8 AUGUST 1958 !CORMACK SUB-COOITTTEE BR.lr..r'ING USAF Hitorical Archives ASI(ASHAFA) Maxwell AFB, Alo 36112 SAFLL-J/Kajor BrOtter/cr/ 76041./50924/ll Aur;ust 1958 aittee an Ai.l; Force aotivitica in d.eBllflB with UFO' Thie preoentntion wu CRdo by ~:r. A. r . rcior , ~icntitic Advisot, 1.r Tttehnical. l ntelli - gonce Center and Captain Georce Gregory UFO ProJect otticer , who pro- .. nt.ed a br ief histoey ot the Force Bctiona 1n this field, proeeduree ulled. in harJ:lUng ard olatsd.f'yinc e3Ch reported obaDrVot.ian and a r;t.&tieticnl breakdown ot all. observ<~ticno reported t.o do.to. 2 . The aube ocr.dtteo wna adYiaed of t.he u.tenaivo afforl.a or tha Air force to o.ppl,y all poNible ac1en'L1f1c r.et.ho:lo ot an&.l7Bie ani how thia A.pproach uHd in a tJ.ul7 t a ahion haa rluced the rwr-..ber or ciLinl;s ctw"Set.orixod u ~ t.o a~t.e4 J percent ot tho total obHr- nt.iona. It wu al.ao stro .. ed t the Air Force, oort'tt'IU"7 t.o c~ of ~ profaasicnal uro orOll\ia ntior.a, baa not and vill not ouppr .. s :uv erldanoa Which woul4 indicate that UFO' coostitut. a threat. to the u - curit:r of t.ha Unit.N States. I n addition, t.he Subcor:m.t.tcc vu 4d.v1Md or t.tu: nuubar ot c1Y1l1An orgcniu.tion.s er.goced in U nctivitieu haa rieen to a tot.al ot fJ L-ri that. t..~e activit.iea of those orcut'li.S!lt.iona and apectacul&r news reporting ha.a cauDOd the groat.ut probl !ll 1n t.hia field.. Tho ... uboCI:Qitt.e uked MVCrnl. queat.i.Cina rGfardina Air Force ~thO(la of o.:t.ten:or1&1ns: variou eitinCa aa either aircraft , btUlocna, inruftioiont , dat a , unknown, cte. ar.cJ they were adviaed of cort.ain spe- cific caaoa tfhich fell in these ve.rieua catogo1ioo. ' Mr. lU-cier am Captain Gregory prceentod a Ver)' well p.Npnred. briefina to U111 Subca.xli ttee tltld wre hJ..&hl c~ed for thei r etfort.s a t U,e cloee ot the brietin.B Tho SUbccrnittoe t.~tr..bera Geetllltld to bo defini t..l pl.uaac1 with t.he r Force a~ch t o thia problCIII al'1 were a~:ntl UBt.illlied vith cw-reeults to dBtG. Durlns the oourae of the brietinn, Chaircan r.oCorasck, Kouao Select Ca::cit.toe on tat.roMUtica and Speoe cplorat.1cn, etreeal the point. t.tuu. t~ Oubca:n1 t.tee waa not hol.d1.ns tort\&l. hoartnca on un1dent 1!'1ed lJ.1ne obj.cts but. waa reroly SAFIL-3 SAFLL ob\a1n1D& ~ d.at.a tar their tilea, 1111hich at. a lator date would be OCih&lde:nd ani, U "-~ u\il.i-s b7 the 1\tll Cazd:tt.M tar further s.n...t.1.eaU lftJ/ar harl.np. Mr. Shddcn il1111oated at. tot. cloM or 1M br1.c1ftc \bat. no 1\lrt.her wi\M:Mee VCIUld. t. oall-.:1 b:f toM Subeor::ad.tt... Md that SA ..t. ot V.. .. u.atao'\or7 -....r 1Jt ..tdoh t.M Ur POl"Ce ...,.. ciMl.1.nl .S.U'I ih1 ~. it. wu hie fMllng that the Car:ait't.M 1IIIOW.d take no ~ inter-eat. 1n thia .Dt.