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    From Billy Lawter@1:3634/60 to All on Thu Jul 3 06:50:43 2025
    SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1058

    PART 15

    3. The reason I know it flew silently is I was present on a
    number of occasions when it was landing or taking off (I was
    always taken inside and out of view of the runway at these
    times) and at no time did I hear anything that sounded like a
    conventional or any other kind of engine.

    4. I was working on their ______ several times when they
    just_______. However since I was there to work on them I
    really didn't think anything about it. Oh yes, they would
    ___________ again just as suddenly. Also there were a number
    of times that I was called out to work on ______ and could
    not find anything wrong with it.

    5. On of the men that I knew were "Pilots" was just slightly
    larger than me.

    6. Most of the test flights occurred in the daytime rather
    than at night.

    7. The radio frequency they used at that time was in the
    regular commercial VHF band and was a simplex frequency. At
    one time I had the Freq. written down but I have no idea now
    what it was. Anyway, i really think that someone with a
    scanner could pick them up if they were to park on the road
    to the east of the test site and use some kind of directional
    antenna.

    8. Before I send this letter I will try to get a USC&GS map
    of the area and will mark the location of Area 51 on it.

    9. There was a Radar Station at the north end of the test
    site near the town of Tonopah, Nevada. A fellow from my home
    town of _______,________ was an operator there. His name is
    __________ __________ . We were talking about the test site
    one day when he mentioned that he was always picking up UFO's
    over the test site but was told to ignore them. I remember
    him telling about one that he picked up on the edge of his
    RBI on the first revolution was directly overhead on the
    second pass and was just going off the scope on the third
    revolution of the antenna.

    10. For some reason I seem to remember that the Redlight is
    spelled Redlight i.e. all one word.

    11. I always had the impression that the flight test area
    was from Area 51 north because there is a natural valley that
    runs in that direction for 200 miles or so. Also the area
    to the south was more populated. Also I entered Area 51 from
    the north and there were a couple of times that i was
    questioned about whether I had 'noticed' anything on the way
    in.

    12. I was reminded constantly that no matter what I saw I
    could be in serious trouble if I ever talked about any of it.
    I can't stress how much how tight the security was, it was
    almost paranoid.

    13. I don't think this has anything to do with Redlight, but
    I remember when I was a kid back in the 40's, on two
    occasions I saw a story about UFO's included in the weekly
    Pathe' News. There was one story about a UFO that had
    crashed somewhere and another story about a UFO that was
    found in some farmers barn. Both of those stories were given
    the usual news treatment. The reason that I am mentioning
    this is that I recently read an article about the entire
    library of Pathe' movie film being given to an institution of
    some kind which would make it available to researchers. I am
    certain that if these film clips could be located they would
    be useful. Realizing that these stories appeared prior to
    Blue Book and at a time of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon,
    there is probably a better than even chance that they can be
    located by someone willing to spend the time viewing a few
    hundred hours of old news film.

    14. More on item #7, the air-to-ground frequencies were in
    the 200mc range. I believe there is a standard set of air-to
    -ground or government frequencies either just above or just
    below the 220mc ham band and their communications were on
    those frequencies.

    Well there you have it ______. I hope that I have shed some
    light on some dark areas. Should any other thoughts come to
    mind that I feel may be important I will try to catch you on
    the ____________. Hopefully if I can get things settled down
    to a dull roar I will be able to start checking in on a more
    permanent basis. Of course, should you have any questions or
    want further clarification please contact me.


    (signature)

    NOTE...Any information that would identify the sender or
    recipient of this letter has been deleted in order to protect
    them. The original document contains both names and
    addresses but will be given to no one without their
    permission. The reason Len Stringfields name is left in is
    that he is a known UFO researcher and it cannot hurt him as
    he was not the sender or receiver.

    end of part 15


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  • From Beth Martin@1:3634/60 to All on Fri Jul 4 06:40:29 2025
    SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1059

    PART 16

    CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TOP SECRET
    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505

    June 24, [BLANK]


    [BLANK]

    [BLANK]/MJ12

    Executive Briefing {Memo}

    Yesterday R2 requested briefing on Project "A". In particular,
    he wanted update info from [BLANK]. MJ3 advised that that
    info was not available to R2. Apparently, White House requested
    info because of [ BLANK ]. Can't seem
    to make those fools realize [BLANK] info is not available for
    any dissemination, per EO 01156, regardless of who requests
    info. Contact T-2P and see if he can assume custody of the
    matter.

