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Office M e m o r a n d u m • uNJ.
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To ~- Director, FBI - Attention, .Assistant DATE: A ' t 8, 1947 ••
Director D. K. LADD
FROM SAC, San Francisco
SUBJEC frLTING DISCS
Reference is made to my letter to the Bureau dated July 28, 1947
entitled as above forwarding a. copy of a report f'urnished to me by Lieutenant
Colonel DONAU) SPRINGER, A-2, Fourth .Air Force, Hamilton Field, California, set
ting forth the results of inquiries made by his office concerning the reported
&ightings of flying discs.
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As ot further interest to the Bureau in this regard, theii(..~ e,,,
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mitted herewith ghotos~atic copies of three letters dated August 4, 19
entitled "Investigation of FlyiDg Discs," furnished to ma by Major WILLIA){ R.
GRAHAH, Deputy AC of S, A-2, A.rJq Air Forces, Hamilton Field, California, who is
acting in the absence of Lieutenant Colonel SPRINGER, enclosillg copies of reports
of additional reported sightings of flying discs by persons in Oregon and Arizona,
together with the results of their investigations in that regard.
It is noted that these investigations were conducted prior to the
time Bureau instructions were issued that our own Bureau would conduct inquiries
into the reported sightings of flying discs. ~- 1~
Copies of these reports a.re being forwarded to ortl and
Phoenix Offices for the completion of their files in connection with this subject.
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Office Me orandum • UNITED
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TO ' nm.ECTOR, DATE: August 13, 194'/
SAC' NEi'fARK
SUBJECT: !"LYING DISC H.EPOR'.IED AT
HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY
AUGUST J, 1947 - 1USCELLA.NEOUS
Reference is made to tne teletYPe from the Newark Division
to tne Bureau dated August 4, 194'7 stating tnat a ''Flying Disc" had
been repor ted to n~ ~een seen at HacKens;st!New Jersey on August J
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last by one CHARLES~ELIA, JR. and ',VILLIAJ..~UEX.
CHARI.E0 CASELIA, JH., 287 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, upon
interview by Special Agent AR'IHUR F. WILLIAMS of this Division, stated
that on Au~st J he had been standing with WILLIAM 'IRUEX, a soldier
stationed at Fort Dix, obser ving a 11ham11 radio rig atop a two-story
house on Simons Avenue, Hackensack. It was approximatel y 7:45 p . m. ,
and tney were in this vicinity for t he purpose of meeting 'IRUEX1 s
girlir ieno, one JOYCE Mc FA!t.IAND.
'IRUEX commented to CASELIA that a chil d had apparently
lost its balloon. <.;ASELLA looked and about a block or a hal1' block
away noticed a rouna, black object moving from south to north and
east of the stop wnere he and 'IRUEX were standing. CASELIA noticed
tnat it was moving too fast to be an ordinary balloon, but he could
not discern wnether it was globular in form or a disc. He said it
was about thirty to forty inches in diameter moving north in a hori
zontal plane about two hundred yards aoove the top of the nill at
Sumnu.t Avenue and Simons Avenue . I~ proceeded at a steady ra~e,
ellll.tted rio rays, and was moving fast enougn to reqUl.I'e tnem to turn
tneir heads steadily in order to follow· it . 'IRUEX 1 s girlfriend came
out about fifteen seconds after they first sighted it. They pointed
it out to her , and she said that it looked like a bird on tne horizon
so small. It faded out of sight shortly thereafter. CASELIA said
that a line drawn along its apparent course of f .ligb.t would go from
the vicinity of Bentlix, New Jersey to a point west of Westwood, New
Jersey.
CASE.LIA also said tna~ a man on tne porch across tne street
also noticed it and pointea it out to tne women. CASELIA said that
this man seemed excited but did nothing about it.
CASELLA. said tna~ he was positive it was no optical illusion.
