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4-896 (REV 11-20-73) 0062 83894 Class / Case # Sub RRP003IXGQ 8/11/1274184 Vol. HQ - HEADQUARTERS ent of Justire FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER ED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FIL FOR 344 Serial # 121 BUREAU NOT STROY 279 COPIE! FOIPA #_393087: F NVORTIGATION NÓV 3 197€ STY DO NOT DESTROY FOR *62-HQ-83894-8* SERIALS 344-384 62- HQ-83894 SECTION 8 + COPIED FOR A SECTION 8 SERIALS 344-384 MAY 4 1977 BY R3 MAY 141971 BY P 348 USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE Aur 358 3A6 COPI Transfer-Call 3421 JAN 18 1979 BY F420 Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007

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STANCINO FORM NO. CA Office Men TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) ..ndum • UNITEL LIES GOVERNMENT DATE: 7/22/54 MpeRoM : SAC, C1nc1nnat1 (65-194) SUBJECT; TRUMAN BETHURUM; FLYING DISCS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) Remylet 6/8/54 and Bulet 6/22/54. Attached are five copies of a memorandum containing Information set out in my letter of June 8, 1954 with additional information furnished by THOMAS EICKHOFF on July 2, 1954. On July 2, 1954, although EICKHOFF had been so advised at the time of the original interview with him on June 7, 1954, he was again advised in accordance with instructions in reBulet. RCD: SAS REGISTERED MAIL ENCLOSURES (5) AGENCY/Ce eNclOSI(0-14) REQ RECO / CeSnol PABCOba) DATE FORW. 8/3/52 HOW FORW. KIS BY EHm/end RECORDED - 79 62. 83894- INDEXED - 79 344 JUL 26 1954 EX-127 ly54 6.1 AUG 4 01954 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964

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TRUMAN BETHURUM FLYING II SCS COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 on June 7, 1954, Mr. Thomas Eickhoff, 372. Tappan Avenue, Cincinnati 23, Ohio, Operator of Tom's Beauty Salon, Neave Building, Fourth and Race Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, advised that although he belongs to no organization interested in flying saucers or dises, he has been interested in this subject. He said on June 3, 1954 an ad appeared in "The Cincinnati Inquirer", a newspaper of general circu- lation in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the effect that on June 11, 1954 a program would be presented at the Taft Auditorium in Cincinnati, Ohio on "the real flying saucer story." Mr. Eickhoff advised that this advertise- ment disclosed no sponsor for this program and it was only noted on the ad that tickets for the program sold for $2.00 per person and would be on sale at the Central Ticket Office in Cincinnati. Mr. Eickhoff continued that because of his interest in the subject of flying saucers, he desired to know the sponsor of the program and found out from the Central Ticket Office that the ad had been placed by Henry Maday, 364 West Lewiston Avenue, Ferndale 20, Michigan. He said he telephonically contacted Maday on June 3, 1954 and found that Maday was only the agent having rented the Taft Auditorium and that he was acting on behalf of Truman Bethurum and George Hunt Williamson. He continued that on June 4, 1954 Maday called him back and told him there had been a dis- agreement between Maday, Bethurum and Williamson over Maday's arrangement for the sale of tickets of the program and the renting of the auditorium. Eickhoff advised that Maday at no time said anything to discredit either Bethurum or Williamson and indicated that their disagreement concerned only Maday's placing the ad in "The Cincinnati Inquirer" prior to having tickets for the program available in Cincinnati. 62-83894-344 ENCLOSURE - / -

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this minutes after he had talked to Maday on Friday, June 4, 1954, he received a call from George Hunt Williamson and a Mr, Manspeaker, who confirmed to him that Maday was no longer associated with them, and asked that Eickhoff meet with them at a luncheon at the Terrace Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio on June 7, 1954• Mr. Eickhoff, in explanation of his interest in this matter, advised that he had read such books as "Flying Saucers From Outer Space," written by Donald E. Ind. book is published by Werner-Lowery Company in England, and is distributed by the British Book Center in New York City. He said that he has also heard broadcasts by persons he considers reputable news commentators, such as Walter Winchell, Fulton Lewis, Jr., and Frank Edwards, to the effect that reliable persons have reported observing flying dises or saucers. He said contrary to these reports, the U. S. Air Force has denied the existence of the flying saucer and he felt that persons such as Truman Bethurum and George Hunt Williamson, in presenting a program such either truthful or they were frauds. He stated that if they had a true story to tell, then he felt it was of such nature that it should be given as wide a distribution as possible, so that the people might learn the true facts regarding flying dises. said, however, if their story was not true, then the hold- ing of such a on the general public. He estimated that such a meeting in Cincinnati might draw two thousand people, which, at $2.00 apiece, would result in a $4,000.00 take for the promoters. To identify Truman Bethurun, Mr. Eickhoff had with him two copies of the magazine "Valor," which he stated he got from Bethurum, this magazine being self-identified as the "Golden Times Weekly," published by Soul Craft Chapels, Post Office Box 192, Noblesville, Indiana. The two issues which Mr. Eickhoff had with him were numbers 15 and 16 of volume 6 of the publication, the number 15 being - 2 -

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dated February 6, 1954 and number 16 being dated February 13, 1954. The number 15 issue contained an article concerning Truman Bethurum, in which he 1s identified as a truck driver from Redondo Beach, Calif- ornia, and it refers to an article dated December 31, 1953, which appeared in the "Daily Breeze," a newspaper at Redondo Beach, California, which allegedly contained a description of an encounter which Truman Bethurum had with a crew of assumed space explorers under the super- vision of a ravishing woman commandant in the Nevada desert. The article also reflects that Truman Bethurum allegedly was aboard flying saucers on eleven occasions. At the botton of the first page of issue number 15 there appeared in what Mr. Eickhoff stated was the handwriting of Truman Bethurun the statement "This is a true story, a factual experience -- Truman Bethurum." The above mentioned article in "Valor" also reflected that Truman Bethurum is 55 years of age and that his residence address is 519 North Gertruda Avenue, Redondo Beach, California. Mr. Eickhoff reiterated that he felt Bethurum's story, if true, should be given wide publicity, but that if the story was false, then he should be prosecuted for fraud. He stated that he first took his information to the Air Force in the person of Lieutenant Colonel John O'Mara of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, whom Eickhoff visited personally at O'Mara's home in Fairborn, Ohio, on Sunday, June 6, 1954. Eickhoff indicated that he asked Colonel 0' Mara if there were such things as flying saucers and if Bethurum's story could be true, and he said O'Mara denied that there was such a thing as a flying saucer and indicated to him that Donald E. Kehoe, the author of "Flying Saucers in Outer Space" was a fraud and that information is available in Washington that Kehoe is a fraud. He said he was advised, however, by Colonel O'Mara that the Air Force could take no action with respect to Bethurum or Williamson. Eickhoff continued that it was his intention to aid in the promotion of a meeting for Bethurum in Cincinnati. He advised that the original meeting schedule for June 1l - 3 -

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such important information for the people as a whole that he was going to make every effort to make the meeting one of national significance. He said he in- tended to invite to the meeting all nationally prominent news commentators. He intended to try to get radio time to advertise the meeting but he did not wish to partici- pate in this matter in any way if it would violate security regulations in any manner, or if Bethurun and his associates were in any way fraudulent. He stated that he so informed Bethurum, Williamson and Mr. Manspeaker at the luncheon meeting which was held at the Terrace Plaza Hotel on June 7, 1954. They informed him that they were not afraid of an investigation; that Bethurum's story was factual, and that they had no objec- tion to Eickhoff's advising Government authorities regarding it. Mr. Eickhoff stated that his report to this office was part of his plan to inform all the Federal agencies he thought should know about the activities of Bethurum. He advised that in line with his contemplated plans that on the evening of June 7, 1954 there was to be another meeting at the home of L. H. Stringfield, 7017 Britton Avenue, Cincinnati 2l, Ohio, at which meeting there would be Mr. Stringfield, Williamson, Manspeaker, Bethurum, Ralph Zimmermann and Mr. Eickhoff. He said at this meeting they would plan a method of operation and make arrangements for this meeting of national significance. He said he intended to set the date of the meeting far enough in advance so that if any Governmental agency determined that there was fraud involved that agency would have sufficient time to act prior to the holding of the meeting. He advised he intended to keep a detailed record of all actions taken by this group, and that he would voluntarily furnish such intormation to the F.B.1. Eickhoff advised that he had not known and had not met either Bethurum, Williamson or Manspeaker prior to the events described above. He said that George Hunt Williamson identified himself as an archeologist and a writer for the magazine "Valor," who resides ir Noblesville, Indiana. - 4 -

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He said that Manspeaker, whose first name he did not know, is also connected with "Valor" magazine in some way. He was asked as to what interest "Valor" magazine has in Bethurum, and whether Bethurun was sponsored by any other organization. He advised that he did not know the interest of "Valor" magazine in Bethurum, and so far as he knew, Bethurum was acting on his own and had no organizational arfillations or sponsorship. He was asked as to what disposition would be made of receipts from a large meeting and he advised that he did not know what disposition would be made of the money. He said he understood that Bethurum had been on tour for some time and that the meeting scheduled for Cincinnati originally on June 11, 1954 was to be the beginning of a new series of meetings. William Dudley-Belley, Noblesville, Indians reportedly operates the Soul Craft Press at NoblesvilLe , which Mr. Pelley describes as a "journal of the applied spirituality." This publication is said to deal mainly with practical mysticism, the spiritual movement called Soulcraft and the relationshop between earth man and the individuals arriving on this planet from flying saucers. Mr. Pelley is said to claim that these individuals arriving in flying saucers are of greater intelligence and learning than the earth people and are here to give the earth people intellectual guidance and spiritual endowment and guidance. On July 2, 1954, Thomas Eickhoff advised that no progress had been made with respect to holding a meeting for Truman Bethurun in Cincinnati, Ohio which would be of national significance. He said that Bethurum had returned to California but that there was a possib- ility that he would again come to Cincinnati, Ohio in the fall of 1954. At the same time Mr. Eickhoff advised that he had communicated with Donald E. kehoe, author D.C. of the book "Flying Saucers From Outer Space" and had advised him that he had been informed by Lieutenant Colonel John 0'Mara, Wright-Patterson Air Force base. Ohio that he was a fraud and that information is avail- - 5 -

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able in Washington that Kehoe is afraud. He said that he, Eickhoff, had been requested by Kehoe to furnish nim this information in writing and that he, Eickhoff, had obliged Kehoe in this respect. He said he understood that Kehoe was going to Washington with his attorneys to take up Colonel O'Mara's statements with the Air Force. - 6 -

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 - Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM : Director, FBI SAC, Cincinnati (62-0) DATE: 8/2/54 SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCER REPORT INFORMATION CONCERNING Colonel J. M. SMITH, Deputy Director of Civilian Delense for Greater Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, called this office on 7/23/54 to report that he had re- ceived a report of a flying saucer from Mr. CARL R. KISER, Route 1, Milford, Ohio. Mr. KEYSER said that he could be reached at his residence which is two miles east of Milford, Ohio, on U. S. Highway 28. KEYSER reported to Colonel SMITH that both he and his wife, at approximately 2:40 p.m. on 7/23/54, had observed a silver circular or spherical shape in the sky which was located to the southeast of their residence, approximately forty-five degrees above the horizon. Colonel SMITH was advised that the report made by him was being referred to the appropriate officials of the United States Air Force. I have advised the local office of the Office of Special Investigations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base of the above. ore RDH: BL RECORDED - 1. tSI - Q3X3ONI EX-130 62.83894 - 345. 24, AUG 5: 1954 61 AUG 11 1954 ул62

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STANDAR FORM NO. 64 .: .. Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 8/2/54 NEROM : SUBJECT : SAC, WFO (62-0) FLYING SAUCERS Mrs. FRANCES SWAN MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING This interview is predicated upon a telephone call received by SAC L. L. LAUGHLIN on 7/29/54 from JOHN HUTSON, Security Officer, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy Department. -, me On the same date JOHN HUTSON was interviewed in Room 2912, Main Navy Building• Also present during the interview was Commander L. T. MCQUISTON, USN. HUTSON and McQUISTON furnished the following information: SWAN They advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence had forwarded a file to the Bureau of Aeronautics with enclosures which had been received from retired Admiral HERBERT B. KNOWLES of South Berwick, Maine. Accord- ing to HUTSON and McQUISTON, KNOWLES resided near Mrs. FRANCES SWAN who had been receiving messages through thought transmission. SWAN approached KNOWLES and advised him that "flying saucers" were here to help mankind. Information received by HUTSON indicated that KNOWLES became interested in the messages received by Mrs. SWAN and felt that the matter should be investigated by the Goverrment. HUTSON advised that KNOWIES wrote to Admiral ESPEY, Director of Naval Intelligence, on 6/1/54 enclosing some of the messages received by Mrs. SWAN. Receiving no reply to his original communication, KNOWLES again wrote ONI on 6/7/54. HUTSON advised that the first letter that KNOWLES wrote to ONI contained information that Mrs. SWAN was receiving messages through thought control from "outer space" and wrote them down as she received them. The letter, according to HUTSON, stated that Mrs. StAl would write without any effort on her part and would write continuous. o for four or five hours at a time without getting tired. He stated that ONI had in their possession the transmissions or messages that had been received by Mrs. SWAN. EXP. HUTSON stated that ONI had advised that in the absence of any definite evidence of conversations, they would do nothing in the matter. He also stated that the Bureau of Aeronautics took no official action in CAG: jf's 2 - Boston RECORDED - 150 62-83894- 346 8-10 . - 109- 8 12 #3 1954 Sultane Dave

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• .. WFO 62-0 in the matter. HUTSON was questioned concerning the position that the Bureau of Aeronautics had taken and he remarked that he did not believe that this was pertinent. After further questioning, he subsequently stated that the Bureau of Aeronautics was of the belief that this was a matter for ONI. HUTSON stated that he "unofficially" became interested in the matter and at the invitation of Admiral KNOwles, he went to South Berwick, Maine, where he spent 7/24,25,26/54 in the residence of Admiral KNOWLES. HUTSON stated that he informed Admiral SAUCEK, his superior in the Bureau Lof Aeronautics, that he was going to visit Admiral KNOWIES. HUTSON stated that inasmuch as KNOWLES had received no response from the Government concerning this matter, he began reading books on flying saucers. HUTSON advised that during the time that he was a house guest of Admiral KNOWLES, there was also present WILBER B. SMITH, a Physicist of the Canadian Goverrment who was also interested in flying saucers. HUTSON stated that SMITH was at KNOWLES' residence with his family and was there in an unofficial capacity. HUTSON advised that during his stay, he and SMITH had various interviews with Mrs. SWAN and had had contact with the "outer space" through Mrs. SWAN. During the interview with Mrs. SWAN and the contact with "outer space," HUTSON stated that they sat in a group and he observed Mrs. SWAN writing messages that she was receiving from someone in "outer space." According to HUTSON, SWAN informed him that the people from "outer space" could use her eyes and ears to see and hear. According to SWAN, this is accomplished by the use of a mechanical device and all conversations are recorded by the people in "outer space." HUTSON indicated as an example as to how messages were relayed, he stated that he asked Mrs. SWAN a question which she was to relay to the people in "outer space" and before she had time to relay the question, she began writing the answer down to HUTSON stated that SWAN informed him that whenever she was to have contact with the people in "outer space," she would get a buzzing sound in her left ear to indicate that they were "on the line." HUTSON stated that Mrs. SWAN complained to the people in "outer space" that this buzzing sound gets very annoying and painful to her ear. She also stated that the messages had been coming since May 27, 1954, and would come at all times of the night and consequently she was losing a great deal of sleep. According to HUTSON, Mrs. SWAN arranged a schedule with the people in "outer space" so that the messages would not interfere with her sleep. HUTSON advised that a schedule was arranged between SWAN and the people in "outer space" that she would receive messages on the following schedule: 8:00 in the morning, 12 noon, 6:00 in the evening, every day of the week. - 2 -

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•: : WFO 62-0 mE WA HUTSON stated that Mrs. SWAN's husband, GUY SVAN, and their daughter, DAWLYN, had also heard the buzzing sound in their ears, but have not been able to receive transmissions or messages. HUTSON stated that the transmissions related to flying saucers, location and why they were here, life on other planets, and life in the hereafter, and prophesies in the Bible. HUTSON advised that Mrs. SWAN could contact people in "outer space" by mental thought control. According to HUTSON, Mrs. SWAN stated that there were two space ships from which she had been receiving messages. They were described as 150 miles wide, 200 miles in length, and 100 miles in depth. HUTSON stated that these ships are designated as M-4 and L-ll and they also contain mother ships which measure approximately 150 to 200 feet in length. HUTSON related that SWAN had informed him that there were approximately 5,000 of these mother ships. He stated that "AFFA" is the Manager or the Comnander of the "ship M-4 which is from the planet Uranus and "PONNAR" is the Manager or the Commander of the ship L-ll which is from the planet Hatann. HUTSON related that Mrs. SWAN stated that these contacts with "AFFA" and "PONNAR" were for the purpose of protecting our own earth from destruction caused by the explosion of the atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, and wars of various kinds which they, "AFFA" and "PONNAR," say disrupt the magnetic field of force which surrounds the earth. HUTSON stated that Mrs. SWAN also related that contact was made for the purpose of protecting the whole universe because if the "fault lines" break or go to pieces, it would effect the entire universe. According to Mrs. SWAN, HUTSON stated, "AFFA" and "PONNAR" are presently working in the area of the Pacific Ocean repairing "fault lines" which are in danger of breaking• HUTSON stated that both he and SMITH were looking for proof and they wanted to know whether they could contact the man from "outer space." According to HUTSON, SWAN advised that he and SMITH could make contact in "outer space" on any frequency provided they informed her first of the frequency that they were to use so that she could advise the people in "outer space." HUTSON stated that in connection with his contacting "outer space," he could make no commitment as he did not know how far the Navy would go. He advised, however, that SMITH stated that he would try to make contact with "outer space" on Sunday, August 1, 1954, and was going to use a high frequency. HUTSON stated that to make sure that con- tact was made, Mrs. SWAN advised that the ship from "outer space" would come within 100 miles of Ottawa, Canada, so that SMITH would have no difficulty in making his contact. HUTSON stated that Admiral KNOWLES wanted to know if physical contact could be had with the people in "outer space." SWAN advised HUTSON and KNOWLES that the people in "outer space" wanted to know if they could provide them protection and that if physical contact were to be made, they would appear in a force which would consist of 5,000 "bells" or "flying saucers." - 3 -

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debate delete WFO 62-0 According to Mrs. SWAN, these "bells" or "flying saucers" would appear over many nations of the world during the latter part of August 1954, and would come close enough to the earth so that they could be seen by man and that they in turn would be able to see people on the street. HUTSON stated that Admiral KNOWIES wrote a letter to MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Senator fron Maine, concerning this information, who forwarded the information to the Secretary of Defense and copies were sent to the Arny, Navy, and Air Force. According to HUTSON, KNOWLES also wrote a letter to the President of the United States. HUTSON stated that none of the persons involved in this matter were interested in publicity. He stated that he would be willing to assist the Bureau in the investigation of this matter if the Bureau desired, inasmuch as he believed Mrs. SWAN and Admiral KNOWLES had confidence in him. HUTSON described Mrs. FRANCES SWAN as being of middle-class cir- cumstances, having a very modest home with furniture below middle-class. He stated that she has no more than a high school education, if she has that. He considered her to be a very simple minded person, religious, a student of the Bible, and one who has studied spiritualism and other thought control systems. The above information is being made available to the Office of Special Invesitgations, United States Air Force, and no further action is being taken by this office. - 4 -

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42302 RECORDED - 150 EX. - 109 83894-346 Date : To : From: Subject: August 9, 1954 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation FLYING SAUCERS; MRS. FRANCES SWAN MISCELTANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING on July 29, 1954, Mr. John Hutson, Security Officer, Bureau of Aeronautics, United States Navy Department, and Commander L. T. McQuiston, United States Navy, furnished the following information to this Bureau. They advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence had forwarded a file to the Bureau of Aeronautics with enclosures which had been received from retired Admiral Herbert B. Knowles of South Berwick, Maine. According to Hutson and McQuiston, Knowles resided near Mrs. Frances Swan who had been receiving messages through thought transmission. Swan approached Knowles by the Government. Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy AUG 18 1954 EHM: sjr:elk Hutson advised that Knowles wrote to Admiral Espe, Director of Naval Intelligence, on June 1, 1954, enclosing some of the messages received by Mrs. Swan.: Receiving no reply to his original communication, Knowles again wrote to the Director of Naval Intelligence on June 7, 1954. Hutson advised that the first letter that cc - 1 - Records Administration Branch (0-6a routing slip) Attention: InterMit. Pecurity Division (Same date) AUG+ 9 1964 MAILED 19 <HM

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... Knowles wrote to the Director of Naval Intelligence contained information that Mrs. Swan was receiving messages through thought control from "outer space" and wrote them down as she received them. The letter, according to Hutson, stated that Irs. Suan would write without any effort on her part and would write continuously for four or five hours at a time without getting tired. He stated that the Officer of Naval Intelligence had in tits possession the transmissions or messages that had been received by Mrs. Swan. Hutson stated that he "unofficially" became interested in the matter and at the invitation of Admiral Knowles, he went to South Berwick, Maine, where he spent July 24, 25, 26, 1954, in the residence of Admiral Knowles. Hutson stated that inasmuch as Knowles had received no response from the Government concerning this matter, he began reading books on flying saucers. Hutson advised that during the time that he was a house guest of Admiral Knowles, there was also present Wilber B. Smith, a Physicist of the Canadian Government who was also interested in flying saucers. Hutson stated that Smith was at Knowles' residence with his family and was there in an unofficial capacity. Hutson advised that during his stay, he and Smith had various interviews with Mrs. Swan and had had contact with the "outer space" through Mrs. Swan. During the interview with Mrs. Swan and the contact with "outer space," Hutson stated that they sat in a group and he observed urs. Swan writing messages that she was receiving from someone "outer space." According to Hutson, Swan inforned him that people from "outer space" could use her eyes and ears to see and hear. According to Swan, this is accomplished by the use of a mechanical device and all conversations are recorded by the people in "outer space." Hutson indicated as an example as to how messages were relayed, he stated that he asked urs. Swan a question which she was to relay to the people in "outer space" and before she had time to relay the question, she began writing the answer down to his question on paper. Hutson stated that Swan informed him that whenever she was to have contact with the people in "outer space," she would get a buzzing sound in her left ear to indicate that they were "on the line." Hutson stated that Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy - 2 -

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Mrs. Swan complained to the people in "outer space" that this buzzing sound gets very annoying and painful to her ear. She also stated that the messages had been coming since May 27, 1954, and would come at all times of the night and consequently she was losing a great deal of sleep. According to Hutson, Urs. Swan arranged a schedule with the people in "outer space" so that the messages would not interfere with her sleep. Hutson advised that a schedule was arranged between Swan and the people in "outer space" that she would receive messages on the following schedule: 8:00 in the morning, 12 noon, 6:00 in the evening, every day of the week. Hutson stated that Mrs. Swants husband, Guy Swan, and their daughter, Dawlyn, had also heard the buzzing sound in their ears, but have not been able to receive transmissions or messages. Hutson stated that the transmissions related to flying saucers, location and why they were here, life on other planets, and life in the hereafter, and prophestes in the Bible. Hutson advised that Mrs. Suan could contact people in "outer space" by mental thought control. According to Hutson, Mrs. Swan stated that there were two space ships from which she had been receiving messages. They were described as 150 miles wide, 200 miles in length, and 100 miles in depth. Hutson stated that these ships are designated as M-4 and L-ll and they also contain mother ships which measure approximately 150 to 200 feet in length. Hutson related that Swan had informed him that there were approximately 5,000 of these mother ships. He stated that "Affa" is the Manager or the Commander of the ship M-4 which is from the planet Uranus and "Ponnar" is the Manager or the Comnander of the ship L-ll which is from the planet Hatann. Hutson related that Mrs. Swan stated that these contacts with "Affa" and "Ponnar" were for the purpose of protecting our own earth from destruction caused by the explosion of the atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, and wars of various kinds which they, "Affa" and "Ponnar," say disrupt the magnetic field of force which surrounds the earth. Hutson stated that Mrs. Swan also related that contact was made for the purpose of protecting the whole universe because if the "fault lines" break or go to pieces, it would offect the entire universe. According to Mrs. Swan, Hutson stated, "Affa" and "Ponnar" are presently working the area of the Pacific Ocean repairing "fault lines" which are in danger of breaking. Tolson Boardman. Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman - Gandy - 3 -

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Hutson stated that both he and Smith were looking for proof and they wanted to know nether they could contact the man from "outer space." According to Hutson, Swan advised that he and Smith could make contact in "outer space" on any frequency provided they informed her first of the frequency that they were to use so that she could advise the people in "outer space." Hutson stated that in connection with his contacting "outer space," he could make no commitment as he did not know how far the Navy would go. He advised, however, that Smith stated that he would try to make contact with "outer space" on Sunday, August 1, 1954, and was going to use a high frequency. Hutson stated that to make sure that contact was made, Mrs. Swan advised that the ship from "outer space" would come within 100 miles of ottawa, Canada, so that Smith would have no difficulty in making his contact. Hutson stated that Admiral Knowles wanted to know if physical contact could be had with the people in "outer space." the people in "outer space" wanted to know if they could provide them protection and that if physical contact were be made, they would appear in a force which would consist of 5,000 "bells" or "flying saucers." According to ars. Swan, these "bells" or "flying saucers" would appear over many nations of the world during the latter part of August, 1954, and would come close enough to the earth so that they could be seen by man and that they in turn would be able to see people on the street. Hutson described Mrs. Frances Swan as being of middle-class circunstances, having a very modest home with furniture below middle-class. He stated that she has no more than a high school education, if she has that. He considered her to be a very simple-minded person, religious, a student of the Bible, and one who has studied spiritualism and other thought control systems. The above data is being furnished to the Office of Special Investigations, United States Air Force, for any investigation deemed appropriate, and for information to G-2, Department of the Army, and the Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy. No further action is being taken in this matter by this Bureau. Tolson Boardman . Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy - 4 -

