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4-898 (REV. 11-20-73) 0062 83894 RRP0090UI0 7/15/715510 Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # HQ - HEADQUARTERS Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007 went of Justice /ED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FIL FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER 52-HQ-83894-5* SERIALS 186-245 62- HQ-83894 186 BUREAU 245 DESINU of FOIPA # 993087 : JAN 191976 INVESTIGATION PICKETT STREET 3 COPIED FOR SECTION 5 COPIED FOR MAR 3 1978 BY 20 MAY 141911 5 R21) trial -196,197,328 COPIED FOR SERIALS 186-245 SECTION 5 USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE Transfer-Call 3421

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203 204 207 214 OR Bacheldes 240;029 510/84 3431932113p1 2054 AZORiN

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Menwrandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SUBJECT: Director, FBI SAC, San Antonio FLYING DISKS INTERNAL SECURITY - R DATE: July 26, 1949 On July 15, 1949, the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Fourt (Texas) News on July 10, 1949, advertised the fact that the that a small article which had appeared in the Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen flying saucers. It was stated that the convention was planned so that members may compare notes. It was also stated that flying disks were reported twice inthe week preceding the article in Alexandria, Louisiana. The above is furnished as a matter of information. cc: New Orleans RECROREN 22 62 - 83894-186 EX-112 34 JUL 29 1949 100-7545 JEJ: wjw 52 'AUG 5 1949 246

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RECEIVED 5 25 PM 349 REC'D ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE SOUTE PITO 982+ CAPISTS WTONEUGET: 414 col

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OFFICE OF DIRECTOR DERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Record of Telephone Call or Visitor Flying faucers Mr. Ernest Cuneo catted--phoned. from New York City Phone No. Hour 10:54amDate July 11, 1949 Tolson Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Egan Mr. Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Jones Mr. Mohr Mr. Pennington_ (Tele. Room_ Mr. Nease_ Miss Holmes Miss Gandy REMARKS When informed of Mr. Hoover's and Mr. Ladd absence from their office, Mr. Cuneo declined to speak to anyone else and stated that he was He asked that Mr. Ladd be informed of his call. rjp YAHORDED - 5. SLED - 5 62-8,3894-187 BEC JE 3 AUG L 9 1 1949M68 A Se ba vio VECEINED - ETELCHEB 61 AUG 11 1949

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OFFICE OF DIRECTOR DÉRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Record of Telephone Call or Visitor 3 Mr. Ernest buneo thru. opr. from eaHed- phoned. NYC Phone No. Hour10:29am Date July 12, 19 49 Tolson Clegg tar. Glavin Mr. Ladd Mr. Nicholst Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy. Mr. Egan Mr. Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Jones Mr. Mohr Mr. Pennington_ Tele. Room Mr. Nease_ Miss Holmes Miss Gandy. REMARKS When informed that Mr. Hoover was not in his office, Mr. Cuneo asked to speak with Mr. Ladd, and after checking the call was transferred, to Mr. Ladd. Mr. Ladd advises that Mr. Cuneo was calling about the matter he dicussed with Mr. ladd on last Saturday re a flying saucer in Califor- nia. ir. Cuneo asked if he could release the stor He was told that this was up to him rjp/mhm What have done ne ? RECORDED - 59 162-83894-168 INDEXED - 52 . 3 AUG : 9 1949 m \61 AUG 11 1949

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July 21, 2949 13- Mr. Ernes cume o 40 Wall treet New York, New Tork Dear Ernte: You will recall the bedephone conversa- tions about Mr. Peter Camerlon 164 West 37th Street, Los Angeles 7, California, anc information furnished by him on the subject of flying saucers. I thought you would ltle to know that efforts made to locate Mr. Jones have been un- successful and casucl inquiry in the vicinity he mentioned did not develop information about any one who is acquainted with hin. I thought you might wish to consider the possibility that the original letter in this matter may hove been a proni. Sincerely yours, RECORDED - 59 JuL 22 62 - 83574 INDEXED - 59 3 AUG 195.1949 U. S. DE STIC DIRECT SOSE SO LOST 8 1y 85 6 22 m Tolson Clogg Mr Tracy Exan Penningt Qu1nn Талит Tele. Room 8 JUL 23-1949 P.M BORERE ON INVESTIGATION GOES, DEPARTNESTOR JISTICE 61 AUG 11 1849 on 210

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ula IRD FORM NO. 64) Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : THE DIRECTOR DATE: July 12, 1949 FROM : D. M. Ladd gh 13- Tolson SUBJECT: V.el Mr. Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichor? Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Egan You inquired as to what was being done with reference to the information concerning flying saucers, which information was furnished by Ernest Mr. Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. PennIngton Mr: Quinn Tann Tele. Room Nease Miss Holmes M1SS I desire to advise that aletter is being prepared € for the Los Angeles Office suggesting that they make a discreet check of the background of the individual who wrote the letter to Winchell and thereafter interview him for details. W1 a s It is believed that a letter is satisfactory inasmuch noted that this alleged incident occurred in 1947. DML: dad 3 \ 61 AUG 11 1949 This should have hear done tho mandan That thing mater ratin until Wes 62 - 83814-190 CORDED - 59 INDEXED - 59 3 . AUG_9 1949 5

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35R01 Криво звал ures turno tourined оQJВH BOLLIND u88g • IN * TV ppet CUTABID JULY 18, 1949 URGENT SAC, LOS ANGELES PETER CAMERLOWJONES, INFORMATION CONCERNING. I К3- REMYTEL JULY TWELVE LAST. SUTEL RESULTS YOUR BACKGROUND : INVESTIGATION AND INTERVIEW OF SUBJECT. ЕНМ jpa (CORDED - 5. INDEXED - 5. HOOVER. INITIALED DIRECTOR IS CROICE 18 U.S. DEPT. OF 62-83894- 3 AUG SO 1949 CEIVED •- DIRECTOR FEDERAL, BUREAU OF INVESTISATION, V. S/DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MECEINED - ЕГЕЛСНЕВ STICE TIS. BAPIT OF MISTICE • BL RECENED RUNG ROOM 18. 12-00-34249 * IN TELEMETER 270 111949 NOV 18 1964 102rM

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVI GATION Room 5744 7-20 1949 TO : Director _Mr. Ladd Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Harbo Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy _Mr. Fletcher _Mr. Mohr Mr. Carlson Mr. Nease Miss Gandy Personnel Files Section Records Section Mr sayman See Me For Appropriate Action Send File Note and Return Prepare note to Canes today Clyde Tolson

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ECEIVED MR. JONES JuL 21 10 26 AM 349 PECEIVED FBI CO SERT OF JUSTICI. Mr. Ernest Cuneo ys spall et. пул Уінс:

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federal Bureau of muestigatiun United States Department of Justice Los Angeles 13, California July 13, 1949 Mr. Tolson Mr. Ladd Mr. Cless Mr. Glavin Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Tele. Room Mr. Neuse as Gandy DIRECTOR, FBI Re : PETER CAMERLON ONES INFORMATION CONCERNING B Dear Sir: Saucers Re your teletype July 12, 1949. Present owner for one and one half years and former manager of court for six years, which includes 164 w. 37th Street, Los Angeles, do not know PETER CAMERON JONES. Other investigation in an endeavor to locate JONES was not productive. - RUC - DANH ORDING Very truly yours, R. B. Hood R. B. HOOD, SAC m IHM; j cw 62-3364 AMSD MESFINED - 18 80 bh 73-0A SHE DIATH RECORDED - 59 162-83894-192 INDEXED - 59) EBL OL 8. AUGEO 1949 VECTINED - KTAD99E8 0 08 WW .40 61 AUG 11/548 RECEIVED - FLETCHER BOZEN VECEIAED

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CC - 150 Tano FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ROUTINE JULY 12, 1949 TO: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. SAC, LOS ANGELES PETErANSMitItLe ARiZOWiNG, 99919$0Uk0HBST THIRTISEVENTH STREET, LOS ANGELES, INFORMATION CONCERNING. SUBJECT ADDRESSED A LETTER TO WALTER WINCHELL RELATING THAT IN AUGUST, NINETEEN FORTISEVEN, HE WAS HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS OUT OF LA AND HE OBSERVED ABOUT ONE HALF BLOCK AWAY FROM HIM A LARGE SILVER METAL. OBJECT SHAPED LIKE A CHILD'S TOP ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BALLOON. HE GAINED THE IMPRESSION THERE WAS LIFE WITHIN THE OBJECT THOUGH HE SAW NO ONE. HE STOOD UP AND WAVED TOWARDS THE OBJECT AND WITHIN A SECOND IT TOOK OFF, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. DISCREETLY CHECK BACKGROUND OF JONES. THEREAFTER, INTERVIE HIM FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING ANY FACTS HIS POSSESSION CONCERNING THE STATEMENTS SET OUT HERBIN. HOOVER HBE : CAW RECORDED - 59 INDEXED - 59 3 M21/10149 Стин BEDELACE! ETELCHEN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 18 1964 JUL. 12 19490 AUG 1. 1 1949 TELEMETER SENT VIA 301150r 30 Ladat 12 8 62-33894-193 8 AUG LO /1949 VED JUL 1807 12 31 PM °49 J. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE INITIALED DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 4 зв РН '49 Na338 SECEIVED - DIRECT В і U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTIGE ane 9 3 5. 6436 BELCHEE Per

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ВБИВ ЛІК $50 -ИОЛ 78, 1a0g LETENELES 70r T5 1818 RECEIVED - FLETCHER QuG 8 7 27PM 249 LEDENNE BOWEVR OE IMMEZLIOVLION FLETCHER піт20м CHE H9 8. 0° W9 IE S1 01 al 1A60- 010E6- 1 8 воено 10.1930.8. DISMOTON E vnG. IMBEXED - 28 BECONDED - 83 LO: CO- 120

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO THE DIRECTOR FROM : SUBJECT: D. 1. Ladd YV PrYING SAUCERS DATE: July 12, 194.9 Mr. Mr Tolson Clegg Glavin Ladd Mr. Tracy Mr. Egan Mr Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. PennIngton Mr. Quinn Tamn Tele. Room Mr. Nease Miss Holmes Miss Gandy Кат Walter+ Winchell I took a call from Ernest Cuneo by reference from your office. He referred to his call of last Saturday relative to a letter Mr. Winchell received from a man in Los Angeles concerning flying saucers. He stated that Winchell wanted to do a column on this letter if the Bureau had no objection. I told him that whatever he did with reference to m writing the story concerning this letter was entirely up to him and wouldin no way ALfect anything the Bureau was doing. I suggested that he might desire to check with the Air Corps inasmuch as the handling of flying saucers was a matter of primary interest to them. He stated, "To hell with the Air Force. just didn't want to release the information if it would affect the Bureau". DML: dad RECORDED - 59 INDEXED - 59 02= 13894-194 3 AUG 1® L1945 3 61 AUG 11 1949

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RECEIVED-LADD F B I U S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JuL 12 12 44 PM 249 RECEIVED, - FLETCHER UL 12. 6 47 PM 210 RECEIVED 10 54 AM °0 VUL 13 RECIO ESPIONAGE JUSTICERECHIVED 412 VARDEN ZINEHOL -TO. FBI EVERS DIRECT F'BOEPT OF JUS: NS. DEPT. OF JUSTICI JuL. 13 3 22 PM '49 fuL 17 6 43 PM 21C

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ORM NO. 94 Office Memorandum • UNITED SEALED GOVERNMENT TO : The Director DATE: July 9, 1949 FROM : Mr. Ladd Mr Tolson Clegg SUBJECT V. Nichols FLYING SAUCERS gan Gurnea Harbo Emest Cuneo advised that Walter Winchell had received Mohr Pennington Mr Qu1nn Tamn a letter from Peter Camerlon Jones, 164 West 37th Street, Los Room Nease MISs Holmos Angeles 7, California. Mr. Cuneo read the letter to me and it Miss Candy. was very well written obviously by a man of intelligence. In this letter Jones stated that in August of 1947 he left Los Angeles for the mountains and started hiking through the mountains. About 10:00 A. M. he was lying on the ground when he observed about one- half block away from him a large silver metal, greenish in color, shaped like a child's top and about the size of the balloons used at County Fairs. He stated that there appeared to be two windows in the object and portions of metal appeared transparent and that he gained the impression that there was some life within this object sealed. although he saw no persons. The object appeared as though aste as a pressure chamber. He stood up and waved towards this object and this so-called flying saucer was off the ground in a second, knocking Jones to the ground. In its flight he stated that its power was silent and he raised the question as to whether this was a an inter-global landing on our planet. He thought that it might be a device to land in our planet because the occupants of another planet had become curious as to the reaction caused by the explosion of the asked. atomic bomb causing trouble in an expanded universe. He left the question as to whether it was possible that the occupants of another planet might have solved the theory of negative gravity. Mr. Cuneo stated that this letter indicated a very good knowledge of physics and that he thought it would be interesting to check into Jones! background and then possibly interview him about this alleged flying saucer. Mr. Cuneo stated that it would appear that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep the matter in confidence. I would recommend that the Los Angeles Office discreetly check into the background of Jones and thereafter interview him for the purpose of determining any facts he possesses about flying saucers in order that it may be determined whether his story is in any way accurate. DML : dhb RECORDED - 59 y tle. WIF 7-1423. 89 162-83894-195 3 AUG LO _ 1949 5 61 AUG 11 1949

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RECEIVED - FLETCHER DuL 11 12 52 PM 910 RECEIVED ін 11 10 30 AМ *42 13 9 38 AM 249, ESPIONAGE RECEIVED-TOI SON NEVER PRESID 7 25 PM 3/0 F B I RECEIVED - FLETCHER Of JUStIS DENT. OF JUSTICE JUL 9 4 09 PM '49 RECEIVED-LADD F B 1 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Jur 1| I| 17 AM *49 Auc B' 2 24 PM °49 RECEIVED-NI 18 g US DEPT OF J

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Division Four Director, 5633 Mr. Tolson, 5744 Mr. Ladd, 5734 Mr. Clegg, 5256 Mr. Glavin, 5517 Mr. Harbo, 7641 Mr. Fletcher, 1742 Mr. Nichols, 5640 Mr. Rosen, 5706 Mr. Tracy, 4130 IB Mr. McGuire, 5640 Miss Gandy, 5633 1949 Mr. Logue, 5263 Mr. Donohue, 3710 Fugitive Desk, 5720 Lab. Night Sup'r. 7619 Movement Section, 5266 Leave Clerk, 7623 Reading Room, 5531 Mail Room, 5533 Coding Unit, 4642 Routing, 7133 Teletype Unit Room 5644, Ext. 687

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FEDERAL BUREAU-OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 1 8 1949 TETAMETER Mr. Tolson. Mr. Ladd Mr. Cless Mr. Glavin Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Harbo Mr. Molir Tele, Room Mr. Neese Miss Gan Tr тобо kong 2244 WASH 2 FROM LOS ANGELES DIRECTOR URGENT 18 10-35 AM PETER CAMERLON JONES, INFO. CONCERNING. REURTEL JULY EIGHTEEN. EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OR LOCATE JONES NEGATIVE. HOOD ACK PLS RECORDED - T/ INDEXED - 71 1 62 83894-196 B 3 JUL 21 1949 files- Emm 15Y AUG 231949 EX I

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HOOD BISOULE TO IDEMLILA OB TOCHIE 101EZ WECVIIAE* RICHISEN* ПУСТИТ 10- 22:8 6h. Hd os z B/ 10g

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LYING DISCS the B bos for mack: N. N. 1. 96-1943 ISSUED BY THE INTELLIGENCE DIVISION OFFICE OFCHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS NAVY DEPARTMENT Flung Discs INTELLIGENCE REPORT (Start new se бра сос. (р. 1. a. 1-18, 3-13) Monograph Index Guide No. From - SB3 28089__-_ Date 23 inan _ 19.49 (Ship, fiest, unft, diavict, offica, etation, of peraon) Reference CD Conf Ear 06122832 did le No. PicT , b291 = 18р073, 90» (Diractive, corruspondence, pravious raiated report, elo. 1 Sse. Below. Sourse the dida, anonel do yeta drie, Bes, Conscien vite Evaluation ..... AS/EN 3-10; 58. 8 231246-11-18-0 Subject - Incentlied Flying Cheste - Repork CRo (Notion ravoried on) (Main fitle an per lades guide) (Nicke asparote repart for each fitte) ERIE,-/Hore endor euroful summery of repart, containing substenco svednely stoted; Inelude important fects, nomus, places, dotes, ete BRISts While flying norch in a private plane scures, who is beliered to ba reliable, new 6 oz 7 fiying discaR In southera Gragon 27 May 1949. The diocs are doseribod as elongatod ovalu, parhapa 201, in longiny they flew in e aboady Mo formation at betwoon 200 to 250 UPH; Chay appeared to ba made of unpainted metal; no amke or exhauot trails weze observed. 30010S% LIJC 3oneph G. SHELL, A5(6), USAR (Inactiva), Serial #343375, of 4575 Worthelage Drive, Los Angeleo, Califocata. No was comissioned Ensign 5 January 1944. Sarved at Corpus Christie 30 days AP(?)s An Dallas, two nonths VRP-2(D). Perriod Sia from North Amarican Compeny plants. Woe ab Tillon Grove, Pennaylvania for 30 daya.: Servod as cheol-out base Con Cerry squadrOn VRP(2) as Columous; sorved it Columbus unial huguas 1945. Bours then was with VRP(3) at Tartinal Taland, Galifornia, were ho bocano legal and personnel. officer. Mas discharged fron the Havy in January 1946 as 110. Source holds. Naval Aviator'g Cortificate #0-17945, plue a sonior pilot'a rating in the Ferry ling of the Naval. My Treasport Gourend. 60. 40.00 hoide a connorcial 1icanso, minglo and multinengino, and thighs ingrator a recings. Bia flight Cims bagan in 1934 and new totalo over 5000 houro, of watch time 1300 hours mera in the U.Sallavy. Sourca secured a privata 2áco2sa La 1935, a traneport Licanse in 1937, a comercial pilot a liconeo da 2933, and a ro-lesus connercial pilot is licanso in 2945 (1264256). From March 3942 to Sopteaber 1943 he ma Plight instructoz for the Aruy Air Fazee (5 moncha aa primary instzactor at Cal-dero, and the balance of cho time as base Inarrator at Lancaster, Califomia). From Sapterbur 1943 to January 4944 ho flou for the Superior 01l Company of CaliZoralau Since 1940 souzce has ben Vies-President of the Royal Petroleun Company of California, Long Beach, a concern in which he and his relationa ow a31 of Che atoeks he aleo is part-omer of three ocher oil producing concurta in Southern CaliZortles Source to sorried and has chrea childrote Ha has a Bodo end Boro dogaon tron the Univeralty oz Southern Califonia, los Angoles, Galilora;, i also had two yearn of law at the University of Southern Caltromia. Source 1b thirty youza of ago, but aposara to have a backgroand of experiunge Can mon has age р0sseв8. He la belined to be concurvativo, sincare, sisolatel Be able cage gary competento Rowling spees Below for vile O. H. L N 15047 CIA (8) 0p3 22V only • DI USAF (4) (DAB) 32222.08. 25-5 ID GSUSa (a) 3220121 OF FOUR PARKS) Neclamfich oy 322Y (4) 115 letter, 9/28/17 522212 conciling reguit RECORDED S221235 62 - 83894-197 5, 31/45 MACCABEE 1306 79- 19/3/20

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RECEIVED AUG 4 10 13 AM 209) REC'D ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVE QuG 4 4 18 PM ' NTERNAL SECURITY F B I DEPT IF JUSTICE

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DIO-11ND Ser10). 30-49 Sub jeet: 23 June 1949 Undentiflod Flying Objesta - Report of. BURORE: Unt den ti. cl On Friday: 27 May 1949, pourco nas fizing his ow SM-type atzerato from Bad Bluff, Californãa to Burno, Orsgon, a dietanee of 305 ulland He Loft Red Blurt ab 1932 PoS.To and arrived at Burne at 1498 F.S.T. (clapsad simos 1 hour 26 rdnuses). Source landed at Burna after eireling the town trico, which consued about ten minutes. Whits an 3NJ'e normal, nazamn spoad So 270 sPl, source "dentlitariasd" his plone (thieh he had purchasod at tar surpluo, Lightening tha plano by about 600 1030) and it makes around 200 MPl true air spoad. While on thie flight ho made 212 Mill ground spoed; source ubiinatea he had o tail wind of 15 to 28 MPH. At 3425 Pacifie Standard Time, Friday, 27 May 1949a source obearred she on zellecting on an objest or objecta at a considerable diatenco ahesd, a fen printo so the atarboard. Ma continued to wabah the course takan by to reflecting natarial, axpecting it to natorielise into conventional aizorait as the distance leaconed botreon him and the object or cbjects. As the objosta reached the Long blutta (snow on the Bosec (V-Q) Abronautical Chart ao Hars Mountain) untch zon for a number of miles along the east side of sono dry lakon (Snamp, Plagetaff, Campbell ane Scone Gorzal Lakes) ho ear Shad Anatosi of a singlo cojost there ward savoral, which ssoned to bo lying in formations At this poiat the bjects appeared to have changai their couras so that they wore porelleling hia course (southwost to his nomheast) and vera following the bluffat rim at abou: 2000 to 1500 foot beloy sourgala alsitude, et a dietance mich he estimates to hava been 5à to 7à milone Source io certain that it could not have boon es far as 10 n23o0 since ize bluffa vero Zoos than 10 niloo anay and he eculd see the cojecte outlined against the Tize objecte that source saw are desertbad by hix as follonut 3150 o1 9ach object: Gonascorably smilor than a righbor plane. probably Loss than 20 In Length. A22 of the soporate objsate appeared to bo the Bane in also. 31928. 32 06/00303 There nas no break in the outlines Someo 28 certain hs vouid have recognined conventional alacrate. Thay had a colta con?guration, and no great thickness. They more elongated oval, porhaps trica as long ca wido, and parbage favo time as long an thicke Sourco podato out he obsorred the cajoate fron an angle fron above and could not custly eatimate Choir thicknesa: thay could possibly have bown egg-shaped, and could concoivably have bean parfeatly oral. The objecte 'seamad dalinitoly aolid objocto - thare was nothine ; echozeal about thems Speed Lot outestan Source is confidens they nare traveling at Leust as fast as soirco a on plano (212 MPI). Souzca had a bail Wand of 15 to 18 MH and the objecte vouldherodore have boon doing ovor 230 sil air spasdo Tho object wer traveling south/southreal, opposite to apurceta course. Galculating this apood of the objocto, several differant ways fron the Caecs at hand, the spood of the objecta varisa betwaon 190 to 260 MPS. Soused concluded at the tine o2 abssrvation that he could not possibly haven/ around and caught up wish the objectes Thoy were defiaitely traval? than a groop of birds, and slower than joe plansa. No srall os eno exhases was abuerred. the spood of the objecte appeazed to ba eboa Source 3006 thach bedmats 4000 and 5000 abora tezzazte During nost 0? of observetion, the do joabs waro 1,000€ to possibly 2500" baler C20 52153 4-8830 3 Tomardn the end of sighting won cource had bogan to some down hai wag on b Level with them