\c'. Al'llD<..n (Maj. llfme) w. P. nsHE!I Y.ajor Cenoral., USAF ~tor, IAI(tial&t.ivo IJ.a1aon Jei:IIIIAmJM POR RICORD SJBJJCT: 1Jear1.Dce em Uai~Dt1t'1ed Pl)'J.q ObJect (uro) l. ~ 8 Mapat 1958, 1-.oo to 1600, .AJ"CD pnMDt.. ..1. brietias ca. the Atr Poroe tD'O PJ"'Ofta to tbt 8Wtc~ttM OG At.o.pbertc ~, BOUM Select c-ittM oo Mti'Oaauttc u4 Bpace bploft.tica. (apace Cc:..ittee). 2. 'l'be Ar"CII tD'O brlatiD& vu pt'IIMDted 1D :r.aP<'Q8e to a ...oancha trc. tbl Dinotor, !AiaUlattft IJ..a1ac-(BArLL) aubJect u Mow, ~ted 6 Aup~t 1~ (we acwaa~r. 3 Part:lctpat1DI; wre1 Mr. A.rcter, AI'Cllf~, prinetpal rltDea Capt Oresoz')', AI'CDI~, vitae MaJor B .. t, AI'CDJ..lil:, technical. cODINltut (~tciat) MaJO!' ~. AJ'CD-n, t&f't tee. chiet MaJOr BI'CNer, SAJ'I.L, Legi1lattn ProJect otticer *Jor 'fubr, SAPIS, pUblic re1Ati0115 cooaultaat ' Ia attena.Doe wn1 RlrpnMSltat1n Mc:Colw&clc., Cbai..N&D ot Space C~ttee Btpftentattn latcbbr, Cl:ainazl ot SU.b--c~ttae (Dy. D) Rl'pnen\at:lft 810:, .... r, (calJ..t. D) Rlrpnentattw a:.&t:lAa:, ..._.r, (W.Y. R) --Uft No-, - (CalU, R) R~pneeat&ttw Mato<', HIIIIMr (Nort.t&Da, D) Dr. bltoD, Sotn.ttric Btatt ,._.r 5 Opa.illl ~ _,. -rHea:t&Uw ~.a. it c~ that the Air rorc. we ~ -. aot \llld.er 1aftt1pttcm, J"&tbtr tbe c~1tt.ee vu ._klllc .a.titi~ iatonation Clll upper ~ tbat voul4 'be blllpf'Ul to ibe ~-~tift ...-:7 '!he bMr1Ai wu 1n cloHd Moret Haaioc, UDNOOII'Ie4, -ot ws.-..... to be blll4 1D coat148Dce ( th1a CUDOt be ......-... 10. ~an apt to s...tftrtatl;r pl.ll:tl1c) nte:nmce 6. Mr. AroS.r u ch1et ~ reT1eve4 tbe ten ,.ar b1atoJ7 r4 tbe uro ~ ..t Clpta1a 0"101'7 _... ~tat&1led eQlaaat10R ot tbe --.l.YM t.o~ ..,u.s. 'Q' M'JC 1D naluatiAs; uro auea. In a4dit1on, ~t1cm ot NQODet~lliV tor the uro rocr-1D the Atr J'orce, Atr J'oroe ~lie Allatt.c.., aa4 prtwt. uro orpniat1aaa, cluba, 'boob, etc., vere cU..au.Md. All c-ett.aa. ...-,. wn ~ aa4 a4equat.) aDDend.. ~t tbe blu'iac pJ'Ciplr protoool. _. 1nta1Ded tbe --.n vel'8 pollte IID4 ~t, ul the a~n we wll nit.ed to u. ul.tiate upnuioD ot coatidnoe ~ the o~ttee, ClptaiD Gft&01'7 1 to H Olpta~ ct'IIDIIDdQd tor a cellnt l*~J hb aton ot related ac1ent1t1c cSat& h&4 cr-t 1a!pact oa the --.n. 7 'I'M bear1Dcl, which 'bqan 7 Auauat, will continue t.hrousb tbe weir. ot 11 15 Allpat. M41tioa&l rltoe .. ee f'rca. publ.ic l.Ue v11l 'M callK tD., pout\17 Dr. MeD4111, HQrvvd., Mr. Dr,den, CAB, MaJor Krsboe, (Ret.)