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SUBJECT: FOIA: DOCS ON UFOs # 20-29 - CUFON FILE: UFO1715
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FOIA # 20
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 20
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-10-1986
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Subject: 1986 ANSWER TO NSA
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CUFON - UFO INFORMATION SERVICE SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
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Mr. Dennis C. Chadwick 3-7-86
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Chief, Information Policy
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National Security Agency
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Fort George G. Meade
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Maryland 20755-6000
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Dear Mr. Chadwick:
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Thank you for your letter of 3 March 1986 and reply to my previous letter
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on Project Aquarius. I understand from your letter that you intend to
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abide strictly by the letter of the law in responses to FOIA requests. I
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had not realized that this was the attitude of the NSA or I would not have
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bothered you with questions in general. I have gotten the impression from
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other sources that the NSA does not maintain a generally open attitude
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toward the public, particularly where the subject of unidentified aerial
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objects is involved, and while completely understand the need to restrict
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some information what good is a country if its citizens are kept ignorant.
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Personally I feel that assessing a $15,000 charge for information is
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simply a convenient way to disuade requests.
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Let me therefore rephrase my request as I would prefer to judge for myself
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whether Aquarius has anything to do with my interests. Firstly, I do not
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want to endanger this country or any of its intelligence gathering
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sources. I am not a spy or a subversive, my father is a surgeon and Lt.
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Colonel in the Air Force and I wouldn't want to harm his career.
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Therefore I am requesting just a clean copy of the material NSA is
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maintaining which describes what the goal of project Aquarius is. I am
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not asking for all material you have but simply the initial forms, papers,
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or letters, which initiated this project and those which outline its
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purpose.
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I cannot conceive that there should be anything but negligible costs to
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photocopy these materials. This should be waived inasmuch as it should be
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in the interest of the public to be aware of what their taxes are paying
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for. But if NSA needs reimbursement of copying costs then please let me
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know what the cost will be.
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Sincerely,
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Mr.______________________
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FOIA # 21
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 21
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-11-1986
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Subject: 1980 RAF WOODBRIDGE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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HEADQUAILRS COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP (USAFC)
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APO NEW YORK
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REPLY TO: 13 JAN 81
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CD
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ATIN OF.
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SUBJECT: Unexplained Lights
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TO: RAF/CC
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1. Early in the morning of 27 Dec 80 (approximately 0300L),two USAF
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security police patrolmen saw unusual lights outside the back gate at
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RAF Woodbridge. Thinking an aircraft might have crashed or been force
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down, they call for permission to go outside the gate to investigate.
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The on-duty flight chief reponded and allowed three patrolmen to pro-
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ceed on foot.The individuals reported seeing a strange glowing object
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in the forest.The object was described as being metalic in appearance
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and triangular in shape, approximately two to three meters across the
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base and approximately two meters high. It illuminated the entire fo-
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rest with a white light. The object itself had a pulsing red light on
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top and a bank(s) of blue lights underneath. The object was hovering
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or on legs. As the patrolmen approached the object, it maneuvered th-
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rough the trees and disappeared. At this time the animals on a nearby
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farm went into a frenzy. The object was briefly sighted approximately
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an hour later near the back gate.
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2. The next day, three depressions 1 1/2" deep and 7" in diameter
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were found where the object had been sighted on the ground. The foll-
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owing night (29 Dec 80) the area was checked for radiation.Beta/Gamma
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readings of 0.1 milliroentgens were recorded with peak reading in the
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three depressions and near the center of the triangle formed by the
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depressions. A nearby tree had moderate (.05-.07)readings on the side
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of the tree toward the depressions.
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3. Later in the night a red sun-like light was seen through the tree
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. It moved about and pulsed. At one point it appeared to throw off
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glowing particles and then broke into five separate white objects
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and then disappeared. Immediately thereafter, three star-like objects
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were noticed in the sky.Two objects to the north and one to the south
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, all of which were about 10 degrees off the horizon. The objects
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moved rapidly in sharp angular movements and displayed red, green and
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blue lights. The objects to the north appeared to be elliptical thro-
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ugh an 8-12 power lens. They then turned to full circles. The objects
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to the north remained in the sky for an hour or more. The object to
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the south was visible for two or three hours and beamed down a stream
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of light from time to time. Numerous individuals, including the unde-
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rsigned, witnessed the activities in paragraphs 2 and 3.