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DIO-1LN0 Seede Subjec June 1949 Report ofe The vallsy through which sourco flow norsh, and the objecta flow south, La roughly 12 miles side. The floor of the valley is betman 4000% to 5000€ An plevation. The caot uide of tho valley la dontasted by Hart Mountain (0020% la elevation). Hort lountain stande on an elongated bluet, khich has an alrost sheer drop of around 1000%. the bluff, and all the terrain, egainst which souzes saw the objects lo quite dark sa color. objecte stood out in contrast to the dark color. Tho The objects appearad to be unpainted netal. The rim of the bluff on the 9912 da elovatione Fron there source dew Chie roughly an line wish the ran of the bluft (70009) - si, de of the valley (at 9000% Ледм na 1 to 3 miles away from the bluff-rin, they were probably 80009 18hy and ebout 3500t above the valley floor. The valley where soures sighted tho objects 18 thera are a nunbor of ranchos there a nora than Bolso (1-2) Astonubtenl Chart, Source beltaven that it the valley more questioned, chances 818 STOPS. mint dajsate trom the groundo Sourca has going batnues. California and Oragon another airplano in the valley wore not & connoredal tirasy route, and does nos vecall over sooting any automobilos on tha shor as such on the Boise (V-2) section AGr029M11. ca Mumbag ard Cormation of objesten Than the objeats vera a fou degrees AG ho starboard could not cistinguich aspazate objects - 111 he an he came closer and passed them by 53 to 73 m 1.09 he separeto objoets. to be on the aafe that there were no leso than 5 objecta no 19028 a051801 obaes Guad 3238.0 worG reflecbion Cho objuebe wors almaya in 1ilo formation Lone objecte

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020-13/D Subjeast UnAdents Med 00682700 Che Panga vas 42941 состівабав: Looses on Jocard on tito Cio Lon 11994911. Sourcata Sour-se jocts 12en Then last nada a alight straight Jane o1 P. D22300гл 402.2 phenomena anplanation for the objecte a into She kan and appoa? 9D Do a reasonable sag sprogalarities of, the plexis objecta otter a rosconablo as obaarzance of tha objestuo Goncarned an ros as source! ni ghoing of the amango flying ob Lecas CA. OW when 28°N, 4949 2g 00

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. Director, FBI SAC, Sen Antonio PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS August 16, 1949 I em attaching hereto a number of copies of reports being receive in great numbers in this offico concorning the so-called flyin disks or unnatural phenomena being frequently observed around Camp Hood, Texas. This is, of course, a primary concern of the Air Corps. Consequently, this office is following the praotice of reviewing these data and then destroying them in the event there appears to be nothing of FBI interest therein. It is pointed out that the filing of these would result in the rapid accumulation of very bulky files. Unless the Bureau believes this is unwise, this preotice will continue. Enels. CEW: OS 100-7545 с у проворея Origins 62-83894 NOT RECORDED 349 AUG 28: 1949 83414 5) 1 SEP 9 1949

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 20 1949 TELEMETER Mr. Tolmon Mr. Ladd Mr. Clege Ne. Glavin.- Mr. Nichols. Mr. Roson -- Mr. Trady ... Mr. Harbe ... Mr. Mohr .... Tele. Room ... Mr. Nease... Nige Gund WASHINGTON FROM LOSA 20 2-40 PM DIRECTOR 3 20 240 pm URGENT RE FLYING DISKS. LA TIMES, AUG. TWENTY, ARTICLE DATER- LINED, WASHINGTON, AUG. NINETEEN, U.P. RELEASE, INDICATING U. S. AIR FORCE SEARCHING FOR JONATHAN CALOUELA NHO MADE 19 8 FLYING DISKS DISCOVERED IN MARLEY PARK MD. AUGINFO RECEIVED J. E. CALDWELL LOCATED AT ONE FOUR FIVE SIX - NINTH ST. RECORDED - 99 MANHATTAN BEACH ; CALIF. THIS INFO BEING FURNISHED OESy/14 OSI, MAYWOOD, MONDAY UNLESS ADVISER ROL CONTRARY • 21- ?' ce.

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CORRELATION - LIAISON F. B. I. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT оз2 анОтрік AuG 20 7 11 PM '49 F.B.1. DEPT. OF JUSTICE яйтама. DUA Auc 72 12 41 РМ 'чУ RECEIVED - FLETCHER She WU 69 6 2290k S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F B I 109210 RECEIVED-LADD 0011ds 3010% . 3 ,1000%

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUST CC-150 To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. Transmit the following message to: ту AUGUST 21, 1949 SAG, LOS ANGELES URGENT FLYING DISKS. REURTEL AUGUST TWENTY IAST. BUREAU ADVISING OSI HEADQUARTERS TODAY OF ADDRESS J. E. CALDNETI, MANHATTAN BRACH, CAT.IPORNIA. YOU SHOULD AISO FURNISH THIS ADDRESS OST REPRESENTATIVE YOUR DIVISION TODAY. HOOVER. JENsed A G. I. R. -4 cc- Mr. Newby Mr. Sanders Mr. Whitson Mr. Fletcher TO18On CLOSE Glavin Ladd N1 cho18 Rosen Tracy. Gurnea Harbo Pennington Qu1mn Tami Room 7880 Jendy L RECORDED - EX-34 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTWENT OF JUSTICE. COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 21 1949 TELEMETER 62 AUS 311940 SENT VIA_ 62-83894-199 AUG 22 1949 Per_ COPIOS DESTRO 2.70 NOV 18 1904

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI 1V FROM : SAC, INDIAVAPOLIS SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS SECURITY MATTER - X DATE: September 6, 1949 3-1 ELBERT . PARRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison Air Base called at this office recently to ascertain if there was any current information on "flying saucers". He stated that he had been in- structed recently to contact Dr. RICHARD K. PARRISH of Decatur, Indiana, with reference to a flying saucer he allegedly observed in the vicinity of Lake of the Woods, Canada, on or about July 1, 1949• An FBI Agent by the name of METCALF of the Omaha office was alleged to have seen the same saucer. When FARRIS conversed with Dr. PARRISH, the Dr. told him that when he returned from Canada, he found himself in the midst of a polio epidemic and that as a result he had read as much literature as possible with respect to polio, its symptoms, diagnosis, etc. Dr. PARRISH told FARRIS that in his opinion, the cases which were thought to be polio in the vicinity of Decatur, Indiana, were not polio, but possibly the result of iranium poisoning and that he felt the presence of flying saucers had direct bearing on the polio epidemic. Dr. PARRISH pointed out that flying saucers were observed in the Carolina's in 1948 and there was a polio epidemic in the vicinity at that time. FARRIS stated he had consulted one of the physicians at the Benjamin Harrison Air Base and had also checked the records with reference to allegations concerning the sighting of flying saucers and had done a little research with respect to correlating the presence of flying saucers and any polio epidemic. He further stated that he was reporting the matter to the proper Air Force authorities, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. It has also come to the attention of this office that FARRIS made inquiry of the Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, Indiana, where the doctors treated the entire matter as a big joke. FARRIS also stated that Dr. PARRISH had heard while in Canada that there had been some rather strange events somewhere in the interior with respect to finding what might have been remains of flying saucers. The foregoing is furnished for the information of the Bureau. This office is taking no action in the matter. RECORDED • 131. 162-8 3894-200 HAK/£ ja 100-0 INDEXED - 137 5 SEP 8.1949 CY -68 58 SEP 15194977

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RECEIVE SEP 14 3 18 PM OUT NEERNAL SH F B.I DEPT F MISTICE

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RECORDED 62: 83894-201 October 12, 1949 Mr. Maurice E. Hatten 419 East Main Street Ciroleville, Ohio Dear Mr. Hatten: Your letter dated October 8, 1949, has been recetved and in response to your request I am returning it to you at this time. For your information the jurisdiction of this Bureau does not extend outside the United States and its Possessions. It is therefore suggeated that you may wish to communicate with the Division of International Press and Publications, Office of Public Affairs, United States Department of State, 2lst Street and Virginia Avenue, Washington, D. C., with regard to the suggestion made in your letter. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Enclosur NOTE: The enclosure is incoming letter being returned to correspondent at his request. ARA: C jh Tolson Ladd 01058 Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Gandy COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAILED 11 OCT 12 1949 P.M FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVEETISATION U: S, DEPARTMENT DE JUSTICE 1 mo Vin 68 0CT24 24.1949

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- COPY - permanent address: 419 East Main Street Circleville, Oh i o 1949 October 8 Route 2 Delaware, Ohio Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Hoover: It is requested that this letter be returned to the above address and no record of it kept in FBI files. If is it true that the soviet. leaders intend to use the flying disk in an attempt to confuse and terrify the American people, why should we not state to the United Nations that we believe this condition to exist and further request per- mission from United Nations to fly American printed statements into the USSR in the interests of peace and better understanding between the two nations? To prevent the belief that such a method would be used, be either nation, to carry bombs rather than paper, it should be pointed out that it is not necessary to employ airplanes for the purpose insofar as actually flying over enemy territory is concerned. There are several possible means of placing information at the disposal of citizens of either country via air; I mention small balloons incapable of carrying more than a few pounds, or finned, cardboard disks capable of drifting on wind currents for great distances after release from several miles heigha I reserve the right to claim patent rights to the latter Miying newspaper". ) Inasmuch as we have been told that the Communist Party is a very small minority in the USSR, it is impossible to prevent information, printed, from reaching many good people there if flown in by the millions. Of couse there would be a penalty in Russia for reading them if cought, but curiosity being curiosity, many would be read and remembered. And no one really believes that children could be prevented from picking up objects floatin REXED 3 RECORDED 38 62- 83894, 20 gol Shall freedom of the press be defended in some countries at cost in lives, yet denied across nations, the latter geing contrary to United Nations principles? Yours sincerely, s/ Maurice E atten

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : : DIRECTOR, FBI MROM : SAC, Pittsburgh SUBJECT: GLEN SPROUSE, Informant OFLYING DISCS, MISCEIIANEOUS DATE: October 2, 1949 On September 26, 1949, GLEN SPROUSE, 608 Montrose Drive, S. Charleston, West Virginia, appeared at the Charleston, West Virginia, resident agency and gave to Special Agent JOHN B. WOODRUFF the attached letter. Mr. SPROUSE stated that he had written the letter following a pleasure flight from Clark Field, St. Albans, West Virginia, to Parkersburg, West Virginia, on September 25, 1949. Mr. SPROUSE stated that after writing the letter, he did not know whether it would be of any interest to the FBI and decided that instead of mailing it directly to the Bureau at Washington, he would contact the local agent and turn it over to him if it were thought it would be of interest to the Bureau. Mr. SPROUSE stated that he has set out the complete details of this incident in his letter and that there is nothing further that he can add. He further stated that he is certain this was not a mirage and that it actually occurred. No further action is being taken by this office unless specified to do so by the Bureau. ENCL JEW/ jw 62-0 For Secanty Divines n fore ehm 18-14-74 RECORDED INDEXED - 87 EX-119 87 1 6283894-202 13 оСт 25 .949 NEA

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6/ NU 65-11 G 100 MP JONES Пет 098081 5 2 43 PM °49 RECEIVED F B RECEIVED US DEPT OF JUSTICI Oct 10 10 ou AM 309/ RO'O ESPIONAGE 8 : 0. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

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608 Montrose Drive S. Charleston, 1949• W. Va. September 25, Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington D. C. Gentlemen: 1945149) An incident happened this afternoon which after consideration I felt I should report. I most certainly do not want this incident disclosed, as I do not want any publicity concerning it. If you regard it of no special interest to the F.B.I. please disregard this correspondence. VI was flying from Clark Field)to Parkersburg, W. Va. this afternoon and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg, I suddenly noticed arbright yellow object coming directly towaras me. It came at me with such speed, added to my 100 m.p.h. forward speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of seconds, But it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and about 50 feet to my right, and because of the dark green background of the forests below I was able to get a very clear outline of the object, and what I believe is a very accurate description. Color - bright canary yellow Length- about 15 to 18 inches Diameter- About 4"-in the largest part It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and proportions as the fuselage of a Lockheed Air Force X-90 No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the rocket. No visable means of propulsion such as propeller, vapor trail, smoke or exhaust. The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle nose, needle looked about 6" long and was the size of a lead pencil. The rear end was blunt similar to the rearend of a jet fuselage. I was flying my ship, a Luscombe 8A,NC 1WJOK and was traveling about 100 m.p.h. at the time. was at 3450 ft above sea level at the time. was flying a compass course of 60 degrees, and the rocket waS traveling almost west at 240 degrees. It happened about 2:45 P.M. on the above date. The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles. The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background, If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this Abject was sighted over a very small town named Lubeck, which is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg. It appeared to have spent it's force and seemed to be dropping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or launched from a higher altitude than the altitude I was flying. end not My wife was with me but she did not see the object, and I did tell her of the incident until we had landed Very truly yOGURpED 2083191-202 .. 87 leu

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AM RECORDED 8l 62-83894-202 REGISTERED MAIL Date: October 19, 1949 To: Director Office of Special Investigations EX-119 The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES DVISED BY ROUTI LIP(S) OF 204 DATE 9h/77 Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING DISCS There is set forth the following unverified information relating to the captioned matter which was furnished to this Bureau by a confidential source whose reliability is unknown and who has requested that his identity not be revealed. Tolson Ladd C20g8. Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Yohr Tele. Room Nease Gandy -EHM: c g:rmh 52 NOV 1 "I was flying from ... to Parkersburg, W. Va. this afternoon (September 25, 1949) and about four niles airline, southwest of Parkersburg, I suddenly noticed a bright yellow object coming directly towards me. It came at me with such speed, added to my 100 mopoh. forward speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of seconds, but it passed by about 100 feet under my shiß agd about 50 feet to my right, and because of the green background of the forests below I was able to t Merto clear outline of the object, and what I believeiis accurate description. Every "Color - bright canary yellow "Length - about 15 to 18 inches "Diameter - about 4" in the largest part JUSTICE 40 NG ROOM *49 "It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and Proportions a sEtheofuselage of a Lockheed Air Force X-90 MAILED 12 OCT 20 1949 P.M. FEDERAL BUREAU OF IAVESTISATION 2A0 VS: DEPAREDENT OF JESTICE Oar live,

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"No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the rocket. "No visable means of propulsion such as propeller, vapor tras, smoke or exhaust. "The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle nose, the needle looked about 6" long and was the size of a lead pencil. "The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fuselage. "I was flying my ship ... and was traveling about 100 mop.h. at the time. "I was at 3450 ft. above sea level at the time. "I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees, and the rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees. "It happened about 2:45 P.M. on the above date. "The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles. "The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background, "If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this abject was sighted over a very small town named Lubeck, which is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg. "It appeared to have spent it's force and seemed to be dropping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or launched fron a higher altitude than the altitude I was flying." The above has been furnished to you for your infornation and assistance in connection with the captioned matter. - 2 -

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SECREL DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 DEPARINENT OF THE AIR FORCE SIAFF MESSACE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFISD MESSAGE 0502U PRIORITY Eleine Dises, FROM: HQ, 13IH OSI DST CIFUTI ANB, OMAHA, MaBRASKA TO : DIR OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS EQ USAT, WASH., D.C. INFO: DISI CONDE 14 OSI DIST LOWRY AFB, COLO (230) DIST CONDE 17 OSI DISE KIRELAND ATB, IOW MEXICO (ZaN) NR : OSI 8 16 January 1950 (PHIS IS RAHAS OSI 8 DID 14 JAN 50. CATIGORY BAKER MESSAGE) . Rudy Pick says Ilying saucers from Venus came to earth by accident. /Budy Fick, well known Kansas City auto dealer stopped in Denver 2 weeks ago while returning fron Ogden, Utah. At that time he called on the manager of Ford Agency. Their conversation was interrupted by some ensineers arriving for a meetings one of whom was a man naned Coulter. Coulter revealed some startling information. He (Coulter) stated he "Crashed the Gate" at a radar station near hew Mexico and Arizona borders, and while there he saw 2 of the highly secret "Flying Saucers." Spot report details---the information contained herein was furnished from article which appeared in the Wyandotte Icho newspaper, Kansas City, Kansas, 6 January 1950. Of the two Flying saucers one was badly demaged and the other almost perfectly intact. They consisted of 2 parts, a cockpit or cabin about 6 feet in dianeter. A ring 18 feet across and 2 feet thick surrounded the cabin. The cabin was constructed of metal resembling aluminum, but the actual male of the metal has defied onalysis. Coulter had. a piece of the metal in his possession and gave it to the Ford men to send to the Dearborne plant for analysis. This man (Coulter) showed the group, including Fick, a clock or autonetic calendar which was taken from one of the Flying Saucers. This closk or automatic calender consisted of 2 pieces of metal together with some umsual type of metal. On the face of l or 2 pieces of this metal there appeared an indentation which rotated around the disk completing a cycle each 28 days. According to the information given Coulter ngund 50 of these flying saucers have been found in the United lates in a period of 2 years. Of these, 40 are in the 7 US Research Bureau in Los Angeles. Lach of the craft had a crew of 2. The bodies in the damaged ship were charred, but the other ship's occupants were in a perfect state of preseryation, although dead. O CAT IN: 7130 (16 Jan 50) 62-8381 t00 1 ma P. TEB 139850 PRECORUED - 31 04 96 7.3580 •CU SECT 2, 10° REGEC 5 - Ethn

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SECRET Page 2 All were uniform height of 3 feet; blond, beardless and their teeth were completely free of fillings or cavities. They wore no under garments, but had their bodies taped and were dressed in a sort of wire. A quantity of food in tablet form was found in ship. Mr. Pick assuned that the reason behind the apparent lack of security was that the Government wanted the information spread from unofficial sources until people are more or less faniliar with the facts. Mr. Pick feels that the security department of the nilitary fear that the sudden shock of a surprise announcement that interplanitary travel is possible might cause mass hysteria. Fick is well known locally and. has a number of friends at the Kansas City Star. OSI District 13 will interview Fick and will make additional inquiries at the Kansas City Star. Coulter not otherwise identified, but can be reached through Ford agency in Denver. Action: Information copies furnished OSI Districts 14 and paper because it is too fantastic. ACTION: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS INFO: DOS/O DIRECTOR OF INTRILIGENCE DOS/O DIRECTOR OF PLANS & OPURATIONS DOS/O POLICY DIVISION CHIRT OF STATE'S LOG, USAF CAF IN: 7130 (16 Jan 50) DIG: 16/1430Z RC 28/16th CvC/1ws SECR

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CONFIDENTI DEPARIMINI OF THE AIR FORCE SCAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE PRIORITY FROM: 13 OSI DIST OUTT AFB, OMAHA NIBRASKA, SED THOMPSON no : OSAT, WASHINGION 25, D.C. DIST COMDR 14TH OSI DIST LOWRY AFB, COLORAD DIST CONDR 17TH OSI DIST KIRTLAND ATB AIBUQUERQUE, EW MEXICO NR: OSI 11. 17 January 1950 This refers to TWX from 13th OSI District, Offatt A7B, Omaha, Nebraska, dated 13 January and spot intelligence report dated 16 January, subject: "Flying Saucers From Venus Come Do Earth." For your information both IWX and spot report are down- graded to Confidential. NOT: Reference TVX is CAI-I-7130, 17 Jan 50 (OSI). ACTION: CSI. INTO : ODS, OIN, OPO, OOP, OPY, CAG-30. CAF IN: 7331. (18 Jan 50) DIG: 172110z. RO--MBR: 25/18. ROW/jel. 62-88894-203 ENCLOSURE CONFIDEN TIAL

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124. 50 19337 іззим и Phila 45 la o flying Saucers 24-1 - 50 - gentlemen:- Re: - 7 lying Sauci With the persistent debates furt Con on the abore and sina Share ; soty amop me é an finion enter - national nature 7'a feel it walted in harm to my country I redie 9 night be warting in time my theory perhaps han been consident ant discounted) but we Try (УтА) RECORD 28 Riche -204 7 силіталяв.. I lunch hom ( to 2Pm.) FIllE / 20/50 nde

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- January 30, 1950 RECORDED - 128 62-83894-204 INDEXED - 128 Vr. Ferdinand E. caPfetl 1953 ritagerald Street philadelphia 45, PennayZuanta Dear Mr. Pfeil: Your letter of January 24, 1950, has been received und uhile I appreciate your offer to furnish me your observations concerning the flying saucers, this matter is not being investigated by the FBI. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director NJC : aip ало lege. Lavin oBen racy ohr ele. Room base ndy. 10 FEB 1 - 1950 JOHN 531 не МАНЕВ 15 1950 1830 05. Ma ch, g

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ne Pario Ра 920 1950 07 ling si Tear. Sir. Sam writing you about the Pate, tone Jan 28th 1950. Рак 9 6 t5, 1950 Ран 2707,, 9,50 Jan 2 gito,950 Этан 2 дь 1930 Dan 3070/950 Southeast 3.00 PM. Southwest 4.10 P.M. 11.S0AM. CiM 12,30 PM Sorth - 0r. east. 19.00 noon. Souths eate 1-45 P.M. > 9: P.M 9,0.0 PM 11.00 ANI .. Last 1.00 P.M. also right 889KM. 2.00 P.M. northwest The reason for harring you checto tter > dont fou say of Twont Make any claims but try to furnich proff that

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2 Suzan lette and you it night to. fid a This Paral Service talk use for. Ident cantany Portal clubs gitti Seas. the butto is donit wan ampone but jou to prounhear - the litters are from. Man You Semant Mr. Walter Fisher. R. D# ) Paxiio REC EU JU FEB 16 18 PH 50 MR JON:

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RECORDED - 125 February 20, 1950 NOENED. 19 6 2 - 83894-205 Nr. Walte laher Route 1 Parinos, Pennaylvania Dear Mr. Fisher: Your letter of February 14, 1950, has been received and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in making available the information which you furnished. If in the future additional data comes to your attention which you feel should be made available to the fBI please feel free to furnish it to Mr. A. Cornelius, Special Agent in Charge of our Philadelphia Office, 500 Widener Building, Philadelphia 7, Pennayl- vania. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Tolson Ladd ClOgg Glavin Nichole Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Gandy CC: Philadelphia, INALICE SECEINED-MVIT RAND HER SI I| SO UN 1320 8 MOS S1138 0313036 09. 44 18 7 02 82 1 MAR 4950 FEB 2 1 1950 COMM - FBI

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EEB 5-F0020 FEB 21 1| 20 AM °50 RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE IMDEXED - ISe SECONDED - ISE

