Historical Incidents & Events

Pentacle Memorandum (1953)

1953

A two-page Battelle memo dated Jan 9, 1953 (Project Stork) sent to Miles E. Goll at Wright-Patterson AFB, attn Capt. Edward Ruppelt. It proposed a controlled experiment in which aerial activity would be secretly and purposefully scheduled over high-incidence areas under radar/photo observation. Jacques Vallee found it in 1967 among J. Allen Hynek's papers and codenamed its anonymous author Pentacle in his 1992 book Forbidden Science.

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Connections (8)

confirmedProject Stork

written under Project Stork

Source: CUFON, Pentacle Memorandum

confirmedJacques Vallee

discovered and codenamed by him in 1967

Source: Vallee, Forbidden Science (1992)

confirmedJ. Allen Hynek

found among his research papers

Source: Vallee, Forbidden Science (1992)

confirmedWright-Patterson AFB

addressed to Miles E. Goll at Wright-Patterson AFB

Source: CUFON, Pentacle Memorandum text

confirmedEdward Ruppelt

addressed to the attention of Capt. Edward Ruppelt

Source: CUFON, Pentacle Memorandum text

confirmedBattelle Memorial Institute

authored at Battelle under Project Stork

Source: Vallee, Forbidden Science (1992); CUFON

reportedH. C. Cross

believed to be the memo's author (sender initials HCC)

Source: Vallee, Forbidden Science (1992)

reportedRobertson Panel

believed to reference the Washington meeting held days before the CIA Robertson Panel convened Jan 14, 1953

Source: Vallee, Forbidden Science; Gralien Report

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