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September 26, 1988
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To: Jim Speiser, Bryon Smith, and associated members of ParaNet:
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I have been advised of, and in receipt of your computer print-out,
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the "WARNING" that I wish to respond, at this time.
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Before I do, please let me state that, as Director of the new
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Project Blue Book, I will always be happy to receive any information,
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comments, and even critiques, in order that we may all work together
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in the overall plan of attempting to find a solution (a logical one,
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I hope) to the UFO phenomenon.
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The copy of the news-media release I, personally, gave to Bryon was on
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two separate pages. One of these pertained to an "Immediate Release" for
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use by any media wishing to utilize it - and the other, on PBB letter-
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head, was to answer any additional questions the recipient may have upon
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receipt of the release - and invited to contact me for any additional
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information, if desired, or required. This same privilege is open to
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any person in ParaNet, and/or others who may wish additional information.
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This office is not open to just the general public, and closed to my
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friends, or associates, in the so-called UFOlogy, but open to all.
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Since there were two distinct, and different, pages of the release,
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Mr. Cooper has combined the two and extracted only what he wanted to
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convey and in doing so has taken it out of context. He has a right to
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do this, but his findings are, therefore, completely in error. Given
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his alleged back-ground in "Intelligence," he has committed some grave
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errors in assuming his own "truths" and changing the content, and intent,
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of the media-release to sing out his conspiracy threat to the nation,
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in general, and to those interested in UFO's in particular - or was it
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the other way around ?
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I appreciate his comments about the "Intelligence Officer" who conceived
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the whole "plan." The whole idea of the new Project Blue Book was my
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idea, and had been "in the works" for quite some time. The wheels of
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justice move slowly. Not knowing, at this time, the future of PBB,
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any remarks I could make about it would only be conjecture, and high
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hopes, at this time.
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By the way, Bryon's remark not quoting me, etc. had absolutely nothing
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to do with an alleged MJ-12, but the over-all phenomenon of UFO's, since
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1947. Another assumption jumped to without knowing the facts.
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I, really, do not wish to take Mr. Cooper to task with his commentary,
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because I appreciate the fact that some-one "out there" is doing some
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heavy thinking. He would be on the verge of "solving" the new PBB, if
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what he said were true - but it is not, but he does not know that -
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even though he could, and can now, contact me anytime he so desires -
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as any of you feel perfectly free to do.
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I do not wish to skirt over some of the references - but let me state
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once, and for all time, that PBB is NOT funded, nor a part of, any
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branch (agency) of the U.S. Government. It is strictly a civilian
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organization/association, initiated by the Director. There should be
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NO hidden meaning, nor concepts, regarding same. I have to answer
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only to myself. This being the factual situation, I am amused that
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there should be a reference to Intelligence persons knowing something
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about PBB that even I do not know anything about. In this case, I am
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on a "need to know" basis, and no-one knows as much about the new PBB
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as I do.
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Also, my (PBB) interest in the older cases should be what we are all
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looking for. Since the better-reported cases are STILL listed as
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"unknowns," don't you think you would like to know what they COULD
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have been ? A reference to the "greatest flap in history is taking
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place right now" - is beyond me. I have not heard about it, if it
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is, and to this extent - maybe I am not on a need-to-know basis.
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If the reference (and I hesitate to be guilty of reaching out, as he
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has done) is to a certain Florida case - this is not the "greatest"
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by any means, and is not worthy of interest by PBB, which statement
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is going to throw him, and others, into another frenzy.
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Project Blue Book will be interested in selected sighting reports - it
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is not going to play games - and you can count on that. I am going to
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try to keep it (PBB) incredibly credible. There are membership UFO
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organizations that can "bother" with UFO reports that are not of
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interest to this office. PBB is willing to work WITH the membership
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organizations, and definitely will do so - and any materials coming to
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this office and which would benefit such organization - that organization
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is going to be made aware of it. Our minds are not closed, but are
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cautious to sighting reports that may be the "greatest" fiasco in the
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history of reported UFO sightings.
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Let me close, knowing that what I have said will not satisfy everyone,
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by asking you to not jump to conclusions about any "warnings," and to
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feel free to ask me, personally, should there ever be any part of the PBB
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about which you would like to know. If there is a fortunate aspect of
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Project Blue Book - it is the fact that it is Bill Pitts who is the
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Director of it - and who will release everything he can, as a civilian,
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and whose hands are not tied to red-tape, etc. Bear with the new
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situation, and try not to hinder it, and you have my promise to work
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with each of you as I can.
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Very Sincerely,
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Bill Pitts, Director
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Project Blue Book
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