65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_005
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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 onlySl'ANolll'lD FORM NO... • Office Me111.0randum • UNITED -sTATEs GOVERNMENT Director, FBI DATE: July 26, 1949 SAC, San Antonio SUBJECT: 0 FLYING DISKS INTERNAL SECURITY - R-- On July 15, 1949, the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Fourth Arrey, advised that a small article which had appear ed in the Galveston (Texas) News on July 10, 1949, advertised the fact that the Young Men 1s Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen flying saucers . It was stated that the convention was planned so that members may compare notes. It was also stated that flying disks were reported twice inthe v-A3ek prec eding the article in Alexandria, Louisiana. The above is furnished as a matter of information . ) cc: New Orleans 100-7545 JEJ:wjw '
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Source text · mention only•r . r. OFFICE: OF D1RE:CTOR - E:RAL BURE:AU OF INVE:STIGATION• UNITE:D STATE:S DE:PARTME:NT OF J USTICE: Record of Telephone Cal I or Visit ✓ r. Nicbols_---t • Mr. Rosen ____ Mr. Tracy ____ Mr. Egan __---t • Mr. Gurnea_---1 • Mr. Harbo ____ Mr. Jones r. Mohr ____,_ Phone No.________ .....u~r/' Pennington v ~le. Room ___ Hour10 : 54amDa te July 11 , 19 =4-9 Mr. Nease ____ Miss Holmes REMARKS When informed of Mr ~ absence from their office , Mr. Cuneo declined to speak to an. yone else and state d that he was just following up on a conversation he had with Mr . Ladd over the weelf:end . He asked that Mr. Ladd be informed of his call •. New York ~ i y • a Gaudy ____ Hoover's and Mr . a RhC.£J~DED - 59 •1TfllL,u:.U . 5_ I rjp I,
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Source text · mention onlyFICE OF D1RECTO RAL BUREAU OF I NVESTIGATION ' Mr Record of Telephone Call or Visitor Mr. 3 Mr. Ernesthneo thru . opr. from,,, -ea-H-e6-Phoned. NYC r Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr . Mr. Jones ___ Mr . Mohr ___ Phone No .______ _ Mr . Pennington Tele. Room Hourl0:29am Date Jul y 12 , 19 49 Mr . Nease ___ Miss Holmes Miss Gandy REMARKS When informed that Mr. Hoover was not in his office , Mr . Cuneo asked to speak with Mr. Ladd , and after checking the call was transferred, to Mr. Indd . Mr. Ladd advises that Mr. Cuneo was calling about the matter he dicussed with Mr . Indd on last Saturday re a flu ing_ saucer in Califor - nia . • Cuneo asked if he could release the r j p/mhm stor He was told that this was up to him ~uL~ '~? RECOIW'ee -5 INDl:.XED# ~\ I 4
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Source text · mention only~: b!!:n__ :: ?,!~~1n__ llr. Nichole __ :::::~~~~- 11r. Egan,__ 11r. OUrnea __ Ill' , llarbO __ ::: ~~lngtod_ llr, ~UIM T&llllll_ Tele. Room__ Mr. Nease I/le t GandV- • July 21 , 1949 Ur. Erne~" -~ec ~o 17all ~~~{ New York ~ New Yor k Dear Ernie: You LJill recall the r2-aphona converoa tions about l1r. Peter Camerl%'f~nes , 164 Wast 37th St r ee·t;, Los .1.nr1elee "I, "ea1 i,/ornia, and tnfo r mati-on ~rni,shsd by hi,m on "the -subjoc-t; o,,f ) .1';.tlytn g sauctrs . I thought yoz1 woulc:Z 1 ikc i;o know that e/.fo rt8 maae to loca~e JJr . Jone$ have been un successful and casual t ngu i.r·y in the utcin-& t{i he men'ti oned cHd not develop i,r,,Jormation about any one who i.s uCq.i.O i,nt;ed ::Ji.th h:tn . , I thought y~u night wtsh ta consider the posa ibtlity that the ortginal lette r in this matter may oove been a prani. . Sincerely youra, 1r-. ~ "' ~ INDEXED - 59 jJ\.).5 ll . 1,cf;\O S \I rt '1\' JP lt • \I (} t.. -; :.:::;: .) ::-:! .c. -· c.r.:i ~
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Source text · mention only• • . (RO FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT THE DIRECTOR DATE : July 12, 1949 FROM llr. Tolson~I ~-i/4D . M. Ladd ~ : g1:~1n :• jLadd ~~~SUBJEC T : ' ~ 11r: Tracy llr . i:gan:=-- You inquired as to what ~~s b#)ing done with : ::~ llr. Mohr=- refe r ence to the information concerning '/1:)IJng saucers , 11r:~~r.!i= which information was furnished by Ernes ~ uneo . .kb~~. ~:::'___ 111as Hollies__ 11:J>JlrAJe=r= ' I desire to aduise that alette r is being pre ared ~ fo r the Los Angeles Office suggesting that they make a discreet check of the background of the individual who wrote the lette~ ,/t ~ nchell and thereafter interview him for details . WV/4 It is belieued that a le~ter is satisfacto r y inasmuch noted that this alleged incident occurred in 1947. DML: dad
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Source text · mention only,.; EHM :jpa_:2! "' •••••••• FEDU. S ~00' 01 Mtit!t co TELEMETER 270 • JULY 18, 1949 URGENT SAC, LOS ANGELES PETER CAMERLO~NES , tNFORMATION CONCERNU . ~ REMYTEL JUL • - •";"OT --- - . SUTEL RESULTS YOURA'";'" BACKGROUND J~Yr:f:-T!can~ ID INTERVIEW OF SUBJECT . HOOVER ECURDffi • S9 R1NDEXE0 • 5r IWl£4lfOF l,WUT A'J20H,, ~tJ CATIO ~,to" • \ SE bn i'ICJ ~ J f;1 rti1t£.o _ .,.,. 18 1940 ,J;r.£1CH£JJ 't1 CI roPlliS "ph'"tfe .P. x:n NOV 18 19'64 / 0 ~(' IV\
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Source text · mention only--- ------ ----- - ----- ------- ,,,_ ~ 1949Room 5744 TO: __Director __Mr. Ladd __Mr. Clegg ~ __Mr. Glavin Harbo~r. ~I. Hichols __Mr. Rosen __Mr. Tracy _ _ Mr. Fletcher __Mr. Mohr __Mr. Carlson __Mr. Nease --~iss Gandy __Fersonnel Files Section ion See Me For Appropriate Action Send File Note and Return r~c:a.A.Q.. ~ .J,. . ~ ~~-• Clyde Tolson
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Source text · mention only1Jl.eb.end i!lur.eau of J!nu.estigaticnr ' lltniteb §tat.e11 iB.epa:rtm.ent nf Dustir.e Los Angeles 13, california July 13, 1949 DIRECTOR, FBI Re : PETl!;R CAMPRL~ NES INFORMATION CONCERFING Dear Sir : Re your teletype July 12, 1949. Present owner for one and one half years and former manager of court for six years, which includes 164 \". 37th Street, Los Angeles, do not know PETER CAMERLON JONES . Other investigation in an endeavor to locate JONES was not productive .< - RUC - Very truly yours , fi, {J, !U~ ~. B. HOOD, SAC RECORDED - 59 u~ INDEXED . 5.o ~ fbi OJ:. ~)W~ :9 10M IHM; jcvr 62-3364 M1SD - ,....., 't r
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Source text · mention onlyONE . JONES. l"'"v .. -..c.. c..o P~r-=------ cc - 160 • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ROUTINE JULI 12, 1949 TO: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. SAC, too AROELES "'- PETF..&~~ ~w{M fM.~tmt°; !ST THlRTISEVENTil STREET, LOS ANOEU;S / ..,3 - ISFORUATION CONCERNtlm. SUBJECT ADDRESSED A LETTER TO WAL~INCHELL .. RELlTIRO TBAT I N AUGUST, NINETEEN FORTISEV1!2l, HE WAS HIIING IW TRR JrOUNTADS OUT OF IA AND BE OBSERVED ABOUT ONE HAIi BLOCK AWAI FRO HD( A IJ,.ROE snVER METAL. OBJECT SHAPED LIKE A CHILD•S TOP ABOUT THi SIZE OF A BALLOON. BB GAINED THE DlPRESSION THERE TfAS LlFE lHTHIN THE OEJECT TliOOGB HE SA 10 HE STOOD UP AND VED TO':IARDS THE OBJECT ·o nTRIN A SECOND IT TOOX OFF, KNOCKING Rm TO THE OROOND. DISCREETLY CHEC! BACKO."lomID OF THEREAFTER, DITERVIEr1 BIY FOR THE PURPOSE OF Dm'ER!.!ININO A.NY FACTS t rN HIS POSSESSION CONC~Im THE STATIWENTS SiT OUT RE."l.EIH. HOOVER RECORDED . s, INDEXED - 59 INITIALED ~ ~: DIRECTOR'S OFFICJt. er . Tolson~- ~ : he~ 'la.m__ FUIOAL IUAEAU OF INVmraATIOH g: \'.!:J1 n___ U,;S. ClPWMOO Of JUSTICE li';:: ~~~~~Is._ _ COMMUNICATIONS SECTION ~:r.:~n COPIES DESTROYED L_, ~: ~~~• ti o NOV 18 l~o4 JUL 12 91' J.:r, llenclon L!r . Peru,1~:=ctod-n-- J1C U J S.~ 1,1•~: ~~i~•-.:_+..J_"_' == IC '1i1,1as Oancly ,I SENT VIA_--,-- ~_ - _ ____ ijt>tti',p;..~ M.. ,ELEMETER
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Source text · mention onlySTAhO Al<D l'ORM NO. 64 • Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO THE DinECTOR DATE : FROM D. M. La dd1 V SUBJECT: <J>i,•LYING SAUCERS ---- - - ----- llr. Ournoa __ ./ llr.Har~-- I took a call from ErnesY"Cuneo by reference ~:~f~"¥:= from your of fice . He ref erred to his call of last :~ail.~~~ Saturday relative to a lett er Mr . Winchell received from :i:::~ a man in Los Angeles concerning f lyin g saucers. He s tated 11~ that Winchell wanted to do a column on this let t er if the ;, 1 ~ ~ ,1-, / J Bureau had no objection. W 1vi~ I told him that whatever he did with reference to ~\ writing the story concernin g this let t er was entirely up to him and woul~in no way (AJ.fect anything the Bur eau w as doing . I suggested that he might desire to check wit h the Air Corps inasmuch as the handling of flyin g saucers was a mat ter of pri mary int erest to them . He s tate d, "To hell with the Air Force . He just didn ' t wan-t to rele a se the i nf o rmation if i t would 4,/Jfect the Bur eau'' · ~1 DML:dad RECORDED . 59 ~: / 3 r i'I - IfYINDEXED-ss ,8 .~UG !:-0 'fl llr. Trac y llr . Egan~- A.6
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Source text · mention onlyNO.~ • Memorandum • ♦ UNITED -' J.n.J. .c...:> GOVERNM ENT TO The Director DJ.:E: July 9, 1949 / ....S-- 11r. Tolson__ FROM , !Ir. Ladd ~ ,, Mr.Clegg~llr. Olav1ii :: ~~Is SUBJEC~ YING SAUCEFfs 'Y"'/ llr.: J;R~oeeJ/F---- 1/ - llr -- :: bo-== llr. llohr-- Ernes Cuneo advised that Walte inche l l h ad recei :::~~,::Lfo a letter from Peter Camerlo~ones, 164 West 7th Street, Los ~~~=-- Angeles 7, California . Mr. C~o read the~let er to me and it ~:: =• was very well written 1obviously by a man of intelligence. In ~ ·~ this letter Jones stated that in August of 1947 he left Los An{e~es' -r--- ,.. ~- for the mountains and started hiking throu gh the mountains . About . I(J 1£/J 10:00 A. M. he was lying on the ground when he observed about one- /~'/I[~'-"~ half block away from him a large silver metal, greenish in color, shaped l i ke a child's top and about the size of the balloons used at County Fairs. He stated that there appeared to be two windows in the object and portions of metal appeared transparent and that he J, ~ gained the impression that there was some life within this obje~ µ,c:11 ~f.-dl. although he saw no persons . The object appeared as thou gh ~ as a pressure chamber. He stood up and waved towards this object and this so-called flyin g saucer was of£ the ground in a second, knocking Jones to the ground. In its flight he stated that its power was silent and he raised the question as to whether this was ::ial an inie r• global landing on our planet. He thou ght that it might be a devi se to land in our planet because the occupants of another planet had become curious as to the reaction caused by the explosion of the ~ . atomic bomb causing trouble in an expanded universe. He ~ question as to whether it was possible that the occupants of another planet might have solved the theory of negative gravity . Mr. Cuneo stated that this letter indicated a very good lmowl edge of physics and that he thou ght it ,,ou.ld be interesting to check into Jones ' background and then possibly interview him about this alleged flying saucer . Mr. Cuneo stated that it would appear that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep the matte r in confidence . I would recommend that the Los Angeles Office discreetly ~ check into the background of Jones and thereafter interview him for , r/ the purpose of determinin g aey facts he possesses about flying saucers in order that it may be determined whether his story is in any way accurate.\ RECORDED . 59 (f.-_r--1 r~'i -11.s-DMI.:dhb ~ (fa JLfX~ -~9 / l ' 4'' 3 AUG ..e..:19w 'tt AUG 1
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Source text · mention onlyRECEIVED- JUL111117AM49 U.S.DEPT.OF JUSTICE RECEIVED-LAnD JuL9409PM49 0 J.S.DEPT.OFSTICE FBI endesll RECEIVED-FLETCHER RECEIVED-FLETCHER RECEIVED
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Source text · mention only•FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Division Four _________ 1949 __Director, 5633 __Mr. Tolson, 5744 __Mr. Ladd, 5734 _ _ Mr. Clegg, 5256 __ Mr. Glavin, 5517 _ _ Mr. Harbo, 7641 _ _ Mr. Fletcher, 1742 _ _ Mr. Nichols, 5640 __Mr. Rosen, 5706 __ Mr. Tracy, 4130 IB ~Guire, 5640 fJ-yv-v -- \ andy, 5633 __Mr. Logue, 5263 _ _ Mr. Donohue, 3710 __Fugitive Desk, 5720 __Lab. Night Sup'r. 7619 _Movement Section, 5266 _ _ Leave Clerk, 7623 __Reading Room, 5531 __Mail Room, 5533 _ _ Coding Unit, 4642 __Routing, 7133 Teletype Unit Room 5644, Ext. 687
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Source text · mention onlyfEDERAl 8UROOI-Of lh'VESTlGATHII U S. :OfPAATMEHT Of JUSTl::E COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JU~ 81949 ~~ER 18 10-35 AM URGENT PETER CAMERLON'&oNES, INFO. CONCERNING. REURTEL JULY EIGHTEEN. EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OR LOCATE JONES NEGATIVE. HOOD ACK PLS Rf.CO\l.OEO -11 \ r±.i. f:!!'i± fi / I F B t: 3 ,JUL 211949 I OEXED -Tl 1 EX..,18
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Source text · mention only- Director , FBI August 16, 1949 SAC, San Antonio PROTECTIOU OF VITAL IIJSTALI.ATIONS I a~ attschin G hereto a number of copies of reports bein~ 1reeeived in p•eat numbers in thi c office ooncorning the so-called Tl,Y!-_,ng disks or u.nruitural phenomena being frequently obserTed nround Ca~ Hood, Texas . Thi:i is., of cour se , a pri:r:ary concern of the Air Corps . Consequently, this office is following the praotice of reviewing thene data and then destroyine; them in the event there appears to be nothing of FBI interest therein. It is pointed out that the filin.,. ot· these would re6Ul t in the rapid accumulation of Tery bulky files. Unl e s a the Bureau believes this is umn se., thi a practioe will continue . Encls . CEW:os 100-7545 ... ........... _____ _ ' U ,.... f lSEP9
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Source text · mention only. Nees. ?~-~~-~-: F'tDaM, 8UR£AU Of IHVUTIQATIOH Mr, T()• ltrr.Le Mr. Ck U. S. DUAlrTMEHT Or JUSTICE l:r. Gia~ .....•. ~C!JMMUNICATIONI SECTION Ptlr, Nlc:b.ols•.•.•• . _. Mr. RoaQQ ••••••••••• AUG 2:;r9 Mr. 'Ir~·······--· Mr. Uarbo lll.r. ldt,Ju, ••••-·- ••••••••••·• )1ELE~ER Te.le. Rcolll . __·--- ... ·-···:= ~~ WASHINGTON FRCIA LOSA 3 240 pm ..... . •~ ~!RECTOR URGENT RE FLYING DISKS . LA TIMES, AUG . TWENTY, ARTICLE DATEf LI NED , WASHINGTON, AUG . NI NETEEN, U.P. RELEASE, INDICATING U. S. AIR FORCE SEARCHING FOR JONATHAN CAti>WE~& -WHO MI\DE / f FLY ING DISKS DISCOVERED I N MARLEY PARK MD . INFO RECEIVED J . E. CALDWELL LOCATED AT ONE FOUR FIVE SIX - NI NTH ST. fi~ uRDED - 99 MANHATTAN BEACH ; CALIF. THIS I NFO BEING FURNISHED.-lll!l'fff:. OSI, MAYWOOD, MONDAY UNLESS ADVISEDJ(0\fe~NTRARY • ~ / 51. .WOD ~ 1 ~ e-✓~·C\. • _<:') __... t · , _ \., ~ .. ""'0 ,_\... . e e ·' /4;- e-1,/u__ ~ \..I o'- ..\.# ~ ,
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Source text · mention onlyI RE'CEIVED TEl.!ETYPE UHIT Aue 20 7 11 PM '~9 f.9.1. DEPT. OF JUSTICE _..,., lL: -::r (.) .. h'1, \'\~ 6S 6 22 ~n~J 3:}l1SOf :W 'td '3 0 ·s ·; r. j J. r: .... oo-v1-031'13:l 3 )·
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Source text · mention onlyCC-160FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA 01 ' TED STATES ~~~~~:_MENT OF . JUST To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. AUGUST 21, 1949 ~ Transmit the following message to: SAC, LC6 ANGEUS URGID:T6 . ~ LYING DISKS. REURI'EL AUGUST T'1iENTY IAST • BURFAU ADVISn;o CBI HEADQJARTERS TODA.Y OF ADDRESS J . 1 . CAtmmLL, l!ANilt\TTAN BF.A.CH, CALIFORNIA. YOU SHOUID AI.SO FUPJUSH THIS ADDRESS CSI REPRESENTATIVE YOUR DIVIS I ON TOmY. HOO'lm . JEH:89- -. cc- Mr. Newby Mr. Sanders Mr. Whitson Mr. Fletcher TolllOD gi!ffn-- FE~~~~lN~ESTIGATIOli1.a<!d:--_ -_ -_ N1cbo!a Rosen -- =-- COMMUIIICAnar:~:ir;~~Nr«any__ :-- llOhr,;;-----_ ·~ic- 211949 Roo• - a.so TELEMETER Per____ _._.;.;.f.;..;....;.....,..,..,..,...,~~""l'l"l"'r!~~--M COPIES DE~ tRO? r\i_, .2.'10 NOV 18 lkl@4
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Source text · mention only• • STANDAR D FORM NO. ~ Office Memorandum • UNITED sTATEs GovERNMENT TO DIRECTOR, ?BI DATE:Septernber 6, 1949 ~<ROM SAC, INDI.Al~APO:i:..IS SUBJECT:( 1i'LYii~G SAUCERS SECURITY !.iATTER - X ELBSRT -: • ~ARRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison Air Base called at this office recently to ascertain if there was any current inform :-tion on "fl:-ing saucers" . He state~that he had been in structed recently to contact Dr. RICHA..1ID K. PARRISH of Decatur , Indiana , with r eference to a flying saucer e allegedly observed in the vicinity of Lake of the ','foods , Canada, on or about July 1 , 1949. An FBI Agent by the name of :mcALF of the Omaha office was alleged to have seen the same saucer . ii'hen FARRIS conversed ,·1ith Dr. PA1RISH, the Dr . told him that when he returned from Canada, he found himself in the midst of a polio epidemic and that as a result he 1--ad read as much literature as possible with respect to polio , its symptoms, diagnosis, etc. Dr . PAR.~SH told FARRIS that in his opinion , the cases ·,·,hi.ch were thought to be polio in the vici nity of Indiana , were not polio, but possibly the result of aniwn poisoning and tha t he felt the presence of flying saucers D catur , ad airect bearing on the polio epidemic . Dr . PARRISH pointed t that flying sauce r s were observed in the Carolina ' s in 1948 and there was a polio epidemic in the vicinity at that time . FARRIS stated he had consulted one of the physicians at the Benjamin Harrison Air Base and had also checked the records with reference to alle sations concerning the si~hting of flying saucers and had done a little research nith respect to correlating the presence of flying saucers and any polio epidemic . He further stated that he ,;·ias reporti !lg the matter to the prope r Air Force authorities , 'i'lright Field , Dayton, Ohio. It has also come to the attention of this office that FA.~S ma.de inquiry of the Indiana University 1:edical School , Indianapolis , Indi ana , where the doctors treated the entire matt er as a big joke . FARrlIS also stated that Dr. PAmllSH had heard 1·1hile in Canada that there had been some rat h(.r stran ge events somerihere in the interior with respect to finding ,•,hat might have been remains of _/ flying saucers . fa The fore :oing is furnis.hed for the information of the Bureau. This office is takin g no action in the matter . H.\K/fj d 100- 0 58 SEP 151 9-r1
