| Notes to AQUARIUS II:
1. Moore
explains the origin of the document as follows: "This is an actual example of some of
the disinformation produced in connection with the Bennewitz case. The document is a
retyped conversion of a real AFOSI message with a few spurious additions. It was
apparently created by AFOSI, or at least I always assumed it was, and it was handed to me
in February 1981 with the intention that I would pass it to Bennewitz. My understanding,
although I never knew for sure, was that Bennewitz was expected to wave it to the press
and others as proof of what he was saying about an alien invasion, at which point the
document would be denounced as a counterfeit and Bennewitz would be further discredited.
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, depending upon one's point of view) it didn't turn
out that way."
2. In an
attempt to be as true as possible to the actual document, I have purposely formatted lines
beyond the normal 80-character limit. For this reason, I suggest you download the document
and view it with a text processor that allows you to view files with line lengths > 80
chars.
3.
According to Moore, the text of this document is the same as it appeared in the original
message, except as follows:
4.
Material in [braces] indicates that material, which appeared in the original message, was
REMOVED and REPLACED by spurious text.
5.
Material appearing in {curly braces} indicates totally spurious material, which was ADDED
to the legitimate text of the original message.
6. The
symbol XXXX indicates places where transmission codes from the original were removed and
not replaced.
7.
"WINTEL" in a genuine message would be "WNINTEL" (Western AFOSI
Office)
8.
"SPA" means Special Purpose Access.
9.
Misspellings, to the best of my ability, are true to the document.
10. A
discussion will follow in a subsequent file.
--Jim
Speiser
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RTTEZYVW RUFLOJA9136 XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
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SECRET FOR AFOSI ONLY
R 171139Z NOV 80
FM HQ AFOSI BOLLING AFB DC//IVOE
TO RUWTFBA AFOSI DIST 17 KIRTLAND AFB NM//BID
INFO 7602 AINTELG FT BELVOIR VA//[INSR]
SECRET FOR AFOSI ONLY
REF:REQUEST FOR PHOTO IMAGERY INTERPRETATION YOUR
MSG 292030Z OCT 80.
SUBJECT CASE NR: 8017D93-126 HQ CR 44
1.SUBJECT NEGATIVES/FILM WERE ANALYZED BY HQ IVT
AND 7602 AINTELG/IT AND THE FOLLOWING RESULTS WERE FOUND:
A.NEGATIVE #1: DEPLICTING C-5A AIRCRAFT ON
APPROACH AND STREAKING UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT IN LOWER RIGHT PORTION OF FILM. FILM
FOUND TO BE UNALTERED. SIZE DIFFERENTIAL WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH SIZE OF AIRCRAFT.
CONCLUSION: INCONCLUSIVE
NEGATIVE #2; DEPLICTING CYLINDER SHAPED
UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT IN UPPER LEFT PORTION OF PHOTO. FILM FOUND TO BE UNALTERED.
FILM SHOWED OBJECT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH FIELD DEPH AND CONSISTENT WITH RELATIVE SIZE OF
FIXED OBJECTS. CONCLUSION: LEGITIMATE NEGATIVE OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT. {BOLTON,
REINFELD METHOD DID NOT REVEAL VISIBLE MARKINGS ON OBJECT.}
C.NEGATIVE #3: DEPLICTING IRRECULAR SHAPED
UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT IN SEVEN FRAMES OF 8MM FILM. BECAUSE OF THE SIZE AND APPARENT
SPEED OF OBJECT NO FURTHER CLASSIFICATION OR CONCLUSION COULD BE DRAWN. FILM SHOWN TO BE
UNALTERED.
D.34 INCHES OF 8MM FILM: DEPLICTING APPARENT
COLORED OBJECT MOVING IN FRONT OF STILL CAMERA. FILM FOUND TO BE UNALTERED. SPECTROGRAPHY
REVEALED COLORES TO BE BASIC PRISM FEATURES. DEPTH ANALYSIS REVEALED OBJECT TO BE WITHIN
152MM OF CAMERA. OBJECT WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH RELATIVE SIZE OF FIXED OBJECTS OBSERVED
FOR SEVERAL SECONDS IN FILM. CONCLUSION: INCONCLUSIVE.
E.ORIGINAL NEGATIVE DEPLICTING UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECT. FILM FOUND TO BE UNALTERED. BECAUSE OF A LACK OF FIXED OBJECTS IN THE FILM, NO
DEPTH ANALYSIS COULD BE PERFORMED. {BOLTON, REINFELD METHOD REVEALED OBJECT TO BE SAUCER
SHAPED, APPROXIMATE DIAMETER 37 FEET. OBJECT CONTAINED A TRILATERAL INSIGNIA ON THE LOWER
PORTION OF OBJECT.} CONCLUSION: LEGITIMATE NEGATIVE OF UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT.
2.REF YOUR REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
REGARDING HQ CR 44, THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED: [CAPT. GRACE] 7602 AINTELG, INS CONTACTED
AND RELATED FOLLOWING: (S/[WINTEL]) USAF NO LONGER PUBLICLY ACTIVE IN UFO RESEARCH,
HOWEVER USAF STILL HAS INTEREST IN ALL UFO SIGHTINGS OVER USAF INSALLATION/TEST RANGES.
SEVERAL OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LEAD BY [NASA] ACTIVELY INVESTIGATES LEGITIMATE
SIGHTINGS THROUGH COVERT COVER. (S/[WINTEL/FSA]) {ONE SUCH COVER IS UFO REPORTING CENTER,
US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852. NASA FILTERS RESULTS OF SIGHTINGS TO
APPROPRIATE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS WITH INTEREST IN THAT PARTICULAR SIGHTING. THE OFFICIAL
US GOVERNMENT POLICY AND} RESULTS OF PROJECT AQUARIUS IS STILL CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET WITH
NO DISSEMINATION OUTSIDE OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS AND WITH RESTRICTED ACCESS TO
"MJ TWELVE". CASE ON BENNEWITZ IS BEING MONITORED BY [NASA/INS], WHO REQUEST ALL
FUTURE EVIDENCE BE FORWARDED, TO THEM THRU AFOSI/IVOE.
3.REF YOUR REQUEST FOR TEHCNICAL ASSISTANCE.
BECAUSE OF A CHANCE OF PUBLICDISCLOSURE, NO KNOLWEDGEABLE PERSONNEL WITH SPA WILL BE
PROVIDED. CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM INDIVIDUALS MENTIONED IN YOUR MESSAGE,
MILLER, FUGATE. BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF CASE, REQUEST THEY BE THOROUGHLY DEBRIEFED
AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
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