the 1953 Robertson Panel

Source: Wikipedia: Marshall Chadwell

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