DISCLOSURE / FILE
FBI's 21-Year UAP Case File, Section 10
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 Section 10, serials 448 onward, covering UFO correspondence and clippings the Bureau collected from mid-1966 forward.
DISCLOSURE / FILE
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 Section 10, serials 448 onward, covering UFO correspondence and clippings the Bureau collected from mid-1966 forward.
65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_10
FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 Section 10, serials 448 onward, covering UFO correspondence and clippings the Bureau collected from mid-1966 forward.
Section 10 of the FBI's long-running flying-disc case file 62-HQ-83894 opens with Director J. Edgar Hoover's September 6, 1966 reply to NICAP member Florence C. Dow of Goffstown, New Hampshire, telling her the Bureau is "strictly an investigative agency" that draws no conclusions about organizations like the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America. The file then collects an AFSCA convention program for the July 8 through 10, 1966 Reno gathering at the Centennial Coliseum, a Los Angeles SAC memo dated October 3, 1966 forwarding the AFSCA journal after a Philadelphia subscriber flagged a Korendor channeling article as Communist Party line, and Hoover's October 17, 1966 referral of an Atlanta correspondent's UFO complaint to Air Force Special Investigations. A San Francisco SAC memo dated October 19, 1966 encloses a San Francisco Examiner article noting Representative Donald Ford's call for a congressional UFO inquiry and the Air Force's $300,000 commission of University of Colorado physicist Edward U. Condon for an eighteen-month flying-saucer study.
this Bureau is strictly an investigative agency of the Federal Government and, as such, neither makes evaluations nor draws conclusions as to the character or integrity of any organization, publication or individual.p.2
I am a member of "Nicap" and am very much interested in U.F.O (Flying Saucers)p.4
matters pertaining to sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects or Flying Saucers are not within the jurisdiction of the FBI.p.20
I wish to know if F.B.I. Agents have seen any U.F.O'sp.22
the Air Force, which is charged with investigating UFOs, has commissioned the University of Colorado and Physics Professor EDWARD U. CONDON to conduct an in-depth study of flying saucers for the next 18 months, at an estimated cost of $300,000.p.25
The article, on pages 2 and 3, were reportedly written by Master KALEN-II-BETAM, Head of the planet KORENDOR, which was received on 5/4/66 by special directional short-wave radio by BOB RENAUD.p.18
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[Cover folder / file jacket] [Barcode label, top left:] 8/11/12/4/76 HQ - HEADQUARTERS FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER Cabin / Copies # Sec. Vol. Serial # 0009 82834 Sac 10 448 GPCN [Red stamp, top right:] 62- Serials 448- HQ-83894 Sec. 10 [Black stamp, lower right panel:] SECTION 10 SERIALS 44[8]- [Red stamp, left side:] COPIED FOR FOI[A] NOV 21 1976 DY [Red stamp, center:] COPIED FO[R] FOI[A] FEB 23 1977 [Red stamp, lower left:] COPIED FOR FOIRA [date illegible] [Handwritten, center:] No. 1449 [Red stamp, lower center:] COPIED FOR FOIPA APR 26 1977 BY [illegible] [Handwritten:] C 6/14/77 [Large red text, center:] INVESTIGATION PICKETT STREET, [Large red text, bottom:] USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE [Blue label, bottom left:] Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, Issued May 24, 2007 [Red text, bottom center:] D[IRECTOR] [D]Y [Large red text, bottom:] Transfer Call 3421
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September 6, 1966
62-83894- 448
Mrs. Levi J. Dow B APPro. 1963
Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045
Florence C.
Dear Mrs. Dow:
Your letter of August 31st, with enclosures,
has been received and I appreciate the interest which prompted
you to write.
In response to your inquiry, this Bureau is
strictly an investigative agency of the Federal Government
and, as such, neither makes evaluations nor draws conclusions
as to the character or integrity of any organization, publication
or individual. I am sorry I cannot be of assistance to you;
however, you may be sure your communication will be made a
matter of record.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
Director
NOTE: Bufiles contain no record of correspondent or Amalgamated
Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Inc. [handwritten:] no Bufiles [illegible]
fee
ED:jeg (3)
[Routing stamps and initials, bottom left]
[Stamp:] MAILED
SEP 6 1966
COMM-FBI
[Stamp:] 7U SEP 161966
[Stamp:] 56 SE[P] [illegible] 1966Page 184 · vision OCR
[Reverse side of page 183 — bleed-through text throughout, ILLEGIBLE] RECEIVED JUL 21 3:35 PM '77 LABORATORY DIVISION U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F.B.I. JUL 8 4 31 PM '77 RECEIVED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR JAN 11 4 09 PM '77 RECEIVED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION JAN 15 2 02 FRI 1977 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F.B.I. RECEIVED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE FRONT OFFICE JUL 12 1977 [ILLEGIBLE stamp]
Concatenated page-by-page transcript. Born-digital pages came through pdf.js; scanned pages were transcribed by Claude vision OCR. Pages marked unreadable failed multiple OCR retries (heavy redaction, microfilm artifacts, or blank separators) and are kept in place for audit.
[Cover folder / file jacket] [Barcode label, top left:] 8/11/12/4/76 HQ - HEADQUARTERS FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER Cabin / Copies # Sec. Vol. Serial # 0009 82834 Sac 10 448 GPCN [Red stamp, top right:] 62- Serials 448- HQ-83894 Sec. 10 [Black stamp, lower right panel:] SECTION 10 SERIALS 44[8]- [Red stamp, left side:] COPIED FOR FOI[A] NOV 21 1976 DY [Red stamp, center:] COPIED FO[R] FOI[A] FEB 23 1977 [Red stamp, lower left:] COPIED FOR FOIRA [date illegible] [Handwritten, center:] No. 1449 [Red stamp, lower center:] COPIED FOR FOIPA APR 26 1977 BY [illegible] [Handwritten:] C 6/14/77 [Large red text, center:] INVESTIGATION PICKETT STREET, [Large red text, bottom:] USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE [Blue label, bottom left:] Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, Issued May 24, 2007 [Red text, bottom center:] D[IRECTOR] [D]Y [Large red text, bottom:] Transfer Call 3421
September 6, 1966
62-83894- 448
Mrs. Levi J. Dow B APPro. 1963
Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045
Florence C.
Dear Mrs. Dow:
Your letter of August 31st, with enclosures,
has been received and I appreciate the interest which prompted
you to write.
In response to your inquiry, this Bureau is
strictly an investigative agency of the Federal Government
and, as such, neither makes evaluations nor draws conclusions
as to the character or integrity of any organization, publication
or individual. I am sorry I cannot be of assistance to you;
however, you may be sure your communication will be made a
matter of record.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
Director
NOTE: Bufiles contain no record of correspondent or Amalgamated
Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Inc. [handwritten:] no Bufiles [illegible]
fee
ED:jeg (3)
[Routing stamps and initials, bottom left]
[Stamp:] MAILED
SEP 6 1966
COMM-FBI
[Stamp:] 7U SEP 161966
[Stamp:] 56 SE[P] [illegible] 1966[Verso / back side of page 2 — bleed-through text visible in mirror image; page is largely ILLEGIBLE] [Faint reversed text throughout — content mirrors page 2] [Stamp, bottom center, readable:] REC'D 2:18 PM [illegible] SEP 7, 12:18 PM [illegible] [Stamp:] RECEIVED FBI Oct [illegible] MR. JONES [Stamp, bottom left:] REC'D - SULLIVAN FBI - JUSTICE Oct 5, 2:54 PM '66 [Stamp:] Oct 5, 3:25 PM '66 FROM INTELL DIV. [illegible] [Stamp:] RECEIVED-DIRECTOR F.B.I. Sep 6 2:59 PM '66 [Stamp, bottom right:] 90 SEP 71966 [Remainder ILLEGIBLE due to bleed-through reversal]
TRUE COPY
August 31, 1966
J. E. Hoover, F.B.I. Director
Wash. D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am a member of "Nicap" and am very much
interested in U.F.O (Flying Saucers)
Several weeks ago a fellow employee received a
letter (business) from Arizona with a stamp on the back (see
enclosed).
Being interested in U.F.O's I asked for the stamp
& sent $3.00 for the 12 issues of AFSCA.
Having received & read my first issue I feel it isn't
just what it appears on the surface. I can't say just why, but with
my limited idea of how communists operate it strikes me it is backed
by them.
My reason for writing this is that I consider myself
a true American, I am told my ancestors go back to a Gr Gr Gr
Grandmother who was an Indian Squaw & I'm proud of it. If, by
writing for this AFSCA Report, my name could in anyway be aligned
with the communist party, I would like to know if there is any way I
can get things straightened out.
I may be all wrong about my interpretation of this
report but I'd like to be sure since I expect I will get the other issues
as they come up.
I will be 63 yrs old in a few days. My husband passed
away 4-30-65 I have worked as Mgr of Reins Dept for the N. H. Ins
Co in Manchester N. H 44 years this month
Mrs. Levi J. Dow Very truly yours,
Goffstown
New Hampshire 03045 (Mrs) Florence C. Dow
[Stamp:] REC 98 62-83894-448
[Stamp:] 4 SEP 8 1966
[Handwritten routing notes, bottom left:]
1-30 Kpln 9/2/66
ack. DistFac 9/6/66[Handwritten carbon/duplicate of August 31, 1966 letter — same content as page 4, in handwriting]
August 31, 1966
J. E. Hoover, F.B.I. Director
Wash. D.C.
Dear Sir:
I am a member of 'Nicap' and am very much
interested in U. F. O. (Flying Saucers).
Several weeks ago a fellow employee received a letter (business)
from Arizona with a stamp on the back (see enclosed).
Being interested in U.F.O's I asked for the stamp & sent $3.00
for the 12 issues of AFSCA.
Having received & read my first issue I feel it isn't
just what it appears on the surface. I can't say just why but
with my limited idea of how Communists operate it
strikes me it is backed by them.
My reason for writing this is that I consider myself a
true American. I am told my ancestors go back to a
Gr. Gr. Gr. Grandmother who was an Indian Squaw &
I'm proud of it. If, by writing for this AFSCA Report,
my name could in anyway be aligned with the
Communist party. I would like to know if there is any
way I can get things straightened out.
I may be all wrong about my interpretation of the report
but I'd like to be sure since I expect I will get the other
issues as they come up.
I would be 63 yrs. old in a few days.
My husband passed away 4-30-65
I have worked as Mgr of Reins Dept for the N. H. Ins
Co in Manchester N. H 44 years this month
Mrs. Levi J. Dow
Goffstown
New Hampshire 03045 (Mrs) Florence C. Dow
[Stamp:] $ 1.35 PM '66
FBI
[Stamp, bottom right, reversed:] CORD[ENCE][Blank reverse side of letter] [Handwritten, bottom left:] 1 30 [illegible] 9/2/66 ack. [illegible] [illegible] 9/6/66 [Printed notation, bottom center:] "ENCLOSURE ATTACHED"
[Manila envelope, otherwise blank] [Handwritten, top center:] 62-83894-448
[Left panel — convention registration/announcement:]
AFSCA's (Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America)
3rd National
FLYING SAUCER
CONVENTION
SAUCER:
• MOVIES
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At The Beautiful, New CENTENNIAL COLISEUM, Reno, Nevada 89502, 6 Virginia Rd.
Reno, Nevada — July 8,9,10, 1966
Program: 10 A.M. to 11 P.M.
SPEAKERS: Wayne S. Aho, Gail A. Anderson, Orteo Angelucci, Michael "X" Barton, Wesley Bateman, Marianne Francis, Dr. Daniel W. Fry, Calvin C. Girvin, Gabriel Green, Dr. George King, Helen Maxson, Howard Menger, Laura Mundo, Murray Scheinfeld, Chief Standing Horse, Dr. Frank E. Stranges, Mollie Thompson, Hope Troxell, George W. Van Tassel, Hal Wilcox.
HEAR: Amazing experiences with spacecraft from other planets and their occupants by the greatest collection of extra-terrestrial-speakers since the Los Angeles convention in 1959 at the Statler-Hilton.
SEE: Startling new photographic evidence—the biggest collection of Flying Saucer photos on display in the history of UFO research. Actual color movies and film stills of Flying Saucers.
MEET: OUTSTANDING PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD ACTUAL CONTACTS WITH SPACESHIPS AND THEIR CREWS FROM OTHER WORLDS.
LEARN: About this important subject which is so vital to the welfare and survival of humanity in our times.
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For Motel & Hotel room information, write to: The Greater Reno Chamber of Commerce P. O. Box 2370, Reno, Nevada
[Registration form:]
AFSCA's 3RD NATIONAL CONVENTION ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORM
To: AFSCA Headquarters; 2004 N. Hoover St., Los Angeles, Calif., 90027. Phone: 662-3805.
Yes, count me in! I don't want to miss joining with you at this important convention and helping to support its vital objectives. Here is my advance payment. Please send me _________ Advance Reservation tickets ($5.00 for the 3 days, or $2.25 per day). IMPORTANT: I will also enclosed $______ for _______ additional persons. I understand the returns of my unused ticket(s) will be honored at the door. NOTE: ALL ADVANCE CONVENTION REGISTRATIONS must be received at AFSCA Headquarters no later than JUNE 20!!!
Name _________________ Street _________________
City _________________ State _________ Zip Code ____
[Right panel — magazine cover:]
FLYING SAUCERS
INTERNATIONAL
Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Inc.
SPECIAL AFSCA THIRD NATIONAL FLYING SAUCER CONVENTION ISSUE
ISSUE NO. 24 JULY, 1966 50¢[Two-page magazine spread — small dense type throughout; transcribed by section as legible] [Left column, top:] BRIGHT WORLD IS BORN OF SAUCER MOVEMENT [Editor's Note: This article message and the article following hereon, show 400 light years diameter, enclosed hereafter, about 5,000 light years from where you sit this moment.] [Body text partially legible, continues with discussion of social and cosmic themes — remainder too small to transcribe verbatim at this resolution] [Center column — letter section, partially legible:] "[ILLEGIBLE] ... Vietnam ... From a little war, it has grown to a big one, bigger each month. The Soviet Union, Communist China, and Communist Countries all over the world [ILLEGIBLE] ... financial support of the Viet Cong and North Vietnam, the Soviet Union, the Communist China, and Communist Countries [ILLEGIBLE] ... innocent homes into dangerous channels of thought ... [ILLEGIBLE]" [Right column — editorial, partially legible:] "WOULD SUFFER A MASSIVE OFFENSIVE. Every major conflict has been contained and disposed of in a very short time. The reason is obvious: this is PROFITABLE. Mighty so! Every major conflict has been contained and disposed of in a very short time. [Remainder of body text ILLEGIBLE at this resolution]
[Two-page magazine spread — "FLYING SAUCER NEWS IN BRIEF"] FLYING SAUCER NEWS IN BRIEF [Left page, top section:] COMING 1966 FLYING SAUCER CONVENTIONS JULY 8-9-10, AFSCA 3rd National Flying Saucer Convention, Centennial Coliseum, Reno, Nevada. JULY 15-16-17. WAYNE S. AHO presents the National Saucer Convention [location illegible] JULY 16-17, NICAP [illegible] AUGUST 5-6-7, [illegible] [News items, partially legible:] MAX MILLER, former publisher of the now-defunct "Saucer News" of a decade ago returned to the Flying Saucer scene in a new role. He is now editor-publisher of "Bolo" magazine [ILLEGIBLE] HELEN MAXSON, [ILLEGIBLE] whose co-operation is the the the club has the [ILLEGIBLE] CALIFORNIA SPACECRAFT CONVENTION [ILLEGIBLE] [Right page — news items, partially legible:] [Multiple short news items about sightings and conventions — type too small to transcribe fully verbatim] [Bottom of right page, partially legible:] HELEN & GABRIEL GREEN contributed [ILLEGIBLE] Built Nationwide AFSCA [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] the Florida Miami TV Show. [ILLEGIBLE] Glamorous Maria one has led our chapter [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] the Florida Miami TV Show. Glamorous Maria-one has led the chapter [ILLEGIBLE] the Florida Miami TV Show. Glamorous [ILLEGIBLE] the regular monthly meeting [ILLEGIBLE] [Remainder of page — multiple short news items — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution]
[Two-page spread] [Left page — "Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America" chapter/membership listing] Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America [Tabular listing of chapters/members — small type, partially legible] [FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION column headers visible] [Multiple columns of names, locations, and chapter numbers — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution] [Right page — The London Free Press newspaper] The London Free Press [Subtitle: Student-Oriented Townsend Newspaper] [Main headline:] Tracked by Radar UFOs Sighted Over Wide Section of District [Sub-articles, headlines visible:] Notstar, says collector of flying saucer photos Swamp gas still 'flying' [Center headline:] POLICE CHIEF 'CONVINCED THEY SAW SOMETHING' Six Teens Tell of 'Chase' by Buzzing, Lighted UFOs [Right column headlines:] Photographed Flying Saucer, Farmer Says [Bottom section headlines:] Area UFO Buffs Report Skips Clear of Saucers Super-Space World Sought By Soviets Deputy Gets Too Close to 'Saucer' [Body text of articles — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution]
[Two-page spread] [Left page — newspaper clipping collage, headlines:] Would You Believe—'Saucer' Visits Wichita? [Sub-heading:] By David Sarnoff UFO Sighting Reported Here 'Object In My New [illegible] Glasses' Planet Pluto Saucers Seen, Talked With? Boy Is Burned By 'Flying Ship' Flying Saucers, Quakes Linked The Third 'Sets Brinson Speculating Anew' 'Mysterious UFO Escorts Burns Plane' Police Follow Saucer 85 Miles A Second UFO in Michigan [Photos with captions — ILLEGIBLE] [Right page — three columns:] [Column 1 — AFSCA CONVENTION SPEAKERS list:] AFSCA CONVENTION SPEAKERS 1. WAYNE S. AHO, New Age Orientation, P.O.Box [illegible], Seattle, Wash. [illegible]. 2. [ILLEGIBLE] 3. DR. SALVATORE TRAINA, Sebastian, Florida 32958. 4. [ILLEGIBLE] 5. MARIANA [illegible] [ILLEGIBLE] 6. [ILLEGIBLE] 7. [ILLEGIBLE] 8. ALBERT K. Barker — $2.10 9. [ILLEGIBLE] 10. [ILLEGIBLE] [Additional entries ILLEGIBLE] [Column 2 — poem:] THE COUNTERED BALLAD There's a cautious feeling in the world today— The power problem is here to stay. So—don't let them fool you! With the slick book of rules, It means rich people, starting at the sky. It means rock hard losses and not caring why. Why we can't even manage our own affairs! Why we can't even clean up our own back stairs! We get into bed lessons and not's and care's. And whether another system makes more care. Those Flying Saucers shinning through our skies Are there to show us how to build and rise So that we look behind them and ahead. And call ourselves the Masters of our stead. So let the saucers lead us on and ahead. And tell ourselves the truth and don't be dead. Figuring when it's all ahead. I mean, "Would I and rise a week ago? I know and I feel and still a week ago— And if the futures can and human, it seems— They enter our inner paths—you can't run away. They never say one thing when—you can't run away. And make our saucer just run right."] [Column 3:] SPACE AGE SONGS by Mollie Thompson [Song lyrics — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution]
[Two-page spread] [Left page — six photographs of flying saucers arranged in grid] NEW SAUCER PHOTOS: These remarkable photos of Flying Saucers were taken by Dr. Daniel W. Fry, President of Understanding, Inc., of P.O. Box 76, Merlin, Oregon 97532. Your editor enlarged them from the original 35mm color movie film. Spots in the photos are due to the advanced enlargement of the original film. The craft was photographed by Dr. Fry during an outdoor gathering (fellowship) session who is witnessed by Dr. Frank E. Stranges, of Van Nuys, California, an unusual photographer by Dr. Daniel W. Fry, of Merlin, Oregon in a wooded ravine, and again near Joshua Tree, Calif., on the desert. [Right page — newspaper clipping collage:] [Top left article:] New Human Race: An Old Question Do Flying Saucers Exist? [Dateline:] Washington, Wa. — The Latest From Dr. Space, That's You [ILLEGIBLE] [Center top article, headline:] 100 Watch UFO Disc-Like Object Hovers, Rises For Two Hours East of Kettle Point [Right column:] Flying Saucers Gain Popularity [Center article:] UN Watch For Saucers Urged [Bottom left:] STRANGE OBJECT OVER MT. WILSON [Bottom center:] Super Photo ... Forget It: I Have Enough [illegible] Problem At [illegible] [Body text of articles — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution]
[Two-page spread — newspaper clipping collage]
[Left page headlines:]
World Flying Saucer
Believers Convene
2 SOUTH AFRICAN POLICEMEN
REPORT SIGHTING OF 'SAUCER'
It'll be Long Before
'Saucer' Is Forgotten
[Flying Saucers cartoon/illustration]
Pc REPORTS 'I
SAW 6 FLYING
SAUCERS....'
