space?"

Unfortunately the general public was never able to hear these
briefings. For a long time, contrary to present thinking in military
circles, I have believed that the public also is entitled to know the
details of what was covered in these briefings (less, of course, the
few items pertaining to radar that were classified "Secret," and the
names of certain people). But withholding these will not alter the
facts in any way.

A lot has already been written on the subject of UFO's, but none of
it presents the true, complete story. Previous forays into the UFO
field have been based on inadequate information and have been warped
to fit the personal biases of the individual writers. Well meaning
though these authors may be, the degree to which their books have
misinformed the public is incalculable.

It is high time that we let the people know.

The following chapters present the true and complete UFO story,
based on what I learned about UFO's while I was chief of Project Blue
Book, the Air Force's project for the investigation and analysis of
UFO reports. Here is the same information that I gave to Secretary of
the Air Force, Thomas K. Finletter, to the Air Force commanders, to
scientists and industrialists. This is what the Air Force knows about
unidentified flying objects.

You may not agree with some of the official ideas or conclusions--
neither did a lot of people I briefed--but this is the story.