65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_001
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The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
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Source text · mention onlyer,:,. Q'.RS-• 'ro,11 Pagi ,ussil of 12( +-.-..:.. F• l ' "There's t I saidPriest. ut£ s .. about g•1idec \\ ," he In Yar,l (tnd H o ~ lte J sa~~\\.ard w Rlakeslee, A :soci- . . . ated Prl'ss i-cieuce editor. sal i the ~aid the Army Airway~ Comm um- 1n tbe v.ue 01 we e nr.,w,.e~ t-whole business may be an orUcal . . ] ,tness accounts came a new ~enes -~. . cations Service had reported ate i comment~ and «-xplanatiuns, but illusion. . . yestHday that ,o far IL~ rada.r most or them were tinged with a •·At a~r .distance .,,1~1ch 1~ close scopes throughout the country slight tendency to laugh off the to thr l11111l of ho,~ far a person have been .unable to. pick up any lwhole thing. ca11 ~ee," hi' ,uote, "~11 obJ.~cl,s stra11ge obJecls In ~ltgbt. Dr. Winfred Overholser. nation• app, ar round or near!) ~o. I h ' And in the Pacific Northwest- ally known psychiatrist and super• law of sight covers bolh smi:11 where most of the fl~-happy plat-lintendent of St. Elizabetbs Hos- h \ seen nearby and large ters have been r.eportid-the Ai·mylpital here, said it "has some of the t I g 5 . , has radar equipment which ~an earmarks of being national hys- at gre •l dist an<" • pierct> fog and darkness and pick teria." "Tht> ont> out~tand111g fact 11hout up objects in the sky 200 miles "Everytime someone come, up ,•irtually all the ~au,·ers is that a,, ay. with a sea-!<erpent ~ton·." said Dr. d ~truclure - they.t.Hn so. B10\\n acknowledged Overholser, "other~ with vivid they ha no • that the Air Jo'orces had decided imal(inations are .sure they ha,1' seemed merely round and flat. "there's something to thi!!" andlscen the same thing. That de~<'l'iption fit~ exactly with had been ehe~klng It f~r 10 days. "The critical faculty ln m~n, the l the trick~ that eyes play. 'l'hi~ "And we still haven t the i.llght- Ja~t one he recewed, 1s shll nott . . . . est idea what they could be," he vei-v well developed. Scratc-h the tnckme~s varies. with d_lfference! added. surf ace and you find the s~e mas• in weather an_d hghlmg. . And a ne\\ wrinkle-the rcp~rt.· hysteria w~ich prrdominat,ed dur- 1 Howe~er, !'.ova Ha.rt. St. L~.ub ed landing of a fleet of eight bktm- ing thP witchcraft scare. Some ,mechanic who was 11 amed du1 ing ming platters-was reported from , persons are quite ready to scr service in the war to spot all types Idaho in full view of 10 per~ons. A. thing~ and follow beliefs." of aircraft, yesterday offered a Dishman. Idaho housewife, said Dr. Overholser •aid that ,1 hen minute descdption of one o( the she and 0U1e1-s In her party had he made his roun<l~ or the mental flying patterns whkh he claimed he ( seen the saucer~ land on a moun- patient, yesterday at St. F.liza- ~aw flying at an altitude oC about ! tainside near Sl. Maries, Idaho. Ibeths not a one cC1mmented on the 300 feet. he said they came into view at flying saucers sto•y. Repor ter Rees One a extreme ~pee.d, suddenly slowed. "I think they may ~e a little He described it a~ clrcular with a then "fluttered like leaves to skepticaf." he adUl d. . a ribbed framework and silver t ground.'' to~1·eve~. Dr. O~•erl_1olser ~aid h~ gray in color. He said it appear('dtThe mysterious part wai; th w . 11 t trymg to dmni~s the mattei to have a motor with a propeller0we couldn't se~ them after th a a Joke ''becaus..i the.re arc ~ attached in the center and that It landed." she said. •·we coul_d ,t any strange thi~!{~ gomg ,?n to- kept. turning Jike an airplane do• 1them flutter down lnto the limb. ~• t~at one can , be sure. 1. ing a slow roll. :,et \\e couldn't see that they did ~f l, Alexander P. de Sever••y. \ \.It hough ma n y explanations anything to the trees." 1 no d aircrart designer, told 'he ha~·e been offered. none has bel'~ She said she hoped to hike h~to Po l hy telephone from New ork ciwinciug. A Los Angeles news the \lmbe1· tomorrow and search th unhl he ,l'e, a flying ~aucer p. per quoted an unnamed nuclea fo1 • the objects which sh~ said were he •·wouldn't like to •pa~~ judg- p ysicist as saying the silveq- di~c saucer-shaped but resemoled wash- " r ulled from e:,pcnments m th. tubs more than disks and were ment. .. ransmutation o( a,omic energy.'' "about the size o[ a five-room Ile agreed wi Ih Dr'.' OverholRer '\ Thi~ report wa\ rapidly herded house." that mu<'h H not all of the story into the hoax .::olumn by Davld Locally. Hazen Kennedy of 2615 may be because uf hysteria. Lilieuthal. chairman of the Atomic Uh st. ne. reported he had seen "After all,. he said •·we are ' Energy Commi~s,on.. an.d ~everal one passing over the :-;ortheast ' . ' . . ,. prominent atomic &c1ent1sts, • section of the city at about 8:40 mo~·e or less an hflile~1e~l Nation. Star r l'xpects Word p. m l\~aJor de Sever~l<y n1d 1t was p~s- Loui~ E. Staie, national com-1 This would be the first one re- s1ble that the pe r~ons who claim ~ mandei· or the Vetrran~ of 1''ore1g11 ported O\'er the DiSlrict, alt h0ugh to have seen the aerial dis<.'s have Wars, announced Saturday at Co• others have been repo1·tcd oYernearby Maryland. instead glimpsed the exhaust of )umb~;• Ohio. that .~e ~vas expett- Kennedy, who has 125 hours jet-propelled planCF mg mo~entari\y rnformat1on · · t d t ·1 l ·n Ile conceded too , that they from Washington Y.hkh would ex flymg timeAi~sFa. s u tenhi p1 o d\' might be guided missiles let loo~e ph,:n the dashing. discs. But the the Army l 01ees o s ere 1 ·, . .• messa!(e never arnvcd.~aid he belle\'ed the saucer be as part of an expeumenl, but 'h A' F . 'd th t G n• " . 11, addtd· 1 e 1r 01ce~ sa1 a c • had seen was traveling at we ' • Cnrl Spaatz Air Force« chief was over" 1000 miles an hour at an "I don't think the Government in the Pa~ifie 1'.orth~est \~here al\itude o! between 1200 and 1500 would fire them so pr~nuscuousl>·· most of the saucers have been re fert. !hey would lest them. 111 one spot. ported, but added that hi~ trip "The best way T can describe It," IIII an 1so_lated ar~a. like the) did tllere was planned two months ~aid Kennedy , "was that it looked1the a\omic bomb,,' ago, long before the ,aucers scare. like an orange lamp bulb without )laJ. Gen. Curt1~ E. Le)~ay. who General Spaatz is expected back in the socket. It was going faster than a~ Deputy Chief of Air Staff for 'J'ashington late tomorrow. any jet, plane I've eve1· seen." Rescar~h and Deveio~ment would :'.\luroc Army Ail· Field in Call- 11 Ha,zerstown, ~id.. Mrs. J\taj kno_w 1f lbe ~aucers mvolv.cd. ex- i'urnia had a P-80 je~ fighter stanw n Ganoe, 30, ~aid sl1e had ~e<' perunents \11th gmded 1nlss1les, Lig by, and the National Guard I t. e of the discs, racin& in 2-1 commented: <'rcgon had prepart'd six regul r •mation at "lenific speed," fro "Whatever these people have fighters tn give chase shou :I e1· backporch. ''They sounded Ii' seen it hasn't been anyth111~ re- sai•ccn be reported nearby, • a faraway ll'ain,'' she said. ~ulling from experiments by the • • " Anny Air Forces. As tor as I'm concerned there's nothini; to it at all. The whole ~i•=-...: {vl't'!lli
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Source text · mention only- ) BI SPECIAL MESSENGER August 5, 1947 Director of Intelligence War Department aenera l Stat! Tbe Pentagon ashington 251 D. c. Attention: Colonel L. R. Forney, Chief, Security Group John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau ot Investigation FRED R. Rr.'!801,D
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Source text · mention only• • ·.ti1ying Saucer' Just Someone's Pipe Drearn' The "flying saucer" that fell Inear 2319 Himebaugh Avenue' Monday evening was nothing but "ashes from somebody's pipe dream." / So says Dr. C. L. Kenny, head of the chemistry department at the Creighton College of Den tistry. He had two students an alyze the ashes. They found so dium, Potassium, iron, alumi n..im, carbonate, suiphate and I.Ill• bul'~_carbon, he said. ' ~ nis is the same analysa ;vou would get from ordinary pJpe to- bacco,'' Dr. Kenny said. . J! (-
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Source text · mention only.,,. • • July 11, 1947. - Dear Sir: Have you seen one of the mysterious "Saucers"? What did it look like? Do you think these strange, celestial manifesta tions are harbingers of a better day? G. I. R. Do you believe it means that a new and revolutionary I advance is coming? Will it make your life brighter, happier, more useful? We believe one of these startling discs is on its way to you. Then the secret will be out. The Combined and Amalgamated Committee of Sky-Scanners, Disc Decipherers and New-Product Introducers.
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Source text · mention only• • • STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVER N:ENT ' . TO , MR. D. II. LAD, DATE: July?, 1942. Tolson .,---- Ill' , E, .I., Tam. FROM H. B. FLETC~ I ~ :::8½:~vnllr , Lad llr, N1c llr , Ro SUBJECT: llr. Tra =--- -ii:: ~_:on.___ llr. ourn:=••===== /4 V :::: ll:rnt::---- At 10:45 a.m., July?, 1947, I talked to SAC Johnson of the :::~~,=-- Tele . Roo•·-===Milwaukee Office concerning the United Press item appeari~ in the Ill' , lieU.:--- Washington Post for Mond~, July 7, with reference to a flying disc or flying sau allegedly reported to the Milwaukee Office by =~f'+ Reverend Josep asky of st. Joseph's Church, Grafton, Wisconsin. SAC Johnson advised that the Associated Press and the Unittod Press between the hours 1:00 and 6:00 a.m. tod~ had made inquiry 01£ him as to whether anything had been reported to the Milwaukee Offic e, He declined to comment. He stated as a matter of fact the priest haa not made aey contact with him, and he learned from the Associated Press that the priest was intoxicated and as far as the Associated Press was concerned they were not releasing the story because all that · was involved was a circular saw. Mr. Johnson stated the Milwaukee Sentinel apparently sent the report out and that they handled United Press service . He stated a photograph of the priest was in this morning's paper holding a circular saw which apparently covers the body of the priest from arm pit to arm pit. Attached to the saw are several wires and two small tubes described as about three inches long and one inch in diameter. The news i tern in the Milwaukee Sentinel indicates it was believed some prankster had thrO\'fn it into the yard, perhaps with a firecracker attached. Mr. Johnson stated the Milwaukee Sentinel had stated the priest would make a report of this matter today to the Milwaukee Office. I instructed SAC Johnson in the event the priest made a report to furnish details of the report immediately, but in view of the nature of the information in his possession, no inquiry should be conducted at the present. HBF:cmw •
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The n u ll the plll'ti<•ulars trnC'k tl:;1•lf ~n ti <'l'rd a ben t humr:,0 111 ph ~Jr.\[a"trr nf the F irPslonc per and a ~nu1slw l feodrr A '>11 Lott Strpet. or ltom gn~ohuf• pump din•l'lly belunrl the H. l. )hClenr 'on at L:i"k 's IUJ>ll!!ht was net damag-c<l by the o~infr 8 tcre on \\"r,;;t Grnnd . cra:;h. ho.vs 01· mPn " ishing- to piny ,._ _---- om, of thr> fra'lls mav make lication at ,hP J'irC'~to~e Stor 0 • Lions To Makek's, Hohan 's ,;;:;c1 viee Station, Ham ilton's .Jr11 rlr1· StorP , cle din,e- on the pl11~·r;·'s choi<'r of earn to plav with. Thl're i~ Farmer Award plrnt:, ot re>o111 for r,001 l r~. so anynnr intPie,ted is 'l'hr I.ions Clnh Im-; annonnr P<l "d lo contart one of th,'llf' tki1 al its rrg·nlar noon n1r Pti11~ ns. Tuc~duy, .Tnly l .'\lh, it wi ll pre- · r· . '>f'l1t to LcC' Pan:-111,11111 of Hontc)11J•; 011e ::ame 1~ ce1 11111",1 1~ . ~d I ., f t k l tl •1 1·), tlw phqn" for f ht• Outsta11elm2: , n eu or nrx we"', an, ia . . • "[ I • ht Tl 1,. 1 Fann• 1· for th" \[tcl<tle Gnattnh1pr " OJH av ma: , w 11en w •1r,•- IB . • . , . . . ~l • ·11 t I aslll 801I Ccn,P 11·:•llon Du,t :·1ct.II(' , or,, 11'1 "Ilg' ~ WI -11I I11C zalr>, Dr. l'E'('J'l'I,. Tue• da\' 'rhp plaq11r 1s gi1· '11 1'11<'11 : ('Ill' 11t f,Qek · , \ 0<''R!t' ,,(nrc will to thr• llu·,,wr lr<nn Parh ('<>11 <'l' y, h11t then· npp'•nent h:i- not 1 ,·atiun <listrirt "ho_ has rontnhut n n11 111 r d ,·rt. ,\ L,o, on 'fht1,·s-1 eel 1110.,t to thr ,oil ronsP1Tali.01i 11i·•hi th~ F in• f1111p tt-nm 11ill r roj,•rff, i11 the parli rular dii,t 1irt. in 7,111y a !! 1)11( hut no ll'illll Th(• 1\1 .,nl is spn11 01 c,1 b,\' II 1111 111- hrrn state,l to oppo <' t hun brr of 01~am;:at,ons, amon~ th m ( l ,. l riday night of' this \\!•Pk, ,·mw 1. di ); , plnvrcl, hul t !Jp n, ,,ho ,1ill p;•rtir ipatc- Jwv, · hl'!'II Ji.,trd ,rt. ht•sr• i::-ames 11ill start ahm,l 1',I< h 1.ight. I·,\ 1•1:,:011(' i~ I 11 l to c·omc ancl f'hcrr for his I, :,{ o Jdt .,is~i< 11 \\ ill hr 1•h11r 0 • ,UIUTY MAN HE HERE 11. l};n i~. Iiii f reprr.s,•11t;,- 1 Han t\11lon10 Hocial S1·•·11 - 1Tie·P, " iJJ hp i11 Yoakum nl tv Hal! at n::10 a .111 .. ,,·(•<! • July 23, l!H7, for the 5 CENTS PER COPY. No. 91 'PAGE 1 I FIRST ITS FLYING DISKS - -NOW I ns "FIRE BALLS" PEOPLE SEF. ----~--- --,\ lot of Tcx:•n~ arp ,h,k gnl'l- e<l 1\ith thr tly111g- saucrl',,, hut! otl1P1;; are ju.,! plain diid,-tnrbed: !'lying balls of fire circled a wa;:; near , praying , A white man grabbe d a rifle and shot at the myste1·- ioi•s o1:ijects. SIH'riff Paul ~;tanford of An- <lp1•so11 County ,ksC'ribed thPm as ora111;P hasketbnlls ot fi1·(' ~ Fl • ReveaI1ng y1ng '1s ala ayDkD M ~ thr lnw mtg-ht upply, hp sa id. Th" lan ap1,li!'s whelh1·r thC' infm mu.lion i, r1 J,,:ised 11r•1•1denl ally , "through ~ross negligC'nrP,· · or •• 11 ith intent to injurp the C- rnfrd States or nirl \OIJlP rorP1gn natioll," aecordini:: to lhP ;H·t. Thi' ,\tomir hnPrc,· .Act or J()46 rrnv1drs eYen ,tri, !Pr pt"ltaltic;; for n•Yca!i·ng in formation, J\lr. Cas h b,ll rl . P nblie• Law 58!5 ol' !lie 8c,·rnt~·-Ninth Congress pn idc::. death or life impri~onm!'nt, niter due pror-e"s of lil\\, for disl'lo~ing atom ,c• 1nformatio 11 with intr ·nt to in,iurc t he CnitP d ~tates. For 11r<'idental disclo,mn•,- a flU<' of 11p to lt\20.000 rtllll llll prir,onmcnt 11p to 20 ~-r,ns are prm·iclerl, Mr. Cash pointP<l out. ----►-- as rue I sG T k H"t L ISt ti• oca a on the I u,n,- Cluh, ot the> Yan1111:s tow 11 .,. :,:;, 11 rr t II<' I.ion .., ,lo play 1111 ar livP pn rl in sponsor ina- t his 1 ward, tl,c !oral dnh is g-i, c•n lhP prh il, ~1• ot pn•:sf'lll in:.: the• plaqu~ to )Ir. Pargrnann. HP]l l l'SC'll tatl\'('~ or thr Soil ('on -,errnt io11 Rerv i,·" " ill be> Jtr,'s!'II I to mnk,, ,;horl C'!'ll!!JiltnlatotY 11ml rxplanatory ~pf1t'r•hPs on th;, gn i11!! ol the• an1111al award . p•irpos,• of rr<'Pi,·i11~ 1·lai111s and lt "a,; the first time th1· arnal chjPct,:; were 1cporh•d in t hat a iea, Residents of the Brn:-lr}~ Cn•ck <·ommunity. l.'> miles nortl: ea,t of Pal 0 :::tine. c:1lled ~heriff Stan t'or<l about 8 :30 las!. niglit, ;;n_v111g- 12 h:ill~ were flying- in a <;traight Iinr m·Pr the community . Thrn, thev r('porte<l. thP hnlls formc>d a ci11'\r ,..bieh bc,g-1111 mov ing toward P11le,-tine. 8~, !l p. m. hundreds of Pale s- tin!' spectators rrported seeing as 11nn11J· as i.ln c>e- halls in ll1P '-kr nt once, moYing in a cird '· Sh.