ryrres WATIOUALLSZCURLTY Gaon on : Doc. 4-1a Alleged MJ-12 Briefing Document, EYES ONLY ert te COPY ONE OP ONE BRIEPING DOCUMENT: OPERATION MAJESTIC 12 PREPARED POR PRESIDENT-ELECT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER: (EYES ONLY) 18 NOVEMBER, 1952 MARKING! This is a TOP SECRET - EYES ONLY document containing compartmentalized information essential to the national security of the United States. EYES ONLY ACCESS to the matertal herein io strictly limited to tho. w possessing Majestic-12 clearance level, Reproduction in any form or the taking of written or mechanically transcribed notes ia etrictly forbidden. TOP:SUGRET/ MAJIC ssa.sesver (e) ane EYES ONLY 0+ TOP SECRET ° Doc 41h Aleged MI-12 Briefing Document, COPY ONE OF Old ONLY Nov 18, 1952 “?- SupueCT: OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 PRELIMINARY BRIEFING FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT EISENHOWER. -o¢1MENT PREPARED 16 NOVEMBER, 1952. BRIEPING OFPICER: ADM. ROSCOE H. HILLENKOETTER (MJ-1) ed as a preliminary briefing NOTE: This document hae been prepar: ry to a full operatia only. It should be regarded aa introducto priefing intended to follow. OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 ie a TOP SECRET esearch and Development/ fetelligence operation reeponsible directly and only to the President of the United States. Operations of the projec? tn Garried out under control of the Majeatic-12 (Majic-12) Group Chich wae established by special clase:fisd executive order of President Truman on 24 September, 1947, upon recommendation by Dr. Vannevar Bush and Secretary James Vorrestal. (See Attach nAt,) Members of the Majestic-12 Group were deaisnated as fol Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter Dr. Yannevar Bush Secy. James V. Porrestal* Gen. Nathan PF, Twining Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg . Dr. Detlev Bronk 7 Dr. Jerome Hunsaker : Mr. Sidney -W. Souers Mr. Gordon Gray Dr. Donald Menzel Gen. Robert M. Montazue Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner ‘The death of Secretary Porrestal on 22 May, 1949, created a vacancy which remained unfilled until Ol August, 1950, upon which date Gen. Walter B. Smith wae designated as permanent replacement. TCP SECRET AM AJIC aete EYES ONLY © eeeee ee eS Vb ENES..QNLY * TOP SECRET * : Doc. 41 Alleged MI-12 Briefing Document, EYES ONLY Nov 18, 1952 COPY ONE OF ONE. On 24 June, 1947, a civilian pilot flying over the Cascade Mountains in the State of Washington 2beerved nine flying disc-ghaped aircraft traveling in foration at a high rate of sveed. Although this was not the first known sighting of such objects, it was the firet to zrin widespread attention in the public media. Hundreds of reports of sightings of aimilar objects followed. Many of these came from highly credible military and civilian sources, ‘These reports res- ulted in independent efforts by severul different elements of the military to ascertain the nature and purpoce of these objects in the interests of national defense. A number of witnesses were interviewed and there were several unsuccessful attempts to utilize airer: in efforts to pur reported discs in flight. Public reaction borcered on near hysteria at times. In spite of these efforts, little of substance was learned about the objeata until a local rancher reported that one had crashed in a remote region of New Mexico located approx- imately enty-five miles northwest of Roswell Army Air Base (now Walker Pield). On 07 July, 1947, a secret operation was begun to assure recovery of the wreckage of this object for scientific study. During the course of this operation, aerial reconnaissance discovered that four small] human-like beings had apparently ejected from the craft at some point before it exploded. These had fallen to earth about two miles east of the wreckage site. All four were deud and badly decomposed due to action by predators and exposure to the elements during the approx- imately one week time period which had elapsed before their diecovery. A special scientific team took charge of removing these bodies for study. (See Attachment "C",) ‘The wreckage of the oraft was alao removed to several different location (See Attachment "B".) Civilian and military witnesses in the araa were debriefed, and news reporters were given the afte 0: SEETRELYE cover, FOE that the object had been a mioguided “ TOP SECRET * ees or TOP SECRET / MAJIC EYES ONLY 152-EXEMPT (E) a0