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cc - 1 - Director of Naval Intelligence Department of the Navy The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. cc - 1 - Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Department of the Army The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy •- 5 -

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August 12, 1954 RECORD * 2-83894-347 AIR MAIL Mr. Roger L. Jones 1414 Lake Drive Zanesville, Ohio Dear Mr. Jones: Your letter of August 7, 1954, with enclosure, has been received. I would like to advise you that the article you mentioned is entirely in- correct with reference to the Bl, and there is no information on the matter which I car give you. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele, Room Hold a Gandy - O AUG 24 1 NOTE: This article was previously brought to our attention, and the field advised the magazine editor that the story was not true as far as the Bureau's part was concerned. The editor stated he regretted the error and he would publish a retraction in the next issue, which is not due for several months yet. Enclosure was an airmal-stamped envelope, beg used in reply. MILE It 1 yne 17 8 58 64.2 досы от ~SLE RECEIVED. RE ROOM COMM - FBI AUG 1 3 1954 MAILED 31

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Roger I Jones I4I4 Lake Drive Zanesville, Ohio Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardmany Mr. Nichole Mr. Belmont Mr. Harbo... Mr. Mohr. Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo- •Mr. Winterrowd_ Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy August 7, I954 ( у) To: Director Federal Bureau Of Investigation Washington D.C. Subject: Inquiry about fantastic article Dear Sir: This may seem utterly silly, but I felt that I must write in about In the August issue of MIStIC magazine is an article telling of two men from the planet Venus who landed in flying saucer near Barstow, California, obtained some old clothes, and hitch hiked into Los Angeles. One of these two, the article says, got a job for a while in the missing persons office of a newspaper in LA. On page I8, 2nd colum, 3ra paragraph, MYSTIC says that a Los Ang- -eles newspaper reporter stated that he sent a ''full report'' about these beings from another planet to the FBI. MYSTIC also says that accompanying that account was an analysis record of a ''gouged'' piece of hard alloy steel which one of the Venus -lans is supposed to have made by running his thunb lightly across the surface of it. And that this particular anelysis was made by "'one of the foremost laboratories in LA. Frankly I don't belleve the article. On the other hand, I can't prove it isn't true. If such a report was sent to you, may I purchase a photostatic copy of each page? Sincerely yours RJ/ chio mil ack. 8-12-54 8 RECORDED - 78 INDEXED - A 18 AUG 18 /1954 в 2- 23894-347 жУ

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October 8, 1954 INEDXED - 94 EX-130 62-83894-348 Mr. L. 1 ра кадет complainian! 4353 Dickerson Avenue Detroit 15, Michigan Dear Mr. Wagner: Your letter postmarked september 30, 1954, with enclosures, has been received, ano the thought prompting your bringing the matter you mentioned to the attention of this Bureau is very much appreciated. In the event you acquire further data which you believe to be of interest to the FBI, please feel free to contact the representatives of our office located at 913 Federal Butlding, Detroit 26, Michigan. Sincerely yours, 0311303873 RAUMCARONER Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd *-le. Room John Edgar Hoover Director co - Detroit, with copy of ingonips and entroleres. ATTENTION SAC: The Detrolt Flying Saucen Club ста. is not identifiable in Bufiles. Neitherjare any any of the individuals who are listed as officers OCEA or speakers whose names appear on the literature forwarded by correspondent with the exception of Desmond Leslie and Henry Madays These latter two individuals have been brought to the Bureau's attention before as naving written material or lectured on the subject o Flying Saucers. (62-83894- 343 and 344) YON 71 598 COMM = FBI OCT1 1 1954 MAILED 30

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Sept 27, 1954: Genttemen : mich John 0T/0 Ill TrEA ENCLO. ATTACHED 1601 8-5x aiml / ck 10- 0C2 PECORD an INEDXFD - 94 humerelyne 4355 Defuson Ave- stunt 15 mich. 62-83894-3480 19/13.54 EX-130

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THE DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB presents Patent Development Engineer, Member of Chicago Rocket Society, Pioneer Space Commentator MR. JOHN OTTO of Chicago and Member of Saucers International -- who will speak on "An Analysis of Latest Saucer Evidence" (followed by audience participation from the floor) WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1954, at 7:30 P.M. The Grand Ballroom, Veteran's Memorial Building, 151 West Jefferson ALSO Laura Marxer will introduce the leaders of eight neighborhood groups who already are looking up ... other sightings will be reported. Our petition to President Eisenhower is ready for your signature ... extra copies are on hand. THIS IS A SCOOP! A group of "HAM" operators, started within our Club, have made what they are sure is a saucer contact. It will be reported by Don Thompson and his friends. Our club is fast becoming Detroit's most interesting factual program. In presenting Mr. Otto, we are bringing a speaker who has just returned from an eastern lecture tour, where the S-R-O sign was out in New York City, following his broadcast interview over Mutual Station WOR. His talk will be illustrated. If you have heard him, you know that His talk will be as a lecturer John Otto ranks among the best. Bring your friends. Incidentally: Keep your eye out for our own Detroit Flying Saucer Club magazine arriving soon! Contribution $1.00 Henry Maday, Chairman.

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Here is the man who has coupled 2z years of profound research with native Cosmic insight! The Detroit Flying Saucer Club announces the distinguished presence of MR. DESMOND LESLIE Noted Irish journalist and author; preeminent Saucer scholar; co-author of the best seller: "Flying Saucers Have Landed" who will address our membership and friends on TUESDAY EVENING September 28th, at 8:15 P.M. with audience participation to follow. Detroit Institute of Arts--Large auditorium (Entrance on John R, near Kirby) A11 seats $1.00 ** Box Office open at 6:30 P.M.

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DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB 3432 Cass Avenue - Detroit 2, Michigan - TRinity 5-7300 Henry Maday, President Laura Marxer, Vice President mich 923 Dolores M. Coyne, Secretary John C. Hoffman, Treasurer AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. President: Sept. 22, 1954 As citizens of Detroit and vicinity, we request audience with you regarding the coming of Space ships to this earth. Many of us have seen these objects; so have others both in this country and on foreign soil. To us it matters little whether these be called "UFO's" (unidentified flying objects) space ships, fireballs, flying saucers or any other name. The point is that they are continuously coming, and they are being observed both here and abroad. It appears that our government with far greater facilities for observation than any indivi- dual is perfectly aware of such phenomena, but has adopted a policy of silence and secrecy in regard to them. We understand that certain individuals within the Defense Department are afraid of announcing the facts to the citizens for fear of panic. Mr. President, we feel that this policy is false, fear-provoking and entirely mistaken for the following reasons: 1. We believe that these phenomena are of a magnitude and importance such as to warrant the utmost openness and cooperation between government and citizenry. 2. We believe that the present policy of silence and secrecy is a reflection on the intelligence and loyalty of the American citizen. 3. We believe that this policy not only encourages fear and lack of confidence in government, but leads to exploitation by unscrupulous publishers and opportunistic individuals who prey upon the natural curiosity of the American citizen. 4. We do not understand by what right certain public servants, utilizing the tax- gather facts relative to these phenomena, and then fail to properly inform the public. 5. Other countries have already acknowledged these phenomena and have publicly appointed governmental commissions to investigate, collect information and report to the people. Mr. President: We, therefore, call upon you, our trusted leader, to utilize the great powers your office to change this shameful and unamerican policy of silence and secrecy. We ask that our government come forward and make an honest and forthright acknowledgment of these phenomena, In return, the citizens then would be willing to report sightings and contacts which other- wise would remain concealed because of fear of ridicule or rebuff by government agencies. This cooperation between the government and its citizenry would clear the atmosphere of fear and suspicion, would renew confidence in our public officials, and pave the way to a better understanding and evaluation of these great phenomena. Such a clear acknowledgment, emenating from the head of our nation might divert mankind's from the spectre of impending atomic war. It could lift the consciousness everyone on this earth to a Cosmic level where a complete new set of Spiritual, scientific social values would be within the reach of all. DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB Name Name Name Name Name Name Address Address Address Address Address Address

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director, FBI DATE: 11/2/54 SUBJECT: SAC, Cincinnati (100-new) Elving Saucers CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS 1007 Be to AnD, Director, J 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio INFORMATION CONCERNING Remylets to the Bureau dated 6/8/54 and 7/22/54 captioned, TRUMAN BETHURUM, FLYING DISCS, MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE), Bufile 62-83894. Attached for the Bureau's information is the 10/1/54 "Newsletter" of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects, designated Vol. I No. 7, which has the address Ohio), and which identifies Ohio, as the director.of the organization. On the first page of this "Newsletter" STRINGFIFLD reports that he had a private talk with Lt. Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Intelligence, U. S. Air Force, on 9/21/54 and that in essence Colonel O'MARA had told STRINGFIHLD that flying saucers do exist and that past contradictions were unfortuna There is also enclosed a newspaper clipping from the 1950 Cincinnati Times Star dated 9/28/54, entitled, "Saucers" No Myth, Says Researcher. This article refers to the "Newsletter" enclosed and also reports on the interview of STRINGFIELD with Lt. Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Air Force Intelligence, Wright Field. In addition, there is enclosed a second clipping, this being from the Cincinnati Post of October 11, -954, entitled, See 'Em? ---Saucers Cover City. This article reflects that several persons in Cincinnati had cited flying saucers and had reported them to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD. RCD: BL TACHED? Encls. (3) Registered Mail Lil Ancinati 1/12/54 RECORDED EH MELALINDEXED - 5 62-83894-349 NOV 141954 s B2 1nd COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 191964 - 12g Mosettle

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CI. 100-new (CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS) The "Newsletter" and the two newspaper clippings were forwarded to this office by JACK GUNDERMAN, 3914 Teleford Avenue, Cincinnati 20, Ohio, under date of 10/20/54. Mr. GUNDERMAN advised that he is employed as a layout artist by the DuBois Company, 1120 West Front Street, Cincinnati 3, Ohio, and that he began work there on 8/19/54. He advised that the advertising manager of this company is LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD who is intensely interested in flying saucers and has created the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects organization. He advised that STRINGFIELD is director of this organization and is assisted by his wife, that he writes and publishes monthly the multi-lithographed "Newsletter," and that he claims that the publication now has a world-wide circulation of about 4,000 copies at a subscription price of $2.00 per year. Ohio GUNDERMAN further advised that STRINGFIELD regularly communicates with FRANK EDWARDS, former A.F. of L. radio news commentator, on the subject of saucers and that, according to STRINGFIELD, EDWARDS is also intensely interested in saucers. EDWARDS recently warned STRINGFIELD to be very careful or the Air Force would stop STRINGFIELD's publishing activities. GUNDERMAN also related that STRINGFIELD main- tains that the Air Force was responsible for EDWARDS being fired as the A.F. of L. radio news commentator because EDWARDS used his program to publicize his (EDWARDS) saucer interest. GUNDERMAN related that STRINGFIELD states in the "Newsletter" that the Air Force has several thousand saucer scientists working on a research project, and that any military personnel working on the project are subject to immediate court-martial if they reveal any facts about it. STRINGFIELD has also stated to GUNDERMAN that he be- lieves his home telephone is being monitored, presumably by the Air Force, and that he makes phone calls to Wright- Patterson Air Force Intelligence Officer JOHN O'MARA and to - 2 -

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CI. 100-new (CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS) FRANK EDWARDS from his office at the DuBois Company. GUNDERMAN continued that he believes STRINGFIELD is now afraid to proceed too much for fear the Air Force will in some way stop his operations and that EDWARDS' warning to STRINGFIELD was after the issuing of the October 1, 1954, "Newsletter" which contained the article about STRINGFIELD's a conta had tin a interview with Colonel O'MARA. At the same time, GUNDERMAN reported that STRINGFIELD, in talking about the possibility that to the rect that the his poore done to anytatate- ment to the effect that, to me. I'm claiming saucers are interplanetary." GUNDERMAN continued in his letter that another point which may or may not be of interest is the fact that the DuBois Company copywriter, HERBERT E.-CLARK, 4974 Strathmore Drive, Cincinnati, is a close friend of STRINGFIHLD and is interested in STRINGFIELD's organization. He identified CLARK as about 25 years of age and a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University where CLARK claims to have been a member of an inter-racial social college fraternity. GUNDERMAN said he noticed that CLARK often brings up such subjects as the falseness of religion, that atomic and hydrogen bombs may be the cause of bad weather, and that colored people shouldn't be discriminated against. in the Methodist Church and in the Cincinnati Civil Defense organization. GUNDERMAN advised that he was furnishing the foregoing information because he thought that possibly the real purpose of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects organization might be to gather bits of information about a very secret U. S. Air Force Development Project. My letter of 6/8/54 in referenced matter concerning TRUMAN BETHURUM on pages 4 and 5 contains information re- garding STRINGFIELD's interest in BETHURUM and that the indices of this office at that time contained no information Chio - 3 -

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CI. 100-new (CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS) regarding STRINGFIELD. This letter also contains informa- tion concerning a contact by THOMAS EICKHOFF with Lt. Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on 6/6/54 relative to BETHURUM's story regarding flying saucers. The foregoing is for the Bureau's information and this office is advising OSI, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base of the substance of the information in this letter and that no further action is being taken. It is noted that JACK GUNDERMAN requested in his letter that his identity be kept confidential. The files of this office reflect that JACK SPAIN Oh GUNDERMAN voluntarily appeared at this office in December, 1951, and furnished a piece of literature which he had found at the University of Cincinnati. At that time he had no information as to subversive activities and no further contact was made with him. The files of this office contain only one reference to HERBERT E. CLARK. This reflects that he is HERBERT E. CLARK, Jr., and that in August, 1954, as program chairman of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Marrieds class, he requested a speaker for 11/13/54. On 9/13/54 he was advised that SA MARK M. McSHURLEY would speak to the above mentioned class on the topic of General Activities of the FBI. - 4 -

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C.R.I.F.O. October 1, 1954 Vol. I No. 7 NEUSLETTER • Leonard H. Stringfield Director 7017 Britton Ave. Cincinnati 27, Ohio Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects Reply to above address or P.O. Box 1855 Copyright 1954 by Len H. Stringfield EXCLUSIVE: PRIVATE TALK WITH LT. COLONEL JOHN O'MARA, DEPUTY COMMANDER, INTELLIGENCE, CONFIRMS THE EXISTENCE OF "FLYING SAUCERS" -- TRUTH MAY BE BARED SOON AS "TECHNICAL DATA" REACHES THE AIR FORCE. AIR FORCE PLANS COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC. The greatest story involving Earth and Space may soon be told. The "silence" group -- that official fear-faction of the Air force -- who for years fought to keep the truth from the public has now lost its anaconda-hold on accumulative evidence. Stimulated by recent events, the triumphant fearless-faction of the Air Force will take the benighted public into confidence. As Col. O'Mara inti- mated: we want to cooperate and dispense with the misconception that "flying saucers" do not exist. Here is the essence of Col. O'Mara's statements, 9/21/54: Flying saucers "do exist" the Colonel told me, and he added, in effect, past con- tradictions were unfortunate. At this point I asked the Colonel if there were two breakdowns of saucers ... the interplanetary device and the secret American mis- sile. I was first corrected on the term "missile" , then the Colonel said he believed there were "three breakdowns" -- the third, "natural phenomena." By such an admission, we therefore have these three breakdowns ... l) the controlled " saucer" from outer space... 2) a secret American saucer-like device and 3) unexplained natural phenomena. When I tried for a committal statement on the interplanetary "saucer" I was, as expected, rebuffed, but was told that in their research they were "gradually getting more data. " Then for corroboration, I asked if all the saucers seen by Americans were American devices and to this the Colonel replied: "Definitely not! Something does exist," he said, which, of course, is diametric to all A. F. statements follow- ing Major Keyhoe's book. In this respect, the Colonel intimated that the A. F. plans to cooperate with the public ... and a statement will be forthcoming from the De- fense Dept. which will explain some of the past contradictions and release the de- tails behind many of the sightings. When I asked, again, about the 700 sightings a week, he told me that this would be covered in the A. F. release. Col. O'Mara and I discussed many sensative issues. Although he spoke guardedly, the Colonel was wonderfully cooperative, and I could well appreciate his position in relation to official security. When, for instance, I asked about the Earth Satel- lites, and the theory indicating they were "rocks" ( see page 3) he replied that he has not received word they were "rocks." He said the scientist in White Sands "are still working very hard and have lots of things to work on." When I asked about the silent Mars Committee he explained that the astronomers have not issued a report because "they are in disagreement" as to what they found. In my 26 minute talk with the Colonel we also discussed saucer hostility, mysteri- ous plane crashes, the Atlantic problem, and, whether or not the CRIFO News- letter was slanted in the right direction. Re: the latter, the Colonel said, in effect, that it ( the Newsletter) was in the right direction ... Editor's Note: Our Newsletter, due to above information, was revamped the last minute. What was the first page is now the second, et al. 62-83894-349

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- 2 - crously before the public eye since Ken Arnold announced "nine saucer-like things" flying near Mt. Ranier in 1947. "Saucers" in their true dimension are less ludicrous to world governments. Working in cooperative secrecy they have enforced a bowstring-tight conspir - acy of censorship. A recent example is found in this writer's correspondence with the Chilean Naval Mission in Washington, D.C. To quote their reply of December 23, 1953: "We are pleased to acknowledge receipt of your letter ... regarding the photo- graphs showing UFO's in formational flight, which you mention were taken by Captain Orrego of the Chilean Navy near Antarctica in 1948. 'Regarding this matter we wish to inform you that recently we received a com- munication from Capt. Orrego stating that he had not seen any UFO's over the Antarctica in 1948, therefore, the photographs requested by you do not exist. ... " (Signed) Harold Nagel, Captain Chief of the Chilean Naval Mission. Going back into old files I find that Capt. Augusto Orrego said:"During the bright antarctic night we saw flying saucers, one above the other, turning at tremen- dous speeds. We have photographs to prove what we saw. " And now, the proof of Chilean contradiction, thus international censorship. Here I refer to Major Keyhoe's recent book. He says: "Later, when I requested copies from the Chilean Embassy in Washington I was told that the pictures ( Captain Orrego's) were classified. Editor: For the pictures to be classified they first had to exist. Why, during December, did they fail to exist? Does this tie in with the U.S. Air Force's sudden security ruling, which I learned by letter from ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, dated Dec. 17, 1953. They said, in part: "In reference to your letter, the ATIC has been directed to make all information on Project Blue Book available to the Dept. of Defense for release from that point only ...." What happened in those yestermonth skies? Why do our Air Force and Central Intelligence bend over backwards to circumvent the truth about flying saucers? Why do foreign governments self-contradict themselves? Are they hiding super- saucer missiles of their own ... or, are they all just being cooperative to con- ceal some great American weapon? Hardly! The answer is in the skies today ... right this minute! Fresh reports come to my desk daily. They come from competent and honest people. While these reports are being written other vehicles are crossing the barriers of space and time to "violate" earth's international boundaries... to harass the paths of air- lines, and with increasing frequency, to come closer to terra firma. Here, they hover over roof tops, "buzz" automobiles and peer into house windows. Some cause destruction, even death. Are these the behind-the-scenes reasons for censorship?

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- 3 - THE EARTH SATELLITE ENIGMA -- ARE THEY MOSCOW'S ... METEORIC OR MARTIAN? Statements conflict, as usual. I first reported these two mys- terious earth satellites in my April Newsletter ... then again, following Lt. Col. O'Mara's admission to me, June 8, that a govt. project was tracking the objects but that the evidence was conflicting. I heard nothing more until Aug. 3 when Edward W. Hermann, special agent for McGraw-Hill Publications, told me Dave Anderton, Engineering Editor of Aviation Week, had received a report from Dr. Lincoln La Paz regarding the satellites, and, that it would "appear in detail in a coming issue." In that a correspondent friend, Ted Bloecher of New York, tells me he tried dozens of newstands for the magazine, but to no avail (indicating a sudden scarcity) I will quote the August 23, 1954 issue of Aviation Week: "Pentagon scare over the observance of two previously unobserved satellites orbiting the earth had dissipated with the identification of the objects as na- tural, not artificial satellites. Dr. Lincoln La Paz... headed the identification project. One satellite is orbiting about 400 miles out while the other track is 600 miles from the earth. Pentagon thought the Russians had beaten the U.S. to space operations. " Now, the rest of the story, thanks to Ted Bloecher. Says Ted: "Being of a nature that is naturally suspicious of anything printed, I wrote Dr. La Paz and requested that he verify this release. I received an answer yesterday. ( Sept. 8). In his letter, Dr. La Paz regrets 'that Aviation Week's misleading satellite story has received such widespread and uncritical publicity. ' Enclosed also was the letter he (La Paz) had written to A. P. Strangely enough, the papers were content with carrying the false report, for I've seen no mention of Dr. La Paz's correction on this report. " Following is copy of letter, in part, by Dr. La Paz, to the Associated Press: "Scientifically and militarily, the search for nearby satellites of the earth is one of the most important on which mankind has ever embarked. It is there- fore unfortunate, although not surprising, that false rumors are bound to be circulated in regard to the nature and results of this search. "As regards the Aviation Week story on the satellite search, summarized in the A. P. release shown me, it is false in every particular insofar as reference to meng ace pedible come ten ementing vati the sate has sestioned ram, and no one whatever has been authorized to credit me with the activities attrib- uted to me in the Aviation Week story. " (Signed) Lincoln La Paz Director Institute of Meteoritics •—- — —- -—— -—-— Your letters and clippings are greatly appreciated; each is carefully read and filed. Since the April Newsletter, more than 8000 letters have crossed my desk -- a tremendous load for just two people. My wife, Dell, handles all ad- ministrative details, subscriptions, mailing, etc., while I direct the research and prepare the Newsletter. We are both grateful for your kind letters and your enduring patience. KEEP THE MAIL COMING, but we're afraid to commit our - selves on a reply. The Newsletter is published first Friday of the month. Sub- scription $2. 00 a year, starting with June 1954 issue. Six month subscriptions starting in April terminate with Oct. issue. Mark RENEWAL clearly with remit- tance. Back copies of April, May, June issues available at 25¢ each. Foreign subscriptions (except Canada) are $2.60 regular first class mail. Air Mail add 50¢ extra per issue cf Newsletter.

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-4 - LOGAN, UTAH JOLTED BY VIOLENT EXPLOSION AND GAPING CRATER FOLLOWING MYSTERIOUS "STREAK OF LIGHT" IN SKY: First guess -- a meteorite, but as the evidence was assembled by foremost authorities, the theory dissipated. Here's the story, thanks to the help of Mrs. John German of Woodscross, Utah who probed the Salt Lake Tribune files for the early facts -- before SILENCE! On May 7, 1954 the Tribune reported: "A 'conventional meteorite fall' did not produce the crater found west of here Sunday, and probing operations at the scene have been discontinued, geologists said. In a 73-word statement, 3 sci- entists gave reasons why they ended their investigation, but it contained no opinion on who or what made the hole, or how it was made. "The statement, signed by J. Stewart Williams, professor of geology, Utah State Agricultural College, Lincoln La Paz, director, Institute of Meteoritics, Uni- versity of New Mexico and Clyde T. Hardy, USAC geology professor read: 'In the region extending from Clarkston south to Paradise, exhaustive interro- gation of numerous persons who saw or heard the explosive phenomenon at midnight on May l has been carried out. The testimony thus obtained and material evidence recovered as a result of subsurface investigations at the site of the explosion west of Logan have disclosed that the crater was not produced by a conventional meteorite fall. For these reasons, operations have been discontinued! " lad rom king in De. a tewart walter the hot. must a 'whopper' if it contains a meteorite. They decided to place a frame around the crater and cover it with wire mesh. Workers will stand on movable planks and probe with a pipe. In this way they will know they have probed every place possible under the mesh. " 'My recommendation is that we excavate until we find what made the hole, ' said Dr. La Paz, who is credited with recovering the world's largest aerolite, weighing more than one ton. " The incident occurred on May 1 bringing "500 phone calls" to the Logan City Police Dept. Residents reported their houses "shaken" and TV viewers said their reception was disturbed. A check made later with Hill Air Force Base and Salt Lake City indicated no planes in the area for several hours. A war veteran described the 16 ft. wide and 6 ft. deep hole as looking like a "bomb crater." Sod was found scattered in all directions for more than 100 yards. On Aug. 31, '54, I wrote Dr. Clyde T. Hardy, geologist who worked on the pro- ject, asking if any substantial evidence as to its (the explosion's) source had been uncovered. Following is Dr. Hardy's reply of Sept. 11, 1954: "Reference is made to your letter of Aug. 31 re. the explosion and crater west of Logan. Although a fireball was reported by several people previous to the ground explosion, I am personally convinced that they were confused. One es- pecially competent observer describes a ground flash only and he was favorably situated to see all aspects of the occurrence. " (Signed) Clyde T. Hardy Assoc. Prof., Dept. Geology (Ref. File: Case 20)

