Flying Disks - Case File 62-HQ-83894, Section 5 (Serials 186-245)

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# Page 041: Pilot Sighting Report - Yellow Rocket Object

**Date:** September 25, 1949

**Sender:** Private citizen, from address 608 Montrose Drive, S. Charleston, W. Va.

**Recipients:** Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington D.C.

**Subject:** Flying disc incident observation

## Observations

**Object Description:**

**Incident Details:**

**Object Condition:**

**Witnesses:**

**Sender's Request:**

Does not want incident disclosed; no publicity desired

**Assessment Offered by Witness:**

Object clearly visible against dark green forest background; very accurate description provided

# Page 042: FBI Director Memo - Flying Discs Transmittal

**Date:** October 19, 1949

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

**To:** Director, Office of Special Investigations; The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force; The Pentagon, Washington D.C.

**Subject:** Flying Discs

**Document Routing:** Marked for appropriate agencies and field offices

## Content Summary

Transmits unverified information regarding flying discs furnished to FBI by confidential source whose reliability is unknown. Source requested identity not be revealed.

## Incident Summary Forwarded

**Subject:** September 25, 1949 sighting from Parkersburg, W. Va. area

**Source Statement (verbatim excerpt):**

## Document Status

Marked "MAILED 12" with date OCT 20 1949 P.M.

Information provided for Air Force distribution and evaluation purposes.

# Page 043: Continuation of Flying Disc Sighting Report

**Document:** Continuation of October 19, 1949 FBI transmittal regarding September 25, 1949 sighting

## Object Physical Characteristics (Continued)

**Wings and Fins:**

**Propulsion:**

**Front Structure:**

**Rear Structure:**

## Flight Details

**Witness Aircraft Information:**

**Environmental Conditions:**

**Location Reference:**

**Object Behavior:**

## Transmittal Note

Information furnished for informational and assistance purposes in connection with flying disc matter.

# Page 044: USAF OSI Message - "Flying Saucers from Venus"

**Date:** 16 January 1950

**From:** HQ 18TH OSI DST OFFUTT AFB, OMAHA, NEBRASKA (Signed Thompson)

**To:** DIR OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, USAF, WASH. D.C.

**Info:** DIST CODE 14 OSI DIST LOWRY AFB, COLO; DIST CODE 17 OSI DIST KIRTLAND AFB, NEW MEXICO

**Number:** OSI 8

**Subject:** Flying saucers from Venus came to earth by accident

**Classification:** Secret / Declassified

**Routing Note:** This is rehash OSI 8 DTD 14 JAN 50. Category Baker Message.

## Incident Description

**Source:** Rudy Fick, well-known Kansas City auto dealer

**Background:** Stopped in Denver 2 weeks prior while returning from Ogden, Utah. Called on Ford Agency manager. Conversation interrupted by engineers arriving for meeting; one engineer named Coulter.

**Coulter's Claim:**

## Flying Saucer Specifications

**Structure:**

**Materials:**

**Equipment Found:**

## Multiple Craft Claims

**Numbers:** According to Coulter, approximately 50 flying saucers found in United States in 2-year period

**Occupant Descriptions:**

# Page 045: USAF OSI Message Continuation - Saucer Occupants and Analysis

**Document:** Continuation of OSI 8 message, 16 January 1950

## Occupant Physical Characteristics

**Uniform Height:** All 3 feet tall

**Physical Features:**

**Clothing:**

**Supplies:**

## Analysis and Assessment by Source

**Information Security Concern:**

**Investigative Follow-up:**

## Dissemination and Media Response

**Distribution:** Information copies furnished OSI Districts 14 and 17 for action

**Press Response:** Kansas City Star editor stated:

## Action Items and Recipients

**ACTION TO:** Director, Special Investigations; DCS/O Director of Intelligence; DCS/O Director of Plans and Operations; DCS/O Policy Division; Chief of Staff's Log, USAF

**Message Identification:** CAF III 7130 (16 Jan 50) DTG: 16/1430Z

**Routing Code:** RC 28/16th

**Classification Status:** SECRET (now declassified)

# Page 046: Army Message on Flying Saucers Classification

**Date:** 18 January 1950

**Classification:** Confidential (now declassified)

**From:** 13 OSI DIST OFFUTT AFB, OMAHA, NEBRASKA

**To:** OSAF, WASHINGTON D.C.; DIST CODE 14TH OSI DIST LOWRY AFB, COLORADO; DIST CODE 17TH OSI DIST KIRTLAND AFB ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

**Number:** OSI 11

**Subject:** Reference to TWX and downgrading of classification

## Content Summary

References TWX from 13th OSI District, Offutt AFB, Omaha, Nebraska, dated 13 January, and spot intelligence report dated 16 January.

**Subject Matter:** "Flying Saucers From Venus Come To Earth"

**Classification Action:** Both TWX and spot report downgraded to Confidential.

## Document Reference

**Note:** Reference TWX is GAF-II-7130, 17 Jan 50 (OSI)

## Distribution and Action

**ACTION:** OSI

**INFO:** ODS, CIN, CFO, OOP, OPY, CAG-30

**Message Code:** OAF III: 7331 (18 Jan 50) DTG: 1121102

**Routing:** RO-MBR: 25/18

# Page 047: Handwritten Citizen Letter on Flying Saucers

**Date:** February 24, 1950

**Recipient:** Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Washington D.C.

**Subject Line:** "Re: Flying Saucers - With the greatest debts just received on the above - it sorting convince me and since I have an opinion of inter-national nature, I'd feel pretty bad if it happened to the right and it resulted in harm to my country"

## Correspondent Observations

**Flying Saucer Claims:**

**Correspondent's Theory:** Correspondent believes saucers from Russian location

**Personal Concerns:**

**Suggestion:** Notes "either that it's a new rule it might be an investigation by themselves"

## Correspondent Details

**Signature:** Marked WHO (identity withheld or unclear)

**Name Visible:** Walter Fisher, R.D.#1, Parkinoa [location unclear]

**P.S. Notation:** Flying saucer project warrant to PA much start a show they can share and tell both to dyed and just get info readily - gotten have people be on the lookout & just to share. After they can check with list of dates. Correspondent states: "I send you"

## Document Status

Received and recorded by FBI with index notation and handwritten marginalia visible.

# Page 048: FBI Response to Walter Fisher

**Date:** January 30, 1950

**Recipient:** Mr. Ferdinand E. of Pfeil, 1953 Fitzgerald Street, Philadelphia 45, Pennsylvania

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

**Subject:** Flying Saucers

## Content

**Acknowledgment:** Your letter of January 24, 1950 has been received

**FBI Position:** While Hoover appreciates correspondent's offer to furnish observations concerning flying saucers, this matter is not being investigated by the FBI.

**Routing Note:** Marked "RECORDED - 128" and "INDEXED - 128"

**Administrative Details:**

## Administrative Notations

FBI standard internal processing markings visible including routing to Mr. Hoover's office staff, office records, and administrative files.

**Signature:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**Initials:** NJC:aip

# Page 050: Handwritten Citizen Letter - Flying Saucer Observations

**Date:** February 12, 1950

**Sender Address:** Tulsa, Oklahoma [dated Feb. June 28, 1950]

**Recipient:** Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Washington D.C.

**Subject:** Flying discs/saucers and Dream/Vision Account

## Correspondent's Account

**Dreams and Visions:**

**Observations Offered:**

**Personal Details:**

**Correspondent Request:** Requests FBI verify dates and requests place name.

## Document Status

Marked as received and processed by FBI internal records system.

# Page 051: Continuation - Citizen Letter on Flying Discs

**Document:** Continuation of handwritten letter regarding flying disc observations

**Correspondent Name:** Mr. Walter Fisher, R.D.#1, Parkinson [Parkinson?]

## Additional Details from Correspondence

**Postscript Content:**

References saucer project warrant to PA - much start a show they can share and tell both to dyed and just get info readily. Text suggests some form of information gathering or documentation effort.

**Letter Structure:**

"I should send (?) after a while as I send you date(?). That's probably know more. The matter is of-concerned anyone but you to probably for. It's that (?) I did not rain my name to the letters. I wrote about that dream to the three Washington gentlemen."

**Correspondent's Request:**

Notes may appreciate hearing of opinions on scientific possibility mentioned. Expresses sincerity of statement and knowledge of science.

**Closing:**

"Wish I did. Hope something will be done once. Most Athene B. Pervier, 1039 N. College, Tulsa, Okla."

## Administrative Processing

Document marked with standard FBI routing notations, file numbers, and processing stamps.

# Page 052: FBI Letter to Walter Fisher Regarding Flying Saucers

**Date:** February 20, 1950

**Recipient:** Mr. Walter Fisher, Route 1, Parkinson, Pennsylvania

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

**Subject:** Flying Saucers - Response to Citizen Inquiry

## Content Summary

**Acknowledgment:** Your letter of February 12, 1950 has been received

**FBI Appreciation:** Hoover expresses appreciation for Fisher's thoughtfulness in making available the information which Fisher furnished

**Conditional Response:** If in future additional data comes to Fisher's attention which should be made available to the FBI, Fisher is asked to feel free to furnish it to Mr. A. Cornelius, Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Office, 500 Fidelity Building, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania

**Closing:** Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director

## Administrative Notes

**File Notation:** CC: Philadelphia [with additional notations]

**Routing Stamp:** "MAILED" with date "FEB 21 1950"

**Index Markings:** Shows recorded and indexed processing

**File Reference:** 62-83894-205

# Page 054: FBI Teletype - Flying Saucers, Denver University Lectures

**Date:** March 9, 1950

**Time:** 9-25 PM

**From:** FBI, Denver

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Flying Saucers - Lectures at Denver University

**Priority:** Urgent

## Incident Description

**Source:** Two sources advised that unidentified individual gave at least one and possibly more lectures before classes at Denver University yesterday or today.

