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Hen is that. art.lele ;;"OU mentioned .trOll the lre~ yciriter. lIbich I toun:1 n~t. 1n':.enstin~ L"ld info1T.l&tive~ I bave liSted Ee1O'A a 1'ev 1te." ~"hic:.'l ~I"#er.:ed to roe to need ~rther discussioQ:

Fred :-Tnipple a:t Harn.."'tl hOos b:r.d considerable experiel'.ce .in devel.op­ ~ and usinl. sma'~. ~.la.tcr-'iilll" mounted cameras. Ttles8 ire exPOsed t.or .senraI he:,·:; ~.:·:1.~i:lU~ a %t)tat1ng sector, AIId s.'tow a meteor trail. as a series ot c.';;:; _ . (.1. a b£Ck~.md ot stars, thus prori4ing the !:Ieteor's angal,a: 7eloeL:- - ,l.1 JrLV QlI.ses ~JO IU~ CIMl"U are use~ separated by- .ees­ -several ::dl.e.:;, so that to s:.)ace track of the ..tear can be der.1ved • ~cnt. As ! l" '~/C&ll., r::eteor p ..t:-cl c:ame,:&a JuAYe been uaecl 1n the 1'1c:1n1tT ot !ostc:!. a.'l.d .c:~t!lem. Ire-:: :-z,e:d.co onl;r. m the photo;rapbs are pre­ ser.ed" a..d I a:t sure there b.... -e been no unidentiried objects or art¥ typ\! t.o dab. :.. possible :.-.odii'icaticn or this techni~e !1h1ch !fCU1d Fonde =:-e co~ete cO":t'r.z;e i:l to us. the Cree."lstein-Hel'-rel" uide­ angle c£:ar2.~ ~-rhicb pbotc~?hs l~Oo ot the ' at once. Such a 's. :is in use at the Yorkes C";servato%7 and iG reJ;orted most rccent:q in a. paper b'J' s.... c.:.-pless a.~c!. c:te:-1r.cok in the A::tro~hya1c;1 JOltmal, 1'$1. The l1'.ajo:' Ci.l'!'i:1llt;r o! operation ~"oul.d be cha:l&1nf; 'the r1l.m~ ~b:ich JlLight be road. aut..-:r.atic.

:e Ano~e:" \:se o£ C2..":8:-as could be on selected gnnmcl radar scope•• ..-­ Possi~· :0';= a C2..":".or.3 should be kept 1n' :stand-by sutus and tr:J.ggered by the ope:-.:::::r •.... he:1 u."!i~e.."\~ied objects are on tho screen. .

Tole !ss::.e of li;.;ht~ hand-beld CaJ:IeJ'U tc aircraft pllots is anothor .~, posz':';!l1ty ?Q~ed in the lie-A Yorker m"ticle. .. .',

One c!: C".:' c.::C projects is undertal;1n; :iuch a stud:r, ar.cl bAs col­ lected a l..-:.rc;e a:l\ount ot literature. t:'lG Dr-iUsh ~. Cporatior.al R(I­ aearch (;:'C'up ~s ::Iado sc,,-crDl st\!dies or nil' raid reportine s1stelll3 as used in c:-:c::-ciscs~ uilich :'!10!1 1.:10 distort.ion ...nd anoisclt L"ltroduced in any r-crortir.l: syste:'l. '1'1'!ere is " possibility of cbtainin~ cO!!1J).IU':!blc

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...... Dr. ~Cbc:rt::CD c!ata on tnlae alams to t1ro c!epart.."nts ;mel -J:'1l'.pS1I in several. aUita%';" dtWlt.ions (31lch Go. %!orih Atrica in 19L2). I!U!."18 been :£ntricuocl ~rith t.h. electroDic: mutlosue or Go co::r.tW'.icaticnn s;;sta v.Lth teedback. Tne cirew:tstances leac!1Bz to instablliv ot DueS a I,YSteI:\ III1pt be _U\&I'ecl it " :.~e ,theor.f can Ce pc."bllatod; e.c. J 11' IOJII8tbing anaJ.op.ls ·to blpecianca of t!1e c1rcu1t detem1nu 1n:ota'b1l1V- Hass Pmholor:r It is clair 't.be.t. ' .. o1i1tle ato.t.er:'Ant' hu not eel.' v.U1 not conviitce ' the pu';:Uc. A ps.rchologist ray have sene t.'l.eaxoctical f'r.!I:Ievork in trb1ch past ".naps" or thls kind caD be a."Utlyzed and the results exteDded to Uut p:resen1: diaicult.,-. '