-r- ift Slanford disC'ounled irny sng- g<'8 tion th:.it tlw ball!l 01·i~inntcd from a ~potlight. Rud E,·erett , drnggi ;.t, ,•lrn~~a thP111 fnr a hPttcr d-ew. He s-itd lhn? finally disnppeared uhont .Jl p. ) 1 ::·s. H orace Yalen~in" 1mi-t ~!,-. saw t,10 p ife•th· rounr 11,, that "nearly scar~d me to bath'' when the,· ap11enred or- t1nr f\<Hl)_f' ~hn., s•d 1 n • • • SC:"ll "n b" p1a, mg- ll,lh rnch other, tba w:n they jumped around . Her hnsband nnd Lee C'h:n·er, shot II box of .22 rifle b•tllr>ts without a.ny rfl'c>C'I on t he ohje(•ts. Mrs. Valentine said n eighbor- !Ind beg an praying as the balls of fire gamboled overhea d. ~Irs. LorPJh '-hradN-, Bi~ F'.1Hinc:s reportrd ,,he saw II fi,,y red hal l str('aking overhead la;t night. J frs. Marian Heed, fam1 wife , ro1111d what sh" bclieYed was p.nt ol II fl) ing <li.,k. ft landed in hc·r ba<'k yard while she was hangill ~ onr thr clot he<; veste r da v 11l'!er- noon . 8he adn;it tPd she wa<, frightrnPrl. She iies<',-ibed it ti ~ a rom1d piece ot tinfoil Pight inch <'S wi,ie, ;;corc!IC'd or burni>d a• 1·01mf! tlw N lgPs. Both sides Wl're shiny, hut one sirlP w·as m.nkcd with hlnck. <.t1•w•ilPel line; 11 n•nll' !t-r•lll<'h ap111 I. She sa1tl th(!· t.il' foil cll'oppc>d ctrnight dowll from tltr i;k,v. She lifted it with a stick, 1ntt it in a tin rnn . and !lrove, fi,·e mill's to nunte1·, 20 milt•;; , omh- wrst of Shermnn. Score ,, crowd<!d abont lo ::;ep ii. At \Jp Jissa, Collin County , .Mrs ..\la,w Killian an<l .Mrs. Kay Craft rrporte<l seeing- a stran~e object at 8 :40 p. m. :vestcrday . Ch:n l"s Calhoun, and his f:tth - Pr, \V. .T. Calhoun, prominent Grn~ ,on County farmer,. said ,lisr·n~~in~ O(rl .\~<· :111,f S111:nH>1·,; j •1ati'.m in a. ditlH'r ''.·ith H'port; ln,m1111u·,· with nil who wish to r·n111rn~ trom all s<·d10ns 011 the confild h1111. stra n~(• ohjects . ;\In;. Hank 's <'X- Jh11 is will 110t ht• ah!<' f o 1'11r- pla'nal iou i~ a:; n•asonab lr as any ni,-,h iulonuation e·m1('tT11i11g Olcl y<-1 ]Hit fortl1 . :ind may he the Age A:s~i:stauce pcn:siou,,. [::.olutiou to the '' viwuouwuou, '' --- -<- - Cuero Residents See Flying Disc C'uc-ro has finally- produced n s firs t fly ing dis,•. It wn~ reportl'rl b? Mrs. r'. W . Haak of 410 <:;to<'kdale str eet , ntid hot h ,he and hPr hni!band saw it. However, ::\fr,,. Haak ·s flynlg disr is no part ir11lar m ystery l o hC'r. fthr thi•nk,; she k nOWi ,l11s r. 1.-hat causcJ it. It l\l.ts simply a reflection froni an 11irplane, shC' said. Rit ting on the 11orch with her hn"-band about 4 p:m. Run<la~', )Ir,. Haak said she h(•a1·,I a ~trange noise from the sk~·. and. lookPd np . 80011 nu airpl anp ,,,1u1e into i-irw, high in 1he cloud ~. It was , r1T small h11t p lainlr <li-. rrrnablc as a plane, i:he -;11id. h was roming from thp east. 80011 it turnfd nor th, and ,i,1~t aftrr tha t a p:->1·fr~t disc 11•11,-, \·i,; ihlP snmr di:<fan<'e from wh,,..,~ tl•e pl11110 disappenred' into the clo11<ls. Tlw disc Hppt·art>c1 bl'i<:1·t and n•1'.\ ,1h·prr. It appta l·od •o 1',, small<'r in s1w tlun1 an orl.in"l:' ,tl' 0 rtng wh•·el of a C'.ll. hlr~. Hn:tk rPpcrtcd . It ~•·emefl to b~ '' flon I ing' ' acr,,;;, the he·1Y"lls. <.;lJp <·alk<l hrr husban,I •~ :t: teuti(•ll to it. Th<'r both "!I" i:. i\ I!Pr about fh <· H~OtHh th() dis,· wa, gon<". T h plane and th'.l so1111d rli-.appru1'Pd -'In,. Haak i~ ,·onvincNl th:'! llyin;.• !Hmc·er ,, ·1s reflecl~•d f ..oll\ the airplane . This theory al,o h:,s beeu n,h ancecl h,v othei·s. Tlw flying· ,Ji,;c· my~tcry h11s the
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Source text · mention only------------- • • -- ••••• 1 YOAKUM 1-{ERALD - TIMES owned t,y !\1ALEC PUBLISHING CO. <lt)SEPH J. l.U.LEC, Editor-Manager !.argc;,t g-ui.rameed circulation of, John L. Lewis calls the, LA'I',OH OOUNTS - TRY THE HERALD-Tl.MES. ___ ........___ POLITICAL _L\.NNOUNCEMENTS For Sana.tor, 18th Dist. JOHN J. BELL MOTIRIS ROBERTS ~~~ ,vE SPECIALIZE 1l1 \Vhisldes, Wines , a1,d Gins R. :: • DARLING P ACKJ~GE STORE ~ra.!!ftm£!1Xlrfi:a:n:i~ni:ltii. -- ·~-- • -• • Chas. Micek Your WATKINS City Dealer Phone 599-W _uiU,• r.nll • lnil.ill ~----~- by building your new home of firesafe COICBETE ·A house of whatever archi~ tectural style or floor plan fitg your family requirements will have lpng~r life, lower main- tenance cost and greater fire• ~ safety if it has concrete walls ~d subftoors and a firesafe roof. Le~ 'u~ tell you how to get such a -house bui\t now using our quality te~t.ed concrete bto.::k. F.& :in:. Concrete Products Yoakum. Texas ,!!'----t..::,.ffll"-"'l::;,u, c , -. :.. I ~lG i':l. t?i' •• J.le.11 - Phcne 831 DR. (.~ R. TUBBS v·er~dnarian I tarre an~ Small Animals Offi.;e Phone 831 Resid~v•-f. !'.none 749-W B.,r WAY - Ev W. M. - , r~ ~ . 1 ~. ; ¥"'-..t)~ ::i~ ~ 1 .ny :publication in tbis section. new labor law a •·slave law" I "T seriously ques .:erald Est. - - - - - -1807 ' T J . t b I ested in world dominaI nd0·.:.'in,es Est. - - - - - -18\12 j 'he ~ig _ruSts_ iad u u t- ing to rehabilitate the •• • d t O t .,5 9, , edly the same idea about the 1 , says Wallace J·ust \'/Ill,,or,;-;on a ect <: . z , 1 ,;,o . . I , E:~osc,fiption Ra,,e ___ -$2.50 anti trust laws when first I Wh Pr,blisl,ed cvny Tuesday and Fri- 1 introduced. And what are ths I'J at hadppehnctdt "ay i ·rung 810 310 L0t' ~• ...ungary, an w a r u ur. - • "' l ...., trusts comnared to the harm ' t "l • t :for:k~ .. ~- •fexas. . ;.,:- . . I coun ry, .,,10uld be b a ., D \ .... t , the umons Clill do with tJ1eirC11~cr:.:ng Lavll.ca an., e v1t Cou11tieo. strikes? " f . ,,..;r.ter~;t as sec"nd-class ma.L:ter at~ If the aew labor laws!'lie Post Cft:ce, Yoakum, Texas, ' mder the Act of March 3, HW'l. t are "slave .:aw~", so are WIIEN' ADVERTISING crncu-J the anti-trust laws and aa.y 1 0U1e1· laws fior the p1·-0tec I ticn ot people agarllSt a buses by any gl'Oup. So far , the people were utterly ! helpless against the lab0tr , power. * l'J -~ l Such labor dictators as , Lewis, Petrillo, others, have 1 a far gr.eater power to harm Yoakum IJOW CAN Norman Thomas debate about Kussia, mas quest10ns gav~ what the Reds say• ' "And, on:!e agai ference hetween the of Hitler Gennany, in g.'.>vernment struc' ·what Hitler stc simi;le, and far mon age. But when Russia the same. As to Russian tac they don't difier grea When independence is and maintained in -Gr,ee ing to Wallace's reasor But since the Rec tlus country than the British mocracy, it's very sim1 to suit the purpose. E, king ever had. This is juSt Moscow's fifth column, I as unfolerable today as it was then. . Wallace talks of h, I * r:~ ,,. s1stance and sincere pl1 I -peor le " How c n. W 11La.st Sunday was, for the ' t- • a a British, a nat10nal 'Day of Russia will take , 1,P·~~~r '1')1 ~ kini wjth Prima without changing in ti 0 I Minister Attlee and other 1 Anct now can 11e 'Lct.:i'll. -. govel'nment leade:'s went to when there cannot be St. Paul's Cathedral to pr~y Iless , ~~iceles~, and cut with the natwn for help m any Inendsh1p reach t ' these ominous times. 1 Wallace is not sc "' ~ .,. d Ipolities evidently mea1 Not s.o tong ago Englau , went tlmough the most I de.sperate sb·uggle iu her· ' wlrnie history. The peace j! is not yet establishe.1 ani e\'cn a greatel' mcnac~ I threatens the people ,of Eagland and elsein,here to j whom f.reedom m€a',1S so j much. In a great da.nge1· brave pe~~•f, ~a to G-0d. I Here, -too many do notl rnrcn,! in the rcrent co1 I fully realize today's danger.· a mm 1-ton rnodd. The , _We suffered comparatively 1rll(•k was lrnilt o'n Oct, I little and the H.ed threa,t ~,91~. i1_1 ~'htnokt's C seems to be distant. But 'altrornw p!Hnt. : that does not minimize it. . Tiu, tl'llek i·, owned aud 'W need to ra~e the menac-9' bv "\fi-. l.(-- Ju, A. :Storey,I _e . I .1fo11t;n1a; and tlic tntr:v ,, I with the same seriousness. mitted thn,n"h Pionu 1. • the British ~eople with their; the Cbcnolc:; dealer in tl leaders manifested last Sun- whic-h 1 locatcJ in om S.1 1day. For, we cannot c~cape I~ity 7.c11e. it. I 'l')!f> 1',innEr's ]11'17.(' of * l'"'! * ,Aclvancc -Dcsian ChPYrokt It cannot be ~aid anymore i11·il! be i;res;nt('d to ,\fr. that the stories of the "fly- b:,- Ch<•1·rolet :.\fotol' DiYisi, ino· disks" is mec·e fiction. :liore 1 ha 11 l3flU? Ch "' . tYncks WNC entcrcJ trow 1 One disk was found by a tions ol' thP nation, ;.id I~elly man, near. Houston. On jhroad pnhli,: iutt rc,;t . . I'.nt l 1t was a warnmg about its dudr-d mor(> tl1a11 50 191D I military secret and that the i~till iu orr\atio11, rnan~ d I Army Air Force at Spokane, 1\\'ere mau_n1artnred. on_ly , , ·washino-ton be notified at ,mon•li~ a1 lc•r the wmmn,.:- helping to divide Ame1 most. Mont Man Wii Truck Award The ohLst • C';<'n;l~•t t1· qwration in thP t'JJitcd --...: l Ou~.:, - 'foxas J; 1\-J.ars ,or some other star. Nor are they m i s s i I e s which Red Russia is al-t1tu:u:a:u:e:u:n:nxu:n:u:e:u:a:s:n:u:11:u:8:I~ \,. She'll Never Forget THIS GIFT See Us For QUALITY MERCTE'AJ\TnTSE EXPF RT WATCH REPAIRING ! HAlVIILTON I Like Russians": "Offici'ally JEWELRY religion is still regarded as ~ a deplorable superstition,Yoakum l!i and .church-goers can never hope to gain admittance to~~l:t~ Hornee Wimbe:dy, Jc Lawyer Offices now in Yoakum National Bank Building Phone 50 1 "" • once. :J! 'P,\ * So the mystmious disks are not messen?ns from 1ready showering upon us. They are our own secrets with which o u r armed forces are experimeD'ti,11. What proµels them? How far can they fly? What is tlheir purpose? -That is a mighty sec<ret. * lt'l * l It is a French paper in I Paris that claims that Ame- rica has a far more destruc-1 tive bomb than any ever in-1 • vented before. In on~ blow it the Communist Pa1:t,y.'' Yet what do you find in this country'? -:Even cer tain church leaders ihave only praise fnr the very rule which exchtdes a Christian, but they con~ demn their fellow Chris tians, instead of the Reds. , TliP lar•-. 1nrn1b<•1· of ' t111, lu; cn1 cred L1 th<' bearc'0 I t1_n.phn,;i:'.e., the qm.Jity an~ I !ht1i!y of C'lwnoll't ln:d,~ \1 - ■-■■I '■ could destzoy all of Paric;; or Moscow. This is also con firmed by Robert l\1. Hut chins of the University of Chicago, familiar with what goes on here. We can thank only the good P~·oviden(•e that this immense power is in I I our hands. ,, r ,,, Writes John Fisher in hisl book "Why They Behavel MI ■ Just Men C • YOf 1 Lava The 'l'he... _
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Source text · mention onlySpeaking at Castelgandolfo, his as summer home, Pius XII asserted an that the world today has men who on ignore not only the Church, but the .ed "very rudiments of religion itself;" in. men who see no evil in evil deeds ,rd and lust and would spurn "the .ve primary norms of morals anct jus ras tice;" "there are cynics who would 16. deride holy things and weak men 1at who would permit these offenses m- to pass .... " tin Despite this turmoil, His Holi- ness said, "there are great raysan of hope and fields white with har;hein vest for those who labor to bring ;he Christ to the world." He stressed ipe the oath of the Jesuits, which en tor ables them to bring "a spirit pre [n- pa_red and prompt to obey in all ce- thmgs the true Spouse of Christ .. ,. our holy Mother Church." In another audience, held for the Most Rev. Emmanuel Suarez, O.P., ,rnrl thP. Dominicans who elect,ed U1 at, ve1 Co Ht lat an, fol J tioi anc voi ma, disJ ent the ish, sla1 res· dra u. ma Ita
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Source text · mention only.. • ~ toward~ Hloliill and"'a,kppei,.,ed, she said. It was flying high and appeared Illuminated, according to Mrs. Hoffman. "It looked like a small meat plat 'Saucer·' Stories s, Disk Found Is ter," Mrs. Hoffman asserted . .,-, , ,..:.. / Glenn Rowden of Detroit claimed _,.,.,, he saw a " saucer," about 50 inches Tries to Call FBiMan in diameter, over Billy Mitchell field Priest Hears a 'Ban~,,.,..._ at 10:05 p.m. when he alighted from Father Bra.sky said he did not an airplane. He said it was in sight I: Discovers a C jr CU} a r bother to show the disk to any of his for 90 seconds. parishioners Sunday . He tried to William Humphrey, who Ii v esBlade With T e e t h,· telephone an FBI agent whom he with his wife in a qUO!l.!let hut at knows. but was unable to reach him 3148 s. 20th st., telephoned policeOther Dl.sks 'Seen' Sunday, he added. Asked whether at 9 p.m. Sunday that ...,..._ , -~,. it could have been the work of a Humphrey had seen a slightly illu- practical1 • d joker, Father1 d Brasky re- minated disk which appeared to fa!JPicture 011 Picture Page "Co Id b 't know" P 1e : u e. on • to earth near Pulaski high school.he "what is it?" which Father The di.sk, apparently of steel, had Mrs. Humphrey said Monday that eph Bra.sky said he found early a one and three-eighth inch ' hole in her husband tried unsuccessfully, tothnday on the lawn of St. Joseph's e center. Through it ran a few photograph the disk. wires. To each end of the clus terCatholic church in Grafton may be of wires was attached what looked Changed Colors, He Says p ust another gadget to add to Fa- , like a small condenser about three Erwin Rottman, 1328 N. 19th i · / ther Bra.sky's already sizable col- inches long. The condcnserlike ob- claimed he saw three of them flyi I lection. jects were wrapped in black tape through the air In a northweste y which still was sticky. The disk was direction at 6 p.m. Sunday. ThThose who saw it Sunday said d h d. t greasy an so m e w a t tr y. turned from orange to gold to silv r"what is It?" was a circular saw Stamped on it was: "Approved, bet~e disappearing, be said. blade with a few wires attached. Dunlap." Reports came also from Janes Father Bruky, who said he knew .of Father Brasky declined to part ville, where Mr. and Mrs. Alva Sie no sawmills in the area, would not with the disk. He showed a num8e1• vert and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roth claim it,was a "flying saucer" when of items in his trinket collection. reporte.d seeing a flying disk about he called newspapermen to his All of them had something to do 11:35 p.m. Saturday. The Roths home. with fishing, Father Brasky's favor- were leaving the Sievert home when ·'It may or may not be one of those ite sport. They included his "bass Sievert saw it, according to Roth.I j flying disks that have been report- bottles," beer bottles with the head It appeared to be several thousand ail over the country," he said. of a fish - and a fish pole from feet up and about 10 miles away, I t's just call it a 'what is it?'" Manila which folds up into a cane. Roth said. ·He described It as vague- {eanwhile, in Milwaukee and When opened, it extends to lZ feet. Jy resembling the moon and as hav er points In Wisconsin, sev. "I use it in reaching folks w.'!',....•.,..egular motion in a counter sons reported seeing the "fl'y~'.'l"in"."g~~c~a!!'n''t be touched with a 10 foot pole," clockwise, elongated orbit. It ap- saucers." Father Brasky's disk, Father Bra.sky quipped. peared to Roth to be moving faster however, was the only case here in Others Report "Saucers" than an airplane. He said it was which the "landing" of a "saucer" yellow on Its face. but when it was reported. Father Bra.sky also passed out turned it looked sliver. 11d copies of h is recent publication, Roth said that the four of themHears "Ba.ng," Fi s Disk "Fish Tales." viewed the disk for 10 minutes. Father Bra.sky gave the follow- "I'm going to revise this thing," ing account of how he found the ob- he exp a1ned. ve got some newI • "I' Stopped in Sky, Claim ject. a steel plate 19 inches in di-I and better tales to put in it." "It fluttered around, faded out a.meter about an eighth of an inch There were other reports around and came back again. and once, · thick ~nd with saw teeth. Milwaukee and Wisconsin of "fly- just stopped and bung there fo "I usually get up about 5 a.m. on ing saucers." Mrs. Anthony Hoff- about two minutes," Roth said. "Tb , Sundays. I was at the front door man, 3410 W. Layton av., said she last time we saw it, it had a ve of my house about to take my dog and her husband saw one at Turn to page 3, col. s jout for a ;alk, when I hear d a p.m. Su n d a y flying toward B~i~ll~y,,__ 'bang!' like a big firecrac~er .. I Mitchell field from t~e northwest. stepped outside and found this ..,-=,--n It neared the field, 1t veered 1 on the church lawn. "Although the grass was still wet IENCLOSUR ing. frl the night rain, the disk was " too ot to pick up. 1 noticed the gl ball had been knocked off one of e lightning rods on the church, so suppose it struck that in land ' Uv ~ 1947 7ZL
