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FBI HQ file 62-83894 Serial 220: a March 19 1950 letter from Mexican ideographic inventor Miguel Angel Garcia Macias offering the United States a 'stratospheric aerostat' flying-saucer design, with a Spanish original, English translation, technical drawings, and a Durango newspaper clipping of an alleged saucer photograph.
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FBI HQ file 62-83894 Serial 220: a March 19 1950 letter from Mexican ideographic inventor Miguel Angel Garcia Macias offering the United States a 'stratospheric aerostat' flying-saucer design, with a Spanish original, English translation, technical drawings, and a Durango newspaper clipping of an alleged saucer photograph.
Serial 220 of FBI case file 62-HQ-83894 packages a 19 March 1950 unsolicited letter from Miguel Angel Garcia Macias of Veracruz, Mexico, addressed to the 'President of the Commission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North America' in New York and date-stamped received by FBI New York on April 7 1950. Garcia Macias claims earlier inventions were stolen and patented in the United States, then describes a 'Global-Conic' stratospheric aerostat propelled by 'stratospheric skyrockets' using 'Nuclear-Atomic force,' which he says travels faster than light or sound. The packet includes both the Spanish original and a translation by Mrs. Sophia Saliba, hand-drawn schematics labeled 'ESTABILIDAD CONICA-GLOBAL Y SEMI-GLOBAL,' and a clipping from a March 16 1950 Mexico City newspaper reporting that engineering student German Horacio Robles Jr. photographed a 'flying saucer' at 8,000 to 9,000 feet over Durango. The file was processed under FOIPA 1254932 with declassification authority from the FBI Automatic Declassification Guide issued May 24 2007.
This deals with stratospheric aerostats (?)* or Flying** saucers as people commonly call them, and which I believe your great Nation, making use of ATOMIC force, possesses.p.2
In this study enters Global Stability which the Globe has and Semi-Global Stability which the Parachute has. Uniting the two STABILITIES into one, we find the superior Stability or the SUPER-STABILITY of bodies in Air or space.p.3
These apparatuses can be used in order to avoid Atomic Explosion on the Earth, since the velocity is Greater than that of Light or Sound in accordance with the quantity of Atomic Material which is used in their fabrication.p.3
This force is applied by means of stratospheric skyrockets placed at the top or sides of this apparatus using Nuclear-Atomic force.p.4
I hope that my idea is Studied and approved by the said Commission and may serve for the Progress of the Universe instead of its DESTRUCTION, and for the good of all of us human beings who inhabit the Earth.p.4
Mr. German Horacio Robles Jr, student at the National School of Engineering, is one of the thousands of persons who have seen "with their own eyes" the flying saucers or disks which have become the general topic of commentaries and have given rise to the most varied hypotheses.p.5
Picture of the "flying saucer" at an altitude of 8000 to 9000 feet above the streets of Durango. The apparatus seems to be a double truncated cone, joined at its bases which moves by something like jet propulsion and which displaces itself by changing position in order to use its motive force in the direction desired, for which reason it can be seen under apparently different forms.p.5
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62- HQ-83894
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62-83894-220
FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER
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from FBI Automatic Declassification
Guide, issued May 24, 2007.Page 2 · vision OCR
MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MACIAS
Pianist Composer Discoverer
and Ideographic Inventor
No. 324 Pino Suarez Avenue
VERACRUZ, Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
March 19, 1950
To the President of the Commission of Scientific Investigation
of the United States of North America
New York
Dear Mr. President,
This is to greet you and at the same time to bring to your
knowledge the STUDIES which I permit myself to send to that Honorable Commission
of Scientific Investigation, because I believe that it is my duty to make
them available for the deep consideration of that commission over which
you so worthily preside.