**Lecture Content:**

**Lecturer Identity:**

**Media Response:**

## Previous Investigation Notes

**Prior Investigation:** George Koehler in January 1950 reported to have made similar claims; upon investigation was unable to produce any verifiable information

**Assessment:** OSI considers Koehler as probable mental case

## Request for Guidance

**Sender:** KRAMER

**Routing:** "RECORDED - 33" and "INDEXED - 33"

**File Code:** 62-83894-206

# Page 056: Army Message - Radar Sightings over Oak Ridge

**Date:** March 2-3, 1950

**From:** COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga

**To:** Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence

**Number:** AJACI 1-2

**Classification:** Confidential (now declassified)

## Radar Incidents Summary

**Date/Time Details:**

**March 1, 1950:**

**March 2, 1950:**

## Follow-up Actions

**Radar Equipment Evaluation:**

**Data Limitations:**

**Air Force Check:**

## Message Identification

**Reference:** CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) DTG: 022030Z mlf/C

**Administrative Code:** DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 1949

# Page 057: Continuation of Army Radar Message

**Document:** Continuation of AJACI 1-2 message, page 2

**Number:** AJACI 1-2, Page 2

## Items 3-4 Summary

**Item 3:** Third Army has no radar operators available

**Item 4:** Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that Chief Security Division Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified personnel check on the performance of the radar

## Message Footer Information

**ACTION:** G-2

**Routing Code:** CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) DTG: 022030Z mlf/C

**Form Reference:** DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 1949

**Distribution Status:** Confidential (declassified)

**Copy Number:** Listed as official copy with U.S. Government Printing Office reference 1949-0-830430

# Page 059: Handwritten Letter - Flying Disc Observations and Theories

**Date:** June 9, 1950

**Location:** Tulsa, Oklahoma

**Recipient:** Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI, Washington D.C.

**Subject:** Flying discs and international security concerns

## Correspondent Background

**Occupation/Role:** Correspondent states having worked in Civil Service; served during time when doing Eng. displays for Corps of Engineers, War Department. Describes matter as serious thought.

## Flying Saucer Observations

**Specific Incidents Described:**

**First Account:**

**Second Account:**

**Third Account:**

## Theories and Assessments

**Correspondent's Analysis:**

**Official Contact Suggestion:**

## Final Request

Enclosed postage for mailing to party respondent will consider if from senatorial possibility single. Asks to place matter with those or one that person will give it serious consideration if any theory is true case; then could locate that base, could save great deal of trouble to our nation.

**Signature and Address:** Ms. Athene B. Pervier, 1039 N. College, Tulsa, Okla.

# Page 061: Handwritten Citizen Letter - Flying Saucer Sightings

**Date:** February 28, 1950 [Tulsa, Oklahoma timestamp]

**Recipient:** Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director of FBI

**Subject:** Flying discs observations and international security concerns

## Key Observations

**Object Description:**

**Sighting Frequency:**

**International Concerns - Main Content Themes:**

**Saucer Behavior Analysis:**

## Correspondent's Theory on Weather Effects

**No.2: Stated they maybe able to effect on weather our have caused our heavy storms and unusual sudden**

**No.3: Sudden weather changes all this last summer and this winter especially have caused a flu & chest condition that lasts much longer and weakens those part much more than ever the old-fashioned 'flu' did**

**Assessment by Correspondent:**

## Sender Details

**Name:** Ms. Athene B. Pervier, 1039 N. College, Tulsa, Oklahoma

**Note on Contact:** States does not want name mentioned in any of the Washington letters regarding dream to three Washington gentlemen. Was afraid if close to war with Germany, then mailed them from Tulsa so might have had knowledge that dream of 3 nights did not then come true

# Page 062: Continuation - Letter on Flying Saucers and Russian Theory

**Document:** Continuation of correspondent's lengthy letter on flying discs

## Saucer Design and Function Theory (Continued)

**Construction Details:**

## Weather and Health Impact Theory

**Sudden Weather Changes:**

**No.3 Assessment:** "The sudden weather changes all this last summer and this winter especially have caused a flu & chest condition that lasts much longer and weakens those part much more than ever the old-fashioned 'flu' did, so 2 of these flying saucers have been told about flying disc there are now disintegrating"

## Correspondent's Primary Concern

## Assessments About Saucer Origin

## Final Note

States "And besides after all we have found out that man is not inhabited!"

# Page 063: Final Page of Citizen Letter - Dream Narrative

**Document:** Conclusion of multi-page letter from Ms. Athene B. Pervier

## Dreams and Visions Account

**Dream Content Summary:**

**Dream Interpretation:**

**Speculation About Saucer Purpose:**

**International Concern Theme:**

## Conclusion and Request

**Enclosed:** Postage for mailing to designated party; requests consideration of scientific possibility mentioned

**Closing:** "I would appreciate hearing of your opinion on the above scientific possibility mentioned. I know nothing of science actually. I am sincerely yours, Wish I did. Hope something will be done once. Most Athene B. Pervier, 1039 N. College, Tulsa, Okla."

# Page 064: Map - Possible Flying Saucer Route

**Document Type:** Hand-drawn map with annotations

**Title Elements Visible:**

**Geographic Regions Shown:**

**Map Annotations:**

**Map Credit:**

**Map Content:** Shows theoretical saucer base location in Siberia and possible flight route across Alaska and Canada into United States airspace.

# Page 066: FBI Response to Florence Pervier

**Date:** March 7, 1950

**Recipient:** Mrs. Florence D. Pervier, 1039 North College, Tulsa, Oklahoma

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

**Subject:** Flying Discs - Response to Citizen

## Content

**Acknowledgment:** Your letter of February 28, 1950 has been received and Hoover wants to thank Pervier for making observations available

**FBI Appreciation:** Expresses appreciation for Pervier's thoughtfulness in connection with matter

**Conditional Offer:** If in future additional data comes to Pervier's attention which should be made available to FBI, Pervier is asked to feel free to furnish it to Mr. A. Cornelius, Special Agent in Charge of Philadelphia Office, 500 Fidelity Building, Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania

**Closing:** Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director

## Administrative Notes

**File Reference:** 62-83894-207

**CC:** Philadelphia

**Routing:** Mailed March 8, 1950

**Note on Correspondent:**

Correspondent lengthily relates observations concerning flying saucers and advised that she believes they are of Russia origin. It is noted that in her letter of February 14, she wrote to commend Mr. Hoover for his services as Director of the FBI.

# Page 068: FBI Memorandum on Flying Saucers - Air Force Assessment

**Date:** March 22, 1950

**To:** Director, FBI

**From:** Guy Hottel, SAC, Washington

**Subject:** Flying Saucers - Information Concerning

**Form:** Standard Form No. 64, Office Memorandum - United States Government

## Incident Report

**Source of Information:**

Information furnished to Special Agent R. H. Kurtzman by Ken Howe, Special Investigator, Sex Squad, Metropolitan Police Department

**Informant Content - Direct Quote:**

"An investigator for the Air Forces stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico. They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and test pilots.

According to Mr. Howe's informant, the saucers were found in New Mexico due to the fact that the Government had a very high-powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes with the controlling mechanism of the saucers."

## Assessment

**Evaluation Note:** "No further evaluation was attempted by SA Kurtzman concerning the above."

## Administrative Details

**Sender Code:** RHK:VIM

**File Reference:** 62-83894-209

**Recording Status:** RECORDED - 3, INDEXED - 3

**Date Stamp:** MAR 23 1950

# Page 070: Army Message - Supplementary Radar Report from Knoxville

**Date:** 3 March 1950

**From:** COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga

**To:** Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence

**Number:** AJACI-3-3 / Reference to AJACI-3-3 3206

**Classification:** Confidential (declassified)

**Subject:** Supplementary report on radar objects over Knoxville/Oak Ridge area

## Supplementary Radar Data

**Reference to Previous Report:** Supplements AJACI-1-2 from 2 March

**March 2, 1950 - Additional Details:**

**2130 hours:**

**2230 hours on 2 March and 0030 hours on 3 March:**

## Follow-up Actions

**CIA Involvement:** CIA Radar Technician reportedly arrives Knoxville to check radar set and operation

**Joint Military Response:** Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with Naval and Marine Reserve Unit Knoxville to set up radar equipment to verify reception of WROL radar station

**Information Distribution:** All information on this subject from headquarters turned over to A-2 Fourteenth Air Force

## Previous Reference

**Note:** AJACI-1-2 is CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50)

**ACTION:** G-2

**Message Code:** CM IN 12184 / (4 Mar 50) DTG: 031900Z ear/h

**Form:** DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 1949

**Distribution:** Confidential - U.S. Government Printing Office: 1949-0-830430

# Page 071: Army Message Continuation - Knoxville Radar Follow-up

**Document:** Continuation of AJACI-3-3 message, Page 2

**Number:** AJACI 1-2, Page 2

## Items 3-4 (Continued)

**Item 3:** Third Army has no radar operators

**Item 4:** Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that Chief Security Div Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified personnel check on the performance of the radar