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Source text · mention only• 'Saocer' Tales Buzz in State Disk Found by a Priest Is Circular Saw; Others Seen by Milwaukeeans From pag~ I, column 3 noticeable tail. When it disap- peared entirely, it just popped out." Janesville police reported a tele• phone call from a Dick Thompson, who said he saw flying disks about i 12:15 a.m. Sunday. t Oshkosh, Mrs. L. A. Davis re- p ted that she and her husband had s hted one of the mysterious disks .,. izzing over the city at 6:t5 p.m. Sunday. 1 She said they were driving on a town road six miles west of Osh- kosh, beaded east toward the city, when they first sighted the object "flying very fast and very high." At first, she said, It looked like an airp lane and then loomed larger and larger until it "appeared as big as the sun." Sto p, Ca,r, Disk Vani shes Lacws 6{ Eyesight Cla~ Reports of Flying Saucers Her husband stopped the car BO.,...______ _ that they could get a •tter look at the disk , which appeared round and silvery, but by the time they got out of the car the object bad dis• appeared, she said. At Green Bay, Eugene Le Plant reported that he and hill 12 year old son, Duane, bad seen a rapidly mov ing silver ball or disk about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday while working In bis garden on the western edge of the city. Le Plant said he saw the object silhouetted against a dark cloud to the north and that he ai h"~ on watched it for three or to r mi utcs while it moved away to tt no hwest Le Plant said he cou no estimate the altitude or d tance, but that it "definitely was n ot an airplane." I By H OWARD W . BLAKES LEE A!soclated Press Science Editor New Y ork, N. Y.-The flying saucers may be explained by cer tain laws of eyesight. All objects appear r o u n d or nearly so at any distance close to the limit of how far a person can see. It the objects are see n by re-flected light, as in most cases re• ported, they are almost certain to be round, and if the reflections are sunlight then the sizes report ed are those which would be ex pected from distant light reflec•tlons. Descriptions of vit'tually all the saucers as round and flat fit ex actly with the tricks that eyes play. This trickiness varies with differences in weather and light•Ing. This writer ha.sseen flying sauc- ers over Long Island sound, not only this year but In previous years. They were round, bright and moving fast. But they were no m ystery because th e y were light ref lected from the bodies of airpla nes that s o on identified themselves by changing course and coming near enough to be seen distinctly. Many descriptions of m o v e • ments of the flying saucers fit with the common maneuvers of airplanes, s I n g I y or in groups. Some of the maneu vering report• ed, which took saucers out of sight and back into sight again, resem bles what can be seen w hi I e watching distant airp lanes. W hether planes arc guided, pl lotless or jct, they all would look the same at great distances. Mirages, Traveler Says Philad elphia, Pa. -(JP)- Dr. Aurel Aczel, editor of a H ungarian lan guage newspaper, expressed belief that the !lying sau,·ers were mi rages-possibly circularly distort• ed reflections of real airplanes many miles away. A world -wide traveler, Dr. Aczel said: "Years ago I have seen similar things on the Egyptian desert and on the Buszta (Hungarian plain). At sea I have also seen miragt of ships known to be a great dist ce away. "In July and August, and s e times even in June, atmosp ric cond itions are especially adapta ble to the creation of mirages."
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Source text · mention only• • • .. Who, what, where, why are flyinf disks? Th~ear·s bi,t~est mybtery produced these Sunday photos while reports came fro everywhere and everyone that the saucers were everywhere. Top left, a movie amera is fitted to a P-51 fi&hter plane at Portland, Ore., as Oregon national guard planes arc made ready to chase the disks. Lower, Mrs. Walter Johnson (rlght) of Spokane, Wash., and her chil- ~z•n osc and t,11 how lh,y ,aw th, """" land on a mountatn,;d, ;n td,ho Td sappear. Right, is Father Joseph Bras ky of St. Joseph's Catholic churc t at Grafton, Wis., with the disk he reported struck his church early Sunday. It turned out that th'\! d~~k was a prankster made projectile, featuring a Dunlop cir cular saw blade. Note that something apparently took a glass ball off one of the lightning rods. A. whole lot of Mllwaukee t s reported that they saw the saucers traveling past Sunday night. -AP Wirephotos and Journal Staff
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Source text · mention onlySten1n 36 State • • SEEN IN 86 STATE::s.s,--- Flrst sighted June 25 and • First, published reports of the Pbenon 1 ■ 111 occurred-June '25. Jet Fighters Alerted SAN FRANCISCO, July 6-UPI - Milltary aircraft hunted the es over Pacific Coast states ay for sight of the mysterious ] ylng saucers" that for 12 days ve puzzled the entire country. Early reports of results were negative. Five P-51s of the Oregon Na• tlonal Guard cruised over the Cascade Mountains oC Washing• ton-the area where the strange objects first were reported sight ed. A sixth circled over Portland, In constant rad.Jo contact with the other five. All carried photo• graphic equipment. Col. G. R. Dodson, command• Ing, described their flight as & "routine patrol," but said they had been Instructed to watch !or the flying discs. g t Manhattan Beach, Calif., A. McKelvey took a Mustanl ter plane up above Van Nuys two hours he cruised at 35• feet, but "didn't i.ee a thing: Gen. <'arl Spaatz, commandan of the Army Air Forces, was on a Pacific Northwest fishing trip. He denied knowing anything about the flying discs - or ot plans to use AAF planes to look for them. JET 1''IGHTER SET "I've been out of touch with things for four or five days," he said. Louis E. Starr, national com mander-In-chief ol the Veterans of Foreign Wars , yesterday In Co lumbus, 0., said he understood Spaatz had a "group out righ t now" looking for discs. At Muroc Army Air Field In California a P-80 jet fighter stood ready to take off the moment any flying saucers are sighted Jn that area. A cautious attitude marked both official and scientific co! - • ments, but Capt. Tom Brown t t~Alr Forces Public Relatlo s st ff In Washington ackno - ed ed the Air Forces had decided "t re's something to t his" and ha been checking up on It for 10 days. greeted generally with scornful laughs, the objects have been re ported every day since by observ ers In 36 states. Most of the ob jects were reported seen July 4. A few were reported yesterday. Such competent observers as airline pilots said they had seen the totally unexplained discs or saucers, larger than aircraft and 1:fii!'i:as i-, "loose formation" at high speed. David Lilienthal, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Sllld they had nothing to do with atom!<. experiments, and Army and Navy officials also entered posltlv& disclaimers. Newspaper stories quoting an unidentlfied California Institute of Technology scientist as saying the phenomena mlgh~ have some thing to do with experiments in "transmutation of atomJc energy" f used a brief sensation late yes rday. The institute quickly de ed the report. Reports generally agreed that the flying objects were round or oval. Estimates of their speed ranged from about 300 to 1,200 miles an hour. They were de scribed as flying with an undu lating motion at heights of 10,000 feet and less. Some described them as glowing, or luminous. 'PROPELLER IN CENTER' Nova Hart, Sl Louis mechanic who was trained during service in the war to spot all types of aircraft, said he saw one of the rang objects near Patton ville esterday. It was flying at 300 et, he said. He described it as circular, with ~ a Tibbed framework and silver gray In color. Hart said it ap peared to have a motor with a propeller attached In the center and It kept turn ing like an air plane doing a slow roll. Kenneth Arnold, Boise, Ida., businessman pilot, told of seeing nine of the discs flying In forma tion at 1,200 miles an hour over the Cascade Mountains In Wash ington, SEEN Bl' 200 Arnold's account was taken lightly. Various explanations were offered - "reflections," "per islstent vision," "snow blindness.'' Soon afterward other individ uals-In New Me:x:ico, Missouri, California and other !.tales-re ported they also had seen the flying objects. Then on Independence Day 200 persons in one group •and 60 In another saw them In Idaho. Hun dreds of others In Oregon, Wash ington and other western sites reported seeing them. July 4 also brought firs re ports of the flying discs om east of the Mississippi. nee l • then they have been reported seen n widely separated sections of he country-in 33 states In all. 'Must Be Insane• LONDON, July 6-UP)- Don't mention those flying saucers on • thi s side of the Atlantic unless you're prepared for an argument about your sanity. Maybe they have been seen by sober citizens over a vast area of the United States, but Europe won't believe in them until some body lassoes one and has It photo graphed by Frank Sinatra, the British ambassador and five Supreme Court justices. "America's reply to the ~och ss monster," chortled today's nday dispatch, referring 10 italn's hoariest tall story - t e rpent that is "seen" romping n ~ otland's Loch Ness every ti e the tourist trade needs a shot n the arm. MILWAUKEE S£NTtNn MILWAUKEE, WIS·':ONSIN oOCl ~
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Source text · mention only.,. e , •a.WI• , . • I Planes ChaSing DisKS Find Only Empty Sky Jokesters Add --•-••"'"a,dio announcement ufti'.t 61S" were flying over Lewiston Idaho Sunday sent' hundreds into thei; Some Comedy yards for a look. Weatherman Louis , Krezak said the objects were mov ing eastward with the prevailing t wind and probably were •~reed seedR. tOAIr• Mys ery Three air transport pilots agreed. Searchlights 011 Olouds Ea t St L • Qb• Birmingham radio station wasI S • OUIS Jee • deluged with more th~n 400 call in Prove to Be w ashers, one hour by persons who said t ey • W S saw fluorescent balls circling o er ICago Oman pots the city and clearly outlined aga st 5h W. h L ne It egs By the United Press Army pilots were ready Monday for another air search for the mys terious "flying saucers" now report ed seen in 39 states and parts of Canada as practical jokesters added to the confusion. Equipped with telescopic cam eras, 11 army planes searched the Pacific northwest Sunday without finding any trace of the flying disks which had been reported over scores of communities the preceding two days. At Sioux Falls, S. D., a na- ' tional guard plane already in the air was ordered to investigate a silvery I disk with a short tail which Gregory Zimmer said he saw shoot across the heavens. The pilot found noth ing but empty sky. The army "camera patrol" over the Cascade mountains Sunday in cluded eight P-51 pursuit ships an three A-26 bombers. Illusions Or Jokes There was growing belief that the concentrated aerial search would show the saucers to be optical illu sions or the work of practical j~ke stcrs magnified by aroused imagi nations. A number of "disks" whirled over rooftops in East St. Louis, Ill., Sun day. J. T. Hartley, a locomotive en- eer, gathered some of them up d f o u n d they were made of p essed white paper, 11 inches in meter and with a two inch hole ln the center. Railroad workers near-by mountains. A carnival at Alabaster, Ala., was playing search- lights on cloud wisps . n argument raged at Lodi, Calif., o r the cause of a spectacular glow • the sky and a roar shortly before lectrical power went off. Mrs. W. C. Smith said she heard a noise "like Give 'Em Room Newport News, Va.- Peninsula airport here is taking no chance$ with flying saucers. Pilots report• ing Monday to take out planes found this notice on the bulletin board: ''Two thousand feet ver tical and horizontal clearance re qui red between aircraft operat ing from this field and any fly• ing saucers ." four motored bomber" just before the lights went off at dawn. Erving Newcomb of the Pacific Gas & Elec• tric Co. offered the explanation that a low flying crop dusting plane probably had struck a power lin and b u r n e d out a transforme However, no planes were reporte damaged and no one could explain wlf!C"\i Ciut> dusting plane was do ing in the air at da,;,,a bH i-.;Iay. It was the first time any noise had ' been attributed to flying saucers. J. U. Watts, jr., Darlington (S. C.) attorney, said he saw an army pur sui~ plane chasing a V-formatio\l of flying saucers at 250 miles an hour 3,000 feet high. However, no pilot reported such a chase. Saw One With Legs Me an t .i m e, authorities were plagued with reports that bordered on the fantastic. An excited Chi cago woman reported that she had seen a flying saucer with legs. "I wrs standing on my porch and I th ught for sure it was coming right vn and slap me in the face," s~ 8 i. leorge Kuger of Denver said h 8 , a flying disk with an America fl~ g on it. Francis Howell, Te m p e, Ariz., claimed he saw a saucer two feet in diameter disappear behind a row of trees near his home. When he ru~hed to inspect it, he said, the flat , thm, alumlnumlike disk took off at a "high r a t e of speed" toward Phoenix, nine miles away. Mrs. Walter Johnson returned to Spokane, Wash., after a vacation near St. Maries, Idaho, and after reading newspaper reports of the flying saucers said she and several others had seen speeding shiny ob jects "as big as a four or five room house" disappear into the forest covered mountains. he first. of the saucers over New Y rk State was reported by Mrs. K nneth Wohley of Rochester,f,. Y who said she and her husb dIsaw an object "about the size of n ordinary saucer" flying above r ba_ck yard at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. ENCLOSU L 16 said they looked like locomotive packing washers. i
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Source text · mention onlyI• New Jersey residents said they I "thought" they saw flying disks over Palisades PaM and ~ear:by Bergenfield Sunday night. 1 Skeptical scientis ts recalled the mysterious "rockets" seen over Swe. den last year. Eighty per cent of the "ghost rockets'' proved to be meteors, and Swedish officials said the others could be discounted as pure imagination. Scientists asserted that the ob jects in order to be seen clearly at 10,000 feet-the level at which most of the saucers have been reported would have to be 20 feet in diameter, I would require a large mass of metal, would be more conspicuous at night and would be seen by a far greater ! ber of persons. r. J. S. Nassau, director of the Mn" & Swu,y •"'"j'' al th Case Institute ot Techn gy at Cleveland, said he was incl ed to I "think the reports urc fanci s." Capt. Tom Brown, army air force spokesman at Washington, said the art was trying to run the reports to arth. ' e 1re not dismissing the possl bil y that there's something to it," . he aid, "and we're not dismissing I Ithe possibility that it's all a hoax."