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CHARLES I. HALT, Lt Col, USAF
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Deputy Base Commander
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FOIA # 22
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 22
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-12-1986
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Subject: 1975 B.GOLDWATER,REQ-INFO
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BARRY GOLDWATER Committees:
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Arizona Aeronautical & Space Sci.
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Armed Services
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Preparedness Inv Subcommit
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UNITED STATES SCNATE Tactical Air Power Subcomm
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Washington D.C. 20510 N. S. Naval Petroleum
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Reserves Subcommittee
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March 28, 1975
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Mr.Shlomo Arnon
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U.C.L.A. Experimental College
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308 Westwood Plaza
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Los Angeles, California 90024
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Dear Mr.Arnon:
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The subject of UFOs is one that has interested me for some time.
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About ten or twelve years ago I made an effort to find out what was
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in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information
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is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was
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understandably denied this request.
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It is still classified above Top Secret. I have, however, heard that
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there is a plan under way to release some, if not all, of this material in
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the near future. I'm just as anxious to see this material as you are, and
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I hope we will not have to wait too much longer.
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Sincerely.
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Barry Goldwater
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FOIA # 23
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 23
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-12-1986
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Subject: 1981 GOLDWATER,LETTER # 2
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BARRY GOLDWATER Cmmittees:
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Intelligence Chairman
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Armed Services
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Tactical Warfare.Chair
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UNITED STATES SENATE Preparedness
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Washington D.C. 20510 Strategic Nuclear Force
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Communications Chairman
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October 19,1981 Aviation
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Science Technology and
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Space
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Indian Affairs
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Mr. Lee M. Grahan:
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526 West Maple
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Monrovia, California 91016
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Dear Mr.Graham:
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First, let me tell you that I have long ago give up acquiring access to
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the so-called Blue Room at Wright-Patterson, as I have had one long
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string of deials from chief after chief, so I have give up.
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In answer to your questions, "one is essentially correct." I don't know
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of anyone who has access to the "Blue Room," nor am I aware of its
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contents and I am not aware of anything having been relocated. I can't
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answer your question six, in fact, I can't find anyone who would answer
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it.
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To tell you the truth, Mr Graham, "this thing has gotten so highly
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classified," ecen though I will admit there is a lot of it that has been
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released, "it is just impossible to get anything on it."
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I am returning your papers because I know they are of value to you.
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Sincerely,
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Barry Goldwater
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FOIA # 24
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 24
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-12-1986
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Subject: 1983 GOLDWATER,LETTER # 3
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BARRY GOLDWATER Committees:
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Intelligence Chairman
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Armed Services
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Tactical Warfare Chair
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UNITED STATES SENATE Preparedness
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Strategic Nuclear Forces
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C. S. Transportation
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June 20, 1983 Washington D.C. 20510 Communications Chairman
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Aviation
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Science Technology and
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Space
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Indian Affairs
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Mr. William S. Steinman
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15043 Rosalita Drive
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La Mirada, California 90638
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Dear Mr.Steinman:
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To answer your questions, I have never gained access to the so-called
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"Blue Room" at Wright Patterson, so I have no idea what is in it. I have
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no idea of who controls the flow of "need-to-know" because, frankly, I
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was told in such an emphatic way that it was none of my business that
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I've never tried to made it my business since.
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I wish you luck on your investigation. I'm one of those people who
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believe that with some two billion planets scattered around our universe,
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there has to be a couple of more that can subport life on it.
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Sincerely,
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Barry Goldwater
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FOIA # 25
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 25
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-20-1986
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Subject: 1942 MEMO FOR PRESIDENT
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CUFON - Computer UFO Network Seattle, Washington
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SECRET
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February 26, 1942.