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Source text · mention onlyOctober 12, 1949 Hr. llaurice E. Hatten 419 East Jfain Street Ctrcleville, Ohio Dear Jfr. Hatten: Tour letter dated October,,- 8., 1949 1 has been rece tued and in response to your request I am returnin g it to you at this time . For your information thtJ juriadiction o/ th.i:, Bureau ( doea not extend outside the United States and its Posa esaions . It is therefore suggested tha ·t you nay wish to co14municate with y. the Dtui3 ion of Inte rnoti onal Preas and Publ icatt ons, Of/ice o/ Publtc A/J'aira , Unit ed Sta~es Department of State, 21st Street and Ytrginia Avenue ., Washingto n, D. c. , with regard to the suggesti9n made in your letter . Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Di rector NOTE: The enc l osure is incoming letter being returned to correspondent at his request . Toia. __ ARA: c j h , 't-. l.ed4. __ _ Clea __ ..;__ Olav.tn N1oll0la __ Rosen __ n·aey __ Harbo. __ l!ohr. __ _ l'e l e, ROOII._ f? OCT24, 4 COMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAILED 1 f OCT 1 ~ 1949 P.M. F£1)[P.M. mu O' OfYnJ~TJOli 11 I O.PAtilWNt QI Jl!;ltt:E
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Source text · mention only• l.fr. J . Edgar Hoover Director - COPY - • 419 East J.!ain ~treet Circleville, Ohio 1949 October 8 permanent address : Route 2 Delaware , Ohio Federal Bureau of Investigation Depc. rtment of Justice r.ash ington , D. C. De a r l.!r • Ho o v e r : It is requested that this letter be returned to the above address and no record of it kept in FBI files . Oif is it true that the .:Joviet leader s intend to use the flying disk in an attemp t to confuse and terrify the American people , wny should we n·ot state to the United Nat ions that we believe this condition to exist and fu rther request per mission from United Nations to fly American printed statements into the USSR in the interests of peace and bJtter understanding between the two nations? To prevent the belief that such a method would be used , J!.!. either nation , to carry bombs rather than paper, it should be pointed out that it is not necessary to emplmJ airplanes for the purpose insofar as actually flying over enemy territory is concerned . There are several possible means of placing information at the disposa l of citi2ens of either country via air ; I me ntion small balloons incapable of carrying mo re than a few pounds , or finned , cardboard disks capable of drifting on wind currents for great distances after release from several miles hei 'h (I reserve the right to claim patent ri ghts to the latter fly~ng news pa per" . ) Inasmuch as we have been told that he Comm,.tn i st Party is a very small mino rity in the USSR, it is impossible to prevent information , orinted, from reachin g many good people there ij \~ flown in by the millions . OJ co 1 tae there would be a penalty ~ in Russia for reading them if caught , but curiosity being curiosity , many would be read and remembered . And no .o ~e . really believes that children could be prevented from picking 1J up objects floatina,.in__j'rom another CDOUlJ,,t.ryf /_ ✓ tJ, L'tl, 11.,()r mDEXED - 36 RECOR DE • jt, ..!£. 11 I). ) v :.;.~ / " Shall freedom of the press be dejend~d in some count-1;ie~ ~~ "' I cost in lives , yet denied across nations , t ¥7 lJt1f~e~ ,;eing ·v contrary to United Nations principles? @ Yours sincerely , ~ s/ ,:aitri ce E.
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Source text · mention onlyff--•~M • • • Office Memorandum • uNITEn sTATEs GOVERNMENT TO ; DIRECTOR, F.BI .,,.OM , • SAC, Pittsburgh SUBJECT:~ LEN\.cPROUSE, lnfoxlllBJl..t V FLYi~ DISCS, MISCELLANEOUS DATE: October 2, 1949 On September 26, 1949, GLEN SPROUSE, 608 Montrose Drive, S. Charleston, West Virginia, appeared at the Charleston, West Virginia, resident agency and gave to Special .Agent JOHN B. WOODRUF.B' the att ached letter . Mr. SPROUSE sta ted that be had written the letter following a pleasure flight from Clark Field, St. Al bans , West Virg i nia, to Parke r sburg, West Virginia, on September 25, 1949 . Mr. SPROUSE stated that after writing the lette r, he did not know whethe r it would be of any interest to the FBI and decided that instead of mailing it directly to the Bureau at Washington, he would contact the local agent and turn it ove r to him if it were thought it would be of interest to the Bureau . Mr. SPROUSE stated that he has set out the complete details of this incident in his let t er and that there is nothing furthe r that he can add. He further stated that he is certa i n this was not a mirage and that i t actually occurred . No further action is being taken by this office unless specified to do so by the Bureau . ENCL JRW/ jw 62-0 ?J I Cl~ ~cy O~DED 87 lND8',-D • 87 ~ t 1e![;. ~all( :J•' li X 13 :er 25 .949 ~ ~
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Source text · mention only• Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington D. c. Gentlemen : • 608 Montrose Drive s. Charleston , ff . Va. September 25, 1949 . ~l "r<1~ An incident happened this afternoon which after consideration I felt I should report . I most certainly do not want this incident disclosed , as I do not want any publicity concernin~ it . If you regard it of no special interest to t~e F . B. I . please disregard this corresponde n ce . VJ: was flying from{Clark Field) to Parkersburg, ./ . Va. this • afternoon and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg , I suddenly noticed a: br ight yellow object coming directly towarc.1.s me . It crone at me with such speed , added to my 100 m. p . h . for1.1ard speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of seconds . But it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and about 50 feet to my right , and because of the dark green background of the forests below I was able to get a very clear outline of the object , and what I believe is a very accurate description . Color - bright cahary yellow Length - about 15 to 18 inches Diameter - About 4" -in the lar "'est part It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and proportions as the fus elage of a Lockheed Air Force X- 90 No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the rocket . No visable means of propulsion such as propeller , vapor trail , smoke or exhaust . The front of the rocket was very sharp witb a needle nose , the needle looked about 611 lone; and was the size of a lead pencil . The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fus9la~ . I was flying my ship , {;· ~uscombe 8A, NC 1440K)and was travck~ng about 100 m. p . h . at the tlme . I was at 3450 ft above sea level at the time . I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees , and the rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees . It happened about 2 :45 P . l\, . on the above date . The visability was exceptionally good , about 30 miles . The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background , If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this lbject was si~hted over a very s~all town named Lubeck, which is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg . It anpeared to have spent it ' s force and seemen to be 1ronping slightly as it passed by , or had been fired or l~unched from a hi~her altitude than t~e altitude I was flying . !:z;_ 11y wife v,as with rie but she did not see the object, and I did not tell her of the incident until we had land i4:ifk~ 7"sbµ;rg . ') J'i1 ~~ JJ lJ. • I _Ll. ~ - "_.X .3 ~ (?-\U \ov-'¥.t:t.,.i·i;r:~ Very tru y you.l>'S ,1 7 _ • , I ~ l~ . ......__~~ 4-i~ ~- \';) ( t ~ -
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Source text · mention only• Date: ..ll1'lroP.RrAtt Aamcms To: EX-119 October 19, 1949 Director Ottice of Special Investigations The Inspector General Dopartment or tho Air Force AND FI.u.,o OFFICES ~ ADVIS.E2) BY RvU':\l.ifJ Yi\ I \,, SLIP( S) OF_-.,J,_W..._'-1_ v __ 'l ld11 The Pentoeon ~ash:fngton, D. C. DAT.I Froou John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal &reau o! Investi gation Subjectt P'LYil'G DISCS Thore is set !orth tho following unverified intorcation relating to the captioned matter •hich as furnished to this &reau by n conf'id ntinl source hose reliability io unknor.n and ho has requested thllt 'his identity not be revealed . ,,,,,... ,oia... __ Le44 __ _ Ch_a:; __ Oln1JI __ lllcboll __ TN.cy __ ll&rbo __ ---- "I was !lying !ro:n • • • to Parkersburg, • Va. this afternoon (September 25, 1949) and about tour miles airlln , southwest of Parkersburg , I suddenly noticed o bright Jellow object coming directly towards me. It ca.mo at ce itb such epeed, added to in_}' 100 m.p . h . fornard speed thnt it startled o.nd had passed by in a matter or a couple o! ■cconds, but it passed by about 100 tcet under W sh:ti ~ about 50 teet to rw rJ.ght, and becuuse or the c§rk g~e,r; background of tb.e toreats below I as able to &9~ e 1f1Jri;; clear outline r the object, nd hat I believ~1~•~e17 accurate deacri.pti on. ~ CU t <..n .._ . . '\) -- JJ "Color - bright canar7 yellow ~ 2; ~ Lensth - abQlt 15 to 18 inches ~ ~ "Dia ter - about l+" in the largest par t ~ t5 r-:--- -=~·~===-~::..oc~ket , in fact aa about the sa.ce shape , sclage or a Lockheed Air Force I-9.Q_ MAILED 12 ...... -----EHM : cg: rnili 01114Y __ OCT 2 1949 p M . -:
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Source text · mention only• "No wings but vertical and. horizontal tins O.."l rear 1/3 of the rocket. «No visable means or prop:11.eion &uch as propeller, vapor trail, s~oke or exhaust . "The front or the rocket was very sharp with a needle noee, the needlo looked about 611 long and was the size at a lead pencil . "The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fuselage~ "I "Was flying my ship••• and •as traveline about 100 m.p. h. nt the time . "l was at ;3450 ft. abwe sea level at the time . "l was flying a co:DP.ass course of 60 degrees, run th• rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees. 11It happened about 2:45 P.U. on tho above date .. ••The vieabillty was exceptionally good, about 00 miles. "The ;yellow object looked very ah~.rp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background .a. "If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this ,!bject waa eighted over a ver7 small tolln nair.ed Inbeck, •hich is abrut 4 .miles direct west of South Parkersburg. "lt appeared to have spent it' s !orce and seemed to be droppiriB slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or launched tram a higher alUtude than t.he altitude I "as £lying. n The aboTe has been furnished to you for your infor.nation and assistance in connection with the captioned matter.
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Source text · mention onlyj ~ t '1 \ -ll Authority: NN0 90986 r r,.-9::-c:; IJ • DEPAron&:!T OF THE AIR :?ORO!: STAY.F !!ESSA.GE DI'V!SI0:1., Il1C0!1I.:G CLASSH'I::D ,.:i:.SSAGE • PRIO:HI!l:'Y HQ 13TI~ OSI DST OFFUTT TO DIR o: SP'.;;,OIAL IHV.!.ETIGAT!O ,S ~ USAF, WASH. , D. O. DIST CO:l)E 14 OSI :DIST 101.".RY .AFB, COLO (ZU:-) DIS~ 00.:D:R 17 OSI DIST KI RTLA!lD AY.B, ~i., ..... xrco ( ZE:~) OSI 8 16 J anu.ary 1950 (~:i:iIS IS luJ!tAS OSI 8 DTD 14 J.AJI 50. CATJOO.ORY BAKElR • .:JSSA<.r::) • Ruccy rick says Flying saucers from Venus ca.me to earth by accident . / P:u.d:y Fick , ,.,ell know1. Kansas City auto dealer stopped in Denver 2 weeks 8tiO uhile returnine; from Ogden, Utah . At that tine re called. on the ~anager of Ford A&ency. Their conversation was interrupted. by some eD{:ine rs arriving for a meeting ; o:n.e of w:1on ,,as a na..'l. no.ned Coulter . Coulter revealed some startli~g infornation . Re (Coulter) [ stated he ncra.shed the G-ate11 at a radar station near hew .~exico and Arizona. borders , and wh le there he saw 2 o~ the highly secret 11 Flyi:tli; Saucers . 11 Spot re-port details - - - the in:'ormation contained hel'ein was :::urn.:.ohcd froti article whic~ ap:peared in the Wyc.ndotte Echo neHspaper , Xauso.s City , Kansas , 6 January 1950 . Of the t,.,.o Fl.yin,:; naucers one was ba.dly dE'.llla.ged and the other almost :perfectly intact . They consisted 0£ 2 parts , a cockpit or cabtn about 6 feet in diaweter . A ring 18 feet across and 2 feet thic~ surrou..~dec the cabin . The caoin was constructed of metal reseI:lbl.ing al.uminun, but the actual make of the metal has de::'icd. c.nal3-sis . Coulter had a :piece of the metal in his possession a.nd e:;a.ve it to the rord man to ser,d to the Dear'borne .Plant for e.nalyoi s . T: l.s man ( Cou.l ter) showed the grou:p , includin& Fick, a clock or autome.tic calendar which was taker. from one of the Flyin{.; Saucers . This closl!: or automatic caler.dar consisted of 2 :pieces of metal together with some u.nusual type of metal . On the face of 1 or 2 pieces of t'.ds metal ·foere appeared an indentation whic:1 rotated around the disk completing a ~ ) cyGle each 28 ~eys . A?corc.ing to the i~ormation given C':ul ter ! unc. 50 of' t1.ese flyuie; saucers have oeen ~ound i11 the United ates in a period of 2 years . Cf these , 40 are in the? US Research .~ ctreau in Los Angeles . Ea.c:.,. of the cr.[':ft had a crew of 2. T"ne bodies '<>- in the da.:na.ged sni:, 1,•ere cLarred , but the other ship I s occupants uere ) ) in a perfe ct state of preserration , althoUsh dee.d.. ~,,. ~~. • ".,,J' ~ (lo Jan 50) _ ~). . /'(I\~~ ~/ ~ r p , J--ti tl~\)\\vt.\) r:S 0 <:> \ / , 1 ._ - , u sEGrtEl ~ ' ~, -/ ../ ~-·/✓
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Source text · mention only...., • • Page 2 All Hore uniform height of 3 feet : blond , beardless and their teeth were com~letely free of fillings or cavities . T1ey wore no under garments , but h.?.d their bodies taped and v;ere dressed in a sort of wire . A o:u.anti ty of food in tablet form was found in ship . Hr . Pick: assumed that the reason behind the a.u ;a.ren t lack of security \'las that the Government ,-,anted the information spread from unofficial sources until people are oore or less familiar with the facts . hr. ;'ick feels that the security depart:nent of t:1e military fear that the sudden shock of a surprise announcenent that interplanitary travel is possible might cause mass hyst8ria . Fick is \tell known locally and has a. number of friends at the Kansas City Star . OSI District 13 will interview Fick and will :raake additional inquiries at the Kan.sa<'l City Star . Coulter not other\/ise identified , but can be reached through Ford agency in Denver . Action : Infor mation copies furnished OSI Districts 14 end 17 for action . The editor of the Kansas Ci.ty Star stated that ,,hile they were aware of this story they did not dare publish it in the paper beceil.se -it is too fantastic . ACTi mr: nr:ro DIRECTOR, SPECI.AL IllVESTI GATI OMS D0S/O DIP30TCR OF INTELLIGE:ICE DCS/0 DIP.ECTOR OF ~s & OPEM.TIO::.rs DCS/O POLICY DIVISION CRIEF OF STAFF• S LOG, USAF cu nr: 7130 (16 Jan 50) DTG: l 6/l430Z RC 28/16th SECREl . CVC/hrs
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Source text · mention onlyPRI ORITY FP.O!I: TO :ra DEPART. £1:ZJT O:' THE AI~ :E ORC::!l STAFF :.::..:SSAGE DIVISIO:; n:ca.L.rG CLAS~IFIED ?'!ESSA(}] • 13 OSI DI ST OF.ro'TT AF.B, O.:AEA. il'EBF.ASY..A, SGD ~:!:{0:!PSOlI CSA:', ,;ASL'TI~GT017 25 , D. C. DIST COLDR 14TH OSI DIST LO,ffiY AF.B, COLORADO DIS~ co:m:a 1 ?TE OSI DIST KIR!'LA;;ID AFB ALBUQ.U..'illi(,UE' li2W .:EXICO OSI 11. l'? January 1950 Th.is refers to TWX from 13th OSI District , Off·att AF.B, Ono.ha , :iebra.ska , dated 13 January and spot intellizence re})ort dated 16 J anuary , subject : 11 TI.ying Saucers F:rom Venus Come To Earth . 11 For your in:for.mation both Tl'fX 3.nd spot report a.re down erruied to Confidential . :i.:-OT"J.i: Reference TWX is GAF- Il.-7130 , l 7 Jan 50 { OS I ) • ACTIOlr: csr. LIFO : ODS, O!lT, OPO, OOP, OPY, CAG-30. OAF I:f: 7 3 3 1 . (18 Jan 50) DTG: 11211oz . oo:?I3il3T! .. '.l. RO- :r.BR: 25/18 .