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Mr Jolson fr. Ladd Clegg BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAR - 9 1950 TELETYPE losen Mr. Tracy Mr. Barbo Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Tele, Room Mr. Nease Miss Gandy FBI, DENVER 3-9-50 9-25 PM JHM DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT She lung FLYING SAUCERS. TWO SOURCES ADVISED TODAY THAT UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL HAS GIVEN AT LEAST ONE AND POSSIBLY MORE LECTURES BEFORE CLASSES AT DENVER UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY OR TODAY IN WHICH HE DISCUSSED FLYING SAUCERS WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY PERSONALLY OBSERVED. THIS PERSON CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUCH OBJECTS, ONE OF WHICH ALLEGEDLY LANDED IN NEW MEXICO, HE ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE OBSERVED OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS DESCRIBED BY HIM AS OF HUMAN FORM, BUT ABOUT THREE FEET TALL. THESE OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS ALLEGEDLY DEAD AT TIME HE OBSERVEDTHEM. THIS LECTURER REXX REFUSED TO REVEAL IDENTITY, BUT IS KNOWN TO GEORGE KOEHLER, WHO IS V CONNECTDXXX CONNECTED WITH RADIO STATION KMYR, DENVER• KOEHLER REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SOME PREVIOUS CLAIMS HIMSELF WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVING FLYING SAUCERS. LOCAL PRESS AND ALSO WIRE SERVICES CARRYING STORIES • CONCERNING THESE LECTURES AT DENVER UNIVERSITY. OSI, DENVER, HAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT THAT GEORGE KOEHLER IN JANUARY THIS YEAR REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SIMILAR CLAIMS AND UPON INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY VERIFIABLE INFORMATION. OSI CONSIDERS KOEKLER AS PROBABLE MENTAL CASE. BUREAU ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION DESIRED AT DENVER. KRAMER END 11-29 PM OK FBI WA HSU 3ро/50. RECORDED - 33 INDEXED - 33 62-83 894-206 ce nu Belinant 1001 5-Ент

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УАдот 06 -0- d •дидаль 032 TIGA 2009101 THSCE, MET JTT* ARZEE СООПБУНАВ ОL CHIOTROEMO CRDQUAEETO DIMATUODO CONSE • OL ANTCH METECEDES TVIDED THEO PA OBERNAED" Я ТИ ANICH НЕ DISCHEED АГАТИС УАТОЙ •КІЛУ: ВЕМЙСЬ: КОВИТЕУ НЕБОКІЕТ ПиТатиетіл! ПОСЕ) ДЕЙАТЬ: алО RECEIVED-LAD! B. 1 DEPT OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-NICHOLD 50 I SEAFOR JUSTLE MAr 28 4 12 PM °50 301SAR J6 397N0105 3 012-0 15. Nd Ss | У3H31373 - 03019938 03A3038 OWE MAR 10 6 54 AM :50 OFF bREPT-OF JUSTICE RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT

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62-82894-206 MARCH 10, 1950 - ROUTINE SAC DENVER FLYING DISCS. REURTEL MARCH NINE LAST CAPTIONED FLYING SAUCERS AND RE BUREAU BULLETIN NUMBER FIVE SEVEN DATED OCTOBER ONE, NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN IN CAPTIONED MATTER. NO FURTEER ACTION DESIRED. HOOVER EHM: EWT -OR IRUESTIGATION ENMENT OF JUSTIOE COMMUNIGATVONS SECTION MAR 1 0 1950 Tolson Ladd C10gg. Glavin NIchols Rosen Tracy_ Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Candy_ CELETYPE 58 MAR 2 9 1950 OPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 18 1964 N008 9N 05. Hd 62 L 01 a0p. бугр

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CLASSIFIED iNCOMING* MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL all DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 CONE IDEN PRIORITY PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED mer From: To: COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence DS/, AF • Hark- PA Да во Вт sadly Nr: AJACI 1-2 2 Mar 50 Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunawaker Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which has been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station 1s being operated by station WROL of Knoxville. On 1 Merch at 2135 hours the station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. Direction and distance put the object directly over Oak Ridge. ABC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville which reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude. ICTION Spig RIM СОру DA SCO FORM 22-3 MAR 23 15 JAN 1949 C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. ABC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results. D. ABC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel so qualified. Smyrna coumander suggested Third Army send qualified radar operator to check equipment. E. Data from radar was limited to: 1. Bearing, distance a aititude 162-89814-201 on each object. 2. 1f 14th AF had training flights over the Knozville area on 1 and 2 March. Answer was no. a train a good the dr 12e AR 15 1950 Third Army queried 14th Air Force to deternine CM IN 12036 Оруд STION COPY (3Mar 50) RIM Оруд ACTION Ring Сору -CONFIDENTIAL Чер. COPY NO. 9 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTIN GOFFICE: 1949 0-830430 217

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CLASSIFIED INCOMING' MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE N2: AJACI 1-2 Page 2 3. Third Army has no radar operators. 4. Inquiry of It Col Nunamaker revealed that Chief Security Div Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified personnel check on the performance of the radar. ACTION: G-2 CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) DTG: 022030Z m1f/c DA SCO FORM 22-3 15 JAN 1949 -CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1949-0-830430

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Julsa Obla, Zeb. Juro 28, 19501 Washuugton D.C. Leao Mr Hoover: - Fling Dancers dono achnosuledgement of my eetta i regard b your exelleut faithful service, recd Zeb,22 ker years, and it may te the time and on my chist foi siner 1, nowalso. Etnas duringa time o my seven jears of ivil Service work here in Juba, while doing Engr. draftin for the Corpo of Engineers, War Department. at this time l bega *the mattu serious thought zar a number of intermittent night at abron the same time, I would lear a Unifte very quich moise over the fou unt apartment Bldg, at 44 East , y th St. where O had a amall o romed apartment on the topo floor. The moise only lasted a second o less, and always traveled north & south. I wa at great speed this missel os whatever over head That I could never get o the rudou & look ints the night sky. Irported it 4 the fc 00. 9. here (local 7.B.9.) → checked all the air port. no one knew fany craft karing heen there af that time. O cloched it afte Reari s4 e 5 times, aud as near ao cau remente novis vas about 11: 2/ P:M. Chen the time 2 again reported o the 7.D. 9. ORad long before found't was not street mor building noise. The second time o called the 7: B. I. the party at the other and, said wait a moment, so on he said, a Ctof the force had been telling him of hearing the same thing a yew blocks couth of me at the 21, t bridge while out thre on patral duty! Then a few weck afta those moises over a, came "e fist word i prope, sing pere anos colige, este last tall a -9 d:) ophere 2 2Kio it disntigrate and something that looked lik, envelopes o paper fell toward the carth but the round aljects pieces seemed & melt into the grey shef

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2 " I was all plain x clear for object was in the castern sory s the run pist came from behind a cloud in the west at about sun down & shown upon it. I rushed → my east door s try a distinguish a plane motor a some sound of motor or a possible crash mayle a few blocks by. But I heard nothing as I again expeaned, sort 7., B. 9. here. I could not judge the distance of the object. now my own radio has not been working for abou 2 weeks; so that line not recently caught all the news. But o friend of mine illo me that according t radio news. the saucers are again appearing. aud are now dismtirgratin now Mr, Hoover if this matter that I shall mention there I pray that Yen be mail this one rein i thin, hen punit neo the hands directly) I some responsible Gov, Official whom you are sure will give the matter serious study and considerati When the too tornados hit Woodward Obla several years ago within a few days s a few wechs of each other. from that time on I have thesrized that these "flying Saucers" are being sent from a Russian base locited somewhere near no. 1. That the frist ones contained instrument 5 shot rapes in altaneous record distance alrite emin may be hite an an one to a else stapled built round and like this new from the side would have only one edge and apin lihe a top than the air with slots around the saucer c.... where I have placed the dots. Could be made to open automaticly and scatte germo, chemicalo ice y ete. no2. That they may he able & effich our weathe curren that have caused our beany storms and unusual sudden

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3 *Changes m pratures in opot areas over the U.S. They may he able from their data formally obtained t and insan eng whe elig a automato device their base, i the substauce placed within. mything saper, the allitude » distance on theis controlls at nothing now is impossible! No.3. The audden weather changes all this lash fall and this minte especially have caused a "fli" y a chest 1 condition that lasts much longer and weakens those part much moe than ever the oldfashioned "Heu "did, so Ine ben told hy the doctor s whom I go. Hence it Ras put the vast majority of people m that will give Russia a chance t walk in dud tahitio country intact, without ever bombing s apoling our rich oil aud mdustrial supplies! (Russia has never yet gotten the sil the started out for.) If done in this manner he would wake up i come to and find ourself possibly her blaves! Is something s think about, and as lace it a very great possilility! so I'm praying that you place this matte with those or one you are certain will give it a very serous that. Is my theory; a true case, then me could locote that bare, we could same a great deal 3 trouble do our nation. The above mentioned matter ties in with what stole before would war IT to general chilf op staff marshall, Presiduct 7: D.R. aud Martain Dyes, about a seemingly fantastic dream I had three years or about that aftu the fish world war. In that dream which I had 3 nights alike s the amallest detail and in succession. In that dream the Russiano, Germaus, and a slanteyed pesple came in the S, vest a marched, swarmed over our country the mooth Cast, and in the dream me stood like sto

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4 önages stunn with surprise! In the dream it seeme that I was. a child again watching graud father at her work bench, and the' at the time of that strange dream Grandfather was then deceased, butas o seemed is be a beside him in the dream, he looked down at me stage "Florence rohatever I dream always comes true". , while he lived with us m all those year actually him can he Lad chamed; so my only ntire in deman to the id mao you hear he was orde "into Prussia in the Fanco-Prussian War, au Doasn't it stand to reason that there no a very defin purpose m the disintrigation of the saucers now? then in hi a it ange be in ten it in ! And besides afte all we t 1 scieactully. Dam Sin erely yous, Perri o hope samething will be done 1039 n. College.

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SIBERIA SAUCER' BASEM ALASKA 0000s:" Possible Route of Saucers. The "saucer" base may be further south on in such a location as to allow them in their Course. the has to pass thu currents, some where Intheir counse between Alaska and U.S.A. All: - Heavier is storm area by: Florence Pervier Tulsa, Okia. CANADA So on 8 all over U.S.A.J

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62-83894-208 ENCLOSURE

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March 7, 1950 mer RECORDE INDEXED - 9 Mrs. Florence B, Pervier 1039 North College Tulsa, Oklahoma Dow Ho Perpet 94 - 208 Your letter of February 28, 1950, has been received and I want to thank you for making your ob- servation available to me. Your thoughtfulness in this connection is appreciated. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director MAR i. S. DEPT. NOTE: Correspondent lengthly relates her observetiom concerning flying saucers and advised that she bell le tes they are of Russia origin. It is noted that in her letter of February lA, she wrote to commend Mr. gover for his services as Director of the FBI. RECEIVED - DIRECTOR Tolson Ladd Clogg Glavin_ Nichole Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room 13 Nease Gandy. 5I0 APR 3 • 2 DEbL SECEINED-NVIT BOOK 0 H1 38 UN MAILED MAR & 1950 COMM.. FBI

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HERE AR DED: 05 150 50 10% sado Gran есв/ tails baron at al GOING VEN 2U6. MLO.00 00. CHONERT Y Eat. Дех убАбалат у деодосвелло0 АДБОЙ зліл госпор 89090 a rick, to seatel 10: 007 Mar 8 /l 38 AM '51 RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U. S. DEPT DE JUSTICE 1 0201 8 4AM! SMNC2

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED SL..ES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI OFROM : GUY HOTTEL, SAC, WASHINGTON DATE: March 22, 1950 4 • SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS INFORMATION CONCERNING Flying Dess or Flyin Saucera he following information was furnished to SA R. H. KURTZMAN b KARL HOWE, Special Investigator, Sex Squad, Metropolitan Police Department: An investigator for the Air Forces stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico. They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approxi- mately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and test pilots. According to Mr. HOWE'S informant, the saucers were found in New Mexico due to the fact that the Government has a very high-powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes with the controling mechanism of the saucers. No further evaluation was. attempted by SA KURTZMAN concerning the above. RHK : VIM RECORDED - 3 INDEXED - 3* 162-83894-209 MAR 28 1950 84 5 1 MAR 2 9 1950

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D. S. DEP1.0P RECEWED MAR 29 9 25 AM °50 RECIO ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE 9207031 20,p-5 TOMATCO 70ou0 po OTC OUT . TA

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CLASSIFIED IN CÓ MING MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Surfor FBI 3-6 - Во сивур SDENPLA PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED PRIORITY From? COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga To : Dept of Arny for Dir of Intelligence Nr: AJACI-3-3 3206 3 Mar 50/' Reference our TVX AJACI-]-2, 2nd Mar supplementary report follows: 1. (A) At 2130 hours on 2nd Mar radar station picked up 2 objects 310 degrees, altitude 80000 feet, ap- oroximately 18 miles from Knoxville in general direction of Jak Ridge, moving in circular motion but in opposise direc (B) At 2230 hours 2nd Mar an again at 0030 hours 3rd Mar station picked up object, moving same direction, locality and altitude. (c) Density of object similar to DC-3 airplane, speed not established but report as "terrific" CIA Radar Technician reportedly arrives Knoxville today to check radar set and operation. Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with Nava! All information on this subject this headquarters has been turned over to A-2 Fourteenth Air Force. Note: AJACI-1-2 18 CM IN 12036 (3 Max 50) G-2 ACTION: G-2 INFO : G-3 CM IN 12184 51 APR 221850\ DA SCO FORM 15 JAN 1949 22-3 REGORDED - 104 ORDED • 104 T 1 62=83894-210 MAR 7950 (4 Mar 50%% DTG: 032900Z ear /B SH72 man 4,1950 ID - / 101 CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1949-0-830430

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CLASSIFIED INCOMING MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE AJACI 1-2 Page 2 3. Third Army has no radar operators. 4. Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that Chief Security Div Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified personnel check on the performance of the radar. ACTION: G -2 CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) DTG: 022030Z mit/c 30 FORM 22-3 AN 1949 CONFIDENTIAE COPY NO. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1949—0-830430

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CLASSIFIED IN DOMING MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL PEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE FBI Raid frou Bijo 3 - 8- CONFIDEN PRIORITY PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED раму From: COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga To: Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence AJACI 1-2 Nr: 2 Mar 50 Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that A. There is a radar station near Knosville which has been in operation about 3 weeks. this radar station is being operated by station WROL rodor - • of Knoxville. On 1 March at 2135 hours the station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. Direction and distence put. the object directly over Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Alr Base Nashville Chich reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude. C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results. D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna. AB to send qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel so qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send qualified rader operator to check E. Data from rader was limited RECORDED - 19 MAR 28 1950 824- 21/ 1. Bearing, distance and altitude on each object. Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine 1f 14th AF had training flights over the AnorvlLle area on 1 and 2 March. Answer was no. EX-135 CM IN 12036 (3Mar 50) 52 APR 101950 JOURNAL NO 75 MARAR 50 17 SAN FORM 22-3 JAN 1949 CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO.

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FROM DO-7 OFFICE OF DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO OFFICIAL INDICATED BELOW BY CHECK MARK Mr. Tolson Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Ladd Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. Nease Miss Gandy See Me Note and Return What are the facts? L them: ENCLOSURE mas what ' flying samar? ) ) munio as Tito meth A in 62. 83894-212

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ORBICE DIREGLOB- OREICIVI CHECK moga RECEIVED-LADD BI U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR ™ 3 5 43 PM °50 RECEIVED-LADO FBI V. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE MAr 27 10 59 AM °50 18.1 397N0la51 0,020 16, WIS11 1724 0303034 APR 4 5 59 PM 950 RECEIVED-NICHOLS FBI US DEPT OF JUSTICE

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOWERYMENT TO : The Director DATE: March 28, 1950 FROM : D. M. Ladd TOLsOn SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip: "Just what are the facts re 'flying saucers!? A short memo as to whether it is true or just what Air Force etc. think of them." Gurnea Mohr PernIngton Quinn Tamn Room Nease. Miss Holmes Miss Gandy Colonel J. V. Hearn of Air Force Intelligence. The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project to determine what flying saucers are the latter part of last year. They publicly announced to the press in December, 1949, that the project had been discontinued. They advised that the press release had been concurred in by the Army and Navy. The reason for the discontinuance, according to Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn, was that after two years of investigation over three-fourths of the incidents regarding flying saucers proved to be misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional items such as lighted weather balloons and other air-borne objects. Colonel Hearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas are charged with the security of those areas. Reports concerning flying saucers received at this time will be investigated by the Area Commander and his report submitted to the Air Force Intelligence Division as an intelligence item. Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that many of the reported sightings of flying saucers at this time appear to be an out- growth of recent magazine articles. They reiterated that the Air Force is conducting no active investigation to determine whether flying saucers exist or what they might happen to be. You will recall that the investigation of flying saucers was discontinued by the Bureau in October, 1947, in order that the Air Force could take over such prestigation. (62-83894-241-160) EN Attachment BHM: jam, sa, d RECORDED - 61 1162-83894-212 MAR 80 1950 3 O Ger 5 7 APA 5 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 18 1964 1800

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RECEIVED - DIRECTOR § B! U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE HAR 20 4 23 PM '50 MAR 28 / 33 PESE VED-LA00 FBI KLO'O BELMOS, DEPT. OF JUSTICE -. b. . TEPT. OF JUSAR:LO 3 46 PM 951 AR 29 11 01 AM '5 RECEIVED-TOLSON FBI S-S.OEPF OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-NICHOLS F BL US DEPT OF JUSTICE MAr 29 2 24 PM.'50

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Men. TO i PURECTOR, TBI FROM JA. BAC, NEW ORLEANS SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS tUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: March 31, 1950 Special Agent H. WARREN TOO Way enver, Coloradoe Keith Building, 1025 14th St., Denver, Colorado. J. K. TOOL has advised Special Agent TOOL that an employee of the Wayne Welch, Inc., JEFFERSON B. ARMSTRONG, has been contacted by one GEORGE T, KOEHTER, 315 Franklin Street, telephone SPruce 2563, Denver, Colorado, regarding Flying Discs. KOSHTER is alleged to have told ARMSTRONG in January, 1950, that he (KOEHTER), knows a prominent Denver oilman naned SILAS NEWTON, also known as a Yuysterious Mr. X", and an official of the Newton Oil Co., Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado. NEWTON is claiming that he leased land in the Mojave Desert in California and that on this land a flying disc had been found intact, with eighteen three-foot tall human-like occupants,, all dead on it but not burned. Further, that the disc was alleged to be of very hard metal and near indestructible. KOEHLER is said to have exhibited a radio set to ARMSTRONG purported to be a souvenir of the space disc. According to ARMSTRONG, KOEHLER has been telling of this story off and on for the three month period prior to January, 1950, and is said to have notified ARMSTRONG of it weeks prior to the publication of a flying disc article published in the True Magazine, and one by FRANK SCULlY published in the Variety Magazine in January, 1950. KOEHLER claimed to have been visited by DONALD KEHOE, author of the article in the True Magazine. Further data was fumished that KOEHLER had been telling the tale so i prolifically in Denver that he claimed to have had telephone calls from Washington, D. C. and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which he was requested to keep the information to himself and that, thereafter, he became mysterious about the entire matter. Checked thes out It is noted that considerable publicity regarding these discs has been found in Denver and other papers. This information is being furnished the Bureau and the designated offices for informational purposes. 66-13.99 cc : Denver Los Angeles COPIES DISTRO THE 1950 270 NOV 18 1504 RECORDED - 28 NDEXED - 28 EX-94 162-83894-213 APR 3 1950 34

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USTICI UNS SECTION MAR 3 TELETYPE FBI ALBUQUERQUE 3-30-50 E. Lead #r. Clegg. Mr. Glavin Mr. Ni Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Harbo Mr. Belmon Mr. Mohr Tele, Room 7-55 PM MST. Neare TOH DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT OFLYING SAUCERS, INFO CONCERNING. JIM BARDEN, STUDENT, UNIVERSITY 06 NEW MEXICO AND REPORTER FOR SCHOOL PAPER FURNISHED THIS OFFICE WITH TRICK PHOTOGRAPH OF MOUNTIAN SIDE SHOWING A FLYINGSAUCER CRASHED AND BURBING ON THE SIDE •OF THE MOUNTIAN, LITTLE MEN WALKING AWAY AND FOUR FLYING SAUCERS HOVERING AROUND THE CRASHED ONE, BARDEN, WHO HAS VOLUNTARILY FURNISHED INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE PREVIOUSLY STATED HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE TRICK PHOTOGRAPH. HE FIRST TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF A HILLSIDE NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, HAD THE FLYING SAUCERS, CRASHED SAUCER, SMOKE AND LITTLE MEN DRAWN IN AND THEN MADE THE FINAL PHOTOGRAPH. BORDEN STATED THIS PHOTOGRAPH AND A RIDICULOUS STORY WILL BE PRINTED IN THE UNIV. OF N.M. SCHOOL PAPER THIRTY FARST INSTANT AND MAY BE CARRIED OVER ASSOCIATED PRESS LINES. BORDEN WAS ADVISED THAT THIS OFFICE GAVE NO SANCTION OR CLEARANCE TROLLED IF • TUSS 20894- INFORMATION. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE REPRESENTATIVES ADVISED 19000 RECORDED - 112 ≤ 1* 52 APR 101950 CORRECTION FIRST WORD FOURTH LINE BURNING END AND ACK PLS• WANJ 10-03 m 0К FBI

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RECEIVED-LADE FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT EN 31 5 0 PH 30 08 MAR F.B.I. MAR 3 1 6 48 PM 950 NED SELMONT F. B. I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-NICHOL: F B • DEPT ОБ APR 3 1 02 950 RECEIVED - DIRECTOR F BI 0. 5. DEPE 0F JUSTICE MAR 31 6 15 AM '50 SHEN 10 190 S HOO GUE" Go. HATS GENERAS

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO IR. D. W. LAD FROM : MR. A. H. BELMONT SUBJECT: DATE: March 3, 1950 Man 1 V. UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950; STUAR'T KOCOCK, COMPLAINANT; VITAL FACILITIES; INTERNAL SECURITY At 9:55 A.M. today, SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that stuart E. Adcock, owner and operator o Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called the Knoxville Office at 11:15 P.M. on March 1. Adcock is a radio ham operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN-7 radar set. Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip" indicating that an object was circling at an altitude of about 40,000 feet over Oak Ridge. Adcock stated that he customarily had followed the movement Bau of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder cloud. Mr. Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had immediately notifed the AEC Security Section following the receipt of the call fran Mr. Adcock. WV At 5:30 P.M. on March 2, Mr. Adcock again called to say that he had again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M. on March 2 about 100, 000 feet up and about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak Ridge. Mr. Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the information coming from the Knoxville Office, as a result of which CIC Agents and OSI representatives went out last night and looked over Mr. Adcock's set. They did see an object on the screen about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M. last night. They reported this infor- mation to the Third Army. Mr. Robey was of the opinion that the Air Force probably has sent the information to Washington also. Army CIC has now informed that CIA is going to send a technician down from Washington to examine the set. Mr. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. Mr. Robey advised that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atlanta with a portable radar set to check into this situation. In addition, the Naval Reserve has a set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify this object. Mr. Robey advised that AFC and the Armed Forces' representatives are somewhat concerned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the above information in case there were inquiries. ACTION I advised Mr. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us know immediately of any developments and as to any information picked up by the Armed Forces or the CIA representative. I also requested that he ascertain who the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival. Mr. Robey was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Knoxville Office but that he should be kept advised of developments and should send a gletype to the Bureau tonight. AHB :mer 5 7 ARR6 1950 102 MAR 17 1950 37 Them Verba 50 Tolson Ladd C1e88_ Glav in Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Candy SO

