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Sl'ANolll'lD FORM NO... •
Office Me111.0randum • UNITED -sTATEs GOVERNMENT
Director, FBI DATE: July 26, 1949
SAC, San Antonio
SUBJECT: 0 FLYING DISKS
INTERNAL SECURITY - R--
On July 15, 1949, the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff,
G-2, Fourth Arrey, advised that a small article which had appeared in the
Galveston (Texas) News on July 10, 1949, advertised the fact that the
Young Men 1 s Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was
planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen
flying saucers. It was stated that the convention was planned so that members
may compare notes. It was also stated that flying disks were reported twice
inthe v-A3ek preceding the article in Alexandria, Louisiana.
The above is furnished as a matter of information. )
cc: New Orleans
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REMARKS
When informed of Mr ~ Hoover's and Mr . a
absence from their office, Mr . Cuneo declined
to speak to an. yone else and state d that he was
just following up on a conversation he had with
Mr . Ladd over the weelf:end . He asked that Mr.
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REMARKS
When informed that Mr. Hoover was not in his
office , Mr . Cuneo asked to speak with Mr. Ladd ,
and after checking the call was transferred, to
Mr. Indd .
Mr. Ladd advises that Mr. Cuneo was calling
about the matter he dicussed with Mr . Indd
on last Saturday re a flu in g_ saucer in Califor -
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July 21 , 1949
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Dear Ernie:
You LJill recall the r2-aphona c onveroa-
tions about l1r . Peter Camerl%'f~nes , 164 Wast
37th St r ee·t;, Los .1.nr1elee "I, "ea1 i,/ornia, and
tnfo r mati-on ~rni,shsd by hi,m on "the -subjoc-t; o,,f )
.1';.tlytn g sauctrs .
I thought yoz1 woulc:Z 1 ikc i;o know that
e/.for t8 maae to loca~e JJr . Jone$ have been un-
successful and casual t ngu i.r·y in the utcin-& t{i
he men'ti oned cHd not d evelop i,r,,Jormation about
any one who i.s uCq.i.O i,nt;ed ::Ji.th h:tn. ,
I thought y~u night wtsh ta consider
the posa i btlity that the ortginal letter in this
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(RO FORM NO. 64
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Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT •
THE DIRECTOR DATE : July 12, 1949
FROM D . M. Ladd ~ I ~ -i/4 llr. Tolson~
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fo r the Los Angeles Office suggesting that they make a discreet
check of the background of the individual who wrote the lette~
t~ nchell and thereafter interview him for details . WV/4 ,/
It is belieued that a le~ter is satisfacto r y inasmuch
noted that this alleged incident occurred in 1947.
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JULY 18, 1949
URGENT
SAC, LOS ANGELES
PETER CAMERLO~NES, tNFORMATION CONCERNU . ~
REMYTEL JUL • - •";"OT --- - A'";'" . SUTEL RESULTS YOUR
BACKGROUND J~Yr:f:-T!can~ ID INTERVIEW OF SUBJECT.
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TO: __Director
__Mr. Ladd
__Mr. Clegg
__Mr. Glavin
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__Mr. Rosen
__Mr. Tracy
_ _ Mr. Fletcher
__Mr. Mohr
__Mr. Carlson
__Mr. Nease
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See Me For Appropriate Action
Send File Note and Return
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Los Angeles 13, california
July 13, 1949
DIRECTOR, FBI
Re : PETl!;R CAMPRL~ NES
INFORMATION CONCERFING
Dear Sir :
Re your teletype July 12, 1949.
Present owner for one and one half years and former manager
of court for six years, which includes 164 \". 37th Street, Los Angeles,
do not know PETER CAMERLON JONES .
Other investigation in an endeavor to locate JONES was not
< productive.
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Very truly yours ,
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• FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAT.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ROUTINE
JULI 12, 1949
TO: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. SAC, too AROELES "' -
PETF..&~~ ~w{M fM.~tmt°; !ST THlRTISEVENTil STREET, LOS ANOEU;S / ..,3 -
ISFORUATION CONCERNtlm. SUBJECT ADDRESSED A LETTER TO WAL~INCHELL
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RELlTIRO TBAT I N AUGUST, NINETEEN FORTISEV1!2l, HE WAS HIIING IW TRR JrOUNTADS
OUT OF IA AND BE OBSERVED ABOUT ONE HAIi BLOCK AWAI FRO HD( A IJ,.ROE snVER
METAL. OBJECT SHAPED LIKE A CHILD•S TOP ABOUT THi SIZE OF A BALLOON. BB
GAINED THE DlPRESSION THERE TfAS LlFE lHTHIN THE OEJECT TliOOGB HE SA 10
ONE . HE STOOD UP AND VED TO':IARDS THE OBJECT ·o nTRIN A SECOND IT
TOOX OFF, KNOCKING Rm TO THE OROOND. DISCREETLY CHEC! BACKO."lomID OF
JONES. THEREAFTER, DITERVIEr1 BIY FOR THE PURPOSE OF Dm'ER!.!ININO A.NY FACTS
t rN HIS POSSESSION CONC~Im THE STATIWENTS SiT OUT RE."l.EIH.
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STAhOAl<D l'ORM NO. 64 •
Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO THE DinECTOR DATE :
FROM D. M. La dd1 V
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<J>i,•LYING SAUCERS
SUBJECT:
llr. Tracy
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I took a call from ErnesY"Cuneo by reference ~:~f~"¥:=
from your of fice . He ref erred to his call of last :~ail.~~~
Saturday relative to a le tt er Mr . Winchell received from
a man in Los Angeles concerning f lying saucers. He s tated
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Bureau had no objection. W vi~
I told him that whatever he did with reference to ~ \
writing the story concerning this let t er was entirely up to
him and woul~in no way (AJ.fect anything the Bur ea u was doing .
I suggested that he might desire to check with the Air Corps
inasmuch as the handling of flyin g saucers was a mat ter of pri mary
int erest to them . He s tate d, "To hell with the Air Force . He
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Memorandum • UNITED -' J.n.J. .c...:> G OVERNMENT
TO The Director DJ.:E: July 9, 1949 /
FROM , !Ir. Ladd ~ ,,
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Ernes Cuneo advised that Walte inchel l had recei :::~~,::
a letter from Peter Camerlo~ones, 164 West 7th Street, Los ~~~=--
Angeles 7, California. Mr. C~o read the let er to me and it ~:: =•
was very well written1 obviously by a man of intelligence. In ~ ·~
this letter Jones stated that in August of 1947 he left Los An{e~es' -r---,.. ~-
for the mountains and started hiking through the mountains. About . I(J 1£/J
10:00 A. M. he was lying on the ground when he observed about one- /~'/I[~'-"~
half block away from him a large silver metal, greenish in color,
shaped l i ke a child's top and about the size of the balloons used
at County Fairs. He stated that there appeared to be two windows
in the object and portions of metal appeared transparent and that he J, ~
gained the impression that there was some life within this obje~ µ,c:11 ~f.-dl.
although he saw no persons. The object appeared as though ~ as
a pressure chamber. He stood up and waved towards this object and
this so-called flying saucer was of£ the ground in a second, knocking
Jones to the ground. In its flight he stated that its power was
silent and he raised the question as to whether this was ::ial an
inier • global landing on our planet. He thought that it might be a
devise to land in our planet because the occupants of another planet
had become curious as to the reaction caused by the explosion of the ~ .
atomic bomb causing trouble in an expanded universe. He ~
question as to whether it was possible that the occupants of another
planet might have solved the theory of negative gravity.
Mr. Cuneo stated that this letter indicated a very good
lmowl edge of physics and that he thought it ,,ou.ld be interesting to
check into Jones ' background and then possibly interview him about
this alleged flying saucer. Mr. Cuneo stated that it would appear
that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event
it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep
the matter in confidence.
I would recommend that the Los Angeles Office discreetly ~
check into the background of Jones and thereafter interview him for , r/
the purpose of determining aey facts he possesses about flying
saucers in order that it may be determined whether his story is in
\ any way accurate.
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Division Four
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1949
__Director, 5633 __Mr. Logue, 5263
__Mr. Tolson, 5744 _ _ Mr. Donohue, 3710
__Mr. Ladd, 5734 __ Fugitive Desk, 5720
_ _ Mr. Clegg, 5256 __Lab. Night Sup'r. 7619
__ Mr. Glavin, 5517 _Movement Section, 5266
_ _ Mr. Harbo, 7641 _ _ Leave Clerk, 7623
_ _ Mr. Fletcher, 1742 __Reading Room, 5531
_ _ Mr. Nichols, 5640 __Mail Room, 5533
__Mr. Rosen, 5706 _ _ Coding Unit, 4642
__ Mr. Tracy, 4130 IB __Routing, 7133
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COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
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PETER CAMERLON'&oNES, INFO. CONCERNING. REURTEL JULY EIGHTEEN.
EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OR LOCATE JONES NEGATIVE.
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Director , FBI August 16, 1949
SAC, San Antonio
PROTECTIOU OF VITAL IIJSTALI.ATIONS
I a~ attschinG hereto a number of copies of reports bein~1reeeived
in p•eat numbers in thi c office ooncorning the so-called Tl,Y!-_,ng
disks or u.nruitural phenomena being frequently obserTed nround Ca~
Hood , Texas. Thi:i is., of cour se, a pri:r:ary concern of the Air
Corps. Consequently, this office is following the praotice of
reviewing thene data and then destroyine; them in the event there
appears to be nothing of FBI interest therein. It is pointed out
that the filin.,. ot· these would re6Ul t in the rapid accumulation
of Tery bulky files.
Unl e s a the Bureau believes this is umn se., thi a pr ac ti oe will
continue .
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~!RECTOR URGENT
RE FLYING DI SKS . LA TI MES, AUG . TWENTY, ARTICLE DATEf-
LI NED , WASHINGTON , AUG . NI NETEEN, U.P. RELEASE , INDICATING
U . S. AIR FORCE SEARCHING FOR JONATHAN CAti>WE~& -WHO MI\DE / f
FLYING DISKS DI SCOVERED I N MARLEY PARK MD . INFO RECEIVED
J . E. CALDWELL LOCATED AT ONE FOUR FIVE SIX - NI NTH ST . fi~ uRDED - 99
MANHATTAN BEACH ; CALIF. THIS I NFO BEING FURNISHED.-lll!l'fff:.
OSI , MAYWOOD, MONDAY UNLESS ADVISEDJ(0\fe~NTRARY • ~/
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA 01 CC-160
' TED STATES ~~~~~:_MENT OF . JUST
To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION.
AUGUST 21, 1949
~ Transmit the following message to:
6 . SAC, LC6 ANGEUS URGID:T
~ LYING DISKS. REURI'EL AUGUST T'1iENTY IAST • BURFAU ADVISn;o CBI HEADQJARTERS
TODA.Y OF ADDRESS J . 1 . CAtmmLL, l!ANilt\TTAN BF.A.CH, CALIFORNIA . YOU SHOUID AI.SO
FUPJUSH THIS ADDRESS CSI REPRESENTATIVE YOUR DIVISI ON TOmY. HOO'lm .