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Source text · mention only•• Ja11uc ry 30, 1950 If½ RE.CORDED - 128 6 J _ e 3 9 ¥ r1t.otj, Ur. ~erdinand E. c ,rfPfetl INDEXED -128 19.53 "'it2gerald Street Ph Oaqelph ta 45, Pennsyluanta ~ • f"'l'''el .J:ean Yr. Pj'tdl: Your letter o/ Januory 24, 1950 1 has been rece tued an d rddle £ appreciate ,your offer to furnish me y our obseroattons concerning the f lying saucerB, t h is matter ta not ~etn g tnueetiga~ed by the rB I. NJV : aip ~ I;: __,_.,.,,o>:----, J r. ~ 1- '\930 ~\) \ t8 151950 8 tnce rely uou rs, John Edgar fioover Di rector
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Source text · mention onlyToleon __ La<lG. __ _ Cloq __ Glavin __ Nicho l e __ Rosen __ Traer __ H&rbo __ IIOnr __ _ Tele . Room_ Neaee __ Qanely __ Fe hruary .ao, 1950 Vr , a l te~ he r Route 1 Parinoa~ onnsylvon£a Your letter o/ J~br uary 121 19.50, has been reC'e f. •1ed nd 1 a pp roe iato your thm1.cht/uln~•va tri maktnp aua£labl c the inJor-ri.atton vhtch you furnish.ad . If tn the {'u·tu.re adr. tttonal ate ~o~ to .m•r tt<?nttori 1,ltch you. /eel ·'i.ould be na"ie available to tile FiJ.Tplease eel "res to fu r n!ah tt to 'r. A. Corneltue , t'pecial t.gcnt in Charge of ,nu· Philoc'e l p1Jia Of ~ic e, 500 1 idcne r IJuildi n,g, ,Ph.tJadelptita 71 Pennsy l- 1mnia. Bin cerely you r:,1 John Edgar Hoouer Di rector CC: Philadelphia, 1 ..., 1 l,.I ,._\(. .._ I 'J..:a i P... ~>- 'l9 ., I l, I' I -- )
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Source text · mention only., ... • • • - .... -- ' • T, AR -9 i"!>O ( ~ TELETYPE -- •l•.Iloom- Mr. ?lease - "11aa Gandy -- -- FBl, DENVER 3-9-50 9- 25 PM /) JHM /4ECTOR, FBI URGENT ~ VJ~ ~Jlj FLYING SAUCERS. TWO SOURCES ADVISED TODAY THAT UN IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL HAS GIVEN AT LEAST ONE AND POSSIBLY MORE LECTURES BEFORE CLASSES AT ~ENVER UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY OR TODAY IN WHICH HE DI SCUSSED FLYING SAUCERS WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY PERSONALLY OBSERVED. THIS PERSON CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUCH OBJECTS, ONE OF WHICH ALLEGEDLY LANDED IN NEW MEXICO. HE ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE OBSERVED OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS DESCRIBED BY HIM AS OF HUMAN FORM, BUT ABOUT THREE FEET TALL. THESE OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS ALLEGEDLY DEAD AT TIME HE OBSERVE+HEM, THIS LECTURER~ / REFUSED TO REVEAL IDENTITY, BUT IS KNOWN TO GEORG£\KOEHLER, WHO IS ✓ ~ CONNECTED WITH RADIO STATION KMYR, DENVER. KOEHLER REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SOME PREVIOUS CLAIMS HIMSELF WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVING FLYING SAUCERS. LOCAL PRESS AND ALSO WIRE SERVICES CARRYING STORIES ' CONCERNING THESE LECTURES AT DENVER UNIVERSITY. OSI, DENVER, HAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT TH ( GEORGE KOEHLER IN JANUARY THIS YEAR REPORTED TO HAVE UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY PROBABLE MENTAL CASE. DENVER. KRAMER AND UPON INVESTIGATION WAS OSI CONSIDERS KOEHLER AS ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION DESIRED AT RECORDED • 33 lNOEXED · 33 t,.J- 'f $ 1 t -o{ O/p ( C ~ ;tJ;:::i:;f§ 5✓ ttr'-
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Source text · mention onlyCLASSIFIED I CONFIDENTIAL • ~ -c(/ . ' . •-1 N -C OM ING MESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICAT IONS OFFICE P/5 / y. -- . ~ c ... /,,, bf='~ IJ .·1~lf4 ,~ ~s-0 ~ ·'r T"",.. Authority: NND 90986 3" 1, , t'RIORI'fY- ) ,... I tAPHRASE NO~ REQUIRED ~ From: To: Nr: COI1lGENARMITRREE Ft ~cPher~on Ga Dept ot Army ~or Dir of Intelligence AJACI 1-2 , Tel.ephone call :reoe1.ved f'rom L·:. Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130~ 2 March . He stated that A. There is a radar station n2ar Knoxville ~hich has been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being operated by station ~1ROL of Knoxville. B. On l Narch at 2135 hours the station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. Direction and distance put the object di.rectly over oak Ridge. AEC 3acur1ty Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked v1th Smyrna Air Base Nashville vh1ch reported it bad no flight plan for any plane being 1n that vicinity and altitude. C. on 2 t-'larch at 1105 station -pi.eked up object at 335 degrees and 18 m1les ~rem Knoxville altitude 40,000 f'eet. AEC 8Gcu.r1ty Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base uith negative resu1ts. J). AEC Sec Div Chief' ia not certain as to operati.onal ef't1c1ency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send ?f qua111'1ed radar operator. Sm1rna hna no personnel so qua11f1ed. Smyrna commander suggested Third Ar.rmy send qualified rad.a~ operator to check eq~ipment. E. Data from radaz- vas lim.1.ted to O;,,;/ tJ ~ Rf coRoro -AR l r -1 "J (), 7 --Gf',..fVJ 1.. P.ear1ng., distance and alt'itL!i 'on each objec t '':' I 2. Third Army queried 14th A1r Force to determine it 14th AP had training fl.1ghts over the Knoxville area on 1 and 2 March. .Ansver was no. ,. ~ (3Mar 50) C1;,04t C(I;, DA SCO FORM 2 ·2-3 15 JAN 1949 CONFIDENTIAL
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Source text · mention onlyTolson __ Ladd. __ _ Clegg, __ Glavin __ N1ch0la _ _ Roeen __ Tnlcy __ Harbo __ 110111' _ _ _ • Jle.rch 7 , 1950 Mrs.. Florence n1 1039 Borth Coll e e Tulsa, Oklahomn Dear ;_~1 t'f'f- /i() r ~ To•.ir letter of Yebrur..r7 28, 1950, hae been ~· receiTed and I want to thank 70v. tor malting 7our ob- ~~ sern.tion aTailable to ce. Tour thoughtfulnesa in ~~'v"' ~' this connection is appreciated. q Siucerel7 7oura, J. Ea~ar Hoo'1el' John Edgar BooTer Director :IC =:;Q 0 CD '" < 't, .,1 M c.o -· ~ NOTE: Correspondent lengthly relates her obser v.,t,tio ~ CD .; concerning flying saucers and advised that she b'dl ieizes- :o they ore of Russia origin. It is noted that in -fier ~ ~ letter of February l-4, she wrote to commend Mr . ~v~ 6 for his services as Director of the FBI. •= %J NJC:a.ly 1950 l I l COMM. f~I • •
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Source text · mention onlysTANDA"D FORM NO. 6,1 • • ' Office Memorandum ~ • UNITED S'".i.... ... .Ln~ GOVERNMENT C, To : DIRECTOR, FBI ~J'FROM : GUY HOTTEL, .SAC, WASHINGTON & ~ BJECT: FLYING SAUCERS DATE : March 22, 1950 1/ st INFORMATION CONCERNING (!) ~fib.J? A ~ .. ~<: Y (YI., ffi~J.,..,.fj J~A./ , ~ -roLing information was f~;~ ' td.'fsA R. H. KURTZMAN by ~WE, Special Investigator , Sex Squad, Metropolitan Police Department: An investi gator for the Air Forces stated that three so- called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexi co. They were desc ~ibed as being circular in shape with rai sed centers, approxi mately 50 feet in diameter . Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall , dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture . Fach body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and~ t pilots . According to Mr. HOWE' S informant , the sauc s ere found in New Mexico due to the fact that the Government-'lcl, a very high- powered radar set-up in that area and it is beli eved the radar interferes with the controling mechanism of the saucers . No further evaluatio n was. attempt ed by SA KURTZMAN concerning the above . RHK:VIM l/ ( RE.CORDED, " ~ \NOE.YEP 1' I ~;;. :_'t3CJ'IL/ -,Aoy 1~AR 2 31950 34 2/~{<f
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Source text · mention only"' t CONFIDENTIAL • DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIQNS OFFICE ~ro2:r ::BE!J4'!~"•L ,J~}O! ITY PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED To Nr ~OMGtNARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Dept of Amy for Dir of Int elligence AJACI-3-3 3206 3 Mar Reference our T"#X AJACI-1-2, 2nd Mar supplementary report follows: 1. (A} At 2130 hours on 2nd ~ar radar station picked up 2 objects 310 degrees, altitude 80000 feet, ap proximately 18 miles from Knoxville ~n general direction of O~lt Ridze, moving in c1rcu1nr motion ut ln ,)ppon11,e <.11·--c-c .. t 1ons ~ , ' ~ >· (B) At 2230 hours 2nd Mar a~again at 00~0 hours 3rd Mar station picked up object, mov1:ng same direction, locality and altitude. c.f) (C) Density of object similar to DC-3 airplane, ap~ed not. established but report as '' terrific" o 2o CIA Radar Technician report~dly arrives Knoxville t,Jday to check radar set and operation. 3, Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with Nava.1 \ and Marine Reserve Unit Knoville to set up radar equipment to verify reception of 1f{iQL adar station .. - - 40 All information on this subject this headquartera has been turned over to A-2 Fourteenth Air Force~ Rote: AJACI-1-2 ls CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) G-2 ACTION: 0-2 ? I ' CM IN 12184 / t'li Z~ I•~ DA SCO FORM 22 3 COPY NO. --- l S JAN 1949 - U, S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1949- 0-1130 430
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Source text · mention onlyCLASSIFIED . . , . IN .C OMING M E;5SAGE t CONFIDENTIAL AJACI 1-2 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE 3. Third Army bas no radar ope::c>ators. Page 2 4 o Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that Chief security Div Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified personnel check on the pe~formance of the radar. ACTION: G-2 CO FORM 22-3 AN 19 ◄ 9 (3 Mar 50) DTO: 02203oz mlf/C CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 19 49- 0 - 830430
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Source text · mention onlyLA~SIF~ED IN.OM l NG ME~SAGE . icoNFIDENTIAL rf PARTMENT OF THE ARMY ST~F COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE ' fB J ;::bA . • ~l3cr -- J • '?, C Offl?IBBiffIAL PRIORITY PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED From: COMGENARMYTBREE Ft McPherson Ga To: Dept of Ar-my for Dir of Intelligence Nr: AJACI 1•2 2 Mar 50 Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated tha-t ....., A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which has been 1n operation about 3 weeks. This radar station 1s being operated by station l-)ROL of Knoxville. }. ~AN - ✓ ~ Bo On l March at 2135 hours the sitation picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles troriiJrioxville altitude 40.,000 fee·t. Direction and distance p~ the object directly over Oak Ridge. AEC Security D:tvis1on Chief at Oalc Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashv1lle<iih1ch reported it had no flight plan fo~ any plane being 1n that vicinity and altitude. C. On 2 March at 1105 station ~icked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results. D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational err1c1ency or radar 1m1t and requested Smyrna AB to send qualified radar operatoro Smyrna has no personnel so qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Al'Dly send qualified radn~ operator to cbeck...e@li lfento I / 1 / . U>tv~tu - . ~ _ 1 y ,;,;J l E., Data from radar was l1R£l5Rtt:8~::19 MAR 22 1950 (?,/ I lo Bearing, distance and a.ltitude'i on ea.ch object o 2. Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determin e if 14th AF had training flights ove~ ~Fl\.eninoxville area on l and 2 March. Answer was no. tA•la CM IN 12036 f (3Mar 50) , SCO FORM 2 2-3 JAN 19 49 u ' I,
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Source text · mention onlyp-ANOA.RD rOR'M NO. 64 • . ----.., • .... , .Offii:e Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO The Director DATE: March 28, 1950 ✓ ur. Tolso n / FROM : D. M, Ladd ~ SUBJECTq LYING SAUCERS _ .:..:.:.:,.......:::..-;_;,......,... __ Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip : "Just what are the facts re 'flying saucers •? A short memo as to wheth er it is true or just what Air Force etc . think of them. " Ill' . Clegg"'l---- llr. O~vl Ill'. Ill'. Nlc s __ llr.Ro __ Ill'. Tra __ ur. Egan, __ _ ur. ournea __ llr. Harbo __ llr. llohr==-llr. Per~1tngton_ llr, Quinn Tam_ Tele . Room __ Ill'. Nease __ Miss Hollliis __ 11188 O&ndy __ In res ponse to your inquiry, Special Agent S. W. Reynolds obtained the follo v1ing information today (3/28/50) from L!ajor Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel J . V. Hearn of Air Force Intelligence . The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project _ to determine what flying saucers are the latter part of last year . They publicly announced to the press in December, 1949, that the project had .been disc ontinued . They advis ed t hat the press relea se had been concurred in by the Army and Navy. The reason for the discontinuance, accor ding to Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn , was t hat after two years of investi gation over three - fourt hs of the incidents regarding flying saucers proved to be misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional items such as lighted weath er balloons and other air- borne objects . Colonel Hearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas are charged with t he security of those areas . Reports concerning flying saucers r eceived at this time will be investi gated b y the Ar ea Commander and his report submit ted to the Air Force Intelligence Division as an intelli gence item . Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that many of t he r eported sightin gs of flying saucers at this time appear to be an out grov,th of recent magazine articl es. They reit erated that t he Air Force is ll conductin g no active investigation to determine wheth er flyin g saucers exist or what they might happen to be . by the Bureau in October , 1947, in order that the Air Force could take over A~ You will recall that the investi gation of flying saucers was discontinued sucb~·~vestigations . (62- 83894-141-160) /\ \ ~ \,· ~ I ,y ~ y· .. \ At~Achment EHM: jam, sd}1 ; f-;• /. COPIES DESTROYED 270 N0\J 18 l~b4