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Source text · mention only• • tr.S. Planes Hunting DisCS;- .Russ T~lls of ~tom Saucers' Ir $ }?BJ P robes Story of Soviet Ship Offi cer \ LOS ANGELES, July 6-(Spe clal)-Federal agents today In vestigated a Jetter to the Exami • ner describing Russian supersonic atom-powered planes resembling the "flying saucers." A top flight atomic scientist to whom the Examiner referred the letter said It was "not all non• I i.en, e," and suggested the matte r be turned over to the FBI. The letter writer !laid he got I the Information from an officer aboard a Russia n tanker rece ntly Los Angeles harbor. LLED EVEN WOR:\IS ,;he Ru~slan, he said , also de· scribed experiments with con trolled radioactive clouds In the Arctic, where birds , animals and t\·en worms were kllled. The plane11, as described by the Rus~lan to the writer, are only 18 Inches thick, With a kidney !haped outline and no propellors. The pilot lle11 on hl11 stomach ftnd Is 11.rtt!lclally cooled agal! t the beat deve loped by air ! c tlon. "The outer 11urface I'! hight ollshed,'' the Russ ian sal Bot h upper and lower surfaces re c onvex, like a g iant len s, he lilting force ls an entirely diff erent principle found about 10 years ago among unpubll shed papers of a Russian chemist. "Ener gy Is required only for t'llmbl ng, but no energy Is need ed for s upport when the air plane goes along t he e arth's gra,•ltational contour lines." The writer of the si ange let• er said he met the R sslan of• ICl'r in Wilmington an because .e wanted to hear abo Russia, wiled him to dinner. ~te ftawilan first !lsked where he could sen 18 polG'oear =t,elts which he received " for v ery dan gerou11 work." He said he had been assigned to go over the route of the radio acti ve cloud nea r Lake Baka ! (or Baykal ) a nd pick up dead anima ls. ALL LIFE DESTROYED "They loade d a few 11mall ships with a ll kin ds o f animals and dire cted thf' cloud over them," the writer said. "Duri ng this experiment, a violent storm blew the c loud far north Into the tund ra, but before It diss ipated It destroyed all life on Its way. "The cloud m ay be controlled from la nd, from a plane or from a robo t-pilote d 'leader.' '! I understa nd It, the control based on electro-magnetic ave~ and the c loud has t wo m1Jonents : T he c arrier and t he kill er.'' • l 'ENCLO E._ ,.~ h J~. ~w l,tECORDd F J.~ 32 J 16 ~, .J 60 OCT l
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Source text · mention only• Ouu-ks of E'fesight May Explain Disc Mystery By HOWARD BLAKE SLEE AP Science Editor Nl!.."'W YORK, July 6-{JP)-Certain laws of human eye sight will explain much of what has been described about the flying saucer s reported fro m near ly all parts of t he United States. At any distance which Is dose photograph of the oval object to tpe limit of how far a person taken by Yeoman Frank Ryman can see, all objects appear round north of Seattle, Wash. The Long or nearly so. This law of sight Island oval came closer and covers both small things seen turned Into an airplane. nearby and large ones at great Planes at great distances tend distances. to look round when light Is re- Regardless of shape, the ob• fleeted from their sides. Many ject near the limit of sight looks descriptions of movements of the round. If the thing is silhouetted flying saucers flt with the com against a bright sky, as some of mon maneuvers of airplanes, the flying saucers have been re- singly or In groups. ! ported, then It Is more likely to They flt also with what birds al Its true shape. look like, flying at a consldei ble , , distance. However the bird llu- VE N O STRUCTURE slon is not very common. me the thing Is seen by reflected of the maneuvering repo ted, light, as In most cases reported, which took sauce rs out or ght It is almost certain to be round, and back Into sight again re and if the reflections are sunlight, sembles what can be seen while then the sizes reported are those watching distance airplanes. which would be expected from SPEED MYSTERY distant light reflections. The one outstanding fact about There Is no explanation for re virtually aJI the saucers Is that ported speeds of 1,000 or more they ha<.1 no structure - they mlles an hour. Meteors, althou gh seemed merely round and flat. they go much faster than that, That description Cits exactly with do not explain It because the the tricks that eyes play. This saucers mostly appear in daytime trickiness varies with differe nces and there are not enough day- In weather and lighting. light meteors. This writer has seen flying Ice crysta ls forming little round saucers over Long I sland Sound clouds have been suggested. But near his home, not only t his year t hese fall to flt In most cases be but in previous years. They were cause the Ice crystals form at round, bright and movi ng tasL altitudes whlch are higher than most of the saucers reported.NOT A MYSTERY Nothi ng p ublished in science or But they were no myste ry be- atomic studies gives the slightest cause they were light reflected clue to flying sfucers unless the from the bodies of airplanes that objectg are aircraft. soon identified themsel ves by One scientist today said that at cha, lng course and coming near least a lot of saucers are ex eno h to be seen distinctly. plained by the rorce of suggestion L t week this writer also saw which causes a pers,gn to say to I one val flying form which for himself: .. {CLO u~ a moment looked exactly llke the "Oh, gel', I !tr it too." ?. ~:..f_ m~ - 16
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Source text · mention only. I --, . A STANDARD\,oRM NO. 114 ..l 4111111!' .. Olfice Memoranaum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT• TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 8, 1947 FROM ,/&, J.[[IrlAUREE SUBJECT: ~NG DISCS OR SAUCERS ATTENTION: l l.IISCEIJ.JIJ1EOU'3 TELEPHONE CALL FROM l.ffi. FLETCHER AT THE BUREAU AT 8 :30 AM, 7/7/47 For the Bureau's information, United Press and Associated Press telephoned me at my residence about three or four times between 1:00 A. JJ. and 2:30 :\.. M., Jul~, 1947. The United Press representative informed ne that Father JOSE RASKY had stated on interview by a Mi.1-rra.ukee Sentinel reporter, o BILL 1EEKS, (Phonetic) that he, Father BRASKY, was going to call the FBI concerning the contraption, ,mich apparently was identical with one of the flying discs recently publicized throughout the country . The United Press representative desired to lmrn'if if we had any statement to make on the natter . I infonned him that I had no official comment, other than 11 No Comment.11 Since I have contacted the United Press representative on various occasions, I asked him w.hat the actual details were, and he stated he did not know except that the intervievr of the priest reflected that a circular saw had been found with some devices attached to it. The Associated Press called me shortly after the United Press representative did, and on being advised that I had no comment to make concerning the story, I asked the Associated Press representa tive what the actual facts were, and he informed IOO that as far as the Associated Press was concerned, the facts were that a circular saw had been found and a story had been obtained from a priest who had been drinking quite heavily . The Associated Press representative infonned me that apparently the United Press desired to get a statement from me denying or affirming that the FBI was investigating the matter . I informed the Associated Press representative that apparently someone was suffering under a misinterpretation of any con-anent I had made, and possibly so?ll3 repoz:;er -rras ~ an e11~ass~ "B,OPP.}Jon if a story had gone out over~!iffl services fP :..L.. - _ c.:L.7 - I' .3 1 A ) l ~ ~ECORDED - I -I then teiepnoned the ll"nited }a.-essrepresentative, who apparently in the meantime had oe1en CalJ.s d'by ' the Associated Press in an effort to straighten out the United Press . No reference was nade to the FBI in the Milwaukee Sentine l article appearing July 7, 1947, but the Milwaukee Journal article, which is attached, referred to an alleged statement by Father BRASKY that he attempted to get in rA. cJ... touch with an FBI Agent whom he knows. Fathe r BRASKY has neve~con 1 ,' I W--- tacted the .lfi.lwaukee FBI Qffice or any Agent concerning his find / r:rry opinion , this is just another hoax story, si ce a p t~grap 1 1 f ~tm r f.RA.~KY with the saw indicates no basis ~"t-J ~es;.t on by t <vi • ~ny-~u onty . 11 •uJ!· :JV j))I:. , 'l f ~KJ 2J,J 62-0 Enclosures - f '
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Source text · mention only• • 1:r • J . Edgar Hoover ~7ash. D. C. Doesn't it seeffi wisest for you to forbid papers - (No not forbid - but ask the co- ooeration of all papers) to keep all news ofthose discs out o~ t~e mms untfily ou- are sure just vrhat they are & uhere fran . Seens to us with all the enerri.es we have , even with:..n our borders , it could be something far more i?:ioortan t than may seem at first . I had 2 sons in this war f.: anotl-ier who over - did for his .~crica - & we do want it really protected from danger fro::: now on . Enough are dead ~ maimed - '.rith- out l osing out now as it easily could be . ~-lhy have the papers carried that story if reporters were nade to see how much more sensible not to report - it excert to the F.B.I . Th.ere is too much of danger ahead anyway - Hastily / s/ :tJ. T. Norris 1734 Thome Ave Chicago - TRlE COFY ..
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Source text · mention onlyST""1>ARD FORM NO. 64 • ' Office M emorandum • UNITED STATES GOVER NMENT• TO D. l'. . Ladd ! D ATE: r.O Ill', Tol oon •...-=,-- - 111'. E. J., 'ram:rt?~ FROM H. B. Fletc}1er Jr:.,,, July u , 1947 ::: gi!~'=-n--=-== :: :ti~~:....1-. -- SUBJECT: C)E.'LYING DISC~ ~ :: ~:~:=-~--=~--==-Ill'. caraon::_ lll' , r.«an kl' . Ourn"""••·===== Ill' . Harbo lll'. Hendo·...- ;;:::==n:;; ::: ~~,=-- SAC Bannist=~~! the Butte Office· called at noon today and ~~:~~-----_- stated that a Mrs. Fr sterbrook , 215 7th Avenue East , Twin Falls , ~ aa oaniy ,,, Idaho , at 2: 45 a .m. Mountain Time today heard a noise in the back of . - - - ( her home. She thought a collision had occur red and invest:i@ted and found in the back yard of the home next door an object described as follows :kl~ A disc JOi11 in diameter , circular in shape , it is dished like a /"..-..- ~ a saucer and actually there is a saucer within a sauce r in the manner of "L cymbals . On one surface there is attached a plastic dome described as about 1411 in diamter and affixed by 8 bolts in a rather rough manner. The bolts can best be described as similar to stove bolts . On the other surface is another dome of metal which is gold in color on one ·side and on the inside is silver in col or, which looks like tin. Through the plastic dome can be ob- served three tubes similar to radio tubes and there is some wiring . The disc generally is 1011 thick and at the point where the domes are located about 1411 in thickness . There is an object on it simila r to electric coil which has some type of an arm on it and bears the words "Inspected TS" . Some of the vnring has been burned off and it looks as though something might be missing . Mr. Bannister stated that if this were the work of some prankster he went to quite a bit of trouble . He stated the press is aware of this incident . He stated that the -disc had been picked up and vras now at the Pol ice Department, Twin Falls , Idaho . He was instructed to notify the local Army authorities of the existence of this disc . t HBF: FES t.A·ti5
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Source text · mention only;~:bJft;;MMemorfndum • UNITED STA' S GOVE~NM ENT Director, FBI DATE : July 17, 1947 SAC, Los Angeles~M J SUBJECT: RECOVERY OF 11FLilNG DISC"- -- .,.OORTH HOLLYV.00D, CALIFORNIA, JULY 9, 1947 A On the evening of July 9, 1947, a report was received at the Los Angeles Office that a so-called "flying disc" had landed in the vicinity .of Radford and Magnolia Streets in North Hollywood, California, the contraption being briefly described as approximately 30 inches in diameter, all metal, disc shaped, and having a radio antenna . It was reported to have burst into flames upon landing. At the time of the report the disc was being held at the Valley Fire Department in Van Nuys, California. SA RICHARD D. AUERBACH went to the fire department immediately at which time it was found that a number of people had gathered including news paper reporters and photographers who were taking pictures of the disc . Battalion Fire Chief WALLACE E. NEWCOMB advised Agent that at approximately 10:30 P.M., an unknown woman called on the telephone and excitedly reported that the disc had dropped into her garden where it began to flame, her residence being located at 11858 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood. A fire department truck was sent there and put out the flaming object with the fire hose , after which the object was taken to the fire station. SA AUERBACH thereafter arranged to transport the disc to the office. The device is briefly described as consisting of two convex steel discs approximately 2 feet in diameter, fused together at the outer edge and fastened together in the center by a hollow cylindrical connection. A vertical galvanized iron fin was screwed to the top of the disc, and a short length of pipe closed at one end ran from the outer circumference into the interior of the contraption . What appeared to be a radio tube was installed in the center of the top side . The contraption had a total weight of appr0ximately 20 pounds. At the Bureau Office a series of photographs were taken of the device from various positions, and a set of these photographs are being forwarded herewith for the Bureau ' s inspection and information. The "flying di~c" ~hereafter turned over to Major COURTNEY VI. 117 HEMPSTEAD, A.C. , G-2, F;<Srt Mac hur, San Pedro, California, who subsequent- ly reported that the J:>1>-ject w definitely a hoax. and under no circumstances could have flown under its own power.
