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Transmit tbe following in .
•Via
Director, nx
sac, (65-2677)
LYING OBJECT;
MICHIGAN -
(NAT ALITIES INTELLIGmE)
Date: 5/20/60
(Pei*it'
t-
BeBulet to Office of Special Investigatlon•, Alr Force, dated
4/21/60.
—•&cloged herewith are 5 copies of a letterhead •eno explaining
telephone call fron the at Niche ,
to the riint, Mich.j Besident on 5/20/60,
It {s noted that the Alnt RA immedlaiely advised Qon
r cefpt df this cali from
of the
ASAC n
n inedla e y contacted
to determine the extent of his Inquiry of RA
and at •as determined be had nereiy hzd a call tron
referred to in letterhead neno, and by Inference, bad
stated It •as his understanding that the FBI Agents In Filat
ad reviousiy "snatcbed" the 2 photos fre PART.
tated he thLt the did not operate that
and inasmuch as he doing a research on his mrgue flies
he •anted to clarify this iatorzatioa.
—s attention directed to a previoac contact by
the Office vith the
" at the tine the
Incideqt occurred and at reitera
DI oot Investigate this case and. does aot . Inveztigato
3 — Bureau (uc18, —
s)
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STATES DEPARTMENT or grrcz FEDERAL BUREAU or INVESTIGATION Michigan uay 20. 1960 Unidentified Plying Object; &seph Perry, Blanc, Xichlgan — Complainant At 8:58 pen. on May 20, 1960, t uchigaa, telephoned the Zlnt, Michigan, s ent Agency a.nd telephone cali *ron Michlgu. ed that he had Sust received a 'ho resides ia Bayne eportedly advised the be the that stated that Eseph*rry, of Blanc, Cieiens, ghlgan, on May 3, 2960, silde Is the property of J erry., ot &a.nd Blanc, and Perry had clai•ea this. slide cÖnfa ea a photograph of the noon and that at shoved 'hat appeared to be a *lying obSect somevbere the vicinity of the noon, —said 'hen the Air Force returned the photograph, they cave Perry a letter explaining that •bat appears to be flying object this siide actually a art of the negative Thich •as not properly developed. believe this story a.' he that Perry very neticuiou• vben h' develops pictures; therefore, he feels the silde actually does cootaln picture ot a *lying obSect and that he intends to obtain this slide and forward It to the Eastnan Kodak Company further analysis. docunent contains neither reco—endations nor conclusions of aay *Ind. It 18 the property of the •.tr•n.n of Inv.Rtfea±10n- •nd loan *our agency; it and/or its conients Ge not to Se disiributed outside your agency.
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UNITED STATES GOVE QNMENT Memorandm TO Ecr: DIECTOR, nx SAC, DENVER (62-0) DATE: F0RMATIQt----- .5/•4/60 Encloeed 1B a letterhead æmorandum regarding a speech given by me copy of thie has been made available to the Office of Special Investiga- tlono (ßl), I.oury Air Force me enclosed memorandum 1B being fumlshed for the information of the bareau and the Los Diego, and San Francisco Offices, ag 1B alleged to be from Giant Rock, Califoxmia, wh ch town Ie not located by Denver In the Postal Guide or available naps. ttended thlß lecture on Sunday, 4/17 0, after hearing of Its Impending presentation over the radio, He recogtlzed no one at this uetlng and was mown to no one at the meeting. On 4/0/60 Phipps Aud.itori',m, Denver, waB tele— phonically contacted and they advised that err ementB for FCR7. the speech of Mr. telephone Directory reflects Bareau (Enols. —5) 1 a Log mgeles i — San Francieco (Encl. ßK:1mb (6) (.12 - ' had been made Kith me 1959 Lake ood, co orado -1) (into. b y 1960
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STATES DEPARTMENT or . JSTICE FEDERAL BUREAO or INVESTICAt10N Coioradö April 26, 2960 April IT, 1960, a iectuæ sae given by —at Ph.lppg Auditorium, City Park, Denver. Colorado, uhlch yao advertised to be a iectuN, »vie and discussion ot unidentified flying objects. me audience vag comprleed of a naJor1ty of older IndividualB and a majority of the audience yag female. mere were teu young people, althouüa family me program sponsored by the neet3 monthly at the toiorado, whose , one or Mh.tch , Wceyood, ag the kster of CeNnonteo. Rie program conalaged of a 5 nin e novle 'Mch Included several •bots of uange purported to be flying oaueera, nd then a nxnber of Interviews nth people fron ali or Ilfe regard-tng oightl.nge they had made of ouch m.identltled e After a leetu*e Nhaeh no nore of a religious-economics lecture rather than ooe of utidentifled flying objects. stated uat he had the for over 30 years currently operateg •a private Civil Aeronautics Authority approved airfield In Caltrom.ia. Ee •aid he bag pergonaiiy observed a good eny and has to huidredg of people bave also seea flying saucers. Be •aid he han AIBD bv Che frön outer '*ace nd has taken up üe gauge 0k bplmglkg ue fact' of thege people to the *American people. gald at a cmuade uhleh he has undertaken because he nore or Nt1Nd, hio ramliy grom and coae from hor. —a he feeio be •Ight be doing good by th.Lo xork. ænoranarn loaned to you b' PROPEmVX nx PEI, and neither at nor Ita contents are to. be dlstrtbutea-* - outBide the agency to Mhlch loaned.
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ma30r pert of his ieeture •as devoted to explaining the occurænces ia the as they Elated to the •pace people, Be said that the only æntton of Ood an the Blbie an the beglrmlag when the uüveree yag made. He •aid that arter that ali •erereneea aæ to •out of the or "out of heaven,- Ee •ald that this to the fact that apaee people, yas made by Ooa ona that an the beginning of ene yorid the space people caæ to the earth and left mimai8 heN, mege •ere the .pn— Motoric anlnais Mhlch existed at a bo$e teQeratum or 205 degrees; however, a polar tilt occuræd WheNW the pöiu shifted and the tropical cilnateg becaæ coveNd 'ith Ice and vice versa. Be said that then the space again put animaiB on the earth and Nils depicted in the Blbie as Noah '8 Ark, Be cald that after the polar -tilt the temperature to •uetain Ilfe •as 9806 degreeg, vas oultabie for space people, so they eotabiished a and lett only males hem, intending to bring females at a liter date on supply 8h1PB, Io reflected In ADAN" not having rite. He said that DN•i vas not an Indlvlduü but a race or neo, Be •ald that race then Inter— —arried Ylth "Intelligent, upright anluaig,D ülch race yag EVE, men Khen the 'pace people caN back In the supply zhips they say *hat bad happened and did not land bat ever Since due to the origin of ADAN, they have etched over the people on earth. Be •aid uat Chle recorded an the mbie nany tines, oueh as MSES receivitw the Conuandænto, cald the Co•ndæotD aw üe of Che opaee people nd neo on earth only give Zip •errice. Algo, the nanna from heaven vas bread supplied by space people, He aloo Stated that this can be oeen the native otorleg ouch as the In Baying that com ud pot*toes, in Arope, •ere brought heN by a •naming canoe, • Be said this refers to a •pace •hip and ege &idlaast highest rom or transportatim ng the canoe, 80 üey likened It utto that, Ee oald Nilo can be Shom aloo by oid storiea or Wltwd and Tilte Borseg, Mh.ich came from out of ue He said that Yas bom or XA.Ü, Mho na a •pace penon sent heN premut order to shou the earth people ete proper May to live. - & : •aid ue •pace people have Matched over us through üe yean E and have tried to help said üey have sent uet.• agents to the earth and they appear Just as ye do; however, -2-
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they have the power to mow your thoughts Just as JESUS did. He eald this 13 their ot com.tnunlcatlon and many of the space people are mute, but they train a certain number of them to speak earth ianguageae He eald that the epace people here on earth are equipped Mith a "cwetai battexvl' uhlch generates a magletto field about them xhlch bends ilght waves so that they, the space people, appear Invisible. He said this has In ghost stories auch as footsteps, doorg opening, and other such phenoænae He stated that the space people are now gravely concerned with our atom bombs, He satd that the eolosions of these bombs have upset the earthtß rotation and, as In the Instance of the French bomb explosion in North Africa, have actually cauged earthquakes, He said that the official' on earth are aware of this and this was the reason for the iecent Geophysical Year In order to to detemlne Just what •can be done. He said these ezologlons aæ forcing the earth toward another polar tilt, which will endanger all man— kind, He eald that the space people are prepared to evacuate those earth people who have abided by the "aolden mt.ie" *hea the polar tilt occurs, but Mill leave the Net to perish. He advleed that the space people have contacted the offlclaig on earth and have advised them of their concem but thig hag not been made public. He also gald that the radioactive fallout hag becoæ extremely dangeroug and officials are worried but each power 1B go greedy of their own power they not agree to nake peace, also spent •one time saying that the U. S, Alr Force, who are espongibie for investigationg oa uildentltled flying obSectB, hag Information; and as they are responsible only to the Administration, not to the public, as elected offielaig are, they can get away Kith thia. He said that also the Alr Force arrald that they be outmoded and disbanded If euch information gets out. Be said that the Adn1n1Btrat10nt8 main concem 'In not public any Intonation that the Miii be
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mined, not because of fear that yould be engen&rea In the public. He said this 18 due to the number of titte dlocoverleg made and that be ude are labor and of ainoet permanency •o repiaeents Mould not be needed. oub'eet' : speech m üese (i) Space people related to occurrence' an (2) Atom detriæntal to earth and m.iverse, t3j 18 poor ond would oomapoe Ideas brought by opaee mrotwhout his leetuN. æntioned the U, S, and Government and Qie U. S. air Poroee 6,1d refer to the human race nuoeroug tl.æg ail wreNnees to Oovemænt and econow could only taken as eulng üe U, S, me question put to him yag uhether Diültlngs had been nade In Ruela or China. ngwerea th.lo by saying had eported ail over the uorld, but then —ntlooed only ue U. S, , Australia, New Zealand, and Bey Oulnea. Be a.i•o —rationed that be sag not advocating or aeHng for any actim on the part of auaanee becauoe said evil has a uay of destroying Itself. Be did say that he felt that the audience, of about 250 persons, xere ue cniy Intelligent people in nd he uey had not cæ out of curloolty but because uey uanted to do üe ri@t thüag, ue said that they •ete above the average in intelligence and *Len Vae critical caæ, the •orid roüd zeed people ouch as thio to think and gu.tae, an application blank vae distributed at ute for æmbewhlp In the society ot this organizatioa.
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2 — Ztatoon 4- Dace: 2, 290 • Office o/ &pcotal Atr A t tentten: Citer, Countertnte22tgano• DtDtoton John Ngar 800ver, Dtrcotor au.æ,. ucar ourronzrrn•s Reference Ade to tht8 dated April 6, 2960, captioned ao above. mare t' encloud 'or your t4for—tton a copy o' a letter dated Apr: 2 23, 29$, urttgen by Perry. mare t' aloo encloud tor your appropriate action a copy o/ our anawr to *crry. Xt request that you turnt8h agreau a copy o/ your reply to 56 APR'2 1 REB 68 - APR. 22 1960 rtL.ETYPE
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2
22,
.. Joegph Z
30B 'tree
Dear Perry:
r az tn receipt your letter dated
Aprt2 23, 2960, and X you to *nov that
have taken thc 2tberty tumtobing the
o/ thc Atr Force "t th a copy your letter ae that
agency. oould rgp2y to you coneemtng recum
the photographa you turntahad Spectal Agent'
tht8 Äreau, you have been prgotou8Zy adutced,
these photographa recctved 'ron you
I—edtateZy turntghcd to the Ot.flce o/ Special
rnveettgattona, of thc Atr Force, Se2$rtdge Atr
'orce Mount Cleucns, Utchlgan.
auggeated that you direct $urth.r
tngutrte• tn *ht• meter to the Departunt o/ •
Atr 'orce,
APR211960
Sincerely yaura,
John Edgar Hoover
Dt rector
2 - Detroit (rncZ gurg - copy' letter 4—23-60
{rom Perry'
2 - Offtce of Special rnveet gattone
(By eepara*e letter'
Atr Force
Attn: Chief, Countertnte22tgen&e ,Dtvt8ton .
mre
etor a reataurant tn -Crand mano
and an a teur ph
pher Ut th a hobby o' taWng picture
3-5- advteed Detroit Ofttce that two o'
htc pt 'oratgn ob/ect he beltgved toPage 11
JOUDh Z conrrnmt be 'lying •aucer.. At htc regueet æreau agente contacted htm and he turnt8hed them the photographa 'itch wre tumea - over to local repregentattve8. Perry reported incident to the preu carried arttUeo tndtcattna tnveettgattng, 'e atratghtened out the "Deir-ot* Rtneo• on tht8 point, Perry by letter dated 3-21-60 wrote Preetdent Stsenhouer potnttng out he did not *nou ht8 photographa wre but he vou2d Ilke auurance they vou2d be retuned to htm. Bpecta2 Agente of Detroit Office on 4-22—60 Informed Perry that the photographa he had voluntarily tumed over to them had been .m•nt'hed to Selfrtdge Atr Force and that the Departunt ot the Ati Force had been •f'rntshed a copy ef htc letter to the Preetdent. Perry tn hia 4-23-60 litter thanked Director for relaytng the menage from the ntte Eouee aM indicated he looking to the eompletton o/ Force analyet8 ot ht8 photographa ao that "your office' mu2d be able to return them to Mm. Ee petnted out that •thouoa'üa are looking $orwrd' to Dtulng the photograph', A copv ot the Inatant Zetter and a copy of Perry '8 4—23-60 letter are being Atr Force 'or reply to Perry, -2-
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3079 Ed•.'ard Street Crand Diane, i.:ichlcc.n '060 J, Edgar y:oovcr, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washhacton, D." Dear Sir; I t.'ish to thank you for rele.ylnø thc 't.-.±tc i'.ouse on r.y colored tra-'.spo.rc.*.cy o! Identified flyinc object, forward to the co.* plction o? thcfr so ac your of-Ciec will bc able to return the trans- to :-.c as arc lool:lnc; for,rard to view-ac It, Yours truly, APR. 22
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Transmit the following in Via TO; DIRECTOR, FBI FBI Date: 4/11/60 i' pwn AIR - REGISTERD 'Pdod'y er of SAC, DETROIT r MISCELLANEOUS - nvORMAT16N CONCERNING (NATIONAL nnÄ.LIGAtCE) ReBuiet to of Special Invegtlgatlong, Air Force, dated 4/6/6. On Saturday, 4/9/60, Agent the Flint, Mich., Resident Agency atte*ed to contact JOSE at hlB home, 3079 mwa,rd St. arend Blenc, M.l±h., with n gatlve results. 4/9/60 he wag located telephonically at approxamateiy 6:30 P.M. He advised that he would not be available for Interview that night or over the .weekend; therefore, he was advised that his letter to the White House been referred to the FBI by the Dept. of Justice, ard we desired to achowiedge the letter to gee hlm personally, Mr. PERN advised that he would arrange to contact the Agents at the earileet possible date, 4/11/0 appointænt yas to gee on 4/12/60, at whloh time Bureau' g convlete Ingtmctlons be CODV11ed with. Bureau 2 - Detroit Approved: 13 C 91/6¯ 23 PR Sent Special in Cbage
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UNITED STATES /ERNMENT
MemoranQ m
TO
F
s
DATE:
April 12,
1960
M
J Ecr:
Director, DI
SAC, (65-2677)
UNIDENTIFIED PLYING
JOSEPXDERRY, GRAND BLANC,
UISCELLANEOUS - nmRLtATION mNCERNING
(NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE)
Be Bureau lecter to Office oz Special Investiga—
tlons, Air Force, dated April 6, 1960, and Detroit airtel
to Bureau, dated 4/11/60,
On April 12, 1960, JOSEPH PERRY, _3079
Street, Grand Blanc Michi an vas personal fy cöätacted
at bls bone by SA
and SA
Be vas advised that his letter to
EISÄ{BOYER dated 21, 1959, had been referred to the
DL by the Departnent of Justice and that the DI vas
receipt of that letter.
