SEC + Part No. ,iJ 000 - SUBJEOT r ~--- ........... - ·- ---+---1--1----· ---1--11--.,----~ --··~1--·--·1--- --..--· ..-·-·--· - ··~·-1·---1··----1-·-·---- --- ----1·--1---t--- - -----~---·--+·-·-..- .. ---·-····"'""'- ---·-·-···-·-·1--·-----1·-·--+·----·-·-- -·---·--1---+-·-···:1----·--- ----·----1·---·---t--·1----- • ~~ ' " /.Lu. -j..J -f- ~f ~ .<: &~~ a-1. l'f- .L~ 19>'1 J;;y~ - c-r • o. - 3VNovt) 1. ~ ut---~~:._·-~--oA.~ 7 ~ IJ~ ~o"r. ... .......4.~- .v ,--,---- ~ ~ ... - v,. ~~~~~~~r-~~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ••.k• l ~ ~ v.s. ~ ~ .(._ uA.-~- ~ ~ . ~ ""<: ~ ........... '1_.,_, ~'6J- Jo. ¥ ~Yv ./ Ref' . your M. 9 . I have discussed tho papc.r ~ oosely enclose ~ 11i ~h l'lr . Turner and have told him that my views on tho subject of UFOo , rrom a scientific intelligence point of vi , a~ as follows : (a) The present establishment of DSTI ~ ~ been designed to ~eet the research demands arising f r om our 3tudie3 of defence science in countries in the Far East and South East Asia , and to keep abreast of major dovelopmento in defence science • i L fo -/ ~~ ,A, /. ':1 I ~ (l..u '(--., i'~ ~ l'i::..:.. ;:/;E~ y~ / 3 a(\.A.< • V j I • /J.~ ,{)- '; ..z.. .fj~~ qf t ~ M . ~ / ~ :PRFI f+-Js ~, ~ ~ ~A:_.._ , .~ f ~~ -~ ~;_lt.L~ju.u{ - ~~ ~ J ~, -h. ~n ~ ~~ /k .f.T./. S. C t'~ ~) . ~. ,:) ~~ J'I . ~~ ~ ~ k/~ ( ~~i.,. ~~~,.. -'!~~) ~~~ ~ #~~ J ~ u~~ ~44......­ ~ /~ A-y ~~ .A;t/~ . 3. .9 ~ ~ ~ /IPA' ~ ~ k> ~ ~ ~-k~~ •lo~~~r.J~ "1 ""'-- ~ ~ J !}s:r. U> ~ ~ ~ ~ . vw ~~ .J tV'vl<.- . ~ k --, c.4~ · +....,_ ~ /~ ~ 'l.->1 ~ ~ "'~ ~ a-.. .•. ~ . ?' e--('~ ~~; o/~ r~· ..At'~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..-< .. ..... < - ~~ f J77[C ~ ~4 .:-«-..~....,~ , ~ ~ ~-<....--- . cf ~.<-t. l~ ~ ( w .r~~) , ~ ..--. ~ -;. ec.. a.. ..... c <.«.- .-...(.....-- 1-i ) '/ tt.· ~~ ?-...... -~-- . Mmutes to be wrrtten neatly in JIB (M) FILE MINUTE SHEET (FRONT) Ink or typewritten and to be dated ' M. 10 (contd) and s1gned by officers over their in the Soviet bloc. There is no surplus research capacity within the establishment pos1tion or rank. th ~ t could be diverted to problems such as the investigntion of UFO reports . (b) _r am not convince~at ther~ is a suf!icient scientific intelligence component in the UFO pro~lam suc~~warrant ~y diversion of Australia ' s v ery limited resources for scianZ~~ intalligenc~ research. (c) It is evident; that there is still considerable controversy concerning UFOs and this will un- doubtedly QO~~e until the subject is fully examined by some competent authority. Such an examinatian..,_how..ave:c_, wottld require a considerable effort to collect information on UFO sightinga , to investigate repo~ts of such sightings and to examine all information in an objective , s cientific ~~~~r · , __~ Jt i- ~ ~ ~ 1:; ~~ h...t_ uy~ / Jj- -q~ ~ t~~J ~fo-<-K ~~-v/w '2....- ~ February 1970 ~1/rfk~~ l 'unu No. lU Introduced Ma)', 1966 I ,DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE FILE CLOSED Subsequent correspondence ha~ been placed on File No: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE JJIN'!' rm ... 1LI ... nc.. c. r,,_.._r ll MINUTE PAPER .. REFERENCE: SUBJECT : SCIEUTIPIC AilD INTELLIGBUCE ASPECTS OF THE UPO PROBLE!~ b~ fl / ~~ ~ {~ Gt Tfi...t~.,J:; (Through D~ 0-/RA ·r-~ ~ "' . lC • ~·~~ ~A./.4 tN cWtA--<~ 1\M-'? jlv.J\ ~ \. ~~,~-<. ~ - The two documents attached are intended to focus on aspecto of the UFO problem that have tended to remain hidden. The report dealing with the US attitude has been compiled froc official r epor~s and statements made by the CIA , US Air Force , Congressional Hcaringo and Project Blue Book records . The second document dealo with evidence for weapon oystoma used by UFO ' s . Thia evidence has been culled from computerised records collected by Dr Vallee in collaboration with Dr liynek at North- Weotorn University and represents only a £ract~on o. orld- wide reports dealing with the same ~capon syswems . Australia has h~d its share of this kind of r eporting . 2 . Intelli Bence aspects include assessment of real from falao reporting, capabilitieo of propulsion methods and possible weapons used, mo tivetion of opcr6tions (barmfu! or no t , defensive , of:cnsive , scientific etc. ) for both short­ term and long- term and whether thoro are QOre effective ways to detect theae operations or defend them if necessary. (O . H. TURNER) 27th May 197 1· Hd . Nuclear Branch 7! t ·- ... ·-· SUNNA.RY The ca.rly analyses of UFO repor-i,s by USAF intelligence indicated that real phenomena were being reported which had f l ight charact~~;stic~ ~o far in advance of U. S . aircraft that only an extra-i ~rr~sti~l orig)n coule be envisaged . A government agency~ which l&:t.:n- c·.·puts indicated to be the CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence (OSI) , studied the UFO rep~rt~ with the intention of det~rmim. ••6 t:l~ UFO propulsion methods . At that i.ime, OS! was r esponsiblo for intel l igence on foreign research and development in nuclear and missile matters . 