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Mr. Sanders
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STANDARD FORM NO. ~ • •
Office Memorandum • UNITED sTATEs GovERNMENT
TO DIRECTOR, ?BI DATE:Septernber 6, 1949
~ <ROM SAC, INDI.Al~APO:i:..IS
SUBJECT:( 1i'LYii~G SAUCERS
SECURITY !.iATTER - X
ELBSRT -: • ~ARRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison Air Base called
at this office recently to ascertain if there was any current
inform:-tion on "fl:-ing saucers" . He state~that he had been in-
structed recently to contact Dr . RICHA..1ID K . PARRISH of Decatur,
Indiana, with r eference to a flying saucer e allegedly observed
in the vicinity of Lake of the ','foods, Canada, on or about July 1 ,
1949. An FBI Agent by the name of :mcALF of the Omaha office
was alleged to have seen the same saucer.
ii'hen FARRIS conversed ,·1ith Dr. PA1RISH, the Dr . told him
that when he returned from Canada, he found himself in the midst
of a polio epidemic and that as a result he 1--ad read as much
literature as possible with respect to polio, its symptoms,
diagnosis, etc. Dr . PAR.~SH told FARRIS that in his opinion,
the cases ·,·,hi.ch were thought to be polio in the vici nity of
D catur, Indiana, were not polio, but possibly the result of
aniwn poisoning and that he felt the presence of flying saucers
ad airect bearing on the polio epidemic . Dr . PARRISH pointed
t that flying saucer s were observed in the Carolina' s in 1948
and there was a polio epidemic in the vicinity at that time.
FARRIS stated he had consulted one of the physicians at the
Benjamin Harrison Air Base and had also checked the records with
reference to allesations concerning the si~hting of flying saucers
and had done a little research nith respect to correlating the
presence of flying saucers and any polio epidemic. He further
stated that he ,;·ias reporti!lg the matter to the proper Air Force
authorities, 'i'lright Field, Dayton , Ohio.
It has also come to the attention of this office that FA.~S
ma.de inquiry of the Indiana University 1:edical School, Indianapolis,
Indiana, where the doctors treated the entire matt er as a big joke.
FARrlIS also sta ted that Dr. PAmllSH had heard 1·1hile in Canada
that there had been some rath(.r strange events somerihere in the
interior with respect to finding ,•,hat might have been remains of
flying saucers. fa
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The fore :oing is furnis.hed for the information of the Bureau.
This office is taking no action in the matter.
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October 12, 1949
Hr. llaurice E. Hatten
419 East Jfain Street
Ctrcleville, Ohio
Dear Jfr. Hatten:
Tour letter dated October,,- 8., 1949 1 has been rece tued
and in response to your request I am returnin g it to you at this
time .
For your information thtJ juriadiction o/ th.i:, Bureau (
doea not extend outside the United States and its Posaesaions .
I t is therefore suggested tha·t you nay wish to co14municate with
y. the Dtui3 ion of Inte rnoti onal Preas and Publ icatt ons, Of/ice o/
Publtc A/J'aira, United Sta~es Department of State, 21st Street
and Ytrginia Avenue., Washingto n, D. c . , with regard to the
suggesti9n made in your letter.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Di rector
NOTE: The encl osure is incoming letter being returned to
correspondent at his request .
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419 East J.!ain ~treet
Circleville, Ohio
1949 October 8
permanent address : Route 2
Delaware, Ohio
l.fr . J . Edgar Hoover
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Depc. rtment of Justice
r.ash ington , D. C.
De a r l.!r • Ho o v e r :
It is requested that this letter be returned to the above
address and no record of it kept in FBI files .
O if is it true that the .:Joviet leaders intend to use the
flying disk in an attempt to confuse and terrify the American
people , wny should we n·ot state to the United Nat ions that
we believe this condition to exist and fu rther request per-
mission from United Nations to fly American printed statements
into the USSR in the interests of peace and bJtter understanding
between the two nations? To prevent the belief that such a
method would be used , J!.!. either nation, to carry bombs rather
than paper, it should be pointed out that it is not necessary
to emplmJ airplanes for the purpose insofar as actually flying
over enemy territory is concerned . There are several possible
means of placing information at the disposa l of citi2ens of
either country via air ; I me ntion small balloons incapable of
carrying mo re than a few pounds , or finned , cardboard disks
capable of drifting on wind currents for great distances after
release from several miles hei 'h (I reserve the right to
claim patent ri ghts to the latter fly~ng newspa per". )
Inasmuch as we have been told that he Comm,.tn i st Party is a
very small mino rity in the USSR , it is impossible to prevent
information, orinted, from reachin g many good people there ij \~
flown in by the millions . OJ co tae there would be a penalty
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in Russia for reading them if caught , but curiosity being
curiosity, many would be read and remembered . And no .o ~e .
really believes that children could be prevented from picking 1J
up objects floatina,.in__j'rom another CDOUlJ,,t.ry f /_ ✓ tJ, L'tl, 11.,() r
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Shall freedom of the press be dejend~d in some count-1;ie~ ~~
cost in lives , yet denied across nations , t ¥7 lJt1f~e~ ,;eing
contrary to United Nations principles?
Yours sincerely,
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Office Memorandum • uNITEn sTATEs GOVERNMENT
TO ; DIRECTOR, F.BI DATE: October 2, 1949
.,,.OM , • SAC, Pittsburgh
SUBJECT: ~ LEN\.cPROUSE, lnfoxlllBJl..t
V FLYi~ DISCS, MISCELLANEOUS
On September 26, 1949, GLEN SPROUSE, 608 Montrose Drive, S. Charleston,
West Virginia, appeared at the Charleston, West Virginia, resident agency and
gave to Special .Agent JOHN B. WOODRUF.B' the attached letter. Mr. SPROUSE sta ted
that be had written the letter following a pleasure flight from Clark Field,
St. Al bans , West Virgi nia, to Parker sburg, West Virginia, on September 25,
1949 . Mr. SPROUSE stated that after writing the letter, he did not know
whether it would be of any interest to the FBI and decided that instead of
mailing it directly to the Bureau at Washington, he would contact the local
agent and turn it over to him if it were thought it would be of interest to
the Bureau.
Mr. SPROUSE stated that he has set out the complete details of this
incident in his lett er and that there is nothing further that he can add . He
further stated that he is certai n this was not a mirage and that i t actually
occurred.
No further action is being taken by this office unless specified to
do so by the Bureau.
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608 Montrose Drive
s . Charleston, ff . Va .
September 25 , 1949 .
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington D. c.
Gentlemen :
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An incident happened this afternoon which after consideration
I felt I should report . I most certainly do not want this incident
disclosed, as I do not want any publicity concernin~ it . If you
regard it of no special interest to t~e F . B. I . please disregard
this corresponden ce .
VJ: was flying from{Clark Field) to Parkersburg, ./ . Va . this •
afternoon and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg ,
I suddenly noticed a: br ight yellow object coming directly towarc.1.s
me . It crone at me with such speed, added to my 100 m. p . h . for1.1ard
speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple
of seconds . But it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and about
50 feet to my right , and because of the dark green background of the
forests below I was able to get a very clear outline of the
object , and what I believe is a very accurate description.
Color - bright cahary yellow
Length- about 15 to 18 inches
Diameter- About 4" -in the lar "'est part
It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and
proportions as the fuse lage of a Lockheed Air Force X- 90
No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the
rocket .
No visable means of propulsion such as propeller , vapor trail ,
smoke or exhaust .
The front of the rocket was very sharp witb a needle nose , the
needle looked about 611 lone; and was the size of a lead pencil .
The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fus9la~ .
I was flying my ship, {;· ~uscombe 8A, NC 1440K)and was travck~ng
about 100 m. p . h . at the tlme .
I was at 3450 ft above sea level at the time .
I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees , and the rocket
was traveling almost west at 240 degrees .
It happened about 2 :45 P . l\, . on the above date .
The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles .
The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined
because of the dark green background,
If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map
this lbject was si~hted over a very s~all town named Lubeck, which
is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg .
It anpeared to have spent it ' s force and seemen to be
1ronping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or l~unched
from a hi~her altitude than t~e altitude I was flying . !:z;_
11y wife v,as with rie but she did not see the object, and I did
not tell her of the incident until we had landi4:if k ~ 7"sbµ;rg . ') J'i1
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To: Director AND FI.u.,o OFFICES ~
Ottice of Special Investigations ADVIS.E2) BY RvU':\l.ifJ Yi\ I \,,
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Froou John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal &reau o! Investigation
Subjectt P'LYil'G DISCS
Thore is set !orth tho following unverified intorcation relating to
the captioned matter •hich as furnished to this &reau by n conf'id ntinl
source hose reliability io unknor.n and ho has requested thllt 'his identity not
be revealed. ,,,,,...
"I was !lying !ro:n • • • to Parkersburg, • Va. this
afternoon (September 25, 1949) and about tour miles airlln ,
southwest of Parkersburg, I suddenly noticed o bright Jellow
object coming directly towards me. It ca.mo at ce itb
such epeed, added to in_}' 100 m.p . h . fornard speed thnt it
startled o.nd had passed by in a matter or a couple o!
■cconds, but it passed by about 100 tcet under W sh:ti ~
about 50 teet to rw rJ.ght, and becuuse or the c§rk g~e,r;
background of tb.e toreats below I as able to &9~ e 1f1Jri;;
clear outline r the object, nd hat I believ~1~•~e17
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"No wings but vertical and. horizontal tins O.."l rear 1/3
of the rocket.
«No visable means or prop:11.eion &uch as propeller,
vapor trail, s~oke or exhaust.
"The front or the rocket was very sharp with a needle
noee, the needlo looked about 611 long and was the size at a
lead pencil.
"The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a
jet fuselage~
"I "Was flying my ship••• and •as traveline about 100
m.p. h . nt the time.
"l was at ;3450 ft. abwe sea level at the time.
"l was flying a co:DP.ass course of 60 degrees, run th•
rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees.
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It happened about 2:45 P. U. on tho above date ..
••The vieabillty was exceptionally good, about 00 miles.
"The ;yellow object looked very ah~.rp and clearly outlined
because of the dark green background.a.
"If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial
map this ,!bject waa eighted over a ver7 small tolln nair.ed
Inbeck, •hich is abrut 4 .miles direct west of South Parkersburg.
"lt appeared to have spent it' s !orce and seemed to be
droppiriB slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or
launched tram a higher alUtude than t.he altitude I "as £lying. n
The aboTe has been furnished to you for your infor.nation and
assistance in connection with the captioned matter.