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Source text · mention onlyOffice Mem To : 8IRECTOR, FBI FROQ .JU J sAc' NEW ORLEANS su.fl:cT~ LYlliG DISCS f um • UNITED ST..ls GOVERNMENT DATB: March 31, 1950 Special Agent H. WARREN TOOL, JR., of the New Orleans Division, has a brother, J. K. TOOL, of the Wayne Welch, Inc., advertising agency, 202 Keith Building, 1025 14th St., Denver, Colorado. J . K. TOOL has advised Special Agent TOOL that an employee of the Wa;yne ;@lch, Inc . , JEFF'ERSON B/4RMSTRONG, has been contacted by one G~ORGE ifKOEHLER, 315 Franklin Street, telephone SPruce 2563, Denver , Colorado, regarding Flying Discs . KOEHIER is alleged to have told ARMSTRONG in January, 1950, that he (KOEHLER), lmows a prominent Denver oilman named SILA~VTON, also lmown as a~vsterious Mr. X", and an official of the Newton Oil Co., Equitab le Build:iiig, Denver, Colorado. NE\'ITON is claimin g that he l eased land in the Mojave Desert in California and that on this land a :flying disc had been :found intact, with eighteen three-foot tall human-like occupants, all dead on it but not burned . Further, that the disc vras alleged to be of very hard metal and near indestructible. KOEHLER is said to have exhibited a radio set to ARJJSTRONG purported to be a souvenir of the space d±sc . I According to ARllST?"l~!G, KOEHL~R has been' telling of this story o:fi' and on for the three month period prior to Januar y, 19.50, and is said to have ✓ notified ARMSTRONG of it weeks prior to the publication of a flying disc article published in the True Magazine , and one by FRANX"'"SeULLY published \ in the Variety lJagazine in January, 1950. KOEHIER claimed to have been ~ ,\f'' visited by DONAI.J.}.--ftEHOE, author of the article in the True Magazine . ~ .. \9 \ t \..,Furthe r data was furnished that KOEHLER had been telling the tale so l-'1 f l proli.fi<.:ally in Denver that he claimed to have had telephone calls from c} Wc~shington, D. c. and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which he 0 Ji v;as requested to keep the information to himself and that, thereafter, 1' ~ he became mysterious about the entire matter . . .ld, rt is noted that considerable publicity regarding these disc s has been ~tJl>i ~r· i found in Denver and other papers . This information is being furnished the Bureau and the designated offices for informational purposes. '\ ,.., .. .,. ; ,; \ mrr :nn-g RECORDED - 28 ,q--. / 66-1199 (\,_~:-~~/cc : Denver ~,\ED • 28 W "\ Los Angeles COl'll!} ,!.B tN·~JI lll5~ 27 0 NOV 18 bu4
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Source text · mention only• M ~ :Ml Ht Tr / I -~ • • ✓ FBI 3- 30- 50 7- 55 PM t1ST TO,H / IRECTOR , FBI URGENT ~~~ OFLYING SAUCERS, INFO CONCERNING. JIMI3ARDEN, STUDENT, UNIVERSITY~O, NElv MEXICO AND REPORTER FOR SCHOOL PAPER FURNISHED THIS OFFICE WITl-f TRICK PHOTOGRAPH OF MOUNTIAN SI DE SHOWING A FLYINGSAUCER CRASHED AND N ~ BURI ING ON THE SIDE _OF T~E MOUNTIAN, LITTLE MEN WA LKINI AWAY AND -FOUR FLYING SAUCERS HOVERING .AROUND THE CRASHED ONE , BARDEN, WHO HAS VOLUNTARILY FURNISHED INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE PREVI OUSLY STATED HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE TRICK PHOTOGRAPH. HE FIRST TOOK A PHOTOGRAPH OF A HI LLSIDE NEAR HAD THE FLYING SAUCERS, . CRASHED SAUCER, SMOKE AND LITTLE MEN IN AND THEN MADE TijE FINAL PHOTOGRAPH. BORDEN STATED TH I S PHOTOGRAPi AND A RI DICULOUS STORY WILL ,;,;;- BE PRINTED IN THE UNIV. OF N. M. SCHOOL PAPER TH IRTY Fl,ST INSTANT AND - MAY BE CARR IED OVER ASSOCIATED PRESS LINES . BORDEN WAS ADVISED THAT THI S OFFICE GAVE NO SANCTION OR CLEARANCE TO HI S I ~WI • ~IS F~B BUREAU- $ , • Ju&- l! ~;i.-tY' "') I {/ INFORMATION. LOCAL IN:~ENCE REPRESENTATIVES AD r sED. /J\'l" ;y)\ RECORDED ~ 11! '-:J '>APR101950 , e<L'-~ ')2,11.~ CORRECTI ON FIRST WORD FOURTH LINE BURNING
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Source text · mention onlySTANDARD FORM NO. &l • -Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM IIR. D. 11. IADµw MR. A. H. BEilJONT DA~ ch ) 0 1~0 ::- v' '- / .,,.,( V. Clem UNKNO~\'IN OBJECT OVE!t OAK fiIOOE, 'IE!HJBSSEE, UARCH 1, 1950; 01•~;,, STIJAR'~ OCK, COMPLAINANT; VITAL FACILITI ES; I NTERUAL SECURITY Nl •--· Ron _ _ SUBJECT : / At 9:55 A.M. toda ~ SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that S~uart :e; .. r~ owner and operator o adio Station WROL, Knoxville , had called ~ oxville Office at 11:r, P. M. o n March 1. Adcock is a radio ham operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN-7 radar set . Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip" indicating that an object was circlihg at an altitude of about 40, 000 feet over oak Ridge . AdCOCk stated that he customarily had followed the movement of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder cloud . Mr. Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had innnediately notifed the AEC Security Section following thf:! receipt of the call frcm Mr. Adcock. At 5:30 P.M. on March 2, Mr. Adcock again called to say that he had again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M. on March 2 about 100,000 feet up and Har-.0 __ IIOl!r __ _ Tele . Roca_ about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak Ridge . Mr. Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the infonnation coming from the KnoA-ville Office , as a result of which CIC Agents and CSI representatives went out last night and looked over Mr. Adcock' s set . They did see an object on the scr een about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M. last night. TrBy reported this infor mation to the Third Army. Mr. Robey was of the opinion that the A.ir Force probably has sent the information to Washington also . Army CIC has now informed 11 that CIA is going to send a technician dovm from Washington to examine the set . Nl.rr. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. Mr. Robey advised that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atl anta with a portable radar set to check into this situation . In addition , the Naval Reserve has a set locally and is puttin g it into operation this morning in an effort to identify this object . Mr . Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces ' representatives are solll019hat concer ned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the above information in case there were inquiries . ACTION I advised Mr. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us lmow immediate l y of any developments and as to any information picked up by the Armed Forces or the CIA representative . I also requested that he ascertain who the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival . Mr. Robey was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Enoxville Office but that he should be kept advised of developments and ~h!'~ senQ. .. a .Jifll etype to the Bureau tonight . R b % ~ 1 / '1 ,t 0 t!!l) p _j ... ~ ~ AHB:mer 6 .. ,~ rm 7-;;~~ <2) 37 ~ 1
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Source text · mention onlyS'TAl'tiOARO FORM NO. 64 ,, • • Office Memorandum • TO , l!R . LADD pP,y -1,J - r.:r-uNrTEn STATES GOVERNMENT FROM SUBJECT: A. H. BELMONTa DATE: March 6, 1950 UNKNO i' OBJECT OVER l)AK RIPGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950; ~'IUAR' , .. DCOCK, .COMPLAINA;.~T; VITAL FACILITIES; INTERNAL SECURITY 11:r. TOlaon llr. Clegg-- :: ~~ln __ 11r. Nichole __ ,y llr. Rosen llr. Tracy-- llr . Egan.=---_-_-_ Mr. Gurnea __ Rei'erence is made to my memorandum of March J, 195<,"eflecting a call from SAC Robey, of Knoxville, in the above-entitled matter . :: llf~;:-_-_-_-_ ::~~,= ~~·iie::'" 111sa 11o1.mos __ IUOS Gand.y __ On the morning of March 6, 1950, I ~lled SAC Robey to ascertain what he had found out concerning this matter . He advised that a teletype had been s ent --- reflecting that there was some question of Adcock's reliability and knowledge on radar theory; that CIC and OSI are continuing their interest in the matter; and that the CIA technician from Washington had not arrived. SAC Robey will repo r t any further developments . .. /V 09 • 03GY~11£ EX-93 -i ~ 9'-t-1:J. , , 9 '1(; J _ 77 I -7
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Source text · mention only7.1 KNOXVILLE DiijECTOR, FBI • .3-6-50 A TT• IMR • A• H. Condy ··--·· '----- UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENN., MARCH ONE, NINETEEN FIFTY,/ -<j,,,/ STUA~COCK-., COMPLAINANT, VITAL FACILITIES, IS. REMYCALL af..+(__I .,./ MARCH THIRD. EXISTENCE OF OBJECT REPORTED BY ADCOCK AS BEING Q!BECTLY OVER OAK RIDGE AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EEET AL.IlTUDE_N.OT VERIFIED. ADCOCK REPUTEDLY CAPABLE RADIO TECHNICIAN. ADCOCK CLAIMS TO HAVE DETECTED OBJECT WITH HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT ON FIVE OCCASIONS OVER THREE DAYS. NAVAL RESERVE RADAR EQUIPMENT AT KNOXVILLE DID NOT DETECT OBJECT ON ANY OCCASION, BUT TECHNICIANS STATE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED EFFICIENT FOR AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME ALTITUDES. QUALIFIED ERSONS FROM USAF AT NEPA, OAK RIDGE, TALKED WITH ADCOCK AND ~XAMINED HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT. FOUND HIS EQUIPMENT NOT TOO RELIABLE ._ AND FELT ADCOCK TECHNICALLY WRONG ON SOME RADAR THEORY. RELIABILITY -OF ADCOCK QUESTIONED DUE TO SOME DEGREE OF INEBRIATION. THESE PERSONS DISCOUNT PROBABILITY. CIC AND OSI CONTINUE INTEREST BUT p-__. DO NOT CONTEMPLATE FURTHER ACTION. AEC TOOK STEPS TO HAVE RADAR lECHN!CIAN SENT FROM WASH.' BELIEVED .:~r~ a_u'f ~o; YE2_ ARRIVEJ.' ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE R~TED TO ~tiREAU. _: ' ' a.. tr: IJ .. -.1 i, ~, elk. ,_..,.,J (\& ./r v, ,.riff 19SO ,~.,)ti..~- ~ ' ' • 37 ~ vt..:-.:J-7-&tJ ~~, ~ (q%-"' J~re"" ~ t r ~ f ~ rEs nEsTnoYEnY t ~ ~- \ .. F eo : 'J}w r~ 270 NOV 18 1964 ~-;- I \)\r ' 12-06 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED ~~ ROBEY END
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Source text · mention only... • 'arch 14, 1960 Atocic er,gy Cc:m::dasion B.tildini; T- S 16th and Constitution A"f nu•• 11. shington, D. c. Attention: •r . Francie R. Ilammaolc Acting Director Division ot Secu rity • eer~IAb BY S. Cliu. H SSENG • * John E~r Hoover, Director - F deral reau of In"featigat1on Subject t Ul RUO ,J on.:rnct O .n OAK m.no , !'Ere:RSSBE., nCH 1., 1900 S1'UART ADCOCK., IIJFOR.!A! T VITAL ~CILI!I,S IL"fEIU AL SECURiff Stuart • dcock., o era tor of Radio Station TIROL., }Olox-dlle ., 1a reported to lhn"t'e detected on hie radar equ1~ent an object directly o•er Oak Ridr;e, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40.,000 feet t llal6 p . •arch l, 1960 . On rch 2, 1960, he advised thnt hi• radar equ1pmont recorded Wl object bout 100,000 teet ih.igh and approxl ately 18 ilea fro his ho e in Knoxville t 11116 •• on that date . It -.. reported that aTal :ReserTe radar equipmnt at .KnoXTille, 1'ennessee., <lid not doteot an objeet on any ooca■ ion but stated that the equipnent 1rae not cOI1cidered of:N.ciont for airorart t extreme altitudes . It was further reported that qualified peroona t Oak Ridge questioned Ad~ok and extti:dned hig radar qulpment. 1'hey reportedly found hie equ1pi:iont :not too reliable .o.nd felt th t Adcock wna tochnically ~ronc on so e of hie n1dar theory- 'l'he reliability of dcock ,mo al ■ o questioned due to sone der;ree or inebriation . Tho abovo oontircs information telephonioally ~rnir;hod to 'r. C. A. Bolander or your otfioe. o investigation ia being conducted by th1 s Bureau but in the event ~ditional intormation co a to our attention you will be pro~ ly aijviaed. oc - Director of Special Ifriewtlgations fhe Inspector Genore.l tt ,-1 Do rtment ot th Air Force r.J/'c ~ 1'he Pentagon ashington. D. o. co - Dir ctor of Inte ligence or l -.t ,lly ~ 1rii'in rWint of t "e Army '1'he Pentagon ashington 25. I>. C. Attention, OOJ!PIDBNTIAL • REGISTERED !!AIL ~:eal :mes
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Source text · mention onlyCLASSIFIED . CONFIDENTIAL INCOMING From: To: .Nr: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE PARAPHRASE IiIOT REQUIRED COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Dept of Arm:, tor. Director of Intel AJACI-3-5 3206 / ~ 9 Mar 50 Reour TWX AJACI-3-3 subject repo~ted radar sightings over Oakridge, addit~onal 1nf'o 1nd1cates radar opc1 Ltor in experienced and radar set hao been modified ao as to cast doubt on reliabi.lity of' read:tng. Chief Term.easee 1-,11 Dist recommends e:xpedit1.ous action be taken to determine 'Nhether an unlmown object has reappeared over Oakridge in the past few days. Chief Secur:1.ty Div at Oakridge requested info as to channels of communication t'li th Air Force in connection with radar sightings. Authority: NND 90986 R•!f is CM IN 12184 (4 Mar) G-2 ACTION: G-2 INFO: 0-3 C[f .l.N 13022 I . e:: ' -:;-" _..J.- (10 r/J.:lr 50) DTG: 0911i•30Z fmb/B 20 MAR10'SD CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO. 24 REPLACES DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 49. WHICH MAY BC: USED. * u. $. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1950-0 - 8681 2 9
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Source text · mention only• Aaaistant Attornoy General Jame■ ll . ' oinerney 'arch Cril!linal Division (\ ('\ fl_ .0 Director' , FBI e-.t!i'.1Ait1:. ~~ ~:,lttJ um· ·r ./.: JECT ovr.v OAY. ,RI DG""' 3 7E}JUESSE!E. -· CJt 1. l 960 ,,,. STIJA1 /.f'd.~OCJt, IJJFO!ru.Alf.i· VITAL~ CILITIES INTFlUJAL SECURITY Stuart E. Adcook, operator or F.adio Station TIROL, Knoxville , 1 ■ reported to have deteoted an his radar equip,!11ent an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennea1ee, at an altitude ot 40,000 feet at 11:15 p . m. , larch 1, 1950 . On t!arch 2, 1950, he aaviaed tm.t his radar equinsent recorded an objeot about 100, :>00 reot high and approximately 18 miles from hi6 home in Knoxville at 11:15 I •• m. on that date . It ,:as reported that raval Reserve radar eqi1ipment at noxville , Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment was not considered efficient for aircrart at extreme altitudes . It was furthor reported that qualified persona a't Oak Ridgo questioned Adcock and • .xa111ined his radar equipment . Thoy reportedly found his equip10ent not too reliab l e and felt that Adoock was taohnically wrong on some of his radar theory . The reliability of Adcock •s also queetioned due to some degree ot inebriation . Ho investi~ation ia being conduoted by this Bureau but in the eTent additional inforoation co as to our attention you nill be promptly ndvieed . r ;a1tl:'fi .. 'b MAR 14 1950 j
