UFO Part 6 of 16 (FBI Vault file)

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25,
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r our letter "%ootnarked 16, 1049, been
received and r Olin t to thanb• vou for cendtr:q ne g n rorz•-
nat ,.or you nentioncd, rt indeed* very
o $ you to that dct:: to 'thio
Si nccrolv yourc,
john F{oovcr
Di rector
Correspondent gau a snall object in the near the
end of the day Which toor various shapes and through glasses
appeared a double bloom trailing something below it.
She be-u it night be a flying disre rn v ieto of her nebulous
information and as it. was verv possibly a weather bag 100B
is deerhed necessary.
no furth
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
MAILED 13
* MAY 263949 P.M.
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SUBJEC
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: RICHMOND
• DISCS SICHTED AT P*DFORD,
12, 1949
UNITED STL. GOVERNMENT
DATE:
VIRGINIA
There are enclosed clippinßs concerning what has
been described as a disc sighted at Radford, Virginia on
hay 12, 1949. The bureau to refer this to the Department
of the Air Force. This office has no infomret*ion other than that
appearing in the news items which appear to cover the best infomation
available. The matter was not reported directly to this office and,
therefore, no investigation or inquiries are being made and none of
the individuals who allegedly saw the thing have been interviewed.
:GTC
Enclosures (2)
EX-42
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58 JUN 131949'
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31 MAY
25 1949
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5/13/1
These-Fhing Discs
Are af It Again,
Virginians Report
Zounds! Here we go again! Inter-
plahetoty space-ship? Visitor from
Mars? A new Russian rocket ship,' .
Airgoing submarine.' Just take your
choice, your guess is every bit as
good as Ibe. next ene according to:
reports from various sections Of Vir-
ginia and Tennessee on last night" I
strange phenomenon.
What it was, where it came from
and where it was going. no one
knows, but even Civil Aeronautics
Administration omcials were puzzled
and had no answer.
Whatever the thing was, ft re-
sembied a long cigar, with a bright
red nose and trailing anoke. Re-
\ r.orts coinciding with that descrip•
lion camc from localities along an
almost direct line through Tennessee
and Virginia and seemed sumcient
to convince even Lhe most skeptical
that what Ihe callers said they had
seen-was no figment of imagination,
The descriptions generally ln•
dicated the object came over the
zouthwest horizon end resembled
ttreak of fire. There seemed to be
red lights or powerful red giow in
the nose o! the object. Far. back at
the tail there was fire and smoke.
The first report came from Roa-
noke about 8 when J. S.
Mays and W. F. Mullins. both of that
city. said they noticed the object
"It. looked like a streak of fire,"
said Mays, "and appeared to be go-
ing almost straight up •nd was
stepping on it."
Suddenly, he uid, it appeared io
levet- off and head eastward, re-
embling "a snake wiggling on
water."
Other report' followed from
Kingsport Tenn.. Brist . Pulaski,
' Chri tiaæburg and poin s west of
Roa ke,
W liam C. maniki ch aircraft
Preston
rom unica ton CAA.
airpoN said none the
Gle
Lyn burg tower men had sighted
any unusual objects in the sky.

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ffcherai nt Inurßtigåtimg
States Department ot J&tsttce
BUY
Did You see It? well, What was It? \
it
By WELLS CALDWELL
The object seen travel*
g actus {he heavens just atter
andown night hu caused
idespread speculation here in
• ddford as wen as in other sece
of Southwestern Virginia
- Eastern •renoes$.ee,
Exactly what the mysterioug
Nepeier was, no ane here seems
know, and the number of cone
ang reports have only added
the. cot3fLsioue
much seems iO be
n.' the object appeared over
e Southwest horizion shortly
front. the ebieet was trailed by Harvey S2reets, gave this ver. I to be traveling too $10wfy
either vapor or *moke and faded 'ion: "At the' first appearance it
from view when it seemed to be looked like • comet. retail
directly overhea&."
HBftey•s eomef-and it resembled
Mrs. Alfred Toney, ot 1702 that. There was. at first, a
Seventh Streei., west, reported bright spot ahead QI the stream
her 12-year.o}d son, Atberte was of firer but lhe didn" imk
'*tote p. m, and was moving
•:twerd. Also, it was black, ar
jeasi pan of i: was-
A Radford rn•n, heing in the
ene section. asked that 'his
w•ne not be used, but give this
f was working in the yard
nen I g)anced up end a
biack thins flying
sky. jt ome {ram {he direc-
on ot Pinaski. It looked
deal like a rounded stick
wmd which' was burnihg in
piayifiR next door and noticed
the object. She said her son had
been EtDdying comets in
and caned her attention to the
phenomenone thinkmg that it was
ei{ået eomel or e meteor.
iookine object",
she said uw»s long •nd black
wilh a light on the front end. Ii
seemed to fo!low the ait route
from the directon of Puiaski,
' later turning and heading toward
RÄeksburg. There light
on the front eod and great ipog
streaks of fire. . We saw it for
about , IO minutes."
so bcight when the object reach-
ed its zenith.
q 'It appeared to be moving
ek first •nd later very fast,
which indicates thbt it was quite
distance away whea r • first
saw it, The •object •seemed • to
follow a •straight path, however
ii little once in sort
— •and then straighted
out agin. I he&rd na noise."
Mcs. James D. Heinkne, ot 60
Street... Monroe Terraee»
said she and her husband watch-
et.> it with some neighbors.
• (it looked !ike• a long black
: • it appea:ed in the sou•
thBt.
west •nd traveled tawerd t
east. There a kind ot
dish looking smoke ebcut
Miss Jones, •ot Harv
Street, report«l waechir,g
phenomenom with a group
in the neighborho
She saxe it boked hke *'wha!
think comet wouid look lik
was a red narei'. she ct
tinued, "which was light on
front: it moved siewiy
the Southwest and traveled
teemrd be straight up.
curved toward the east and t
fire streaks traiting it got long
as they began to fade out*'
L. B. Graybea}, of Christsat
burg, a tormer Air Force
estimated • the altitude of
object at 8.000 feeL He
there was a hght from the
Miss Joe Stewart, or the Rad. i cigar • which was on • lite*.
she
ford College biology department. stated. t' We heard a taint sound, as it passed over and a "nari.
said she saw the objec{ and which miq6t have beer, a sound."
sumed it was the exhaust from motor. At times it •looked Uke OQier reports have been
an urplane. She added khat she an 'way. 'way off.
•i ceived from far Wesi as K
was no way ai•rmed."
thought • 't first it might be" e port. Tenn., and .as East
Fred W, Hutt, Fourth • and comet or a büt it seemed} Bedford.
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iRemember Flying
Looks Like Flying Seegars Now
Eying nueers are
Nov Bristol am
cigar •
nashing the
But Bristolians were oct •e
only tbe
erart YEterday eva•it0L
'he gaming object waa
aighted Ringspotl,
Grist.iansburg and Rmua%a
and three at Pu}as.ki.
Rex 1805 State Street.
reported that be sav a "whit.
ish. giisteu.i.ng man, ions
cylindrical like big eig•r,
firing from east to west about
7:15 yesterday. Re said
*ichied the "cigar* nyine very
rapidly over Virginia Heights
and his bizoc•uian
look at it.
An et.üer iD-
Ibe. Heald Courier last
night that Sbe bad
mmething tb•t
*hite onaicg Titb a bl(te name
traveled to the north and
the nme time Nlt
like an airplane'
said. like white gnokæ
a Éea& and aimed
t sight it so high."
Another rocai woman reported
that che had ee. a
that looked it
feet aerog
Lhortiy •.}ter sevea
Sie the
•t miies per
A motrolm.an at
Citie who Uke•d that
name withheid. said that
the strange bad not
ken at the airport
had had
Ee —id be checked •itb
Atlanta Air Rouiz
after
but they no
krnviedge ot jet in
vic.ini$y.
that tåe
msy htve been caused by jet.
prq»ei.led plane oe pianes. •Tie
object* were reported flying
AD altitude of 30,n he
aid. jet pbae were
ins high, it be mw-
ing fast the trail
muld *e."
Eid that
Ndi• t.
there. Ong about p. m, and
the othe aa Jatz He
th•i Pu.la.sE also had
of eserea.kZ
•ling aortbeasf at in tdtitude
30," teet
oa the
'ece •ere received Chris.
tiansburg and Roan±e but air*
ia Chose vicinltie
rE the *Srana
ENCLOSURE
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Sen Inie Obispo, California
15, 1949
erelter Wineheii
York, New York
Sir:
Under attached cover you II find a empie
our itæ.
%ould you do no more thon take out, caw—
fully read the instruction', ena fly it; I WI II have accæ—
pliahed a portion or my expectations,
Por the pest few mela I have listened with mom than In—
diffeNnt attitude, to ynur ynrioug Sunday evening bmedeeet8
and eormnnt8 eoncem ir.R Saucers, Prom tho stRrt, much
ee men.v Another individuei who hoe tried to get ahead by his
initiative, I have vizfaljzed what the right type of
publicity muid do for Interests,
state actione im any other mnner, •uM belittle ymr
intellimnce, end the of forethoue,ht end sincerity in
••hich thie 1B sutrnttted.
Your this even Ing, emcernine the Gymscoplc Theories,
soerroiup.pød my act ions
Alone —ith the pheee8 of merehondisincx ment ioned In the att—
echea erticles, I should to mention thot one troop of
Doy Scouts in Jog Anp,eieg am purchasing ona tnthusiastic—
ally include the. os e portion of their recreatim
program,
"v these foct8, it 18 appomnt thet our SKtJCZR
worthy of every effort 8bie to 8'.rqons in it
enotbgo.nwricen paetirø of Yo—Yo proport iou.
Trust Ine the.'t em Suet if fed of your eonsldemtion a
newsyorthy etendpoint, I yennin
eon Inis Obispo, Califo ia
JUN.151C49

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nehita
Oeorcia.
ao a carbon •f a tear ot the
N, 194',
e.anlea Atiu•a.
oir•.iatLo•
"Lanta at ban •oia.m' •
this 'afom•tioa, ova it
*afomaUoa.
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of X all u—
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inciaent vas, I bellave, an iQortant one, And I have
of Los Llanos to enerd
already rqort8 to
X wula appreciate the fuller nonpeer stories appearing in the
fharHne yoo X u,
Siaecroly,

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Yiehita
Q, 5, 2948 -
rabi i 8her,
Atlanta Journal,
Atlanta, Georcia.
Sir*
On July 25, 1948. I —lieå a letter •neloeinc cents iz cola
an atman self—addressed envelop to your elrQ1atton depart—nt, asking
for tear sheet. of the Atlanta Journal oontaiai% tho stories on a "trance'
or drerart seen •ear Xonteone". Alabau, Jul.' 24, 194, by
pilot', CQ 't Oe S. ana John of the Zactem Alr L.lne•,
Bew arrived. I for t" eopie• each ef • torlea,
hclooea u zautiona.1 seat', aaa stanpea eeif—aa—
envelop. Viii kind." on that your circulation doartneat
pii•• vith roquett
X you interest tho above stories is pm»ted
intere.t in the defense of our you are hereby fullest
perni8•i0A to tum thie letter •Che the stories over to
the you Yish.
mankf.ne you verv I
Sincerely.
cc/Ae•
hren of Investigation
attentat

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'LIKE BIG FLOOR UMP FLYING 'ALONG'
Everybody's Seeing 'Things'
Whizzing Through Night Sky
of a nir lamm and it wag
burst in mid-air.
CHAZLZS rou
S. A nash ot &rry red prettiæt thing ever saw. It
that Thing no more thu a
and passed •o quick—X guess it
C. A meteor.
gayward noor lamp?
Mrs. Noah Atkinson. of Brook. Atkinson kept must bave beu SOO mile an
uveo, saw it And •hat dW ing moorlamp secret thre weeks- or faster.'
Bui •e knew she vasn" seeing And how about the two air-
ning look like?
"A y-eat big nwr lamp, nn thing •he 'be caw the Thing. line pilots. C S. Chile and Jo&a
She and ber who B. ot Atlanta.'
n. 0b, it was beautiful!"
And C. M. Bowles, •a Exposi- saw it, kept mum. The Welt, they took aff today,
tioa Mills painter who live near really sounded a little Lilly unti.l
armed with a camera. And they
the Municipal airport. Sunday the two •ir line pilots sav their hope to bring baek a bicum
night a "huge. bcilliantly Thing and fire-breath- that
streaking over At- in: through air-line •.ie•
lanta at maybe 30.000 .feet. Saturday morning.
Beach Throngs Crane
After that. decided hq
Mr. thinks the • Thing
At 'Silver Cytinder'
could be •
Gai@t from .
•'My husband and I were sit-
line pilots first vere
ting 00 our tmnt the aight ASBURY PARK, N, J.. July 2'
staroed• by the new—t astronuni-
eal "what-is-it" near Montgomery Ot Ju)' 5, and at quarter to throngs at this
Saturday: To them, it was O'clock we saw this mne. Our resort city craned their necb
Monday at a "silver cylinder
•ingles craft. spurting name like front dæn't have a zaeea.
Buck Rogers rockM thip.— Else- and we wem *itt.i.ng near the they reported nyi.ng high over-
where, all over the country, that ege where we muld "e rood. bead'
saw it fiM. It was not high They described it as up
Thing was variously identified as:
i. AD aluminum eovamd bal- 200 feet, I wets. but in the air," like a blimp 'eel.'
it like it vas right above blunt at both ends."
the bert', Officials, realling "flying nue
2. A bau af fire.
bright light. yelled to my husband. b. cers," asked Fort Monmouth per-
A red and blue name that it too.
anel it they could
like tb' Nri it.
JOURNAL.
7/26/48

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'Hying Floor Lamps
Again Sighted Here
D' CHARLES
lamp"
it •gain?
ml!ed over the eity!
And a newspa*crnan
are
mom, two Riehmmd VA.
Rhoclte•chers say they the
ume -name-xm.:rtint•
• stee which wu spotted by Eastern
E Air i.Ån— pilou netr Montcomeo.
Like Bea Laap
saw it
aoUiinx like what I sav
night, • Mn. W, R.
ot BempbiU •vee. N A W.
Mts. inued:
The front eod of it iooked
a nrinc floor fiery-red
lamp. Then il in
sections.
*Oh. Halley's comet was oot.hlng
that."
And Mrs- Delk foined at
iS Atlantiatu who saw
Thing which banked •nd rolied
and bseathed fire over the city
Monday night 8 m.
and 9:45 p. m.
the downl.o•n sect.ioa.. Mr.
nod Mrs. Richard P. were
minding their own when
• -redish.white ban of fire •bout
Li.u a cant*ioupe with a
•aii oa darted over
vias cow but 4
she did gett ban of tire
with a great long purple tail 09
it." nat wu about S•.40 m.
8trui
An attendant •t •toe air
at.atjon thought he was watchi*
a tailing until it sorted
eümbing and away from
AUant8. To him. it like
"Nui.gb streak 01 Linh'..••
And •bout the neq•sp'tkr.
man. Job.n Battle. city editor ot the
Augusta Chroniciee hung up the
teieöhone atter doun rails about
ia the Aucu.u.
JOVnA.Lö 7/47/48
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'Sky Devil-Shipl Scares Pilots;
Air Chief Wishes He Had One
Plane Makers
Dubious About
Alabama 'Thing'
WIUAAM
What •as that that
daylights Nt ot tvo
Atlanta Eutera Air Line
in thc spooky boun Saturday
mme
Ne— fire-breathint oa
the. nn
New
S. Chnn.
} of Atlanta, and Co—Pi.iQt J.
at Hapevi.ne. would like
EAL FLIERS DESCRIBE WINGLESS AIRCRAFT
Copilot"7ÖEæ Whitted and Capt. C S. Chiles (right).
JmR.NAL
SUNDAY. 7/25/48
know. The Army Strategie Nr
iComm•nd •ouid like to how. Big
u airplane manufacturers alm
curious, but dightly dubim•
Chila and Whitted told
i their thrilling *tory upon •riv-
;ing at municipal airport bere Sate
urday on ute
i Bætoa run. Hem is what they
say they saw. near Montgomery:
A gigantic plane without wing*
black against night
streaking UuouØi heavex at
5.000 fet altitude with • tiery
comet's to 50 feet in
length -It had a fuse*a.ge
about tour time thi eircurtfer-
a B-•29's. and two rows
ot brilliantly ilEhted square
Cræpi&t of an. it vas
veritable or
Ski—. NKtT a Uvinz •as
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The pilou admitted bad
pimples riding
00 pimple Whatt more,
they said coe of their 20 passeaw
L. McKelvie. ot Coium••
bus. OhW--vu awake ud
thing.
Reporters nailed Mr. McKelvk
•t Kennett Sqnare, Pa. How about'
it. they asked be ten'
Atlanta pilou said
Well, no•, nid Mr. McReWie——
not exacoy. Eid be —oo
form of ship' whatever. He a
*Nntinuou
Windom
'Bui," iddd Mr.
i vasot
foe Buck Rngen
Out at C'*!.., e
famN1.B Gea, Gorze C.
Chie* ot the S&ategie Air Com—
was in his den.
Riz eyes No.
—utiousiy, 't vasa' ot his
plane. The Army u yet
anything like tb' fÄißC
aver *ontgpmery,
Bid "'istluny. aure
liked to see that Tb.irtg,e
so said Wikiiam Aüeo.
idot ot Airer-att Co.,
up Settle. pretV cure
it va.zs»t an. at our
ur. AILea.
Almon {denucal datemou
med by the Army Foree at
Washimgtoa the United
Wuther Bureau
tmded to throw some light
thia fantasy.
t2u*. t.be Anant* pilou had
past Air radar vestba
obwryaU0D thing,
they exp.)8ined, are iO leet in
diame'er and have Ruar•e. tinfdl
he boxe
reae«t Echt
Biu.sioa.n'.• •s they and gum.
Me.zveli field said they 'n
up at Six•hour inteveis..
gomerT•
SONMY, 7/25/48

