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FBI memorandum, SAC Washington (Guy Hottel) to the Director, 'Flying Saucers', 22 March 1950
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office · 1950-03-22
FBI memorandum, SAC Washington (Guy Hottel) to the Director, 'Flying Saucers', 22 March 1950 · 2 pages · PDF 0.1 MB
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION[PRIVACY ACTS SECTION COVER SHEET SUBJECT: GUY HOTTEL (3-22-1950)
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- Author / institution
- Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office
- Date
- 1950-03-22
- Source type
- Declassified FBI record
- Used for
- One-page memo passing on a third-hand claim that an Air Force investigator said three 'flying saucers' were recovered in New Mexico, put down to high-powered radar in the area. The FBI has said it never investigated the claim.
- Limitations
- Names no place in New Mexico and no source; tying it to Aztec is later interpretation (Scully's book came out in September 1950). Hosted on this site (Raymond saved it from vault.fbi.gov, batch 4, 2026-11-12); p. 1 is the FBI FOIA cover sheet, p. 2 the memo.