[Sub-heading:] POLICE CONSTABLE Donald Cameron made up a report
last month that he saw not one, not two, not three but
six flying saucers — and they were flying in formation.
Police Kept Busy
Spotters Jam Up-County
Roads for UFO Glimpse
Flying Object
At [illegible]
UFO spotted [illegible]
[Right page:]
GOLDEN GATE Oakland Tribune METRO
FINALS
Flying Saucers Are
Poppin' Up All Over
[Sub-article:]
One Shot
To Net
In Name
[Right column:]
MYSTERY OBJECTS
IN SKY
AIRLINE ORDERS
TO CHASE U.F.O.
Air Force UFO
report refuted
Flying saucer pics on show
40 See 'Flying Saucer'
Asia Probe of Flying Saucers
Now those flying saucers
come to Canadian skies
[Bottom right:]
BREWER Welcomes
UFO
LANGING SAUCER, says Brewer
Flying Saucer Mayor
[Additional small articles and captions — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution]
Michigan UFO Lands
By Swamp[Two-page spread — newspaper clipping collage]
[Left page headlines:]
Bad Saucer Sensor
Notice Is Wanting
Who's in All
Those Saucers?
[By Daniel Sarnoff]
[Cartoon illustration with caption — ILLEGIBLE]
[Sub-article:]
UFO Plays Tag With Deputies in 85-Mile Chase
Mysterious Sky Objects Have Texans in Dither
Saucer
Sighting
Report
[Right page:]
GOLDEN GATE Oakland Tribune METRO
FINALS
[Banner headline:]
Civil Defense Director
Watches 'Flying Saucer'
[Sub-article — small text, partially legible:]
Eerie 1896 Sighting
87 Coeds
Observe
'Object'
'I Know What I Saw':
Egg-Shaped Craft
[Bottom center:]
GALLUP POLL
More Than 5 Million People
Say They Saw Flying Saucers
[Right column:]
Two in County
Claim They See
Glowing UFO
[Additional articles — ILLEGIBLE at this resolution][Small printed promotional card/sticker] FLYING SAUCERS ARE REAL! READ "AFSCA WORLD REPORT" 12 Issues - $3.00 AMALGAMATED FLYING SAUCER CLUBS of AMERICA Gabriel Green, Pres., 2004 N. Hoover St., Los Angeles, Calif.
[Reverse/back side of promotional card] [Handwritten:] 62-83894-448
ORIGINAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA DC 64-24866
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 10/3/66
FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (100-24442-40/)
SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS INTERNATIONAL,
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE
AMALGAMATED FLYING SAUCER
CLUBS OF AMERICA, INC.
IS - MISCELLANEOUS
[Handwritten notation:] FLYING SAUCERS
The Philadelphia Division by letter dated 9/22/66,
furnished the Los Angeles Division with Issue No. 24 dated [handwritten: MAGAZINE]
July, 1966, entitled "FLYING SAUCERS INTERNATIONAL," which is
the official journal of the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs
of America, Inc. The Philadelphia Division received the
magazine from Mr. JARVIS H. COOPER, IBS, 401 North Broad Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 9/19/66. MR. COOPER stated he
subscribed to the magazine because his son had exhibited an
interest in flying saucers and outer space. He said that on
pages 2 and 3 of Issue No. 24 was an article which he believed
expounded the Communist Party (CP) line.
For the information of the Bureau, the International
Headquarters of the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America,
Inc. is located at 2004 North Hoover Street, Los Angeles,
California. The article, on pages 2 and 3, were allegedly
written by Master KALEN-II-BETAM, Head of the planet KORENDOR,
which was received on 5/4/66 by special directional short-wave
radio by BOB RENAUD.
The indices of the Los Angeles Division contain no
information identifiable with RENAUD, and no investigation has
ever been conducted on captioned organization. [stamp: ENCL. BEHIND FILE]
No further action is contemplated in this matter
by the Los Angeles Office, UACB.
The foregoing is furnished to the Bureau for
information.
[Handwritten:] ENCLOSURE
2 - Bureau (RM) (enc-1)
1 - Los Angeles
JST:gcw
(3)
[Stamp:] 6I OCT 131966
[Stamp:] REC 6 62-83894-449
[Stamp:] CRIME RESEARCH
[Stamp:] ENCL. BEHIND FILE
[Handwritten routing initials:] [illegible]
4 OCT 5 1966[Verso / back side of page 18 memorandum — bleed-through text in mirror image; largely ILLEGIBLE] [Stamps visible at bottom, partially legible:] [Stamp:] RECEIVED FBI Oct 5 1:26 PM '66 MR. JONES [Stamp:] Oct 5 2:54 PM '66 [Stamp:] REC'D - SULLIVAN FBI - JUSTICE [Stamp:] Oct 5 3:25 PM '66 FROM INTELL DIV. [illegible] INTELL DIV. [Stamp, bottom right:] 9061210[illegible] [Remainder ILLEGIBLE due to bleed-through reversal]
[Handwritten, top left:] REC 65
62-83190-450
EX 113
October 17, 1966
Mr. Paul L. Wright
1331 Lucile Avenue, Southwest
Atlanta, Georgia 30310
Dear Mr. Wright:
Your letter of October 9th has been received.
With respect to your inquiry, matters pertaining to
sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects or Flying Saucers are not
within the jurisdiction of the FBI.
Inasmuch as your communication is of interest to
another governmental agency, I am referring a copy of it to the
Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, De-
partment of the Air Force, Washington, D. C. 20333.
[Stamp:] OCT 17 1966
COMM-FBI
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
NOTE: We have had one outgoing to correspondent dated 3/10/66 in
response to his letter regarding the TV program, "The FBI." A
copy of his letter is being sent by form to the Department of the
Air Force.
DFC:rlf (3)
[Handwritten routing initials and stamps, bottom]
[Stamp:] 7 7081[illegible]
[Stamp box:] MAS. ROOM TELETYPE ROOM[Document is inverted 180° in scan — body text ILLEGIBLE] [Stamp, bottom-right of displayed image:] RECEIVED-DIRECTOR F. B. I Oct 11 4 m PM '55 [Stamp:] REC'D. DE LOACH Oct 17 12 23m '55 [Stamp, center:] TOLL 7 1955 [Stamp, lower area:] REC'D F B I
1331 Lucile Ave. S.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30310
Oct. 9, 1966
Office of the Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Dept. of Justice
Washington, D.C. 20535
Sir:
For the past twenty years the United
States has been having an increase in the
problem of the U.F.O. or [strikethrough: flying] "Flying Saucers"
and nothing is being done about it, as it
should be.
The Air Force has maintained that the
sightings have been gas, light, weather, etc.
but by talking to some of the people that
have seen U.F.O.'s I'm wondering if the
Air Force isn't lying.
I'm not the only one wondering this,
for the people that I have talked to say
that after the Michigan sightings and the
others they would not report it to the Air
Force if they did see a U.F.O..
Reports say that even F.B.I. Agents have
seen U.F.O.'s and this has been denied by
the Air Force.
The report recently about the police
officer in Ohio or Penn. having serious
family trouble as well as being ridiculed
by people because of his sighting, along with
a fellow police officer, of a U.F.O..
I see by this that the faith in our
Air Force is beginning to decline and if this
is so then we may be put in the same
position as did Nazi Germany
in the 1930's.
I wish to know if F.B.I. Agents have seen
any U.F.O's
Sincerely,
Paul L. Wright.
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OFFICIAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 10/19/66
FROM : SAC, SAN FRANCISCO (62-2927)
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
IS – X
O DISCS
Re Bureau Bulletins No. 57 dated 10/1/47, and No.
38 dated 3/25/49, entitled "FLYING DISCS."
Enclosed are copies of an article entitled "Armed
Forces – Focus on UFO", which was published in the This World
supplement of the San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle, Sunday,
October 16, 1966.
This article deals with the current controversy over
the existence or nonexistence of flying saucers or Unidentified
Flying Objects (UFOs), and quotes Michigan's Congressional
Representative DONALD FORD as suggesting that Congress look
into UFOs; also it announces that the Air Force, which is
charged with investigating UFOs, has commissioned the Univer-
sity of Colorado and Physics Professor EDWARD U. CONDON to
conduct an in-depth study of flying saucers for the next 18
months, at an estimated cost of $300,000.
The article also points out that since last summer
pressure has been mounting for the establishment of an inde-
pendent, civilian controlled investigative agency to look into
the UFO problem.
Also, for the Bureau's information, there was re-
cently published (first printing June 1966) a book entitled
"Flying Saucers – Serious Business," Lyle Stuart, Inc.,
published as authored by Frank Edwards. This book is now in
its third edition and is available in paperback, published
by Bantam Books, and it is probably a contributing factor to
the current controversy.
In this book author Edwards points out that flying
saucers were observed in the spring of 1948 in Germany
and Russia (which he points out is about a year from the date
of the testing of the Alamogordo atomic bomb), and the book
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1 – Denver (Encl. 1)
1 – San Francisco
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ENCLOSURE
NAT. INT. SEC!
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documents many reports throughout the world of UFOs since that
date, and claims that 1965 was the year of the greatest number
of UFO sightings and that these were observed by multiple wit-
nesses. It is author Edwards' contention that UFOs are space
vehicles sent to observe activities on earth and the Air Force,
which is charged with the responsibility of investigating UFOs,
has deliberately withheld information and given misleading
explanations because it fears a mass panic by the public if
the public were told the truth.
The book describes UFOs as polished metal objects,
radiating heat and light (sufficient to have burned witnesses
who were too near), and emitting some force field that inter-
feres with electromagnetic instruments and power sources.
Colors range from brilliant white to dull white and brilliant
orange. Some objects have carried blinking lights. There are
three basic shapes: 1) zeppelin-shaped ships up to 300 feet
long; 2) disk-shaped objects ranging from a few feet in dia-
meter to 100 feet, with many reported at about 30 feet diameter;
and 3) egg-shaped objects, which according to the author are
the ones most recently sighted.
According to the book, the objects move silently and
attain fantastic speeds, yet can hover motionless in mid-air;
they have been reported to land and to take off with great
speed, usually with a burst of light from underside, which
in some cases has left the ground beneath them scorched.
Many of the persons named in the book who have re-
ported them are reliable individuals, including law enforce-
ment officers, military personnel on official duty, military
pilots, airline pilots, civil defense pilots, defense officials,
etc. A number of photographs of the objects have been repro-
duced in the book, some reportedly taken by reputable persons.
Many reported sightings are from atomic and missile research
areas.
Wreckage of crashed saucers has been reportedly re-
covered on at least three occasions, in one case described as
a magnesium alloy, in another as pure magnesium, and in a third
case, attributed to an official of the Canadian government, the
material was described as an exceptionally hard unknown metal,
actually a matrix of magnesium orthosilicate which contained
of 15-micron mesh magnesium throughout, and showing
evidence of micro-meteorites on its surface.
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A few witnesses have reported seeing crewmen who
had landed from the objects, who are described as three and
a half to four feet tall, wearing what appear to be space suits
and helmets.
Author Edwards concludes this book with a prediction
that in the near future UFOs will make an "overt landing" or
deliberate contact with earth.
A copy of this letter is being directed to Denver,
in view of the contract awarded to Dr. EDWARD U. CONDON.
The above is being called to the Bureau's attention
in view of the press report of mounting pressure for a civilian
controlled investigative agency to handle UFO matters.
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Focus on UFO
Winking blinking and nodding — red lights over Pas-
sing — blue lights over Detroit, silver cigars over Greensboro,
silver cigars over Detroit, college boys' playing pranks
with flares to impress the girls in the dormitories,
then the angry report from a distinguished astronomer
called in by the Air Force to investigate the Hillside af-
fair.
But in recent years, and particularly since last sum-
mer, the pressure has been mounting for a full-scale Congres-
sional investigation or for the establishment of an independent,
civilian-controlled investigative agency.
It had been a big year for Unidentified Flying Objects.
The sightings had come in bunches, the big clusters of
them last spring and summer, and the reports had come from
all over.
"Like Neon Lamps"
Among the most intriguing items in this year's UFO:
• At Milan, Michigan, 15 miles south of Ann Arbor,
bluish-yellow "neon lamps" were spotted, looking "like
neon lamps tingling in the sky."
• In East Delhi, Mich., a 13-year-old boy called in to
report seeing lights in the sky alternating, flashing
and moving, sometimes flashing on and off.
• In Altadena and San Marina, Calif., police logged dozens
of calls after a pair of red lights (as they were reported
by residents.
• In Toledo, Ohio, officials at the local airport received
seven calls from a person who said they saw a glowing ob-
ject that was red, green and white.
• In suburban Detroit, a man saw a noiseless, wingless,
cigar-shaped flying object.
• In Bryan, Texas, residents told they heard a star-like
object purr.
• Over Valdese, N.C., a "glowing blue thing" exploded,
then lit up the town like a giant flashlight.
Somehow the alleged sightings spilled over into the
bizarre: A space ship full of little men allegedly landed
on a farm just near Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The little
men, encountered, and they were described as "three feet
tall, with eyes like saucers and hands like claws."
A grain buyer in Nebraska said he was invited into a
space ship where he chatted with four men and two women.
They spoke only broken English — but not High German
which, as it happened, was the grain buyer's native tongue.
Silvery Cigar
Nor did America have any corner on the UFO market.
In Northern Ireland, Tom Hutchinson said he saw a saucer
drop into a peat bog near his home in Donoughmore. It was
eggshaped, three feet in diameter, 10 inches high. It be-
gan to spin. Captain Holder, a civil defense official,
grabbed it. He was carrying it in the direction of the
Civil Defense Office when the thing twisted out of his
hands and got away.
In Warminster, England, a city council worker said
he saw a silvery cigar shape drifting over the village
rooftops. After about 15 seconds, it seemed to stretch.
Then it seemed to divide. Then it made a flash of or-
ange light, although there was no sound.
Flaming Object
Not all the sightings could be easily explained by
the phantasmagoria of kooks, cranks, and attention-seekers.
A less one subscribed to a theological interpretation, it
was difficult to explain away simultaneous sightings con-
firmed by many rational witnesses — such as the flaming
object that was seen last April by thousands of East
Coast residents from Washington to Boston and even
appeared during a ball game between the Chicago
White Sox and the Minnesota Senators in Washing-
ton, D.C.
Or the incident in Hills-
dale, Michigan last March, in
which a Civil Defense Direc-
tor, an assistant dean, and 87
students watched a UFO for four
hours at their college campus;
the director of the National Bu-
reau of Standards, and now a
physics professor at Colorado...