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OCS 21347-86
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MENORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT:
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The following is the information we have from GHQ
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at this mement regarding the air alarm over Los Angeles of
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yesterday morning:
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"From details available at this hour:
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1. Unidentified airplanes, other then American
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Army or Navy planes, were probably over Los Angeles, and
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were fired on by elements of the 37th CA Brigade ( AA )
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between 3:12 and 4:15 AM. These units expended 1430
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rounds of ammunition.
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2. As many as fifteen airplanes may have
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been involved, flying at various speeds from what is
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officially reported as being very slow to as much
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as 200 MPH and at elevations from 9000 to 18000 feet.
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3. No bombs were dropped.
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4. No casualties among our troops.
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5. No planes were shot down.
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6. No American Army or Navy planes were in action.
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Investigation continuing. It seems reasonable to conclude
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that if unidentified airplanes were involved they may have
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been from commercial sources, operated by enemy agents for
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purposes of spreeding alarm, disclosing location of antiair-
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craft positions, and slowing production through blackout.
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Such conclusion is supported by varying speed of operation and
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the fact that no bombs were dropped.
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Gen. George C. Marshall
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Chief Of Staff
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FOIA # 26
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 26
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-21-1986
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Subject: 1950 W.B. SMITH MEMO
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CUFON - Computer UFO Network Seattle, Washington
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TOP SECRET
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CONFIDENTIAL
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
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INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
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OTTAWA, Ontario, November 21, 1950
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YOUR FILE SUBJECT OUR FILE
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MEMORANDUM TO THE CONTROLLER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
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For the past several years we have been engaged in the study
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of various aspects of radio wave propagation. The vagaries of this
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phenomenon have led us into the fields of aurora, cosmis radiation,
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atmospheric radio-activity and geo-magnetism. In the case of
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geo-magnetics our investigations have contributed little to our knowledge
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of radio wave propagation as yet, but nevertheless have indicated several
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avenues of investigation which may well be explored with profit. For
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example, we are on the track of a means whereby the potential energy of
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the earth's magnetic field may be abstracted and used.
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On the basis of theoretical considerations a small and very
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crude experimental unit was constructed approximately a year ago and
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tested in our Standards Laboratory. The tests were essentially successful
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in that sufficient energy was abstracted from the earth's field to operate
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a voltmeter, approximately 50 milliwatts. Although this unit was far from
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being self-sustaining, it nevertheless demonstrated the soundness of the
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basic principles in a qualitative manner and provided useful data for the
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design of a better unit.
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The design has now been completed for a unit which should be
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self-sustaining and in addition provide a small surplus of power. Such a
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unit, in addition to functioning as a `pilot power plant' should be large
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enough to permit the study of the various reaction forces which are
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expected to develop.
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We believe that we are on the track of something which may
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well prove to be the introduction to a new technology. The existence of a
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different technology is borne out by the investigations which are being
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carried on at the present time in relation to flying saucers.
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While in Washington attending the NARB Conference, two books
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were released, one titled "Behind the Flying Saucer" by Frank Scully, and
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the other "The Flying Saucers are Real" by Donald Keyhoe. Both books
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dealt mostly with the sightings of unidentified objects and both books
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claim that flying objects were of extra-terrestrial origin and might well
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be space ships
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FOIA # 27
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CUFON Computer UFO Network
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Document #: 27
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-21-1986
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Subject: 1950 W.B.SMITH MEMO #2
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from another planet. Scully claimed that the preliminary studies of one
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saucer which fell into the hands of the United States Government indicated
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that they operated on some hitherto unknown magnetic principles. It
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appeared to me that our own work in geo-magnetics might well be the
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linkage between our technology and the technology by which the saucers are
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designed and operated. If it is assumed that our geo-magnetic
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investigations are in the right direction, the theory of operation of the
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saucers becomes quite straight forward, with all observed features
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explained qualitatively and quantitatively.
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I made discreet enquiries through the Canadian Embassy staff
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in Washington who were able to obtain for me the following information:
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a. The matter is the most highly classified subject in the United States
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Government, rating higher even than the H-bomb.
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b. Flying saucers exist.