PERRY vas advised that the contents of hl'
letter had been carefuiiy noted and that for his Infor—a—
tioo the photographs he bad voluntarily turned over to the
DI had been immediately furnished to the Office of Special
Investigations, of tbe Air Force, Air
Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Michigan; further, that the
of the Air Erce had been furnished a copy of
his letter to the President,
advised that the taking
investigative action in this natter and he said be vu
fully avare ot the Bureau" policies In natters of this
PARY expressed his appreciation for the
cooperation of the DI,
Bureau
— Detroit
14 APR 14 '960
3)
51 APR 22196(Page 15
2 2 Aprt2 6. 29Ø Office of Spec$all rnve•ttgattono Atr *orog - Ztataon 5 Atten* ton: Chte% Comigr rnÉe22igcnoe Dtvt'ton Jehn *daar Eeover. Dtreetor Sub'cct& n,rxæ oar*" JOSEPH PERRY, OEA..D • , , ;s:_ • ? zsczuxovs - zronnrrav . Reference ude te tht8 æreau•a -dated' Erch 9, 2960. at Detroit. Mahtaan. captioned u 4bovø, a ot - uh-tch haa agency. dated 2, 2960, Yaahtiåton, D, C. , referred tito &zreau an artgole ;appeaFtng in the trott 2'tua,• taeue o' hrch 9, Pa cepy *toh tc encloud, and rogueated be advtced there had 'cen any change our pe2tcv •t th "respect to unidentified flying öWeots; gathered •vtdcncc ef Witdgnttfled flying ob.leåt.& the DepartunÉ the Atr *oruj and Üwther the photograph . decertbed tn artt02e had been analyzed at 2aSorat•rtea •r 'or prposee. 2cÉCer to thc a$orc-zenttcned organtution Septcab& 899. had pointed that do not tnveaet ate Incidenta involving untdentgrted flying ob.iece ut *crntahed data racetved aoncemtng the. WWb*tnent the Atr *orcc. A a Ecau tn our datea *reh 25, 29$, that t Jha' ...n no .ehan\• pel!oy tn regard puntd $2ytng
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.8peeia2 rnvcettgaetna Atr Foree that do net gather evidence concerntnq untdenttftcd t2ytng •Wecte 'or the Department o' the-atr Zoroe, al though any tnforzatton volunteered o/ courge. aeeeptedß that thc photograph unttoned tn 'Detrol* article ezaztncd by thc '&boratow or anyon• 'or purpouc, further advgo•d Chat thia •reau $umtohed photograph' obtatned froz Joaeph Perry to a representative the Departzent o/ the Atr 'orce 'or action deened appropriate by that agency. Erch 32, 2960, the Departunt furntehed Cht8 a letter dated Erch 22, 29Ø, erogeph Z Perry, directed to the letter had been referred -to thc Department by the mtte Emne. 04 copy letter encloud. Detrott Ofttc• yt22 contact Ferry advtoe ita that ht8 letter directed to thc Prutdent Iaa been referred to tht8 acreau; that the photographa In aueaÉtn wre turnt8hed the Office of 8pccta2- Znveattgaitom, Depart—ent of the Atr *orce, Beltrtdge Atr Force hunt Clenens, Mchtgan; and that a copy hit Preident haa been $umt8hed to Enelosurea — 2 Encloud t' copy o/ letter trom Perry to the Preotdent, Auure that Perry to contacted t—edtate2y and •advt•ed that htc letter to the Pregtdent referred to ua by the Department o' Juattce had received from the htte Rouse ard you a-re acknowledging receipt thereof. Point out eo Perry that the contente of ht8 letter have been careful-ly noted for hte tnformtton your office were tnnedtate2y *urnt'hed to the Office •f Specta2 rnvegttgattou, Department of the Atr Foroe, Selfrld e Atr Force hent Clemeng, Mohtgan. tMorn tm that the Department ot the Atr Force hao been
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ofttce ot Specta2 rnveettgattonc Atr Force $urntohad a copy htc 2'tger to Che Prutdent, Certatn that Pgrw to atmre that the to ta%tng no tnveettgattve cotton In mttgr, Perry, proprietor o' a In Crard Blanc, Mchtgan, and an photoarapher Vt th a hobby Caking ptceur•a ot neon, on 3-5-Ø advtagd Detroit Qtttce that o/ htc ptcurca •hated a foreign obftot uhtoh hc be2tgved to be $2!tng saucers, At ht8 rcgucgt, Areau agente contacted over local repruentaetvu, No further action ue token bv atw -Dogrotg arctc2a pointed out Chat tnvegttgattng Cht8 mgter. SAC, Detroit, contacted appropriate official' at the and advised thcz that tht8 not the cue.
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i VHITE —OUSE -HINGTON Dlr. Mr. Panmu Mr. Belmont— Mr. Callahaa— gr. Dcl.x•ach.-— 26, Nalone.-.......-.— X r. Tamm tv.CSu11%vu Tele. Rmm.—— Mr. Inzram—.......—- Miss Reepecttuiiy referred to the Department of Jutiee for attentic ana aehoviedæent. The Asg s BuFü1iles reflect SAC, Detroit, 3/9/60, advised article (which is attached to Perry's letter of 3/21/60) appearing in Detroit Times reflecting Flint', Michiga.n, Resident Agency furnished slides of photographs taken by Perry allegedly growing a saucer-like object silhou&d against the moon. Perry contacted Flint RA 3/4/60 advising he had been professional photographer, had taken photographs of moon and after developing same' what appeared to be flying object in one of them. Perry furnished information to press. Flint received press inquiry, advised only that Perry had turned 2 slides over to FBI and they were being made available to appropriate authorities. Detroit Times 3/9/60 FBI has not and is not conducting investigation concerning slides bait barned over the ihformation to the A.ir Force. When slides turned over to Air Force, they were requested to return slides to Perry and adviæd that no action contemplated by the ...-..Burea.u and. was being rderred to them for any action they deemed advisable.
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3079 Edward St Crand Binns, hic march 21, 1960 U..S.A. Yr. Bohr Pa Cana Mie Caa&..— hr. D. Eisenhower, PN8ideot Washington, D.C. Dear President Eisenhower: As I cant t find out any informetioo f mm anyone, I am writiog tp you, The first pert of March I turned over to the F.B.I. a colored." transparency of the moon and e unideoE1tred ; flying .ob,lect for Identificetioo, Up to this point I oot been to iocste where it is except that it is supposed to be in the proper hands, Quoting from a letter of Merch from Major Donald E, 'From past experience with photographic evidence, Keyhoe , we consider it unlikely thet you "iii ever see your Pio— ture again. • Also, from other U. P.O. societies I have received the seme perdiet ions. I would like the essoreoce that this colored transpereaey will be returned to me within e short time, as it would be finsnei911y profitable in the pursuit of oy hobby, (cameras and equipment), I am enclosioz a clipping from The Detroit Times Io re— garas to this-item. spectf%iy yours seph F • err JFP/rp 1 Rß.n J a.m 11
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—uc •nen toe painfully wident u startea, 't how Continued Page S ÄF WANTS TO KNOW Pizza Pie-Or Flying Saucer? nomb Oi Prc seari08 • CRAND BLANC, March asked to E and —The DI today probed into again. oil a color pbotog•pb the "It's nying sauce,' moon taken b' Joe Perm a nid. talented pina pie maker, ne got •ind ft 'ho also takes potshot.' at ast Friday and tbe Den day of debr the sky Vith a bome-made wo agents from the Aint the are . ffiee visited Joe's • place can FBI intereded iD an apl the picture Joe snapped last 81 doved •en several The montb on the •eeond night slJdes *otocraph' took that particular •10t,• Jee .d the full moon. built a! said. 'Tbey did •ot to The pkture •ors be bterestd nul I s"ved —ueer.llke "Jeet AlhouetW this particular one ud •en both of Len jumped ngalnst the •oon. burned • The "ihing• ndiates • The agents took the pbn& feet trail in green 'Dd appears ph and several Dearer to the earth than the JOE, A grandfather at 44, drilling moon," Joe uid. "It is round, be bu been •me vo much nailer than the moon, serviæ government ex• and it bas a dome." peru in their sureh f" huded JOE DID Dot think any. wers in outer qaee. thing of tbe pbotova* until "But I »pe i pw Houda a»stomers in restaurant Wm back," Bid.
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Transmit the following in Irru Via FBI Date: 3/31/@ ptoia cez8 oe AIR • (Priority of 1 TO: FROM: Director, FBI SAC, ($-2677) i UNIDEN IED FLYING OBJECT; • JOSEP Blane . Michigan - CQ4P ANT *.59 8/60, e f)UCeRS airtel dated 3/28 Enclosed herewith Is one copy of the newg article referzæd to In realrtei. This article appeared In the "Flint Joumal% Flint, Mlch„ Sunday, 3/27/60, and wag written by ALLAN R. WILHELM. A copy of the article 1B also being furnished to OSI, Selfridge AFB, Mt. Clemens, Mich. No inquiries have been received from the press or radio In addition to tw inqulrleg set forth In nyalrtei and teletype of 3/9/60, The aboye 18 for the Infomatlon of the Bareau and no further action 1B being contemplated by thig Office inasmuch as the Alr Force (OSI) has been furnished all facts In our posgession. mreau (Enc i - Detroit sac (4) Approved: c. - f'3å4C/%_ 4/ An i 'EO i" Seot S eial in Chuge 62 13
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Gian/ Blane Man Makes Plea to Ike ] Ff/m of Flying pucer Up in Alfr fie scene Js a vety good ad- dress on Pc vaü Ave. Washin n. D. C Ume b Late week A gentleman of tinguished pscks up a letter. blinks a fewötimes in 0b . vious astonishment and then pushes the button on his inter. Wd •t White (Gn. nongas D.. Air Yore célef ot staff) and cur, FBI Chie') •nd tell than to give Joe Perry flying saucer,' orders such gene did not take place. it's •not a Grand Blanc Township piza mcr• chant didn't write the Etter. He did. • atl siaried Perry. of Perry's Piu Grill. Edward likes to take 2 . pictures of the moon through big homemade telempe. nuse he usually doesn't until well alter the sun i' •ete ho does most ot A color shot he tmk about I A. M. on a • cold nSght month caused him no end of consternation. Imming against the lull moon on the slide a object. rerrv the sue o •umber er bls Viea •aw it o be h" bunt at btß grill, be —bd. ut Client •greed Chai ti Ilke or e hat folks think nyan' saucer Jooks ue. fien he read a newspaper (42 — ENCLOSURE Detroit. noh. D'trclt Fceo Prego Detrett Edition: Page: Col: fitlo of Cue:
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Joe Perm ood His Photo) reprt that the Air Force FBI office, *ich —ld interestal in an repru ot un- (he slide was ent to the Wash. ident i lied flying ngton office or Alr Force, (VPO••). So he gave it to the which deals with UFO'L
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i When word got that Pet" had UE_AZthfngs be• gon to hap'*n. Since then he" had at least 50 Jetters and caus f about iL Gie or the letters mneerned him greatly. It was Irom the . National investigation Om. . mitte on Aerial Phenomena. fie committee had an .rticLe Perry" and in a ; mroit errom put aperse»oe photographic Elter eontinuod, dder n —nuely . ever let ' a r —ld NCAP w•.nw made publ.k Perry kne' ute of the picture was that it was in Afr Force handc ne FBI would only my that R, was tn "pr0*r Pet• . ry uld- bst• week Perry 'Tote to the President telling him he —n•t find out where his "ide b •nd asking •gurame that vitl get it back. only I'll fled It I On't get It "ck It tells it's top •ea•et," satd Per" Be had otters gor •IWe trom gmups that Indiete they •uld go into eoutt to gain pssession 5t from the Far thæe Who nt to buy. it, a • Dot Perry, whose bobby " . pensive, that nnaacia' Nn •r I ce it rs foe ile —Jd be Wu n•ÜonaI Pe.rry i' mnndent Gat dide 8bov. some nrt ot veh&. ' bristled With Indignatbn when uked ff anyone had gug• tested that lhe uuær might help seu pin. His pina, he dee clared. is St.. own tlæet. ret" •au *outdn't take' an expert Zong to it Aide is legitirnate. Gov. t, he wounn't look Eindly on a hoax and would make a of a pet•n trying to take such a picture. Perry Aid he did Dot the objet through Xe was unaware Ot it until slide was doe his wn retry u 11 from It surround, ed by uue•creen and 'he a.ppear&iæ 't *i.ng in n»åoa. •Everyhdy who "s —o- me •bout iC sems to know mr. It than I do,' aom.ebd.. All thee people munded •e• rious, he oberved, even the tel. Iow •ho —lied long-distanm and Aid he had ridden in a fly, ing and a PW. ture of to •bw hl' Perry Aid he didn't take him Edously, however, _ il Be had advice for Who up , a picture an unidentlØed flying *Ject. u.td: make a copy.- 4
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1 Transmit tb' following In Via DIRECTOR, FBI FBI 3/28/60 Dato: pwn 'egg cod') PAIL Method Of Wiig) FROM: sac, DETROIT •(65-2677) TXFIED FLYING OBJECT; OSEP ERR", Grana Blanc, Michigan- COMPLA Re 3/9/60 and 3/9/60. An article appeared in the "Flint Journal", Flint, uch„ dated 3/27/60 by Reporter ALLAN R. WILH3LM. article appeared on Pac,e i 3. The article reflects an interview vith' P3RRY and in part states that bad received at least SO letters and calls in regard to the phot%raph he had taken. One letter was fran National Investigation Connlttea on Aerial Phenomenon. Tho art 'cle contains the quote from this iettpr, "From paet experionee with photographic evidence wo consider it unlikely that you ever see your picture again. " had advised the newspaper that all be hew vag that the picture vas In Air Force hands, The PDI only ears that it is in "proper hands" , according to PEP.ru. The article continued, "So last voek PERRY wrote to the Pro sident tel 1 ing him he can't find out where hig Bilde i' and aeking assurance PERRY was quoted as e aying, "The that he will got It back," only way I will be satisfied If I don tt get It back 18 if the Government tells mo It 18 top gecrot,n The photograpb reforred to above was a .35 silde which wag furni8bed to OSI, SAP B, by letter datod 3/9/60, OSI, Iir Forco Base, Xt. Clemons, Mich., advi ged of the above. Additional information follows will Include a copy of clippirz. 3 - Bureau WbS/mac 52APR5 Approved: i. EX.13å a..1 MAR 29 860 Sent Special in Cbage
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Mr. BdrnoC Mr. Mdhtm.—.—.— 3-9-60 4-31PM ALF •ro DIRE OR, FBI FROM C DETROIT /65- 677/ 2P u ez.as Pc.YN1 ERR'L, _GRAND BLANC, MICH GAN - COMPLAINANT, FOLLOWING BEING SU rrTED BUREAU IN VIEW OF ARTICLE APPEARING DETROIT TIMES TODAY, DATELINE GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN, REFLECTING THE FBI FLINT RESIDENT AGENCY UAS FURNISHED SLIDES OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY JOSEPH PERRY ALLEGEDLY SHOWING A SAUCER-LIKE OBJECT SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE MOON, ARTICLE INDICATES FBI IS JOSEPH PERRY, THREE NAUGHT SEVEN NINE INTERESTED IN THE PICTURE, EDWARDS STREET, CRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN, ON MARCH FOUR LAST TELEPHONICALLY CALLED THE FLINT RESIDENT AGENCY AND ADVISED AGENTS HE HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS, KE HAS A HOBBY OF TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOON THROUGH A HOMEMADE TELESCOPE, AND AT ABOUT ONE FEBRUARY TWENTYONE LAST, TOOK OF THE MOON, AND AFTER DEVELOPING SAME NOTED IN ONE YHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLYING OBJECT, , CUST%ERS OF HIS PIZZA Pit RESTAURANT SUGGESTED THE PHOTOGRAPH MAY REFLECT FLYING SAUCER, INFORMATION FURNISHED PRESS BY JOE PERRY REFERRED TO ABOVE, FLINT PACE ONE f/' s 17 '960
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PACE TWO RESIDENT AGENCY RECEIVED PRESS INQUIRY, AND ADVISED ONLY THAT PERRY HAD 'URNED TWO SLIDES OVER TO THE FBI, AND THEY "ERE BEING AVA ABLE TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. DETROIT TIMES ADVISED TODAY FBI±AS-NOT AND IS NOT CONDUCT ING INVESTIGATION CONCERNINC SLIDES BUT HAS TURNED OVER THE INFORMATION •ro THE AIR FORCE, SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICHIGAN. THIS MATERIAL VAS TURNED OVER TO TWENTYFIFTH DfHc.t •F DASC OSVDETACHMENT, SELFRIDGE AFB•', FOR REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE AIR FORCE OFFICIALS. DID WA 4-36 PM 0K FBI TU DISCO CCC'* BELZOS% AIRTEL WITH DETAILS FOLLOWS, VA MS 5
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FBI Date: 1 trozmlt in Type AIR AIR FROE; sac, IETROIT (65-2677) Sh OBJECT; Blanc, Re Detroit 3/9/60. Rnclosed herewith are five copieo of letterhead captioned as above and a newspaper. cltppinc from tbe Time." z dated today, -A copy of this letterhead memo alone tvo 35 furni8hed to the 25th OSI mgtrict (IG), Selfrid e Air Foree be Air Force Base, Xt. Clemens, Xich., by letter thig arts, mquegted to return the slides to Mr. The Bureau furnished Yi th information to Inquartes received In connection with tbe enclosed newspaper article by retei, OSI, was advieed of thia infoma tien ,.-orally on 3/9/60, •nd in the cover ictter to OSI Advised that no action vag contemplated by •of flee at yas referred them for my action they deemed aavloabie. Bu•eau (Enci8. S) vi,s/mac Mw FORw. ray "prov•d: Sut
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE or nehlgan Re: March 9, 1960 Unidentified Flying ObSeet; Joseph Perry, Grand Blanc, MI chigan Complainant Yre Joseph Ferry, 3079 Edwards Street, Grand Biane, Michigan, wag contacted at request by agents of tbi8 office on Karcb 5, 1960. Mr. Perry advised that be operates a Pizza Bouse at 3075 Edwards Street, Grand Biane, and that be haa been a professional photographer for thirty years. Be explained that be has a hobby Df taking pbotocrapbg of the noon through a home—made telescope. At about 1:00 a.m. on February 21, 1960, he took •ome photographs of the moon and after developing observed what appears to be a flying object •omewhere between the end of his telescope and the au•face of the moon. Be said that when blown up, this ob'ect is flat on the bottom, i 8 oval gbaped, and appears to have a fluorescent glow aroxmd the entire object, and that It apparently moving as It has a vapor trail runnine behind it. Be ta.ken over one thousand pictures of the moon and bag never seen anything resembling thig 0b Sect. Perry said that due to his thirty years' experience in photography, be •ure that what appeare on the pleture actually a flying object, and not a malfunction of camera. is not a blurt on bie telescope. , and 18 not anything that appears on the photo becauge of the numer in vhieb he developed the film, r Pemw took about twenty pictureg of the moon on February 21, 1960, and after developing them, be observed that most of the pictures vere under—exposed, so he Sust cut off the two that- appeared to be properly and destroyed the rest, He firniBbea both of these pictures to the FBI.