~ ll&t1~ 8, tt 1a u.ttctpated tbat AI'CII' Y1l1 -.tit 'b7 the nltJect ~ palio tbat tbll Air Poree 1a :t hidiD& UQ' ihtor'latioc Oil uro .rar. :amm M&Jor, UBAP SAFLL-J t\I&Jor Br<Ner /mr/76al:J/ 5D92J./6 August 1958 S (J.:aj . Lalmmco Tacker ) V SAFLL-3 SAFLL 8U1131TI -.up-~ l11bl Clo,_n. 1. No ott1n ~>aa .-w..-..r..us.au.o t:~a UII1Aoo\l.tiod l'lT1"' e~o,.n.. ll!lo .ur ,.... --._.w 1. A brief hiatoQ ot the UnU.otified FlJ1.nl Object progru I thlnk, t.lp 1QU to un4erat.&Dt .,_. ot it. problem:e and det.raine it. at.atu.a. '!'be proga ~ 1n 1~7 vben oo 27 J\ule ot that year a private ci"rlli.M flyer named X.11011"t.b. Arnol4 .tghted what looked to him like HWr&l dilc shaped obJK:lta 01ar Mt. R&J.niu 1n the at.ate or Veaht.D&tono a. deeeribed t.l:'lem aa "tlyina oaucere", a term that vu torceebl.y and Yith III.ICb senaat10nal.1M brought to tbe publica attention b1 tbe preaa. Aa a re.W.t.,. tbe Air rorce vu &hn tbe reapoMiblli t7 ot itawetigating end en&lya1D.s web JlbeDOmena. 'l'h11 proJect vu cal.le4 "Projaet IIGI"'. 3 rrca thla date, June 1~7, "'t.o Pebru.ary 1~9 vbon the MOe or u. Pl"'ClWW vu cbanpd to "ProJect OBUilGI" IIPPX'OZbately 375 uro reporta verre coU.Cted IID4 ~. In Ausua\ 1949, a report oo tbe reMllta vu -.a.b.s.ttecl to the ~tboritielo 'fbi awrage proportion ot ailbtinp vbicb coul4 mot be axpl.aine4 1n other vorda llDktlovna, tor thia -period vu approx~tely ~. It vu concluded tbat tbeM \IDlmovaa wre 4ue prt.-ri.:J to1 rtr1t, lli.S.nterpreta.tion ot conwnt10n.al object euc.b u airoratt., 'MlloOD., u1or0Daateal bod1e, al.a atao-buic pbonaMna, n4ar aiafwtotiona M4 ~., etc. llecoDd, residual var nerw, IIIU wsgeatioA &Del h,fatori& (Oroon Volli cuo). Third, li:luea and publicity a .. ktns. Jburt.h, tbe ..:tiona ot pa)'Cbopathic penon a.. lD ~r 1949, U.ae tind.1.np vera rele-...4 to the pUblic b7 U. Dtpvtaent at Dt.fenae m:l wre g:twn v14e publlo1t7 b7 the ,. J"ro. hbruary 1949 to 11141951 tba proJect vu carriecl on a lov prl.orit7 buie ~ to t.be .CODI:IaQ' pollcy or t.bat u... Bowwr, in late 1~1 rea.wct pabllc interell't Mil en lncre&M in the number or ai&tatiap WN reported.. 'fbi 1DoftaM 1n actirtt.y VU clue to the ~but. pllloe4 on UJO' bJ' the P"t a. publicity, and po11ibl)' 4ue to tbll OI'OIUI4 ObMt'Wr Corp JII'OP'8 In tba ..-r ot 19,1 tbe proJeot wu ap1n nYiewd. ud ~Jct Bum BJOC" t.ablilbed to 6 . The peak :year o~ the UYO progr vu 1952 vhen a.n av.rap o~ over 100 report per 1110nth vas rec:ei-..4. 'l'hil CCJIIUI&rel v1.th 10 per 1110nth tor 1951. 