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Source text · mention onlyIf I A shon tia after noeinna the abon mtonat1on, Si,eoial Asent •• L. SJWJBA11B, 010, 31"4 A:nij, •ta\lcme4 at lnoffilJj, teleI,hoi>.1~ oo ... Jlllmicate4 vith thie ottioe to 4eterid.ne U CT turther Sntor-.t:lcm ha4 been reoe1m reaaz,41ng the atw N~ b7 .l»aCXZ. w. SJIAOIA1l8 vu, at that tb8, alffl1 all of the !nfcrw.t1on wliioh ha4 been 1'9081'"4 b7 tbu ott1oe. 81MlBA1'11 a4naecl that he ha4 been oaUa4 b7. w he1141uartera, CIO, 3rd And, Atlanta, ~, m>4 ha4 bNSi tol4 to look into the &tter to 4et~ if' it ha4 ~ buie in f'aot. NP:. SEtlGl?AUS oon\mu.o4 thet he ha4 ~ arren,pmoJJta v1tb Mr. smm A»OOCX to han him ena Speoial ~ w. 14. P.RICB, CSI, u. s. A1r l'aroea, to Tie1t .ADOOCZ•s hom 4ur~ thtt evcn1,DS of b-ch 21 lr.,JO and. observe tho n.4A1:- 1n41oat1cxns nth him~ SI.AGRAVJ8 d.Titod thet neither he nor ~. JBIOll had tm1' l'a4m- expe:rienae em wre m no ~e toehn:loie.ns or l'Milr o~tor•, but would make their observa,1c:m ~11' to 4etwm1.ne if a real. NBcU:ng vu beiJla m!c, b7 :ADOOCZ. On the JllmWl8 of M8:i:-o.h 3, 1950, SU!lBA'fES ~ telephon1oalJ¥ ooJllo!. nmioated vith this ottiae a:a4 ri4Tuo4 the IJ.aiscm ~t, Speoial. :Agent ~ a. NoSWAD, that he an11 mo& ha4 b"11 nth Amoa.t turms the prenoua ..,~ anA that the7 ha4 obsene4 an hie nc1azo ao1"M!l aoao "1>:lpa" whieh, acoo.r41DG to .ADCOCZ, 1n4ioatea au ob~oot vith tho S<3 ~Al. elevation 8n4 u11mltb ao prev1QWU:y nporte4 b7 hia. SIAORAVD3 said tho:, wre unable to Dike ~ .authori tat1;n atatem,nt o~ th9 attc ot th obJeat or the Nllab111tt or the radar elUii-nt, bu~ -thet ha4 •NIil nftioient to pw tbSlll reuon to believe 1t ·.ra:rre:nted imost1p:ticm. Cenarill. 1Dtu1r1 at thio tms at BWo Btc.t1on UOL 8Xl4 ~ readilT &T&ilabl~ sources of 1ntormti<m 41~ the taot tbst SmA!n' AOOOCZ ia ~ recOQD1s:e4 1D thia vio!Dit;: ea a ra~tal>le .tm4 uubatantial o1tir.en iD JCnozflll.e and, Sn a441t10Xl thereto, 1a ~eel Wl somwhat of a radio authartt,. It vas f<nmA th&, ho 1a ore41te4 v1th bemg n sld.ll.ecl ra41o t.eohnioian et&4 hU ~ ccms14erab1" ~lo~t 8n4 resom-oh work in tho t1el4 of ratio. Du to the interest whiah vu beiJls ~ b7 all apnoiea oODOemed. v1th th18 •tter, the Bureau ot this t.1m0 vaa ~~Uod b7 blephou COlJ'fU'S&\ion vtth A. 11. BII.IOl'r at tbe Bureau oono9'ril:lli8 tho f'eota ~. Aa a result of this oanveraat1on, SA JtsSVAD 11as 11Uitruote4 to fol.10".r tho mtter m the capaoiv of en observer end to advise tho Buroau of {Ul1 1I?I,P0l'tant develop,am1ts. ~llllmta WN B1148 tbrcnlgh Ueute:aant C01'1NV111e-a. B. ~. Co•m•Mna Ottioor, v. s. ?ravel. Reaern Tr&1n103 Center, Alcoa B~ey, J:no:riillo, far the Besenroh Trainill8 Center to put into op,rat1on ra4ar e ui~t vhich ti107 ha'i&. At a:pptv.dmte~ 10:30 A. M. on the oam, 4q, th1s radar
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Source text · mention only. . etu1iamt ,,u 1n operation en4 oonttnuoua som-oh beiDS 111114•• Spooial Agent H38WAD, t(>B6tber with SpJOial ~t 81UD1tJ118, CIC, em 8pte1Al Agent PBICJI, ~I, observed this Ba-q eqtt1P,1Bllt '/!er saaa ti.a wt m> ob3e<J' whata0ff81' Goul4 be 4eteote4. A telepb.o.ne O&ll vaa JlaD•d b7 SUllllffl w Mt-• .ADCOOE at a~ •tel.7 U:00 A. N. aD4 .ADCOCI ahiae4 he ha4 been i,iold.na up aoDt 1n41oat1on of tbe ob.10011 age.in. Be :!ndioa1;84 its •J.eva•!Jion and cl:lreuti~ ca voll as distt.mmt to bo the sDe u p-eviousl.1' Nl)Ol"t4i4 . At tho time ot hia oonver• sat:lcn, the ila't'T •1uiia,nt 4etecte4 two a1roran al an olevation of apJarOn •telT 2,000 feet 8114 a ~al asillllth ot a~teJ¥ 300 488l"H• \rUe an4 ~ hM4e4 1n tho gellCIX"al 41No111on ot the X'D.Offille JCmiiolpo.l Atr,POr'b. - ya:, ot a oheolc, AOOOOE vu aske4 1f he detootc4 on hie e(Uipmm, f4V ob.1'0ta other than thoso w~ted b7 hia. ADCOCE stated that he ha4 not1oed two S1lial1 airoraf't heildecl 1il tlie seneral clireotion of the lnoxdl.le A~t at a rel.atiff~ lov alti tu4e but lw ha4 no, pit.14 m>b a\ten\ion to thea • .ADCOQI: th8Ji reciue•tect ·l.ha11 ho be all.OWN to nn :tho rn4in" e1u1:p:r.mt at the •aval ~• Anior¥ 1n aNter that ba mpt coar41Daw liis 01ui}JD.':llt vith that equi:pllilll, 8ll4 thua obtain a better fix on the obJoot should 111 080.1n bo l.ooated. \'he ra4a2- vatoh vaa oontiJ:med and at about lli30 A. JI. ADCOCE oa.Ue4 tho anar7 8114 li4vue4 that the obJeot l>eiDa observod b,: hill over Oak Ric!p ha4 •~4 aov1D8 in an euwrl,7 41reetion awl hall, 1n a period of abo\lt tvenv 11l1mltes, rad.ed t.rom the aar&en. On "118 a.ttermon of ltlroh 3, 19'0 at about la!O P. M., S'l'UAJlt ADCOCS:, topthm- with CIC, <»JI an4 m ~•, went to the l&.ftl. A:n»rJ vhffe ADCoat vu &ll.on4 to look at tho rdar equipmrmt ot tha liD.V1'• It had beon p..,.-1oual)' 4et~ :rroa I.1eu:w..wit Co:cwmt!.r ~ tbat th1e 01,Uipant 414 not comiu-tse mr, olaaa!t1e4 information . At this ,m, ADCOClt oliime4 fnp1J::Jfll"1.t7 vitb the etuipnmnt be~ use4 b7 the •a'Q' &iMl apo'k» of ha-tiJJS aasisted 1D its 4eTe~t at Jla:riard UniTeraity 4ur1Da the ea:rl.7 •i;il&e• of the var. .ADCOOE al.so lll!Ule otatemmts to the otteot that he bad travoJ.,4 ext£ns1voJ.T t~ tho Ar'll:I 4urin8 tu var in a4apting rd.er rar 'BpeoiaUaed eorviooa . At this ti= , the JU"6Ba110e of so• aloobol was xwtecl on the breath of ADCOOK, but ho vaa not 1n au 1nabr1ate4 oowUt1ou . Attar AZMdnSns the eqlii~, .ADOOCJ: statect he 414 not feel. that this low fJ"elueno7 ~ ot ra4t.r vould bo of Dteh aasistame in 4eteo\1i18 the ob,eot reparwd 07 him for sovernl reasons, uuch as the elevation ot the antenna , tho tll!D1J'i1Ull "'fade area, t~. 'lhoae atato msn.ta see.a. to be 1n aooo:rd vi.th tho radN- oparatm.-•e opJ.uior.a. At 3130 P. M. on tho attsJiD.oon of Mardh 3, 1950, a conference vaa ha4 yi•th Colbml c. D. <ass:RR, Xna1nMrilla Ottioer, U'. s. Air :rorce Materiel. Cot.11118.l4, DPA Site , Oak 11c189, lfenne••"• 'l'hoae ia:--aen-t at tlh• conteronoe ~ Spooial Aa9nt ~, -OIC1 Speo:lal Ag(,Jn l!t?OJJ, <llIJ Ii-. GEQ oom>m , 11. s. Mr ~Ol'Oea 8eourit7 ottioerJ Captain laBIB'l CBC&31 'JJSXI, 8114 8peo1al Jpn1; OllA1Wr<II c._ ll>SVAD o:t this otf'ioe . At thia o01:1fereme, Colonel GASSIR - 3 -
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Source text · mention only• • stato4 that while 1t vaa h@ly iJlrprobn.ble i.11.a\ ~art o<1Ul.4 auete4a flight at an al.t1tud9 ot 100,000 feet, it va.s absolutely l)()Sllibla fTCll a BOientifio ao4 eD@:lm3ri.N atan4pqmt. 'l'beref01'8, it vas h18 op1q.loo. that the -.tt«r ahoul.4 ba follove4 clofie]3 . Ba 11:1:'r&11884 'for Captam OBOSS, whcJa he terlll!t4 a radar u-~n, to o'baerve with :ADCOCJ: 6:ur~ the ~ or Mo:rch 3, 1950 tho radar ~qui~t on '\fhioh :ADCOCE had 4oteoted th& objeot. Il7me41at&ly toll~ thte oonrerenoe, si,eow Agent NoSWAlll oontaotiect Mt-. OlWlmS WBl'.l!B, Physical S(tour1ty and Plant .Proteot1on ~h, U. s. KEO, and Mr. FRANr: CAL'U'iGJWI, Aoaistan:11 Chlet, 6eom'1~ DJ.1'.iaion, U. s. AJ:C, to ad.Tiso th .. or the .ttnct.mss imtl to 4etei'!llme what aotlan ,res bebla taken by >Jre. Both WB1'lS and CALUGBAJI adY11ed that the m,ter Jlea been referred to 3r4 Anq' mithoritioe erut that b&10lll thts , no rieps Ml been talceJl. It vasj their iibell~ , however , that a re.4ar t~ohnician vrus 1:>()in(I sent down, probablT from Vashinet0111, to 1na:peot the •IUipJDB'nt ovnod by- MCOOX. I• YU erranoouel.7 re:oo;rted that a OXA teohil1o1o.a vdul.4 oom, to 08k R1c1ge. • Also, imedieto)J follov1ng th1e oontorenao above tJtat~a , Si,e<Jial Agent mIOR 1 '00%, oal.led his h~s et ~ll :Fiold., Alabe:ma to 4eterm!.1le it~ action wN being taken vith regarct to bavinS ra4ar equ.1p1r.nit t'lown to thio m'Oa to Terify or 416ll?'ave tbe 1'1min88 o't .AiiCOOX. P.RIOB vae a4Yise4 that he ehou1cl aot anl,11n the oap110tty at an obs"1"'fft' m tl1o •tte but that nob ra4ar ~pa,;nt voul4 be f'lmm Ul), tt N,IU8st04 'b7 tJw A?IJ • 6~:lal Asf,nt 8BAG!lAVIB, CIC, atate4 ho hu. el.D~ bo«n 64rtse4 b;r h1s hea4~t91'8 -at Atlm:ita to eot 1n the oaP2J,OiV ot en obeerWir end the.t, a.ooord.~, ho had not as ~•t been e4Tlse4 wlleth91" oz- not the 3r4 J.r,q- fil .. ten4&4 to send m'bile raa&r "'ttipamt to the &Na to verlf'7 ctr cU.spro-ve the t1D4Snge or AOO<XZ. Xnquu,y ,ras tac1o by spe01o.1 Aaent lm.'OB, 001, ·or J•J.O u to whoth~ or not th•y wo\lld ropst havbig ~e.41,r eq,ui;p;mmt flavn 1n by OSI authorltiee, end he was told b7 K!O that wile tbe /JI£ no., of oourse, vitallf intffestel :iii mgtb.itJS vhioh cl:iNOtl.7 e.ttM-te4 the aaf•t1 ot the 8.l"ea, they n&1'ertheleas 414 not t"esl thai; they haA the authority to mike a speoifio recueot for suoh aotion !P88lmlft'\l lW the p-oteotton of. the erca from assanl.t ,ras the res:pone1bil1ty (It the 3r4 klfq. Aoo~, the,' o<Nld not make a:rg direot ~ueet tar suoh equ1~t. Dul-iD8 the ~ ot ll!roh 3, 19'0, ~ial .Ac,ht OJWU.TON C. McSW.Aifl an4 'llt"'"l.t, togethel• with SA FBIOE (C6I) • realti54 at the 1'fWC1 Reaerve kr!mb-q, .Alooa Jlig1nni,y, 4urtna vhioh tim ssaroh ftS beiDS oomucte4 by the radar equ1pm,nt at this msta.Uation . Captain Raa:IBT CIOGS, KIPA, and 6~o1al Agent ~VIS , CIC,·
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Source text · mention only• • • Yere at the h01m of S!UAJ\'l AOOCXZ obsen-1Jl6 his re.d«r eq\\1.'(l?Il)nt dllrinS thi soe:ioh. So O·03oot waa ropatto4 b7 ADCOCX duriµs thf.o O'f~ and the:re:tore Captain CBCSS hf.\! no opportunity to observe, his 4;Q; i~t in :action, ).laz- .. ticularl.y in referenco to the r ported obJ{)Ot at euoh ~enomerie.l. al.ti tudes . lo unusuol. objects were detected by tho r~ quipi;ymt of tho 11. S. Us.val l?cnerre ~ durinS tho entire eveniJiG. U.von e.bend<m1ns tho watch on this ovon.ins, a ~ot:s.tis was held with Captain CBOOS otter lcaviDS ADOOCE' a residence 1n or&o.• to e.aoertam CROOS 1 o~o:i . CROSS stated he had foim4 AOOOCE to bo teolmiobJ-17 inoarreot in several mtters rel.Atina to ra.4.tu- th&o27 8nd !Jl'SOtioo ,o,nd1 in add! tion thereto, he4 Vfn."7 gre.vo doubto as to the capabilities of the ~lue APN-7 radar sot which had been oae.pted b;r J(OOOOE. Ho state4, howOTer, that .ho had 1nauff1o1ent ~ty to obaerve rth& i3et 1n p.I•acti~e or to oxeadne too radio equipmGnt 0Clml80w4 with the set to me,k-., fltcy' det1n1te stat mento e.o to whether or not the 4eteotion ot tho unkDDwn ,objoo'i; would be possiblo with said equipment. • sa.141 hovover, h9 did :feel that ADCOCX vas a oc.;pAble p,r .. on with :puro ra41o teomu~s. On the lri'"mine of ,J4aroh 4, 1950 at l0z30 A. M. ADCOCIC again oontaoted Speoial Agent KlSWAIN of this ottioe and SpociAl. Agent s:iAGRAVliS, CIC, to a4v1ae that he had qain rooeive4 in41ce.t1ans Of the objec)t at nppronmatc~ 1001000 :f'eot 41reotly over Oalt Bldge tlil4 that tho intensity of the J'Nlar "pip" vas a~ then noted at~ t!De ~vious . Ate.bout U:40 A. M. AOOOOJt ~ Cal.l.H an4 a4Tlse4 he he4 vatobGd the objeot until appro.daat&ly 11:10 A. Jt, 1 at :which time ho ha4 mted. 'it stopped c1rolins and headed off 1n en oaotorly direc111on at appro:ic1ilia.toit 200 miles per hour, ot vbich time it ha4 te.cloa tram tho screen 1n eligh~ lose them 20 J?WU1te. O:i the af'ternoon of IIOroh .i., 19501 Oolaml c. D. G.AS6D and Captam RaBIR'I OBOSB, both HEPA, visited tho home ot ADCOCX And oa:re:f'UU3" examined hiu ratio an4 3:"a.cler equ1:pmm1i, iilolu41DS the .antemin end rol8tod xoochaniom . Arter auoh -.xudnat1on an4 after talld:ng at GOlDI) lensth with AOOOCX, those two gentlemn mt with Special Agent SBAOBAVFS (CIC), mI0J (<SI) tin4 McSVAIN (FBI), to Give tbeir opiniono. Coltn0l GASSRR a.dvisod they had found AICOOK in a I:U.Ob 1Jiebriated :9onaJ. t1ou end that t.hoy had 1ul4 41ff1oulty in r.aldii8 an,y 4etermination as to hia abilities 1n tho fiold of TM.a.,_.. It vas thoir belief' that his oquip ant 'WU ha~a:4 at best and that no grent de~ or roliabil1 t1" could be ~ed therein. They did stato, however, they intended to return durii.iB th6 morning of K::J:och !5, 1950, vhicli ws the usual tim'i f~ the o'bJoot to be deteoted. On tho ~ ot Ma:roh 5, 1950, Coloool G~ m,.d Captain CRCl3S went to the h~ of Nt-. ADCOCJ: ana vore unable to gain ont;ry or to :!'ind ltll1'one at tho resi&:mce. After this e~ioxwe , it vaa the belief or these two eentl.emen -' -
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Source text · mention onlythat the :reliabili v of ADOOCZ vu extra•~ 4ubtoua ai14 the;, tel t that the a\ter was v~ ot little oone14erat1on. On tho 1ll0l"D1n8 ot March 6, 19'°; ADCOOE ft8"SJ\ oontaoted Speoial Agent 8UGRA1'.181 CIC, an4 a4T1H4 he had eaam obscsrYe4 the ob3eot at about tlie aaae a.l."1tu.de OV'1r the Oalc IU.tge m-ea an4 he estimate4 the obJect to bo of 8PJP:'0Zimtel7 the SUD danait," 88 vou14 be oawsed by a DC~ at that altitude. Asam, Colonel G.AS8lCR wu oonteote4 b.r 8J)G01al Agent l'B?CI ot aJl an4 Oolcmol OA68BB said that he hiteilded to take lot.ID eleotronio equlP mmt to the hoa of ADCOOE Y1th vhiob they ooul.4 eotual.11' chock tho eleotrioal 011-oui ta ot h1a radar e1u1:pmant to 4et~ whether or ,not it wu aoourate, particularl.7 1n v1ev of th& 1"~ they: ha4 cheokect eom, ot the tblcUng11 of . ADOOOJ: vi th 1'961i:rd to movn a!rOratt 4eteote4 4ur1ng in-evtous na1 ta mid tcnmcl him to be ott to a o<maUffable extent r~ lfl)ff4, eleTatlon eil4 aziJallth. Dur!na the att«l"!iooD of March 6, 19'0, all 4Jq ot March 7, cm the BXl"ll1n8 of Marih 8, 19,0, attea,pta were 11848 b7 Special ~nt Hm3 1 00%, to set :1n touoh Yith .ADCOOJ: to imke an appointmiillt with Colonel GASSD en4 CaptiLin ORCIJS, and ADCOOJ: could no\ be located. AoaorcUns to hie otttce at Station W.ROL, he ha4 left tOVD and it vu not known Yhei1 he voul.4 return. In 8\Jlllll!Q:7, theretaro, it see• to be tho seneral opinion that the aotual enstence ot en obJeot at suoh an exo.ptlonal al.t1tu4• u tu1te tm probal>le mi4 no ezplenat1on 11 yet Jmovn u to 3Ws, what vu detected b7 ADCOCK on bis aoraen or, 1n taot, whether a:nyt~ vaa doteotod. On the afternoon of lbroh 8, 19'0, Special Agent SEIDRAVIB telephoned Spoo!al ~t 11,SV.AD err this ott1co and advised that two ito»reaontat1vee o'l tho 14th Air J'oroea Ylth hea4tuartera at Gree!rfUlAI, South Cm-olina, had arri•ed 1n Knox• Tille and contaoted him v1th regard to ma.ld.1,s an aPPQmttEn, nth ADCOC% to 1na].)e0t his equipment. 'l'heso reix;-ecentat1vea cdvtaod they did not reel 1 t eutt1ei,m.tJ.T ~ant tor tl18lll t() rema1n or to mko a rettirn trip 1nasmoh aa .ADCOCS vao unavailable • • fll1o 1nf'orm!l.t1on ·1o boi.ng turnished to the Bur:,nu in detail 1Daaru.oh aa it 1.e th~ UD4erotend11l6 ctt th1a ott1oe that Colonel c. ?>. GM381:R was 11noh :perturbed 1n tho ~ m vhfch thio mtter ¥80 Mn41o4 tn4 has written letters to his Co~ms O:tt1osr, u. B. Ah- F.arc.o 1(9.tor1el o~, Wrieht 11•14, oone~ it. 'l'heoe l.ottws by ColoiWl C..MSER s~t~ were ~d. t"rom the fact that tho 3rd ~ InteUSgonaa ropresentative eild the Mr Fore s lntell1genoc rt;:piresentative have both been 1ns-vucted to aot as obs(Jl"Vere ~, rith no authorit7 to aat 111 the attu.at1on. :rn. 1i441t1an thereto, ABC tel t that '\heir res:pons1b111 ~ had been disobm-ged upon not1tyi:Qs th\'t 3rd Ar11t;r.. '1'ho Bureau was obv1ouc;ly interested on'-1 trom an obaeno;i.-' s v1e,,pomt an4 no question o~ "1,lrisd1ct1on in this resm,-d va::s rMso4.
