Majestic 12 (MJ-12)
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SUBJECT: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 PRELIMINARY BRIEFING FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT EISENHOWER.
DOCUMENT PREPARED 18 NOVEMBER, 1952
BRIEFING OFFICER: ADM. ROSCOE H. HILLENKOETTER (MJ-1)
NOTE: This document has been prepared as a preliminary briefing only. It should be regarded as introductory to a full operations briefing intended to follow.
OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 is a TOP SECRET Research and Development/Intelligence operation responsible directly and only to the President of the United States. Operations of the project are carried out under control of Majestic-12 (Majic-12) Group which was established by special classified executive order of President Truman on 24 September, 1947, upon recommendation by Dr. Vannevar Bush and Secretary James Forestal. (See Attachment "A".) Members of the Majestic-12 Group were designated as follows:
Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, Dr. Vannevar Bush, Secy. James Forestal, Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenburg, Dr. Detlev Bronk, Dr. Jerome Hunsaker, Mr. Sidney W. Souers, Mr. Gordon Gray, Dr. Donald Menzel, Gen. Robert M. Montague and Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner,
The death of Secretary Forrestal on 22 May, 1949, created a vacancy which remained unfilled until 01 August, 1950, upon which date Gen. Walter B. Smith was designated as a permanent replacement.
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On 24 June, 1947, a civilian pilot flying over the Cascade mountains in the State of Washington observed nine flying disc-shaped aircraft traveling in formation at a high rate of speed. Although this was not the first known sightings of such objects, it was the first to gain widespread attention in the public media. Hundreds of reports of sightings of similar objects followed. Many of these came from highly credible military and civilian sources. These reports resulted in independent efforts by several different elements of the military to ascertain the nature and purpose of these objects in the interest of national defense. A number of witnesses were interviewed and there were several unsuccessful attempts to utilize aircraft in efforts to pursue reported discs in flight. Public reaction bordered on near hysteria at times.
In spite of these efforts, little substance was learned about the objects until a local rancher reported that one had crashed in a remote region of New Mexico located approximately seventy-five miles northwest of Roswell Army Air Base (now Walker Field).
On 07 July, 1947, a secret operation was begun to assure recovery of the wreckage of this object for scientific study. During the course of this of this operation, aerial reconnaisance discovered that four small human-like beings had apparently ejected from the craft at some point before it exploded. These had fallen to earth about two miles East of the wreckage site. All four were dead and badly decomposed due to action by predators and exposure to the elements during the one week period which had elapsed before their discovery. A special scientific team took charge of removing these bodies for study. (See Attachment "C".) The wreckage of the craft was also removed to several different locations. (See Attachment "B".) Civilian and military witnesses in the area were debriefed, and news reporters were given the effective cover story that the object had been a misguided weather research ballon.
A covert analytical effort organized by Gen. Twining and Dr. Bush acting on direct orders of the President, resulted in a preliminary consensus (19 September, 1947) that the disc was most likely a short range reconnaissance craft. This conclusion was based for the most part on the craft's size and the apparent lack of any identifiable provisioning. (See Attachment "D".) A similar analysis of the four dead occupants was arranged by Dr. Bronk. It was the tentative conclusion of this group (30 November, 1947) that although these creatures are human-like in appearance, the biological and evolutionary processes responsible for their development has apparently been quite different from those observed or postulated in homo-sapiens. Dr. Bronk's team has suggested the term "Extra-terrestrial Biological Entities," or "EBE's" be adopted as the standard term of reference for these creatures until such time as a more difinative designation can be agreed upon.
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Since it is virtually certain that these craft do not originate in any country on earth, considerable speculation has centered around what their point of origin might be and how they got here. Mars was and remains a possibility, although some scientists, most notably Dr. Menzel, consider it more likely that we are dealing with beings from another solar system entirely.
Numerous examples of what appear to be a form of writing were found in the wreckage. Efforts to decipher these have remained largely unsuccessful. (See attachment "E".) Equally unsuccessful have been efforts to determine the method of propulsion or the nature or method of transmission of the power source involved. Research along these lines has been complicated by the complete absence of identifiable wings, propellars, jets, or other conventional methods of propulsion and guidance, as well as a total lack of metallic wiring, vacuum tubes, or similar recognizable electronic components. (See attachment "F".) It is assumed that the propulsion unit was completely destroyed by the explosion which caused the crash.
A need for as much additional information as possible about these craft, their performance characteristics and their purpose led to the undertaking known as U.S. Air Force Project SIGN in December, 1947. In order to preserve security, liason between SIGN and MAJESTIC-12 was limited to two individuals within the Intelligence Division of Air Material Command whose roll was to pass along certain types of information through channels. SIGN evolved into project GRUDGE in December, 1948. The operation is currently being conducted under the code name BLUE BOOK, with liaison maintained through the Air Force officer who is head of the project.
On 06 December, 1950. a second object, probably of similar origin, impacted the earth at high speed in the El Indio-Guerrero area of the Texas-Mexican border after following a long trajectory through the atmosphere. By the time a search team arrived, what remained of the object had been almost totally incinerated. Such material as could be recovered was transported to the A.E.C. facility at Sandia, New Mexico, for study. Implications for the National Security are of continuing importance in that the motives and ultimate intentions of these visitors remain completely unknown. In addition, a significant upsurging in the surveillance activity of these craft beginning in may and continuing through the autumn of this year has caused considerable concern that new developments may be immenent.