[Photo caption:]
DR. CONDON
Saucer-watcher
This World, Sunday, October 16, 1966
S. F. San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle
62-83894 451
ENCLOSUREof the 11,000 sightings since
1947, did have some explanations.
The mysterious flaming object in
the East was "probably a meteor."
As for Michigan's much-
publicized and plentiful uniden-
tified flying objects, they turned
out to be monkeyshines instead
of doomsday — according to a
college boy playing pranks.
But in recent years, and
particularly since last summer,
the pressure had been mounting
for the establishment of a full-
scale Congressional investigation
or for the establishment of an
independent, civilian-controlled
investigative agency.
'No Threat'
The main conclusions
reached by the Air Force were:
• "No unidentified flying
objects reported, investigated,
and evaluated by the Air Force
have ever given any indication
of a threat to our national
security.
• "There has been no evi-
dence submitted to or discov-
ered by the Air Force that
sightings represent technologi-
cal developments or prin-
ciples beyond the range of
present day scientific knowl-
edge.
• "There has been no evi-
dence that sightings that are
categorized as unidentified are
extraterrestrial vehicles."
Major Donald Keyhoe,
however, was unconvinced.
Major Keyhoe, USMC (re-
tired), director of the Nation-
al Investigations Committee
on Aerial Phenomena (NI-
CAP), a private space watch-
dog organization, accused the
Air Force of conducting a de-
liberate whitewash on the
UFO question.
It was Keyhoe's theory
that the Air Force has been
withholding information for four
years of public panic about
UFOs, insisted the Major, who
had never seen one, were of
extraterrestrial origin and
the Air Force feared that the
public could not accept this
knowledge. "They won't give
you details," he complained.
"If they did, many of their
explanations would fall flat."
Keyhoe would also
claim a powerful ally in
Michigan's Gerald Ford, the
House Republican leader,
who suggested it would be
"a very wholesome thing" for
Congress to look into flying
objects. Such an investiga-
tion, Ford suggested, would
"make the American people
'feel better.'"
Whether or not that was
so, the Air Force last week took
a dramatic step to make itself
feel better. Fed up with in-
creasing reports of incoming,
winking, beaming, awesome,
blinking, streaking saucers, the
Air Force last week delivered
half the burden of all respon-
sibility for future consulta-
tions concerning UFOs...
The Air Force announced
that it had commissioned the
University of Colorado to
conduct an "independent" study
of flying saucers for the next
18 months. The director of
the study (expected to cost
$300,000) would be Dr. Ed-
ward U. Condon, former di-
rector of the National Bureau
of Standards, and now a
physics professor at Colo-
rado.
To satisfy the skeptics,
and insure the study's objec-
tivity, Colorado would work
with several other universities
to take part in the study. An
investigation, with about 100
scientific participants...
And in case that wasn't
enough, the National Acad-
emy of Sciences also agreed
to appoint a panel to review
the Colorado report.OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : Mr. Wick DATE: 10-24-66
FROM : M. A. Jones
SUBJECT: JOHN MOSS
FREE-LANCE WRITER
4811 ILLINOIS AVENUE, NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, D. C.
R.D.[handwritten routing notations]
On October 21, 1966, captioned individual telephonically
contacted the Bureau and spoke with SA Thomas B. Coll of the Crime
Research Section.
He advised that he is a free-lance writer and is working
on a story for a TV production concerning unidentified flying
objects. He stated that he has been in personal contact with a
former Air Force officer who uses the alias of Mr. Noel concerning
unidentified flying objects and that it is the TV producer's
intention to use this individual in the forthcoming TV show. He
advised that Noel is not the individual's true name and inquired
as to whether the FBI could advise him of Noel's real identity.
Moss was advised that the FBI could not be of any
assistance to him and that all information in FBI files is
confidential. He was also advised that the investigation of
unidentified flying objects is not, and never has been, a matter
within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI.
Bufiles contain no information which can be identified
with Moss.
RECOMMENDATION: REC 53 62-83894-452
For record purposes. Wire
EX-104
1 – Mr. DeLoach 12 OCT 25 1966
1 – Mr. Wick
1 – 62-83894 (Unidentified flying objects)
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77 OCT 31 1966[Reverse/carbon side of page 31 memorandum] [Stamps, upside down as scanned:] Oct 24 5 18 PM '66 F B I RECEIVED-DIRECTOR REC'D DOM INTELL DIV. 55 OCT 31 [year illegible] Oct 24 2 25 PM '66 F B I REC'D DE LOACH REC'D DE LOACH Oct 25 [time] '66
November 30, 1966
REC-62 62-83894-453 AIRMAIL
Mr. J. A. Hennessey
10 Manson Place
South Kensington
London, S. W. 7, England
Dear Mr. Hennessey: [handwritten: Julian J. A.]
I have received your letter of November 26th.
In response to your inquiry, the policy of this
Bureau regarding the investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects
has not changed since I wrote to you on January 26, 1965. Also,
it is contrary to my long-standing policy to express an opinion on
such matters.
Since my prior communication to you has been
destroyed, I am enclosing another for your files and trust this
will be of help to you in reconstructing your records.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
Enclosure
1 – London – Enclosure
1 – Foreign Liaison Unit – Enclosure
NOTE: Bufiles disclose one prior letter from correspondent and
a reply made to him 1-26-65. WEDG[handwritten]
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61 DEC 2[?] 1966
MAIL ROOM □ TELETYPE UNIT □[Reverse/carbon side of page 33 letter — yellow paper, upside down as scanned] [Stamps visible:] Nov 30 11 03 AM '66 F B I RECEIVED-DIRECTOR REC'D DE LOACH REC'D DE LOACH Nov 29 5 37 PM '66 F B I [Additional routing stamps, partially legible]
ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
OF AERONAUTICS & ASTRONAUTICS
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS
COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA
10 MANSON PLACE
OFF QUEENSGATE
SOUTH KENSINGTON
LONDON, S.W.7
TELEPHONE: KENsington 4295
26th November, 1966
Edgar J. Hoover,
Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir,
[handwritten at top: O Flying Saucers]
About two years ago or so I wrote to you and
asked you, to the best of my recollection, why agents
of you Bureau investigated reported landings of
unidentified flying objects and whether data regarding
their findings was available. You replied saying that
agents investigated these cases to determine whether
any Federal law had been broken and that their
findings were confidential as were all other FBI records.
Since receiving your letter which was placed in my
records, many of my records including your letter were
destroyed recently in a fire at my home and I would
therefore be grateful if, for the purposes of my new
records, confirm your letter of 1964/5 if the situation
is still the same.
In addition, I would be pleased to learn what your
opinion is of the unidentified flying objects. If you
decline, I would appreciate that it was due to your
position.
REC-62 62-83894-453
Yours sincerely,
[handwritten] Julian J. A. Hennessey
J.A. Hennessey.
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4 DEC 2 1966
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January 26, 1965
[Stamp:]
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F B I
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[Stamp in margin:]
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Nov 25 3 55m '65
F B I
Mr. J. A. Hennessey
10 Manson Place
South Kensington
London, S. W. 7, England
Dear Mr. Hennessey:
Your letter of January 20th has been received.
In response to your inquiry, the FBI has not conducted
an investigation as you mentioned inasmuch as this would not come
within our investigative jurisdiction. The presence of an Agent was
simply to determine whether or not any violation may have occurred
in which the FBI would have an interest, and for no other reason.
While I would like to be of assistance to you, the files
of the FBI must be maintained as confidential in accordance with
regulations of the Department of Justice and are unavailable for
official use only. As of this time, I am sure you will understand
why I cannot be of any further assistance in this instance.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
1 – London – Enclosure
1 – Albuquerque – Enclosure
1 – Mr. Sullivan – Enclosure
1 – Foreign Liaison Unit – Enclosure
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ENCLOSURE
62-[ILLEGIBLE]83894-453Mr. J. A. Hennessey
NOTE: Bufiles reflect that an unidentified flying object was sighted
near Socorro, New Mexico, on April 24, 1964. Captain Holder, United
States Air Force, along with SA D. Arthur Byrnes, Jr., interviewed
one Lonnie Zamora of the Socorro Police Department who had observed
the phenomena. SA Byrnes typed such a statement from Zamora which
was later included in a memo for dissemination. The Albuquerque
Office did not conduct any investigation other than to keep the
Bureau advised and maintain liaison with the Air Force. This is
apparently the situation to which the correspondent is referring.
Bufiles contain no information identifiable with the correspondent.
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REC-62-83894-454
[handwritten: Raflene / D. Byrpan (or similar)]
ST-105 Mr. Joe Thorn
Chief of Police
Princeton, West Virginia 24740
My dear Chief:
Your letter was received on December 19th.
Although I appreciate the motives prompting you to
write me, unidentified flying objects do not come within the scope
of this Bureau's authority. I am, however, referring a copy of your
letter to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector Gen-
eral, Department of the Air Force, Washington, D. C., whose
agency has conducted related studies.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
1 – Pittsburgh – Enclosure
Attention SAC: Correspondent is not identifiable in Bureau indices.
NOTE: Copy of incoming sent to OSI by form.
DCL:sep (4)
[Stamps: MAILED, DEC 2[?] 1966]
[handwritten]: A Wall 227 Jan
7 0 JAN [?] 1967[Reverse/carbon side of page 39 letter — yellow paper, upside down as scanned] [Stamps visible:] Dec 27 1 02 PM '66 RECD-SULLIVAN FBI JUSTICE Dec 27 [time] M INTELL DIV. RECD Dec 21 5 30 PM '66 F B I RECEIVED-DIRECTOR REC'D DE LOACH Dec 21 8 51 AM '66 Dec 22 12 03 PM '66 W INTELL DIV. RECD
Princeton, West Virginia November 28, 1966 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Chief Federal Bureau of Investigation Dear Sir: I have been Police Chief of Princeton, W. Va. for a number of years and have been a member of that department for 22 years. Sir I mention the above so that you will not think an idiot is writing. You seemingly do not know or utterly disregard the following subject. I had hoped that you might make a statement before now on this subject. I have waited many years to see your opinion in print, but nothing of the sort has happened. I am speaking of the UFO's or unidentified flying objects before long and it is a matter of time that we will have a flying saucer speak to us on this subject. Sir I happen to know they exist. I have personally seen two of them. One of their sightings under low cloud cover in daylight. If we set sure as to the cloud height. The other at probably two thousand feet altitude and approx. one mile off. You may not be interested ? But I think this may be vital to the security of the United States and if it is vital to be sure that you are now familiar with and working on this problem. If I am correct and these things do land I am greatly concerned as to what kind of reception they might receive from the inhabitants of this country. I am convinced after a great deal of thought that someone of your standing in this country should let the people know what is being done to prepare for these things. If this is out of your line of duty I am sorry to bother you. ACW 10-28-66 DCN/dup Sincerely yours, Joe Short Police Chief Princeton, West Virginia. [handwritten:] O FLYING SAUCERS [handwritten:] B [handwritten:] 62-83894- 454 [stamp:] REC DEC 07 1966 [stamp:] CORRECTED
December 27, 1966
[handwritten:] REC 46 62-83894-455
[handwritten:] X-108
Miss Judith Goodman
13 Williams Street
Bradford, Pennsylvania 16701
Dear Miss Goodman:
I have received your letter of December 20th.
Although I would like to be of assistance, matters pertaining to Unidentified Flying Objects are not within the jurisdiction of the FBI.
Inasmuch as your communication is of interest to another governmental agency, I am referring a copy of it to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, Washington, D. C. 20333.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
NOTE: Bufiles contain no record of correspondent. A copy of her letter was sent to the Department of the Air Force by form raised this date.
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[handwritten:] fdo
[stamp:] BUFILE IN
DECEMBER 1966
RECEIVED[Reverse side of page 42 — text shows through from obverse, printed in mirror image. Legible stamps:] [stamp:] RECVD DE LOACH F B I [stamp:] DEC 27 11 29 AM '66 F B I [stamp:] RECEIVED-DIRECTOR F.B.I. [stamp:] Dec 27 4 03 PM '66 [stamp:] Dec 23 1 04 PM '66
OFFICE OF DIRECTOR
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
(December 23, 1966)
Judith Goodman
13 Williams Street
Bradford, Pa. 16701
Mr. J. Edgar Hoover
4936 30th Place
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Hoover,
I am doing my Science Fair project on U.F.O.s. Could you please send me any and all information you have on this subject? I would also appreciate any information you may have as to how many planes we have lost flying U.F.O.s. Why has this information been kept a secret? Why is it important to national defense?
Also would you happen to know if any other sides ourself have spotted U.F.O.s in [the past?]
Judith Goodman
[handwritten:] REC 46 62-83894-455
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[Handwritten letter]
Judith Goodman
13 Williams St.
Bradford Pa.
16701
Mr. J Edgar Hoover
4936 30th Place
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Hoover,
I am doing my Science Fair project on U.F.O.s. Could you please send me any and all information you have on this subject? I would also appreciate any information you may have as to how many planes we have lost flying U.F.O.s. Why has this information been kept a secret? Why is it important to national defense?
Also would you happen to know if any other sides ourself have spotted U.F.O.s in recent times?
Judith Goodman
[handwritten:] Oct 4, 1966
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UPI-133 (FLYING SAUCER) BOULDER, COLO.---DR. EDWARD CONDON, HEAD OF A GOVERNMENT-FINANCED SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFC), SAID TODAY HE HAD RECEIVED A LETTER TELLING HIM WHEN AND WHERE A FLYING SAUCER WOULD LAND ON EARTH. CONDON, PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, SAID HE WOULD WRITE TO THE MAN AND ASK HIM ON WHAT BASIS HE MADE THE PREDICTION. "HE GAVE ME THE EXACT DATE AND THE EXACT LOCATION THE SAUCER WOULD LAND SAID IT WOULD BE MANNED BY PERSONS FROM ANOTHER PLANET," CONDON SAID. "WE SUGGESTED HE CONTACT THE SPACE TRAVELERS AND MAKE FRIENDS WITH THEM," THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROFESSOR SAID. CONDON WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE LETTER, SAY WHERE THE PREDICTED LANDING WOULD TAKE PLACE OR THE DATE. HE SAID HE WOULD REPLY TO THE LETTER. "I'M GOING TO ANSWER THE LETTER TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT THE BASIS IS FOR THE MAN'S PREDICTIONS," CONDON SAID. CONDON ALSO DISCLOSED THAT DR. ROBERT M. LOW, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CU FLYING OBJECTS INVESTIGATION PROJECT, WAS IN THE JOPLIN, MO.-PITTSBURG, KANS. AREA TODAY CHECKING OUT REPORTS OF UFO SIGHTINGS. HE SAID LOW PROBABLY WOULD RETURN TO BOULDER TONIGHT. OIR. C 1/18--TS329PES WASHINGTON CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE [handwritten:] Condon is a publicity hound. 62-83894- 456 [handwritten:] 79 JAN 23 1967 [stamp:] DEC 1 1967 [handwritten:] file spares
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1 - Mr. DeLoach
1 - Mr. Gale
1 - Liaison Section
1 - Mr. McAndrews
1 - Mr. Ware
January 18, 1967
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
ALLEGEDLY SIGHTING, JANUARY 17, 1967
O FLYING SAUCERS
At 4:10 a.m., January 18, 1967, James C. Collins, 212 Sharon Drive, Chesapeake, Virginia, telephone 547-4648, advised that he desired to report that he had observed a large oblong-shaped object which alighted in the street in front of him when he was on his way home from his television repair shop, the Oak Grove T. V., 4494 Crest Bridge Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. He believes that he was taken into this craft which he recalls as being made of a glass like substance and being transparent. It was manned by several individuals who appeared to be undersized creatures similar to members of the human race, probably not more than 4 feet tall. They were allegedly wearing regular trousers, pants and T-shirts. Collins believes that he was transported by this craft for an undetermined distance and returned to his point of take-off approximately one hour later.
Collins spoke in a coherent manner although he appeared to be under certain emotional strain. He claimed he had not been drinking any intoxicants but he was unable to account for the time between 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.. He stated he was telephoning from his wife's home, but had no recollection of being elsewhere between 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
The above is being furnished for your information.
NOTE: Collins furnished information to night supervisor SA A. R. Ware, Special Investigative Division. A check of Bureau indices did not disclose any information which could be identified with Collins.
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[stamp:] 6 2 JAN 26 1967
[stamp:] 10 JAN 20 1967
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its authors are not to be distributed outside your agency.[Reverse side of page 51 — faint bleed-through of obverse text. Legible stamps:] [stamp:] 6 2 JAN 5 1967 ELAPSED TIME [stamp:] Jan 18 12 00 PM '67
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO: Director, FBI DATE: 1/30/67.
FROM: [REDACTED], Mexico City (105-5844) (RUC) [REDACTED]
SUBJECT: W. R. HANAWALT [X]
INFORMATION CONCERNING
SECRET
[REDACTED] furnished the following information on 1/27/1966, classified SECRET, with instructions that it may not be disseminated [or made available to] anyone outside the Bureau without prior approval [REDACTED]
"Attached for your information and retention is a copy of the text of a telegram addressed to the Federal Security Police, Mexico, D.F. The telegram was sent from Harlingen, Texas, by W. R. Hanawalt on 20 December 1966."
The files of this office contain no information on Hanawalt other than the information contained herein.
