CIA: Dr. Davidson Communication on Space Message
Dr. Leon Davidson exchanged letters with intelligence officers regarding a potential extraterrestrial signal and its transmitter. The scientist was unaware his correspondents were CIA agents.
Background
On January 9, 1958, Dr. Leon Davidson, a chemical engineer and former Manhattan Project participant, engaged in correspondence with individuals he believed to be ordinary contacts. The memorandum reveals these were actually CIA agents. The subject involved a 'space message and its transmitter,' indicating Davidson's investigation into potential extraterrestrial communications. This interaction remained classified for decades. The document became a focal point for declassification efforts due to its historical significance regarding early government engagement with civilian UFO researchers.