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Flying Saucers Come from Söuthern Californi
YOU HAVE spes before your .es? varicolored
flutter and gil in air in of F?
se ayins satxers in the
(f you do, doo*t call the nor jump 00 the vaF.
And wort'. pecsoos are seeing flying saucers
them fly th$üzgh air—and reing
the sale of the stores. You can even
than up •nd feel tiem. and. preferably. buy t.}xm to play
an sfatted tnany years tp—long before the feceat
austy of aying saucers—wben little boy namrd Fted&
u$ed to play •ith his pie tins. three• ttrtra
With just tbe right twist of the they spun and tutad
in fxscinating curve.
Freddie grew up into man ailed Fred 'bo
Always what fua had had piaying •ith
tins. A.s grown•up» applied his knowiedß of
to the probiem ot developing a disc which
thO*a and tossed •nd its Right cu•ittoiied
tre throwet.
He oeoieed metat that sailed throagh air
in satisfactory manner. The curved dix 9 in.
ia diameter •nd a xant 2 in. deeps with radiating arc-
sbapFd fins and a heavy m.ltside rim. A snap of
*bat tbc•owing a centrifugal to the disc
which in Gum gives guidance in flight, •ne ndiai fins
cteate vacuum top of whirling and
beneath is provided by Rhe heavy rim.
.rcetai mæel sailed through the air
tr*ai. it sailed through windows and
hedges and '*her artet t•runoer of
a miniature cyct«te. A materia* other than areal seemed
a vise idea if the disc—ot dying to
a c«nmercia! ptoduct.
lightweight, slightly Rexü)le plastics
answer. and Morrina brought his n•rtai to
Califotn;a Piasüc Co., Glendale, Calif.. Ro see what mist*
dme in piastics. Stanky J. Gray and Edvatd L Kene
'Edy. president and rctetagy of fitme rr*tal
disc the to ' 'demonstrate* • ib F$$J%ilitie
Ed vet* breathlessly convinced thü A aret
of fun had by and old
A model of the dise •as carved fran *Aid
Of material, and then a mold mide in the •bop of
Engrw;ng of
United Engravers, L.« Angeles.
ame the prt±iem of the tight matetial. A search
wzs made tbe r•anß of thermoplastic cmldiag
to had the pror*f maeeriat that
Gerbility, impact stccagth, •nd stability whiie in
(Or achieve SFd—• and straio-•wvhen
in Right.) Ceftu10* acet2te provided the cunbinati0Q
of pretties Qo do the job. Acetate di"3 break
glass windows aot shatter *hen falling from gtea2
«ar finish on nor injure
toe* Eehtvsi.k$
Sawt*
•en. Neto
An part of the is that peducing
retate "Flyin• Saxet•• part of the story. It i:
product With a wide market (bo• many pyos were
in the US iaN rare do ya.8 it must
to Eyegooe sees a FJ
Sauce' in i' Anyone Ybo secs
lying a sates counter to pss
That pteents a metdundising that has
said staff of Saathem Caiifomi& Plastic hard at w,
thinking up ways and fat dermasttations, •c
pubhcity, visual stunts. With a record
Aetdy.selliag stapie consumer items now on the rnat
buthem Glifornia has intmtim ot letting the Fl
Saucers sit (Minters. Grefu*iy-coniro
distttburim. getated to «i-tlwsp« Of
campaigns. has rule '0 far. Naki'
be ta&led until prorneimai k;
luve unraveled.
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GREAT FUN FOR wH0iE FAMILYI
FLYIN-SAUCER performs in an amazing way as you
devebp skil in eying it. A •ovel way to
phy eatch. Yoe will of many gam"
play. Adaptable almost any game.
HOW ro nr
launch FLYIN&UCE2 straight cheod
with a soap of wrist making it spin as fost
as possible. meow TOO HARD....
'he spinning tbot gives it Begin by Rying
IO fee'. When windy, throw across the wind. You
quickly koen to bank the or riehe.
p iEEE
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FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS
SAUCEB lea very to The SWCa t S
the u hat oaf' • •pinning forware m—
la or'er • SACER •ast a Ieol
cerve toe SNEER. •sst t•av• the or t Ut•a Ia r.ctton
for $.ft side the SAUCER it'd
FOR BEST REW&TS — or t h'
IA 'very •e ho*' too
roer •eke cornet ions S.a.i.CER. correct •ust
t' SAZER t h.
SATI. 'EM BACK AND FORTH - CATCH
s.»cer Oout IO fest.
era it
Bitb
MAKE 'EK TURN
tees* R' the S AUQ
i R t it ted
can
the yog jt
teen. it
t ly str.ishe•—
fen
MAKE 'EM COME SACK !
After €0
turns Quet be
to
•a b eeue
o th.rp r he hara•r a
tie ft •t tet en
MAKE AEM sx;p t
SAUCER m
Rigmt Bide for

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T..C3AME OF HECKLE
Tk Of *ECKLE pmvldes a of thc unique •anaer In the
can •e Rules resu'atlons ore pmvlde«, for—Ing the for and
cæpel I f / oa
PLAYERS — Fwe oa tee.
NJECT — To f 1' HECKLE'S Into
CUT'2 Snet
Ail —st rwaIR IR thele until SAUCER Is
The b" ins •Ith the Fl I A i •tte—pt Ing to SAUCER around the "ECKLERS
c J reles 0M (C) •o that hl' partn. r tn the Receiver 's clrcle t DI cae cetch It.
F f tee t AJ in 51 s e Ire Be 'hea serving the SAUCER.
*ECKLER oust r—ala circle •t •tl t tee. is "f.nsTve. nay
to stop the f I of the SAUCER, ar distract the Fl tn .anner. Shout' he Step
oe fall cue of his eåeet', his tew rorfe5t' I plnt tho offensive te••• retalns
say then h! • to
*ECKLER re—eins In unttl SAUCER is agname.
heckle the Receiver t DI in —anner so ioeg as Ro doesn't interfere elth fl i sht oe
or tovch Recely•r, or step Into the c Ire", Neck J.rs forfeit 2 points
lafr.ct Ion.
Rece' ver I D' •ttepts to catch t" SAUCER in c Ircl'. SMutd he 00 so. the his tee
Should necess.ry for the Receåver• to c i r" to catch
eeives 2 points.
Should h' drop or •iss the SAWER, points
SAUCER, then tee xor•s I point.
(A) changes t C j changes •it h
score', the taws change posit ions.
{C) Is the Flier, •ad 1B) the Receiver. RECALER I D) —st re—in ia his cfrc(e,
HECKLER c Ai the HECKLER.
change posit the Rece) ver fells to cotc> tho SAUCER.
the event that ic •val 'able, disputes •ill settled b' —tual
the
are
the of a cola.
rot tee to score 25 points •ins the 9m.
San Luis oelspo,
KEEP 'EM
Cat 'f.

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Offce MemmCnd
um •
Director. FBI
SAC. J Next Orleana
FIXING DISCS
UNITED STA S GOVERNMENT
DATE: Jum 2, I(Å9
Re SAC Leiter 3C, dated Aareh 25, 19249 entitled as above.
The bureau is advised that through the of Zaval intel It cmce,
Orleans, Louisiana, this has beat advised that 171 thin the nast tea
three sichtincs of f].yinc disc's have in of Or—
leans. The infornatim to be that the sinale •di ses tßre in straight
md traveling in a general direction ot North, in late afternoorb about the si.ze
ot en observation plare, but the shape oc a saucer. The Haw stated that
have advised that the t:a$ t,raveEnt• end over end; that Teather
conditions rere that •xere outdc»rs persons rho did not
%ear classes; that the dat,es •ære 18, 19 and 23, 19149. The kaw states
that it was these objects were weather balloons, but that t2•ese are
Cron only one airport, released over hour before the of sichtäne
and generally be out of in a few minutes,
the above is being the bureau Ccr future reference sirr.e
the travy has inforæd that all three instarces Yere investigated by åe Arty
I ritÆIIi eunce
v.tECtjftb€D

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Offce Memvcmdum
nou :
SUBJECT:
SCUUNEAJS
UNITED
-OES GOVERNMENT
23, 1913
the afternoon Of May
Chicago 25, I Ilin018, to office from
ire ctort8 Offiee.
to the effect their 80u.1z
entered a space on this earth which 18, of course, inviaible to htman
qes. Re said that in this vorld are ard ople ard
tynt they have becQe involved in a •r. According to Miss
theory 18 that the flying d.iscs which been seen are the explosives be—
in warfare betæen the bad
trE mal Btrpose of visit to the
Bareau •as to get Yer omen rkne •aid that the has eon—
investigation regarding ber ard that she nnted to how resulte
of the iflvestigation. I asked her of an investigation the PBI
been making regarding her stated she u:ßer suspicion of espionage
activitie3, I Infomed I could not furnish her Eit.h any infomatim
*ich i' contained in Bareaut8 files inasmuch ag flies been
ae cmfidentlal by Attorney General,
this explanatim he
Joc
activities tb3t she in the •cs a pivate had re—
celved an honorable discharge In 191.6, said at the peeat time Bhe 18
working u a nodel in
me as gmewhat mentally
A check of the flies failed to reveal that have
investigation relative to thiß .
PJB:D
52 JUN? 1949
PEconED •
• 62

Page 25

IO, 1949
mate. Caiitorzia
I acknwieace your icttar Iprii 1949. and to
upre•s zoreciattoa for your BhoazbLfulaeas in to
In of the conteaeo of your letter. taken
of a copy to the Statea Air roree.
future, if bave IAforuti0A vbiah be interen
to Sh..tg do—unica" kr. B.
Foode Special Charo Aucoin Office, WO
Lot 13, California,
Sincerely yours.
E.car
Log Sith eop % aeomlnex
The correspneent communicated Mith the Bureau on one previous occasion
a elipplng from a Spanish lantsuege nevepaper fax.ase She sas appereng—
dlooaciBfied vith the Banner in ghich the Latia Aner: cane vere treated
Toxas, A cordial letter 0S yes •ent to her.
• 101
COMMUN$CATIONS SECTION
MAILED

Page 26

*AVES
C8Üe-
*.10 unle— de—
Perrea E' tn•
thc
t.i.• ia Rix
UNIOINO
LC — Cay.
APR
STANDARD
40CDU1016 NL PQ=NEWYCRK NY
PLAZA hCTEL
BEACH FLO:
-Yi SAUCER EVER-RECOVERi
AUTHENTIC JAPANESE&
IN COUNTRY. .CF.-YOUR THE PRESENT
DAY FLYING DISCS OF. THE RUSSI'ANS • WOULD LIKE VERY t:UCH TO
HAVE YOU JOiN ME ON THE BELIEVE iT NOT TELEVISION
NEXT TUESDAY APRIL 19TH NEC NETWORK 930 TO AND GIVE
YOUR ON FLYING AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE
OF Tills LATEST RUSS IAN t.iENACE. REGARDS EEL TEVE IT OR
19 930- 1

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•offce
nou
DISß
UNITED sel>i
ES GOVERNMENT
DATE: 26, 19b9 ' n
E.
Walter Rincheil fm•ward o' the Director a Western
ploy which 't.ated that he, Ripley,
he .fræ
the only •uthentic Japanese Ing saucer ever recovered in
country. ÜncbeII noted on the QTo J. Edge Hoover fruete
natter •as discussed by Agent with IntelligerE0
XVIS{OD of the Arw, who advised tret they had no information cmcerai.ng arv
eaueez ever having been ia th United Stause
natter waa discussed Colonel— GI—NP,
•bo April 27, i9b9 that he interested hinsel.f Io flying saucera
subsects and uat in 80 far as eouid deternit*d through his
available ea>cern.ing phenoænon of the flying saucera. He he would cheek
nthoritie8 at fright Field to determine if information is available
the recovery of a Japanese flying sauce,
Colonel advised uere is informatioa available
In of Air Force to effect that flying sax*ra of arv kind
been recovered in (h.tted Statas. Colonel — 8tatød
detemirdng tact as been thro
irAivi&uais known to him and trustad hin rot through usual channels
træ which vould receive a stock angwars
me doted 18 ot tils ease were diaewsed Spcial
Sat-ders vith the Or A-ir Force and they Ee not of ue teleg•am gent
Ripley to Tincheile
foregoing is for your informatioo disposition being desirable,
MP

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Offce Memorandum ,
•DISK'
TION CQ(Cmmo
e
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
DATA: 13, 1949
-'É
Ly 5, reprter tor Sun-Star
California, Special
•bat hL• ud been oontaoted by Lt. Col. STANLEI JACOBS, Intellieaee6-•7t
Officer, Castie Air Poroe Base, Merced, relative to arV
that, disks'
in the Merod vicinity.
a oxose 'f his, one
Mereed, advised hia åat he had ed a
8traro object, as is in the Air Corpo Reserve, be U
the Intelligaoe Officer Castle Pleid.
the ur. BRDQ, Canander,
Castle Air rorae Base. Merced. California.
he an i"ividuai repréd
•eeing a •flying diekR to the Intel ligence Office at the Bue but
the Intelli.gace Offtaer furnidhed the intonation to him,
—Later on the same date conuotod SA o±ibited a latte
written by JACOBS, Li. Col., Ejutant
L-7C
Office) to Oerznl, Air Wright—htterson
Wr ht P' d, Olio, This letter oonUin«i a etatenent given by
which red as fellows: 'I bd ocusion to BtQ
Located one nils •f the of krced.
the night of 4, 1949, at approxiNteiy 2200 Ky attention
diverted to a clicking or consideabie intensity. I utopp«i on the
•idewai.k 20 feet frm the front •tepa ard recognised source ot
this eitckirz to be in in an an about 40 degrees rræ the surface
of tbe earQi in an easterly The sky thin
broken with 12 Atlee visibility and eurrace aa
nine at Air Force natber nation. hone 18 approxinteiy
seven Ailes south or Castle Air Force Base and in an area ooaahat •heltered
even R"YfaeSw1nds -and aooreciable surface at the
tiae the aural observation was After about of
into the are previously as being the sot.rce of this sourd, an
obåeot blankir% 'tars in describing a flight in a
vest or northwesterly direction. Only •as apparent, ite
can be as only a "Ed nL88. Bise can be estisted ae four
or tin in with an alti ti.do of
'idembiy 1000 (one fete shovn by tb'
refletion Df • iizht8 •niy t— •coasiDN, to be
i
100-2442
m 'JAW
COPIES rr.3TROYi',D
RECORDED 110
INDEXED • 110

Page 29

2.
E.
duli eurfa cted Ilght
•eNity were a r« of
4.
colored netai. The only ii.eht8 of
street lighte behird ne ON block which leada
ne to bel'eve under surfaoe of this ob'eot to be curved in 8tBpe.
•Thie ob'ect firet eighted, Roving vay 8107iy in a
or northwesterly direction. I would e gti-rute that I it In
of vision for 35 aeconds, after r•ving herd it abmt tat seconds before
it. It on b«ord the bouee eneuvemd QirmAgh an
arc of torn to the left of about ninety d%ree8. The Baand
continuous throughout tum, however, It beene as it returned
nn hading ot nutb or southveet. On ite return Cbe cLtck1rg
becex louder, bat I sae ornbie gee it at thie tine,
Irc 8toppa it at greatest ard appurod to
fron a position directly over bad. I vae ubie to the ob'ect arur
üe zound stopped,
'This retained same pitoh gpeed througb—
the entire course but intensity there vas rwt
*i'tie. .pr .roar, bifl the nolae which night be oompamd to
beaters of a home mixer that rare not properly neehed. lighte
flau were the Mtire amtree with excqtion of the
pvvtou dee.cribed reflecti«te tdce, No tmi i •as
able.
wee with ond directed her attention In gerwrai
-direction of thie obåectt8 flight throlzmut ite course. Qte ud bean
with on oomü* out of the houe but without
and directed her attention on to the previously described area,
eitckirg night been unum,.nl to the dog, but is
a possibility of eourd8 on rave to tbe dog,
It i8 to be that a ne&er of the Active
Re8erve *ith rardc of He attained rating of pilot in August
bag eppmxLNte1y 2mo hourg fl.yirg tine. During active
duty period in "2 he 8tatd he ooneidenble nizbt
«perience comectton with hie •t litary aseigment. The Intelligence
Office in above md)tloned letter the stataent, •an
atteapt to locate other Mitnæees in the area or through the ZOCAI
paper proved un8ucce88ruiU,
advieed that he 18 to olear hi8
office ard probably conduot an inyeetfgation.
he above 18 bein.g rurnlehed for the of the Bureau.

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RECORDED • 135
f.•lDEXED 135 /
Front
Subsect:
1949
BY SPECIAL
Director of Special Investigation•, (i. O.)
tepartment of the Air Force
The Yente-gon
Washington 25, D. C.
John Hoover 'Director; reaerat bareau of Investigation
INFOX'uTION coycmu•i1W SAUCÄS
mcloeed is • photogtatie copy ot a letter dated April 29. 1949,
coacerni% •aucero
received mreau fron Brae
been bdYised copy Ot letter
bean forwarded the United Statos Air Force.
*hio letter to nu for any action you
deen
o
e
',COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
SPECIAL #ESSENGER
Lie

Page 31

O
81 0-n.« a. e
tLtÄJzg•å
-nt+/no-u.,
-Jau.eu..e
01-0
3 2-u.l a evda.u_.
- JL-.u+
ne...h au—a/
L.J&.O
k? O-e—ee_
. macel iL-4+ VLu.e aa
od ¯bU.Ca.Z.oe
idu za..a-e.u-
e-Q-e
en.... C-cu.U
Y--Q.Z.&. d 7/"

Page 32

Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.

[top line cut off and partly illegible] ... [illegible] supposed to [illegible] the rocket [illegible].
Now Mr. Hoover this was told me in 1944
or 43. at the time I wrote it all down
and never thought any more of it until
lately. and maybe I am foolish, but I
thought maybe this had something to do
with the flying saucers, if true.
I am a true american and love my
country and if I can do any service
for my country I am glad of it.
The flying saucer could be more dangerous
than we think.

Respectfully yours.
[redacted] b7C

p.s.
I lived with in a few miles of mexican
border when this was told me.
In Texas.

