Senate Subcommittee Meeting on Air Force UFO Investigation
Air Force officials met with Senate investigators to discuss potential congressional UFO inquiry, with the military successfully opposing further investigation.
Background
Meeting Details
On January 31, 1958, a closed-door meeting occurred in Assistant Secretary Richard E. Horner's office under the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations framework. Senator John L. McClellan and other committee members were notably absent from the proceedings.
Participants
The Air Force delegation included Major James F. Byrne, Major Joseph E. Boland, and Major Lawrence J. Tacker. They engaged with the subcommittee's FBI liaison representatives.
Outcome
Major Tacker explicitly stated the Air Force opposed congressional investigation into UFO matters. This position effectively terminated the McClellan-led effort to pursue formal hearings on the subject.
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