By Robert L. Hastings, 3 January 2016
(The UFO Chronicles, 5 January 2016)
Quote from the article:
“On December 22, 1958, a New Jersey
newspaper, the Newark Star-Ledger, published the startling article above.
The key passages follow here:
A group of more than 50 top commercial airline pilots,
all veterans of more than 15 years with major companies, yesterday blasted as
‘bordering on the absolute ridiculous’ the Air Force policy of tight
censorship, brush-off and denial in regard to unidentified flying
objects—flying saucers.
One termed the Air Force policy ‘a lesson in lying,
intrigue and the Big Brother attitude carried to the ultimate extreme.’ Each of
the pilots has sighted at least one UFO, the majority several... ‘We are
ordered to report all UFO sightings,’ said one, ‘but when we do, we are treated
like incompetents and told to keep quiet...’ This pilot also pointed to a Joint
Chiefs of Staff order giving top radio priority to UFO reports anywhere in the
world and specifying that any pilot who fails to maintain absolute secrecy
afterwards is subject to a maximum of ten years in jail and a fine of $10,000.’
”
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