It is for these reasons, as well as the obvious international and technological considerations and the ultimate need to avoid a public panic at all costs, That the MAJESTIC-12 Group remains of the unanimous opinion that imposition of the strictest security precautions should continue without interruption into the new administration. At the same time, contingency plan MJ-1949-04P/78 (TOP SECRET - EYES ONLY) should be held in continued readiness should the need to make a public announcement present itself. (See Attachment "G".)
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ENUMERATION OF ATTACHMENTS
*ATTACHMENT "A".......................Special Classified Order #092447, (TS/EO)
*ATTACHMENT "B"............................Operation Majestic-12 Status
Report #1,Part A. 30 Nov. '47
*ATTACHMENT "C"............................Operation Majestic-12 Status
Report #1,Part B. 30 Nov. '47
*ATTACHMENT "D".......................Operation Majestic-12 Preliminary
Analytical Report. 19 Sep '47
*ATTACHMENT "E".........................Operation Majestic-12 Blue Team
Report #5. 30 Jun '52
*ATTACHMENT "F"............................Operation Majestic-12 Status
Report #2. 31 Jan '48
*ATTACHMENT "G"..................Operation Majestic-12 Contingency Plan MJ-1949-004P/78: 31 Jan '49
*ATTACHMENT "H".............Operation Majestic-12, Maps and Photographs Folio (Extractions)
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SUBJECT: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 PRELIMINARY BRIEFING FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT REAGAN.
DOCUMENT PREPARED November 20, 1980
BRIEFING OFFICERS: MJ-1, GEORGE BUSH AND MJ-2, JOHN POINDEXTER
Note: This document has been prepared as a preliminary briefing only. It should be regarded as introductory to a full operations briefing.
To the President-elect:
The individual who thinks he has the most answers to UFO's, EBE's and the following imposing questions happens to be John Lear, son of William P. Lear, designer of the Lear Jet and noted aviation figure. Around aircraft all his life, the younger Lear has flown 150 types of aircraft, holds 17 world speed records in the Lear Jet, and is the only pilot ever to hold EVERY airman certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. Lear has flown missions for the CIA and other top secret agencies, and once ran as candidate for the Nevada State Senate.
Through his CIA and military contacts, Lear has put together a rather frightening scenario in which this government-alien liaison started out on seemingly equal footing, only to go haywire when it was discovered the Grays (3-4 ft EBE's) had an ulterior motive in establishing an ongoing relationship with Uncle Sam.
Lear has been very open with the media and Lear claims that every president since Truman has known about the presence of the ET's on earth. He has us pinned down - but may find it hard to prove. Since Lear is an outstanding public figure no action was taken to silence him.
MJ-12, representing the U.S. Government, made a deal with EBE's, or Grays, during the period of 1971. The "Deal," was that in exchange for technology which they would provide to us, we would ignore the abductions of humans that was going on. The EBE's assured us that these abductions were merely ongoing monitoring of developed civilizations. But the fact is that these abductions have been for at least three purposes:
(1) Insertion of a tiny probe about 3mm in size into the brain and used for monitoring and programming purposes;
(2) Post hypnotic suggestion concerning an important event that will occur sometime in 1995, and giving the subject someplace to go and something to perform at that time;
(3) Genetic crossbreeding between the EBE's and humans.
In many of the abductee hypnotic regressions of women with unusual terminated pregnancies, we have been shown these "cross-breeds"- usually frail, tiny beings with comparatively large heads, very thin skin, and very thin arms and legs. Since we weren't aware of these facts, we went along with the agreement, but insisted that a list of the abductees to be submitted periodically to the National Security Council and MJ-12.
Two miliatary bases in the U.S. have been literally "taken over" by the aliens. After the initial agreement between MJ-12 and the aliens, Groom Lake - our most secret test center in Nevada - designated Area 51 - This base is a "50 x 40" mile rectangle of arid scrub desert East of Tonopah, Nevada and was closed for a period of two years (1972-1973), and a huge underground facility was constructed for and with the help of the EBE's. This base is strictly "OFF LIMITS" with a "shoot to kill" order. Clearances are above TOP SECRET and even high level "Q" clearances are not allowed. The other is our secret base at Soccoro, near Aztec, New Mexico. The bargained-for technology was set in place, but could only be operated by the EBE's themselves. Needless to say, the advanced technology could not be used against the EBE's in case of need.
During the years 1979 to present, it has become increasingly obvious to MJ-12 that things were not going as planned. It has become known that many more people (in the thousands) were being abducted than were listed on the official abduction list being supplied to the National Security Council and MJ-12, and that the abductions included more than the simple monitoring of an advanced civilization.
By 1979 things had gotten out of hand entirely. 66 soldiers were killed when they were ordered on a commando-like raid to take back control of the secret underground installation in New Mexico which had been virtually siezed by the Grays. By 1984 members of MJ-12 had realized their mistake. The deception had been completed by the EBE's and there was very little the military could do short of a full confession to the public.