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Perry advised he took the pictures *ith a 35 aetna Geman Canera using Super Ansco Color Pila, and he took these pictures through his home-made telescope uhich can go to 2 , 840 power. He agtiutes at the tine he took the picture showine the flying obSect, that his oeope yas set at between 350-400 power. this confirms intonation furnished t.ö Special 25th 031 District, 'ho •aieo advised ornat on vag being furnished for any action ho at e deemed appropriate and no further action contemplated this document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kiddo It the property of the FBI, and Is a loan to your agency; at and/or Its contents are not to be outside your agency,
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GOVERNMENT 8 O (FLYINC snvcc,'cg) UNITED S OA12C2'S October 5, nou 99 CC. Wim 10-13-58 pointed out that our policy concerning unidentified flying obJect8 (flytng oaucerg) t 8 to conduct no invectigatton but invacdtately refer factg to the Air Force (Bureau mallettn Number 57, 10-1—47); that SAC Letter h';zmbcr 38, 3-25—49, reiterated tht8 pol t cy and ect out data deaired by Air Forci to be obtained uhen complaint received; that Zetter number 83, 8-4-52, again pointed out our pol icy; that Alr Force, as late aa 11-12-57, assured Bureau would be advtsed of any developmentg in thig field of interest to us; and that there appeared to be no necessity for further tnstructtong to field or insertion tn Agents' Vandbook or Lnua2 0/ Instructions of our p02tcy re2attng to flying oaucerg. During pact 22 montho no complaints regardtng f Z ying gaucere have been referred to Bureau. During this oeriod have receivea' tvo tnqutries regarding thtg alleged ••cnomcna ana' on both occagi ons the percon making the inquiry been referred to 031. your t n;ornutlon. At this time there appeare tty for additional Instructionc for the field ',he Bandboojs or Znuals relative to aMtter Wi 22 again bc reviewd on or hahoe Zacka 394 (3) 8 OCT 9 PLI 14 OCT 7 1959
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Ogut 81, 1959 O oma Y' Dear ona Ywr Leeer dated August 24, 1959, us received. I vould uke to abie to belp 'N, of tbe many 81m11ar requests and the pressure my dutieg, I am nüie to comply Vith vigheg. Sincerely yours, • SEP NOTE: No record Bufileg corregpmdent or his organizatim.
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AN.'&WS OKLAHOMA CITY, United States Dot. Ot Juotåoe banau Of laveotlgatlon Taohin$on 35, DeCo att'YTIOY: Dou ur. Eoovor: august 84,199 Fl govecÆ The of investigate •tuay ( Onldatitiea Firing ObSeots ) or tiring ooaoer ports, aioe iznlng pubiioh pubiaoztioa oa sane cubJect some tine In Otenbor ( I bope I vmåeriag io you •outa the tine to arti0Li fer eur pubiie.timt Xt bo ea the oubåeot teo ea. med, Lb'ut 350 Ing, thank trusting to beg tron an tho future. Ve;y yourc 622 u 4/6 SEP 3 1959
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.nou SAC, (100-0—6898) Offcc Memorandum • • FBI CBS fmb UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE: May 22, 1959 UDJBcr: RIAL PHENOENA GROUP SCEILANEOUS FL q, & 7 .s--vccps Re BH let to baæau, *.4/21/59, and Seattle letter to 5/5/59. In view of the Infomatlon set forth In refezenced Seattle letter; no further Investigation or action 1B being taken by-.•the Bimlngham Office In this matter. The local OSI office has been advlged concemlng thie natter. Bumau 1B MAY S 1959
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Offce Memorandum 8 Director. FBI UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE; kv• 5. I 3 SAC, Seattle (62-1729) RIAL PHENOENA-RESEARCH-GROUP.- - Re Birmingha letter 4-21-59. The address of 5108 FSndlay Ftreet, Seattle 18, Washington, 1B the residence of ROBER who the sö-@älied national director of thé rial--Phenoæna in -rnade concerning this group In 1957, advised that he was regularly employed as a fireman' for th+-C1ty of Seattle and that his hobby 1B acquiring Information regarding unidentified flying objects. He advised that the Aerial Phenorrena Research Group has a national and an International membership of about 350 npmbere, and that they charge a fee of $5.00 per year for the purpose of defraying the expenses of a publication which the group issues periodically and for other incidental expenses of the organization. According to GREBIE the . organization is a non-profit one and was established pritrerlly as a hobby for persons like himself who were interested In acquiring Information regarding flying objects . una....o•a..0 3 eaueu organzzauxon cenoered In Seattle and he provided the names of other officer8, all of whom were residents of this city. Twentieth District OSI, McChord Air Force Base, 1B aware of the existence of this group and has been furnished ail pertinent In our files regarding It, There 1B no Russian Consulate or other establishment , recollection of the address of 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle, - something to do with the residence of a chauffeur for the Russian Consul In Seattle Is completely erroneous. No Inforn•etlon regarding the activities of the aerial Phenoæna Resebrch Group has core to the attention -of the Seattle June 1958 1 '3 S/f/-- 405 // Mn..) Bureau — Birminghat;- (62-0) 1 — Seattle SW". CHD;mgd
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eaOffce Memoßndum , t Director, FBI SAC, Bimlngham (62-0) UNITED S GOVERNMENT DATE: April 21, 1959 RIAL PENOENA RESEARCH GROUP MISCEIXANÉOÜS "The Anniston Star", Anniston, Alabama, daily newspaper, published an article on April 2, 1959, entitled, UFIying Saucer Witnesses Urged to Send In Data" . This article Bald that the Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle • 18, Washlpgton, wou.ld like to get a report •from people who have seen U%lylng Saucers" . On April 3, 1959, Lt. Colonel OLIVER R, HEmEL, Fort McClellan, Alabama, advised that 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle 18, Washington, 1B believed by him to be -the address of the chattfeur for the Russian Consul/ In Seattle, Washington. HEm'E1, advised a SpeÖia-1¯Agent of the 111th • at Fort McClellan that a>out five months ago he looked .. over a list of Russians and their addresses when he visited the office of the Chief Chemical Officer, Department of the Amy, Washington, D. C, The Seattle Office Is to ascertain who lives at 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle, Washington, and . ea. whether this address has any connection with a. ähauffeur for the .XEB1an Consul , Bureau (RM) 2 - Seattle (RO • I — OSI, Bimingham, CBS-fmb -$2 APR 30 1959 Ala. (Info. ) (N) 7 APR 22
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DIRECTOR, (62-83894) BAC, CHICAGO (62-5494) NFORJATION ONCnNING ISC DOUS - OU,TIONALITIES INTELLIGna) to 1/22/59. 2/12/59 " Per Ät.reau request, enclosed bere•ith is a copy of the entitied Enev Too Yuch About Plying BaucerB* by BARm, noting this book ns published by University Inc., 404 Fourth Avenue, Nev rork 16, BOC. (Enci. ) (3) 51 FEB 261959 24 FEB 1959
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*'bnaaw 9' 2959 rgtnta a. gn receipt your *egger dated *ebruary 2959. Zn rc•ponae your •iZ adutne fm Adera2 jureau o} Znvegiigatten t' ceÜtdengta2 and available tor •t/tota2 uu only, X know you "t 21 underotand thc reaeon Cht• ade aM not tnfcr •tther gnat do or do net the data you dcotrg. X am at * tbergy, to advt•g the tnveagtgatton V&tägntt/ted t. not DtChtn tho -furtadtetton of *hf. —tier 9/ prg•ry tntcreat Che Atr Force and, aceordtng2v, Z u eeMtng a copy o/ your 2eCCer to the "troctor of 6pecta2 Xnve•ttgattona, me Xn.peotor aeneml, Department the 'ore, Butldtn9 S, 4th aM 'dazo Drive, S, C. , to you —y deatrc Co dtmet turth•r gngutrtgo gn 'htc . 2 Nor/oli — Znclosurc Bu.ftleo negative rc Dtrcctor Xnvphtgattona 'by 0—20 me Xnapector Cenem2 ,ét. of the atr *orce tiding Z and Adamo Drive 8, r, htnggon 25, -q
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rrtt•r advtoed acøerotood *B.X hao i the Covenutent prognm of invuttgatton of mtdentt$td *lying obJecte and caked 'or tnformt ton concerning theu phenomena, He a2eo caked FBI ever mde ana2Y8t8 of watdgntt-fted 'Zytng cbJecg Nneuven ana representative -ever gava incny before Congruotona2 •conttteu en tht8 .
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ewport ews zrg i, 1959 Director of Eleid Invegtigationg, Unidentified Piying Objects the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Dear Birs a It is undergtanding Chat the P.B.I. hu par— Cicipated In the Govemmentto prozru of Investigation of Unidentified Firing Objects Bow nany UFO sighéing reprto involving alleged photographs or filas of unconventional aerial obSect8 bas your organization collected, evaluated, or analysed oince Januaw i, 1952 to present? Bas the F.B.I. •ver been nlehed Yith analyais of oaneuverg or üPOto I underatud that congressional ciozed400r bearings are being beid on the subject. Eaa r,B.I representative aer given In theee *ouro sincerely, gc
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i SAC, Neag; nx 2-83894) -Jo/ SCELLANEOJS - (NationaUUes Intelligence) the Bareau desires to obtatn a copy of the' boce vrxet•n by Gray Barker enUtied ' They too Much --«.<-$F.Y• Flying Saucers, • this nc published Un(verstty Books, X.nc„ 806 Street, Evanston Illinois. Contact this publishing house and obtain a copy of this book, By letter aah/* note the Bureau inquiring a out the lalned that — foxaed thc Phoenix, n Connecticut in 1952 to look nio the y n er zys err, ' 2953— stated he knew tho saucers are; then, accordihg to— 03 •en the extent that even today of his 'hush-up' "th an one, and 'Ith respect to the he referred the anter•— , viewing Agents to the book set out above, Xn additaon •o anfomatlon regardin this Incident it possible this book "y contain other data o? anterest, Accordingly, Phoenix instruct* €0 reinterview— to obtain a copy of the book and/or the name of the *ichÄ had stated ns •Universit Dooks Publisher, •nth no addr ss Indicated, Xn Phoenix •letter gt as pointed out that as •oved to Denver, exact addreos not availabie that University Books, Inc., located at above addresse
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- Offce Memo( DIRECNR, nx UNITED GOVERNMENT i,$/39 nou SAC, '(62-667) Ai.e MISCELIÆDOVS nmom4ATION CONCE.mtm (Nationalitieo Inteiilgenee) datea 12/30/38. and have mvea Denver. Colorado and their enet aaarego not Yao detemined through the Phoenix Library that Univerotty Books, Inc.. located Dempster Street, Evanstoa, Iiilnois. e Bureau - Phoenix (3) avai •9 859
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MCO Phoenix
Director, nx
30, 2958
NU.TION
Nationalities Intelligence)'
T4YliJC- S
In para raph thereof
reference 's made to • book written y Gray Barker
published by Unaversaty Books Publisher entitled •they -F'*
Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, • Reference books
at the Seat of fan to Nflect the location
of thls publishert and since the Bureau as desirous of
obtaining a copy of this it requested that you
the
address ef •ho publisher, {n the event volunteers
to Nke copy of •his book available, it emassÜie
for • you to accept cane and furnish It to Üae Bureau,
00.