He was not facing into tne sun and saw tne object clearly. He also
said tnat ne would have thought no~ning of it except ror the speed at
which it was traveling. u
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Ultter to Bureau August 13, 1947
Miss JOYCE Mc FARIAND, 476 Simons Avenue, upon interview
by Special Agent WILLIAMS , stated th.at the event in question occurred
at about 7 : 30 on tne evening of Sunday, August 3. She said thai::. she
was in the house when CASELIA or '.IRUEX ca.Lled to her . She went out
immediately, and they pointed out the object in question. She saw
it just before it disappeared over tne horizon, but she declared that
it was in view from that time for appro:x:i.mately one minute . She said
it was round and silver- blue in color and appeared to be revolving.
She said that she did not recall making any comment that. it nught have
been a bird and herself had no idea of wnat it coUJ.d be . In view of
tne distance from which she noticed it, she said tnat it could not
have been more than six inches in diameter but would have been mucn
larger iI. she had been near to it. Miss :Mc FAH.IAND said that sne had
never seen anything like it berore.
She said that across tne street the BOOTHS, mother and
daughter, were the only people sitting on tne porcn and she, herself,
did not notice anyone pointing toward tne ooject in question. The
only other person around, to her knowledge, was GLORIA '.IRUEX, sister
of WILLI.AM '.IRUEX, wno remained in tne house and did not see the ooject
at all.
Mrs . WINFIELD S. BOOTH, 459 Simons Avenue, stated that she
was on tne porch on tne evening in question with her mother but did
not notice any unusual object in the sky nor had any man been present
tnere to point out the object in question.
The follovdng information was received from 'IRUEX through
interview by Special Agent T. H01'lARD WALDRON:
Private WILLIAM .A. '.IRUEX, RA 12282003, Company G, 2nd Bat
talion, 47tn Infantry Regiment, 9th Division, Fort Dix, New Jersey,
adVised he was born ~pr1112, 1930 at Jersey Cit.y, New Jersey and
completed eight and one nalf' years of school. He enlisted in tne
United States Army on May 29, 194?. His mother is Mrs . CEA.CE FI~LDS
of 88 Wales Avenue, River Ectge, Bergen County, New Jersey. 'IRU~X
stated thai::. on Sunday, August 3, 1947, at 8: 00 p.m., he was standing
outside tne home or his girlfriend, Miss JOYCE llc FAH.IAND, 4·18 Simons
Avenue, Hac1censack, New Jersey, accompanied by CHARLES CASELIA of 287
Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, who is his sister 1 s fiance .
He said tnat he and CASELIA vrere looking at the radio antenna on a
home near the 47~ Simons Avenue address wnen they noticed an object
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Letter to Bureau August 13, 194'/
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about two to three feet in aiameter moving rapidly about two hundred
yards off tne ground. TRUEX said he tnought at first it was a child's
balloon, but when he noticed tnere was no wind and tne object had no
strings to it, ne decided it was sometning else. He stated tne object
was moving in a steady, straight patn, going nortn, and he said there
was no exhaust or indication of any motive power ror the object.
'lRUEX said they observed tne obje ct for fifteen or twenty seconds. He
could not give a description 01· tne object's color or tne materiai. it
was composed of but said it looked more like a large, flat child's cup
tnan anything else he could think or, as the object was oval on the
top and came to a point on tne bottom side . '.IRUEX said tna~ CASELLA.
stated 11Maybe j,t's a flying saucer 11 • He said he nad never seen any
thing move through the air quite like this object, and he had no idea
where it came from.
'lRUEX sta~ea tha~ neither ne nor CASEIJA had had anytning to
drink, and there was sufficient light for tnem to observe tne object
very clear1y.
Th.e 11Fly1ng Disc11 was reported try CASELIA to Sergeant JAMES
PERONE of tne Hackensack Police Department. Sergeant PERONE advised
tne writer tnat his Department had taken no further action nor had
they received reports of the object in question from any other source.
It may be noted that no other Police Department in ~ne v:i.cmivy has
brought to tne attention oi this Division any information regarding
t his matter.
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UNSUBS , RAYMOND EDWA,Y"' LAN.0", MRS . LAURJ"LANE , INFORr!ATNTS , Fl..Y~-
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MI CH I GAN , THAT ON JULY TEN LAST RAYMOND Ent.JARD LANE AN EMPLOYEE
OF DOW AND SUBSIDIARY SINCE ABOUT NINETEEN TWENTY TWO, BROi~ SO!'~E t'ftf
MATERIAL TO THEIR PHYSICS LABORATORY STATING THAT ABOUT FIVE FEE TEEN;✓?
