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From the source: Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: 1971, Australia. Dated to 1971, an Australian review of the USAF Project Blue Book. This document was released by the National Archives of Australia.
U.S. OPFICIAL ATTITUDE TO U.P.D•:s
In June of 19,17 the Air Techni~ o.l Int('lligcncc Centre
(ATIC) near Dayton, Ohio, assumed a. re·,pcnsibili ty to investiga.te
the ioi tio.l 1 ::.:ports of 'flying saucers'. Vi tldn a month ii, 1ou
cons:iderc~I tho:!. tlui plHWDllH!llct. Wt!.tl~ I"F!tLl o.nd !H·obably of Soviet
origin. Ey the end of' the y .. a.r 1 when ATIC was offie ial ly author iso-i
to invntiga.to under the project code no.n.c of SIGN and with a. high
priority,most nf the investigators lrl'er:: focus:dng on an inter
planetary ra~her tha11 a. Soviet origin. TJJese opi n:i ans were
cry:stalliz:;-d into 11 "'ri tten csti:nate that .,,·as sent to the Pentagon
in September 1948. Vnen the inte rplo.nc to.ry cone lusions were re ,:j ~c .od
on th nev personnel 1-0 form Project tHtUJJGE. A defini·te
attempt vas mado during !.9·19 to use Project GRUDGE to destroy any
acccptani::o of UPO'!!!. The motives for this ;ue not t:lear: po:s:o.ih!y
Air Pore,~ embarnLssmE!.n t at being incap.,.ble of controlling tha
situation c ided. thi'.t a fresh approo.ch to the JJr1,bl em "'HS
ne-ccs~ary. Between Se1,t.r1m·:Jr:r 1951 unu I.he establ:i.shnent of Pro,i(•Ct
BLUE BOOK in March 1952, UFO investigation rugn.incd ndcquo.tc finrinC'inl
and o.dministra:tive :JUpport to once a.gain aaa.ly:se the col lee teu uc.ta,
Projttct BLUE IlOOK was a.ble tu process !Jiu data frci::n 3,200 report,E int.o
a form suitable for their consul tan Ls to bl' :!.blc to use IBM card-
National Archives of Australia NAA: A 13693, 3092/2/000 Not linked to a story yet.
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