The telegram is set out as follows:
Federal Security Police
[REDACTED]
Mexico [REDACTED] letter sent to Officer in Charge, Texas Dept. of Public Safety, Harlingen, Texas
"Dear Sir, this letter is in way of clarification and to [REDACTED] accident report and the remarkable similarities of the aircraft [REDACTED] designed and delivered to [REDACTED]
"The [REDACTED], or cobalt ray, is a self-[REDACTED] ray, and is similar in name to a cocoon around a [REDACTED]. The [REDACTED] can be amplified, and less dangerous, to cause an individual to a lesser or greater degree of [REDACTED] than normal. Visions of flying objects are a healthy fairly obvious[?] controlled and is very real to that individual experiencing the phenomena. Reasoning and [REDACTED] can be
[stamp:] REC 11
[stamp:] EX 109
[stamp:] CRIME RESEARCH
[stamp:] SECRET
[stamp:] 9 FEB 3 1967MEX 105-5844 SECRET
absolutely manipulated-your lie detector tests can be positively controlled without your knowledge. [X]
"Any smell, taste, hearing by sound or word, sight can be controlled by vision blocks or intensity of clarity or pin point control of eye direction itself. Any physical sensation can be duplicated. Mental and conversational blocks can be created at any time. Evasion, embarrassment to that person. Naturally manipulated, typing, book keeping can be manipulated to the excess of frustration or nervous or mental collapse. Sexual climax can be made to meet any individual anywhere or anytime. [X]
"Any type machine can be manipulated, destroyed or damaged from unexplainable reasons or sources. This means any part or component of any part of that machine or motor-shoot at random. Previously the method used was connecting the Ray to electric or telephone lines, which gave access to the monitoring of anyone's thoughts wherever he might be, particularly while at work at your desk. Thoughts used on the highway while driving, in service trucks, equipment carried in trucks, rental trailers, autos, etc. Much of this equipment is from out of state, particularly California, used in the valley by the [REDACTED]s who are here for reasons extending over 90 days and who do not pay for Texas plates. [X]
"They have infiltrated almost every business level. [X]
"Any man in business cannot realize the reason so many complaints or confidential matters are not [REDACTED]. No competitor can eventually bankrupt any or all. Accordingly, his strategy is to defend attorney present a defense when his strategy is known to the enemy from the very beginning, in an intensive review of by driving record, particularly articles. I believe most are interested, at least since 1940, because I learned too much in the Navy while at war, concerning political appointments of various members of the armed forces with political influence.
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SECRETMEX 105-5844 SECRET
"I saw unidentified flying objects in 1945 on combat missions. They were not the enemy. [X]
"[ILLEGIBLE] [X] I further believe that I will possibly experience forgery and [possibly] be convicted for it from valid signatures made at service stations using credit cards. The customer gets the copy, the station keeps the hard copy, and the clear carbon with the valid signatures are erased and given away for countries use. These signatures are entirely valid and in court will be witnessed by an handwriting expert. This involves betrayal of a trust involving state taxes. [X]
"I have stated the possibility of premeditated murder from the standpoint of the operator, his vehicle and add to this the same conditions for the operator if he is involved. These are manipulated by the system applied in the barrel of the Federal Security arm, who are untouchable because of betrayal of Federal top secrets they have worn to defend. I suspect especially the CIA and the space area. The Federal intervention necessary at state level for business level in domestic engagement. [X]
"I further believe this letter will be seized by the Post Office authorities already know its contents, is mailed, for what I consider obscure security reasons. It must be transmitted by teletype, telephone or private carrier. [X]
"I believe it is mandatory for the prevention of crime, public safety, and counter-measures that the cobalt or laser process be made public. I believe it has been used in Harlingen for slight injuries to many persons in all walks of life. [X]
"I further believe that the yielding of this information does not constitute a breach of trust in any way, having the powers that be in practice, having been replaced by the satellite sense, our spy in the sky, and similar devices, some of which were publicly announced to the press and/or magazines. [X]
"I further suspect that most if not all National Congressmen or Senators know of the method and have used it for personal
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SECRETMEX 105-5844 SECRET
purposes in election races, and possibly on the state level. I will enlarge upon these views at your convenience, if necessary at my own expense, and stand trial for the contents herein. [X]
"In this matter I expressly ask the co-operation of the Departments of Public Safety of Texas, Pennsylvania and California, and if the State of Texas prefers, with then alone. My medical or mental examinations to be conducted by the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., by doctors of all western nations. [X]
"I submit myself as of sound mind and body, and that the above is true and correct or my sound opinion. There is no proof of a tangible nature other than public access of the same equipment for the same use it was invented for -- national and public safety. [X]
W. R. Hanawalt [X]
No information was located in the indices of the Mexico City Office identifiable with the subject.
The foregoing is furnished for information of the Bureau and San Antonio.
[stamp:] SECRET[FBI Records Request form]
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Records Branch
[ ] Name Searching Unit - Room 6327
[ ] Service Unit - Room 6524
[ ] Forward to File Review
[ ] Attention [ILLEGIBLE]
SECRET TO [ILLEGIBLE] 606 D
Supervisor Room Ext.
Type of References Requested:
[ ] Regular Request (Analytical Search)
[X] All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)
[ ] Subversive References Only
[ ] Nonsubversive References Only
[ ] Main References Only
Type of Search Requested:
[ ] Restricted to Locality of
[ ] Exact Name Only (On the Nose)
[ ] Build-up Variations
Subject: W. R. Hanawalt [X]
Birthdate:
Address:
Localities:
No. Date 2-9 Searcher Initials: [ILLEGIBLE]
Prev. FILE NUMBER SERIAL
NK
[ILLEGIBLE]
NF: 162-145841 [ILLEGIBLE]
[handwritten file number and serial entries, largely illegible]
Classified [ILLEGIBLE]
Decl: 11/20/91
9601 EO571/E1000 9/20/63
90-4/03
SECRETUNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO: Director, FBI DATE: 5/3/67
FROM: [REDACTED], London (105-2671) (RUC)
SUBJECT: J.J.A. HENNESSY
O Flying Saucers
IB - CI
Enclosed are 2 copies of a (b)(7)(D)
(b)(7)(D) letter dated 4/27/67, classified SECRET, contents self-explanatory.
The Bureau may desire to furnish a copy of enclosed letter to Denver for information purposes.
3 - Bureau (Enc. 3) SURE
1 - Liaison (sent direct)
1 - London
[ILLEGIBLE] (5)
[stamp:] REC 51 62-83894-459
[stamp:] 6 6 JUN 1 1967
[stamp:] CONFIDENTIAL
Classified Exempt from General Declassification
Exemption category: [ILLEGIBLE]SECRET
Communications must be on double sheets of paper.
The code number must be addressed to:
The Secretariat [REDACTED] PARLIAMENT STREET, B.O. London, S.W.1
and not to any individual.
Telephone No. 01-734 [REDACTED] BOX NO. 500,
[REDACTED] PARLIAMENT STREET, B.O.,
LONDON, S.W.1.
Our Ref:
Your Ref: 27th April, 1967
[stamp:] JOINT STATE
[stamp:] JOINT STATE
Dear Sir,
You may be interested to know that we have learnt from a definite source that J.J.A. Hennessy, 36 Braxton Place, South Kensington S.W.7., claiming to be an Associate Member of the National Investigating Committee on Aerial Phenomena, had been in contact [in mid April 1967 with] [REDACTED]
He has drawn attention to the U.S. Government grant to the University of Colorado investigating unidentified flying objects with a view to establishing whether there is any pattern in the occurrences available to suggest that the objects could have any resulting data [REDACTED] extraterrestrial source. The investigations are being conducted under the auspices of the Faculty of the Studies of the Physics and Astrophysics Dept. of the University.
He is known to have asked that a questionnaire in connection with this investigation be forwarded to the appropriate [REDACTED]
[REDACTED] Yours truly,
[REDACTED]
John V. Hinsley, Esq.
Legal Attaché,
American Embassy.
In Duplicate
JOY/BY
SECRET[FBI Records Request/Search form] Federal Bureau of Investigation Records Branch [ ] Name Searching Unit - Room 6327 [ ] Service Unit - Room 6524 [X] Forward to File Review [ ] Return to [ILLEGIBLE] Type of References Requested: [ ] Regular Request (Analytical Search) [X] All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive) [ ] Subversive References Only [ ] Nonsubversive References Only [ ] Main References Only Type of Search Requested: [ ] Restricted to Locality of [ ] Exact Name Only (On the Nose) [ ] Build-up Variations Subject: Dr. Edward W. Condon Birthdate: [ILLEGIBLE] Address: (UNIVERSITY OF DENVER) Localities: No. Date [ILLEGIBLE] Searcher: [ILLEGIBLE] Prev: FILE NUMBER SERIAL WF 111-624 WF/HQ-25... 162-83894 -221 11/63 -221a 11/63 -313 4/22 -313a 4/22 -414 [ILLEGIBLE] -443 [ILLEGIBLE] [additional entries largely illegible]
FBI (See Later)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Records Division
[ ] Name Searching Unit - Room 6527
[ ] Service Copy - Room 6528
[ ] Forward to: [ILLEGIBLE]
[ ] Attention: Rec 900 REC REF 2005
XX Return to: [ILLEGIBLE] File:
Type of References Requested:
[ ] Regular Request (Analytical Search)
XX All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)
[ ] Subversive References Only
[ ] Nonsubversive References Only
[ ] Note: References Only
Type of Secret Requested:
[ ] Contact Name Only (On the Name)
[ ] Builder: Brief/Variations
Subject: J. J. A. HENNESSY
Address: KENSINGTON, ENGLAND
(ATTENDS UNIVERSITY OF DENVER)
SA: Date: Service:
Prin.:
FILE NUMBER SERIAL
[handwritten] 62-83894-442
[handwritten] Johnson [ILLEGIBLE]
[ILLEGIBLE]
[stamp] SEARCHED CASE WAS FOUND
DATE 28 1 1960OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 6/8/67
FROM : SAC, MIAMI (62-0-11328) O
FLYING SAUCERS
SUBJECT: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
A review of the Miami indices revealed information reflecting subject appeared at the Miami Office on July 24, 1959, and volunteered to return to Austria as an intelligence agent. His expressed motivation was to do something to repay the debt he felt he owed the United States. He was afforded the Washington, D. C. Headquarters address of the Central Intelligence Agency and told his inquiry should be directed there.
Also, on July 4, 1961, he appeared at the Miami Office and gave an incoherent story of recently meeting an individual who asked him to kill his mother. PEYERL appeared to be somewhat bewildered and continuously gazed away from the interviewing Agent.
During his most recent visit to the Miami Office, PEYERL seemed genuinely concerned about the existence of the object he allegedly photographed during November, 1944. He exhibited no emotional nor mental disorder and appeared to be rational.
In view of recent publicity afforded UFO sightings, some apparently by responsible sources, this information is submitted to the Bureau for consideration of transmittal to the U. S. Air Force.
[handwritten initials and annotations]
2 - Bureau (Enc. 1) [stamp] ENCLOSURE
1 - Miami
LB/bab
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JUN 27 1967
[stamp] REC 40
[stamp] 62-83794-460 [ILLEGIBLE]
14 JUN 12 1961 [ILLEGIBLE]
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings PlanUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No. 62-0-11328
Miami, Florida
June 8, 1967
RE: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
[handwritten annotation] Cord May 3, 1967 in Russia
On April 26, 1967, PAUL L. PEYERL, 1430 Southwest 76th Street, Miami, Florida, appeared at the Miami Office and furnished the following information relating to an object, presently referred to as an unidentified flying object, he allegedly photographed during November, 1944:
Sometime during 1943, he graduated from the German Air Academy and was assigned as a member of the Luftwaffe on the Russian Front. Near the end of 1944, he was released from this duty and was assigned as a test pilot to a top secret project in the Black Forest of Austria. During this period he observed the aircraft described above. It was saucer shaped, about twenty-one feet in diameter, radio controlled, and mounted several jet engines around the exterior portion of the craft. He further described the exterior portion as revolving around the dome in the center which remained stationary. It was PEYERL's responsibility to photograph the object while in flight. He asserted he was able to retain a negative of a photograph he made at 7,000 meters (20,000 feet). A Xerox copy of the negative, as furnished by PEYERL, appears on the last page of this communication. Also, a still photograph he allegedly made "at the risk of my life", illustrating the object parked in a hangar, appears on the last page.
According to PEYERL, the above aircraft was designed and engineered by First Name Unknown KUEHR, a German engineer whose present whereabouts is unknown to him. He named KUEHR was taken into custody by Allied Forces upon the termination of hostilities. PEYERL stated KUEHR unsuccessfully attempted to avoid the German draft, but was apprehended by the Gestapo
[stamp] ENCLOSURE
62-83894-460RE: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
in Vienna, Austria, sometime during late 1943 or early 1944. PEYERL also assumed the secrets pertaining to this aircraft were captured by Allied Forces. He said this type of aircraft was responsible for the downing of at least one American B-26 airplane. He furnished the following fuel and engine data:
"....Fuel mixture of H₂H₄O in Methyl Alcohol (CH₃OH) rather than 'oxygen-holding' mixture of hydrogen peroxide H₂O₂ in water. 7m 1,3m high two rocket motors; smooth flow, rotary drive over 2,000 meters per second...."
PEYERL said he copied this data from a board located in the hanger area.
PEYERL asserted he was shot down by the British on March 14, 1945, after having been reassigned to the Western Front. He was held prisoner by the British in London and later in Brussels until his release in 1946. He departed for the United States from Bremerhaven, Germany, on December 26, 1951; entering the United States in New Jersey on January 7, 1952, and was subsequently naturalized in Miami during 1958. He is presently employed as a mechanic at Eastern Airlines, Miami, Florida. He related he was born May 3, 1924, in Austria.
PEYERL stated he has withheld this information because he assumed the United States possessed it. He has become increasingly concerned because of the unconfirmed reports concerning a similar object and denials the United States has such an aircraft. He feels such a weapon would be beneficial in Vietnam and would prevent the further loss of American lives which was his paramount purpose in contacting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
PEYERL reiterated he has the original negatives of both photographs. He said the shots were taken at a thirty second time exposure.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
2UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No. 62-0-11328
Miami, Florida
June 8, 1967
RE: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
On April 26, 1967, PAUL L. PEYERL, 1430 Southwest 76th Street, Miami, Florida, appeared at the Miami Office and furnished the following information relating to an object, presently referred to as an unidentified flying object, he allegedly photographed during November, 1944:
Sometime during 1943, he graduated from the German Air Academy and was assigned as a member of the Luftwaffe on the Russian Front. Near the end of 1944, he was released from this duty and was assigned as a test pilot to a top secret project in the Black Forest of Austria. During this period he observed the aircraft described above. It was saucer shaped, about twenty-one feet in diameter, radio controlled, and mounted several jet engines around the exterior portion of the craft. He further described the exterior portion as revolving around the dome in the center which remained stationary. It was PEYERL's responsibility to photograph the object while in flight. He asserted he was able to retain a negative of a photograph he made at 7,000 meters (20,000 feet). A Xerox copy of the negative, as furnished by PEYERL, appears on the last page of this communication. Also, a still photograph he allegedly made "at the risk of my life", illustrating the object parked in a hangar, appears on the last page.
According to PEYERL, the above aircraft was designed and engineered by (First Name Unknown) KUEHR, a German engineer whose present whereabouts is unknown to him. He named KUEHR was taken into custody by Allied Forces upon the termination of hostilities. PEYERL stated KUEHR unsuccessfully attempted to avoid the German draft, but was apprehended by the GestapoRE: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
in Vienna, Austria, sometime during late 1943 or early 1944. PEYERL also assumed the secrets pertaining to this aircraft were captured by Allied Forces. He said this type of aircraft was responsible for the downing of at least one American B-26 airplane. He furnished the following fuel and engine data:
"....Fuel mixture of H₂H₄O in Methyl Alcohol (CH₃OH) rather than 'oxygen-holding' mixture of hydrogen peroxide H₂O₂ in water. 7m 1,3m high two rocket motors; smooth flow, rotary drive over 2,000 meters per second...."
PEYERL said he copied this data from a board located in the hanger area.
PEYERL asserted he was shot down by the British on March 14, 1945, after having been reassigned to the Western Front. He was held prisoner by the British in London and later in Brussels until his release in 1946. He departed for the United States from Bremerhaven, Germany, on December 26, 1951; entering the United States in New Jersey on January 7, 1952, and was subsequently naturalized in Miami during 1958. He is presently employed as a mechanic at Eastern Airlines, Miami, Florida. He related he was born May 3, 1924, in Austria.
PEYERL stated he has withheld this information because he assumed the United States possessed it. He has become increasingly concerned because of the unconfirmed reports concerning a similar object and denials the United States has such an aircraft. He feels such a weapon would be beneficial in Vietnam and would prevent the further loss of American lives which was his paramount purpose in contacting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
PEYERL reiterated he has the original negatives of both photographs. He said the shots were taken at a thirty second time exposure.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
62-0-11328
Miami, Florida
June 8, 1967
RE: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
On April 26, 1967, PAUL L. PEYERL, 1430 Southwest 76th Street, Miami, Florida, appeared at the Miami Office and furnished the following information relating to an object, presently referred to as an unidentified flying object, he allegedly photographed during November, 1944:
Sometime during 1943, he graduated from the German Air Academy and was assigned as a member of the Luftwaffe on the Russian Front. Near the end of 1944, he was released from this duty and was assigned as a test pilot to a top secret project in the Black Forest of Austria. During this period he observed the aircraft described above. It was saucer shaped, about twenty-one feet in diameter, radio controlled, and mounted several jet engines around the exterior portion of the craft. He further described the exterior portion as revolving around the dome in the center which remained stationary. It was PEYERL's responsibility to photograph the object while in flight. He asserted he was able to retain a negative of a photograph he made at 7,000 meters (20,000 feet). A Xerox copy of the negative, as furnished by PEYERL, appears on the last page of this communication. Also, a still photograph he allegedly made "at the risk of my life", illustrating the object parked in a hangar, appears on the last page.
