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BRIEFING DOCUMENT: OPERATION MAJESTIC 12
PREPARED FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: (EYES ONLY)
18 NOVEMBER, 1952
_WARNING_: This is a TOP SECRET - EYES ONLY document containing
compartmentalised information essential to the national security
of the United States. EYES ONLY ACCESS to the material herein
is strictly limited to those possessing Majestic-12 clearance
level. Reproduction in any form or the taking of written or
mechanically transcribed notes is strictly forbidden.
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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.
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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 the control of the 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 Forrestal. (See Attachment
"A".) Members of the Majestic-12 Group were designated as follows:
Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Secy. James V. Forrestal*
Gen. Nathan P. Twining
Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Dr. Detlev Bronk
Dr. Jerome Hunsaker
Mr. Sidney W. Souers
Mr. Gordon Gray
Dr. Donald Menzel
Gen. Robert M. Montague
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 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 sighting
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 res-
ulted in independent efforts by several different elements
of the military to ascertain the nature and purpose of these
objects in the interests 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 of substance was learned
about the objects until a local rancher reported that one
had crashed in a remote region of New Mexico located approx-
mately 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 operation, aerial reconnaissance
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 wreck-
age site. All four were dead and badly decomposed due to
action by predators and exposure to the elements during the
approximately one week time 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 balloon.
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A covert analytical effort organized by Gen. Twining and Dr.
Bush acting on the direct orders of the President, resulted
in a preliminary concensus (19 September, 1947) that the disc
was most likely a short range reconaissance 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
conclsions 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 definitive designation
can be agreed upon.
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 get 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
unsuccesful 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,
propellors, 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.
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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 role 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 liason
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
trasnported 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 upsurge 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 imminent. 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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