    Don't allow AF to evaluate IDENT info. They may open up a
    little too much. KEND-3 can assist to some extent.



    MJ5





    TOP SECRET


    HANDLE ON STRICT
    NEED TO KNOW BASIS


    TO: All interested parties

    FROM: Allen Benz
    Foundation for UFO Research
    Box 182
    Tucson, AZ 85702-0182


    SUBJECT: WILLIAM S. "Bill" ENGLISH

    Recently we received a letter from Bill English which states
    in part:
    It's come to my attention that I've been the subject
    of much speculation on the Paranet out of Phoenix, and
    that several people have called my father at his
    office in Phoenix. All trying to find out if I am
    indeed his son and/or if I'm alive...[please] put
    out a message on the net telling everyone that I'm
    alive and well and that I request that they not
    bother my father anymore. I think he's about to
    blow a gasket.

    Anyone wishing to contact Bill English may do so by contacting us
    at the above mailing address.



    QUESTIONS ON AQUARIUS

    by Christian P. Lambright


    It has been said that there are three kinds of people, those
    who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder...what happened...? It seems that nothing more true could be
    said of the types of people involved in the arena of UFO interest.
    The recent controversy concerning the alleged project entitled "AQUARIUS"
    and the control group labeled "MJ-12" seems a prime example of the
    confusion that results from lack of communication between interested
    parties. Is there a project AQUARIUS which deals with UFOs? Who first discovered that such a project existed? If the documentation supporting
    the existence of an "MJ-12" group is valid, as some contend, then
    why does it appear full of discrepancies? These are questions that
    need to be addressed before any attempt can be made to judge the validity
    of the issues.

    end of part 16


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  • From Meghan Fitzgerald@1:3634/60 to All on Sat Jul 5 06:32:04 2025
    SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1060

    PART 17

    As any good detective can tell, motivation is a helpful key
    in solv-ing any crime or mystery. Who would stand to gain by the situation
    at hand? Perhaps a little of this line of reasoning would help in
    solving the current mystery of AQUARIUS/MJ-12. The revelation of a
    UFO-related project by the name of AQUARIUS first appeared on the
    scene in what has commonly been referred to as the "NASA-telex"
    [AQUARIUS.DOC]. This is the allegedly genuine document which describes
    several pieces of photographic film relating to incidents at Kirtland
    AFB and the case of Paul Bennewitz. As most knowledgeable people are
    aware, this document relates quite a bit of interesting information
    pertaining to official interest in UFOs as well as mentioning the
    existence of project AQUARIUS and something called "MJ-12". However,
    several key areas in this document were deleted by either the original
    source or by the recipient. It is interesting to note that there is
    a retyped version of this document which has circulated with the deletions filled-in, but with no explanation as to who retyped it or how the
    previously deleted areas were uncovered.

    Reportedly Peter Gersten was shown this document in 1983 and
    so it would seem that it has been around for several years. But if
    Gersten was the original recipient he has not revealed where he obtained
    it or from whom. This document would appear to be closely tied to
    the events at Kirtland AFB in 1980 inasmuch as it mentions Bennewitz
    and the Air Force interest in UFO sightings over military bases. Could
    the release of this document be related to the release of the initial document(s) concerning the events at Kirtland? [KIRTLND1.DOC, KIRTLND2.DOC] William Moore has stated that he was first given the initial Kirtland
    documents in Washington DC in early 1982 by an unnamed source. And
    there have been several rumors circulated concerning heated arguments
    between Moore and Gersten over the means by which Gersten obtained
    these documents. Rumors aside, if Moore received his documents over
    one year after the incidents occurred then whoever gave him these
    copies must have had access to them either from AFOSI files in Washington
    or from the original sender at Kirtland. There are indications that
    William Moore received his copies from Richard Doty, the AFOSI Special
    Agent at Kirtland AFB. Other sources have also reported that Doty
    was involved in an effort to get information of this nature out to
    certain individuals for purposes unknown. And so it seems possible
    that Doty was responsible for the Kirtland documents and perhaps the "NASA-telex" being released as he would have been in a position to
    have access to such information. Regardless, it would fall to serious
    UFO researchers to attempt to verify if the documents conveyed valid information, or disinformation.

