Harry Truman's UFO Briefings. Richard Dolan UFOs The Big Picture.
Analysis Summary
Summary
Richard Owen discusses the UFO briefings received by President Harry Truman during his time in office from 1945 to 1953. He explains that Truman received quarterly briefings from Colonel Robert B. Landry, his Air Force aide, about UFO sightings and related incidents. Landry's role included consulting with the CIA on whether any UFO reports posed a national security threat. Despite Landry's claim that Truman did not take UFOs seriously, Owen argues that the frequency of the briefings indicates otherwise. The discussion highlights significant UFO events during Truman's presidency, including the Roswell incident and sightings over Washington D.C. Owen believes this information is often omitted from historical accounts, suggesting a need for transparency about the government's interest in UFOs.
Program Intelligence Analysis
Richard Owen discusses the historical involvement of President Harry Truman with UFOs, highlighting quarterly briefings from Colonel Robert B. Landry. He emphasizes the lack of documentation in official histories and the implications of these briefings on national security.
Harry Truman received quarterly briefings on UFOs from Colonel Robert B. Landry for at least four and a half years.
Harry Truman
Colonel Robert B. Landry
“During the four-and-a-half years in office there all reports were made orally; nothing of substance considered credible or threatening to the country was ever received from intelligence.”
Managed by: United States Air Force
To inform the President about UFO sightings and potential national security threats
Harry Truman received quarterly briefings on UFOs from Colonel Robert B. Landry for at least four and a half years.
Colonel Landry indicated that Truman had not given much serious thought to UFOs but acknowledged the need for intelligence evaluation if there was a strategic threat.
Landry reported that during his time as Truman's aide, no credible or threatening UFO incidents were received from intelligence.
The Twining memo from 1947 confirmed that the UFO phenomenon was real and not fictitious.
Reports of UFO sightings were considered top-secret by intelligence officers of the Army and the Air Force.