## Message Footer

**ACTION:** G-2

**CM IN 12036:** (3 Mar 50) DTG: 022030Z mlf/C

**Form:** DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 1949

**Classification:** Confidential

**Distribution:** U.S. Government Printing Office: 1949-0-830430

# Page 072: Army Message - Initial Knoxville Radar Report

**Date:** 2 March 1950

**From:** COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga

**To:** Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence

**Number:** AJACI 1-2

**Classification:** Confidential (declassified)

**Subject:** Telephone report regarding radar sightings near Knoxville

**Paraphrase Note:** Paraphrase not required

## Incident Details

**Source:** Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker, Tennessee Military District, 1130 hours, 2 March

**Location:** Radar station near Knoxville, operation approximately 3 weeks. Operated by station WROL of Knoxville.

**March 1 Incident - 2135 Hours:**

**March 2 Incident - 1105 Hours:**

**Radar Equipment Status:**

**Data Limitations:**

**Air Force Verification:**

## Message Information

**CM IN 12036:** (3Mar 50)

**Form:** DA SCO FORM 22-3, 15 JAN 1949

# Page 073: FBI Internal Routing Slip

**Document Type:** DO-7 - Office of Director internal routing form

**From:** FBI Headquarters internal distribution

**Routing to Officials:** Listed officials indicated by check marks for distribution:

**Action Options Available:**

**Handwritten Notation:** Contains handwritten notes on routing slip; some text appears to relate to "flying saucers" and priority marking

**Administrative Status:** Used for internal FBI document distribution tracking and priority designation.

# Page 075: FBI Memorandum - Flying Saucers Investigation Discontinuation

**Date:** March 28, 1950

**To:** The Director

**From:** D. M. Ladd

**Subject:** Flying Saucers

**Form:** Standard Form No. 64, Office Memorandum

## Director's Inquiry and Response

**Director's Question:** "Just what are the facts re 'flying saucers'? A short memo as to whether it is true or just what Air Force etc. think of them."

## Investigation Findings

**Source of Information:** Special Agent S. W. Reynolds obtained following information (3/28/50) from Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel J. V. Hearn of Air Force Intelligence

**Air Force Position:** Air Force discontinued their intelligence project to determine what flying saucers are in latter part of previous year. They publicly announced discontinuation to press in December 1949. Announced with concurrence of Army and Navy.

**Reason for Discontinuation:** After two years of investigation, over three-fourths of incidents regarding flying saucers proved to be misidentifications of wide variety of conventional items such as lighted weather balloons and other air-borne objects.

**Area Command Responsibility:**

**Current Air Force Position:**

## Historical Context

**Previous FBI Action:** Investigation of flying saucers was discontinued by Bureau in October 1947 in order that Air Force could take over such investigations (Reference: 62-83894-141-160)

## Administrative Details

**Attachment:** Referenced

**File Code:** 62-83894-212

**Initials:** EHM:jam,sdt

**Copies Destroyed:** 270 NOV 18 1964

# Page 076: FBI Memorandum - Flying Saucers (Duplicate/Continuation)

**Date:** March 28, 1950

**To:** Mr. D. M. Ladd

**From:** Mr. A. H. Belmont

**Subject:** Unknown Object over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 1, 1950; Stuart E. Adcock, Complainant; Vital Facilities; Internal Security

## Incident Summary

**Date/Time:** March 1, 1950; 9:55 A.M.

**Report Source:** SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that Stuart E. Adcock, owner and operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called Knoxville Office at 11:15 P.M. on March 1

**Witness Background:** Adcock is radio ham operator who set up Army Surplus APN-7 radar set in his home in Knoxville

**Initial Report:**

**Second Sighting - March 2, 5:30 P.M.:**

**Military Investigation:**

## Follow-up Actions

**FBI Instructions to SAC Robey:**

**File Reference:** 62-83894-212

**Initials:** AHB:mer

**Destroyed Copies:** 270 NOV 18 1964

# Page 077: FBI Teletype - Flying Saucers, New Mexico Student

**Date:** March 30, 1950

**Time:** 7-55 PM MST

**From:** FBI, Albuquerque

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Flying Saucers - Information Concerning Jim Barden

**Priority:** Urgent

## Incident Description

**Complainant:** Jim Barden, student, University of New Mexico and reporter for school paper

**Object of Report:** Furnished office with trick photograph of mountain side showing flying saucer crashed and burning on side of mountain

**Photograph Contents:**

**Photograph Details:**

**Planned Publication:**

**FBI Warning Provided:**

## Message Footer

**Sender Code:** Not specified

**Status:** RECORDED - 112

**Copy Notation:** FBI Albuquerque / Received Teletype Unit / MAR 30 10 08 PM '50

**Correction Note:** "CORRECTION FIRST WORD FOURTH LINE BURNING"

**END AND ACK PLS** notation visible

# Page 079: FBI Memorandum - Oak Ridge Unknown Object

**Date:** March 3, 1950

**To:** Mr. D. M. Ladd

**From:** Mr. A. H. Belmont

**Subject:** Unknown Object over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March 1, 1950; Stuart E. Adcock, Complainant; Vital Facilities; Internal Security

## Incident Report

**Initial Alert:** SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that Stuart E. Adcock, owner and operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, called Knoxville Office at 11:15 P.M. on March 1

**Witness Details:** Adcock is radio ham operator who set up Army Surplus APN-7 radar set in his home in Knoxville

**First Sighting - March 1, Time Unknown:**

**Second Sighting - March 2, 5:30 P.M.:**

**Military Response:**

**FBI Instructions to SAC Robey:**

**File Reference:** 62-83894-212

**Initials:** AHB:mer

# Page 080: FBI Memorandum Continuation - Oak Ridge Object Follow-up

**Document:** Continuation of March 3, 1950 memorandum from A. H. Belmont to D. M. Ladd

## Conclusion and Assessment

**AEC and Military Concern:** Mr. Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces representatives are somewhat concerned about this matter and wanted Bureau to have the information in case there were inquiries

## FBI Action Taken

**Instructions to SAC Robey (Continued):**

**File Reference:** 62-83894-212

**Administrative Note:** Copies destroyed 270 NOV 18 1964

**Status:** End of document section

## Summary of Section 5 Content

This final section of FBI Case File 62-HQ-83894 (Section 5) covers January-March 1950 and documents:

1. Initial flying disc sightings reports from civilian pilots and citizens

2. FBI Director Hoover's responses declining further investigation

3. USAF OSI reports of recovered saucers in New Mexico with occupants

4. Army radar detections over Oak Ridge nuclear facility (March 1-2, 1950)

5. CIA and military coordination in response to Oak Ridge incidents

6. FBI formal discontinuation of flying saucer investigation

7. Citizen theories about Russian/Soviet origin

8. Hoax report from University of New Mexico student

The file demonstrates FBI involvement in UAP matters transitioned to military/Air Force responsibility by early 1950, with FBI maintaining administrative documentation role only.

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**Document Type:** Memorandum

**Dates:** March 6, 1950

**Organizations:** CIC, OSI, CIA

**Locations:** Tennessee, Washington, Knoxville

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# Page 084

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** NEPA, USAF, FBI, CIA, AEC, OSI, CIC

**Locations:** Knoxville, Oak Ridge

**People:** MARCH ONE, BECTLY OVER, DEGREE OF, CONTEMPLATE FURTHER, DETECTED OBJECT, UNKNOWN OBJECT, EEET AL, HIS RADAR, EXISTENCE OF, DID NOT

**Observations:** object, radar, altitude, aircraft, unknown, disc

## Content

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7.1 KNOXVILLE .3-6-50

DiijECTOR, FBI A TTIMR A H.

Condy ··--··

UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENN., MARCH ONE, NINETEEN FIFTY,/ -<j,,, /

STUA~COCK-., COMPLAINANT, VITAL FACILITIES, IS. REMYCALL af..+(__I .,. /

MARCH THIRD. EXISTENCE OF OBJECT REPORTED BY ADCOCK AS BEING

Q!BECTLY OVER OAK RIDGE AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND EEET AL.IlTUDE_N.OT

VERIFIED. ADCOCK REPUTEDLY CAPABLE RADIO TECHNICIAN . ADCOCK CLAIMS

TO HAVE DETECTED OBJECT WITH HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT ON FIVE OCCASIONS

OVER THREE DAYS. NAVAL RESERVE RADAR EQUIPMENT AT KNOXVILLE DID NOT

DETECT OBJECT ON ANY OCCASION, BUT TECHNICIANS STATE IT IS NOT

CONSIDERED EFFICIENT FOR AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME ALTITUDES. QUALIFIED

ERSONS FROM USAF AT NEPA, OAK RIDGE, TALKED WITH ADCOCK AND

~XAMINED

HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT. FOUND HIS EQUIPMENT NOT TOO RELIABLE

AND FELT ADCOCK TECHNICALLY WRONG ON SOME RADAR THEORY.

OF ADCOCK QUESTIONED DUE TO SOME DEGREE OF INEBRIATION .