    As interest began to focus on AQUARIUS and "MJ-12" several
    different FOIA requests were filed with various government agencies
    to try to garn-ish information on these subjects, but as recently
    as 1986 most of the leading figures in Ufology were convinced that
    the document was a forgery and that Project AQUARIUS was nonexistent.

    In 1985 I had filed several different requests with government agencies requesting information on three projects: Sigma, Snowbird and Aquarius;
    as well as any information pertaining to MJ-12 or Majestic-12. I
    specifically did not mention any connection or interest dealing with
    UFOs in these requests. With the exception of the National Security
    Agency every response I received was a denial of any knowledge of
    any of these subjects or titles. While they stated that Sigma and
    Snowbird were "not projects of this agency" and that they had no knowledge
    of MJ-12, they estimated that search fees for all information on Project AQUARIUS would be $15,000! It would appear that this is a rather expansive project. After several subsequent requests for clarification and to
    simply send the initial document which initiated the project the NSA
    stated that the project did not deal with "UFOs" and that as I would
    not be paying the fees they were concluding action on my requests.
    Subsequent appeals only clarified that Project AQUARIUS was classified
    Top Secret and that release of any portion of it could pose "grave
    danger to the national security." [AQUANSA.DOC]

    Several individuals have considered the statement by the NSA
    that AQUARIUS does not deal with UFOs to be patently honest, and perhaps
    this is the truth. However I believe that to have expected the NSA
    to "rollover" and openly reveal otherwise would be naive to say the
    least. It seems paradoxical that some "researchers" both expect these
    agencies to be deceptive but will readily accept some statements as
    totally accurate. I believe that there are sufficient reasons to suspect
    that the NSA project may actually be the project which is indicated
    in the "NASA-telex" which originally mentioned it and MJ-12.

    In the process of trying to verify the above document I had
    addressed a series of letters to what was designated the 7602 Air
    Intelligence Group (7602 AINTELG), as of 1983 known as the Air Force
    Special Activities Center. A Branch of the Air Force Intelligence
    Service, the 7602 AINTELG deals with human resource intelligence,
    much the same as the 4602 AINTELG which is known to have aided Edward
    Ruppelt in his investi-gations several years ago. This may or may
    not be coincidence and could be an interesting avenue for further
    research. Nevertheless, in the process of trying to get information
    on this group I had been receiving somewhat evasive response letters
    from AFIS. In a conversation with an Air Force source in which I had
    referred to my problems in obtaining information on this group I was
    informed that perhaps this is due to the fact that "they are a branch
    of the NSA!" This was at the time my first indication that there may
    be some NSA involvement, and was prior to my letters to NSA itself.
    Within a few months I was to learn another interesting fact pointing
    to the NSA.

    With the aid of well known researcher Thomas Adams I was notified
    of a person who reportedly had heard a very interesting statement
    concerning the initial AQUARIUS/MJ-12 document. After speaking with
    this gentleman personally I was firmly convinced that the information
    he was relating was accurate as it had been told to him. He related
    that he had been told personally that this document had been changed
    in two ways, and that he had been told this by the individual who had
    changed it. Although both changes were not revealed, he had been told
    that the reference in the document to "NASA" had originally been "NSA"!
    And who was the person doing the telling ...none other than William
    Moore. In a brief conversation with Moore after this in which I asked
    him if he had any knowledge of this he simply stated "No comment."

    end of part 17


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  • From Jerry Woody@1:3634/60 to All on Sun Jul 6 06:14:24 2025
    SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1061

    PART 18

    The recent issue of JUST CAUSE also contains the statement by
    Larry Fawcett and Barry Greenwood that they have been told that this
    document is actually a retyped version. This fact was reportedly
    revealed in 1983 to Peter Gersten by an Air Force officer and was
    either forgotten or over-looked until just recently. However, the Air
    Force source who is cited is said to be none other than Richard Doty
    himself.

    In light of the fact that it has recently become common knowledge
    that Mr. Moore does (for his own reasons) delete documents which he
    obtains, and that he is rather aggressive in his research, I believe
    that Mr. Moore did in fact retype or have this document retyped. But
    does this negate the value of the document, or indicate that it is
    a hoax? Perhaps this explains why no one can verify if the document
    is genuine, because technically it is a forgery. It would appear that
    it is up to Mr. Moore to reveal a clean, accurate version and to finally
    reveal the facts behind its acquisition.