PM J ULY NINE LAST HE AND WIFE , LAURA LANE , WERE WALKING I N A FIELD ...(
OWNED BY DOt~ AND ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET AWAY HEARD A PUFF NOISE , TURNED
:-. AND SAW A BALL OF WHITE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BUSHEL BAKET BURNING ABOUT
A FOOT OFF THE GROUND . THE FIRE DIED OUT I MMEDIATELY AND LANE LATE t
SCOOPED UP A THREE I NCH AREA OF FUSED SAND I NTO A CAN AND TOOK THI S TO
THE PHYSICS LAB . BOTttieettP-LA I NANTS I NTERVIEWED . RAYMOND Tl±lfNG SUB-
l STANTIALLY SAME STORY BUT WI FE RELUCTANT TO TALK AND VERY I NDEFIN I TE
ON WHAT HAPPENED . THERE ARE MAKRED DI SCREPANCIES I N THEIR STORY .
DOW AUTHOR ITIES CONSIDERED STORY FANTASTI C BUT HAVE EXAMINED MATERIAL
AND STATE CONTENTS TO BE ORDINARY SAND , NOT RADIO ACTIVE , BUT GIVING
OFF AMMON I A GAS , A SMALL SILVER NUGGE1)RECORD:
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MI SED IN I T NOT RADIO ACTIVE , MELTED vn ~ ~~5 ,AND Wl{Ic{f°~ s OFY
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AMMONIA ODOR , AND LITTLE DROPLETS OF SILVER ttE1.IJ;i,:D 1-J~ ND AND SOME
OTHER GRAYISH COLOR I N MATERIA L WHICH I S RADIO ACT! . LEVEL OF
RAD I O ACT IVITY EXTREMELY LOW AND EMPLOYEE \~MER LOYED BY GOVERN-
r ~~ MET AT LOS ALAMOS, PROJECT
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OF LOS ALAMOS SAND BUT NOT BELIEVED TO BE THE SAME . RAYMOND
LAND KNOWN TO HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION SMALL QUANTITY OF LUMINOUS
PAINT , RADIO ACTIVE , TO BE AN AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER , TO HAVE LIMI TED
KNOWLEDGE OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS FROr EMPLOYMENT AT DOW . LAND
DESCRIBED AS VERY PECULIAR , SURtLY , ANTAGON I STIC TO PLANT PROTECTION
OFFICERS , I NTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND ELECTRICITY . LANE IS WHITE ,
BORN MAY SEVEN , NINETEEN NAUGHT TWO , AT fREESO IL, MICH I GAN , FIVE
FEET NINE AND ONE HALF, ONE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE POUNDS , DARK BROWN
HA I R, PARTLY BALD, SERVED US ARMY NINETEEN EIGHTEEN TO NINETEEN
TWENTY THREE , CONVICTED NINETEEN TWENTY FOUR MIDLAND COUNTY ,
MICHIGAN , FOR BURGLARY , SERVING SIXTY DAY SENTENCE . NEITHER PARTY
ADMITS STORY IS A PRANK , BUT LANE HAS MENTIONED FLYING DISCS AND ROCKET~
ON INTERVI EW LANE WAS RELUCTANT TO DI SCUSS MATTER AND NEITHER HE NOR
HIS WIFE ARE ABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE MATERIAL WAS
FOUND . ARMY AI R FORCES I NTELLIGENCE AT SE LFRIDGE FIELD, MICHIGAN ,
HAVE BEEN ADV I SED .
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LABORATORY FOR EXAMI NATI ON .
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STANl>ARD FORM NO. 114 •
/ 6}pce Memorandum •• UNITED STA!S GOVERNMENT
TO Mr. Ladd
FROM J, P. C o , n o ~
SUBJECT : lfflKNOWN SOBJEC?:",S;
Ra,mond Edvar~e,
(/ Mrs. Laura ume - Informants;
FLYING DISC
MISCELLANEOUS
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There is attached a memorandum setting forth the pertinent
information receiTed b7 the Detroit Office troll.R81]110nd Edvard Lane and
Mrs. Laura Lane relat1Te to "t~ing discs."
