Classified Documents Validate Military and Presidential Involvement with UFOs
REDWOOD CITY, California, September 10, 2001 The Majestic documents investigation
team has just released three leaked classified UFO documents. Actually,
there are two one-page memorandums to President Truman and a memo from
General Hoyt Vandenberg along with supporting authentication material.
All of it is posted to the Majestic documents website at www.majesticdocuments.com.
In addition to leaked documents, the team’s discoveries at the National
Archives continue to validate a deep-seated involvement by national
security organizations with UFOs and control of the related crash retrievals.
Four documents come directly from the National Archives or were released
through the Freedom of Information Act process, and are listed here
in chronological order:
FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMINISTRATION (NARA) – COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND
Intelligence Advisory Board, 14th Meeting, 17 July 1947
documents/archives/pdf/iab14meeting_17july47.pdf
From Record Group 353, Entry 411-413, Box 96, Interdepartmental committees,
comes a revealing memo concerning the Intelligence Advisory Board. The
Central Intelligence Group (CIG) had an Intelligence Advisory Board,
which held its 14th meeting on Thursday, July 17, 1947. The agenda memo
shows one blacked-out agenda item, number three, and none of the associated
tabs are yet declassified. This would have been the first official meeting
of the IAB after the reported July 1947 crashes of UFOs in New Mexico,
and logically the event(s) would likely have been discussed. This document
does not preclude that conclusion, and the question remains open: Why
is this material classified to this day – more than half a century later?
Air Materiel Command (AMC) Opinion Concerning “Flying Discs,” 23
September 1947
documents/archives/pdf/twiningopinionamc_23sept47.pdf
Found at the National Archives in Record Group 341 by several researchers,
at least a decade ago, this three-page memo is an unequivocal statement
from a senior Air Force general supporting the reality of Flying Discs
with remarkable and unexplained characteristics. General Twining, head
of the Air Materiel Command (AMC), plainly states: “The phenomenon reported
is something real and not visionary or fictitious.” Note that this is
a Secret memo and deals with the sighting and other data alone. The
opinion does clearly refer to “the lack of physical evidence in the
shape of crash recovered exhibits which would undeniably prove the existence
of the objects.” Is this in conflict with the other memos that support
crash retrievals? No, it is not. This is a Secret memo and could be
an effective cover story if leaked to Soviet Intelligence. For those
who have security clearances this is garden-variety compartmentalization.
Although the memo was signed by Twining it was coordinated with a number
of others at AMC: Col. Moore - Chief of the Aircraft Laboratory; D.A.
Dicky - Chief of the Propeller Laboratory; General D.L. Putt - Engineering
Division; Col. Minty - Chief Power Plant Laboratory; and General Bevtual
of T-3 (one of the AMC technical intelligence units). Furthermore, Twining
– who is elsewhere clearly cited in Majestic documents as knowledgeable
of the UFO retrievals – reports in this Secret memo the conclusions
of this group, not his own. He does not say “It is my opinion” nor “I
have concluded,” etc. ... but uses the anonymous voice: “It is the opinion
that ...” In effect, the matter is so tightly protected that this AMC
group conducting “prosaic” intelligence work would not have been provided
the fullest extent of the evidence. The memo reports only what this
group concluded based upon what they were told. This group, even in
its own terms, must have seen a weight of evidence that was so compelling
they were willing to come to such startling official conclusions.
Why would Twining publish such a memo? Since Twining would have known
the reality of these objects and the fact that they do, sometimes appear
to unexpected observers, he and other authorities “in the know” would
have wanted to say something to air commanders around the world and
give them some serious guidance. And interest would have been stirred
among air officers by the reports and rumors circulating from the Roswell
event(s). Note the timing. If between July 1947 and the memo date of
September 1947, such a weighty conference-based opinion had been formulated,
it stands to reason that there must have already been a substantial
body of previous material in hand, not just that collected in two months.
By putting this as an OFFICIAL intelligence-collection matter in September
‘47 just weeks after the initial Roswell news release by base commander
Col. Blanchard to the papers and radio, it would have made very clear
that the “witting” authorities could not afford another commander making
a public pronouncement out of naive belief that the matter should not
be confined to controlled channels. In fact, that is the exact conclusion
of the memo: “Awaiting a specific directive ... for transmittal thru
channels.” That is, in the wake of the initial public flurry, which
was squelched, air commanders whose own interest would still be piqued
are put on notice that they should not treat the matter lightly and
should see it as a classified intelligence matter.
The net result of this memo is that the government has confirmed the
validity of the phenomenon and later goes on to establish programs Sign,
Grudge, and Bluebook on the Secret level while at the same time developing
a Top Secret Majestic Intelligence program to deal with the super-sensitive
aspects of dead ET bodies and crash wreckage analysis. After all, you
can't say, “If you see a UFO land and people get out to inspect your
garden, please call the most-super-secret MJ-12.” Instead, even for
Air Force commanders themselves, there had to be a data collection process
created: thus, this memo giving the matter credibility so that commanders
knew they were violating secrecy if they said anything outside “channels.”
If that is not the case, then why has the evidence reviewed by this
group not been released? Since the government asserts that there is
nothing to the so-called UFO phenomenon, why hasn't the Air Force declassified
and released the entire body of evidence that led its most senior technical
intelligence officers to reach precisely the opposite conclusion? Would
these sober-minded experts in aeronautical technology have risked their
reputations to come to such an unorthodox conclusion if the body of
evidence, even without seeing “hardware,” were not so compelling? What
was that evidence? The military now claims there is nothing to the matter.