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Source text · mention only• • On the morn1DS of lfai'all 7, 19,0, 8ll90ial Aaent .1108WAD ot th11 ottice vao adv1secl b,- Mr. BalARD WOOM:tm:, U. e. BIJ Seaarity Dlrl■1cm, ot atepa taken b1 .A!O 1n thte resorc!. Mr. vocmsnm state4 that liillie41ate]¥ upon reoe1T1116 the ro:pqrt trcn m, he had mde the mtter luio-,m to the ~opm:- autboritios at AEC end e~Jy the .fcllovm.,g Jnol'llins he had oonver1;;ed vith 0Qlone1 Ju111f ICUI'llC, 3r4 ArJ!O' llesdqu.ertero, Atlimta, Georgia, and. appriaed him ot tho natter. Mr-. WoateIOS statoct he also convGreed vith 14th Mr Force llee.clquftrt9N at Gttemille, South Cerollnn and ed'Y1sed them af th.ct mattel". Ke stated the.t thu vsa otriotly 1n B4Cordana 111th the plane druvn up betwen AEO and the e.rmsd toroea 'for p%'otoot1on ase.tnet a1r er lend eaaault. H3 oont1nue4 that the D.C hao neither thAt f'acil1t1ee nor tho equ!pm,nti ,rith which to deten4 1toelt 1n such em,rsenc1eu end that BUOh rcsJ)9llttibilit7 he.4 been us'Wlie4 b7 those agencies ct the ldllten- forcea. Jt would appear 1"roJI th• IIIDDo8l' 1n vh1oh tbie tilo14ent vu han4le4 thn.t da6J)1t9 the :taot that all ea•ncios SOE>mod to be <>:peratizls 1n the -.nner preBoribed by 83l"eement, an4 iltholiah each vaa a,PPl"iae4 at tM action bemg tekon b7 the othe'r and cooporatins in ovor:, respect, ;there JWYertholeos soet:84 to bo an ~asive lMk or 8.1\1' agQJ107 ac~ tr.king the responatbWt:r tor the situation and ~ e:n;y- aotion to vortty ~ 4~ the threat. He.4 a •1-Sle:r 1n014elit oc,ourrod wherem an aotu.e.l. threat e.ga!nst the P1,Toical seaur1ty of thG ~ Installnt10ll hlid been e~ienced, it ie not im_ple:usible to belioYe th.At a simla.r confused f1Xi?l8 ot :f'1nal authority would ha.e boen found. It should bo uote4 that~ hourr; elapi;ed trom tho reoe1T1Dg ot the f'1rat report until su.ch time as f1W ressonable .eonoluG1on could be reaohed eonoerntns the mttor and. nothillg or a ,POs1ti"V'c :n.1:1.tur:, with reserd, to crs aotion boin6 taken ha4 bean ha4 ~ - fill that tim. \lhil.o it is now telt that this entire mtte-r was 1n e,. mumer of s~1lld.ng "dry run", it D8ftl:l'theless varrants som:, consideration :trom a procedural stendpomt and 111ght be var.thy ot 41scuasion at a0'%1D liaison zzotillg in the future. !rhe Bureau will '.be ~d1ntel.y &1.vised 1f tliol'il ere ;;rrrJ' :f'urther 4.eye~ts in this mnttw.
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Source text · mention onlyVOLUME XXVIII-No.14 U.s.News & World Report WASHINGTON,D.C. FLYING SAUCERS-THE REAL STORY: U.S. BUILT FIRST ONE IN 1942 Jet-Propelled Disks Can Outfly Other Planes Observers of "flying saucers" tics. Similar fying-saucer projects were ened stability of the wingless craft re- begun in Germany and Italy at the same quired more research. aren't just seeing things. They're time,in 1942. Present flying saucers apparently real-aircraff that conform to ac- The first U.S.model,designed by have overcome this problem of stability cepted laws. Charles H.Zimmerman,of NACA,was by use ofvery advanced design.An ellptical in shape,powered by twopiston analysis ofreports submitted by compe- Sky disks, manned by regular engines and driven by twin propellers. tent observers show this: pilots,can hover aloft,spurt Ithad a maximum speed between 400 What they look like, first,is de and 500miles an hour.More important, scribed in well-documented accounts. ahead at tremendous speed,out- itcould rise almost vertically and its Those accounts show saucers to be exact- maneuver conventional craft. minimum speed for landing was only ly105feet in diameter,circular in shape. No official announcements are about 35 miles an hour,a great advan- They have what appear to be jetnozzles tage in military and naval aircraft.And it arranged all around the outer rim, just being made yet. But about the was far more maneuverable than con- below the center of gravity.They are only big secret left is who makes ventional military planes. made of a metal alloy,with a dull whitish Idea behind those original fying-sau- color.There are no rudders,ailerons,or them. Evidence points to Navy cer projects,both in U.S.and abroad in other protruding surfaces.From the side, experiments. Germany and Italy,was to overcome the saucers appear about10 feet thick- The real story on“fying saucers”is basic drawbacks of conventional aircraft there are no exact measurements from by new techniques.A plane that could this angle in publicly available accounts. finally coming to light.What the rise almost straight would notneed long They are built in three layers,with the saucers are,how they operate,and airfields,could be used from any cleared center layer slightly larger in diameter how they have been tested in U.S., area justbehind front-line troops or from than the other two. all can be told in detail at this time. the deck of any Navy combat ship.If That is the picture agreed on by quali That story,without violating present that plane,in addition,had great speed fied observers of saucers in flight-com- security regulations.points to these basic and more maneuverability,it could prob- mercial aircraft pilots,fighter pilots who conclusions by engineers competent to ably outly any conventional aircrafIn have chased these aircraft, trained air- appraise reports of reliable observers: United States,the first model seemed to plane spotters, high-ranking Army and Flying saucers,seen by hundreds of fulill these requirements, but the less- Air Force officers.It is backed by exact competent observers over most measurement made by a group of parts of U.S.,are accepted as real. scientists last April near White Evidence is that they are aircraft of Sands Proving Ground base,with arevolutionary type,a combination instruments set up to observe high- ofhelicopter and fast jet plane. altitudeballoons,who suddenlyob They conform to well-known prin- served a saucer and tracked it for ciples of aerodynamics. An early several minutes,thereby getting modelof these saucerswasbuilt by reliable data on its size,speed,al U.S.engineers in 1942,achieved tude and maneuverability. more than100successful testfights. How they operate now can be Thatproject then was taken over by told in some detail,too.Based on the Navy in wartime. Much more this description, the probable tech- advanced models now are being nique used by current saucers is built.Just where present saucers explained bya top-level Govern- are being built also is indicated by ment aeronautical engineer in this evidence now available. manner: In more detail, the story pieced Power for these aircraft,at their together from nonsecret testimony present stage of development,ob of responsible U.S. scientists,pri- viously is supplied by jet engines. vate observers and military offi- Each saucer appears to have a cials, is this: series of variable-direction jet noz- Early models of the flying zles around its rim,with a compli saucer,pictured on this page and cated central control system.Fuel the next,were built by U.S. Gov- NACA photo used is unknown-the exhaust fame ernment engineers of the National U.S.'SAUCER'-1942MODEL has been observed to bered-orange Advisory Committee for Aeronau- .a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane in some cases,blue in others,miss APRIL7,1950 13
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Source text · mention onlyU.S.News&World Rep ing in still others.The saucers appear to FACT: THESE DESIGNS,AND LATER ONES ARE REAL have the power to“coast” long distances, thus saving on fuel consumption. Direction of the aircraft and itsveloc ity,in turn,evidently are controlled by the angle at which the jet nozzles are tilted,the number operating,the power applied.By choosing which nozzles to turn on or off and the angle of tilt, the pilot could make the saucer rise or de- scendvertically，hover,ystraightahead, or make sharp turns.A right-angle turn, for example,could be made by turning off the rear jets,turning on the side and front nozzles. Great speed can be ob tained by focusing to the rear allnozzles in the after half of the aircraft.With all nozzles pointed downward,the saucer could rise straight off the ground,and, with less power,could descend the same way. That is the explanation,based on ac- cepted principles of aerodynamics,given by an authoritative engineer as the likely answer to how these saucer aircraft oper- ate.As evidence that this explanation is correct,there are these actual cases of publicly observed saucer behavior: Rows of window-like openings around the rims of saucers traveling at more than 500 miles an hour are mentioned in several documented reports.In all cases, these“windows”glowed as if they were jet-nozzle openings.The most recent of DISK-LIKE NAVY FLOUNDER PROJECT WAS'DROPPED these reports was made last month by two experienced pilots of the Chicago and Southern Air Lines,who passed within1,0oofeetofa saucer traveling over Arkansas.Another similar report was made by two Eastern Air Lines pilotswhonarrowly missed collidingwith a saucer in July,1948,while flying a DC-3 over Georgia. Saucersability to hover in mid-air. accelerate at tremendous speed,and then rise almost vertically is deseribed in several repo:ts,one documented by Air Force officers at Fort Knox, Ky. That saucer, seen by dozens of officers at the post,was chased by three military pilots fying fast F-5ls.The saucer quickly out- maneuvered the planes. Speed of one saucer was measured by ground instruments in the White Sands case at well over the speed of sound, indicating the use ofa number of jet engines. Cruising speed has been esti- matedin other cases at 200 to 600 miles an hour. What it all adds up to is this:Flying saucers being observed in many parts of the U.S.are not mysterious visitors from Mars.They are actual planes,sound- ly engineered on principles developed by U.S.in wartime.By using this new design, they can do things that no conventional NACA photo aircraftcanbeexpected to approach. MOCK-UP OF EARLY MODEL IS TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL Who's building the saucers now latest models are circular, faster,more maneuverable being observed in test flights over U.S. U.S.NEWS&WORLDREPORT
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Source text · mention onlyU.S.News & World Report is notyetpublicly disclosed.It cannot be FANCY:SPACE SHIPS,MONSTERS,MARTIANS,MAYHEM proved until a public announcement is made or until a saucer crashesaway from its home base-which is highly unlikely because of its jethelicopter action that makes take-offs and landings almost com- pletely safe.But there are these factors thatpoint to an answer: Official inquiry by the Air Force,in the face ofoverwhelming evidence that the saucers are real,was called off last De- cember.This indicates clearly that top AirForceofficialsknowwhere the saucers originate and are not concerned about them,as they would be if these aircraft were from Russia or Mars. These officials, at the same time,denied emphatically that a secret Air Force project is re- sponsible. Best use offully developed saucer air- craft,however,could be made in war- time not by the Air Force,but by the Navy. All feet operations now require an air cover,even in antisubmarine war- fare,and a plane that can rise like a heli- copter could be used from any Navy NOCTURNALINVASION' SURPRISE PACKAGE FROM MARS combat ship,not only from big.expen- sive aircraft carriers.It was for that reason that the first U.S. fying sau- cer was purchased by the Navy after the original model was tested in 1942. That first full-size aircraft,built by Chance-Vought,was thoroughly tested by Navy engineers. Then a statement was released that this project had been dropped.Early experimenting with sau- cers, thus, centered in the Navy. Big spending on missile aircraft cen- ters in the Navy now,too. More than twice as many dollars were spent by the Navy last year as by the Air Force on secret guided-missile research. There is no public accounting for these millions, the only Government funds aside from atomic-energy dollars that still are being spent with great secrecy. Surface indications, then,point to re- search centers of the U.S.Navy’s vast APLANE DESIGNER'S DAYDREAM guided-missile project as the scene of present flying-saucer development.That project has the scientists, the engineers, the dollars,the motive,and the back- ground of early Navy development of saucer-type aircraft.This likelihood will remain,despite any future denials by the Navy front office,until secrecy is lifted on the big missile program. But,regardless of just where these saucers arebeing builtnow,the evidence points to a U.S. development that will mean a radical change in aircraft design in coming decades.In war, this combina- tion ofhelicopter and fast jetplane will easily outfly any present types of mili- tary aircraft.In peacetime, the safety of a nearly crash-proof aircraft may be ex- pected to revolutionize civil air transport. photos fom Bettman,Acme, Wide World It all points to a big advance in the sci- HOME-MADE SAUCER ence of flying. The real thing is strictly a one-planet proposition APRIL7,1950 15
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Source text · mention only. ,__Office Memorandum • uNITEo sTATEs GovERNMENT TO FROM : SUBJECT: Director, FBI SAC, New York MIGUEL ~ r(Jt CIAS DATE: April 11, 1950 ~ There is enclosed a letter directed to the.President of the Com- mission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North America," which was received at t his office on April 7, 1950. This lett er is dated at Veracruz, March 19, 1950, and is from a HIGUELANGEL GARCIA MACIAS. There is I attached to this letter an English translation, together with a newspaper clipping in the Spanish language and four hand-drawn designs. Because of the technical language used, it is rather difficult to determine whether the in f ormation is authentic or whether the author of thi s material is either psychotic or neurotic. It is suggested that the Bureau may desire to have the enclosed examined by sone Government agency familiar with the language appearing therein for its ultimate dissemination. TOS:RAA ~ 10\:.U • '2.l , \\ttC)~ \\'\\)t.'1-t-D • ?.l 3
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Source text · mention onlyOffice MetnAndum • uNITEo sTI Es GovER N MENT SUBJECT: l!R. A. H. BmF.~ //3 li. T. BROOKING q,LYING SAJICER COMPLAIN!' EI.MIRA, Nm YORK PD OO'ORMA.NT DATE: April 8, 1950 RefeFence teletype dated April 8, 1950, from the Buffalo Office advising that i nformation had been received from the Elmira Police Department regarding a f l ying saucer and advising that press Tolson __ Ladd. __ _ Clegg __ _ Glavin __ N1ch0la __ Rosen __ Tracy __ Harbo __ IIOhr __ _ Tel1. Room_ inquiries are being answered by the Buffa l o Office. Neaeti Mr. V. P. Keay was contacted and he advised that the J.:;;rF-- Duty Officer at the Office of Special Investigations, Inspector r~O. General , Air Forc e, should be contacted and furnished the information .)h.lll ~ regarding the flying saucer. / vv~• • Captain Ral ph c. Williams , Air Force, Duty Officer, was telephonical l y contac t ed and furnished the information regarding the flying saucer . SA J . J. McGuire was contacted and advised of the teletype and that a statement was contained therein that press ·inquiries had been received and were being answered. McGuire instructed that the Buffalo Office be telephonica lly contacted and advised tluft, they shoul d furnish the information regarding the flying sauce r to the Air Force Office i n that area and that any press inquiries regarding the flying saucer should be referred to the Air Force in that area. SI\ Robert Cryan of the Buffalo Office was telephonically contacted and advised of the above instructions. WTB:hke '
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Source text · mention only- .,.·, _'dum • UNITED " S GOVERNMENT _,. ,:; DATE: May 31, 1950 ;ROM ~ ) New Orleans ~ W~ SUBJEC'!:: • 1lft:HAE~ERY ~ING DISCS On May 24, 1950, this office received from Major MERLE L. MENNIE, Intelligence and Security Officer , New Orl eans Port of Embarka tion, a report dealing with MICHAEL HALFERY of 2453 Urquhart Street, New Orleans , Louisiana . A copy of this report is at tached to this letter for your information. The report stat es that HALFERY sold for $1.00 two photographs to one JOHN R( ESPOSITO, 615 Piety Street , New Orleans , who i n turn gave the photographs to an agent of CID, New Orleans Port of Embarkation . These photographs were of flying saucers and a man from Mars in the custody of two U.S. Army Military Policemen . A copy of one negative and a copy of one positive of these photo graphs are also enclosed herewith. ✓
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Source text · mention onlyENCLOSURES TO THE BUREAU Copy of report by Intelligence Branch, New Orleans Port of Embarkation, re MICHAEL HALFERY. , One negative copy and one positive copy of photogra phs of flying saucer and man from Mars in custody of two Mf> 's. N.O. File 66-1199 •
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Source text · mention only,,r • ,..... . iD4epeden:t Dr1.tiilh team. Nlocl to unaonr: &'I!¥ evidence to euppO&"t the ... tM~ • smet m••il·••• By l.9t1 the tiling bad anowballed to ■uoh an awnt tbf.b the Sndi1h Coveriqent finally issued a report 14antity1.ng moat ot the inm.denta W1. th OAtura.l pbencana and d~ that an;y foni .,owr-.. iDYolved. ~ thia penoct n~'ttl:ltl nre reported trca tb9 ,..., n1 D(l scatl4Anartan oountl'iee and mon ot otte.nl Europe . Ino14uata •te tirat reported ovor tbt 03 'in 1~7 &Ad are still COD• t1.nuiD4:e Mwm ape.a. ti.a the pNae bit.a been r.;iffD to theM report, am varioua e..S. -oftioi&l op1niona bavo beoo. quottMS. For example. on 10 • • Capta:111 ~• Rioll:enbaolcer wa• quo't;ed a■ l&)'Ult "'fheN mwit 'be 1omthiag to tbu. , rar too ~ rellabl• poraona bavo 111&4• reports on ... thea. t am du1;y bowd not to ~ 11hat I Jcriollf about tbea - or mat [ don' t )mow' about the-. Hollner . it tbiy do mat. rou oau net aa1UNd that they are our, . • The USAF ror a lc,11& time oomu.oted a iiborou,gh inveat1gat1on or •oh ot tills b.1.1Ddffda ot 1no1dente Ul'roln4 . lt t"oum -tllat -ep,Prozimataly ?5% or tbe reports oould debm. tely be Nlatecl to ~ oau•a ■ uoh aa M-teorolop.oal balloona . aircraft, meteora SZl4 other OCIIIIDA pbeGOmeDA. A public ■ tateil.lilmt n.a iHued delNJJJd.Jig tho entire aittlliAce ot tlyi~ It only re1ulte4 in comnncing a lar,;e number ot paoplt ·t.nat the i?J&tiomLl :r.tl.li tary E1tabl1thaeJl't •• trn-ne to eov•r up ow owu ~r1mentt 1'1 th u,r ..-pan, . phenOMna onr the us. fbeae 1noluti., 1. Spa.oe "8hip1 fraa otbel" planet.a 2. Sodot uida t•• probabl US ~•rJ.ments "1th new wa.pom 4. !la.tural pMJl.0JlllNIA &. IG ey1ter1a. or other ipayaholo;:1.ciu oaua•• • 2