This deals with stratospheric aerostats (?)* or Flying** saucers
as people commonly call them, and which I believe your great Nation, making
use of ATOMIC force, possesses. Before giving an exposition of my IDEA, I
want you to know of the Inventions which I have thought up by means of my
STUDIES as an IDEOGRAPHIC Inventor, and which have been REGISTERED and
PATENTED by other persons whom I do not know and which are the following:
"GOTE-GRADUNS" (DROP GRADUATION?)
The "Gote-Graduns" was originated when I was making studies on
Atmospheric Graduations of the Earth and one afternoon it occurred to me
to graduate a Dropper. The experiment did not cause me a great deal of
work since I was able to graduate it with ease, but the PLANS of my IDEA
were stolen from me and patented in your Nation.
"AUTOMATIC SHOVELS" for Dump-Trucks (or Concrete-Mixers)***
The Automatic Shovels originated when a party of Workers was
trying to fill a Dump-Truck in front of the Custom House of the Port. I
took my watch and I was able to prove that the workers took a long time to
fill the truck since it took almost an hour and a half of continuous work.
Then I thought that the same Truck equipped with an Automatic Shovel could
do the same work in less time. I set about drawing up the plans and I sent
them to Mexico to the Secretary of National Economy. The plans remained there
* These words are written "aereo-astactos extratofericos". I think that
the writer intended to write "aereo-estaticos estratoesfericos".
** The writer frequently uses capital letters when there is no apparent need
for them. I have retained them in the translation.
*** "Camiones de volteo", literally, "trucks for turning over or revolving".
[FBI - NEW YORK stamp: APR 7 1950]Page 15 · vision OCR
ESTABILIDAD GLOBAL-CÓNICA Y SEMI-GLOBAL. [Technical drawing: large disc-shaped apparatus with latticed hemispherical upper dome, broad swept wings extending laterally with propeller/fan units at each wingtip, cylindrical rocket protrusion at top center with exhaust flames, lower conical section tapering to point with light/exhaust beam at bottom. Measurement scales along left side and bottom border.]
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62- HQ-83894
Serials EBF 220
[barcode]
EBF
62-HQ-83894-EBF 220
DO NOT
DESTROY
FOIPA# 1254932
ENCL BEHIND FILE
62-83894-220
FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER
HQ - HEADQUARTERS
Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial #
0062 83894 1 220 ONLY
8/11/1274164
[barcode]
RRP003ING6
Declassification authority derived
from FBI Automatic Declassification
Guide, issued May 24, 2007.MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MACIAS
Pianist Composer Discoverer
and Ideographic Inventor
No. 324 Pino Suarez Avenue
VERACRUZ, Veracruz
Veracruz, Veracruz
March 19, 1950
To the President of the Commission of Scientific Investigation
of the United States of North America
New York
Dear Mr. President,
This is to greet you and at the same time to bring to your
knowledge the STUDIES which I permit myself to send to that Honorable Commission
of Scientific Investigation, because I believe that it is my duty to make
them available for the deep consideration of that commission over which
you so worthily preside.
This deals with stratospheric aerostats (?)* or Flying** saucers
as people commonly call them, and which I believe your great Nation, making
use of ATOMIC force, possesses. Before giving an exposition of my IDEA, I
want you to know of the Inventions which I have thought up by means of my
STUDIES as an IDEOGRAPHIC Inventor, and which have been REGISTERED and
PATENTED by other persons whom I do not know and which are the following:
"GOTE-GRADUNS" (DROP GRADUATION?)
The "Gote-Graduns" was originated when I was making studies on
Atmospheric Graduations of the Earth and one afternoon it occurred to me
to graduate a Dropper. The experiment did not cause me a great deal of
work since I was able to graduate it with ease, but the PLANS of my IDEA
were stolen from me and patented in your Nation.
"AUTOMATIC SHOVELS" for Dump-Trucks (or Concrete-Mixers)***
The Automatic Shovels originated when a party of Workers was
trying to fill a Dump-Truck in front of the Custom House of the Port. I
took my watch and I was able to prove that the workers took a long time to
fill the truck since it took almost an hour and a half of continuous work.
