The Robertson Panel
UFO content became too big to ignore by the World War II period. People were talking and the echo of possible alien visitors became too big to ignore. That led to a secret meeting in January 1953 with multiple areas of the intelligence and scientific communities. Led by physicist and mathematician Howard P. Robertson, the panel consisted of higher-ups in the U.S. Air Force and CIA. They discussed the ongoing UFO investigations as well as Project Blue Book itself. The panel was completely briefed on the military’s activities, which is ultimately why the panel was a national secret. It would be hidden in the “Durant Report.”