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# Page 086

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Locations:** Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Knoxville

**People:** UART ADCOCK, AL SECURiff

**Observations:** object, radar, altitude

## Content

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BY S. Cliu. H SSENG

'arch 14, 1960

Atocic er,gy Cc:m::dasion

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# Page 088

**Status:** extracted

**Classification:** CONFIDENTIAL

**People:** WH ICH, DEPARTMENT OF, OFFICE PARAPHRASE, REQUIRED From, MAY BC, THE ARMY, TWX AJACI, COMGENARMYTHREE Ft, CONFIDENTIAL COPY, GOVERNMENT PRINTING

**Observations:** object, sighting, radar

## Content

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CLASSIFIED . CONFIDENTIAL

INCOMING

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE

PARAPHRASE IiIOT REQUIRED

# Page 089

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** FBI

**Locations:** Tennessee, Knoxville

**People:** CILITIES INTFlUJAL, SECURITY Stuart, RI DG

**Observations:** object, radar, altitude

## Content

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Aaaistant Attornoy General Jame■ ll. ' oinerney

Cril!linal Division (\ ('\ fl_ .0

'arch

Director', FBI e-.t!i'.1Ait1:. ~~ ~:,lttJ I

um· ·r ./.: JECT ovr.v OAY. ,RI DG""' 3 7E}JUESSE!E. -· CJt 1. l 960 ,,,.

STIJA1 /.f'd.~OCJt, IJJFO!ru.Alf.i·

VITAL~ CILITIES

INTFlUJAL SECURITY

Stuart E. Adcook, operator or F.adio Station TIROL, Knoxville , 1■

reported to have deteoted an his radar equip,!11ent an object directly over Oak

Ridge, Tennea1ee, at an altitude ot 40,000 feet at 11:15 p . m. , larch 1, 1950.

On t!arch 2, 1950 , he aaviaed tm.t his radar equinsent recorded an objeot about

100 , :>00 reot high and approximately 18 miles from hi6 home in Knoxville at 11:15

m. on that date. It ,:as reported that raval Reserve radar eqi1ipment at noxville,

Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment

was not considered efficient for aircrart at extreme altitudes . It was furthor

reported that qualified persona a't Oak Ridgo questioned Adcock and .xa111ined his

radar equipment. Thoy reportedly found his equip10ent not too reliabl e and felt

that Adoock was taohnically wrong on some of his radar theory. The reliability

of Adcock s also queetioned due to some degree ot inebriation.

Ho investi~ation ia being conduoted by this Bureau but in the eTent

additional inforoation co as to our attention you nill be promptly ndvieed.

r ;a1tl:'fi..'b

MAR 14 1950

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## notes

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# Page 091

**Status:** extracted

**People:** SA JtsSVAD

**Observations:** radar

## Content

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A shon tia after noeinna the abon mtonat1on, Si,eoial Asent

L. SJWJBA11B, 010, 31"4 A:nij, ta\lcme4 at lnoffilJj, teleI,hoi>.1~ oo...

Jlllmicate4 vith thie ottioe to 4eterid.ne U CT turther Sntor-.t:lcm ha4 been

reoe1m reaaz,41ng the atw N ~ b7 .l»aCXZ. w. SJIAOIA1l8 vu, at that

tb8, alffl1 all of the !nfcrw.t1on wliioh ha4 been 1'9081'"4 b7 tbu ott1oe.

81MlBA1'11 a4naecl that he ha4 been oaUa4 b7. w he1141uartera, CIO, 3rd And,

Atlanta, ~ , m>4 ha4 bNSi tol4 to look into the &tter to 4 e t ~ if' it

ha4 ~ buie in f'aot. NP:. SEtlGl?AUS oon\mu.o4 thet he ha4 ~ arren,pmoJJta

v1tb Mr. smm A»OOCX to han him ena Speoial ~ w. 14. P.RICB, CSI, u. s.

A1r l'aroea, to Tie1t .ADOOCZs hom 4ur~ thtt evcn1,DS of b-ch 2 1 lr.,JO and.

observe tho n.4A1:- 1n41oat1cxns nth him~ SI.AGRAVJ8 d.Titod thet neither he

nor ~. JBIOll had tm1' l'a4m- expe:rienae em wre m no ~ e toehn:loie.ns or

l'Milr o~tor, but would make their observa,1c:m ~11' to 4etwm1.ne i f a

real. NBcU:ng vu beiJla m!c, b7 :ADOOCZ.

On the JllmWl8 of M8:i:-o.h 3, 1950, SU!lBA'fES ~ telephon1oalJ¥ ooJllo!.

nmioated vith this ottiae a:a4 ri4Tuo4 the IJ.aiscm ~ t , Speoial. :Agent

~ a. NoSWAD, that he an11 mo& ha4 b"11 nth Amoa.t turms the prenoua

. . , ~ anA that the7 ha4 obsene4 an hie nc1azo ao1"M!l aoao "1>:lpa" whieh,

acoo.r41DG to .ADCOCZ, 1n4ioatea au ob~oot vith tho S&lt3 ~ A l . elevation 8n4

u11mltb ao prev1QWU:y nporte4 b7 hia. SIAORAVD3 said tho:, wre unable to

Dike ~ .authoritat1;n atatem,nt o ~ th9 attc ot th obJeat or the

Nllab111tt or the radar elUii-nt, bu~ -thet ha4 NIil nftioient to pw tbSlll

reuon to believe 1t ·.ra:rre:nted imost1p:ticm.

Cenarill. 1Dtu1r1 at thio tms at BWo Btc.t1on UOL 8Xl4 ~ readilT

&T&ilabl~ sources of 1ntormti<m 4 1 ~ the taot tbst SmA!n' AOOOCZ ia

~ recOQD1s:e4 1D thia vio!Dit;: ea a ra~tal>le .tm4 uubatantial o1tir.en

iD JCnozflll.e and, Sn a441t10Xl thereto, 1a ~ e e l Wl somwhat of a radio

authartt,. It vas f<nmA th&, ho 1a ore41te4 v1th bemg n sld.ll.ecl ra41o t.eohnioian

et&4 hU ~ ccms14erab1" ~ l o ~ t 8n4 resom-oh work in tho t1el4 of ratio.

Du to the interest whiah vu beiJls ~ b7 all apnoiea oODOemed.

v1th th18 tter, the Bureau ot this t.1m0 vaa ~~Uod b7 blephou COlJ'fU'S&\ion

vtth A. 11. BII.IOl'r at tbe Bureau oono9'ril:lli8 tho f'eota ~ . Aa a result of

this oanveraat1on, SA JtsSVAD 11as 11Uitruote4 to fol.10".r tho mtter m the

capaoiv of en observer end to advise tho Buroau of {Ul1 1I?I,P0l'tant develop,am1ts.

~llllmta WN B1148 tbrcnlgh Ueute:aant C01'1NV111e- a. B. ~ .

ComMna Ottioor, v. s. ?ravel. Reaern Tr&1n103 Center, Alcoa B~ey,

J:no:riillo, far the Besenroh Trainill8 Center to put into op,rat1on ra4ar e u i ~ t