Then I thought that the same Truck equipped with an Automatic Shovel could
do the same work in less time. I set about drawing up the plans and I sent
them to Mexico to the Secretary of National Economy. The plans remained there
* These words are written "aereo-astactos extratofericos". I think that
the writer intended to write "aereo-estaticos estratoesfericos".
** The writer frequently uses capital letters when there is no apparent need
for them. I have retained them in the translation.
*** "Camiones de volteo", literally, "trucks for turning over or revolving".
[FBI - NEW YORK stamp: APR 7 1950]- 2 -
for eight months. After that time, and after I had paid all my fees as an
Inventor of the said Apparatus, I received a reply stating that the said
Patent had already been given to another person whose identity I do not
know.
"ROOMS FOR MEASURING OPTICS" for the Examination of vision.
I have this study in my possession and have not REGISTERED it since
I need to prove some things in order to be able to put it into effect.
"THE GRADUAL CENTIMETRIC MUSIC OF THE FUTURE" or the discovery of
Sound (15) composed for PIANOMETRICS, PHONOMETRICS, CENTIMETRICS and
DISCOPHONOMETRICS.
I have finished this Study and the plans are in the TOWN LIBRARY
of this Port, as well as the Autophonics and the Euphonics of Alphabetic
Letters.
The "FERROTACTOMETER and the FERROCEMACTOMETER" to eliminate Railway
collisions from a DISTANCE at Road crossings. I extended this IDEOGRAPHIC
INVENTION to eliminate automobile collisions on Roads, but since I do not
have money I was not able to put it in PRACTICE nor to have it REGISTERED.
"EXQUINOCIS" (?) of graduation, time and distance, in order to
determine the distribution and division of TIME on CLOCKS of the whole World.
This drawing is in the Town Library of this Port.
Description of the STABILITY of SURFACE and the SUPERMEDIA (?) in
order to prevent the sinking of big Transatlantic liners, guaranteeing
the lives and interests of persons who travel, like those of Navigation
Companies of the whole World.
The graduation and Illumination of the Wharves which load large
quantities of combustible materials, in order to eliminate accidents on the
Wharves during the loading and unloading of the same.
Study of the MULTIPLES and the SUBMULTIPLES of Mechanized gears.
This study is correlated with Music since it deals with Universal mechanical
gearing or the gradual Centimetric Music of the Future.
"STRATOSPHERIC AEROSTATS"
In this study enters Global Stability which the Globe has and
Semi-Global Stability which the Parachute has. Uniting the two STABILITIES
into one, we find the superior Stability or the SUPER-STABILITY of bodies
in Air or space. These apparatuses can be used in order to avoid Atomic
Explosion on the Earth, since the velocity is Greater than that of Light or
Sound in accordance with the quantity of Atomic Material which is used in
their fabrication. These apparatuses can be thrown from the ground or from- 3 -
the Water since the Conic-Global or Global-Conic form permits it.
The force that the said apparatus can develop can be compared
only with THOUGHT since this has no barriers on the earth such as mountains
and clouds in Space. This apparatus can be used for the Study of the Stars.
This force is applied by means of stratospheric skyrockets placed at the top
or sides of this apparatus using Nuclear-Atomic force.
I hope that my idea is Studied and approved by the said Commission
and may serve for the Progress of the Universe instead of its DESTRUCTION,
and for the good of all of us human beings who inhabit the Earth.
My description is IDEOGRAPHIC, but I believe that it will be a
grain of sand which will help the SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION of that big
Nation.
Cordially yours,
Miguel Angel Garcia Macias
Ideographic Inventor
"FOR UNIVERSAL PROGRESS"
Translator: Mrs. Sophia SalibaTHE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS OF A "FLYING SAUCER", OBTAINED IN DURANGO AT AN
ALTITUDE OF 9000 FEET
(Caption under photographs)
Mr. German Horacio Robles Jr., student at the National School of
Engineering, is one of the thousands of persons who have seen "with their
own eyes" the flying saucers or disks which have become the general topic of
commentaries and have given rise to the most varied hypotheses. But at the
same time the young man himself is the first to have photographed those
strange apparatuses. He observed one of them and was able to take its
picture against the skies of the city of Durango. 1. Picture of the "flying
saucer" at an altitude of 8000 to 9000 feet above the streets of Durango.
