William Fairchild: Where did you get this?
Captain Michael Quinn: It's a little hard to explain right now.
Dr. J. Allen Hynek: What is Operation Ivy, sir?
William Fairchild: I think you need to tell me where you found this.
Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Sir, with all due respect, if you don't know, then we're the ones who should be asking the questions right now, not you. Especially as there is a duplicate which will finds its way to the press should anything happen to us.
Captain Michael Quinn: I-I don't think we're in a position to be making threats to the Secretary of Defense.
Dr. J. Allen Hynek: It's not a threat. The truth will come out one way or another. Isn't that what you really want?
William Fairchild: Ivy is the code name for a top secret thermonuclear weapons test in the South Pacific. We had two successes and one failure. Now we know why.
Captain Michael Quinn: A UFO?
Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Well, whatever they are, I think it's a message. They want us to know that they're in charge of the skies, and they're watching us.
Captain Michael Quinn: Wait, hold on a second. Surely, we should get it tested before crediting aliens with taking down the most powerful weapon known to man.
William Fairchild: I need the President to see this before the Joint Chiefs have him make a horrible mistake. But I'm going to need backup.