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From: jan@cyberzone.net (Jan Aldrich)
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 18:26:14 -0800
Fwd Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 00:59:03 -0500
Subject: Special Operations Manual 1-01 - Part 3

Special Operation Manual  SOM 1-01   Posting #3

List of comments (Continued)

13.  There is no authentication page.  Now if this is an Army manual, as
indicated by the seal, there should be a page which states the manual is
official by the Chief of Staff or the Secretary of the Army and
countersigned or sealed by the Adjutant General's office.

14.  There is no page to register changes to the publications.

15.  On the content page:  The previous statements on the classification
of the manual designations, title and short title apply.

16.  It is unusual to have the Chapter 2 as the Introduction.

17.  The text, paragraphs and titles are not portion marked.  This was
not effective in 1954 but should have been changed later to comply with
current regulations that require is paragraph--subparagraph to be
classified individually.

18.  Majestic-12, Majectic 12 Group, Majic 12, MJ-12 are not defined.
Sometimes they are used interchangeable.

19.  There is no glossary to define these term listed in the Table of
Content.

20.  Paragraph (Para) 2, Chapter 1.  "MJ-12 takes the subject of the
UFOBs..."  Procedures require that when an acronym  is first used it is
defined.  (Comment 19 applies)

21.  Para 2a, chapter 1.  "The general aspects of MJ-12 to clear up any
misconception that anyone may have."  This is a howler.  Manual are
published to prescribe actions and set standards not "clear up
misconceptions.."

22.  Para 3, Chapter 1.  "Eyes Only" previous comments apply.  The
classification of two points above Top Secret is not defined here.  A
reference is not given for the definition, and finally there is no
official publication that makes such a designation.

23.  Para 4d, Chapter 1.  "...secret locations..."  This could be
confusing.  The proper terminology would be at... classified locations...

24.  Para 6b, Chapter 2. Appendix I contain a list of reference that is
completely inadequate to support this manual.  (See below)

25.  Para 6c, Chapter 2. Appendix II is said to contain a list of
Majectic--12 personnel. (Not in the manual available to Berliner.)  Note
that nowhere is a clear chain of command and support relationships
discussed for the MJ-12 teams

26.  Para 7, Chapter 2.  Forms and Records.  This Appendix (Ia) is not
available in the Berliner material.

27.  Par 12c, Chapter 3.  "down satellites" is listed as one of the cover
stories.  Since the mission stated in paragraph 12, is a press blackout
down satellite in 1954 will not work.  It will only reinforce the press's
effort to get information.  Arguments that there were mystery satellites,
searches for natural satellites, etc. completely miss the point.  A
story from the military that they were recovering a downed satellite in
1954 would cause a sensation.  There would be no possibility of a press
blackout.

28.  Para 13a, Chapter 3.  The solution to security concerns is to form a
 perimeter.  Maintaining a perimeter requires large number of personnel.
Are all these personnel to be cleared?  Solution to this problem of
course well known to military personnel.  Set up an exclusion area within
the perimeter.  Keep all the unclear military personnel out of the
exclusion area.  You can then keep the number of cleared personnel to a
minimum.  Exclusion areas are used for communication facilities,
tactical operation centers, command posts, nuclear weapons areas, and
actually ordinary crash sites.  Seems unlikely that MJ-12 people couldn't
think of this.

29.  Para 13a, Chapter 3.  Just what type of electronic surveillance
existed in 1954.  Ground radar.  Then, maybe the manual should be
included references in Appendix 1.  (See item 24.)  However, I don't
think there was really much in the way of electronic surveillance that
was effective in 1954.

30.  Para 13a, Chapter 3.  Personnel are  going to be issued live
ammunition for perimeter duty.  There is no discussion here of the use
of deadly force.  No publications are cited.  There are not regulations
on the use of the deadly force in Appendix I.  There are no references to
qualifications with weapons.  Neither are there an publications cited in
appendix I.  This borders on gross negligence!

31.  Para 13d, Chapter 3.  Situation Evaluation.  What information does
MJ-12 want and in what format?  Notice that is not discussed.  Nor is
there a reference cited in Appendix I.

32.  Para 13, Chapter 3.  Under "Secure the Area" no provisions are made
to prevent observation from the air.  No provisions are made to prevent
observations from higher ground.  Tentage and camouflage would nets seem
to be the answer.  No guidance and no publications cited.

33.  Para 14a, Chapter 3.  How is the site to be documented?  Is aerial
photography to be used?  Is a  grid system to be established on the site?
Is the area to be surveyed in?  No guidance, no publications which might
help are cited.

34.  Para 14a, Chapter 3.  The area will be checked for radiation.  What
type?  What type of monitoring equipment should be used?  Should
radiation exposure records be kept on personnel?  Should dosimeters (sp?)
be issued?  Decontamination procedures and monitoring of exposed
personnel are not discussed.  No guidance and no publicatons are cited.

35.  para 14a, Chapter 3.  Check for toxic agents.  How?  With what?
What are recommended procedure, protective clothing, decontamination
procedures?  No guidance and no publications are cited.

36.  Para 14a, Chapter 3.  Documentation.  It does not seem that the
person who wrote is familar with Technical Intelligence procedures.
(Maybe we fell asleep in that class?)  No forms, procedures, guidance, or
publications are cited.

37.  Para 13a, Chapter 3. No guidance is given on special containers,
material handle equipment, etc.  No publications are cited.

38.  Para 14b, Chapter 3. No much is said about "Red Team."  What support
is required from the site commander, etc.?

39.  Para 14c, Chapter 3.  Contamination is mentions, but no protective
gear or procedures are recommended.

40.  Para 15, Chapter 3.  Cleansing the Area.  Extraterrestrial
technology, in light of modern technology, would be thought to included
some very small items.  The method for cleaning the area is apparently
visual inspection.  Should the soil be checked?  Too what depth?  Should
the top soil be striped and screened?  There is no guidance.  Here is
definately a place where minimum standard can and should be
established.  It is left to the discretion of the officer in charge.  The
site commander should have the area checked and certify in writing that
nothing was left there.

41.  Para 16, Chapter 3.  Special or Unusual Circumstances only
anticipates a crash in a populated area.  There is a publications cited
here.  Once again the "Eyes Only" comment applies.  However, other
special situations like recovery from lakes, swamps, mountain tops are
not addressed.

42. Para 17, Chapter 3.  This is not a multipart serial numbered form.
Even bills of lading were that way in 1954.

43.  Para 18a, Chapter 3.  Note once again the idea of tagging each item
as standard procedures in technical intelligence is ignored.

44.  Para 18, Chapter 3. A copy of the inventory is not placed inside the
inner box.

45.  Para 18, Chapter 3. Packing of unusal, toxic, liquid or other items
is not discussed.

46.  As there are several page missing only packing is the inner box is
discribed.  In the removal process procedures are from other wooden
contains are discribed in detail.

47.  Chapter 4 talks about Extraterrestial Biological Entities  (EBE).
If alive, they are to be handle by the OPNAC--BBS team which is never
explained.  Nor is the type of support expected from the cite commander
discussed.

48.  Contact with EBE.   Generally no protective gear is recommend
although it thought that they there is a possibility of contamination.

49  Although the front of the manual apparently has an Army seal, chapter
6 talks about squadrons which expect for the calvary exist in the Air
Force.

50.  The Appendix on publications is completely inadequate.  See above.

Jan Aldrich