JFW:3ac
DEC 91
NOTE: By letter aah/58 wheth
any data concernin the
alned that —omed the
n Connecticut 2952 to loo nto
saucer nys eryt Xn 1953 —allegedly stated he knew
E the saucers are; then, •according to •Three •en In black i
to the extent that even today
suits' clieneed
not diseuss
e natter of his Chush-up• with anyone,
explained that he recentl learned that the FBI is Involved In
u, 12/19/58 was ante—dewed to
obtain ail Information In his possession concerning tae 'hush-up'
of — as •eli as what pert the FBI was aile ed to have
Klayed in the
• Concerning the
roferred the ntervlewlng Aée± to the book se out above, i In'
addition to Infomatlon regarding this Incident at Is possible
this book •ay contain other data of interest, Accordir•egiy, not
only to resolve this natter but also to ascertain *tether any
aile ationc of Interest to the Bureau are contained an the book, • x',
. ee Gould If possible obtain a copy, Upon mcelpt, at be •
NVZtwod "th the Bureau" interest In nand,Page 44
Offce Memocpd
UNITED
, DIRECTOR, DI
j rnur.Ä
SCELLANEOUS -
(Nationalities Intelligence)
Re Bureau letter i2A6B.
on 12
Qe•n+.t.QAn1ß. A"' ntnted ta RAR
22/19/9
FäOä
of gathering Infomatlon concerning fiylnc saucers
also gathering concemtng of the -
sea, He stated that any literatum written he obtains
in order to pureue this hobby, He agents to
books written by Kasor DONAID E, entitled
"Flying Saucers from miter Space" and a book entitiea- -
"Flying Saucers Conspiracy," Both of these books
Dubliehed by Henw Holt Company, 93 Madison, Ney Zork, 17M
iJew York, Major KEYHOE 18 a retired or the U. S
Marine Corps ,
Concerning the he referred agents to
man About
saucers", written by GRAY BAö and published by
Vnlverglty BookB Publisher, April, 1 56, third
printing June, 1956, According to
resides at Clark8berg, West Virginia,
and iB a pereor{ with
sponus
L s alleged to have 'a clvlilan
flying saucers as
Investigative agency handling investigations
concemlng flying saucers,
—related that he has corresponded "Ith various
harbor masters and the U. S. Navy relative to the
"dreadful underground ænace Milch Riates to the
disappearance of crew and passengerg of various *lips
of eontml-
Ee •tated that —hag also Shom Interest In thig
subJeet natter, however, ng unable
further amplifying details. The
related In the book buuiighed by
e Äaæau (AM)
to
-h any
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PX 62-667 Agents observed at the time they contacted the residence -Of while he was absent therefrom, • that h18 conversation concerning her brother reiatlnc that he had $ been taken out of high school while Ilvlnc in Denver, Colorado, and had been In the Bervlce until several months ago. She stated that her •brother never had an opportunity since then to complete his schooling and that ag of the present time, he wag 33 years of age, Thig Information was reiterated several times by her while waiting the arrival of her brother wag his parents on a local Shopping tour. After conversation It wag apparent to agents that he 1B obsessed with gathering information concerning flying saucers and of the sea. He yas admonished severely by his mother for having to the Bureau without her knowledge, Inqulw was made as to the length of time —spent In the Z. S, Amy and he wag unable to furn1Bh the duration of his enlistment and date of discharge nor tumugh his Berlal number. —made available hig discharge paper reflecting that he was Inducted in 1943 and d scharged In 1946 as Private First Class, Amty Serial No. His discharge papers showed that he attended Ea gh School for a perlod of two years and that he rag bom 1/21/25. After conversation with — It was apparent that the only reason he wrote to the Bureau was in an effort to locate the present whereabouts of and he and hie family were Infomed that this Bureau was unable to Institute Investigation to agcertaln the whereabouts of. From the admonishment Elven him by his mother for writing letters to such agencies ag the FBI, It Mould that a in a dréam world of flying saucers md stones of the sea, He was Infomed that the agents' éontact rag an aclcnowledcment of the Bureau' 8 xecelpt of his letter. Nofdnther Investigation 1B being made In ,th1B matter,
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Belmont SAC, Director, FBI 1397'/ L ECUS - (NationallUcs Intelligence). Enclosed as a of a letter received fx• Scottsdale, Buflles contain inforaatLoh nor to the orrtainlng to as ai.ined i e only 'dent'. On 10/26/52 on the letterhead of the ranklln, ana, ouid organize o chapter of the Saucer Bureau In Franklin. Aino An Bufl A of the January, 2953, nagaiiri apparently ras put out by the Saucer Eumau, TMs aagaztno contains numerous articles ond squibs concomin the sighting of flying saucers throughout tho —rid. t doet not appear have' ony security significance. Unless in flies Äuid ind.icate an Interview Is undesirable, a.:ædlately contact hEa and orally aeknorledge recelDt of h.ls letter - bumau. At the samo antezvlev-—ihd obtain •il data an his pssesston concerning the 'hush.e Ot —as as part the BI ns alleged to have played the Xn the went at apparent that the Bureau rot co Zavoived, c9 advise — Suhtt- results of this Intewlew to Eeaeh the 3umau no later than It to that the Bureau as not cognizant of has no Of. anyolvexnt in tho Enclosure NOTE: Seo cover meno — to Dolnont, see caption, . aätöd December 12, 2958, (6) 150 DECI 61958 :
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8 LR, A,- H, BEUOb. i UNIiED -ÖÖVERüÉNT DAN: December 22, 195B t — Belmont nou could SCELLANEOJS INFORMATION OONæRN1*G (nationalities Intelligence) sy 12/7/58 in Ired whether furnish him any Information concerning • •nd advised he was asking the Bureau since he had recent y learned that the Involved an this affair, —xpialned that — fomed the In Bridgeport, Connecticut, •In 1952 to look into the -f mys ery, In • 1953 •iiegedly stated that he the saucers are, Then according to — •three —n In black suits' silenced to the extent that even today not discuss the matter of his 'hush-upe •lth anyone, —pointed out he hos learned that •the secret of the saucers Iles the 'dreadful underground •nenacet that is threatening the wrld' and that he has Important infomation concernin thii nenace, —also requested our help In getting in touch with Bufiles contain no Infomation on— The only identifiabie data in dur files on — is a letter he wrote on 10/26/52 on the letterhead of • the could organize Franklin, Indiana In which he su gested how a chapter of the Saucer ureau in Franklin, Also an Dufiies• as • a copy of the January, 1953, nagazine 'Space Reviewa which apparently •as put out by the Saucer Bureau, This na azine contains articles and squibs concerning the sighting of lying saucers throughout the It does not appear to have any security significance, BEÜT,IENDATION: There as a possibility that —may be cufferln •fma luslons; howevpr, in view of the fact that he stated the is Involved In a natter of *Ilch we are not co nizant as veil as t.he implications an his description of the 'hush-u • at is neomended he be inter- viewed •nd ili infomation In kis possession concerning this Incident be obtained so that •e can decide whether the facts •arrant Investigation, At the same time his letter 'iii be "aliy acknowledged. A letter to Phoenix is enclosed, - Enclosure JFW:S.s DEC 17
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nuv t an i.' X a.f •tear affair. X X a agon." , an 952, •url.*' ef saucer acreos oneüf..nc 195S oz b" saueers aea —aorreu•a I —uta auth. Por a ft.auteo _ '_pMp eeeurma z aaa aaa pref —i.iy DEC • 6CJAN2 1959 q 3
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v O)fice Memor Director, DI M SAC, SUD scr• • UNITED S GOVERNMENT DATE; December City 62-2004 Øtscs a otib RESEARCH (CRIME' RECORDS) ReBuiet 12/2/58 to 'Ith copy to the Okiahorna City of Oklahoma 9, 1958 City. ce. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was contace y and advised that the FBI not discouraged e nv s tion of flying saucers and that the FBI does not conduct Investigation concemlng unidentified flying objects (UFO). who advised he 1B 13 years of age, stated he had read rQrtB In some of the literature concem- Ing UFO which Indicated that the FBI had discouraged gone of the Investigators from carrying out their research. He exhibited a copy Of a publication entitled The Saucerian Bulletin" which could not be given to the Interviewing Agent Bince he had bormwed the publleatlon from an unidenti fled •friend. An examination of the publication reflected It to be vol. 3, Released October 15, 1958, edited and The publication consisted of approxlnztely 30 pages, contain several book reviews and advertisements Cor books pertaining to Page of the publication contained an editorial he had received from a researcher In the western part of thel U. S. This letter stated In part as follows; Dear • "You have often wondered. where 3 men came fmm that silenced I can dive you the answer because 3 men tried to Bilencét— tells me that the 3 men were from; the FBI* Alr Foree Intelllgehce•; the Central: Intelligence J Agency. It was the man from the CIA who rrede the threats that were designed to shut 58 "i'Okiah0N City DEC 1958 JAO:PM 6.1.
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oc 62-2044 oks o • tm an Individual Kho has been writ nø his publisher 1B Seattle, Washington. that advised that the above letter had algo been pr n e n a ubiication originating In &agland and that the writer" næne wag ilgted as Seattle, Washington. —advised he 1B una e o recali the name of this Dublleatlon and does not have a CODY at - the present time: He Dtated that the —refem•ä to who had conducted some research concemlng UNB and had allegedly been deterred from unidentified men. According great deal of speculation re men who tried to silence a book concerning the matter About Plying Saucers. • his Investigation by three to —there has been a nrdlng the Identity of the He stated that " had yrltten entitled They Liew Too hach . -2-
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December 1958 ur. A. oleoU Editor - v Beria, Mr. Voicou: Tmr leuer '1958,' Mth a»ee t" contents pur are •coacem to an torvarding a of it, u —1.1 u wpåeo par t" urector of Wcial bvest.tßtbno, Epeor General, R D. C. , be l.n'&e best to Inquiry. DECI 21958 NOTE: Bun.les that a eiUzeiii Bartov,w• morida•, concerning the Lerisl In GI vas made at Ume. No ind.icatim in Ädiles tbG Group*i8 r -govemmental (62-83894-373) No record Bun.leotoe either:- corrupndent or his -E- DCL:mrh BECEIAED-O' 958 TYPE
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L wor.eon THE DALY lbER Prox A.s.sed.aH0L RaHonaI Editorial Association h.l.l laged Wire Service United Preg Namber •f: Audit IBur•au of and Sw*h.orn *bne 4-1801 New Iberia. X P. O. Box 453--8 Bridge St. December 3, 1958 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Waehington, D.C. Gentlemen: F/ y,nD Enclose vu will find "Newg Releases" from a group calling itse erial Research Group, in Seattle Washington. I am wondering if Olis is a legitimate organization or a phoney, particularly because it is indicated that certairl "flying objects" miült originate from "other planets." If you have any infomation as to the reliability of this organization would you please go Inform me? With all best vishee, I an, Sincerely, Wolcott.
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lal Phenomena Resear National Headquarters 5103 Findlay Street Seattle, -Dear Sir: Ve are advised that, on unidentified flying objects varg seen over your area, and ve would greatly appreciate your assistance in locating witnesses to this aerial -phenomenon. If policy and space permit, ve vouid appreciate an article in your publication, asking that all persons witnessing aerial phenomenor . this period contact our office e Ve are a non—profit organization *hose purpose is to investigate and determine the nature of runid entified flying objects and related s phenomena Thanking you in advance, Aerial Phenomena Res earch Group Bob Gribble, National Director Form Revised 5/1/57--500
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•cz-f% — oma City 6, Oklahoma Tour letter ated 22, 195B, has receiveå, and I am a Specw Agent Är - City Otiice eoneeming manor nentimea. ¯ DEC a -1958 Sineerdy John E#ar Dire&r * - Oklahoma City - Enclosures (2) ATTENTION SAC: u described not identifiable in Butilec. An Agent or oftiee Should eontae— Immedin.tA1v ? and secure copies- of or Gformation emeemfng the Inform—that the FBI has not a.ken the action be '%gested , aM •e conå*ct« no investigation concerning unideautied aying objects. ne suggestion be made that be may Tish to contact the Office ot bvegtigations of the Nr Force, 'bleb bas -made some related studies. Bulet 'ith requested dita -ander eapUm "Mr. (CHme Records)" no later than 9'..1958. oi NOTE: reference appears in Ä.ltileg *erein me te sa.me addreza requested general material on the FBI and stated that hie hob tin letter eau sta.t$onew, Thee is a Special Agat as-12, u•gigned to Nev Oftiø•. 0.0 er DOSSI Y D r en re erencen located- y 53 DECT9.W5b
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Oklahom Cit' C, Okiaho;; - 22 1958 Bonorabi• J, ugar Boover, Director, Federal Bureau or Investigation, Vasbington 25, D, a. Dear Boover; Z an Acting Director of a local Okiahxu City bov *icb is as the •bieb ant— •rest" Cbe serious invoctie•tion ot necently —ny r..ors hare beu printed *..n TO periodical', conccraing ort' tbat Special azonto ot the Federal •Bureau or Invectigatfon bare discouragda certain saucer inveotlgatoro, prticuiary of Connecticu frou research into the —cret er Ueoe eluate discs, Since, you am 'be Director of Cbe E.D. I. , I •outd like to *nov or oot these report. arc factual or *otbcr Cbey are Sust ruoro, "bank you very —ch, 9 *uctlns to "ar tru pu in the •ear ruttr•e, re— 69-É•É791--jfff Vorv truly yours, DEC 4
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()jpce n Mr. Tolson to SUDJrrc• 1173 • DIS UNITED S rail Eb 11/18/58 For record SAC McMahon of the Phoenix Office advised at 3:21 p. m. , 11/17/58, that on April 30, 1947, the person to the Office that he had tüen photographs of what he believed to be flying discs, but he did not have negatives of the pictures Vith him. Dromisinz he bring them into the office the following day. On Ai.gust 30,-1947, brought nzgatives of the photographs be allegedly took at that time into the Office and he was advised by SA that the negatives were being accepted by the FBI for Air Force intelligence; that there was a question u to whether be •uld ever get negatives back. With this understanding—left the negatives *ich •m mUitary representative. in turn turned over to On April 1950' the Phoenix Office for return of the negatives at *bich tame he was advised of the statement to him in 1947 that the negatives were accepted for Air Force intelligence and it was &ugtful if they be returned, that he should contact the Office pecial Invesdgations of the Air Force, San Francisco, California. SAC McMa.hon advised that today the Arizona Republic newspaper was Oing a column flying saucers been over the years and had interviewed —since their clips Bl»wed that he had been talked to back 1947. —old the Arizona Republic that the FBI bad borrowed the egatives of films he had t.aken but had never returned them. SAC McMahon desired advice as to what Jhould ten the Arizona Republic and he informed that he 'bould advise the paper that negatives vere received in 1947 from —with the understanding they muld be mrned over to Air Force intel..ligence and that there vas u to whether the negatives would ever be returned to —hat vith this understanding —•eleued negaNveg; that the neratives in question were immediately barned over to Air Force intelligence represeniatives; and that should further information &eired concerning the mater the Arizona Republte ehould contact the Office of Special hvestigationg of the Air Force. SAC McMahon was rderred to the mmestic
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Offce Menmrczdun
nou
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
October 13, 1958
This memorandum summarizes Bureau policy kg<rding
unidentified flying objects cormonly referred to as flying
saucers.
Reports of •flying saucerse became prevalent {n 1947 and at
Forces Intellioence. Bureau aarced to cooperate in
investigation of flying discs, By *Bureåu Eulletih Number 42, •
field instructed to investigate each instance to determine if bona fide
sighting, a prank, or hallucination. Coordination with Army through
liaison channels {n field and at
By letter 9-3-47 from Headquarters Air Defense Command addresse
to Comm.3nding Generals o.c the various Air Forces it was noted original
intent of Air Force was that Force would interview responsible ob—
servers and Bureau would investigate incidents of so-called discs found
Letter stated servicös of the FBI were enlisted in order to
on around,
relieve the numbered Air Forces of the task of tracking down ail the
many instances which turned out to be "trash can covers, toilet seats
tin-.Num>eæ...E-Qi-.XQZUéL instructed
As result Qumu-...2.U.U.e
and what not."
•all future reports connected with flying discs should be referred to
the Air Forces and no investigative action should be taken by Bureau
Aoents.• Letter of 9-27-47 advised tar Force that personnei and time
or FBI could not be dissipated in this manner (62-83894-121).
advised that from reliable
source it a oeen e
years on unknown type of flying disc, 5ÅC Letter listed for field data
desired by Force {n connection with reports of sighting of flying
Letter •gain celled attention to fact no investigation should
saocers';
be conducted by eureou but if reports made, information should be taken
and furnished to Air Force.
Letter to r Rior Bulletins
II
and ZAC Letters and cautioned that the type of infomation desired by
Air Force should be from comrlainants and furnished promptly
to 051 locally. This C.'C Letter •cain re.minded field investigation is
responsi bility of Air Force.
