John Company

Australian Dept of Defense Scientific and Intel Aspects of the UFO Problem

CIA-UAP-019 · page 4 of 19

Page 4 of 19 of CIA-UAP-019

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4,dth the recommerdiitiunis nf the Condon report, Project BLUE BOOK
vas terI11inated, but presumably this veu]d ha.vo little effect on
the main progr1-;1,n,me.
5.
It would a.ppenr wrong for Au:stralia to remain ignorant ci'
the true situa'ticr::..
We l&ck an intelligence viewpoint th11.t ca.n
&seess the nature and poasiblo consequences of the problem, ~
scientific vie~~oint that co~ld derive :!ICicntifically valid data
from the reports &nd a public relations viewpoint that ca~ honestly
satisfy public intere:!lt.
To overcome these deficiencies in the
Australian iuvestigaliun of UF0 1 s, it would :5eem that a strong ce.s,:i
exists for the acceptance. of the RAAF suggest.ion that another
government department assume responsibility for the investigation
and analysis o.r UFO report.!.
National Archives of Au,straHa
NAA: A 13693, 3092/2/00Q