MJ-12 had subtly promoted and financed "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "E.T." to get the public used to "odd-looking" aliens that were compassionate, benevolent and very much our "Space-brothers." We "sold" the EBEs to the public and now are faced with the fact that quite the opposite is true. In addition, a plan was started in 1969 to make the public aware of the existence of aliens on earth over the next twenty years, to be culminated with several documentaries to be released during the 1985-1987 period of time. These documentaries would explain the history and intentions of the EBEs. The discovery of the "Grand Deception" put the entire plans, hopes, wishes and dreams of MJ-12 into complete confusion and panic.
Meeting at MJ-12s *Country Club, was a factional fight of what to do now. Part of MJ-12 wanted to confess the whole scheme and the shambles it had become to the public, beg their forgiveness and ask for their support. The other half of MJ-12 argued there was no way they could do that, that the situation was untenable and there was no use in exciting the public with the "horrible truth," and that the best plan was to continue the development of a weapon that could be used against the EBE's under the guise of "SDI," The Strategic Defense Initiative, which has nothing to do with defense from Russian nuclear missles.
As these words are being written, Dr. Treller, "Father of the H-bomb" is in the test tunnels of the Nevada Test Site, driving his workers and associates, in the words of one, "Like a man possessed." And well he should; for Dr. Teller was a member of MJ-12 along with Dr. Kissinger, Bobby Inman and Admiral Poindexter, to name a few of the current MJ-12.
Before the "Grand Deception" was discovered, and according to the meticulous plan of metered release of information to the public, several documents and video tapes were made. William Moore, a Burbank, California based UFO researcher, came into possession of a video tape through his contacts with MJ-12, who had taken great interest in Mr. Moore's book, THE ROSWELL INCIDENT, published 1980. The book detailed the crash, recovery and subsequent coverup of the UFO and four alien bodies that are now at Wright-Patterson AF Base. They decided to use Moore as one of several conduits to help the gradual release of the existence of aliens to the public. The video Mr. Moore had was an interview by two well-known newsmen of a military officer associated with MJ-12. In the interview the miliatary officer answers questions relating to the history of MJ-12 and the coverup, the recovery of a number of flying saucers, the existence of a live alien.
A series of PROJECT GRUDGE/BLUE BOOK reports have been released over the years in connection with the USAF's investigation into UFO's which was supposedly terminated with the release of the Condon report in the late 1960's. Reports 1 through twelve of GRUDGE/BLUE BOOK were generally innocuous and contained no classified or truly sensitive material. There was a final report, #14 which was widely circulated and about which an entire book was written: FLYING SAUCERS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE AIR FORCE PROJECT BLUE BOOK SPECIAL REPORT NO. 14 by Leon Davidson: the fifth edition was published in 1976 by Blue-Book Publishers; 64 Prospect St., White Plains, New York 10606. Missing from public view, however, was report #13.
Several years ago, Bill English, son of an Arizona state legislator and former captain in the Green Berets had been asigned to an RAF 'listening post' north of London as an information analyst. English was, in the course of his duties, asked to prepare an analysis of the elusive GRUDGE 13 report. On his discharge from his work at the 'listening post' he returned to the United States and began to do a little UFO research on his own. English had been no stranger to the UFO phenominon. In Viet Nam he was a member of a Special Forces investigative team that went in to retrieve a B-52 that was forced down by a UFO and all the occupants killed. Communications had been received from the B-52 before it went down to the effect that it was "...under attack by a UFO..", A "...large light...". The plane was found intact, sitting in the jungle. There was no swath indicative of a crash landing. Only the bottom of the fuselage showed any damage, there was no damage to the underside of the engine pods. Although the plane was completely intact the entire crew had been mutilated.
English, through contacts he still maintains has determined that the US Government 'most definately' supports a 'project dealing specifically with UFO's and captured aliens'. According to what he has learned, the US government captured a trio of aliens, and that as of mid 1981, one of the beings was still alive in captivity. English also claims that "at one point in the early 1950's until the mid 1960's the Air Force maintained relocation and debriefing colonies for people who had experienced close encounters of the 3rd and 4th kind. They were isolated for all intents and purposes for the rest of their lives. He doubts that these colonies are still in existence.
English dictated 2 audio casettes outlining what he remembered from the Grudge 13 report. These audio casettes were transcribed into hand written notes by another person. The information contained therein indicated what had been suspected all along: that the US government was involved in the greatest deception in the history of mankind and that not only did flying saucers exist but that the government had several in secret storage and had captured at least 3 live aliens.
The following is a summary of what Bill English remembers from what he read during that day in June, 1977 of PROJECT
GRUDGE/BLUE BOOK REPORT NO 13.
In Box, diplomatic pouch under lock and key system. Lock had been opened, pouch was easily accessed. Standard diplomatic couriers pouch marked American Embassy Couriers, contained pouch serial number JL327Delta (JL327D?). Inside a publication with red tape which indicated code red security precautions and an Air Force disposition form. Disposition form was standard white page copy, title was 'Analysis Report'. Further down was "Analyse enclosed report under code red measures. give abstract breakdown and report on validity. Observe all code red measures. Analysis required immediately'. Underneath were a series of dashes then the letters NDF then another series of dashes. Below that, lower left hand corner were the initials WGB.
