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MAXW-PBB4-742
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Maxwell Blue Book 4
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MAXW-PBB4-740
MAXW-PBB4-741
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IHIi.-. PACK 1 ;. F1K1 ^ x \ \ ir? . THIS IS UNCLASSIFIED I.-.-'' ,, \ " \ AMC Form No. 10-3 (R.v 29 Jul 47) ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET AIR MATERIEL ND Use this form fur Inter-office correspondent* within headquarters. Namber all comments consecutively. Vet entire width of chert, both Hides. Use authorised office symbols (o designate addrcsaor and addressee. Note warning signal al lower left of form. Remaining qpace is snffielenl only for proper npacing of typewritten signature. Place initials of dictator and typist, telephone number and location to right of signature. \ Separate mmmentK by horizontal . linen across page ''Fbiect "Sign" T .''..CIAXJ-3 FROM DATE 23 iifffC ii8 COMMENT NO. 1. i review of Lt. Gorman l*s statement and Tacts presented, whici. were considered highly reliable by interrogratior: from this I''r.''s, suggests the follow ir.p comner.ts retard- ing ''colriir.fint 2 by MCInXS: i i i \g compel ja. The positive statement,, that the- aerial object sighted by It. Gon; iir a;is a piloted c|ircraf|l is unjustified and may l,P2d to serious complications, nlthougi the ob- ject apparently performed in a superior manner ar.d a6,though human thought v.j-; involved, nothi,pc was reported to indicate or permit assumption tha''t the object was-an aircraft, as tho ti>rra is accepted today. \ I " J I '' I J b. kefjerence paragraph la, the assumption regarding errors an! deficiencies of observation irid (that It. Gorman failed to perceive the- configuration is also r.oti justi-fiied The official report, see pa^es 2 r-.<\ 3 o:1 incJosed ex''.ibit "", testimony obtained by0 Vjii.^r I>. C. Joiio3 (Gorman''s Cor.Li^ndi ng officer at Fargo), states uite definitely the i configuration of the aerial object| encountered by Lt. iorm&n. The evaluation of Lt. "Jormaji b/''interrogating of ficer, i^ajcr Paul Kubala, is excellent, see page 1, exhibit "a". Therefore, there seems to.be no justification to assume or distort the aerial object other than <is described by Lt. Gorman., '' .'' c. A chec.K with lid* personnel involved in this case and project "Sign" disclosed th^t their concept of the configuration was spherical or "ball-like", i-''urthermore, it was officially reported ar.d recorded,aa such. ''Actually, the configuration is round, but flat or "disci-iiKe". Lajor Kubala''1 stated thst acWding to the direct Question air1 answer t interrogation, by i.''ajor Jones, NDKG, Corrmianding Officer, that the dijc-like or round-f]at configuration i ould have-to be accepted in lieu of tho apparently indirect and assumed "/".all-like11 shape. This error on th? port oi the Intelligence Department could cause son.e serious enibnrrasernent and reprocussions. trX .?, n&r 2, is correct, ibat justified in vi.e\% oC Lt. Gorman''s , ib , d. Tho dentrifiigal force formula presented in cor ''areplication to show normal "g''s" in,example of par Vis not wn statement that he did perform tjrns. th-.t impose''! extreme acceleratior. forces on im eveft to the point of black out. I'' i'' i J - 2. It is ''recommended., that (1) the entire commerjt. 2''from LCInXB be disregarded ah-; made a matter of official record el'' tY\e subject jndident Io. 172, (''2) the records be corrected regcr.ding the "understoM"''configuration of a bjl 1 to th;it of Ja Iflat round disc or that further investj.gati.in be m''ide to correct this one important point. no1 1 IncL n/c- 1-. A, C. LOliDD Technical''.Assistant. Technical Intilligerlce Piv Jntllience" DeavtMnt_ i r ACL/jr 66322 P 201C B .288'' \) \ T H I S i P A ''.G E. I S , U" N C L A S S I F I . E D WF-L-IB MAR 48 2 Mil 600M (CONTINUE ON OTHER SIDE)
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