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(~:i:iIS IS luJ!tAS OSI 8 DTD 14 J.AJI 50. CATJOO.ORY BAKElR •.:JSSA<.r::) •
Ruccy rick says Flying saucers from Venus ca.me to earth by accident.
/ P:u.d:y Fick, ,.,ell know1. Kansas City auto dealer stopped in Denver 2 weeks
8tiOuhile returnine; from Ogden, Utah. At that tine re called. on the
~anager of Ford A&ency. Their conversation was interrupted. by some
eD{:ine rs arriving for a meeting; o:n.e of w:1on ,,as a na..'l. no.ned
Coulter. Coulter revealed some startli~g infornation. Re (Coulter)
stated he ncra.shed the G-ate 11 at a radar station near hew .~exico and
[ Arizona.
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borders, and wh le there he saw 2 o~ the highly secret
Flyi:tli; Saucers. 11 Spot re-port details- - - the in:'ormation contained
hel'ein was :::urn.:.ohcd froti article whic~ ap:peared in the Wyc.ndotte
Echo neHspaper , Xauso.s City , Kansas , 6 January 1950. Of the t,.,.o
Fl.yin,:; naucers one was ba.dly dE'.llla.ged and the other almost :perfectly
intact. They consisted 0£ 2 parts , a cockpit or cabtn about 6 feet
in diaweter . A ring 18 feet across and 2 feet thic~ surrou..~dec
the cabin. The caoin was constructed of metal reseI:lbl.ing al.uminun,
but the actual make of the metal has de::'icd. c.nal3-sis . Coulter had
a :piece of the metal in his possession a.nd e:;a.ve it to the rord man to
ser,d to the Dear'borne .Plant for e.nalyoi s . T: l.s man ( Cou.l ter) showed
the grou:p , includin& Fick, a clock or autome.tic calendar which was
'1 taker. from one of the Flyin{.; Saucers. This closl!: or automatic
caler.dar consisted of 2 :pieces of metal together with some u.nusual
type of metal. On the face of 1 or 2 pieces of t'.ds metal ·foere
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appeared an indentation whic:1 rotated around the disk completing a
cyGle each 28 ~eys . A?corc.ing to the i~ormation given C':ul ter
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! unc. 50 of' t1.ese flyuie; saucers have oeen ~ound i11 the United
ates in a period of 2 years . Cf these , 40 are in the? US Research
ctreau in Los Angeles. Ea.c:.,. of the cr.[':ft had a crew of 2. T"ne bodies
'<>- in the da.:na.ged sni:, 1,•ere cLarred, but the other ship I s occupants uere ) )
in a perfect state of preserration, althoUsh dee.d..
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All Hore uniform height of 3 feet : blond, beardless and their teeth
were com~letely free of fillings or cavities. T1ey wore no under
garments , but h.?.d their bodies taped and v;ere dressed in a sort of
wire. A o:u.anti ty of food in tablet form was found in ship . Hr .
Pick: assumed that the reason behind the a.u ;a.rent lack of security \'las that
the Government ,-,anted the information spread from unofficial sources
until people are oore or less familiar with the facts . hr. ;'ick feels
that the security depart:nent of t:1e military fear that the sudden shock
of a surprise announcenent that interplanitary travel is possible might
cause mass hys t8ria. Fick is \tell known locally and has a. number of
friends at the Kansas City Star. OSI District 13 will interview Fick
and will :raake additional inquiries at the Kan.sa<'l City Star. Coulter
not other\/ise identified , but can be reached through Ford agency in
Denver. Action: Information copies furnished OSI Districts 14 end
17 for action. The editor of the Kansas Ci.ty Star stated that ,,hile
they were aware of this story they did not dare publish it in the
paper beceil.se -it is too fantastic .
ACTi mr: DIRECTOR, SPECI.AL IllVESTI GATI OMS
nr:ro D0S/O DIP30TCR OF INTELLIGE:ICE
DCS/0 DIP.ECTOR OF ~ s & OPEM.TIO::.rs
DCS/O POLICY DIVISION
CRIEF OF STAFF• S LOG, USAF
cu nr: 7130 (16 Jan 50) DTG: l 6/l430Z CVC/hrs
RC 28/16th
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DEPART. £1:ZJT O:' THE AI~ :E ORC::!l
STAFF :.::..:SSAGE DIVISIO:;
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FP.O!I: 13 OSI DI ST OF.ro'TT AF.B , O.:AEA. il'EBF.ASY..A, SGD ~:!:{0:!PSOlI
TO CSA:', ,;ASL'TI~GT017 25 , D. C.
DIST COLDR 14TH OSI DIST LO,ffiY AF.B, COLORADO
DIS~ co:m:a 1 ?TE OSI DIST KIR!'LA;;ID AFB ALBUQ.U..'illi(,UE '
li2W .:EXICO
:ra OSI 11. l'? January 1950
Th.is refers to TWX from 13th OSI District , Off·att AF.B ,
Ono.ha, :iebra.ska, dated 13 January and spot intellizence re})ort
dated 16 J anuary, subject: 11 TI.ying Saucers F:rom Venus Come To
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Earth. For your in:for.mation both Tl'fX 3.nd spot report a.re down-
erruied to Confidential.
:i.:-OT"J.i : Reference TWX is GAF- Il.-7130, l 7 Jan 50 { OS I ) •
ACTIOlr: csr.
LIFO : ODS , O!lT, OPO, OOP, OPY , CAG-30 .
OAF I:f: 7 3 3 1. (18 Jan 50) DTG : 11211oz.
oo:?I3il3T!..'.l. RO- :r.BR: 25/18 .
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Yo u r letter o/ Januory 24, 1950 1
has been rece tued an d rddle £ appreciate
,your offer to furnish me y our ob seroattons
concerning the f lying saucerB, t h is matter
ta not ~etng tnueetiga~ed by the rBI.
8 tnce rely uou rs,
John Edgar fioover
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/4ECTOR, FBI URGENT ~ ~Jlj
FLYING SAUCERS . TWO SOURCES ADVISED TODAY THAT UN I DENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL
HAS GIVEN AT LEAST ONE AND POSSIBLY MORE LECTURES BEFORE CLASSES AT
~ENVER UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY OR TODAY IN WHICH HE DI SCUSSED FLYING
SAUCERS WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY PERSONALLY OBSERVED. THIS PERSON CLAIMS TO
HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUCH OBJECTS , ONE OF WHICH ALLEGEDLY LANDED IN NEW
MEXICO. HE ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE OBSERVED OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS DESCRIBED
BY HIM AS OF HUMAN FORM, BUT ABOUT THREE FEET TALL . THESE OCCUPANTS OF
SAUCERS ALLEGEDLY DEAD AT TIME HE OBSERVE+HEM, THIS LECTURER~ /
REFUSED TO REVEAL IDENTITY, BUT IS KNOWN TO GEORG£\KOEHLER, WHO IS ✓
~ CONNECTED WITH RADIO STATION KMYR, DENVER . KOEHLER REPORTED
TO HAVE MADE SOME PREVIOUS CLAIMS HIMSELF WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVING
FLYING SAUCERS . LOCAL PRESS AND ALSO WIRE SERVICES CARRYING STORIES
' CONCERNING THESE LECTURES AT DENVER UNIVERSITY . OSI, DENVER, HAS NO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT TH ( GEORGE KOEHLER IN JANUARY THIS
YEAR REPORTED TO HAVE AND UPON INVESTIGATION WAS
UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY OSI CONSIDERS KOEHLER AS
PROBABLE MENTAL CASE. ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION DESIRED AT
DENVER.
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MARCH 10, 1950 - ROUTllCE
SAC DEIVER
J'LYIIG DISCS. mrnR'l'EL MARCH llIB LAST CAPl'IOll'ED lLYIIG SAUCEBS Alm RE BUREAU
BULLETilf NUMBER :rIVE SEVE1I DA'?ED OCTOBER OllE, lllllEffEft J'ORTlSiVII Ill OAPTIOJIED
MATTER. 1'0 J'UBTBER ACTION DESIRED.
HOOVER
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To:
COI1lGENARMITRREE Ft ~cPher~on Ga
Dept ot Army ~or Dir of Intelligence
Nr: AJACI 1-2 ,
Tel.ephone call :reoe1.ved f'rom L·:. Col Nunamaker
Tennessee Military District 1130~ 2 March . He stated that
A. There is a radar station n2ar Knoxville ~hich has
been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being
operated by station ~1ROL of Knoxville.
B. On l Narch at 2135 hours the station picked up
an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude
40,000 feet. Direction and distance put the object di.rectly
over oak Ridge. AEC 3acur1ty Division Chief at Oak Ridge
checked v1th Smyrna Air Base Nashville vh1ch reported it bad
no flight plan for any plane being 1n that vicinity and
altitude.
C. on 2 t-'larch at 1105 station -pi.eked up object at
335 degrees and 18 m1les ~rem Knoxville altitude 40,000
f'eet. AEC 8Gcu.r1ty Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base
uith negative resu1ts.
J). AEC Sec Div Chief' ia not certain as to operati.onal
ef't1c1ency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send
qua111'1ed radar operator. Sm1rna hna no personnel so
?f
qua11f1ed. Smyrna commander suggested Third Ar.rmy send
qualified rad.a~ operator to check eq~ipment.
E. Data from radaz- vas lim.1.ted to O;,,;/ tJ ~
Rf coRoro - AR l r -1 "J (), 7 --Gf',..fVJ
1.. P.ear1ng., distance and alt'itL!i 'on each object ' :' I
2. Third Army queried 14th A1r Force to determine
it 14th AP had training fl.1ghts over the Knoxville area on
1 and 2 March. .Ansver was no. ,. ~
(3Mar 50)
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15 JAN 19 49
2·2-3 CONFIDENTIAL
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CLASSIFIED \SONFIDENTIAL
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INCOMING'
Mt-SS.htGE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
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AJACI l-2
3 . Third Arifl'1 has no radar opex>ators.
4. Inquiry of' Lt Col Nunamaker r evealed that
Chief securit~ Div Oak R1dge is anxious to get qualified
peFsonnel check on the pe~formance or the radar.
ACTION: 0-2
( 3 Mar 50) DTO: 02203oz ml.f/c
DA $CO FORM
UJANl90
22-3 CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO.
U . S. GOY£RNMEHTPRIN'TIN(;OF"F'ICE : 19.tQ-O-S.904'.'iO
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Jle.rch 7 , 1950
Mrs.. Florence n1
1039 Borth Colle e
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Dear ;_~1 t'f'f- /i() r
To•.ir letter of Yebrur..r7 28, 1950, hae been
~· receiTed and I want to thank 70v. tor malting 7our ob-
~~ sern.tion a Tailable to ce. Tour thoughtfulnesa in
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~' this connection is appreciated.
