Majestic 12 — Burned Memo — Pages 1–2
Burned Memo — Pages 1–2 is a document pertaining to Majestic 12 (Operation Majestic-12, MJ-12, or Majic-12), a purported secret U.S. government program alleged to have investigated recovered unidentified flying objects and their occupants beginning in 1947.
Document Details
[edit | edit source]| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Title | Burned Memo — Pages 1–2 |
| Date | c. Early 1960s |
| Era | 1960–1969 |
| Document Type | Classified Directive |
| Claimed Classification | TOP SECRET / MJ-12 |
| Authenticity Rating | High |
| Related Program | Operation Majestic-12 (MJ-12 / MAJIC) |
Description
[edit | edit source]The first two pages of the nine-page 'Burned Memo,' named because it was reportedly salvaged from a fire, leaving it discolored and disintegrating. An original carbon copy on Eagle-watermarked government paper. From the Director of Central Intelligence (MJ-1) to MJ-2, MJ-3, and MJ-7, concerning Projects MAJESTIC, JEHOVAH, EVIRO, PARASITE, and PARHELION. Contains the statement: 'LANCER [code name for JFK] has made some inquiries regarding our activities which we cannot allow.'
Authenticity Assessment
[edit | edit source]Researchers consider this document to have a high authenticity rating based on forensic, typographic, and content analysis.
The United States government has officially denied the existence of any organization called Majestic 12, MJ-12, or Majic-12. The FBI declared the core MJ-12 documents "completely bogus" on November 30, 1988, after receiving information from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) that no such committee had ever been authorized or formed. Despite this, researchers including Stanton T. Friedman and Dr. Robert M. Wood have argued that individual documents within the Majestic corpus show evidence of authenticity through forensic analysis of paper, ink, typeface, format conventions, and verifiable historical references.
Historical Context
[edit | edit source]Majestic 12 is claimed to have been established by special classified executive order of President Harry S. Truman on September 24, 1947, upon recommendation by Secretary of Defense James Forrestal and Dr. Vannevar Bush. The core documents were first publicly circulated in 1984–1987 by ufologists Jaime Shandera, William L. Moore, and Stanton T. Friedman. The Eisenhower Briefing Document — the central MJ-12 document — was found on undeveloped 35mm film delivered anonymously to Shandera's mailbox in December 1984.
Sources and Archival Information
[edit | edit source]- Research and document catalog: MajesticDocuments.com (Dr. Robert M. Wood & Ryan S. Wood)
- FBI investigative file: FBI Vault — Majestic 12
- General UFO program records: National Archives — USAF UFO Records
See Also
[edit | edit source]- Majestic 12
- Eisenhower Briefing Document
- Roswell Incident
- Project Blue Book
- Vannevar Bush
- Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
- Stanton T. Friedman
- Philip J. Klass
References
[edit | edit source]- Wood, Robert M. & Wood, Ryan S. Majic Eyes Only. Wood Enterprises, 2005.
- Friedman, Stanton T. TOP SECRET/MAJIC. Marlowe & Company, 1996.
- FBI Vault: Majestic 12, Part 1 of 1. [1]
- Klass, Philip J. "The MJ-12 Crashed-Saucer Documents." Skeptical Inquirer, Winter 1987–1988.
- Goldberg, Robert Alan. Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America. Yale University Press, 2008.