vhich ti107 ha'i&. At a:pptv.dmte~ 10:30 A. M. on the oam, 4q, th1s radar

```

# Page 092

**Status:** extracted

**Organizations:** CIC

**People:** DPA Site

## Content

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etu1iamt ,,u 1n operation en4 oonttnuoua som-oh beiDS 111114 Spooial Agent

H38WAD, t(>B6tber with SpJOial ~ t 81UD1tJ118, CIC, em 8pte1Al Agent PBICJI, ~I,

observed this Ba-q eqtt1P,1Bllt '/!er saaa ti.a wt m> ob3e<J' whata0ff81' Goul4 be

4eteote4. A telepb.o.ne O&ll vaa JlaDd b7 SUllllffl w Mt- .ADCOOE at a ~ -

tel.7 U:00 A. N. aD4 .ADCOCI ahiae4 he ha4 been i,iold.na up aoDt 1n41oat1on

of tbe ob.10011 age.in. Be :!ndioa1;84 its J.eva!Jion and cl:lreuti~ ca voll as

distt.mmt to bo the sDe u p-eviousl.1' Nl)Ol"t4i4. At tho time ot hia oonver

sat:lcn, the ila't'T 1uiia,nt 4etecte4 two a1roran al an olevation of apJarOn-

telT 2,000 feet 8114 a ~ a l asillllth ot a ~ t e J ¥ 300 488l"H \rUe

an4 ~ hM4e4 1n tho gellCIX"al 41No111on ot the X'D.Offille JCmiiolpo.l

Atr,POr'b. - ya:, ot a oheolc, AOOOOE vu aske4 1f he detootc4 on hie e(Uipmm,

f4V ob.1'0ta other than thoso w~ted b7 hia. ADCOCE stated that he ha4 not1oed

two S1lial1 airoraf't heildecl 1il tlie seneral clireotion of the lnoxdl.le A ~ t

at a rel.atiff~ lov altitu4e but lw ha4 no, pit.14 m>b a\ten\ion to thea

.ADCOQI: th8Ji reciuetect ·l.ha11 ho be all.OWN to nn :tho rn4in" e1u1:p:r.mt at the

aval ~ Anior¥ 1n aNter that ba mpt coar41Daw liis 01ui}JD.':llt vith

that equi:pllilll, 8ll4 thua obtain a better fix on the obJoot should 111 080.1n bo

l.ooated. \'he ra4a2- vatoh vaa oontiJ:med and at about lli30 A. JI. ADCOCE

oa.Ue4 tho anar7 8114 li4vue4 that the obJeot l>eiDa observod b,: hill over Oak

Ric!p ha4 ~4 aov1D8 in an euwrl,7 41reetion awl hall, 1n a period of

abo\lt tvenv 11l1mltes, rad.ed t.rom the aar&en.

On "118 a.ttermon of ltlroh 3, 19'0 at about la!O P. M., S'l'UAJlt ADCOCS:,

topthm- with CIC, <»JI an4 m ~, went to the l&.ftl. A:n»rJ vhffe ADCoat

vu &ll.on4 to look at tho rdar equipmrmt ot tha liD.V1' It had beon p..,.-1oual)'

4 e t ~ :rroa I.1eu:w..wit Co:cwmt!.r ~ tbat th1e 01,Uipant 414 not

comiu-tse mr, olaaa!t1e4 information. At this ,m, ADCOClt oliime4 fnp1J::Jfll"1.t7

vitb the etuipnmnt be~ use4 b7 the a'Q' &iMl apo'k» of ha-tiJJS aasisted 1D its

4eTe~t at Jla:riard UniTeraity 4ur1Da the ea:rl.7 i;il&e of the var. .ADCOOE

al.so lll!Ule otatemmts to the otteot that he bad travoJ.,4 ext£ns1voJ.T t~ tho

Ar'll:I 4urin8 tu var in a4apting rd.er rar 'BpeoiaUaed eorviooa . At this ti=,

the JU"6Ba110e of so aloobol was xwtecl on the breath of ADCOOK, but ho vaa

not 1n au 1nabr1ate4 oowUt1ou. Attar AZMdnSns the eqlii~, .ADOOCJ: statect

he 414 not feel. that this low fJ"elueno7 ~ ot ra4t.r vould bo of Dteh

aasistame in 4eteo\1i18 the ob,eot reparwd 07 him for sovernl reasons, uuch

as the elevation ot the antenna, tho tll!D1J'i1Ull "'fade area, t~. 'lhoae atato-

msn.ta see.a. to be 1n aooo:rd vi.th tho radN- oparatm.-e opJ.uior.a.

At 3130 P. M. on tho attsJiD.oon of Mardh 3, 1950, a conference vaa

ha4 yith Colbml c. D. <ass:RR, Xna1nMrilla Ottioer, U'. s. Air :rorce Materiel.

Cot.11118.l4, DPA Site, Oak 1 1c189, lfenne" 'l'hoae ia:--aen-t at tlh conteronoe

~ Spooial Aa9nt ~ , -OIC1 Speo:lal Ag(,Jn l!t?OJJ, <llIJ Ii-. GEQ oom>m,

11. s. Mr ~Ol'Oea 8eourit7 ottioerJ Captain laBIB'l CBC&31 'JJSXI, 8114 8peo1al

Jpn1; OllA1Wr<II c._ ll>SVAD o:t this otf'ioe. At thia o01:1fereme, Colonel GASSIR

# Page 093

**Status:** extracted

**Organizations:** FBI, OSI, CIC

**People:** SA FBIOE, IBT CIOGS

**Observations:** radar

## Content

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stato4 that while 1t vaa h@ly iJlrprobn.b le i.11.a\ ~ a r t o<1Ul.4 auete4a flight

at an al.t1tud9 ot 100,000 feet, it va.s absolutely l)()Sllibla fTCll a BOientifio

ao4 eD@:lm3ri.N atan4pqmt. 'l'beref01'8, it vas h18 op1q.loo. that the -.tt«r

ahoul.4 ba follove4 clofie]3. Ba 11:1:'r&11884 'for Captam OBOSS, whcJa he terlll!t4 a

radar u-~n, to o'baerve with :ADCOCJ: 6:ur~ the ~ or Mo:rch 3, 1950

tho radar ~qui~t on '\fhioh :ADCOCE had 4oteoted th& objeot.

Il7me41at&ly t o l l ~ thte oonrerenoe, si,eow Agent NoSWAlll oontaotiect

Mt-. OlWlmS WBl'.l!B, Physical S(tour1ty and Plant .Proteot1on ~ h , U. s. KEO,

and Mr. FRANr: CAL'U'iGJWI, Aoaistan:11 Chlet, 6eom'1~ DJ.1'.iaion, U. s. AJ:C, to

ad.Tiso th. . or the .ttnct.mss imtl to 4etei'!llme what aotlan ,res bebla taken by

>Jre. Both WB1'lS and CALUGBAJI adY11ed that the m,ter Jlea been referred to

3r4 Anq' mithoritioe erut that b&10lll thts, no rieps Ml been talceJl. It vasj

their iibell~, however, that a re.4ar t~ohnician vrus 1:>()in(I sent down,

probablT from Vashinet0111, to 1na:peot the IUipJDB'nt ovnod by- MCOOX. I YU

erranoouel.7 re:oo;rted that a OXA teohil1o1o.a vdul.4 oom, to 08k R1c1ge.

Also, imedieto)J follov1ng th1e oontorenao above tJtat~a, Si,e<Jial

Agent mIOR1 '00%, oal.led his h ~ s et ~ l l :Fiold., Alabe:ma to 4eterm!.1le

i t ~ action wN being taken vith regarct to bavinS ra4ar equ.1p1r.nit t'lown to

thio m'Oa to Terify or 416ll?'ave tbe 1'1min88 o't .AiiCOOX. P.RIOB vae a4Yise4 that

he ehou1cl aot anl,11n the oap110tty at an obs"1"'fft' m tl1o tte but that nob

ra4ar ~pa,;nt voul4 be f'lmm Ul), tt N,IU8st04 'b7 tJw A?IJ

6~:lal Asf,nt 8BAG!lAVIB, CIC, atate4 ho hu. el.D~ bo«n 64rtse4 b;r h1s

hea4~t91'8 -at Atlm:ita to eot 1n the oaP2J,OiV ot en obeerWir end the.t,

a.ooord.~, ho had not as ~t been e4Tlse4 wlleth91" oz- not the 3r4 J.r,q- fil..

ten4&4 to send m'bile raa&r "'ttipamt to the &Na to verlf'7 ctr cU.spro-ve the

t1D4Snge or AOO<XZ. Xnquu,y ,ras tac1o by spe01o.1 Aaent lm.'OB, 001, ·or JJ.O u

to whoth~ or not thy wo\lld ropst havbig ~e.41,r eq,ui;p;mmt flavn 1n by OSI

authorltiee, end he was told b7 K!O that wile tbe /JI£ no., of oourse,

vitallf intffestel :iii mgtb.itJS vhioh cl:iNOtl.7 e.ttM-te4 the aaft1 ot the 8.l"ea,

they n&1'ertheleas 414 not t"esl thai; they haA the authority to mike a speoifio

recueot for suoh aotion !P88lmlft'\l lW the p-oteotton of. the erca from assanl.t

,ras the res:pone1bil1ty (It the 3r4 klfq. A o o ~ , the,' o<Nld not make

a:rg direot ~ueet tar suoh equ1~t.

Dul-iD8 the ~ ot ll!roh 3, 19'0, ~ i a l .Ac,ht OJWU.TON C. McSW.Aifl

an4 'llt"'"l.t, togethel with SA FBIOE (C6I) realti54 at the 1'fWC1 Reaerve kr!mb-q,

.Alooa Jlig1nni,y, 4urtna vhioh tim ssaroh ftS beiDS oomucte4 by the radar equ1pm,nt

at this msta.Uation. Captain Raa:IBT CIOGS, KIPA, and 6~o1al Agent ~VIS, CIC,·

```

# Page 094

**Status:** extracted

**Organizations:** FBI, CIC

**People:** ADCOCX And

**Observations:** object, radar

## Content

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Yere at the h01m of S!UAJ\'l AOOCXZ obsen-1Jl6 his re.d«r eq\\1.'(l?Il)nt dllrinS thi

soe:ioh. So O·03oot waa ropatto4 b7 ADCOCX duriµs thf.o O ' f ~ and the:re:tore

Captain CBCSS hf.\! no opportunity to observe, his 4;Q; i ~ t in :action, ).laz-..

ticularl.y in referenco to the r ported obJ{)Ot at euoh ~enomerie.l. al.ti tudes .

lo unusuol. objects were detected by tho r ~ quipi;ymt of tho 11. S. Us.val

l?cnerre ~ durinS tho entire eveniJiG.

U.von e.bend<m1ns tho watch on this ovon.ins, a ~ot:s.tis was held with

Captain CBOOS otter lcaviDS ADOOCE' a residence 1n or&o. to e.aoertam CROOS 1

o~o:i. CROSS stated he had foim4 AOOOCE to bo teolmiobJ-17 inoarreot in

several mtters rel.Atina to ra.4.tu- th&o27 8nd !Jl'SOtioo ,o,nd1 in add!tion thereto,

he4 Vfn."7 gre.vo doubto as to the capabilities of the ~lue APN-7 radar sot

which had been oae.pted b;r J(OOOOE. Ho state4, howOTer, that .ho had 1nauff1o1ent

~ t y to obaerve rth& i3et 1n p.Iacti~e or to oxeadne too radio equipmGnt

0Clml80w4 with the set to me,k-., fltcy' det1n1te stat mento e.o to whether or not

the 4eteotion ot tho unkDDwn ,objoo'i; would be possiblo with said equipment.

sa.141 hovover, h9 did :feel that ADCOCX vas a oc.;pAble p,r..on with :puro ra41o

teomu~s.

