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Minutes of Branch Chief's Meeting of 11 August 1952
Minutes of a branch chief's meeting held at 0835 on 21 August 1952 (the catalog title also refers to 11 August). The chairman opened by saying that a project was to be started in the Physics and Electronics Division on flying saucers, to maintain a file, establish outside contacts, and formulate an opinion as might be required. ATIC was described as having the job of finding out about these phenomena.
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