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NARA-PBB88-636
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National Archives (NARA)
Page 636 of 1463
Roll Description
NARA Blue Book Roll 88
Document Code
T1206-88
NARA-PBB88-634
NARA-PBB88-635
NARA-PBB88-636
NARA-PBB88-637
NARA-PBB88-638
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:<. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORGE the inspector general usaf ''''17th district office of special investigations kirtland aih force bass, new mexico File No: 2U-8 SUBJECT: UNKNOWN- (Aerial Phenomena),}L I T'''' DR/}JEN/eb 12 May I9h9 TO: ^Director of Special Investigations Office of The Inspector General USAF Washington 23?, D. C. 1. Reference is made to TWX''''from this district, OSI U-26-C, dated 27 April 19h9, pertaining to file number 2U-8 of this district.- .>;. On 27 and 28 April 19h9, Dr Josepi/Kaplari,. University of Cali- fornia,. Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, USAF, visited this district office and other Governmental and military installations the area. The purpose of this visit -was to/review the reports tigation and the circumstances surrounding the unidentified aerial phenomena that have been .observed in this area during the last five months and to thereby make recommendations as to the advisability of making a scientific investigation of these occurrences. The investi- gation of Dr Kaplan was conducted under orders transmitted to him by Dr Theodore Von Karman, Secretary of the Scientific Advisory Board, ;><<! 3* Dr Joseph Kaplan, accompanied by Lt Col Doyle Rees and Captain Melvin E. Neef, of this office, and Dr Lincoln Lafaz, Institute of Me- teoritics, University of New Mexico, visited Sandia Base, New Mexico, and Los Alamos, New Mexico. U. Present at the conferenc April 19h9 "wera: at Sandia Base on the morning of 27 Lt Col Herbert L. Crisler, Armed Forces Special Weapons Lt Col Fredrick. J. Clark, Armed Forces Special Weapons Mr Matthew J. Doyle, Armed Forces Special Coradr R. E. -Mandelkorn, Armed Forces Special Ir Joseph Kaplan Dr Lincoln LaPaz Lt Col Doyle Captain Malvin Project Project
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