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- .. ' I by the Air Force inasmuch as commercial or military pilots are ezperienced in the air and are not expected to see objects which are entirely imaginative. In each of these instances, the individual who reports the sighting is thoroughly interviewed by a representative of Air Intelligence so that a complete description of the object sighted can be obtained. (3) ..lJ!.<LJ!.e sigJrt_tngL..whtt;A a1!e rPJ2,orted... bJJ '£lots and~ for which_there is additionpl c~rrQ.koration, sucn as recording by radar._or si httn rom t e ro nd. Comman<ler 73oy"d aahlsea7 ha this latter classification constitutes two or three per cent of the total number o/ sightings, but that they are the most credible reports received and are difficult to ezplain. Some of these sightings are originally reported from the ground, then are observed by pilots in the air and then are picked up by radar instruments. He stated that in these instances there is no doubt that these individuals reporting the sightings actually did see something in the s~y. However, he explained that these objects could still be natural phenomena and still could be recorded on radar if there was some electrical disturbance in the sky. He stated that the flying saucers are most frequently o~_-servJLd~in areas wnere _:!Eere i (:.ft.eavu a-ir tra.ff1c, such as W'a.sriing:£@8---::.tJ-. ., an New rork City. He advised, '"however, that some ~eports gre recei~ed ~om otheI IL,arts o.t. the_ country covering the entire United tates and that sigbtin9a baUS-a.2..,,o recent~ be~n re orted as jar dista~t as Acapulco, Jlexico; Korea ng_z,;_,w.g J/orocoo. He advised that tae sfwitings reported i,n_ i e last_ clas_sijication have never been sat'i,sfactoriJ.y e6 1a1ned. He pointed out~ ~oweuer, that it is still possible t t hesi o,biects,;nay be a natural henoaenon or some type of atmosphertcal disturbance. fie adv sed that it is not eni'fPeTjTlmpossfoTe °fha~ the objects sighted..JMIU possibly be ships l!:om a~ot~ r plan:t such as J/ars. He advised that at the p esen~ t m there is nothfn.9 to substantiate this theory ~t th~ _pQa§)_bjlitu is not being over1o6ie ;- He stateij that Tr Intell'l,gence is jairly certain that~ ese objects are not ships or missiles from another nation in this world. Commander Boyd advised that intense research ts being carried on presently by Air Intelligence,and at the present time when credible reportings of s'l,ghtings are received, the Air Force is attempting in each instance to send up jet interceptor planes in order to