Project Blue Book desk file, Socorro (217 pages)

::-attera is to deter-::llnc vl;etLer UFO reports conto.in aey hostile ele_lt':nta.
If' they do not, it 1s na;; in the Al.l· Force c:~.rt.er, so to speak, to ~on~
duet lengthy investi&ations ~s to th~ nature o:r t he stlnul.ua that ge:i'e rise
to the report.
or course, I rave ct..r:e to re-a:uU al.l thie as rether a habbYJ there is such a
dellelOtW variety of' repmts and of' the people :!Bkint~ t!1e:1. Ar. l<>!lii as it
doe:a not take tbo !.uch ti~, I enjoy talking to people ·who have L-ade the
reports and.~ of course, \faBte no tl:·ie en t h~!l.'all.y, th ~ f"ir:;t th.!::!g
ia to find otit whet~ ~~ lt rea.Uy vas that l.n1·;1e and whethe:;.· it ~eal.J..;r di·l
last that longt _ )f:a~n'ft:} 1;:-·f-bn~-i"h:st -th~~ 1~ tG rind ·o;rt \1l:f.:t.hcr lt.- Yetlrlly
~~t.~~a:rxt--.."'h~!r~r 1'ti~l.l:f tt!:i~ltlBt tr~lOllrl • ~ This cc.>Uld b.;; e.
:t"ull tloe job!
vauee •s book vill be :rnbliSi!cd June 15. I htwc aC"Ceded to hi~ request;
S ' s ve £P_vcn 1Edrcast:d scientific attention sha...tld I.-e
given ae:rious consideration. This is, of cou"S·J 1 'illut I bave i)een a....vi:''t3
all along because a. .:~rst.a-:;:~r ;_ukcs r:la ·~.>.nco::Jfo..."'tab~, and I don ' t like: tc !1;::.ve
tr...ese uni ;lentlf"ied tl1ir..gs !"'1inging arrund, ~rticu.ls.:::·ly v! :~n they ~·c ca _" it."l,.1 ized
on "vy the cu.ltists, etc. I 'W'Ollld real~· like t.o s.ee a rca.lly ::;cod r·epc~
mde by save~ra l w:!.tn~sse::; of good intelligence lnvasticutel to tl~e bo!1c ard
then to· 1'-..ave a paper v:itt~n on th -. case, ::llch 1n thr.le cltl:te!i.S of Socor..:• over a considcra"".:lle lell{.-t h of tit:c • . Pe!:laps
thiG is our best !.'",CI;tns cf attackine tl:is paJ.-tiet.!la!" p.coble.r !. I a:.! tc vlsi~Rob Mercer