CIA Physics & Electronics Division: Dr. Odarenko Takes Charge of UFO Evaluation Project
On August 8, 1952, the CIA's Physics and Electronics (P&E) Division launched a project to evaluate UFO reports, led by Czech-trained engineer Dr. Todos M. Odarenko, who later consulted for the Joint Chiefs.
Background
An OSI branch, in an August 8, 1952 meeting, discussed an upcoming project that would originate in the Agency's Physics and Electronics (P&E) Division to evaluate unidentified aerial objects reported to date. P&E's Dr. Todos M. Odarenko took charge of the gathering. He was a Czech-trained electrical engineer and recipient of a civilian award from the US Navy for his electronics work at Bell Laboratories during World War II. He would later consult for the Joint Chiefs.
Dr. Odarenko suggested maintaining a file to permit the division and branch to take a stand and form an opinion as appropriate. All P&E members were to review the materials and determine how to contribute.