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rec. 1,05 m 3-8 - 50 B RECEIVED - FLETCHER AM 10. 20 AAR RECEIVED AR 3 4 4 32 PM 5 RECINED TOI SORCE F BI A SHEP: OR JUSTICE RECEIVED-INORI F B I G. 3. DEPT. OF JUSTICE MAR 3 1l 57 AM 350 RECEIVED - DI F C). S. DEPT. OF JU MAr 3 / 20 P RECEIVEU-NiCHOLS FBI I 5 DEPT OF JUSTICE MAR. 2R 4 5g PM °50 RECEIVED - FLE MAR -LI 11. 23 6М 95л RECEIVED MAR 7 10 19 AM '50 INTERNAL SECURITY SN. FBI US DEPT OF JUSTICE

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 #12. рет- Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. LADD FROM : A. H. BELMONT SUBJECT: UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950; STUART ADCOCK, COMPLAINANT; VITAL FACILITIES; INTERNAL SECURITY DATE: March 6, 1950 Mr. Tolson Mr. Mr. Clegg Glav1n Mr Ladd Mr Mr. Nichols] Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Egan Mr. Gurnea Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr Mr. PennIngton Mr. Quinn Tar Tele. Room Mr. Nease Miss Holmes Miss Gandy Reference is made to my memorandum of March 3, 1950, reflecting a call from SAC Robey, of Knoxville, in the above-entitled matter. On the morning of March 6, 1950, I called SAC Robey to ascertain what he had found out concerning this matter. He advised that a teletype had been s ent reflecting that there was some question of Adcock's reliability and knowledge on radar theory; that CIC and OSI are continuing their interest in the matter; and that the CIA technician from Washington had not arrived. SAC Robey will report any further developments. INDEXERAS 62-83894-216 110 11946-1 MAR +7. 1950 AHB: t1c hs tra 09 - ЗОНА 15/ 58M 161950 EX-93

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3/8/50 м 520 RECEIVED-LADD F BL • S. DEPT OF JUSTIC MAR 7 9 33 AM '50 RECEIVED MAR 13 3 26 PM '50 INTERNAL SECURITY SN FBI US DEPT OF JUSTICE

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d ENT OF JU IGNS -SECTI MAR - G 1950 Mr. Tolson Mr. Ladd Mr. Clegg Mr. Mr. Mr. Tracy Mr. Hatbo Mr. Belmont Mr. Moh: DG Tele. Room URGENT. NoGRe Miss Gandy FBI KNOXVILLE 3-6 - 50 12-03 PM DIRECTOR, FBI ATT.SMR. A. H. BELMONT, mor UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENN., MARCH ONE, NINETEEN FIFTY,₽ & -1 STUARZ ADCOCK, COMPLAINANT, VITAL FACILITIES, IS. REMYCALL MALI -1 MARCH THIRD. EXISTENCE OF OBJECT REPORTED BY ADCOCK AS BEING DIRECTLY OVER OAK RIDGE AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE NOT VERIFIED. ADCOCK REPUTEDLY CAPABLE RADIO TECHNICIAN. ADCOCK CLAIMS TO HAVE DETECTED OBJECT WITH HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT ON FIVE OCCASIONS OVER THREE DAYS. NAVAL RESERVE RADAR EQUIPMENT AT KNOXVILLE DID NOT DETECT OBJECT ON ANY OCCASION, BUT TECHNICIANS STATE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED EFFICIENT FOR AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME ALTITUDES. QUALIFIED PERSONS FROM USAF AT NEPA, OAK RIDGE, TALKED WITH ADCOCK AND EXAMINED HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT. FOUND HIS EQUIPMENT NOT TOO RELIABLE AND FELT ADCOCK TECHNICALLY WRONG ON SOME RADAR THEORY. RELIABILITY OF ADCOCK QUESTIONED DUE TO SOME DEGREE OF INEBRIATION. THESE PERSONS DISCOUNT PROBABILITY. CIC AND OSI CONTINUE INTEREST BUT DO NOT CONTEMPLATE FURTHER ACTION. AEC TOOK STEPS TO HAVE 2-83 TECHNICIAN SENT FROM WASH•, BELIEVED FROM GIA BUT NOT YET ARRIVED. 3894-211 ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE REPORTED TO BUREAU. 105-11946 Bates adries heres ck wilt Kolandexy, MAR 17 1950 3-7-50 END CONTES DESTROYED AT E 37 co: mu. 270 NOV 18 1964 ROBEY Belma rot 12-06 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED

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00. RECEIVED - DIRECTOR MAR 6. 12 37 PH "50 MAR 128.1 RECEIVED MAR > 8 59 AM "50 RED'O ESPIONAGE 8 C.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE 6, 1.37 PM "5 RECEIVED-TO: SON BI MAR 6 4 27 PM '50 RECEIVEU-NICHOLS FBI O S DEPT OF JUSTICE REC'D - CH. CLK. F. B.1. BIVEU: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE B MAR 6 4 15 PM *50 6 2 52 PM °50 OH' 15-02 RECEIVED - FLETCHER MAR: 6 7 32 PM 350

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+OT - 03040938 62-83894-217 comtE HIAL BY SPECIAL MESSENGER 8/317) Date: March 14, 1950 To : Atomic Energy Commission Building 7-3 16th and Constitution Avenue, N. W. Vashington, D. C. Attention: Mr. Freneis R. Harmack Acting Director Division of Security From: John Edgar Hoover, Director - Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: UN KNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSER, MARCH 1, 1950 STUART ADCOCK, INFORIANT VITAL PACILITIES INTERNAL SECURITY Stuart B. Adcock, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected on his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 p.m., March 1, 1950. On March 2, 1950, he advised that his radar equipment recorded an object about 100,000 feet high and approximately 18 miles from his home in Knoxville at 1l:15 a. n. on that date. It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at Knoxville, Tennessee, did not deteet an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge, questioned Adeock and examined his radar equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt that Adeock was technically wrong on sone of his radar theory. The reliability of Adcook was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation. The above confirns infornation telephonically furnished to Mr. C. A. Rolander of your office. No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau but in the event additional information cones to our attention you will be promptly advised. Tolson Ladd ce - Director of Special Investigetions The Inspector General Glav 1n Department of the Air Force 2 CHA Nichols The Pentagon Mosen Hashington, D. C. COl PRISTAL OR MOISTEN LATE Ut ine Tracy eThn co - Director of Intelligence *ohr eneral Stafff IlY WAR 1 5 1950 -WHIT BOOK s2e. Room_ 5 7 APPapa radent of the Army COMME F 1 не bN ase The Pentagon ndy Tashington 25, D. C. Attentions Chief, Segurity and Training Group CONPIDENTIAL - REGISTERED MAIL KWD :eal :mes VECTINEN- HENCE

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CLASSIFIED IN COMING MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE SUKV Jor: FBI 3 - 13- isco чо нів ц CONFIDENT PRIORITY PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED Dissey From: To: N2: COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Dept of Army for Director of Intel AJACI-3-5 3206 5 9 Mar 50 Reour TWX AJACI-3-3 subject reported radar sightings over Oakridge, additional into indicates radar operator in- experienced and radar set has been modified so as to cast doubt on reliability of reading. Chief Tennessee Mil Dist recommends expeditious action be taken to determine whether an unknown object has reappeared over Oakridge in the past few days. Chief Security Div at Oakridge requested info as to channels of communication with Air Force in connection with radar sightings. DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 Note: Ref is CM IN 12184 (4 Mar) G-2 ACTION: Q-2 INFO: G-3 CI: IN 13022 OSATO SO JAN 370 MAR 3 1 1950 62-83894-218 45. 1 R 17 1950 (10 Mar 50) DTG: 091430Z fmb/B 20 MAR 10*50 24 CONFIDENTIAL REPLACES DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 49. WHICH MAY BE USED. COPY NO. f U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1950—0-868129

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Assistent Attorney General James MI. Melnerney Criminel Division Director, PBI UNKNOW OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGS, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950 STUART ADCOCK, INFORMANT VITAL PACILITIES INTERNAL SECURITY March 1% -25 Discs Stuart B. Adcock, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected an his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennessse, at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 p. m., March 1, 1950. On March 2, 1950, he advised thet his radar equipment recorded an object about 100,000 feet high and approximately 18 miles from his home in Knoxville at 11:15 a, m. on that date. It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at knoxville, Tennessee, did not detect an objeat on any occasion but stated that the equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge, questioned Adcock and examined his radar equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt that Adeock was technically wrong on some of his redar theory. The reliability of Adeock was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation. No investigation is being condueted by this Bureau but in the event additional information cones to our attention you will be promptly advised. 07 l KWD : eal :mes AFPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTI ELAP (S) 07. SATE atila IN 62-83894-219 1106- MAR 17 1950 80 Tolson Ladd Cleggl Glavin N1chola racy arbo cohr ele. Room andy + по HOUL 2 204 MAIC:5 72 MAR 14 1950 U 1350 гHF

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A short time after receiving the above information, Special Agent 5. L. SHAGRAVES, CIC, 3rd Aruy, stationed at Knosville, telephonically con- SHARAVIS advised that he had been called by his headquarters, CIC, 3rd Army, Atlanta, Georgia, and had been told to look into the matter to determine 1f it had any basis in faat. Mr. SMACRAVES continued that he had mde arrangements with Mr. STUARZ ADCOCK to heve him and Special Agent W. M, ERTOE, OSI, U. 8. Air Forces, to visit ADCOCK's home during the evening of March 2, 1950 and observe the zade indieations with him. SEAGRAVES advised that neither he nor Mr. PRICE had any zadar experience and were in no sense technielens or radar operators, but would mke thetr observations mrely to determine if a On the morning of March 3, 1950, STAGRAVES again telephontaally com- mmiested with this office and advised the Liaison Agent, Speotal Agent CHARTICON C, MOSWAT, that he and PRICT had been with ADOOCK dwing the previous evening and that they had observed on his rader seresn some "pipa" which, according to ADCOCK, indicated an objeat with the sams general elevation and ariwith as previously reported by him. BHACRAVES said they were unable to make any authoritative statemnt concerning the matter of the objeat or the rellability of the radar equiment, but they had soen suffioient to give them reason to believe it warrented investigation. General Inquiry at this tim at Radio Station WROL, and other readily available sources of informtion divulged the faot that SZUART ADCOCK is generally recognised in this vicinity as a zeputable and substantial altigen in Keosy127e and, in addition thereto, is recognized as sonsuhat of a radio authority. It was found that he is credited with being a skilled radio techniolan and has done considerable develoyment and researah work in the field of radio. Dus to the interest which was being portrayed by all agencies concerned with this mtter, the Bureau at this tino was aprised by tolephone conversation with A. I. BEIMONY at the Bureau concerning tho fats Inowa. As a result of this conversation, SA MOSWAIN was instructed to follou the mtter in the capasity of an observer and to advise the Bureau of any important developments. Azzangements weze nade through Lieutenent Comtender G. R. SHACKLETT, Conmending Officer, U. S. Javal Reserve Training Center, Aldoa Highway, Knoxyille, for the Research Training Center to put into operation radar equipment which they have. At approximately 10:30 A.M. on the son day, this reder - 2 -

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equipment ves in operation and contimous search being made. Special Agent MOSWAIT, together with Special, Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, and Special Agent PRICE, OSI, observed this Navy equiyment for sona tim but no objeot whatsoever could be detected. A telephone call was placed by SEAGRAVES to Mc. ADCOCK at approxi- mately 11:00 A.M. and ADCOCK advised he had been picking up some indication of the objeot again. He indioated Its elevation and direction as well as distanca to bo the sane as previously reported. At the time of his conver- sation, the Navy equipment detested two airoraft at an elevation of approxi- mately 2,000 feet and & generel astruth of approzimately 300 degrees true and seemingly headed in the general dizection of the Knozville Municipal Airport. Dy way of a cheak, ADCOCK was asked if ho detected on his eguipment any objects other then those reported by him. ADCOCK stated that he had notioed two all aircraft headed in the general direction of the Kaozville Airport at a relatively lou altitude but he had not paid moh attention to them. ADCOCK then requested that he be allowed to vier the rade eguipment at the Naval. Resorve Armory in orden that he night coordiuate his eguipment with that equipmant and thus obtain a better fix on the objeot should it again be located. The radar watch was contimed and at about 11:30 A. M. ADCOCK called the armory and advised that the objeat being observed by him over Oak Ridge had started moving in an easterly direction and had, in a period of about twenty minutes, faded from the soreen. On the afternoon of March 3, 1950 at about 2:30 P.M., SUART ADCOCK, together with CIC, OST and YBI agents, went to the Haval, Armory where ADCOCK was allowed to look at the radar equipment of the Navy. It had been previously deterined fron Lleutenant Commander SHACKLETT that this oguiyment did not comprise any classified infornation. At this time, ADCOCK olained fantliarity with the equipment being used by the Navy and spole of having assisted in its development at Harvard University during the early stages of the var. ADCOCK also made statements to the offoot that he had travelod extensively for the Army during the war in adapting rader for spoojalized sorvices. At this time, the presence of sons aleohol was noted on the breath of ADCOCK, but he was not in an inebriated condition. After ezantning the equipment, ADCOCK stated he did not feel that this low frequendy type of zader would be of much assistance in detecting the objeot reported by hin for soveral reasons, such as the elevation of the enterna, the minimum fade ares, oto. Those state- ments seemed to be in accord with the radar oparator's opinion. Those present at the conference were Special Agent ELAGRAVIS, CIO; Speetal Agent PRICE, 0BIJ Mr. CANE GORDURS, V. B. Air Forges Security Offiger) Captain ROBERT CROSS, USAR, and Specia), Agent CHARITON C. MOSWATI of this office. At this conference, Colonel GASSER - 3-

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stated that while it was highly improbable that aircraft could sustain flignt at an altitude of 100,000 feet, 1t was absolutely possibie from a scientifio and enginesring standpoint. Therefore, 1t was his opinion that the mtter should be followed closely. He erranged for Captaia CROSS, von he tered a rader expert, to observe with ADCOCK during the evening of Mureh 3, 1950 the radar guipment on which APCOCK had deteated the object. Immediately following this conference, Special, Agent MISWATI contanted Mr. CHARIES WITIS, Physical Secuity and Plant Proteation Branch, U. S. ABC, ASC. Both WEIWE and CATTACHAN advised that the matter had been referred to 3ed. Azuy authorities and that beyond this, no steps had been talen. It was thetr bellel, however, that a rader technician was being sent down., probably from Washington, to inapeat the equipment owned by ADCOCK. It was erzoneously reported that a CIA techniolen would come to Oak Ridge. Also, lamediately following this conference above stated, Special Agent IRICE, OST, called his headquarters at Menwell Fiela, Alabena, to determine if any aotion were being taken with rogerd to having reder eguipment flown to this area to verify on disprove the findinge of ADGOCK. PRICE was advised that he should sot only in the capacity of an observer in the matter but that such radar equipment would be flown up, if requested by the ABC. Special, Agent SHAGRAVES, CIC, stated he had elso been advised by his headquarters at Atlanta to aot in the capacity of an observer and that, accordingly, he had not as yet been advised whether de not the 3rd Army in- tended to send mobile radar equiyment to the area to verity or disgrove the findings of ADCOCK. Inquiry tas made by Spedtel Agent ERICS, 0S], of ABC as to whether or not they would roguest having rader egulpuent flown in by OSI authorities, and he was told by ABC that while the ABC wes, of course, vitally interested in enything which directly affeated the safety of the ares, they nevertholess did not feel that they had the suthority to mke a specifie request for such estion inasch as the protection of the eres fron assault was the reaponsibility of the 3rd Army. Accordingly, they sould not melte any direat request for such eguiyment. During the evening of March 3, 1950, Speotal Agent CHARITON C. MOSWAIN and wyself, together with SA PRICH (OS]), reminod at the Naval Reserve Armory, Aloos Highey, during which time search was being conduated by the radar equipment at this installation. Captain ROBERT CROSS, NEPA, and Special Agent SRAGRAVES, CIC, - 4 -

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weze at the home of STUART ADCOCK observing his rader eguipmont during this soarch. No objeat was reparted by ADCOCK during this evening and therefore Captain CROSS had no opportunity to observe his eguipment in aotion, par- ticularly in reference to the reported objeat at such phenotienel altitudes. No unusual objects vere detected by the radar equipment of the U. S. Neval Reserve Armory during the entire evening. Upon abandoning the watch on this evening, a meting was held with Captain CROSS after leaving ADOCK's residence in order to ascertain CROSS' opinion. CROSB stated he had found ADCOCK to be teohnically inscreet in seversl utters relating to radar theory and prastice end, in addition thereto, had very grave doubts as to the capabilities of the surplus APN-T rader set which had been adapted by ADCOCK. He stated, however, that he had insufficient opportunity to observe the set in practice or to examine the radio equipment connected with the set to make any definite statements as to whether or not the detection of the uninow object would be possible with said equipment. He said, however, he did feel that ADCOCK vas a capablo person with pure radio techniques. On the morning of March 4, 1950 at 10:30 A.M. ADCOCK agein contacted Spocial, Agent MoSWAIT of this office and Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, to advise that he had again received indications of the objeot at ayprozimtely 100,000 Leot directly over Oal Ridge and that the intensity of the radar "pip" was stronger than noted at any time previous. At about 31:40 A.M. ADCOCK again called and advised he had watched the objeat until approximately 11:10 A. M., at which time he had noted it stopped ciroling and headed off in en oasterly direction at approximately 200 miles per how, at which time it had faded trom the soreen in slightly less than 20 mimites. On the afternoon of March 4, 1950, Colonel C. D. GASSER and Captain ROBERT CROSS, both NEPA, visited the home of ADCOCK and carefully exemined his radio and radar equipment, inoluding the antenna and related nechanisms. After such exanination and after talking at som length with ADCOCK, these two gentlenen net with Special Agent SEAGRAVES (CIC), FRICH (OSI) and MoSWAIN (JBI), to give their opinions. Colonel GASSIR advised they had found ADCOCK in a mich inebriated condition and that they had had difficulty in making any determination as to his abilities in the fiold of rader. It was their belief that his equip- ment was haphazerd at best and that no great degree of zellability could be They did state, however, they intended to retur during the morning of Mach 5, 1950, which was the usual tim for the object to be detected. On the morning of March 5, 1950, Colonel GASSER and Ceptain CROSS went to the how of Mr. ADCOCK and were unable to gain entry or to find anyone at the residence. After this experience, it was the beller of these two gentlemen - 5 •

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that the reliability of ADCOCK was extremly dubious and they felt that the matter was worthy of little consideration. On the morning of March 6, 1950, ADCOCK again contacted Special Agent STAGRAVES, CIC, and adviaed he had again observed the objeat at about the same altitude over the lal: Ridge area and he estimated the object to be of approximately the sane density as would be caused by a DC-4 at that altitude. Again, Colonel GASSIR was contacted by Speedal Agent PRICE of OSI and Colonel GASSER said that he intended to tale sons electronic eguip- ment to the home of ADCOCK with which they could aotually check the electrical cirouits of his rader equipment to determine whether or not it was acourate, pertioularly in view of the faot they had cheoked sow of the findings of ADCOCK with regard to known airoraft detected during previous visits and found him to be off to a considerable extent regerding speed, elevation and aztruth. During the afternoon of March 6, 1950, all day of Narch 7, end the morning of March 8, 1950, attempts were made by Special Agent FRICE, 08], to get in touch with ADCOCK to mice en aypointment with Colonel GASSER and. Captain CROSS, and ADCOCK could not be located. Ascording to his office at Station WROL, he had left to and it was not lnown when he would return. In sumary, therefore, it seems to be the general opinion that the actual ezistence of an object at such an ezseptional altitude is quite im- probable and no explanation is yet known as to just what was detected by ADCOCK on his seroen or, in faot, whether anything was detected. On the afternoon of March 8, 1950, Special, Agent SHAGRAVES telephoned Spedial Agent NOSWAIN of this office and advised that two regresentatives of the lith Air Forces with headquerters at Greenville, South Caroline, had arrived in Knor- ville and contested him with regard to making an appointment with ADGOCK to inspect his equipment. Theso representatives advised they did not feel it sufficiently importent for them to remin or to make a return trip inasmuch as ADCOCK was mavailable. This informtion is being furnished to the Bureau in detall inasmch as 1t is the understending of this office that Colonel C. D, GASSIR was much letter to the Comedia see to B. At More dater a home, ten -, U. S. Alr Toroes Material Commend, Wrigh Field, consening it. These lotters by Colonel GASSIR apparently were prompted from the fant that the 3rd Army Intelligense ropresentative and the Air Force Intelligence zepresentative have both been instructed to aot as observers only, with no authority to act in the situation. In addition thereto, AEC felt that their responsibility had been discharged upon notifying the 3rd Army. The Bureau was obviously interested only from an observer's vierpoint and no question of Jurisdiction in this regard was raised. - 6 -

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On the morning of March 7, 1950, Special Agent MoBWAT of this office was advised by Mr. HOWARD WOODSIDE, U. S. ANC Seawity Division, of steps taken by AEC in this regerd. Mr. WOODSIDE stated that immediately upon receiving the report fron me, he had made the mtter now to the proper authorities at ABC and early the following morning he had conversed with Colonel JOHIT MRADE, 3ad. Army Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgle, and apprised him of the natter. Mr. WOODSIDE stated he also conversed with 14th Air Force Headquerters at Greenville, South Carolina and advised them of the matter. He stated thet this was strictly in accordance with the plans drum up between AEC and the armed forces for protection against air or land assault. He continued that the AlC has neither the facilities nor the gulyment with which to defend Itself in such emergencies and that such responsibility had been assumed by these agenaies of the military forces. It would appear from the mnner in which this inoident was handled that despite the faot that all agencias seemed to be operating in the menner gregoribed by agreement, and although each was appeised of the sotion being taken by the other and cooperating in every respeet, there nevertheless sooned to be an impressive lack of any agenoy actually taking the responsibility for the situation and taking any aotion to verify on disgrove the threat. Hed a similar incident oscurred wherein an aotuel threat against the physical seourity of the AIC Installation had been experienced, it is not implaustble to bellove that a sintler confused fixing of final authority would have been. found. It should be noted that mny hours elapsed from the receiving of the first report intil such time as any reasonable conclusion could be reached concerning the matter and nothing of a positive unture with regard to any sation being taken had been had during all that time. While it is now felt that this entire mintter was in & wamer of speaking "dry run", 1t nevertheless werents some consideration fron a procedural stendpoint and might be worthy of aiscussion at some liaison meting in the future. The Bureau will be Immediately advised if there are any further develoyments in this matter. - 7-