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Source text · mention only., • Director, FBI July 17, 1947 Re: RECOVERY OF "FLYING DISC" , NORTH HOLLY'/K)OD, CALIFORNIA, JULY 9, 1947 On the following day, July 10, 1947, one FRANK v.'"1moWN, 6552 Teesdale Avenue, North Hollywood, reported that on this morning he was at the North Hollywood Service Station eating at which time there was considerable talk about the flyin g disc having been found in the vicinity . A number of what appeared to be young high school students were present and were having quite a laugh about the excitement caused by the finding of the disc . BROWN stated that he received a definite impression that these young students either had themselves or knew of someone who had been working for the past two weeks making this "flying disc". BROWN was unable to furnish the names of any of these young men but identified one of them who was making the statements as being employed in a Chevron Service Station at the corner of Victory Boulevard and Whitsett Street. He described the youngster as about sixteen years of age . The ~bove information was also furnished to the G-2 Office at San Pedro, California . MMB:MGM 100-9099 ENC. (3) \ - 2 -I
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Source text · mention only• • STANDARD FORM NO. 6' Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT )' TO Director• FBI SAC. Butte~OM 0 SUBJECT: FLilNG DISCS ,.. Mr. DA'VE-'":1'0HNSON• 0£ tba Idaho Daily Sta:tesman. Boise., Idaho, tel~ phonically contacted the Butte Office and asked if the FBI was checking on the £lying discs reported to have been seen by many oitizens. He advised that so many had reported having seen them that it undoubtedly was not a figment of the imagination. He said that these discs had been seen on July 1. 1947, in the vicinity of Trail Creek near Sun Vall~ Idaho., by reputable oitizens. • /'I'-"' ,.,._ p-..!!a ~ The writer informed Mr. JCIDlSON that this of'.fice was not making--an investigation and inquired as to whether he had contacted A.nrry and NaV--.f oi'fioials. He said tha.t he was inquiring of these agencies. • WGB:LB AIR MAIL ✓ AUG 5 \\1947
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Source text · mention onlyr ' STANDA1<0 FORM NO. 64 !,- Office Memor ndum • UNITED ST.,ES GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR., FBI SAC, NEW HAVEN SUBJECT: 'J "FLYillG SAUCERS" EDWIN M....-BAILEY, JR. ~ STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, INFORMANT ATOMIC ENERGY ACT , For the information of the Bureau this is to advise that on July 7., 1947• EDWIN M. BAILEY., Jr •• 6 Home Court, Stam.f'ord., Connecticut, appeared at the Sta.mrord Resident Agent's office and furnished the following informationa- llr. BAILEY prefaced his remarks by stating that he is a scientist by occupation and is currently employed at the American Cyanamia Research Laboratories on West Ma.in Street in Stam.ford, Connecticut., in the ~ice Division. Mr. BAILEY further indicated that during the war he was employed at MIT, Cambridge., Massachusetts, in the Radiation Laboratory which Labora tory is connected with the Manhattan Project. BAILEY advised that he is thirty years of age and is a graduate of the University of Arizona. Mr. BAILEY stated that the topic of "flying saucers" had caused considerable comment and concern to the present day scientists and indicated that he him- self' had a personal theory concerning the "flying saucers•. Prior to ~ advancing his own theory., BAILEY remarked that immediately a.rter the conclu- sion of World War II., a .f'riend of his., RENAT~CHETTI• allegedly obaened the "flying saucers" from an pbservatory in Milan and Bologna., Italy. He stated that apparently at that time the "flying saucers" had caused a little comment in Italy but that after some little publicity they immediately died out as public interest. Mr. BAILEY stated that it is quite possible that actually the •tlying saucersw could be radio controlled germ bombs or atom bombs which are circling 1:he orbit of the earth and 1m.ich could be controlled by radio and directed to land on any designated target at the specific desire o.f the agency or country operating the bombs• He stated that one of the items of interest l'il.ich he personally has observed is the .fact that the saucers have been observed in Mexico City• New Orleans, Philadelphia., New York• Boston, Halif'ax, Newfoundland, Paris, Milan., Bologna. and Yugoslavia. as well as Albania. By placing a string aroynd tne globe ot th, earth ~ FXM/clb 117-0 COPIES -D!!:~"'P0YE D NOV 18 l~b460AUG 270
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Source text · mention only., • • ( July 11, 1947. Dear Sir: Have you seen one of the mysterious "Saucers"? What did it look like? Do you think these strange, celestial manifesta tions are harbingers of a better day? Do you believe it means that a new and revolutionary advance is coming? Will it make your life brighter, happier, more useful? We believe one of these startling discs is on its way to you. Then the secret will be out . The Combined and Amalgamated Committee of Sky- Scanners, Disc Decipherers and New-Product Introducers. \
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Source text · mention only• • I \ ~ - 0 (B) FLYING DISCS - - The Bureau , at the request of the Army Ai F has agreed~o cooperate in the investi gation of flying die rThorces Intelligence, confidentially advised that it is possible to release thre:s;r e Ai: Forces have numbers , attached tosether by a wire, from an atrplane in hi ~~e discs in odd these discs would ob:tB.in tremendous speed in their descent ~ 1tudes and that earth in an arc . 1:te Anny Air Forces Intelligence has also~nd;~uld decend to the that the report~ sightings might have been made by subversive in~1efdsome concern the purpose of;reating a mass hysteria . v uals for 1 7-30-47 BUREAU BULLETili NO. 42 - 2 - Series 1947 l You should investigate each instance which is brought to your attention "() of a si ghting of a flying disc in order to ascertain whether or not is is a bona fide_sighti ns , an imaginary one or a prank . You should also bear in mind that individuals might report seei ng flying discs for various reasons . It is conceivable that an individual might be desirous of .seeking personal publicity, causing hysteri~ I or playing a j?rank. u I w The Bureau should be notified immediately by teletype of all reported ii: sie;hti nss and the results of your inqui~ies. In instances where the report appears t to have meri t , the teletype should be followed by a lette r to the Bureau containing o in detail the results of your inquiries. The Amy Air Forces have assured the 0 Bureau complete cooperatin g in these matters and in any insta nces where they fail to ~ make information avai l able to you or make the recovered discs available for your ~ examination , it should promptly be brought to the attentio n of the Bureau. Vii: ,0 Any informa tion you develop i n connec tion with the se discs should be ~romptly brou(Ylt fu the attention of the Army through your usual liaison channels . 'A i~</ 37 'L, v---- 1,8 k' ft l • • If 1)tl)J) 7~ AU~ 4 .1Mf·
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Source text · mention onlyl has TO PROM • UNITED STATE S GOVERNMENT • r . ~•l"ln:,..-,,..£;:;-o,.--.,_,, ~.:· . ~uJnn Ta:t."_ At request of Brigadier General George F. Schulgen, Chief of :·:''. 9 'e~~"'-- -- the Requirements Intelligence Branch of Army Air Corps lntelligence • i:ss 5i~i:i___ Special Agents. W. Reynolds discussed the above captioned matter with him on July 9, 1947. General Schulgen indicated to Mr. R~ynol ds that the Air Corps taken the at t itude that every effort mus t be undertaken in order to run down and ascert ain whether or not the fiying disks are a fact and, if so, to learn l~about them. According to General Schulgen, the Air Corps Intelligence a.re lizing all of their scientists in order t o ascertal~ whet her or not such a nom,non could in fact occur. He stated that this re search is being conducted ~e thought th.at the flying objects might be a celestial phenomenon and with view that they might be a foreign body mechanically devised and controlled. General Schul.gen also indicated to Mr. Reynolds that all Air Corps allations have been alerted to run out ea.ch reported sighting to obtain all ible data to aaaist in this research project. In passing, General Schulgen ed that an Air Corpe pilot who believed that be saw one of these objects was r oughly interrogate d by General Schulgen and scientists, as well as a ps~- I.:hologist, and the pilot wa.e adamant,_. in hie claim the.t he saw a. flying disk. /J Oenera.1 Schulgen advised Mr. Reynolds tha~ the possibility exists that the first reported eightinge of the so-c~lled fiying disks wero fallac i ous and prompted by ind iTiduals seeking pers onal publicity, or were reported for political reasons. Re stated the.t if thl's wa.s so. subsequent sightings might be the roault of a mass hysteri a . Re pointed out that the thoU&ht exists that the first reported. sightings might have been by individUAls of Communist sympathies with the view to , causing hysteria and fear of a secret Russian weapon. Gener~l Solmlgen indicated to Mr. Reynolds that he is desirous of having all the angles covered in this matter. He stated that reports of hit sc ientists and findings of the various Air Corps installations will be available in his office. Xe advised that to complete the picture he desired the assistance ij of the Federal Bureau of Inveatigation in locating and ques tioning the individual• who first sighted the so- calle d fiying disks in order t o ascertain whether or not they are sincere in their statements ths.t they saw the s e disks. or whether their statements were prompted by pere, nal desire for publici t;v- or political reason•. General Sohulgen as sured Mr. Reynolds that there a.re no War Department or Navy Department rese arch projects presently being condu:::ted which could in any vay be tied up with the fiying disks. .Jl.!!leral Schulgen indicated to ·Mr. Reynold1 that!if the Bureau would cooperate with him in this matter, he would ofter all the facilities of his office ae to results obtai~ in the effort to identify and ...-:l. ~ l'run down this ma.it~ ~ b;J _ g.3 ,. Y;/ Z)~ Mr. Reynolds advised General Schulgen ~hie request would be made knovn to the :aure,&U ;;:_ anover .iade available to blm as soon n• poeoib ~
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Source text · mention only• - ' ra,v~ • Memorandum for Mr. Ladd I Mr. Reynolds also discussed this matter with Colonel L. R. Forney of MID. Colonel Forney indicated that it was his attitude that inasmuch as it has been established that the :tly1118 disks are not the result of any Army or Navy experi - • mente, the matter is of interest to the FBI. He stated that he was of the opinion that the :Bureau, if at all possible, should accede to General Schulgen•s request. I would recommend that we advise the Army that the Bureau does not believe it should go into these investigations, lt being noted that a great bulk of those alleged discs reported found Have been pranks . It is not believed that the Bureau would accomplish anythi ng by goin g into these investigations. < 9 ~IN--'-~~~ 1- 1~- ~ Jl~ cLr'Jb ~ ~-~ ~~ ~--' ~ . ~~- ~a- • ~ ~ ~- ~ ~~ j/ \ ~""-A.I ~~'Jf> '\,, - ~
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Source text · mention onlyJuly 30, 1947 Jar. Gooree J. Pluskat 907 Seneca Avenue Brooklyn V, Ne17 York D8J!fcffltnEfVBzi2 -f ":J </ CJ 35 I desire to e11aiowl ge :eceipt or your letter dated July 14, 1947, end to express r::.y appre olition to you £or briogins this witter t.o rq attention . The inf'ormnti ~A aet forth in your letter has been car tully reviewed and is b ing intainod in thia Bur~u tls a tter of record . John Edgar Hoover D1.r ctor g: ~~ JLS:FY.,_)11 A I LE O ~: i~~,;;d::~ CJuL 311947 ~~~~~~-- l:IJ<.Jlt'IJ,,,.Y_,.U OF INYESTl6ATl0k ~ . Tl NOTE: Pluskat has been a previous correspondent with the Bu file 62-0- 34750. r ~- o~n·~ ~- ~ ~:~k~tm~ record could be located in the Crime Records Section indication,,. . truit the ~: ~~;1 1 n e9ri:espoooent-m~ be- 4 ental case. _ ~ '<..• ~ ~ 5:s MUNICA rtONS Sf.G f~OQf'\ ~ ~ ~ ~ '-0 ~ L). V fl., P.M. -~ ~· l}A,_- RlNENl Of JUSllCf
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Source text · mention only... -907 Sen. , Ave ., Brookly iWn,W1"1 July l 4th , l947 ., Mr . J . Edgar Hoover .Ch1ef,of the F.B.1. washington,D.C. Dear Sir; /Pl ease forg i ve me for taking up your t i me ,with this item .It really is•'t necessary .Yet , al though everybodys tongue was waggi ng from the Ee.st and to the V/est coast , I coul dn ' t resist putting my oar in. 'jf.Jn Saucer s in the Sky. Heading for the Milky \i:lf •Funny?I dont know. we read and re.ad and read . "Sky Disc Derby Open to All" • "Calls "Saucers"Trick of Vision" -" Bel1eve i t or not , 27 States see those flying sauoers" - "Vlho saw the savcers ?40 States 1n the Game11 - "Cel eatia l Dishes sought bet\"leen the Raindrops" - 11Find 'Disk' is weather k1te" - 11 Disks cal led chunks of M1rage11 - 11Report new Red Planes resemble 1Flying saucers'" .-Ai r -liner crew reports seeing 9 flying disk e for 12 minutes" . That ' s the way it went on, for days and days . Please , dont remind me that this i s a military problem . Soldiers f~eht thee~ emy out in the open and away from home if possible .The Federal Agents(the unsung heroes)fight the ememy under cover and in their home grounds . so . Here I am. These so-ia lled saucers may be kites , but accorfi1ng to reports , these things didn ' t flutter or float , they sailed and kites don ' t sail , t118 st•anges part is, they all sailed in the same direction,from West to East . Rewards were offered , no collectora . Ploo.nes chased them , none captured . They had to land , no finders . so . As long as the Military , Scientist and Civilians deny,being respo msible for this . were doe a it lead to JAn enemy. A little while back,it was mentioned somewhere that Russia had or has a contraption for their next war,em itt1ng sound(like a silent whistle for dogs}v,hat 1t'suxto do,th their enemy,! don ' t know.If a country was experimenting such a weapon , the brave people of the u. s . were not scared . They only informed the so - called enemy how successful they t il•t:1 were • I t could be an optical illusion , or;suppoaing some unwelcomed persons,p l anted a few wel l chosen words,here and there and l eft the rest to a}1 confused mind, These innocent people reporting the phenomena. . What confuses me i s,that when we became too cur ious and determined to find l out what they really are , those things disappeared and we found substi,Utes,calle3 kites .These things resembling description as near as possible to the real thing, Why couldn't these things have been directed b. ck home again like a homit1g pigeon~ To make sport of this thing , is 1:Bd taste . It sort of reminds me of the boy tha~ cried WOLF. Whan the wolf really came. 'l.'Was sad .He ,was a nice boy . There sLo'lJ r: hr. law , against such Jokes or e:2_1;p~.rj-~illi§ui\~ea'"t -th ... ""uu.re •They should. b6° co1:i; jl {" ~pplohorluou , snould be tried for trea O e proper authorities . These ess or r i dicules . vie can ' t take any h son,even;if the so- called joke seems This POOH POOH business . is no joke . c ances . At this age , Tima is slow.Man,is I had in mind that the floods were res rushing waters of the Miss1ss1ppi , M1ssourio~~1~!e for these disks (mil'ages) t: :~~ go11ng from East to Vlest.,plus the Catsk illa 1 et,hColumbia and Ohio Rivers. 'i ge n the East and the Rock Uoun a n e East§rly North,The Blu were ,went from \·Jest to East . He!ce th; ii~:k!~lt:e West .Re~ ctions ,or whatev( RE8Blf>m» 0-d- - g 3 P?-r - I Respactf ly Submitt