Page 33

3, 1949
L7c
of April 27,' 1949,. received,
I •ant to thank you for eerdlnc the nevspaper
clipping •hieh yov enclosed together •ith your observations
concem.inc the desiÜi8 you to the federal
goverrcent in 1942. uthmxgh I •Maid like to of eewice,
checke of type you deaire are not scoæ or
Bureauf8 activities. —8 very thoughtful of you' to
contact in that NgaN,
Sincerely yours,
John Hoover
mrector
Las
i i. JMMUNfCATlONS SE 10M 0k'
03M
MAILED 76 CO

Page 34

COOLED
ROOMS
OUR FOOD 'S
UNEXCELLED
Eta
flÖTGL LALU fence
Walnut RideaArk
02

Page 35

O
New Data, Ideas
tAbout Flying
Saucers
And Death of Pilot
Who Chased One
DAYTON. Apra y.—ne
oaly airmaa Tho ever got near
flyin •aucer cruhed and died be-
fom eould the Daye
ton Journal-Berald said
nerspaper printed • kagihy
dtapatch on the mysterious flying
discs. based, it Bid, on hitherto un-
published reporta assembled at the
Wrigbt•Patterun Air Foree base.
Alr Foree investigation
proved that tbe flying gaueen
aot $0ke.— Neither *are they a
eau• for Llarm te the popuL•
the newspaper —ld.
closest any airmu to
tho mystery dise oa Ju. 7.
1948. when one onr
Fort Knox. Ky. dispatch said.
Four fighter planes •ere sent aloft
to Intercept it. but oni
F. LbL
elæing to take good
newspaper quoted him u
reporting by radio. qt looks metal•
lic ud ot tremendous 812. it's g••
in up now as tut u •m- %At'a
miles •a hour. I'm oinz up
after it- At nooo feet. i! rn •a
dour. III chue.
Manteilts plane eruhed a fev
minute' tater and be •u killed.
The paper nid a report now on
1
filo at Wright-Patterson Air Force on the other hana tt .
Base lists 240 domestie •nd SO for-
pog ibte that they •ere. u:
eign accounts of flying discs u i Air Force announced iL •as
having been Ot Chee, making any further comments
SO per eent seam to have been
balloons •nd tho end paper the re
SO per cent more are *rhap
on which story bued
pizinabie Änvent.ioaznr--l•aviag •evaluation teams" 'tated:
per cut
'We oan•t prove or disprove
The Nr r e ree Reent.!y zigteaee ot •ome ot the rem
there •u no evidence that the mldentlfled objecu u real urc
discs guided miniles fired ot unconventional design.
trom some other country, but that The pouibility that tho sau

Page 36

— San Antonio
Director - FBI
FLYING DSKS
SECURITY - R
April 26, 1949
Reference is nude to your letter dated April 4, 1949, captioned
"Protection of Vital hstallations," You are instructed in the iutus•e to
eport infornution relating to nylng disks under the above caption.
regard to your request for information that would substantiate or
discredit the statements made by Walter Winchell on his broadcast ot
April 3, 1949, your attention is directed to SAC Letter No. 38 dated March 25,
1949, captioned "Flying Disks. • '
For your strictly confidential inforrnation. tbe data contained ia
SAC Letter No. 38 was obtained in confidence from a colonel in the United
States Air Materiel Corn.mand, who obtained his information from persons
aetively engaged in the investigation of this subject.
' No with Waiter Winchen will be made by the Bureau con-
gerning the source oi his statements referred to in your referenced letter.
EHM:mpd
#cnoe
APR 27 1949 P.M.

Page 37

MenzoÉmdunø • UNITED SIDES GOVERNMENT
FROM :
SUBJECT,
Director, FBI
SAC, Su
PRUI'ECTIQ,• vlTL NSTALLATIQ.*S
(mreau file 65-48300)
DATE: April 4. 1949
AIR VAIL
SEM-AL
S
Reference is made to San Antmio letter to Breau dated Eareh
22. IN9 vhieh submitted infort*tEon related by nn itary authorities concerning
unconventiæxal airorart,
The fff ice of the Assistant Chief Staff, G—2, 4th Amy, has adviged
tlat at 11150 broh 1949 a lighted obäeet about the size of a
%hite in color, folloqed by a fire trail, wag observed southwest of
hill een Ease. adjacent to Cutp Texas. The observation •as made by Ict
infantry Thich is as a rert of an alert force (called fcroo
Abel) CEP *hose functim is to protect the Installatim at Killeen
Lt. DAVIS advised that the object ras at an altitude a
ft., was traveling parallel to the ground end directly aver him at
a rapid rate of speed. It was in view IO to 15 seconds and suddenly
high in the cky rithout having descended. No Bound or wes detected. the
strip Killeen mse.
when Lt. DAVIS attempted to advise hi8 headquarters by telephone
iraoediutely after the sighting, he heard static or electrical interference
the telephone line which he stated night be possible radio interferoccoe .
has advised other lights of unhmtm origin were observed
yareh 6. 7, 8 and i 7, 1949* by military persmnel of the alert force statimed
The object sighted 31, 1949 •as reported as of a
different from the lights seen earlier in the nonth.
evening broadcast.
It notod that his
April 3, L949, st*ted that "flyi.ns dis
seen in this coun ry definitely
atunated Tron
a- 1949. C—2- Arm" - eott.aeted'N*æ; ..*ffiee- inouirinz as
to whether re Yzd any infornution that substar
or discredit the state—
by WALTER
2 00 - El (100-4562)
100-7545

Page 38

Letter to Director
SA-100-7545
April 4, 1949
In vi« of the interest and concern of 4th military authorities
Kho have duty of proteotinz the vital instal latims at Log Alamos,
Sandia N. Ile in the El Pago Division * and the Ca.mp Hood area ia the San
htmio Division, it 18 suzested tint Eureau may desire to arrange to have
WmCHEI.Æ.., intervieved concerning the oouroe or hie infor—tiou that "flying
diges• emanate from Russia.
it approoiated the hareau can. supply any inforüAtion that
can be transmitted to military authorities which would ch rify this Gutter.

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RECORDED • 128
BY SIFCIAL
1949
Directa• ot Spcm (1.0. )
of Air Fome
Pentazaz
Hoover, Directe, Breau of Investiga
namo DISCS
A rollable confidential recently
advised this Äit•eau t.hat during the first or April,
Califoni.a, obSect.8 in Shich o
flying d.iseg.
inforntion i' furalehed ym
action yau desire am no Investigation is being oon—
relative ureto by
iOMM+NICATlONS SECT'ON
SFECIÅL
MAY 3 — i 949

Page 40

C CITY
i..VXFORD
SRO*N
C. TONY PSREiRA
.1. Has.scrr
OF Los ANLOES
eawROR.
RECREATION AND
.HJCLME.
sxU-'
10*1949.
Ur *Wilter %inchell
York City * N.Y.
My Dear Winchell.
With r •ferænce to f1 Disc t $ r
other flyir:g you woü o De intærested
in the followings it ir. a measura subs tantiates your
s ta t ezaan ts.
Friday of last v eek
notic an. Q o act sail irne ünro.•apn sky and to 2k a
good look to try and distirguish it-from pl
a-Yles that
tly fly over.
About the same time teo of his men
vorkång about a half mile aww sar the obåset. They
cheeked 'i. ith eaeh other and arrived at the same cor.c—
•n. It t:as a Disc and they ran to a telephone to
rQport the irctdent. the meantime DeJarnett
to the 1 scat ion there his men Kere torkång to cheek and
sea if tney had seen the object*
They had both sæen
it proves
a question a Goubt that s o? the
type was in tha air and ahan the third sta ted he
also saw I am satisdied you are very much ric?.t
sta and I am tragi icer to call a parson a
1.2 ar that
ther
One o? your
INDÜED

Page 41

Offce Memorjndum ,
FBI
nmr
SUBJECT: SUJECtS;
H.VHARRJSON -
O blSG$
UNITED •serms GOVERNMENT
4-249
sühH, AkKANSAS (4-16.49)
H - address -
Port 18 employed aa a —esenger by
the Frt Post Office
ORRISON stated at 5:25 Saturday, 16, 1949,
'h.i.le special delivery in Frt Snith, 8topxd his
at a sl.gN-1 light located at tlz Intersectim of North
Eleventh Street Avenue, glanced up at tte stop light nrd
Öserved a brilliant in a southeastern direction. Be
"Ot. out
autm&iie pint.ed up the auegestion that
driven, etoppd 3i.gui light, could see ±$et. Ba
not bar zho any ot other people are •hat sav. was
Oliged to nove after light changed drivers began honking
t*zi.r ha•ng. Be •atched ±åect it vas Öset.red by
of trees in that secticme Bs estimated he •atched it travel
3 4 oil" before lost sight of it, Be stated weatY*r •aa
clear, risibility gas good, there were no clotdg
no noåsa mreeotåble to An TSON- Kozevep- he
that zag at an intersectim There trattic ns heavy
ttwre vaa considerable noise, first thought seen
of a reflecte an airplaN, but could not hear
a plaæ
drove to ot North Street, *ere
±served an officer, •earing insignia of a nador lieutemnt
back or officer': autm±üe. He
asked the officer If be had f Iv-insz officer.
ume mknoyn to the Inrornant, answered negatively ard then
•i an glad other are algo reporting seeing flying ±åects,•
officer then related that the da,y previous, Friday, AFi.i 15,
while officer vas out of City t.«ard Fort Smith,
his Eire a &Ject in the very similar to that
described by PRRISONe officer stated he gaw too,
tu•zished no nore in.for*tim.
RECORDED 119
INDEXED
2 t u t;üV 18

Page 42

1m TO
DLNS
O,RRISON deseribed &Ject as appari..ne sme 3
in diameter traa ear it. It was very bright
reflected a light in a similar to a n-irre, reFted
imideat to Begs at and i.mcairea if an.ymg bad
made a ein.il.ar report. He received a negative reply. In thß conneetioa,
pleaae attached an article frm the front the Southvest-.tiE8
Recra Bbiished at Fart Arkansas * 17,
1949.
interviev Vith E.QRRISON developa be 52 zeara of age.
He had considerablø college training and attended seairm•y at
Zegtmlnlster, yearg. He statea that his eyesight 13 very
a of his age that bas reading glasses only
fe tro fey years. •as positive he ±served
as related above. He Was iÄable ot courge to state Jut Ehat the
was ftrnt5h additional informqtioa it. No
—g available at Fort the Ojeet had fallen in
section that it ±9erved by other's Little Office in
00 further concerning the
otflees 'GI been notified or the in-for——
, get oat
-2-

Page 43

sourm.Esr - RECORD
Ft. Smith. Arkan8&8
April IT, 1949
' Local Man Reports Seeing What
He elieves Was ' 'Flying Disc"
Wa arrisoo. Fort Smith offiæ emptoye. reported
m-dsy
ed what he believed was • "flying dise.••
Harrison saw what he was "flying disc" as he was
driving east on Grand avenue Eleventh 'treetq He Eid the objecti
was small and was moving southeastward at a rapid rate ot sped
He said the object resembled a tiny mirror.
There were ao other og ibe oxea
2s'CLOSURE

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34
nout
SUBJæfs
19119
cot
AL - A.m POwH
Attache
bx.ico Dore
Director,
DI$S
Reference is to your letter dated April 5, 191'9 captioned as above
In you a copy of the Air Force memorandum mentioned in SAC Lett«
*38, %rleg 19b9 dated 25, 1%9.
In respoass unreto there ie enclosed herewith the pamphlet captioned,
Arnconventional Aircrafts Iseued by the of the Pa•ce under date of
In the SAC Latter.
SPECiÅL MESSENGER
*vise (detached)

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Date :
OFFICE OF THE LEGAL ATTACHÉ
oza.ssv fTAre.s
April 5, 1949
Director, FBI
Ingal Attache
Subfrct:OFLYIHG DISCS
Roforar.ce is made to S:t.C latter Scries 1949
dated i.-.arch 25, 1949, advisinft that a cony of a mmaorandtm
from the Dernrtnent of the Air I"orce, daf,cd February 15,
1949, and eiltitlod ntJnconvontiona1 Aircraft , 't as furnished
to thc Bureau, was being, fomiarded to this office in order
that all agonts assicncd to the ! -'oxico Citv Office might be
informed of the type of information desireä by the Air Force
in this matter,
This is to advisa that the abovo—mentioned enclosure
yas not received by this office and it is respectfully reaues%d
that a copy of this memorandl.nn be forwarded to lexico City.
12 APR 16

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TEE 5ATES
ROUTING SLIP
AFC S r
FOR: AS a«cxm
RETWN
Enoc
COMMENT
A.ze •
FROM:
Ile/
58 221949
mou m.
AFO/R-CO
SE-.2 0 3
A.F HQ Form IS
Nov u
3 7 .1949
rx-109

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DTELUGE?EE
USMOMND%N
t. PVRP$E
DEPARTUEP" OF Am PORCE
DAÄUARTE.RS UNITED P*.CE
Dm,ECTORATE or DffELUOZ?CE
85. D. C.
V»cownmoNAL Amcmrr
PART 1
ne us 88
a. to Air Force for
objetz,
for neh Mormatle.
the Army Collectloa Memorandum Pober T,
425.1, datea 25 'bleb
Force
8.
Alr
a) complete aa •rsver to tbe mutr.meü .zunetatea In u nay
Obie, dl.sBtebed muu •leetrlc.a)
C) euplemeot.ary rorvar&d u
Titb be WormNlm
uaJor Atr Commands Atr
O) 'unlemedary eabted to
geoee, Bedquarters Matos Air Eorce. Cables •ill pt•se. b
cæGE.NANC VNGXT.PATTE*SON APE, DAYTQ•J, Otao. ATTN: NCLXN."
-Classification (cancelled)
effective on
under the authority of

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c.
d.
o
e) S•pplementary written reports, prepared AF Form 112, •ill. be forwarded to
Director of Headquarters United States Atr Force.
W) Air Materiel Command is authorized diret coenact vtth masor
Atr Commards (overseas) ard organizations their control in comecU0D with
&velopmeni of tMormatton on this subE.
Mapr Alr Commands (ZI)
(1) Reports vill be forwarded direct to the Commandtrz General, Atr Materiel Command,
Wright-Patterson Alr Force Ohio, Attn: MCIAXO.a by receiv-
to the requirements In Part n.
(2) Copia such may be supplied the Command Headquarters the installattm
eoæerned.
e) A copy of au reports sed to Air Matertei Commard In with
tions vm be forwarded at the same time to the Director I.melligence, Headquarters
United States Air Force.
(4) Written reports will be on AF Form 112.
(5) Commanding General, Air Materiel Command 18 contact 'ith major
Air Commands (ZI) organizations under their control in Vith the develop-
meM Wormation on this subject.
Foree Agetriæ
(1) other than those the Air Force are requested to forward
reports direct to the Commudtl* General, Air Materiel Wright-Pattersoa Air
Force Base, Ohio, Attn: UCLAXO-3.
(2) In order to reduce the ume factor involved in transmission thts type Idormatlm
It is requested üut, wherever communications facilities permit, elements be
to communicate reports direct to the General, Air Materiel Com-
PART - R..Eq-rmm..4ENIS
Geærai
i.
2.
8.
mte of
Time (zonal by 24 hr. e)æk).
Where sighted position):
Ground
(2)
(4)
Olly,
Mstance direction from city or town, rmd, intersection, etc.
From (story), yard, etc.
Map coordinates (if feasible) showtr% latRude lor«it1Ae.
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b,
e.
Air
(1)
(2)
G)
(4)
(1)
B)
4. Mamber
Q
Type altltude, dlrectioa fligm.
Distance direction ,trom clty, twn or known
Clock posltloa objet from observer's aircrane
and
and
to city, cmnm.ry, etc.)
objecu,
Formation tme (If any), detch
5. Observable celestial phenomen or planets that may accoux* for the 81ghtf.1*. facilitie
or 'htch follow celestial phemmena shanld be corsulted for such Informatim.)
8. D18taæe object trom
a. laterally or borlzontaily.
b. from borigon.
e. Altitl.&.
Time In gigM.
Appearance obiæt.
8.
9.
10.
11.
b.
e.
d.
Color.
Sketch if possible)
coastructioa, 'bat material or
Size.
(1) Estimated size.
(2) Size as appear# from observer's viæ. (Compared to knovn object)
Directioa fl.ig*
Tactics or maneuvers.
Vertical asceM or descent, borlzontal, oscillatir% flutteri.% evasive, aggressive, erratic, etc.
Evidence exhaust.
a, Color ot smoke.
•b. Ler«t.h and width.

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13.
14.
16.
e. (If any).
e. tran va.ry 'ith
12. Effect oa clm&.
(1) Size
(smarts)
a. thru
b. Forced clozA or mi8t8.
e. on
d. Shwed thru
Lleht8,
a. Reflected or
b. I.A.mim
e. Blinked on In to speed.
b.
e.
e.
fuelage.
Vert.ieal jet.
cylinder or eoæ.
Aerostatic I.In (ballom or dirigible).
a. Prorller
c. Aerodynamic or EAtz Mayer
d. Visible or jet
Control stability.
b. Stabilizers or vertical).
(3)
Inc.ation.

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17.
18,
I.
2.
4.
5.
6.
Air dtrt8.
b. met 0iEntngs.
speed - M.P.H.
a. whine or
b. Roar, Thistle, 'hoosh.
e.
o'
a.
b.
(1) Posslbility
(2) evidetEe.
Fded from view.
behiM obstacle.
Relative to the OtEerver
Name observer.
Address.
Place of
a. Employer or employee.
Pertinent bobbies.
18 amateur astrotwmer, pilot, etc,
b. of ume in
Ability to Étermlne:
Color.
b. af movtl* ±åeet.s.
c. Size at distance.
ReliabLlity observer.
a. Smu•ces.