ESS:5Ös
6?ÖCf17195B
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V.emorandum to Neither t.gents Handbook nor manuals contain instructioni garding•handling of reports of sightings of unidentified flyino obftcts although policy has been well established by ebove Bureau and SAC Letters and no problems have •risen in connection with thif matter. Air Force has on several occasions assured that Bureau *iii be advised of any developments of interest to us. Lest such assurance. given n-12-57 (62-63e94-3t-,7), our Force on this matter with 031 although within Air Force this matter is handied by Air Technical and Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. BCTICl.t: For your Infomation. There •rpears to be no necessity •for r,- further instructions to the field or insertions in the Handbook or manuals at this time. -2-
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lal Phenomena Research National Headquart ers 5108 Findlay Street Seattle, News Rel Unidentified Flyiné . Obå ects Interplanetary There is now sufficient Information based on data conviled from eyewitness accounts that a high percentage of aerial phenomena such as those popularly described as unidentified flying objects are 'intelligently control ed craft M108e ports of origin are outside Earths atmosphgre, •This is the conclusion reached as the result of a study begun by Aerial Phenomena RBS earch Group in Seattle. Washington on January i. 1952* into the field of unidentified fly .obä ects and possibly •related Incidents, Comentitw on this study, National Director rof Aerial Phenomena Research Group Robert J. Gribble said; • Although the accounts oon— aidered in this study did not contain scientific measurements of gaoh - . 41. sighting, it vas possible to establish certain valid conclusions by the application of statistical methods in the 'treatment of the data. _Anaiyzed and arranged, the data did show a narked pattern, •on basis of this marked pattern of the data, A"' has concluded that a high percentage of the more than 5,000 accounts of unidentified flying objects examined In this study represent observ- i" ations of technological developments outside the range of pres ent—day 80ientific knowledge. 'Therefore, It is highly probable that many of tho unidentified flying obj ects considered in this study are spacecraft from other planets' A.P.R.G, highly reconnends that ail national security • agencies take innediate steps to strip the unidentified flying objects of the special •secrecy status" they have been given and the aura of mystery have unfortunatiy acquired. END. i
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1 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORC*-•• HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FOR— WASHINGTON •S. O. C 24-165-483 Honorable J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal B.areau of United States Departnent of Washington 25, D, C. Dear Sir: Rccefved from SEP2 .d 1958 ogr pup; Investigatiön Justice 22 SEP 1958 UnidentifiMf1Srinz Ob$ect, Torrington, Conn, , 5 Decznber 1957 Inclosed is a copy of a letter from a Delrnine H, Oveson, who identifies hi<i3e1f as Director of Operations, mectronics Service Unit b, Roseau, Minnesota. 'Ihis letter requests infomation coneem— inc the reported sighting of Ob.ject on or about 5_Decenber 1957 at TorrinÖon, Connecticut, Ns letter was fumished the Office of Special Investigations by the Ground Observer Corps (COC) Coordinator for the State of Connecticut, individual has advised trut alleged sighting of E n ••.nidcntified flying object near Torrington, Comecticut, was reported on or about, 5 Dece•aber 1957, belt that neither he nor the addressee have any of the author of the inclosed letter. Hr Force Infomation has been received from the U, S. Azay, and •Postal Service that no m.iiit.arv units are located at Roseau, 'linnesota. any action Therefore, this matter is bein€ referred to your Bareau for you den appropriate. Advice if any infomation of interest to the Air Foree 18 developed by your Bareau in this matter will be appreciated. c. Incl Cy of mvelope & Ltr fr Hfl, nectronies Service Unit 4, Roseau, Kim, Sincerely, h -t: -'.azt Chief -.rjence Div. Caneal
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[very degraded typescript letter]
[Headquarters]
Electronics Service Unit
[Route 2,] Roseau, Minnesota
[Mr. Domenic Gerardi]
Torrington, Connecticut
Dear Sir:
It has been reported that you did on or about December [illegible] 1957, sight
an unconventional [object] near Torrington, Connecticut at approxi-
mately [illegible] P.M., in company with [illegible]. Please des-
cribe the object, giving approximate altitude, color, and direction of
flight. If any, approximate position angle, [and] duration of sighting.
In comparison to any coin held at arms length. Did you notice any direction of flight, etc.? Subject [matter] will
be held strictly confidential.
Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
[signature, illegible]
[Clarice? H. Oveson]
Electronics Service Unit
[METOR / NEPAF]
Director of Operations
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[very degraded copy of an envelope] Director of Operations Electronics Service Unit Route 2 Roseau, Minnesota [postmark circle with stamp, partly legible, "ROSEAU" / "MIN"; 3-cent postage stamp] [handwritten address, partly illegible] Mr. Domenic Gerardi Torrington, Connecticut
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RECe 65 Dat" From: 2, 295B Director of *eclai Xnvestagations the Inspoctor Department of the Force Tempo E 4th and Adams 8. Washington Z, D, C, John Edgar Hoover, Direet0* Federei Dureau of InvestigationQ3 Subsect: V,I$CE - INFON.tATION (Nationalities Intelligence) Reference is made t letter doted Septnber 22, •95B, signed by k, your reference 24-185<83. re •Unidentified Flying ect, Torrington, Enclosed for your Information a copy of a nemorandtn dated July 9, 295B, at Denver, Colorado, lating to the sg±3ect. The other Governent agency referred to In the memorandwn the Office of Special Investig•tions, Lowry Force Base, Denver, Also enclosed for our 'nfomation as a copy of a tandt.n dated July Y, 2958, at San Francisco, California, The representative of another Government agenéy referred, to therein 's Colonel Distract Comander, Travis Air Force ase, Californla, fur— nished Information concerning the sub3ect developed by Since 't appears that the sub"ct a nembet of •fie Air Force, no further action in th.i8 Ntter Bureau, Enclo.Btæeh ju . oocrp ESS:Sas 1958
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62-.'03581 From: Subåect: October 2, 1959 Director of Special investigations The Inspector General Dopartment of the Alr Force Building Tempo E 4th end Adams Drive, S, 7, Washington 25, D, C, John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of investigation UISCELU\NEOU3 - INFOPJ,'J.r10N OO.'JCC•RNIIG (Nationalities Intelligence) For you* information, there are enclosed Photostats of a letter dated September 22, 1958, ad- dressed to this Bureau by the subsect and two copies of • this Bureau's reply dated Septembe: 26, 19580 Enclosures — 4 - copy of Bureau reply to Keyhoe - WFO (Enclosure dated September 26, 1958) FETE: Subject's letter made pointed inquiries relating to Bureau •s participation xn z nvestzgaüons L ang 'o zeu flying objects. Our reply was general in nature. Copies of ncoming and are reply being furnished to OSI since Air Force _-coordinates matters relating to unidentified flying objects, ESS;jas (6) 66 6 1958 NOT RECORD", , unocT 6
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tar, 26, 1958 Doneld Z, Keyhoe, Director .2.'a110nal Invectioations Cc:raittee on Aerial i'hencmcna -1530 Connecticut Avenue Washington 6, D, C, Dear Sir: In response to your letter of September 22, the following requested information is furnished: The Federal Bureau of Invest19aCion does not Investigate sightin s of unidentified flying ob3ects, Bhen the detetls of such a sighting are *epoxied to representatives of this Bureau, the Information forwarded to the Air Force. Representatives of this Bureau do not issue aristructlons to Individuals have sighted un- Identifiod flying ob30cts that they should not talk about such 'Ightlngs, It Is not a function of this Bureau to •ako character Invest' ations of individuals have witnessed unidentified flying ob3ects, This Dureau does not have infomation on unidentified fly'ng ob3ects which can be re- lee sed. This does not Imply that this Bureau has infomation concerning unidentified flying 0b' eces *lich cannot be released, It understood that JANAY 146 Is a )epartment of docment end is not, as such, applicablo to the operations of the Federal Dureau of Investigation, rooctble comunlcatlon with extraterrestrial vehicles from another planet, should the unidentified —to Delmont, captioned ESS;Sas Seo cover metN (6) E, Keyhoe, l.'åscellaneous — Information Concerning (Nationalities Intelligence),' 9/26/58, ESS:3as. dated
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0) A, H. BEU,'OKTT Septeæber 26, 195t oe mont .t INFOCULATION ONCEP,NIX, (Nationalities Intel ligence) 5 f Subsect, Director of National Invostigatlons on Aerial Phenomena, by letter of 9/22/58 requested particulars of Bureau's participation concern'ng unidentified flying ob3ects, The con•lttee he headg described on letterhead •s 'A privately sup- ported fact finding civilian serving the public interests and he lists several prominent individuals among Board •e:nbers and Special Advisers, • He is a retired l,earine, Keyhoe has been known to the Bureau since 1935 end was, and may still be, a free-lance 'Titer, In 1948 he was described by ur, Nichols as •a flamboyant writer ond have found from previous experience that nuch of his material 's Irresponsible, • In 1951 the Director concurred with Mx, Nichols' statement that •we should not get Involved with him, 't As an example of his writing, the January, 1941, Issue of 'Cosmpoiitan• magazine canted an article written by Keyhoe and John J, Daly entitled 'Hitler's Flan to Seize the United States Berchant L"arinee• This article Indicated the Bureau had In its possess doctnents concerning such a pian by Butler *lich Indication was complot. false, The attached suggested letter to Keyhoe responds in a very general to his questions, some of *lich are extremely pointed such as 'Have F I Agents toid not to taik about UFO sightings? • and the Bureau character Investigationsof UFO witnesses in sone cases?' Ihe answors *hich have been furnished are designod to avoid the char90 wo have not answered questions yet they are broad in nature to avoid his apparent Dinted Inquiries, request for an intewlew with o Dureau officfai concerning our policy concerning unidentified flying ob3ects hos been side—stepped since thore appears to be no point In discussing this matter further with him, JANAP 146 Defense document re reporting Intelligence sightirps. ACTION; That the attached Suggested letter bo forwarded to Keyhoo, Ir view of Air Force interest, copy of incoming with copy of our 6 -103581 reply being sent Air Force separately, closure
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Lt.aSor Donald Z, Keyhoe flying ob3ects prove to be extraterrestrial, as not a function of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, This Bureau Is, of course, Interested in any aspect of any development which would affect the internal security of the United States, Your letter of September 22, 2958, requested an interview with an official of this Bureau concerning the matter of unidentified flying obåects and this Bureau's policy in connection therewith. Since this Bureau's policy In connection with unidentified flyin ob3ects has been fully set forth above, you nay fool t at the requested Interview Is nct now necessary, Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director -2-
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i Dat" rot -39b Eroh 22, 2958 Director o/ Specta2 rnveettgattons 'The Inspector Ceneral Department of the Air Force 4th Qld Maas Dri ve, B, Y, raahtngton, D, C.• • •ohh Ngar Roover, Diractor Federc2 o/ rnve8ttgatton pzymc SAVCm,S - mromurronr CONCER,q'C Enclosed for your tMornatton t' a co a letter forwarded to thie Burem by of khar% rndtana, Ehtch to self-expla rye No aotton in tht8 comectton t' con#.igted by tht8 Zncl oaur• BY COURIER .Su COMB'. , Roee Teh 1 — D&ector o/ Naval Intel J igcnce A88i8tant Chie/ of Staff, rnte1RgencO&nc20gure) Departzent o/ thc Army • Atten* ton: Chie/ , Security Ptvt8ton 1. — rndianapoZ is , (Enclosure) NOTE: 'fr8, relates having seen flying ucers and expresses her belief that outer have •been Z and Ü E 9 i •p.euspgperg and •+zWne aetton'$or the R'reau other than the met ze's negative re repZv desirabZé t 8 caåi; AF' has unit for 'chgcitng such reports, „M$RVEi55r--
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Office Memo ndum , C, RANSAS CITY (62-7386) UNITED STI ES GOVERNMENT DATE: January 30, 1958 e St. Louis letter to Bureau and Bureau letter to Director of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force, dated The flies of the Kansas City Office contain no It should be noted that th 957 Independence, Missouri Directory_does not list Bureau - St. Louis (62-0) (info) - Kansas City (62-7386) RHA:UEJ 6 0 FEB 7 - USEUA 1958
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Date: From: SubJect8 U gebur i, Hanni bai January 23, z 958 Di rector of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department o/ the Atr Force 4th and Adana Dri S. r, raghtngton, D, C, John mgar Roover, Director Federal Azreau o/ rnvegttgatton *20EFß2' r. XXI'E.-, FOUNDATION urscrzzxæovs - cowcavwc ann a 8 A8reau at advieed an agent o •that he vas in receipt of an undated letter . T. Stone, Tht8 letter bears the Zetterhead 8tgned by ernter—Continenta2 AertaZ Research Foundattone and in thc upper right corner there is typed "USSOVRY FT ZTER Robert T, Stone, Director, r. 27th. Terre, ependence, Ut asouri, • find The Zetter furnished by ur, "Dear Editor: ig as $0 Z 2 6•: COIF}F-R SVC. ü2'he enclosed not tte ts gel Y—explanatory, We would Z tke to request this public service in •the name of Truth, Ehtch the newspapers of our great countries 80 proudly defend and uphold, boardman Aelnont 'ar sons noser . amm •otter i 3Zouie, — Kanga" ESSÜ%'I (2) NOTE KALSAS Cray: Fe St. Louts Zetter Of your indices - check but condddt•no \ riieesti& t ton.
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Di rector of Spectai Investigations 'AS a ctvtZton body of tnvesttgatorg, we hope to unravel the gnarled negs that shrouds the C. F, O. queetton, and vith the help of the newpapers and the pubZ t c, where can we fail? "Fe uill be grateful tf you Vt 22 publ i8h the encloged on the front page of your ne»spqer, in a conspicuous enough %nner that no one Yi Z i fatl to notice t t. rt 18 the public ve nu8t depend von to get thoroughly organtged, Etth tht8 co—operation ye are certain that eoe can ft nd the answer to the riddle of the 'Flying Saucers, 'If a 't Iter Center hae been establ i shed in your 8tate or province, thi8 torn letter Wi 21 carry its address which 8houZd replace the headquarterg addres given on the enclosed 'PubZtc Notice,' no such ft Iter center addras 18 given, then tha orggtnaZ headquarters addregg 8hou2d be used. "We to thank you for any asst8tance you may Later establ t shed be able to give ua in this respect, filter center addreeses Ut 21 be sent to you for pubZtc attention in the event o/ unusual 8 ighttngs, that may cone to your attention. 'Respectful Z y, 'For the Inter Continenta,' .4ericZ Research Foundation' Attached to the letter vas the notice Dhich it •as reguegted be publ t8hed, Thia notice ts as follows: -2-
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Di recto r SpectaZ Investigation .'ro AZI Concerned' •rnter Continental AertaZ Research Foundation 4, anyone haa •gen any unidentg$ted flying ob.tect8—— *nom algo as $ Zytng know anyone Dho has 8een Chez atnce January 18t, 1952, pleaae eontacÉ ug tzaedtateZy, gtvfng full naaes and addre88&8 ot the tnesgee thege otghttngc, are in the procen ot cetttng CO &öseruer all over the matted States, Canada, Arope, nana, Austral ta, Japan, England, Africa, and South Azertoa. $11 eer center Ehich Dili ecrve ae a receiving atatton tor a22 CO reports and other anoctated data, a dt8trtbutton point for •atertaZ $r,on headquarter', and •ag a general secretary for ICARF, netmrk t' expanding by nd bound', but are ott21 tar tron our goal. 'The Atr Force tnvecttoatton haa •f ther oone underorøund. or the the arguer and are hid-tng the tact from the pu J ice The 'act renatu that at ZZ tono o/ people continue then and public ett22 doesn't Enov Dhat they are. to our purpose tn organizing XCARF to find the ansvcr to the mystery, and give the tact' to the public. And in order do *htc 't 22 need the aoef8tance of every peraon concerned, Per•ona Eith •opte apø 'til Z canerac are parttcuZarly needed, for the evhaaio on photogrqhto data, duptte the fact that 'tghttnge Etth binoculars and teieecopeo, cound detector and ham reto 8tatton8 are aloo very _ tvortant tn the proce8& o/ our research.
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Director o/ Special Investigations 'AIZ persona intereatcd in getting up oD8erver posts who can devote from one to three hours a day on 8kymatch, and who can be relied iVon to have their caaeras loaded and •ready to photog these objects 8hou1d tnzediately contact u.8 for full tn$ornatton. Adult clubs, high echooZ grotW8, science clubs, tndu8trtaZ grove, and tndivtduaZ8 in general are ail particularly aeked to Join us tn our aearch $0 r the answer to the æos, 'Contact us at the address above, RESEÆCH F0UMDA.rronr 'FORU OP-2Ø ,4280 attached ms a three inch by f tve inch plain card the handwriting 'PZéase confirm publ tcatton or return with reason for refuga2, Thank you. • Si gned 'Ut8eouri Ft Z ter Center j ICARF, ' stated that this 18 a pecul tar request and therefore e was bringing it to the attention of the Federal A'reau of rnveetiqation as he questioned the •ott D'8 behind thi8 organization '8 purpoge. No further action tn tht8 natter 18 contemplated by this Azrecu. Should additional information be recei ved, however, i t "t 12 be tonnrded provtZy to you, The files of tht8 eutain no tnfornatton identifiable ur th Po bert Stdne or the Tntei Continental Aerial esearch ouadatton.