On the lri'"mine of ,J4aroh 4, 1950 at l0z30 A. M. ADCOCIC again oontaoted

Speoial Agent KlSWAIN of this ottioe and SpociAl. Agent s:iAGRAVliS, CIC, to

a4v1ae that he had qain rooeive4 in41ce.t1ans Of the objec)t at nppronmatc~

1001000 :f'eot 41reotly over Oalt Bldge tlil4 that tho intensity of the J'Nlar "pip"

vas a ~ then noted a t ~ t!De ~vious. Ate.bout U:40 A. M. AOOOOJt

~ Cal.l.H an4 a4Tlse4 he he4 vatobGd the objeot until appro.daat&ly 11:10

A. Jt, 1 at :which time ho ha4 mted. 'it stopped c1rolins and headed off 1n en

oaotorly direc111on at appro:ic1ilia.toit 200 miles per hour, ot vbich time it

ha4 te.cloa tram tho screen 1n eligh~ lose them 20 J?WU1te.

O:i the af'ternoon of IIOroh .i., 19501 Oolaml c. D. G.AS6D and Captam

RaBIR'I OBOSB, both HEPA, visited tho home ot ADCOCX And oa:re:f'UU3" examined hiu

ratio an4 3:"a.cler equ1:pmm1i, iilolu41DS the .antemin end rol8tod xoochaniom. Arter

auoh -.xudnat1on an4 after talld:ng at GOlDI) lensth with AOOOCX, those two

gentlemn mt with Special Agent SBAOBAVFS (CIC), mI0J (<SI) tin4 McSVAIN (FBI),

to Give tbeir opiniono. Coltn0l GASSRR a.dvisod they had found AICOOK in a I:U.Ob

1Jiebriated :9onaJ.t1ou end that t.hoy had 1ul4 41ff1oulty in r.aldii8 an,y 4etermination

as to hia abilities 1n tho fiold of TM.a.,_.. It vas thoir belief' that his oquip-

ant 'WU ha~a:4 at best and that no grent de~ or roliabil1t1" could be

~ed therein. They did stato, however, they intended to return durii.iB

th6 morning of K::J:och !5, 1950, vhicli ws the usual tim'i f~ the o'bJoot to be

deteoted.

On tho ~ ot Ma:roh 5, 1950, Coloool G ~ m,.d Captain CRCl3S went

to the h~ of Nt-. ADCOCJ: ana vore unable to gain ont;ry or to :!'ind ltll1'one at

tho resi&:mce. After this e~ioxwe, it vaa the belief or these two eentl.emen

```

# Page 095

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Letter

**Organizations:** CIC

**Observations:** object, radar, altitude

## Content

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that the :reliabiliv of ADOOCZ vu extra~ 4ubtoua ai14 the;, telt that

the a\ter was v ~ ot little oone14erat1on.

On tho 1ll0l"D1n8 ot March 6, 19'°; ADCOOE ft8"SJ\ oontaoted Speoial

Agent 8UGRA1'.181 CIC, an4 a4T1H4 he had eaam obscsrYe4 the ob3eot at about

tlie aaae a.l."1tu.de OV'1r the Oalc IU.tge m-ea an4 he estimate4 the obJect to

bo of 8PJP:'0Zimtel7 the SUD danait," 88 vou14 be oawsed by a DC~ at that

altitude. Asam, Colonel G.AS8lCR wu oonteote4 b.r 8J)G01al Agent l'B?CI ot

aJl an4 Oolcmol OA68BB said that he hiteilded to take lot.ID eleotronio equlP-

mmt to the hoa of ADCOOE Y1th vhiob they ooul.4 eotual.11' chock tho eleotrioal

011-ouita ot h1a radar e1u1:pmant to 4 e t ~ whether or ,not it wu aoourate,

particularl.7 1n v1ev of th& 1"~ they: ha4 cheokect eom, ot the tblcUng11 of

. ADOOOJ: vith 1'961i:rd to movn a!rOratt 4eteote4 4ur1ng in-evtous na1ta mid

tcnmcl him to be ott to a o<maUffable extent r ~ lfl)ff4, eleTatlon

eil4 aziJallth. Dur!na the att«l"!iooD of March 6, 19'0, all 4Jq ot March 7, cm

the BXl"ll1n8 of Marih 8, 19,0, attea,pta were 11848 b7 Special ~nt Hm3 1

00%, to set :1n touoh Yith .ADCOOJ: to imke an appointmiillt with Colonel GASSD

en4 CaptiLin ORCIJS, and ADCOOJ: could no\ be located. AoaorcUns to hie otttce

at Station W.ROL, he ha4 left tOVD and i t vu not known Yhei1 he voul.4 return.

In 8\Jlllll!Q:7, theretaro, it see to be tho seneral opinion that the

aotual enstence ot en obJeot at suoh an exo.ptlonal al.t1tu4 u tu1te tm-

probal>le mi4 no ezplenat1on 11 yet Jmovn u to 3Ws, what vu detected b7

ADCOCK on bis aoraen or, 1n taot, whether a:nyt~ vaa doteotod. On the

afternoon of lbroh 8, 19'0, Special Agent SEIDRAVIB telephoned Spoo!al ~ t

11,SV.AD err this ott1co and advised that two ito»reaontat1vee o'l tho 14th Air

J'oroea Ylth hea4tuartera at Gree!rfUlAI, South Cm-olina, had arried 1n Knox

Tille and contaoted him v1th regard to ma.ld.1,s an aPPQmttEn, nth ADCOC%

to 1na].)e0t his equipment. 'l'heso reix;-ecentat1vea cdvtaod they did not reel

1t eutt1ei,m.tJ.T ~ a n t tor tl18lll t() rema1n or to mko a rettirn trip

1nasmoh aa .ADCOCS vao unavailable

fll1o 1nf'orm!l.t1on ·1o boi.ng turnished to the Bur:,nu in detail 1Daaru.oh

aa it 1.e th~ UD4erotend11l6 ctt th1a ott1oe that Colonel c. ?>. GM381:R was 11noh

:perturbed 1n tho ~ m vhfch thio mtter ¥80 Mn41o4 tn4 has written

letters to his Co~ms O:tt1osr, u. B. Ah- F.arc.o 1(9.tor1el o~, Wrieht

1114, oone~ it. 'l'heoe l.ottws by ColoiWl C..MSER s ~ t ~ were ~ d .

t"rom the fact that tho 3rd ~ InteUSgonaa ropresentative eild the Mr Fores

lntell1genoc rt;:piresentative have both been 1ns-vucted to aot as obs(Jl"Vere

~ , rith no authorit7 to aat 111 the attu.at1on. :rn. 1i441t1an thereto, ABC

telt that '\heir res:pons1b111 ~ had been disobm-ged upon not1tyi:Qs th\'t 3rd

Ar11t;r.. '1'ho Bureau was obv1ouc;ly interested on'-1 trom an obaeno;i.-' s v1e,,pomt

an4 no question o~ "1,lrisd1ct1on in this resm,-d va::s rMso4.

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**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** AEC

**People:** BIJ Seaarity

## Content

```

On the morn1DS of lfai'all 7, 19,0, 8ll90ial Aaent .1108WAD ot th11 ottice

vao adv1secl b,- Mr. BalARD WOOM:tm:, U. e. BIJ Seaarity Dlrl■1cm, ot atepa taken

b1 .A!O 1n thte resorc!. Mr. vocmsnmstate4 that liillie41ate]¥ upon reoe1T1116 the

ro:pqrt trcn m, he had mde the mtter luio-,m to the ~opm:- autboritios at AEC

end e~Jy the .fcllovm.,g Jnol'llins he had oonver1;;ed vith 0Qlone1 Ju111f ICUI'llC,

3r4 ArJ!O' llesdqu.ertero, Atlimta, Georgia, and. appriaed him ot tho natter.

Mr-. WoateIOS statoct he also convGreed vith 14th Mr Force llee.clquftrt9N at

Gttemille, South Cerollnn and ed'Y1sed them af th.ct mattel". Ke stated the.t

thu vsa otriotly 1n B4Cordana 111th the plane druvn up betwen AEO and the

e.rmsd toroea 'for p%'otoot1on ase.tnet a1r er lend eaaault. H3 oont1nue4 that

the D.C hao neither thAt f'acil1t1ee nor tho equ!pm,nti ,rith which to deten4

1toelt 1n such em,rsenc1eu end that BUOh rcsJ)9llttibilit7 he.4 been us'Wlie4

b7 those agencies ct the ldllten- forcea.

Jt would appear 1"roJI th IIIDDo8l' 1n vh1oh tbie tilo14ent vu han4le4

thn.t da6J)1t9 the :taot that all eancios SOE>mod to be <>:peratizls 1n the -.nner

preBoribed by 83l"eement, an4 iltholiah each vaa a,PPl"iae4 at tM action bemg

tekon b7 the othe'r and cooporatins in ovor:, respect, ;there JWYertholeos

soet:84 to bo an ~asive lMk or 8.1\1' agQJ107 a c ~ tr.king the responatbWt:r

tor the situation and ~ e:n;y- aotion to vortty ~ 4 ~ the threat. He.4

a 1-Sle:r 1n014elit oc,ourrod wherem an aotu.e.l. threat e.ga!nst the P1,Toical

seaur1ty of thG ~ Installnt10ll hlid been e~ienced, it ie not im_ple:usible

to belioYe th.At a simla.r confused f1Xi?l8 ot :f'1nal authority would ha.e

boen found. It should bo uote4 t h a t ~ hourr; elapi;ed trom tho reoe1T1Dg

ot the f'1rat report until su.ch time as f1W ressonable .eonoluG1on could be

reaohed eonoerntns the mttor and. nothillg or a ,POs1ti"V'c :n.1:1.tur:, with reserd,

to crs aotion boin6 taken ha4 bean ha4 ~ that tim. \lhil.o it is

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## Content

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U.S.N9lws

& World Report

The Un,ted ,States News © World Reporl ©

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## page_description

Magazine article from U.S. News & World Report (page 14) titled "FACT: THESE DESIGNS, AND LATER ONES ARE REAL" with three illustrations of disc-shaped aircraft designs and extensive technical discussion of flying saucer aerodynamics.