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Source text · mention onlyUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA Graduate • Departmen t of Journalism Mr. J. Edgar Hoover , director Federal Bur eau of I nvestigation Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th , NW Washington , D. O. Dea r Mr. Hoover , June 2 , 1 9.50 I am cur rently engaged in research for ~,,_,S;radua te dissertation which will attempt to analyze t ~ so c io logical and psychological implications of the flying sau cer phenomenon . I n the course of my rese a rch I am giving extensive consideration of the seve r al magazine articles and the one book which have a l ready been ·written on the subject . The book , in particular , and the magazine articles in gene r al , hint at off i ci al restraints which have hampered the authors in their r esear ch . So far as I know none of those research pro j ects a ttempted to probe as deeply into the backg r ound of the uhenomena a s I am, yet I have en...: countered no such 11 off1cial censorship 11 as they nention . I n fact I have been sururised at the openness with which some people have r eplied to my 0ueries . I believe the fact that I have encountered no rest r ic tions is significant 1vhen I attempt to analyze my total findings . I t raises the question as t o whether those previously menti oned authors aren I t tryin g hara_ to sell some thin g '\'1hich really isn 1 t there to sell . I s there any reason why the f 1-ying saucer situation should be 11 played down? 11 I s there any off icial a ttitude towa rd the matter ? I wish to help . You may mation you may thank you in advance for your interest and be assured that I wi ll au~reciate any infor be able to give me . Sincerely yours , / 1, oil.oil~\ t,J - ~ O S"9/- ___..-,~~ .I • . r -- ~ £ • J,
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Source text · mention onlyOffice Memllandum • TO Director, FBI DATE: June 15, 1950· FROMW SUBJBC~ SAC, San Franctsco LEWIS 0-wARD 336 B~d ~ee t Yuba City, California RESEARCH Rebulet 6-5-50. Subject was located 6-13-50 res1ding at 78 South Tenth Street, San Jose, California . He was interviewed by SA CHARLES J . PRELSNIK of this Office, who carefully explained the jurisdiction of tho FBI to him and questioned him relative to any infonnation he might have which would be of interest to this Bureau. Mr. WARD had nothing to add to his previous story as submitted by letter t ~ e Bureau on 4-9- 50. He was advised that any infor.rmtion relative to 'tt-:f'lying sauce r s n did not come within the jurisdiction of th ls Bureau and that he could comnunicate such information to the Secretary of the Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. For the further infonnation of the Bureau, Mr. R. E. MCCARTHY, Secretary, Local 39, International Union of Stationary Engineers, 805 East Weber Street, was contacted in an effort to locate Mr. WARD. Mr. 'MC CAR1'HY described WARD as being "odd" but would not elaborate on this statement . It was also ascertained from Mr. R. A. CHRISTIANSEN, Business Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39, 57 East Santa Clara Stree t , San Jose, California , through whom WARD was located, that WARD was gl..ven to weird imaginings . Mr. CHRISTIANSEN stated that he Y«>uld not exactly describe WARD ai:i being insane but stated that he was getting along in years and was prone to exaggerate on queer imaginingR . It was the ~bservation of the interviewing agent that Mr. WAPJ) is abnormal mentally . 1 ~ f CJP: eu , 94-492 foo RECORDED - 71 ~ t J _ LJ 8 94- ~~3 , ~~AA INDEXtO - 71 .'~~J~> .. EX-55 JUL2119~tr t ~>~~~V q.~ \p• {\_I
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Source text · mention onlyro, PROM : SUBJECT: Dift!C'!'O!, FBI SAC, ALBUQUERQUE '1 t ,.., ~ ~ -rv, v11--;.~,~~·· ,,. ,r-::A~L P p IH • \ STJMMARY OF AERIAL PBENOM!fflA IB NEW MEXICO IDFORMATION COBCERlfINQ. . GOVEJ.NMENT OATB:7/19/50 Authority: NND 90986 There ia being tranemittecl herewith a Sl.UIIIBl'y or Observatione or Serial Phenomena in !le~ Mexico t'.rom December 19il8 to May 25, 1950. Th.11 recapitulation ~ data a\llllarizee prerloua 1n41vi4ua1 eights that have been reported 1n th11 area. ~ •UllalU"Y •• prepared by the I napector General. •• Ot't'lce or the 171 ~ Di.trict d SJ,ecial. Inve•tigatio M, Kirtland Air Force B&ao., Bev Mexlco.{5 -lj~ The above 1nt'onatton 1• being au.b:ait te4 t'or the c011q>l.etton of the Bureau' • filea. pv:ush !ncl1. \
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Source text · mention onlyDEPARTMENT OF' THE AIR FORCE . • • . QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FOR WASHINGTON 'TH& tNePCCTOA 13CN&9'Al. UaAI'" 17 T.,. ou1TR1cT o,-,-1cc av &PE.CIAL 1Nvc11T1GAT10 y / KI .. Tl.AHO A.Ill ,-0ftCt aA ■ S. NCW M&X t CQ ;J 7- tJND.lENTTIIID Flx.010 OBJ er s:f,ehted on 29 ~ 1950 at Phoenix , Arizona SP CIA.L DlQOIRY • Directer of Special !nvostigatione Hoadqt:iart~ra, United States Air Foreo Uaohington 25, D. c. • . ~ Juq 1950 --~ "' 2:. aererence is made to Spot 'P.eport \\11 J'r<Jlll; thS Heasiquartors dated .30 iJuno 1.950., mak1l1g reference to an ment1f'!cd f~~ object s:1,{;htea. on 29 Ju.ns 1-9_,o at Phoenix , Arizona . _,., 2 . An_1ntorv1ew uit,h J.at Lt . JOHN D." FINK, ti, 23052 , 93rd Fighter Squadrpn., Kirtlam AFB revcaJ.S thnt on 29 p 19,SO at awc::ad. rrat.el;r 1640 hours Lt . FIHK ai[,h'tod thiS object. . Lt . fDlK clicbcd to 47 ,ooo whil.c ~ an F- 36 w.:rcraft and obGCI'Ved that th.e objoct. nas a 'br'i.eht b:l.lloon with instruments attached am wns tloat:tne at mi al.titude o£ $0, 000 feot . \-..._ 3. Lt . FU.~ deacribod the "Op?ed of the balloon as being very -~ sl.d.1 ant furtlnr tloscr:i.bed t.'10 balloon as beinB an "iIIverted tear drop" . h. Inasmuch as the prcv.ious'.cy- unidontiJ'ied object MB been positive~ itientiti.ed as a balloon, tU!'tl;.pr .irr.,root~~t..ion will not oo conduoted in this inc:idont . RlCHADD o. oox .. h, l!AJOR , USAF ~~ Dio'trict Go "-;: •mor~ j . Jht~~3n,,-. 50 -~ /
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Source text · mention onlyN0.84 ' Office MemAndum • UNITED GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR, FBI DATB: June 29, 1950 SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECURID - X \ This is to advise the Bureau that on June 25, 1950, DOUGLAS HARRISON, 2337 Ashmead Place, N.W. , telephone, DF.catur 2797, and who is employed at the Hot Shoppe, Connecticut Avenue, N.w. , informed that at 9:25 am, that date, lfhile looking out of the Window of his residence he saw what he believed to be a flying saucer . He described this object as resembling a cigar, the end of which was tilted down toward the earth and presenting a silver appearance. He estimated the height of this ob ject as from 20 to 25 thousand feet, and stated the size at that distance appeared to be about four inches. HARRISON could furnish no further de tails other than to state the object appeared to be moving in an eaderly direction. He advised that this is the first flying saucer he has ever seen. The foregoing is being furnished for the information of the Bureau and no action is being taken by this Office. KTD: bh 100-0 RDED - 106 ~~ d ~- t? 8'9'f'- a3 ._.... .,-91950 ,a I
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Source text · mention only,, ToloOll __ l,edd. __ _ Clegg, __ 0lav1n __ Nichole __ Rosen __ Tracy __ Harbo __ IIOhr __ _ Tel e, ROOll_ -·•--· - Clan<IY __ SI t SAC, t-ashington Field Director, FBI FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECURITY - I Reurlet 6-29-50. I Jul.7 19, 1950 Attention is directed to existin& Bureau instructions wherein ocmpla1nts received relating to the cartioned matter should be promptly furnished to a local representative or the Office of Special Investiga tions, the Dtspector General, u. s. Air Force by your off"ice. f / You are inatruoted to furnish the information oontained in the k-ererenced letter to OSI. In the tuture, such action should be taken promptly following the receipt of such information by your office. I 62Ja3894 r ~i~ ' ' EHM:EHW T
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Source text · mention only• • UNITED STATES GOVER NMEN T TO DIR:&; TOR, FBI DATE: July 11, 1950 h o?o/1 FROM SAC' CHICAGO r,vtet' Q SUBJECT: FLITNG DISC Refer ence is made to SAC letter #58, series 1949. Mr. TAG~TENSIG, 4905 Bryan Place, Dovmers Grove, Illin ois, telep hone number - DONners Grove 1199 J, telephonically advised SA JOHN E. KEATING at 9:54 PM, July 4, 1950, that at 9:58 PM on July 4, 1950, he observed a large, bright, silvery object moving at an approximate altitude of 10,000 feet, in a north, north-westerly direction ovar Downers Grove. Mr. STENSI G said that his wi.f e also observed this object. He stated that he es timated the speed of the object at 700 to 800 miles by comparin g its rate of movement with that of commercial airplanes . Mr. STENSI G advised that he i s a meteorologist with United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display . The above is bein g submitte d far your information. JEK: BJB 100-18999 '-I I ff tCORDED . 129 fNDEXED - 129 6:i..- ?~1/( - ( 33 2 u .. a1ssa ~
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Source text · mention only. - ,. . ·- ~ r, T 0 : ti •c.~ J' :TIC COM l.N·c1,m··s sEcttoN JUN 301950 TE$ 8 FROM PHOENIX VIA LOSA t 10- 03 Ail Mt;: ~1 Mr. Ladd Y . Mt. Cl•,;.~ - -- / u,. , m 71 --- ~Imo / ir Mohr __ Te .Room __ URGENT ~ FLYING DISCS . /\T FIVE FO~TYFIVE PM, JUVE THEMTYNIHH L.~T ; AN { WJ·Q OBJECT IN SKY UAS OBSERVED BY MANY CITIZENS OF PHOENIX INCLUDING F~D?SONNF;I ,. MATTER IMt-1EDIATELY REPORTED TO HERMAN MUNROE, OSI , WILLIAMSJFJ3 ~-8.RIZO~A . MUNROE ADVISED TODAY OBJFCT 'jAS PIC.{ED ... UP BY RADAR SCOPE AT SIX P~, JUNE TWE~TY~INTH , AT WHICH TIME IT WAS ESTIMAT:D OBJECT AS THIRTY TO THI'1T, FIVE THOUSAtJD FEET IN AIR . AB TWENTYNINE FROM FIVE HUNDRED NINTH BOMB GROUP, ROS~ELL , t1:,1, '-JAS ASSI(;NED TO £0LLOW OBJECT AND PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE :c we -TRAVELING AT TWENTYFIVE THOUSAND FEET HE ESTIMATED OBJECT TO BE ADDITIONAL TEN_T.O TliENTUHOUS/\ rn .EEET ABOVS HI11. PLANE 1 •TAS . TRAVELING AT T JO HUNDRED NINETY MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CI°CLE BEN~ATH OBJECT . OBJECT WAS MOVING IN 1·JEST1•JARDLY DIRECTION IN ABSENCE OF Wlt 1D. IT WAS LAST SI ;HTE:) AT EIGHT FIFTYFIVE PM AT A POii'T /\BOUT \ n~SNTY MILES JORTH OF BLYTHE , CALIFORNIA , 1•1HEN IT WAS LOST DUE TO HEAVY THUNDLRSTORM IN AREA . MUNRO£ ESTIMA TED SIZE OF OBJECT TO RECORDED -15 _ ,. BE VERY LARGE , IN.4SMUCH AS WITH usE or BINOCULARS HE coGLj)~SILY ~':Ii/" sEE OBJECT . NEVERTHELtss , THE B TWENTYNINE ®li~oT BS c>Bsl~i.tr:B WITH BINOCULARS.fl10SI WILL SUBMIT FULL REP011T AFTER CONSULTATION /-, WITH AIRPLANE ~REW AND ;:-uqTHER STUDY. NO ACTION BEII\JG TI\K £' 1 BY END OF PAGE ONfOPIE S D ... ~ST~~. , ,, ,.ih • ~ _//~ ' 2 7 0 NOV H, ~ ~ t ~~~ '✓ / c,>Y //
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Source text · mention onlySTANoARo FORM NO, 64 fJjjiCe Memo'rlutum • A _. (!; : T-0 : Director , FBI k , SAC, Chicago 1 SUBJBCTe,FLYING DI~ (b) (7)(D) - INFORM.ANT UNITED STAl GOVERNMENT DATB: July 18, 1950 The .following is submitted .for information of the Bureau :for whatever action it may deem advisable . On July 1, 1950, (b) (7)(D) , o:f known reliability, advised that at 1:00 a.m . July 1, 1950, at North Chicago, Illinois, east intersection o.f 22nd Street and the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroo.d and Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks, (b) (7)(D) (b) (7)(D) , he observed one cigar-shaped obJect, about five .feet in appearance from his viewpoint, traveling from northw estern to southeastern direction at an excessive rate of speed over the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. According to the in formant., thj.s object appeared almost directly overhead at an altitude which he estima ted to be about 15,000 to 20,000 .feet, and it remained in sight .for about twenty to twent y- .five seconds witil it disappeared over the horizon. This infonnant advised the object did not appear lik e any falling star or meteor he had ever seen, and that it proceeded in a straight and --<::" level .flight. The in.formant continue d that the .front two-thirds of the object was a constant glow abrot the colorin g o.f a burning kerosene lamp, and that the rear third was dark. He continued that the objebt le.ft a bluish-white trail behind it, appearing to be about £our inches in width, and about three times the length of the object . The info:nnant advised that there were no wings or other type of support visibl e to him, and that the propulsion, control and stability were unknown to him. He advised that the speed of this object was much £aster than any con ventional type of air craft be had ever seen, although it did not travel as fast as a .falling star . He added that there was no sound discernible. With regard to the in.formant, it is to be ooted that (6) (7)(D) (b) (7)(D) It is to be noted that he advised there were no other witnesses who sa,., the aforementioned object . This informant bas furnished rel.iable information to the Chicago Division in the past , is of average intelligence, and considered of good character and reputation. cc: (b) (7)(D) JHS : RMS J 100- 18999 \ Cc])P~,~~ RECORDED - 11 JI ~2- ~379p-- -:':JS a:f_Ul2~
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Source text · mention onlySAC, CHICAGO Director, FBI FLYING DISCS • Chica.go File 100-18999 Bufile e2-83894 Reurlet July 18, 1950. July 28, 1950 You are 1netructed to advise the Bureau whether the i~ormation contained in your reference letter has been furnished to the local office of OSI in Chicago, Illinois in accordance vitb existing Bureau inatructions. REOORriO - U.7 62-83894 - ;)... r EHM:DE
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Source text · mention onlyFBI I . ') :RAL BUREAU Of INVESTIGATION U S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATllECTION : _/. JUL 4 flilli'i . ~ V :· .. : .... ; TELETYPE HOUSTON •.· - .-..'7- 4- 50 2- 55-. PM CST ~R U R G E N T Mt, Glovln -- 1\lr, N1chola - Mr. Rosen-- Mr, Mohr _ _ _ FLYING DI SC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FOURTH INFORMATION CONCERNING. SAN ANTONIO TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFFICE BUREAU BEI NG INFORMED THAT SUBJECT DISC DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, ELYPTICAL IN SHAPE AND BEARING SERIAL NUMBER X DASH ONE FOUR SEVEN A AND INSTRUCTIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. RESIDENT AGENT CORPUS CHRISTI STATES THAT LOCAL RAD IO REPORTS -THIS DISCOVERY TO BE A HOAX . FURTHER INQUIRY BEING MADE AND BUREAU ---------- -WILL BE ADVISED. CAPTAIN O. C. WETZELL, SECURITY OFFI CER ELLINGTON FIELD AIR FORCE ADVI SED AND REPORTED HIS OFFICE HAD NO INFORMATION RE SUBJECT DISC. PRESS INQUIRIES OF THIS OFFICE WILL BE ANSWERED WITH NO COMMENT UACB . RECOOOED-118 LORTON END AC PLS 441PM OK FBI WASH DC CCW M ~
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Source text · mention onlyrt , u. ~- .,F.rr,;n nm c~ :,:,1:~ • COMMUNICATIONS .~'.ION JUL4 r!J • TELETYPE ~ ✓ .. ::: C~I:,- -- : Mr, - Mt. n - · - , • Trac:y •• / Mt. lla1b0 / ' /'J_, Mt. Behn • •• / ~ Mr. Moh, --- Mr. N _ --- t.l C --- ~USTON DIRECTOR, FBI 7-4-50 3-50 PM CST ICF \ Te c. Room -- ···· · __ ,.. __ ••· ------ URGENT FLYING DISC1 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FO INFORMATION CONCERNING. STOKES MCENHEIMER, CHIEF OF POLICE ALUCE, TEXAS ADVISES THAT ON THIS DATE A SMALL ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION WAS FOUND IN A ,FlE.,J..D ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT - ALICE, TEXAS. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OBJECT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY WELDING A PORTION OF TWO AIRPLANE WI NGS TOGETHER. THE CONTRIVANCE WAS FRESHLY PAINTED AND BORE THE MARKINGS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE TELETYPE, AND HAD NO MOTOR OR MEANS OF PROPULSION. THE CHIEF OF POLICE REMOVED THE OBJECT TO THE POLICE STATION AND UPON INQUIRY QETERMI NED THAT IT HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY A GROUP OF MECHANICS AT THE ALICE AIRPORT AS A PRACTIC~L JOKE. AIR FORCE OFFICIALS ELLIKGTON FIELD ADVISED. NO FURTHER INQUIRES TO BE MADE. LORTON CORRECTION LAST WORD ON LINE TWO IS nALICEn END ACK 5- 54 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED (! ,, •
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Source text · mention only• COMMUNICATIOlcS SECTION JUL 4 I J TELETi ·\\r. Toi.ca - M,, Ladd - Mt. Cleq9 __ Mr. Gla'ri11 --- 1,:,. Nlebola - f.1'.ROHn- Mr.t,acy __ Mr. Ha,bo _ . _ Mr.a.tmoat_ Mr.Molls __ Tele,Boo.a- Mr.lf __ _ N.IMGmldJ'_ FBI SAN ANTONIO 7- 4- 50 1- 30 PM JMW ~CTOR FBI FLYING DI SC FOUND AT ALICE, TEXAS, JULY FOUR, FIFTY, INTERNAL SECURITY DASH R. CAA REPRESENTATIVES SAN ANTONIO, ADVISED TH IS OFFICE AT TWELVE FI FTEEN P. M. THIS DATE THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THEIR -REPRESENTATIVE AT ALICE THAT A FLYING DISC HAD BEEN FOUND BETWEEN THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND THE CI TY OF ALICE . DISC IS ELLIPITICAL SHAPE, FOUR TO FI VE FEET IN DIAMETER, HAS TWO RADIO AERIALS, SLOTS OR HOLES I NDIC~TING JET OR ROCKET PROPULSION . DISC HAS NO . X ONE FOUR SEVEN A, PRINTED ON IT, TOGETHER WITH QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. LOCAL RADIO NEWSCAST QUOTES CH IEF OF POLI CE, ALICE, TEXAS AS STATING FLYING DISC A HOAX. OSI, KELLY AFB AND HOUSTON OFFI CE ADVI SED . WEEKS END RfCORO£D • 118 ACK PLS I 331PM OK FBI WASH DC caw ~ 9!}1/~ V