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4
on
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Police
FBI records.
Employer.
8.
10.
1.
Notes relative to observer an:
Sightixv In general.
(1)
(2)
light.
e. Degree fatigue duration od fl%ght at ume sightli* in eases where is
a.s Addresse%.
b.
e. Reliability.
Comments Interrogator the character
meiaiive to radar Si ht-
r7dars on grand.
a.. rar%e, speed, altitude Size of target.
b. Did target executive any turrz? If so, 'hat argle (1800), etc. and what radius mrna
-t
radius of turn is. observable, did tre target stay In the turn and what was Its sped?
e. Note particularly any distant Ento several targets upn approach.
all pssåble,
2.
1.
2.
-6.
when obiect sl.ghted.
Were Uære an#radar inducttors or extra noise on radio eLrcutts?
GENERAL
TeletY1k sequences local weather conditions.
a-I(it

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S. Local filght schedules of commercial, private and military alrcran flylrz In vicinity
timer (Check Canadlan activity If close to that tnrder.)
4. Possible releases of testir% devices tn viclnLty sem aldt by Navy, Atr Force,
Army, Weather Units, Research Organizations or any other.
5. object contactai earth, obtain son samples within and vlthout depression or spot where
landed (and then presumabåy &rzrted) for purpse ci mak5.rz comparison of soils.
6. object came sufficiently near aircran or bovn objects check surfaces with GeLger
7.
8.
9.
b.
d.
(or original negatives) •here available; secure sketches d:
Objæt.
terrain
Plee •bere it earth (M this
Maneuvers.
Formation it oblectz were more than two.
or evidence where pssible.
Was any radio antenna to be observed* I.e., (any projectims or extet*iozs tht might
ably as 9Eh),
a /?euuc
C. P- CABELL
General, USAP
Director of Intelligeree,
Chief af Staff,
Major Air Commands,
ZI Oaerseas
All United States Air Att.a&8
Director of Central
Srcial Assistant for Research Imelligex:e,
I>partment of State
- ci Naval
Commandarå CNI'), United States Coast Guard
Director, P&ral Bureau of Investigation

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COMMUN',CAUONS
'APR 5-
FBI SALT LAKE CITY
INFORMATION RECEIVED AT LOGAN, UTAH ELEVEN AM TODAY
FLYING DISCS.
THAT AT NINE AE A GUARD AT THE ARMY GENERAL SUPPLY DEPOT, OGDEN, UTAH,
OBSERVED "HAT APPEARED TO BE AN EXPLOSION IN AIR ACCOMPANIED BY
A FLASH OF LIGHT FOLLOL'ED BY THE FALLING OF SILVER COLORED OEJEC1e
THIS WAS SEEN AT HIGH ALTITUDE WEST OF OGDEU NEAR IHE TOWN OF TAYLOR,
ABOUT TY.E SAFE TIME LT.
UTAH.
OF LOGAN, UTAH PD SAW TSO
PUFFS OF SMOKE HIGH IN THE AIR WEST OF LOGAN FOLLOWED BY FALLING OF
ALSO AT ABOUT SAME TIME UTAH HIGHUAY PATROLMAN
SILVER COLORED OBJECT,
• 'AT MANTUA, UTAH, A SILVER COLORED OBJECT HICK UP
APPROACHING TFE MOUNTAINS AT SARDINE CANYON BETWEEN LOGAN AND
CHY, UTAH AND AS OBJECT NEARED THE MOUNTAIN IT APPEAREDN EXPLODE IN A
SEVERAL RESIDENTS AT TRENTON, UTAH, IS UEST OF
FLASH OF FIRE,
LOGAN, HAVE REPORIED To SO, LOGAN, SEEING WHAT APPEA#/ TO BE tvo AERIAL
EXPLOSIONS FOLLOWED BY FALLING OBJECT WEST OF TRENTON AT ABOUT NINE
ABOVE IMMEDIATELY FURNISHED TO
AM TODAY.
HILL FIELD, UTAH, • ANY FURTHER PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE
HILL FIELD HAS 'JUST NOW ADVISED ABOVE
FOR INFORMATION.
FRObALLY CAUSED BY TL:o b TUENTYNINES FROM WENDOVER FIELD
'dh1CK ARE PRACTICE-SOMBIUC IN THE DESERT UEST OF LOG N FRO .
NIC,:•.' ALTI TUDES VAPOR TRAI
VILL ADVISE THIS OFFICE OF RESULTS,
ACK AND
va€H DC GAR
CH'ING AND
19"APR 7 12-49

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O
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Teas
ANGELE
l)lscs•
HO(.STON
N.A.R
3/30/10
comnla±nant;
D.
Houston, Texas, 27,
SYNOPSIS •
SECURITY
Object described by complainant as flying disc
detemined to a model tow target or kite
Portions of
been abandoned after unsixcessful tests.
target l»sit.ively identified by —
manufacturer and erstahi.le financial backer as being
part of the tar€et or kite.
ROC
from Kouston to dated 12/28/118*
Teletyxg f rm Los Angeles to Director dated 12/28/1.18.
fron Los Angeles to Director dated 12/29/246.
Thås Investigatim 18 predicated upon the of referenced
located
teletype froa tho Hovston Office advising that
obJeet in the desert near Helendale, California, reseau ing a flying disc.
This object described as a disc, had been located by—
of South Pasadena, Caiiforr.ia, api..roid—
r.auely one hundred niles northeast of Pasadena or about twenty
miles Inne Pine, California.
detem•ined tha
Special
was traveling in Arizona and not available Cor intervie
AA«vr
AX
54 Bureau
--ä - Houston
31 5
i IFO Fort u•a.c.Å.rtr•.
2 Los Angeles
SPACEC
T'iZl (

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L. A. 105 uS
South
Pasadena, Cal ifornia, uno was .
discovered, advised Special Acent
'•.venue ,
bhe tine the object vas
that
on December
he was present at the time the object was located on his,
field near helendale, California. that they had taken sme
pieces off the object that subsequently, upon returning to Los Angeles,
he had learned that the object was actually a model kite or target which
of W _ Angeles,
had been built by th
ur. —stated that e had talked to that they
had ad.mitt,ed to him havirz experimented Fith tl.e object over his,
airfield. Mr. —-•ade available three of the parts of the target fihich
he had secured while at the airfield.
The infomation fumished by Mr. —••as verified b" Coecial
—in an interview yrith ur.
LOS Angeles. The parts made
were exhibited to md he advised that
available by Yr.
the model tarse or kite had been taken to the airfield for flight
tes# by himself ard
11.3, California. r.
of the obdect and
St., ed that
Los
s the inventor
had origirnll.v a-reed to finance hin
develop the tcm or kite as a toy. Fr. that
they vere primarily interested ia developing the cot:traption as a toy
kite to be sold in a much smaller model; the inventor, against
their Fishes, developed a much larger •hich he had hoped to
Jell u a tar target to be used behird airplanes, that
since he had gone that far they felt that they should give the project
a test and thereupon they took it out to the desert as a precautionary
æasure. —stated that the flight test was a failure; the model
soon after it vas airbme md was thereafter on tä•.e
field.
In the absence of her husband, yrs.
was intervie,ved and eyhj.bited the three partc
or the kitc available b" She readily identified the
three items as pzrt of a kite her husoand had built for thc—
Lic
She advisod that She her
She explai ned
and too bhu di.•sert at the time the tests were made.
th;-.t. the kite had crashed and that the manufacturing company did not
tant to put more cash in it so it was a'cardoned on the desert.
The Ü.ree of the kite were returned to
on
January 7, 191B. The Sub-mstrict Office, 1. G. (USAF),
O Sax,tee
Street, Teminal Annex, Los Angeles, California, was aop•ised of
infomation contaired herein immediately upon its receipt.
COE?LLTIO!.• TO OFr'1CE OF
2.

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nitri States Department of ' A NTION
Zebcrat Burrau of htursiigati'&.f co
25, c
hrcd 2%0"
FOR MR.
HOOVER
TOLSON
CLEGG
CONNELLBY
CLAVIN
LADD
NICHOLS
ROSEN
TRACY
BAUMGARDNER
BOSWELL
CALLAHAN
CALLAN
CARLSON
CARTWRIGHT
CONRAD
DOWNING
DWARDS, B.
EGAN
FLETCHm, B.
CURNEA
-LYING
B.
RINCE
JONÄ, M.
LAUCKLIK
IEONARD
LONG
UcCAB8, E.
UcCABE, N.
UcCUIRE
uc1NTIRE
A.
s.ßC NO.
Series 191B
NANNA
NAUCHTA
NEASE
PARSONS
PENNINGTON
RENNEBERGQ
srmo
TAW, Q.
TALL
Your attention 1B directed Bureau Billetin 57, Series 19247, dated
October i, 191+7, relating to the discontinuance of investigation by mreau in
—tters concenning flying discs.
For your confidential information, a reliable and confidential source
has advised the Bureau that flying discs are believed be man-made missiles rather
than natural phenomenon. It has also been deteruined that for approximately the
past four years the USSR has been engaged In eoerimentation an type
Of flying disc,
me of the Air Foree has furnished to mreau the attached
nemora.ndun classified "restricted n dated February 15, 1949, entitled "t.hconventlonax
Aircraft." Elis memorandm 18 being furnished to you in order that all agents
to your office can be intoned of ue type of information desired by the
Force in Qiis natter,
As set forth in Bureau b..ü.ietin $7, referred to above, no investigation
should be referred to In securing data from persons who desire to
voluntarily fum.leh information to your office relating to flying disce.
Very truly yours,
Edgar Boover
Director
NOT RECORDED
4 1949

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•Office Memo•nvndun • UNITED GOVERNMENT
TO
nou
SUBJECT:
DIRECTOR, FBI
SAC, ANTONIO
PROTECTIQi OF VITZ
Bt.QAl.J FILE 65-5en
DATE: uarch 2,
Re San Antonio letter to the Director dated January 31, 1949, *lich
discussion had at recent Intelligence Confererwes of G—2, ONI, ßl and
FBI in the Fourth Area concerning NIJnådentified Aircraft" or "i.hidentified
Areial PhenanenaR •themdse knot•m as "flying discsn., ttF1yi.r:g saucers" ard nba11s
of fire", It is repeated that this netter considered secret by IntelXigQce
Officers of both the Amy and the Air Force,
C—2, has now advissd that the above is "Uncmve)—
tionel Aircraftn and invsätigations concemina such natters have been
the nue "Project Grudge*t.
G n, 4th Amy, advised on February 16, 1949, a conference held at
Ncu Ze;äco, to consider the go—callod "Creati fire ball pha•tcxaenaR
ui.ich began about Deeanber 5, 191+8. It was bmught out this qucstion has beat
classifiai. "secret," and that investigation is the primary responsibility
of the t.i.s, Air Force, Xir Xateriei Carund, T-•2,
Dr. LINCOIN Lh PAZ Of thc University of New Mexico, siting wYiich
he himself had aEde which TZS the "Starvation peak incident" and des—
cribed the follovdns charactsristics mhich indicated that the phenanenm
could not be as a nonnai meteorite
1,
2.
3,
5,
JFJ:md
rmer€ was an initial bright light (no period of intensity increase)
æid constent intensity during thc duration of the
IGLIou grea•a color 5200 ßngstræs.
Essentially horizontal path,
Trajectory at cmst..ant angular velocity,
Duratåm about seconds,
No accompu-:ying noisc.
RECORDS
2 cc: Paso (100-4562)
2 cc: Danas
n , Houston
Litt.le Rock
o • Oklahuna City
'i

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DIRÆTOR nx
O
March 22, 1949
It was brought out that since 5, 191.8 thore have been mor6 utan
incidents analagm:s to the "green tireba.LLE abovc described and mme
Ä.•enty others tilth niner dcviations 'mm tho abovea It is also pointed
the only sitings r:håoh had æcurr€d see-aed to have be«x confind
Los Alamos, 1.23 Vggas, end äcst Texas triQ1ae,
G-2 also advised that ag of Novanber 1, 1948, infonatian had bcm
frun higher authorities thc kir Foree hed advised that meh
eitå.ngs occur and that another Flod of sitincs was thm
Imaincnt. on February 114, 1949, Mi lit-ary auUwriti€s
that it Mas believed that ultimately it üould be found that the phenæena
in quest.ia•x have e ne.tum). GQ1anatiu1«
It, is furuer noted that abut. 7:30 pqm., Uc.rch 6, 1949, t;as at first
Ulought to oe a narc was seen approx-L.rætG..A.y mile of K * ' '
Base in th6 area of thc Vitel Installation at Camp Hood, T=as, and a secmd
flare uas at 1:45 a.m., llaxh 7, 191+9, e.•praxirnztcly three Liles fran
K.i11€cn Base. It has sinco beæm that thc flares scen ncar Killccn
cro pr±2biy simile-r to the prcviously noted in the los kLqmos,
Sandia Basc Arca although thcse are thc first sitingg of such near
Camo Hood.
appears to bG rcason to bclicvc that thc above—mcntioncd phenancna
bc connected with sc.crct experimcnts being conductcd by some U.S. Govcmment
Agency as it is bclicvcd that thc UnitGd Ste.tcs is farthcr
missile dg•vca.opnant than any forcign pouc.r.
Although the prime-xy rcsponsibil-ity for invgstigat.inc such mattcrs is
Air Material Canmand, G--2* I*th Army is. still
the U S.
in being advisad of any furücr sitings ot such phc.nancna Thich might be
±servcd,
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Offce Memo Ci2dum •
ro
UNITED STiOs GOVERNMENT
garen
FUOU *
suBJec•rt
2*r. Fletcher •
FIXDO
The approval of the Becutives Conference is requested for the
attached SAC letter rurn.IQ1ing the field the type of inromat*ioo
desired by Intel Ilgaiee Divisi(m oc A.ir Foree in eonneetion Tith
eaptioned natter.
BACKGROtmo
You recall that by HJ.ræu bxlletin *57, Series dated
October the field vas advised that effective as of date the
Breau had investigative activities in —ith
flying discs. lhe field ras advised that all future reports concerning
this matter received in the field should be the Air Forces.
teuclear for Qie propulsion Of Aircraft Research, Oak *Ödge,
Tennessee, has recQt1y Utd confidentially advised the Bureau that
dises are i*lieved by the Air Force to be nan—made missiles
rather some natural phenanenon and that as much as four years ago
learned that of flying dises xere emerLnented
upon by the Russians. It ns Curther
most all flying discs seen persons in the United States approached
this a northerly direction azu returned in the same a.irectiont
inaicating the strtmg possibility that t&ey are coming frm. Russia.
the Departnentt of Air Force has furnished to the B•reau a
sufficient number ot copies Of a memoranduu dated captioned
'Ülconventional Aircraft" •hich can be to oar Neld of Neese
RECORDED
ht. the presatt time Breau is of
irafomatir» received in the field relaung the att.er.
It is Tiraamended t*he attached SAC letter and azclosure be
forwarded to tie field to advise them Of type of questions be asked
persons voluntarily relative to Nflyins discs. R
nthough no actaive investigation will be conducted by the B-zreau,. it is
t*lieved that the e aptioned natter is of sufficient importance to the
inteenai secuxity country field of Cices shoela secure as
Auch. infox•natim as possible tren in order assist the