According to PEYERL, the above aircraft was designed and engineered by (First Name Unknown) KUEHR, a German engineer whose present whereabouts is unknown to him. He named KUEHR was taken into custody by Allied Forces upon the termination of hostilities. PEYERL stated KUEHR unsuccessfully attempted to avoid the German draft, but was apprehended by the GestapoRE: PAUL L. PEYERL
INFORMATION CONCERNING
in Vienna, Austria, sometime during late 1943 or early 1944. PEYERL also assumed the secrets pertaining to this aircraft were captured by Allied Forces. He said this type of aircraft was responsible for the downing of at least one American B-26 airplane. He furnished the following fuel and engine data:
"....Fuel mixture of H₂H₄O in Methyl Alcohol (CH₃OH) rather than 'oxygen-holding' mixture of hydrogen peroxide H₂O₂ in water. 7m 1,3m high two rocket motors; smooth flow, rotary drive over 2,000 meters per second...."
PEYERL said he copied this data from a board located in the hanger area.
PEYERL asserted he was shot down by the British on March 14, 1945, after having been reassigned to the Western Front. He was held prisoner by the British in London and later in Brussels until his release in 1946. He departed for the United States from Bremerhaven, Germany, on December 26, 1951; entering the United States in New Jersey on January 7, 1952, and was subsequently naturalized in Miami during 1958. He is presently employed as a mechanic at Eastern Airlines, Miami, Florida. He related he was born May 3, 1924, in Austria.
PEYERL stated he has withheld this information because he assumed the United States possessed it. He has become increasingly concerned because of the unconfirmed reports concerning a similar object and denials the United States has such an aircraft. He feels such a weapon would be beneficial in Vietnam and would prevent the further loss of American lives which was his paramount purpose in contacting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
PEYERL reiterated he has the original negatives of both photographs. He said the shots were taken at a thirty second time exposure.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
2[Photograph/sketch page - two images, lower quality scan] [Top image: faint sketch of landscape/cloud scene] BOTTOM ↑ [Bottom image: faint sketch of oval disc-shaped object with appendages] TOP ↑ 3↑ [watermark: Best Possible Image]
[Photograph page - two photographic images] [Top image: photograph of landscape/cloud scene with partial ground terrain visible] BOTTOM ↑ [Bottom image: photograph of disc/saucer-shaped object] Top ↑ 3↑ [watermark: Best Possible Image]
OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 7/25/67
FROM : SAC, NEWARK (47-0)
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS
IVAN SANDERSON, COMPLAINANT
ALLEGED IMPERSONATION OF FBI AGENTS
AND MILITARY PERSONNEL
IMPERSONATION
[handwritten annotation] Flying Saucers
Enclosed herewith for the Bureau are Chapters 13 and 14 of a book now being prepared by IVAN SANDERSON. The book relates to Unidentified Aerial Objects (UAO) which SANDERSON states will soon be published in magazine form on a nation-wide basis. N.J.
SANDERSON, who claims to have written several books, is a graduate of Oxford in England and has various degrees. He states that he has appeared on the Gary Moore Show and other types of television projects. He relates that he has been extremely concerned about UAOs and in the submitted material he eludes briefly to the FBI and the CIA.
There does not appear to be a violation of the Impersonation Statute or any other violation over which this Bureau now has jurisdiction. The enclosed information is submitted only for the Bureau's interest and no further action is contemplated by Newark.
2 - Bureau (Enc. 1) [stamp] ENCLOSURE
1 - Newark
NSI:JMF
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[stamp] 62-83894-4[ILLEGIBLE]
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[stamp] ORIGINAL FILED IN
[handwritten] REC'd
JUL 27 1967
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan[ILLEGIBLE routing slip at top left corner]
August 24, 1967
[handwritten] 62-83894-462
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Mr. Theodore Gray Hullett
561 37th Avenue
San Francisco, California 94121
Dear Mr. Hullett:
Mr. Hoover received your letter of August 19th, with enclosure, and wanted you to know he appreciates your best wishes. He asked me to thank you for sending the publication you forwarded to him.
Sincerely yours,
[stamp] MAILED 19
AUG 24 1967
COMM-FBI
[signature] Helen W. Gandy
Helen W. Gandy
Secretary
NOTE: Buffiles contain nothing identifiable regarding correspondent and no record of the publication, "ufo contact." Inasmuch as correspondent might possibly use a letter from the Director in some manner to promote this magazine, an in-absence reply is deemed advisable.
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[handwritten routing notations]
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[stamp] RECEIVED-DIRECTOR
F.B.I.
[ILLEGIBLE]
[stamp] REC'D D WICK
FBI
Aug 23 3 00 PM 67
[stamp] RECEIVED-DIRECTOR
F.B.I.
[stamp] SEC'Y READING ROOM
F.B.I.
[stamp] REC'D DE LOACH
F.B.I.
Aug 23 3 55 PM 67
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August 19, 1967
O Unidentified Flying Objects
Director J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hoover:
A very Happy Birthday....... July 1967.
I am very lucky to have the opportunity this afternoon to be able to introduce to you the ufo contact jean journal. This magazine has been dedicated to Mr. George Adamski.
My letter to you and the enclosed magazine is a project of my own. I was a reporter for ufo-contact, and in this way I hope to bring to the attention of [ILLEGIBLE] of our country, our magazine and the message that it contains, to the reader. I don't sell the magazine, but plan to give it to the person I write to as a gift. The cost is my own, and the experience I will gain will be my reward, perhaps an advancement to the position of co-worker for IGAP in the future.
Thank you very much for giving me a moment of your time. I am sure you will find our magazine interesting.
May I again wish you a very Happy Birthday! (Walter Mitchell)
Column
Your friend,
[signature] Theodore Gray Hullett
Theodore Gray Hullett
561 37th Avenue
San Francisco, California
ZIP CODE: 94121
[stamp] ENCLOSURE
[stamp] PENCIL REQUIRED FILE
EXP. PROC.
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[handwritten] 62-83894-462
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S Convincing & UFO pictures
Convincing UFO pictures[Reverse/verso of letter — document photographed upside down showing through from obverse; mirror impression of the August 19, 1967 letter on page 75]
[stamp] EXP. PROC.
AUG 22 1967 [ILLEGIBLE]
FBI
[stamp] RECEIVED-DIRECTOR
FBI
[stamp] 16 SEP 15 1967
[ILLEGIBLE routing stamps and date impressions][Manila envelope, blank face] [handwritten] 62-83894-463 [circular punch hole at top center] [two punch holes at bottom center]
[Left half — UFO Contact magazine cover]
ufo contact
igap journal vol. 2 · no. 3 june 1967
[geometric/abstract cover design image]
international
get acquainted
program
PRINTED IN DENMARK
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
GREENBELT, MARYLAND 20771
FILE [ILLEGIBLE]
[date stamp] 17 3 1967 [ILLEGIBLE]
Mr. Fred [ILLEGIBLE]
[ILLEGIBLE], Virginia [ILLEGIBLE]
Dear Mr. [ILLEGIBLE]:
Thank you for your letter and for your offer to show us some of your original data on flying saucer objects. We are not actually qualified in this judgment of information, but I think that your photographs might be of interest to the Air Force. I will make an appointment for you to come out to me here and show me your pictures. I look forward to hearing from you.
The Air Force would be very interested in reviewing your films, and you would get more information from them.
Sincerely,
[signature]
George [ILLEGIBLE] Summers [ILLEGIBLE]
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
[stamp] MAY 7 1967
Dear Mr. [ILLEGIBLE]:
The Air Force would be very interested in reviewing your unidentified flying object (UFO) film. [ILLEGIBLE] received a letter of information from you and I believe that you would get far more information from the Air Force. I will arrange for a showing for any Monday which is convenient for you.
Sincerely,
[signature]
George [ILLEGIBLE] Summers [ILLEGIBLE]
Community Relations Division
Office of Information[Open spread of UFO Contact magazine, vol. 2, no. 3, June 1967] [Left page — page 140] 140 ufo contact at home and watch your favourite television programme. Then you will forget all about it. But do they make programmes about living planets and [ILLEGIBLE] — apart from the news they show on Sundays? — Or, do they ever bring out and tell us: do they name flying creatures from space for ever, perhaps to be picked up by creatures on other planets? — We know well that this is possible. After all, we here in Britain were able to watch the Olympic Games in Japan via a satellite in outer space. [paragraph continues but partially illegible] CREDIT — COURTESY OF TOPSIDE — JOURNAL OF THE OTTAWA NEW SCIENCES CLUB OUR READERS MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW UFO CONTACT IS SENT TO OVER 50 NATIONAL DELEGATES AND OTHERS AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK, AND TO MANY RADIOS OF STATE OF COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. SHOULD OUR READERS WISH TO OFFER POSITIVE HELP — FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE — IN SPREADING THE TRUTH OF THE UNIVERSE THEN THAT HELP WILL BE VERY WELCOME. The Editors. --- [Right page — page 113] ufo contact 113 "Live" TV Coming from Outer Space?- Sun Lake City (AP) — A distinguished British astronomer, Dr. Fred Hoyle, says that "live" TV coming out of clear TV from outer space. And by clear he means they are probably more scientifically perfect than anything we can transmit at the moment even from the Milky Way. Hoyle thinks it's highly probable television planets exist in space, very similar to a lot of other planets. They are unaware of the radio waves hitting the TV channels and have come to the point in space, and there is some scientific effort under way to identify these waves. However, the signal waves "we" receive would also transmit pictures. What else can be seen on an alien planet? Television? Hoyle, in his new book — Of Men and Galaxies (University of Washington Press) says some of these outer space civilisations have evolved further than we and would therefore be able to tell us something of our future. The Space Brothers Keep Their Word. As predicted by the Space Brothers in earlier issues of Topside, they are keeping their promise to make themselves seen more and more by the people of Earth. From the increasing number of sightings from responsible and qualified observers all over the world, there can be little doubt that our space friends are now reaching an all-out effort to awaken us to their reality, and it is becoming daily more obvious that their appearance to us is very peaceful and we have no need to fear or question in any way their mission of goodwill. Their purpose appears to be twofold: (1) To awaken us to our own existence which may not only destroy Planet Earth but also threatens the life of Space people on other planets in our solar system and nearby solar systems of our galaxy; and (2) To enlighten their more backward Earth-citizens by offering them, at the proper moment, their horizons to encompass knowledge and practice of Universal Brotherhood with other members of our galaxy. For eons of time the Space Brotherhood has acted as God to civilizations on other planets who may have to wait many centuries for advancement. If the powers-that-be on Earth continue to cover-up the true interpretation of what is going on in our atmosphere and outer space, we shall see more and more starting and dramatic visitations in the near future.
[Open spread of UFO Contact magazine, vol. 2, no. 3, June 1967 — same physical spread as page 79, alternate scan] [Left page — page 140] 140 ufo contact [same text as page 79 left] CREDIT — COURTESY OF TOPSIDE — JOURNAL OF THE OTTAWA NEW SCIENCES CLUB OUR READERS MAY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW UFO CONTACT IS SENT TO OVER 50 NATIONAL DELEGATES AND OTHERS AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK, AND TO MANY RADIOS OF STATE OF COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. SHOULD OUR READERS WISH TO OFFER POSITIVE HELP — FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE — IN SPREADING THE TRUTH OF THE UNIVERSE THEN THAT HELP WILL BE VERY WELCOME. The Editors. --- [Right page — EDITORIAL] ufo contact 111 EDITORIAL... WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO A COURT JESTER on the green lawns of the Royal Palace, provided he had not fallen under the spell of the dark glasses... Here, with all the arrogance of the self-appointed, self-righteous judge, is words of ignorance marked with bigotry and begotten of an inflated ego, we see a "mock sentence" of that unconscious UFO Contact Press opinion which always appears before it wakes.... The well-organized audience of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, provided a welcome hall one May day in New York — one of the U.S.A., at 8 a.m. on May 16th 1966 at Scientific American, Scudder, Darien Connecticut. The conflicting Press opinion in this instance and for this particular presentation was less and more than an authoritative institution... We could imagine the same self-absorbed journey down from the Hotel Warwick, via the Waldorf Astoria to the private apartment at the Vatican, provided an obvious one May day, of another prominent public audience, much more secret, of much more potential power, sponsored by none of the Press of the United States of America. No comment is necessary. Of the few audience, only a gracious First Lady, provided the true symbol of the American Flag was at the most of the occasion on which to head their pride. The rest were second in the line of duty, in the process they soiled and besmirched their own humble reputations. The second audience was spared this treatment. Thanks. And George Adamski — The famous Adamski, and G.A.'s co-workers...Adamski kept out the secret understatement of diplomacy perfect with silent humour and impeccable timing, briefings; are, of course, well, much qualified. G.A. was NEVER afraid of the scoffers and the critics, and has of the hardest spokesman in authority in America or in the world. He has always displayed the utmost integrity, the most complete knowledge of his own experiences, and with fortitude and dignity in the face of insults from his opponents. He and his detractors, HE DIDN'T GIVE A DAMN! He was a man of stature in terms of a great tradition in his sunny California, like many of his contemporaries, with an international audience, a regular contributor to radio and television the world best-sellers in many languages. Yet in 12 years since INSIDE A FLYING SAUCER was published, not one single general public. Does this seem like a man who is "on the make"?... No, instead he pushed and shoved his way into the weary, times, inhospitable climate of "expert" establishment authority in science and medicine when Adamski came — since here is very — "TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT — IT'S UP TO YOU AND GOD ALONE." What kept him going for so long? What kept this flame of truth? For those 12 UFO long bitter years? The tremendous sense of humour? YES! His many friends of all faiths and experiences around the world? YES. But he fulfils a DIVINE INTELLIGENCE and sustains one of the broadest and deepest friendships from other planets in vision, even the most of it particular and physically-trusted personal relationships with those close to him made it "not only a first year" but a beginning. And when he was moved, the HUMOR was always there! As with GEORGE ADAMSKI, his brothers continued to carry on the noble work under the supervision of G.A.'s Co-workers. How accounts of their true behavior in UFO CONTACT will show are the evidence of their continued interest in our welfare. Here, in the issue of UFO CONTACT, you will find unparalleled accounts of the strange and wonderful craft and their occupants... There are accounts from a particular "circumstances", profiles of UFO phenomena, and short items relating to photographic proof of inexplicable phenomena. There is more. There are always those who are ready to jeer and to scoff at the sincere faces of those who honestly report what they have experienced: Some always say "Thank God", for there are those who will, in the face of this unswerving sincerity, push back from the rest and say of the pioneer: "Give the man a fair hearing, don't let him be swept away"! As we have said a few words back, evidence is always sought to provide a balance of the views. The editors believe that, in the final analysis, any person who proves a puzzle of the first place, of the statement of God in the first edition of a challenge... So, as we again said a few words back: evidence is always — "CAREFULLY EXAMINED" published in "Luchtvaart Telegraf", San Bernardino, California, (Flying Telegraph Newspaper) for many years: 45 pages of UFO CONTACT. Again, it is shown here in the pages of UFO CONTACT.
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RECD BOM INTELL DIV. Oct 12 1 30 PM '67 INFORMATION (2) DOC:168 1 - Dallas 2 - Bureau (Encl-0) [ILLEGIBLE — bleed-through from recto] No further information is being taken. The information in the enclosed FCI was received by SA EARL O. CATTAN. Enclosed are six copies of an FCI containing information of interest to the Air Force. One copy has been furnished to OSI, Tinker AFO, Oklahoma. INFORMATION CONCERNING DALLAS, TEXAS, 10/9/67 ANONYMOUS INFORMANT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; FROM: SAC, DALLAS (85-6) DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 10/10/67 Memorandum [EXP-1-DOC stamp]
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
Dallas, Texas
October 10, 1967
Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
A young white female, who refused to give her name,
appeared at the Dallas FBI Office on October 9, 1967. She
stated she is interested in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
and has received a quantity of information concerning beings
from outer space. She stated she will not reveal her identity
as she would feel like a fool if this information is not true.
She stated if it is true, however, she will meet with interested
officials and furnish all the information she has, provided
nothing is done to endanger her safety.
She stated in July, 1967, she met a being from another
planet who had assumed earthly form. He gave her certain
information, then he was picked up and departed from the earth
on August 21, 1967. She stated she then received messages from
non-earthly sources in a manner she refused to discuss. She
stated these sources told her of the following:
(1) An antimissile missile was fired at a UFO
over Africa on May 22, 1962, but the UFO
was protected by its "force field."
(2) A UFO was detected 22,000 miles from earth by
radar about August 8, 1967.
(3) A UFO was detected over Antarctica August 20,
1967.
(4) A UFO was detected over the "Dewline" in the
past week and was shot down, and beings from
outer space are trying to recover it.
Informant would furnish no further details. She stated
if this information is true, she will know other information
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency. It and
its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.
ENCLOSURE
62[ILLEGIBLE] - 46[ILLEGIBLE][Reverse side — bleed-through from recto only; no independent text legible]
Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
she received is true, and will furnish full details. This will
include information regarding the destruction of a moon explorer
vehicle by beings from outer space, and how those beings shot
down the Russian Cosmonaut.
She stated she fears for her life if it becomes known
she contacted officials, as persons who saw UFOs have died
mysteriously in the past. She stated if Air Force officials
want to contact her she can be reached by a message to a telephone
number she has given an FBI Agent, and she will meet officials
at the Dallas FBI Office only.
- 2* -UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
Dallas, Texas
October 10, 1967
Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
A young white female, who refused to give her name,
appeared at the Dallas FBI Office on October 9, 1967. She
stated she is interested in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
and has received a quantity of information concerning beings
from outer space. She stated she will not reveal her identity
as she would feel like a fool if this information is not true.
She stated if it is true, however, she will meet with interested
officials and furnish all the information she has, provided
nothing is done to endanger her safety.