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offce Me -yndum , FBI LOUIS (62-0) UNITED us GOVERNMENT DATE: 1/6/58 •ro FROM l/ SUBJBCr. DIRECTOR, SAC, S . ERT T. ' STONE; coil NENTAL RESEARCH FO IDATION; NFORMATION CONCÄRNINC on 12/20/57 advised en Agen a Hann bal that he was in receipt This letter of an undated letter signed bears the letterhead Inter—Contiraental Aerial Foun.dation ar 'in the upper right corner t' 2ere is typed the following A ISSOURI CENTm, Independence, Misso••" (th Terr. , DI rcc tor, below this in pencil is a notation nude by Mr. which Is "Air Defense Identification Zoning. " The letter is as follows: "Dear Editor: "The enclosed notice is self—explanatory. We would •like to request this public service In tne name of' Truth, which the newspapers of our great countries so proudly defend and upnold , "As a civilian body of investigators, we hope to unravel the snarled mess that shrouds the U. F, O, ques- tlon, and with the help of the newspapers and the public, where can we fail? "we will be grateful if you will publish the enclosed appeal on the front page of your newspaper, in a conspicuou enough manner that no one will fail to notice it. the public we must depend upon to get thoroughly organized, and with this co-operation we are certain that we can find the answer to the riddle of the "Flying Saucers." "If a filter center has been established in your state or province, Chic form letter will carry its address whicöl should replace t.:-le Headquarters address If no such o given on the enclosed "Public Notice. BUREAU (ENC. g.3RDLD 2' - KANSAS CITY - ST. LOUIS. (62-0) 1 JAD:njj (5) 4
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SL 62-0 filter center address is given, then the original headquarters address should be used. "We wish to thank you for any assistance you may be able to give us In this respect. Later established filter center addresses will be sent to you for public attention in the event of unusual Unau come 00 your aooenulon. s x gnoxngs, "Respectfully, "For the Inter Attached to this letter is the notice . it was requested to be published. This notice is as follows: "Inter Continenta.-. Aerial Foundation t tNOTT C 3 "TO All Concerned: "If anyone has seen any unidentified flying objects-- known also as flying saucers--or knows anyone who has seen them since January 1st, 1957, please contact us immediately, giving full narnes and addresses of the witnesses to these sightings, I hvle are in the process of setting up UFO Observer Posts all over the United states, Canada, Europe, Alasl<a, Australia, Japan, England, Africa, and South America . And each state, province or region will have its own f*ilter center which will serve as a receiving station for all UFO reports and other associated data, a dis- tribution point for material from headquarters, and as a general secretary for ICAP,F. "Our filter-observer network is expandinrz bmv leaps and bounds, but we are still far from our goal. "The Air Force Investigation has either gone underground, or else they have the answer and are hiding the fact from -2-
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SL 62-0 the public. The fact remains that millions of people continue to see these UFOs and the public still doesn't know what they are. T' It is our purpose In organizing ICARF to find the answer to the UFO mystery, and give the facts to And in order to do this we will need the Dublic. the assistance of every person concerned. Persons with movie and still cameras are particularly needed, for the emphasis is on photographic data, despite the fact that sightings with binoculars and telescopes, sound detector and ham radio stations are also very important in the process of our research. "All persohs Interested in setting up observer posts who can devote from one to three hours a day on and who can be relied upon to have their cameras loaded and ready tophotograph these objects should immediately contact us for full information. Adult Skynatch clubs, high school groups, science clubs, industrial groups and individuals In general are all particularly asked to joln üs in our search for the answer to the UFOs. "Contact us at the address above. REGEARCII FOUNDX?ION" "FORM OP-2" Also attached a 3 In. by 5 in. plain card with the handwriting "please confirm publication or return forms with reason for refusal. Thank you. Signed "Missouri Filter Center; ICARF" . stated that this i 3 a peculiar request and therefore he was bringing It to the attention of the FBI as he questioned the motives behind this organization fs purpose. The original letters are being submitted to the DI rector. I(ansas City Division is requested to STOI"•. and the Inten check Its indices on ROBFh'LA T. Continental Aerial Research Foundation, and conduct such inquiry as it deems appropriate. Inasmuch as there is no further Investigation, in the St. Louis area, Kansas City Is being considered the Off Ice of' Origin. - RUC -
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-r.SEAQCE DEAR EDITOR: 1 WE LIKE TO THE ENCLOSED t•OTlCE ts SELF-EXPLANATORY, REQUEST THIS PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE NAME OF TRUTH, WHICH TRE NEWSPAPERS OF OUR GREAT COUNTRIES SO PROUDLY DEFEND AND UPHOLD. As A CIVILIAN BOOY OF INVESTIGATORS, WE HOPE TO UNRAVEL TKE SNARLED MESS THAT SHROUDS THE U.F.O. QUESTION, AND THE HELP OF THE NEWSPAPERS ANO THE PUBLIC, WHERE CAN WE FAI' 7 h'E WILL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WBLL PUBLISH THE ENCLOSED AFPEAL ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR NEWSPAPER, IN A OONSPICUOUS MANNER THAT iT THE PUBLtO WE MUST DEPEND . NO ONE WILL FAIL TO NOTICE IT, TO GET THOmUGHLY ORGAN' ZED, AND WITH THIS w.OPERATlON WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE CAN FINO THE ANSWER TO THE RI DOLE OF THE 'FLY iNG SAUCERS,' IF A f t' TER CENTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED 'N YOUR STATE OR PROVINCE) THIS FOÆ.4 LETTER Wit.L CARRY ITS ADDRESS WHICH SHOULD REPLACE THE HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS GIVEN ON THE ENCLOSED 'PUBLIC NOTICE,' SUCH FILTER CENTER ADDRESS ts GIVEN, THEN THE ORIGINAL HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS S}OU'O BE USED, WE WISH TO THANK you FOR ANY ASStSTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO LATER ESTABLISHED FILTER CENTER ADDRESSES GtVE US IN THIS RESPECT, WILL BE SENT TO YOU FOR PUBLIC ATTENTION IN THE EVENT OF UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS. THAT MAY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION. RESPECTFULLY, FOR THE iNTER CONTINENTAL AERIAL RESEARCH FOUNOAT ION
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R CONTINENTAL AERIAL RESEARCH ICE ro ALL CONCERNED: IF ANYONE HAS SEEN ANY UNIDENTIFIED FL Y ING OBJECTS—KNOWN ALSO As FLY ING SAUCERS--OR KNOWS ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN THEM SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 1957, PLEASE CONTACT US 'WEDIATEI.Y, GIVING FULL NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE Ut TNESSES To THESE SIGHTINGS, ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SET T 'NG up UFO OBSERVER POSTS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, EUROPE, ALASKA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, ENGLAND, AFRICA, AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EACH STATE, PROVINCE OR REGION HAVE ITS OWN FILTER CENTER WHICH WILL SERVE AS A RECEIVING STATION FOR ALL UFO REmRYS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED DATA, A DISTRIBUTION FOR MATERIAL HEAD— QUARTERS, AND AS A GENERAL SECRETARY FOR ICARF, OUR FILTER-OBSERVER NETWORK ts EXPANDING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, BUT WE ARE STILL FAR FROM OUR GOAL, THE AIR FORCE INVESTIGATION HAS EITHER GONE UNDERGROUND, OR ELSE THEY HAVE THE ANSWER AND ARE HIDING THE FACT FROM THE PUBLIC. THE FACT REMAINS THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SEE THESE UFOs AND THE PUBLIC STILL OO'ESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE, IT 'S OUR PURPOSE IN ORGANIZING 'CARF TO FINO THE ANSWER TO THE UFO MYSTERY, AND GIVE THE FACTS TO THE PUBLIC, AND IN ORDER TO DO THIS WE WILL NEED PERSONS WITH AND STILL THE ASSISTANCE OF EVERY PERSON OONCERNED, CAMERAS ARE PARTICULARLY NEEDED, FOR THE EMPHASIS IS ON PHOTOGRAPHIC DATA, OESPITE THE FAOT THAT SIGHTINGS Wi TH BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES, SOUND DETECTOR AND HAM RADIO STATIONS ARE ALSO VERY IMmRTANT IN THE PROCESS OF OUR RESEARCH. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SET T! NG up OBSERVER POSTS WHO CAN DEVOTE FROM ONE TO THREE HOURS A DAY ON SKYWAYCH, AND WHO CAN BE RELIED UPON TO HAVE THEIR CAMERAS LOADED AND READY TO PHOTOGRAPH THESE OBJECTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY US FOR FULL JNFORMAT'ON, ADULT GKYWATCH CLUBS, HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS, SCIENCE CLUBS, INDUSTRIAL GROUPS, ANO INDIV\OUALS IN GENERAL ARE ALL PARTICULARLY ASKED TO JOIN US IN OUR SEAROH FOR THE ANSWER TO THE UFOs, CONTACT US AT THE ADDRESS ABOVE, INTER CONTI AERIAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FORM OP-2
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' ()ffce Mem UNITED >OVERNMENT 8 •aou 8 DAN: Youezber 22, UR. 2957 Teo Tek. — OBJECTS SAVCERS) Suer 'ince the Runiano releooed "SputniW' thcre has been a great Sncreaoe in the nunber ot ",f'lying •aucera" and other unidentified flying object' VFV) reportcd2v •ecn by people 022 over Me V. 8, On October O, 1957, the Force $ aooded u' cai28 and the newpopero Dere tuli reporto that an unknom object deacribed 08 "aoc*ed like the zoon" and trailing a "blue $ lone that pulced 2 Ske o heart" had landed Sn vicinity Vernal, Utah, ne "orce izoedio±e2y inveotigated theae report' negative 'nonuch 08 no object 20cated nor there any evidence ot an object having tailen in Utah, Yi thin the poet tvo yeeh reporte in theee cooeo haue increaoed tremendougly and cone or nore aerioua hove been l. An object had landed 'n Ycbraüa deacribed ag $0 2 love: i people aboard, the persona had talked to a Yebraaka toner and then aped 0$$ into •pace; a object ceen tia8hing acron oouthern $ ron albanv, Ceoroio, to Uiani, norido; a Cooet • Guard cutter had 8i9hted a huge object flying over Cult or Yezico, and penonc in Southve8tern otatea Ü'S2e driving cora hove a21eged2v oeen UFO '8 that caused engine' in autonobiles to 'top. In viev ot the number o/ thne report', Bureau Zioioon Rcpreaentotiue dtacuued *hege varioue "ghttngo Dith ot Air Force Inca 2'gence ond ado' oed Chat 022 the cage' nentioned above have a22 practical purpooeo been '8802ved a' being nonauthentic or there no bao" tor '#9" tinge. Invegtigat'ng detail' that the air Force had out in $ieid inueatigating theoc •ottero have not aubnitted their coviete reporta but haue adviaed they are ail •ore' or leco negative, ahe Sorce i8 $0120ving theae aightin98 ci08'2v and all reporta iare aubnitted the Air Technical and Intel Zigence Center, at Air Force Booe in Ohio üere they are eualuated • and analyzed, In the event anv o.t the $uture reporto appear to be authentic, the Air Force inmediate2y notify Bureau, *eep'ng in nind our particular intereat in natter' concernin eepionage and •abo *age, (7) KEU-RDD 2 - Belmont NOV 2-3 .64 iböfe v w. 'ection
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uauo ROACH TO BE'LUONT 4crroN: For icef'o nation, rurr,vc 0BJEcrs (FLYING SAUCERS)
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(Yffce ho nou SVDJZ%: zaum Director, DI UNITED : GOVERNMENI•-' November 20, 1957 Legai Attache, Bayana, aaba O REPORTS OF FOREIGN UISéELLANEOUS The following information is submitted as of Interest to the Bureau In the event reports flying disc* are still The Havana dally newspaper "Marlo dell.) 12, d November 11:, 7, at Pinar dei Rio, 1957, carried a dispatch datel 'bo. bad and reporting that •cub. ; Pinar dei Rid Sust arrived in that ton tbé Matahanbre Mines Province, claimed that they had seen a flying disc in the shape of a bat hoverinz over the general area of Matabanbre tor several minutes, They claimed that ibis disc •as larger than ordinary airpla normally seen in that area and thit it completely silent ia its flight. They said that it disappeared at a very bigb speed towards ' i the sea. There vas no further descriptive information furnisbed In It is noted thai Matabambre iB located this newspaper article. approximately 90 Biles to the vest ot Havana. Zo other reports corroborating the above •ere received and no inquiry has been ude by this office. JJr:ptu (3) 93*/f-38K 2 NOV 'A19*•;•
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ece Men dum , UNITED TOVERNMENT SUBJECT: DIRECTOR, nx SAC, Dallas (62-1311) FLYING ISCS INFORMATION CONCEm(1NG Re Kansas City letter This natter Is being referred to OSI without Inves— tigation and no other action is being taken In accordance vith existing instructions. (2 Bureau Kansas City (66-2995) REmRDED.9 Z ZNOV 27199.