Publication was withdrawn from pouch. It measured approximately 8" by 11" with gray cover. Heavily bound, paper back style similar to technical manuals. Across the center front it read, "Grudge/Blue Book Report No. 13". It was dated 1953-(1963). In the lower right hand corner was AFSN 2246-3. In upper left hand corner was the word 'annotated'. Across the front upper right hand corner to lower left hand corner was red tape indicating code red security measures. Across the front was stamped in red ink 'Top Secret Need To Know Only Crypto Clearance 14 Required' Inside front cover upper left hand corner were hand written notations in ink which were blacked out by black felt pen.
Inside cover sheet was basically the same information as the cover. Second page was title page. Next page after that was an appendix with numerous notations made in it. Notations dealt with inserts of what appeared to be photos and additional notes. At bottom of third page it read G/BV Page 1 of 624 pages. Title page was subject letter. Complete list of appendix not remembered. Title. Some notes on the practical applications of the Worst Nemo equations.
Table of Contents, Part 1. "On the design of generators to accomplish strain free molecular translation". Part 2, "The generation of space time discontinuums, closed, open and folded". Part 3, "On the generation of temporary psuedo acceleration locas". Part 1, Chapter 1, "design criteria for a simple generator and control system referring to equation 17 appendix A". Part 2 Chapter 1, "Continuation of Einsteins Theory of Relativity to final conclusion". Part 3, Chapter 1, "Possible applications of Einsteinian theory of relativity at conclusion".
Part 1, chapter 2, reports of UFO encounters, classification "Close Encounters of the 1st kind", subtitle sightings and witnesses. Part 2, Chapter 2, "Close Encounters of the 2nd kind", subtitle UFO sightings witnessed within close proximity. Part 3, Chapter 2 "Close Encounters of the 3rd kind", subtitle UFO encounters and extraterrestrial life forms witnessed and personal encounters. Subtitle, "Colonies relocation thereof". Case histories. Chapter 3 Part 1, titled "Military kEncounters with UFO's". Part 2 Chapter 3, "Military Reports Concerning sightings on Radar and Electronic Surveillance of UFO's". Subsection 2, Analysis Report, J. Allen Hynek, LtCol. Friend. Appendix continued on for about 5 pages. Opening subject page consisted of a report of the findings as written by LtCol. Friend and his analysis.
Must stress at this point that the version seen was annotated. There were inserts that were added to this copy after it had been initially printed. Sections remembered very vividly are the photographs and the reports concerning captive sights of various UFO's to include Mexico, Sweden, United States and Canada. There were also what was then classified Close Encounters of the 3rd kind. It was made very clear that these people whom it was determined had genuine CE 3's were move in the middle of the night by Air Force personnel and relocated to various sites in the mikwest and northwest parts of the United kStates. In many cases these people experienced physical ailments from exposure to various types of radiation.
One case especially noted and remembered very vividly was entitled 'Darlington Farm Case' out of Ohio. Case apparently took place in October 1953. Man, wife and 13 year old son were sitting down at dinner table. As they sat there the lights in the farm house began to dim. Dogs and animals raised rucus on outside. 13 year old boy got up from dinner table to see what was going on. Called his mother and father to come look at the funny lights in the sky. Father and mother got up and as they got up the son went outside into the yard. Father and mother went out onto the porch. When they got out on the porch one of the dogs broke loose from leash beside house and came running around front. Boy began chasing it out into the open field. As mother and father watched the light came down from the sky. They described it as a round ball of fire and it began to hover over field where boy and dog had run to. As they stood and watched, the mother and father heard the boy start screaming for help whereupon the father grabbed his shotgun which was right next to the door and began to run out into the field with the mother following. When the father got to the field he saw his son being carried away by what looked like little men, into this huge fiery looking object. As it took off the father fired several rounds at the object, to no avail. They found dog, its head was crushed but no sign of boy or any other footprints of the little men who apparently carried him off. Father immediately called Darlington police and they immediately came out to envestigate. The official report read that the boy had run off and was lost in the forest which bordered the farm. Within 48 hours the Air Force made the determination that the family was to be relocated and the mother and father were picked up by Air Force Intelligence and all personal belongings and possessions were loaded into U.S. Air Force trucks and moved to a notrhwestern relocation site.
The mother was in shock and had to go through a great deal of psychotherapy and deprogramming as did father. One interesting aspect about this case was classification under the Air Force report which read it was a genuine CE 3 and that for the good of the national security the mother and father had been relocated to relocation zone Z21-14. Not sure whether this indicated map grid coordinates or latitude longitude. According to the report there were at least 4 relocation sites across the United States. Depending upon which type of encounter these people had, the report indicated that there were extensive medical facilities available at these relocation sites to deal with all medical emergencies up to and including radiation poisoning. The report mentioned a site located in the Utah-Nevada area, but no indication of its purpose or what it was for.
Report gave a clear indication of reports of human mutilations, most notably was a case witnessed by Air Force personnel in wich an Air Force Sgt. E-6 by the name of Jonathon P. Lovette was observed being taken captive aboard what appeared to be a UFO at the White Sands Missle Test Range in New Mexico. This abduction took place in March of 1956 at about 0300 local and was witnessed by Major William Cunningham of the United States Air Force Missile Test Command near Holloman Air Force Base.