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Source text · mention onlyECORDEIA 71 NDEX~D. ll C J_ • I .... . . . July 11, 1950 Tour ca rd postmarked July 3, 1950, has been received and it is suggeated that you may wish to correspond directly with the Secretary o/ the Air Force, Notional Defense Building , The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. c., since the matter to which you re/erred has been handled by that agenc11. I am sure you will jtnd on a close ezamination o/ the book you mentioned that it contains no quotations from the FBI but merely mentions thts agency . Sincerely 11ours, John Edgar Hoover Di rector ,.._ , ... C: r- (/1 ::., .:.J f JUli;\;o 11 _, JUL 13 1950 w .. , °' ' ··-S NOTE: Correspondent refers to a book "The Flying Sauce rs-:; are Real" by Donald Key hoe , which has been read and wil 1 -: :.i be reviewed by the Crime Records Se~tion in the near .f::l!,_,tur:._e. '.:'. The book mentions briefly that the FBI was investigatfng /lying saucers and that - Bureau Agents witnessed saucers at Las Vegas, New Mexic o, 12 - 8-48 . It is not mr;..]icious -:-01"""- - in the references tol,#._~a~ #I. ~ 4!f Key hoe _., wrote the article ~:~-,_-_-_ -_ on sauce rs Jo r 1lMie 1'f ~ a~ ine . _ _ :o c 01.avln_ _ . ,1 {\3 ~\:l'.l:lt (/'\ r:1 ~ lilCMl8 __ ' oo~ n~\E'-i ~o " ~ n / kosen__ ~ Q \ \ \\ I \ r,: 0 Tracy__ \> \. fa =i:-.t_::-_-_ ~ DDC:mjp:ma~, , J; , r\a I.J ...; :::..·a,~ -:J"> :::-. OIO-om-= 1 :;;.>r.,,T) rn I ~ 1--1 ~ ~- I t.oooc__ ~ 4./s.i:J 9 - r- ~. i,01\Jy__ ~')~ ' u=; H .y i-9 '
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Source text · mention only' . ,, UNITED STA'i' ES GOVERNMENT \ SUBJ ECT: Director , FBI SAC, Louisville ALF E. HIXENBAUGH' s Photographs of"-1:l ying Saucers; INFORMATION CONCERNING DATE : 8/2/50 On Jwte 28 , 1950 , the Louisville Times , a newspaper of general circulation published at Louisville , Kentucky, carried a two column cut showing three frames of a. movie camera. film of wha.t pur ported to be a moving picture of a. flying saucer . 'fhe photo gr aphs , taken by ALF (AL) HIXE113AUGH, Times staff photographer, were taken, HIXENBAUGH sa.id , on a 16 rnm magazine - load i ng movi e camera. The news artic l e, accompanying the photographs , stated HIXENBAUGH took 50 feet of film in which "the bright fly i ng object shows clearly . " The photographer , according to the article , was a.t Longest and Everett Avenues near his home, 2205 Longest , at 4 : 15 p . m., June 27 , 1950 , on his way to take some moving pictures of birds . The artic l e relates tha.t HIXENBAUGH "suddenly hea r d the roa. r of a big plane -- a twin -moto r ed DC- 3 - - and glanced ove r- head . At first he thought it was a. jet plane then he l ooked to the west of the plant, which was flying southwest toward Standi - ford Field -- and saw the l arge disk . It had a slight co r ona. around it and seemed to be lower tha.n the plane ." According to HIXENBAUGH, the object appeared "motionless for about ten seconds ... then it began to get smal l er, finally vanishing into the west . 11 The article notes that while the " saucer" appeared on all the film HIXENBAUGH took , the airplane was out of the picture field quickly , appea r ing on only about 10 feet . HIXENBAUGH, accord - ing to the article , advised military officers at Godman Field who ~Jfr: in turn notified flight headquarters at , right - Patterson Field. Ji copy of the newspaper article and photographs a.re being forwarded to the Bureau as enclosures . A subsequent newspaper article stated that representatives of the military would fly to Louisville to examine the films. In addition ~1?R being printed in the Louisv i lle Times, the movie film taken by i¥fXENBAUGH was carried on a national television network a.nd received national collllllent 'from r,ALTER .. INCHELL, ITTXEPBAUGH has received tele phonic and wri~ten queries concerning subject matter of the picture ~ HTH/w~hp ~ Ls #6 ENC ~ , ~osures - 3 f~'c UG8
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Source text · mention onlyfrom various persons and organizations throughout the United States, he said. On July 28, 1950, HIXENBAUGH telephonically communicated with the Louisville Division stating that ne had been advised that a repre sentative of one of the Army Intelligence Agencies would be in Louis ville on Saturday, July 29, 1950, to view the film . He expressed fear that the persons who might be contacting him might be unauthorized in dividuals and asked if he could bring the film to the FBI office for clearance . HIXENa'.UGHwas advised that the Bureau did not clear em ployees of other agencies and if he had doubt as to their authenticity he should check with the agency they professed to represent . HIXEN BAUGH was advised that in the event they were not representatives of the agency they professed to represent, the information should b~ fur nished this office and appropriate action would be taken under the Im personation Statute . On July 29, 1950, ROBERT STE.IYAU, 1608 South Second Street, Louisville, staff photo 6rapher for the Courier-Journal, a newspaper of general cir culation published in Louisville, KentucKy, personally called at the Louisville Office . STEPJAU stated that he and WILLIAM DAVIS, who is in charge of photographers for both the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, doubted the authenticity of the photographs taken by HIXENBAUGH and went on to state that approximately two years ago lITXENBA.OGH took what he claimed was a night photograph of a "flying disk". The photo graph was published at that time in the Louisville Times and showed a streak of light across the heavens. STEINAU said that he and D!VIS subsequently were advised by a friend of HIXENBAUGH that the picture was "a fraud". The friend related that HIXENBAUGH was lying on his back on the .ground with his camera pointing toward the sky when the friend flipped one or more lighted matches across the focal plane of the camera. STEINAU said that HIXENBAUG:; enjoys a poor reputation among other staff photographers of the Courier - Journal and Louisville Times and he believes HIXENBAUGH perpetrated both the original hoax concerning the flying disk and this later "hoax" concerning the flying saucer to attract attention to himself . STEINAU produced a print made from tliree frames of the orig inal motion picture negative submitted by HIXE}!BAUGH for television use. He also furnished an enlargement of one of the frames. He called atten tion to the fact that the trees appearing in the photograph and the air plane appearing in the center background both are out of focus and appear - 2 -
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Source text · mention only• \. I Ls /1=62-0 "fuzzy". STEINAU called attention to the fact that the dot appear ing in the picture which was tanned a ''flying saucer" by HIXENBAUGH appears in sharp detail. This, according to STEINAU, would indicate that the disk was closer to the camera then either the trees or air plane. ~lthough the pictures were taken at 64 frames per second, vrhich is calculated, according to STEINf.U, to produce slow motion action, the airplane appears in only the first ff!W frames of the negative and then disuppears. The 11 saucer" appears stationary dur ing most of the frames but ~ventuRlly appears to be growing smaller in the distance. STEINAU says he does not know hov, HIXENBAUGH performed the "trick photography" but suggests that it could be done easily by focusing the camera at a spot on a window and then moving the camera in a straight line away from the window, thus giving the illusion that the spot was disappearing into the distance. For the further information of tho Bureau it should be noted that the photographic department of the Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, under the direction of 1HLLHJ, DA VIS, furnishes staff photographs for both the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times, which newspapers are operated under one ownership. The above is furnished for the Bureau's information. - 3 -
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Source text · mention only• THE LOUISVILLE I ~ " dz" ~- M~vj~ Snapped of Sky Disk 1 By Alert Times Photogr apher , Yes, we have some flying saucers today, and for the first time, here are moving pictures for proof. Many have reported seeing the officials. None had heard any b t ·t · d f Al reports of a "flying saucer. " He s~ucers u 1 remame or . was advised to iniorm military Hixenbaugh to do something officials at Godman Field. about it-with his trusty 16 mm. Godman said it would notify magazine-loading movie camera. flight headquarters at Wright- "Hix," Times staff photog- Patterson Field which might rapher, took 50 feet of film in send an aide to examine the which the bright flying object films. shows clearly in all. Army of- 1--------e--= ficials have been informed and have indicated eagerness to ex ·amine the pictures. The photographer was at Long est and Everett Avenues, near his home at 2205 Longest, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday. He was on his w] to take some movies of birds. * * * Suddenly he heard the ro of a big plane - a twin-mot red DC-3-and glanced overhead. At first he thought it was a jet plane. Then he looked to the west of the plane, which was flying south.vest toward Standi ford Field-and saw the large disk. It ,bad a slight corona around it and seemed to be lower than the plane. He aimed his camera and fired. While he ground out the film, he said, the object appeared motion less for about 10 seconds. "It stood practically still, like --a balloon," he said. Then it began to get smaller, finally vanishing into the west. While the "saucer" appears on all of the film he took, the plane was out of the picture field quickly, appearing only on about 10 feet. The disk was within his vision \'about a minute." -"'-"Hix" contacted the newsroom at WHAS and from there Jerry Gammons c a 11 e d Standiford and Bowman Fields and weather ,;,: ·- TI MES • • By Times Stall Photo£rapl r Here's Real Flying Sauce r, If There ls One This is what a "flying saucer" looks like, if there reall;r is such I a thing. Al Hixenbaugh, Times' photographer, snapped movies of the object yesterday. The object appears almost as big as the twin• motored DC-3 t~.\qe ;ight. fNCLOSURE ~ ~ 'f _ I ,---- - The Louisville Times Louisvil le, Kentucky June 28, 1950
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Source text · mention onlyTO Director, FBI SAC, Chica.go FLYING DISCS (Bufile 62- 83894 ~) ReBulet July 28, 1950 . DATE: August 2, 1950 The Bureau is advised that the information set fo rth in Chicago let dated July 18, 1950 and the information submitted to the Bureau by Chicago let dated July 31, 1950 entitled "ROBERT R. PETRO!~, INFORMANT, FLYING DISCSn ha.s been submitted to OSI . YiIR- JCS 100- 18999 ~;<// 8AUG101950 ' LJ- ~ ~ t_/ ~fl 'AUG & rn~g f ,.
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Source text · mention only• >RM NO. 84 ' .ujfice ·.-Memorandum • rl~ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director, FBI SAC, Chicago ROBERT ~ONE, INFCRMANT FLYIOO DISCS DATE: July 31, 1950 A1R MAIL SPEX;IAL DELIVERY On July 28, 1950, Mr. ROBERT R. PE'IRONE, Publisher, Midwest Times, 3437 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, phone KEdzie 3-8400, brought to this office the original letter and envelope attached, postmarked July 25, 1950 at Chicago, which letter is quoted below: 11Since we are on the brink of a third world conflict, the world is more air concious than ever. Aviation in some phases is yet in its pioneering days. Much talk goes on about the flying saucers or discs. The saucer we speak about, is not a military secret, and is not yet owned by any government. The flying saucer which was seen over south Chicago last April is a large fuel tank with crystal glass wings. It has two large jet engines on both sides. It is radion controled. It resembles a saucer very much when in flight. The wings cannot be seen on a clear day. This is so it is a most difficult target for anti aircraft gunners. The reason for the large flat gas or fuel tank is to give the ship a long range for atomic bombing. The ship was designed by FRED SPAUNHOLDT, a former 1 Linco 1 skywriter, FRANK HOCCHPAW, aircraft mechanic, and CARL /) TEICHMAN, German World war I ace. The ship was financed a·; by HOWARD HUGHES, millionaire aviation enthusiast. It is <o?» J now being tested by the Glen F. Martin Aircraft Co., makers ~ • of the Martin Marauder. The craft is only made for one "' 1 ,"' ~o-O.f way trips. It ha s a r ange of 4000 miles, ceiling of 1 ~..§' 25,000 feet, and a speed of 750 miles per hour. So far -~ev ,,· only_a few of these craft have been made, and they usually ~c,v- I. \I are pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed . tt.16~ ~ They are merely to carry a bomb of high destruction to /,I ·7~/4 J enemy country. They have no wheels, but small steel rails 'b \ ift1' on the bottom fran which they take off. All other mechanism can be explained in detail. The man who welded the ship says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument i \~ he has ever seen. The name of the ship is the 'Danse \ C,, ~ ~ , v ~l}.I Macabre• • • V t~ "Editor "In a few weeks zinc cuts §h~~ 3. views of craft ftfi):J. _b:<l~,4u. sent to you. tJ. RECORDED. 113 {(i<b..- -.V"~°"' ~ "Yours ,!~O. 113 A~G l95Q . "/s/ AIB ERG1~ 4 ' ~ closure h<lts:bam 100-18999 I
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Source text · mention only.. • I Director, FBI, 7/31/50 Ur. PEI'RO~E states that no one connected with the Midwest Times knows of anyone named 11ALBERT HOLMBrRG 11 , nor do they know of anyone who lives in the circulation area of their paper with that name. The Midwest Times has a circulation of 15,000 copies which papers are distributed in a small area in the northwest section of Chicago . Mr. PETRONE stated he did not want to publish this letter as he felt the Army desired that the matter be kept confidential. He will cootact this office again if he receives the 11zinc cutsll or has any other corresponcence from HOLMBrRG. He felt that HOLMBERG might send the same information to other publishers who may print the story. There was no return address f or HOLMBERG on either the envelope or the letter . There is, however, an ALBERT HOLMBFRG listed in the telephone directory at 2065 North Kedzie and an ALBERT F. HOLMBERG at ll328 South Prairie Street, Chicago . This information is being transmitted to the BUreau for such a ct ion as it deems appropriate . The Chicago indices are negative regarding HOLMBPRG. - 2 - ' •
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Source text · mention only, __ ,_ i. _ _ ot _ _ Hoo■_ ---- [ ' September Mr. l al tcr n. Jones 36 King ~trect , ut Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dear l!r. Jonea : I Authority: NND 90986 - • I have roceiv od your letter of August 29, 1950, and llmlt to thank you for bringing t.he inrormstion contained therein t o t.he ~tumtion of thi:s Bureau . 'nle Jepartmont of the Air Force ie the Oepartlll'3nt of this f".ovemment engaged in coordinating and analy zing the type of intorr:ation contained in your referenced letter. I have taken t..be liberty, thoretore, in f'urnish ing your letter to that Department for their at.tention. Note: Bureau files reflect that a Walter D. Jones in 1944 was th e Tr easurer of the National Counci l for Canadian-Soviet Friendship located at 80 King Street, Toronto, Ontario. The RCMP advised in .Pebruary, 1945 that i'falter D. Jones wa~rta ,woaz.Jin; \ -,~~~ian busines s man and ,~as not known to be connected (1.11' aatr ,i~iHlth otlie Labor Progressive Party (CP of Canada). The RCMP further advised that t he 'V r~ational Council for Canadian-Soviet FPien'dsfd,fJ''fia\•~fdffued pr imarily ~ bv persons prominent in the business life orl-C~ala . According to the RCMP, the list of patrons included the fi~ar~•tflJ &f Canada, many of the Lie~t)ena nt Governors of the Provinces , the Premiers o_f _the "IT, ~'frovinces ,,. an~ sever9-l of ~f uusticen o f Ganada., ... i l,:\ " , ~ (lOO-J098.56 , '.;etials 1 & 5) t.? ,,. ' ✓" ,,. .. ,J
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Source text · mention onlyWALTER ~ONES 35 K IN G S TR EET EAS T TORONTO . ONT. ... August 29, 1950. Gentlemen: It has come to my attention that one of the Departments of the F.B.I. is colle 'Q:ing information from eyewitnesses of the phenomenon commonly termed Flying Saucers' and with this in view I have the fol lowing incident to relate. On July 19th at 10:30 I was looking over my farm facing west. The moon was fairly full and there was a low ceiling of light clouds. Much to my amazement I saw through the clouds a hazy object of light coming towards the farmhouse with incredible speed, It circled before reaching the farmhouse and continued to do so, neither the height or the orbit of which I could determine. I could not distinguish its shape, as it was above the clouds and I could only see a filter of light. Thi s was an entity in itself or within itself. It did not come from a beam either above or below. At times it seemed to retard its speed and then would circle in the opposite direction. After watching this spectacle for about ten minutes I felt in justice to myself that I should have corroboration so I called to my houseman who was in bed who came out in slippers and bathrobe and watched it with me for about ten minutes with mouth agape. I continued to watch it in all for about thirty-five minutes, from 10:30 p.m. to 11 :05 p.m. when it disappeared in a westerly direction. I am passing this along to you for what it is worth. If you are not interested throw it in the waste paper basket. {/ Yours very truly, RE CORDED . 90 INDEXFD • 90 The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Investigation, Washington, D.C., P.S . U.S.A. \ \ My farm is loc a ted twelve miles nortti \,east of City Hall, Toronto. ..
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