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J. Ea~ar Hoo'1el'
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NOTE: Correspondent lengthly relates her observ.,t,t io~ CD .;
concerning flying saucers and advised that she b'dlieizes- :o
they ore of Russia origin. It is noted that in -fier ~ ~
letter of February l-4, she wrote to commend Mr . ~v~ 6
for his services as Director of the FBI . •= %J
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Ladd._ __
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sTANDA"D FORM NO. 6,1 • •
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To : DIRECTOR, FBI
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DATE :
GOVERNMENT
March 22 , 1950
~ J 'FROM : GUY HOTTEL, .SAC, WASHINGTON l/ (
& ~ st BJECT: FLYING SAUCERS
1/ INFORMATION CONCERNING
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, ~ -roLing information was f ~ ; ~' td.'fsA R. H. KURTZMAN by
~ W E, Special Investigator, Sex Squad, Metropolitan Police
Department:
An investigator for the Air Forces stated that three so- called
flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexi co. They were
desc~ibed as being circular in shape with rai sed centers, approxi-
mately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies
of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of
a very fine texture . Fach body was bandaged in a manner similar
to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and~ t pilots .
According to Mr. HOWE ' S informant, the sauc s ere found in New
Mexico due to the fact that the Government-'lcl, a very high- powered
radar set-up in that area and it is beli eved the radar interferes
with the controling mechanism of the saucers .
No further evaluation was. attempted by SA KURTZMAN concerning the
above .
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CONFIDENTIAL •
t DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
STAFF COMMUNICATIQNS OFFICE
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,J~}O!ITY
~OMGtNARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga
To Dept of Amy for Dir of Int elligence
Nr AJACI-3-3 3206 3 Mar
Reference our T"#X AJACI-1-2, 2nd Mar supplementary
report follows:
1. (A} At 2130 hours on 2nd ~ar radar station
picked up 2 objects 310 degrees, altitude 80000 feet, ap-
proximately 18 miles from Knoxville ~n general direction of
O~lt Ridze, moving in c1rcu1nr motion ut ln ,)ppon11,e <.11·--c-c ..
t 1ons ~ ,' ~
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(B) At 2230 hours 2nd Mar a~again at 00~0 hours
3rd Mar station picked up object, mov1:ng same direction,
locality and altitude. c.f)
(C) Density of object similar to DC-3 airplane,
ap~ed not. established but report as '' terrific" o
2o CIA Radar Technician report~dly arrives Knoxville
t,Jday to check radar set and operation.
3, Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with Nava.1 \
and Marine Reserve Unit Knoville to set up radar equipment
to verify reception of 1f{iQL adar station ..
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has been turned over to A-2 Fourteenth Air Force~
Rote: AJACI-1-2 ls CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) G-2
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22- 3 COPY NO.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARM Y
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AJACI 1-2 Page 2
3. Third Army bas no radar ope::c>ators.
4 o Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that
Chief security Div Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified
personnel check on the pe~formance of the radar.
ACTION: G-2
(3 Mar 50) DTO: 02203oz mlf/C
CO FORM
AN 19 ◄ 9
22-3 CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 19 49- 0 - 830430
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LA~SIF~ED . icoNFIDENTIAL
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IN.OM l NG
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ST~F COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
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PRIORITY
From: COMGENARMYTBREE Ft McPherson Ga
To: Dept of Ar-my for Dir of Intelligence
Nr: AJACI 1•2 2 Mar 50
Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker
Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated tha-t
A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which has
been 1n operation about 3 weeks. This radar station 1s being
operated by station l-)ROL of Knoxville.
}. ~AN -✓
~ Bo On l March at 2135 hours the sitation picked up
an object 340 degrees and 18 miles troriiJrioxville altitude
40.,000 fee·t. Direction and distance p~ the object directly
over Oak Ridge. AEC Security D:tvis1on Chief at Oalc Ridge
checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashv1lle<iih1ch reported it had
no flight plan fo~ any plane being 1n that vicinity and
altitude.
C. On 2 March at 1105 station ~icked up object at
335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000
feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base
with negative results.
D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational
err1c1ency or radar 1m1t and requested Smyrna AB to send
qualified radar operatoro Smyrna has no personnel so
qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Al'Dly send
qualified radn~ operator to cbeck...e@li lfento I / 1 /
. U>tv~tu - . ~_ 1 y ,;,;J l
E., Data from radar was l1R
£l5Rtt:8~::19 MAR 22 1950 (?,/I
lo Bearing, distance and a.ltitude'i on ea.ch object o
2. Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine
if 14th AF had training flights ove~~Fl\.eninoxville area on
l and 2 March. Answer was no. tA•la
CM IN 12036 f (3Mar 50) u ' I,
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JAN 19 49
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TO
OFFICIAL ED BELOW BY CHECK MARK
Mr. Tolson (
Mr. Clegg ( )
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"tir. Nichols _ _ __
Mr. Rosen ( )
Mr. Tracy _ _ _ __ ( )
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Mr. Harbo _ _ _ __ ( ) ~
Mr. Mohr _ _ _ _ __ ( ) '
Mr. Nease ( )
Miss Gandy _ _ _ __ ( )
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TO The Director DATE: March 28, 1950
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Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip: llr, Quinn Tam_
Tele . Room_ _
Ill'. Nease_ _
Miss Hollliis_ _
"Just what are the facts re 'flying saucers •? A short 11188 O&ndy_ _
memo as to whether it is true or just what Air Force
etc . think of them. "
In response to your inquiry, Special Agent S. W. Reynolds obtained
the follov1ing information today (3/28/50) from L!ajor Boggs and Lieutenant
Colonel J . V. Hearn of Air Force Intelligence . The Air Force discontinued
their intelligence project_to determine what flying saucers are the latter part
of last year. They publicly announced to the press in December, 1949, that
the project had .been discontinued. They advised t hat the press release had
been concurred in by the Army and Navy. The reason for the discontinuance,
according to Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn, was t hat after two
years of investigation over three- fourths of the incidents regarding flying
saucers proved to be misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional
items such as lighted weather balloons and other air- borne objects.
Colonel Hearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas
are charged with t he security of those areas . Reports concerning flying saucers
r e ceived at this time will be investigated by the Ar ea Commander and his report
submit ted to the Air Force Intelligence Division as an intelligence item.
Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that
many of t he r eported sightings of flying saucers at this time a ppear to be an out-
grov,th of recent magazine article s. They reiterated that t he Air Force is
conducting no active investigation to determine whether flying saucers exist
ll or what they might happen to be.
You will recall that the investigation of flying saucers was discontinued
by the Bureau in October, 1947, in order that the Air Force could take over
A~ sucb~·~vestigations . (62- 83894- 141-160)
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Office Mem fum • UNITED ST..ls GOVERNMENT
To : 8IRECTOR, FBI DATB: March 31, 1950
FROQ .JUJ sAc' NEW ORLEANS
su.fl:cT~ LYlliG DISCS
Special Agent H. WARREN TOOL, JR., of the New Orleans Division, has a
brother, J. K. TOOL, of the Wayne Welch, Inc., advertising agency, 202
Keith Building, 1025 14th St., Denver, Colorado. J . K. TOOL has advised
I
Special Agent TOOL that an employee of the Wa;yne ;@lch, Inc. , JEFF'ERSON
B/4RMSTRONG, has been contacted by one G~ORGE ifKOEHLER, 315 Franklin
Street, telephone SPruce 2563, Denver, Colorado, regarding Flying Discs .
KOEHIER is alleged to have told ARMSTRONG in January, 1950, that he
(KOEHLER), lmows a prominent Denver oilman named SILA~VTON, also lmown
as a~vsterious Mr. X", and an official of the Newton Oil Co., Equitable
Build:iiig, Denver, Colorado. NE\'ITON is claiming that he l eased land in
the Mojave Desert in California and that on this land a :flying disc had
been :found intact, with eighteen three-foot tall human-like occupants,
all dead on it but not burned. Further, that the disc vras a lleged to be
of very hard metal and near indestructible. KOEHLER is said to have
exhibited a radio set to ARJJSTRONG purported to be a souvenir of the
space d±sc .
According to ARllST?"l~!G, KOEHL~R has been' telling of this story o:fi' and
on for the three month period prior to January , 19.50, and is said to have ✓
notified ARMSTRONG of it weeks prior to the publication of a flying disc
article published in the True Magazine, and one by FRANX"'"SeULLY published
\ in the Variety lJagazine in January, 1950. KOEHIER claimed to have been
~ fl
~ ,\f'' visited by DONAI.J.}.--ftEHOE, author of the article in the True Magazine.
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proli.fi<.:ally in Denver that he claimed to have had telephone calls from
c} Wc~shington, D. c. and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which he
0 Ji v;as requested to keep the information to himself and that, thereafter,
1' ~ he became mysterious about the entire matter. .
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· i rt is noted that considerable publicity regarding these discs has been
found in Denver and other papers .
This information is being furnished the Bureau and the designated offices
~tJl>i for informational purposes.
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FBI 3- 30- 50 7- 55 PM t1ST TO,H /
IRECTOR , FBI URGENT ~~~
O FLYING SAUCERS , INFO CONCERNING . JIMI3ARDEN , STUDENT , UNIVERSITY~O,
NElv MEXICO AND REPORTER FOR SCHOOL PAPER FURNISHED THIS OFFICE WITl-f
TRICK PHOTOGRAPH OF MOUNTIAN SI DE SHOWING A FLYI NGSAUCER CRASHED AND
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BURI ING ON THE SIDE _OF T~E MOUNTIAN , LITTLE MEN WA LKI NI AWAY AND
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FOUR FLY ING SAUCERS HOVERING .AROUND THE CRASHED ONE , BARDEN , WHO HAS
VOLUNTARI LY FURN I SHED INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE PREV I OUSLY STATED HE
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE TRICK PHOTOGRAPH . HE FIRST TOOK A
PHOTOGRAPH OF A HI LLSIDE NEAR HAD THE FLYING SAUCERS ,
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CRASHED SAUCER , SMOKE AND LITTLE MEN IN AND THEN MADE TijE FINAL
PHOTOGRAPH . BORDEN STATED TH I S PHOTOGRAPi AND A RI DICULOUS STORY WILL
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BE PRINTED I N THE UNIV . OF N. M. SCHOOL PAPER TH I RTY Fl,ST INSTANT AND -
MAY BE CARR IED OVER ASSOC I ATED PRESS LINES . BORDEN WAS ADV ISED THAT THI S
OFFICE GAVE NO SANCTION OR CLEARANCE TO HI S I ~WI • ~IS F~B BUREAU- $ ,•
Ju&- l! ~;i.- tY'"') I {/
INFORMATION . LOCAL IN:~ENCE REPRESENTATIVES AD r sED . /J\'l"
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CORRECT I ON FIRST WORD FOURTH LINE BURNING
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SUBJECT:
OBJECT OVE!t OAK fiIOOE, 'IE!HJBSSEE, UARCH 1, 1950;
UNKNO~\'IN 01
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owner and operator o adio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called
oxville Office at 11:r, P. M. o n March 1. Adcock is a radio ham
operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN-7
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radar set. Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip"
indicating that an object was circlihg at an altitude of about 40, 000 feet
over oak Ridge. AdCOCk stated that he customarily had followed the movement
of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder
cloud. Mr. Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had innnediately notifed
t he AEC Security Section following thf:! receipt of the call frcm Mr. Adcock.