Major Cunningham and Sgt. Lovette were out in a field downrange from the launch sites looking for debris from a missile test when Sgt. Lovette went over the ridge of a small sand dune and was out of sight for a time. Major Cunningham heard Sgt. Lovette scream in what was described as terror or agony. The Major, thinking the Sgt. had been bitten by a snake or something ran over the crest of the dune and saw Sgt. Lovette being dragged into what appeared to him and was descrived as being a silvery disk like object which hovered in the air approximately 15 to 20 feet. Major Cunningham described what appeared to be a long snake-like object which was wrapped around the sargeants legs and was dragging him to the craft. Major Cunningham admittedly froze as the sargeant was dragged inside the disc and observed the disc going up into the sky very quickly. Major Cunningham got on the jeep radio and reported the incident to Missile Control whereupon Millile Control confirmed a radar sighting. Search parties went out into the field looking for Sgt. Lovette. Major Cunninghams report was taken and he was admitted to the White Sands Base Dispensary for observation.
The search for Sgt. Lovette was continued for 3 days at the end of which his nude body was found approximately 10 miles downrange. The body had been mutilated; the tongue had been removed from lower portion of the jaw. An incision had been made just under the tip of the chin and extended all the way back to the esophagus and larynx. He had been emasculated and his eyes had been removed. Also, his anus had been removed and there were comments in the report on the apparent surgical skill of the removal of these items including the genitalia. The report commented that the anus and genitalia had been removed 'as though a plug' which in the case of the anus extended all the way up to the colon. There was no sign of blood within the system. The initial autopsy report confirmed that the system had been completly drained of blood and that there was no vascular collapse due to death by bleeding. Subcomment was added that this was unusual because anybody who dies or has complete loss of blood there is vascular collapse. Also noted was that when the body was found there were a number of dead predatory type birds within the area who apparently had died after trying to partake of the sargeants body. There were a number of extremely grisly black and white photos. From all indications the body had been exposed to the elements for at least a day or two. The New Mexico sun in the desert is extremely hot and dibilitating under normal circumstances.
In this section of the report it also indicated that there were numerous occasions in which a UFO tracked alongside of a fired missile and on one occasion said missile was observed being taken aboard a UFO while in flight. The speeds indicated were absolutely phenomenal. (English's father had told him privately that on more than one occasion he had personally tracked what they termed as 'foo fighters'. English's father was an electronic engineer by profession and was fairly well versed on electronics engineering and design and on more than one occasion he was involved in telemetry programming of milliles. English's father is currently a state legislator in Arizona.)
The report also indicated that there were a number of recovery teams that were activated specifically for the purpose of recovering any and all evidence of UFO's and UFO sightings. Most notably recorded in publication was what they called Recovery Team Alpha. It was reported that Alpha had been extremely active in a number of areas and on certain occasions had travelled outside of the continental United States. Alpha was based out of Wright Patterson Air Force Base and was on the move constantly.
Further information in the report consisted of such things as reported sightings and where air force planes had been destroyed or had combat encounters or had been attacked by UFO's. Also there were autopsy reports of various human mutilations.
About midway through the report came a section which dealt specifically with photographs. Each photo was labeled and appendixed to certain reports. A number of photos in there dealt with a recovery program of some type that took place in the southwestern part of the United States. They did not give a location name but they did give grid coordinates for that area. There is no clear indication to exactly where it was. The photos dealt with special teams that were called in to recover a crashed UFO. It also dealt with alien bodies and autopsy reports, autopsy type photographs, high quality, color, 8 x 10, 5 x 7.
Photo number 1 showed an alien being on an autopsy table which is a metal with runnels and traps underneath to trap fluid and feces. Body appeared to be an little short of 4 feet. Table was about 7 foot. No clothing on body, no genitalia, body completely heterous, head was rounded cranium, slightly enlarged, eyes almond shaped, slits where nose would be, extremely small mouth, receeding chin line, holes where ears would be. Photo was taken at angle, side view, looking at body from 45 degrees elevation, left hand was visible, head was facing to left, body was right to left position (head on right, feet on left), eyes were closed appeared oriental-looking and almond shaped, left hand slight longer than normal, wrist coming down just about 2 to 3 inches above the knees. Wrists appeared to be articulated in a fashion that allowed a double joint with 3 digit fingers. Wrist was very slender. There was no thumb. A palm was almost non-existent. The three fingers were direct extension from the wrist.
Color of the skin was bluish gray, dark bluish gray. At base of the body there was a darker color, indicating body was dead for some time. Body fluid or blood had settled to base of body. This indicated that body had been examined before beginning autopsy.
Picture showed beginning stages of autopsy, following standard procedure, body was slit from crotch to just under chin and green viscuous liquid was in evidence. There were internal organs but these could not be identified. Photos thereafter concerned specific areas of internal organs of what appeared as small cluster of a multi-valve heart or at least 2 hearts within the cadaver. No accurate description of autopsy report or what was found within corpse accompanying photos. Indication that there was no stomach or digestive track per se. Later analysis showed that fluid within body was chlorophyl-based liquid which apparently dealt with photosynthesis or similar process. The report theorized that nourishment was taken in through mouth, however since there is no digestive track or anything of this nature, the waste products were excreted through skin.
