Moon Dust Men: MAJESTIC Overwatch

“OPERATION MAJESTIC-12 is a TOP SECRET Research and Development/Intelligence operation responsible directly and only to the President of the United States. Operations of the project are carried out under the control of the Majestic-12 (Majic-12) Group which was established by special classified executive order of President Truman on 24 September, 1947, upon recommendation by Dr. Vannevar Bush and Secretary James Forrestal.”

— purported briefing memo from Rear Adm. Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter (MJ-1) to President-elect Eisenhower, 11/18/52

“Based upon DOD representations made to SSA [REDACTED] which, incredibly, tended to buttress a portion of the document, he discussed this matter with [Deputy Assistant Director] Brandon on 10/30/91.”

— FBI Special Agent in Charge, Salt Lake City, airtel to FBI Director William S. Sessions, 10/31/91

The Moon Dust Men are the tip of the spear. MAJESTIC-12 aims it. Manage the global war against the aliens with this new GUMSHOE subsystem. Do you build retro-engineered Aurora craft, or bioroids to fight on the Moon? Do you launch satellite screens or dig in anti-saucer lasers? You decide where the black budget goes — and who it goes after.

Moon Dust Men: MAJESTIC Overwatch is the seventh installment of the third Ken Writes About Stuff subscription.