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It, sefl:lls to JIle that. the ::o.a3or d1fficult.:r alii present :1s tlt. bel<: o~ • well-defined .ttitl1~ ac:o.":g rer,:cn:1b'le officials: either then :La 01" there 18 mt cocrdnc1ng endence or ri:;m.:ticant pheJ1O:lena. 'lo l'eso~VQ ~ qIlest1.c:n it' I!II.lSt till ~ec1ded in aelvanc8 "bat 18y81 ot campl.eteness 1:1 neces~a.....,. in ~ report• ." and what 1Ddications or hostile intent are nec.sS'a'7 to _. re;.orled object:s or i=.Ortanc:e. It might help to po:!::;t cut. t."1e ditlere:::s bet.t.,.eD open-Jl1indecl.~s and 1D1ec1l1on, and to w;£esT. SOi:1e leVel ot crecil:l.1t.,. bela,., yhich reports lf1ll not even be con­ ldi.ere='.

D:-. Aden B. 24e1nel ~;~ is an assistcnt protesaor o~ a8~C:s at. t.:J.fI '!8r~es Observa!o=7, t-t'lo has beaD concerned '!:l1th t.he photograph:r , ot Qto:'11 a:!.d ~rhQ hQ.l'J cesi~d co~~a.'C: Si.cle-a.~le O2:'Ieras for t..'m Air Force 'l:!::.de:- a I'~'bccmt:rc.ct °li th ~o5ton Uniwrs1t)"~ mi::ht be belp.n1l. in c!1scussio::t (11' ca::lel'&S :::)t~ a:ove lind or auroral phenomena. Homl'lrerJI the ..a:- ::o::-ce aut~oritiQS bare b::ve DC record or biG clearance. I£ J'CQ cre ~::te::-estoel 1."1 lli, He cCllld a2lk him b'J telephone wbat his c).oara.'1CC is and ..'1 t:1 ~ha:t; or,an!zation. .

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1. At 1015 ho-Jr~ tcda1 I talked bT. telephone vith Ce.?,,"""D Fd~rard J. Ruppelt (Chief, Aerial Ph&rlO13SJla Branch" ,A .... l;rsls DividOD, AnO). The purpose or the call vas to c1etrz:dl:le jr Ca.ptaiD Ruppelt lI'oul.cl 'be 1D Tlaah1l:!gton dur1Itg.tb.e D~ t..., days 80 that he :1;.;t aeet ir.I.:tb Dr.'Robertson. Also, ir there had been e:rq- de-.relop!l1elRs 1D the l4mestcme-l'resqwt Isle case.

2. Captain lluppelt stated that he had pUt 1D a ~equest to come to Vas."W:gtOl'l J.a.:;t; \leek but that he had been II~ intD a l5~a 1D getting awes cd he intil"..atecl that his intention to apec1!1call7 visit CIA l':l&Yha.'19 been the c!:lU1culty. By oblique references it \las date.... ::!:ndt~t Colonel Dcmald I.. Bowel:" (ehle!,.. J.n~!s Division' vas blcc!;1tlg his trip. JIote: 1'1" this is true, it is GUficult ~o llnderr..ana s1nceColotlel Bower, :In discusaions 'rith E. 'l'a:.lss and J!!1Self' OD 2; Dovecber, iDdioated, cO!:plete '"'1lliDIness fa: cooperaUon. Buppelt .tated tbat he' vC1!l! t%7' alai~ a.'"!d no;:..! to be !n ~ash1n&ton next week. l: gave ::0 indication of t;'e agrements reached on this subject in the UC xleeting all 4 De:e::ber •. .' ,. Regarding we Limestone-Presque Isle case, Cttpta.!n RuppaJ.t reported. t2t tne Ob3e..""V2tion 1s saspected o~ being the pla.."let Satt:.rn. A sisr.~ing or Saturn "r1th the satl8 t.beodoUte \Jill be made v:tthl=l the n~ felt Cars- An er.a.,.-.1uo.tiOD of." this d4te. ,--il;h lloss'ible ~e·:e.ollte l'uc11ng errors shoulc1 1mU.cate vhethc the sig!'lti~ cO'Jl:l conceivably haft 'been or this planet. I r~ it dii'i'ieclt to believe that the mOODs. ~ ,Sat.urn could be se~ 'Visibly.. .

4. C&pt:.in :'uppelt statcid that he had a paekage or . 8D&l~e$ and rej:~s vh1dh he desired to have 'C/SI studT and ." . w.s plzn."l!ng to h~-c4r.Z7 to Va.shington.. I raentioned. that. SM!I.!!e::e £rom O/SI ~ht be 1l1tl.l;:in~ a trip to ATIC vithin the p~ ~ee!< or so. ?up;:elt stated that he vould be pleased to ..

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