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BRIEFING DOCUMENT: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12

PREPARED 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

only to the President of the United States. Operations of

the project are carried out under control of the Majestic-12

(MAJIC) 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 F. 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.

TOP SECRET -EYES ONLY-

On 24 June, 1947, a civilian pilot, flying over the Cascade

Mountains in the State of Washington observed nine flying

disc-shaped aircraft travelling 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

resulted 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 utilise 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 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 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

wreckage 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 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.

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 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 tea

has suggested the term "Extra-terrestrial Biological

Entities", or "EBEs", 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 centred

around what their point of origin may 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 unsuccessful have been efforts to determine

the methods 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, propellers, 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, liaison 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 liaison

maintained through the Air Force officer who is head of the

project. On 06 december, 1950, a second object, probably os

similar origin, impacted the earth at high speed in the El

Indio - Guerrero area of Texas - Mexican border after

following a long trajectory through the atmosphere. by the

time a search team arrived, what remained of the object as

been totally incinerated. Such material as could been

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 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".)

RENUMERATION OF ATTACHMENTS:

*ATTACHMENT "A"........Special Classified Executive Order

#092447. (TS/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "B"........Operation Majestic-12 Status Report

#1, Part A. 30 NOV '47.

(TS-MAJIC/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "C"........Operation Majestic-12 Status Report

#1, Part B. 30 NOV '47.

(TS-MAJIC/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "D"........Operation Majestic-12 Preliminary

Analytical Report. 19 SEP '47.

(TS-MAJIC/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "E"........Operation Majestic-12 Blue Team

Report #5. 30 JUN '52.

(TS-MAJIC/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "F"........Operation Majestic-12 Status Report

#2. 31 JAN '48. (TS-MAJIC/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "G"........Operation Majestic-12 Contingency

Plan MJ-1949-04P/78: 31 JAN

'49. (TS-MAJIC/EO)

*ATTACHMENT "H"........Operation Majestic-12, Maps and

Photographs Folio (Extractions).

(TS-MAJIC/EO)

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

Dear Secretary Forrestal:

As per our recent conversation on this matter, you are

hereby authorized to proceed with all due speed and caution

upon your undertaking. Hereafter this matter shall be

referred to only as Operation Majestic-Twelve. It continues

to be my feeling that any future considerations relative to

the ultimate disposition of this matter should rest solely

with the Office of the President following appropriate

discussions with yourself, Dr. Bush and the Director of

Central Intelligence.

Harry Truman