It is a half-century later. Surely, if the Air Force were correct, there
would be no harm in releasing all this information for the sake of history
and to lay the matter to rest. Scholars, journalists and active citizens
would readily ask these reasonable questions in any other field.
Concepts for Detection of ET Life, NASA, 1965
documents/archives/pdf/nasa-etlife.pdf
This NASA document was written in 1965, titled “Concepts for Detection
of Extraterrestrial Life” (NASA SP-56). This particular copy was released
from the U.K. via Nick Redfern. Note the stamps on the cover that mention
the University of Warwick and A. V. Roe & Co. Ltd. Weapons Research
Div. Woodford, Wilkshire. Overall, it is straightforward science of
the time, but focus on extraterrestrial life with such a sophisticated
team of people including Carl Sagan is fascinating.
Citizens Against UFO Secrecy vs. The National Security Agency In
Camera Affidavit, 9 October 1980 (557k)
documents/archives/pdf/causaffidavit_091080.pdf
This Top Secret UMBRA document, specifically Civil Action lawsuit No.
80-1562, Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS) versus the National Security
Agency (NSA), clearly confirms deep and widespread government involvement
with UFOs. This document was released and declassified as a result of
a FOIA process and shows numerous blackout areas related to COMINT (communications
intelligence) and SIGINT (signals intelligence). This in-camera affidavit
for Judge Eugene F. Yeates is simply a justification by the National
Security Agency (NSA) to withhold the information that CAUS was seeking.
Would it be some internal NSA or related military unit – or the National
Reconnaissance Organization (NRO) — or could it be even more “black”:
the modern version of Majestic 12? At a minimum such documents belie
the government claim that UFOs do not constitute a matter of interest
to national security.
Along with these documents from archives and the numbers of others
posted at the Majestic investigation team’s web site, there are posted
leaked Majestic documents that have never before appeared in public.
NEWLY POSTED LEAKED CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS
Secretary of State Marshall, Memo to The President, 24 September 1947
(55k pdf file)
documents/pdf/marshall-pres_24sept47.pdf
Marshall writes a memo to the President concerning the “Presentation
of Report to the President Re; ULAT” dated September 24, 1947 that expresses
concern about the timing of the internal release of this report. “It
would be better to discuss the report during the meeting (National Security
Council). This would give the members a better picture of the situation
rather than having it released piecemeal.” Marshall goes on to say,
“I further suggest that Twining present the findings of the Majestic-12
briefing to be given be the Director of Central Intelligence with a
detailed showing of visual as well as written materials.” File references,
format, and signatures suggest authenticity.
Twining's Report to The President, Parts I–V, 26 September 1947
(70k pdf file)
documents/pdf/twining-pres_26sept47.pdf
General Nathan Twining writes to the President on 26 September 1947
and respectfully submits his report on Flying Saucers. This is “In accordance
with your instructions, advisors from State, Treasury, War, and Navy
departments assisted me in a two month exploratory mission concerning
the reality of other-world visitation.” The memo is impressive for its
authentic looking pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff and Combined Chiefs
of Staff filing references along with clear older sized paper markings.
General Vandenberg to Chief of Staff, 17 December 1947 (14k
pdf file)
documents/pdf/vandenberg-chiefstaff_17dec47.pdf
This memo from Vandenberg to the Army Chief of Staff does not clearly
relate to UFOs. However, it is clear that the decision process at White
Sands and Alamogordo was in turmoil and that clarification was needed.
Possibly as a result of the UFO wreckage being stored there and different
access requests and priorities. The addition of a senior Army Ordnance
Officer being permanently assigned to work with the joint committee
for range coordination was the resolution to improve local decision
making. What could be so important that would involve top generals to
clarify decision-making? The leaked version (page 1), is nearly identical
to a document we found at the National Archives, RG 341, Entry 174,
Box 141 (page 2), showing the same language in Paragraph 1 but an additional
clarifying paragraph has been added which states: “This agreement concerns
only decisions on joint range problems and does not extend into command
and administration matters at Alamogordo Air Base.” It is possible that
either Vandenberg or the Army Chief of Staff upon seeing or reviewing
the first memo might say “we need to clarify this so that no one misconstrues
our intent and screws up the basic functions of Alamogordo Air Base.”
The Majestic team continues to examine these leaked materials with
investigative and forensic rigor and has not yet encountered a body
of public documents that refutes their extraordinary story. Increasing
numbers of documents from archives are congruent with the leaked materials.
Taken together they tell a remarkable story, which could transform the
way we see our history and ourselves. The Majestic investigative team
continues its careful work.
OVERVIEW OF THE MAJESTIC 12 UFO PROGRAM
www.majesticdocuments.com/documents/intro.html
The above URL provides an executive overview of the Majestic UFO program,
which is just an introduction to www.majesticdocuments.com. This brief
overview provides a groundbreaking look at the United States UFO program
called Majestic and the top secret government documents that tell the
story of presidential and military action, authorization, and cover-up
regarding UFOs and their alien occupants. A remarkable work of investigative
journalism, this website is the first to authenticate top secret UFO
documents that tell a detailed story of the crashed discs, alien bodies,
presidential briefings, and superb secrecy. Special attention is paid
to the forensic authentication issues of content, provenance, type,
style and chronology. The story the documents tell leaves the reader
with little doubt that the cover-up is real, shocking, and at times
unethical.
RYAN S. WOOD & DR. ROBERT M. WOOD
Majestic Document Investigators
