"Symington told him the saucers were bunk. Secretary Johnson admitted
they had some pictures--we'd heard about a secret photograph taken at
Harmon Field, Newfoundland. The tip said this saucer scared hell out
of some pilots and Air Force men up there.

"A major took Boal to some Air Force colonel and Boal asked to see the
pictures. The colonel said they didn't have any. He turned red when
the major said Symington had told Boal about the pictures."

"Did Boal get to see them?" I said.

"No," grunted Purdy, "and I'll bet twenty bucks you won't, either. But
try, anyway. And check on a rumor that they've tracked some disks with
radar. One case was supposed to be at an Air Force base in Japan."

As I was leaving, Purdy gave me a summary of sighting reports.

"Some of these were published, some we dug up ourselves," he said. "We
got some confidential stuff from

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airline pilots. It's pretty obvious the Air Force has tried to keep
them quiet."

"All right," I said. "I'll get started. Maybe things aren't sewed up
so tightly, now this report is out."

"We've found out some things about Project 'Saucer,' said Purdy.
"Whether it's a cover-up or a real investigation, there's a lot of