uly 92
The Hon Duane P
Assistant Secretary of Defense, CI Department of Defenee The Pentagon, Roomain
Dear Hr Andrews,
CBS and Sun International Picturea areetwork special called "The Searet of Noah'scheduled fcr airing in September of thii year. Thewill be parteriaa on biblical raattera and it expected to reach aboutillion viewers.
The producers haveumber of indlcatione that. intelligence eervioee era in poaeeeeion of pibtoxiel evidence thet the Ark, or parte of it, etiil exiataj onf their accompanying letter, they Hat aoaa of theao aourcea. Some, euch aa the late former aatronaut James Irwin, do capture the imagination..
Aa the tradition of the Ark ia honored by the Moslem, Chriatlan, and Jewiah faitha, there ere many people throughout the world who would be interacted in evidence concerning lta exiatence or survival. Your aaeiatance ia raqueated in having auch evidence now in the hands of our intelligence services releaaed, where thia oan be done without. eecurity.
WPBOVtO IDP RIIUSE MTtRBIMI
Any aaaiitance which you can render would be greatly appreciated. Thank ycu for your conaideration.
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John S. Morton
Dear Mr. Hortoni
In speaking with your aaaociate, Dr. Ray Smith, we're of tha opinion you say beto halp uaBS-TV Network Special tantativaly called "Tha Seorst of Noah'echeduled for airing in Sapteaber.
iun International Pictures produces blbllcal-thesad network production! for prine-tiae televleicn. The viewing audience for our tvo-hour upeoningrk CSS Spaaial is expected to ba aboutillion viawera aa tha ahov will air in "flwaapa Waakn during prina-tiae avanlng houra. It will than air twlca again on CBS before going into foreign and dcaestic syndication, aa well as the hone video narket. We gamer nore viewers than any theatrioal aoviei
Our recent sun-CSS specials "Anolent Secrets of tha Bible'*en the priae-tlae evaning Nlelaan Rating during Sweeps Week and "Miraclee and Other Wonders" {Juneulled second plaee for the evening.
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In researching the historical evidence that the biblicalrk account is factually true and that the reaaina of the Ark are still encased in iee and snow (soaetinos partially exposed due to excessive euaaer aeltback) on Mt. Ararat in Eastern Turkey, ve have interviewed sevaral reliable people who aay vsrioua intelligence departaents of. ailitary and the federal government are naintaining files on Mt. Ararat-Noah's Ark.
Net only are files being aaintalned on this subject, but photographio evidence of the Ark on Ht. Ararat are said to be in seae of theee filaa. Additionally, aatelllte photographio oonfiraatlon and CIA-Defense Departaent eatelllteenetrating iaagery eleo allegedly confirae this aanaade object near the euaait of Mt. Ararat.
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Although wo have racaivad nuaarouo raporta of such aaterial being gathered and filee being oaintalned. intelligence agencies, the following are repraeentative exanpleei
The late Astronaut Col. Janes Irwin said he peraonally saw tha Air force file on Ht. Ararat-Noah's Ark, but it is not known if he waa allowed to thoroughly review its contents.
e There were nuaerous sightings by Air roros pilots during World war II. sore photographs vera taken and turned over to Air Force superiors for processing.
e Gregor Schwinghamaer, an Air Force pilot etationed in Turkey during the, saw it while doing reconnaissance work. He described itbig rectangular, huge boxcar-like aanaade structure."
al Shappsll was ths photographer on an Airacer, aissien over Mt. Ararat to acre closely exaaine the ertifact allegedly noted on satellite photos. The fila was turned over to the Air Force for analysle. Shappell described what he saw asark foreign objeot two-thirds of the way up the aountainorge. It waa oblong and partially burled in the glacial ice."
foraer Air Foroeilot dropping freight in Feetern Turkey for the CIA in theaw it along with several other pilots flying aissions for the CIA. Re says the CIA and ths Air Force are well aware of the wooden barge on Mt. Ararat and pictures were probably turned over to these agencies.
esc xnown ay peopia_ faailiar with tha capabi Dsrense photographic-satellites and CIA radar-rating satellites that thaee aatallltea have o
setired Air Force Col. Walter T. Brown,ss suaaoned to the CIA by Director Sill Colby end direoted to disolose all his Ark knowledge, Ararat inforaation, and Arx contacta to Colby's assistant Howey scr.ua who waapecial Mt. Ararat-Noah's Ark project.
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Ai we areositive TV Special and would portray. Government agency participationoeitive light, we are seeking the cooperation of any and all government intelligenee-gathering egenclse to let ue do the following:
(1) Open up their Mt. Ararat-Noah'e Ark filea to our review fer further evidence that would help to establish that the Ark Is atill on Kt. Ararat. This could pooaibly be done thr=ugh scse type of Freedom of Information approach where sensitive information such aa nasea could be deleted.
(3) Allow Sun to use any old or current photographa taken of the Ark cn Kt. Ararat by military or intelligence personnel. Both the Air force and CZA ehould have eeveral photoa in their files.
(3) Allow sun to use CIA Defence Department high reeolution aerial/aatallite photoe or radar-penetrating imagery to establish the exeat poeitlbn of the Ark on Xt. Ararat. These photos nay viaually ahow the Ark or the radar Imagery ia capable of ehowlng where it la under the ice The Russianand French SPOT satellites do not provide high enough.reeolution to find'or identify the Ark, on Ararat.
As our production muat air on CSS in September, ve suet ask you to move quickly on our request to government agenciee. Thank you for your ooeperation.
David V. B< Chief Researcher SUN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES,0 Purdue DriveCaeta xeea,Oo"
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