'l'be publicity ~uf'aroe giwn to tbli lJJ'O controwry by U. pre, publiabertl, vritera &ll4 otbtn, reMCbe4 high p itch 4ur1na: 1952 and dewloped a tendency on t.be part ot the public to queation tbe Air J'brea 1 ban4ling ot thtl alleged "nee" pre .. nted by tlylf18 saucers. This c~ne~ to a c1 1lu.x i n late J\l..l. 1952 4\U'ing tbe 10.1.ch pUblicized Wuhi.ngton Pl108 Saucer aighti.D,p vhicb purported to IIbov ~lyt.n& NW:era ov.r tbe C~itol but lftdcb nre 1n reality blips on r..s.ar scopoa creat.d by cptte \lDilA&1 at.oll})beric con4ttlon.l. A a re.W.t ot th11 (tile t.M:n Direotor ot Intel.l.1geDce) a ~fltl ~ atter the lsht!Da bt.l4 a preea conhlreDCe Vh1.ch vae teleYiMd natioD&l.l Bis uplaaaUm u4 u~ tbat t.bt oro p~na eeen wre DOt ot 1D:terplaut.ary ori&in aa4 cli4 not eonet i tl.lt.e a threa t to tba United ltatea vere DOt only receiwcl with ekapticifJZ:l but were 1n tact total.ly re,)Mted. by a l&rp 1lWiblr ot vritera, ao calle4 UJO uperta . 7 J'oll.ovtD.s th1e Geaer~ s.f'ord uked tbo CIA to oe t up a. pcw1 ot ecientiate to nYi.ltv tbe UJ'O prosru and. t.he .ur Pore ' bulllin& ot t.be aituatton. 6 . Tb.h J*l VU t'OrMd; i t c:ona1ete4 ot a1%teen of tba 1110.-t 41atinpillbl4 ac1ant1a'ta and .u.tbor1t1ea 1n the field.ll ot ~tea, rad.ar, ~1ca ataUc aMrgr aat.rona. p14e4 aiaaU.a, acientit'ic: md tecbn1c&l 1ntell~oee Pf'OP,llal on aDd pb:Jto 1nterpret.atton, 1n tbe count.ry. 'l'beir conc:luaiona nre that UIO' (a) held no 411"ect pb,yaic&l threat; (b ) were not t'ortli&n 4ew10pM'nta capable ot boatUe acta on the United Stat.aa; ad (o) wre not Wlll::oovn pbe~na re~1r1ng the revt.ton or 0\U'Nnt aoiantit'ic c:oncepta. 'l'boir nc:o..o4at1ona wn1 a. rtrat, tbat the UJO progrem bo de-a.,baaiud beoaaa tt 1ntart'ved Yith tbe DOrmal operation m4 at.aton ot .aQ acrve~ntal aervtcea and -s-nctee, parttc\ll.arl the Air Datanaa CoaiMDd, vtucb vu coa;>ellad to uaa ita r.dar, cc:mmn1.cattona, a1r intercept and other untta ill inwett&atillg the overvbalm.lt&g nwaber of a!gbtina;a broqbt to tt.a attentiOn. All to tbe detriiDent ot ita DOr.al .tadon. that ewey ettort be -.a to atrip thll UJO l'l"'sr-ot ita &1r ot ZIQ'II"tery 1n tba cU.n4 ot the pub lic vtth the v1av ot natortng t.ha publica cont14ance 1n tbe Air rorce ad nlleYing the public ot cpite unwarranted 9 'l'be cornlatton which ~Uistl between the typo or treatm.nt 1iwn tbe UIO ttr by preu and pUbliahera, and tbe DUmber or report noei-..4 b ~t and 1a ebovn by thie chart. C1Nl'l' 1 -Prequney or uro Report 'lbie cbart il..htatratee tbe e:rt'ect ot tba conMnatiw, IOieDtitio -wrot~Ch or Lit'l ao4 Look ..... iMI on UlO repDrtl tor tbat per1ocl, in cmtrut to the nevepapere' treatollent ot the WaabingtOn Re4ar "P.l.,ying Sealce r " t.ncidente and General Bamf'ord preee conhireDCe. 