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11 “preventing a reopening of UFO investigations” Charles E. Senn, letter to Duward L. Crow, September 1, 1977.
12 “to convene a symposium on this subject” Dr. Robert Frosch, letter to Dr. Frank Press, December 21, 1977. Henry, op. cit., p. 115.
13 “to intelligences far beyond our own” Dr. Richard Henry, memorandum to Dr. Noel Hinners, Subject: UFO Matters, January 17, 1978; Richard C. Henry, “UFO’s and NASA,” Journal of Scientific Exploration, vol. 2, no. 2 (1988), p. 130.
14 first step in conducting any sort of investigation See chapter 6 about the O’Hare incident in 2006 and the FAA response.
15 which was reported by the BBC See chapter 7 by way of review.
16 “confounded local military experts and local police” BBC News, “UFO Baffles Aviation Experts,” September 15, 1999, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/448267.stm.
17 The 2010 FAA Aeronautical Information Manual See section 7–6-4, “Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Reports.” The manual can be viewed at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ATpubs/AIM/Chap7/aim0706.html.
18 “report the activity” FAA manual, ibid.
19 Ministry of Defence monitors them for that reason Author interview with Nick Pope, via a series of e-mails, August 2009.
20 a spokesman explained at the time Associated Press, “FAA Investigates JAL Flight 1628 UFO Sighting,” 1986; and United Press International, “Pilot Describes ‘Unbelievable’ UFO Encounter,” December 31, 1986.
21 As revealed in a verbatim transcript “Record of Interview with JAL Captain,” January 2, 1987, pp. 16–17. The transcript was provided to researchers by the FAA in 1987.
22 “was unable to confirm the event” Bruce Maccabee, “The Fantastic Flight of JAL 1628,” http://brumac.8k.com/JAL1628/JL1628.html. This is the most complete report about the sighting over Alaska, and highly recommended. Dr. Maccabee is the author or co-author of about three dozen technical articles and more than a hundred UFO articles over the last twenty-five years. He is also a leading photoanalyst of UFO images. See http://brumac.8k.com.
23 during the FAA’s interviews with these witnesses AP and UPI, op. cit.
CHAPTER 22: THE FAA INVESTIGATES A UFO EVENT “THAT NEVER HAPPENED”
1 “that we were visited by a UFO” A Twix is a message sent to all media advising them to broadcast or print a news article. It can be transmitted either by e-mail or fax or as a print-out.
CHAPTER 23: GOVERNMENT COVER-UP
1 even “no comment” is considered a confirmation Sweetman is the North American editor for Jane’s Defence Weekly. This story was published in Jane’s International Defence Review in 2000; see http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jidr/jidr000105_01_n.shtm.
2 “classified above Top Secret,” he wrote in a 1975 letter Senator Barry Goldwater, letter to “Mr. S A,” on “United States Senate” letterhead, March 28, 1975. The name of the recipient, who had written to inquire about the senator’s interest in UFOs, was redacted from the document when it was released through the Freedom of Information Act. The names on numerous other similar letters were not redacted.
3 “it is just impossible to get anything on it” Senator Barry Goldwater, letter to Lee M. Graham on “United States Senate” letterhead, October 19, 1981.
4 “I’ve never tried to make it my business since” Senator Barry Goldwater, letter to William S. Steinman, on “United States Senate” letterhead, June 20, 1983.
5 “‘Don’t ever ask me that question again!’” The radio clip can be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPFBg1NNUBU. Numerous websites state that this clip was an excerpt from a 1994 interview with Larry King on CNN, but I have not been able to verify this.
6 “who destroyed the messages, or why” News Release, U.S. Congressman Steve Schiff, First Congressional District New