## title

"FACT: THESE DESIGNS, AND LATER ONES ARE REAL"

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## references

## section_header

"Who's building the saucers now being observed in test flights over U.S."

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**People:** FILE NUMBER, SERVICE UNIT, SERIALS Initialed

## Content

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SERVICE UNIT

Spelling

References

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_ _Mail File

__ Restricted to Locality of

FILE NUMBER SERIALS

Initialed

```

# Page 103

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**Document Type:** Memorandum

**Dates:** April 7, 1950, April 11, 1950, March 19, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI, CIA

**Locations:** New York

**People:** HIGUELANGEL GARCIA, TO Director, FBI DATE

## Content

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,_Office Memorandum uNITEo sTATEs GovERNMENT

TO Director, FBI DATE: April 11, 1950

. FROM :

SAC, New York

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# Page 105

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**Document Type:** Letter

**People:** FLYIUO DISCS

**Observations:** disc

## Content

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**People:** INTERNAL REVENUE

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**Document Type:** Letter

**Classification:** SECRET

**Dates:** April 4, 1950

**Observations:** flying, saucer

## Content

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April l l , 1950

I His s Laur ·-~askeu

201 North~~~~! St reet

RE&lRDEo~:'5I l l &no ts ~ 14

Dear Ui9s JlcClaskey:

INDEXED· 51 Your letter da-ted April 4, 1950, has

been recd i ued ~nd I zoant -to -than1' you for furnish -

ing mB th e data you rela ted .

I am italring the .J iber.ty of re/erring a

copy of your co£l11lunication to the Secretary o/ the

Air Fo rce, National Defenae Building, The Pentagon,

ashtngton 25, D. c.

S i ncerely yours,

John Edgar Hoover

Director

Security Division, Espionag e Unit, aduised.

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**Document Type:** Airtel/Teletype

**Dates:** April 8, 1950

**People:** YORK PD, BROOKING Ladd, LYING SAJICER

**Observations:** flying, saucer

## Content

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Office MetnAndum uNITEo sTI Es GovERN MENT

l!R. A. H. BmF.~ //3 D ATE: April 8, 1950

Tolson_ _

li. T. BROOKING Ladd._ __

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**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** NO WiTNESSES, FBI BUFFALO, GENT FLYING, HAD SCORCHED, AS TO, ADVISED AS, TUBE ATTACHED, ABOVE FACTS, HAVE BEEN, WITH LOOSE

**Observations:** flying, saucer

## Content

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Mr. Cleqq

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APR_;/

Tele. Boom _ _

FBI BUFFALO 4-8-50 12-52 PM 1.tf -

,,.facroR, FBI u R GENT

FLYING SAUCE~ COMPLAINT. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ELMIRA PD. THAT

FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEAR ELMIRA, NY AIRPORT. RESIDENT AGENT AT

ELMIRA ADVISES FLYING SAUCER" WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS .

IN DIAMETER, ONE FOOT THICK AT CENTER. ENTIRE BOX PAINTED ALUMINUM.

CROSLEY RADIO TUBE ATTACHED TO CENTER OF BOX WITH LOOSE WIRES HANGING

FROM EACH SIDE OF TUBE, TRUCKER-S RED FLARE CONNECTED TO BOTTOM OF BOX,

WHICH FLARE HAD SCORCHED GRASS AREA BENEATH BOX. NO WiTNESSES AS TO

ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESCRIBED AS TOO FRAGILE TO WITHSTAND FLIGHT.

BUREAU BEING ADVISED AS PRESS INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE BEING

ANSWERED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE FACTS.

MAYNOR

RECiRDED 6 ? ?-JSfCft/-~

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CORRECTION 37

FIFTH LINE FORTH WORD SHOULD BE ATTACHED ~0 ~ ~;r

12-55 PM OK FBI WA LIR

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**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** CORRECTION FIFTH, TO ACTUAL, SAUCER CO, RESIDENT AtENT, EATH BOX, AS COE, SCORCHED GRASS, OK FBI, TUBE ATTACHED, ABOVE FACTS

**Observations:** flying, saucer

## Content

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APR - 8 1950

> d~ TELE'TYPf

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F uyrnFFALO 4 - 8- 50 12- 52 Pl1

~ CfOP., FBI U R G E N T

F'-YitJG SAUCER CO lPl.AINT . INFORi'.1ATIOt~ f.ECE:I\lED FRort ELMIRJ'.\. PD . THAT

FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEI\R EL ·1 ,A, iJY t-\IP.PCRT , RESIDENT AtENT AT

ELi1IP.A ADVISES "FLYING SAUCEr." t AS COE. UC/\ TED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS.

Iil Dl/\' 1-TE .. , ONE FOOT "Tl!ICI( AT C£ilTER . EPT~ E COX PA!NTED ALUllH'U'j

CROSLEY RADIO TUBE ATTACHED TO CEtlTE. OF I30X t ITH LOOSE UIRES HANGHlC

FfWt EACH SIDE OF TUBE, TRUCKER - S .ED FLARE CONNECTED TO BOTTO!\' OF BOX ,

l:H!CH FLARE HJ\D SCORCHED GRASS AREA bE~!EATH BOX . NO l,ITN£SSES AS TO

ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESC!U9ED AS TOO FRAGILE TO \.1ITHSTAND FL!(';HT-,,

liiJ..Ei\U BEIN(; ADVISED I\S PRESS INQuIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE !3EHJG

ANSUERED ACCORDHlG TO THE ABOVE FACTS .

MAY:lOR

CORRECTION

FIFTH LINE FORTH HORD SHOULD BE "ATTACHED" oRIGllAL--DIBECTOR

12- 55 n OK FBI t:A LIR

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**Classification:** SECRET

**Dates:** April 4, 1950, April 11, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

## Content

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April 11, 1950

Secretary of the Air Force

National Defense Building

The Pentagon

TJashington 25, ]). C.

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201 North First Street

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Enclosed is a copy of a communication dated

April 4, 1950, from the captioned indiuidual, which i ~ "

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**Document Type:** FBI Serial

**Dates:** 6/30/49, 4/18/50, 4/17/50, 8/30/47

**Organizations:** FBI, OSI

**People:** ODES INFORMATION, GOVERNMENT TO, FBI DATE, TING DISCS

**Observations:** disc

## Content

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UNITL- GOVERNMENT

TO : Director, FBI DATE: 4/18/50

PROM , ~

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## doc_content

Handwritten letter from Lewis A. Ward to FBI P.O. Building, Niagara St., Buffalo, describing interest in saucer sightings. Ward provides sketch by Norman Ubalsky and discusses his own observations. Indicates saucers have demonstrated capability to travel from Soviet locations to multiple U.S. cities within hours.

## notes

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Continuation page of handwritten letter from Lewis A. Ward. Second page discussing flying saucer observations and correspondence with FBI offices.

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"so I guess that is all for now and I will write you again as soon as I learn anything worth while"

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"so I guess that is all for now and I will write you again as soon as I learn anything worth while

Yours Truly

Lewis A. Ward

336, Bird st.

Yuba City

Calif

P.S.

I have been in contact with the Buffalo office and they can tell you more - so I decided to send this direct to you to the head office so of course the office with Buffalo on this letter as I deem it important enough to go direct to you. If you write me do not forget to use perfectly plain envelope - no markings on it - just in case. I am putting this in your hands because I do not know who is a Commie in Washington and who is not. I have that to spar and I know you will get me away."

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**Document Type:** Letter

**Classification:** SECRET

**Dates:** April 17, 1950

**Locations:** California

**People:** II NOTE

**Observations:** flying, saucer

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April 17, 1950

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Jir. L . -.A~rard

~36Bt rd Street

i(uba Cit~, California

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cy· received and I want to thank you for writing to me

as you did .

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to communicate directly wtth the Secretary of the Army,

National Defense Building, Fashtngton, D. c., wtth

reference to the matter you mer,=oned .

= r,Sincerely yours,

John Edgar Hoover

Director

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**Document Type:** Letter

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** RESE RCH

**Observations:** flying, saucer

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**Dates:** May 31, 1950, May 24, 1950

**Organizations:** OSI

**People:** MICHAEL HALFERY, ING DISCS

**Observations:** flying, disc, saucer

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_'dum UNITED S GOVERNMENT

_,. DATE: May 31, 1950

;ROM ~ ) New Orleans

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SUBJEC'!:: 1lft:HAE~ERY

~ING DISCS

On May 24, 1950, this office received from Ma jor MERLE L. MENNIE,

Intelligence and Security Officer, New Orl eans Port of Embarka-

tion, a report dealing with MICHAEL HALFERY of 2453 Urquhart

Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. A copy of this report is at-

tached to this letter for your information.

The report stat es that HALFERY sold for $1.00 two photographs

to one JOHN R( ESPOSITO, 615 Piety Street, New Orleans, who i n

turn gave the photographs to an agent of CID, New Orleans Port

of Embarkation. These photographs were of flying saucers and a

man from Mars in the custody of two U.S. Army Military Policemen.

A copy of one negative and a copy of one positive of these photo-

graphs are also enclosed herewith.

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**People:** MICHAEL HALFERY, ENCLOSURES TO, THE BUREAU

**Observations:** flying, saucer

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ENCLOSURES TO THE BUREAU

Copy of report by Intelligence Branch, New Orleans

Port of Embarkation, re MICHAEL HALFERY. ,

One negative copy and one positive copy of photographs

of flying saucer and man from Mars in custody of two Mf> 's.

N.O. File 66-1199

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**People:** INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH, FAIRLY RELIABLE, CONFIRMED SY, PREPARING OFflCE, NOT USUAUY, COMPLFTELY RELIABLE, OTHER SOURCES, BTFULLY TRUE, REUABIUTY UNKNOWN, USE IN

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cmdod mallile boiQG teated onr the Bllltio ei tner tram the tomer

:rm.n exporlJWJntal. station at Peen. unr1e, or :!'rem ~o I eland ort _ -<.

1tonJ.o.n Coaet. t'.he raot that e.n oxpc1ri.mental V Z fired iby the rmans ,/,,:.i

<If~/

£ran Poonm:itmde bcci lnnd~ in oden in l9't: lent credence to their p

tfi

upoculntion. i'h19 mdi1h defenoe start mt2.de 1m inwati tion &m4 cay

hnve deliberately allO\'IM t.he p ublic to belino th1 theory for ~ ti

£or pol1t1oal re~scma . Careful i nvost1get1on by the US am by cm

'l5 0