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- 5 - JET "EXPLODES" CHASING UFO NEAR UTICA, N. Y.: The gamy but saucer - phobic press tried pitting wits with its readership. They handed the unsus - pecting reader a front page story without the facts, then ( see July 3 New York Times presented the facts in a separate story buried in the back pages. Reason: They feared public reaction to saucer tragedy, viz: Capt. Mantell. But, wits didn't pit right with Ted Bloecher and others such as Lester S. Parker of Topeka, Kansas. They correlated the loose ends: Let's review one "end" -- the front page story: A jet fighter returning from a "scramble" to investigate an "unidentified aircraft", plunged into tiny Walesville eleven miles southwest of Utica, about 12:30 P.M., July 2, 1954. The plane crashed into an auto and two buildings killing four persons. The Air Force in Washington announced the F-94-C Starfire had been sent up on "an active air defense intercept mission." According to the U. P. release of July 3, "Air Force spokesmen said the cockpit of the plane ... became un- bearably hot during the flight and that the pilot ordered his radar observer to bail out ... then bailed out himself at 7000 ft. " According to the A. P. release in New York Times July 3, "The air base (Griffis AFB) said, ' that fuel in the burning plane apparently had exploded when the jet crashed. ' They said it had not been determined whether an explosion occurred while the jet was in the air." "Later," according to A. P., "an AF spokesman in Washington said the inter- cepted plane was one that had failed to file a flight plan with C. A. A. or, one that drifted off its announced flight path." The U.P. and A.P. stories of disaster were essentially true, but because of the "disaster" angle they designated the pursued object as a "plane" rather than a UFO. Ted Bloecher, who did some checking, told me that his friend, Ed Wilkenson, listened to a broadcast which described the incident, thus: "The jet had successfully contacted the UFO but still could not identify it." But Ted Bloecher's real find was in the small item buried in the New York Times' (July 3) back pages. It reads: "A silvery, balloon-like object floating high over the Utica area sent residents rushing to their telephones to make inquiries of newspapers, police and radio stations. "The Utica Press estimated that more than 1000 calls about the object jammed its switchboard between 6 and 10:00 P.M. It was reported sighted by residents in a twenty-five mile radius extending from Rome on the west to Frankfort, east of Utica. "Col. Milton F. Summerfelt commandant of the Air Force Depot at Rome said the object appeared to be a plastic balloon about 40 ft. long and partially deflated. He theorized that it was making a gradual descent and said that if it still were in the area tomorrow morning a plane would be sent to investigate. "A Mohawk Airlines pilot estimated the altitude of the object at about 20, 000 ft. He said he saw a light apparently shining from it." ( Ref. Case File - 21)

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- 6 - A WORD FROM "SILENCED" BUT NOT FORGOTTEN FRANK EDWARDS: Many hundreds of letters have been received asking for "inside" details behind many like Shirley Watson of Vienna, Va., have vociferated their feelings to Frank recently and asked him for a statement. Here is Frank's reply of August 26, 1954 in part: "The facts are that for a long time I had been fighting the encroachment of cen- sorship imposed by Meany. The final straw came when on Aug. 2nd this year he sent me a memorandum imposing conditions which my attorneys regard as a violation of my contract ... and conditions under which I could no longer con- tinue to produce the same type of broadcast which had built my program to one of the top three ... according to AFL statements. "Meany's Aug. 2 memo notified me that the AFL censor would tell me what items MUST be carried. Still disguised as an 'editor' the censor would inspect the scripts and stand by to see that I carried the material as directed. "Am glad that I was able to be of assistance to you in the dissemination of the material in which we both, along with millions of others, are so deeply interested. " Best wishes, (Signed) Frank Edwards Readers will be interested to know that Frank Edwards has written an article entitled "SPIES IN THE SKIES?" which is to appear in the Nov. issue of Real magazine. Says Frank: "It deals with some of the little known aspects of the greatest news story of our times." DON'T MISS IT! MYSTERY METAL IGNITES ROAD: Woodside, California officials and resi- dents were baffled by a shower of white-hot metal pellets, Aug. 27, 1954. The furore was triggered when a woman motorist saw a "circle of fire" along Pertola Road. Later firemen found scores of small pieces of flaming metal burning the pavement over an area about 70 by 250 feet. The blacktop bubbled where the metal burned into it and grass fires were started where the metal burned along the shoulders of the highway. A resident, Ignacio Miramontes, reported hearing a loud explosion about 4:15 P.M., but saw nothing. According to U.P. release, 'Metallurgists and AF officials offered no solution for the white-hot pellets. "San Mateo officials reported the pellets ranging in size from a dime to a 50 cent piece, and according to Woodside Fire Chief, John Volpaino, the metal shower burned holes in the road surface a quarter of an inch deep. "I just can't figure it out," he said. "It has me completely mysti- fied. " Deputy Sheriff Robert Benassini said the metal scraps had irregular marking and appeared to have come from a "cylindrical object. " An Air Force spokesman advanced the theory, the metal came from jet plane exhaust pipes which reach extreme temperatures in flight. However, a check with air bases disclosed no military jets were in the bay area Friday. (Thanks to Perry G. Powers of Duarte and an unnamed informant who sent in the story from San Fransisco Call Bulletin. ) THE "SPLOTCHED PAINT MYSTERY": On the same date in Little Hollywood, in a community in the valley by the bay just north of San Fransisco County line, residents were baffled by.a "splotched paint mystery'! About half of the approxi- mate 300 homes in the area were affected. One white stucco house turned pink, a gray house splotched, a green house came out looking like a "marble cake." None of the residents had an explanation.

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- 7 - THE CINCINNATI PAINT INCIDENT -- A PARALLEL PHENOMENON? Residents in Cincinnati, Sept. 11, '54 had similar experiences. One Albert Allgeyer came home from work to find the bright yellow trim on his two-story house stained to a "washed-out brown, almost black color." The stains wouldn't rub off, without taking the hard top coat of paint, too. It looked like someone had used a blow-torch, and in some places the stains appeared in dirty brown rivulets. Allgeyer was certain that the stains weren't there the night before. So was Howard May, neighbor, who received similar treatment. His house is trimmed in yellow too, as is another house across the street where stains appeared. On Sept. 22, I talked with Allgeyer again and learned that the Kettering Lab at University of Cincinnati had taken air samples as well as specimens of the af- fected paint. A Dr. Hughes explained that the mystery was caused by the chemi- cal reaction of hydrogen sulphide which could attack the lead in certain paints. The Lab averred that the chemical probably emanated from the Millcreek Valley certain paintiey which runs near Allgeyer's home, and which has since affected other homes in the area. Although a Proctor and Gamble doctor who examined Allgeyer told him that the chemical mentioned is not injurious to people, Allgeyer, five days after the incident comnlained of extreme swelling of both hands and eye lids. Described as some kind of allergy -- not hives, they offered no explanation. Editor's Note: Remembering other ubiquitous mysteries, viz., pitted wind- shields, metallic pellets, curious ash deposits, I referred to a recentarticle written by Edward S. Schultz, of Buffalo, N.Y. entitled, "The Growing Wind- shield Damage Phenomenon, " which appeared in B.S. R. A. 's May -June, 1954 issue of Round Robin. In this, Schultz offers plausible and provocative theory ... and the possible answer to these phenomena. Write Meade Layne, Direc- tor, 3524 Adams Ave., San Diego 16, California. CASE FILE REVIEW: Space does not permit the use of all the excellent ma- terial received. Sightings in the U.S., Europe and Australia are continuing and will be used in forthcoming issues of the Newsletter. C-22, Rockford, Ill... 9/5/54) As they had done on many occasions, amateur astronomers, Peter Bartkus and Theodore McColm, were watching the moon through a telescope. Between the hours of 10:35 and 11:15 P.M., Bartkus writes: "I observed the most unusual phenomena I have ever had the experi- ence of witnessing." Bartkus continues: "The moon was observed through my 6" cassigranian reflector telescope using a secondary mirror. The total focal length for this setup is over 100", and with the use of 150 and 200 power occu- lars we got tremendous power with the least loss of light. The moon was in the first quarter and its diameter was 29 feet, 30 inches. We saw a spherical object ascending from the northern section off Mare Humboldtianum area. It was not glowing or brilliant, but seemed more like a dull reflected light of a planet. Its size we estimated at about the diameter of craters Pitiscus or 30 00 At the time it disappeared at 11:15, it had travelled more than the 29' arc in about 40 minutes. We checked out the possibility of atmospheric diffraction in the sky or the scope by traversing the scope, and by changing the occulars. The object must have been a powered body because as the moon was descending at 1081 mph, the object was ascending and not following a true orbit. It was definitely in space, and in the same field as the moon, or near the moon. "

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- 8 - The drawings below are Theodore McColm's. They illustrate the object's size and movement at 4 minute intervals in relation to the moon. McColm, through calculus, estimated the object to be 12,500 ft. in diameter. S 2 1081 MILES 3 4 5 Editor's Note: This incident and Case 14 transcends any notion that "saucer" vehicles are confined to earth's atmosphere, therefore U.S. or Russian origin. Unless these governments are secretly conducting interplanetary travel, Cases 14 and 22 and myriads of others, add another positive link to the hypothesis that "saucers" are extra-terrestrial and are using the moon as a hopping-off point. C-23, Rome, Italy ... 9/18/54) A. P. Wire: Startled Romans who saw a strange cigar-shaped object streaking over the capital flooded newspaper offices with calls. Radar operators also reported picking up the missile on instruments. Technicians at Ciampino Airfield described the "half-cigar" as plummeting toward earth for more than 1000 ft., then rising at tremendous speed before vanishing. ( Thanks to George Popowitch, Barberton, Ohio.) An INS release by eyewitness Michael Chinigo states: "What attracted my at- tention was the strange sound as it passed overhead. It was like thunder with a staccato effect... a series of explosions that grew louder as the object got This was followed by a dead silence as the thing stopped, or appeared to, at a height of about 6000 ft. Suddenly it shot upward and left an exhaust trail of milky white smoke. It went straight up into the sky. The Defense Dept. described it as a 'clipped cone' with a smaller surface on the bottom, or as two semi-circular disks, one bigger than the other, with a bigger one on To me it seemed like an inverted sawed-off cone. What was strange was the object's ability to 'park' in mid-air for several minutes. The radar station at Rome which picked up the 'cigar' or 'cone' said it registered for 3', minutes." ( Thanks to Warren Morse, Palo Alto, Calif. ) Editor's Note: Significant here is the AP and INS release. First they break us the news on the Labrador sighting in July, then silence, then the Norwegian space man story in August, now Italy. Foreign sightings all -- a subtle preparation.

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1. 2. Subject: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS, LEONARD H. STRINGFINID, Director, Cincinnati, Ohio INFORMATION CCONCERNING Enclosures to Bureau: "Newsletter" of 10/1/54 of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects. Newspaper clipping from Cincinnati Times Star, 9/28/54 entitled, "Saucers" No Myth, Says Researcher. Newspaper clipping from Cincinnati Post, 10/11/54, entitled See 1Em?---Saucers Cover City. CI. RM 100-new

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"Saucers" No Myth, Saye Researcher Flying saucers are not a myth. At least, this is the studied conviction Leonard Stringfield, director of civil- ian research, Interplanetary Flying Objects, 7017 Britton Avenue, a former Air Force intelligence officer. In a newsletter to be issued Friday by the research bureau, Stringfield reported results of a 26-minute interview on flying saucers with Lt. Col. John O'Mara, deputy commander, Air Force intelligence, Wright Field. He wrote that Col. O'Mara "intimated" that the Air Force wants to "dispense with the mis- conception that "flying, saucers' do not exist." STRINGFIELD REPORTED: "Flying saucers do exist," the colonel told me, and he added ..: (that) past contradictions were unfortunate. "I asked the colonel if there were two breakdowns of saucers .. the interplanetary device and the secret American missile. was first corrected on the term 'missile,' then the colonel said he ve ieved there were 'three break downs' —the third, natural phe nomena.' By such an admission? Stringfield wrote, "we therefous have these three breakdowns: "1. The controlled saucer from outer space. "2. A secret American saucer- like device. "3. Unexplained natural phe- nomena." Stringfield continued that when he asked the officer for a definite statement on saucers from outer space he was re- buffed, but was told that Air Force research was "gradually getting more data." WHEN ASKED if all saucers seen by Americans-700 a week -were U. S. aireraft, Lt. Col. O'Mara replied, "Definitely not! Something does exist." The Air Force officer further "intimated," according to String- field, that an official statement will soon be issued by the De- fense Department "which will explain some of the past contra- dictions and release the details behind many (flying saucer) sightings." "I can pretty well declare from evidence in my files," Stringfield . told the TIMES-STAR, "that some flying saucers definitely ome from outer space." TIMES Seat 2 CINCINNATI TIMES STAR, CINCINNATI, 0. Date 9--28-54 Bdition Section News Page 62-83894-349 349 Final 25

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Sée 'Em? -Saucers Cover City Several Disc Objects Reported Over Cincinnati; Little Men Leave Craft in Germany, Says Here Mysterious aircraft ... "orange-red col- Sundstrom, 7010 Britton Avenue, spotted a ored, silent, disc-shaped and 60 feet in diame- formation of three discs Sunday at 5 p. m. ter," were reported hovering 300 feet over Cin- STRINGFIELD SAID Cincinnati is sup- cinnati Monday. posed to be a megnetic fault line and that per- This was the fifth report within a week of haps the saucers come here to recharge. similar objects seen around traveling in sets of three. the city, always In Muenster, Germany, 42-year-old movie projectionist Franz Hoge told the news agency A similar wave of flying saucer reports has DPA that he saw a "flying saucer" land in a cropped up in five other parts of the world, field and peculiarly shaped creatures get out. including Germany, Belgium, Egypt, Argetina, Hoge said he noticed a bright blue light Lebanon and the French Cameroons. and thought at first it came from a crashed airplane. On closer examination, he declared, LATEST DISCS cited here were Mónday at he discovered a "cigar-shaped" craft hovering 5 a. m. by WLW announcer Keith Wildeson. about six feet above the ground and giving off He reported the incident to Leonard H a brilliant blue radiance which nearly blinded Stringield, 7017 Britton. Avenue, Madison Place. director of civilian research, interplane- him when, the movie projectionist added. "he tary flying objects. He said the current reports "suem to indicate a pattern" in the flight of the suddenly sighted four creatures about three and one-half feet in height. He said they had "thick-set bodies, oversized heads and delicate One of Stringfield's neighbors, John H. Tess and wore rubber-like clothing in loat 7154 THE CINCINNATI POST Date 10-11-54 Section News Edition Final

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JURDED EX-124 SÁO, Cincinnati (100-New) Directo (62-83894) 73-83514 349 CIVILIAN RESEARCH INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Reurlet 11/2/54• You are instructed to forward to the Bureau by November 26, 1954, a memorandum suitable for dis- semination containing the pertinent information in your referenced letter inoorder thet it can be dis- seminated by the Bureau to OSI headquarters and to the Department. Copies of the enclosures forwarded to the Bureau with your referenced let will be furnished to OSI and to the Department by the Bureau as enclosures to the memorandum being prepared by you. November 12, 1954 Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Har bo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy KHM : baw COMM - FBI NOV 1 2 1954 MAILED 24 ко 15 2 8364524 EBT HAO WOON NON наво 62 NOV 17 1954

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ED 59 NOV 151954 LIVE MAIL ROOM FBI S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Nov 12 5 53 PM '54

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 11/22/54 FROM / SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) Flying Saucers SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Rebulet dated 11/12/54• Attached is a memorandum containing the pertinent information contained in mylet of 11/2/54. RCD: SAS ENCLOSURE REGISTERED MAIL CHUEG KE S RECORDED - 24 INDEXED - 24 62 - 83894-350 NONE 9 2392 58 DEC 7 - 1954

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file RECEIVED Noy 29 4 52 PM 54 INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. Now 30 3 29 AM *5! DEC'O ESPIONAGE F B! N 3 DEPT OF JUSTICE Dec 2 4 47 PM 351 LIAISON SECTION FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE LED PIVLEZ СОЛЕКИЛЕЙ!

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CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio A source of unknown reliability, an acquain- tance of LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD who is the Director of the captioned organization Civilian Research, Inter- planetary Flying Objects, in October, 1954 advised that STRINGFIELD created this organization due to his intense interest in flying saucers. This source advised that STRINGFIELD is the Director of the organization and is assisted by his wife, and that STRINGFIELD writes and publishes monthly the multi-lithographed "Newsletter" of the organization. He uses the "Newsletter" to report news pertaining to the sightings of flying saucers and he claims the "Newsletter" now has a world-wide circula- tion of about 4,000 copies. The "Newsletter" sells at the subscription price of $2.00 per year. The same source furnished a copy of the "News- letter" dated October 1, 1954, which issue is designated Volume 1, Number 7, and carries the address Post Office Box 1855 (Cincinnati, Ohio). This issue identifies LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, address as captioned above, as the Director of the organization and reports that he had a private talk with Lieutenant Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Intelligence, United States Air Force, 005 September 21, 1954, and that in essence Colonel O'MARA told STRINGFIELD that flying saucers do exist and that past contradictions were unfortunate. It is noted that the final edition of the Cincinnati "Times Star", , a newspaper of general circu- lation in Cincinnati, Ohio, in its issue of September 28, 1954 on Page 25, carried an article entitled "Saucers, No Myth, Says Researcher". This article refers to the ACE CY 1C6 T/P Ceasheel t 05I(0-14»); REQ, REC'D (0-6) - DATE FORW 6212/ Internal beanst - 1 - KAT. 62-83894-350 COPIES DESTROYED CLOSURE 2.70 NOV 19 1964

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дир. October 1, 1954 issue of the "Newsletter", supra, and also reports on STRINGFIELD's interview with Lieutenant Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Air Force Intelligence, Wright Field (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio). NO LOC The same source also reported that STRINGFIELD regularly communicates with FRANK SOWARDS, former A. F. of L. radio news commentator, on the subject of saucers and that, according to STRINGFIELD, EDWARDS is also intensely interested in saucers. EDWARDS recently warned STRINGFIELD to be very careful or the Air Force would stop STRINGFIELD's publishing activities. This source further reported that STRINGFIELD maintains that the U. S. Air Force was responsible for EDWARDS being fired by the A. F. of L. as its radio news commentator because EDWARDS used his program to publicize his (EDWARDS!) saucer interest. This source further advised that STRINGFIELD has stated in his "Newsletter" and also personally that the U. S. Air Force maintains a strict censorship of news pertaining to saucers, that the Air Force has several thousand saucer scientists working on a research project and that any military personnel working on the project are subject to immediate court-martial if they reveal any facts about it. It was also related by this source that STRING- FIELD has stated that he believes his home telephone is peing monitored, presumably by the Air Force, and that he there- fore, makes his phone calls to Lieutenant Colonel O'MARA at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and to FRANK EDWARDS from his office at the DuBois Company, Inc., 1120 West Front Street, Cincinnati 3, Ohio, where he is employed as the Advertising Manager. This source was of the opinion that STRINGFIELD is now afraid to proceed too much for fear the U. S. Air Force will in some way stop his operations and that EDWARDS! warning to STRINGFIELD came after STRING- FIELD had issued the October 1, 1954 "Newsletter" concerning his talk with Colonel O'MARA. At the same time, this source continued, STRINGFIELD in talking about the possibility that the U. S. Air Force might stop his operations, made a - 2 -

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.. • This informant advised that although he had no facts to suggest this possibility, the possibility had occurred to him that the real purpose of the above organization might be to gather bits of information about a very secret U. S. Air Force Development Project. - 3 -

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November 26, 1954 RECORDER-45 INDEXED-45 62-83894-351 Mrs. Helen I. Sullivan Firkole Bridge ал Н віби Glengariff, County Cork Ireland Dear Mrs. Sullivan: Your letter dated October 27, 1954, with enclosures, has just been received. The thought prompting your writing me is very nuch appreciated, and I was interested in look- ing over the cuttings you forwarded. Since your connunication may be of concern to cnother governmental agencu, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it and copies of the two arti- cles you noted to the Director, Office of Special In- vestigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. I want to take this occasion to thank you for your kind expression of good wishes. I hope that my efforts will continue to merit your esteem. Sincerely yours, Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room John Edgar Hoover Director co - Legal Attache, London, England, with copy of endoming. cc - Foreign Liaison Desk and copies lof enclosures Copies of incoming and enclosures sent by form Office of Special Investigations, Department or there Air Force. COMM — FBI DEL: eS NOV 2 9 1954 del MAILED 24

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ROME DAILY AMERICAN Tuesday, September 28, 1954 Windshield 'Cancer' Epidemie Moving To Northern Italy Mysterious windshield explosions in Italy have followed "hurricane path" of shattering glass across theress surnd ye day appeared heading north. A United pits first standing крат north Piedmont fas + sin" unexplainable shield plosion have moved to Rome ana then started north again. with the last case being noted one at Modena, on the southern week ago edge of the Pa River valley in its wake the mystery has lef sources of stunned motorists, many cut by glass, describing the pheno- menon to puzzled authorities. They were driving along, sober folk with nothing unusual visible before them, when suddenly-crash! The "exploded" windshield splint- ers into a thousand pieces, crashing into their laps and often cutting the hands and face. once a serious More than crackup has been narrowly averted. What causes it? No one seems to know. Italians call it "cancer of the winishield." In its course across Italy, the "disease," which first appeared to strike motorists in northwest American U.S.. has spread from automobiles to include streetcars and houses. and It has occurred by day and night seems unrelated to weather, speed or age of vehicle. Following its June appearance in the Italian Piedmont, where it struck four cars in an area of hundred miles, the epidemic mov- ed east and south, hit Rome a week later. The phenomenon then mov- ed north, blasting the front glass of a big red tourist bus in Genoa. Latest case, still further north, was the literal explosion of the windshield glass of Dr. Martino Fa- rinetti at Modena. Dr. Farinetti, en route to a clinic, was eut in the face and momentarily lost control of the car. Attemping to brake to a stop, he spun around and nearly went over in a ditch. ENCLOSUn 62.83894-357

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Sunday, October 17, 1954 ROME DAILY AMERICAN Po Villagers See 'Saucer' Landing ROVIGO, Italy, Oct. 16 (UP)- shallow 20-foot crater and a scorched grove of popular trees in the marshlands of the Po river con- vinced the villagers of nearby Po DI Gnocca today that they really had seen a flying saucer. Police said several score of the villagers watched the "saucer" through its paces, They said the silver disc approached at great speed and then landed gently in the marshes a few miles away. After a short pause it rose perpendicular- ly into the air and sped away to- wards the east, they said. Excited villages who rushed to the spot where the disc appeared to land found the 20-foot crater and the scorched popolar trees. The "landing" was the most sensational of a new wave of flying saucer reports which is mystifying Italy. Reports of "discs" and "ci- gars" came from all over the pen- itisula despite Air Ministry assur- ances that no such objects have been registered on the ministry's radar network. ENCLOSUM 62-83894-357

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• STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandums • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. TO DATE: November 30, 1954 FROM SUBJECT: : Director, FBI + ки SAC, Detroit (65-2677) Klying SauCPrs CER CLUB 'ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN I U ISS FIED DETROIT ESPIONAGE - X DATE 3-21- SUBY 50-3 L50 v2 Reference is made to a letter From the Dice brate lo October 8, 1954, to Mr. L. P. WAGNER, 4353 Dickerson, Detroit 15, Michigan, regarding the Detroit Flying Saucer Club. The purpose of this letter is to set out for the information of the Bureau, the activities of Detroit Flying Saucer Club, as they are known. This is done chronologically nich On May 18, 1954, Mrs. JEAN PEARSON, Aviation Writer, Detroit Free Press, advised that she had been attending meetings concerning muni subversive. On May 27, 1954, Mrs. Free Press Editorial Writer, advised that one GEORGE ADAMSK, had talked in Detroit on flying saucers. They were alarmed at the nature of the remarks; such as "We are Americans, but" ......and that we should reduce our arms and would blow ourselves up with the H-Bomb, because visitors from outer space were afraid we had started some - Another lecturer in Detroit, was TRUMAN BETHURUM. LAURA MARXER, HENRY MADAY, and RONALD furnished by Michigan, who uses the pen name, JARB He is edit or, Bresser Cross Index Directory, Detroit* "MIDGE" in the They advised that LAUR! MARXER waS the Station WWJ-TV personality "Playschool" On July 13, 1954, GOODMAN advised that MADAY was bringing to Detroit, someone who talked to people from Venus, Clarion, etc., who are more highly advanced than earth people. They advocated the Golden Rule as the only workable rule. A meeting was to be held on July 15, 1954• GOODMAN also furnished a letter from one LAWRENCE JAN HOGE Or SUGE, encouraging him in his interest in flying saucers. GOODMAN felt such an organization could use the flying saucer scare as political propaganda or from a psuedo-religious view. He said they opposed the atomic bomb and warfare. Mich MISS LOUISE MOONEY, 8854. Stoepel, Detroit, and a clerk in the Doubleday Bookstore, Penobscott Blag•, advised she attended the July 15, 1954 meeting of the flying saucer group. The purpose was RBS: mjv 759 62.83894-353 RECORDED-74 6 DEG 6 1954 COPIES DESTROYED Atodetti 270 NOV 19 1964 INDEXED-74 EX-112

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Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X to organize a flying saucer club in Detroit. HENRY MADAY was behind it. She said she first met him when he came in the store to buy books on flying saucers. An organizational letter was passed out at this meeting stating the purpose of the "Flying Saucer Club of Detroit" was: 1. Exchange ideas, and in general, become aware of the flying saucer picture. 2. Invite national "saucer" speakers to Detroit, and enlighten the public. 3. Spread information on flying saucers. 4. To engage in those aspects of "saucer" Interests, especially appealing to each member, such as, astronomy, engineering, spiritual, curiosity, etc. The temporary committee setting forth these aims were HENRY MADAY, LAURA MARXER, BRYANT REEVE, N. D. UNTER, HOWARD/ KOHL, HELEN REEVE, and JOH HOFFMAN. this July 15, 1954, meeting, GEORGE ADAMSKI introduced CLARENCE O. A TROUT, of E. Outer Drive, Detroit, who reported seeing a flying saucer July 14, 1954, at 10:30 p.m. mi d Mrs. JEAN MYRUS, 8848 Stoepel, advised that the first official meeting of the Detroit Flying Saucer Club (DFSC) would be held August 19, 1954• The Detroit Times of August 20, 1954, in an article on the August 19, 1954. meeting, said that "Scientists were wrong in dis- counting the flying saucer theory" and that the Club would act as a clearing house for local sightings, and submit reports to the Army test center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton. Mrs. MOONEY advised that the August 19, 1954 meeting consisted mostly of people saying they had seen saucers. Mr. REEVES, an engineer, commented on each reported sighting. JOHN HOFFMAN, an advertising man, and a Mr. TROUT, of Continental Motors, reported sightings. Mr. VERN WILLARD, 30761 Glenmuer Rd., Farmington, Michigan, advised on September 29, 1954, that the officers of the DESC, 6432 Cass Avenue, Detroit, were: - 2 -