At 5:30 P.M. on March 2, Mr . Adcock again called to say that he had
again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M. on March 2 about 100,000 feet up and
about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak
Ridge . Mr. Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the infonnation coming
from the KnoA-ville Office, as a result of which CIC Agents and CSI representatives
went out last night and looked over Mr . Adcock ' s set . They did see an object
on the scr een about 11: 00 or 12:00 P. M. last night. TrBy reported this infor-
mation to the Third Army. Mr. Robey was of the opinion that the A.ir Force
probably has sent the information to Washington also. Army CIC has now informed
11that CIA is going to send a technician dovm from Washington to examine the set.
Nl.rr. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. Mr. Robey advised
that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atl anta with a portable
radar set to check into this situation. In addition, the Naval Reserve has a
set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify
this object.
Mr . Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces ' representatives are
solll019hat concer ned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the
above information in case there were inquiries .
ACTION
I advised Mr. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us
lmow immediatel y of any developments and as to any information picked up by the
Armed Forces or the CIA representative. I also requested that he ascertain who
the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival. Mr. Robey
was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Enoxville Office
but that he should be kept advised of developments and ~h!'~ senQ. ..a .Jifll etype
to the Bureau tonight. R b ~ 1 / '1 ,t %
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S'TAl'tiOARO FORM NO. 64
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TO , l!R. LADD pP,y DATE: March 6, 1950
FROM A . H. BELMONTa 11:r. TOlaon
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SUBJECT: UNKNO i' OBJECT OVER l)AK RIPGE , TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950;
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Rei'erence is made to my memorandum of March J, 195<,"eflecting 111sa 11o1.mos_ _
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a call from SAC Robey, of Knoxville, in the above-entitled matter .
On the morning of March 6, 1950, I ~lled SAC Robey to ascertain what he
had found out concerning this matter . He advised that a teletype had been s ent ----
reflecting that there was some question of Adcock 's reliability and knowledge on
radar theory; that CIC and OSI are continuing their interest in the matter; and that
the CIA technician from Washington had not arrived.
SAC Robey will repor t any further developments .
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DiijECTOR, FBI A TT•IMR • A• H.
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UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENN., MARCH ONE, NINETEEN FIFTY,/ -<j,,, /
STUA~COCK-., COMPLAINANT, VITAL FACILITIES, IS. REMYCALL af..+(__I .,. /
MARCH THIRD. EXISTENCE OF OBJECT REPORTED BY ADCOCK AS BEING
Q!BECTLY OVER OAK RIDGE AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EEET AL.IlTUDE_N.OT
VERIFIED. ADCOCK REPUTEDLY CAPABLE RADIO TECHNICIAN . ADCOCK CLAIMS
TO HAVE DETECTED OBJECT WITH HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT ON FIVE OCCASIONS
OVER THREE DAYS. NAVAL RESERVE RADAR EQUIPMENT AT KNOXVILLE DID NOT
DETECT OBJECT ON ANY OCCASION, BUT TECHNICIANS STATE IT IS NOT
CONSIDERED EFFICIENT FOR AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME ALTITUDES. QUALIFIED
ERSONS FROM USAF AT NEPA, OAK RIDGE, TALKED WITH ADCOCK AND
~XAMINED
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HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT. FOUND HIS EQUIPMENT NOT TOO RELIABLE
AND FELT ADCOCK TECHNICALLY WRONG ON SOME RADAR THEORY.
OF ADCOCK QUESTIONED DUE TO SOME DEGREE OF INEBRIATION .
- RELIABILITY
THESE
PERSONS DISCOUNT PROBABILITY. CIC AND OSI CONTINUE INTEREST BUT p-__.
DO NOT CONTEMPLATE FURTHER ACTION. AEC TOOK STEPS TO HAVE RADAR
lECHN!CIAN SENT FROM WASH.' BELIEVED . : ~ r~ a_u'f ~o; YE2_ ARRIVE J.'
ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE R~TED TO ~tiREAU. _: ' '
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BY S. Cliu. H SSENG
'arch 14, 1960
Atocic er,gy Cc:m::dasion
B.tildini; T- S
16th and Constitution A"f nu•• 11. •
shington, D. c.
Attention: •r. Francie R. Ilammaolc
Acting Director
Division ot Security
* John E~r Hoover, Director - F deral reau of In"featigat1on
Subject t Ul RUO ,J on.:rnct O .n OAK m.no , !'Ere:RSSBE., nCH 1., 1900
S1'UART ADCOCK., IIJFOR.!A! T
V I T A L ~ C I L I ! I , S
IL"fEIU AL SECURiff
Stuart • dcock., o erator of Radio Station TIROL., }Olox-dlle .,
1a reported to lhn"t'e detected on hie radar equ1~ent an object directly
o•er Ridr;e, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40.,000 feet
O a k p. t l l a l 6
•arch l, 1960. On rch 2, 1960, he advised thnt hi• radar equ1pmont
recorded Wl object bout 100,000 teet ih.igh and approxl ately 18 ilea fro
his ho e in Knoxville t 11116 •• on that date . It -.. reported that
aTal :ReserTe radar equipmnt at .KnoXTille, 1'ennessee., <lid not doteot an
objeet on any ooca■ ion but stated that the equipnent 1rae not cOI1cidered
of:N.ciont for airorart extreme altitudes. It was further reported
t
qualified peroona
t h a t Oak Ridge questioned Ad~ok and extti:dned hig radar
t
qulpment. 1'hey reportedly found hie equ1pi:iont :not too reliable .o.nd felt
th t Adcock wna tochnically ~ronc on so e of hie n1dar theory- 'l'he reliability
of dcock ,mo al ■o questioned due to sone der;ree or inebriation.
Tho abovo oontircs information telephonioally ~rnir;hod to
'r. C. A. Bolander or your otfioe. o investigation ia being conducted
by th1 s Bureau but in the event ~ditional intormation co a to our
attention you will be pro~ly aijviaed.
oc - Director of Special Ifriewtlgations
fhe Inspector Genore.l tt,-1
Do rtment ot th Air Force r.J/'c ~
1'he Pentagon
ashington. D. o.
co - Dir ctor of Inte ligence
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a s h i n g t o n 2 5 . I>. C . A t t e n t i o n ,
OOJ!PIDBNTIAL • REGISTERED !!AIL
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CLASSIFIED . CONFIDENTIAL
INCOMING
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE
PARAPHRASE IiIOT REQUIRED
From: COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga
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To: Dept of Arm:, tor. Director of Intel
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.Nr: AJACI-3-5 3206 9 Mar 50
Reour TWX AJACI-3-3 subject repo~ted radar sightings
over Oakridge, addit~onal 1nf'o 1nd1cates radar opc1 Ltor in-
experienced and radar set hao been modified ao as to cast
doubt on reliabi.lity of' read:tng. Chief Term.easee 1-,11 Dist
recommends e:xpedit1.ous action be taken to determine 'Nhether
an unlmown object has reappeared over Oakridge in the past
few days. Chief Secur:1.ty Div at Oakridge requested info
as to channels of communication t'li th Air Force in connection
with radar sightings.
Authority:
NND 90986
R•!f is CM IN 12184 (4 Mar) G-2
ACTION: G-2 I .
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C[f .l.N 13022 (10 r/J.:lr 50) DTG: 0911i•30Z fmb/B
20 MAR10'SD
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CONFIDENTIAL COPY NO.
REPLACES DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 49. WH ICH MAY BC: USED. * u. $ . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950-0- 8681 2 9
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Aaaistant Attornoy General Jame■ ll. ' oinerney
Cril!linal Division (\ ('\ fl_ .0
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Director', FBI e-.t!i'.1Ait1:. ~~ ~:,lttJ I
um· ·r ./.: JECT ovr.v OAY. ,RI DG""' 3 7E}JUESSE!E. -· CJt 1. l 960 ,,,.
STIJA1 /.f'd.~OCJt, IJJFO!ru.Alf.i·
VITAL~ CILITIES
INTFlUJAL SECURITY
Stuart E. Adcook, operator or F.adio Station TIROL, Knoxville , 1■
reported to have deteoted an his radar equip,!11ent an object directly over Oak
Ridge, Tennea1ee, at an altitude ot 40,000 feet at 11:15 p . m. , larch 1, 1950.
On t!arch 2, 1950 , he aaviaed tm.t his radar equinsent recorded an objeot about
100 , :>00 reot high and approximately 18 miles from hi6 home in Knoxville at 11:15
•• m. on that date. It ,:as reported that raval Reserve radar eqi1ipment at noxville,
Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment
was not considered efficient for aircrart at extreme altitudes . It was furthor
reported that qualified persona a't Oak Ridgo questioned Adcock and • .xa111ined his
radar equipment. Thoy reportedly found his equip10ent not too reliabl e and felt
that Adoock was taohnically wrong on some of his radar theory. The reliability
of Adcock •s also queetioned due to some degree ot inebriation.
Ho investi~ation ia being conduoted by this Bureau but in the eTent
additional inforoation co as to our attention you nill be promptly ndvieed.
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MAR 14 1950
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A shon tia after noeinna the abon mtonat1on, Si,eoial Asent
•• L. SJWJBA11B, 010, 31"4 A:nij, •ta\lcme4 at lnoffilJj, teleI,hoi>.1~ oo...
Jlllmicate4 vith thie ottioe to 4eterid.ne U CT turther Sntor-.t:lcm ha4 been
reoe1m reaaz,41ng the atw N ~ b7 .l»aCXZ. w. SJIAOIA1l8 vu, at that
tb8, alffl1 all of the !nfcrw.t1on wliioh ha4 been 1'9081'"4 b7 tbu ott1oe.
81MlBA1'11 a4naecl that he ha4 been oaUa4 b7. w he1141uartera, CIO, 3rd And,
Atlanta, ~ , m>4 ha4 bNSi tol4 to look into the &tter to 4 e t ~ if' it
ha4 ~ buie in f'aot. NP:. SEtlGl?AUS oon\mu.o4 thet he ha4 ~ arren,pmoJJta
v1tb Mr. smm A»OOCX to han him ena Speoial ~ w. 14. P.RICB, CSI, u. s.
A1r l'aroea, to Tie1t .ADOOCZ•s hom 4ur~ thtt evcn1,DS of b-ch 2 1 lr.,JO and.
observe tho n.4A1:- 1n41oat1cxns nth him~ SI.AGRAVJ8 d.Titod thet neither he
nor ~. JBIOll had tm1' l'a4m- expe:rienae em wre m no ~ e toehn:loie.ns or
l'Milr o~tor•, but would make their observa,1c:m ~11' to 4etwm1.ne i f a
real. NBcU:ng vu beiJla m!c, b7 :ADOOCZ.