2. Th e CIA b~came alarmed at the overloading of military communicRtions during t~e mass sigbtings of 1952 and considered the possibility that the USSR may take ad.,.o.ntage of such a situa~ic;u . As a result, OS! ~cting through the Robertson-panel meetir.g of mid-Januar.r 1953, persuaded the USAP to usc Project BLUE BOOK as a means cf rJu blicly 11 debu~.<kin~ 11 UFO' s , and at a later stage to allccc.te funds for the Avro e.dvanced 11 saucer 11 aircraft e.nd the launching ?f ~ crash pt·ogramme into anti- gravity power . To initiate such programn.es decades ahead of normal scientific development would indicate that the U. S . Government acknowledged the existcr.ce of advanced "aircraft" which presumably used a gravity- control method of propulsion. An additional motivation could have been the fear that the USSR would achieve this goal before the U. S . 3 . By erecting a facade of ridicule, the U. S . hoped to allay public alarm, reduce the possibility of the Soviet takin~ advanta~e of UFO mass sightings for either psychological or actual warfare purposes, and act as a cover for the real U.S. programme of devel~ping vehicles that emulate UPO ~erformances . The RAAF together with many other countries of the world give credence only to the USAF public facade and appear to have uncritically acce~ted the associated information . This information bas been widely discredited by r etiring U. S . service personnel formerly engaged on UFO investigations, as well as hy scientists and private citizens . 4 . The conclusions of the Condon report conflict ~ith its own c ontents and has been discredited by many reputable scientists i ncluding the UFO scientific consultant to the USAF . In accordance ~ 4 with the recommendations of the Condon report , Project BLUE BOOK was terminated, but presumably this would l1avc little effect on the main progr~r.~e . 5. It would appear wrong for Australia to remain ignorant ci the true situati~c . We lack an i ntelligence viewpoint th~t can assess the nature and possible consequenc es of the problem, a s cientific vieNpoint that could derive scientifically val)d data from the reports &nd a public relations viewpoint that can h onest ~y s ati sfy public interest. To overcome these deficiencies in t he Au stralian investigation of UFO's , it would seem that a str ong casG exis t s for the acceptance of the RAAF suggestion that another government department assume r espons ibi1ity for the investi gation and analy sis of UFO reports . .. ., , U. S . OFFICIAL ATTITUDE TO U. F.0 1 s In June of 1947 the Air Technical Intelligence Centre (A TIC) ncar Dayton, Ohio , assumed a re•pcnsibility to investigate 1 1 the ini tia.l 1 ~pol·ts of flying saucers • Vi thin a month it was conside~ cd that. the phenomena we re real a!ld probably of Sovi et or1g1n. By thP end of the year, wh en ATIC was officially authorised to invesliigatc under the project code na.n.e of SIGN and with a high priority, most nf the investigators wer~ focussing on an inter­ planetary ra~her than a Soviet origin. These opinions were crysta:iliz ~d into a written estimate that was soot to the Pentagon in September 1948. When the interplanetary cone lusions were re.J .)c·~ed on th~ grounJs of insufficient bard evidence , a reaction set in at ATIC agains't trying to unravel t he UFO problem. 2 . In Febru ~ry 1949, ATIC personnel oc Project SIG~ were r eplaced witll ne\: personnel to form Project GRUDGE . A definite attempt was made during :!.9 · ~9 to use Project GRUDGE to destroy any acceptance of UPO's . Toe ruotives for this are not clear: possibly Ai r Force embarrassment at being incap ~ble of controlling the situation ltlld/ .• r a fear of national panic prompted USAF to try and remove the problem by denying its exis'tence . An other possibl e motive may have been to provide a breathing space for another " investigative agency" to reach some conclusion ; the agency had been assisting ATIC through 1948 and, contrary to official USAF policy, was maintaining a high level of i nterest during 1949. This governmental agency was not tho FBI , and had rcckct, nuclea~ and intelligence experts ; their purpose was to study UFO reports in an effort to gather design data ou i nterplanetary spaceships . In the light of later developments , this agency was almost certainly the CIA. 3. Project GRUDGE failed to eliminate the UFO problem. UFO r eports in 1949 actually exceeded the number in 1948, and several people ~bo had gained access to earlier official reports were able to contradict the USAF. Journalists generally felt that GRUDGE r eporting represented a cover to a more serious kno~ledge . Eventually, USAF intelligence decided that a fresh approach to the problem was necessary.