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U.S. News & World Report The United States News ® World Report ® mes APRIL 7, 195 15 CENTS U. S. Postage 4c PAID DAYTON, OHIO Permit No. 60 FLYING SAUCERS: Me. Tolson THE REAL STORY Mr. Nichola Mr. Roson Mr. Tracy Mr. Harbo M+. Belmont SPEAKER SAM RAYBURN Miss Gandy Congress at the Halfway Mark 0 8 NOLON INSTA N 1 d H LOS 986Y NOH

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VOLUME XXVIII-No. 14 U.S. News & World Report WASHINGTON, D. C. FLYING SAUCERS-THE REAL STORY: U.S. BUILT FIRST ONE IN 1942 Jet-Propelled Disks Can Outfly Other Planes Observers of "flying saucers" aren't just seeing things. They're real-aircraft that conform to ac- cepted laws. Sky disks, manned by regular pilots, can hover aloft, spurt ahead at tremendous speed, out- maneuver conventional craft. No official announcements are being made yet. But about the only big secret left is who makes them. Evidence points to Navy experiments. The real story on "Aying saucers" is finally coming to light. What the saucers are, how they operate, and how they have been tested in U.S., all can be told in detail at this time. That story, without violating present security regulations, points to these basic conclusions by engineers competent to appraise reports of reliable observers: Flying saucers, seen by hundreds of competent observers over most parts of U.S.. are accepted as real Evidence is that they are aircraft of a revolutionary type, a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane. They conform to well-known prin- ciples of aerodynamics. An early model of these saucers was built by U.S. engineers in 1942, achieved more than 100 successful test flights. That project then was taken over by the Navy in wartime. Much more advanced models now are being built. Just where present saucers are being built also is indicated by evidence now available. In more detail, the story pieced together from nonsecret testimony of responsible U.S. scientists, pri- vate observers and military offi- cials, is this: Early models of the flying saucer, pictured on this page anc the next. were built by U.S. Cov. ernment engineers of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronau- APRIL 7, 1950 tics. Similar flying-saucer projects were begun in Germany and Italy at the same time, in 1942. The first U.S. model, designed by Charles H. Zimmerman, of NACA, was elliptical in shape, powered by two piston engines and driven by twin propellers. It had a maximum speed between 400 and 500 miles an hour. More important, it could rise almost vertically and its minimum speed for landing was only about 35 miles an hour, a great advan- tage in military and naval aircraft. And it was far more maneuverable than con- ventional military planes. Idea behind those original flying-sau- cer projects, both in U.S. and abroad in Germany and Italy, was to overcome basic drawbacks of conventional aircraft by new techniques. A plane that could rise almost straight would not need long airfields, could be used from any cleared area just behind front-line troops or from the deck of any Navy combat ship. If that plane, in addition, had great speed and more maneuverability, it could prob ably outfly any conventional aircrafe In United States, the first model seemed to fulfill these requirements, but the less- -NACA photo U. S. 'SAUCER' - 1942 MODEL a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane ened stability of the wingless craft re- quired more research. Present flying saucers apparently have overcome this problem of stability by use of very advanced design. An analysis of reports submitted by compe- tent observers show this: What they look like, first, is de- scribed in well-documented accounts. Those accounts show saucers to be exact- ly 105 feet in diameter, circular in shape. They have what appear to be jet nozzles arranged all around the outer rim, just below the center of gravity. They are made of a metal alloy, with a dull whitish color. There are no rudders, ailerons, or other protruding surfaces. From the side, the saucers appear about 10 feet thick- there are no exact measurements from this angle in publicly available accounts. They are built in three layers, with the center layer slightly larger in diameter than the other two. That is the picture agreed on by quali fied observers of saucers in flight-com- mercial aircrait pilots, fighter pilots who have chased these aircraft, trained air- plane spotters, high-ranking Army and Air Force officers. It is backed by exact measurement made by a group of scientists last April near White Sands Proving Ground base, with instruments set up to observe high- altitude balloons, who suddenly ob- served a saucer and tracked it for several minutes, thereby getting reliable data on its size, speed, alti- tude and maneuverability. How they operate now can be told in some detail, too. Based on this description, the probable tech- nique used by current saucers is explained by a top-level Govern- ment aeronautical engineer in this manner: Power for these aircraft, at their present stage of development, ob- viously is supplied by jet engines. Each saucer appears to have a series of variable-direction jet noz- zles around its rim, with a compli- cated central control system. Fuel used is unknown-the exhaust flame has been observed to be red-orange in some cases, blue in others, miss- 13

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-U. S. News & World Rep FACT: THESE DESIGNS, AND LATER ONES ARE REAL DISK-LIKE NAVY FLOUNDER PROJECT WAS 'DROPPED' -NACA photo MOCK-UP OF EARLY MODEL IS TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL ... latest models are circular, faster, more maneuverable ing in still others. The saucers appear to have the power to "coast" long distances, thus saving on fuel consumption. Direction of the aircraft and its veloc- •ity, in turn, evidently are controlled by the angle at which the jet nozzles are tilted, the number operating, the power applied. By choosing which nozzles to turn on or off and the angle of tilt, the pilot could make the saucer rise or de- scend vertically, hover, fly straight ahead or make sharp turns. A right-angle turn. for example, could be made by turning off the rear jets, turning on the side and front nozzles. Great speed can be ob tained by focusing to the rear all novales in the after half of the aircraft. With all nozzles pointed downward, the saucer could rise straight off the ground, and, with less power, could descend the same way. That is the explanation, based on ac- cepted principles of aerodynamics, given by an authoritative engineer as the likely answer to how these saucer aircraft oper- ate. As evidence that this explanation is correct, there are these actual cases of publicly observed saucer behavior: Rows of window-like openings around the rims of saucers traveling at more than 500 miles an hour are mentioned in several documented reports. In all cases, these "windows" glowed as if they were jet-nozzle openings. The most recent of these reports was made last month by two experienced pilots of the Chicago and Southern Air Lines, who passed within 1,000 feet of a saucer traveling over Arkansas. Another similar report was made by two Eastern Air Lines pilots who narrowly missed colliding with a saucer in July, 1948, while flying a DC-S over Georgia. Saucers ability to hover in mid-air accelerate at tremendous speed, and then rise almost vertically is described in several reports, one documented by Air Force officers at Fort Knox, Ky. That saucer, seen by dozens of officers at the post, was chased by three military pilots flying fast F-51s. The saucer quickly out- maneuvered the planes. Speed of one saucer was measured by ground instruments in the White Sands case at well over the speed of sound, indicating the use of a number of jet engines. Cruising speed has been esti- mated in other cases at 200 to 600 miles an hour. What it all adds up to is this: Flying saucers being observed in many parts of the U.S. are not mysterious visitors from Mars. They are actual planes, sound- ly engineered on principles developed by U.S. in wartime. By using this new design, they can do things that no conventional aircraft can be expected to approach. Who's building the saucers now being observed in test flights over U.S. U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

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U.S. News & World Report is not yet publicly disclosed. It cannot be proved until a public announcement is made or until a saucer crashes away from its home base-which is highly unlikely because of its jet helicopter action that makes take-offs and landings almost com- pletely safe. But there are these factors that point to an answer: Official inquiry by the Air Force, in the face of overwhelming evidence that the saucers are real, was called off last De- cember. This indicates clearly that top Air Force officials know where the saucers originate and are not concerned about them, as they would be if these aircraft were from Russia or Mars. These officials, at the same time, denied emphatically that a secret Air Force project is re- sponsible. Best use of fully developed saucer air- craft, however, could be made in war- time not by the Air Force, but by the Navy. All feet operations now require an air cover, even in antisubmarine war- fare, and a plane that can rise like a heli- copter could be used from any Navy combat ship, not only from big, expen- sive aircraft carriers. It was for that reason that the first U.S. flying sau- cer was purchased by the Navy after the original model was tested in 1942. That first full-size aircraft, built by Chance-Vought, was thoroughly tested by Navy engineers. Then a statement was released that this project had been dropped. Early experimenting with sau- cers, thus, centered in the Navy. Big spending on missile aircraft cen- ters in the Navy now, too. More than twice as many dollars were spent by the Navy last year as by the Air Force on secret guided-missile research. There is no public accounting for these millions the only Government funds aside from atomic-energy dollars that still are being spent with great secrecy. Surface indications, then, point to re- search centers of the U.S. Navy's vast guided-missile project as the scene of present flying-saucer development. That project has the scientists, the engineers, the dollars, the motive, and the ground of early Navy back- development of saucer-type aircraft. This likelihood will remain, despite any future denials by the Navy front office, until secrecy is lifted on the big missile program. But, regardless of just where these saucers are being built now, the evidence points to a U.S. development that will mean a radical change in aircraft design in coming decades. In war, this combina- tion of helicopter and fast jet plane will easily outly any present types of mili- tary aircraft. In peacetime, the safety of a nearly crash-proof aircraft may be ex- pected to revolutionize civil air transport. It all points to a big advance in the sci- ence of flying. APRIL 7, 1950 ° FANCY: SPACE SHIPS, MONSTERS, MARTIANS, MAYHEM NOCTURNAL 'INVASION' SURPRISE PACKAGE FROM MARS A PLANE DESIGNER'S DAYDREAM HOME-MADE SAUCER -photos fom Bettman, Acme, Wide World ????? The real thing is strictly a one-planet proposition 15

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SERVICE UNIT * SEARCH SLIP Supervisor 4-22 a Subj:_ Exact Spelling All References Subversive Ref. Mail File Restricted to Locality of Initial Date FILE NUMBER SERIALS 62-83894-220) The s Em Initialed

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SUNGARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI FROM : SAC, New York SUBJECT: MIGUEL ANGEI, GARCIA MACIAS DATE: April 11, 1950 There is enclosed a letter directed to the President of the Com,. mission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North America, which was received at this office on April 7, 1950. This letter is dated at Veracruz, March 19, 1950, and is from a MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MACIAS. There is attached to this letter an English translation, together with a newspaper clipping in the Spanish language and four hand-drawn designs. Because of the technical language used, it is rather difficult to determine whether the in- formation is authentic or whether the author of this material is either psychotic or neurotic. It is suggested that the Bureau may desire to have the enclosed examined by some Government agency familiar with the language appearing therein for its ultimate dissemination. TGS: RAA Enclosures FLYING SAU RS ENS With WiNOLOBUKE BEHIND PILS veter 9, 11-50 EN m/ral RECORDED - 23, INDEXED - 23 162-83894-220 APR 12 1950 3

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RECEIVED APR 19 9 53 AM '50 RECIO ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED APR 18. 3 45 PM 950 NTERNAL SECURIT • SN 8 I IS DEPIOR TOSTICE

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delusion RECORDED - 96 2- 83894-220 Date: May 17, 1950 EX-27 Tot Director Office of Special Invertigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington, D. C. From: J. Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING DISCS There are attached hereto for your information in connection with the captioned matter a communication written in Spanish dated March 19, 1950, at Veracruz, Veracrus, Mexico, and enclosures addressed to the "Presidente de la Comision de Investigacion Cientifica de Estados Unidos de Norte America," In view of the fact that a translation of the above referred to commmication reflects the correspondent's interest in flying disas, it is being furnished to your office for appropriate attention. The files of this Bureau contain no information which can be identified with the writer of this letter. No reply has been made to the writer of this letter by this Bureau in view of the fact that it was not addressed to this Bureau. Attachment KHM:eal APPROFRTATE AND IT PLA ADVISED BY RO 17B9 SLIP (S) OF PATI 2070 9/417 Tolson Ladd Clegg Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Belmont Tele. Room Nease Gandy DATED 13. US MAY 13 1950 3 51 6% 119 58 MAY 2 6 1950

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& NAS 01320 HAY 17 3 2ц РМ 35г. §CEWED NUBROSI FBI Ja26 (S. DED- JUSTICE S040 BECOBDED - 3е

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U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DISTRICT No. 9, ALCOHOL TAX UNIT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Meleokol Tax Oni t. 734 NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING CHICAGO 7, ILL. IN REPLYING REFER TO: April 4. 19,50 Federal Bureau I Aime. Lashingt nety tire Ihis is mit an april For jite. Saturday, Oral 11950 at ont6 P.M. Sura king sno nu KnoT Chario deline Duat chest, three the mistill d saw a sisery isite but in the oky. It was traneling west at about the speed Man ai plane. It tre shaped likee this strived down to 20 PA to witch this fiject. It went Kehind a white cloud and Sentines A wited bet the rget ded not care set prose thead the clous as far as a could ell. Suere is 35 mus weet 5 Chucago, and init North o Clucas is the Henre dirknt, Peritt belere hi the Derry. The beturday Ersing Pest carried an article annetime ago abrit lo Flys bauers sul it caid to repot a gun life the shove to the 2-83894-29. all in taura 2 RECORDER - 56 ist It. Percera s

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O3A3030 MP SONES APR 6 4 18 PM '50 RECEIVED F BI US DEP: OF JUSTICE RECEIVED APR 24 9 45 AM '50 INTERNAL SECURITY SN F B I US DEPT OF JUSTICE ORLICE пітоме HO OLL 21 LHEVENKX DELVE

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April 11, 1950 Miss Laura AcClaskey 201 North First Street RECORDED *56 Illinois Dear Mias McClaskey: 3894-221 INDEXED - 50 Your letter dated April 4, 1950, has been received and I want to thank you for furnish- ing me the data you related. I am taking the liberty of referring a copy of your communication to the Secretary of the Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C• Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE: Security Division, Espionage Unit, advised. "Flying Saucer" data is being referred to the Air Force. NJC: ok Tolson Ladd Clogs Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Hardo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Gandy TOE INCLIC 600K S. DEPIT OF JUSTICE RECEIVED REACING ROOM APP. T1 7 1g PM 250 Bern261000 Sch

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ПУТА 0UE0 HE STUN RECEIVE SPR 26 4 43 P. 150 NTERNAL SECURI Y SN. 8 1 ISTICE APR 12 HI 40 AM %! RECEIVED-MAN. ROOM FBI U. S DEPT. OF JUSTICE

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MR. A. H. BIMON N/B DATE: April 8, 1950 FROM : W. T. BROOKING SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCER COMPLAINT EIMIRA, NEW YORK PD INFORMANT Reference teletype dated April 8, 1950, from the Buffalo Office advising that information had been received from the Elmira Police Department regarding a flying saucer and advising that press inquiries are being answered by the Buffalo Office. Tolson Ladd Clegg_ Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy, Har bo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Mr. V. P. Keay was contacted and he advised that the Duty Officer at the Office of Special Investigations, Inspector General, Air Force, should be contacted and furnished the information regarding the flying saucer. Captain Ralph C. Williams, Air Force, Duty Officer, was telephonically contacted and furnished the information regarding the flying saucer. SA J. J. McGuire was contacted and advised of the teletype and that a statement was contained therein that press inquiries had been received and were being answered. McGuire instructed that the Buffalo Office be telephonically contacted and advised that they should furnish the information regarding the flying saucer to the Air Force Office in that area and that any press inquiries regarding the flying saucer should be referred to the Air Force in that area. SA Robert Cryan of the Buffalo Office was telephonically contacted and advised of the above instructions. Ntw WTB :hke RECORDED - 53 62- 83894 222 APR 1.9 1950 37 163 10 5 08 4 30 CSDE6E/OL 1021105 EX-115 510 APR 25 1950

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CORRELATION - LIAISON • B. 1. J. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR 10 2 06 PM '50 MR JONES. APR 25 10 43 AN °50 RECEIVED FBI AS DEP OF JUSTICI RECEIVED-LADD FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR 10 12 35 PM °50 APR 10 2 25 PM °50 REC'O BELMONT F. B. I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE:

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numo - BURENS OF LOVED U.S, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNIGATIONS SECTION APR - 8.195 TELETYPE Mr. Mr. Clegg - Mr. Glavin Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Hg Mr. Mr. Mohr Tele. Room Mr. Nease Miss LTM FBI, BUFFALO 4-8-50 12-52 PM DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT FLYING SAUCER COMPLAINT. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ELMIRA PD. THAT FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEAR ELMIRA, NY AIRPORT. RESIDENT AGENT AT ELMIRA ADVISES "FLYING SAUCER" WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS• IN DIAMETER, ONE FOOT THICK AT CENTER• ENTIRE BOX PAINTED ALUMINUM • CROSLEY RADIO TUBE ATTACHED TO CENTER OF BOX WITH LOOSE WIRES HANGING FROM EACH SIDE OF TUBE, TRUCKER-S RED FLARE CONNECTED TO BOTTOM OF BOX, WHICH FLARE HAD SCORCHED GRASS AREA BENEATH BOX. NO WITNESSES AS TO ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESCRIBED AS TOO FRAGILE TO WITHSTAND FLIGHT. BUREAU BEING ADVISED AS PRESS INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE BEING ANSWERED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE FACTS• MAYNOR CORRECTION FIFTH LINE FORTH WORD SHOULD BE "ATTACHED" RECORDED - 6 162 - 83894-223 APR 19 1950 37 co ha Belmat 12-55 PM OK FBI WA LIR 65 APR 26 1950

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RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT APR 8 12 56 PM 350 RP.1. DEPT. OF MISTIO 15-25 bК 02-8-4 . 04 A-U УАTИLA.1 A9! APR 10 8 57 AM °50 REC'O BELMONT • В. I. IRECTOR JUSTICE 19 PM$50 DELI DEPT. OF JUST RECEIVED-LADD F B I. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-NICHOLS • co 101030 JUSTLUE

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O Wr Buine Mr. Tolson tons N9 OF INCEST S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTIC COMMUNIGATIONS SECTIONI Mr. Ladd Mt. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Nichols Mx, Rosen. APR - 8 1950 Mr. Tracy Mr. Mr. C TELETYPE Mr. Mohr Tele. Room Mr. Nease FBI, BUFFALO 4-8-50 12-52 PM NOSE STir ARECTOR, FBI URGENT HerClich FLYING SAUCER COMPLAINT. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ELMIRA PD. THAT FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEAR ELMIRA, NY AIRPORT, RESIDENT ACENT AT ELMIRA ADVISES "FLYING SAUCER" WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS• IN DIAMETER, ONE FOOT THICK AT CENTER• ENTIRE BOX PAINTED ALUMINUM, CROSLEY RADIO TUBE ATTACHED TO CENTER OF BOX WITH LOOSE WIRES HANGING FROM EACH SIDE OF TUBE, TRUCKER-S RED FLARE CONNECTED TO BOTTOM OF BOX, WHICH FLARE HAD SCORCHED GRASS AREA BENEATH BOX. NO WITNESSES AS TO ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESCRIBED AS TOO FRAGILE TO WITHSTAND FLIGHT• BUREAU BEING ADVISED AS PRESS INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE BEING ANSWERED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE FACTS. MAYNOR CORRECTION FIFTH LINE FORTH WORD SHOULD BE "ATTACHED" S 12-55 PM OK FBI WA LIR V ORIGINAL--DIRECTOR WIB

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RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT ApR 8 12 56 PM 50 AFR B | 28 PM °50 DEPT. OF JUSTICE

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April 11, 1950 Secretary of the Air force National Defense Building The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. Miss Laury Moclaskey 201 North First Street Geneva, Illinois Enclosed is a copy of a communication dated April 4, 1950, from the captioned individual, which is furnished to you for any action deemed appropriate. Enclosure NJC: 0K ole RECORDED - 99 INDEXED - 99 162-13894-234 APR 13 1950 80 2:0861. чпа I S. DEPI OF MISTICE RECEIVED READING ROOM Tolson Ladd Clegs. Glav 1n N1chols Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Gendy. 5 8 MAY 9 1950 OOK MATEM 17 APR 12 1950 COMM. - FBI App 11 7 19 PM 250.

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056/TS 1820 SPR 12 1| 40 AM °5. RECEIVED-MON ROOM F B U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE 081-X3 03 BECOBOEB 80 VLE T8 1020

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Membrandum • UNIT VILLES GOVERNMENT TO FROM : Director, FBI SAC, Phoenix DATE: 4/18/50 SUBJECT: WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DISCS Rebulet 6/30/49. 183 On 4/17/50 Mr. RHODES advised he had been contacted by True Magazine and would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to the Air Force Intelligence. He was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, Cali- fornia, since the photographs desired were made available by him to a representative of A-2 of the Fourth Air Force on 8/30/47. WAM-kb 62-213 REGORDED - 49 -INBEXED - 49 114283014-225 224 O UMAY 9. 1950

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yuba Cily. Califo nia 4-8-1930 n. C.O H; B. T P. D. Bielding V4-1 but Hug Saurs Ragasa sp) Buffalo.. Y sure is a steich of a, flying sancer, as was Hermantubal gwen to me by Herman UbalsHly a frec hand drawing by me after going over balstys drawings I was bery interestad in same as to what made it "Tick. and Twell gue you the shitches by me as I have a pretty good memory on what I see. Wbalsky said this sancers, can allans tremendous speeds and says when one is launched hear Leningrad it is but 3 hit if not in lo much ofa hurry to hew york, washington, Boston, abbar and a lot of other Cilys on the atlantic coast RECORDED Fam at Red wo sil Yatley INDEXED - 25 62-8389 alif on /8/ highway 9 mi north of UHich, Will gr back i yua Cily and mary swille and & lock on nest week of les Fas 192 USen delstand These soncert' ds not need much ark. 4-14-50 n90

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hower to reen Then d Wally says Tango over s 5000 mi per hr, and go as high as lus hundred Thousand feet and mors. Will gue these shelches to our arry chiefs of slaff and they can store tell what is what about I think balaty lied sons but it looks Mir da good. and that Russia has a lot of thei afrast L5 hold cabelo spreader weight rushing in side sancer slides honyontal lo Rep weights cuntered weighto engines là hin 0 0 - Contis stanchion of sameer 6000 bar lộ which wang kho full non turning suriel shall hearing suriel whiah cables apart spreades ls hold slides horgortal 15 keep wights centered as they revolve. lar weighl revolung neido максег HOUSE 30030 SO I. B 85119038 S3NOP aV

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weightnessles. явве с double cable sheave double cable sheave - sheave plate holding cables. also resolies. weightnessles → this sheave revolves. ball bearing swised s bolt - This plate revolver This platidsesustrevole stanchion in sancer. sheave lö hold cable on as it revolves Ccable Race up lo weig RAs: shears bernhle Cable lace up to weighlo cabbeanchor 2 _3 cross bar thio shows lace of cable lö weighto and sheaves, there are two of thise set ups. One on each side this showe detail of one the other one is left sat it would he at 3 the nish steich will show what makes it revolve that survel plat is a cog wheel at 4. The sheave plate at 5'is made truble and a bearing is betueen the livo plates so uncans mone hme are 4-14-50 ngo (over)

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2 up and down a mi as the weighlò nevs lengthwise at well as revolves bearing the bearing names I shaft altsuffert Call Lcable -оня = engie shaft. one and one cog wheels mater there is a sliding May and way in shaft at 2 and the cong = hol one on sigine shaft hims hi shaft 3 causing the weight lo nephen the ongohels f true suited plate ya and shaft Brun evens, evens, 1,e. bot the same R.RM.. This is the mechanism of the thing as ne ar ass an remember it from the drawings.