On the JllmWl8 of M8:i:-o.h 3, 1950, SU!lBA'fES ~ telephon1oalJ¥ ooJllo!.
nmioated vith this ottiae a:a4 ri4Tuo4 the IJ.aiscm ~ t , Speoial. :Agent
~ a. NoSWAD, that he an11 mo& ha4 b"11 nth Amoa.t turms the prenoua
. . , ~ anA that the7 ha4 obsene4 an hie nc1azo ao1"M!l aoao "1>:lpa" whieh,
acoo.r41DG to .ADCOCZ, 1n4ioatea au ob~oot vith tho S<3 ~ A l . elevation 8n4
u11mltb ao prev1QWU:y nporte4 b7 hia. SIAORAVD3 said tho:, wre unable to
Dike ~ .authoritat1;n atatem,nt o ~ th9 attc ot th obJeat or the
Nllab111tt or the radar elUii-nt, bu~ -thet ha4 •NIil nftioient to pw tbSlll
reuon to believe 1t ·.ra:rre:nted imost1p:ticm.
Cenarill. 1Dtu1r1 at thio tms at BWo Btc.t1on UOL 8Xl4 ~ readilT
&T&ilabl~ sources of 1ntormti<m 4 1 ~ the taot tbst SmA!n' AOOOCZ ia
~ recOQD1s:e4 1D thia vio!Dit;: ea a ra~tal>le .tm4 uubatantial o1tir.en
iD JCnozflll.e and, Sn a441t10Xl thereto, 1a ~ e e l Wl somwhat of a radio
authartt,. It vas f<nmA th&, ho 1a ore41te4 v1th bemg n sld.ll.ecl ra41o t.eohnioian
et&4 hU ~ ccms14erab1" ~ l o ~ t 8n4 resom-oh work in tho t1el4 of ratio.
Du to the interest whiah vu beiJls ~ b7 all apnoiea oODOemed.
v1th th18 •tter, the Bureau ot this t.1m0 vaa ~~Uod b7 blephou COlJ'fU'S&\ion
vtth A. 11. BII.IOl'r at tbe Bureau oono9'ril:lli8 tho f'eota ~ . Aa a result of
this oanveraat1on, SA JtsSVAD 11as 11Uitruote4 to fol.10".r tho mtter m the
capaoiv of en observer end to advise tho Buroau of {Ul1 1I?I,P0l'tant develop,am1ts.
~llllmta WN B1148 tbrcnlgh Ueute:aant C01'1NV111e- a. B. ~ .
Co•m•Mna Ottioor, v. s. ?ravel. Reaern Tr&1n103 Center, Alcoa B~ey,
J:no:riillo, far the Besenroh Trainill8 Center to put into op,rat1on ra4ar e u i ~ t
vhich ti107 ha'i&. At a:pptv.dmte~ 10:30 A. M. on the oam, 4q, th1s radar
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etu1iamt ,,u 1n operation en4 oonttnuoua som-oh beiDS 111114•• Spooial Agent
H38WAD, t(>B6tber with SpJOial ~ t 81UD1tJ118, CIC, em 8pte1Al Agent PBICJI, ~I,
observed this Ba-q eqtt1P,1Bllt '/!er saaa ti.a wt m> ob3e<J' whata0ff81' Goul4 be
4eteote4. A telepb.o.ne O&ll vaa JlaD•d b7 SUllllffl w Mt-• .ADCOOE at a ~ -
•tel.7 U:00 A. N. aD4 .ADCOCI ahiae4 he ha4 been i,iold.na up aoDt 1n41oat1on
of tbe ob.10011 age.in. Be :!ndioa1;84 its •J.eva•!Jion and cl:lreuti~ ca voll as
distt.mmt to bo the sDe u p-eviousl.1' Nl)Ol"t4i4. At tho time ot hia oonver•
sat:lcn, the ila't'T •1uiia,nt 4etecte4 two a1roran al an olevation of apJarOn-
•telT 2,000 feet 8114 a ~ a l asillllth ot a ~ t e J ¥ 300 488l"H• \rUe
an4 ~ hM4e4 1n tho gellCIX"al 41No111on ot the X'D.Offille JCmiiolpo.l
Atr,POr'b. - ya:, ot a oheolc, AOOOOE vu aske4 1f he detootc4 on hie e(Uipmm,
f4V ob.1'0ta other than thoso w~ted b7 hia. ADCOCE stated that he ha4 not1oed
two S1lial1 airoraf't heildecl 1il tlie seneral clireotion of the lnoxdl.le A ~ t
at a rel.atiff~ lov altitu4e but lw ha4 no, pit.14 m>b a\ten\ion to thea•
.ADCOQI: th8Ji reciue•tect ·l.ha11 ho be all.OWN to nn :tho rn4in" e1u1:p:r.mt at the
•aval ~ • Anior¥ 1n aNter that ba mpt coar41Daw liis 01ui}JD.':llt vith
that equi:pllilll, 8ll4 thua obtain a better fix on the obJoot should 111 080.1n bo
l.ooated. \'he ra4a2- vatoh vaa oontiJ:med and at about lli30 A. JI. ADCOCE
oa.Ue4 tho anar7 8114 li4vue4 that the obJeot l>eiDa observod b,: hill over Oak
Ric!p ha4 • ~4 aov1D8 in an euwrl,7 41reetion awl hall, 1n a period of
abo\lt tvenv 11l1mltes, rad.ed t.rom the aar&en.
On "118 a.ttermon of ltlroh 3, 19'0 at about la!O P. M., S'l'UAJlt ADCOCS:,
topthm- with CIC, <»JI an4 m ~•, went to the l&.ftl. A:n»rJ vhffe ADCoat
vu &ll.on4 to look at tho rdar equipmrmt ot tha liD.V1'• It had beon p..,.-1oual)'
4 e t ~ :rroa I.1eu:w..wit Co:cwmt!.r ~ tbat th1e 01,Uipant 414 not
comiu-tse mr, olaaa!t1e4 information. At this ,m, ADCOClt oliime4 fnp1J::Jfll"1.t7
vitb the etuipnmnt be~ use4 b7 the •a'Q' &iMl apo'k» of ha-tiJJS aasisted 1D its
4eTe~t at Jla:riard UniTeraity 4ur1Da the ea:rl.7 •i;il&e• of the var. .ADCOOE
al.so lll!Ule otatemmts to the otteot that he bad travoJ.,4 ext£ns1voJ.T t~ tho
Ar'll:I 4urin8 tu var in a4apting rd.er rar 'BpeoiaUaed eorviooa . At this ti=,
the JU"6Ba110e of so• aloobol was xwtecl on the breath of ADCOOK, but ho vaa
not 1n au 1nabr1ate4 oowUt1ou. Attar AZMdnSns the eqlii~, .ADOOCJ: statect
he 414 not feel. that this low fJ"elueno7 ~ ot ra4t.r vould bo of Dteh
aasistame in 4eteo\1i18 the ob,eot reparwd 07 him for sovernl reasons, uuch
as the elevation ot the antenna, tho tll!D1J'i1Ull "'fade area, t~. 'lhoae atato-
msn.ta see.a. to be 1n aooo:rd vi.th tho radN- oparatm.-•e opJ.uior.a.
At 3130 P. M. on tho attsJiD.oon of Mardh 3, 1950, a conference vaa
ha4 yi•th Colbml c. D. <ass:RR, Xna1nMrilla Ottioer, U'. s. Air :rorce Materiel.
Cot.11118.l4, DPA Site, Oak 1 1c189, lfenne••"• 'l'hoae ia:--aen-t at tlh• conteronoe
~ Spooial Aa9nt ~ , -OIC1 Speo:lal Ag(,Jn l!t?OJJ, <llIJ Ii-. GEQ oom>m,
11. s. Mr ~Ol'Oea 8eourit7 ottioerJ Captain laBIB'l CBC&31 'JJSXI, 8114 8peo1al
Jpn1; OllA1Wr<II c._ ll>SVAD o:t this otf'ioe. At thia o01:1fereme, Colonel GASSIR
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stato4 that while 1t vaa h@ly iJlrprobn.b le i.11.a\ ~ a r t o<1Ul.4 auete4a flight
at an al.t1tud9 ot 100,000 feet, it va.s absolutely l)()Sllibla fTCll a BOientifio
ao4 eD@:lm3ri.N atan4pqmt. 'l'beref01'8, it vas h18 op1q.loo. that the -.tt«r
ahoul.4 ba follove4 clofie]3. Ba 11:1:'r&11884 'for Captam OBOSS, whcJa he terlll!t4 a
radar u-~n, to o'baerve with :ADCOCJ: 6:ur~ the ~ or Mo:rch 3, 1950
tho radar ~qui~t on '\fhioh :ADCOCE had 4oteoted th& objeot.
Il7me41at&ly t o l l ~ thte oonrerenoe, si,eow Agent NoSWAlll oontaotiect
Mt-. OlWlmS WBl'.l!B, Physical S(tour1ty and Plant .Proteot1on ~ h , U. s. KEO,
and Mr. FRANr: CAL'U'iGJWI, Aoaistan:11 Chlet, 6eom'1~ DJ.1'.iaion, U. s. AJ:C, to
ad.Tiso th. . or the .ttnct.mss imtl to 4etei'!llme what aotlan ,res bebla taken by
>Jre. Both WB1'lS and CALUGBAJI adY11ed that the m,ter Jlea been referred to
3r4 Anq' mithoritioe erut that b&10lll thts, no rieps Ml been talceJl. It vasj
their iibell~, however, that a re.4ar t~ohnician vrus 1:>()in(I sent down,
probablT from Vashinet0111, to 1na:peot the •IUipJDB'nt ovnod by- MCOOX. I• YU
erranoouel.7 re:oo;rted that a OXA teohil1o1o.a vdul.4 oom, to 08k R1c1ge. •
Also, imedieto)J follov1ng th1e oontorenao above tJtat~a, Si,e<Jial
Agent mIOR1 '00%, oal.led his h ~ s et ~ l l :Fiold., Alabe:ma to 4eterm!.1le
i t ~ action wN being taken vith regarct to bavinS ra4ar equ.1p1r.nit t'lown to
thio m'Oa to Terify or 416ll?'ave tbe 1'1min88 o't .AiiCOOX. P.RIOB vae a4Yise4 that
he ehou1cl aot anl,11n the oap110tty at an obs"1"'fft' m tl1o •tte but that nob
ra4ar ~pa,;nt voul4 be f'lmm Ul), tt N,IU8st04 'b7 tJw A?IJ •
6~:lal Asf,nt 8BAG!lAVIB, CIC, atate4 ho hu. el.D~ bo«n 64rtse4 b;r h1s
hea4~t91'8 -at Atlm:ita to eot 1n the oaP2J,OiV ot en obeerWir end the.t,
a.ooord.~, ho had not as ~•t been e4Tlse4 wlleth91" oz- not the 3r4 J.r,q- fil..
ten4&4 to send m'bile raa&r "'ttipamt to the &Na to verlf'7 ctr cU.spro-ve the
t1D4Snge or AOO<XZ. Xnquu,y ,ras tac1o by spe01o.1 Aaent lm.'OB, 001, ·or J•J.O u
to whoth~ or not th•y wo\lld ropst havbig ~e.41,r eq,ui;p;mmt flavn 1n by OSI
authorltiee, end he was told b7 K!O that wile tbe /JI£ no., of oourse,
vitallf intffestel :iii mgtb.itJS vhioh cl:iNOtl.7 e.ttM-te4 the aaf•t1 ot the 8.l"ea,
they n&1'ertheleas 414 not t"esl thai; they haA the authority to mike a speoifio
recueot for suoh aotion !P88lmlft'\l lW the p-oteotton of. the erca from assanl.t
,ras the res:pone1bil1ty (It the 3r4 klfq. A o o ~ , the,' o<Nld not make
a:rg direot ~ueet tar suoh equ1~t.
