IntheearlyyearsoftheUFOphenomenon, researchersbelievethe U.
S militaryattemptstosuppressandcoverupallinformationaboutUFOs.
It's a successfuleffort, exceptintherareinstancewhen a sightingiscapturedonfilmCaseinpoint.
July 1952 1952 was a yearofUFOsightingsthathadbeenunparalleledeverintheUnitedStates.
UFOsightingsweresomanyandofsuchhighqualitybothbythegeneralpublicandwithinthemilitary, thatitbecame a seriousproblemandwas a problemthatgottheattentionofallofthehighermilitaryagenciesandtheCIAbythelaterpartof 1952.
Thequestionreallywas, Howdowedealwiththis?
Tocontainthisfrom a publicrelationspointofview?
Becauseit's a reallydifficultsituationforgovernmentagenciesinthemilitary.
Youhavetodealwith a publicthatisconvincedthattheseflyingsaucersarereal.
Andindeed, itwasbecomingmoreandmorethatwaybecausethefactwas, therewere a lotofhighquality, verydifficulttoexplainUFOsightingsfromthatyear, andtheyweregetting a lotofpublicityairlinepilotswiththousandsofhoursexperienceofreportedsaucerscomingwithin a few 100 feetoftheirplane.
Andastheconveningof a classifiedbodyofscientistsweretalkingNobelcaliberscientistswhometforoneweekfor a coupleofhours, itnowappearsduetosomeverygoodhistoricalresearchthattheconclusionsofthepanelwerealreadysetevenbeforetheymet.
Essentially, tosaythatthisis a problemthatneedstobedebunkedinthepublicrealmwehavereceivedandanalyzedbetweenoneand 2000 reports, there's been a certainpercentageofthisvolumeofreportsthathavebeenmadebycredibleobserversofrelativelyincrediblething.
We'vebeenabletoexplainthemas a hoaxes, erroneouslyidentifiedfriendlyaircraftasmeteorologicalorElektronikphenomenaorlightaberration.
July 2nd, wehave a Navalwarrantofficer, a mannamedDilbertsiNewhouseandhejusttravelingwithhisfamily.
TherearelittletripinUtah, and I believehiswifeisthe 1st 1 toseewhatlookedlikeveryunusualobjectsinthesky.
DelbertNewhousewas a Navyofficer, butnotonlythat, hewas a photographer.