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FBI Majestic 12 file (mirror)

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This FBI file, mirrored by The Black Vault, collects Bureau records on the Majestic 12 document. It opens with a Dallas communication from 1988 about local publicity and a 1952 briefing paper for President-elect Eisenhower that claims a crashed disc and four bodies were recovered near Roswell. The file also holds a later FBIHQ teletype and a 1991 Salt Lake City airtel. The FBI teletype reports that Air Force OSI called the document fabricated and "completely bogus" and orders Dallas to close the case.

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# SECRET/MAJIC

* TOP SECRET *

--n. Hoyt S. Vandenberg

EYES ONLY

ONE OF ONE.

SUBJECT: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 PRELIMINARY BRIEF PRESIDENT-ELECT ZISENHOWER.

DOCUMENT PREPARED 18 NOVEMBER, 1952.

BRIEFING OFFICER: ADM. ROSCOE H. HILLENKOETTER (MJ-1)

NOTE: This document has been prepared in 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 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. Moore H. Hillenkoetter

Adm

Dr.

Sec

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Dr.

Dr.

Mr.

Dr.

Gen

Dr.

Dr. Vannevar Bush

Secy. James V. Forreatal*

Gen. Nathan P. Twining

Detlev Bronk

Jerome Hunsaker

. Sidney W. Souers

. Gordon Gray

r. 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.

65-81110-1

TOP SECRET MAJIC

EYES ONLY

EYES ONLY

T52-EXEMPT (E)

Cases discussed

  • The Kenneth Arnold Sighting 1947
    24 June 1947 civilian pilot over Cascade Mountains in Washington saw nine disc-shaped aircraft
  • Roswell Incident 1947
    07 July 1947 operation to secure recovery of wreckage of this object for scientific study

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