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Source text · mention onlyI i STANDARD FORM NO. $4 UNITED STATES GOVERNM ENT' . Office Memorandum/ ' Jt-\L<-v/ TO : D. L. IADD >¥(. DATE: 7/21/47 FROM E.G. Fitch ~)~ SUBJECT: oFLYING DISCS ✓ • • Refereooe is ma.de to my memorandum to you i n the above captioned matter datod July 10, 1947, indicating that Brigadier Geraral George F. Schulgen of the Army Air Corps Intelligence had requested that the Bureau cooparate with the Army Air Corps Intelligence in conmction with the above captiored natter . The Director noted on the refereooed nemora.n::l.um, 11I would do it but bef ore agreeing to it we must insist upon full access to discs recovered . For instance in the I.a . case the Arnry grabbed it an::l. would not let us have it for cursory examiration. 11 This is to advise that Spacial Agent Reynolds has recontacted General Schulgen arrl advised him in connection with the Director's notation . General Schulgen in:iicated to Mr. Reynolds that he desire d to assure .Mr. tloover of complete coopera t ion in this matter arrl stated that he would issue instroo t:i.ons to the fie Jd directing that all coop:3ra.tion be furnished to the FBI an::i that a ll discs recovered be made available for the a.JGmira tion by the FBI Agent s. General Schulgen pointed out to ili' . Reynolds tha. t he will f rom t ime to tine ma.Im the results of the stud:i.a s of his scientists available to the Bureau for the assist.a.me of the FBI Fi eld Offices. Gerera.l Schul gen iniicated to llr . Re:ynolds that there has been a decrease in the reported sil?}ltings of the discs wnich migit be oocau se of the fact that it has lost much of its ~bl i city value. He indicated , hoviever , that he believed it mcessary to follow this matter through to dete:nnirn as mar as possible if discs wre in fact seen and to detennine their origin . General Schulgen inquired of Mr. Raynolds the methoo. by which the Bureau would maka the infornation obtained from the Bureau ' s inquiries, known to the Air Corps, in the Field as well as at the 7.ar Deplrt :rrent leve l. Mr. Reynolds pointed out to Genera l Schul gen that the best procedure appeared to be through the regular established chanre l s . It was pointed out to Genera l Schul.gen that the Bureau Field Offices maintain close liaison with · the Intelligence Divisions of the various Annie s as '\'Jell as close liaison with the Intelligence Division of the "i~r Depi.rtmmt . ~ral Schul gen ind:i.categ that he would be satisfied to receive information thr o~~ ~ift V" Gamra l Schulgen indicated to Mr. Reynolds that he believe d t.i-iat there was a possibility that this entire matter might lnve been started by subversive iniividuals for the purpose of creating a mas s hyste r ia . He suggested that the Bureau keep this in min:i in any interviews corrlucted reg:i.rcling reported sightings . General Schulgen stated to 11r. Reynold s that he ,.,ould make avail.able to the Blreau all in.fornation in the possession of the Air Corps reg:i.ro.in g the sightings ''fich vrere first reported so that the Bureau could con:luct some investig:i.tion re~ng these irrlividua l s to ascertain their motives for reportin g that they had o~'rved flying discs . Vfuen Gemral Schulgen nakas the information avail.able regardwg tltnesein::liv.i.duals , it wil l be promptly brou/j:l.t to your attention . s ,v ~ ) COPIES DESTROYED 2 7 0 NOV 18 1964
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Source text · mention onlyM 62-0-3594c FTM:GH STANDARD F0Rh( NO. 84 • ' 7-;J'" -:?. Office Memorandum • UNITED STA'IES GOVERN~·E ,NT TO DATE:: DI~~T PR, FBI July 22, 1947 FROM :{f;r,EL PAOO J SUBJECT: Mrs . GWYNNE M~HAN T, Infor mant FLYING OBJECTS IN AIR Mrs. GWYNNE M. MERCHANT ha·s come to the resident agency at Santa Fe, New Mexico on several occasions to report that she has received information concerning flying obj ects passing through the air. Some of the reports that she has received concern light objects seen at night vmich have allegedly been follow ed by explosions . She advised that one of s.uch objects was reported by FRANK ....,. BURTRAM, Forest Ranger, who works near Canj ilon, New Mexico. She claims that others were seen near Park View and Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. Mrs . MERCHANT called attention to clippings from various newspapers concern.ing 11disc-like 11 objects seen in New Mexico and other parts of the country. Mrs. MERCHANT claims to be a student of radio waves and r.zy forms, and contends that the above mentioned objects mey be missiles similar to those appear ing over Sweden some time ago. Mrs. MERCHANT has discussed the above with officials of the Atomic Energy Comnission, and has written the Secretary of War and other government officials concerning her theories. Mr. SIDNEY NEWBURGER, Chief of Security and 1Intelli gence for the A.E.C.,has advised that officials at Los Alamos consider Mrs. MERCHANT unreliable and possibly not well balanced mentally . She has mentioneato agents of this office that she was struck by lightnin g when a child . On July 15, Mrs. l!ERCHANT came to the Santa Fe resident agency and advised that she had written to WALTER WINCHEIL, promising him a story in connection with the "flying discs." The foregoing infonnation is being submitted to the Bureau, inasmuch as rs. MERCHANT has written to several government officials and Mr. WINCHELL. RECORDED JlIDEXEL 3¥ £/3/
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Source text · mention onlybeing;i:• H~~,.,..........,..._ • UNITED STA.IS GOVERNMENT TO Mr, 1·01aon FROM K,.C.Ho )- ::: ~ i~ Twr:n 11r. 0 1av1n-- ::: :ifc~·~cr~s::::-_-_ SUBJEC?-FLYING DISCS Mr. Rosen -- Mr, Tracy==== Mr. carsonMiscellaneous ::~~-a=== Mr, Harl>O--===. SAC Weeks called from New Orleans on the matter discussed in the: : ~:::;t ngton_ Mr, Qui nn Talll!I attached teletype . He wanted to know what policy the Bureau was followin g ~~•No:~~11--== in connection ~1th reports concerning these "flying discs" 'Which were received . I told Mr. Weeks . that, unless advised to the contrary, he should , particular case at hand , allow G-2 to handle tn d not take any juri. sdiction fort he FBI. He was ttold the Bureau W>uld be interested in being kept advised of develop- ' ments, and in copies of the photographs he said C-r-2 would make of the object found , but that he should not allow himself to be jockeyed into a position where investigative responsibility, if any were entailed, 10 uld .f'all on us. Mr. Weeks said he would so handle unless r called him back immediately lfith instructions for\ t11pecific action . As you will recall, I called ~ u concerni ng t he foregoing. JCCHth ~'t., ~ ~
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Source text · mention onlyAuthority: NND 90986 July 1947I~ 7 MEMORA1IDU:M FOR THE OFFICER It~ CHAR61; 1 . On 1 July 1947 , Lt William G. cGinty , USN, 195803 , P- 80 Student , Williams Field , Chandler , Arizona , was intervi C\,ed by this Agant , and stated in substance ; That on 30 June 1947 , at about 0910 , MST , he was. flying at 25 , 000 feet over Grand Canyon , Ai:!izona , in a P - 80 type aircraft . He stated that he was heading south towar ds Wil liams Field , Ariz ., when he saw two round objects going at incon ceivab l e speeds , straight down . He fur.ther stated that his reactions were to turn away from the objects . He further stated that one of the unidentifiable objects followed the other seconds apart . He further stated that due to the speed of the objects , he could only see that they were circular , and that they were possible light gray in co-lor . He further stated that it was his opinion that the objects were approx imately eight feet in diameter . In conclusion , he stated that the objects would have probably hit the ground approxi mately twenty - five miles south of the South Rim of Grand Canyon , Arizona . • AGElfr ' S NOTES : Lt McGinty gave his' permanent address as . 1~ . A. M. T . c ., Point Hugu, Port Hueneme , Calif . 2 . On 1 Ju l y 1947 , Captain Malcolm rmstrong , 0- 734168 , Instructor , Single Engine , Williams Field , Chandler , Arizona , was _ _ ...,.__,...~.."t~erviewed by tll1.:l,. Agent and stated in substance : That his brothe r lat l,t E. B,.....t.rmstrbng, stationed at Hq , 10th AAF, Brooks AAF, Texas Nd- r~late~ !m ~hat he saw a formation of unexplainable objects 1n the v1c1n1ty\aua ~e Mead , Nev . Captain Armstrong , further stated that hia bi--ot~ii -'at ed the objects were heading south , and were at ~_..,..,,~ap-p:;.-oxtnra.te l y" 10 ,~00 feet altitude . AGENT ' S "NOTES : C.t.pta 1n Armstron g could not give too much info r mat i on on the object& that his brother had seen . Lt . E. B. Armstron g can be contacted at Hq, l~~h AAF, Brooks Field , Texas for further information . \ • ~ Fl e-rc~;!r-., Lynn c. Aldri ch , Spec ial l..gent , CIC1.·AAF', F)>TRO F 3r~ ) THIS IS A TR COPY Isl John K. O~r , I :'J•'G JOHN K. ORR , Jor , ) A. C. -~.,
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Source text · mention only8 - 5 - 47 HHS U R r. 'E N T ' lllr. To!S(Jn, . ~ Mr. To: A. Tnn,DJ -1 ~r Ole " . • --• /..-d ~Ir. 'Rcu~n• M•. Tracy • Mr. Daan .. . •. llfr. 0...-.ea Mr. Mohr lllr. 1'..,..nfnl!'h,o . .. Mr. Qti11>n Tn1J1111. . , • Mr N~ .._....:.... ' . . j ' TODAY REQUEST! .c Tt LE'fYP,E SW7\I\P.Y co:!cr.:.r. I Nf NE 'SP \PE1. t:P.ORTS OF tECElJT REPORTED. FLYir ~G DISCS !IJ PC.. Tt..M: t\f~Ei:, ~HD A l. 'POR'fE:D c orJFlmmrcr: ' i . . OF fi P.!"Y Oli"F ICI AL.S I N PORTLA{Jr'l c.o: : c ..... JiLJ(' FLYI CC wr:scs . L~AV....ti. l rt (; . • ' • .,;. . . ----:-1 • fUCH,-1..Ds , AVI ATION EDITOR T'h.,. o..CCC!H/1,t, f'lDVISED'THl',T '~!lPT'\ I N t.t!L!..l 1'N L . DAVI!>SON AND LT . Frn:a •• • :.A~O. t, OF FOUi.TH l\ F ·H....ADQUJ\ RTERS, S1rl Fl1AiJCISCO ·t:ERE I N POf!TLr.:r" JUL.Y TUC.JTYSEVEH L 1ST f\~;11 !!JTtRVIEOED DiC~ RANKIN, At: t XPERl lttl C D P!l.◊T , -_;'!0 HAD REPO',. rrn J U'. '!: FC'JRT£E:; L/\ST s:EU~G A FOR!l-ATIOtJ OF TEli FL.Yl.!:r DI SCS OlJEfi. SAKEhS- Fit LD ' CALIF . 1ACCORDINC TO .rc · ; 11 f..D-S TH.CY Hllf'. ~LSO nnERV IE\tJED ) . ..FOLLm 1l l\lf, FOUR E XP£1U ENC.i:."' l Il.OTS 'JO t. ~at. !- •1◊N~ F1.f~ST rrro £~f..POh'.l SEEI NG: DISCS - KENt,JETU A :.OLD, u 11 ~nJ£SS 1 /\!J , LOISE , I DMIO, CAPTA!'.J . E. J . S".i:TH :Atm C O- PILOT RA!.P t ST V TS, U~ITtD Al LIUES, AN:\ ,.. WE JOHNSO'N , AVI AT!Or. _EDITOn , l D~\ lO S1,'tES~ .. ;: . '!'O ASC£ ,TAl , Tift ~[ ' BlJRPOSt OF I i TEF.V.EUS RICl-iAi. s co; n CT:D '.AJOh ('...:.tCR." L tr HUNG -OF UP.!GHT .r-· _, ·oHI O BY p •10···~ f AL~ "'f'U,£ -..'1!JC.: , w·, At~l" r-no:· ij !f ~ : CA! NED. iHE H'"P.RESSIO:~ TH.\f ! '{. IL!:' 1•:c-TITUTED THI S l!!VJ:.ST ir TION iO .t:JA_SH. oyT THE D ISC REPOKTS , Slt'..: T'U1Y f'i. ~ ")£FI~HT.:LY tJOf -OF ·Ar o..Ir-I N. on FR! D":Y,. I\Ur.ukr FIRST, T'!... ">L;_"; IU V i!Oi 'i F I lJ .srrrt\Trr.s C(lPl ,IrJ .,, ' FEOEl!Al BtbtEAUo~ fllV£STi~4flOH • ti• S. OEPARTNENT OF JU~ICE . . . GltMtfUNfCATtaffS SECTION Mr. Glavin .•.... r.L¢dd AUG~-~ TE~E (l~ TClke-~
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Source text · mention only• • Olo911F£0Wt BUIIU!J 01- lliVt :;T1GA,IJII. .' U, S. 0£1>ARTMENT OF IUSTICE :; / . CIMMUHIGATIONS SECTIOH ?(let r. ~ . ..••• 'Mr. TrlMl7 •··· · •• Mr, .at;o> •••• ••• •• AUG jJ (947 Mr, (kraoo ... • •• TE~E Mr, llarloo -•• •··· Mr. Mohr ...•• . •·· M r, Pmnlnlftlffl .••• Mr, Quinn Tamm ...• )11r, N..-.uo l\llM• Gand, FBI PORTLAND 8- 5- 47 8- 50 PM HHS -LJH'RECToR AND SACS SEATTLE AND SAN FRANCISCO u R GENT ll FLYINC DISCS, SM DASH X. RE TELEPHONE CALL FROM MR . LADD, ONE PM TODAY REQUESTING TELETYPE SUMMARY CONCERNING NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF RECENT REPORTED FLYING DISCS IN PORTLAND AREA AND A REPORTED CONFERENCE OF ARMY OFFICIALS IN PORTLAND CONCERNING FLYING DISCS . LEAVERITT G. RICHARDS, AVIATION EDITOR THE OREGONIAN, ADVISED THAT A CAPTAIN r;f )1 WILLIAM L. DAVIDSON AND LT. FRANK M. BROWN OF FOURTH AAF HEADQUARTERS, SAN FRANCISCO WERE IN PORTLAND JULY TWENTYSEVEN LAST AND INTERVIEWED DIC~NKIN , AN EXPERIENCED PILOT, UHO HAD REPORTED JUNE FOURTEEN LAST SEEING A FORMATION OF TEN FLYING DISCS OVER BAKERS- FIELD , CALIF . ACCORDING TO RICHARDS THEY HAD ALSO INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING FOUR EXPERIENCED PILOTS UHO WERE AMONG FIRST WHO REPORTED SEEING DISCS - KENNETrti"1\1tNOLD, BUSINESS MAN, BOISE, IDAHO, CAPTAIN E. J..,__fil1ITH AND CO- PI LOT RALP~ EVENS, UNITED AIRLINES, AND DAVE /. --.T OHNSON , AVIATION EDITOR , IDAHO STATESMAN . TO ASCERTAIN THE ,/ J/ A. RECORDED f V :J 0 PURPOSE OF TH NTERVEWS RICHARDS CONTACTED MAJOR ~R1rl-~t,}TtttN< ..9INDEXED - --:1:1~ .id - - .1,·.1/ OF WRIGHT FIELD, OH I O BY PHONE AT ALBUQUERQUE, ~,'""A~t)f,1 HIM I 1 1 \ ~ Gr'\INED THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AAF INSTIT~LU"~THIS I ' STIGATION TO WASH OUT THE Dt~~ REPORTS , SINCE THEY ARE'fEFINITELY NOT OF AAF ORIGIN . ON.. FRIDAY, iv~ FIRST, THE PLANE IN WHICH AAF INVESTIGATORS CAPTAIN DAVIDSON AND LT. · BROWN WERE RIDING, CRASHED AT KELSO, WASH. AND BOTH
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Source text · mention onlyI '~ ~~....RAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION up STATES ~~~1'.:MENT OF JIJSTil To: COMMUNICATIO.NS SECTION. AUGUsr 7, 1947 Transmit 'the following message t o: SAC, DETRO lT )Y' ) IV" ~ ~ H a UISUBS, RAYUO?fO EnV~E t URS. tA.U~Uf~E, INFORMANTS, FLYING DTSC, MISC . REURTEL AUGUST 5 MATERIAL SfOULD 00T BE ~ OlG,ARDED TO FBI LA.OORATORI FOR ~AUDIATION BUI' SHOULD DE TURNED OVER TO THE ARltr AIRPO!CE mTELLIGENCE. HOOVER ROFamae ~ \ 'fLUUIM, Olll•t~v vt , ..,t.:.,1.JAl1\rn U.S. Dll'AROORT OF IUSTrCE COl lffllCHIONS SECTION DG,f I 7 COPIES D~STROYP.D TELETYPE f 2 7 O NOV 18 19 ...... '64~__________ Jj Per_,,;/_ _,..,.___
