Majestic 12
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NATIONAL SECURITY DOKUMENT
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BRIEFING DOKUMENT: OPERATION MAJESTIC 12
PREFERED FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT DWIGHT E. EISENHOWER: (EYES ONLY)
18 NOVEMEBER, 1952
WARNING: This is a TOP SECRET - EYES ONLY document containing
compartmentalized 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 BRIFING 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 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 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.
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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, 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".)
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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)
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The White House
Washington
September 24, 1947.
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
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