1950.1121 Wilbert B Smith memo

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Wilbert B Smith memo

On 21 November 1950, a memo written by Wilbert B(rockhouse) Smith refers to “discreet enquiries through the Canadian Embassy staff in Washington” which allegedly obtained information that “flying saucers exist” and that “the matter is the most highly classified subject in the United States, rating higher even than the H-bomb”

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1. Web Resources

2. Book References

3. Other material

Web Resources

Memo available online at:

http://www.cufon.org/cufon/foia_006.htm

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Book References

Image of the relevant memo presented by Timothy Good in his “Above Top Secret” (1987) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 460-462 (in the Appendix) of the Sidgwick & Jackson hardback edition (with the same page numbering in the Guild Publishing hardback edition and the Grafton paperback edition).

Image of memo presented by Stone, Clifford E in his “UFOs are Real“ (1997) as Document 1-8a to 1-8c on the unnumbered pages after page 10 (in Chapter 1) of the SPI softcover edition.

For discussion of Wilbert Smith’s memo see the following:

Year	Discussion by:	No. of Pages
1996	Brookesmith, Peter in his “UFO: The Government Files” (1996) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 169-170 (in the Epilogue) of the Parragon hardback edition.	2
2003	Druffel, Ann in her “Firestorm : Dr James E McDonald's Fight for UFO Science” (2003) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 377-378 (in Chapter 14) of the Wild Flower Press softcover edition.	2
1994	Fawcett, George and Greenwood, Barry in their “Clear Intent” (1984) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages xiii-xiv (in the Preface) of the Spectrum softcover edition (at pages xv-xvii in the Fireside softcover edition published under the title “The UFO Cover-Up”).	2
2000	Hansen, Terry in his “The Missing Times : News Media Complicity in the UFO Cover-Up : News Media Complicity in the UFO Cover -Up” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 55 (in Chapter 1) of the Xlibris softcover edition.	1
1997	Hesemann, Michael and Mantle, Philip in their “Beyond Roswell” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 81 (in Chapter 6) of the Michael O’Mara hardback edition.	1
1994	Horn, Arthur and Horn, Lynette M in their “Humanity's Extraterrestrial Origins” (1994) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 194 (in Chapter 12) of the Silberschnur softcover edition.	1
1987	Kinder, Gary in his “Light Years” (1987) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at page 177 (in Chapter 8) of the Viking hardback edition.	1
2000	Maccabee, Bruce in his “UFO-FBI Connection” (2000) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 184-186 (in Chapter 17) of the Llewellyn softcover edition.	3
1997	Redfern, Nicholas in his “A Covert Agenda” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 206-207 (in Chapter 14) of the Simon & Schuster hardback edition.	2
1997	Stanton T. Friedman in his “Top Secret – MAJIC” (1997) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 24 (in Chapter 1), 123 (in Chapter 7) of the Michael O’ Mara hardback edition.	2
1986	Steinman, William and Stevens, Wendelle in their “UFO Crash at Aztec” (1986) (available on Amazon USA and on Amazon UK) at pages 305-307 of the Wendelle Stevens hardback edition.	3

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