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From: Wendy Connors <ProjectSign@email.msn.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:53:50 -0600
Fwd Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:30:43 -0400
Subject: Research Update - ATIC History


Greetings:

Wendy Connors and Michael David Hall have recently obtained a
copy of the official Air Technical Intelligence history for 1
June 1951 to 31 December 1951 inclusive. This history adds much
new data to how ATIC operated during the early years of the
flying disc investigations.

The ATIC history was classified SECRET and included the
following content headings: Foreword, Organization and Function,
Accomplishments and Appendix. The history gives a complete
synopsis of of each sections responsibilities, chain of command,
etc. Each section describes in general the accomplishments of
the previous six months. Project Blue Book is not mentioned.
Rather, the Technical Analysis Division gives a summary
"Evaluation of Reports on Unidentified Aerial Objects." This is
important for several reasons. First, the term unidentified
"Aerial" objects is still being used prior to 1952. This add's
some credence to the possibility that Captain Edward J. Ruppelt
coined the usage of "Unidentified Flying Objects" soon after his
taking over the flying saucer investigations under the old
Project Grudge and coining the project "Blue Book," which was
not an officially assigned designation for the UFO project.
Secondly, a section of the evaluation states, "This project
involves the collection of reports of unidentified aerial
objects; the evaluation, as to source and content, of reports of
visual or electronic sightings of unidentified aerial objects
submitted by military or civilian sources; the investigation of
reports of such sightings through field work when deemed
necessary; and the preparation of periodic status reports for
the information of the D/I, Hq. USAF." This confirms that
Project's SIGN, Grudge and the unofficial project name, "Blue
Book," relied heavily on radar (electronic) sources for the
investigation of UFOs and that these project's did, indeed,
report directly to the Directorate of Intelligence at the
Pentagon. Thus, ATIC's chain of command was not through AMC per
se, but through the auspices of Air Force Intelligence in the
Pentagon.

Further, confirmation is contained within the history that a
program designed to index and cross index all sightings of UFOs
was underway in order to provide statistical data about the
phenomenon prior to 1951. Also, the following passage
illustrates that concentration would be on, "...those incidents
that appear to have originated from high grade sources, such as
pilots, technically trained people, etc. The exception to this
was where a number of sightings occur in a certain area at about
the same time." Although reports were taken from the public,
ATIC only did a cursatory look at those reports, relying instead
on many in house (military) reports for detailed analysis.

Acquisition of this formal history, combined with the recent
acquisition of the  AMC Paperclip histories and the T-2 formal
histories by Hall and Connors, begin to offer researchers a
better look inside the operation and organizational structure of
Air Technical Intelligence at Wright-Patterson AFB. This
information gives an historical perspective for researchers,
which in the past have been rather sketchy, to the elimination
of previous best-guess scenarios as to just how the Air Force
handled and perceived the investigations of UFOs.

It should be noted that there are some surprises within the ATIC
history. A more formal and indepth analysis of this information
will be shared by Hall and Connors in future updates. As with
any new acquisition, new paths are discovered which necessitates
more work in obtaining information about these
new areas.

Thank you,

Wendy Connors and Mike Hall