As I often say "The truth is simple." Our method has been quite simplistic, but in reality, there we have the secret in "a nutshell." Of course, the deletions are lengthier and far more detailed but it really just boils down to this:

Flying Saucers are real and they pose a great psychological threat to the nation, as well as, a potential threat to the military supremacy and national security of the United States. In 1957, they had not exhibited any overt hostile actions yet (except, as the panelists knew, when fired upon or attacked by our aircraft).

However, the potential threat of attack ("indications of hostile actions") was clearly a major concern and the "noise" (i.e. interference) of thousands of UFO reports across the country could impede the military in the national defense by distracting it from discerning "true indications of hostile actions" from "false indications" of UFO attacks.

Now, I would add, having previously read a CIA Office of Scientific Investigations briefing report on this committee's findings (an internal CIA "report on the report"), it becomes clear that it was of greater concern to Central Intelligence that the known hostile intentions of and threats from the Soviet Union toward the US posed a greater threat to national security at that time than did the "unknown intentions" of extraterrestrial visitors (about whom we knew very little, and whose activities in our skies and airways we were powerless to counter in any way).

Moreover, it was greatly feared that should the Soviet Union ever learn of the serious nature of US Government interest, investigation or research into Flying Saucers and UFOs, the Soviets would be compelled to follow-up, investigating in their stead and to their own advantage. It was even considered likely that the Soviets might well attempt to make contact with the extraterrestrial visitors in order to form an alliance with them against the United States!

Furthermore, it was recognized that any technology recovered from UFOs by us (alone) could catapult the United States to world supremacy militarily, as it could do any nation who reverse engineered it, discovered its secrets and developed it for military purposes.

Whereas, if the Soviets had no inkling of recovered UFOs or even of our belief in the reality of such phenomena, they would view the cost of pursuing "hoaxes" or "mass hallucinations" as a prohibitive waste of money and resources and would thus be dissuaded (by our deception and counter-intelligence) from engaging in such a futile pursuit. But if the Soviets were to learn of our recovered extraterrestrial technology, they would develop their own acquisition/procurement processes and reverse engineering programs, which if successful, might spur the Communists to surpass us in advanced aviation principles, hypersonic flight, space exploration and space technologies.

However, the Robertson Panel certainly recognized the scientific advantages in research and development of U.S.-recovered Flying Saucer technology, citing metallurgy as of prime importance, and one which should be guarded from Soviet knowledge or acquisition at all costs.

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