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Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X HENRY MADAY, President LAURA MARXER, Vice-President DOLORES M. COYNE, Secretary mich JOHN OFFMAN, Treasurer He said the club was going to petition the President of the United States to make public all government information on flying saucers. advised him he was a group leader in the club, and his duties would be to keep up with latest developments and advise his group, the names of which he would receive from Miss COYNE. The Detroit Free Press of September 29, 1954, said in an article that the DESC met September 28, 1954, and DESMOND LESLIE, British flying saucer authority, spoke, stating that GEORGE ADAMSKI made contact two years ago with space people in a California desert. Mr. VERN WILLARD advised he received a letter September 30, 1954, from DOLORES M. COYNE, Secy., DFSC, setting out the discussion group in the Farmington area as: Mr. and Mrs. AILEY, 32740 Northwestem Htghway Dtrot ALFRED S TUDER, 28993 Parihill Detroit, Mich M. TIMER, 29581 Belfast, Detroit, Mick He received a letter from her October 4, 1954, adding to the above list: Miss LUCY RAMBO, 30203 Overdale Ct., Rte. 4, Farmington Mr. WILLARD, on October 13, 1954, said that LAURA MARXER asked him to call a meeting October on October 151e 10 10, 1954. At this time, he said he felt he knew less about the club than anyone; but he thought it would make a good cover for subversive activities. He advised the object of group discussions, according to MARXER, was: 1. To indoctrinate people to receive space people. 2. Mass landings in Detroit in October (not further explained.) - 3 -

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N Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X 3• A saucer landed at 4:30 a.m., September 30, 1954, at Rotunda Drive and Southfield (Detroit) with strange greenish men in brown uniforms. 4. Unseen psychic forces (no further explanation.) Mr. WILLARD said that a group met at his home October 24, 1954, consisting of: RUTH BAITEY and friend RUT *TOCKOUT (phonetic) LAURA MARXER JOHN LOBART At this meeting, BAILEY said she was an athiest. The main discussion was about religion, science, and double talk, WILLARD Twenty such discussion groups exist. MARXER said there would be landings in Detroit in October, but she could be wrong• Before the meeting started, LUCY RAMBO called, saying, she was not coming and was resigning. WILLARD said a group leaders meeting was held November 6, 1954, at Ed. ANDREWS, 7323 Mayburn, Dearbor. Seventeen were there. He did not consider any of it subversive. The Board of Directors of the DESC are: HENRY MADAY, President LAURA MARXER, Vice-President DOLORES M. COYNE, Secretary JOHN C. HOFFMAN, Treasurer HOWARD KEHL, RANDALL/ COX Directors MADELINE MEN DE m.l Mr. WILLARD said the purpose of this leaders meeting was to discuss how to handle issues arising in group meetings. These were: 1. Religious - 4 -

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Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X 2. Group representation to the Board of Directors of the club. The group leaders are supposed to control discussion, and not offend any religious belief ch At this meeting, FRANK R. SCHUSTER, a group leader, 3022 Chalmers, Detroit, said that JOHN HOFFMAN opposed group meetings because of accusations against them of subversive activities. An unidentified person said he did not think it true, but it was alleged one member of the Board of Directors was a Communist. MADAY answered this by saying he would mention no names, but the accuser should see him about this, and the accused was not a Communist. He said fellow travellers could get in or infiltrate the club, but he was at a loss as to any way of controlling that. As a result of this meeting, WILLARD felt the group was either subversive, or a new religious group. He felt it all stems from ADAMSKI in California. He said one RIC. VILKINSON, a flying saucer speaker, had moved to Detroit. At this meeting, MADAY said that had saucer landings occurred in Detroit, in October, the group leaders would have been first to know it. He said he reported to ADAMSKI the predictions of MARKER and ADAMSKI felt she should not predict more than 30 days in advance, and, even that was no good sometimes. On November 4, 1954, WILLARD said Miss. COYNE advised him another addition to his group was Mrs, CATHERIN. /SCHAEFER, 25390 (1) Harcourt, and also, Mr. and Mrs. DOT WOODS, 26015 La Muera Drive, Farmington. WILLARD said that on November 8, 1954, LAURA MARXER advised him she was resigning from the Board of Directors of the Club as she had too many outside interests, and she had to eat. She said she was going to show the film, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" • around Michigan, as a result of having met two men (not named). She said ADAMSKI, in California, was her God, even admitting his earthly faults. Mr. HAROLD THOMPSON, 13341 Livernois, a former Chief Assistant to the Secretary of State (Michigan), and Detroit's first Interracial Committee Director, furnished this office on November 18, 1954, some literature put out by Dr. CHARLES East Lansing, Michigan, which THOMPSON's son obtained at a flying saucer discussion or class. LAUGHEAD's material is in the form of a letter, with attachments to American editors and Publishers, stating - 5 -

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• Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X he feels they should publish it. He claims messages are received by extra sensory perception from other planets, which are watching the earth. He said one Mrs. DOROTHY MARTIN, Oak Park, Illinois, receives the messages, mostly as lessons for flying saucer clubs. He said she one day picked up her pencil, and it began to write for her in the form of these messages (apparently, it has been writing ever since). LAUGHEAD's letters to editors are dated August 30, 1954 and September 17, 1954. MARTIN's writings are set out as recordings, all in 1954, rom April to August 27, 1954. One dated April 24, 1954, captioned 'Telepathy Our Common Means of Communication Dr. SEARLE BEIGLOW Of Lansing, Michigan". It says he was a physician and psychiatrist who suffered much, and was persecuted for his unorthodox lessons in mental disease. He seems to be the contact with outer space. In his September, 17, 1954 letter, LAUGHEAD states an important date is December 21, 1954, with the center of activity being the mid- west. There will be an earthquake, buildings will fall, Lake Michigan will rise in a wave extending to Lake Erie, and here and elsewhere, he describes how the entire world will change geologically. On November 23, 1954, Mr. GOODMAN, of the Detroit Free Press, called to advise he was going to do a story on the DESC and their activities. He inquired whether the FBI was investigating the club, and was advised we could make no statement one way or another regarding the organization. It is not known the date his story will appear. The Detroit Office has conducted no investigation of the DFSC, and has received its information from those indicated above, who are voluntarily furnishing it. No investigation of the club is contemplated at this time. Detroit has no identifiable subversive information on the officers of the club, or of LAUGHEAD or BEIGLOW (also BIGELOW) • HENRY MADAY, mentioned in the Director's letter of October 8, 1954, above, has already come to the attention of the Bureau. He first came to the attention of Detroit Office, in 192. He then used the pen name JARED LYON, was considered a religious fanatic, wrote widely on religious subjects, was connected with "The Harbingers" , a "Unity Movement" group in Kansas City, and claimed objection to combatant military service in World War II. He has not been the subject of an investigation by Detroit. - 6 -

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Tick - Mos sbury ...- SAC, Detreit (65-3677) (original and one ) RECORDED - 71 Director, FBI (62-83894) - 352 128 DETROTT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X De cember 16, 1954 Reurlet 11/30/54. You are instruoted to Sorward to the Bureau a memorandum or report suitable for dissemination containing the pertinent information set forth in referenced letter, in order that it can be disseminated by the Bureau to OsI and to the Internal Security Division of the Department of Justice. In view of the facts set forth in referenced letter, no further investigation of this matter need be conducted by your office at this time. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ASSIFIE al brafty #2+5114 EHM: alp (4) Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy- COMM — FBI DEC 1 6 1954 MAILED 24 BEG HE 3 TA dS24 1400% 702л EC 20 4fiv

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. FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Best Possible Image TO Director, FRI DATE: ah/26/54 FROM SAC, Phoenix, (62-213) SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS Bnclosed herewith are envelope and form letter re- coived by the Mayer of Lucson, Arizona, and made averlable to SAH. HELION MC KEE of this office. is noted the envelope bears return address of "Aerial Phenomena. Investigator" , 69 S Stemford Hill, London, England" and postmark "Stoke, Newington, 19/26/54". The fon conter bearing signatura A'S. Himself Phenomena ion regarding the sighting inquiry made bus and orts fint he system un to date it would be verm appreciated if you would kindly complete, the enclused Porm and return same to me" Tha Porn calls for the following type deta any flying saucers observed: "Time of sightix omposition, speed, altitude, directi pattern, color, sound, length or eneming pure 103 wind" ace is eleeniting the fem Infomi ins receipt cano content or the abover loom has been furnished ost offices W1111ams AHR and Lüke AFB in the Phoenix area. The gripinal milesed for the Bureau, with the thought the infor- matton may be furnished Legat, London, to be channelized to Interested London agencles. SINOLO. AT PACEND RECORDED - 36 INDEXED - 36 62-3894- 353 12-10 8 NOV 30 1954 Resentere

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rig. and duplicate 1-yellow 1-Liaison Sect. tickler 1-Mr. Mannion RECORDED - 36 62-83894 + 353 Date: Froma December 2, 1954 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 85, D. C. Jonn Bagar Hoover, Direccor Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS This Bureau's Office at Phoenia, Arizong, received from the Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, a form letter wich he received from "Aerial Phenomena Investigator," 69 Stanford #611, London, N. 16, England. The enuelope containing the forn letter was postmarked "stoke, Newington, 10-26-54." for letter with a tupewritten note bearing the signature of who identified himself as "Aertal Phenomena Harold Nation" seeks inforuation regarding the sighting of Investigator, flying saucers. Matian indicated that the purpose of his inquiry was "in order to bring my reporta and filing system up to date it would be very nuch appreciated if you would kindly complete the enclosed form and return same to me." The forn calla for the following tupe data concerning any flying saucers observed: "Time of sighting, size, shape, composition, speed, altitude, direction, maneuvre pattern, color, sound, length of time observed, sky conditions, visibility, direction of ground wind." on the form la provided a space for the name, age and address of the person ezecuting the form and a space for general remaria. Mattan is unknown in the files of this Bureau. The above information has been furnished your Offices Williana AFB and Luke APP gEC D. Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy § 4 DEC 16195€ 1 - Legal Attache (See note on ip. 2) SEGUET - AIR COURIER [London, EnglandEn PROPRIAOS AT TIES - Foreign Service Desk (de kovse JJM: KFC/bpKaph SLIP(S) 0i (6) CONIM - FBI DATEI DEC 9 1954 MAILED, 19 MECEINED - BONBOWVY DE 182d

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DEC 10 HOR REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE F B CEPT CE DEC 9 10. 20 AM °540r FCEIVED - BOARDMARA TEED" .DEC 8 4 14 PN °54 RECEIVED - BL DEC 9 11 28 AM 354 ** DEC 10 1954 9 9 24 AM 251 U. S. DEPT OF JUSTICE

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ATTENTION LEGAL ATTACHE, LONDON: You may desire to advise your sources concerning the receipt of this communication from Mattan and concerning the type of information he is desirous of receiving. - 2

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ENCLOSURA 62-83894-353 •

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From 69 Stamped kill AERIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATOR, condon. N.16 England CIVILD 7 15 PM 26 OCT 1954 • N.16 JOIN THE CITY MAYOR. Tuc SoN. ARIZONA U. S. A•

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1-2-1950. Date Time af sighting Size Shape Composition Speed Altitude: Directim • - Ma ne are: Pattern Colour Sound lengith of time observed Sley condit hone VISIBILITY Direction of ground wind Name jage; and address. Geral remarks PLACE WNERE SEEN, ETC. A WITNESS RE.Fly ing Sauoers • Dear Mađém, In order to bring my Feports and filing ayatem up compIle te the encloued form and return same England. 69 Stamford-hill-London. N.1d Toure sincere 31 Maltan Aertal phenumena Investiga tor. AERIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATOR, 62-83894-353

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December 17, 1954 RECORDED-42 INDEXED-42 62-83894-354 Miss Marian L. Amite EX-130 Box 40 Thousand Palms, California Dear Miss Wite: Your letter dated December 6, 1954, has been received. Although I would like to be of service, information in FBI files is confidential and avail- able for official use only. I would like to point out also that this Bureau is strictly a fact-finding agency and does not make evaluations or draw conclu- sions as to the character or integrity of any individual, publication or organiaation. I know you will understand the reason for these rules and will not infer either that we do or that we do not have the information you desire. Sincerely yours, Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room. Holloman - Gandy John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE: Bufiles. Aboara a Flying saucer" is not identifiable in It is to be noted that correspondent did not furnish its author's name. Sauce, "Per call to the Library was written by Truman of Congress "Aboard a Flying Be thurum. In June, 1954, inquiry was made by the Cincinnati Office concerning Bethurum and his flying disk lectures since that office had received a complaint similar to current correspondent's. (62-83894-342) No other references were located which might be identical with subject of gurrent inquiry COMM — FBI DC L: 7g Ril 9 DEC 1 7 1954 MAILED 24 del

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Saucers DE CEME 6, 1954 MR EDGAR HOOVER, • DEPT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. DEAR MR HOOVER; ( y) I HAVE MET ANDTALKED WITH THE MAN WHO WROTE THE BOOK, "ABOARD A FLYING SAUCER! HE SOUNDS SINCERE BUT I AM ALWAYS SCEPTICAL AND I HAVE BEEN WONDERING IF HE COULD BE TRYING TO PUT OVER ANY PROPAGANDA. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE PALM SPRINGS REPUBLIC OF LU MEMBERS HEARD HIM DENTIE CONE LINED TO KNOW IF HE IS ALRIGHT. ANYTHING YOU TELL ME WILL BE KEPT IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE. VERY TRULY YOURS, Manian 1. ohit BOX 40 1000 PALMS CALIFORNIA 12-17-54 RECORDED-42 EX-I30 62-83894 - 354 3 DEC 20 1954

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RECEIVED -BOARDMA JAN 6 4 31 PM °55. 3: 05 PM '55 REG'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE JAN 6 5 44 PH '55 822 JAN 7 9. 49 AM °55 REC'O ESPIONAGE FBI U.S DEPT. OF JUSTICE

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INFORMATION CONTATNED SSIFI 1/85 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FD-36 Mr. Tolson. Mr. Boardmen Mr. Nichols Mr. Belmont. Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr. Mr. Parsons. Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Sizoo._ Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room Mr. Holloman. Miss Gandy Transmit the following Teletype message to: FBI, DETROIT 1/5/55 PM EST DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) AIRTEL AMSD DETRO IT FLYING SAUCERSCLUB, ESP-X. ONE LEONARD DAVIDSON, 14896 KENTFIELD, A DETROIT PD PATROLMAN WHO IS A MEMBER OF ABOVE CLUB, ADVISED THAT RANDALL COX, WHO IS A CLUB DIRECTOR, TWICE HAS STATED HE IS "WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FBI AND HAS BEEN TOLD TO REPORT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR A CONFERENCE." cOX REPORTEDLY SAID HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO BRING ANOTHER CLUB OFFICER, JOHN C. HOFFMAN, WITH HIM. HOFFMAN AND DAVIDSON ARE COUSINS. WHEN THE TIME CAME TO GO TO WASHINGTON, COX SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GO AND THEY WOULD DO SO LATER. BOTH OF COX'S STATEMENTS WERE MADE WITHIN PAST MONTH. THE DETROIT OFFICE IS PREPARING A REPORT SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION ON THE CLUB. IMMEDIATELY AFTER 1/15/55, COX WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY DETROIT REGARDING ABOVE STATEMENTS, REPRIMANDED AND CAUTIONED TO REFRAIN FROM SUCH IN THE FUTURE, UACB. A REPORT WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED. END Mr. Belmont 1/1/55 MC INTIRE -110 62-83894-355 RECORDED-37 RBS: JEP #5 (4) CC: MR. BELMONT AND BURDEVISOR DOM. INTEL. DIVISION 65-2677 AIRTEL fkmu. Approved: Special Agent: in Charge 20 JAN 6 1955 - Sent _M Per_

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ny 3,20 ТО DORDED-23 JAN 1 0 1955 RECEIVED - BOARDMAN 7 2 50 PM °55 WVITED JAN COIN - RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JAN 7 4 01 PM '55 УСЕ ТИБОЗИЧИТОЙ СОИЗУДИНО 1

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CC Mossburg AIR-TEL URGENT JANUARY 7, 1955 SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) (original & 1, DETROIT FLYING SAUCERE CLUB, ESPIONAGE - X. REURAIRIEL 1/5/55. BUREAU SEES NO REASON FOR YOUR OFFICE TO WAIT UNTIL 1/15/55, TO INTERVIEW RANDALL COX. INTERVIEW HIM LINEDIATELY UNLESS THERE IS SOME GOOD REASON TO THE CONTRARY IN WHICH CASE THE BUREAU SHOULD BE ADVISED. COX SHOULD BE INTERVIEWED FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN YOUR REFERENCED AIRTEL. 62-83894-355 HOOVER EX - 110 RECURDED-37 62-83894 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED 42+5974 EHM: f jm zM (4) Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman — Gandy - 00 WAN 1 4 1955 l COMM - FBI JAN - 7 1955 MAILED 20 E BI

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandrim • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT • TO Director, FBI DATE: 1/18/55 FROM W1.D • SAC, Kansas City (66-2995) SUBJECT: C. W. CHEEK FLYING SAUCERS MISC. - INFORMATION CONCERNING (pS) On January 13, 1955 Mr. C. W. CHEEK, telephone AT 6747, Kansas City, Ks., contacted an agent of this office and advised he is employed as an aeronautical engineer at the Ford Aircraft Plant at Claycomo, Mo. He indicated he obtained the Agent's name through investigation conducted at the Ford Plant in connection with a sabotage case there approximately one year ago. Mr. CHEEK indicated he and two other engineers had perfected plans for a "flying saucer type aircraft". He said they had been negotiating with the U. S. Air Force and the CAA for several months with regard to the sale of the plans D. C., was fully advised him that he should not divulge these plans to anyone other than Agents of the FBI or high ranking officers in the U. S. Air Force. (b) (3) (A) Saxa 15 0 RECORDED COPY FILED IN MLS/hmg (b) (3) (Á)) ADIS REOORDED-62 62-83894-356 Deve 10X XIDEXEULCR EX-1254 JAN 20 1955

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To: Director, FBI Re : C. W. Cheek Flying Saucers 1/18/55 (b) (3) (A) (b) (3) (A) (b) (3) (A) The above information is being furnished to the Bureau because it pertains to an alleged explanation of sightings of Flying saucers. It is being furnished to the Bureau primarily, b)g) A. for the purpose of giving information to the Bureau OSI locally has not been furnished the information as this matter does not involve the sighting of a flying saucer. -2-

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JAN 14 9 26 AN *55 PEC'O ESPIONAGE F 6 ! IS DEPT OF JUSTICE

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Mr. Tolson. Boardman. FD-36 T Mr. Be Mr. HU Mr. Mohin Mr. Parsons Rosen Tamm 8iz00 Mr. Winterrowd Tole. Boom Holloman. Mias Gandy CONIGENOO GIF Секи an FBI Transmit the following Teletype message to: DETROIT 1-12-55 AIRTEL DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) AMSD DETROIT FLYING SAUCERS CLUB, ESPIONAGE-X. RANDALL COX, 8456 COLGATE, OAK PARK, MICH., EMPLOYED AS PARTNER, USED CAR LOT, 17177 LIVERNOIS, DETROIT, INTERVIEWED 1-11-55 IN BUREAU CAR IN VICINITY 17177 LIVERNOIS. COX DENIED MAKING ANY STATEMENT HE WAS WORKING WITH OR HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH FBI. HE CLAIMED SUCH ALLEGATION COULD HAVE ARISEN AS RESULT OF QUESTIONS ASKED DURING SOME MEETING AS TO WHETHER CLUB HAD FURNISHED INFORMATION TO FBI OR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. HE REPLIED HE OR THE CLUB WOULD BE WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH ANYONE AT ANY TIME. HE WAS CAUTIONED TO MAKE NO REPRESENTA- TION OR STATEMENT LEAVING THE IMPRESSION HE HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH FBI. AS TO REPORTING TO WASHINGTON, COX SAID HE AND JOHN C. HOFFMAN, ANOTHER CLUB DIRECTOR, WERE GOING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION "TO THE PENTAGON" AND THEY HOPED TO SEE "SOMEONE IN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE". COX SAID THEY INTENDED TAKING WITH THEM SOMEONE, OR POSSIBLY TWO, WHO HAD ACTUALLY SIGHTED SAUCERS. IF THEY GET NO ONE TO GO THEY WILL GET AFFIDAVITS FROM SAUCER SIGHTERS. THEIR PURPOSE IN GOING IS TO FURNISH WHAT INFO THEY HAVE (THIS IS IN POSSESSION OF THE CLUB) ON FLYING SAUCER. RBS: AMW (4) 65-2677 COPIES DESTR APPTOVed: To. ÉD Special Agent In Charge 270 NOV 19 1964 JAN 13.1955 Sent_ Per_

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FD-36 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Transmit the following Teletype message to: PAGE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS AND TO OBTAIN WHAT INFO THEY CAN ON SAUCERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. COX CLAIMED HE KNEW OF NO INFO THEY HAD WHICH MIGHT EFFECT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OR INTERNAL SECURITY OF THE U.S. HE CLAIMS ONE JOHN FRY, A TECHNICIAN NOW ASSIGNED TO SANDIA AF BASE, NEW MEXICO, HAS ACTUALLY FLOWN IN A SAUCER FROM SANDIA BASE TO NEW YORK CITY, THE ROUND TRIP REQUIRING ONLY 30 MINUTES. COX SAID FRY WAS TO COME TO DETROIT IN THE FUTURE TO SPEAK. COX CLAIMS SAUCER CLUBS HAVE ACTUALLY RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM OUTER SPACE AND ALTHOUGH SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW, HE FEELS THEY DO EXIST; HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MANY PEOPLE AND CLAIMS HE HAS SEEN THEM HIMSELF. HE FEELS THE PURPOSE OF CONTACTS WITH EARTH IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME TO PREPARING PEOPLE TO RECEIVE LANDINGS FROM OUTER SPACE. HE SAID THE SAUCERS ARE FRIENDLY TO U. S. HE SAID MESSAGES RECEIVED INDICATE ALL PLANETS BUT EARTH HAVE CONQUERED OUTER SPACE. OUTER SPACE PEOPLE CONSIDER THOSE ON EARTH THE LOWEST FORM OF UNIVERSAL EXISTENCE. HOFFMAN IMPRESSED AGENTS AS BEING ONLY A LAYMAN (FORMERLY IN USAF, WW II) WHO HAS BEEN CARRIED BEYOND THE REALM OF SCIENTIFIC FACT INTO THAT OF POSSIBLE SCIENTIFIC FICTION. COX CLAIMS THAT DR. CHARLES A. LAUGHEAD, MICH. STATE COLLEGE PROFESSOR WHO WAS DISMISSED FOR HIS ACTIVITIES AND PREVIOUS PREDICTIONS OF GEOLOGIC UPHEAVALS WHICH WERE TO HAVE OCCURRED 12-21-54, WAS MISUNDERSTOOD BUT ALLOWED HIS THINKING TO DWELL TOO MUCH ON Approved: _ Sent_ Per_ Special Agent in Charge

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REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE JAN 13 4 51 PM '55 HECEWED COMMUNICATIONS JAN 13 4 15 PM '55

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FD-36 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Transmit the following Teletype message to: PAGE THREE POSSIBILITIES OF FLYING SAUCERS AND OUTER SPACE. MUCH OF COX'S STATEMENTS BEAR CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO THE WRITINGS OF DOROTHY MARTIN, OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, MENTIONED IN DETROIT LETTER, 11-30-54. IT IS REQUESTED THE BUREAU ADVISE WHETHER ANY ATTEMPTS BE MADE BY DETROIT TO OBTAIN ANY OF THE MATERIAL MENTIONED BY COX AS BEING IN POSSESSION OF THE FLYING SAUCER CLUB. THIS PROBABLY WOULD REQUIRE CONTACTS WITH OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CLUB, WHICH MIGHT BE UNDESIRABLE, PARTICULARLY DUE TO THE DOUBT EXISTING THAT THEY COULD BE CONTACTED ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS. REPORT FOLLOWS. MC INTIRE END Approved: - Sent Per Special Agent in Charge

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821022 COWW-EBI 70И Т 81822 REEDIBELMONCEIVED KAIL ROOM FBI - JUSTICE BI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JAN 18 9 32 AM '55, JAN 8 12 17 PM °55 JAN 19 1955 SOTA TOM. COM BECOSU

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Mr. Mossburg AIR - TEL JANUARY 18, 1955 RECORDED - 13 62-83874-357 SAC, DETROIT (65-2877) (Drigo de 1) DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB, ESPIONAGE - I• REURAIR- TEL 1-12-55. INVESTICATION RE SIGHTING OF FLYING SAUCERS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE AIR FORCE AND NOT THE BUREAU. THE BUREAU DOES NOT DESIRE YOUR OFFICE TO OBTAIN FROM CAPTIONED CLUB OR ITS NEMBERS, MATERIAL CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS. THE INFORMATION IN YOUR REFERENCED AIR-TEL AND INFORMATION CONCERNING MATERIAL REPORTEDLY IN POSSESSION OF CAPTIONED CLUB SHOULD BE REFERRED TO IN THE REPORT BEING PREPARED BY YOUR OFFICE. A COPY OF YOUR REPORT SHOULD BE FURNISHED TO OSI LOCALLY. 62-83894 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HERE аваратру сопрт 24597 EHM : rmp: alt def (4) 2/12/56 unt rub Ретано ну 2/11/55 HOOVER Detal ept ant 0-11 Det Rendhugon 195t tal net t на Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen amm 200 terrowd e. Room 139 oman JAN 2 5 1955 8-30 179 GE 20214CE Wells MAILED I1 JAN 1 8 1955 COMM - FB

