Brief
James Forrestal
The claims the writer was given for James Forrestal, in the order they were given.
1
Within one week of the Truman Directive of 24 September 1947 directing Vannevar Bush and James Forrestal to set up Majestic 12 (MJ-12) and report directly to him, Forrestal met with Henry Tizard, then chief scientific advisor to the UK Ministry of Defence, at the beginning of October 1947.
“within one week of the Truman directive to Bush and James Forrestal to, in fact, set up Majestic 12 and to report directly to him, at the beginning of October 1947, Forrestal then had a meeting with Sir Henry Tizard, who at that time was the chief scientific advisor to the Ministry of Defence.”
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2
Jonathan Caplan believes it is extremely unlikely that James Forrestal did not tell Henry Tizard about Majestic 12 (MJ-12), which had been set up because of a recovered craft and associated biologics.
“it is extremely unlikely that Forrestal did not tell Sir Henry about Majestic 12, the reason that it had been set up because of the craft that had been found and the biologics that went with it.”
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3
In October 1947, James Forrestal held a number of meetings with other Air Force officers and British Ministry of Defence officials.
“Forrestal then had, in the month of October 1947, a number of meetings with other Air Force officers and British Ministry of Defence officials.”
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4
Victor Goddard was one of the people who met with James Forrestal in October 1947.
“one of those people was Air Marshal Victor Goddard, who saw Forrestal”
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5
Jonathan Caplan considers the connection between James Forrestal's directive from Harry S. Truman and his speedy meetings with Henry Tizard, Victor Goddard and others a very significant development.
“the connection between Forrestal, who just had this directive from Truman, meeting very speedily with Sir Henry Tizard, Air Marshal Victor Goddard and others, I think is a very significant development.”
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6
The Truman Directive of 24 September 1947 was issued at the request of Vannevar Bush and James Forrestal, the Secretary of Defense.
“It was issued at the request of Dr. Vannevar Bush and James Forrestal, the Secretary of Defense, as you've said.”
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7
Jonathan Caplan finds that the detail of the Majestic 12 documents corroborates contemporary diaries that were not released at the time, including the diaries of Harry S. Truman, James Forrestal, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
“the detail of the documents check out with contemporary diaries, which were not released at the time. The meetings that are referred to in the documents are reflected in the diaries of not just the president, but Forrestal, Eisenhower.”
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8
James Forrestal and Vannevar Bush held a lunch with Henry Tizard, the chief scientific adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence, on 1 October 1947.
“They held a lunch, Forrestal and Bush, Vannevar Bush, held a lunch with the British scientist, Sir Henry Tizard, the chief scientific adviser to the UK Ministry of Defence. On, as you say, the 1st of October 1947”
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9
Ross Coulthart considers it extremely unlikely that James Forrestal and Vannevar Bush did not brief Henry Tizard on Majestic 12 (MJ-12) and the UFO issue at their October 1947 meeting.
“it's unlikely in the extreme that they didn't brief Tizard on the UFOs issue on Majestic.”
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10
Jonathan Caplan believes James Forrestal impressed on Henry Tizard that Majestic 12 (MJ-12) had to be kept secret, and that Tizard's team should limit the documents they produced, possibly for personal use only.
“it clearly is the case that Forrestal impressed on Tizard that this had to be kept under wraps that they should go away and do their own research and that they should limit the documents that they're producing, possibly only for his own personal use.”
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11
Whitley Strieber raised the possibility that James Forrestal did not simply go mad but knew the truth about non-human intelligences and could not handle it emotionally.
“what about Jim Forrestal did he actually just go crazy or did he know this story and he just couldn't handle it emotionally”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 01:32:48.7-01:32:55.2 opinion first hand