She stated in July, 1967, she met a being from another
planet who had assumed earthly form. He gave her certain
information, then he was picked up and departed from the earth
on August 21, 1967. She stated she then received messages from
non-earthly sources in a manner she refused to discuss. She
stated these sources told her of the following:
(1) An antimissile missile was fired at a UFO
over Africa on May 22, 1962, but the UFO
was protected by its "force field."
(2) A UFO was detected 22,000 miles from earth by
radar about August 8, 1967.
(3) A UFO was detected over Antarctica August 20,
1967.
P (4) A UFO was detected over the "Dewline" in the
past week and was shot down, and beings from
outer space are trying to recover it.
Informant would furnish no further details. She stated
if this information is true, she will know other information
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency. It and
its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
aNE received is true, and will furnish full details. This will
include information regarding the destruction of a moon explorer
vehicle by beings from outer space, and how those beings shot
down the Russian Cosmonaut.
She stated she fears for her life if it becomes known
she contacted officials, as persons who saw UFOs have died
mysteriously in the past. She stated if Air Force officials
want to contact her she can be reached by a message to a telephone
number she has given an FBI Agent, and she will meet officials
at the Dallas FBI Office only.
- 2* -UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
Dallas, Texas
October 10, 1967
Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
A young white female, who refused to give her name,
appeared at the Dallas FBI Office on October 9, 1967. She
stated she is interested in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
and has received a quantity of information concerning beings
from outer space. She stated she will not reveal her identity
as she would feel like a fool if this information is not true.
She stated if it is true, however, she will meet with interested
officials and furnish all the information she has, provided
nothing is done to endanger her safety.
She stated in July, 1967, she met a being from another
planet who had assumed earthly form. He gave her certain
information, then he was picked up and departed from the earth
on August 21, 1967. She stated she then received messages from
non-earthly sources in a manner she refused to discuss. She
stated these sources told her of the following:
(1) An antimissile missile was fired at a UFO
over Africa on May 22, 1962, but the UFO
was protected by its "force field."
(2) A UFO was detected 22,000 miles from earth by
radar about August 8, 1967.
(3) A UFO was detected over Antarctica August 20,
1967.
(4) A UFO was detected over the "Dewline" in the
past week and was shot down, and beings from
outer space are trying to recover it.
Informant would furnish no further details. She stated
if this information is true, she will know other information
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency. It and
its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
She received is true, and will furnish full details. This will
include information regarding the destruction of a moon explorer
vehicle by beings from outer space, and how those beings shot
dcwn the Russian Cosmonaut.
She stated she fears for her life if it becomes known
she contacted officials, as persons who saw UFOs have died
mysteriously in the past. She stated if Air Force officials
want to contact her she can be reached by a message to a telephone
number she has given an FBI Agent, and she will meet officials
at the Dallas FBI Office only.
- 2* -UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
Dallas, Texas
October 10, 1967
Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
A young white female, who refused to give her name,
appeared at the Dallas FBI Office on October 9, 1967. She
stated she is interested in Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)
and has received a quantity of information concerning beings
from outer space. She stated she will not reveal her identity
as she would feel like a fool if this information is not true.
She stated if it is true, however, she will meet with interested
officials and furnish all the information she has, provided
nothing is done to endanger her safety.
She stated in July, 1967, she met a being from another
planet who had assumed earthly form. He gave her certain
information, then he was picked up and departed from the earth
on August 21, 1967. She stated she then received messages from
non-earthly sources in a manner she refused to discuss. She
stated these sources told her of the following:
(1) An antimissile missile was fired at a UFO
over Africa on May 22, 1962, but the UFO
was protected by its "force field."
(2) A UFO was detected 22,000 miles from earth by
radar about August 8, 1967.
(3) A UFO was detected over Antarctica August 20,
1967.
(4) A UFO was detected over the "Dewline" in the
past week and was shot down, and beings from
outer space are trying to recover it.
Informant would furnish no further details. She stated
if this information is true, she will know other information
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency. It and
its contents are not to be distributed outside
your agency.Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS;
ANONYMOUS INFORMANT
DALLAS, TEXAS
OCTOBER 9, 1967
She received is true, and will furnish full details. This will
include information regarding the destruction of a moon explorer
vehicle by beings from outer space, and how those beings shot
down the Russian Cosmonaut.
She stated she fears for her life if it becomes known
she contacted officials, as persons who saw UFOs have died
mysteriously in the past. She stated if Air Force officials
want to contact her she can be reached by a message to a telephone
number she has given an FBI Agent, and she will meet officials
at the Dallas FBI Office only.
- 2* -OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
[form number]
United States Government
Memorandum
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 1/23/68
FROM: SAC, DALLAS (62-1311)(C)
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
MISCELLANEOUS –
INFORMATION CONCERNING
There is enclosed for the Bureau one Xerox copy of a
letter dated 11/20/67, from Mr. ROBERT G. EDWARDS, 1736 Northaven
Court, Arlington, Texas 76010, received by the Dallas Office on
1/19/68 in an envelope postmarked at Arlington, Texas, 1/17/68.
The enclosed letter reflects the formation of a
subcommittee of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial
Phenomena (NICAP) in the Dallas – Fort Worth area, the purpose
of which organization is to conduct scientific investigation
of unidentified flying objects. Texas
This letter has been acknowledged and a copy of same
has been furnished OSI, Tinker AFB for its information.
The acknowledgement to Mr. EDWARDS pointed out to him that
information concerning unidentified flying objects received by
this bureau is, by requirement, currently furnished to the U. S.
Air Force.
2 - Bureau (encl-1)
1 - Dallas
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REC-74
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EX-105
5 FEB 2 1968
NAT. INTELL.
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan[Reverse side — bleed-through from recto only; no independent text legible] Jan 29 8:54 AM [stamp] RECD INTELL DIV. ACEO 5 FEB 2 1968
20 November 1967
To:
From: Robert G. Edwards
1736 Northaven Court
Arlington, Texas 76010
Subj: Request for Information on Sightings of Unidentified Aerial
Phenomena in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Area
1. A subcommittee of the National Investigations Committee on
Aerial Phenomena, (NICAP), has recently been established in the Dallas-
Ft. Worth area. NICAP is a private, non-profit organization directed by
Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC (Ret) from the National Headquarters in
Washington, D. C. The purpose of the organization is to conduct scientific
investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects. It now has 14,000 associate
members in 50 states. The organization is not interested in the alleged
psychic, occult, mystical, or religious aspects of UFO phenomena.
2. NICAP subcommittees, of which there are 30 in the United
States, are composed of qualified individuals in technical or investigative
fields, who are selected and appointed by the Washington office.
3. NICAP is currently working closely with the Colorado Project,
a comprehensive study of UFO's begun in November 1966, by a group of
distinguished scientists at the University of Colorado under a U. S. Air
Force contract.
4. The local subcommittee earnestly solicits your support in
reporting to the Committee Chairman any UFO sightings occurring in this
area. It is especially important that the NICAP committee be contacted
immediately in cases of reported UFO sightings where photographs have
been taken or physical evidence remains after the observation.
[Signature] Robert G. Edwards
Robert G. Edwards
Subcommittee Chairman
Texas Unit #2
Phone CR 5-1784
ENCLOSURE
62-83894-465REC-20
62-83894 466
[ILLEGIBLE]
March 19, 1968
Mr. Glenn Evans
Route 4
Waterloo, Illinois 62298
Dear Mr. Evans:
Your letter of March 14th, with enclosure, has
been received.
The investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects
is not and never has been a matter that is within the investiga-
tive jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you the photograph
you mentioned does not represent employees of this Bureau.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
Director
NOTE: Bufiles contain no record of correspondence. The photograph
in question has previously come to the Bureau's attention and is known
to have appeared in a publication in Europe concerning an unidentified
flying objects. A caption under the photograph alleges two FBI Agents
are leading a person from outer space down the street.
ED:mew
(3) [initials]
MAILED 8
APR 19 1968
COMM'D
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RECD [ILLEGIBLE]
[Routing initials and stamps — ILLEGIBLE]
O MAR [ILLEGIBLE]
MAIL ROOM □ TELETYPE UNIT □[Reverse side of Hoover letter — bleed-through from recto] RECD DE LOACH Mar 19 6:25 PM 68 [stamp] FBI [stamp] RECEIVE READING ROOM [stamp] Mar 19 11:08 AM '68 [stamp] FBI [stamp] Mar 19 [ILLEGIBLE] '68 FBI [stamp] RECD [ILLEGIBLE] REC-BISHOP [stamp]
TRUE COPY
Dear Sir FLYING SAUCERS
My name is Glenn Evans I work for the United
Saucer Hunter Organization, I am writting this in regard to
a report that the FB,I had captured a saucer occupant this was
published in a flying saucer mag. along with a photo of two
alleged FBI agents and a saucer occupant. is this true? does
the FBI really have a saucer man?
Very truly U.S.A.
/s/
Glenn Evans
[Envelope label affixed at bottom:]
Federal Bureau of Investigations
United States Dept. of Justice
Washington D.C.
62-83894-[466]
ENCLOSURE
1/TC ENCLOSURE ATTACHED
Ad.: 3/1/68
ED: mew
JEHe
REC-20Dear Sir,
My name is Glenn Evans
I work for the United Saucer
Hunter Organization, I am
writing this in regard to
a report that the F.B.I.
had captured a saucer
occupant this was published
along with a photo of two
alleged F.B.I. agents and
a saucer occupant is this
true? does the F.B.I.
really have a saucer man?
Very Truly
[signature] Glenn Evans
ENCLOSURE
CORRESPONDENCEENCLOSURE 62-83894-466
U.S.H.O. United Saucer Hunter Organization BOB ZANOTI GLENN EVANS WFMC Radio Rural Route 4 W. Virginia Waterloo, Illinois 62248
62-83894-466
March 18, 1968
AIRMAIL
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## 62-83894-467
Miss Jane Ferry
1304 Descanso Drive
La Canada, California 91011
Dear Miss Ferry:
I have received your letter of March 15th.
Although I would like to be of assistance, matters
pertaining to Unidentified Flying Objects are not within the
jurisdiction of the FBI.
I am referring a copy of your communication to
the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General,
Department of the Air Force, Washington, D. C. 20333 for any
help he is in a position to offer you.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
NOTE: Correspondent could not identified in Bufles.
SAW:mer (3)
[MAILED IN stamp: MAR 18 1968 COMM-FBI]
54 MAR 21 1968
MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT [checkbox][Reverse/carbon copy of page 121 — document shown upside down and reversed] [Stamps visible: RECEIVED FBI / MAR 18 3 31 PM '68] [Stamp: RECD-COMD & TOURS] [Stamp: RECD-O-LOACH] [Stamp: F B I] [Stamp: MAR 18 11 50 AM] [Text at bottom mirrored/upside down — illegible]
TRUE COPY
Dear Sir, OF FLYING SAUCERS
I am a student at Glendale City College in Glendale,
California. This semester I'm doing a research paper on U. F. O.'s.
I was wondering if you could send me any information you might have
regarding the U. F. O. controversy. I would appreciate it very much
if you could send me this information before March 20th as I would
like to get started as soon as possible. Thank you very much for your
time.
Sincerely yours,
Jane Ferry
1304 Descanso Drive
La Canada, Calif. 91011
P.S. If you can't possibly get the information to me by the 20th,
I would appreciate it if it was sent to me as close to that date as
possible.
[Stamp: REC 55 62-83894-467]
[Stamp: ST 109]
[Stamp: MAR 19 1968]
[Handwritten stamps/notations: ITC 3-18-68, Ack SAW:mer 3-19-68]
[Label: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington D.C.
Department of U.F.O.s
Washington]Dear Sir,
I am a student at Glendale City College in
Glendale, California. This semester I'm doing a
research paper on U.F.O.'s. I was wondering if
you could send me any information you might
have regarding the U.F.O. controversy. I would
appreciate it very much if you could send me
the information before March 20th as I would like
to get started as soon as possible. Thank you very
much for your time.
Sincerely yours,
Jane Ferry
1304 Descanso Drive
La Canada, Calif. 91011
P.S. - If you can't possibly get the information to
me by the 20th, I would appreciate it if it was sent
to me as close to that date as possible.
ITC
3-18-68
[illegible]
Ack
SAW:mer
3-18-68
[illegible]
[Stamp: CORRESPONDENCE][Blank lined notebook page] [Stamps at bottom, upside down: S MAR 19 1968 MAR 18 9 40 AM '68 F B I RECD-O-[LOACH]]
6-526
62-83894-468, 469
CHANGED TO
62-112246-3, 2
MAY 29 1968
[Signature: mt / ka]
CMarch 19, 1969
John Edgar Hoover
United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Mr. Hoover: Flying Saucers
See [handwritten notation: 77-2788-62]
December 7, 1963, I observed in the sky at Moorestown, New Jersey, an
unusual object and its unusual behavior. On December 8, 1963, just
2½ hours later at Elkton, Maryland, the Pan American Aircraft with 73
passengers and a crew of eight perished when this aircraft exploded in
mid air and crashed.
I sent a tape recording of the observation I had made on December 7,
to Mr. J. Edgar Hoover and associated this object with the crash of
this plane. Mr. Hoover informed me that the Civil Aeronautics Board
was investigating this disaster and what I had sent to him would be
forwarded to them, the C.A.B.
In the month of March, 1965, the C.A.B., released a report that this
accident and cause was due to a lightning strike.
I protested to Senator Case of New Jersey. Senator Case mailed me
the official report by the C.A.B., along with a letter by a Mr. John
Draege, Director Community and Congressional Relations.
Upon reading the Official C.A.B. report on this accident and also
this letter I have come to the conclusion that neither the C.A.B. or
the writer of this letter know what they are talking about and have
missed the point completely.
I claimed that the object which I seen was laying air mines and
that this aircraft was destroyed by contact with one of these mines.
To substantiate my claim I would refer you to page 8 line 20 to line
24 inclusive of this report File #1-0015. Boeing 737-121 N709PA Pan
American World Airways, Inc., near Elkton, Maryland, December 8,
1963.
[Stamp: RED-128 62-18894-470]
[Stamp: SECT]
[Stamp: 62-[illegible]]
[Stamp: 23 MAR 27 1969]
[Stamp at bottom left: 13 APR 1969]
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Page 8 line 20 to line 25 inclusive reads as follows:
(Metal splatters on the leading edge of the horizontal stabilizer were
identified by spectrographic analysis as being formed from two
different aluminum alloys. However, these alloys could not be
identified since the chemical composition of the deposits did not
conform to any alloy used in the airplane. The long axis of the
deposits varied from 18 degrees inboard to 4 degrees outboard.)
On July 18, 1964, I made another observation, the details of which
I sent to Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. (This
sighting was astronomical not a man made object), a copy of their
return letter is enclosed.
Somehow both of these observations had something in common, the
color. I proceeded to experiment and have arrived at the following
conclusions, after several hundred experiments had taken place.
I have bought books on Astronomy and also books on Flying Saucers.
I know that this object was not astronomical in any nor was it a
Flying Saucer.
This object was a cleverly design missle camouflaged to appear as a
Meteor or as a Flying Saucer.
However, this missle failed to operate as planned that is how I was
able to see the complete details of the color and also the design,
which I furnished to the government. I also know why this design
was used and also why the colors were arranged as they were. My
experiments proved this.
Thru my experiments I have been able to determine the following:
1. Where they get the tremendous speed from.
2. The wobbling effect they have on occasion.
3. Appearing to oscillate about their vertical axis.
4. Why they make no noise, condensation, or exhaust.
5. Whooshing and wheezing, humming noise on occasions.
6. Different colors they have.
7. Pulsating light--luminous appearance.
8. Different forms and shape.
These objects are constantly being sent over both the North and South
Americas by Russia. Anyone seeing these objects are instantly
responded to as a Flying saucer. Subjected to ridicule if this be
mentioned to any one, and/or reported to the authorities.Russia is well aware of this fact and has capitalized upon this fact.
They have in this way been able to penetrate our Radar System undetected.
To conclude:
The present situation can be blamed upon the various governmental
agencies who in the past have scoffed at and ridiculed people who
have reported these sightings.
Now we are about to pay with 60,000,000 American lives or more.
"Same price".
Our one hope is that Russia and China will go to war against one another.
This then will give us time to created an effective and efficient Radar
system that cannot be penetrated.
I am not a Prophet of Doom, just an American Citizen who is concerned
about the future of America.
Sincerely yours,
Edward A. Stewart Jr.
152 Mt. Holly Ave.
Mt. Holly, N.J.
A copy of this letter is being sent to the following people:
President Nixon Edward A. Stewart Jr.
J. Edgar Hoover 152 Mt. Holly Ave.
Senator Case of New Jersey Mt. Holly, N.J.
Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois
Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense
[Signature: illegible]HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY
CAMBRIDGE 38, MASSACHUSETTS
July 28, 1964
Mr. Edward A. Stewart, Jr.
152 Mount Holly Avenue
Mount Holly, New Jersey
Dear Mr. Stewart:
The object you saw was a bright meteor, sometimes
called a "fireball" or a "bolide". Almost all very
bright meteors are small bodies moving in orbits rather
like the orbits of asteroids, and probably are fragments
of asteroids. The direction of motion of your meteor
is consistent with that sort of orbit. A good many
bright meteors strike the earth each day, but most go
unnoticed. We have received another report of the same
meteor from Wilmington, Delaware.
I am sending your observation to the Moonwatch
Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
here in Cambridge, which has a continuing program for
analysis of visual observations of bright meteors.
Since it is very rarely possible for the professional
astronomer to observe these meteors, most of what is
known about them depends on this sort of lucky chance.
