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This is the July 1966 third edition of Dr. Leon Davidson's "Flying Saucers: An Analysis of the Air Force Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14", published by Ramsey-Wallace Corp. It reproduces early Air Force press releases, the 1953 CIA panel report, the 1966 Blue Book release and the full text of the May 1955 Special Report No. 14 with its tables and codes. Davidson also gives his view that the CIA was responsible for much saucer publicity.
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(Not for general distribution) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MINUTES OF PRESS CONFERENCE HELD BY MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. SAMFORD DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, U. S. AIR FORCE 29 July 1952 - 4:00 p.m.- Room 3E-869, The Pentagon Participating: Major General Roger M. Ramey Director of Operations, USAF Colonel Donald L. Bower, Technical Analysis Division, Air Technical Intelligence Center Captain Roy L. James, Electronics Branch Air Technical Intelligence Center Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, Aerial Phenomenon Branch, Air Technical Intelligence Center Mr. Burgoyne L. Griffing, Electronics Branch, Air Technical Intelligence Center MR. SCHOOLEY: Ladies and gentlemen, let me remind the military that, while they are welcome here, this is a press conference and let's be sure that the press is all seated before the conference begins. Let me introduce General Samford, Air Force Director of Intelligence, and General Ramey, Director of Operations. General Samford. MAJOR GENERAL SAMFORD: I think the plan is to have very brief opening remarks and then ask for such questions as you may want to put to us for discussion and answer. In so far as opening remarks is concerned, I just want to state our reason for concern about this. The Air Force feels a very definite obligation to identify and analyze things that happen in the air that may have in them menace to the United States and, because of that feeling of obligation and our pursuit of that interest, since 1947, we have an activity that was known one time as Project Saucer and now, as part of another more stable and integrated organization, have undertaken to analyze between a thousand If interested in getting a full copy of this 39-page document, see inside front cover of book.
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