    According to film producer and director Linda Moulton Howe,
    she has had independent confirmation of MJ-12 and reportedly was shown
    a set of documents containing much of the same, if not identical,
    information. However, the actual name of the group in question was
    not "Majestic" but another similar sounding word containing the letters
    M and J. Could it be that the term "Majestic" was a substitution in
    a clever attempt to withhold a key bit of information which only someone
    with true inside information would be able to identify?

    If there is reason to question the accuracy of the information
    pre-sented in the original AQUARIUS/MJ-12 document as well as the
    information in the recent documents pertaining to MJ-12, does this
    logically imply that the 1980 Kirtland/Bennewitz events should be
    considered questionable? Any single-witness UFO sighting has always
    been somewhat questionable, this is exactly why we look for multiple
    witnesses and any other supporting evidence. If Richard Doty, or Paul
    Bennewitz were alone in reporting these incidents then the Kirtland
    events would never have become as major an issue as they have. However
    there were numerous individuals involved not only in the events
    precipitating preparation of the documents themselves. A brief summary
    of the incidents is as follows:-

    Early 1980, Paul Bennewitz becomes involved in observing and
    filming objects which he has sighted on the ground and in the
    air near Kirtland AFB and the Manzano range. Reportedly his
    wife was also present to witness some of the first landings
    he witnessed and filmed in the Coyote Canyon area. Subsequently
    he contacts Earnest Edwards of the Kirtland Security Police who,
    over the period of the next few months, becomes concerned and
    requests the guards on the Manzano Weapons Storage Area report
    to him any sightings of unusual aerial lights. At the beginning
    of August 1980 three guards report sighting an aerial light
    which descends on the Sandia Military Reservation. This is
    the first sighting described in the complaint form signed by
    Richard Doty. Edwards reports the sighting to Doty unaware that
    Doty has already heard from Russ Curtis (Sandia Security Chief)
    that a Sandia Security guard sighted a disc-shaped object near
    a structure just minutes after the sighting by the three Manzano
    guards. Doty includes these reports and several others in his
    Complaint Form and forwards the report to AFOSI Headquarters
    in Washington.


    From this point on many other persons became involved. Bennewitz was
    called down to a meeting at Kirtland AFB at which several major Air
    Force officers and Sandia personnel were present, including a Brigadier General. Earnest Edwards has confirmed that the three guards under
    his command reported what was described, and that the meeting took
    place. Bennewitz has confirmed that Doty and Jerry Miller came to
    his home to view his materials and there is a document signed by Thomas
    A. Cseh, Commander of the Base Investigative Detachment, to confirm
    this. Finally there is the complete set of documents which were released
    by AFOSI Headquarters under cover of the Department of the Air Force
    relating to the described events.

    There seem to be only two possibilities to consider. One: that
    this is one of the most profound deceptions that has been undertaken
    with the sanction of the USAF, involving a civilian, for purposes
    which can only be imagined. The other: that the events happened as
    described and that the intervening years, subsequent developments,
    and misguided researchers, have only clouded the facts. Perhaps there
    was also some effort made on an official level to defuse the sensitive
    nature of the events.

    Would Richard Doty have perpetrated a hoax, involved other
    officers in his deception, sent the hoax on to AFOSI Headquarters,
    and then spread certain information to civilian UFO researchers? For
    what purpose? And would he still be in the Air Force if he was discovered, knowing the public relations catastrophe that could result from AFOSI
    in Washington releasing the subsequent documents? It seems inconceivable
    that the Base Investigative Detachment, and the Department of the
    Air Force, would not have quickly and easily discovered the hoax and subsequently labeled the entire matter as such, knowing their previous predilection to do just that.