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Ofce Memo) andum ,
Dlrsrm, FBI
sai
nou
PP.OT)CTIOü OF VITA.
SUBJECT:
WRZ.U FILE 65-5000
UNITED GOVERNMENT
Jcnuz.r.- 31, 1949
Dan:
abt recent - fee.'dy Intel-licence Conferenccg or C—2, ONI, aSI, end F.B.I.,
in th6 Fourth ..rca, O•2ficers of G--2, Fou.—th have dåccusszd the
Etter .'ärcra.ftn or Phmuaenen othENise
-'norm as Se.ucersn, end I'De11s of Fircn. Tl'.ig
is cons.idcfed t0D secret oi both thc cod -tKg-
Forces.
It i 3 -11 kno•an bhcr€ have 'Desn durinn thc past reports fræ
thc various parts of th6 cow•itry of the sichtin.g oi unidentificd zer iCI
objccts vahich havc beca callcd in ncüspc.pcx• zx-.rl-ancc nfl'*i-ac diocsn end
•fkri.nc saucers". Thc firet such Sichtincs w;re reportcd &vjGdcn, and
thousht thc obJcct5, the nature of 'Chich nas unknovm, Navc
ori&i.n.--ted in •aussia,
In Jul; 1946 an unidentified aircraft •.aas nsecn;t by a.n Am_stcrn
c ilot •c.nd Co—PiIot and or idore pcsscnacrs or thc m-.stem . -irLinc; Planc
ovcr Zoat..gaacxv, This aircraft t:as t.o Sc o: cn uncon—
vcntionei type Nithout '.•lincs and rcscnblcd Itrocazcu snip" of thc
rc•orted to havc had xåndous; to
t.•.-pc dca)ictcd in caa.ic serips. It
>stcrn planc, c-nd to h,'-vc bccn vclinc
h,-.vc •occn 1: rgcr the-n thc
c.n c.stim-.ted spccd ot 700 nil's an hour. It appsoxcd out of a thund•cr—
ahcad of thc >stcrn cad in-Ed.ie.tc.lt- di$Ä)pccrcd in •nothci••
No
cloud ncrro•aly missin: 2 collision Gith thc > 5tcm alirlincs pL-nc.
sound or air disturbancc notcd in comcction with thå5
marin..., bhc 2.- tvo months various Sightings of uncxplr.incd ku-.vc
Inst—-il.-.tion at Los a'-l.-nos,
bccn xc in thc vicinit;p of thc
Kct;' L"..xico, •..h•rc thcsc p•ncnomc.nc- no-,2 to bc conccntr.-.tcd, During-
190G ea thc 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 13, 14th , cnd 26th
sichtincs of unc.xpl.c-incd phcnæcne. acre madc nc--r Los by 5pcci.Ai
..ccnts of thc Officc of Spccic-l Invcstis--tion; aärlinc Pilots; .
, ilots, Los Security Inspectors,
J.:nu-.ry 6, 1949, enot.h(-r sio.l.il.-x obJcct •aes
a %ctc.oroiogist of
chi.rgc of thc Los , acJDs,
ist.ics of thc phc.nxtc.nc..
to Lai-ds tine little concrctc inforu•.tion
5—100-7545
ee:-E1
Dallas (2)
Houston (2)
Litotic Rock (2)
city (2)
•rivc.tc citizcns,
sisht,cd in thc sanc
notc, has bccn ccncrc.lly in
to 1 cc.rn ch.-x-ctcr•-
hc.s bczn obtesnod.
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DIP-ECTOR,
o
1/31/49
Thcrc iu-.vc becn d?" tinc sightings r.hich arc tcnt•.tivel;• considercd to possibly
sichti.nge
rcscnble thc c.'.h-.ust. of soap-ac typc of Jct propelled objcct.
hayc tkken thc forn of lights dcscribcd ao brillirnt e-rcen, 8i..•ä-1ar
Bo c. r•rc€n traffic sigu--l or grccn ncon light. reports indicated å,-.t thc
and 6ndcd uit.h c. red or o renge flash. Oe,er rc•portc k'.c.ve e•ivai thc
color as rod, r.'hitc, end yel.10',1ish Trciling 12-chts
-cs observed arc oe.±d to bc rcd. Thc spcctrt.iü cnc-krsis of one lie;ht indicatcs
it bc c. copper co. of thc typc to bc uccd in rocket
cr.crine.nts end Thich co.-'-)15tc1y disintccrat€s upon explosion,
It is notc.d thit no dcbri5 kits cvcr bcon kam;n to bc cny,hcrc
rczuitins fron thc phcnoncna.
Rcccnt obscxy. havc i 2dic.-.tcd th.zt thc unidcntificd •-•hcna:-rwn.• travel at
of spced at z of three nilcs per st:-coad cad a
ox' tuclve Liiics ,-xr sccond, or a nc...•n calculo.tcd of scva-: cnd onc.—hc.A.f
a sccond, or 27,000 nilcs cn hour. Their rcportcd coursc indicc-tcs
— linc -nith probability th:t thc:• c..,procch fr«n
thcy trtvcl on Est
thc Northcm -uc.drcnt, t-,F-ich '.;ould bc thc last 8t.aac thc circlc routc
•..hcn obscrvcd thcy scc:.l to bc in Icvcl
i.' thG" orisi.nated in Rus sift .
t.•nccnt to thc carth's
c.t Lciéht of six to tcn .•aücs and tr:.vcl.inc on c.
suyzacc. mc•'. occ..- sioncll-- dip ,-.t thc cad of thc and on occ.- ons
- eciinitc verticzl chcncc in _)c.th It-s indicctcd, Thcsc hc.vc not
to h: vc bcen sichtcd, ct .-.n.y intczncdåatc pount bct'.:ccn
:.ussi.-. and Ins .•.l.-nos, but only e.t thc end of thc f 1 icht to•.ucrd thc .-.pp«-rcnt
ntaxcctB, ne.acly, Log ,.Eaos.
In •very casc but one thc Shapc of thc obå:.-ct5 has bccn rc-portcd as raand
a point of light tiith a dcfinitc to thc lichtts cource. Onc
Ives c. diamond shapc: ,-nothci' indicc.tc.; thrt trail-inc ,-xc clone2tcd.
eizc i: usu--—l•_' to thc of thc full zoon,
etc'* ;vvc also caapucd ia sizc to a bc.skctb:-X1 trith trail-in.' Xcht5 thc
no occ •.sion h-.s sound bcen i'ssoci"tcd dlrcctl.-• t.'ith thc phcnmcn.•.,
unaoI.--incd•sound3 kac.vc bc€n from Ins On tao occ-.sions
rc. orts bccn rcccivcd o: thc sichtinc of multiplc units,
Sax ninc scicntific rc.*.cons c rc st.-..tcd to cxlst t.•hich indicc.tcd thc.t thc
phcnoncnc. obscrvcd arc not duc to nctcoritcs. Thc. onl;- conclusions rcc.chcd
thus i'.•.r arc tlp.t thc; • CiC cibhcr hithcrta wnobsc•pvc.e n.- phcnamcnm. or
. • the;' .-.rc xn Edc, Zo scicntifiic c.xpcriJ.1ent..B arc t.o c..xist in this
Mhich could civc r i •c to such pheno.ncnc.,
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1/31/49
.•.tl-ntc. office
c the subject of z Ict.tcr fron
191e8* entitled
.3he s F.ritten letters to ii.ilit.azv eonccrning hcr theorics
rcsc-txli.nc :.tunic Energy. z bega coasidcrcd unreliz.blc
possibly acnt.aü.y urbalcnccd. Shc» hoe.:cvcr, has submitted to
authorities thc only thus far 'Glom that hu any crcdib12it•-•
næc17, thc.t„ thc lisht5 arc ecnifestatioaas of cosnic Tdmich dirs.etcd
a ecc±fic point. She further theorizes teh:t such interfcrc
'.;ith thc isnition of tend ne.7 accou:t for v:rious u.ncxpic-incd air crashcs,
Thc obovc submitted for thc canfidantait-l i.aforazü'*) of thc 3uræu and
offices to copieo of let.tcr cre dircct,cd so thct t.,hcec offiec..s
cvt.u.lato an: such the-a' have rcccivcd or rcccivc xn thc
I •4 is noted Ohe.t Fourt.h•, .•-2s thc rcspoasibi1.it3 0: vita
incicuc.tions
FourU-.
tAd.'3
ct Los A J 2.aoc, Nc-..r S. adia Nca uld C
infortaation should be c.x,xd-itioesl:• trc.ns;.libtc.d to
notcd that G—2
O.S.I. arc zetivcay •zns:.gzd invest,icatinc
ko invest-as: tion is Scin:-.; conductcd by this officc.

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Offce Memorandum •
UNITED STAz-m,--ÜOVE
FROM
DJBCT:
Director, DI
SAC, Knoxville
amrÆD OAK
Reference ie to
letter to
191&9, entitled ae above.
DAN: Feb
E.I.C. _
the Directr datea
There fe being fot*ardeå for the Bureau'å a cop -
a letter
Ridge, Tennessee, to
U. S. Ceriseion, Oak Ridge. Thie letter O
1B self explanatory reveals that the photographs fowa:dea
With referenced letter a.m the result or accident or purpoeefc.i
are mt phot%raphe a eaucerR.
advised that the
are not real, hie Btatænte existence
eaucerg and expmeeea
etard ae
N.NCLOSURE
Iosum
7FEB 251949
FEB 31929

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EA Pm*ot, P. O.
feegeee
10
chid,
Divide
Edo,
ia to letter 16 i*8,
aaa.mcgea
218
to
wou• e— Air
Teoh.loal
Alr &teriel •t Ericht-Patters« Air
a ren.it,
has
i.löt,
at •at pint abate no—I
eater or a arop asteloyr fila at
pint roilA guooe&
fÜ'&ar
(2) »1A.oea tb
ie oeetlou
amp to
in proven
extena•
O

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aatea iO i",
seotlæ n.tlvo *.teh
df«t
deaiusi.fl•a Pr•eloy
n.tiy•• am
taH*
a •apy thic C, C, Spelai
{a —ttar.
letter 16
3

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O
or
surr ESSACE
CLASSIFIED
PARAPHRASE
an Bev
of Statf USAF attn Dir of Special Investigations
Officer of the Inspector General
osi-i-go
January 1949
Reference preyi ous reports, subsect; umknosn, •erm
phenoceon, file number Sichting of identieü object
at 2Z5Z 30 Jan 49 by •prx 30 people. Eatloate at
total ESC, 4th
coza•naer• perturbed by inpiieation• of phenomena,
reported fron A Paeo, Ai burqurque, Alamgorao. Roswell e
Socorro, •nd other locations, Ail qpear to be obJect •t
different pointe in traseetory. Instructed to' eontra.
this office ail out investizatioa MI th vie* to
locat ion of {Epact point if Request reply,
ISFO:
5 (J 2.8
(a 49)
13 FEB
dÖ/B

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BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
IASHINGTON, D, C,
Cage Referenceg
Consigned t 0
List of Contents
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
Fila, ,
part' of eupposed
MAILED 16
* FEB 8, 1949 P.M.
mlSTCRßD
flying disc.
ur.
mpia in ent
Conrad,
Dovning. 6228 1
Sino,
Baughman. T 12
497"?
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Mail Room * pl•ee date of pmene and registry num er; Shi ppinc Room; 'ho'
then return it to per cou is ebeeked ia column •I

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Offce
TO
FRON
me Director
U STAOs GOVERNMENT
DATE. Januali 2b, 1949
SUBJECT: DISCS
I tho.l.ght you night interested in the following in!ormation
conceming RFIy$ng_DiscsN *hieh has
coäTideFiiial .>asi8 by
Comand, U. S,Arq, •ho principal ann.y tegtnieian at__ e
of AGc*aft-fis3är.éh _&nter. at.-OJc Ridge,
Tennes see.
—tated that he knev nothing or an_ofCicia1_ nature
other than the fact that they are beHÖveA by -Äir . Porge
official' t; be man—made missiles, rather Athan eoæ natu?ä.i Åémmena.-• -It •as
tufther belief that a great deal of has been coQüed concerning these
missilee _by a_ir_force arid - trut .+esearcb the matter •as
b7c
extenggvéiy daw at ü•ight Field, Dayton, Ohio,
then eontintzd Bith his ideas as to *lat might b'
the nature of these disca which ideas he had through review of uose
tacts and theoretieai cauectur€s or himself and other scientists concerning
the nature or nylng discs gad methods or prop.üsion for such type of aerial
mechanisa. According to him, flying discs have long a theoretical it',
ard,in fact, a which •ouid indicate one of the best Mane by 'high to
bmak throuül the serriers of area, He stated that •cientists have,
for' -m.ny years, been attempting to develop typ ot aircraft.
Nntation has been dore- evea' in United insofar as hown_iri the
Uniiöä at the time, there have never beel any practical developænt.s,
AS a consideration,—_ stated insotar_eas 18 krtorn
to U. S. ocientists_ at time, there no -±enica.l fuel *ich *ould nke
possible Creændmas. range ot flight neh as Is •ascribed to the reported "flying
discs: • - Aéardi.re there tuei *ich eaÄd be
which is in accord Fesent. theom ud that utilization of
enera•
He etated that thia—subject •tter. given _a>solutel' dissenimtio
by the air force or. othwr and üat they - hÄd deeæd it
.to advise him or inforæwøn to this ..wpe nigsne, He
continued, however; that in his _ conversauon. *ith representatives at Wright Held
in reging reports retumed to this country by foreign agents, he had gathered
tÖÖether certain information •hieh mieht. of assistance In whetyzr or
not Ulese go—eal-ld n.issi-les •ere authentic, usable and of dåger to the United Statl
A-u:hhr
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He pointed out, that kn*ledge of sueh a
new _ that it was hovm_ as_earJJ'_ as_fpur. years ago that soæ type ot
disc •as bein In addition he said that
recen from the; Central _ Intelligence
Aaeæy in Southern n.arope. and. Southem Asia tp the effee:€ that the Russian'.•em
of radical aircraft or guided .nigsne vhieb—eould be
diepatched for great distaæee oüt öyör•-the e.ea,--maäe to, tum in t Light . md return
to the base shich it ianngäed. He related that this intonation •as
ae eiperiænts in this count27 have far only
to the point "here we are concemed Eith delivering to the requir•a pint
or impact, consideration has bem given to imparting t.o that ds sile the
ability to retum, Ha also utat it .18 _ Q _ fact that the Russians
deyelop. .som-_type -of nuclear energ,. that ._they.received a .wealth-of
inrÖEäVion cmcernin€ nyplea.c energ .at the tå.æ of treir occupation in CÆmany,
a limited gupply ot fissionable materials;
Ke pointed out that the Ressiens ver capable scientist' in the field
of ato& energ ard Qiat, in additåm they tod( Into their custody sore
of the metaa*üiced. eapebie. scienti8t8 ot the 'Natim.
gta•ted a pc&r fact cone@ming_
In reports he _ has c.ceived*hat:. (mm all appearances the missiles
usGåÜJ¯Äpproach the _United. .northerly directim and ben reported
as northerly direct He advised tut nme have ever
to cra-sS, _gpllide or disintegrate * Amricm soil, it they
coæ to .the •tnitéC"Siates, cnise around, arA go Sack wer the North Pole; - -He
as to -ld.n there hga_neygr been ot a 4_gsüe
of th1é-_Eype recovered fron any ource 'hatever in order that an anayti-cal
of ita- natuFu• Could •made: He
a eonidon of
to him, nanated from [email protected] atxf€ook place a short t i-æ
of ÄccoFdåhg a Czechoslovaki
träspör€ had reportedly collided •ith somg missile. Fhi-le-in aid-zar
O -snd •eN,
0f_part8 or mrvivors fr•æ• either,
concluded this natter, mtger
Of gues*oiök, is naertheless a source of great concem to tie military-establishænt
•advised been- by. the mlié&a.ry
oerviee Ehe nature of these missiles
*ether or not en adequate- böésEab1ished, He stated that it has
impetus to research being done by the air force in their own program of nuclear
energ for the propulsion of aircraft to develop guided missilea.
Bone, above is for ymr information,
i:

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SAC, Boq.2'Cm
25, 1949
no—a
Lade Los Aneoles dated 12/29/4 and to
Emnon dated 12/28/48, and oubsequot traas.*ltui of
ai0D' *Ith se•ral parts or/
•odo file by
nya.ng dioa
ra ory tor exaainatim.
Sinea praor moelpt ot Itou by
•as Identified •e guppoeed fixing disc u a
tarwt ud later' a no oxazinabiou n.' hem.
am da méstered
Loa
RUZ:KAG
A12t ,

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Offce MemCandum ,
to Dfrec tor, FBI
Kous ton
SOBJF: L
UNITED sef)TES GOVERNMENT
DAR: . 12/28/48
Attention: Assistant Director D.M.
Remytel 12/28/48 tn the above captioned
Fo he BureaufB Infomztion. on 12/2
an attorney with offices
ouston» Texas, telephonically contacted th
Office to advise that he had a friend,
who had some Information on an object which i t be
stated he was calling in
a flying disc. Mr.
suggestion and 88 a means of
response to
determining what authorities would have an Interest
was a nzehlnigt
in this ætter. He said
employed by the
Hous ton.
In calling, advised the disc, or
object, was approxitætely eight feet in diameter, had a
tall and wings, and apparently wag equipped for Jet
ad observed this _ 0b Ject
propu1310n. He s tated
at a desert location near s Vegas, Nevada; further,
that Mr. taken sone movie film of the disc and
that this film yas currently In his possession.
Inmedtately upon receipt of the above inform t ion,
, Texas, was notified as was true of Captain
Field
MID representative, also Houston. As a result of
these referrals * arrangements were effected with Mr.
to bring his flim to the Houston Office for a showi
This was done with Messrg—
and Special Agent and L 7 C
the writer observing. Arrangements were then ræde for
—to again appear at the Houston Office on the
morning of 12/28/48 in order that his infomnation might be
educed to writing, Mra —tn making his initial
pearance at the office surrendered. his qqvie film which
S:consisted of one 50 foot roli 8' iia Approximately
'O fifteen feet or thiB roll relates exc•lusively to the pictures
of the flying disc.
NOV
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O
i
Director
Re: Flying Disc
HO 12/28/48
While observing the object, Mr. —•i0ted an aluminum
inder which had becoæ detached from one of the *ing
tips and he brought this back with him as a souvenir. This
cylinder conceivably could act as a rudder, a rocket
housing, or fuel tank attachment. Mr.— Initialled
the cylinder and surrendered it also.
fl'here are attached hereto for the Bureau two copies of a
signed statement taken from Mr. — dated Houston, Texas,
12/28/48. Two copies of the statement are attached for
the Los Angeles Office, and one inforrætional copy is being
des iBlated for the Cincinnati Division. The original is
being retained in the Houston file. One copy of the statement
is attached to the copy of this letter for the FBI Laboratory,
During the interview with Mr.— Mrs.
stenographer for O, S. I. , Ellington Field, recorded the
statement for O.S.I. use.
Initial information obtained concerning this flying disc
was fumished telephonically to Inspector
at the Bureau, 9 A.M., 12/28/48. Mr.
requested
the Bureau be given a summary of the in oraetion by teletype,
with interested offices being similarly notified, and that
the signed statement of —be submitted APSD. He further
InstNcted that he did not want the Bureau aside tracked' In
the handling of this Ntter, but that FBI representatives
should assume an active Interest in the investigation
throughout, cooperating, of course, with O.S.I. representatives.
Mr. —headquartere are the District Conmander, 5th
O.S.I. District, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. the morning
of 12/28/48 Mr. —sent a telegram to his District
Commander giving a general Burru•rEry of the original complaint.
Mr. — was unable to advise how the 5th O.S.I. District
would handle their inquiry in this matter, He stated this
could either be handled by Wright Field dispatching a special
plane to California or by having their District lb,
O.S.I., San Bernardino, California handle It, He stated
in any event It would be necessar for O.S.I. representatives
named In this statement,
to first confer *lth Mr.
as being the individual who initially discovered the flying
dise and would Imow also its present whereabouts.
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Director
Re: Fl in Disc
HO 12 28 8
as indicated, maintains a bus iness a
Los Angeles, Califomia, telephone
To insure the Bureau ts participation in this matter,
SAC R.B. Hood, of the LOB Angeles Office, was contacted
telephonically at approxin:ktely 11:30 X, M. (CST)
12/28 w th the suggestion he nnintain contact with
etiong, the roll of 1
Also in keeping with Bureau ins
together with the alum1nunP
film received from Mr.
portion of the fuselage, is eIng foxyarded separately to
the Bureau, attention FBI Laboratory.
GNW
AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY
CC: Los Angeles (Encl.) ABSD
Cincinnati (mel,) ABD
FBI, Laboratory )