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•u" ten UNITED STATES GOVE (ENT (1 Memorandum MR. MC DERMOm nou SUBJECT: -"HITE HOUSE INQUIRY RE FLYING OBJECTS (UFO) 6/14/77 Stanley Schneider of the Office of Science Tedhnology, White House, telephonically contacted me today to inquire as to the Bureau 's procedure for handling information received from the public or otherwise, relating to sightings of UFOs. He advised that Jody Powell of the President's staff has raised the question as to whether or not there 1B any coordination within the Executive Branch relating to information concerning this subject. He stated that the U . S. Air Force had closed their investigation of these matters several years ago and currently does nothing but refer such information to appropriate local authorities . I advised him that as far as the FBI is concerned there appears to be no conceivable jurisdiction for us to any inquiries upon receipt of information relating to a UFO sighting 4nd, in the absence of some investigative jurisdiction based upon the information furnished, that information would be referred to the Department of the Air Force without any action being taken by the Bureau . He thanked me for the information and stated any further contact ACTION : None. For — Mr. Adams was necessary he would cali back. DE-59 in forma tion. 3 JUL 8 1977 apnoVE.DI Sarv Puc.- La»ntery that if Legal Crt. lev I I — Each Assistant Director — Mr. Boynton Bg_y U.S. Sovings Reg&b 'be Porell $øvizg Pin
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I - Mr. Cochran Jane 15, rzn.A.L aovnNZf Mr. Schneider Assigunt to the Director JUN Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the Presidat Washington, D, C. 20500 Dear Mr. Schnei&r: Pursuant to our cmversation to&y, there 1B atclosed a copy of the FBI law Bulletin for the month of Februa.ry, 1975. Beginning on Rge 16 there 18 an article covering the handling of UFO Bightings which may be of interest to you in connectim with your current inquiry, If there ig any vay ve may be of service to you, please do not hesitate to let me how. Sincerely yourg, Jay Technical Services Divi8im e JUN 17 877 NOTE: Schneider originally called 6/44/77, see memo that date captioned White House Inquiry re UFO as to Bureau procedures for handling information received re UFO. He was advised in absence of jurisdiction no inquiries are conducted and information furnished to U. S. Air Force. amovut Dtnckr ere. t-er. AD Tee' •t..ZTYPS
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January 24, n o the *ashingto , D. C. Dear CÄonoi Air Porce has brought pur letter of Janu— ary• 14th, vath enclosure, to attention, X join him an thanking you for •ending us a copy of your UPO Fact Sheet and apprising us of the termination of your project, Sincerely yours, naid W. Moore, Assistant Director —ternal Affairs Division (4) ZZ JAN 27 B77 to JAN 24
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DEPARTMENT OF THE WASHINGTON. D.C Dear UFOs , Mr. Malmfeldt: This office recently received AIR FORC,- a public inquiry regarding referred to us from the Buzeau. As the inclosed fact sheet indicates, the Air _ Fotce-!s Project Blue Book* investi— gation of UFOs was terminated on D cember 17, 1969, and all related docurnent-ation vas turned over to the National Archives and Records Service, The inquirer referred to us has been apprised of these events. Hopefully, the inciosed fact sheet will be of help in responding to any future inquiries on this subject. At U crunent Federal Bureau Attention: Mx. Washington, D, Sincerely , H. A. McCLANAHAN, Col, USAF Chief, Civil Branch Caanunity Relations Division Office of Information of Investigation Malmfeldt, Room 7825 c. 20535
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There are a nunber of universi ties and professional scientific organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which have considered UFO phenomena during periodic meetings and seminars. In addition, a list •of private organizations interested in aerial phenomena may be found in Gale's Encyclopedia of Associations (Edition 8. vol 1, -pp. 432-3). Such timely review of the situation by private groups insures that sound evidence will not be over— looked by the scientific cormunity, 2 Atchs 1. Sighting Summary 2. UFO-related Materials 2
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UFO FACT SHEET On Decernber 1969 the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termi nation of Project Blue Book, Che Air Force program for the investigation of tjFos. The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on an evaluation of a reoort bv the University of Colorado entitled, "Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying a review of the University of Colorado's report by the National Academy of Sciences; past UFO studies; and Ait Force experience investigating UFO reports during the past two decades. As a result of these investigations and studies, and experience gained from investigating UFO reports since 19 (l) no UFO repot tea, the conclusions of Fro ject Blue Book are: investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever given any indication of threat to out petional security; (2) there has been no evidence submx t ted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as *unidentified" represent technological developments or principles beyond the range Of present day scientific knowledge; and (3) there has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as •unidentified' are extraterrestrial vehicles. With thé termination of Project Blue Book, the Air Force regulation establishing and controlling the program for invest— i gating and analyzing UFOs was rescinded, Ail documentation zegarding the formor Blue Book investigation has been per— manently transferred to the Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Service, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20408, and is available for public review and analysis. Attached for your information is üe Project Blue Book sighting surmary for the period 1947—1969. Also included is a listing of UFO—reiated materials currently available. Since termination of Project Blue Book, no evidence has been pre*nted to indicate that further investigation of in view of the consider— UFOs by the Air Force is warranted. able Air Force comrnit.ment of resources in the past, and the extreme pressure on Air Force funds at this time, there is 00 likelihood of renewed Air Force involvement xn this area. 1
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TOTAL UFO SIGHTINGS, TOTAL SIGHTINGS 1,006 12,618 1947 1950 1956 1959 1960 1961 1963 1965 1966 1967 1969 %'OTAL - 1969 UNIDENTIFIED 70 i
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UFO MATERIALS S t uay Scientific Stud of Unidentified Fi in 0b •ects. y the Oni versxty o Co orado under contract conducte F 44620-76—C-0035, Three volumes, i, 465 p, 68 plates. Photoduplicated hard copies of the official report nay be ordered for $6 per volume, $18 the set of three, as AD AD 680:976, and AD 680:977, from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Convnerce, Springfield, VA 22151. Review of Universit of Colorado Re ort on Unidentified Fl ana 0b ects. Review o report by a panel of the National National Academy of Sciences, Acaaemy o Sciences. Photoduplicated hard copies may be ordered for 1969, 6p, $3 as AD 68B: 541 from the National Technical Information Service, U, S, Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22i5i. i
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STATES 00' '.NMENT Memorandum DATE: 8/22/74 SURJECT: MILITARY REGARDING/ IDENTIFIED OBJECT THAT FELL FROU T XILIAUÄE, EXSCO?GXN 8/21/74; INFORMATION CONCERNING at 2:07 a.m., 8/22/74, Security Patrol Clerk (SPC) Intelligence Division received a caii via Comoand telephone *ro— a Major NUCC (National Command Center). Major asked for any infoma— tion the FBI •12ht hnva • object •bich tell from the sky at Yi inukee, 'leeons1D, had been recovered by local police and turned over to the Office of the FBI. No Information avaii•bie at loteiligenee Div Bio g h t Duty Uilvaukee Office •ho advised ao unidentified objec had been' recovered by about 55 8/21/74, but that It vas still possession Be called the Uilwaukee FBI Office to report the recovery, Very 21 ttie •as kDOVD about tbe object Thich •as as abNt 23 8 z S Inches, Detaille substance and color, Sagged on one side and had an manternal heat •ourcee" notified ailltary locally. Above Infor—atlon Ni•yed to r suggest10D he dgbt like to contact Captaia xivaukee This •atter received OAited Press Interoatio Covera•ge 00 •orning of 8/22/74. ACTION: For intornat*0D, 291974, uØl,p?
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15, 1974 — Mr. Mintz AD AD Cee ngton, Virginia - • 22204 Dear Mr. Your letter wag received on April 3rd. In response to your request for information from FBI files regarding your activities in the unidentified flying objecte research field, please be advised that we have no such information our files except copies of prior correspondence with you and a record of your Septertber. 17. i 963, interview. Therefore, we have no documents to send to you and cannot further comply with your request. Sincerely yours, Clarence M. Reliev Director I — Norfolk — Enclosure Attention: Special Agent 1 - Bufile 62-115530 (FOX-REPLIES) NOTE: Buffies reflect prior correspondence with regard— Ing DPO's of which copies have been made and are being furnished to him. Data pertaining to the Interview contained in an Incoming air tei fron Norfolk dated 9/24/63. SA of the Norfolk Office vas contacted and apparently the interview Of — in 1963 was Initiated because of voluminous correspon— dence which had sent to Federal and military as veli as law enforcement agencies, (5)
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nxngt,ori, irginaa Z22CNé Narch 31, 1974 Director Federal Bureau of Invegtiætion "shinoon, D. C. Dur Sir: On Sept—ber 17, 1963, Kr. an PBI agent or the Bayport News, Va. contingent, visited ne at ny place of —ployment (Ft. Eustio, Vat) interview ne as to my interest In the gub'ect of flying ob$ect8 (UFO' 8). I understard Mr. that intertiew. • tomal report of Since Preeident Nixon recently has expressed his intention to assure that the and civil Uberties of individual citizens receive the protection they deserve ur-Aer our rom of goveæent, it io In the spirit of that assurance Chat I respeettuü.y request utat •e a of Mr. a copy of au other doctncnts in your files pertaining to ny activities in the UFO-research field. Rte-10 (c .G_ Yours Bineereiy, ftmished to: 2-Æ//énte-— Director, Washington, D. C, Office, American Civil berties Uni
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vetober '5, 1973
Dear Hr.
Xn reply eo your tetter received on 23rd,
the investigation of Unidentified Piying Objects not and
never has been a matter that {s vith{n the Invegtlaat-{ve
jurisdiction of the FBI. Therefore, I ca.nnot content as you
suggested. I regret that I am unable to be of assistance In
thig InsEance .
Sincerely yours ,
Clarence H. Xeiley
Director
NOTE: Correspondent as not Identifiable in Bufiies.
(3)
LAUD 4
OCT 251973
FBI
ELETTEPage 103
LA HABRA, CA W D ULD L j —E T D F THE- H i N -T¯HE. O e HAVE BEE i N -r E T ATE CAL k i N > BE iMGs o e PEOPLE F L - -r ovi NG -T T 1-4 S G u LF O r M E)Gco -SHDV HE k Nows W HY THEY Cot..wu-ræ-r- •F. B.T. ON T HE Loo<ou-r Foe g f e H TCNGS OCT 30197 CORRESP
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UNITED oq '.RNMZN'r
Memorandum
• ACT NG IRECTOR, FBI
AN ANTONIO (62-0)
3/20/73
O
.4
57
FORMA
NCERNING
00: SAN ANTONIO
Enclosed for the Bureau are four co {es of an
reflecting provided by Sgt.
United States Air Force, Recruiting Depot, Waco, Texas
concerning the subject, me copy of is also being
furnished to mi lase
This information is being furnished to the Bureau
for proper dissemination to the military due to the partic-
ular request made by the subject concerning UFO (unidentifi
flying objects),
Interview of Sgt. was conducted by SA
of the FBI Waco, Texas on 2/9/73,
Ex.:u
NAR r 1973
- Bureau (Encl.
- Danas (Enel. i)
I — San Antonio
2 1973
Bv U.S. $ning P"'ll PkPage 105
STATES DEPARTMENT
TICE
rivF,nAL OVÄEAU or IXVESTICAT80.•.
San Antonio, Texas
March 20, 1973
On march S, 1973, United
States Air Force, Recruiting Office, Professxonai Building,
aeo, Texas, advised that a nan identifyinc, hinseif as
eontaeted the night-shift supervasor at the
and Inquired regarding any anformation
the could be abie to furnish him conceming any
unidentified flying, obiects observed {n the Waco, Texas ama,
—had identified himself as a Captain In the United States
Air Force,
was described as having on an Air Force
unifom uith a c apiain's badge on the uniform, also
had in his possession at the time a folder —arked Top Seeret
uhieh contained pictures of various niiitary Installations.
No specific information eor,eeming these photos could be
provided by sergeant
• Sergeant stated that when — vas
that they could provide no information to him he
left his card which contained his name and the following
infomation :
Address :
Phone :
Dallas
Sergeant *hat *he individual
not aet In any strange manner, and did not attempt to obtain
anything other than information from the newspaper. Sergeant
Stigiiano advised that this infomation was being fumiched
to the proper authorities only for frafomation purposes as
they do not suspect Uly unlawful activity,
This document contains neither recomendations aor
conclusions of the r DI.
It as the property of the FBI and
as loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to
4stributed oufside your agency,Page 106
EX.115 Dar Miss Febrta.ry 23, 1972 Lty, Pennsylvania 15692 I regret I am unable comment as in your letter of February 15th. The invesägation of Flying Objects is not and never has a mater that is within the investigative jurisdicäon of the FBI. Sincerely yours, Edgar Boove Joh Edß..r Hoover Direcbr NM'E: Bufiles reflect no record of ULN•.Jc (3) MAR 2
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TRUE COPY Westmore an 15692 February 15, 1972 Dear Mr. Hoover, I would Wease like your opinion on U. F. O' s. whether or not ymr thi.nk they exist or not. Sincerely, TRUE COPY REc.5 t 2-- 3?77//-
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Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.
[redacted address, two lines]
February 15, 1972
Dear Mr. Hoover,
I would please like your
opinion on U.F.O.'s whether or
not you think they exist or
not.
Sincerely,
[redacted]
[handwritten notes: "ITC"; "2-22-72"; "2-23-72"; initials "m.k.? : jc"; marks illegible]
[stamp: CORRESPONDENCE]
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DAYI -mi-S ro: FBI Attn: ) c.1A Attn: ) Attn: IAO 23 July 1971 MR. 1012, 9th & D USAINTC Attn: Dir of Inves IJ'SATRR ] DIA Attn: DS-64 ) USAS.A AL tn: Dir of. Security it kccached iorvarded for your infotf,atxr• Attached forwarded for appropriate action. No further action contemplated by this office. Your office vili be kept informed of status of this case. Cys Furnished: FRED G. LTC, CS CHIEF, Cl Form 343 21 Jan 71 The office syöols KDGGINS DIVISION for OACSI vhLch vill appear in AR 340—12 are obsolete due to a reorgani— Please use zation of OACSI. office syrthol that appears on this correspondence in corresrondence addressed to this office. f' -7-7 tx.
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June 1972 hc.s- 'IHE PENTAØN Washington, D.C Dear Sirs: In approximately seven months or *January, 1972, certain copies of top-secret docu.ments shall be sent to the New York Times as well as two other newspapers. These documents are related to and will be an ostentation of the involvement of t pentagon in the or ( Iving It will show that not - •only Che U.S. Air Force was involved in UFO resea subjec t. but the other military branches as well. Analysis and the actual conc lusions of the classic UFO cases shall be reveal This shall be accomplished by zeroxed documents and photographs that General Wolfe had reviewed when he was head of the Army's UFO support program in the Pentagon during the Eisenhower years. Sorry, but it is concluded here that this is the best course to take because we feel that the secret UFJ investigations are parallel in nature to the Times- If we are wrong in taking this action, time will Pentagon .Vietnam controversy. 47 22 AUG a 1971 dc K'/s• k}'/v'rned' h h'es/ d'027CØ4"dATD
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g nuczps —.w..,Z.4, ta.&u COBRESPOUD B OJUL 1
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C/ V 2-/ZJ'%/_ The letter from ym, was received on 8 51 1 The investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects i' not never been a matter that is within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you the ym mentioned does not represent employees of this Bureau. Enclosed is some materni relating to the work of Bureau Thich I hope vu.l be ot interest to yaz, nun OCT 131969 Enclosures (6) Sincerely yours, r. Edgar Boovæ •eat 8 copies of The Story of the FBI S copies of 99 Facts the FBI NOTE: Correspndent8 are not Eentlfia.ble in Burnes. The *10tograph question has previously come to the Bureau '8 attention is known to have appeared in a ppbUcation in Europe concerning unidentified flying A caption under the alleges tvo FBI Agents are leading a peroon from anter dmn the street, OCT mou tn.ETYPE
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1 •i , ntar o, Canada, •Dear Sira, O Our club 18 very interested In otudy of "nidentlfled yen studying and on one of the page 'there uas picture Df a •uppoondiy man from outer opaee uu being held by two men, Above the "ieture it otated the the two vere PBI agents had captured this man and vere vaiking down an Amerieqn street, It hnd aleo •tatea that the Dieture haa firet been published an an X.K.XÆ.L4.KGerman nevspaper,There vas no other additional informmtion,We uouid appreciate it if you vou.'d •nnd us a letter telling us vhO -ther thia erne or untrue .Couid you please Bend us the Informntion, '.hpem pe—bers in OUT e 111b they hqv. are "cereay iuUPS tne • eocr 13 ? 'derai euro au Cfi Inveetl tlon Yashlngton D, C. •
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Gt•;, Cato
B} Zetter dated January 20, 2965,
7} Liaison
, note to
Cbe FBI asking chetber it as e usual EBI Agents
to anvestagate reports of unidentlf{ed flying cbSect8 Eiich bave
on the Wound. Zette head Indicated
By letter dated
January 26, 2965, Diomed that Such nntters
—ot cee znvestigative SuriBdiction. (62—8389440)
1966,
again note the
EBI stating that the response to e letter haa
destroyed • recent fin —bather
policy concerning inestigati0D ot renaioed ucbanged.
Bls letter on a letterhead containin the
address and the game reference to nembershl in the
sag one
by etter of November SO, 196
our p xcy realned anebaag•d, ana he ns funished a copy
of praor c=uaicatioa.
— Eorølgn Liaison Unit (detached)Page 115
May 21, 1969
Cat•d
el City, 73115
Dear Mr.
Mr. Hoover ræd your letter received on May 19th.
Be asked tlzt I advise you that the FBI no infu-
matim it un send to you regarding the rumors heard. Be
also asked that I furnish you the enclosed publications concerning
•air organization,
A copy of your communication is being forwarded to
the Office of Special Investigations, of the Air Force,
Washington, D. C. , to which its contents æy be Of interest.
Sincerely yours,
Helen W, Gandy
Enclosures (2)
Know Your FBI
99 {acts about the FBI
1 - Oklahoma City - Enclosure
Attention SAC: Correspondent is not identifiable in Bußles.
NOTE: A CODV of corresoondent's letter is beinz furnished to the Office
of Special Investigations, . Department of the Air Force, by form.
DCL:11k (4)Page 116
TRUE COPY ; May 14, 1969 Federal Bureau of Investigation Penn. Ave. & 9th. NW. Wash. , D.C. 19806 Dear Sirs; Dei City, Okla. 73115 There currently are rumors over the grapevine and in print that suggest men with oriental features wearing dark clothes go around terrorizing people who have had close-up views of UFO's. It is also rumored these creatures have impersonated armed forces officer and FBI investigators. They are supposed to ride around in black or dark automobiles that either have old licence tags or none at all. Several are reported to have attemped to run down witnesses of UFO sightings, made disturbingqalmost macabre phone calls, silenced several investigators who were supposed to have learned some dark secret about extraterrestial craft or mission plans and opened mail, tapped telephones and even taken picture of several homes where UFO witnesses lived. Can you give me any information on such rumors? Or' can y refer me to a source whose facilities can answer my questions? this information will help settle some disturbing questions the readers of my articles. Personally I am not sure at all whether I can fully accept these rumours as facts. I need more information. Any information you supply can ease the worries of people who feel that the objects unknowm they see in the sky may portend the visit of a mysterious visitor. . Yours Truly / s/ Mre ' 71) P.S. If there are any coveringSth!AH4 Gqctions you feel I ' vill need, please send them along.