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NT. 0% EPART GUr ENTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 RIES OF AMERICS 27-0-718 80 APR 1955 Honorable J. Bdgar Hoover Direotor, Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. Received from ost Dato. 31, ATTN : Mr. Deniel J• Sullivan Liaison Agent RE: CHARLES YOST OC Research Laboratory St. Clair Shores, Michigan ALK Dear Sir: Attached are copies of a letter recently forwarded to this office batta restor of pal Tapest tubbed, he lotter refle pla AUCERS return address of the 18th Cml. Tech. Intel. Det., 100th Cml. Gap.• Fort MeClel]m, Alabema. 22 1955 The orietnal letter a furnished by Major will on crehale Jr., Commender, 5004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, APO 942, Seattle, Washington. Mejor Greenhalgh advised that the letter was turned over to Flight A of his orgenization by Doctor Kemidy, DDS, Nome, Alaska. Major Greenhalgh identifled Dr. Kennidy as a private pilot who has in the past been the source of several reports to this organization. Dr. Kennidy reported that the letter was found in a book which he had loaned to Mrp FLyIN returned. Small over a year ago and which was revently ALASSA Major Greenhalgh identified Mr. Small as a type-setter for the Nome Nugget, a newspaper which 1s published three times a week. Mr. Small was further described as being peculiar end a definite introvert type. He is a near alcoholio and is presently living with an Bakimo women who jis an alcoholio. ALASKA LENCL., Major Greenhalgh advised that Mrs Boucher, who is mentioned in 19 the lotter, publishes the Nome Nugget. A search of the files of this office and the files of OSI, Alasican Air Command, failed to locate information pertinent to the persons tioned in the attached letter. RECORDED - 15 (0-24) - 62-83874386081 REQ. REC'D INDEXED - 15 DATE FORW. HOW FORy 4/3,7253 10 APR 1955 - 113 BY 5 з 195b) CONFIDE

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CONFIDENTIAL Ltr to FBI, File 27-0-718, RE: CHARLES A. YOST, OC Research Laboratory, St. Clair Shores, Michigan (Cont) The attached letter is furnished for your information and any action deemed necessary. Sincerely, 1 Inel (in dup) Photostat, Itr fr Yost to Small dtd 14 Nov 54 00 : Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Departuent of the Aray #/incl (in dup) atte LUTTON, JR, It Colonel, USAF Chief, Counter Intelligence Div Direotorate of Special Investigations The Inspector General CONGẢNI

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14 November, 1953 18th Cml.Tech Intel Det • 100th Cml.Grp• Fort McClellan, Alabama Dear Mr. Small, Youp letter was recieved Nov.12, 1953. Thank you very much for replying and offering your aid We also wish to thank Mrs Bou- As you will notice my address hes changed. Until further notice it will be as shown in the upper right hand corner. At the present time our research activities are being kept secret. However, at a time in the future when we have no need to use this security measure, I will personally write and inform you of what we were,and possibly are,doing• Our research does heve a connection with the "flying saucer", although it is at present a secondary issue. The main body of our research is with electric fields. (It is not a "copy" of what Keyhoe mentioned in his recent book relating to the Canadian Project. The research with which we are concered has been carried on for many years now by a research foundation in Western United States-which is not connected to us.) The "flying Saucer" reports are of value to us because they may give clues towerd the investigation of various phases in our re- I have told you these things so that you might understand for our recieving saucer reports,also because you are no doubt curious about our activities. Every once in a while I will inform you of our activity.) Eecause you and Mrs. Boucher are taking the time and trouble to help us - in turn, we wish to cooperate as best we can to in some way return the favor. So,do not hesitate in calling on us in the future. Yours truly, Charks a. Yast Coordinator OC Research Laboratory , in St. Clair Shores, Michigan E-/ line

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CHULUSURE 62-83894-358

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4-22 FEDERAL BURÉAU OF IN STIGATION • RECORDS SECTION 4:26 —_, 1955 _ Name Check Unit-Room 6523 Attention. ] Service Unit-Room 6524 Forward to File Review Return to 212 Supervisor 0 Room 4720 Ext. 2104/ All References Subversive References Main References Only Main - References Only Restrict to Locality of Breakdown Buildup Variations Exact Name Only Exact Spelling Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT_ tha Address L. Yoot Localities Birthdate 8 Place R# Date 1 - 35 FILE NUMBER Searcher Initial H.D.M. SERIAL N+ V77 - 5484 N1-63 - 86617 N\ VH6 - 40/15 NB /21- 25/82 V100- 314475 N1-63-75142-32-113, Eml.P6; 65-1252-55, N\ - 40 - 25717-87 200-64700-1309,P-2831; N1 - 198-2366 - 502 - /-

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. NUMEROUS REFERE 4-22a SEARCH SLIP Supervisor Man l P#_ FILE NUMBER Room 4230 Searcher Date -2≤ Initial HiD.m SERI AL Char. 65-280 3 88 NI 10-28 N1-100 21 200 221,500 NI 7. 222, 1001,8-56, NI 100 - 691007= 65,000 1-216, 236,330-261 VI V74=1313 -303,385 ND 45-18288 -182881P)F ND 165 36317- 4 T00 - 21015 - I, N 32-23002-37 13,8m/ 1-2/A. 8396- NI 100-184908 N1 17/- 1049 -- 2 = 58, - 2 -

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4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF 1 STIGATION• RECORDS SECTION 4-25, 1955 Name Check Unit-Room 6523 Attention 349 ] Service Unit-Room 6524 Forward to File Review Return to Z pashura Supervisor Room 4/ 730 Ext. 3104/ All References Subversive References Main References Only Main_ _ References Only Restrict to Locality of. alaska Breakdown Buildup Variations Exact Name Only Exact Spelling Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT. Address sir. Amall Localities Birthdate & Place R#. Searcher Date 4-25 _ Initial He D•M. FILE NUMBER SERIAL n, R. • in alaska 105- 58068-1003 Can N539975 80, Le Hamptorke - 3 -

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4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF 1 RECORDS SECTION 2-25 STIGATION * —, 1955 Name Check Unit-Room 6523 Attention ] Service Unit-Room 6524 Forward to File Review Return to Meisura Supervisor Room - 730 Ext. 2/04 All References Subversive References Main References Only Main_ Restrict to Locality of. to References Only alas Breakdown Buildup Variations Exact Name Only Exact Spelling Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Address Mes Localities Birthdate & Place R# _Date 4-25 FILE NUMBER Searcher Initial H.D M. SERIAL ND - las Ka fa MF 31 - 14916 - 2, 47MF 100- 5-75-35 34, Work Onl in Alaska - 4-

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4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF RECORDS SECTION 4-25 ESTIGATION —, 195 5- 7 Name Check Unit-Room 6523 I Attention - • Service Unit-Room 6524 I Forward to File Review Return to _ Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room _ 4730 All References Subversive References Main References Only Main_ - References Only Restrict to Locality of ala ka Breakdown Buildup Variations Exact Name Only Exact Spelling Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT_ Dr. te Address Localities Birthdate & Place. R# 65-5 Date 4-25 FILE NUMBER Searcher Initial HiD.m SERIAL 8025-10 , 104, - 5-

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CARL F. CASSIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR. HOTEL Gralynn Pleace Escar pencil. FLORIDA HARRY E.TUTTLE, RESIDENT MANAGER NC GRALYNN ear Ms. Haaver- CathERINE *AuchEn bauch San criting to you with an ingent request since my prevince letters to the President have been ignored. FlyING Saucers Despite all the ridicule regarding Plying Saucer, - they are real - Purthemoe then samee and actinter are incredible w and a serious threat a aur country, and all countres. I have prome RECORDE0-99 that the President wail INDEXED-99 62-83874-357 i send. Jun 291855 4 to 1 r00 men le Considered sane, with good peripheral 50 AUG 3 19591 vision and the ability to follow

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directions and plenty of abelit, o Let I mig the time the min ad guarantee each and Everyane cult see somethin that will prave Saucers and i wore are real and attack? theis ua, nea hail, tornadoes, and so called"u They neves replied. No one will Even check my ete guarantee. Khat more can I do? If I get epcited they'll think me a reg seming tallicinatin maniac, As is, I'm Я днеса. quacantee anyone cho. has the abone mentined qualitie Can also have my Lallucinatine

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Ju 27 10 15 AM 055 MR. JONES RECEIVED - NICHRUGS 3 12 45 PM '55 B 1 RECEIVES F B US DEPT OF JUSTICE

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM M/A/ Jones SUBJECT: CATHERINE AUGHENBAUGH INFORMATION CONCERNING FloRida Tolson - DATE: July 26, 1955 Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room - Holloman - Gandy - Correspondent submitted a, six-page rambling and partly incoherent letter postmarked July 24, 1955, wherein she a number of "F. B. I. men" to assist her in watching fof requests Slying saucers which she claims are real. She remarks she has previously written letters to the President, but that they have been ignored. Bufiles reflect no record identifiable with correspondent. RECOMMENDATION: W No acknowledgment of correspondent's letter in view of her apparent disturbed condition. her RECORDED 90 92-83894-3,60 INDEXED-99 ne 6 JUL 29 1955 JRH: apb al (2) COL - XB 50 AUG 3 195$ 13>

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CARL F. CASSIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR . HARRY E. TUTTLE, RESIDENT MANAGER MIAMI, FLORIDA GRALYAN You have exactl the shaped eyesheet suited to wing this equipment- and your nore haped right too, strangely Enough, this matters! Even how eyes are spaced matters! Please Tryto get F. B. I. watchers well large apen-ind Eyes, widely spaced. Law bridge nase. Patience and calmo nemes will he necersay too. If you can get same in helen, bing that along too! Or for the sue a great deal of respect Terrific at Lenden mast; will sey abs a seen They

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Mustle sine perishent me. aced bust or will this work better: 50 Beautiful Spacegulo 50 In the Stratophere Get your telecques here and Comein and It s En at f the ired. seriously Mr. Hoover — how a about it? Tho wauld doubt The witness and reporte. of ou F. В. Я. ? sincerely Catherine (3. B. 'auglendaugh

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• CARL F. CASSIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR HARRY E.TUTTLE: RESIDENT MANAGER HOTEL Gralynn MIAMI, FLORIDA GRALYNN Mr. Haswer - would you please Ps, i can have arme starting July 26-, during The Ente time the moon is out, I need qualified watchers whose parity is unquestioned, The same men must keep watch, as that they дні в триваня з кіна "Saucers and worce," Supply them with the following equipment so you'll knoc its no Trick

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Valupte fitted lipstick »emenel Dept. Store, h, y. C. your F.B. I. skill here - the manufacturer has gone out of buciness! (The lipstick cace is - ) It dale NOt hane Hit from therenews, A. y. e. about 3.00. Tey nill gi you a very cheap souveneis telecope. Of they don't huyone. You'll need it, Don 'I y a good tebescope! et anly magnifica glare. option T-any Kind of fill metal -

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MR. JONES 3 30 PM °55 JuL 25 Ju 2286 AR 055PM 855 RECEIVERCEMGHOUSICHOLS FBFBI RECEIVED-DIRECTOR F.RT IS DEPT OF JUSTICE JuL 25 11 59 AM '55

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: DO-6 OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE oresto picholo mens 1/36/53 / S2 Mr. Tolson _ Boardmam • Nichols Mr • Belmont Mr. Harbo Mr. Mohr - Mr. Parsons Mr • Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Jones Mr. Sizoo Mr. Winterrowd Tele. Room. Mr • Holl oman - Miss Holmes Miss Gandy -

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Uffce Memoran •UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MB, L. V. B MAN Ooteber 18, 1855 FROM : MB. A. H• IN ON SUBJBCT: FLYING SAUCERS it the Szeoutive Sesato of Intelligence Adviaorv Connitsee (IC) this morning (10/18), Mr. a188, 0J C142 disoussed a report received from party of Senator Russell, traveling through Russia, that Senator Huesell had seen • flying • заиоет . (b) (3) (A) Tolson Board me! Nich Belmol Harbo Nohr Parsoos Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy (b) (3) (A) The consenaus of the disoussion at the IAC meeting wan ORIGINAL COFF* FILED IN 63 - 90718_ 480 los Darted States travel in Russia. jC 10 For veir iNormation. hit on: ARB ALL (5) 00--/r. Beardman 00--N7• Belnest oc--Wr. Branigan oe--Ir. M. V. Kuhrsa, Liatson Seotton FOR ANSTRUCIIONS AB TO DIS 9 OCT 28 1951 SED FEET 62-807/8-220 RELIE 42- 8389 NOT RECORDED 145 001 25 1955 BER, SEC

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STAN POON MA CA Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO + I. V. Boardman 1-7-50 FROM : A. H. Belmonty/w SUnJECT: ELYING SAUCERS Tolson DATE: November 4, Bourdman Nican 1955 Belmont s- Harbo Wah? Parsons Rosen Tamm" Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room, Remymemo to you 10-18-55 advising that at Executive Session of Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC) on 10-18-55, Mr. Dulles of CIA discussed report received from party of Senator Richard B-x russell of Georgia, traveling through Russia, that Senator Russell had seen a flying saucer. The details were not clear and it was decided the matter should be kept quiet and all members of party interviewed. Attached memos from @TA received 11-3-55 aduiser members of party debriefed and following is summary of their observations: Party was traveling by train from Baku to Tiflis and after dark Russell noticed a small greenish-yellow glowing paul rising quite raptaly in sku. He informed other members of the party and a few minutes later they observed another object. Mr. Efron saw only 2 lights resembling eyes. Colonel Hathaway saw a shadowy object with similar light in middle at the top and rotating light or lights similar to exhausts at the base. Russell had impression object could have been as small as a rocket, Mr. Gros and Colonel Hathaway considered size comparable to U. S. jet fighter, but Hathaway stated object did not resemble any air- rocket or missile he had ever seen. All agree objeot was rotating during its rise along its initial steep trajectory. Based on interuiews so far, CIA advises only testimony which would support existence of flying saucer or radically unconventional aircraft is that of Colonel Hathaway. All other observations can probably be explained as steep-climbing aircraft or missile or exhaust of normal jet aircraft in a dive, followed by a sharp pull-up in such a way nothing could be seen until exhaust visible to observers on train, but possible aircraft was indeed of the short or almost vertical take-off variety. probably be required to completely resolve matter but indicates that evidence does not appear sufficiently firm to warrant conclusion that Soviets have developed a radically new type aircraft. AOZION: 2 ENCL., Inclosure! -ca. Mey 0/14 2955 For your information. REGORDED - 85 EX-118 AHBelmont ARJones - 83800. * NOV 8 1955 Expire 18 990086 036063

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Best Possible Image - SUBARCH 4 Director of Central IntelLigence chtings of Wylng Soticers or Inconvention), Airerust r of thet ants in the observation of the Flying saucers mars have now boon debriefed and the following arvations. welling by train tron but to cirlia at omator Hussel] who tried to use roll noted about ten mintas beyond Alynty at 2910 hours when it vun already darl. Benator Russel? is zesting alone in his conpartoont with the lighte out when be noted a mall promisb-yellow gloving bul1 ristng quite ripidly, He intomed the other nubore of the party who wore occupying the other compartment and a few minutes Inter they too observed another object. 3» Senator Runsell never sar the for of the object only the Imminencent, ball. Mr. Boron suw only two lighte resebling eyes. Colono? Inthusy now a shadory object vith a singie light in the middlo at the top and a pototing light or lights aintlar to exhaurts at the bose, entor honoll had the impression that the object could hove been an all as a rocket although there were no objects available to produce a satiatutory scale and no trail won left by the rising ball. Ne, Gros and Colonel. Hothamy considored the sire of tho object to be comparable to that of a v. S. jet fightor. However, Colonel lathay believes that the object aid not resemble any ironto, pocket or aintle that he bud. ever neon. A13, observers apoo on the ingression that the objoct wn rototing or whirling dirdug ite rise along ite initial steep trajectory, lesther Conator RunaeLl nor Me. dron noted any change in this trajectory, but Colonel. Hathany sna Nc. Neron statod that the objeet altered Ita pattern to horizontal light quite sbarply. Meither Senstor Rossell, Colonel Bat nor Me, Efront now any objects on the ground wich the ene of the search Lipt, but ir. Gron reportod the presencions vasared to Sol alinching atte. objoet with three lighte Booed on the BESID F3HREe, the only tostimony which would oupport the elatones of Flying snucers on redteally unconventional airerutt is that of Colonel Hathuway. All other This me al conleins information, Elleting tha national dilaire of Aho United States within the meaning of ilie cipionago laws, Title: 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any menner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. 3.6. 135405, dories A CORT 6. 0R 10 ENCLOSURE 62-83894-361

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8 Dietzilition 113 ZAC T - a of mylad 0R bie oaventional Airerert be aly d as stoop clinbin 2vod. veloped 1 und have in JR. ont Director lace bere of lavy of FOR State Series A

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-: - MLMORANIDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Intervior with 27 October 1955 Mchard B. Russell. 0m. 27 October, De. Trancis Clouner, O/SI conmultant, ond I intervleved. Senstor Russell relative to an observatton of unconventional or saucer-lite aircraft during his visit to losin. The following in a statement of his observations with my comments. Dc. Clauner will subnit seportely his views on Senator Russell 'e statenents but I believe he is in genoral, agreement with the views stated heroin. The party was travelling between Boku ond 11f2is on a train at the spocific request of Benator Rusnell, who made every attempt to joumey by train when posaible. (This tends to rogute the theory that the train trip van arranged in order to stage the opezation for Senator Russell's benofit.) About an hour and ono-half out of Balu the subject, who was not fooling well, was resting in hin compartment with the lights turned out while the zeminder of the party wus in the next comportment with the lighte on. le midenly noticed a premish-yellow ball rising rapidly. He rushed into the next compurtmont stating that he hod soon that he thought was a flying suucer. They tuned out the lighta and looked out the window but sow nothing and the rest of the party woo initinlly skeptical. Hovever, suddenly a second ball win noticed rising rapidly and then the other menbers of the party wore convinced. The second object vos inttially som ut a minimm altitude of 700 to 800 foot, while the firat object wus initially viewed at an even highez altitude. Nothing we neon on the ground with the ecoeption of a search light which was about one-half to one wile muy and appenced to be ained at a very low trajectory almost at the train. The subject did not on either occanion see the forn of the object, only this Blowing ball. No fini estinate could be made of the size or distance of the ball because there were no reference objects. lowever, the mbject had the impression that the object could have bem as small an a rocket although no trafl we left an it rose. The object gave the impression of whirling and appeared to follow a single trajactory with no break in its flight patter. The moject did not see any aights, only the yellowish Blow (this i ontrary to statenents of other observers) The sourch light did not appear to be following the object. About five to ten minutes after the sightings and after the aubject had returned to his orn comportment, the guard cone in and pulled dorm the This matctial contains information aflacting the nalional dufense of the United Sistes, within the meaning of the erpionage laws, Tila 10, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, tho fransmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. 1. S. 115402, Bertes A Copy 44 of 10 - ENCLOSURE 2-83994-361

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SUBJECT: Interview with Benator Richard B. Russela No unsual attitude on the part of the guard as noted but it ma dark. (This is in Aireet contradietion with the original aispatch and the statement of Mr. (roa.) Senator Russell wn not present when the dispatch won prepared and sent fron Progue, and as a consequence did not have a chance to verify the contente. 3. During his trip, the Senator also made a notor trip between Moscow and. Borodino. During this ride, he observed six or eight coserns with military personnel. At one point, only 150 yords tron the road, he noted a zador on top of a mound with a big ess beater object about 20 feet away. He thought he now & similar installation further from the road on another occasion. One of the canene was about a mile away on the other side of the road. There was considerable evidence of construction although none that was obviously new. He belioved that the radar that was positively identified was about 40 miles fron Moscow (11 a map had been available, this perhaps could have boon pinned down more closely). The Russions vore extremely reluctent to allow Senator Russell to make this trip ond ut one point, it var actually concelled when Colonel Tayior of the Embenny requested permission to go along. Hovever, Senator Russell stated that be would publicly denounce the Bulan progrun of tree travel an being o force mless he was allowed to make this trip. Tho perianion won then tegranted. Colonel Hathorny and Ir. Thron were also along with the Senator on Chin trij. 4. The testinany of Seuator Russell does not in my opinion support the theory that the Russinos have developod saucer-lice or unconventional aireraft. It in quite possible that the objecta soot wore the exhauste of normal jet aircraft in a steap climb. The feet that none were seen on the ground might indicate that the atreraft wore in a live followed by a sharp pull-up in much a way that nothing won seon until the exhusts vere viable to the obeervers on the train. However, it is possible that the aircraft were indeed of the short on almoet vertical tale-off variety. KOENBIRRE SCOVILLE, JR. Assiatont Director DISERIBURION Seiontific Intelligence ALL ZAC MEMBERS 1, - Dept. of Arny 1 - TI 2 - Dept. of Navy 1 - Dept. of Air Force 1 • J0 2 - ABC ] - Dept. of State 1 - ORR/CIA 1 - оС1/сIл 3 - DOZ/CIA T. B. 115h82, Series A

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CEODE RECEIVED FROM. NOV 1 11955- CIA 81ª at 3oe 2 = Todd san 4/732 1 li → 7/ying Saucers erview by 18, Ta mein can to pictia vith cy aldo ant a hod a cold, Cuedese Дест Flynng Saucers objecta the object They as Cinally 01 on but Дина 2cіm Ligh othera This materis! contains informalion alloting tho national, defenso lef the United States meaning of the expionage laws, Tile 10, USC, Sacs. INDEXED - 54 793 and 794, the transmicsion or revolation of which in any manner to an incuhurized person in EX-126 shedes de yellow vilu 62 - 83894-262 16 08 18 ре

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you ours RECEIVEO-DIRECTOR FBI FEB 21 4.00 PM '56 Рев 23 / 46 PM °56 REC'D ESPIONAGE F BI IS DEPT OF MISTICE! [FR /1: C'D MAIL ROOM FBI 5 59 PM '56 1S1P

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RECORD KD - 40 INDEXED - 40 12) February 21, 1956 62-83894-363 Мг. Richard Guertin 196 College Street Springfield 9, Massachusetts 15gs 0d 1956 Dear Richard: Your letter dated February 12, 1956, interest been received, and I sincerely appreciate the prompting you to write. I wish to advise that no matter such as you described was ever reported to the FBI. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director (3) US DEN F B I RECEIVED READING ROOM FB 21 3 4я РМ '56 П 2 DEB OE : B ВЕС.О ЕРМОИТОЕ Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Har bo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room FEB 28 19563. Holloman - Gandy - NA, BRANIGAN 40,3 COMM - FBI FEB 21 1956 MAILED 31 CIO So bi 29 cany

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RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI FEB 21 4 00 PM '56 EB 14 12 19 PM '56 REC'O, RECORDS SEC 17901 MR. JONES FEB 14 / 05 PM °5) VED B I •I JUSTICE FEe 23 12 50 PM '56 REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE

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Sunday Febru Springfield 3, 12,1956 • Massachusetts. Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. FLying SAuceRs Dear Mr. Hoover:- I know that you are a very busy man but do you suppose that you could enlighten me on the following subject. My name 1s Richard E. Guertin and I am 15 years of age and am a student at Technical High School here in Springfield, Massachusetts. Recently I became very interested in one of the most amazing dramas of our time, the phenomena of the flying saucers. In a book which I have just read, entitled "flying saucers uncensored" written by Harold T. Wilkins,the author tells of many cases and sightings of flying saucers which tells the story of two men who supposedly came from Venus and went to a Los Angeles journalist in March 1953. These men did strange things which made someone so suspicious that he suppo- sedly contacted the F.B.I., which is supposed to have sent an investigator to find out what was going on,but in some strange way the Venusians by using telepathic power or some strange faculty of prevision dad not return to the office again. It was said that the F.B.I. was never able to find them for question- ing• I wonder if this story is true, and if you were really notified.I know of you were notified you couldn't tell me anyting about the incident, but I am very curious. me any ang about t go Could you possibly tell me if you were noti- fied and if the story is true. I would appreciate hearing from you. ame 2/21/56 CEm RECORDED - 40 EX. - 12. Yours truly, Richurd C. Sueitin SECO 42 - 83894 - 362 8 FEB 24 1956 18 19 6A 1 02. 64 Richard, Guertin 196 College Street Springfield 9, Massachusetts.