One section of report did specify that cadavers were extremely odorous, but this could be accounted for by either deterioration or a number of things, but theory was that waste was excreted through pores of skin. They could only theorize in report because there was no xenobiology.
A report by Dr. J. Allen Hynek was recalled vividly which indicated that he had also studied the information provided by this particular case and that he felt that it was indeed a genuine UFO capture and subsequently the alien was part of UFO. Dr. Hynek was non-committal but did however sign the report. Also indicated in report that he did not view bodies personally, but viewed photographs and accompanying reports from autopsies.
Other photos dealt with a number of bodies which were vivisectioned in various ways. At one point, a head was removed from body and photographed and autopsy was performed on head. The cranium was opened and brain matter was photographed and evident. Interesting thing about photo was that there was a ridgebone or dividing partition-type bone running directly through center of skull, from front to back, as though dividing two brains, one from the other. This seemed apparent from the picture. The skin was completly removed from cranial structure and the skull was layed bare as much as possible.
At one point the skull was cut directly in half and photo showed under developed esophagus and nasal cavaties. No clear photo of eye orbs as we know them, just photos of complete vivisection of skull itself.
Numerous photos of flesh of the being starting with cutaneous and subcutaneous microphotographic plates. Appeared to be cellular studies done under microscope and electron microscope type photos. Extreme magnification of tissue samples.
This concluded Bill English statement which was transcribed from 2 casette tapes. I obtained this handwritten emorandum in August of 1987 from Paul Bennewitz during my visit with him in Albuquerque. In September of 1988 I received a call from Bill English. I asked for a chance to meet him and discuss the Grudge 13 report. He said that this could be arranged but that the meeting would have to be on his terms for security reasons. He explained that there had been several attempts on his life by persons unknown since he had made the casette tapes about 6 years ago. We arranged a meeting at a small airport in Virginia on September 16. I was to sit in the lobby with by black flight bag and for identification purposes I told Bill what I would be wearingj. I had no telephone number for Bill.
As I walked in the small airport lobby after a 3 hour drive from Richmond I immediatily noticed 2 gentlemen who seemed 'out of place' for this locale. Both were wearing pin striped 3 piece suits, both had on dark glasses. One was a black gentleman. One was stationed inside the lobby door looking out at the parking lot, one was leaning up against an airline counter. I sat down and after a few minutes was approached by a tall, bearded man in jeans and a heavy jacket. He asked if I wanted to have a drink. We walked outside and he introduced himself as Bill English. We drove in Bills car into town to a local bar. About 5 minutes after we ordered and had started to talk, the men I had seen at the airport came into the bar and sat down. We left for Bill's house and never saw the men again for the next 2 days.
During the next 2 days I stayed with Bill and his wife and 2 children in a small trailer in the middle of a field at his farm. I asked him endless questions concerning the Grudge 13 document, how he happened to see it, what happened to him after he saw it and literally thousands of questions about the content of the document. My impression of Bill English was that he was totally honest, that he stood behind his statements and recollection of the Grudge 13 papers, that he was a devoted husband and father to his wifes 2 children. That Bill English was ready to come forward and enter into any debate regarding the legitimacy of the document and his recollections thereof. Of Bills compassion for his father and his fathers feelings concerning Bill and the reasons for their occasional disagreements. I have tremendous respect for Bill and what he has tried to do in getting this information out to the public. It has been at tremendous personal risk not to mention the ridicule by sponsered agents such as Bill Moore who has stated that the Grudge 13 papers are a fraud. (How would Bill Moore know?)
What follows is additional information about the Grudge 13 papers that I obtained from Bill during my visit. In addition to the following Bill painstakingly drew many sketches of the photos of different types of flying saucers, the equipment obtained from them including a sketch of the football sized nuclear generator and sketches of the autopsy photos.
From my notes taken during our 2 day meeting: Bill described a photo taken of 3 live aliens. Very clear photo, aliens standing against white tile wall, looking confused as if they hsd been shoved, were looking in different directions. Report said that aliens had contacted a U.S. Intelligence Agency for initial 2 meetings, one at Holloman one at Homestead.
U.S. Air Force relocation personnel (for persons involved in close encounters) were referred to in report as 'men in black'.
Major Cunningham was initially accused of murdering Sgt. Jonathon P. Lovette. Charges were later dropped.
Bill English's place of employment in England was RAF Security Services Command, RAF Chicksands.
Entire Grudge 13 report was written as if report was geared toward preparation of defenses.
Report told of ultrasonic weapons found in Germany at the end of WW II that could shatter 4" thick armour.
Report told of sensitive military and industrial areas at which personnel experienced missing time.
Report told about missing time expereinced with personnel associated with North American x-15 rocket plane project.
Report stated that there were 17 different extraterrestrial species accounted for up to the time of the report.
Extraterrestrials were referred to as A.L.F.'s, Alien Life Forms in the report.
Report referred to one UFO that was recovered and test flown. The UFO blew up as the 2 Air Force pilots aboard attempted to leave the atmosphere. English recalls the date as the mid 50's.
Report refers to flying saucer program as Project 'Red Light' and that a secret installation had been constructed in the
middle of the Atomic Energy Commission testing ground in Nevada.