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o
Hous ton ,
Dec. 28,
Texas
1948
1,
Houston 17, Te ae make the following statement to
and—,
Special Agent
Npreeentativco of the Office of Special Investicatton,
Xliingtm OSI Detachment, Ellington F 1 Texas, ana
IrweeTgat on.
Monday afternoon December 6, 1948, at ab ut
another nun, ume not recalled,
and I had dinner at the Old Xnn' Los
California, After dinner ve vent back to hr.
electrical 00Qany *hich he oyn8 and operates
in Loc Angeles, Cal Ifomia, Mr. —told us about seeing
a flying dise and an appointment to leave early
the next nomlng by car, 'ith our oueras, to go to
location of the disc, —wag detained at
private air field so ve did not leave untii about 2 P.N.
J 70
on Decenber 7, 1948. Ye arrived at the scene or the
r iying diso and took Dictums of the disc which wag etiii
lying around. —ook about IO feet of 16 m flin
and —took five or shots Mith a Speed Gra*lio
Canem, He noticed that the first three DhotD were taken
when the adapter his lena ciooed too noh d
don't if. they turned out aii right.
hold \ flying disc Ntate at
and he take e8&Era;
taking the pictures, ye petched the fence or
property *here people had been cutting the ware to get to
a road, We left and then drove back and had dinner at
uton'o Inn and they took back hom to Hollywood,
Califomia,
I vould like to recite that I left Kougton, Texu
12:30 A.N. on Sunday, December 5, 1948, for California by
plane and f iow to Hollywood, California on a
plane on bueine88 ntterø. arriving in Xoliyyood, I net
Mr. — In Holiyyood on Nonday, December 6, 1948, and
at that tine he told me about the flying disc he located,
He anted he had gme to. lag Vegas by his personal plane
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o
O
T, 19*8 we rent out in
—car and picked up his rite ard left hia home In
South Paeadena about il A.N. We drove out to an airport
where his plane was about forty miles from Pasadena *ere
He nnted to be BUN
he vag having the plane repaired.
the plane vas on a tmzck before Me left for the destination
'here the disc Nking this trip, we proceeded
out by a mce track aM passed one of the Kaiser steel
voria the Vix•ginia Dare Wine I rould say .
Pasade_na,
Callfom a,
(phonetic) and folioyed a road through Done nountains aM
through a ONI i desert, I would the distance tron
Paudena to 'hen the diso no found to be about 150 niles,
Tae terrain In 'hich the disc no found oould be described
u fiat,desert, and desolate.
I. rouid like to explain
private *property (an airport 'hich he pumhab
covem*lit) right by the location of the disc.
thought the disc might have hen launched fro— hio airport,
but vhether that yas It or not — Ye don't
sata he usually flew at an altitude or about 8,000 feet
and, of. course, he fier lover in •paced. He did not
Nntion his altitude at the tin he tint sar thc disc,
me disc yao located pnctleaiiy gust outolde his
yere going north, •o It rouid be eut of property,
Be has about 900 acN',
hen arrived at pNperty, ve •u
or flying ring.' and. It no on the
•ü.i-verttcai poett20n;- approximtely•a- angle; •
Yith the left 'tng inbe&d In the ground. In looking at
the ground, It appeared that the 0b Sect hit the earth Mith
considerable force and had slid 300 to boo feet.
It was
I think the pictures I took
dented but vas generally intact,
Eith a Revem 8 caneN quite veil show the Tom, Bhape
and Bize ot the "Ins. n I an 587 • tall and in standing next
to the 0b Jeet Khen it in an upright poeition, it wag
higher than ny height, I vould cay it rag roughly
seven feet In diameter, before crashing,
each •Ide of the 0b Ject there yere vingB
approx1Nteiy four feet by Wenty incheg and three Inahee thick
Mith an axle that
Xt oa
protruded throuüi the disc and into the Mingo.
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i
t
O
dioe &elf yao approxintely Wo feet thack
in the center. tapering to a feather edge at
the outside or the dise, near the rim, t.hex• *ere funnel
shaped eupa bradded on and thege yere Bpaced ail arot.md
on both 'ideo, each cup being approxinteiy twenty tncheo
apart. me openl.ngo of thege cupe were to the Nar. me
disc {toei? yas natural aluminum no paint on it except
or the or aluminum Which YU S. T, and it bore this
vere patnted a yellov•gNen oanouruge
Ming hag a leading edge gimilar to that of
an airplane and tapen te the rear to a feather edge. eme
Ving vas ribbed throughout Mith aluminun ribs for gubs tantiai
strength. Each wing had a stniiar rocket cartridge on each
I had one or the 'tngs In
tip fastened by bolts.
possession and have tuned at over to the proper authorities,
me cartridge the one X had ns apparently hocked off
in the
mxem vere Wo strut bars attached approximtei'
Went' Incheg exe digo leading to Nar with an
eie€etor. Aloo, the Wo 8truts pNtruded the front
Eith something attached, a vetght or •ome syeten, *hich
yaz during the oraah anchored Inte thc ground and bent
and could not exactly determine hw it yas yelghted or
I say the elevator yao approxtnateiy
smtroiled.
Wenty-tvo inches long and about 5/8 inch thie% Di ight
taper to mar and probably ten Ineheg 'Ide.'
extending from the tx*iitng edge of to elevator
of • 5A dizca
rroWSo
Elth respect to the pictures taken, Z took
approxituteiy 15 feet or colored 8 m fiin.
me disc they had the proper
to do the neceeaary work because they had to have
a spot Melder ana buliding equipment to rake the different
angle8e I night add that I am an i.ngtrunent Aker for the
and have a generally good
horiedge oc Nehine and Deta verk, mere was nothing on
the 0b Sect to Indioate its origin, Mhether American or
It vould appear, from the
that it probably yac i*rloaa
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O
*After we finished taking our _Dietur€e and diseu88i.rt8
the 0b Seet azhg ourgelveca —expreased an intenttm
or obtaining a tn.zck and hauling the 0b 'eot to h18 ehop. I
oannot say at this time whether he did this or not or Mhere 7'
our obaervatlon and picture takång at approxlnteiy 5:30
or 6 on DeoeÖer 7,
N890aae te inquiry; waz
retumed to Pasadena, California * that evening
arriving in Hollywood about 9 or "30 I took oome
pictures that night along Eoliyyood Boulevard on the unfinished
roli of flin and then "tn over the Chinese meagre and took
a picture or the 8inature of aeorze Raft and rtnlßhed the roll.
I bou&it another roli or f'in, and took then to Eagtnn
the Monday uouid be 1948.
i meal i, thig shop no on Log himag Street in
Angel", Califomia« they vould develop
the film and It rould be ready on Titar8da* I icft
California on Vedn€Bday so he3 the to ne at
buoinesa address,
76
I wcelved then on December 23,
After Ntum from Califomla I —entloned to severz.i•-—--
that I Been
0b Sect* a or saucer or rhatever you night call It, and
told then tut X bad taken pictures ana yould be glad to •hw
ue• the pietureo arrived. ' As stated', X received the
23 ana gaz dau
the folloytngs
the film in the pro eetio room a
J 76
of theee
and wo o er men whoee naN8 1 do not reca
work in the instrument Bhop vith at
Company. I algo 8hoved the to ey brother-
or Pasadena, Tezas, at home on the following nights
my X net •one friends and one of the
a young boy who rag intere•ted in photography.
I do not hio name but he yorkø at Southern Pacifio. I told
hiz I had some pictures of the flying dl•c but I did not shoy hin
the pictures but explained the X think this boy ie the
prson 'ho bad friend
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about
of the City at the 'Kouoton Post • called and wanted
to about the disc, X toid him X omid not clve hin e
Infomation at, Re begged me for the story, but I
toid hiz I would let him 'mov and t2Lt I had friends X
iud to oontaet before I could give any infomztlon,
I Uten got In touch with
lawyer, the roiiovlng morning and asked him if he ktev '7 C
anyone In üe Re stated all the PBI he hey
contaotea the nx
Although I ea.ntt describe Khem thi8 object is
located, 1 believe r
and and
Ca Iforn a,
the
o back to It I an sure
aould go back to it.
busine88 addN88 is
J 7c
Avenue, South
t of
oo»a.n.y
Los Anseieo, California,
Neor< punogeg, In taking the pictures above
to, X did so using exposum of 16 fraræs per
at a opening of f6,3. I uged Sine-Kodak Kodachrome
fiin,
proper authorities, Ade to bet hoviedge
belter.
c
Yitnesoe8E
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Offce Memorandum • UNITE STATES GOVE NMEN,T
DIR.ærm FBI
FROM -SAC
OVA
AREA
being tvo phot.%raphß of repute
eaueæø'vhleh vere Been at Oak Ridge * I *t.' e
e tafortztion In table lette received
Air State _
8
teehatgiai at üe
Cet« at Ridge,
Yineå the atta.ohed taken
Ee thet he
d been
ng photogyaphg at tn
Teaneese, in the afternoon, *hen he
into the and üe by üe photoo•aph
be took a emp or this we the fü.n to
next vbn Inio the the ball tire
in 2. upon observing the urtus•al he ueea hie laet
film In these photograph* available to re-
pa•terø cf Xnezvilie NevcSent1neI a story run
aa copy ot the
'being herewiü to tbe breau, print
•ont.atn
general)' the pubLto at üe u a
Ede several copies of photoæaph. and bad dfsiribut.ea hie
acqQa±ntanoee at Ridge,
bad
to recover aa as
? —'the p otoc•apho,
Be e perøone In vhæe poseeeøion they wre to say 7 C
to arvone og2eernfn.g end to return the photographø to
Statee
-that he in theie*
no oopiea yerø —de
to the B tat..eiEnta of
to be quite *QhAtIa that antier ehouta be elven
mtter
00 •ore publ.iolty than —abo a.avieod that he
fræ videh vere mde, th
t rrau
to to auuen& In photgraphy ebmaid been apparent*
RECORDED. W
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certainly did not appear to be the caw • It
observation the negative been •aopea• *ith eoæ Bort of Ohemfæl, it
vould Yzve renovod the emulsion fræ the face of film In euch a vay
r*gative would røve been thin at point Which supposedly a ball of —7 r
tire whereae, in fact, both the vapor trail ard corom of fire are darr v •
on the ne tive it vae an actml expoeurø, It vae opinion
photoc•aph.a vere, without doubt, autbentio.
In accordance vith Bureau Inetructfcns, •ctfve inveetfgatfon of
this røtter vas but ft vae advlsaoiö to Interview =
prior to submittir'8 photog•aphB the m.reau.
redicated hie concerning saucers*
-J7c
concern-Ing them, other the fact they vere by air form •
intelligence officials to be nn-zde måeeiiee, rather eæ mturai
It vae hla further belief a deal of been
cæpiied these AiB8i1ee by air force Intellfgence, ard tynt reeearch
on the vae extensively dot* at Wright Field, Ohio. also
expressed opinion Qbt informtlon at diepoeal of tWUnited States
•'A1r roroe Intelligence In au probability, been available tbe
/ Bureau at D, C,
continued vith his ideas ag to vYBt might b'
ö mturø , Df theee disce, which ideas formulated through reviev of
: tboee hovn facte theoretical conoecturee of himeelf otber ecient18te
conoerntng retu•e of dfece ard of propulsion for such type
01 aeriax ACCOruzii8 u ZSC8 vö€ü uaCes
.9
poeeibi-ilty arü, in fact, a vhich vou.ld of the best
uans by which to break through of the supersonåc area. Scientists
for years, been attempting to develop this type or aircraft. Se
experbent.atlon been dor» even in the United States, but insofar as
in the Oni ted States at pregent tiN, there 2zve xzver been any
practical developænte. As a eecorn factor Af cooeideratfon,
stated tlBt insofar ae Y:ncwn to U, •S, scientists at thie there ie no
chemical fuel vhich vou.ld poeefbie rerze of fifght such
fuel vhlch could be utilized vhich in accord vtth present theory,
le the utilfæation of AB further evidence of thie possible sane
of propulhion,— call attention to the vapor trail arl æaeoue
oororz described aä a ball of fire, vhfch states n-tght give eviden
to the fact trzt a radio-active field ie present. explained t,rzt the coroz»,
or exi•zuet, vYbt appears to be layere or 'ntenstty vhfch are circular rather
ard Ynve no to trail W the extremities, ae vould be
the cage if a noniÉI type of exruust a oombustfon engine vae being utilized
fn the oroouielon of these alrcraft, He continued trail left by
the missile appeare to be one Bingle line of uniform inteneity vhfch iB
oiov in dissipating. It vae out by him t2Bt in the case of a norral
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being left by an aircraft mvfng at hfÖ speede
high alti tudes, the vapQ trail ugueD.y be frcn the vine tipe the
exhaust or tie engines, thus preeentlng aeveral linege . In an' event,
üouö me line vere Visible, it vould be rather "Äuick to dleeapate.
- to him that the vape abwepherio chazze
the path of the naselle, vhlah vou.ld not be tbe case vere it presently
Be cmtfnued that Infocrat on by him should be
_qonfideqge, in t he was not EPZking Otf c a
but ae
mtter of vu being no
by the air force other military pergomel, that they
not it advieable to advise hin of au pertaining to the m.lseiie,
Be eætlnued, htNev«, üat in his omversatlm viti at Vrl@t
Yield in rndiD8 returned to thig fr•elgi agente, he hea
togethe certain Inf«aatlm vhioh Aight be ageletance in detemlnixz
ur us
tie States. First, he oat that kn€*iodge euch a
aircraft ie not b' any nev, it been as as fma•
aeo that of being th 'by the Ruseiau.
addltim %eroto, he tiat recent repcrte bave been
representatives of the Agency in South«n Etz•ope
Southam Asia to 'ffect that üe Rugelaæ vere experimenting typ
radical aircraf.t vhieh could be c•æt
out over tbe Sa , nde to tum In flight ard return to üe bage fr« vhieh
•.i•ö• not 4
have so developed to üe point *here are vith
a Dåesiie to ue point Impact, no consideration
ben given to to that ue ability returne he
etAtA that it a fact tazt tho Ruseåa,ne Ee atte*lre to develop
type mclær Üt they received a cmca•n-
etErg at at occupation in Cetaznr, too
have at üeir dispoeal the united euppl' of the neceseu•y —terialg.
He stated that insofar 88 any opinioa h teg-vhethar üey have the ability
scaenti.fåo hwledge to create euch missile 1B
a mtter of cm#cture, that be voulfteeit.ate
Ze hN•evéa;, the have eæe very capable scientisu in
• field of .ateæ.tg energ In thereto, they took into
f.$ and capable scientaeu a'
He algo uat a peculiar üe edota
reporta he hag réceived vhfch v«rthy of notice, tant ie frQ
all they usually appræch tho States frm a nQ•ther2.y dlrw-
tion have been as in a direction. Yom
ever been hogn to crash , col.uae or disinteg•at.e over Axerican soil, but tt
vould appæar that üey caE to tie States, oruise arotz•A, and go
NQ't& Pole. Be •utee inedar U ie hæn to h-lm, uere haa

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.4
been reaovered fr• B01mee whatever iD order atbJ..7ttcaI
ot its could be Insofar ae vae Hovn to him, täe actual
•terial *ich vould be of value in mttre are telephoto
photog•aphe vbich ere nw in üe poeeegelm of en€fneere at Vrsg)t Yield,
Xov era cler these photog•sphg are, he vae umbie to
Be tbat repQ•t bag been a col.116im of
aa»üer tm ot aircraft. rep«t, to him,
place a to reFt mzerouz disce the States,
and üe rop«t CzechNIovalda. rep«rt vae uat a Czecho—
BiovaHan had coiifded viü unidentified m.i88iie IA in
our the •can, tkLt satd m..tgeiie and gaid been eqlet..ei'
vtt.hout either. It vaa the
boiler thie vu prbape
thing ae •auce.) AD0üer fact« notioe, to
and aa is üe It voulA appear tant
mintained bt certain altitude above üe omtour of the cound,
be done typ Ndio radio
ere af the zigøile not in emot to conta,r, Ita
pirp«ted speed you-ld crete 18.R fn ite flight.
raote ID according It 18
repert»ød a. ceea at high altitudeo am! alvayg
a Be autod that he observed, on oae
yap« rræ aircraft at unbelievably hi&i altitudes,
*doh extended fræ to in a perfectly
Be obeerv•a the It vae In procees oe ana
vu oæpietel' any he bad befare in all
h.iø experience air fcn•oe. It vae uat vhatever
the mpa• vu ét an Thia,
v•ith repa•t.a *hen ciæe t.o at epeedg
poeefbie Tieuai obeervat1Ä its aetions, va.üd reflect ttAt le
to ue uæe •leeilee as eg altitude.
that this 'tili pt,reiJ —tt.er
Ie neverthelese a emroe græt concern to the A11.1 tar' *tabliBh—
of &eat afforta have been b' Brvloe to determine
duat the üege be so decide
b7c
vheua an defcue can be eetabilehed. Be also that
bae i.•petu to üe research done the a..ir in t&elr pro-
or the propu.)slm 'ireraft to develop guided —1891 Ieø,
also advised u vae to him, there absolutoiy ecn-
neotim botvegn thæe üe fact eBt vare cioeø t.o
Ridge, He stated probabl&, a
ooirwidenee and Been in area u tie* vere seen torty-
'1.x the frty--eiöt 'tatee Statea the &ath Jal' vhen
00 befog
to the Btrmu for *sateever value It
B.' be * DO aetfco In ta office,
m.leøø to the
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Offce Mcmt,cnclum •
UNiTED szOES GOVERNMENT
DATE: 28, 1948
&ime
FROM
SUBJECT:
DISS
is made of 28, 1948,
33
frou the Houston Office.
At 3:30 p.m., 1 ec Hood of the Los Angeles Office
cted that he attempt to locate Mr.—nd Mr. and k•s.
secure Nnotæra*as film in their possession and also
secu•ee from them the location of the described flying disc. I also
instruted that Hood send out sufficient Agents to find the disc
guard it until it could be properly handled by the appropriate Governmen
authority. I also tele*ioned the Hotston Office and told to
in the or f ixn xn their togetuer tae
had been recwered from the mch.ine by Que Infornnt Noack.
At 5 pen. , Hood called back and stated that all on
tils should be iznediately discontinued. had managed
Mr. —and he stated that he knew all about this matter;
thet it was not a flying disc, but an ±ject IEd been identified
as a Ete, *ich has a disc center and This Edte is actually
Los Angeles by the Xamfacturine A call
tn admi t.t.ed ma!d na R H n 1 nnø the
described they that they had tried to fly it
and it had failed they had ebandoned
2å•. Hood stated he did not full &tails at the time of his
that he call Ær. the Hotston Office i-mnediately in order that 70
fila and the part available to the Houston •Office I.I not be forwarded
for laboratory examination,
HBP:esb
RECORDED
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i
i
DEC 291948
29
Laaa
Rash
V H Io FROM LOS ANGELES
9-07
DIRECTOR
FLYING DISK,
ROUTINE
TELETYPES FROM HOUSTON AND LA TWENTYEIGHTH
THREE PARTS OF SUBJECT DESCRIBED BY
LA AND EXHIBITED TO
MNUFACTURING COMPANY, •
COMPLAINANT.
INSTANT,
ECURED FROE
OSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THESE
PARTS AS COMINC FROM
TOW TARGET CONSTRUCTED BY
VE., LA, ONE PART BEING STAMPED
TOV TARGET WAS TESTED BY
IRPLANE OVER
AIRFIELD NEAR HELENDALE, CALIF. THE TEST VAS A FAILURE, THE
TARGET CRASHED AND WAS ABANDONED AT THE AIRFIELD. NO FURTHER
INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED AND THE TnEE ITEMS SECURED FROM
WILL BE RETURNED TO HI M UNLESS BUREAU ADVISES TO
CONTRARY. REPORT WILL BE SUB ITTED.
HOOD
CINCINNATI
42
INWD 4? - it
ND HOUSTO 'pv,
34 JAN 8 1949