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LEO CH. CLK. OFF DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR 26 | 26 PM '56 masshug 4-23 LECEIVED BOARDMAL APR 17 5 07 PH *56 SECEIVED - BOARDUA APR 16 9 30 AM °56 APR 13 7 23 PM °56 REC'O BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE I83 УНО - 03Л:3038 REC'D ESPIONAGE FBI U S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR 23 / 07 PM '56 APR 2 4: 1959

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STANDARD FORM NO, 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATIO TO : L. V. Boardman 1poN FROM : A. H. вед 4-17-54 GOVERNMENT Tolson DATE: April 13, 1956 Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo SYLVIA L. RICHARDS Winterrowd Tele. Room GS-5, Name Check Unit Holloman_ EOD 4-14-47 FlyinG Saucers Gandy On April 9, 1956, Miss Richards was interviewed con- cerning her sighting of an unusual object about dawn April 6, 1956, while driving on Route l near Henderson, North Carolina, with her fiance, Joseph I. Morris, Jr., an employee of the D C National Security Agency• She was interviewed for additional details in this matter on April 12, 1956, by Supervisor Mossburg. Miss Richards reviewed memorandum dated April 10, 1956, from W. G. Eames to Mr. Nichols prior to being questioned for any other details which might be of assistance to the Air Force in this matter. she advised she had seen the object for only a few seconds, that it was still dark when she observed it, although it was near daylight on April 6, 1956. She stated when daylight came she observed the sky to be cloudy and it started raining approxi- mately 30 minutes after she had observed the object. she recalled the object had approached their car on the driver's side from straight ahead at a height which she thought to be less than 25 feet. She was unable to estimate the speed of the object. She described it as being oval shaped, being very bright and having a light blue color. It made no sound that she could hear. She advised her fiance would be able to state exactly where they had observed the object in North Carolina, inasmuch as he was familiar with that area. She was unable to recall any additional pertinent information. ACTION: There is enclosed a letter to the Office of Special Investigations in this matter. EX-122 62-83894 - 364 RECORDED- 371 20 APR 20 1956 Enclosure EHM: SS (5) CC: LNichols LVBo araman AHBe 1 mont

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memora TO dum • UNITED STAT DATE: GOVERNMENT 4-10-56 FROM : W. G. EAMES SUBJECT: STAVIA L. RICHARDS GS-5, Name Check Unit EOD 4-14-47 • FlyiNG saucers Miss Richards on 4/9/56 reported the foLlowing rather unusual occurrence which is in the ' Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mehr Parsons _ Rosen - Tamm Nease Winterrowd Tele. Room to go to Moruen, North Carolina to meet the Morris family. 5 a.m. on 4/6/56 as dawn was breaking and while driving on Route 1 north of Henderson, North Carolina, the pair was startled by what appeared to be a round low-flying object coming directly towards the car. The object appeared to pass over the car and Miss Richards to see it appear to speed up and then veer off out of sight. She and Mr. Morris both felt they had seen something unusual which was difficult to explain and certainly did not appear to be an optical illusion. Miss Richards stated the object as she saw it appeared round, was spinning and was bright as though containing a series of lights in a zig-zag pattern. The object appeared to be flying very low as it came towards them, moving at great speed and gave off no particular sound. least as wide as the highway and appeared no more than two to four then object, to The object, to the best of her belief, was at feet in thickness. Miss Richards, who is one of our best employees, stated heretofore she has placed little credence in flying saucer" stories and felt that had she and her boyfriend not seen the same object she would be inclined to think she had imagined something. She appreciates that what they saw may have been some kind of optical illusion; however, at the time the object appeared very real to them. RECOMMENDATION: Is you agree, it is recommended that this memorandum be referred to the Liaison Section of the Domestic Intelligence Division for possible referral to any interested military agencies. 02-83894 - 36 ECORDED-37 (3) % 4-24- 2ZT-13 ROLAR 9 1956

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CC: LBN AHB 20ls ont LVBO aman EHMossburg Liaison RECORDED-32 62-83894.365 BY COURIER SERVICE ZZI XBate: To 2 April 16, 1956 Director of Special Investigations (Original & 1) The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S. #. Washington, D. C, From John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subjecti SIGHTING OF OBJECT RESEMBLING FLYING SAUCER ON APRIL 6, 1956, NEAR HENDERSON, MORIE CAROLINA MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) On April 6, 1956, Miss Sylvia L. Richards, an employee of this Bureau who resides at Iwo Bast Mason Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, uhtle en route to Moruen, North Carolina, COMM • EBI flying saucer. Miss Richards stated at about 5 A.ll., on April 6, 1950, while it was still dark and while driving on Route 1 north of Henderson, North Carolina, she and Mr. Morris were 0 4 APR1 7 BY COURIER SYC. startled by what appeared to be an oval-shaped, low-flying object coming directly towards their car at a great speed, on the driver's side. Miss Richards stated the object, whtch was less than 25 Jeet from the ground, appeared to be spinning, was bright as though containing a series of lights in a zigzagging pattern, was light blue in color and was at least as wide as the highway and no more than from two to four feet in thickness. She stated the object Tolson did not change shape, it made no sound and that she observed Boardman Nichols it for only a few seconds before it appeared to pass over the Belmont car, accelerate speed and veer off out of sight behind them. Harbo Mohr Miss Richards advised when daylight came she noticed it was Parsons cloudy and that approximately 30 minutes after they had Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd EHM: SS Tele. Room (8) Holloman Gandy 58 APR 2 6 1956 коруалсь V NOTE: Cover memo Belmont to Boaraman 4-13-56 EHM: ss, re: "Sylvia I. Richards, - GS -5, Name Check Unit, EOD 4-14-47.

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Letter to Director of Special Investigations the Inspector General Department of the Air Porce Miss Richards advised Mr. Morris, an employee of the National Security Agency who resides at 6039 22nd Road, North Arlington, Virginia, would recall approximately where they sighted the object and he may be able to furnish addittonal pertinent information. the above to furnished for your informatton and no further action is being taken in this matter. 2

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JUN 26 1956 WIN 25 1956 OUTCONS INCONS REC'D - ESPIONAGE FBI May 7 24 ДМ '56

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Mr. A. H. Belmontw DATE: May 4, 1956 FROM Mr. L. H. Martin, Im SUBJECT: FLYING DISC OBSERVED OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA MAY 4, 1956 Flying Tolson - Nichols - Boardman Belmont Mason Mohr Parsons Rosen - Tamm Nease Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy Pennsylvania, 102 Center street, Oxford, telephone 1177R, called 11:35 p.m•,. 1956, and advised that he had just observed a bright light traveling about 2000 feet in the air toward Baltimore. last saw it at the place he was calling the Bureau from which was 121 Hodson Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania. He described the object as a solid, bright, yellow light, visible from all directions which he described at one point as being more than twice as bright and twice as big as the headlight of an automobile and another time as twice as bright as the evening star and it was impossible to persuade him to describe it more specifically. He said the object made no noise and that dr first it was traveling overhead about as fast as his automobile but then it speeded up and he could not keep up with it although he was traveling at 80 miles per hour. He said that two of his buddies in the barroom where he had first observed the object had also observed it--Cecil Pew and Raymond Dixon. He said he had tried to call Civil Defense headquarters in Baltimore but no one was on dutu. Buliles vellect in intormate ident pable with Thomas Gamble ACTION: Captain E. C. Brown, OSI, was advised. 62-83894-366 62 - 13871-66 RECORDED Cc - Mr. Belmont Mr. Branigan INDEXED - 13 18 MAY 8 1956 - JUNG 6 1956 RK 58 м 1956 EX. - 120

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REC'D - ESPIONAGE FBI MAY 7 29:45 AM. '56 8 0.038 ELMON FBI - JUSTICE May 14 2 26 PM 56 18$ N0153-0078 56 NO LS ĐT DINNH REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE MAY 7 4 16 PM '56 G1 %. REC'D - ESPIONAGE FBI May 8 9 43 AM 958

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STANDARO BORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO • 1. He Balmon RSt DATE: 5-5-56 FROM : J. H. Glascock SUBJECT: FLYING DISC OBSERVED OXFORD, PENNSILVANIA FLYING SAUCERS May 4, 1956 Reference made to memorandum Mr. Martin to Mr • Belmont, May 4, 1956, indicating Thomas Gamble, Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mason Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Nease Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy 102 Center Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, called at 11:35 p.m., May 4, 1956, concerning a bright light he had obserued traveling toward Baltimore at an altitude Pragugan of approximately 2,000 feet. This same individual telephonically advised the writer 2:45 P.me lay 5, 1956, his true name is Billy Thomas Gambill and that his true residence is 419 South Broad Street, Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania• Gambill desired to know the results of any investigation conducted as the result of his previous call. It was pointed out to him that the Bureau was not at liberty to disclose such information. Bureau indices on Billy Thomas Gambill, limited to Pennsylvania, were searched with negative results. At 3:35 p.m., May 5, 1956, Captain E. C. Brown, OSI, was telephonically advised at his residence. ACTION: This is for your information. CC Belmont Branigan Glascock JHG: pat (4) ahr RECORDED-75 MAY 16 1956 let to ogI 5/ 11/56 EHM X-109

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COVIN TEBE BA CONSIEN ZAC RY RECEIVED -BOARDMAN OSLAOCOL REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE MAY 10 2 19 PM *56 RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE MAy // I1, 95. HU 9E 0I SOILS (01500 0 J) AGS BOU

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- CC ssburg Liaison SZ-03080038 62-83894-367 EX-109 Date: To : BY COURIER SERVICE COMM.• FRI 4 2 MAY 1 4 BY COURIER SCA Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Harbo Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Sizoo Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Gandy From: Subject: May 11, 1956 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General (orig. & 1) Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S. W. Washington, D. C• John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation FLYING DISC OBSERVED MAY 4, MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) At 11:35 p.Me, May 4, 1956, an individual who identified himself as Thomas Gamble, 102 center Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, advised this Bureau he had just observed at Oxford, Pennsylvania, a bright light traveling about 2,000 feet in the air toward Baltimore, Maryland. He described the object as a solid, bright yellow light vistble from all directions and that it was twice as bright and twice as large as the headlight of an automobile. described it as twice as bright as the evening star. He was unable to described it in more detail. stated the object made no noise, that at first its speed was the same as the car he was driving but it sped up and although he was driving 80 miles an hour He advised that two of his friends, Cecil Pew and Raymond Dixon, also had observed the object. At 2145 p.m., May 5, 1956, the above- referred-to individual advised his true name and E DEbE DE address were Billy Thomas Gambill, 419 South Broad Street, Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania: EHM: jab MA 32, 1956 ICE Vibe gon

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Letter to Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The above information was telephonically furnished to Captain E. C. Brown of your office by this Bureau on May 4 and May 5, 1956, for whatever action deemed desirable by your office. No action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. - 2

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 8/15/56 FROM SAC, LOS ANGELES (100-24442) SUBJECT: TOD KITTREDGE FLYING SAUCERS The following 1s being furnished to the Bureau for its information in the event an inquiry should be received from the Air Force: on 8/14/56, Lt. LOUIS SAUTER and Sgt. CHARLES M. HOWARD, 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Norton AFB, San Bernardino, California, called at this office, accompanied by Captain DAMON ECKLES of the Air Information Service. Lt. SAUTER stated he had received a teletype from his headquarters, reflecting that TOD KITTREDGE, 1430 Hatteras Street, Van Nuys, California, had reported that on 7/16/56, a spherical vehicle had landed in his back yard, splitting a • large tree in two. On 7/30/56, this vehicle returned and on this occasion some little green men emerged from the vehicle and invited KITTREDGE to ride in their ship. He supposedly went up with them for approximately 20 minutes. Lt. SAUTER stated he had no additional information except that KITTREDGE was believed to be employed in some minor technical capacity for the Columbia Broadcasting System. Captain ECKLES stated he recalled that the incident reported by KITTREDGE was presented on a CBS television newscast about the time it oceurred, and that during the telecast, the split tree was shown, and an interview was had with KITTREDGE. According to Captin ECKLES, the tenor of the comments by the television announcer was that he placed little credence in the story, but was presenting it for what it was worth. Lt. SAUTER stated that he believes the incident reported by KITTREDGE to be utterly ridiculous, but, in accordance with instructions from his headquarters, he must make some inquiry concerning KITTREDGE in such a manner as not to result in any publicity indicating an Air Force interest. He inquired if the FBI would conduct investi- 2-Bureau (Air Mail) 1-Los Angeles 22-83374-368 35B: SC BASO IC RECORDE 23 AUG 28 1956 12TS INDEXED - 83

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DIRECTOR, FBI RE: TOD KITTREDGE FLYING SAUCER 8/15/56 gation to obtain information concerning the background of KITTREDGE, and was advised that no such investigation would be conducted by this office in the absence of instructions from the Bureau. No record of KITTREDGE 1s reflected in the indices of the Los Angeles Office and SAUTER was so advised. No action by this office is contemplated. - 2 -

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REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE SEP 1I II 39 AM °56 SEP 10 11 16 AM °56 RECEIVED SEP 1I 12 53 PN *56 INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. FBI CannoN 1106 9/12 rai s MR. JONES SEP 10 11 34 AM °5C RECEIVED US DEPT OF JUSTIRI

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 9/7/56 ROM : SAC, ST. LOUIS (62-0) SUBJECT: THE A.P.R.0. BULLETIN, 1712 Van Court, Alamogordo, New Mexico Dan MISCELLANEOUS On August 31, 1956, HARLAN *, WOLD, 1829a North Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri, employed as an electrician, Department 155, at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis County, Badge No. 55185, appeared at the St. Louis Office to advise that he and a group of fellow workers have subscribed to a publication entitled "The A.P.R.O. Bulletin" , which is published at 1712 Van Court, Alamogordo, New Mexico, and which contains articles about flying saucers. WOLD stated he and a group of fellow workers saw an adver- tisement concerning the above described publication in a magazine and they subscribed to this publication for one year at a cost of $3.00. WOLD further stated this publica- tion slurred and criticized the U. S. Air Force and offi- cials of the U. S. Air Force and was in his opinion Commu- nistic. A copy of this communication is being forwarded the Albuquerque Office for purposes of information. 2 - Bureau 1 - Albuquerque 1 - St. Louis (62-0) EXP. PROC. CSS :nln (4) lento osE 11 33 MH RECORDED-74 INDEXED-74 EX-11Z 62-83894-369 SEP 1! 7056 2E 6 6 SEP 1956

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1 - Daison Section 1 - Mr. O'Connor 62-83894 BY COURIER SERVICE Date: To: September 20, 1956 Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the 4ir Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adans Drive, S.I. From: Subject: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN 1712 VAN COURT ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO Flying Saucers MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING On August 31, 1956, Harian N. Hoid, 1829a North Market Street, St. Louts, Missourt, who is employed as an electrician, Department 155, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, furnished the St. Louis Office of this Bureau with information that he and a group of his fellow workers have subscribed to a publication captioned "The A.P.R.O. Bulletin, "which contains articles about flying saucers. Wold aduised he answered an aduertisement in a magazine and subscribed to this publication for one year, at a cost of $3.00. Wold further advised that in his opinion, publication slurred and criticized the U. S. Air Force and officials of the U. S. Air Force. No action is contemplated in this matter by this BY COURIER SVC. RECORDED-11 2-5 SEP2 0 NOTE ON YELLOW: FX117 Tolson -COMM - FBI 49-83891-37 80p GIH Nichols Boardman Bureau files are negative concerningcaptioned publication Belmont and in view of the fact that it deals with flying saucers and that Mason the established policy has been to refer matters of this type Mohr Parsons to the Air force, no further action is deemed necessary. Rosen Tamm JJO 'C: ebm Nease Winterrowd. (5) Tele. Room _ Holloman Gandy - 60 SEP 20 1956

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ET 12 D MAIL ROOM FBI 5 07 PM '56 10% 190/10% (2) SPUTEICHE cobà. OnT 157.

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October 12, 1956 RECORDED-31) INDEXED-3IT 6 2- 8 Miss Esther D Fillion 12 Hope Street Stamford, Connecticut Dear Miss Fillion: -37/ Your letter of October 5, 1956, with enclosure, has been received. I want to thank you for the interest which prompted your writing and for your very kind words concerning my administra- tion of this Bureau. The information contained in your letter and the enclosure does not fall within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI, and I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter, as well as a copy of the enclosure, to the Director, Office of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Copy of incoming and enclosure sent by form to The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force. 3153 (3) gen on Ants edman mont fitt e, Room oman MAILED COMM FEL Ост 10402м

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NC 12 Hope st. Stampord, Conn. October 5, 1956 Mr. J. Lodgar Heaver Director of 7. B. I. Nashin glow, D.C. JAVINg SAUCeRS Dear Mr. Hoover: it is the moet faccinating Research ever made. not have In your hey lit, you may thought I would send you a copy! Why doesn't the Government come out with the truth aboutta unident fiel 7 ligening 3 no bh vo hecto ? •verybady ситко Naping types rautorat / Course he made man and

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the people are coming annaped at a lance " our clers have taken about them. a number of clergymen feel that the time has came to answer intelligently and sincerely the publie: inquiries. They have gone to "The Boak"- the Sacred Bible Where man can alway find the ancere to all hes needs, doubts, fears —an inquirico! I have heard many peaple say that you probable ave all the answers — but I suppose you have been throttled too! m so glad accept the in citatio on refreed to n to run fow president. You would have been a good one - (if you could he lit alane) - but sardid party politics world have erzulted fo too much. To the Legram i, four admirers. You sland too High- are th

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clean and he sest to becan involved. are Character Influen still standing on the same ferm found 7 our forefathers. Each day now a sew more chi are knocked off the pillare of Learnin behavias and I high morels, decente Where can it all end? The days are becoming wearicome ano fearful; surely the repercussions are shaking the outer Walls y even Our tather's blouse. With deepest respect, losther Д. Fillion

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TRU COPY 12 Hope St. Stamford, Conn. October 5, 1956 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Director of F. B. I. Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Hoover: Enclosed is a copy of a Lecture sent to me from Detroit. I think it is the most fascinating Research ever made. In your busy life you may not have encountered it, so I thought I would send you a copy. Why doesn't the Government come out with the truth about unidentified Flying Objects ? Everybody seems to accept the "Saucers" as a matter of course, and people are becoming annoyed at the "ostrich stance" our Leaders have taken about them. A number of clergymen feel that the time has come for someone to answer intelligently and sincerely the public's inquiries. They have gone to "The Book"--the Sacred Bible where man can always find the answers to all his needs, doubts, fears--and inquiries! I have heard many people say that you probably have all the answers--but I suppose you have been throttled too! I'm so glad you refused to accept the invitation to run for President. You would have been a good one--(if you could be let alone)--but sordid Party politics would have engulfed you too much. To the Legions of your admirers you stand too High-- are too clean and honest to become so involved. Thanks to Almighty God there are character Influences like you still standing on the same firm ground of our Forefathers. Each day now a few more chips are knocked off the pillars of Learning, High morals, decent behavior and honest standards. Where can it all end? The days are becoming wearisome and fearful; surely the repercussions are shaking the outer walls of even Our Father's House. I wonder what the God of Our Fathers is going to do about it ? /s/ With deepest respect, Esther D. Fillion

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TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS Pg. 2 - paragraph 3 - line 70 - should read "ought to decide". Pg. 3 - paragraph 7 - line 13 - should read "into space via". Pg. 4 - paragraph 4 - line 10 - should read "Paul tells us". 62-83894-371

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"WHIRLING WHEELS™ (A Correlation of Flying Saucers and Visitors from other Planets in The Bible) by: Reverend John Miller, S.T.M., Pastor, Luthern Church; Litchfield, Illinois "Flying Saucers" have made the headlines off and on for many months now. Much has been written about them. Research has shown that "flying cha- riots" and strange powers, both of locomotion and destruction, are des- cribed in the holy books of various heathen faiths many thousands of years older than our own. "Flying Chariots" have been seen and reported and not believed for many ages. That is nothing new. But what is new is that recently they have been photographed. Having established the factuality of the "flying saucer", it is now a- theological confirmation of the whole matter. This is a necessity! If "flying saucers" inhabit outer-space, and if they have some kind of celestial character, they should have some place in the total economy of God. They should have more place in our think- ing and planning, and one would them to be mentioned in our own holy books, We are therefore not surprised, upon investigation, to find "flying" clouds, rolls, chariots, wheels and people, mentioned in the Bible. To realize this, is to make a great many mysterious things in the Bible seem both matter-of-fact and encouraging! The ancients, it is true, had no adequate words to describe the things they saw in their day which came from outer space. was called a "flying" cloud, bird, chariot or angel. If a thing flew, have progressed far enough We, today, scientifically to call objects from space by names which are more appropriate. But the unhappy term "flying term more of science. reminiscent of a tea-party than of the It seems our own nomenclature, very inadequate also. or is it our imagination, However, the possibility and probability of real. izing unheard of sources of power and speeds, and the conquering of space is to us but a matter of time. To understand our own holy book we must replace outworn mythological ter- of yester-year with the most adequate The heaven of yesterday we eoll "space! todaye ot scientific terminology of It can be noth- The angels of yesterday aze the was an inhabitant of space. They came from other worlds. there are any outer space, we today would call them "flying" clouds, horses, or chariots of scripture we "flying saucers" or "space ships". With a clarification of but these three terms, many things now fall into place quite naturally. Angels or "space-men" have been seen. They've walked on way back in in the evening. the Old Testament, them he rose (or space-men) earte to soren When Lot saw to meet them, bowed him- self with his face to the ground". He spoke to them and offered hospitality. They did him a favor too. saved his life! two space-men subsequently led an attack on Sodom and Gomorrah and de- stroyed it with "brimstone and fire out of heaven (space) " (Gen. 19). 62-83894-371

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- 2- Daniel (Dan. 9:21) calls the angel Gabriel, a man. He describes this space-man as coming to him in "swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice", and he also describes the interview which followed. Numer- ous incidents are mentioned in scripture of space-men landing on earth and contacting earth-men, About three hundred such usually bringing to them an important message. incidents can be listed! well as destruction, these men from outer-space or heaven. They brought help as I believe that we should take these observations more matter-of-factly. We are not dealing with mythology here. A literal understanding of to 811. indue te thought-patterns become more seton inhorder form with scripture, and not vice-versa as con- been telling us for clerics and others have so long, We have practically and mistakenly spiri- tualized religion out of existence, and thus caused the great divorce between science and religion. True science is true religion. space-men, described space men pilot of vehicle. One of these heaven (space) wrapped in a cloud". "came down out of and oriental imagery by their right names. Let us call symbolical language means to be surrounded by an object. "wrapped in a cloud" was piloting In other words, this space-man a space-ship. How else could the observers of that day have described this phenomenon? real clouds we see from That "flying" clouds don't refer to cloud?" (Isa. 60) the quotation, "Who are those that fly like a flying-cloud ouchito decide the The following literal description of a supposed "A stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness round about it, flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as gleaming bronze. living creatures (spacemen)" (Ezk. 1). the midst of it came the likeness of four The space-man mentioned above had a "rainbow over his head", namely vari-colored lights shone from a canopy over his head which described later. Light "like the sun" came from this space-ship, and its "legs", no doubt landing-gear, were "like pillars of fire". earth was lit up by the power of the light given off by this space-ship (Rev. 18:1). Besides describing these described or "cigar" shaped. An approximate size estimated by an observer of "saucer" that century who had no knowledge of perspective or distance, is in- cluded in this description. They are also described as a pent" (Isa. 14:29 - 30:6), referring "flying ser- fire left by the space-ship's exhaust. no doubt to the long trail of However, the clearest, most prominent, most detailed, and most appro- name given these flying-ships or space-ships, and one which we would well adopt as the most scientific is, "WHIRLING WHEELS", as the reporter Ezekiel calls them (Ezk. 1). This reporter now gives the most detailed description of the so-called "flying saucer" in existence to- day - many details of which have been verified by modern observers and even caught by camera. "Now as I looked at the living creatures (space-men) I saw a wheel upon the earth (the had evidently landed), one for each of the The appearance of the wheels was like the of them (four space-ships in all) transparent or translucent olive- of a chrysolite Their construction being as it were within a wheel, they had sookes and rims (recent observations and pictures have verified this description of an outer the living creatures (space-men) wheels rose, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels".

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- 3- sentence is extremely interesting. The reporter claims that when the space-men rose the wheels rose with them. what a person of an unmechanical age would say. an object. So they described the men as carrying the ships with them. We, of course would say the opposite, namely that the wheels or space- ships carried the space-men. The "whirling wheels" are described as "full of eyes", in other words, full of round openings, port-holes, within". or power outlets, "all around and This description again tallies with observations and photo- graphs made recently. The space-ships are described as "darting to and fro, like the flash of lightning" (Ezk. 1). "When they went they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went. In whatever direction the front wheel (or ship) faced, the others followed without turning as they went". "without turning", this also Besides describing their unbelievable maneuverability seems to claim that they flew in forma- tion, following a leader (also see Ezk. 10:9). The fuel or power for these space-ships is found in the middle of the space-ship It is described as (Izk. 16:6). "fire between the whirling wheels" "In the midst there was something that looked like burn- ing coals of fire, like torches moving to and bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning" frO' (Ezk. 1). and the fire was And now there follows a detail which is the very acme of veracity. "Over the head of the living creatures (space-men) there was the ness of a firmament (the protective canopy over a pilot's head) shin- ing like crystal (transparent glass), spread out above their heads" (Ezk. 1). This "glass globe" has also been observed on the "flying saucers" of today and photographed. It also seems that flying orders are given by remote control via radio or wireless. A voice is said to come "from above the firmament (canopy) over their heads". It is also claimed by this biblical reporter that part of these space-ships is collapsible and other parts retractable. The latter is perhaps the central turret which will be described later. In flight these "whirling wheels" give off music (Rev. 4:8). phenomenon has been reported in the holy books of other faiths much than our own. "It's like the sound of many waters, like the of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sounds of a host" 1:24 - 3:13). The word "host" is important to keep in mind be- doubt to the great number of these space-ships fly- together. The insignia which seems to be on the outer surface of space-whips are recognizable as a cherub (a humorous or should we touch), the face of a man, a lion, and an eagle (Ezk. 1). space-ships are given orders to the earth, "Go and (Zech. 6). On the basis of what we have learned, certain events in scripture now are understandable and acceptable. Enoch, it is reported, went to another world without dying (Heb. 11:5), as perhaps Moses did also. Jacob thought he had a vision when he saw set up on the earth and beheld angels or space-men, ascending and descending on it" (Gen. 28). The ladder obviously was let down from a space-ship for some purpose or other. Space-men had a particular interest in Jacob for on a later occasion he wrestled with one of them, the space-man only playing with Jacob until it was time for the space-man whereupon he partially paralyzed Jacob (Gen. 32). esting to note that space-men usually appear around sunset, during night, or at sunrise. Through some whirl-wind-like action Elijah dis- appeared into space via a "flying chariot" (II Kings 2:11). Moses

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-4- and Elijah came to meet Jesus on the Mount bright cloud". what these "clouds" a Transfiguration, "cloud" disap- peared with them again. The poor man in Luke 16, was carried by space- into another world. Do space-men carry away into heaven or space the "souls" of the dead? A woman in Rev. 12, was given unusual loco- motive powers to escape her enemy. These instances can be multiplied hundreds of times !! Even God's activities now become clearer! is described "like birds hovering" (Isa. God's presence in scripture 31:5). The hovering is a hovering of some flying object. "Clouds" are called Nis chariot, with them comes the wind, fire and (Ps. 104). One reads of "a cloud" (Isa. 19:1), in other words a space-ship. Note the following description: "Then the earth reeled and rocked: the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because He was angry. up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth: glowing coals He bowed the heavens and came down. was under His feet. He rode on a cherub and flew. the wind" (Ps. 18). We have discussed these space-ship, although the observer here, the pilot, describes the space-ship as though it were a person. Perhaps in this case this space-ship might be God's own private space- ship or the so-called "mother" Why should we deny God the right to make a machine and use it too, if He wants to? God's presence with Israel in the desert was via a "pillar of cloud" in the day and by night a "pillar of fire"; the fire of course would risible in the sky by day Exo. 13). Out of this cloud God harassed the Egyptians. it is reported "for behold the Lord will come His chariots like the storm-wind with flames of fire" "His chariots are like the whirlwind" (Jer. Psalms 68:17, lived on Mount Sinai for a while with 20,000 chariots. "clouds" settled on Mount Sinai with "fire" and "smoke" for forty Moses was given the tablets of the law on this mountain, through the intervention of space-men, as Paul tells us. been God's headquarters for a certain maneuver at this time. Space-men with their ships always seem to be present when God's people are in dan- Even a difficult passage like "And the the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain" (Ezk. 11:23), becomes clear. It means that the ships took off from the middle of the city, the take-off place, and then landed on a mountain. Neither should we forget that God is called the Lord of "Sabbaoth" in the Bible, which means the Lord of "hosts" or "armies" space-armies. This name "the Lord of hosts", is the most used name God in the Bible. He is the God of war.. This title is used hundreds hosts of space. of times together with the complementary phrase "hosts of hee read, once saw the whole assembled army. "The angels (space-men) of God met him and when Jacob saw them he said, I This is God's army'." (Gen. 32). These hosts were at one time an ob- ject of worship by earth-men. It seems that God often came down out of heaven or space to earth to fulfill His plans and to carry out certain campaigns. the space-ships were stationary and when the central turret was raised, they looked like thrones, and are so-called in scripture. was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire, a stream of fire forth from before Him" (Dan. No ordinary thrones but space-ships! In Rev. 4, we have a unique description of "mother" ship and twenty-four others on a landing-field which looked "sea of glass-like crystal", and from them all came flashes of lightning, voices and peals of thunder".