RECOMMENDATION:
It ie recommended that this :aater1al be personally d.el1Tered b7
the Liaison Section to the appropriate contact 1n the War Department.
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FLYmG 'DISCS
Ini'o:nnation was received fl-om the n>w Chemical Company, lfidlona,
Michigan, that on July 10, 194?, one ~m:md »3:ward Lane, an ~loyce of'.
Dow Chem.cal Company since about 1922., brouetit some mater~ to theu
J'hy:sics laboratory. He stated that about 5 :15 p . m. , July 9, he and h1.s
wife, Leura, were l'ralking in a !ield. when they heard a pll.ff noise about
one hundred feet e:vrgy. ThEU turned and saw n ball of -white about the size
of a b.lshel basket blming appr(>ximate'.cy a foot ott of the fll'OU.lld. The fire
died out immediately and 'later Lane scooped up a three inch areu of l\iaod
eand into a can tor examination at -their labora1:,<>u.
Upan irtterv:Lew t,y FBI Aeents, ~ n d told subetantio;Lly the sam.a
story, blt lira. Lane was reluctant to talk and rveey indefin1te o.bou.t what
hnppcned. There were marked discrepancies in thoir stories.
Lbw authorities oonsidered the .story- tantastic but have exailltned
the mateial and state contents ares ordinary ~and, not radio active, rut
,gt'Ving orr amm:>nia caoJ a StlalJ. silver nugget nlir.ost pure excep1;, for sand
m.xcd in it, not radio active; molted or fused eand "ffllioh gives off ru:imonia
odor and little droplets of silver melted in sand and soI!le gr~sh color
caterial which is radio active . The level of radio activity 1n this znaterinl
is ext.rei:iely· low. An emplczy-ee of Dow, formerly employ,ed by the Oovern.men.t at
Los Alanxls Project, stated tho fused B£Uld luus some characteristics of Los Alnnx:,s
sand but he does not believe it 1o the same.
Raym:,nd Lane ia lmom to have in his possesSion a ~ quantity of
luJiilnouo pa1nt, radio active, to be an llr.lateur photographer and to have a
limited knowledge of chem!.ctry and ,Ph;;lfaics, He io described na very peculiar,
aurl~•, antagonistic to plant protection o.rticars and interested 'ill photography
and olectric1ty. Lane ie rrhito, wns b::>ni ~ 7, 1902, at Freesoil, W.ohigan.
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He is 5 ' 9½ , weighs 145 pounds, has dark brown he.:l.r:, porlly bald, served in
the U,6 . Ar.:qr trow 1918 to 1923. He was arrested for hlrglary in :Midland County,
W.chigan, in 1924, for which ho served a sixty day sentence.
Noithc:r Rnyllt)nd Lane nor hts wife w.l.11 admit their story is a prank.
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"" ver , neither ai.·e able to point out tho exact location of thts incidsit,
The -ArJSU Airforce Intelligence at Solf'ridge Field, Ui.ohigan, has been
ed and the material has been turned over to them.
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CHICAGO HERALD AMERICAN TODAY REP.ORTED THAT LITTLE Of SIX THREE TWO
SEVEN HARPER AVENUE CHICAGO REPORTED SEEING A DISC THREE THIRTY AM
TODAY SAILING ABOVE LAKE MICHIGAN OFF JACKSON PARK BEACH. LITTLE
UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW TODAY. FATHER IN LAW JOSEPH REINER,
SIX THREE TWO SEVEN HARPER AVENUE, ADVISED LITTLE SIGHTED DISC OVER
A MONTH AGO AND SHE IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. NO FURTHER INQUIRY .
CONTEMPLATED.
