and Navy Departments; the F.B.I.; the Department of Commerce, Civil
Aeronautics Administration; and various other government and private
agencies. In addition, the services of rocket experts, guided-missile
authorities, space-travel planners, and others (in the defense
services or assigned to them) were made available as desired. Under
the heading "How Incidents Are Investigated," the Project "Saucer"
report says:

But the hoaxes and crank letters in reality play a small part in
Project "Saucer."
Actually, it is a serious, scientific business of constant
investigation, analysis and evaluation which thus far has yielded
evidence pointing to the conclusion that much of the saucer scare
is no scare at all, but can be attributed to astronomical
phenomena, to conventional aerial objects, to hallucinations and
to mass psychology.
But the mere existence of some yet unidentified flying objects
necessitates a constant vigilance on the part of Project "Saucer"
personnel and the civilian population. Investigation is greatly
stepped up when observers report incidents as soon as possible to
the nearest military installation or to Headquarters, A.M.C.,
direct.
A standard questionnaire is filled out under the guidance of
interrogators. In each case, time, location, size and shape of
object, approximate altitude, speed, maneuvers, color, length of
time in sight, sound, etc., are carefully noted. This information
is sent in its entirety, together with any fragments, soil
photographs, drawings, etc., to Headquarters, A.M.C. Here, highly
trained evaluation teams take over. The information is broken down