There are many interesting UFO-related reports, rumors, sightings and documents.

Among these is an alleged 1954 U.S. military training manual for special operations.

The alleged manual is titled "SOM1-01 Special Operations Manual: Extraterrestrial Entities and Technology, Recovery and Disposal."

The alleged special operations manual and other documents are available online in PDF at MajesticDocuments.com, an excellent source of research materials about the history of the U.S. Government response to extraterrestrial visitation to Earth.

MajesticDocuments.com also provides a printed version of the manual for $8 plus shipping. MajesticDocuments.com describes this product as follows: "The Special Operations Manual 1-01 (SOM112) – This manual titled 'Extraterrestrial Entities and Technology, Recovery and Disposal' is in the 2 color 6 x 9 inch original format typical of field manuals. It is a precisely produced reproduction of the originally photographed text. 32 pages."

On the cover of the manual is the date April 1954 and reference to the guide being produced by the "Majestic-12 Group."

Is the manual a hoax or fraud? This is possible. For purposes of this article, the writer stipulates the viewpoint that the manual is not a classified or restricted government document.

VERY SPECIAL OPS

The table of contents of the manual lists six chapters with various sub-sections as well as additional information at the end of the manual. These include:

Chapter 1 – Operation Majestic-12, Section I: Project purpose and goals

Chapter 2 – Introduction, Section I: General, Section II: Definition and data

Chapter 3 – Recovery Operations, Section I: Security, Section II: Technology recovery

Chapter 4 – Receiving and Handling, Section I: Handling upon receipt of material

Chapter 5 – Extraterrestrial Biological Entities, Section I: Living organisms, Section II: Non-living organisms

Chapter 6 – Guide to UFO Identification, Section I: UFOB guide, Section II: Identification criteria, Section III: Possible origins

Although not all text in the PDF version is completely legible, the alleged manual does provide interesting reading and includes the following:

"Scope: This manual has been prepared especially for Majestic-12 units. Its purpose is to present all aspects of Majestic-12 so authorized personnel will have a better understanding of the goals of the Group, be able to more expertly deal with Unidentified Flying Objects, Extraterrestrial Technology and Entities, and increase the efficiency of future operations."

"General: MJ-12 takes the subject of UFOBs, Extraterrestrial Technology and Extraterrestrial Biological Entities very seriously and considers the entire subject to be a matter of the very highest national security."

"History of the Group: Operation Majestic-12 was established by classified presidential order on 24 September 1947 at the recommendation of Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal and Dr. Vannevar Bush, Chairman of the Joint Research and Development Board.

The alleged manual goes on to describe the goals of the Majestic-12 Group in detail including the recovery of "EBEs" and technology, establishment of special teams to accomplish this, establishment of secure facilities to accommodate same and establishment of appropriate operations to support these efforts.

The manual provides an overview of the "current situation" regarding what was known at that time about extraterrestrial visitors and their knowledge of science. Possible threats to the U.S. are also evaluated.

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