Majestic 12

One of the most controversial topics surrounding the story of the alleged Roswell flying saucer recover is the formation of a study group known as Majestic 12. This study group was allegedly formed by President Harry Truman in September, 1947.

 



It is worth noting that the FBI maintains to this day that stories surrounding Majestic 12 are nothing more than a hoax. It is also worth noting that the National Archives does posses one Majestic 12 document, suggesting only that the group did exist. However, the FBI went on to declare that reports of Majestic twelve were "completely bogus".

Again allegedly, incoming President Dwight Eisenhower received extensive briefings about the 1947 recovery of a flying saucer in Roswell in November, 1952 from Walter Bedell Smith and Generals Nathan Twining and Hoyt Vandenburg. There is confirmation that these briefings did take place. But, the content of those briefings is still classified.



Project Blue Book director Captain Edward Ruppelt did make oblique references to the work of Majestic 12 in his 1956 book, The Report On Unidentified Flying Objects. Air Force Colonel Edward Strieber, who spent most of his career working at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, is said to have also confirmed the existence of the Majestic 12 effort.

Majestic 12 remains a controversial topic amongst Ufologists and skeptics alike.