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this the Buffalo office _ The stong is lô hom write I donso lo-day I fed jittery about th follow Walstly as I th he is a very bad egy and ete. the was friendly to me and told me li do the best Soned an id whene I get it done to let them knew and my price will le paid fronts. This keeps me on a footing with them and I stall them off all the lime. well this is the sancer as Share I for yow. Yours Truly Lewis a Ward 336 Bird st у ква cily calif

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how the rudders on he said they were manual ntrol, Hydraulic coon and eloatronia conhse as they pulled hard at high speed. The jet is fed by pellelo carefully proporkered lo the charge in the per chander and are fed Lò it fast by gadgets operated by electronies so as sey go fast and accurale. I gave, the idea that is all Scannot draw the gadgels as 9 do mT An how, Bat FRau in the drawings slectric control on them. He says they cars light on a pond and Lake off on a pond on ever flat land he said they can light and Lake off if they hame to but is dan rough going, I wonders if that "horse feathers" well that is all Thanow about it the rest you will have lo dope out. I have corked mycopies over, after Sleft hin and while the drawings were, fresh in my head, Scaw see wothing furthur to hy and tell yow absur In case you do not fres Jam the fellow who reported Lô the Buffalo office when Ilwed at 164 Prospect ave m Buffalo. Jam wishing on an engit Thatgres. by the chimic ray. The Rease ihs waht to get this -neit wowed they never will as they matte contact with me and see what I got Is say about this engine. you likely know about it of your mpure

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4 The sancers of - aunched by a catt ult... slide gride Cable ball bearing for surel Fese sancers are 30 feet and mise i dia and ret ball bearing on back very heany Wbalsky says. The plane distion of sus army can soons figure this out Seamst as it is out of my live but I seen the mechanics of it I did Rut see any propeller on it in the drawngs Feas they use a jet on it to so ubalsty says. They ise pellets in a case in the jet and it fires like a cannon and the ne soil sends the sancer very fast

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This used cent gal force and is Ele comicted lô weight that revolve at right angles to it full on the sancer" I fresume engies are synchrong ed as lò speed the wot of the revoling babls gives the pull te full "sancer" and the whole mechanisno is inside of the saucer" There are a battom and top saucer He said there is an up and down rudders and a sideways rudder but very small and they are handeled by electronic gadgets at high speed The sancers are made of magnesinn and reinforced for strength they look somethng hits thit the sancers it busks are ain Tight these drawings are not rauch-bast there is notmach to them as I cannot que dimensions ons techi will haus lo figure that rent as I am dam luaky lo find this wit and le all to getter.

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в Ивавоку Даца righ allitudes it will speed up lo - was the dunh henne but it is a lerrifis speed he said he thong hi 1S thens and mi, per, hr, how this does not look litte a lot of hers feathers so Jam fithing it into your hands as if it is a trap for ms is only yus can get rid in dutch and I homew you want do That-but get t no or army chieft hands for I do not know if this will fly or nit. but on the other hand it may be all biK. so what. Wbalsay is 5 feet 8 Pall wt, 175 Aquari faced quite a langs mist gold teet left side upper lighh hair sort of red chute d big arms allarsund stout square ha di short fat fingers and talkes grod english blue eyes. has friends m Ruffalo Towa, is a Russian Pole and was in world two in Ewith. He has goa ls Netch icans Pie knue some folko there he said he got off a submarine and gave a fishermons a sum of mony to geh him ashers, hear Eurcka and he said he was drifling inshose in a drift boat roads of ruthers when picked up- he said there was mich to it getling ashore Where you give this to the army chiefs keep my name out of it -I want lo geta lot more information lo gue

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ug fo of mini get this compasterent 300 lha electronie vahe vacuurN or HiP i compartment change up lò 5 thous and to. pelles Thing 4, times compi = explains stan chimn m cen ki * stanchits in center of данею. P. S. loots as tho jet cons suing aro ind to any ang le This jet is loaded with capsules by air dor Traps and the capsule containing a gasolene, is put into a pressure of say 10,000 ls pro i the capsula is busted and out comes the gasolene in that high press. of air or sometting else Lo Lake place of air luo electrodes set it off the capsule falls between thi ends of the lectisdes every time the charge leaving by the openng of the electnie values goes thro Te vacuum chamber and hits the ais press. chamber the air in chamber is the bullett • just the right split sea, te elect muzzel flug controlled ly electronics is ofine d and the recich when all is timed o, K sends saucers at good speed.

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so I gress this! all for now and write you agan as soon as Slearn any thing worth while +.1 yoors Truly Lewis a ward 336, Bird sti Calf. P. S. Shave been in contact with the Buffalo Office and they can tell you mese - so Sdecided li send this direct lo you to the head office As oy cuse the office with Anffalo on this letter as I deem ih important ensugh to go desect to you If you wile me do not forget to nas perfecty plain envelope - no markings on if - just in case. Tam futhing this in your hands becand s do not kensio who is a Comanie in Washinglin and who is not Slave that to you and Inse you will at gie me away.

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This and if this tria - the dipe he gave me- well it ever got out Fam a dead dud' sure as hell but the U.S, A, first and myself well I dont amount lo much, any hover. Wbalstay said anther parly will contact me if he don't in due time nst any particular date the said Bensria is very well prepared for war and will make, dans short work of Europe and England, Spain, France » India, Japan a Phiaipies, and he said it will he soon and when Russia starlo it will mate Hitters blif took like a est of schel kids he says he thinks Russia has 350 atomic bombs Of you want any plaines drawings of them saucers - yes I can dran plaines, lines of course but the air tech, engineers will dof it ont you see I am no good on electronic gadgets ad required on this sanes but that is a good deserphen of the drawings Toads. In case you write li me put same in plain ennelife and address it to me at 836 Bird, st. Yula Cily- Califo The jet I fishned is just the same ad was and the chewings Whally had. I would lice to hear about this as this will gine me an idea if this balsky Is trying lò gius me horse feathers. I think the it is not any baloney - hut may le it is.

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April 17, 1950 Mr. L. 336 Bird Street California INDEXED 790 0 4 7a1 8 3894 - 226 Ar.. Ward: SAUCERS as you did. It is suggested, however, that you may wish to communicate directly with the Secretary of the Army, National Defense Building, Washington, D. C., with reference to the matter you mentioned. sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director FL Tolson Ladd Clegg, Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Gandy MAILED A APR 16. 1950 COMM - FBI NOTE: Correspondent advises he has been in contact with the Buffalo Office and states that he has deemed the information he has furnished with reference to flying saucers important enough to write direct the Bureau. He adulses that he desires us to use a plain envelope in connection. with our reply and further stipulates that he does not desire that his name be furnished to "Army Chiefs. He has stated that he "wants to get a lot more information to give to you." NJC: mcq: bjc 26? gm nin

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RECEIVEO POLROOM 3 U. S DEPT OF CUSTICE 2.09 PM?% BERE INDEXED A COEDED IV

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yaa cily ar - 1958 Federal Bureaw Investigation . Heing Saucer Washing lon Д.C. Sentlemen: g son Walty last Saturday in Wello, befoza ha get ons the Bus li go li Eureta. Sment là Willis for the maik for my son. m. law. In we talk he said well if there is anything in the drawings of the mechanism of the sander that will help you along on yours cosmicray engine use it here are the drawn go look then over and if your cans find any thing li help you D. K. Juae draungs are made in Ausean S lent so 9 could not read the instruchino or lettering but I hid ser and he splained to ma thi centrifugal COPIES DESTROYED Chat hulls the saucer. RECORDED - 101 6 2 - 8,3 294-2,27 mord Ou saucer • 270 NOV 182904 I'seen ado - 25.50 sha rudders or dir Dinst how thee an

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ita ched I reall do nof kanw our ng meers can dope that out so 5am sarding a set a draurngs free hand and thess are in detail just epaelly like He Russian drawingo - so there look a Cobbelter than those S mailed ant Sat, and Whalsly a aid after s studied them for quite a spell -That he wres brushing me and should I opens my mouth or tell any one of the mechanics I saw in them saucers I would he taken care of an dam fast so That that then you got these drawingo go to the miler? officials and don't get me in dutch I know you will not for my life is the price, I would pay -aroner on lates if the commie agento fignered Thad gie this away and do not have any 7, B.T. men Tagging me that would book snapicines lo the commis agentó Jam Taking a hell of a chance and Swant some i ors inform alions yel from them and I will pass it along to you as fast as I get it

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the drawgs ww the samees put t cher live chis.:: straight price circulars belican Cop and bottom of sancer i filed with ball bearings in a ground top and bottoms the center piece tims but lip or bottom does not turn Top and botton obey the rudder The up and doun rudders and the sedeways rudder. 1.11. is fors the gielo lô fire ont side, fromo point 2 to point 2 on a 3o foot diameliancer is/o feel making an overall diameter 880 fet 30° 10° 2 10. 30! - D - draming 4. of course it does not look like this drawing for curses and RE - you know what I mean, all the floe in the sancer is fastened lo the center piece as dotted line shows at 3. 3. I guess That is so sances cans he manueuered or something pry wife as son on sow laws or daughter burns nothing about this - and do not lere them. or there would be hell to pray I think the drawings are flats enough this line.

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sture the jeli anne red in I could not we it out so will leave that lo you drawingo I sent mi sat. with the jebe are 0.18. that is the jet, - but some of the centrefrigat fower mechanism o wrong in design. Ubalsty had tus os these sto of drawings and thit copy Pam sending yow are plain and I beline better drawer go Indianng dianrng where burn buckels are showns in cables - they are shirlened on lengthened lö suit _ like This as the weights fly or pull outward the weights must pull the cable straight out on up and downs - see no beight in the line holding the wergh to -lush must be straight when engines ore in motin and up ts speed allowing every thing else is in proportion OK drawing 3.

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P. S. 9. think I can get some formatin on Russian submarme and what males thim go so deep down. Walshy say he is sure our nary odont locale them as they got dummies they fut out some how in she water and can fool ong me with the dammit He sand they were mating a long rangs rocket and pulling this engine it but that the sancer goes as fast as the rocket will. Swas going lo patent this engine ever if I did get it from Ubalsky-Splaced myself in great danger lô get it-andam in danger yet if anyone gies me arty. Bur giue ih lo the u.S. a. quick and the U,S, a cans give me something for my efforts, I do not think the u,s. a will lurn mei douse- do you? and mayhe Twill ast a favor of the 7. 1. 7. - who feminis,

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I do not belieue is horse feathers 40 much all did in the drawngs sent you sat. thalstly said on the snore with runniest on this saucer like a sled centringal force will full hers at a hell of speed. The gets are used on take off there is wheels on the sancer there are 3 wheels they are pulled up into places on the sameer from the inside and some hour or othes a fiece covers the spot on the out side the drawing shows Chat but cannot eng us out hour do done from the idid o the sancer. how Sbelieve this is all the dope Jean give you on them. Wbally said the big sanders or oblong fors and oft but round in the middle - gret as the round sancers are something like Thiss yous know what I means only Joanne draw it. Swill mail this frons Wich monday so st, 950 and Trust you will fut this into the right hands Senio a Wank 236 Rud st у ква СА с alp

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Drawing + / pa v 000 000 000 This dr aung has no agraliers on Seft hum off ot /→/ so as it will look plain He equalizers are shours in drawing # 2

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ble anchor * Turbuckle • able anchor cable does no cheft does notrevolu with shaft wolves with shot way liding Ney Key ways they Key ways a Mays, des not replue with shaft. Callanchor = Turnbucklo calb loor trustspring 120007 ball Bearing) This thrust kor Cannot revolve it is shrun bollid to floor but can slide back and ahead with thrust. trawing 7 ward "floor

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ust a rest bearing for sk aft the shaft Draing 2 ses hot Lurn m Gup Gearing - pust slides a lie Rudder strust bearing equaligess burntrat - cable nest bearing. spring cable pallbearing weig Ris mer cury filled This blides up are shalton, shaftand nei ding loes with this does not revolve with shaft collar ne volves trust plalidoes not revolus with shaft ball bearing with shoft verlical Rudder Rudder hiizmial engie 1000000₴ 2000060 bearing spring centir stanchion all A - stanchron go lo lun hallbearing equalizers just a nest bearing for shaft shaft dock not tirn in this bearing gnot slides a Citte. Rudder Turnbuctels. ball bearing gear ling

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L. a Ward 7rom 336 Bird st yuba Cin call • Federal Bure au Investigation Washing lon REGISVERCD 1276 Д. С. UNITED STANES PrISTAGE 3 CENTS SCENE B VAA AIR EINIL Specia, cavors Speciai uclivery

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1950 CALM WASHIN GT 40 APR ].1 3rm 1050 PRO ON

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SAC, San Trancisco April 25, 1950 Director, FBI RECORDED - 101 LEWIS A. WARD INDEXED - 101 336 Bird Street Tuba City, California RESEARCH 62-83814-227 L. AlwAnd By letter dated April 9, 1950, captioned individual wrote to the Bureau with reference to matters pertaining to "flying saucers." A photostatic copy of his communication is enclosed. It is noted that correspondent has referred to his contact with an individual named Ubalsky and reference is made to "Russtan drauings." It is desired that you have an agent of your office contact correspondent to secure any data which may be of interest to the Bureau. It should be kept in mind, however, that the FBI is not conducting an investigation with reference to "flying saucer matters" and the correspondent should be advised that he may wish to communtcate with the Secretary of the Air Force, National Defense Butlding, The Pentagon, Wachington 25, D. C. Please furnish me all information concerning the handling of this matter. En closure in what he believes to be the russian language, and it is deemed advisable to have him personally contacted to discourage further correspondence and to obtain any information he might have in his possession pertaining to matters which may be in the scope of our activities. WALS NJC: 1ch:mms Follow-up made 5-24-50 88 avin nor 08 MAY 4 1950 всу MAILED TO ohr 10. Room base dy APR 25. 1950 COMM. - FBI

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Disca Received from ONI through Liaison Channels Dato 4/24/5o COLL Ken beh MPENASIUNS MANS REPORT Telem No Stort new terles enc amoco to Into report must aprolly Sorial (do», Pieno end Delo,» -50 200%, L/ 6/ 1-78, 3413 .at. Modi ek, ALas ka _Dato 10 Feb._ 19,50 19 Ship, flaut, unit, districe, office, slotion, or parson Baitantis. (Ses note poch main tilia. Reference. (Dirsctivo, boren _ORETOLAT. - U. So Nar 0u us, pron a) en 5, пола, ра, сол fontie shea prectenbio, etc.) ,provicus related roport, otse li appliceble Eveluation ... Ax2 Ael to 5-0 ote. Roft AB/EN 3-203 SER. 4322(26--11 18-42 Subject BRIEF, (HOIe (Prein ava de per incon pure) in rucinity e Lodint aliate (Palis asperota report for eas ulta) carefol summay ci raport, containing sutolance cuorincty statadi Inctudo important facia, namos, place, dates, etc.) TRI SF: A report of sichtings of unidentified airborne objecta, by vazious naval personal, on 22 and 23 January 1950, in the vicinity of Yodial, Alaska is contained herein. WSDS: (1) This informtion js 32 of 23 January 1950 (2) IPI mittes no provision for reporting phonomem of this nature (1) Completed CI: CAL fom cortaining infomation giva by Ito Suith, U3N (2) Completed CINCIL for containing information given by YCRG.35, Mi and CARTER, MIC, USS (3) Stretch of radar interference harautariatios oxperienced by Lt. Secil USN • (4) Compleled CINCAL fom containing information given by It. 3arco, USN (5) Trock chart of al reraft in which It. Barco, USN embarked 23-Jonuary 1950 (6) Statoments Of MURGA: 2'1 aIS CARVER TAC, UST (7) Statoment of Lt, Barco (S) winds gioft and balleon release data of origin Miss 1. Eneicoures (1), (2), and (4) are completed toma sugrested by Conmardor in Chick, #laotian Comard, Fort Richardson, Loska for the reporting or si hting of unidentific objects. Enalosure (3) io a skatch of radar intorference experieneed in piroratt piloted by Lt. Smith. Snelo ure (5) is a brack chart of airorft in which It. Darco nag embarked when he aighted unidenti fied object. Enela ure (6) contains statamente by l'ORGAN, NO, USM and CARVER, 91, USI relative to their sighting: Enolosure (7) 1s a copy of It, 3ar0o'a statement and enclosure (3) is a sumary of conther and balloon Nis let 4/2010. BRUCENS WHIS ROFCRY CONSISTS CE THREE PAGES MACCABEE stribution By Originator- 10/3/22 sacen 700, CINOPAOLI au CLASSIFICATION CIA (8) SU.. 5(5) DI USAF (5) ESA (6) T 42227 INDEXED - 74. 0p322V(L43) 32202(2)04 695 83894-228 NOT RECORDED 27 (4) LA MAY 9 1950 2no 3s : (30 + (6) 0p522F2. oduction of this material in ahy form is nor autented eroent by spoille approwel of the COPIES DESTROYED" This document contains 038/5/ normation offecting the national defeneo of tho Uhi within the 270 NOV 23 1964 X

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DIC/17:0 Sc. 4-50 Subj: Unidentified Phoonena ----220 10 February 1950 A summary of the infomation contained in enclosure (1) through (8) follons: At 2202CM January LT Smith, USN, patrol plane cormander of P2Y3 No. L of Patrol Squadron One reported an unidentified radar contact 20 miles north of the Naval ir Station, Kodiak, Alaska, Then this contact ms first made, LI Snith was flying the Kodiak Security Patrol. 02401, S minutes later a radar contact was made on an object 10 miles southe ist of NAS Kodiak. Lto Snith checked with the control tower to determine known traffic in the area, and was informed that there was none. During this period the radar operator, GiSKEY ALC, US reported inter- mittent radar interference of a tyne he had nover before expori enced. (See enclosure (3)). Contret was loat at this time, but intermittent interference continued. be it some time between 0200 and 0300, MORGAN NC, US was standing watch on board the U3S TILLANOCK (ATA 192), which was anchored in the vicinity of buoy 19 in the main ship channel. lorgan reported sighting a livery fast noving red glan light, which appenred to be of exhaust nature, seemed to cone from the southeast, moved clocknise in a large circle in the direction of, and arcund Kodiak and returned out in a generally southeast direetion." Vorgan called Carver 21, USN, also on watch, to observe this object, ard they both witnessed the retum flight. The object was in sight for an estimated 30 secords mas detected, and the objeet was described to lave the appearance of a ball of fire about one foot in diameter. co At 22CL40K, conducting routine Kodiak security patrol, It Smith roported a visual sighting of an unidentified airborne object at a radar range of 5 miles, on the starboard bone This obiect showed in- dications of proat speed on the radar scopo. (The trailing edge of the blip gave a tail like indicatione) it this time It Smith called the attention of all crew members to the object. An estimated ten seconds later, the object mas directly ovorhead, indicting a spoed of about 1S00 UPH. Smith clinbed to intercept, and attented to circlo to keep the object in sinht, He mao mable to do this, as the object mas too highly maneuverable. Subsequently the object appeared to be opening the range, and Smith attempted to close the ringe. The object vas observed to open out somethat, then to tum to the left and come up on Sal th's quarter. Smith considered this to be a highly threatening gesture, and turned out all lights in the aircrafta Four minutes later the object disappeared from vies in a southeasterly direction. do At 23043512 the day following It Smith's sighting, It Causer and Lt Barco of Patrol Squadron One were conducting the Kodisk Security Patrol, and sighted an unidentified object. At the time of the sight- in the aircraft in which these officers were embarker nas approximately 62 milea south of MIS Kodiao The object appeared to be on an ascending westerly course, and was in sight for ten minutes. During this period the object was observed by li cutenants Causer and Sarco, and PAUISO™, "Ol, plane captain. it no time was radar contact made on the object. t Causer wis unable to cloc the object at 170 inots. 2

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DIC/17:0 Serial To, 4-50 Subj: Unidentifiod Phenomena 10 February 1950 (e) The objeats sighted have boen described as follors: (2) To Is Smith ard crew it apneared as two orange lights rotating about a comron center, "Ilke two jet aireraft making slow rolls in tight Comation". It had a wide speed range. (2) To l'argan, mG, ani Carver, 211 it appeared as a reddish orange ball of fire about one foot in diameter, travelling at a high rate of speed. of pulsation on 3 bo 5 seconds, off 3 to 5 seconds. incruised the rane the nuisatione apocared to increase to on 7. to 8 seconds und off 7 to S seconds. A check with the Navy Wonther Central, Kodiak, Maska revealed that balloons were reluased at the following times: 22 January - C/,45. and 2200i (approximately) 23 Jamary - CHOO. (approximately) 4 . On 23 January winds aloft at 1000 feet were reported at 0400W as from 310' Put 36 knoto, and at 2000 feet fron 240° T at 37 knots, while the object was raported to be on an ascending - westerly courge. BET: In vien of the fact that no menther balloons were known to have been reloused within a reasonable time before the sightings, it appears that the object or objects were not balloons. If not balloons the objcots tust be regarded as phenomens (possibly reteorites), the exact nature of which could not be deternined by this office.