    A few simple telephone calls have served to clarify much of
    the truth of the initial incidents. We must avoid the temptation at
    times to "shoot first and ask questions later" which can result in
    spreading misinformation ourselves. It is advisable to use tact in
    approaching witnesses as we have no God-given right to call up strangers
    and demand that they answer questions, particularly when sensitive
    matters may be involved. Is it any surprise that some of these people
    may not want to be bothered by every person who plies them with questions?

    end of part 18


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  • From Jerry Woody@1:3634/60 to All on Mon Jul 7 06:30:19 2025
    SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1062

    PART 19

    A very bizarre but intriguing letter was sent to APRO in either
    late 1980 or early 1981 and is commonly referred to by the name of
    the initial subject of the letter, a Mr. Craig Weitzel. This letter
    refers to a sequence of events which occurred in the mid-1980's at
    both Kirtland AFB and in an area near Pecos, NM and also makes several statements to the effect that there is a UFO-investigation detachment
    stationed at or near Kirtland. The writer also goes on to mention
    among other things that there is at least one "object" stored in the
    Manzano storage area. That the letter was at least legitimately received
    at APRO can be ascertained by the vehement letter which Jim Lorenzen
    mailed out rebuking the gentleman who released this letter without
    official permission from APRO. However, can we determine if this letter
    is a total hoax or is there even a grain of truth to be found in the information it conveys? In a conversation I had with Craig Weitzel
    he claimed to know nothing of the details related in the letter, and
    denied that he took any photographs. Strangely enough, however, he
    did state that he and the other did see an unusual silvery object
    hovering high in the sky which left the area, to use his words, "exponentially"! He had been training in mountain rescue operations
    and he and the others had spelled out S-O-S on the mountain side using parachutes and were waiting for the rescue helicopters to spot them.
    While looking for these helicopters they notices the silvery "UFO".
    If this is all that occurred what could be the reason to fabricate
    such a letter and yet give the name and address of a witness who was
    sure to refute the claims? Was it just a bizarre practical joke? The
    author of the anonymous letter claims that after Weitzel spoke with
    AFOSI agent Dody (sic) he did not want to have anything more to do
    with the matter and subsequently the Dody character denied that there
    had been any photographs. Was this a circumstance that could have
    been expected based on previous experience with Air Force handling
    of such matters? Many government and military witnesses often refuse
    to talk about their experiences to strangers either because of official pressure or simply for the sake of their own privacy. Motivation again
    must be considered in efforts to find the complete truth.

    In early October 1987 I had a strange conversation with an individual
    who is unknown to me except by first name and who initially knew
    absolutely nothing about my interest in UFOs. During a telephone
    conversation which took place totally by chance, the subject of nuclear
    weapons came up as this person indicated some knowledge of this
    weaponry, being at the time a member of the Air Force. I jokingly
    asked to know everything there was to know about Kirtland AFB, but
    not due to my interest in nuclear weapons per se but because of something
    else I thought may be stored at Manzano that "isn't nuclear weapons."
    After a momentary chuckle this individual said, "yes...UFOs!" As astounded
    as I was I asked for a little clarification, and after relating my
    interest, I was told that there are two "objects" stored in the Manzano
    area from what this person had heard during conversations by Air Force personnel in Germany. There had been some discussion about something
    which was related to a UFO incident widely reported in German newspapers
    in 1981 being similar to something which "they" had "over here."
    Because of the circumstances under which this conversation occurred
    and the fact that I had in no way even alluded to the subject I believe
    that this may offer some support to some of the statements made in
    the anonymous "Weitzel" letter.

    A final note of interest has come up in the newly released book
    on the "flying boomerang" objects reported in recent years in and
    around New York state [NIGHT SIEGE, Ballantine 1987]. In the process
    of investigating these incidents Hynek and Imbrogno were contacted
    by an individual who claimed to work for the NSA. They apparently
    verified this to their own satisfaction, and while this person professed
    that his interest was only personal, they were struck by the inordinate
    amount of interest this person showed in their investigations and
    any evidence they uncovered. There are even indications that their
    telephones may have been tapped. While it is unknown if this man's
    interest went further than personal curiosity, it is clear that the investigators felt there was something unusual about it. Nevertheless,
    here is yet another instance in which the National Security Agency
    seems to have crept into the picture.

    Do the facts as outlined here cast reasonable suspicion on the
    NSA and its part in official interest in unidentified flying objects?
    I believe that they do and that there is justifiable cause to suspect
    that the project AQUARIUS which relates (at least in some way) to
    UFOs is probably an NSA, or NSA related project. It also still seems
    that in spite of the arguments and confusion concerning documents,
    the designation "MJ-12" must be considered if not a certainty, than
    at least potentially valid. Those who have taken the time to contact
    witnesses and obtain their statements and help, have the best chance
    to make up their minds for themselves, regardless of the confusion
    concerning altered documents which seems to be precipitating furiously.
    We do not want to throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water
    simply because the facts seem confusing. Perhaps even the confusion
    is being directed by someone somewhere. We should keep our sights
    fixed firmly on the major issues and the facts we can prove in our
    efforts to uncover the truth.