Sincerely yours,
Richard B. Southworth
RBS:lrw Richard B. Southworth
[Handwritten: md]
[Stamp: 62-83894-470]
[Stamp: [illegible]-469]
[Stamp: ENCLOSURE]May 7, 1969
62-83894-471
PFC:21 LA-102
Mr. Lon M. Cerame
Eastern Representative
National Investigations Committee
on Unidentified Flying Objects
77 Glesa Avenue
Belleville, New Jersey 07109
Dear Mr. Cerame:
I have received your letter of April 30th
concerning an article you are preparing on Aerial Phenomena.
Although I would like to be of assistance, matters
pertaining to Unidentified Flying Objects and Aerial Phenomena
are not within the jurisdiction of the FBI. I regret we are unable
to be of help.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
NOTE: Our files contain no information identifiable with correspondent.
JCF:pls (5)
[Stamp: MAILED 10
MAY 7 - 1969
COMM-FBI]
[Handwritten routing notations and initials]
55 MAY 14 1969 TELETYPE UNIT [checkbox][Reverse/carbon copy of page 132 — document shown upside down and reversed] [Stamps visible upside down: RECD-O-BISHOP F B I May 7 10 42 AM '69 RECEIVE[D] May 7 2 36 PM '69 F B I RECD-TOLSON Nov 7 11 31 AM '69 RECD-O-LOACH May 7 2 36 PM '69 5 5MAY 14 1969]
National Investigations Committee
ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
LON M. CERAME - EASTERN REPRESENTATIVE
77 Glesa Avenue
Belleville, N. J. 07109 Phone: 759-4036
April 30, 1969
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C. 20535
Attention: Director
Sir: FLYING SAUCERS
I am doing an article for an Air Force magazine concerning Aerial
Phenomenon.
To help me out, I would like to know if the Bureau has ever received
any such reports concerning the sightings or investigations of such
objects. If so, would it be possible to send me some reports for use
in my article.
Very truly yours,
Lon M. Cerame
Eastern Rep. NICOUFO
[Handwritten routing notations and initials]
[Stamp: LA-102]
[Stamp: REC-21 62-83894-471]
[Stamp: 10 MAY 8 1969]
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OFFICIAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1962 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : Mr. Gale [initialed] DATE: 5/16/69
FROM : W. V. Cleveland [initialed]
SUBJECT: FORREST B. WOOD
4267 E. Compton Boulevard
Compton, California
Telephone No. 635-6372
INFORMATION CONCERNING
[Handwritten: Saucers]
Mr. Wood telephonically contacted the Bureau at
12:50 a.m. 5/16/69 and spoke with SA Stephen F. McInerney,
Special Investigative Division.
Wood stated he is a former CIA Agent and wanted
to report to the Director that recently he has been seeing
flying objects. He requested that the Director call him on
5/16/69 concerning this matter. He was advised that
Mr. Hoover would be unavailable.
From Wood's tone of voice it appeared he was
intoxicated. He advised that he was recently discharged
as a patient from the psycho ward of a Veteran's hospital.
Information in Bureau indices (66-3182-8679)
indicates individual possibly identical with captioned
subject called Bureau 5/1/69, at which time he rambled
about numerous subjects and his speech indicated he had
been drinking. At that time no record identifiable with
Wood was located in Bureau files.
ACTION: For information. A check is being made with CIA
to determine if they have a former Agent identical with Wood.*
1 - Miss Holmes
1 - Mr. DeLoach
1 - Mr. Bishop
1 - Mr. Gale
1 - Mr. Cleveland
1 - Mr. McInerney
[Stamp: REC-134 62-83194-472]
[Stamp: ST-103 10 MAY 19 1969]
SFM:jb
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[Various routing initials and signatures]
[Stamp at bottom left: 51 MAY 26 1969]
* Liaison Agent Papich caused complete
search of CIA indices regarding Wood
with negative results. WVC:pah[Reverse/carbon copy of page 136 — document shown upside down and reversed] [Stamps visible upside down: RECEIVED F B I Nov 22 3 — PM '69 May 16 11 52 AM '69 RECEIVE[D] F B I RECD-O-BISHOP May 15 12 22 PM '69 F B I RECD-TOLSON-GALE May 15 10 57 AM '69 RECD-O-LOACH May 15 10 57 AM '69 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F B I May 16 10 41 AM '69 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE]
May 21, 1969
BED-124
62-83894-473
EX-100
Mr. Larry Stephens
Route 12, Box 206
Del City, Oklahoma 73115
Dear Mr. Stephens:
Mr. Hoover read your letter received on May 19th.
He asked that I advise you that the FBI has no infor-
mation it can send to you regarding the rumors you have heard. He
also asked that I furnish you the enclosed publications concerning
our organization.
A copy of your communication is being forwarded to
the Office of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force,
Washington, D. C., to which its contents may be of interest.
Sincerely yours,
/s/ Helen W. Gandy
Helen W. Gandy
Secretary
Enclosures (2)
Know Your FBI
99 facts about the FBI
1 - Oklahoma City - Enclosure
Attention SAC: Correspondent is not identifiable in Bufles.
NOTE: A copy of correspondent's letter is being forwarded to the Office
of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force, by form.
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[Various routing initials and signatures]
[Stamp: MAILED N
MAY 21 1969
COMM-FBI]
59 MAY 20 1969 TELETYPE UNIT [checkbox][Reverse/carbon copy of page 138 — document shown upside down and reversed] [Stamps visible upside down: EX-100 [illegible] OKLAHOMA May 21 12 17 PM '69 RECEIVED-TOLSON F B I RECD-O-BISHOP F B I May 20 2 20 PM '69 RECD-O-LOACH May 20 3 05 PM '69]
TRUE COPY
May 14, 1969
Rt. 12 Box 206
Del City, Okla. 73115
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Penn. Ave. & 9th. NW.
Wash., D.C. 19806
Flying Saucers
Dear Sirs;
There currently are rumors over the grapevine and
in print that suggest men with oriental features wearing dark clothes go
around terrorizing people who have had close-up views of UFO's.
It is also rumored these creatures have impersonated armed forces officers
and FBI investigators. They are supposed to ride around in black or dark
automobiles that either have old licence tags or none at all. Several are
reported to have attempted to run down witnesses of UFO sightings, made
disturbing almost macabre phone calls, silenced several investigators who
were supposed to have learned some dark secret about extraterrestrial craft
or mission plans and opened mail, tapped telephones and even taken pictures
of several homes where UFO witnesses lived.
Can you give me any information on such rumors? Or can you
refer me to a source whose facilities can answer my questions?
this information will help settle some disturbing questions
the readers of my articles. Personally I am not sure at all whether I can
fully accept these rumours as facts. I need more information.
Any information you supply can ease the worries of people
who feel that the objects unknown they see in the sky may portend the visit
of a mysterious visitor.
[Handwritten notations in margin]
Yours Truly,
EX-100
[Stamp: REC-124 62-83894-473]
/s/ Mr. Larry Stephens
[Stamp: 19 MAY 30 1969]
P.S. If there are any pamphlets covering the FBI's functions you feel I
will need, please send them along.May 14, 1969 Rt. 12 Box 206
Del City, Okla.
73115
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Penn. Ave. & 9th NW
Wash., D.C. 19906
Dear Sirs;
There currently are rumors over the grapevine and in
print that suggest men with oriental features wearing
dark clothes go around terrorizing people who have had
close-up views of UFO's. It is also rumored these
creatures have impersonated armed forces officers and
FBI investigators. They are supposed to ride around in
black or dark automobiles that often have old license tags,
or none at all. Several are reputed to have attempted to
run down witnesses of UFO sightings, made disturbing
almost macabre phone calls, silenced several investi-
gators who were supposed to have learned some dark
secret about extraterrestrial craft or mission plans and
opened mailed, tapped telephones and even taken
pictures of several homes where UFO witnesses
lived.
Can you give me any information on such rumours?
Or can you refer me to a source whose facilities can
answer my questions?[ILLEGIBLE] MAY 19 8 MAY 8 69 RECD. COPY-BUREAU 8 41 MAY 8 [ILLEGIBLE]
This information will help settle some disturbing questions
the readers of my articles. Personally I am not sure at all
whether I can fully accept these rumours as facts. I
need more information.
Any information you supply can ease the worries of
people who feel that the objects unknown they see in the
sky may portend the visit of a mysterious visitor.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Larry Stephens
P.S. If there are any pamphlets covering the FBI's
functions you feel I will need, please send them along.Declassified Case: NW#
09986 Date: 04-14-2026
Classified [REDACTED] 2040
Excerpt from [REDACTED] — [ILLEGIBLE] [REDACTED]
Date of [REDACTED] Classification Initiative [REDACTED] August 7, 1969
CONFIDENTIAL
Flying [ILLEGIBLE] 16064
RE: J. A. HENNESSEY
By letter dated January 25, 1965, J. A. Hennessey
of 10, Hanson Place, South Kensington, London, S.W. 7, wrote
to the FBI asking whether it is the usual procedure for FBI Agents
to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects which have
been seen on the ground. Mr. Hennessey's letterhead indicated
that he was a "UFO Research Investigator" and "Member National
Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena." By letter dated
January 25, 1965, Mr. Hennessey was informed that such matters
did not come within our investigative jurisdiction. (62-83894-442)
On November 26, 1966, Mr. Hennessey again wrote the
FBI stating that his letter and to his earlier letter had been
destroyed in a recent fire in his home and asking whether FBI
policy concerning investigation of UFO's remained unchanged.
His letter was written on a new letterhead containing the same
address and the same reference to membership in the "National
Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena" and also
"Associate Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics." He was informed by letter of November 30, 1966,
that our policy remained unchanged, and he was furnished a copy
of our prior communication.
Delivered to Washington Representative of (b)(7)(D)
by [REDACTED] on 3-6-69 [ILLEGIBLE]
1 - London (b)(7)(D)
1 - [ILLEGIBLE] CONTROL FILE [REDACTED]
1 - Foreign Liaison Unit (detached)
GAD:[ILLEGIBLE] REC 23 [ILLEGIBLE] 474
(7) EX-100
NOTE: (b)(7)(D) stated that J. A. Hennessey,
2 Chesham Street, Belgravia, London, S.W. 1, has made inquiries
regarding UFO's and, when told he should make inquiries through
official channels has responded that he is accustomed to receiving
replies directly from U.S. agencies. [ILLEGIBLE]
53 AUG 14 1969
6065L STATE
6035M STATE
CONFIDENTIALREC-30
4/62-83894-475
October 13, 1969
Mr. Paul Brassington
UFO Astronomer Club
94 Dreyer Drive
Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Dear Paul:
The letter from you and Stephen Smith and Gary
Hargreaves was received on October 8th.
The investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects is not
and never has been a matter that is within the investigative
jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you the photograph you
mentioned does not represent employees of this Bureau.
Enclosed is some material relating to the work of this
Bureau which I hope will be of interest to you.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
MAILED 4
OCT 13 1969
COMM-FBI
Enclosures (6)
3 copies of The Story of the FBI
3 copies of 99 Facts About the FBI
NOTE: Correspondents are not identifiable in Bufiles. The photograph in
question has previously come to the Bureau's attention and is known to have
appeared in a publication in Europe concerning unidentified flying objects.
A caption under the photograph alleges two FBI Agents are leading a person
from outer space down the street.
DCL:eaf (3)
51 OCT 20 1969
MAIL ROOM □ TELETYPE UNIT □[Reverse side — bleed-through of page 145, text ILLEGIBLE] RECD-B-BISHOP Oct 10 9:55 AM 1969 FBI RECD-B-BISHOP INTO-READING ROOM FBI Oct 13 10:19 AM '69 OCT 14 4:06 PM 1969 51 OCT 31 1969
UFO Astronomer
94 Dreyer Drive
Ajax, Ontario,
Canada.
Dear Sirs, Our club is very interested in the
study of Unidentified Flying Objects. We were
studying a magazine called UFO'S A Pictorial
and on one of the pages there was a picture
of a supposedly man from outer space who was
being held by two men. Above the picture it
stated that the two men were FBI agents who
had captured this man and were walking down
an American street. It had also stated that
the picture had first been published in an
[ILLEGIBLE] German newspaper. There was no other
additional information. We would appreciate it
if you would send us a letter telling us whe-
ther this is true or untrue. Could you please
send us the information.
We have three members in our club they
are Steve Smith, 13, Gary Hargreaves, 12, and
Paul Brassington, 13.
Sincerly yours The
Members of the UFO
Astronomers.
Paul B. Brassington
Stphe Smith
Gary Hargreave REC 30 OCT 13 1969
EX-117
Oct 10-[ILLEGIBLE]-69
OCT-Saf
[CORRESPONDENCE stamp]
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington D.C.FLYING SAUCERS
Dear Sir,
Just out of curiosity, if
a person was to invent, construct or
build or invent, a what you may say,
a flying saucer, what laws would
gover a flying saucer without the
need of an exhaust or infrared.
Does that take over, as I don't
mean a fan or anything like that,
but an engine like thing that could
be sealed in a completely sealed craft
and would hang suspended in air or
travel at speed. I could sure use
the information. Also what
should a person do with it? 62-83894 47[ILLEGIBLE]
Be aware to [ILLEGIBLE].
Sincerely,
Victor T. Yost
P.O. Box 535
Montpelier, Wash. [ILLEGIBLE]
[CORRESPONDENCE stamp]
FILE
June 28, 1970[Reverse side — nearly blank] [ILLEGIBLE] MAR 14 '61 [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] MAR 14 '61 [ILLEGIBLE]
[Nearly blank page — faint U.S. government seal watermark] 60 JUL 10 1970
June 20, 1972
TO: ACS
THE PENTAGON
Washington, D.C.
For Appropriate Action
OCIISA
Dear Sirs:
In approximately seven months or January, 1972, certain copies of top-secret
documents shall be sent to the New York Times as well as two other newspapers.
These documents are related to and will be an ostentation of the involvement of the
pentagon in the controversial "Unidentified Flying Objects" or "Flying Saucers"
subject. It will show that not only the U.S. Air Force was involved in UFO research
but the other military branches as well.
Analysis and the actual conclusions of the classic UFO cases shall be revealed.
This shall be accomplished by xeroxed documents and photographs that General
Wolfe had reviewed when he was head of the Army's UFO support program in the
Pentagon during the Eisenhower years.
Sorry, but it is concluded here that this is the best course to take because
we feel that the secret UFO investigations are parallel in nature to the Times-
Pentagon Vietnam controversy. If we are wrong in taking this action, time will tell.
REC-4 62-83894-427
22 AUG 3 1971
cc R/S & encl Returned
to Acsi - No Action Contemplated
7/29/71 [ILLEGIBLE]m/1[ILLEGIBLE]lv
51 AUG 9 1971st
[ILLEGIBLE]
February 23, 1972
RECS 62-83894-478
EX-115
Miss Mary Beth Martine
Box 463, Oak Street
Westmoreland City, Pennsylvania 15692
Dear Miss Martine:
I regret that I am unable to comment as you requested
in your letter of February 15th. The investigation of Unidentified
Flying Objects is not and never has been a matter that is within the
investigative jurisdiction of the FBI.
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
Director
MAILED [stamp]
FEB 23 1972
FBI
NOTE: Bufiles reflect no record of correspondent.
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A3 7c
[ILLEGIBLE]
60 MAR 2 1972
MAIL ROOM □ TELETYPE UNIT □EX-115 [Reverse side — carbon/bleed-through, text ILLEGIBLE] RECD-R OLSON Feb 23 3:58 PM 1972 FBI Feb 23 0:45 AM 1972 TO DIRECTOR-RECEIVED FBI Feb 23 1972 RECD-READING ROOM FBI Feb 23 10:23 AM 72
TRUE COPY
Box 463 Oak Street
Westmoreland City, Pa.
15692
February 15, 1972
Dear Mr. Hoover,
I would please like your opinion on U.F.O's. whether or
not you think they exist or not.
Sincerely,
Mary Beth Martine
[ILLEGIBLE] 3
EX-115
TRUE COPY RECS 62-83894-478
6 FEB 24 1972
ITC 2-23-72
2-22-72 M.L.[ILLEGIBLE]:jc
jcBox 463 Oak Street
Westmoreland City, R 15692
February 15, 1972
Dear Mr. Hoover,
I would please like your
opinion on UFO's, whether or
not you think they exist or
not.
Sincerely,
Mary Beth
Martine
ITC 2-23-72
2-22-72 M.L.M[ILLEGIBLE]:jc
jc
[CORRESPONDENCE stamp][Reverse side — nearly blank] Feb 10 10:19 AM 1972 RECD-READING ROOM FBI
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE
OA65-001-3 Date: 23 July 1971
TO: [ ] FBI Attn: 120 MR. [ILLEGIBLE], RM 1012, 9th & D
[ ] CIA Attn: 120
[ ] DIA Attn: 120
[ ] NSA Attn: 120
[ ] USAINTC Attn: Dir of Intel
[ ] USATNG
[ ] USAIRA DS-B8
[ ] USASA Attn: Dir of Security
[Signature]
[X] Attached forwarded for your information.
[X] Attached forwarded for appropriate action.
[ ] No further action contemplated by this office.
[ ] Your office will be kept informed of status
of this case.
Cys Furnished:
OA1 ALFRED G. HIGGINS
LTC, GS
CHIEF, CI DIVISION
ACSI Form 343
21 Jan 71
The office symbols for OACSI which will appear in AR 340-17
are obsolete due to a reorganization of OACSI. Please use
office symbol that appears on this correspondence to address it to
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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
MAY 1952 EDITION
GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : ACTING DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 3/20/73
FROM : [ILLEGIBLE], SAN ANTONIO (62-0) (C)
SUBJECT: DAVE T. OZANNE
INFORMATION CONCERNING
OO: SAN ANTONIO Flying Discs
Enclosed for the Bureau are four copies of an
LHM reflecting information provided by Sgt. PAUL STIGLIANO,
United States Air Force, Recruiting Depot, Waco, Texas
concerning the subject. One copy of LHM is also being
furnished to Dallas.
