Majestic 12 65-81170 22 pagesi) e Ce a L. fo? SECRET D SECRET 0 CONFIDENTIAL D UNCLASEFTO O UNCLAS - Date 20/25/88 ea PT, naraxl SAC, DALLAS (65C-) (P) SA areas bx SUBJECT: UNSUB(S); (s1 MATERIAL POSSIBLE DISCLOSURE OF_ ATYACHED) CLASSIRIED-INFORMATION REGARDING OPERAT: ESTIC-12; . ESP-X . . 00: S- 7 This ‘communication is classified ~seyger in its entirety. Lt C Va : a Enclosed for the Bureau is an envelope which contains a possible classified document. On September 15, 1988, UNITED STATES AIR FOR OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS (05: 5 Agent contacted the Dallas FBI wi: id received the documen: claims {that an oO name, gave it to him, claiming he (5 -FJ0-] & Classified\6y: G-3' Declassif: we gl je rerust it in the mail.DL 65C- Dallas notes that within the last six weeks, there ‘‘ thas been local publicity regarding "OPERATION MAJESTIC-12' with at least two appearances on a local radio talk show, discussing the MAJESTIC-12 OPERATION, the individuals involved, and the Government's attempt to keep it all secret. It is unknown if this is all part of a publicity campaign. wie =e OSI, advises that “OPERATION BLUE BOOK," pte | nenet jocument on page 4 did exist. ¢ Dallas realizes that ‘the purported document is over 35 years old, but does not know if it has been: properly declassified. ~ REQUEST OF THE BUREAU The Bureau is requested to discern if the document is still classified. Dallas will hold any investigation in abeyance until further direction from FBIHQ. aeBRIEPING OFFICER: ADM. ROSCOE H. HI! NOTE: This document has been prepared only. It should be regarded sagistrod driefing intended to follow. @ Pre ary “briefing ory t@a full operations earch and Developuent/ ctly and only to the Operations of the Protect are Majestio-12 (Majic-12) Croup ified executive order of upon recommendation by james Forrestal. (See Attachment Group were designated as follows: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 Intelligence operatig President of the U rahe i. us2iencoetter “Dea Vanmievar Guah than P, Ne Hoyt 8. Vandenberg ‘Detlev Bronk The death of @ vacancy whic! which date Gen, replacement, gretary Yorrestal on 22 May, 1949, created mained unfilled until 01 August, 1950, upon Walter B. Smith was designated as permanent Peete eee le ee eet TOP SECREFEM AJIC d EYES.ONLY sszcexenrt (8) N ‘ES ONLY: “EVES. ONLY "© SOP szcRET © <. . aeececsoreen: ice wae learned ed that one pad appa: cast of the wrecks @ecomposed feet t0, action ES ements during th epprox- which had elapsed Serore e4: we og TOP SECRET 7 MAJIC EYES ONLY ‘TS2-EXEMPr (8) aa*} Tp SECRET / MAJIC’ EYES ONLY eooececccecves . © TOP SECRET eeenncoceoaes ETB owur ORE OF ONE. A covert analytical effort organised by Gene Dr. Bush. es on the direct orders of th ulted ina concensus (19 Septesber the disc titlacat likely a short range rec ‘This conclusion was re for the aoe} size and the apparent of any jee Attaciment “D°.) & similar analysis occupants wae arranged by Dr. Bronk. conclusion of this de Srp Gon Novent * these craa ein and evoluti has apparently lated in hono-sapiens. the term "Bxtra-terrestrial, be adopted as tandard ercatures until can be agreed upon. do not origin- ulation has ight be and how pility, although onsider it more another eoler th t heres bone Seientisds, likely that sya7am entirely. Mwrirous examples were found in the reuain ly to be @ forn of ane orts to decipher these have ‘See Attachment "E".) ‘orts to determine t! of th ved. Research along the: nas b ite absence of identifiable wings, or other HrtttocsH ous i tal lack of 12ic wiring pr sii Seable alectron . feopen chment “P' de assumed that the bnplete: rf saith ‘caused P: ly des eraped ‘by the explosion EBON TOP SECRET / MAJIC sse-nmer (2) EYES ONLY- origin, impacted th » EYES ONLY) efec COPY ONE OP ONE. Anged for as much additional information es these erers* their perf. sharac' jetici . purpose led to ‘the undertaking known as U.S. Sian: ain Decenbers 194° In order to Bs (GH