The apparatus seems to be a double truncated cone, joined at its bases which
moves by something like jet propulsion and which displaces itself by changing
position in order to use its motive force in the direction desired, for which
reason it can be seen under apparently different forms. 2. Conception of
Mr. Robles Jr., concerning the real form of the strange mechanical objects
drawn by him. 3. Another aspect of the flying saucer. 4. The future civil
engineer, Horacio Robles Jr. sketched in our editorial offices after having
reported his observations on the flying disk and after having handed over
the pictures of this apparatus which he had obtained.
(Page with five drawings is entitled "Wings and Propellers"
Next drawing Propeller
Air-Seizing Force
Direction of the currents of air
Catches
Cuts
Expels
Direction of the Wings
Atomic Force
Vacuum Third Level
Oxygen Chamber 2nd Level
Entrance of the Air Currents 1st Level
Propeller Air Seizing Force
Exits of the Air Currents
Expulsion of Air
GLOBAL-CONIC AND SEMI-GLOBAL STABILITY
FBI - NEW YORK
APR 7 1950
Translator: Mrs. Sophia Saliba[Reverse/verso of page 5 — mirror-image bleed-through of typed text, not directly legible] 62-83894-220
MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MACIAS.
Pianista Compositor Descubridor
'e Inventor Ideógrafo.
Av. Pino Suarez Núm. 324.
VERACRUZ, Ver.-
H. Veracruz,Ver.,a 19 de Marzo de 1950.
Co.Presidente de la Comisión de Investigación Científica de
Estados Unidos de Norte America.
Nueva York.
Muy apreciable y distinguido señor Presidente.
La presente es para saludarle y al mismo tiempo, para hacer de
su conocimiento sobre los ESTUDIOS que me permito remitir a esa
Honorable Comisión de Investigación Científica, porque creo ser mi
deber ponerlos a la alta consideración de la que usted dignamente
preside.
Se trata sobre los Aereo-astactos extratoféricos o sean los
platos Voladores como vulgarmente nombran las gentes y que yo cre
esa gran Nación los posee, aprovechando la fuerza ATOMICA, antes de
hacer una exposición de mi IDEA, quiero que sepa usted de los Inventos que he idealizado por medio de mis ESTUDIOS como Inventor
IDEOGRAFO y que han sido REGISTRADOS Y PATENTADOS por otras perso
nas que yo desconozco y son los siguientes:
"GOTE-GRADUNS"
El Gote-Graduns nació cuando yo estaba haciendo Estudios sobre
Graduaciones Atmosféricas y de la Tierra y una tarde se me ocurrió
graduar un Gotero. El experimento no me causó gran trabajo, pues pude graduarlo con facilidad, pero los PLANOS de mi IDEA me fueron
robados y patentados en esa Nación.
"Las PALAS AUTOMACICAS" para Camiones de Volteo.
Las Palas Auto-máticas nació cuando frente al Edificio Aduana
de este Puerto una partida de Obreros trataba de llenar un Camión
de Volteo, tomé mi reloj y pude comprobar que el tiempo que demoravan dichos Obreros para llenar el Camión hera mucho, pues casi
llegaba a una hora y media de trabajo continuo, entonces pense que
ese mismo Camión dotado de un Recojedor Automático, podría hacer
el mismo trabajo en menos tiempo, me puse hacer los planes y los
mandé a México a la Secretaría de Economía Nacional, los planes estubieron cerca de Ocho meses, después de dicho tiempo y de haber
pagado todos mis derechos como Inventor de dicho Aparato se me
contestó que dicha Patente ya había sido dada a otra persona la
cual desconasco.