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- 5- The life of Jesus, now too, becomes clearer when these things are re- membered. His powers of levitation, His ability to pass through doors, walk on water, and heal the sick, are the essential attributes of men from outer They will also be ours someday when we will be "free like birds" (Ezk. 13:20). At Jesus' birth the celestial army came quite close to earth. A space-man appeared to the shepherds and the "glory" of the Lord, with the usual signs of His presence, shone around them. There was a multitude of the heavenly army with this space-man. after their cosmic announcement, the music of their space-ships was heard as they again disappeared into space. Jesus' ascension is described as "a cloud (or space-ship) received Him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). His coming again is to be in the same manner. "Then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven (space) on the clouds (space-ships) of heaven (space) with power ano conquering and to conquer; a King of kings, and Lord of lords. time He summons the twelve legions of space-men, which He refused to summon at the time of His betrayal. He will appear on a white "horse" or space-ship, "shooting flames of fire", leading a whole fleet of space-ships, from whose mouths issue sharp swords", no doubt blasts of destructive energy. He signals all the "birds that fly in mid-heaven" (all the sky-ships in space) to the cosmic conflict, with the words, "Come gather.", and the world will be destroyed by God's black fleet described below. Ine rumbling space-ships leap on top of the mountains to await the sig- nal for the attack (Joel 2:5). That day will be a day of darkness and gloom and of hydrogen and cobalt clouds. "Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people, their like has and behind never been from of old nor will the land is like them a flame Fire devours before them, the Garden of Eden fore them, but after them a desolate wilderness". Earth-men who have pleased God in the meantime, will "ascend up into in a space-ship in the sight of their foes" (Rev. puts it this way, "We will be caught up together with clouds (space-ships) to meet the Lord in the air" (I Thess. 4:17). In this manner a remnant of earth-men will literally be rescued or saved..... For what? For the "Father's house in which are many rooms", or as some transla- tors put it, "stopping-places", "filling-stations" if you wish, or the way to outer-space and beyond. All the planets and universes in outer space are there for a good and glorious purpose. They are not just dead dust, They are the planets on which these space- men live, and we too will someday live. This clear understanding of things as they are and as they will be, is for our comfort. We should always remember that God's people are always protected by a circle of space-ships. "We are surrounded by so great a The whole heavenly host once was full of horses and chariots of fire". And Elijah was rescued right from under the noses of a whole city full of enemies. God's word to us knowing all this is: "Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them!" ... May our prayer be, -- "O, Lord, open our eyes that we may see." (II Kings 6:17) THE END

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 • Office Memorandum • UNITED ; GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 7/11/57 SAC, RICHMOND (62-779) SUBJECT: AERIAL PHENOMENON RESEARCH GROUP 5108 FINLAY ST. SEATTLE WASH. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS Attached are two copies of a letter to the District Commander of OSI at Langley Field, Va., which are being forwarded to the Bureau for information. 2 - Bureau Encls.2) - Seattle (Encl.1) - Richmond RET: fec (4) BANCZOSURR за 12-8224 - 322? • JAN 141957 RECORDED - 39 INDEXED - 39 EX-117 Hu 41 p 13 b 6 JAN 23 1957

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(N) - АТЕСЕРРЧИЕОПЕ ПИВОВИЧТОЙ СОИСЕВИГИС (ert-sa) сиомнотя сраз OT JAN i4 5 02 PHMOSIONES DAN 15 8,57 AM SI CS BECEIVED F B I US DERT DE JUSTICE NONUO • DUILED 2IVL2 СОЛЕВИИВИТ - .. .

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- - United States Department of Justice gueral Presh"s Lauestination Richmond, Virginia January 11, 1957 District Commander 21st District Office of Special Investigations Langley Air Force Base, Virginia RE: AERIAL PHENOMENON RESEARCH GROUP MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING Dear Sir: Mrs. Margaret Blunt, 7606 Sweetbriar Road, Richmond, Virginia, advised this office on January 2, 1957, that she had received a letter from captioned organization requesting she furnish any information she might have relative to her alleged observation of a "flying saucer" a year or so ago near Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Blunt informed she is employed by the Richmond Quartermaster Depot of the United States Army and it was while on her way to work one morning that she had sighted the object in question. She stated that several other women employees of the Depot were present and subsequently one of these women had told a newspaper reporter about the incident and all their names had appeared in the papers. Mrs. Blunt advised that she was reluctant to answer the letter as she felt it could he an illegal or subversive group who was trying to obtain information they should not have • She pointed out that she knew nothing about the organization but the correspondence did not reflect the group was connected with the United States Government in any way . She informed that the letter indicated the group was a national organization whose duty it was to investigate any and all unusual aerial phenomenon. It also reflected that one Bob Gribble was the Executive Director and Jim Ewart was the Director of Investigations. The address for this organization was shown to be 5108 Finlay Street, Seattle, Washington. 62-83894-312 EN CLOSUE COPIES DESTROYED 270: NOV 191964

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- District Commander January 11, 1957 The above data is being furnished for your information, it being noted that the files of this office contain no reference to this organization. Very truly yours, W. G. GRAPP Special Agent in Charge -2-

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RECORDED - 54 INDEXED - 54 February 20, 1957 60-87694-313 Mr. Hagan Parrish Sheriff of Polk County Post Office Box 631 Bartow, Florida My dear Sheriff: Your letter dated February 8, 1957, has been received, and I want to thank you for bringing the enclosed material to our attention. Since the contents of your communication are of primary concern to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter and a copy of its enclosure to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, Building Tempo E, Fourth and Adams Drive, Southwest, Washington, D. C. Sincerely yours, COMM = FBI John Edgar Hoover Director 'olson ichols Boardman Belmont ason ohr irsons asen amm ease aterrowd e. Room — aman MAR CDCL:pwl (4) cc - Seattle, with copy of incoming and copy of its enclosure WAsH Re Richmond letter 1-11-57 captioned Aerial Phenomena Research Group, Miscellaneous Information Concerning. SEATTLE NOTE: Bufiles reflect that a citizen in Richmond, Virginia, received a similar letter earlier this year from the Aerial Phenomena Research Group of the same type forwarded by correspondent. OSI at Langley Field, Virginia, made a copy of it available to the Bureau. (62-83894-372) No other pertinent references located. enclosure sent to OSI by form. Copies of incoming and its dal

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HAGAN PARRISH SHERIFF COUNTY OF POLK STATE OF FLORIDA BARTOW, FLORIDA PHONES: OFFICE 3-7011 - JAIL 3-7171 REPLY REF.. HAMP ROGERS, CHIEF CRIMINAL DIVISION RES. WINTER HAVEN, CY 3-0052 R. BRUCE ALBRITTON, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE RES. FT. MEADE, AT 4-3955 February 8, 1957. Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: I am enclosing herewith a bulletin received at this office on February 5, 1957, for your evaluation. Assuring you of our complete cooperation at all times, I am Sincerely, Hagan Carriah HAGAN PARRISH, SHERIFF HP: es Enc. Lantostato made ach a ENCLOSURY 54 ENCLO. ATTACHED RECORDED - 54 ELI -XE 62283894-323 21 FEB 26 1957

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MP JONES FEB 14 8 41 AM '57 RECEIVED FBI SEPY OF MISTICE

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W" Aerial Phenomena Research Group Seattle, Washington Headquarters: 5108 Findlay Street Bob Gribble Executive Director Dear Sir: Several reports of unidentified flying objects seen over cities in your section of the country since on / 2=18-56 have recently arrived at our office. We would appreciate names and addresses of witnesses reporting unidentified flying objects or other aerial phenomenon to your office during this period. All names and addresses will be held strictly confidential, to be used only when contacting the witness for information regarding their experience. We are a national organization whose objectives are to invest- igate and determine the nature of unidentified flying objects and related phenomena. Any information you can give us pertaining to this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance, I am Sincerely yours FEB 5 1957 POLK COUNTY 2 3 FLORIDA 6 5 HAGAN PARRISH Sheriff 2 autostatomade Director of Investigations

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53kc STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Title TO Mr. Tolson DATE: March 15, 1957 Tolson FROM L. B. Nighais HPQ Nichols Boardme SUBJECT: mach 12, 1957. - 08ln stant Martin, JOHN STUART MARTIN GREAT MEADOWS, NEW JERSEY Belmoni Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman For record purposes, John Stuart Martin (Great Meadows, Gandy New Jersey, telephone Mercury 7-2683) telephoned from his home at 12:52 p.m., March 14, 1957, while I was tied up on another matter, and talked with Wick. Martin, age 56, is one of the original founders of "Time" magazine, was MaRTiz employed by Louis de Rochemont on our movie, "House on 92nd Street," and he formerly was editor of "March of Time." He married Mary Gilbert, whom he says is known to the Director. He has one arm. mrs John STuarT MaRTin Martin said, to make a long story short, that he has run into a situation which has to do with an unidentified flying object observed two days ago in the Great Meadows vicinity. Martin said he had made a formal report in writing to military authorities, as well as to two civilian groups interested in the affair. General Wedemeyer is connected with one of the latter groups. Martin said he is not satisfied that the "intelligence" he supplied to the military is being handled properly, nor does he know to whom he should submit infor- mation and in what fashion. He said frankly he wanted an Agent to call upon him so that the Agent could evaluate his information, although he said he well knew "flying saucers," etc., were not within the scope of the FBI's interest nor jurisdiction. (The attached news ticker from United Press reflects that in testimony before a House Appropriations Subcommittee, 2-19-57, Dr. Hugh Dryden, Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, had flatly stated there is no such thing as a flying saucer. It was said too that the Air Force or some other authority should nail down the unidentified "flying Д.c objects" and "say it is pure fiction. ") ACTION TAKEN: V ENCLOSE URE While normally we would simply tell a caller that we have no jurisdiction and that he should refer such matter to the proper military cc: Mr. Boardman RECORDED - 36 62-8389 - 314 cc: Mr. Belmont INDEXED - 36 12 MAR 26 1957 REW: af 3 5.4 140 APR1 1957 - 105

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RECEIVED- DIRECTOR FBI MAR 15 5 41 PM °57 D - ESPIONAGE I. 9 17 ДМ '57 AR IR RECEIVED - NICHOLS F B MAR 21 4 00 PM '57 RECEIVED- BOARDMAN REC'O BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE Mar 15 6 36 PM °57 MAR 15 4 52 РМ *57 RECEIVED-TOL SON MAR 15 W. S BEPT BE JUSTICE MAR 21 6: 01 PM '57 7 14 PM '57 FBI - JUSTICE REC'D BELMONT

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Nichols to Tolson memo March 15, 1957 authorities, in this instance, because of Martin's demonstrated friendliness to the Bureau and the Director, his sane and reasonable approach to matters and his apparent concern for the welfare of our country, I instructed Wick to have the Newark Office have an Agent when in the vicinity of Great Meadows simply drop by Mr. Martin's home to see what he has in mind. ASAC Commons of the Newark Office told Wick he would have an Agent drop by to see Martin and would send a letter to the Bureau covering results. V. - 2 -

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0-20 r. Tols 1PX Mr. Nichol Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Nease Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy (FLYING SAUCERS) THE DIRECTOR OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TOP AIR RESEARCH AGENCY HAS TOLD ,CONGRESS FLATLY THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FLYING SAUCER. THE ASSURANCE CAME FROM DR. HUGH L. DRYDEN DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS, AT A CLOSED-DOOR HEARING BY A HOUSE APPROPRIAT IONS SUBCOMMITTEE. THE TESTIMONY, DRYDEN AND OTHER NACA OFFICIALS TAKEN ON FEB. 12' INCLUDING GEN. WAS MADE PUBLIC TODAY. _JAMES A. DOCLITTLE, THE AGENCY CHAIRMAN WERE QUESTIONED ABOUT A REPORT PUBLISHED IN GERMANY THAT THE NAZIS DEVELOPED SHORTLY BEFORE THE END OF WORLD WAR II A 138-F00T SAUCER THAT ROSE TO 40,000 FEET AND FLEW AT A SPEED OF 1,250 MILES AN HOUR. "THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THAT STATEMENT," DRYDEN SAID. "THIS IS AN "THAT IS RIGHT DRYDEN ALSO DENIED A RELATED CLAIM THAT THE NAZIS HAD PERFECTED A SOM BE THAT COULD I CUE TO A RONARE TURN METASUE PEEDEN IN% PLAINED. "YOU HAVE TO DISTINGUISH HARDWARE FROM IDEAS, 3/14--EG1140A 1 le ENCLOSURE 62- 83894-374 WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE

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RECEIVED- DIRECTOR FBI MAR 14 11 59 AM *57 RECEIVED - BOARDMA. MAR 21 4 49 PH * 57

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0-20 Mr. Tolson Mr. Nichols Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont/ Mr. Mohr - Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter - Mr. Nease - Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy - UP76 ADD 1 FLYING SAUCERS DOOLITTLE ALSO DISCOUNTED THE PUBLISHED ACCOUNT OF THE SAUCER AND INTERCONTINENTAL BOMBER, WARNING HOWEVER THAT BACKERS OF THE BOOK PROBABLY WOULD USE THE DENIALS ZAS ANOTHER LEG UP TO PUBLICIZE IT. IN REFERENCE TO FREQUENTLY PUBLISHED "SIGHTINGS" OF WHAT OFFICIALLY ARE CALLED "UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS" THOMAS SAID THE AIR FORCE SOME OTHER AUTHORITY, *OUGHT TO, ONCE AND FOR ALL, NAIL IT DOWN AND SAY IT IS PURE FICTION." HE SAID THE AIR FORCE HAD "HEMMED AND HAWED" ON THE ISSUE, APPARENTLY A REFERENCE TO THE 1955 AIR FORCE REPORT THAT IT HAD INVESTIGATED 5,000 REPORTED SIGHTINGS AND FOUND "NO EVIDENCE" OF THE EXISTENCE OF SAUCERS. THIS WASN'T QUITE THE SAME THING AS SAYING THE SAUCERS DID NOT EXIST, AS DRYDEN NOW HAS ASSERTED* 3/14--EG1145A 62-83894 - 374 ENCLOSURE WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE

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RECEIVED - BOARDMAS 5 34 PH '57 RECEIVED -DIRE TOR FBI MAR 14 11 59 AM '57 301SN- 183

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 4/18/57 SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH SAUCERS INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Re Cincinnati letter to Bureau 4/12/57, copies for Norfolk, requesting Norfolk check indices regarding EVA REICH, M.D. (Mrs. WILLIAM S. MOISE), Route 1, P. 0. Box 721, Alexandria, Va. Inasmuch as Alexandria, Va., is covered by the Richmond Office, both copies of relet designated for Norfolk, as well as enclosure, are being forwarded to Richmond for appropriate handling. Norfolk indices negative re Dr. REICH. - Bureau 1 - Cincinnati (100-11671) (Info.) 2 - Richmond (3 Encl.) (REGISTERED MAIL. ) 1 - Norfolk JEM: SNB (6) RECORDED-38 67 APR 30 1957 INDEMED - 38 EX. - 117 3/ 6283894→1375 120864195062100 TO APPRA, 057 SCOTIA N5 11 DiD

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raer 0889A 18 Manh b 614d (0) BECCEDE LOTson - 1 S - ETOUWONG (3 BUCT) (BECTIBED NVIT.) MR.DUNES ArR 13 4 54 PM 157 KROSIVES F U'S DEPT OF JUSTICE 3 32 TUGTOGE VERARTAG LO DI. BEICH тирашлар не усквидите да! те солодод ра рус вторноця статсь" ЛОКТОТК ОрЕСК ТВаТСЕе ІСбОСТИ& ЕЛу НЕТОН' WD: (уе: маРитуи в мотав) WIRCETTVARONE - ТИТОБИТСИ СОИСКИТИС LOTS BETAPON VAG GTUCTIUERT SIS OUTO ТИВБЫЧИЕТЕХ БЕКТИС ОВИКОЛЕ СІЛІГТИЙ ВЕСКУВСК. LO DITSPOT UBT (5-83005) DVIT: КЕЕ СОЛЕБИМЕИЕ

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FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 4/12/57 OM : SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio O FLYING SAUCEAS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING On March 25, 1957, LEONARD H. ott STRINGFIELD appeared at the Cincinnati Office for the purpose of calling attention to a Route L, P.. Box 21, Alexandria, Virginia, telephone South 5-7081) • For the information of the Bureau and the Norfolk Office, Mr. STRINGFIELD is presently the Advertising Manager for Dubois Company, Inc., 1120 W. Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. According to STRINGFIELD, he has been interested in flying discs or objects for a number of years and has cooperated with the United States Air Force to the extent of furnishing the Air Force with any information on flying objects coming to his attention. Mr. STRING- FIELD was also the publisher of a paper called the "Orbit" , which carried the following heading: "The official publication of Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects". The "Orbit" was a monthly publication which carried information and intelligence research by STRINGFIELD on flying objects. According to STRINGFIELD, the "Orbit" had a limited circulation. stated that prior to the receipt of the letter he received a long distance telephone call from Dr. REICH on March 12, 1957. This call was received by him in the early morning prior to his departure for work. He related that Dr. REICH was a subscriber to the "Orbit" and that during the phone conversationshe made reference to some of his reports which he had published in the "Orbit" and for the most part spoke on matters that were "over his head" and things that he did not understand. According to STRINGFIELD, she concluded letter was the reason for his call on the FBI, to or ven at peon ati had to da into him a letter, high 0213t 316 2 - Bureau (62-83894) (RM) (Enclosures - 2) 2 - Norfolk (RM) (Enclosure - 1) 6 APR T'& 19577 2 - Cincinnati (100-11671) (1 - 65-1994) RECORDED - 83 AUM: JL (6) ENCLOSORR INCLO, ATTACH INDEXED - 83

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APR 23 / 41 PM '57 RECEIVED-TOLSON B T RE Pre TIE JUSTICE APR 17. 3 39 PM '57 MR.JONES AiR 17 4 14 PM 157 REUSINES F U'S DEPT OF JUSTICE

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CI. 100-11671 Mr. STRINGFIELD furnished the letter to this office but desired the same be returned to him and it should be noted Dr. REICH speaks of STRINGFIELD testifying before some Congressional committee in connection with flying saucers and his publication. She further speaks of events designated "OROP Desert Ea" which STRINGFIELD knows nothing about. In the first paragraph of page 2 in speaking of the above event, she makes reference that there is evidence for espionage against this work and later adds that the FBI so far has declined to investigate as the subject is "not within their jurisdiction". It is further noted that she also speaks of the evidence of the "orgone energy motor" , which STRINGFIELD has no former members on the staff of the expedition For the information of the Bureau and Norfolk, persons mentioned by Dr. REICH in her letter have been checked through the Cincinnati indices with negative results. There are attached hereto two autostatic copies of Dr. REICH's letter to Mr. STRINGFIELD dated March 19, 1957, for the Bureau, and one copy for the Norfolk Office. The Norfolk Office is requested to check their indices on Dr. REICH and furnish the Bureau with any identifiable data concerning her and persons men- tioned in her letter of March 19, 1957. This office is returning the original to Mr. STRINGFIELD and is not maintaining a copy of the same in this office. -2-

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SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) April 23, 1957 13- Director, FBI (62-83894) PECORDED - 83 62-83894-376 CIVILIAN RESEARCH INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, DIRECTOR 7017 BRITTON AVENUE CINCINNATI 27, OHIO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Reurlet April 12, 1957, captioned as above. Bufiles reflect that Eva Reich is the daughter of Dr. Wilhelm Reich, M.D., Director of the Wilhelm Reich Institute, aka., The Orgone Institute Research Laboratories, Inc., at Rangeley, Maine. Dr. Wilhelm Reich, following extensive investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in May, 1956, was found guilty of contempt of court following the issuance of an injunction harring interstate shipment of devices, literature and promotional material regarding treatments by Reich of cancer and other serious diseases, said devices having been described as worthless by the Food and Drug Administration. Following unsuccessful appeal efforts, Reich was imprisoned on March 12, 1957. Since early 1957, as well as previous thereto, Wilhelm Reich, Eva Reich, William Moise and other members of Reich's staff have directed voluminous correspondence to the Bureau, to various Bureau divisions, and other United States Government agencies and officials. None of the material reviewed at the Bureau has indicated any violations within the investigative jurisdiction of this Bureau. It is noted that Dr. Eva Reich (Mrs. William S. Moise) was recently interviewed by Special Agents of the Richmond Office assigned to the Alexandria, Virginia, Resident Agency at which time she furnished information in essence comparable with that set forth in her letter to Stringfield. She also indicated at that time that she had addressed similar information to the office of United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith and had contacted Assistant United States Attorney General William Tompkins. At that time Eva Reich, a naturalized citizen of the United States, also made certain derogatory comments relating to justice Nichoic - Richmond, with enclosure (SEND BY REGISTERED MAIL) Boardian * Norfolk (SEND BY REGISTERED MAIL)* Mohr Parsons Rosen . Tamm CFM:1vp Угр Trotter - Nease (6) Tele. Room F250 Holloman Gandy 8 APR 80 1957 COMM - FBI APR 23.1957 MAILED 31

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: SAC, cincinnati and government administration in the United States, representing possible admissions against interest. This information was furnished by the Bureau to Assistant Attorney General Tompkins and the Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. In view of the above information and in the absence of any indication that matters related by Eva Reich in her letter to Stringfield are within the Bureau's jurisdiction, Richmond should disregard the lead set out in the last paragraph of referenced Cincinnati letter. There is enclosed herewith for the Richmond Office an Autostat of Eva Reich's letter to Leonard Stringfield, Cincinnati, Ohio, dated March 19, 1957. In view of Eva Reich's vague threatened use of force (set forth in the last paragraph of her letter to Stringfield), Richmond Division should promptly make this information available to appropriate local officials in Alexandria, Virginia. 2 -

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ENGLOSURA 62-83894-376

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Mr. Leonard Stringfield C.I.R.F.O. Orbit 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati, 27, Ohio March 19, 1957 Dear Mr. Stringfield: This letter is to confirm and elaborate the contents of our telephone conversation on March 12, 1957• At that time I called you on my own initiative, sting as a planetary and U.S. citizen, who was a witness to a series of facts and events designated "OROP Desert Ba". It was my aim to find out whether you would be willing to testify about the facts known to you concerning UFO sighting reports made by the civilian public in the USA and elsewhere, which as Editor of CRIFO Orbit you have collected and filed over several years. I also wanted to know whether under oath you would reveal what you know in your official capacity as former USAF Intelligence officer ( This information about you was gleaned from Edward J. Ruppelt's book "The UPO Story"). I finally based my call on the title of your publication "The official Publication of Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects" as distinguished from the mystios who dabble in the unknown. I informed you that staffmembers of Expedition Orop Desert Ea, Arizona, 1954-1955 had lodged a charge of treason, fraud, perjury and conspiracy against certain government officials through the office of Senator Margaret Chase Smith on March 1, 1957. That these men had obstructed vital civilian research on the space problem, and have now apparently succeeded in their treacherous attack through defrauding the US court as to the nature of the work carried on during Expedition Orop Desert Ba; the discoverer of Life Lnergy, Dr. Wilhelm Reich being consequently imprisoned on March 12, 1957. The staff members of Expedition Orop Desert Ea wish to stress that in making their charges they are aoting strictly on their own, on the basis of the respective facts known to each one. An investigation by the United States Congress has therefore been requested by us, concerning the underlying facts in this unique scandal. What has to be opened up is the entire field of UFO phenomena, the Undue Secrecy by Airforce headquarters, and the suppression of public nows concerning the subject. Evidence points to the existence of a widespread conspiracy of those who want to maintain the status quo of the present world view, the atomic-mechanistio empty space hypothesis, the THEY in the background who want to kill all new knowledge by criminal means. Our evidence shows that"t hey" government• I feel personally government. After the events of March 11,1957 the constitution is dead, Law and open — ra the evidence on court record the sentence against the Discovery of the LAfe I am basing this statement on the fact that in spit Energy was exeouted. For reference you have to go to the nearest US Distriot Court where you will find Volume V Record Appendix to Briefs for Appellants, Case No. 5160, Supreme court Number 688, Secret and Suppressed Evidence, Orop Desert Ba, 1954-1955. The Title of the Report in "Contaot with Spaoe", Oranur, Second Report, 1961 - 1956, By Wilhelm Reich. Dr. Reich was found guilty of Contempt of Court for disobeying an UNLAWFUL and Fraudulently obtained order against his work (1954) and for stating at trial that he had to continue with his- work for reasons of national security. We, the staff members of this expedition are factual witnesses to some ampects of the work such as : Orenur experiment, Orur ( Denatured Nuclear material - in other words "Atoms for Peace"), the Cloud-buster, Cloudbuster plus Orur equals "Spaoogun", Disabled Ba ( Epaylon alpha Dr. Reich's designation of Space craft)

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- 2- Conferences With ATIC, notification of government officials in repponsible positions, Conferences with CIA; # DOR clouds and effects, DOR removal (Smog socalled, also appears as smoky substance subsequent to UFO sightings as you know) ; DOR as Deadly Orgone EnergY Orene Oranur Weather control Rainmakia queer 1a5 over deserts, Hurricane dissipation; Transportation of Orur including nodes found experimentally", oto., eto.... There is no shortage of faots, observations, and evidence. But the Truth has so far not yet been heard, which is all it needs to win. Furthermore there is evidence for espionage against this work : Tapped radio, opened mail eto. Since to date UFO's are officially "nonexistent" The BI has sofar declined to investigate as the subject is "not within their Jurisdiction". I am personally witness to the fact of the existence of the Orgone Energy Motor, and letters, documents, eto., describing the mysterious disappearance of one William Washington who oame into possession of much knowledge concerning "orgonometry, mathematical, and the Motor principle," and who has disappeared since 1949. I am sure any investigating agency could 0il interests in this country are out to keep their predominance in the field of power and income, and are involved in keeping the Orgone Energy Motor problem suppressed. These points are mentioned to give you a hint how necessary a bona fide, courageous, forthright investigation has become. I an appending a bibliography for your convenience where you may find some of the printed evidence for our charges. If no investigation is forthcoming within a reasonably short time we are forced to use force; - to use the scientific power of the Energy which we have learnt to trigger ( storms, floods eto.) Sincerely yours Eva ReichMorce Eva Reich MD (Mrs. William S. Moise) Rt. 1, POB 721 Alexandria, Va SOuth 5 - 7081 Other Former Staff members: Expedition Orop Desert 1) Robert A. MoCullough 2) William Steig 3) Willdam Moise PS Since it will take me a day or two to prepare reference list, it will follow and is not enolosed, as stated in letter.