At the time of the report 11 alien cadavers were being kept at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
That additional alien cadavers were being stored at 4 to 5 other medical institutions.
That 2 flying saucers of extraterrestrial origin had been tested in the wind tunnel at Langley, Va.
That at the time of the report, 1 damaged disc was at Elgin Air Force Base in Florida.
That at the time of the report there had been 2 UFO incidents at Ft. Riley, Kansas.
That at the time of the report a detachment of the Alpha recovery team was based at Randolph Air force Base.
The report discussed civilian and military personnel who had been terminated 'to eliminate potentially dangerous elements to the national security'.
That General James Doolittle had been mentioned several times in the report with the notation that "His (Doolittle's) predictions might be correct". There was no indication of what those predictions might have been.
A short segment containing the quotation, "By presidential order, certain aspects of research had been undertaken."
This report about Bill English and the Grudge 13 papers was prepared by John Lear, 1414 Hollywood Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada 89110, telephone number (702) 438-8181, on October 7, 1988.
This report was typed onto disc verbatim from the original document which was sent by John Lear via Federal Express and arrived on October 8, 1988 by Bill Cooper. I Bill Cooper do swear that no changes were made and do swear that this is an exact verbatim copy of the original.
STATEMENT
I, William S. English, do hereby state and affirm that I have met with Mr. John Olson Lear, on September 16-17, of 1988, and that we discussed my original report on my viewing of the Grudge/Bluebook Report 13, in June of 1977.
I Further state that whatever opinions Mr. Lear form or express on this matter are entirely his own, and that I stood behind my statements made originally when I came forward with this matter, and that I continue to stand behind my statements to this date.
I further state that anyone saying that they have an admission from me personally that this was a hoax is a liar and that if I was in fact perpetrating a hoax I could have found a better way of doing it. Instead I have chosen to allow time to either prove or disprove my claims on the information on this matter. Time it seems has proven the validity of my statements.
I welcome the chance to defend my position in either public or private debate and will continue to stand behind by original report.
Signed: William S. English (signature) William S. English September 17, 1988 Gladys, Virginia
I Bill Cooper do swear that I typed this verbatim on to disc on October 8, 1988 and do swear that no changes have been made and do swear that this is a verbatim copy of the original.
NOTE!...This document was given to ---------- on 10/04/88 by 4 persons who for obvious reasons must remain anonymous at this time. This document becomes extremely important when viewed along with other documents and information. It becomes even more important when compared with PROJECT EXCALIBUR which comes under MAJESTIC TWELVE/AQUARIUS.
PROJECT EXCALIBUR's mission is to develop a weapon which will penetrate the earth to 1/2 mile and then detonate a nuclear weapon in order to destroy the alien underground base in New Mexico.
Notes from WX Division: September 9, 1988
1. There is an unprecedented push to develop a missile that is capable of penetrating 1,000 meters of earth prior to detonating.
2. The device under development carries a 1 megaton warhead.
3. Some requirements & comments given to WX division were as follows:
A. "The device must be capable of penetrating 1,000 meters of tufa/hard pack soil and sustain no operational damage. This type of soil is commonly found in New Mexico, where we will be conducting the penetration tests."
B. "Missile apogee must not exceed 30,000 feet AGL."
C. "Impact deviation will not exceed 50 meters."
D. "We believe the Russians have constructed under ground bases in the Soviet Union 500 to 1,000 meters deep. Since their soil is the same that is found in New Mexico, accurate tests can be performed here (New Mexico). Fallout shelters that deep are far too expensive for the United States to construct."
4. The YY-II facility is located in Los Alamos at the rear of the "ice cave". The "ice cave" or "ice" as it is sometimes called, is a high security installation cut into the side of the mesa Los Alamos sits on. The entrance is via the road under the diamond street bridge. Macdonald's restaurant is directly over the facility. Entrance into the cave can be seen by leaning over the cliff behind Macdonalds. YY-II is double faraday shielded, the reason given was "to attenuate computer emissions". It would seem strange to do this however, since the cave is surrounded by a 200 foot thick wall of rock.
5. An additional note: contrary to information given to WX division, the topsoil & underlying earth in the Soviet Union is not similar in density nor composition to that of New Mexico soil.
(NOTE! WX = experimental weapons)
ROBERT'S STORY
Robeert _____ ______, a young man in his early 20's came to work at my shop as a temporary help during the 2nd week of October 1986. The first day at work, he approached me asking about my interest in the UFO phenomenon. Then he smiled, paused, and waited for my reaction. I told him that I was interested, particularly in the crash/recovery of saucers and bodies of occupants. That I was secondly interested in the rumors pertaining to an "alien" and intelligence group alliance set up years ago.
He then told me he would reveal something to me pertaining to my second interest as mentioned above. He told me the following (condensed by me):
1. He was in the military headquartered with the 4th Engineering Group at Fort Carson, Colorado. Just got out 2 months prior to the date of telling me this.
2. He showed me a military I.D. card from Fort Carson and another with a strange checker board design on it.
3. He said he had a Super Top Secret clearance and worked as a laboratory assistant in southwestern Colorado associated with the Delta Group out of Fort Carson.
4. He witnessed cryogenic experimentation going on with human beings. This experimentation was conducted by both "aliens" and some Super Secret intelligence group.