"Las SALAS de OPTICA GRADUAL" para el Examen de la
vista.
Este Estudio lo tengo en mi poder sin REGISTRAR, pues necesito comprobar algunas cosas, para poderlo llevar a efecto.
"LA MUSICA GRADUAL CENTIMETRICA DEL FUTURO" o sea
el descubrimiento del Sonido (15) compuesto por la PIANOMETRIA,
FONCMETRIA, CENTIMETRIA y la DISCOFONOMETRIA.
Este Estudio lo tengo terminado y los cuadros se encuentran
en la BIBLIOTECA del PUEBLO de este Puerto, así como la Auto-fonía
y Eufonía de las Letras Alfabéticas.
al frente..........#Hoja número 2.
El "FERROTACTOMETRO y el FERROCEMACTOMETRO" para evitar los
choques de los Ferrocarriles por DISTANCIA en los cruces de las Vías
este INVENTO IDEOGRAFO lo amplié para evitar los choques de los Autos en las Carreteras, pero como yo no tengo dinero no lo he podido
poner en PRACTICA ni hacer el REGISTRO del mismo.
"EXQUINOCIS" de graduación, tiempo y distancia, para precisar
la distribución y repartición del TIEMPO en los RELOJES de todo el
Mundo, este cuadro se encuentra en la Biblioteca del Pueblo de este
Puerto.
Descripción de la ESTABILIDAD de SUPERFICIE y la SUPER-MEDIA
para evitar el undimiento de los grandes Trasatlánticos, garantizando
vida é Intereses de las personas que viajan, así como la de las Cias.
de Navegación en todo el Mundo.
La graduación é Iluminación de los Muelles que carguen gran
cantidad de Combustible, para evitar accidentes en los Muelles de la
carga y descarga de los mismos.
Estudio de los MULTIPLOS Y SUB-MULTIPLOS de los engranajes
Mecánicos, este estudio tiene correlación con la Música por tratarse
del engranaje Universal mecánico ó sea la Música gradual centimétrica del FUTURO.
"AEREOSTATOS EXTRATEOSFERICIS"
En este estudio entra la Estabilidad-Global que tiene el Globo
y la Estabilidad Semi-Global que tiene el Paracaidas, juntando las
dos ESTABILIDADES en una sola, encontramos la Estabilidad superior o
sea la SUPER-ESTABILIDAD de los cuerpos en el Aire ó espacio, estos
aparatos se pueden usar para evitar la Exploción Atómica en la Tierra, puesto que velocidad es Mayor a la de la Luz ó el Sonido de
acuerdo con la cantidad de Materias Atómicas que se empleen en su fabricación. Estos aparatos pueden ser arrojados desde la tierra o desde
el Agua porque la forma Global-Cónica ó Cónica-Global se lo permite.
La fuerza que pueden desarrollar dichos aparatos solo se puede
comparar con el PENSAMIENTO porque este no tiene barreras en la tierra como montañas y nubes en el Espacio, estos aparatos pueden emplearse para los Estudios de los Astros, esta fuerza se aplica por medio
de cohetes extratosféricos aplicados a dichos aparatos en la parte superior del mismo ó en los costados, aprovechando la fuerza Nuclear-
Atómica.
Espero que mi idea sea Estudiada y aprobada por dicha Comisión y sirva para el Progreso Universal en voz de la DESTRUCCION, y en
bien de todos los seres humanos que habitamos en la Tierra.
Mi descripción es IDEOGRAFICA, pero creo será una grano de
arena que ayudará a la INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA de esa gran Nación.
De usted muy atentamente.
"POR EL PROGRESO UNIVERSAL"
El Inventor Ideógrafo.
[signature]
Miguel Angel García Macías.Miguel Angel Garcia Macias.
Descubridor é Inventor Ideografo.
Av. Pino Suares # 324
Veracruz, Ver.