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CONTACT OF MR . RICHARD F ~~SHAVER LILY LAKE ILLINOIS WHO MAY HAVE
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Colonel Golbranson furnished Reynolds with a copy of the memorandum
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entitled "Report on Flying Saucers, dated July 1947, addressed to Corru:ianding
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General, 32d A.AF Baso Unit, Bolling Field, l,ashington, D, c., from Joh~/4Schindler,
Jr., a copy of which is attached to this me:rorandum. 'lhe attached memorandum sets
forth information and statistics regarding two reportings of incidents of flying
disks . '!here is also attached hereto a map of the Illinois River area which -was
furnished to Ur. Reynolds by Colonel Golbranson. Colonel Golbranson stated that
according to this map the incidents reported in the attached memorandum are in the
general vicinity of Lily Lake, which was given as the address of Mr . Richard F.
Shaver in the anonyJ:1ous telegram received by the War Deparilnent.
Colonel Golbranson advised that in view of the fact that the observation
of the flying saucers was made.on July 7th and the date of the unsigned telegram
is.. July 5th, together with the proximity of Lily Lake to the points where the ~
objects were observed, he desired the Bureau conduct some investigation of Shaver l
to det~rmine whether or not he has any information pertaining to the origin of the
flying saucers . •
Mr. Reynolds advised Colonel Golbranson that his request would be made
known to you and the results of any investigation would be brought to his attention . ✓
RECO:M:~~A TION:
It is recommended that the field be directed to make inquiries regarding
Shaver and, if deemed advisable, interview him regarding any information that ne
has relative to flying disks." 'Ihe results of any investigation should be forwarded'
to the Liaison Section. for delivery to the Intelligence Division of the war Depart-
ment. "'
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The War Department has furnished this lhreau 'ffi th
, telegram dated July 5 at New York, N~ Yorks
>/: "P'OR FURTHER DE.TAILS CONCERNING FLYING DISKS SIJGGES?
llWEDIATE CONrACT OF t.m. RICHARD F. SHAVER LILY LAKE
IDINOIS WHO 1!AY HAVE Il!PORTAl:r INFORMATION COIJCERN
nlG THEIR ORIGIN. "
The War D3partment has 1\i:mished a meUX>randum entitled "Report on
Flying Saucers", dated July '7 , 1947, addressed to Commanding General, J2d AAF
Base Unit, Bolling Field, Uashington , D. C. , from John D. Schindler, Jr. , two
copies of which a.re attached. The \1ar Department has stated that the incidents
refer.red to in the attached memorandum are in the general vicinity of Li~ Lake,
which was gtven as the address of Ric hard F . Shaver 1n the above telegram.
It is, therefore, desired that the Chicago Field Di vision conduct
appropriate inquiries regarding Shaver, and in the event such inquiries do
not reveal information indicating 'that he should not be interviewed, he
should be interrogated for any infomntion he might have relative to flying
discs. It :is desi'red that this matter be handled as soon as possible and
the Blreau promptly advised.
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STAN.OARD FORM NO. 64
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Offii ,Memoranuum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO FBI DA.TE: 16 July 47
FROM WDGS, US BRANCH
• SUBJECT: RICHARD F. SHAVER
){ 1. Attached hereto:
a. Copy of unsigned t~legram received by HQ. AAF 9 July 1947,in which
V it is indicated that Richard F h ~~ Lilly Lake, Illinois may have in
/I formation concerning the origin of tlie ,flying saucers".
b. Copy of a report on flying saucers which were observed by four
witnesses while in flight in two airplanes over southern Wisconsin.
c. Map with indications es to pro:xillli.ty of the locations where the
flying saucers were reported to have been seen in relation to Lily Lahl,Ill .
that the time
2. In view of the fact/the observation of the flying saucers was llll!lde
corresponds closely with the date of the unsigned telegram, and considering
the proximity of Lily Lake to the points where the objects were observed,
it is requested that Mr ShaveRbe investig~t3d to determine whether or not
he has information pertaining to the origin of Flying Saucers.
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NEWYCRK NY JUL 5
MAJOR PA~ YNOR
AAF HQTS WASHDC
FOR FURTHER DETAII.S CONCERNillG FLYING DISKS SUGGEST
IMMEDIATE CONTACT OF MR. RICHARD F SHAVER LILY LAKE
ILLINOIS WHO MAY HAVE mMPORTANT INFORMATION CCNCPlillING
THEIR ORIGilJ
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w1-tne•aH while ill flight in two a1rplane1.
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