and Ma, jiewl2 was limited jong cer channels. wolvea into Pro; The operation ia currently being BLUE BOOK, with liason mainteined vho ta head of the project. On 06 December, 1950, he obvious vinternational, and the ultinate need to Saal the Seeet gee Group t imposition of the Sha should continue without inter= ae tae Ag the same ti: TOP SEERETH. MAJIC EYES ONLY ss2-mreor (2) TOP SECRET / MAJIC fat by # 72, TEM DIRECTOR FBI veg? rer DALLAS {bSC-NEW} ROUTINE a RET aul Ail “unsuscsos POSSIBLE DISCLOSURE ‘OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION . lseieitatala hidiistalieh aio JESTIC-325 ESPIONAGE=X8 oo: DALLAS. THIS COMMUNICATION ‘Is CLASSIFIED "SE: sr" IN ITS ENTIRETY~ REFERENCE DALLAS AIRTEL DATED ocr R25. 1988. REFERENCED AIRTEL REQUESTED THAT FBIH@ DETERMINE IF THE _ DOCUMENT ENCLOSED By REFERENCED AIRTEL WAS CLASSIFIED OR NOT. THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, Us S- AIR FORCEs ADVISED ON NOVEMBER 30. 1948, THAT THE DOCUMENT WAS FABRICATED, COPIES OF THAT DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS PAI OF THE UNITED STATES. THE DOCUMENT IS COMPLETELY BOGUS. bre DALLAS IS TO CLOSE CAPTIONED INVESTIGATION. UE-§JO- P— SEE NOTE PAGE THREE oe : ; RZ pec-y se ————PAGE 3 7 sepher NOTES THIS ADVISES DALLAS THAT THE DOCUMENT WAS BOGUS AND THE CASE SHOULD BE CLOSED. bietest pare af ¥D-36 (Ref. 11-17-88) a : FBI sy TRANSMIT VIA: PRECEDENCE: CLASSIFICATION: Teletype D Immediate © Tor secret © Fae D Priority secret @_az O Routine CONFIDENTIAL © UNCLASEFTO 7 © UNCLAS Date_10/31/92 op DIRECTOR, FBI (QTTN: INTD: cI-2 s C, SALT LAKE CITY (65-0) MAJESTIC-127 ESP-X This communication is classified "CONFIDENTIAL" in its entirety, : Re Secure telcalls between ssa Salt Lake City, and ‘S . . and 10/30/92. Enclosed for FBIHQ is the below mentioned 9-page document dated 11/18/52. Request of the Bureau: Pursuant to instructions relayed from DAD H.B. BRANDON III via referenced secure telcall on 10/30/91, INTD, Section CI-2 should attempt to determine any DOD interest in the enclosed document. “@ = Bureau (Enc. 2) 1 ~ SU (65-0) ‘Transmitted Per rr ae at V9 Ce xe ose65-0 , an individual elephonically contactea e with the duty Agent sag is gh the place of yment on the morning of 10/18/31, he found the enclosed document lying on the lobby floor. tated that he read the docunent and due to the nature © contents thereof, decided to contact the FrBz. Baring the early afternoon of’ 10/18/91, ve ed document to the ~*~ reception: n the Salt Lake aity pela Office. Salt Lake City indices are negative on, 7 A review of public source records revealed owing information: Based upon the contents vf tae J-wument and the manner in which it was recovered, Salt Lake City initially dismissed the document and its classification markings as a hoax. In an effort to determine possible DOD interest in the unusual » via referenced sacura telcall on 10/25/91, SSA as provided with a synopsis of the contents of the ed document, with a request for a to determine through his DOD contacts any DoD intey , U.S. AIR FORCE “PROJ! Wtbe Based upon DOD representations made to ss which, incredibly, tended to buttress a portion of the document, cussed this matter with DAD BRANDON on 10/30/91. Sages upon those DOD comments and DAD BRANDON’s instructions, Salt Lake City is submitting the enclosed document to FBIHQ in order for the latter to further determine any DOD interest in the enclosed document which discusses the three above-mentioned code name operations. (Editorial comment: The fact that this airtel is dated on Halloween day is purely coincidental; it could have been worse, and dated on the first of April.) a ILBY LIAISON : a Date: November 15, 1991 Commander Office of Special investigations Department of the Air Force Bolling Air Force Base Washington, D.C. From: Barry B. Brandon, III, Acting Assistant Director Intelligence Division Subject: POSSIBLE UNAUTHORIZED DISGLOSURE O€ CLASSIFIED ~ - INFORMATION RELATING TO "OPERATIOWY TIC 12! For