Page Content (OCR)
"The mere existence of some yet unidentified flying objects necessitates a constant vigilance on the part of Project 'Saucer' personnel, and on the part of the civilian population. "Answers have been--and will be--drawn from such factors as guided missile research activity, balloons, astronomical phenomena. . . . But there are still question marks. "Possibilities that the saucers are foreign aircraft have also been considered. ... But observations based on nuclear power plant research in this country label as ‘highly improbable’ the existence on Earth of engines small enough to have Powered the saucers. "Intelligent life on Mars . . . is not impossible but is completely unproven. The possibility of intelligent life on the Planet Venus is not considered completely unreasonable by astronomers. On December 30, 1949, the Air Force revealed part of a secret Project "Saucer" report to members of the press at Washington. The official report stated: "It will never be possible to say with certainty that any individual did not see a space ship, an enemy missile, or some other object." "Such a civilization might observe that on Earth we now have atomic bombs and are fast developing rockets. In view of the past history of mankind, they should be {p. 6} (In its April 22 report, Project "Saucer" stated that space travel outside the solar system is almost a certainty.) Author's Note ON APRIL 27, 1949, the U.S. Air Force stated: "The saucers are not jokes. Neither are they cause for alarm.""'! On December 27, 1949, the Air Force denied the existence of flying saucers, |?! Discussing the motives of possible visitors from space, the report also stated: [1. Project "Saucer" Preliminary Study of Flying Saucers. 2. Air Force Press Release 629-49.' alarmed. We should therefore expect at this time above all to behold such visitations."