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Ofie N TO FROM SUBJECT: dum • UNITEL S GOVERNMENT DATE: May 31, 1950 SACy New Orleans MICHAEL HALFERY OPLYING DISCS am 60 On May 24, 1950, this office received from Major MERLE L. MENNIE, Intelligence and Security Officer, New Orleans Port of Embarka- tion, a report dealing with MICHAEL HALFERY of 2453 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. A copy of this report is at- tached to this letter for your information. The report states that HALFERY sold for $1.00 two photographs to one JOHN RA ESPOSITO, 615 Piety Street, New Orleans, who in turn gave the photographs to an agent of CID, New Orleans Port, of Embarkation. These photographs were of flying saucers and a man from Mars in the custody of two U. S. Army Military Policemen. A copy of one negative and a copy of one positive of these photo- graphs are also enclosed herewith. Enclosures (3) DHB :mas 66-1199 I matter o afinestigato CLOSURE ATTACHI Matter discusse col. Bordon, RECORDED conida. 62-83894-229 0-1850 INDEXED 10 2s vw 520l 22 DEbT DE 103005 -B mon 07 JUN 22 1950 36/

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Case # T4-15-0; 117th CIC Det FO, NOPE, New Orleans, La. Pesitive Phetestat cspy ef decunent tured in to NOPE CID (Agent Jehn F. Quinn) by Jehn R. Espesite, 615 Piety Street, New Orleans, va., whe reperted purchase ef dec ument from Michael HALFERI, : 2453 Urquhart St, New Orleans, La. Date 22 May 1950 eceived frem Agent. Jehn F. Quinn, NOPE CID, by Louis Robillia, Jr., Criminal Investigater, Intelligence & Security Branch, NOPE; Date 23 May 1950 229 3894-

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ENCLOSURES TO THE BUREAU opy of report by Intelligence Branch, New Orlean ort of Embarkation, re MICHAEL HALFERY One negative copy and one positive copy of photographs of flying saucer and man from Mars in custody of two MP's. N.O. File 66-1199

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CONFIBENTIAL SUMMARY OF INFORMATION DATE 1950 PREPARING OFFICE Int 2.29 SUBJECT (cheel 2453 Ungunart street Wev meone, La. 34-35-0 CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION OF SOURCE: COMPLETELY RELIABLE USUALLY RELIABLE. . FAIRLY RELIABLE NOT USUALLY RELIABLE UNRELIABLE RELIABILITY UNKNOWN OF INFORMATION: CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES PROBABLY TRUE POSSIBLY TRUE DOUBTFULLY TRUE IMPROBABLE TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED SUMMARY OF INFORMATION as about 3430 houre, May "photograph" wen turned over to Embarkation. The inäividual nho tr tact 05 11039 CaD, mial over Inolosure 1) Den Orlenne Fost to Caim toll him Shet ho had purehased the "photogn 2453 Urguhert Street, Dew Crisene, boulesano, Pa He stated that he thought this material "should be placed so Government"» se 3€ wee supposod to be plotures ef "flying sencere" and "s mon tron lare in the United States". The Pawn fron lere" was plotured se being in the eustody of tao military polseesen. (8-2) The indivadual turning this neteriel over to Guinn gave his none on Jeha R, Lapoesto, 615 Piety Street, New Orlene, Louisian, end his telephone Sigwater 5390, (B-3) according to Seposito, HAIPINY, In alleged to have served five • (5) yeere in the Federal penstentlory at Lesvenworth, Kansas. (8-3) No Interzogution of Saponite was condueted by Açent vasas. (3-2) Phose. (Original & Cy) COMBUT A 31torel Granelation of the caption under the alleged photographe stated thet a speedel infra-sed machine was uned to tale there photographe boosure the "Flying gaucers more invistble to the humn eye. Also, the round enttted by the two pletured "enueene" wen of euch high frequency an to be above frequenet es to the tumon ear. The caption continues by stating that en accident recurred to , one of the "eneers" end the individual shown ta custody of United & teteo WIstery Police in the right hand photograph men • 10% 2 e member of the eren of one of these "Plying saucere". The location of bott photographe WAR stated to be DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 4 (iboe DISTRIBUTION 2175h CIG GO - AGO FORM WD 1041 568 YBE, NOLA Bro, ш0ie U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-53396-1 SEARCHED-S/ INDEXED SERIALIZED A FILED MAY 2 4 1950 FBI = NEW ORLEANS Includin origine. 1330 (1) -CONFIDENTIAL

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Das Infra-Rot-Kathodenstrählrohr offenbart mit Bildaufnahmegerät und Spezialfim Vorgänge, die dem menschlichen Auge unsichtbar bleiben missen. Das beweist unsere linke Abbildung: Zwel „fliegende Untertassen" kreisten - von den Wiesbadenern unbemerkt - um die Markt- kirche. Die Geräusche der sausenden Schelben waren nicht bemerkbar, da Ultra-Kurzschallwellen bekanntlich vom menschlichen Gehör nicht aufgenommen werden. Unser rechtes Bild zeigt erstmalig Mister X, ein Besatzungsmitglled der „fliegenden Untertasse, die am Fuße des Bleidenstadter Kopfes zerschellt ist (3 Translag/USA-Fotos)

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• Das Infre-Rot-Kathodenstrahtrohr offenbart mit Bildaufnahmegerät und Spezialflm Vorgänge, die dem menschlichen Juge unsichtbar blethen missen. Das bewelt unsere linke Abbitdung: Zwel „flegende Untertassen" kreisten - von den Wiesbadenern unbemerkt - um die Markt. kirche, Die Geriesche der sausenden Schothen waren nicht bemerkbar, da Ultra-Kurzschallwellen bekanntlich vom menschlichen Gebär nicht aufgenommen werden. Unser rechtes Bild zeigt erstmalig Mister X, ein Besatzungsmitglied der „liegenden ' Untertasse", die am Fußte des Bleldenstadter Kopfes zerschellt ist (3 Translag USA-Fotos)

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CONFIDENTAL 3. 3 Вірнід Her. Stiles 19 may's Reid drom D-2 UNI DENTIFIND AHRIAL PHEN (Flying Saucers) Reports of stronge and mysterious objects seen in the sky over most of the countries of the world during the past five years have created quite a stir in the publio press The sighting of such objects has not been confined to the lost five yoors. Hiatory recorda many instances of man's inability to explain what he per or thought he saw. The prophet Eseltiel in the ith century B0 reported "a whirl wind out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire unfolding itsolf, and a brightness was about it." He then sar "a wheel in the niddle of a wheel" and reported "when they went, they went up on their four sides and they turned not when they went". (Ezoldel 1:16) In the past, these phenomena, have usually been attributed to super- natural onuses, and in more recent years to natural phenomena. However, the introduotion of the atonio bomb and guided missiles in World War II has so caught the public imgination with their potentialities, notual and fanciful, that we now find the phenomens variously attributed to space ships fron other planets and US or Soviet experiments with new and wonderful waapons. The prosent flury of flying saucors, ghost rockets, etc., began in mid-1946 in Sweden. Hundreds of people reported seeing strange objects flying over the country. Newspapers speculted that they were Soviet guided missiles being tested over the Baltie sen, either fron the fomer Geran experimental station at Peenemunde, or from Dago Island off the Estonian Coast. The faot that an experimental V-2 fired by the Germans from Peonomunde had landod in Sweden in 104k lent credence to their speculation. The swedish defence staff made an invostigation and may have deliberately allowed the publio to bellere thie theory for some timo for political reasons. Careful investigation by the US Ma and by an 62 - 83871- 52 JUN 15 1950

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Independent British tean, failed to uncover any evidence to support the theory of soviet missiles. By 1947 the thing had snowballed to such an extent that the Swedish Goverment finally issued a report identifying most of the incidents with natural phenomena and denying , that any foreiga power was involved. During this period sightings were reported fron the remaining Scandanavian countries and nost of Western Europe. Incidents were first reported over the US in 1947 and are still con- tinuing. Much space in the press has been given to these reports and various seni-official opinions have been quoted. For exanple, on 16 May, Captain Eddie Ricienbacker was quoted as saying "There must be sonething to them, for too many reliable persons have made reports on then. I am duty bound not to say what I know about them - or wat I don't know about them. lowever, if they do exist, you can rest assured that they are ours." The USAF for a long time conduoted a thorough investigation of each of the hundreds of incidents involvad. It found that approximately 75% of the reports could definitely be related to inor onuses suoh as meteorologioal balloons, aircraft, meteors and other common phenomena. A publio statement was issued debunking the entire existence of flying disks or saucers. This did little to out down the flood of reports. It only resulted in convincing a large nunber of people that the National Military Establishment was trying to cover up our own experiments with new weapons. Many theories have been advanced to explain these reports of aerial phenomens over the US. These includes 1. Space ships fron other planets 2. Soviet guided missilos or aircraft-, probably atonio-powered. 3. US experiments with new weapons 4. Natural phenomena 5a Mass hysteria, or other paychological causes. CONFID:

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CONFID *While it is not possible to categorically rule out theory No. 1 16 La very easy to do so on reasonable grounds. The existence of any form of life on other planets is extremely tenuous and debatable. The level of technical achievement required to launch piloted or pilotless miesiles from one planet to another and return is several orders of magnitude byond that existing on the earth today and probably would have resulted in sone firm contact prior to this, either through deliberate landinga or i- scheduled crashes. (Even these have been reported in the gress - complete with descriptions of men only 18 inches tall! Such reports are sheex fabrication.) There is absolutely no evidence that the Soviet Union possess el ther guided missiles or dise shaped aircraft capable of making round trip flights to US, and the use of atonio energy for the propulsion of any serial vehiele is still at least several years in the futuro. Even if the Soviets are that far ahead of un in such a program, there is no reason to expect the airplanes would be other than of conventional design. An atomie power plant, alone, would be sufficiently radical, without also designing & com- pletely new vehicle to carry it. The US is not experimenting with any new weapon that could reasonably be nistalenky identified as a flying diso or saucer. The US in launching large nunbers of meteorological and cosmie ray balloons for experimental purposes and a fair nunter of the reports can be definitely attributed to sightings of these objects or reflections of other shizy objects such as airoraft. The continued roporting ofaerial phenomena must then be attributed to a moss hysteria cused by the present tenseness in the international situation the publio belief in the ability of soience to socomplinh mirscles; and to statements in the press by "name" individuals hinting at CONFIDE

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CONF the asistence of some new weapon. Such statements, of the type attributed to Blokenbacker, often solicited in the most sensation form by news reportera in order to maice a good story, male people watch the sly and any object they cannot innediately recognize is called a "Flying saucer." This helps to maintein the "ohain reaotion" of such reports.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA Graduate* Department of Journalism June 2, 1950 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, director Federal Bureau of Investigation Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th, NW Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Hoover, I am currently engaged in research for a graduate dissertation which will attempt to analyze the socio- logical and psychological implications of the flying saucer phenomenon. In the course of my research I am glving extensive consideration of the several magazine articles and the one book which have already been written on the subject. The book, in particular, and the magazine articles in general, hint at official restraints which have hampered the authors in their research. So far as I know none of those research projects attempted to probe as deeply into the background of the phenomena as I am, yet I have en- countered no such "official censorship" as they mention. In fact I have been surprised at the openness with which some people have replied to my queries. I believe the fact that I have encountered no restric- tions 1s significant when I attempt to analyze my total findings. It raises the question as to whether those previously mentioned authors aren't trying hard to sell something which really isn't there to sell. Is there any reason why the flying saucer situation should be "played down?" Is there any official attitude toward the matter? I wish to thank you in advance for your interest and help. You may be assured that I will appreciate any infor- mation you may be able to give me. R LORDED - 5 Sincerely yours, 62-83894- 2300-10 68 aro 5 onso

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05H498 6g 5g in 338886 MR JONES JUN 6 9 45 AM 350 MR. JONES RECEIVED JuN 5 4 46 PM 350 FBI RECEIVED 3 5 DEPT OF JUSOG F.B.T •S DEPT OFJUSTICI

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June 8, 2950 RECORDED . 5 62-83894-230 52 IT• Devayne B+ Johnson Graduate Deparinent of Journalisn University of California Los Angeles 24, California Dear Mr. Johnsona Your letter dated June 2, 1950, has been recelved, and I appreciate the interest which prompted your connuntea- tion. While I would like to be of service, this Bureau has no information aval lable for distribution with regard to the subject of your letter, and I suggest that you may wish to direct your inquiry to the secretary of Defense, National Defense Butlding, Washington, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Tolson Ladd Clege Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy_ Har bo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Gandy 36/ 56 JUN JUN22 1950 3JuSAr 10 Ld30 S 11 183 05. Nd 2h L JUN: COnn Cal 9. 1950 c.

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TANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memo Landum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM SUBJECT: Director, FBI SAC, San Francisco LEWIS A. WARD 336 Bird Street Yuba City, California RESEARCH DATE: June 15, 1950- Rebulet 6-5-50. Subject was located 6-13-50 residing at 78 South Tenth Street, San Jose, California. He was interviewed by SA CHARIES J. PRELSNIK of tha utton thing this Office, who carefully explained the jurisdiction of the FBI to him and questioned him relative to any information he might have which would be of interest to this Bureau. Mr. WARD had nothing to add to his previous story as submitted by letter to the Bureau on 4-9-50. He was advised that any information relative to "flying saucers" did not come within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and that he could communicate such information to the Secretary of the Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. For the further infornation of the Bureau, Mr. R. E. MC CARTHY, Secretary, Local 39, International Union of Stationary Engineers, 805 Bast Weber Street, was contacted in an effort to locate Mr. WARD. Mr. MC CARTHY described WARD as being "odd" but would not elaborate on this statement. It was also ascertained from Mr. R. A. CHRISTIANSEN, Business Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39, 57 Bast Santa Clara Street, San Jose, California, through whom WARD was located, that WARD was given to weird imaginings. Mr. CHRISTIANSEN stated that he would not exactly describe WARD as being insane but stated that he was getting along in years and was prone to exaggerate on queer imaginings. It was the observation of the interviewing agent that Mr. WARD is abnormal mentally. CJP: eu 94-492 Felon Кил RECORDED - 71 INDEXED - 71 162-83894-231 SUN 10 19 34 EX - 55 56 JUL 21 1950 484

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STANDI Off ndum • UNITED iS GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, TBI DATE: 7/19/50 FROM : SAC, ALBUQUERQUE SUBJECT: CONFIDENTIAL CO. V. DECLASSIFIED SUMMARY OF AERIAL PHENOMENA NEW MEXICO INFORMATION CONCERNING Authority: NND 90986 0. Ін Діл There is being transmitted herewith & Summary of Observations of Serial Phenomena in New Mexico from December 1948 to May 25, 1950. This recapitulation of data sumerizes previous individual sights that have been reported in this The summary was prepared by the Inspector General's Office of the 7t District of Special Investigations, Kirtland Air Porce Pase, Hev Mexico. (S-)) (S Bureau's files. The above information is being subuitted for the completion of the 557- 219 pw:ush Bnels. 5/22/85 Classified by Declassity on: OADR SPG Bja/ try pm R01/PA # APPEAL 245,974 CIVIL ACE. E.0. 4 12356 DATE S/2/8S INITIALS SCY 5-1 = Air Force ORIGINAL COPY MILED 62-83844 - 1 NOT RIGORDIE 53 JUL 27 1950 55 JL 21/50 HAL

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORC WASHINGTON File No: SUBJECT: eid from 0.5. I 7-14 - 50 RGC /EJB/bIs THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO 4-/ 21-3-0 5 July 1950 UNIDENTIFIED PLYING OBJECT sighted on 29 June 1950 at Phoenix, Arizona SP CIAL INQUIRY TO : Director of Special Investigations Headquarters, United States Air Force lashington 25, D. C. Khay Kenhanch Reference is made to Spot Report IX fran this Headquarters dated 30 June 1950, maling reference to an undentified flying object sighted on 29 June 1950 at Phoenix, Arizona. 2. An interview with lab It. JOHN D. PINK, 40-823052, 23rd Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB reveals that on 29 dune 1950 at approxi- mately 1840 hours It. FINK sighted this objeet. It. FINK climbed to 47,000 while flying an F-36 aircraft and observed that the object was a bright balloon with instruments attached and was floating at an altitude of 50,000 fot. It. FINK described the apeed of the balloon as being very slou and further described the balloon as being an "inverted tear drop". l. Inasmeh as the previously unidentified object has been positively identified as a balloon, further investigation will not be conducted in this incident. RICHARD G. 0OX MAJOR , USAR 142-03714- filim 6 9 AUG 2 1950

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. NO. 64 • Ofice Memor maum • UNITED GOVERNMENT TO FROM то SUBJECT: DIRECTOR, FBI DATB: June 29, 1950 SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECURITY - X This is to advise the Bureau that on June 25, 1950, DOUGLAS HARRISON, 2337 Ashmead Place, N.W., telephone, DEcatur 2797, and who is employed at the Hot Shoppe, Connecticut Avenue, N.W., informed that at 9:25 am, that date, while looking out of the window of his residence he saw what he believed to be a flying saucer. He described this object as resembling a cigar, the end of which was tilted down toward the earth and presenting a silver appearance. He estimated the height of this ob- ject as from 20 to 25 thousand feet, and stated the size at that distance appeared to be about four inches. HARRISON could furnish no further de- tails other than to state the object appeared to be moving in an easerly direction. He advised that this is the first flying saucer he has ever seen. The foregoing is being furnished for the information of the Bureau and no action is being taken by this Office. KTD: bh 100-0 RECORDED - 106 162-83894-232 32 IJUN. 29.1950 3 Lette re elm - 7-19-50 FIVE 678 1 и,Ениу. 10 50 07 20

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RECORDED - 92 EX, 43 SAC, Washington Field Director, FBI FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECURITY - X Reurlet 6-29-50. July 19, 1950 Attention is directed to existing Bureau instructions wherein complaints received relating to the captioned matter should be promptly furnished to a local representative of the Office of Special Investiga- tions, the Inspector General, U. S. Air Force by your office. You are instructed to furnish the information contained in the referenced letter to OSI. In the future, such action should be taken promptly following the receipt of such information by your office. 62-83894 7 - 232 EHM :EHW Tolson Ladd Clogg Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele. Room Nease Candy plur MAIL DES UL 8 960 UL 19. 1950 COMME FBI

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI SRIM FROM : SAC, CHICAGO WORH SUBJECT: O FLYING DISC DATE: July 11, 1950 - / Reference is made to SAC letter #38, series 1949. Nr. TAGE STENSIG, 4905 Bryan Place, Downers Grove, Illinois, telephone number - Downers Grove 1199 J, telephonically advised SA JOHN E. KEATING at 9:54 PM, July 4, 1950, that at 9158 PM on July 4, 1950, he observed a large, bright, silvery object moving at an approximate altitude of 10,000 feet, in a north, north-westerly direction over Downers Grove. Mr. STENSIG said that his wife also observed this object. He stated that he estimated the speed of the object at 700 to 800 miles by comparing its rate of movement with that of commercial airplanes. Mr. STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display. The above is being submitted for your information. JEK: BJB 100-18999 RECORDED - 129 INDEXED - 129 62-83894-233 JUL 13 1950 37 EX-81 51 JUL 241950

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEFARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUN 3 0 1950 od TELETYPE ,. Tolson Mr. Ladd Mr. Clegg Mr. Mohr Tele. Room Mr. Nease WASH 8 FROM PHOENIX VIA LOSA 30 10-03 AM Heur PIRECTOR FBI URGENT талови FLYING DISCS. AT FIVE FORTYFIVE PM, JUNE TWENTYNINTH LAST, AN 1 km OBJECT IN SKY WAS OBSERVED BY MANY CITIZENS OF PHOENIX INCLUDING FBI PERSONNEL• MATTER IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO HERMAN MUNROE, OSI, WILLIAMS AFB, ARIZONA• MUNROE ADVISED TODAY OBJECT WAS PICKED UP BY RADAR SCOPE AT SIX PM, JUNE TWENTYNINTH, AT WHICH TIME IT WAS ESTIMATED OBJECT WAS THIRTY TO THIRTUFIVE THOUSAND FEET IN AIR. A B TWENTYNINE FROM FIVE HUNDRED NINTH BOMB GROUP, ROSWELL, NM, WAS ASSIGNED TO FOLLOW OBJECT AND PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT TWENTYFIVE THOUSAND FEET HE ESTIMATED OBJECT TO BE ADDITIONAL TEN TO TWENTY THOUSAND FEET ABOVE HIM• PLANE WAS TRAVELING AT TWO HUNDRED NINETY MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CIRCLE BENEATH OBJECT. OBJECT WAS MOVING IN WESTWARDLY DIRECTION IN ABSENCE OF WIND. IT WAS LAST SIGHTED AT EIGHT FIFTYFIVE PM AT AJPOINT ABOUT TWENTY MILES NORTH OF BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA, WHEN IT WAS LOST DUE TO HEAVY THUNDERSTORM IN AREA. MUNROE ESTIMATED, SIZE OF OBJECT TO RECORDED - 15 BE VERY LARGE, INASMUCH AS WITH USE OF BINOCULARS HE COULD EASILY SIV - 234 SEE OBJECT. NEVERTHELESS, THE B TWENTYNINE COMED NOT BE OBSERVES® WITH BINOCULARSS OSI WILL SUBMIT FULL REPORT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH AIRPLANE CREW AND FURTHER STUDY• NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY END OF PAGE ONECOPIES DESTR 270 NOV 18 IT Has si

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REC 1134 SuL 10 RECIO ESPIONAGE JUSTICE SEET LIVED - DIRECTOR F U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUn 30 | 58 PH °50 JUN 30 4 33 PM '50 REC'D BELMONT F. B. I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-NICHOLS RECEIVED-LADD FB I US DEPFOR JUSTICE I S DEPT. OF JUSTICE CORRELATION - 1 NUSoNZ 10 46 AM 350 JUN 30 3 52 PH '50 F. B. I. J. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JuL 3 9 19 AM '50 JUN 30 3 36 PM '50 RECEIVED-TOLSON FB I I S, DEPI OF JUSTICE •

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PAGE TWO THIS OFFICE AND ABOVE FOR YOUR INFO ONLY 02º N9 re MURPHY CORRECTION PLS 6TH LINE 7TH WORD SHOULD BE THIRTYFIVE END PLS ACK HOLD PLS ce mr. Belmont

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STANDARD FORM NO, 64 Office Memorundum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BK. - TO : Director, FBI DATE: July 18, 1950 FROM : SAC, Chicago SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS (b) (7)(D) - INFORMANT marle The following is submitted for information of the Bureau for whatever action it may deem advisable. On July 1, 1950, (b) (7)(D) , of known reliability, advised that at 1:00 a.m. July 1, 1950, at North Chicago, Illinois, east intersection of 22nd Street and the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad and Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks, (b) (7)(D) (b) (7)(D) , he observed one cigar-shaped object, about five feet in appearance from his viewpoint, traveling from northwestern to southeastern direction at an excessive rate of speed over the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. According to the in- formant, this object appeared almost directly overhead at an altitude which he estimated to be about 15,000 to 20,000 feet, and it remained in sight for about twenty to twenty-five seconds until it disappeared over the horizon. This informant advised the object did not appear like any falling star or meteor he had ever seen, and that it proceeded in a straight and level flight. The informant continued that the front two-thirds of the object was a constant glow about the coloring of a burning kerosene lamp, and that the rear third was dark. He continued that the object left a bluish-white trail behind it, appearing to be about four inches in width, and about three times the length of the object. The informant advised that there were no wings or other type of support visible to him, and that the propulsion, control and stability were unknown to him. He advised that the speed of this object was much faster than any con- ventional type of aircraft he had ever seen, although it did not travel as fast as a falling star. He added that there was no sound discernible. With regard to the informant, it is to be noted that (b) (7D) (b) (7)(D) It is to be noted that he advised there were no other witnesses who saw the aforementioned object. This informant has furnished reliable information to the Chicago Division in the past, is of average intelligence, and considered of good character and reputation. CC: (b) (7)(D) RECORDED - 118 JHS: RMS 100-18999 162-83894-235 JUL 20 1950 34

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SAC, CHICAGO Director, FBI FLYING DISCS Chicago File 100-18999 Bufile 62-83894 July 28, 1950 Reurlet July 18, 1950. You are instructed to advise the Bureau whether the information contained in your reference letter has been furnished to the local office of OSI in Chicago, Illinois in accordance with existing Bureau instructions. REOORDED - 117 62-83894 - 235 EHM: DE chols sen е. коот MAILED 7Q 5 0 AUG WA 251950

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FBI HOUSTON -DERAL. BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMM IUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 4 TELETYPE -37-4-50 U 3971313Т 03VI3038 2-35 PM CST DIRECTOR URGENT Mr. Tolson Olm. toda Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Harbo Mr. Belmont Mr. Mobr /FB Tele, Room Mr. Nece Miss Mosshing FLYING DISC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FOURTH INFORMATION CONCERNING. SAN ANTONIO TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFFICE BUREAU BEING INFORMED THAT SUBJECT DISC DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, ELYPTICAL IN SHAPE AND BEARING SERIAL NUMBER X DASH ONE FOUR SEVEN A AND INSTRUCTIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. RESIDENT AGENT CORPUS CHRISTI STATES THAT LOCAL RADIO REPORTS THIS DISCOVERY TO BE A HOAX. FURTHER INQUIRY BEING MADE AND BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED. CAPTAIN O. C. WETZELL, SECURITY OFFICER ELLINGTON FIELD AIR FORCE ADVISED AND REPORTED HIS OFFICE HAD NO INFORMATION RE SUBJECT DISC. PRESS INQUIRIES OF THIS OFFICE WILL BE ANSWERED WITH NO COMMENT UACB. 5- EHm END AC PLS 441PM OK FBI WASH DC CCW M JUL 24 1504 RECORDED - 118 LORTON 62-83894-236 13UL118 ,950 ce: Mu. Delmont EXL94 1-4.50 44:PM Peeso release O.K.