Dul-iD8 the ~ ot ll!roh 3, 19'0, ~ i a l .Ac,ht OJWU.TON C. McSW.Aifl
an4 'llt"'"l.t, togethel• with SA FBIOE (C6I) • realti54 at the 1'fWC1 Reaerve kr!mb-q,
.Alooa Jlig1nni,y, 4urtna vhioh tim ssaroh ftS beiDS oomucte4 by the radar equ1pm,nt
at this msta.Uation. Captain Raa:IBT CIOGS, KIPA, and 6~o1al Agent ~VIS, CIC,·
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Yere at the h01m of S!UAJ\'l AOOCXZ obsen-1Jl6 his re.d«r eq\\1.'(l?Il)nt dllrinS thi
soe:ioh. So O·03oot waa ropatto4 b7 ADCOCX duriµs thf.o O ' f ~ and the:re:tore
Captain CBCSS hf.\! no opportunity to observe, his 4;Q; i ~ t in :action, ).laz-..
ticularl.y in referenco to the r ported obJ{)Ot at euoh ~enomerie.l. al.ti tudes .
lo unusuol. objects were detected by tho r ~ quipi;ymt of tho 11. S. Us.val
l?cnerre ~ durinS tho entire eveniJiG.
U.von e.bend<m1ns tho watch on this ovon.ins, a ~ot:s.tis was held with
Captain CBOOS otter lcaviDS ADOOCE' a residence 1n or&o.• to e.aoertam CROOS 1
o~o:i. CROSS stated he had foim4 AOOOCE to bo teolmiobJ-17 inoarreot in
several mtters rel.Atina to ra.4.tu- th&o27 8nd !Jl'SOtioo ,o,nd1 in add!tion thereto,
he4 Vfn."7 gre.vo doubto as to the capabilities of the ~lue APN-7 radar sot
which had been oae.pted b;r J(OOOOE. Ho state4, howOTer, that .ho had 1nauff1o1ent
~ t y to obaerve rth& i3et 1n p.I•acti~e or to oxeadne too radio equipmGnt
0Clml80w4 with the set to me,k-., fltcy' det1n1te stat mento e.o to whether or not
the 4eteotion ot tho unkDDwn ,objoo'i; would be possiblo with said equipment.
• sa.141 hovover, h9 did :feel that ADCOCX vas a oc.;pAble p,r..on with :puro ra41o
teomu~s.
On the lri'"mine of ,J4aroh 4, 1950 at l0z30 A. M. ADCOCIC again oontaoted
Speoial Agent KlSWAIN of this ottioe and SpociAl. Agent s:iAGRAVliS, CIC, to
a4v1ae that he had qain rooeive4 in41ce.t1ans Of the objec)t at nppronmatc~
1001000 :f'eot 41reotly over Oalt Bldge tlil4 that tho intensity of the J'Nlar "pip"
vas a ~ then noted a t ~ t!De ~vious. Ate.bout U:40 A. M. AOOOOJt
~ Cal.l.H an4 a4Tlse4 he he4 vatobGd the objeot until appro.daat&ly 11:10
A. Jt, 1 at :which time ho ha4 mted. 'it stopped c1rolins and headed off 1n en
oaotorly direc111on at appro:ic1ilia.toit 200 miles per hour, ot vbich time it
ha4 te.cloa tram tho screen 1n eligh~ lose them 20 J?WU1te.
O:i the af'ternoon of IIOroh .i., 19501 Oolaml c. D. G.AS6D and Captam
RaBIR'I OBOSB, both HEPA, visited tho home ot ADCOCX And oa:re:f'UU3" examined hiu
ratio an4 3:"a.cler equ1:pmm1i, iilolu41DS the .antemin end rol8tod xoochaniom. Arter
auoh -.xudnat1on an4 after talld:ng at GOlDI) lensth with AOOOCX, those two
gentlemn mt with Special Agent SBAOBAVFS (CIC), mI0J (<SI) tin4 McSVAIN (FBI),
to Give tbeir opiniono. Coltn0l GASSRR a.dvisod they had found AICOOK in a I:U.Ob
1Jiebriated :9onaJ.t1ou end that t.hoy had 1ul4 41ff1oulty in r.aldii8 an,y 4etermination
as to hia abilities 1n tho fiold of TM.a.,_.. It vas thoir belief' that his oquip-
ant 'WU ha~a:4 at best and that no grent de~ or roliabil1t1" could be
~ed therein. They did stato, however, they intended to return durii.iB
th6 morning of K::J:och !5, 1950, vhicli ws the usual tim'i f~ the o'bJoot to be
deteoted.
On tho ~ ot Ma:roh 5, 1950, Coloool G ~ m,.d Captain CRCl3S went
to the h~ of Nt-. ADCOCJ: ana vore unable to gain ont;ry or to :!'ind ltll1'one at
tho resi&:mce. After this e~ioxwe, it vaa the belief or these two eentl.emen
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that the :reliabiliv of ADOOCZ vu extra•~ 4ubtoua ai14 the;, telt that
the a\ter was v ~ ot little oone14erat1on.
On tho 1ll0l"D1n8 ot March 6, 19'°; ADCOOE ft8"SJ\ oontaoted Speoial
Agent 8UGRA1'.181 CIC, an4 a4T1H4 he had eaam obscsrYe4 the ob3eot at about
tlie aaae a.l."1tu.de OV'1r the Oalc IU.tge m-ea an4 he estimate4 the obJect to
bo of 8PJP:'0Zimtel7 the SUD danait," 88 vou14 be oawsed by a DC~ at that
altitude. Asam, Colonel G.AS8lCR wu oonteote4 b.r 8J)G01al Agent l'B?CI ot
aJl an4 Oolcmol OA68BB said that he hiteilded to take lot.ID eleotronio equlP-
mmt to the hoa of ADCOOE Y1th vhiob they ooul.4 eotual.11' chock tho eleotrioal
011-ouita ot h1a radar e1u1:pmant to 4 e t ~ whether or ,not it wu aoourate,
particularl.7 1n v1ev of th& 1"~ they: ha4 cheokect eom, ot the tblcUng11 of
. ADOOOJ: vith 1'961i:rd to movn a!rOratt 4eteote4 4ur1ng in-evtous na1ta mid
tcnmcl him to be ott to a o<maUffable extent r ~ lfl)ff4, eleTatlon
eil4 aziJallth. Dur!na the att«l"!iooD of March 6, 19'0, all 4Jq ot March 7, cm
the BXl"ll1n8 of Marih 8, 19,0, attea,pta were 11848 b7 Special ~nt Hm3 1
00%, to set :1n touoh Yith .ADCOOJ: to imke an appointmiillt with Colonel GASSD
en4 CaptiLin ORCIJS, and ADCOOJ: could no\ be located. AoaorcUns to hie otttce
at Station W.ROL, he ha4 left tOVD and i t vu not known Yhei1 he voul.4 return.
In 8\Jlllll!Q:7, theretaro, it see• to be tho seneral opinion that the
aotual enstence ot en obJeot at suoh an exo.ptlonal al.t1tu4• u tu1te tm-
probal>le mi4 no ezplenat1on 11 yet Jmovn u to 3Ws, what vu detected b7
ADCOCK on bis aoraen or, 1n taot, whether a:nyt~ vaa doteotod. On the
afternoon of lbroh 8, 19'0, Special Agent SEIDRAVIB telephoned Spoo!al ~ t
11,SV.AD err this ott1co and advised that two ito»reaontat1vee o'l tho 14th Air
J'oroea Ylth hea4tuartera at Gree!rfUlAI, South Cm-olina, had arri•ed 1n Knox•
Tille and contaoted him v1th regard to ma.ld.1,s an aPPQmttEn, nth ADCOC%
to 1na].)e0t his equipment. 'l'heso reix;-ecentat1vea cdvtaod they did not reel
1t eutt1ei,m.tJ.T ~ a n t tor tl18lll t() rema1n or to mko a rettirn trip
1nasmoh aa .ADCOCS vao unavailable •
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fll1o 1nf'orm!l.t1on ·1o boi.ng turnished to the Bur:,nu in detail 1Daaru.oh
aa it 1.e th~ UD4erotend11l6 ctt th1a ott1oe that Colonel c. ?>. GM381:R was 11noh
:perturbed 1n tho ~ m vhfch thio mtter ¥80 Mn41o4 tn4 has written
letters to his Co~ms O:tt1osr, u. B. Ah- F.arc.o 1(9.tor1el o~, Wrieht
11•14, oone~ it. 'l'heoe l.ottws by ColoiWl C..MSER s ~ t ~ were ~ d .
t"rom the fact that tho 3rd ~ InteUSgonaa ropresentative eild the Mr Fores
lntell1genoc rt;:piresentative have both been 1ns-vucted to aot as obs(Jl"Vere
~ , rith no authorit7 to aat 111 the attu.at1on. :rn. 1i441t1an thereto, ABC
telt that '\heir res:pons1b111 ~ had been disobm-ged upon not1tyi:Qs th\'t 3rd
Ar11t;r.. '1'ho Bureau was obv1ouc;ly interested on'-1 trom an obaeno;i.-' s v1e,,pomt
an4 no question o~ "1,lrisd1ct1on in this resm,-d va::s rMso4.
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On the morn1DS of lfai'all 7, 19,0, 8ll90ial Aaent .1108WAD ot th11 ottice
vao adv1secl b,- Mr. BalARD WOOM:tm:, U. e. BIJ Seaarity Dlrl■1cm, ot atepa taken
b1 .A!O 1n thte resorc!. Mr. vocmsnmstate4 that liillie41ate]¥ upon reoe1T1116 the
ro:pqrt trcn m, he had mde the mtter luio-,m to the ~opm:- autboritios at AEC
end e~Jy the .fcllovm.,g Jnol'llins he had oonver1;;ed vith 0Qlone1 Ju111f ICUI'llC,
3r4 ArJ!O' llesdqu.ertero, Atlimta, Georgia, and. appriaed him ot tho natter.
