A. I never heard about it.
Q. I’d like to go back to the Mantell case a second. If Venus was so bright—remember Mantell thought it was a huge metallic object—why didn’t the pilot who made the search later on—
A. Well, it was Venus, that’s positive. But I can’t remember all the details without the case books.
Q. One more question, Major. Have any reports been received at Wright Field since Project “Saucer” closed? There was a case after that date, an airliner crew—
At this point, Major Jesse Stay broke in.
“It’s all up to the local commanders now. If they want to receive reports of anything unusual, all right. And if they want to investigate them, that’s up to each commander. But no Project ‘Saucer’ teams will check on reports. That’s all ended.”
There at the last, it had been a little. like a courtroom scene, and I was glad the interview was over. Major Boggs was unruffled as ever. I apologized for the barrage of questions, and thanked him for being so decent about it.
“It was interesting, getting your viewpoint,” he said. He smiled, still the courteous sphinx, and went on out.
After Bogs had left, I talked with General Smith alone. I told him I was not convinced,
“I’d like to see the complete files on these cases I mentioned,” I explained. “Also, I’d like to talk with the last commanding officer or senior Intelligence officer attached to Project ‘Saucer.’”