'l'be Jlev Yorker' "mJ.ddl.e-otthe-road." treatment and. ite eNeot on si&htinae 11 &lao intere1t1ne: to note. 10. Uhller Pro~t JWm 8:101:, i t bee-~parent that it reporting, 1nwet1pt1DD 1114 ua.l.Taia procedure wre improftld, t.be percent.ese or uuol'l'lld. et.ptlnp voW4 4ecreue. Aecordingl., tbe tol..loVin& P~ wre -"'Ptedt :rtnt, tbe ~ Air Intelli&lnce Service Squadron carry CN.t all t1el4 tnwetiptionll IID4 pnU.ainary evah&atiolll ot UJO l&btiDCt 'l'bie orpn!At10n hu unite deplO,.cl tbri:Ngbout the u.s., and. tbey are eo h1sblY .,bUe that they c1111 e.rriw "on tbe epot" vi\bin a ftrY ebOrt tt. at'ter a UIO report 11 nceivH. Thil uppli .. t.blt .,.t SzlpOrt.ant of all faetor e timltllnu leafta the Air Technical lnt.elllgenee Center tree to :perforc fiUl atl&lTfh and eftluatton. Second, t.be hsuance of a apecial directhe (Air Foree Raau-J,.ation 200-2) Wl.eb apelle ou.t detail. .nd r .. pond'b111t1 .. or Air ~hnieal Int.ellt.senoe Center Air l)efenM Coizmrmd and other Air Pore unit reporting 1nwatigot1on and IUl~il of uro d &btinS C~1n1ns .tpectrographic and atereo devices. t.ba uee of a special cl!ll'll8ra ID::IOVD u "V14DOn camera". Tb1 breaks down the upt reeeiwtd f'l'OII MY obJect into tt OCIII;ODRU, tb.u pend.ttiq: the date1'111Dattoo of t be e~nh of wt1ob the ob,teot 1e cc.posed. S."NDQ"flw ot tbeM c..-roa were lAced ill n4ar t.at1oo IIDd control towera thJ'ousbout the u.s. J'wrth, tbe .W.S.edon of all oro data collected tAc 19167 to eclentht 1D. aDd out ot tbe Air J'orce to deteraine vbttber or not a tn1:d or patten esietecl to 1ndicate the nature or e datclce of the tiO~al.l.ed fl1t:Aa: INUCeJ"ao 1'ble pr'OFal VU baDdl.ed b y tbe Battelle "-Or:l&l tut.ltute. 11. 'l'bt tow proe.charee re.Uted 1D t.be toll.ovins: i'M ADil&ldt a oatrlbu.ted to the a.cNNe 1D tbe uaber ~ uUDow.~, IIPPI"QSiaaW] traa laf. to ~. Jut, t.be DeY nplation cooperatiOn by all Air Force units. noxt, tbo u!MI or V1doon c-ru, wbile not vbol.l:l auccosat\ll 4..1 to the laclr. ot operat.ina personnel, produced no results to 1Dd:1cato ~ but conventional airborne obJMts. rtDal.l U. Battelle ortort. produced ProJect BWI .cox, Report lo. 14 vhich in October l~S vaa 4eclaes1t1od by tb. SecretarJ ot tM Air Force and released 1n BU1DaZ7 by tbt ~nt ot Deten.M. This study, vhioh oowre4 8 yoara ot si&htings aooclu4ed. thatl tbart1 11 a !:2:!:!:!, lack or ovi(bn.ce tb&t tbeoe unlmovn1 ven 1n.11lical or bo1tile or a threat to t.ba MCUrity ot tbli count17. a.cond., tben 11 a total lack or eT1.danee that theM ~ wre l.nterp.l..aollta.ry ~ ehipa. there i a a ~ lack or ev14once that theao unknovnt npreMnted tecbnol.oc1cal developcents or prlncipl.ea outside the nap ~ CW" P"Milt-4a;r eo1ent1:t1c Jmow]Adp. ro.:rth, U.re is a total l8Ck of M7 pbyaical. or utorial ~ -DOt a pi.eoe 1JCr11P -or a ainu:te tra,pent ~ these eo-eal.la4 fl1DI ..aoera vaa ewr tbw:l4. It 11 CNr belief that 1t .,... ~-, Mt&S.J.d. obJect1w obrvational 4ata cOJ.l.4 ha'N beeD ~ oa. U. ukDavDa most ot tbeM too volll4 have been tbrou&b tbe ,.u-., d to .., the cour-ot the WllcDovDa vtUcb are obTt.c:luel.J tt. prs.. cooccrn ot the Air W'orc41. CBART 2 UlO Bt.attetic:t for Cal.en4ar Year 1947 to recent past. CBAR'l' 3 uro Bvalu.atlon by hrc&ntaso 1955 1956 12. On this chart ve t:bov tt. cat.ee;crlea ot our uro evalu.ationa, tor uaawle 1955 and. 1956 bJ pcrceat.aeeo. You vUl note tbat the srou vbicb 1Dcludea hoaxes, paycbDpa~, etc., bu beeo C\tt 1n balt' a.a4 tl .\tnknovna .. tror:t 'J1, to 2.~. Th1 hu l"CCU.8hl1 held to the Jl~eant. ('J't group marked 1n~eent data baa "grett&bl)o rinn hall 1f; to 9.~, po .. ibl.7 'bee ot increued );;r vatch1ng activitle aale ot t.eleacop .. haw d..Mn o'"er ~ ainee Sputnik I ) 13. It 11 apparent, u pre't'l.oulJ' atated, that, u p:ra:aptor 1nwat1pt1on beco.a poui bl e , u more experience i n UJO 1nvoat1gat1on ud .nal,ysla proeNuree 111 ga1oe4, and u better utUintion or the aerrtcea ot ecientiata is .a.e, tbe ptrcentaee ot \ltl.koowna 14. At tt. pre.ent time, tbe uro pro~t orpnhation, lmovn u tbe "Aer1al Pbmoaeua 0roap, h prt or t.be .ur Sciences D1Yiaion ~ tt. Air Tecbll.ieal Intel.1.1genee Center, Deputy tor Scteoce aD4 ~un:t;.a. 'l'be proJect oonitor 1a Captain Oregor y and a ar:!&ll atatt. Uovewr, u tbe Air ectences D1v1a1on conaiats -pr!m&rUy ot &e1ent1ata, aacb u Mn.jor Beat, their services, a.e well ae t~sa o r the engineerln& a-peetalilta tbrougbout the Center, e.re a vailel)le to the uro pro,.ct. 'I'be prim~ liJ'O ecienttat.conBUltant is Dr. Itynelc., vbO 111 Proteeoor or Aat.roph,yaica aDd Aatro~XXDY Ohio State Uni wrdty, 8ecret&ey ot the ,_.t.can Astronomical Soeiety, and Director of ttw IGY Ba.tellito lfra.ck1lla: Program. We are fOrtunate to have him. Other scientU'i c perootmel, ootaide the Air rorca , are u tUized on u "u neo4e4 15. During the laat two years , an i.ncnue i n uro l"eJ))rta hu been noted. Paral..lelins th1a increase there hu been a. great iAcre&M tn t-. maber ot private tJI'O orpni~attona, books, motion pictures, an4 Tf presentations on tbe IIU.bject. The advent o r sputni.k W1doubtecll7 contributed. 