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RECEIVED RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT Jut. 4 4 42 PM °50 F.B.I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE ACC ESPIONAGE T B U.8. DEPT. 9F JUSTICE JUL 5 ll 08 AM °50 RECEIVED-LADD FBI U S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Эu: -NOW738 0.036 HJ 80 JUL 5 9 33 AM '50 RECEIVED-LADD FBI 1: S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE OS. WY DE 01 MISS01030 183 80103018 - 03013038

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVEST U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 4 950 TELETYPE Mr. Tolson Mr. Ladd Mr. Clegg Mr. MT. Mr. Mr. Tracy Mr. Harbo Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Tele. Room Mr. N Mi FBI HOUSTON 7-4-50 3-50 PM CST ICF DIRECTOR, FBI FLYING DISC, REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FOURTHO INFORMATION CONCERNING. STOKES MCENHEIMER, CHIEF OF POLICE ALUCE, TEXAS ADVISES THAT ON THIS DATE A SMALL ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION WAS FOUND IN A FIELD ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ALICE, TEXAS. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OBJECT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY WELDING A PORTION OF TWO AIRPLANE WINGS TOGETHER. THE CONTRIVANCE WAS FRESHLY PAINTED AND BORE THE MARKINGS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE TELETYPE, AND HAD NO MOTOR OR MEANS OF PROPULSION. THE CHIEF OF POLICE REMOVED THE OBJECT TO THE POLICE STATION AND UPON INQUIRY DETERMINED THAT IT HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY A GROUP OF MECHANICS AT THE ALICE AIRPORT AS A PRACTICAL JOKE. AIR FORCE OFFICIALS ELLINGTON FIELD ADVISED. NO FURTHER INQUIRES TO BE MADE. LORTON CORRECTION END ACK 5-54 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED RECORDED - 118 DIJUL 24 1950 LAST WORD ON LINE TWO IS "ALICE" 5. Either ce: Ma. belment 62- 83874-232

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RECEIVED-LADD BI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JuL 5 10 34 AM °50 RECEIVED JuL 5 4 46 PM °50 5 10 17 AM '50 JUL VED-TOLSON RECEIVED TELER VE UNIS I OF JUSTI 5 54 PM °50 F.B.I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE 5 / 48 PM '50 REC'D BELMON: F. B. I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE 05. Hd 6T 21 g Top 18 g $ 1043IN-03A3038 REC'O ESPIONAGE 8 : U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 4 1950 TELETYPE Mr. Tolson Mr. Ladd Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr. Nichols Mr. Rosen Mr. Tracy Mr. Hatbo Mr. Belmont Mr. Mobr Tele, Room, Mr. Neaso Mian Gandy FBI SAN ANTONIO 7-4-50 1-30 PM JMW DIRECTOR FBI FLYING DISC FOUND AT ALICE, TEXAS, JULY FOUR, FIFTY, INTERNAL SECURITY DASH R. CAA REPRESENTATIVES SAN ANTONIO, ADVISED THIS OFFICE AT TWELVE FIFTEEN P. M. THIS DATE THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AT ALICE THAT A FLYING DISC HAD BEEN FOUND BETWEEN THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND THE CITY OF ALICE. DISC IS ELLIPITICAL SHAPE, FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, HAS TWO RADIO AERIALS, SLOTS OR HOLES INDICATING JET OR ROCKET PROPULSION. DISC HAS NO. X ONE FOUR SEVEN A, PRINTED ON IT, TOGETHER WITH QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. LOCAL RADIO NEWSCAST QUOTES CHIEF OF POLICE, ALICE, TEXAS AS STATING FLYING DISC A HOAX. OSI, KELLY AFB AND HOUSTON OFFICE ADVISED• na WEEKS END ACK PLS 331PM OK FBI WASH DC 81 JUL 24.1950 RECORDED - 118 62-83894-238 -Fr 0UL118 1950 Ce: M. Belmont

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RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT JUL. 4 3 32 PM '50 F.B.I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE. RECEIVED - SIRECTOR 8 1 J. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUL 4 5 45 PM '50

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Fir when it may emers: much tre t 02zl 5. Sonald Keyhoe book S0001 lyst? Saucers Are Real! published this year lig the Faucett Publications, lue. Keyhoe quester a vast amount of informatio fron the dis le FiB. I. Juicerely yours, If dams h RECORDED - 71 162-83894-239 TJUL11 8 1950 3

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RECORDED - 71 NDEXED - 716 2 bank MAICEO 17 JUL 13 1950 COMM - FBI Tolson Ladd clege. Glavin NIchols Rosen Tracy Harbo Belmont Mohr Tele. koom_ Nease Gondy. - July 11, 1950 Mr. Glenn Lee INdams 921 South 40th Street Loutsuille 11, Kentucky 8389 Dear Mr. Adams: n6: - 239 Your card postmarked July 3, 1950, has been received and it is suggested that you may wish to correspond directly with the Secretary of the Air Force, Notional Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C., since the matter to which you referred has been handled by that agency. I am sure you will find on a close examination of the book you mentioned that it contains no quotations from the FBI but merely mentions this agency. Sincerely yours, d. Lager Boovar John Edgar Hoover Director JuL 12. = U.S. DEPE NOTE: Correspondent refers to a book "The Flying Saucers are Real" by Donald Keyhoe, which has been read and will be reviewed by the Crime Records Section in the near future. The book mentions briefly the FBl was investigating flying saucers and that Bureau Agents witnessed saucers at Las Vegas, New Mexico, 12-8-48. It is not malicious Keyhoe wrote the article RECTOR 104 DDO: my p: mad, pP U5c ria CT 9 H23IC

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STaNDARD FORA-NUE DI Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director, FBI Propon : SAC, Louisville SUBJECT: AT IT ABATTe Photographs INFORMATION CONCERNING DATE: 8/2/50 On June 28, 1950, the Louisville Times, a newspaper of general circulation published at Louisville, Kentucky, carried a two column out showing three frames of a movie camera film of what purported to be a moving picture of a flying saucer. The photo- graphs, taken by ALF (AL) HIXENBAUGH, Times staff photographer, were taken, HIXENBAUGH said, on a 16 mm magazine-loading movie camera. The news article, accompanying the photographs, stated HIXENBAUGH took 50 feet of film in which "the bright flying object shows clearly." The photographer, according to the article, was at Longest and Everett Avenues near his home, 2205 Longest, at 4:15 p.m., June 27, 1950, on his way to take some moving pictures of birds. The article relates that HIXENBAUGH "suddenly heard the roar of a big plane -- a twin-motored DC-3 -- and glanced over- head. At first he thought it was a jet plane then he looked to the west of the plant, which was flying southwest toward Standi- ford Field -- and saw the large disk. It had a slight corona around it and seemed to be lower than the plane." According to HIXENBAUGH, the object appeared "motionless for about ten seconds ... then it began to get smaller, finally vanishing into the west." The article notes that while the "saucer" appeared on all the film HIXENBAUGH took, the airplane was out of the picture field quickly, appearing on only about 10 feet. HIXENBAUGH, accord- ing to the article, advised military officers at Godman Field who in turn notified flight headquarters at Wright-Patterson Field. A copy of the newspaper article and photographs are being forwarded to the Bureau as enclosures. A subsequent newspaper article stated that representatives of the military would fly to Louisville to examine the films. In addition the movie film taken by Ls #62 ENCL national comment from WALTER WINCHELL. HIXENBAUGH has received tele- phonic and written queries concerning subject matter of the picture RECORDED - 118 162-83894-240 AUG: 4 1950 3 1,95 ANNE 51 AUG 8

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Ls #62=0 from various persons and organizations throughout the United States, he said. On July 28, 1950, HIXENBAUGH telephonically communicated with the Louisville Division stating that he had been advised that a repre- sentative of one of the Army Intelligence Agencies would be in Louis- ville on Saturday, July 29, 1950, to view the film. He expressed fear that the persons who might be contacting him might be unauthorized in- dividuals and asked if he could bring the film to the FBI office for clearance. HIXENBAUGH was advised that the Bureau did not clear em- ployees of other agencies and if he had doubt as to their authenticity he should check with the agency they professed to represent. BAUGH was advised that in the event they were not representatives of the agency they professed to represent, the information should be fur- nished this office and appropriate action would be taken under the Im- personation Statute. On July 29, 1950, ROBERT STEINAU, 1608 South Second Street, Louisville, staff photographer for the Courier-Journal, a newspaper of general cir- culation published in Louisville, Kentucky, personally called at the Louisville Office. STEINAU stated that he and WILLIAM DAVIS, who is in charge of photographers for both the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, doubted the authenticity of the photographs taken by HIXENBAUGH and went on to state that approximately two years ago HIXENBAUGH took what he claimed was a night photograph of a "flying disk". The photo- graph was published at that time in the Louisville Times and showed a streak of light across the heavens. STEINAU said that he and DAVIS subsequently were advised by a friend of HIXENBAUGH that the picture was "a fraud". The friend related that HIXENBAUGH was lying on his back on the ground with his camera pointing toward the sky when the friend flipped one or more lighted matches across the focal plane of the camera • STEINAU said that HIXENBAUGH enjoys a poor reputation among other staff photographers of the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times and he believes HIXENBAUGH perpetrated both the original hoax concerning the flying disk and this later "hoax" concerning the flying saucer to attract attention to himself. STEINAU produced a print made from three frames of the orig- inal motion picture negative submitted by HIXENBAUCH for television use. He also furnished an enlargement of one of the frames. He called atten- tion to the fact that the trees appearing in the photograph and the air- plane appearing in the center background both are out of focus and appear - 2 -

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Ls #62-0 "fuzzy". STEINAU called attention to the fact that the dot appear- ing in the picture which was termed a "flying saucer" by HIXENBAUGH appears in sharp detail. This, according to STEINAU, would indicate that the disk was closer to the camera then either the trees or air- plane. Although the pictures were taken at 64 frames per second, which is calculated, according to STEINAU, to produce slow motion action, the airplane appears in only the first few frames of the negative and then disappears. The "saucer" appears stationary aur- ing most of the frames but eventually appears to be growing smaller in the distance. STEINAU says he does not know how HIXENBAUGH performed the "trick photography" but suggests that it could be done easily by focusing the camera at a spot on a window and then moving the camera in a straight line away from the window, thus giving the illusion that the spot was disappearing into the distance. For the further information of the Bureau it should be noted that the photographic department of the Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, under the direction of WILLIAM DAVIS, furnishes staff photographs for both the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times, which newspapers are operated under one ownership. The above is furnished for the Bureau's information.

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THE LOUISVILLE TIMES Movies Snapped of Sky Disk By Alert Times Photographer Yes, we have some flying saucers today, and for the first time, here are moving pictures for proof. Many have reported seeing the officials. None had heard saucers but it remained for Al reports of a "flying saucer." any He was advised to inform military Hixenbaugh to do something about it-with his trusty 16 mm. officials at Godman Field. Godman said it would notify magazine-loading movie camera. flight headquarters "Hix," Times staff photog- Patterson Field at Wright- which might rapher, took 50 feet of film in send an aide to examine which the bright flying object shows clearly in all. films. the Army of- ficials have been informed and have indicated eagerness to ex- amine the pictures. The photographer was at Long- est and Everett Avenues, near his home at 2205 Longest, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday. He was on his way to take some movies of birds. * * * Suddenly he heard the roar of a big plane — a twin-motored DC-3 and glanced overhead. At first he thought it was a jet plane. Then he looked to the west of the plane, which was flying southwest toward Standi- ford Field-and saw the large disk. It had a slight corona around it and seemed to be lower than the plane. He aimed his camera and fired. While he ground out the film, he said, the object appeared motion- less for about 10 seconds. "It stood practically still, like -a balloon, " he said. Then it began to get smaller, finally vanishing into the west. While the "saucer" appears all of the film he took, the plane was out of the picture field quickly, appearing only on about 10 feet. The disk was within his vision "about a minute." "Hix" contacted the newsroom at WHAS and from there Jerry Gammons called Standiford and Bowman Fields and weather By Times Staff Photograpiter Here's Real Flying Saucer, If There Is One This is what a "flying saucer" looks like, if there really is such a thing. Al Hixenbaugh, Times' photographer, snapped movies of the object yesterday. The object appears almost as big as the twin- motored DC-3 to the right. ENCLOSURE 62 - 83894-240 The Louisville Times Louisville, Kentucky June 28, 1950

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p1P STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STA LES GOVERNMENT TO Director, FBI DATE: August 2, 1950 SUBJECT: SAC, Chicago FLYING DISCS (Bufile 62-838942) ReBulet July 28, 1950. Eit beg mor The Bureau is advised that the information set forth in Chicago let dated July 18, 1950 and the information submitted to the Bureau by Chicago let dated July 31, 1950 entitled "ROBERT R. PETRONE, INFORMANT, FLYING DISCS" has been submitted to OSI. WIR-JCS 100-18999 RECORDED - 103 EX-71 162-83894-241 'AUG 4 1999 8 Е нт RIt/ 63 AUG 1 0 1950 BECEIALO

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RECEIVED RECEIVER AUG 9 M: 20 PH •9EG 9 2 57 PM '50 REC'O ESPIONAGE INTERNAL SECURITY SN FB I U.S. DEFENDE JUSTICE: DE JUSTICE

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ORM NO. 64 Uffice Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI MAm FROM : SAC, Chicago SUBJECT: ROBERT B, PETRONE, INFORMANT FLYING DISCS DATE: July 31, 1950 AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY On July 28, 1950, Mr. ROBERT R. PETRONE, Publisher, Midwest Times, 3437 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, phone KEdzie 3-8400, brought to this office the original letter and envelope attached, postmarked July 25, 1950 at Chicago, which letter is quoted below: "New Flying Saucer "Since we are on the brink of a third world conflict, the world is more air concious than ever. Aviation in some phases is yet in its pioneering days. Much talk goes on about the flying saucers or discs. The saucer we speak about, is not a military secret, and is not yet owned by any government• The flying saucer which was seen over south Chicago last April is a large fuel tank with crystal glass wings. \ It has two large jet engines on both sides. It is radion controled. It resembles a saucer very much when in flight. The wings cannot be seen on a clear day. This is so it is a most difficult target for anti aircraft gunners. The reason for the large flat gas or fuel tank is to give the ship a long range for atomic bombing. The ship was designed by FRED SPAUNHOLDT, a former 'Linco' skywriter, FRANK HOOCHPAW, aircraft mechanic, and CARL TEICHMAN, German World War I ace. The ship was financed 83 by HOWARD HUGHES, millionaire aviation enthusiast. It is now being tested by the Glen F. Martin Aircraft Co., makers ENCL ATAOHEY of the Martin Marauder• The craft is only made for one It has a range of 4000 miles, ceiling of HICLOSURR 25,000 feet, and a speed of 750 miles per hour. only. a few of these craft have been made, and they usually are pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed. They are merely to carry a bomb of high destruction to enemy country. They have no wheels, but small steel rails on the bottom from which they take off. All other mechanism can be explained in detail. The man who welded the ship says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument he has ever seen. The name of the ship is the 'Danse Macabre'• "In a few weeks zinc cuts sent to you. 160 Enclosure @SAUG 11 19 KAS: bam 100-18999 "Edit or Boring 3 views of craft friza 183891 RECORDED - 113 V=242 "Yours INDEXED - 113 AUG $ 1950 "/s/ ALBERT -HOLMBERG +24*

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Director, FBI, 7/31/50 Mr. PEIRONE states that no one connected with the Midwest Times knows of anyone named "ALBERT HOLMBERG", nor do they know of anyone who lives in the circulation area of their paper with that name. The Midwest Times has a circulation of 15,000 copies which papers are distributed in a small area in the northwest section of Chicago. Mr. PETRONE stated he did not want to publish this letter as he felt the Army desired that the matter be kept confidential. He will contact this office again if he receives the "zine cuts" or has any other corresponcence from HOLMBERG. He felt that HOLMBERG might send the same information to other publishers who may print the story. There was no return address for HOLMBERG on either the envelope or the letter. There is, however, an ALBERT HOLMBERG listed in the telephone directory at 2065 North Kedzie and an ALBERT F. HOLMBERG at 11328 South Prairie Street, Chicago. This information is being transmitted to the Bureau for such action as it deems appropriate. The Chicago indices are negative regarding HOLMBERG. - 2 -

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G JUL 25 6 PM 1950 ILL MIDWEST NEWS 3435 W. CHICAGO AVE. CHICHGO, /LL . 62-83894-242

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Martin Aucraft Co. Makers of the martin Maraude, The croft is only madle for one way tufs. 2T has a range out, an a fility or miles per hour. So faronly a few of there craft have been made, and they usudly ww pitched in the lake or ocean, as they cannot be landed. They are merely to cary a bomb of high destucti to enemif country. They have no wheels, but small stufrail on the bottom fum whi they toke off. del othe mechaniain can le expleined in delail. The man who welded the shif says it is by for the beat long range bombing instrument he has ever seen. the name of the ship is the "Danse Macabre. Editor In a few weeks zine cuts showing 3 vims oferaft wiel he sent to you. Yours turly albut Holmburg

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• The F. B.I. Buly 20/50 Die ansuer no your Seller as nearast/nou • This letter is to the pesto my Remery "FLYINE SAUCERS Then I came to the no go to tror/ Jurd a thistly Sound bustas suas start to git in the truck and then the Sauser sit the top of • at 4,29 am oclol/e Then a four a month later jound a note in the truck Seat then d Tas call outon a trip ar 930 ocloc at nigh Ween to the Police here. asmear aS ICan Rember iT Saict Leaul the cote thates a Pearloff Paper that tuas in the sauser Lean itout te Where the Right Party can git, on the Secon Paper ittaid the Sauser Tuas not ment for you that is a coade of make of big city an atomic Plas 83094. RECORDED - 108 Did His as r Pissess don mis

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Se, snibes , 1950 September 8, 1950 DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 CONFIDENTIAL ADE-INFORMATION CONTATNEIS HEREIN IS UNSLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHORE SHOWIT OTHERWISE Mr. Walter D. Jones 36 King Street, Bast Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dear Mr. Jones: I have received your letter of August 29, 1950, and want to thank you for bringing the information contained therein to the attention of this Bureau. The Department of the Air Force is the Department of this Government engaged in coordinating and analyzing the type of information contained in your referenced I have taken the liberty, therefore, in furnish- ing your letter to that Department for their attention. SEP 0 1950 COMM FB Sincerely yours Exempt from GDS, Cat ogory 8131/22 Date of Declassification Indefinite ндр- John Edgar Hoover Director 42-83894-2405 Bureau files reflect that a Walter D. Jones in 1944 was the Treasurer of the National Council for Canadian-Soviet Friendship located at 80 King Street, Toronto, Ontario. The RCMP advised in February, 1945 that Walter D. Jones was man and was not known to be connected df prominent Canadian business- Progressive Party (CP of Canada). The RCMP further advised that the National Council for Canadian-Soviet Prienashipwas Tormed primarily by persons prominent in the business life of Canada. According to the RCMP, the list of patrons included the Prive Ministedlof Canada, many of the Lieutenant Governors of the Provinces, the Premiers of the In Provinces and several of the Chisf Justices of Canada. der (100-309856, serials 1 & 5) SEP

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WALTER D JONES 36 KING STREET EAST TORONTO. ONT. August 29, 1950. Gentlemen: It has come to my attention that one of the Departments of the F.B.I. is collecting information from eyewitnesses of the phenomenon commonly termed 'Flying Saucers' and with this in view I have the fol- lowing incident to relate. On July 19th at 10:30 I was looking over my farm facing west. The moon was fairly full and there was a low ceiling of light clouds. Much to my amazement I saw through the clouds a hazy object of light coming towards the farmhouse with incredible speed. It circled before reaching the farmhouse and continued to do so, neither the height or the orbit of which I could determine. I could not distinguish its shape, as it was above the clouds and I could only see a filter of light. This was an entity in itself or within itself. It did not come from a beam either above or below. At times it seemed to retard its speed and then would circle in the opposite direction. After watching this spectacle for about ten minutes I felt in justice to myself that I should have corroboration so I called to my houseman who was in bed who came out in slippers and bathrobe and watched it with me for about ten minutes with mouth agape. I continued to watch it in all for about thirty-five minutes, from 10:30 p.m. to 11:05 p.m. when it disappeared in a westerly direction. I am passing this along to you for what it is worth. If you are not interested throw it in the waste paper basket. Yours very truly, LIR AcK LIKOS The Federal Bureau of Investigation, no + alert rue INDEXED - 90 Department of Investigation, SEPT 1, 1959 Washington, D.C., U.S.A. P.S. My farm is located twelve miles northeast of City Hall, Toronto.

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Subj: SERVICE UNIT SEARCH SLIP Supervisor Prosalu Walter D. Jones 4-228 Room_ 3798 Exact Spelling All References Subversive Ref. Main File Restricted to Locality of the FILE NUMBER SERIALS Searchers Initial_ Date 9-6-50 120 - 309856-1,5, Initialed