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Eva Reiuh MD ( Mrs. William S. Moise) Rt. 1, POB 721 Alexendrde, Va TAN UPA Le MADE! ≤ - PM - 1957 Mr. Leonard Stringfield C.R.I.F.0. Orbit 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati Z, Ohio AiRMAiL

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ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU (62-83894) (RM) CI. 100-11671 Tat autotate of letter to LEONAR) I. STRINGPIBLD FrOM EVA REICH, M.D. copes to Riahmond as end. to Bul a/ /52

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en STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 4/24/57 FROM SATS RICHMOND (62-0) SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH DIseS INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Relet from Norfolk to Bureau dated 4/18/57. For information of Bureau, only record in UA Richmond indices on EVA REICH (Mrs. WILLIAM S. MOISE) is that contained in Richmond letter to Bureau dated 3/28/57 entitled "WILHELM REICH, MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING" RUC TEB/mcw (4) 2-Director 1-Cincinnati (100-11671) (Info.) 1-Richmond 20C RECORDED - 25 INUEXEU - 26 154 50 2 50 1163 62-83894-379 • APR 251957 63 MAY 7 6057

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION NOV 7 1957 TELETYPE Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Nease Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Clayton Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy- URGENT 11-7-57 12-41 AM GPU TO DIRECTOR 2 FROM SAC NEW YORK 1P Flyin DISCS - UNIDENTIFIED PLYING OBJECTS OVER INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD BROOK- VILLE, LI, NY. EVENING OF ELEVEN SIX FIFTYSEVEN. INFO CONCERNING• JAMES COLYER, PD OF INC. VILLAGE OF OLD BROOKVILLE ADVISED SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA AND MEMBER OF PD HAVE REPORTED SIGHTING TWO RED LIGHTS HOVERING IN AIR THAT VICINITY. LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE AN EVEN DISTANCE APART AND TO BE JOINED TOGETHER. AT ONE TIME THESE LIGHTS LIT UP AND SEEMED TO CAST A RED DUST OR FOG IN SURROUNDING AIR. AIR FORCE BASE COLYER ADVISED HE REPORTED ABOVE INFO TO MITCHELL AFB AND ROSELYN AIRFIELD. BOTH ADVISED RECEIVING NUMEROUS REPORTS RE ABOVE AND ROSELYN AIR FIELD SAID AIRCRAFT ARE INVESTIGATING MATTER• COLYER ADVISED ABOVE INFO BROADCAST ON NEWS PROGRAM LOCAL RADIO STATION WINS. OS I, ONE, G-TWO, CAA IN AREA ADVISED. END AND ACK PLS wilter NY R 2 WA LO cebranigan. RECORDED - 19 INDEXED - 19 62-83894-378 13 NOV 8 1957 70 NOV 20 1951k Nr. Balmont EX. - ESP.

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REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE Nov 7 12 36 PM '57 REC'O-TELETYPE UNIT FBI Nov 7 12 46 AM '57 W/DEXED - SECONDED - EVD VDAIZED ND11059 9C NOw 7 | 39 PM 357 Nay 15 REC'D - ESPIONAGE B I RECID ESPIONAGE 21 AM "57 EDA LS. Nd 80 Дaз0 6I MON. ITLU Nov 39 AM *57 REC'O BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE SCEI A EARL ДОБК 11-1-24 15-11 ORRECIZ AEN 21X LIE. ТИСОШБОВУ. IMEO C-O1 СЫЛ 401 S

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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MemoAndum • UNITED STA LES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR FBI DATE: 11-8-57 FROM : SAC KANSAS CITY (66-2995) SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS INFORMATION CONCERNING On November 5, 1957, SA (A) W21 STER S. POND received information from Mr. DONALD KETTE GASH, 3012 Blueridge, Kansas City, Missouri that an uncle, LELAND JESSE/GASH Or JESSE LELAND GASH, employed by an aircraft concern and residing at Fort Worth, Texas, about two years ago saw an unidentified subject in the sky near his home. He obtained his movie camera and took pictures of the object. About eighteen months ago the uncle visited in Kansas City and the movies of the flying disc were shown. According to GASH, the pictures were very good and consisted of about fifteen feet of film. Mo Mr. GASH stated that he and his uncle have felt "foolish" when discussing the matter and never bothered to report it. He said however in view of the late international developments he felt that the Government should have this information. In view of the fact that the Bureau may be interested in this film, it is requested that the Dallas Office at Fort Worth, Texas locate and interview LELAND JESSE GASH Or JESSE LELAND GASH and obtain the film for transmittal to the Bureau. It is suggested that the Bureau, after reviewing the film, advise the Office of Special Investigations, USAF, of any pertinent information deemed appropriate. • 2 - Bureau 2 - Dallas 1 - Kansas City (66-2995) RECORDED - 83 WSP : j1 (5) INDEXED 62=33294-319' 21 NOV 12-1957 64 NOV 18 1957 F492

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REC'D Nov 12 4 45 PM °5 ESPIONAGE 8 Now 13 19 15 PM 957 SIA TCH OT 1 TOo!

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4-41 (Rev. 7-25-57) DECODED COPY Radio Teletype Tolson Nichols Boardman Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease - Tele. Room Holloman Gandy - DEFERRED 11-8-57 TO DIRECTOR FROM SAC, HOUSTON 081700 07 LYING DISES -ріля UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WHICH FELL NEAR HOME MRS. DONALO BLEVINS, шевора HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 24 LAST. INFORMATION CONCERNING. MASO ER 24 LAST OBJECT BE SEEN SIZE US TOLE AALL ED FAST FELL INTO HER YARD. OBJECT ALLEGEDLY OF METALLIC ASH OF SOME KIND, WAS BRIGHT AND HOT WHEN IT FELL. OBJECT FOUND BY MRS. BLEVINS' SON WHO REPORTED IT TO SCIENCE TEACHER, WHO SUGGESTED AUTHORITIES BE CONTACTED. INFORMATION FURNISHED OSI, ELLINGTON AFB, WHO HAS CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION. PRESS INQUIRY RECEIVED TODAY., ANSWERED BY STATING REPORT OF FALLING OBJECT HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND INFORMATION CONCERNING HAD BEEN RELAYED TO MILITARY AUTHORITIES, ELLINGTON AFB. OBJECT ACCORDING TO OSI IS PART OF AN ORDINARY FLARE AND OF NO SIGNIFICANCE. FOR BUREAUS INFORMATION. RECEIVED: 4:44 PM RADIO Mr. Belmont 5:11 PM CODING UNIT HJT RECORDED - 50 INDEXED-50 62-8389y -380 dE NOV 12 1957 OTTE TE GO NOV 201957 If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems.

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XXX T0-8-11 03Я43320 ЯСТОЗЯКО От DOTT8O AUTRUON ,ONE MORA КА 10Е1 ЕО ОРИРС: АННОЙ ВЕГТ СИК КОМЕ КНЕ* БОЛГО ОГЕЛИ » ЕКУС» ОСЛОВЕК 5А ГНОЇ* ГИБОВИУДНОЙ СОИСЕВИНИЕ* WO TANT OSCIVCA RHOTBUCH BINAHE DOST COMTVEJE C VOL ODECL BELNEEN DINE OL COFE BVEE VAD ETAL RO RICA DIJJATOM 90 YJUSOULA TOB680 VONAY Я- NE BKICHE VAD HOL WHEW 11 BERE* OBDECI LOND 1И2, ЗОИЯНО ВЕБОНІЕО 11 1О РОТЕЙСЕ ДЕУСНЕЕ! ОЗНОТИЛИЧ ИОІТАНЯОЧИ ,OSTOAТИСО 38 8917190HЕJА JUST-CR NE BESTION AHO HIVE CORDECLED TUNERLIONLIOH* 66582 SERA HOT941335 180 GOT O3VASO3R Y21U041 НИО НОРИНУЛТОЙ СОИСЕВИТИС НУО ВЕЕЙ ДНОВТ НЕР• ЕГЕТАСЛОЙ НЕВ* ОВЧЕСА. 31. ОЕ Ми СИОЛИЧКА ЕГУВЕМИО ОЕ. НО • VIGITANHORMI CUAS ОКЛАЯ COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 32 OFBL Nov - 8 engel END 5 35 PM °5/ СТ ОИТОЛОООА OUT :03V13038 LS. HƯ nh 8 21 N0%: LS. Nd 9c g 1 8 0,331) I 8 INOWT3SG,3 JINA 30413131-0,094

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4-41 (Rev. 7-25-57) DECODED COPY Radio Teletype Nichols /Boardman Mohr Parson Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease - Tele. Room Holloman Gandy - DEFERRED 11-8-57 TO DIRECTOR FLYING DISCS FROM SAC, SPRINGIELD 072245 ILLINOIS STATE POLICE REPORT OF SIGHTING OF UNKNOWN FLYING OBJECT NEAR DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 6, 1957, INFORMATION CONCERNING. ASSISTANT CHIEF WALTER A. EICHEN, ILLINOIS STATE POLICE, REPORTED THAT ,ISP OFFICERS CALVIN SHOWERS AND JOHN MATULIS, DISTRICT TEN, REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM, NOVEMBER 7, 1957, SIGHTING A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FROM DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. OFFICERS TRIED TO FOLLOW IN THEIR CAR IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND DROVE GENERALLY IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR TWENTY MILES WHEN THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE OBJECT. DURING THIS TIME IT APPEARED AS BRIGHT WHITE, AMBER AND ORANGE. NO INDICATION THAT IT DIPPED TO THE GROUND OR THAT IT AFFECTED THEIR CAR. THEY REPORTED FOR A FEW SECONDS IT SEEMED TO AFFECT BOTH THE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER OF THEIR ,FM TWO-WAY RADIO. REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INQUIRED THIS OFFICE CONCERNING, NO COMMENT WAS MADE. ABOVE BEING FURNISHED FOR INFORMATION BUREAU. RECORDED - 50 RECEIVED: 11:49 AM RADIO INDEXED-50 62-83894-381 12:17 PM CODING UNI MW T8 NOV 12 1957 Mr. Rosen Fred Sere, 051, Talles Filt Bipica quen above ngo 30 7 TY ESP Z O NOV 20 1957 If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitabl araphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems

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8/1/ 3011501- OUT 1030 S COLSON 6 32 PM '57 RECE Nov 21 hOM 12 58 PM °5/ HUV FBL COMMUNICATIONS SECTION U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE I8J LSo NY DE NON LS. Nd 6s Zl 05Л130 LS. He 62 1 8 AON N3SOY O3A303 IS. He 20 € 8 NON RECID-TELETYPE UNIT I 8 90108÷10 1188036 RECEIVAB NVH HIVESTIGATIVE DIVISIO Yoy RECID ESPIONAGR RECEIV CI F B I N0.1 MAN GARDMA VESTIGATIVE DIVISIO Noy 12 MON 1A 5 11 PHOSY REC'D - ESPIONAGE 10 55 AM '5/ Man 9 NOv 12 II 10 AM B 8 51 AM '57 40j ES. Hd SO 2 8 MON 18 3 Nov 19 3 57 PM '57 NOUGSS NOSIVIT 30150C-185 LNOH738 0.338

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sas NG Felt pet tete 11-57 / EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON November 5, 1957 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ALAN H. BELMONT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FBI Pursuant to my conversation with you a few moments ago, there is enclosed a letter received by General Cutler's office today from Mr. Michigan. Kiasuski, 5457 Jos. Campau, Detroit 11, It would be appreciated if the Bureau, at its convenience, would arrange for a representative to interview Mr. Kiasuski for the purpose of obtaining any information in his possession in elaboration of the substance of his letter. Your assistance in this and related matters is appreciated. called J. Patrick Coyne ADDENDUM: I would appreciate the return of Mr. Kiasuski's letter when it has served your purpose. JPC ENCLOSURE 90T 08 ECORPED-84 62 = 83894-389 13 NOV 19 1957

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REC D ESPIONAGE Nov 6 12 54 PM °57

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COPY Now. 4, 57. Dear Mr. Robert Cutler; I might have some information about the rocket in Texas. I heard about it on the Polish Radio Program. I would like to know to whom I could speak to. Sincerly Your's Mr. Krasuski 5457 Jos. Campau Detroit 11, Mich. COPY 60-83891 - 392 ENCLOSURE

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URGENT November 6, 1957 PLAIN TEXT TELETYPE RECORDED-84 SAC, DETROIT -43814 - 38: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, IS-X. MR. W. KIASUSKI, ELEVEN FIVE FOUR FIVE SEVEN JOS. CAMPAU, DETROTT, JUICHIGAN, ADDRESSED LETTER DATED NOVEMBER FOURTH TO ROBERI CUTLER, WHO IS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, STATING QUOTE I MIGHT HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROCKET IN TEXAS. I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE POLISH RADIO PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TO WHOM I COULD SPEAK TO. UNQUOTE TUMEDIATELY INTERVIEW KIASUSKI FOR ANY INFORMATION HE MAY HAVE. BUFILES REFLECT NO INFORMATION RE KIASUSKI. SUTEL. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED comp 245474 HOOVER ESS: amn (3) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION M. S. DEPARTMENT OF JESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION NOV 6 1957 TELETYPE 5-40m G Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman . Gandy Teletype Unit H00 ROOM 6 601 50 . 110 BECTO BE" NOBLICE 8 NOV 21 1957 - 492 waßs 4 Nt 62-83894 11 33

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RECEIVED BOARDM Pb-0509093N REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE 2 07 PM °57 Nov 6 REC'D - ESPIONAGE F B I aSTEROS IT 12. 55 PM '57 RECEIVEO BOARDIA 4 53 PM 25 04 Nov REC'D Nov 13, ESPIONAGE 36501099852 2,33 PM °57. BON EN REC'D BELMO FBI - JUSTIC Nov 7 11 33 A!

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CONTAINE Let Coyne, NSC returne CEA, Army, NAVY, Af, INS 11-8-57 - FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION NOV 7 1957 URGENT TELETYPE 11-7-57 4-55 PM EST WHH Mr. Tolson Mr. Boafdman. Mr. Mr. Remont. hr Mr. Nease Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter. Mr. Clayton Tele. Room. Mr. Holloman Miss Candy- TO DIRECTOR FBI C FLYING DISCS FROM SAC, DETROIT 1P UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, IS - X. REBUTEL NOV SIX LAST. WLAYSLAY KRASUSKI, AKA WALTER KRASUSKI, DOB (b) (6) - (b) (6) WAS GERMAN POW MAY, NINETEEN FORTY TOO, UNTIL SUMMER OF NINETEEN FOURTYFIVE. (b) (6) ARRIVED NY MAY TWO, NINETEEN FIFTYONE, AS DP, AR NO. (b) (6) • KRASUSKI UPON INTERVIEW ADVISED THAT WHILE GERMAN POW DURING NINETEEN FORTYFOUR OBSERVED VEHICLE DESCRIBED AS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED YARDS IN DIAMETER, APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN FEET HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED TO SLOWLY RISE VERTICALLY TO HEIGHT SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR FIFTY FOOT WALL AND TO MOVE SLOWLY J0 C 4 ме HORIZONTALLY A SHORT DISTANCE OUT OF VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY TREES. ENGINE OF TRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE DURING THIS PERIOD AND ONE OTHER OCCASION WHEN HIGH PITCHED WHINNING NOISE HEARD 11/8/51 Wag, IN AREA. NO INDICATION OF MENTAL INSTABILITY DURING INTERVIEW. FURTHER DETAILS FOLLOW AMSD. E CORRECT LINE FOUR WORD WX POUR SHLD BE "TWO" END AND A K PLS X 4-58 PM OK FBI WA EW TU DIC RECORD - -84 62- 83894- INUEXED - Mr. BeLgonE NOV 13 1957 383 met, str melana elstengan EX 105

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1 Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Sanders Liaison BY COURTER SERVICE November 8, 1957 RECORDED-84) EX 105 Mr. J. Patrick Coyne National Security Counctl Executive Office Building raspington 25, D. 4 - 383 Dear Pat: ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED ERE 00/15 Pabrita INDEXED • сопр # 045914 reference is made to the letter addressed to pobert Cutler, Washington 25, D. C.," by Mr. W rasuski, 5457 Jos. Campau, in which Mr. Detroit l1, Michigan, trasuskt advised that he might have some information "about the rocket in Texas." He desired to know to whom he could speak in this regard. Mr. Krasuskt was interviewed on November 2, 1957, at wnich time he advised that his nome is Wayslaw Krasuski, that he 07z (b) (6) is also known as Walter Krasuski, that he was born and that he was a German prisoner of war from May, 1942, until the Summer of 1945. Krasuski advised that he arriver in New York on Number (b) (6) 1951. as a displaced person, Alten Registration, He advised that during 1944, unile herase a German prisoner of war, he observed a vehicle described as circular in shape, seventy-five to one hundred yonde, in® diameter, and approximately fourteen feet high. He stated the vehicle was observed, to rise vertically to a height e sufficient to clear a fifty-foot wall and that it mored slowly horizontally a short distance out of view which was obstructed by trees. He stated that the engine of a tractor failed to operate during this period and that the engine fatled on one other occasion when a high-pitched® whining: noise was heard in the area. During the interotew, Krasuski spoke in a rational manner with no indication of mental instability. 5 64 3t CHON ESS: amn (13) Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont . Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman - Gandy - BY COURIER SVC• 8 NOV 21 1957 3 NOV 1 2 MAIL ROOM COMM = EBI

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Mr. J. Patrick Coyne You will be advised of any further information which may be received regarding Krasusii and the information furnished by him. Pursuant to your request, Mr. Krasusit's letter is returned herewith. Sincerely yours, No Eagan Hoover 1 - Office of Security Department of State 1 - Director Central Intelligence Agency Attention: Deputy Director, Plans 1 - Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence Department of the Army Attention: Chief, Security Diviston 1 - Director of Naval Intelligence 1 - Office of Special Investigations Air Force 1 - Immigration and Naturalization Service - 2 -

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FD-36 (Rev. 3-1-56) - FBI Date: 11/7/57 Transmit the following message via - AMSD - RV AIRTEL (Priority or Method of Mailing) - Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Nease, Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Clayton Tele. Room Mr. Holloman. Miss Gandy те р Army / TO: DIRLCTOR, FBI lyina SnuceRs FROM: SAC, DETROIT (100-26505) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; IS - X. Re Detroit Teletype to Bureau, 11/7/57, captioned "UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; IS - X." Interview of WLADYSLAW KRASUSKI, aka. WALTER KRASUSKI, reported in Blank Memo, five copies of which are enclosed herewith for the Bureau, was conducted by SA CASSIUS RATHBUN. No indication of irrational or otherwise abnormal behavior by KRASUSKI was observed during the interview. KRASUSKI advised that his communication was directed to Mr. ROBERT CUTLER rather than to President EISENHOWER after seeing Mr. CUTLER's picture and identification with the President's Office in a local paper. Krensuske KRASUSKI resides with his wife, nee JOANT WISNIEWSKI, KRASUSKI marriea in -9oe at Detroit, and lour small children, in a mich single residence in an old Polish neighborhood at 5457 Jos. Campau Avenue, Detroit. No previous record located in Detroit Indices identifiable with KRASUSKI or his wife. On 11/7/57, WILLIAM RECKNAGEL, Manager, advised IC PAUL DESMOND that records of the Mich. Merchants Credit Association, reflect only credit inquiries concerning WALTER KRASUSKI during 6/56 and 3/57 and 6/57, which confirm his local address and employment ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED Bureau (Encls.5) (RY) Detroit CR: JLK (4) ENCLOSURE RECORDED-18 62. 83814384 21 NOV, 8 1957 AIRTEL 7 6NOV 25 1952. Approved: wha Special Agent in Charge Sent - M Per —

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RECEIVED Nov 8 11 22 AM '57 INTERNAL SECURIT Y SECT. FBI RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FB I Nov 15 11 09 AM •57 REGID - ESPIONAGE FB I Nov B - 1 5u PM *57 Noy 18 1 25 PM °57 REC'D ESPIONAGE F BI

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In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Detroit 3127,1957 Michigan November ALL INPORMATION CONTAINED UNIDEN FIED FLYING OBJECTS In response to a letter directed by him to vr. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, reflecting that he "might have some information about the rocket in Texas," Wadyslaw-Krasuski, 5457 Joseph Campau, Detroit, was interviewed November 7, -951, and furnished the following information: Walter* Kensusti Born (b) (6) Krasuski was brought from Poland as a Prisoner of War to Gut Alt Golssen, approximately 30 miles east of Berlin, Germany, in May, 1942, where he remained until a few weeks after the Worla War I1. He spent the following years at Displaced Persons Camps at Kork, Strasburg, Offenburg, Milheim and Freiburg, Germany. He attended a radio technician school at Freiburg and for about a year was employed in a textile mill at Laurachbaden, Germany. He arrived in the United States at New York, May 2, 1951, via the "S.S. General Stewart" as a Displaced Person, destined to the Reverend Father Petro Walkowiak, Hamtramck, Michigan; his alien registration number - Since May, 1951, he has been employed at the Gobel Brewery, Detroit. News report of mysterious vehicle in Texas causing engines to stall prompted him to communicate with the United States Government concerning a similar phenomenon observed by him in 1944 in the area of Gut Alt Golssen. According to Krasuski, during 1944, month not recalled, while enroute to work in a field a short distance north of Gut Alt Golssen, their tractor engine stalled on a road through a swamp area. No machinery or other vehicle was then visible although a noise was heard described as a high-pitched whine similar to that produced by a large electric generator. 62-83894-384 ENCLOPURD

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An "SS" guard appeared and talked briefly with the German driver of the tractor, who waited five to ten minutes, after which the noise stopped and the tractor engine was started normally. Approximately 3 hours later in the same swamp area, but away from the road where the work crew was cutting "hay", he surreptitiously, because of the German in charge of the crew and "SS" guards in the otherwise deserted area, observed a circular enclosure approximately 100 to 150 yards in diameter protected from viewers by a tarpaulin- type wall approximately 50 feet high, from which a vehicle was observed to slowly rise vertically to a height sufficient to clear the wall and then to move slowly horizontally a short distance out of his view, which was obstructed by nearby trees• This vehicle, observed from approximately 500 feet, was described as circular in shape, 75 to 100 yards in diameter, and about 14 feet high, consisting of dark gray stationary top and bottom sections, five to six feet high. The approximate three foot middle section appeared to be a rapidly moving component producing a continuous blur similar to an aeroplane propeller, but extending the cir- cumferance of the vehicle so far as could be observed. The noise emanating from the vehicle was similar but of somewhat lower pitch than the noise previously heard. The engine of the tractor again stalled on this occasion and no effort was made by the German driver to start the engine until the noise stopped, after which the engine started normally. Uninsulated metal, possibly copper, cables one and one-half inch to two inches in diameter, on and under the surface of the ground, in some places covered Dy water, were observed on this and previous occasions, This area was not visited by Krasuski again until shortly after the end of World War II, when it was observed the cables had been removed and the previous locations of the concrete structure and the enclosure were covered by water. Krasuski stated he has not been in communication since 1945 with any of the work crew of 16 or 18 men, consisting of Russian, French and Polish POWs, who had discussed this incident among themselves many times. However, of these, Krasuski was able to recal by name only Franciszek Grabowski, no address known, described as then about 50 years of age and presumed by Krasuski to have returned to Poland after 1945• B. APPROX 1894 - 2-

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This report is loaned to you by the FBl, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside your agency• - 3 -

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Boaraman Belmont Sanders Liaison 42761 BY COURIER SERVICE November 15, 1957 RECORDED-18 62-83894-384 Mr. J. Patrick Coyne National Security Council Executive Office Bullding Washington 25, D. C. Dear Pat: 8 TAON I L ISE = WWOR Reference is made to my letter of November 8, 1957, furnishing information supplted by Mr. Wladyslaw Trasuskt concerning an untdentifted flying object which he observed in 1944 while in Germany. Attached is a copy of a memorandum which reflects the details of the interview with Mr. Krasuski. A copy of the memorandum has also been furnished to each of the agencies Fecelving a copy of this letter, listed below, as a matter of interest to those agenotes. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover REC'D-READING ROOM FBI Ingrosure 1 - Office of Spectal Investigations Air Force (ENCLOSURE) 1 - Director Central Intelligence Agency Attentions Deputy Director, Plans (ENelosuRe) Assistant Chief of VA Department of the Attention: Chief, Security Division ВЕСТО ВЕГИНИ! MAIL ROOM 340 Nov 15- 10 39 AM '57

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D-DIRECTOR BI It 09 AM '57 REC'O BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE Nov 13. 6 36 PM ^57 REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE Nov 14 12 46 PM '57 Now 15. 9.57 AM '57 308 SUEIVED ROARDMI и 151 9.25 AM: Hit" Musion