This information is being furnished to the Bureau
for proper dissemination to the military due to the parti-
cular request made by the subject concerning UFO (unidentified
flying objects).
Interview of Sgt. STIGLIANO was conducted by SA
RICHARD T. JESINGER of the FBI in Waco, Texas on 3/9/73.
EX-114
REC-2# 62-83894-479
22 MAR 20 1973
[Initials/Signature] TWO
2 - Bureau (Encl. 4)
1 - Dallas (Encl. 1)
1 - San Antonio
RTJ/jak
[Handwritten: copy of panel given to Bureau Johnson [ILLEGIBLE]]
[Handwritten: National Agency Check Control [ILLEGIBLE] and 2-27-73]
51 MAR 2 1973
Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan[Reverse side — mostly blank] TWO RECD-D-BISHOP [ILLEGIBLE] RECD-READING ROOM FBI [ILLEGIBLE stamps]
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
San Antonio, Texas
March 20, 1973
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
DAVE T. OZANNE
On March 9, 1973, Sergeant Paul Stigliano, United States Air Force, Recruiting Office, Professional Building, Waco, Texas, advised that a man identifying himself as Dave T. Ozanne contacted the night-shift supervisor at the Waco Tribune Newspaper, and inquired regarding any information the newspaper could be able to furnish him concerning any unidentified flying objects observed in the Waco, Texas area. Ozanne had identified himself as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Ozanne was described as having on an Air Force uniform with a chaplain's badge on the uniform. Ozanne also had in his possession at the time a folder marked Top Secret which contained pictures of various military installations. No specific information concerning these photos could be provided by Sergeant Stigliano.
Sergeant Stigliano stated that when Ozanne was informed that they could provide no information to him he left his card which contained his name and the following information:
Address: DAVE T. OZANNE
3911 Bowser, Apartment 209,
lo Dallas, Texas
Phone: 526-5908
Sergeant Stigliano advised that the individual did not act in any strange manner, and did not attempt to obtain anything other than information from the newspaper. Sergeant Stigliano advised that this information was being furnished to the proper authorities only for information purposes as they do not suspect any unlawful activity.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
19
62-83894-479
ENCLOSUREUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
San Antonio, Texas
March 20, 1973
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
DAVE T. OZANNE
On March 9, 1973, Sergeant Paul Stigliano, United States Air Force, Recruiting Office, Professional Building, Waco, Texas, advised that a man identifying himself as Dave T. Ozanne contacted the night-shift supervisor at the Waco Tribune Newspaper, and inquired regarding any information the newspaper could be able to furnish him concerning any unidentified flying objects observed in the Waco, Texas area. Ozanne had identified himself as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Ozanne was described as having on an Air Force uniform with a chaplain's badge on the uniform. Ozanne also had in his possession at the time a folder marked Top Secret which contained pictures of various military installations. No specific information concerning these photos could be provided by Sergeant Stigliano.
Sergeant Stigliano stated that when Ozanne was informed that they could provide no information to him he left his card which contained his name and the following information:
Address: 3911 Bowser, Apartment 209,
lo Dallas, Texas
Phone: 526-5908
Sergeant Stigliano advised that the individual did not act in any strange manner, and did not attempt to obtain anything other than information from the newspaper. Sergeant Stigliano advised that this information was being furnished to the proper authorities only for information purposes as they do not suspect any unlawful activity.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
1aUNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
San Antonio, Texas
March 20, 1973
In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.
DAVE T. OZANNE
On March 9, 1973, Sergeant Paul Stigliano, United States Air Force, Recruiting Office, Professional Building, Waco, Texas, advised that a man identifying himself as Dave T. Ozanne contacted the night-shift supervisor at the Waco Tribune Newspaper, and inquired regarding any information the newspaper could be able to furnish him concerning any unidentified flying objects observed in the Waco, Texas area. Ozanne had identified himself as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Ozanne was described as having on an Air Force uniform with a chaplain's badge on the uniform. Ozanne also had in his possession at the time a folder marked Top Secret which contained pictures of various military installations. No specific information concerning these photos could be provided by Sergeant Stigliano.
Sergeant Stigliano stated that when Ozanne was informed that they could provide no information to him he left his card which contained his name and the following information:
Address: 3911 Bowser, Apartment 209,
lo Dallas, Texas
Phone: 526-5908
Sergeant Stigliano advised that the individual did not act in any strange manner, and did not attempt to obtain anything other than information from the newspaper. Sergeant Stigliano advised that this information was being furnished to the proper authorities only for information purposes as they do not suspect any unlawful activity.
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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EX-11[?]
October 25, 1973
1 - Mr. Mintz
Mr. Ron Fraide
130 East Francis Avenue
La Habra, California 90631
Dear Mr. Fraide:
In reply to your letter received on October 23rd, the investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects is not and never has been a matter that is within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. Therefore, I cannot comment as you suggested. I regret that I am unable to be of assistance in this instance.
Sincerely yours,
C. M. Kelley
Clarence M. Kelley
Director
NOTE: Correspondent is not identifiable in Bufiles.
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FBI
56NOV9 1973
MAIL ROOM [__] TELETYPE UNIT [__]
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington D.C.
Zip Code 20535
oFlying Saucers
Ron Fraide
130 E. Francis Av.
La Habra, California
Thursday, October 18, 1973
La Habra 90631
Dear Sir,
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THESE UFO SIGHTINGS IN THE SKY ARE TRUE OR FALSE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS SIGHTINGS RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WHAT KIND OF BEINGS OR PEOPLE FLY THESE FAST MOVING MACHINES? I FEEL THAT THESE SIGHTINGS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST TO THE PACIFIC COAST AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD BE REPORTED TO PRESIDENT NIXON. MAYBE HE KNOWS WHY THEY ARE SCARING CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY. THE F.B.I. SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE OF THESE SIGHTINGS RIGHT AROUND WASHINGTON D.C.. PLEAS[EX-110 REC-26 6[?][?][?][?] stamp] YOUR ANSWER THANK YO[U stamp].
Yours Sincerely
Ron Fraide
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Dept. of Air Force
OCT 30 1973
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April 15, 1974
1 - Mr. Mintz
Mr. Larry W. Bryant
Apartment 2
2904 South 13th Road
Arlington, Virginia 22204
Dear Mr. Bryant:
Your letter was received on April 3rd.
In response to your request for information from FBI files regarding your activities in the unidentified flying objects research field, please be advised that we have no such information in our files except copies of prior correspondence with you and a record of your September 17, 1963, interview. Therefore, we have no documents to send to you and cannot further comply with your request.
Sincerely yours,
G. M. Kelley
Clarence M. Kelley
Director
1 - Norfolk - Enclosure
Attention: Special Agent Steve Boyle.
1 - Bufile 62-115530 (POI-REPLIES)
NOTE: Bufiles reflect prior correspondence with Bryant regarding UFO's of which copies have been made and are being furnished to him. Data pertaining to the interview is contained in an incoming airtel from Norfolk dated 9/24/63. SA Steve Boyle of the Norfolk Office was contacted and apparently the interview of Bryant in 1963 was initiated because of voluminous correspondence which Bryant had sent to Federal and military as well as law enforcement agencies.
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MAILED 20
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FBI
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2904 South 13th Road - Apt 2
Arlington, Virginia 22204
March 31, 1974
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C.
oFlying Saucers
Dear Sir:
On September 17, 1963, Mr. John S. Castles, an FBI agent of the Newport News, Va. contingent, visited me at my place of employment (Ft. Eustis, Va.) to interview me as to my interest in the subject of unidentified flying objects (UFO's). I understand that Mr. Castles prepared a formal report of that interview.
Since President Nixon recently has expressed his intention to assure that the privacy and civil liberties of individual citizens receive the protection they deserve under our form of government, it is in the spirit of that assurance that I respectfully request that you send me a copy of Mr. Castles' report along with a copy of all other documents in your files pertaining to my activities in the UFO-research field.
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Yours sincerely,
[signature]
Larry W. Bryant
Copy furnished to: Director, Washington, D. C. Office, American Civil Liberties Union
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Name Searching Unit - Room 5527
Service Unit - Room 5526
[__] Restrict to File Review
[x] Multiple Request (Analytical Search)
All References (Submissive & Nonsupersive)
Submissive References Only
[x] Nonsupersive References Only
Type of Search Requested:
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Exact Name Only (No Use Name)
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Subject: Larry W. Bryant
Address: Arlington, Va.
Birthdate & Place:
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
1 - Mr. W. R. Wannall
TO: Mr. W. R. Wannall [handwritten: da] DATE: 8/22/74
FROM: T. J. Smith JS
SUBJECT: MILITARY INQUIRY REGARDING UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECT THAT FELL FROM SKY AT MILWAUKEE,
WISCONSIN 8/21/74;
INFORMATION CONCERNING
At 12:07 a.m., 8/22/74, Security Patrol Clerk (SPC) Charles F. Haly, Intelligence Division received a call via Command Center telephone from a Major Horn, NMCC (National Military Command Center). Major Horn asked for any information the FBI might have concerning a report that an unidentified object which fell from the sky at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had been recovered by local police and turned over to the Milwaukee Office of the FBI.
No information available at Intelligence Division. Night Duty Supervisor Harry E. Morris, Jr., called SPC Robert Koller, Milwaukee Office, who advised an unidentified object had been recovered by Milwaukee police at about 5:55 p.m., 8/21/74, but that it was still in possession of police. He said a Captain Wills of the Milwaukee Police Department had called the Milwaukee FBI Office to report the recovery. Very little was known about the object which was described as about 13 x 8 x 5 inches, metallic in substance and color, jagged on one side and had an "internal heat source." Police notified military locally.
Above information was relayed to Major Horn with suggestion he might like to contact Captain Wills, Milwaukee Police Department.
This matter received United Press International Coverage on morning of 8/22/74.
ACTION:
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FBI
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20330
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
[Stamp: AWT 24]
[Stamp: 14 JAN 1977]
oUnidentified Flying Objects
Dear Mr. Malmfeldt:
This office recently received a public inquiry regarding UFOs, referred to us from the Bureau. As the inclosed fact sheet indicates, the Air Force's "Project Blue Book" investigation of UFOs was terminated on December 17, 1969, and all related documentation was turned over to the National Archives and Records Service.
The inquirer referred to us has been apprised of these events. Hopefully, the inclosed fact sheet will be of help in responding to any future inquiries on this subject.
Sincerely,
[signature]
H. A. McCLANAHAN, Lt Col, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Attachment
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attention: Mr. Malmfeldt, Room 7825
Washington, D. C. 20535
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SUR JAN 27 1977
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ENCLOSURE
CORRESPONDENCE
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There are a number of universities and professional scientific organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which have considered UFO [continued from preceding page]. In addition, a list of private organizations interested in aerial phenomena may be found in Gale's Encyclopedia of Associations (Edition 8, Vol 1, pp. 432-3). Such timely review of the situation by private groups insures that sound evidence will not be overlooked by the scientific community.
2 Atchs
1. Sighting Summary
2. UFO-related Materials
- 2 -UFO FACT SHEET
On December 17, 1969 the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of Project Blue Book, the Air Force program for the investigation of UFOs.
The decision to discontinue UFO investigations was based on an evaluation of a report prepared by the University of Colorado entitled, "Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects;" a review of the University of Colorado's report by the National Academy of Sciences; past UFO studies; and Air Force experience investigating UFO reports during the past two decades.
As a result of these investigations and studies, and experience gained from investigating UFO reports since 1948, the conclusions of Project Blue Book are: (1) no UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force has ever been any indication of threat to our national security; (2) there has been no evidence submitted to or discovered by the Air Force that sightings categorized as "unidentified" represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present day scientific knowledge; and (3) there has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as "unidentified" are extraterrestrial vehicles.
With the termination of Project Blue Book, the Air Force regulation establishing and controlling the program for investigating and analyzing UFOs was rescinded. All documentation regarding the former Blue Book investigation has been permanently transferred to the Modern Military Branch, National Archives and Records Service, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20408, and is available for public review and analysis.
Attached for your information is the Project Blue Book sighting summary for the period 1947-1969. Also included is a listing of UFO-related materials currently available.
Since the termination of Project Blue Book, no evidence has been presented to indicate that further investigation of UFOs by the Air Force is warranted. In view of the considerable Air Force commitment of resources in the past, and the extreme pressure on Air Force funds at this time, there is no likelihood of renewed Air Force involvement in this area.
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ENCLOSURETOTAL UFO SIGHTINGS, 1947 - 1969 YEAR TOTAL SIGHTINGS UNIDENTIFIED 1947 122 12 1948 156 7 1949 186 22 1950 210 27 1951 169 22 1952 1,501 303 1953 509 42 1954 487 46 1955 545 24 1956 670 .... 1957 1,006 14 1958 627 10 1959 390 12 1960 557 14 1961 591 13 1962 474 15 1963 399 14 1964 562 19 1965 887 16 1966 1,112 32 1967 937 19 1968 375 3 1969 146 1 TOTAL 12,618 701 62-83894-[?]83
UFO MATERIALS Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects. Study conducted by the University of Colorado under Contract F44620-76-C-0035. Three volumes, 1,465 p. 68 plates. Photoduplicated hard copies of the official report may be ordered for $6 per volume, $18 the set of three, as AD 680:975, AD 680:976, and AD 680:977, from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22151. Review of University of Colorado Report on Unidentified Flying Objects. Review of report by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences, 1969, 6p. Photoduplicated hard copies may be ordered for $3 as AD 688:541 from the National Technical Information Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22151. y
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
January 24, 1977
[handwritten: b/b]
Lieutenant Colonel H. A. McClanahan, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division
Office of Information
Department of the Air Force
Washington, D. C. 20330
oUnidentified Flying Objects
Dear Colonel McClanahan:
Mr. Malmfeldt has brought your letter of January 14th, with enclosure, to my attention. I join him in thanking you for sending us a copy of your UFO Fact Sheet and for apprising us of the termination of your project.
Sincerely yours,
[signature]
Donald N. Moore, Jr.
Assistant Director
External Affairs Division
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MAILED 10
JAN 24 1977
FBI
[Routing stamps and initials at bottom - ILLEGIBLE][ILLEGIBLE bleed-through text throughout] DE-8 [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] CORRESPONDENCE REVIEW RECD F B I JAN 21 3:57 PM '77 [stamp: ILLEGIBLE] 11B B7
1 - Mr. Cochran
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
June 15, 1977
Unidentified Flying Objects
Mr. Stanley Schneider
Assistant to the Director
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
Washington, D. C. 20500
Dear Mr. Schneider:
Pursuant to our conversation today, there is
enclosed a copy of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
for the month of February, 1975. Beginning on page
16 there is an article covering the handling of UFO
sightings which may be of interest to you in connection
with your current inquiry.
If there is any way we may be of additional
service to you, please do not hesitate to let me
know.
Sincerely yours,
MAILED 3 ST-108
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FBI
Jay Cochran, Jr.
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Jay Cochran, Jr.
Assistant Director FBI
Technical Services Division
9 JUN 17 1977
Enclosure
NOTE: Schneider originally called 6/14/77, see memo that date
captioned White House Inquiry re UFO as to Bureau procedures
for handling information received re UFO. He was advised in
absence of jurisdiction no inquiries are conducted and information
furnished to U. S. Air Force.
APPROVED: Adm. Serv. ___ Legal Couns. ___
Director ___ Plns. & Info. ___
Assoc. Dir. ___ Ext. Mgmt. ___
Asst. Dir. ___ Gen. Invest. ___
Adm. Serv. ___ Tch. Servs. ___
Crim. Inv. ___ Pub. Affrs. ___
Fin. & Pers. ___ Intell. ___
Plan & Prog. ___ Training ___
Legal Couns. ___ Laboratory ___
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56OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10
JULY 1973 EDITION
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : MR. MC DERMOTT DATE: 6/14/77
FROM : J. COCHRAN, JR.
SUBJECT: WHITE HOUSE INQUIRY RE
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFO)
Stanley Schneider of the Office of Science and
Technology, White House, telephonically contacted me today to
inquire as to the Bureau's procedure for handling information
received from the public or otherwise, relating to sightings of
UFOs. He advised that Jody Powell of the President's staff
has raised the question as to whether or not there is any
coordination within the Executive Branch relating to information
concerning this subject. He stated that the U.S. Air Force had
closed their investigation of these matters several years ago
and currently does nothing but refer such information to
appropriate local authorities.
I advised him that as far as the FBI is concerned
there appears to be no conceivable jurisdiction for us to conduct
any inquiries upon receipt of information relating to a UFO
sighting and, in the absence of some investigative jurisdiction
based upon the information furnished, that information would be
referred to the Department of the Air Force without any action
being taken by the Bureau.
He thanked me for the information and stated that if
any further contact was necessary he would call back.
ACTION: REC-64 [ILLEGIBLE] DE-59 62-[ILLEGIBLE]-486
None. For information.
3 JUL 8 1977
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APPROVED: Adm. Serv. ___ Legal Couns. ___
Director ___ Plns. & Info. ___
Assoc. Dir. ___ Ext. Mgmt. ___
Asst. Dir. ___ Gen. Invest. ___
Adm. Serv. ___ Tch. Servs. ___
Crim. Inv. ___ Pub. Affrs. ___
Fin. & Pers. ___ Intell. ___
Plan & Prog. ___ Training ___
Legal Couns. ___ Laboratory ___
1 - Mr. Adams
1 - Each Assistant Director
1 - Mr. Boynton
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