your information, our Bureau recently recovered what may possibly be a Classified document, dated November 18, 1952, relating to "OPERATION MAJESTIC 12." The document indicates that this project related to sightings/recovery of extra-terrestrial aircraft. It 4s noted that although this document may represent some type of hoax, it is our responsibility to insure that all incidents involving the mishandling of classified data receive adequate investigative attention. Therefore, we request that your agency attempt to ascertain the originator and/or the current classification of the enclosed document. Your cooperation in this matter is appreciated. this matter is, Supervisory Special Agent Intelligence Divisio: Federal Bureau 0; on Headquarters, STU III| aa] GLAST Instant requests assistance from the OSI in this matter.TOP SECRET / MAJIC ‘TOP SICRET ~ ATES ONLY document containing ‘1aformation essential te the nations) security tes. EYES CHLY ACCESS te the material herein ited to those posssosing Majeotie-22 elearence tien in any fore or the taking of written or __ bed motes 18 strictly ferbidden. Be TOPSGHGHU/ MAJIC sspears mee EYES ONLY _TOP SECRET / MAJIC ' SXES. OMY ELE Onnt i sunseees opmurtos mazesticn22 murcezauay AQEPIHO roe : 'PRESIDENT-ELECE ISENUOWER. DOCUMENT FREPLRED 18 NOVEE, 21 E ‘BRIEFING OFFICER: ADIN, ROSCOE N. weLumeccertan (nJ-1 i 8 document haw deen pre! inary briefing a fe Fall operations Tt enenla te ce Mroeue Etomite 2 a Teraraed a8 os tr ‘recommend! rade (See, ‘attache etiniatee ae folioves Torrestadlon 22 tay., 2 ted 2yOX atest ee ‘upon a dectfanted an’ pereanentaredible alii: fe of the ailitary. tate objects in the interests Stnecees were interrieved mong TOP SECRET / MAJIC EYES ONLY ‘TS2-ExDeF (1 leTOP SECRET / MAJIC EYES ONLY ise and the appei D6] Ga55 Mtaansent™= Research along these lines plete abeenee of identifiable BESTOP SECMER/ MAJIC = s2-mmar ( FYES ONIY 17TOP SEURET J MAJIC EYES ONLY Aneed for ao such additional information ae these craft, thar parforwanae charactertetios cross ied’ to, the undertaking known a as Hrom°in Proesters ite, te order. to pevsarve [GH and Majeetiecl? wae 2101) On 06 December, 1950, 0 orizin, impacted the. Guerrero ares of the Te1 otally incinerated, transported to th otuay, Iaplications for portance ia that y eimnificant deataning thie yaar Ras caused rorment ‘aay be faninent. the obvious internations} ‘the ultinete need to ‘that the Rajentionl? Croup bat imposition of the,r SECRET / MAJIC EYES G#LY leoi2 Continge as as tion Hajeetionl2, sepeepisrte ran,MAJIC ‘Teeemmmat (5) 2°TOP SECRET EYES ONLY ‘THE waite HOUSE Majeatio Twelve. 18 continues te considerations relatir $f ile, etter shows alar4-78 (Ret 12-14-08) " ‘ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATE * : FO. . DELETED PAGE INFORMATION Suh. Page(s) withheld entirely at this location in the file. One or more of the following ——— statements, where indicated, explain this deletion. Deletions were made pursusnt to the exemptions indicated below with no segregable material ~ available for release to you. Section 552 Section 5528 oem Doxa) 0D aaxs) BD ex) O exe) D ae) 0 0x3) Ou) 0 ay. 0 on 1 yey ® D xe) Oo wey O Xr) O Kya) Dex D exe) 0 wis) 0 xs) D ors 0 wo Oo x6) DO KX) a Hearse [oa be ari ae ee Yo Ge aoe ae request. 1 Information pertained only to a third party. Your name is listed in the title only. C2 Documents originated with another Government agency(ies). ‘These documents were referred to that agency(ies) for review and direct response to you. Pages contain information furnished by another Government agency(ies). You will be ‘advised by the FBI as to the releasability of this information following our consultation with the other agency(ies). _| page(s) withheld for the following cenont . plucd Ze of 698/ 70-¥ _ OF For your information: Tre following number isto be wed for reference revarding these pasex eet I70- X DELETED PAGE(S) X secon X NO DUPLICATION FEE X yooondr 4 X FOR THISPAGE XX yecoo0