Australian Department of Defence, Joint Intelligence Organization file (NAA: A13693, 3092/2/000)

Approved for Release 2026 Under Section 1842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Form No. 81 Introduced May, 1966 / DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE FILE CLOSED Subsequent correspondence has been placed on File No: 6216/66

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE JOINT INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION MINUTE PAPER REFERENCE: 3092/2 SUBJECT: SCIENTIFIC AND INTELLIGENCE ASPECTS OF THE UFO PROBLEM (Through DSTI) The two documents attached are intended to focus on aspects of the UFO problem that have tended to remain hidden.…

SUMMARY The early analyses of UFO reports by USAF intelligence indicated that real phenomena were being reported which had flight characteristics so far in advance of U.S. aircraft that only an extra-terrestial origin could be envisaged. A government agency, which later events i…

with the recommendations of the Condon report, Project BLUE BOOK was terminated, but presumably this would have little effect on the main programme. 5. It would appear wrong for Australia to remain ignorant of the true situation. We lack an intelligence viewpoint that can assess…

U.S. OFFICIAL ATTITUDE TO U.F.O's In June of 1947 the Air Technical Intelligence Centre (ATIC) near Dayton, Ohio, assumed a responsibility to investigate the initial reports of 'flying saucers'. Within a month it was considered that the phenomena were real and probably of Soviet…

2. sorting machines. 4. The summer of 1952 saw a more than twenty-fold rise in the normal rate of reporting and included the two extensive July sightings involving Washington D.C. This marked increase in sightings had diverse effects. A component of USAF intelligence considered…

3. Dr J. Allen Hynek, staying at about this level until it was CLOSED down in December 1969. During this time BLUE BOOK served mainly as a means of supplying UNCLASSIFIED summaries of UFO identifications to the public, and did not form a vital link in collection or serious analy…

4. its existence. Public distribution was made, however, of a so-called "summary" which in fact did not summarise, nor scarcely allude to the 1947-52 data, but concentrated on 1953-55 reporting which was clearly designed to reduce the residual unknowns to an insignificant number…

4. its existence. Public distribution was made, however, of a so-called "summary" which in fact did not summarise, nor scarcely allude to the 1947-52 data, but concentrated on 1953-55 reporting which was clearly designed to reduce the residual unknowns to an insignificant number…

5. system, the odds were ten thousand trillion trillion to one against the unknowns being the same as the knowns). Since the consultants had arbitrarily called all green fireballs and short duration (i.e. less than five seconds) night-time sightings as known astronomical objects…

6. of Indiana, Purdue University Research Foundation, University of North Carolina and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology through the (Roger Babson) Gravity Research Institute (New Boston N.H.). The latter institute is a non-profit organization founded in 1949 with George…

7. 28 September 1965 Maj. Gen. LeBailly, Director of Information, formally requested the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board to review Project BLUE BOOK. The review suggested that the limited Project BLUE BOOK staff and the official investigating officers did not possess the tec…

8. RAAF ATTITUDE TO UFO's The Directorate of Air Force Intelligence is the component of the RAAF that is responsible for the analysis of all official reporting of Unidentified Flying Objects. At no stage has there been more than one part-time officer allocated to this task. Ini…

9. it is unlikely that UFO reports will receive any treatment beyond filing. 4. If Australia is to follow the U.S. lead, instead of following the public USAF attitude, it would be preferable to follow the USAF/CIA role of concentrating on gaining a knowledge of the power source…

APPENDIX "A" CHRONOLOGY OF U.S. INVESTIGATION INTO U.F.O. PHENOMENA Date Event 24.6.47 Arnold sighting of nine "saucers" creates public interest. 6.47 Investigations initiated by Air Technical Intelligence Centre (ATIC) of Air Material Command (AMC, Army Air Forces) at Wright…

2. evidence such as photographs, radar, physical evidence and data on size and shape is involved, every effort should be made to collect this evidence. Radio alerts to other military units should be made. 11.2.49 Project Sign officially becomes Project Grudge. According to Rupp…

3. 21.8.52 USAF started releasing ATIC reports to the UFO author, Major Keyhoe, for publication. This was a completely unexpected change of policy. The contents of these reports refuted the public pronouncements made by the USAF. In addition a USAF spokesman agreed that the atte…

Headquarters USAF will release summaries of evaluated data to the public. 9.53 When the head of Project Blue Book departed, the staff was reduced to just one airman (first-class). All instrumentation plans had been negated except for diffraction cameras which had been shown to b…

5. 9.4.58 First sanitized version of Robertson (short) report released. 24.12.59 Inspector-General of Air Force circulates classified "UFO's Serious Business" in an effort to stimulate and improve the reporting of UFO's. Investigating officers are to be equipped with geiger cou…