Secret studies

This document is a blog post dated March 12, 2013, by Keith Basterfield, exploring the existence of historical 'secret studies' regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The author references Jacques Vallee's book, 'Forbidden Science: Journals 1957-1969,' which contains an account from a former U.S. Intelligence engineer. This engineer claimed that the National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) conducted an investigation into UFOs as early as 1943 under the direction of Professor Hugh L. Dryden. This alleged study reportedly examined German jet aircraft research and noted that UFOs were observed to interfere with internal combustion engines at a distance, with investigators suspecting electrostatic effects. Basterfield cross-references this claim with the book 'UFOs and Government,' which discusses physicist David Griggs' investigation into 'foo-fighters' during World War II and his knowledge of aircraft engine interference. However, the author notes that 'UFOs and Government' does not mention the National Bureau of Standards' involvement in 1943. The post concludes by noting that Dr. Hugh L. Dryden, later associated with NACA and NASA, testified before the House Appropriation Committee in 1957, where he and an individual named Doolittle denied the existence of such space vehicles. The author questions how many other undocumented 'secret studies' may exist.