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From: Jan Aldrich <jan@CYBERZONE.NET>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:34:20 -0700
Fwd Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 14:39:05 -0400
Subject: P-1947: Ernest Volkman Penthouse Article 

If you can stump the master paper saver, you have done something.
Greenwood does not seem to have this item in his collection.

George Fawcett has only part of the article in files.  It was
from Penthouse magazine about 1985, but there is no indication
of the exact date.

"High-Tech Espionage" by Ernest Volkman is described as "True
stories of flying saucers--and other misadventures of 'perfect'
spies in an imperfect world."

Volkman, a writer on espionage and criminal activity, has this to
say about Arnold's observation, "But only a handful of people knew
exactly what Arnold had seen.  They knew that he had inadvertently
spotted America's most secret intelligence operation."

What you may ask was the operation?  Why early Skyhook balloon
testing!  I bet Gen Cabell would have been glad to know that!
Why he would not have had to waste all his resources and assets
on silly old balloons.

Volkman's article is interesting as he states later in the article
that Skyhook/Moby Dicks were recovered in the air on the fly
by aircraft with special devices much like the Corona package
recovery devices.

In any case, I would appreciate a copy of the complete article
if anyone has it.

My interest in balloons is ufological in nature.  Balloons as
intelligence platforms were used for other things than photography.
Last time I checked some projects were still classified.  Such
balloons would, especially in some of the area where they were
flown,  probably cause UFO reports which in turn would be
collected by intelligence agencies to keep track of any
malfunctioning or errant balloons.  (Such concern would involve
keeping the intelligence gathering devices secret.  Some devices
did not need to be over Soviet territory to collect information.)

Of course, such report collection would probably also include
"true" UFO reports which would be the main interest.

I expect that the Soviets may have launched intelligence
gathering balloons into the US from "trawlers" and submarines
and possibly even high altitude balloons from Soviet territory.

Arnold theorized that submarines off the coast and UFOs had
some connection in 1950.  He may have been correct.  Ruppelt
tried to match up Navy data on prowling submarines
with UFO reports.

So I am looking for balloon recovery operation reports for the
following reasons:

1.  Collectors of such reports would probably also have collections
of UFO reports.  (During "Corona Harvest" the "Moon Dust" officer
was also the UFO officer.)

2.  American balloon launches could turn some UFO reports
in the files into IFOs.

3.  Counter Intelligence in the US aimed at possible Soviet
balloon intrusions would also be a place you might look for
UFO reports.


--
Jan Aldrich
Project 1947
http://www.iufog.org/project1947/
P. O. Box 391, Canterbury, CT 06331, USA
Telephone: (860) 546-9135

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