5. "Some high ranking military and scientific personnel were taken down to cryogenic temperatures through a process of draining their blood and pumping a chemical mixtur into the circulatory system to prevent cell destruction during the freezing and thawing periods." "The "aliens" were the only ones who knew the mixture formula and the gradual thawing process. They at first refused to give the formula and process to the scientific team, and threatened to leave the above mentioned personnel in that cryogenic state forever unless the scientists cooperated on some certain issues."
6. He also told me about some "alien" technics concerning time travel, Dimensional travel, related to unified field physics.
After revealing these seemingly fantastic things to me over a 3 week period of time he quit the temporary fob here. I finally found out that his father Robert _________ Sr. (Robert used to be Robert _________ Jr. before his father and mother divorced and he took the name of his mothers second husband, ______.) worked with me in the metal finishing department. The following was told to me by Robert _________ Sr. on Dec 16, 1986:
"On the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1986, my son Robert ______ called me via the telephone (he hadn't been home for over a week) he soundeed as if he were scared to death. He said I have to go back to Colorado immediatly. I asked why. He said, The bounty hunters found me and told me that I had to go back with them to the base in Colorado because I know to much. I asked if there were any way he could beat them and get out of it? Robert stated, They said there is no way out. In fact the chief bounty hunter confronted me face to face.
Evidently Robert Jr. tried to beat the bounty hunters. His alleged body was found in room #5 of the Walls Motel in Long Beach, California, with a gun in his hand and a bullet hole through his head. Drugs were found in the room, but not in his body. (he was not the drug type).
The Long Beach Police Dept. investigated the case which ended very abruptly with no explanation. When I asked them why the case was closed so quickly, they snapped back, Its none of your business. The final autopsy report stated that the death was a drug related suicide.
I was not allowed to see the body for one solid week. I would call the police, they would say the body was at the funeral parlor. The funeral parlor would say we don't have the body. This went on back and forth for that one solid week. (Dec. 5th - Dec. 12th, 1986) When I was finally allowed to view the body, I immediatly could tell it was not him!! This body, alleged to be Robert ______, was about 20 Lbs heavier and about 3 to 4 inches shorter than my son. That was not Robert even tho the basic facial feature's were his.
One very significant thing that Robert stated to me before his alleged death was, Dad, they are comming to take me away. I will give you a code name ______________ (only Robert and his father know that code name). If you receive a letter, telephone call, or by messenger, sometime in the future, this code name, you will know that I am alive. They need me for my special DNA, that is why I have to go back.
Robert has special Occult Powers and has an interest in witch craft. he says all of this UFO stuff is directly related to witch craft and the occult.
In February - April 1987 both Robert _________ Sr. and myselfwere under surveillance by what we considered an agent from the cover-up group. He went by the name of John Chunn. We finally confronted him face to face concerning all of this. Needless to say he quit work that day and never came back. Robert Sr. has been harassed several times by an individual who wanted Robert Sr. to go to the 4 corners area with him . On April 16, 1987, he said he would reunite him with his son. _________ backed out the last minute.
Later Robert Sr. was picked up by the police for no reason at all and held for one week. When he hot back home he found out that his place had been ransacked.
On Nov. 9, 1987, a person riding a motercycle and dressed like a biker approached _________ identifying himsself as Lt. Reed or Reade and claimed that he had a Top Secret clearance and had access to the files pertaining to the projects that his son was still involved in. He said that he would place _________ in touch with Robert ______ and said he was working in an underground base. He said you cannot find this base on any maps or in any military directories.
Robert ______ was in the following unit.
HHC 4th STU BU
ABN
FBG 31905
Fort Carson, Colorado
His Commanding Officer was Capt. Dana _. ______
Well ____ there it is for what it is worth. You can get in
touch with Robert Sr. at _________________________________
(NOTE! All names addresses and phone numbers are in the original document and all of this information checks out with the Long Beach Police Dept. and with Robert Sr. whom I have talked to. The information was sent to a friend of mine in exactly this form and he forwarded it to me in exactly the form that I have typed it to disc. Bill Cooper)
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY TOP SECRET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
June 24, [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 at-tempt can be made to judge the validity of the issues.
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
QUARIUS/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 relat-ing to incidents at Kirtland AFB and the case of Paul Bennewitz. As most knowledgeable people are aware, this document relates quite a bit of inter-esting information pertaining to official interest in UFOs as well as men-tioning 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 dele-tions 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 Kirt-land AFB in 1980 inasmuch as it mentions Bennewitz and the Air Force inter-est in UFO sightings over military bases. Could the release of this docu-ment 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 circu-lated 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 indica-tions 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 infor-mation. 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 "roll-over" 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 investigations 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 research 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."
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 overlooked 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 support-ing 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 the documents but in the preparation of the documents themselves. A brief summary of the incidents is as fol-lows:
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 re-ported 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 com-plete 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? If 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 in-volved. Is it any surprise that some of these people may not want to be bothered by every person who plies them with questions?
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 se-quence 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 vehe-ment letter which Jim Lorenzen mailed out rebuking the gentleman who re-leased 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, how-ever, 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 circum-stance 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.
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Thanks to all those sources both named and unnamed who have contributed to the facts outlined here.
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