Wilbert Smith's 21 Nov 1950 Department of Transport memo records that the flying-saucer subject was classified 'higher even than the H-bomb'
Documented · said What these labels mean →Wilbert Smith's Department of Transport memo of 21 Nov 1950 (subject: Geo-Magnetics; marked TOP SECRET, downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL 15 Sep 1969) states that he made 'discreet enquiries through the Canadian Embassy staff in Washington' and was told the matter is 'the most highly classified subject in the United States Government, rating higher even than the H-bomb,' that flying saucers exist, and that a small group headed by Vannevar Bush was studying them. The record documents that Smith wrote this down as relayed information. It does not establish that such a program existed. The memo names no individual source; Smith's separate notes naming Robert Sarbacher are graded on another record.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| documents | metabunk.org | Copy of the memo (hosted as a Metabunk attachment): Department of Transport, Ottawa, 21 Nov 1950, Geo-Magnetics; 'TOP SECRET (downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL 15/9/69)'; 'discreet enquiries through the Canadian Embassy staff in Washington'; 'rating higher even than the H-bomb'; 'small group headed by Doctor Vannevar Bush' |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| UFO secrecy architecture (UAP Gerb Vol 1) | reports |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vannevar Bush | named | Structural |
Claim
Wilbert Smith's Department of Transport memo of 21 Nov 1950 (subject: Geo-Magnetics; marked TOP SECRET, downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL 15 Sep 1969) states that he made 'discreet enquiries through the Canadian Embassy staff in Washington' and was told the matter is 'the most highly classified subject in the United States Government, rating higher even than the H-bomb,' that flying saucers exist, and that a small group headed by Vannevar Bush was studying them. The record documents that Smith wrote this down as relayed information. It does not establish that such a program existed. The memo names no individual source; Smith's separate notes naming Robert Sarbacher are graded on another record.
See also The Wilbert Smith memo's claim that Vannevar Bush headed a small UFO study group is secondhand.