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DATE: FROM SURJECT: STATES GO RNMEyr Memorana(um ur, Gaie u. V. Clevelan • Compton, California Telephone NO, 5/16/69 Tek. IO ur, —telephonically contacted the Bureau at 22:50 5/16/69 and spoke BA Special Investigative Divi8ion. stated be 18 a Corner CIA Agent and •anted to report to the Director that recently he has been seeing O flying iobjects. Be requested that the Director cali bin on 3713/69 concerning this natter. Be •as advised that ur. Hoover •ouid be unavailable, Prom tone of voice it appeared be •as intoxicated. Be advised .•that be •as recently discharged as a patient from the psycho card of a Veteran's hospital, Information in mxreau indices (66—3182—8679) indicates individual possibly identical vith captioned subject called hireau 5/1/69, at Thich tiae he rubied about numerous subjects and his speech indicated be had been drinking, At that time no record Identifiabie 'ith vas located In Bureau *Iles, Tor infomation. a check as being •ade •ith CIA to deternlne If they have a *orner agent identical vith 1 1 — Miss Bol—es — Mre Bishop — Mr. Gale ur. Cleveland Liaison Agent caused complete search of CIA Titb negative results, WC:pnh •o 119190 SN:Sb
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May T, 2969 - S/3V7f/- eue e, Nev Jersey "109 I have received your letter April 30th an article you are ßepa.ring on Aerial hemmen. Although I would like to be assistance, mauers to Unidentified Flying Objects Aerial are not within the jurisdiction of the FBI. I regret are unbie be help. Sincerely yours, kar Bone 20B : Our tiles conta.in iMormaUon identifiable Vith correspon&nt. JCF:p1s (5) 10 MAY r - 1969 COMM-FBI %5UAY 4406g • 1.0
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April 30, Federal Bureau of Investigation Wv, D.C. 20535 Attention: Director i 969 I am doing an article for an Air Force mocazine concerning Aerial Phenomenon and other so—ealied flying objects, To help me out, I would like to know if the Bureau has ever receivel any such reports eoncerning the BightingB or investigations of such objects. If so, would It be possible to send me some reports for us in my article. Very truly yours, 10 MAY 8
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19, John Edgar Boa—r Dnited States of *stlce RPedera1 of Innstlzauon Washington 25, D.C. boor 8 Oø8erv.a ob$eet and behavåor. 8, 1963, Sust 214 hourg later at n.kton, Xaryiand, the Pan &erican Aircraft *4th 73 passengerg a crev ot aight peri8hed vhea al.Nraft 'Qi.oded alr and I a tape recording of observation I bad nado on 7, to J, Edgar Boovar and ugociated object *ith cruh of plane, Boover ne uat üe Clvli Aeronauucg torvarded to the, C.A.B. In nonth of March, i%5, the C,A.B., released a —port Oat •ucident aad cuse vas due to a 8tM.ke. I protested %nator Case of Nov Jerwy. Sanator Case —ailed ne the official nport by the C.A.B., along Vith a ietUr by a mrector Congresgioa.al Relations. reading ue Official C.A.B. wport on this accident üso th.i' letter I have cee ue ue C.A.B. or of thig letter bov *hat are Oout tbe point I cialned uat obSect ü.ieh I nan vas laying air uat a.l#raft vas by contact Vith ou ot •ego ni..N8, To substantiate I vmid refer you 8 1.1m 20 iine 2)ÜIEiuive of •port '1—0015. 707—12.1 1709PA Pu World Inc., Nar 8, 63, IQR9 a-/3/941-.470 25 MAR 27 869
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Page B 20 I.I.ne 25 inclusive reads u foiiovst (Metel splatters on the leading edge of horizontal Btabii.izer identified by oectrograph.ie analysis u being formed from different alloys, uese 01078 could be Identified since the coapositlon of the deposit' did confom to ony on...loy used in a.irplamo long of üe deposits varied Cre 18 degrees inboard to 1' degrees July 18, 194, I made observation, the details of I seat to Harvard (N8 sighting gas Otronomicai a nan nada object), a copy of their Etum Zettar enclosed. Sehov both ot these observations had 80*thing In comon, color, I proceeded to experiznt and have arrived at the conclusions, attar several experiments had taken place. I have books on and also books on no•i.ng Saucer'. I -how that this object vas In nor vas it a Flying Saucer. This obåect vas a cleverly design •assie to »pear as a Meteor or as a nying Saucer, this felled to operate as planned that hov I able to gee the details of üe color end algo the which I furnished the govermnent. I also how why this desiæ vas used and also the colors vere arranged u they were. eQer1nent8 proved this, Thru I have been Öie determine ue folioving: 3. 5. 6. 7, 8, Where tlzy get the tremendous 'peed Cron. me effect üey have on occasion, Appearing about üeir •erticai Why they uke noise, or a*iaut. Whosh.i.ng and "heezlng, hun•d..ng noise on occasions. m.ffemnt colors they have. msating i.ight,-b.minous ppeuance. m.fferent toms BhQe, object' are constantly being 'Qt over both North South Americas by Bassia, Anyone seeing these ob$ect.g are u to a flying saucer, to it this nentioned to one, reported to ue
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mssia aaN of fact and has capi•, Azed upon thig fact, Exey have In been able penetrate our Radar Systa conclude z present can be blued upon üe various agencies *ho in past have scoffed at ud ridiculed people have reported üese Bightings. Now are about to pg with or hope mssia go to var against oae uoüer, This then give u tine to created an effectave ud efficient that camot be I not a Phophet of Sut Americen üo 18 concamed about üe future of America. o ng people copy of Nixon J. Edgar Senator Case of Senator SinceRe letter being sent to the Nev Jersey H. Percy of m..å.nols mvi..n Laird, Secret..axv ot
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July , ount Ho Y, me ob'ect you sav a brlült neteor, •æetlmeo called a "fireball • or a bolideE. Ainogt aii bright meteors are nail bodes moving In orbits mther like the orbite of aeterolde, and probably are of asteroids. me direction of notion of your •eteor is consistent *lth that sort of orbit. A good uny bright neteorg •trike the earth each day, but nost go unnoticed. We have received another xeport of the sue neteor from WI iminzton, Delaware. I am sending your obaervatlon to the Noonwateh Dlvlslon of the Sultheonlan Astrophysical here In Cambridge, Mhleh has a continuing pmgru for analyzi8 of visual observations of bright neteora. Since at very rarely possible for the pmfegsloni astmnomer to observe these meteors, noet of Mhat 1B hown about then depends on th.18 sort of cbaraoe. Sineemiy your', 62
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Dear Sir, COPY c) FL y,'Dr— I am a student at Glendale City College in Glendale, California. This semester rm doing a research xnper on U. F. O. I vas wondering if you could send me any information you might have regarding the U. F. O. controversy, I would appreciate it very much if you could serd me this i.nformation before March 20th as I would like to get as soon as possible. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely yours, a Canada, Calif. 91011 p. S. If you can't possibly get the i*formation to me by the 20th, I would appreciate it if it was sent to me as close to that uate as possible. uno 8 d -cd-u.-a.-.C
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au , California 91011 March 18, 1968 AmMAIL D I have received your letter of March 15th. Although I would like to be of assistance, matters to Unidentified Flying Objects are not within jurisdiction of the FBI. I am referring a copy of your communication to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department ot ule Air Force, Washington, D. C. 20333 for any help he iB in a position to offer you. NAILED 9. cob,'.r..FBr Sincerely yours, Edæ Hoover NOTE: Cprrespondent could not identified in Bufiles. TEL.tTYPE 5
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March 19, 1968 aterloo, Illinois 62298 Dear Mr. Your letter Mar& 14th, with enclæure, has been received. The investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects is not and never has been a matter is Hle Investiga- Hve inHRdie6nn the FM - I assure vou the rhotoæraoh you menäoned does not represent employees of tl.is Bureau. NAILED 9 cor.P.•.rr,' Sincerely yours, Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director .71 NOTE: Bufiles contain no record ot correspondent. The *10tograph in question has Previously come .to•• the Bureau's attention and is known to have appeared in a Europe concerning Unidentified -tlying 'Object, A capäon.gpder_the ihotograph alleges two FBI Agents FL ova.' . . ED:mew Tti..ETWE
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TRUE COPY Dear Sir I work for the-fifed My name is Saucer Hunter Organization, I am writing this in regard to a report that the FB,I had captured a saucer occulknt this was published in a flying saucer mag. along with a photo of two alleged FBI agents and a saucer occupant. is this true? does the FBI really have a saucer man? Very truly ,.zu-a.q- ---.-4/4Z
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[small sketch of a saucer/aircraft at top] Dear Sir My name is [redacted] I work for the United Saucer Hunters Organization, I am writting this in regard to a report that the FBI had Captured a saucer Occupant. This was published in a flying Saucer mag. along with a photo of two alleged FBI agents and a Saucer occupant. is this true? does the FBI really have a saucer man? Very Truly [redacted] ITC: 3/18/68 mws Ack: 3/19/68 ED: mws [stamps: ENCLOSURE; CORRESPONDENCE; REC'D FBI; handwritten initials/notation NNR]
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DAT* • •nou r. Memorandum DlmrOR, nx •DALLAS (62-iSii) (C) IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1/23/68 There is enclosed tor the Bureau e Xerox copy of letter dated 11/20/67, from ur, _*riipgton,'_ Texas 76010, receiv by the Dallas Office on T/ 19/68 an envelope-postnarked at Arlington, Texas, 1/17/68. letter reflects the formation of a The enclo subcommittee oft ( n the Daiias — Fort Worth area, tbe purpose of 'h c organization 1B to conduct scienti#ic investigation ot anldentifie4 flying objects. • This letter has been acknoviedged and • copy of •ame has been furnished OSX, Tinker AFB for its iDfomation. pointed out to hin t The acknoviedgement to Mr. Information concerning unidentified flying ob3ects received by Air Force. Bureau (eqé)$Li) .4 — 1 - Dallas -.30 US. %vhgs gurly Payroll Savings Ph
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C) 20 November "67 From: 1. riington,• Texa• 76010 Request for Information on Sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenme.a Dall's—Ft. Wor& Arca A subcommittee Of has recently been e•ia8XiiKäd in• Dallas— Ft: -Worth area. i' a private, non—profit organization directed by (Ret) from National Headquarter' in Washington, D. C. The purpo•e of the organization is to conduct •cientific investigation Object'. it now has 14, 000 associate member• in 50 state'. The organization is not interested in the alleged psychic, occult, mystical, or religious z•pectc of UFO phenomena. —ubcommittee•, or which there are 30 in the United States, .are composed of qualified individuals in technical or investigative -fields, who are •elected and appointed by Washington office. —8 currently working closely *ith Colorado Project 3. a comprehensive otudy of UFO's begun in November 2966, by a group of distinguished scienti.tg at the-Unive-YäiiY' df Colorado under a U, S. Air Force contszet. The local subcommittee earnestly solicit' your cupport in reporting to the Committee Chairman any UFO sightings occuring in this area. It i' especially important Ütat the NICAP committee be contacted immediately in cases of reported UFO •ighti.ngg where photographs have been taken or phy•ical evidence remains after observation. Subcommittee Chairman 6R-S3;cu-f//s-
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10/10/67
ROU
SUBJECT :
UNITED STATES C • *RNMENT
Memoraidum
DIRECTOR, FBI
DAN:
DALLAS (62-0)
IDm{TIFIED FLYING OBJECt'S;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS, 10/9/67
- INmRUATION CONCERNING
Enclosed are Six copies ot ai IZM containing Infor—ation
of Interest to the Air Force. One copy has been furnished to
OSI, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma,
ation in the enclosed INM ns received by
No further Information Is being taken.
i 2.— Bureiu (enci8—6)
mc:S eg
OCT 191±7
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU op INVESTIGATION Danas, Texas oeober 10, 1967 UNIDENTIFID FLYING OBJECTS; ANONYMOUS INFORMANT DALLAS, TEXAs OCTOBER 9, 1967 A young •bite feale, 'ho refused to give ber nane, appeared at the Dallas FBI Office on October 9, 1967. She stated she is Interested in Unidentified E lying Objects (UFOs) and has received a quantity of Information concerning beings from outer space. She stated she Sili not reveal ber identity as she TOUId feel like a fool if this Information is not true. She stated if it is true, however, she vill meet 'ith Interested officials and furnish all the Information she has, provided nothing is done to endanger her safety, She stated in July, 1967, she •et a being from another planet •ho had assumed earthly form. Be gave her certain Information, then be ns picked up and departed from the earth on August 21, 1967. She stated she then received messages from non—éarthly sources in a nanner she refused to discuss. She stated these sources told ber of the folloving: (1) (2) (3) (4) An antimissile missile vas fired at a UPO over Africa OD May 22, •1962, but the UPO vas protected by Its "force field. " A UFO •as detected 22,000 miles froa earth by radar about August 6, 1967. A Un ns detected over Antartica August 20, 1967. a UFO ns detected over the "Deviine" in the past seek and •as shot dovn, and beings froz outer space are trying to recover It. If this Informant vould furnish no further details, She stated iDfomation is true, Bhe rill kno• other Information This document contains neither recænendations nor conclusions of the It Is the property of the and is loaned to your agency. It and Its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ENCEOSUJE
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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; ANONYMOUS INFORMANT nn rx-AR - OCTOBER 9, 1967 received is true, and vili furnish full details. This viii Include information regarding the destruction of a noon explorer vehicle by beings from outer space, and hov those beings shot don the Russian Cosmonaut. She stated Bhe fears for her lite It it becomes *non She contacted officiazs, persons gave died nysterlously in the past. She stated It Air Porce ofticiai8 •ant to contact her she can be reached by a message to a telephone number she has given an FBI Agent, and she neet officials at the Dallas PBI Office only.
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REC$4 inchester, Virginia 22601 s, 1967 Your letter of 27th, 'ith enclosure, received. The investigation of Unidentified Flying Objeeg is-not æver has a maeer that is within the investiß- tiii *urisdiction of the FBI, I can assure you the phot%raph you mentioned does not represent employees of thig Bureau. Enclosed is some material relating to the work of this Bureau which I viil be of interest to you. Also, photograph you forwarded is being returæd. Sincerely yours, kar Roov Enclosures (S) Know Your FBI Story of the Federal buPeaJ9fthvestigation NOTE: Correspondéht is in BufUes, The photograph in question has previously to 'thé 'Byreaufs atteAtion and i.s•kriövn to appeared In a pablication Eu*ope concerning unidentified objecteE\.Æ caption alleges twoFtAgent8 are ¯ (IL) leading a sohfFom outer BBee down the street. V 72
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TRUE COPY Dear Sirs: Would yml please comment on the enclosed picture that is marked with an 't x t and return the pichxre with your reply. Thank you. inchester, Va. red cpa / Eurcao REcg 6 22601
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Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.
[page is cut off at the right edge and rotated slightly] Dear Sirs: Would you please co[...] [...]t on the enclosed pic[...] [...]nat is marked with an "[...] and return the picture wi[...] your reply. Thank you. [redacted - name and street address] Winchester, Va. 226[..][cut off] [stamps: ENCLOSURE; CORRESPONDENCE; PROC. 28-SEP-1967 (partly legible); handwritten notations illegible]
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Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.
[photocopy of an enclosed picture: degraded halftone drawing/photograph of a thin figure or skeleton-like human form with arms raised overhead, with a dark round object above the right hand; indistinct shapes at left and right] [stamp: ENCLOSURE; handwritten file number: 62-83794-46[?] (last digits cut off)]
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August 24, sco, a.U.tomfa 94121 Dear Mr. received ym.r letter August 19th, Vith enclosure, and •anted ym to hov he appreciates your best wishes, Be me to • . you for sending forwarded to Mm, MAILED 19 AUG 24 • FBI Sincerely ym.rg, Belen W. Secreery NOTE: Bufiles conta.in nothing pnd.fiabie regarding correspmdent and no record ot the A.)bl.inaUonit. ku.fo coatacVt Inasmuch as correspondent might poss$blj}uie Etterfrom the Direct0r in ine manner to promote this mägazine, an in-absence reply is deemed advisable. SAW:mg
Record
- Author / institution
- FBI Vault / Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date
- c. 1947–1969 (from dates in the OCR text; verify)
- Source type
- Declassified official records
- Used for
- FBI UFO file, Part 14 of 16 (141 pages); hosted on this site with machine-read text | V99: PRG-009 Blue Book termination 1969; PRG-V99-01 1958 retrospective
- Limitations
- Machine OCR of 1940s–60s typescript is imperfect; quote from the page image. Contents are reports received by the FBI, not FBI findings