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couurunuop(s SECTION
O
DEC
TELETYPE
FB +IOUSTON
12-28-48
O
1-12 PN CST
IRECTOR, SACS CINCINNATI AND LOS ANGELES
URGENT
I?SSPECTOR
FLAY I NG— K
RESIDING
, COMPLAINANT. COMPLAINANT
HOUSTON, CONTACTED THI
OFFICE DECEMBER TWENTY SEVENTH ON CAPTIONED MATTER AND IN SIGNED
EMPLOYEdes A
STATEMENT TODAY SUBMITTED THE FOLLOWING.
MACHINIST BY
HOUSTON, LEFT HOUSTON BY COMMERCIAL
AIRLINE DECEMBER FIFTH LAST ON BUSINESS FOR HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. ON
MONDAY, DECEMBER SIXTH, CONTACTED
LA, , AN ACQUAINTANCE, YHO REMARKED OF HAVING
BLVD.,
SOME DISTANCE FROM HOLLYWOOD IN A DESERT AREA, WHAT
FLYING DISK.
MR. AND MRS.
PERATES
• ON DECEMBER SEVENTH,
SEEN ON THAT DATE,
APPEARED TO BE A
AND
SOUTH
DEPARTED BY PRIVATELY OWNED AUTOMOBILE IN SEARCH OF
PASADENA, CALIF. ,
DISK. SAHE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES NORTHEAST
OF PASADENA AND ABOUT TWENTY NILES NORTHEAST OF LONE Pi@, CALIF.
TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF MOV
SPEEDGRAPHIC CAMERAS, THE
FILM WAS EIGHTS41LtEMETERS Ibi.'SIZEk.
JAN 4 *949
DISK) LOGAiED DESERT<EA NEAR NINE HUNDRZ
AND CAMERA MADE BY REVERE. i
ACRES OF LAND OWNED BY PERSON AS PRIVATE AIRFIE D
•AD- His J
MEVELOPED BY EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY AT I.NKNOWN ADDRESS LOS PALMAS ST.,LA.
PAGE ONE

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-S
PAGE TWO
THESE FILMS RECEIVED
O
HOUSTON, BY MAIL DECEMBER TWENTY THIRD
LAST, FILM SHOWS DISK TO BE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN FEET IN DIAMETER
AND APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET THICK IN MIDDLE WITH FEATHER EDGE ON RIM.
ABUTTING SAUCER IN MIDDLE AND ON BOTH SIDES ARE FOUR FOOT WINGS
RESEMBLING CONVENTIONAL AIRPLANE TYPE. NO MARKINGS, NO RADIO, AND
APPEARED TO HAVE LANDED AT GREAT SPEED. DISK IN COMPARATIVELY GOOD
THE ENDS OF BOTH WINGS HAD ATTACHED A SMALL ALUMINUM
- CONDITION,
CYLINDER APPARENTLY FOR JET PROPULSION, ONE OF THESE CYLINDERS OBTAINED
BYO
AS SOUVENIR AND CURRENTLY IN POSSESION OF THIS OFFICE
SIMILARLY MAINTAINED,
SA
OSI REPRESENTATIVE _ EJLINGTON
DECE&BSR. TUENT*SÄI-ZNTH,
FILM EXHIBITED
THIS OFFICE INSTANT DATE AND SHOWS DISK IN ALL POSITIONS AND ARE
AUTHENTIC. MR.
OSX, ON DECEMBER TWENTY EIGHTH NOTIFIED
91STRICT COMMANDER, FIFTH OSI DISTRICT, WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO.
NOTIFIED TELEPHONICALLY OF ABOVE INFORMATION
SAC R. B, HOOD, LA, ,
LITH REQUEST THAT HE MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH
IN ORDER THAT
BUREAU AGENTS MAY ASSIST OR •ÅÉCOMPÄ€Y¯ÖSÜREPRESENTATIVES IN ACTUALLY
OBSERVING AND.RETRIEVING FLYING DISK, THIS ACTION TAEN PER BUREAU
INSTRUCTIONS.
FILM OF
END PAGE TWO
NO FACILITIES AVAILABLE HOUSTON FOR REPRODUCING MOVIE
HOWEVER, STILL SHdFs ÆéVELOPED BY COMPETENT

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PAGE THREE
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY OSI, DAYTON, OHIO,
COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES.
NOT AT THIS MOMENT AND IT IS POSSIBLE THEY MAY DESIRE FILM
IF BUREAU DESIRES LA OFFICE
FOR REPRODUCTION THEIR FACILITIES THERE,
TO OBTAIN FROM
THEIR FILM AND NEGATIVES, THIS MIGHT
PICTURES TAKEN BY PERSON WITH FOUR BY FIVE SPEEDGRAPHIC
BE CONSIDERED,
CAMERA AND THZSE PICTURES SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
AND PART OF JET PROPULSION YING TIP BEING MAINTAINED HOUSTON AWAITIN
CINCINNATI
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION AND HANDLING BY EITHER BUREAU OR OSX.
OFFICE BEING MADE COGNIZANT TO COVER POSSIBILITY THAT BUREAU MAY
DIRECT LIAISON WITH-OSX, AMSD LETTER FOLLOWS TO BUREAU AND
INTERESTED OFFICES ENCLOSING SIGNED STATEMENT OF
WILLIS
i
END
LA
A IN O PLS
225PM 0K FBI WA LS
0K FBI Cl JCL
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Offce Mena,enclum •
UNITED
S,
ES GOVERNMENT
28, 1948
nou
SUBJ8CT:
FLYING DISCS
At 19<00 a.m. today, SAC Will-ts, called in stated
—a business in Houston, Texas, had furnished
certain pxctures taken by a friend or his, —of the
Houston, Texas, had that —had been flying
•d th a friend in a private plane frtn California to Houston and that at a
point about 30 Ld Ies east of LORE Pine, California, object lying the
made a very strong Qley a•check to detemine
muld eause this bright reflection. final Iy plane and found
an obdect which could described as being 8t in diameter with wings about
4t long. me object iB 1' in Qiiclmegs ard in the centa there appears
be Baae type of Oroscope. wirv apparently are fitted type
of Jet propulsion. An was made hig frierxi ard they
canid find no narks and took photographs of the obäect they
observed e
SAC Willis stated he had infomed Lieutenant
of
AD, n Ilngton meld, andÄ the representative in Houston,
of this o" ect and that —yould be that morning in the Naaston
Office with Lieutenant —being present. Lie-Itenaht the
etatements of down by a stenographer he VIII furnish the
etenographer for üiat purpose.
I Instructed SAC to furnish det.aå18 of this natter
by mail special delivery, including a copy of the photograph. I furüler
that he furnish the sue details the field office because
unquestionably the Bureau would to Nn this
After talking you, I phoned SAC Wi 11±8 back ar:d told N.m to
insure tiæ presence of a Bureau Agent at the this object was examined by
the Air Forces arx3 that he should make proper arrarugetTEnts with thc office
in Älfornia to gee that an vas present. I also told him to advise ne
of üe develqments.
HBF:g—
JAN 4
5 3 JAN
49

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O COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
5-
-i
LOS ANGELES
OR AND SACS HOUSTON,
3
CINCINNATI
URGENT
ENTION INSPECTOR
FLY DISK,
*OMPLAINT, RE HOUSTON TELE
OEC •
WENTY EIGHT. MR.
LA, PRESENTLY IN ARIZONA, EXACT WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN
OFFICE, EXPECTED TO CALL MORNING OF DEC. TEENTY NINE,
Mr.
Mc.•r
EGary.. '
TO HIS
. AND
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF. ADVISED
PURCHASED AIRPORT IN MOJAVE DESERT NEAR HELENDALE,
.4
CALIF. STATED THAT IN EARLY PART OF DEC. EXACT DATE UNKNO
ADVISED HIM HZ HAD FOUND A FLYING DISK ON THEIR AIRPORT,
CEEDED TO AIRPORT WHERE THEY
LOCATED DISK, TOOK PICTURES OF IT AND REMOVED PORTIONS
OF DISK,
RETAINING SOME PARTS AND
KEEPING
SOME PORTIONS SHICH ARE STILL IN HIS POSSESSION.
AUVISED
THAr DAY AFTER LOCATIN HE DISK AN EMPLOYEE OBSERVED PARTS RETAiNEtO
AND STATED HE BELIEVED THE OBJECT HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED
STATED HE THEN CONTACTED
w-.H0 STATED THEY WERE FIN-
ANG ING
ON OPEN AS A TOY.
LA IN DEVELOPING A KITE FOR SALE
STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY GIVEN
END PAGE ONE
'OJAN5 i'sw
PZRSMISSION •ro USE HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT AT ANY TIME.
THEY HAD TA *XPERIMENTAL KITES TO
14.4-±__
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O
i
PAGE Tuo
AIRPORT AND UPON DETERMING KITES NOT PRACTICAL HAD ABANDONED THE PROJECI
STATED HE HAD TAKEN SIXTEEN MM PICTURES WHICH ARE PRESENTLY BEING
STATED WOULD MAKE PICTURES AND PARTS FROM OBJECT AVAILABLE
DEVELOPED,
TO THIS OFFICE.
DESCRIBED OBJECT AS APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET IN DIE
METER, CONSISTING OF DISK MOUNTED ON AXEL WITH BEARINGS, WINGS
ON EITHER SIDE, TAIL SURFACE SUPPORTED ON BOOMS, CUP MOUNTED
ON EACH TIP RESEMBLING ROCKET POLER CONTAINERS,
STATED DID
NOT OBSERVE ANY CHEMICAL CR OTHER MATTERIAL IN CONTAINERS WHICH COULD
USED AS SELF PROPELLING FORCE,
UFACTURING COMPANY ADVISED
IN DEVELOPING TOY KITE, THAT
MR.
MAN,
FINANCED BY THEIR COMPAN
HAD PROACHZD IDEA OF MAKING LARGE
47C
MODEL TO BE USED AS TOW TARGET FOR AIRPLANES BU
THAT HE MAKE.'ONLY KITE SUITABLE FOR SALE AS TOYS, HOGEVZ ,
MADE LARGE MODEL APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET IN DIAMETER, WEIGHING
WHICH TOGETHER WITH OTHER MODEL HAD BEEN FLOWN IN DC THREE
FIFTY POUNDS,
O'.,'NED BY
TO PRIVATE AIRPORT OF
COULD NOT RECALL EXACT DATE, BUT STATED IT
AND
WAS IN EARLY PART OF DEC.
STATED DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN
FLIGHT
TO TOW
AND
OF KITE, AND THAT IN VIEW OF SIZE OF LARGE MODEL IT WAS NECESSAR)
IT BEHIND PLANE TO OBSERVE FLIGHT. STATED MODEL CRASHED AND
BANDONED EXPERIMENT LEAVING AIRPORT WITH
REMAINING BE-
HIND TO CONDUCT FURTHER EXPERIMENTS,
STATED DID NOT KNOW THAT UOL-
FERT HAD LEFT THE LARGE MCDEL AT THIS AIRPORT UNTIL ADVISED
END PAGE TWO

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THAT THEY HAD FOUND THE OBJECT. CONTACT VILL BE MADE WITH
AND
HOOD
END
• , TO SECURE PHOTOGRAPHS AND SAMPLES.
BUREAU w1LL BE ADVISED
A IN ORDER
A 7-45 PM 0K FBI WASH DC
HXßHUUkV8RH
0K FBI HO UICF
Cl 0K FBI
CISC

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October 19,
Vamq Olay, North
lour Oemer 15, 190, haa
i do vant you for the patriotis
you to avaiizbie you
a»ncemtne the
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
MAILED 13
* OCT P.M
05
eab3æt you •eaC10Aede
Sincerely yours,
mr«tor
BECEMED-rv$iJ ,

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[redacted] b7C
Valleycity, N.D.
Oct. 15, 1948

F.B.I.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:
I trust that
whoever reads this
will do
more than
just toss
it in a
wastebasket.

[small pen sketch of a bird on a pine branch; marginal handwriting beside the sketch, partly legible: "Fry" and "12-19-4[?]", and a signature-like scrawl]

bottom: 62-83894-147

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Of course, army
officials from out of state
were immediately flown
up to investigate the
phenomena - so I
read in the newspaper
under an Associated
Press heading.
    Now couldn't that
be just what the
Russians wanted? An
accurate account of where
these "whatever they are"
that "maybe they send out"

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My contention may
or may not be possible or
probable - but I, as an
intelligent american citizen
of 39, believe I have a
point to make.
    An incident occurred
at the Fargo, N.D., airport
about two weeks ago,
that of a flier discovering
a flying object in the
air, following it in his
plane but not being able
to either identify it or
see it come to the end

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of [illegible]? Were been
playing into their hands
until about a year ago -
why wouldn't they think
wed do this for them -
print the news for their
agents to check! This is
the fifth time. I've read
of such an incident - first
time in N.D. however -
and the first time a plane
had been in pursuit.
    Could not the
"freedom of the press" be
sacrificed in such occasions,
for the protection of the
"free" as we still are?
                Sincerely yours,
                Mrs. [redacted] b7C

Page 98

Conoinea to:
Air LtCåeI
Ohio
cmdMUNlCATiONS SECTION
M A1 LED 1
OCT +3 P.M.
05
PECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: em,
ice of Concent8
or INVESTIGATIOU
-OdlNGTOW, D. C.
Cue Reference
List or MCIAI»
42-83/74
Coand
place date ot and registry number; Sbippt'C oz,
nvoiee; it ee person •hot' •ame ig ebeex•d'fn eoltmn at
e namo been initial lea, invoice
'bould be ptaeod ia adminiceroeivo file.

Page 99

2
REPORT
of
WASHINGTON m c.
'right-htte—on
toli« of Q'te DI
fra yar
Guo' Sea
RECORDED •
9. 194
&-.$04 -146
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9/22//,e
u: project RSIGN"
Examination of Soil*
BUREAU OP INVEST10At OR
STATS OF
Laboratory Sheet
623894-146
tab. PC-2314.2 CO
CanmQ.ndinz Air Eatariel Wright—Patters
&aaination requested by:
AF Base, Dayton, Ch.to Attentimt -..fCI.A.XO—3
of reference communication: letter 9/9
Micro
requssted:
Reguli ot &aninatlon:
Date received: 9/17
Evid. 9/14 Reg,1171535
by;
Specimens eubaittea ror examination
2.7..0-•. .

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HEADQUARTERS
AIR MATERIEL COMMAND
AND
COMMANO>
reaow1N0
Base
Director
Tederei h:reæ of Invegtieatloa
Justice
Centim;
letter nail ot •on.
token o aqreseioo rQAtea to
sa.xcern as being Qproxirate.ly feet
in dlneter" thick Ettied gently
the rebæzaea of about
contimxea on its A1 thoue declivity
ately ooverea a a heavy ram filled
depresgion one/ third full of before any of
dirt nt..ld be
In effort znroaeh ob$ectiveiy
evezv possible clue, it has been advigabie to have
s.le testea.. Upon inquiry, your
rqresentative stated DI .100ratory
teste.
69.
it is the deg rp of thig Beadluæ.xe.*
s...*o.-..es.ætaint in
ailar, if are traces of ungual Meoeru or Lloys
to uw-nrface ot the particles, oalf in
that the eon djected
or radio—active etc. Unfor
DO one thouet to forwra a of—th
mense æseg
in this reord.
' *ÜTSund.irz
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70
pression no Øgpa.rison of can Nde at this time. Sou.id
• the gubsequ.ent test anything um.xæal
ude to proatre of the nrroundfng son a
nalysiB could be Ede. he has been test—
by any other %e.nm mr vill be.
DESTROYED
NOV iS 1964.