    END

    Thanks to all those sources both named and unnamed who have contributed
    to the facts outlined here.

    end of part 19


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  • From Beth Martin@1:3634/60 to All on Thu Jul 10 06:46:24 2025
    SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1065

    PART 22

    FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DOCUMENT FILES ------------------------------------------------------------------
    23 September 1947
    SUBJECT: AMC Opinion Concerning "Flying Discs"
    TO: Commanding General
    Army Air Forces
    Washington 25, D.C.

    ATTENTION: Brig. General George Schulgen
    AC/AS-2

    1. As requested by AC/AS-2 there is presented below the considered
    opinion of this command concerning the so-called "Flying Discs."
    This opinion is based on interrogation report data furnished by AC/AS-2
    and preliminary studies by personnel of T-2 and Aircraft Laboratory, Engineering Division T-3. This opinion was arrived at in a conference
    between personnel from the Air Institute of Technology, Intelligence
    T-2, Office, Chief of Engineering Division, and the Aircraft, Power
    Plant and Propeller Laboratories of Engineering Division T-3.

    2. It is the opinion that:

    a. The phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or
    fictitious.

    b. There are objects probably approximately the shpe of a disc,
    of such appreciable size as to appear to be as large as man-made
    aircraft.

    c. There is the possibility that some of the incidents may be caused
    by natural phenomena, such as meteors.

    d. The reported operating characteristics such as extreme rates
    of climb, maneuverability (particularly in roll), and action
    which must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by
    friendly aircraft and radar, lend belief to the possibility
    that some of the objects are controlled either manually, automatically
    or remotely.

    e. The apparent common description of the objects is as follows:

    (1) Metallic or light reflecting surface.

    (2) Absence of trail, except in a few instances when the object
    apparently was operating under high performance conditions.

    (3) Circular or elliptical in shape, flat on bottom and domed
    on top.

    (4) Several reports of well kept formation flights varying from
    three to nine objects.

    (5) Normally no associated sound, except in three instances
    a substantial rumbling roar was noted.

    [6] Level flight speeds normally about 300 knots are estimated.



    Continued on Next One


    FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DOCUMENT FILES ------------------------------------------------------------------
    2
    LETTER FROM GENERAL N.F. TWINING TO COMMANDING GENERAL,
    ARMY AIR FORCES 23 SEPTEMBER 1947 ------------------------------------------------------------------

    f. It is possible within the present U.S. knowledge - provided
    extensive detailed development is undertaken--to construct
    a piloted aicraft which has the general description of the
    object in subparagraph (e) above which would be capable of
    an approximate range of 700 miles at subsonic speeds.

    g. Any devlopments in this country along the lines indicated would
    be extremely expensive, time consuming and at the considerable
    expense of current projects and therefore, if directed, should
    be set up independently of existing projects.

    h. Due consideration must be given the following:

    (1) The possibility that these objects are of domestic
    origin the product of some high security project not
    known to AC/AS-2 or this command.

    [2) The lack of physical evidence in the shape of crash
    recovered exhibits which would undeniably prove the
    existence of these objects.

    (3) The possibility that some foreign nation has a form
    of propulsion possibly nuclear, which is outside of
    our domestic knowledge.

    3. It is recommended that:

    a. Headquarters, Army Air Forces issue a directive assigning a
    priority, security classification and code name for a detailed
    study of this matter to include the preparation of complete
    sets of all available and pertinent data which will then be
    made available to the Army , Navy, Atomic Energy Commission,
    JRDB, the Air Force Scientific Advisory Group, NACA, and the
    RAND and NEPA projects for comments and recommendations, with
    a preliminary report to be forwarded within 15 days of receipt
    of the data and a detailed report thereafter every 30 days
    as the investigation develops. A complete interchange of data
    should be effected.

    4. Awaiting a specific directive AMC will continue the investigation
    within its current resources in order to more closely define the
    nature of the phenomenon. Detailed Essential Elements of Information
    will be formulated immediately for transmittal thru channels.

    N.F. TWINING
    Lieutenant General, U.S.A.
    Commanding.

    end of part 22


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