[postmarks: 20 MAR 50, VERACRUZ-VER.]
[stamps: CORREO AEREO MEXICO 25 CENT x2, SERVICIO AEREO MEXICO x2]
Al C°:
Presidente de la Comisión de Investigación
Científica de Estados Unidos de Norte America
U. S. Court House
Foley Sq.
Nueva York.ESTABILIDAD CÓNICA-GLOBAL Y SEMI-GLOBAL. [Technical drawing: disc-shaped apparatus with latticed hemispherical upper and lower domes joined at equatorial plane, diamond/rhombus dashed outline indicating trajectory envelope, cylindrical protrusion at top apex with flame/exhaust, three exhaust nozzles at lower apex. No additional text labels visible beyond title.]
Global 7
Estabilidad Semiglobal 11 Cónica-global
6- 4- 6
11- 4- 6- 4-1-1-10- 21.HÉLICE.
CAPTII-AEREU-FUERZA.
[Upper diagram — propeller viewed from above]
Propiedades:
Capta- Corta y expulsa.
Dirección de las corrientes
del Aire.
Capta
Corta
Expulsa.
Expulsa
Dirección
de las
[Lower diagram — cross-section of disc-shaped craft]
Fuerza
Atómica.
3° [Vacío] Plano
Cámara de Oxígeno
2° Plano
Entrada de las Corrientes de Aire
1°
Hélice Capto-Aéreo
Fuerza.
las Salidas
de las corrientes
de aire
Expulsión del AirePRESIDENTE Y GERENTE: DIRECTOR: LIC. MIGUEL LANZ DURET MEXICO, D. F., JUEVES 16 DE MARZO DE 1950 GREGORIO LOPEZ Y FUENTES NUMERO 12.096 Las Primeras Fotografías de un «Plato Volador», Logradas en Durango a Nueve mil Pies de Altura [Photograph 1: Sky with small circular object circled, over streets of Durango] [Diagram: Disc-shaped craft cross-section with labels: 3° Plano, 2° Plan..., 1er Plan..., 2° Plan..., 3° Plan.] [Photograph 2: Sky with small circular object circled] El señor Germán Horacio Robles, Jr., pasante de la Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería, es uno de los miles de personas que han visto "con sus propios ojos" los platos o discos voladores que se han convertido en tema general de los comentarios y dado lugar a las más variadas hipótesis. Pero al mismo tiempo es el primero del grupo que se ha podido fotografiar con extraños aparatos. Observa uno de ellos—1. Fotografía del "plato volador" sobre los cielos de la ciudad de Durango.—1. que se pudo captar a 8,000 ó 9,000 pies de altura sobre las calles de esa ciudad. El aparato parece de doble cono truncado, unido por sus bases que se mueve por algo parecido a la propulsión a chorro y que se desplaza cambiando de motivo por el cual puede verse bajo diversas formas aparentes.—2. Concepción real de los extraños dispositivos mecánicos.—2. Otro aspecto del plato volador.—4. El futuro ingeniero civil, Horacio Robles, Jr., retratado en nuestras oficinas de redacción después de informar acerca de sus observaciones del disco volador y de entregar las gráficas del mismo aparato logradas por él.
Figura N° 2 Figura N° 3
Aspas
y
Hélices
Figura N° 1
[degree markings around central propeller: 385°, 340°, 15°, 30°, etc.]
[four-blade propeller with gridded blades and degree graduation marks]
Figura N° 4 Figura N° 5
[three-blade propeller] [single curved blade/flame form]ESTABILIDAD GLOBAL-CÓNICA Y SEMI-GLOBAL. [Technical drawing: large disc-shaped apparatus with latticed hemispherical upper dome, broad swept wings extending laterally with propeller/fan units at each wingtip, cylindrical rocket protrusion at top center with exhaust flames, lower conical section tapering to point with light/exhaust beam at bottom. Measurement scales along left side and bottom border.]