EXAMPLE OF AIR FORCE POLICY WHEN QUESTIONED BY CONGRESS REGARDING RESULTS OF ITS UFO INVESTIGATIONS
In a letter to Senator Patty Murray
(D-Washington), August 25, 1993, the Air Force states: "The Air force began investigating UFOs in 1948 under a
program called Project Sign. Later, the program's name was changed to
Project Grudge and, in 1953, it became known as Project Blue Book. On
December 17, 1969, the Secretary of the Air Force announced the
termination of Project Blue Book... As a result of these investigations,
studies, and experience, the conclusions of Project Blue book were: 1)
no UFO reported, investigated and evaluated by the Air Force has
ever given any indication of threat to our national security..."
(Emphasis added.)162
Compare this with the statement of General
Carroll Bolender, USAF, in 1969 when recommending the closing of Project
Blue Book (unclassified, but 16 attachments "could not be found"): "Moreover,
reports of unidentified flying objects
which could affect national security are made in accordance with
JANAP 146 or Air Force Manual 55-11, andare not part of the Blue
Book system... However, as already stated, reports of UFOs which
could affect national security would continue to be handled
through the standard Air Force procedures designed for this
purpose." (Emphasis added.)163
The Air Force statement to Senator Murray is the truth, but Not the whole truth. Project Blue Book did not handle the important material which would affect national security. But since the public and Congress do not know this, the impression is given that the Air Force never discovered anything of importance among its many thousands of UFO reports. The Air Force chose to keep some UFO investigations classified and not to inform Senator Murray or other legislators either of their existence or the results of their inquiries.
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FOOTNOTES
162. August 25, 1993 letter
to Senator Patty Murray (D-Washington), from the Air Force.
163. General Carroll H. Bolender memo of October 20, 1969.