Mr-. WoateIOS statoct he also convGreed vith 14th Mr Force llee.clquftrt9N at
Gttemille, South Cerollnn and ed'Y1sed them af th.ct mattel". Ke stated the.t
thu vsa otriotly 1n B4Cordana 111th the plane druvn up betwen AEO and the
e.rmsd toroea 'for p%'otoot1on ase.tnet a1r er lend eaaault. H3 oont1nue4 that
the D.C hao neither thAt f'acil1t1ee nor tho equ!pm,nti ,rith which to deten4
1toelt 1n such em,rsenc1eu end that BUOh rcsJ)9llttibilit7 he.4 been us'Wlie4
b7 those agencies ct the ldllten- forcea.
Jt would appear 1"roJI th• IIIDDo8l' 1n vh1oh tbie tilo14ent vu han4le4
thn.t da6J)1t9 the :taot that all ea•ncios SOE>mod to be <>:peratizls 1n the -.nner
preBoribed by 83l"eement, an4 iltholiah each vaa a,PPl"iae4 at tM action bemg
tekon b7 the othe'r and cooporatins in ovor:, respect, ;there JWYertholeos
soet:84 to bo an ~asive lMk or 8.1\1' agQJ107 a c ~ tr.king the responatbWt:r
tor the situation and ~ e:n;y- aotion to vortty ~ 4 ~ the threat. He.4
a •1-Sle:r 1n014elit oc,ourrod wherem an aotu.e.l. threat e.ga!nst the P1,Toical
seaur1ty of thG ~ Installnt10ll hlid been e~ienced, it ie not im_ple:usible
to belioYe th.At a simla.r confused f1Xi?l8 ot :f'1nal authority would ha.e
boen found. It should bo uote4 t h a t ~ hourr; elapi;ed trom tho reoe1T1Dg
ot the f'1rat report until su.ch time as f1W ressonable .eonoluG1on could be
reaohed eonoerntns the mttor and. nothillg or a ,POs1ti"V'c :n.1:1.tur:, with reserd,
to crs aotion boin6 taken ha4 bean ha4 ~ that tim. \lhil.o it is
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now telt that this entire mtte-r was 1n e,. mumer of s~1lld.ng run", it
"dry
D8ftl:l'theless varrants som:, consideration :trom a procedural stendpomt and
111ght be var.thy ot 41scuasion at a0'%1D liaison zzotillg in the future.
!rhe Bureau will '.be ~d1ntel.y &1.vised 1f tliol'il ere ;;rrrJ' :f'urther
4.eye~ts in this mnttw.
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,_Office Memorandum • uNITEo sTATEs GovERNMENT
TO Director, FBI DATE: April 11, 1950
. FROM :
SAC, New York
SUBJECT: MIGUEL ~ r(Jt CIAS
~ There is enclosed a letter directed to the.President of the Com-
mission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North America,"
which was received at t his office on April 7, 1950. This letter is dated at
Veracruz, March 19, 1950, and is from a HIGUELANGEL GARCIA MACIAS. There is
attached to this letter an English translation, together with a newspaper
I clipping in the Spanish language and four hand-drawn designs. Because of the
technical language used, it is rather difficult to determine whether the in-
f ormation is authentic or whether the author of this material is either
psychotic or neurotic.
It is suggested that the Bureau may desire to have the enclosed
examined by sone Government agency familiar with the language appearing therein
for its ultimate dissemination.
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Dato: Ya.;y 171 1950
Tot Director
EX-27 . Office or S}:eciol Investigations
The Inspector Oonoral
Depart;mef:lt of tho Air Forco
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From: J. Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau or Investigation
Subject: FLYIUO DISCS
'!'hare are nttached hereto for your inf<)rma.tion in
con!'loction with the captioned mtter a co01:nm1cat1on m".itten
in Sponioh dn.ted March 191 1950, at Veracruz, Veracruz, l!sxico,
and enclosures addreased to the "Prosidento de la Comioion de
Investi~cion Cientifica de E:,tados Uni.dos de Norte America."
In view of the fact t..lmt o. translati Cl'l of the above
referred to canr.nmication reflects the corr sponder1t's interest
in £lying discs, it is beinc furnished to your office i'or
apr.,ropric.te attention. The files or this Bureau contain no
ini'ormtion mich can be identified m.th the 1'1l"iter oi' this
lotter. lo reply han been oodo to tho m-iter of this letter
by this Bureau in view or 'the rnct that it was not addreosed
to this Dun>nu.
l!llllseal JJJ~
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RE&lRDEo~:'5I l l &no ts ~ 14
Dear Ui9s JlcClaskey:
INDEXED· 51 Your letter da-ted April 4, 1950, has
been recd i ued ~nd I zoant -to -than1' you for furnish -
ing mB th e data you rela ted .
I am italring the .J iber.ty of re/erring a
copy of your co£l11lunication to the Secretary o/ the
Air Fo rce, National Defenae Building, The Pentagon,
ashtngton 25, D. c.
S i ncerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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Office MetnAndum • uNITEo sTI Es GovERN MENT
l!R. A. H. BmF.~ //3 D ATE: April 8, 1950
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SUBJECT:
q,LYING SAJICER COMPLAIN!' Glavin_ _
EI.MIRA, Nm YORK PD OO'ORMA.NT N1ch0la_ _
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RefeFence teletype dated April 8, 1950, from the Buffalo Tracy_ _
Office advising that i nformation had been received from the Elmira Harbo_ _
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Police Department regarding a f l ying saucer and advising that press Tel1. Room_
inquiries are being answered by the Buffal o Office. Neaeti
Mr. V. P. Keay was contacted and he advised that the
Duty Officer at the Office of Special Investigations, Inspector r~
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General , Air Force, should be contacted and furnished the information .)h.lll ~
regarding the flying saucer. / vv~• •
Captain Ral ph c. Williams, Air Force, Duty Officer, was
telephonicall y contact ed and furnished the information regarding the
flying saucer.
SA J . J. McGuire was contacted and advised of the teletype
and that a statement was contained therein that press ·inquiries had been
received and were being answered. McGuire instructed that the Buffalo
Office be telephonically contacted and advised tluft, they shoul d furnish
the information regarding the flying saucer to the Air Force Office i n
that area and that any press inquiries regarding the flying saucer
should be referred to the Air Force in that area.
SI\ Robert Cryan of the Buffalo Office was telephonically
contacted and advised of the above instructions.
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FLYING SAUCE~ COMPLAINT. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ELMIRA PD. THAT
FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEAR ELMIRA, NY AIRPORT. RESIDENT AGENT AT
ELMIRA ADVISES •FLYING SAUCER" WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS .
IN DIAMETER, ONE FOOT THICK AT CENTER. ENTIRE BOX PAINTED ALUMINUM.
CROSLEY RADIO TUBE ATTACHED TO CENTER OF BOX WITH LOOSE WIRES HANGING
FROM EACH SIDE OF TUBE, TRUCKER-S RED FLARE CONNECTED TO BOTTOM OF BOX,
WHICH FLARE HAD SCORCHED GRASS AREA BENEATH BOX. NO WiTNESSES AS TO
ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESCRIBED AS TOO FRAGILE TO WITHSTAND FLIGHT.
BUREAU BEING ADVISED AS PRESS INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE BEING
ANSWERED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE FACTS.
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F'-YitJG SAUCER CO lPl.AINT . INFORi'.1ATIOt~ f.ECE:I\lED FRort ELMIRJ'.\. PD . THAT
FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEI\R EL ·1 ,A, iJY t-\IP.PCRT , RESIDENT AtENT AT
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l:H!CH FLARE HJ\D SCORCHED GRASS AREA bE~!EATH BOX . NO l,ITN£SSES AS TO
ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESC!U9ED AS TOO FRAGILE TO \•.1ITHSTAND FL!(';HT-,,
liiJ..Ei\U BEIN(; ADVISED I\S PRESS INQuIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE !3EHJG
ANSUERED ACCORDHlG TO THE ABOVE FACTS .
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Enclosed is a copy of a communication dated
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• UNITL- GOVERNMENT
TO : Director, FBI DATE: 4/18/50
PROM , ~
SUBJECT: WILLIAM AU3ER~ODES
INFORMATION CONCERNING
fl.TING DISCS
Rebulet 6/30/49• < -
On 4/17/50 Mr. RHODES advised he had been contacted by True Magazine
and lolOuld like to secure the photographs which he had made available
to the Air Force Intelligence.
He was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, since the photographs desired were made available by him to
a representative of .A,..2 of the Fourth Air Force on 8/30/47.
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April 17, 1950
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Jir. L . -.A~rard
~36Bt rd Street
i(uba Cit~, California
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~ Tour letters o/ April 8 , 1950, have been
cy· received and I want to thank you for writing to me
as you did .
It ta su99es~ed, however , that you may wtsh
to communicate directly wtth the Secretary of the Army,
National Defense Building, Fashtngton, D. c., wtth
reference to the matter you mer,=oned .
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,,,,,,,
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John Edgar Hoover
Director
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COMM- Fill
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NOTE: Correspondent adutsea·c..he has been tn contact
with the Buffalo Offi c~ and states that he has deemed
the informatt on he has fur.,nishqd with refe re nce to
flying saucers tmportant .~u~gh to write di rect to
the Bureau . He advi~es ~that ~e d es ires us to use a
plain envelope in connectio~ wt~A our reply and furthe r
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Tolson_ _
Ledd_ __
fu r nished to "Army anA,e fs . 'f.. H~ .:tiiis stated that he ".,,,ants
Clegg,_ _
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Aprf 1 25, 19 50
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33 ir-d Street
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By letter dated Apr tl 9, 1950, captioned tndt vtdual
wrote ~o ~he ureau tth ra/erence to ~atters portatn1n g to
''J'llJing aaucBr s . " A p11otostattc copu of 1-ds comnuntca t ton ts
enclosed. It ts noted tha~ corroepo~dant ha~ re/erred to bta
contact wtth an tndtuidual na!!ed Ul>alskv and reference i3 mad•
to ''Eu1u1t an d raw'inga . "
I t ts dtrnt red that you hat, e an agent of vour offt ce
contact: correopondent to aecure anv data -,.;htch may b• of tnterest
to the Bureau . t ahould be k ept tn mtnd, hou,cuer, t.'la·t: the FBI
ts not conducttng an 1nvee-tiga t ion wtth reference to "flying
saucer mat tcr8" and the correapondent should be aduts~d that he
may zu'ish to cor.z.mun:tcate rat th the ,.,eoretar11 of -the ,Atr Force,
'attonal lle/en8e Butldtng, '111,tt enta9 on, aah"lngton 25, J). c.
Please fUrnish ma all tn/or atton concernfnp the
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