British activity in the Field of "Unidentified Flying Objects"

A December 18, 1952 CIA memorandum relays a report from a CIA messenger who spoke with R.V. Jones (a senior British defense scientist) about a standing British flying-saucer committee. It states that roughly 10-12 days earlier, a 'Yorkshire incident' occurred at an RAF airfield: a 'perfect flying saucer' was seen by senior RAF officials and pilots during some kind of demonstration event, generating public press coverage that concerned Jones. A second page discusses US concerns that UFO reports could overload emergency communications or be exploited to induce mass hysteria, to be addressed via the Federal Civil Defense Administration.

Why this rating Thirdhand relay (messenger reporting a conversation) with no description beyond the phrase 'perfect flying saucer,' no witness names, no instrumentation, and no follow-up data in this file.

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  CIA-UAP-014, British activity in the Field of 'Unidentified Flying Objects'

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  Senior RAF officials and pilots at a Yorkshire airfield saw 'a perfect flying saucer' during some form of official demonstration, generating press coverage.