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Source text · mention only.. , 'I,- ~ ..:• ANOARD~FORM NO. 64 • • Qffice Memorandum •. UN ITED STATES GOVERNME N T TO : Director, FBI DATE: August 8, 1947 : SAC, Norfolk CT : I FLYING DISCS Re Bureau Bulletin No. 42, dated July 30, 1947, Series 1947, wherein information is set forth pertaining to flying discs. There is enclosed with this letter a newspaper clipping from the "Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch", dated July 9, 194-7. The photograph appearing on this clipping is a.lleged to represent a flying disc which was observed by BILLH'URRENTINE, a Norfolk school boy, who was successful in photographing the object with his small camera. BILLY was interviewed on August 8, 1947 by Special Agent (A) THOMAS J. OONNOR, at which time BILLY informed that the original negative was given by him to a Mr. BROWN of the Photo Craftsman Service, who in turn furnished the negative to the International News Service. BILLY advised that he has an agree- ment with .Mr• .BROffl whereby the latter will. share equally in any profits derived frpm the use of the negative by conmercial firms J or newspapers. As of August 8, 194-7 BILLY has notreceived any f-./ remuneration for the use of this negative. He informed that he was sitting on the front porch of his apartment which is located on the third floor at 410 West 14th Street, Norfolk, Virginia , around noontime on July 8, 1947. He had re~ numerous newspaper articles pertaining to flying discs and decided to sit on his front porch in the hopes of seeing one and attempting to photograph it. On July 8, 1947 BILLY observed a large, b~ack object moving rapidly through space proceeding from the southwest to a northeast direction. He said the black object was foUowed by two smaller objects which also proceeded in the same direction. BILLY explained that the objects were moving at a very fast speed which appeared to him to be much faster than the speed of an airplane, and further, that the objects appeared to be extremely high. He said that they were much higher than the average plane travels in the City of Norfolk and appeared to be above the clouds, and that a white mist followed e~ch of the three objects. BILLY was \lllable to state what the black objects repre sented, but admitted that they could have been large balloons . He indicated that he has observed small, toy balloons flying through the air, but that definitely these were not the toy type bal loons. He said that when he first observed the objects they werekat'i"s_ych, 0 a great distance from him that it was not necessary that ~--raise ~6 9 ) - fS his head in order to see them from his porch on the third n-oor- _ ~ of the apartment building. He iomediately turned around tQ. oote.in . , BIDCORDtW (} cfaOPIES DESTROYED 1 lND:EXE,o 1-ft.111~jf7 27 0 NOV 181%4 vr
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Source text · mention onlyflying D_isc 'Bigger Than Automobile' Photographed ( ~y Youth Who Is Amazed Because No One Else Saw It By GEORGF. J1J.:B1,;H1' few seconds Jater dicln·t look any- The flying disc "was lots hig~er thing like saucers." than an automobile." and 1.3-year- Looked t,ike Football loJd Ril Turrenline. of 410 \Vest The bov st.uck to his football Fom·teenth Street. docsn·t under- comparison, explaining that the stanrl whv almost everybody in object was sort~f rounded. more Xorfolk didn't see it. oval than disc-like, and that though In fact. when h<' came to the it wobbled in its not·theastward Ledger-Dispatch with a photograph flight i~ was _traveling very rapidly, he had taken of the object. Ile about 600 miles an hour. wanted to know why the newspa · He guessed that the altitude of !pers hadn't alreact,· taken 1a pie- the thing was about :i,000 feet, of 1t. "l thought vour nhoto• just below the clouds. In color it ,1 ere fast," he t91c1· a re- was "gray, almost black," and looked like a "bumed crisp." or , lfJi it.¥ ®'<! •NORFOLK BOY .-\XO PHO'l'O OF DISC-Bill 'l'nrr ('ntiu c, 1;;, (1·i1thO tells L <'dger-DlSJlllt<'h rep orter Gco1·gr H<'rh('t·t (left) of t h(' "lud , .1" circum~tan ces which ('nabl ed him to tak l' thl' photogra ph :it fa r right of a fl)'ing disc. Ho\\ ever , th e boy said th<' objl'l't pictu red h l'l'c look ed and 1110,•('d mor P lik<' a football , lreio g round r d nucl oval , 1·athrr tha n di,r -llke . Bill took this picture from th e po1'('h or his h onw at 410 West )<'oul'le ent h Sh l'H hrtw<' e11 1J o'c-lock and noon 'l'u t•sda~·. (Editoi ·'s ' iot<': ..\!th ough the maybe a rock or stone. The edges • 1 " 1•ti\ ti I t l/ 0 1 r0,Lcdger-Oi,pat e h has had m:rny re- Iglittered, he said, and seemed to be u siug an ° d cnm e,·a, ' " 8 mt er srt at 1 OI 1 a seco nd. He ()orts of ril ing di,c~ a nd sau<·c,·s in !trailing dust. Neither it nor the said thr "fl ying foothnll " i,hown here was foll o\\rd br two smal i t· rccl'ut da, s, 110 otlier person re- two which follo\\ed made any ones , all moving at abou t 600 mile s an hou1• and h<' gnr,secl lh l') ,n e po1·tcd s1·ein•,~ thr o b,kct which Tur- sound. about 3 ,000 f ee t h igh , Just orlo..!v the clouds. 'f'hl' plwt ograph r1•11ro1l •• 1 rentlnc photog1·apl1ecl.) Bill ~aid he wasn·t yery sur- ed h en • i~ an P11lal·ge111ent mad!' b~· Photo Craff s mP11. Jn the fo1 ·1 However, Bill, said he had done pl'is~~I when _he saw th~ ·obj~ct , ga·ouncl or young ' l'111·rentine's 11kt m·r is the 1ion·h t·ail of hiq home. some fast moving himself shortly 1but almost killed myse lf gettingshots of it with his camera, set at enlargement made by Photo Crafts-before :i.o~n Tuesday, '1' Irnn I1e J/100th of a second men. • stood on his front porch and saw . • . . . . . . . the Jarll'.e gra~· object, "i·ock!ng He called his 18-year-old sister, Ph?to expe1 ts of th~s _f11 m :11 e and spinning like a football" and ,Joseph me, lo co1:ne,and Jook, ~ut ~onv1~_ced that the bo, _did a ~!ne coming from the southwest. apparently she d1dn t bellen him . .10~ wi th th~ old cameia he . \as \ h •• 1 , r b II" d using. Havmg closelv exammedHe had iust returned from Sum- • s t.c f ) mg oot a passe the negative th f v said the only me1· school clas~es at }.1aury, he ov~r, Bill said he took three shots flaw was in the kind of film which said, and with all the talk about of it. but ,~he n he hurried ly t ~•vel- perhaps didn't bring out enough "flving saucers," had gone ouL oped, th e film, _ aft~r leggln~ it t? detail. 'l'hev poi nted out, however, wi h his t·.amcra to see if he could Olne~ Road fo1 ~ vial of develope1. that this i:vasn't really a flaw, in se anythmg. • only one ?e~ative came out well view of the fact that Bill's pheto- I don't see ·whv they call lhem enough foi I eproductlon. graph, with the cornparison af- fl ng saucers:· he said. "The hig I He showed a reporter a contact 1£orde'd by the front porch rail and o. I took a picture of and_ the two pnnt ~e _ha~ ~ade hlms<;"lf.__and the tre<'s, w~s certain ly the best little one~ that c-ame behmcl It a the pictu1e 1ep1oduced heie ts an one tl:tken smce the mysterious ! disc~ wet'P fit•i;t l"l'l)OrtNl
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Source text · mention only' /@fie e~tying~ ~ of(, 5615 5He~ia ~face &'an ':D~ego 4 , &l(lf • • T~ ROBIN A r,n:MORi,J.!IJUr.! OF IMPORTANCE -(For your Information) THIS !v!Er/ORANDU?J i s respectfully addressed to certain scientists of distinc t ion, to iilll)ortant aeronautical and 1nilitary authorities, to a numbor of public officials, and to a fow publications• The writer h8:_s l i ttle axpoctation t hat anything of import will be ~ecc;nplished by this gesture . The moro fact that the data here i n ~ere obtained by so- called supernormal~ i s~bably suffi cient to insure i ts disregard by nearly all the per sons addr essed ; neve r theless it seems a public duty to make i t available. (The present writer has several university degrees and uas formerly a universi t y depart ment head) . A very seri ous situation may develop at &ny t i me uith r egard t o th~ "flying saucers." If one of the so shc-uld be attacked , t he attacking plane '17111 almost cer tainly be destroyed . In tho public mind this might create near panic and internat ional suspic i on. The princip84- data concerning these craft is no~ at hand and must be offered , no matter how fantastic and Wli ntelligiblo it may seem to minds not previously i nstructed in thinking of this type. # l. Part of the disks carry cre~s , others are under remote control . 2. Their mission is peaceful . The visitors contemplate settl i ng on this ~lanot. II 3. These visitor~ are human- liko but much larger in size. 4 . They are NOT excarna te earth people, but come from their o;m \/Orld . 5. They do NOT come from any "plane t " as -10 use tha ,;1ord, but from an otheric plane t .mich intorpenetratos 7~th our orm and is not per ceptible to us. 6. The bodies of the viaitors , and the craft also , automatically ''I:Jatcrialize" on entering the vibratcry rate of our dense matter: (Cp. "apports. 11 ) ? . The disks possess a tYl)e of radiant energy, or a ray , which will easi l y disintegrate any attacking ship . They r eenter the otheric at will, and so si mply disappear from our vision , without :brace . The region from which they come i s NOT the "astral plane" , but corros - ponds t o the Lokas or Talas . St udents of esoteric matte r s .nll understand these terms . IND~ 1J 9, They probably cannot be re~ched by radio, but pr 'F1Ycan be by r adar ,if a signal system can be devised for that ca; snatu ·.1 'f"' ,tJ f" " ~ Wo give i nformation end oorning, and can do no more . Lev· t he n:ewcomeTs be ~reated uith every kindness. Unless the disks ar e ,n~ ~(\i , a 3*Aijtion rt3:J:®atens wit h which our culturo and science are incapable of~~rng . A heavy rosponsib,il i ty rests upon t he rm.- in authority v;ho ar e able to understand ilei. e ma-tter. N. Meade l.£l.yne/✓ ddendum: Th I kas are oval ah pe, lU~ea thwi3615 A~~ Placo oval with a he t-re~isting metal er alloy not yet kSan Diego, California. the dl ~l:!.W.:>.Y.'H. -~"'-· 21
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Source text · mention onlyI TO DATE: August 1 , 1947 FROM SUBJECT: ms. ARTHUR D0UGLasa,\tm)ERS0N. INFORHANT There is attached hereto a letter rece i ved.from the captioned . individual postmarked July 12 , 1947 , concerning 11flying saucers . 11 There is also attached a letter- of acknowledgement to .:rs· . ·t Anderson together with a letter to the War Depa.rt 1ent for ap~roval. It is reco:1, ,ended th...1.t the letter to the Wi:>.r Department- be In~ forwarded to the Liaison Section for transmittal to that agency. ~ • ~. J;,j) . . ~ Attachments/~ iVVC:mJp ()£-'(' . RECORDED
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Source text · mention only• ~...:W...oFORM NO. 64 • / 1v;;; •,.._ Office Memorandum • UNITED ~-----.3 GOVERNMENT , I TO : DI.B.l!CTOR, Fl3I DATE: August 12, 1947 FRO M ~, MILWAUKD SUBJECT: <tYING DISOS SA:OOTAGE B.aference is made to Bllreau Bulletin No. 42. Series 1947, dated July 30, 1947, Section (B), which ad.vises that a.11 reports concerning flying discs should be investigated by field offices. Prior to the receipt of these instructions, two iastances were called to the attention of this office concerning flying discs. One report was received July 7, 1947, the details of which are set forth in Milwaukee letter to the Bureau dated July 8, 1947, entitled, 11l'l;ying Discs or Saucers, Misce'l.laneous, Telephone Call from Mr. J'l.etcher at the lNree.u at 8:30 a.m., 7-7-47." No investigation was conducted concerning this report. The second rtport was receiTed by this office at 1:20 p.m. July 11, 1947, from Lieutenant Colonel HARRY w. SCHAEB"J'.1, who is 1n charge of the CiVil Air Patrol of Wisconsin, an awd.liary of the Army Air Forces. On that occasion Colonel SCHAEFER, calling from Black B.iver Falls, Wisconsin ~ telephonicall.y advised this office that an object in the shape of a di , c, nineteen inches in diameter had been found July' 10, 1947, by one SIG' RANSON, city- electrician on the Jackson Oounty f'a.irgrounds, near m.a.ck B.i er Falls, Wisoonsin, about 3:30 p.m. The disc might be made of a substance SlX:h as cardboard covered by a silver airplane dope material. The contraption bas a small wooden tail like a rudder in the 'back and inside of the disc is what appears to be an ROA photo-eleotric cell or tu.be. Also inside the disc is a. little electric motor with a shaft running to the cent er of the disc. At one end of the shaft is a very small propeller. In Colonel SCHAEF!lt's opinion that contraption might possibly have been made by some juvenile. Oolonel SCHAEl'm stated that he desired to return the contraption to Milwaukee and eventually turn it over to the Army Air Jorces, but that the finder, SIG HANSOlf, apparently wanted to get some publicity on bis find. and wanted it returned to him. Thia information was telt!)hOnically- ca.J.led. to the attention of Assistant Director D. M. LADD of the :Bureau on July 11, 1947. Subsequmtly, SAC H. X. JOHNSON telephoned Colonel FRED SIEBERT in charge of Counter Intelligence, l!'ifth Army, Chicago AO of S G-2 __.-- Bead.quarters l'ifth Army, last Hyde Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, who / stated he would contact Colonel SOHAEF:m of :Black B.iver Falls, Wisconsin. COPIES DESTROYE D 27 v NOV 18 1964
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Source text · mention onlyAugust 5, 1947 Mr. Fred . ibold 231; Himebaugll Avenue Omaha, tJebraska Dear Vr. Reibold: 0J_;l,d (..~ d/<.~ I wish to acknowledge receipt r your letter post marked July 10, 1947, together with its enclosure. Inasmuch as the information which you furnished is of interest to the ar Department I liave taken the liberty of furnishing it to that agency for their consideration. Sincerely yours,- John Edgar Hoover Director r 5/