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ProJect
Director, Federal Ä2.reaa of
9 19148
in ue event the tests grow wrranting further
Sion you dispose of the s.lee report buld be
to this Comand for the attention of This Division
Yi-II Qreciate your i.n thie
Tery truly yours,
USAF
Qlief,
Intelligeæe

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RErORT
of
Ax LADO
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON D. C.
Atr
of
reoelvd m
FILE
RFCORDED -
T, 1948
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9/22/43
Project
ExåmirÄtion or Soil.
FDERAL BUREAU QP INVESTIGAen
STATB OF JUSTICE
laboratory Cork Sheet
62-83894-146
tab. E-23142 CO
Ccnv;tandinz æneraL, Air Eateriel liright—Pattersdi
&uination requested by: AF Base, Dayton, Ohio Attentim: iCIAXO—3
Dato ot. reference communication: letter 9/9
9/17
Date received:
Evid. 9/14 Rec,Ä71535
(Petrographie—Ge010gic)
&amimtion requeetea:
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REX"tDP.D
9/22/48
•SIG8'
Zzazlnatioa or Soil,
OBRAL BUREAU or INVESTIG
STATß DEPARTUnvr OP
moratory Tory Sheet
lab. I
62—33894-146
pc-uva co
Ceaerai, Air Uaterlei Cezaod,
&aaination requeeted by:
Baw, Dayton,
of reference communication:
9/9
&uination requested:
Result of &amination:
Date received:
9/14 Rec,ii7i535
&amination by:
Specimens eubaitted for examination
ot son.
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Q Bureau of Investiga„
Mniteb Mates Department of Justice
Pott Office Box
Atlanta 1, Georgia
10, 1948
AIRMAIL
Director,
Dear Sir:
Transnittea for the Infor—anoa are
copies ot a letter, together YI th enclosure, fron the above
cqtionea individual, as there i • reeora in this
nptionea perma, no reply has been to
letter, ulth the tho*t the etiro to aebov—
led." instant eonmnieatioa or eon.naaeate further concerol%
natter Mith Äiao Office,
ror tho ion or tho mreau and the
San Aat0Aio Office, the referrea to art tranultted
to the nd Antonio Off lees, it bei%
thag Viehita eovoreå by Della. aaa Yort San
ton the San Antonio Off ice,
Enclosure. — J
ec4aa Antonio (Ene-3) ASD
'C ' four;
truly yours,
.11 AUG 12

Page 107

Q!Cni1eb Scales Senale
APPROPRIAT'Oæ
April i, 19b8
me Honorable J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
thited States of Justice
Tiashington 25' D. C.
Dear Iboverc
ank you vezy much for forwarding
letter to the proper
authorities. your cooperation in this instarwe
was deeply appreciated.
APR 1948
5 APR

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Uarcb 2948
BECORDDI;;__
Benre n, N' brag a
Dear
rour dated Varch 2948,
to *the nonorab2• renneth•S. rni*ed
State Senator, haa referred to •e tor
attention. Since the* natter yog uantSoned
not DttMn eeopc ot authority ot thia
Bureau, r have taken the liberty tumi8b—
ing a copy ot your Soation to tb'
Secretary et Arnya rational Detenu
Building, raebington, D. C. , and in
•wnt you have anv addittena2
•uggeated you •ay deaire to conatm$cat•
Ditb
Sincereag VOUN.
J. za.sar Boovø.&
John Edgar
recto r
CCe Senator -
Jane ot tom per hata2 guide
COMM CATIONS SECTION
Ai LED 3
M R 2541948
IAPR7-194j

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24,
Senate
øaah$ng±on, D. Co
dear Senator'*
Your ot Uaroh 22, 2946,
encZoeure, hao recc Sved. Sinoe
the oub$ect natter nentioned in your oon—
atttuant'ø Zetter not Eithin the &COB
ot authority ot thia Bureau, r hove taren
Ziberty ot t0Nardtng a copy ot
2atter ond yourc to. the Secretory ot the
üa"ona2 Deftnee Dui2dSng. rachtng—
ton, D. C. , tor intonation. Your
thoughtfulneaa in bringing thic to ny
attention indeed appr•c$ated. aa
en 08 tng a copy o/ uy 2etter to
I thought you night
to avg to r your "Zee, together
letter.
rith csprne$ona ot ng highaat
eaten and rggardo,
8'ncgN2v youra,
J. Edgarx Hoover..
Enc20a e
rnconi tron
rrpe#c . I
COMMUNICATIONS.(SÉCTiÖN
M RILED 3
MAN 25 P v
Q DE.FMIE±Nr jusn<
d.. copL bt our Zetter to
. L-osea

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•evocm.
PAT
QICnifeb ScnaCe
March 22, 194
Honorable J. Edgar Hoover, Director
Federal mreau or Investigation
of Justice
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Hoover;
Attac2Ed you find letter Thich or
sy not of interest to your office. However, I
felt it should passed on to you for 'hatever
is worth.
return constituent's letter
although if you rish you nake a copy or it.
Cordially yaal.rg,
KS':em-3
ntDE,1XD
31 MAR 27

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Ben*e lncn, Nebraska
March 24, 2948
Eharry
United State8 Senate
rash ington, D. C.
Dear The rrye
On Uarch 23 at 2:30, in
the afternoon witnessed a 8trange aight in the
traveling at a very high rate o/ epeed at a
very high altitude.
r vaa attracted to thia 8 ight by
a ho jae o t notor or Ehatever it It aound
to ne that ot a train remb2ing in the di8tance
ot tron 20 tp 22 •ilea on a day,
At t i "t glance St looked it night
be a vapor trail Zett by a high flying plane, But
the Ehite that vag Sa the 8Xy never changed
ita nape or did it change in the direction ot travel,
It trave Zed nuch taster than anv p2ane
have aeen traveling in high enough to leave vapor
trai2.
A' near ae r cand escribe thia eight Daa
that it night appar to be a 8trean 2 ined train
traveling at a very high altitude at very high rate
ot apeed.
Thia rocret or Dhatever it night have been
Dao high enough to diaappear tron 8 ight it
Dae vet uery tar above the horizon.
r an nof mi ting thi8 80 that it night
seen to be another disc, tan or Dhatever you night
caZ2 then. r juet oaD this and has been on
nind and r thought it there Eaa anything thot
i
could be o /
thia to you
it
obäect
looked .zi&e
help to '0 Zve thie thing r øou2d prite
and you can to ruard thia to the proper
necessary. Thaüing vou kindly
ÄCLOSURE I -
vas traveling tron east to vest. It
it night
haue trave led over Denve r,

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Cogo. or a Zittle to the aouth.
r live almost due east about 280 by
air and r to the eouth a Zittle to be abie to
get 8 ight o/ object.
Thia object zoae aZ80 Ditnessed by ny aon
Dho. vae Eitb ne at the tine e
r •ae the emo&e cloud Zett by 80 caned
neteor Dh$ch ezpioded over at -Norton Kang. Thit
object vae not .a bright ban ot tire 2 ike it
The 8$Zver 8trea* in the ery trave led aa
it it vere a Zong connected •atred. Thia did not
resemble a line ot anore lett by a train traveling
glong it noved altogether ae a unit, it ie not
againat any regulation and poa8ib2e vouZd 2 ire to
have ansver to thi8 object.

Page 113

Offce MemmCndum •
UNITED GOVERNMENT
DATE: February 12? f,E48
nou
ISUBJBCT*
m D. N. ladd
FLYING DI
sutmrrr MATTER - x
The *lgåßer San Francisco Field Division
dated Februry 12, 1948, raises the question as to there
been a change in policy concerning investigation of flying discs.
It 18 QBt tbe inforntion contained in the attached
• •letter be discussed by the Maison Section 'ith Force,
ACTION:
A letter attached to San Franciaco advising that there
been no cunge in mr€au policy.
ua.se
RGF:rb
emp r
29

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PROM
SUBJECT*
Me ndum
PLYING
sscmrr - X
UNITED GOVERNMENT
3/1/48
CEO'
. bet,'"
Refør€nce made to a nemorandl.m to you
in the above—captioned natter dat* 19, 1948. me memorandum
that San Franciöé8' eid Divi8ion had received a letter
the headquarter of the Air Defense Cænand, Etchel Air Force Base, Nez York,
dated Febnaaw 4, 1948, entitled, EInvestigation and Reporting of tFIyine Disc
Incidents* conaunication that investigations ghould be
coordinated with FBI,
Agent in Charge ot Su Francisco Pio.ld Divi8ion inquired u
a crenge in regarding the investigation of flying discs. A letter
gas forrarded to San Francisco advising then that them had been no change in
the mreautg plicy. This natter has been by Special Agent—
the Liaison Section with Lieutenant Colonel — of the
Intelligence Division of the Ux Force. Colonel Ädvised Ur e—
that üe Er Defense at Etchel Field vas not aware of
fact that the Bureau was no longer inwstigations regarding flying
discs. He stated that he take the necessary action and etraighten
the Air Defense C—nd as to present plicy regarding&cident8 or
flyiag discs ,

Page 115

San Francisco
February m, 1948
Director, PBI
Discs
SECURITY
Referenw ude to your letter in captioned Niter dated
February 12, 194.8.
rou are advised that Bureau Bulletin go. 57 dated I,
1947, 8ti11 appliea with rupeet to *Mng discs. the Bureau conducting
no inveatizations concerning flying diecst re 'ill, *however, give the Air
any Infor-Ntion shich to attention and receive any
Inforntaon zhlcb tho Air Forces volunteer.
Headquarter• of Air Forces in Taahlng%n are being contacted
tr•n Bureau in order to insure that there is no misundersta*ing u to
Bureau's poaltion in thio utter.
SECTION
MAILED 2
OF

Page 116

Erheral Utlteau of hturstigatim
anifrb Mates Department of Justice
AIR UIL
PERSCUL AND CO
Director, FBI — Attention:
Dear Sirs
San Franc isoo 2, California
FebNtry 12, 1948
Acaistant Director D. M. MDD
Ret FLYIBG DISCS
Seourity Katter — X
I on transmitting • here•iut for the of the bareau copies of an
enolocure dated Pebnary 4, 194B received from Lieutenant Colonel
a—20 United Statea Air Force, Hamilton Air Force Base, Califonia. This er»losure
a confidential letter •aaregged to Generals of First,
Færth, Tenth, Eleventh, Fourteentb Air Foro€8, Air Defense Head—
Air Defense Connand, Mitchel Air Force Ease, York, tv or
Lieutenant SfRAruEYER, It the investigation Qt flying dices
Air Foroe personnel.
attention particularly called to Paragraph 2, which that
certain reports oomernine investigation of tiyioz diges by Air Force IntelliR'M'
bo reported to the FBI office Your attention further called to
Paragraph 2—B, which indicates that be ooordfnatea the
FBI Office eoneerned.„...,.
Imamuch ac recent inctnotlonz of tho Headquarters, Air Defenae
Mitoholi Air Foro• Base, Bev York, are contrary to the inatnotlons oon—
teined in Bare•u m Iletin No. 67, Series 1947, dated I, 1947, ia Thich it
is indieated that aii report' oonnec ted •ith flying disoc 'bould
referred to the Air Foroc no investigative action taken by Barnu agent',
req.aegt4d to thie office, ao •veli as ouer interested
offices, as to 'hether there has bega a chance in Bareau plicy •ith refereme to
the handling of ouoh matters or vhether Balletin No, 57 dated October 2, 1947
•till in effect,
(in duplicate)
COPIES DCSTROYF.D
NOV IS 1964
Very truly yaars.
• KIMBALL,
P 3_R7ß / 'Po

Page 117

York
4.
D SSS.6 (CIB)
Headquarter'
Air Defense Cormand
Mitohcl Air Force Eau.
4 Febnary 194é
SUBJE%' Investigation Reporting of 'Flying Dioo• Ice Ident'
tot
Genomic, F irate Second, Fma*th, Tenth, Elevenü, and Foarteenå
Air Foroec. Air Defense
AC of S,
I, Tho mmbered air forces of thia are respond He for the præpt
invecti.gation reporting of Eo uhich occur
'{thin their reepeotivo ar€ac, *ambered air force A—2•, arter diao
au ident', determine the extent of investigation. Futile exrenditur• of
funda —np«er must be •voided.
2, 'Flying diseco be aa provided for in Cmntør
Caan, of the USAF Opntine Intelligence Echelon
Where it evident that Vitusgec, •ho vere tocether at the tine of
iuident •ho are widely •epar•ted at tho tine of inye8tigation corrobonte
each other' 8 'tom only one •itnes• need be interrow tod. If there a reasonable
indication that a reported incident is a hoex or the febriea±ion ot a
DO further investigative effor± •ill expended, However, a
nport of-ypeb •ili be to tho FBI off toe
a. CIC personnel attached to nmbered air foroez of thic
nay b' utilized to prooeoute lave•tlgation of eubåect
Invectizetione •ill be ooordint'd with FBI Office
in aocordaoee •lth instruction. in letter, headquarters, D SSS,S n,
•ubJeot, 'Coop•ration ot FBI •ith on laveatigation of 'k lying Dicot ineidont',•
S 1947,
S, Report' be urntivo in style oover only those facts
pertinent to üe gubåßt. Whoro •ouroe credibillty oonnot be "tablißhed, or •hen
an ident foundation, repox± nereiy tame. Tvo typec or report
•ill be tuhitted on oil i&identce
Spot Reports report') b' subiteed on imident8
'ill b' followed Latter Report,
b, latter Report' vill be report the oompioted investigat{0D
ot ali •tlyine {u idanue
4, Report' be in duplicate promptly, usually be ngular
•ail, H«sver, Spot report' on imidonto of substantial ohanotcr. e. , those ia
•hioh the patent credibility of the •itnooo i' challenge wh08t4'yhnieai
FNa-OSURE
, e_ .. It-ta-)

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With hio obcenationc of an obvia281y not
•pher oel'8tiai phenmeu, nay be transmitted by Report' viii be
direotiy Go 'Nea•aqüertera,• USAF, Atm Directorate of Air
One infomationl oopy of each report submitted be for—
varded to thio AC of S. lateliigenee. Report' vili be at
CONFIDENTIAL,
BY OF LIEUTENANT GDiÉRAL StutUEYER8
RICHAD W. CEUSS.
Captain, usAP
Aotg Acce Adj Gon

Page 119

erebwary5, 2948
e
CovSng on, h o
Your Zotter doted Canucrv Z94C,
bean received, and X to ezprcao apprecg—
atSon to pu tor having node Hovn your COB—
corning tha natter you nentgoned.
SincerøZv youra,
John Edgar .roowr
Dirgo+or
•ect
CO MO
M A 0)..J.p.
mf FEB
5 0 Fei 193949

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[page number 2]
If they were - to drop a bomb here
and let it explode, it wouldn't
cause a lot of excitement, and
if they dropped one that didn't
explode and some one found it
then there would be excitement.
So - to avoid this, they pick some
point in Lake Erie, let their
agents over here, know at what
place and time to look for
it. If the projectile plunged in
the lake, the range finders
wouldn't have any way to tell
where it dropped, so the projectile
must have some sort of tracer.
So at a certain distance from
the earth some sort of tracer
is released, probably something
like a pin-wheel fire cracker.
It must remain in the sky
a while, to give the range finder
a fix or what ever you call it.
but in order to remain in
the sky it must be in motion.
So this tracer is made to fly
in a circle. Because it was

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we saw was something
definate.
    I think this is serious busi-
ness. So if this letter helps
you in any way, I will be
well paid.

Respectfully yours,
[redacted] b7C
Covington, Ohio
R. R. 1.

[partially legible, reversed/offset stamps at left: "INTERNAL SECURITY" ... "11:30 AM" and "FEB 3 ... 1948" (mirrored)]
[marginal mark: "4"]

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. January
Uenononee Fa
8 cons' n
r our letter ot January 1948,
has been
received and r Dant to than& you tor torøardtng
infornatgon to ae relating to the 8ubject you
•entioned. The tact' you related, hoøever, do not
reflect any violation ot a Federal etatute •i thin
the tnveatigati ve jurt8dSctgon of the FBI. The
thoughto pronptg ng
appreci
your connun$cation are Sndced•
*Sincerely voura.
John Edgar Roover
Director
To
NOTE* Corre8pondent repo rt8 co rreopondencc the 'hag
had With the Ziff—Davis Pubit8hing Company in connection
with the ntlving •aucera" EM ch vere ob8erved bv her
brother. She is ot the opinion that this publi cotton
nav be trying to conceal information related to our
Nation 8ecurttv and she nenttons a threat that 40e8
not njury to peraon or property,
COMMUNICATIONS
JAN 15 1948 P.L
93f'et-15t
GOFEB

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[top line partly cut off, illegible] ... shifting of [illegible] and [illegible]
does not seem to know it.
But I am sure you will find
the guilty ones.
    Yours for success from an
American who is proud of her
country.
[redacted] b7C

Page 128

Offce Memorand
Director, nx
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT)'•••
DATE: i, 194? ,
ou *
SUBJECT:
DISCS
9/26/47.
at hie red—
Agent af office
e omation he has
deuoe in Royalton, Vermont he üat a
corning üe di80' he sav, i' fore' in b'
bureau data 17,
uat as far ae he hovs, one else in South
Royaitoa gav these flying di80', azü. he 'believes he sav thea as ,
tu•usuaiiy eyesight he can gee bee.. 'to. furthe anyone
stated these flying digas nre out of range of
asked to additiou•i that emes his attation
oouern1DC flying ding directly to Air Foroea they nttera
further aotioa being thia offloe.
, / 0-98 f,'Æ.L— 13
- 31 NOV 7
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123
UNITED
)VERNMENT
10/18/47
Director, m
"nou
sobJBCT; OF DISCS
This is to dvise that have beeb able to locate
'ho 18 by
in
Bothel Alaska. It been we to MI itary that
and
eæe ±Ject
near A.I.A3H, an 194 Efforta to oontæt
Mra—were mgative ab«e Instance.
occasion geeing ttb object
near Bethel vaa a Jul. Eben •as completely clear
ara it being early it 18 daylight entire night.
Tts time at h.ig this vaa abot* IO Ri the gun
He
•as into the Bethel Airprt a
±Seet S.M.NdiateIy to his left that
it rag at aFac5.nately gue tine by
both of them the coatrolg tbe piaæ making efforts
to Liss tba ±Sect inasmuch as cou.ld not teli in rhich direction
æde a forty—five deg•aee turn in ozder to get out
of ± Ject trea It to be going an.'
them, ± jeet aa to be flying
gaid that toa about the Qt C—54 '{thott
coüd not gee or exhaugt froz Jet propalsion or
vapor trails could not estinate size due to his fautiN to be
to estimate. he •as away frou tb obdect. vas at
feet ard stated tried to eatch up rith tbe ±'ect
creased hig manifold pressum to 42 aM vas travelig
k' Qst....é..
at rate of 170 nil"
on his to Civil
tration Bteti0D at Bethel. askinz alrerart ras In vicinity
thq no of atv aircra•t. Ö$ect
five oe ten •nes before hlå arrival
that path did not go directly across tbe airprt. course, eoum
aot ten obJeet ras arv noise that vaa
at a thousard ard eetå»ated travel at NO per
hour. It sas In direction Bethel to Home, rhich is in
a northwesterly d i.røetion. noted no interfemæe ara is unable to
describe color other than that dark but of definite shape
did aot blem into a definite, corx:ise outiim. Roth
±served the ±Ject at thia tf.N.
he Xr,
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