16. Two years or ao ago, there was only a h&ndtu.l ot tbeoe salt ~1Dte4 reteareb organization& de41cated to inwat1gat1on and analyl,ia ot UJ'O' All ot this date, tbare an aore tbazl t11"t1 eucb organizattoM 11. In ev) 1955J tiw boob vrttt.en en npn,g N Cera" V8r'e publiabe4. To 4ataJ owr 30 haw baeD~ Ml1 haw recelwd. vide otrwlatlon be1'e M4. Unoo.d. 18. Up to novJ aill m:ltlon plcturea in el.rCUl&ti.On havin& "tl.y1.ng -.cera" u their tblme have been produeed. One eueb S)tlon picture vu raleued in Mq 1956 IID4 la at1ll ncelvtns IICIIJIO publicity . The -sa plot ot t.hla mona U ..:entered around t110 eolore4 tll..as atrtpa c4 ~&lla4 ~ aeacera." fteM tilJD. atri,pa wn prevtoualy lllid:C.itad. to the Air Jlt:lroe tor ex..J.natloDJ IUJ4 eoMlat. prS..Z.il. ~-_.. ~ li<IIR _. bluo ..... Our cooaoluol.ooa ..... tw. the obJect in one t1.ltl. vare alrcrat'tJ anA 1n the ot.berJ M& pl.la. !beN CODOlua1one were eorrob0rato4 'by an ~ndant ~ ..S. by the ~ Ol"pDisation ot an Urcratt. :aanutacturer ot wry h1&b ataa41na, u ,.u u by t.be CIA ee1ont1fic 1*1 vtdeb I 19. Vitb wey tn exceptiouJ both \beet Mlt-.ppolntod. ort~UU&ttou ...S. t.bl booka plbllabtd.J baw been ~ orltloal ot tba Air Jloroe' baD&ll.iD& cd the UJO -tter. They all exhlbi t a d .. tre to elllbc'rue tM Air J'area. A aulber ~ the pri't'ate orpniatt.ou haw vrltt.n dinctl3 to I'Nd44'P.t lieeDbowr Gner&l White, to tm e.cret.ezo7 ot Dllteue aDd to bl;portaQt ..-bera ot t.be t.&lal&t1w DnDcb o'f Conareaa, re; eauna or ~ beari.D&a, 'brief'tQP, or 41ecu.aat.oa. Yitb UJIO JI'OJect otnc1al.a. 20. We haw written detail.84 lettera to Ben.ator Xnovl.al:d, Senator BJrd,, Senator Cb&M and BepreMntat1'WI Noaa, BepreMntat1w 'l'oU.taon to u..~ a tev re8R'41nl upecta ot tba UJO prosr-a, vtd.ch baw bMn 'brought to tbdr atteotion by eo-cal.lecl UJO ~S.aUtrte. 21. Altbou&b tmN UIO orpnisatlona 1D::lu4e alncere ..tna .....,.., QUO xperlence in di.leu .. iotla Yith apon80r8 ot web orpDiutloDI bM abwQ that fiD:I Air Poroe ~1ou or 1ta~t1 _.. e11-ber tiot!l.l.z W!!!O!iJt!bl,! or ere t, at t.ba leut, vttb ~t.:l U!ptlcl-. Our ~l.&Datt.on.a .ad ltat-..ta en .S.t.t.r Ilia~, lllb<poted, ~ or llMI4 aut ot context, all to U. 4et.rt.eat (4 t.ba Air J'orce 1n gaDft'al aD4 t.be N:B/I in part1cnllar. I tb1U: W vaW4 be lmN ~--b7 all th1l vno. it DOt 110 protit.able. 22. A twv 1Kil"'4a en DeOeeac'7 Q't t.ba ztaa.t aD4 c~ter of t.ba p&bl1.c puotioipatloc 1n -u. UJO ~ 'l'ba IN.b,Ject baa 1aecl would, I think, help you to understand some of its problems and determine its status. 2. The program started in 1947 vben on 27 June ot that year a private civilian flyer named Kenneth Arnold sighted what lo