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Source text · mention onlyF131 COPy GONPIDBHTTAL DECLASSIFIED UNIDENTIFIABLE OR SOTS, Authority: WILLIAMS FIELD,CHANDLER ARIZONA. NND90986 July 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THB OFFIOER IN CHARGE: On 8 July l9l7,this Agent obtained pictures of unidentifiable objects,（Exhibits l and 2) from the managing editor of the Arizona Republic newspaper. The pictures were taken by Mr. William Rnoads, 4333 N.llth St., Phoenix, Arizona, at sunset, on 7 July l9u7.The Subject objects flew at unccnceivable speeds,making three cireles in the vieinity of Mr. Rhoads' home.The pictures were taken wi th a box camera,size 620.The photograph （Exhibit 1) was taken as the object passed in front of Mr.Rhoads,and Exhibit 2 as the object turned towards Mr. Rhoads. The height of the object was estimated at 1000 feet. AGENT'S NoTES: See Exhibits l and 2,photographs of unidentifiable objects, enlarged approxima tely 20 times.No further reports have been received by this office of objects seen by military persornel. Lymn.C.Aldrieh, Special Agent,BIC -AAF,FDTRC EDERAL BUREAU 1S9L6AT0N OONFIDBNT U.S.DE AUG81947 SAN FRANCISC ROUTED TO
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIAI From the Oregon Journal - continued. MORE SEBN LATER. Severul late flights of objects over Portland wore reported Friday afternoon.B.A. Evans, S433 sw Nacadan avenue, said he saw three fly thet, appeuring ln the woat, they ware out of sight in the oast in two to four seconda.Ho said they resonbled motellio disks glinting in the sunlight. Lator, ho gaid, ho and noighbora saw a singlo disk-like objeot flying aorth fa' away and vory high. At 430 p.m,Mra.Lawronoe J.ayard, 6124 NE 2ist Avonue,rported diatriot.i She said it seemed to bo moving alowly PAPER RECOVERED. Thomas i. Dwyer, 12s2 Ne 59th Avenue, said he sighted two white or ailvar objaots flying southeast high over Portland a fow mlnutes before S pm.He reported anothor,hended northeaat, over hie hone at SsO p.m. C.J. Bagne, Ti gard, raported thet four disks Plew past Mount Jefferaon at about ll a.m. while ha was driving nonr Redmond. Sharnan Cook, 2coo T 65th avemun,recovered from Roe City golf oourse epleoo of paper he said had fallen from a groat height in the sky.Time of its fell ooinoided with sona of the raporta o flying dinks.The paper,of low quulity,9esured 23x 36 1nches SILVERED DISKS, DROPPED BY PLANE HUGEnE,July 5 -(AP)-A-Fugene reilroad caahier suid Friday he saw silvered diska being dropped out of a light airplane flying over thia city. E.F, Smith, Rt 2,Eugene,an assistant oashier for the Southern Paoifie
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIA FROM THR OREGON JOURNAL-5 July 1947,Portlend,Ore. AIRLINES CREW CONPIRMS REPORTS OF FLYING DISKS: PIVE SPOTTED. Ciroumstantial reports of flying disks in the sky Fridny oame from the orew ofa United Airlines plane ovor boise, Idaho,and a coast guards- man neer Seettle,as well as from Portland aree polioe and eltizena. E.J. Smith,captain of the airliner, told United Press that he rough appearing on top." The objects sppeared ageinst the sunset shortly after the plene tcol off et a4 p.m,he said. we saw them clearly,"he reported."We followed them in a north- westerly direction for about 45 miles.Finally the objeots dieeppeared. NOT AIRCRAFT. We cn't sny whether they were saueer-like,oval or anything else, nor wero they srolcu or cloude. In Seattlo, Coust Guardaman Frank Eyman,27,reported to United Press o o white saucor" rlying over the north end of Lake Washington. Aome Hewe Pietures, Eew York City, said a 7x9 inch prlnt of the photo- graph shcwed two tiny dots, one of which waa a flaw In the prlnt. Don Metcelfe,19, Oaks Amusement park ouploye,reported thet ho saw several objeste like spinning Giaksfn the sky Friday.ilo sald seversl pieniekera,inoluding a woman pilot noticed tham. In Vancouver,Fiash., Sheriff's Deputiee John Sullivan,Clerenoe MeKay end Fred Krives heard the Portlend police radio broadoast and ran out of tho shcrirf's office to look at the sky.Over Portland,three to five miles away, Sullivan said, they saw 20 to S0 objeeta lik a flight of geose They henrd a low hunming sound. OTHERS DOUBTFUL. Col. G.R. Dodaon, oomender of the Oregon national guard, made an He said he saw nothing"suspicloua." were 23 B-z9 bombers noar Astoria. Dospite all the roports, at least two peraona remained unconvinced of the existence of the disks.Al P. Sanford, Holgate moorege, gave his opinlon that the objeots were cottonwood blossoms. Burl Hollsoh,e4,of 6604 H.Burrage avenue, telephoned the Journal to barate the nowapapera forporpetuating a hoax." Ee said he Buw objects in objoots loobad liko bita of eluninum foil, porhnps oigarotte wrappers. CONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIA PORLLAHDOHBGU 30,Juy1947 n30 July 1947 rcchar4 anicin,83..Sipon Stret, followa1 y nao ia Richar BankinI am7 yoars oLd and have om sinc Iwas minetoan yeara old.I frst soloed in a air craft ln lgi9.I lave iom ovar all the wstern parts of the Dnitod sta es may toa and have mapped all of the weatern pazt of thio Dnlted Btates during the yeara before the lata war for the us Foreat Service,I an fadliar with alnoat overy pezt of thousanls af Flying Cadets thzough primary tzairing schooLs owmed amd oper abdd by him.co date I mve aacomoLiahed #ooo hous n the air as pilot af both civilian and ilitay airoaft.I am wall aoadnted vith moat artiales when I Beo aortlales flying tirough tho air,although I would not attomyt to objoot that might be flying through the alr.Tho followring is an aocount of what I suw en Ll June L9l7 fron tho yard of ny hana at 1aa South #u St, Bakerafiald,Oalifcania. At appxomntely la00 non on the lofJume Ias lying in the guito a Lot of map wori for tho Us Fozest Servioo.I distinotly ranber that lam at the tme.I told the lad that the objects were ln all probabi lity cegezts of Southera Callfomla.Having quite a lmowlede of airoraft in general I attumpted to eeslain to tho Lad mowing the Law that the objeots A resonbled the pioturos that I ha aoon of the oSu-l,the so ellod iying aopeared gaing fron Bozth to South,although thfs tine ther waro only Beven afthe artoles,hsn I firat aaw the otiginal ton objacts they woro flying in a #y# formatian with one obgot seemingly atarggling in the reaz af tho formation,whon the objeota appotaod e second tne they were still in the yfaraatban although thore was only sovan d the objeata at this tdme.I fron BalorsfieldA wk oz so later whenIread o#tn oldlasf AUG71947 SAN FRANCISC CONFI FOUTEDTO
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENT COPY LDERAL BURCAU CFIVSTIGATIO U.S.DEP PRO #HE OREGONIA#-Thursey,uly 3,1947 AUG71947 SAN FRANCISCO PILOT RECALLS SEEING DISCS. OUTED10 ORNI FILE Diol Renkin Tells Of Odd Afrapafts no loss tha Diok aaidin,brother of the Late Tex Ranidin, end himself an experieneed pllot of mors than 7ooo houra' flying tlao. Rankin, wto is reoovaring from an old baok injury roceived in an autouobile aooident, eane to Portland over tho weekend to spond the surmor on the lawn aun bathins, ho told Tne Oragonian. "I hesitatod so sny mich aout thom Ramkin said, until I notloed nll the hullabaloo in the paperg.I pussled ower thelr strange shape for flapjacks,which are thfn and round,with twin propallera and stubby tail. ONLY ONE XPSU-I BUILT. one such machine was built and that it never left Conneetieut. These planes wore flying hlgh, maybe 9ooo foet, and feirly fest, about Soo or 4oo miles an hour.I first oounted ten of them in formetion, going north.About 2:ls P.. they roturnsd on the revere courae,hended aouth, but there were only soven in the formation. They were not weaving or bobbing in formntlon I couldn't meke out the munber or locntion of their propellers and couldn't dissinguish any wings or tall. They appeered elmost round.They looked like pietures of the navy's flying flapjnck," Rankin said. Rankin, who plans to spend tho sumer here at B4 N. E. Slmpson St., aeid.He now opcratos a string of auto courts, spending his winters at Palm Springo. TO DESCRIPTIONS CHECK. that of Kenneth Arnola, Boise, Idaho, business man, who firat roported them ted 1200 riles an hour. Other raports oame Wednosday from Astoria. Jeek Hnyes, patlent in St. Mery's honpital there, said he sew two of the di aoa Hondy flying south weat at e rapid speed and that they vanished bshind the hills. Mrs. Eerl Seado, Fort Stevens, said she saw.e diso treveling north The Eray at Fort Stovens and the coast guard at noarby Polnt Adams did not see the dises. The report of a Centrelia, Wesh., man Wednesdey coincided in matter of tlma with tho original raport mada by Arnold. Sidnay B. Celleghor of Contra- o He wag working ll miles suuthweet of ineral, Wash., at the time. CONFIDENTIAL COPY
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDEN （2) Iwas still raluctant to mention this to anyona bhinicing that they would pzob artiele. papers of the country.Ian und mn n every respeot azl Ian firaly convinoed tlat the artlcles I san are aotually some sorb af flying machinos SIGNED RLchinondRaziein Portland,Oxgon 30July1947
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENTIA PROM TIE OREGON JOURNAL-5 July 1947, Portland,Ore. "PROWL CARS SPOT DISKS IH SKY HERE Whatever they aro, there aro some disk-lile objeots flying around in che sky. Or else oight Portland area pollcemon end doputy sheriffs who sighted the objeots Fridey, numerous private citizens, the arew ofa Unitod Air idnos plane over Boise,Idaho,and a coastguardsman who elaims to have photographed one near Soattle, are all wrong· In Portland the alert was sounded over polioe radio at lsO6 p.m. Friday, after the East Side station received a score of calls that the disks tery oreft. FLASHES SEEH,HOISR LACKING. Firat to report in ware Palrolmen alter Lisey and Robert Ellis in Car lio. B2,who stoppad noar Oaka Park.Both Vorld War II vetorana and civilinn pilots, they sigated three of the objeots within SO suoonds trav- eling at great height snd speed over the perk.They reported they heerd no engine noiscs but sau flaahos.The objeots aeemed erratio and ohnnged direotion of rlight.The patrolmen agreed thnt without lmowledge of the size of the objeots it would be lmpossible to judge thair speod or altitude. Patrolman Lerl Patterson in cer o. 1s stopped at SE 82d avenue and Poster road to look eaatward from where the disks were ruported.Telephone calls looated thom coning out of the sun.Ho saw notning.but a few seoonds ho snid. A former aircorps voteran, he said the objeot was unlike any plane could change direotion at a 90-degree angle without diffioulty Members of the harbor patrol at the foot of Nw Irving street stepped cut when they heard the all-oar alert.Cept.K. A, Prehn, Harbor Pilot, A.T. Austed and Patrolman K.C. Hoff all saw the objeots and said they Capt. Prehr said the flashes kept them from ascertaining whether there were three or six. #The disks would oscillate and sometimes wo would see e full disk, then a half-moon shape, then nothing at all, he reported. The objeets looked more like a shiny chromlum hub cap off a cnr whioh wobbled, disappeared and reappeared." tho diska wore not planes. EDERAL BUREAU CF INVESTIGATION U.S.DEP NSIICE AUG71947 SAN FRANCISC RONL ROUTEDTO
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENT UNEXPLAINED FLYING DISCS 7July1947 5.This agent interviewed W.A.Lissy and D.W.Ellis, both Patrolm#n, Both officers edvised that upon hearing the radio alert,they saw three flat round disos,having e white color to them. These discs were, eocording to these officere, flying at a terrifio speed in e Southerly direotion away from Portland,They desoribed them es flying in a atraight line formntion, the the disos were equally spaced and kopt in'formation. Both officers estimated the disos altitude at 40,ooo feet.They saw no evidence of sny motivating powers and vapor trails or smoke traile. Both officers stated these discs wore traveling so fsst, they were out of sight before any deteiled observa- AGENT's NorE: All inforuants mentioned herein are kmown to this agent as or no oloud formations being visable from the ground. Ground tempereture at this time was 82 deerees Fahrenheit. Koith A, Sorensen, s/A CIc, Sixth Army CONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyCONFIDENCAL UNEXPLAINED FLYING DISCS 7July1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE： 1.At l305,4July 1947,& radio alert was issued via the Portland City Police Radio, advising all cars and listeners that some fast flying radio diapatohor, thls agent was advised that Kenneth A,LoDowell,Patrol- man,Portland City Polioo Dopartmont,residing at 9l6 S,E. Bush Street, Portland,Oregon,on duty at Pruoinot l,Portland City Poliae,Southeat Morrlsom at loth Avenue, hed oalled in advlsing the dispatoher of the flying objeots. 2. This agont intorviowod Orficer MoDowoll who sbated at approximately 1305,4 July l947,he waa on duty et Preoinot #l, and was in the parking lot beok of the Polioe Station, feoding the pidgeons.At this tfme the pidgeons booemo very excited over something and fluttered in the air all at onoe. Offioer WoDowell stated in lookinc eround to see vhat had disturbed them,he saw five lerge disos in the eir to the Fast of Portlend two discs flying South and three flying in an Easterly dlraction.Orficer MeDowoll stated he oould determine no color to the dises,but advised they were dipping in an up and down oscillating motlon and were traveling at a great speed.He wms unable to give an estimete of the speed or altitude of these disos as they were out of sight bofore any detailed observation oould be mnde.Ofrloor MeDowell ad- vined he notified the Polioe Radio who immediately broadoast an slert. Offioer MoDowell advised ha sew no indication of sny motivating force or hsard any sound coming from these diaos and could give no desoription othar than round. .This agent interviewod Sergeant Claude Cross, Orogon State Police Orficer on duty et Distriot Humber l Station,Milwaukie, Oregon.Cross stated upon hearing the redio alert he vent outside and upon looding in an Eseterly direotion he saw three disos rollowing eaoh other at an undetermined altltude end at a terriric speed, traveling in a kortrwestorly direotion. Cross advised he noticod a whitish browm glint to these objects as the sun refleeted fron them.Croes was unable to give any other desoription nor could he Judge the objeots speed or eltitude. No sound was mnde by tho objeats. 4.This egent interviewod Farl E.Petterson,Patrolman, Portlend City Police Department, and reaiding at 124 Southeast 1Sth Avemue, Portland, Oregon, that the timo the radio alert sounded, ho was at Southeaat B2nd and Foster Southwesterly direotion over Portland. Patterson advised this diso was alumd- num in oolor,left no vapor trail or smoke treil and was traveling at a terri- fle speed,faster than he has ever seen any flying objeot before.Patterson further advised,although not kmowing the exaot size of the ebjeot it is diffi- oult to determine the altitude, he estimates its altitude at 30,ooo feet. ICRAL GAT vation difrioult. He heard no sound emitted by the flyAGobjeoe Koith A.Sorensen,S/A CIC, Sixth Aruy CANFRANCISCI KOUTEUTO CONFIDENTIA
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