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c. Their modus operandi is unknown but concentrated effort is being made
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by a small group headed by Doctor Vannevar Bush.
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d. The entire matter is considered by the United States authorities to be
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of tremendous significance.
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I was further informed that the United States authorities are
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investigating along quite a nubmer of lines which might possibly be
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related to the saucers such as mental phenomena and I gather that they are
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not doing too well since they indicated that if Canada is doing anything
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at all in geo-magnetics they would welcome a discussion with suitably
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accredited Canadians.
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While I am not yet in a position to say that we have solved
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even the first problems in geo-magnetic energy release, I feel that the
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correlation between our basic theory and the available information on
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saucers checks too closely to be more coincidence. It is my honest
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opinion that we are on the right track and are fairly close to at least
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some of the answers.
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Mr. Wright, Defence Research Board liaison officer at the
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Canadian Embassy in Washington, was extremely anxious for me to get in
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touch with Doctor Solandt, Chairman of the Defence Research Board, to
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discuss with him future investigations along the line geo-magnetic energy
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release.
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FOIA # 28
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Document #: 28
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-21-1986
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Subject: 1950 W.B.SMITH MEMO #3
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I do not feel that we have as yet sufficient data to place before Defence
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Research Board which would enable a program to be initiated within that
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organization, but I do feel that further research is necessary and I
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would prefer to see it done within the frame work of our own organization
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with, of course, full co-operation and exchange of information with other
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interested bodies.
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I discussed this matter fully with Doctor Solandt, Chairman
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of Defence Research Board, on November 20th and placed before him as much
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information as I have been able to gather to date. Doctor Solandt agreed
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that work on geo-magnetic energy should go forward as rapidly as possible
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and offered full co-operation of his Board in providing laboratory
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facilities, acquisition of necessary items of equipment, and specialized
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personnel for incidental work in the project. I indicated to Doctor
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Solandt that we would prefer to keep the project within the Department of
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Transport for the time being until we have obtained sufficient information
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to permit a complete assessment of the value of the work.
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It is therefore recommended that a PROJECT be set up within
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the frame work of this Section to study this problem and that the work be
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carried on a part time basis until such time as sufficient tangible
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results can be seen to warrant more definitive action. Cost of the
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program in its initial stages are expected to be less than a few hundred
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dollars and can be carried by our Radio Standards Lab appropriation.
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Attached hereto is a draft of terms of reference for such a
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project which, if authorized, will enable us to proceed with this
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research work within our own organization.
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(W.B. Smith)
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Senior Radio Engineer
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WBS/cc
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FOIA # 29
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Document #: 29
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 07-26-1986
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Subject: 1953 GEN.BURGESS 4602nd
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DECLASSIFIED PER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356, Section 3.3, NND 841508
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By WG Lewis NARS, Date Jan 29, 1985
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CONFIDENTIAL
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Brig. General W. M. Burgess 23 DEC 1953
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Deputy for Intelligence
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Air Defense Command
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Ent Air Force Base
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Dear Woody:
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In your new function in the Unidentified Flying
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Object Program, it is our understanding that your
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4602nd people will do the "leg work" so to speak, and
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furnish ATIC with its findings. For those types that
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cannot be identified by your Squadron, ATIC will handle
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from an exploratory point of view.
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Many times the publicity connected with this
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program has been somewhat embarrassing, in that we are
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dealing with a subject, parts of which, are not ex-
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plainable, and the public feeling is that we are holding
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back information they should know about.
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Due to a policy letter General Samford wrote this
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Directorate a while back, this office has assumed motor-
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ship of releases to the public. I would like to quote
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the last sentence of General Samford's letter as it
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pertains to publicity:
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"The Directorate of Intelligence, USAF,
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will resist consistently any idea that
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a releasable story can be developed
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about any intelligence activity, pro-
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cess, or experience."
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As you realize, there is a 10-20% area of unexplainable
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objects, in this program. Also, for this area, we believe
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General Samford's statement above applies, in that it deals
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in an intelligence process performed by ATIC. Therefore,
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we would like to offer you guidance in the publicity angle
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as it pertains to your activity.
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