```

# Page 157

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** USAF

**Observations:** aircraft

## Content

```

,,r

. iD4epeden:t Dr1.tiilh team. Nlocl to unaonr: &'I!¥ evidence to euppO&"t the

tM~ smet mil· By l.9t1 the tiling bad anowballed to ■uoh an

awnt tbf.b the Sndi1h Coveriqent finally issued a report 14antity1.ng

moat ot the inm.denta W1. th OAtura.l pbencana and d ~ that an;y

foni .,owr-.. iDYolved. ~ thia penoct n~'ttl:ltl nre reported

trca tb9 ,..., n1 D(l scatl4Anartan oountl'iee and mon ot otte.nl Europe.

Ino14uata te tirat reported ovor tbt 03 'in 1~7 &Ad are still COD

t1.nuiD4:e Mwm ape.a. ti.a the pNae bit.a been r.;iffD to theM report, am

varioua e..S.-oftioi&l op1niona bavo beoo. quottMS. For example. on 10

Capta:111 ~ Rioll:enbaolcer wa quo't;ed a■ l&)'Ult "'fheN mwit 'be

1omthiag to tbu., rar too ~ rellabl poraona bavo 111&4 reports on

thea. t am du1;y bowd not to ~ 11hat I Jcriollf about tbea - or mat [ don' t

)mow' about the-. Hollner. it tbiy do mat. rou oau net aa1UNd that

they are our,. The USAF ror a lc,11& time oomu.oted a iiborou,gh inveat1gat1on

or oh ot tills b.1.1Ddffda ot 1no1dente Ul'roln4. lt t"oum -tllat -ep,Prozimataly

?5% or tbe reports oould debm.tely be Nlatecl to ~ oaua ■ uoh aa

M-teorolop.oal balloona. aircraft, meteora SZl4 other OCIIIIDA pbeGOmeDA.

A public ■ tateil.lilmt n.a iHued delNJJJd.Jig tho entire aittlliAce ot tlyi~

It only re1ulte4 in comnncing a lar,;e number ot paoplt ·t .nat the i?J&tiomLl

:r.tl.litary E1tabl1thaeJl't trn-ne to eovr up ow owu ~r1mentt 1'1 th

u,r ..-pan, .

phenOMna onr the us. fbeae 1noluti.,

1. Spa.oe "8hip1 fraa otbel" planet.a

2. Sodot uida t probabl

US ~rJ.ments "1th new wa.pom

4. !la.tural pMJl.0JlllNIA

&. IG ey1ter1a. or other ipayaholo;:1.ciu oaua

```

# Page 158

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Observations:** object

## Content

```

I rr .,.,.

·Jlbll 1~ ia not po1aible to categori:oally hll out th9017 I<> l "-t

1 wr, easy to do ao on reuonabl groUDl1 ~ m.tenoe ot fUl¥ form

ot lite on other pla.Deu ie ~r.-11 tenuow, and 4-batable. ni. lewl

ot teohm.cal &Ohi"9bnt ,..qUire4 to launch piloted or p1lotlea■ 111eail

trom oot p1amt to anothff &lid return 1 aneral ol'Qn ot J111P1 tua byon4

that ex1e111ng Oil the ~ ~ and probal>lJ' would bave n9\ll.tod 1n acae

tint oontaot prior '1D th1 eithtr thr~ deltwN.~ landiaga or \ll

aobed\lle4 Ol'Ubel ( ~ t,be11a ba.Te been NpOrtec1 1n tbe P" ff8 ~1-tie

"'1th deaorJ.pt1.CIIII o~ men ODJ.y te inObee tall I Suoh report■ are lheeY

:te.bl'1e&t1GL)

1'!:len 11 abaolute~ no .-n.~ :tll&t the Son.et UldOZI poen a1 tber

guided m.1ailea or dteo ~ a air#a.ftt ~bl ot making ro\irid trip tlicht

to the us. and the uae of a.tome energr, tor b p~ulnon ot wv aerial

en U tho Bcnteta

an that tar ~ or \.ut in auoh a proznm, theN ia no roe.uon to ~ect

the airplane ■ would be other than. ot conventional dellir;n. An e.tomio power

plaht. lilODt mw.cl be euf'f'io1ently radioal 1111 thout e.lao 011¢ng a com,.

pletel,y raaw Teb1olAi to oarr.v it~

the 'OS 1 not ~rimin~ With~ naw 1f!ai>OD. that ould ...aaonably

b4t 111.etake~ idenUtied a■ a fl~~ d110 or aauoer. ~ OB 1 launchi.mg

lar&it .number at toroloMoal end oomo ~ balloou ror -.xpel'iaentt.1

p~,. ad a t&ir 11\llll>er ot tho report, ca.n ~ dtfim.tely &ttributed

to 1igbt:1-11e ot tbeN objects or nnection.a or other mi~ objoctt uoh

u &1roratt.

!'be OClll1d.nued n,port112,f; 'Oi'terl.al pbe'GQIIIZla IIWlt tMn ot attnbutH

to a _,. trtaterit. oa:waecl by :the pNaen'll teuene i11 the intff'Alltio:al

1 'tuatlGIIJ tlw publio belief iu the abil!. ty ot 1oiouoe to aoooaplith

min.cl an4 to st&-temtmta in th.It pr by .._,_., ind!Yiduala hintui,c ail

```

# Page 159

**Status:** extracted

## Content

```

~ ~ o£. ._. uw ~ 6¥ah .-.._t,, ot the ~ attrs.but.4

11o m ~r. often aoUc1tect 1n tbe moat HU&tlon tona by 1l9'RI

"POMiitr l n orclff to - - a g ood 1tor:r. a b "ople watoh. the ,q- u4 uq

ol>~v ~ OllmlO ilned1ately reoop! 11 calle4 a n~ suoer. '"

rbl.e lMlp to atu-.in the 11 obain. naoti" or such n p o r t

```

# Page 160

**Status:** extracted

**Locations:** California, Washington

**People:** NW Washington, UNIVERSITY OF, CALIFORNIA Graduate, CALIFORNIA LOS

**Observations:** flying, saucer

## Content

```

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA

Graduate Departmen t of Journalism June 2 , 1 9.50

Mr. J . Edgar Hoover, director

Federal Bur eau of I nvestigation

Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th , NW

Washington , D. O.

Dea r Mr. Hoover,

I am cur rently engaged in research for ~,,_,S;radua te

dissertation which will attempt to analyze t ~ soc io-

logical and psychological implications of the flying

saucer phenomenon .

I n the course of my resea rch I am giving extensive

consideration of the sever al magazine articles and the

one book which have a l ready been ·written on the subject .

The book , in particular, and the magazine articles in

gene r al , hint at offi ci al restraints which have hampered

the authors in their r esearch . So far as I know none of

those research pro j ects a ttempted to probe as deeply into

the backgr ound of the uhenomena a s I am, yet I have en...:

countered no such 11 off1cial censorship 11 as they nention.

I n fact I have been sururised at the openness with which

some people have r eplied to my 0ueries .

I believe the fact that I have encountered no rest r ic-

tions is significant 1vhen I attempt to analyze my total

findings . I t raises the question as t o whether those

previously mentioned authors aren I t trying hara_ to sell

some thing '\' hich really isn 1 t there t o sell .

I s there any reason why the f 1-ying saucer situation

should be 11 played down? 11 I s there any off icial a ttitude

towa rd the matter?

I wish to thank you in advance for your interest and

help. You may be assured that I wi ll au~reciate any infor-

mation you may be able to give me .

Sincerely yours , /

1, oil.oil~\ t,J - ~ OS"9/-

.r --

___. -,~ ~ .I

```

# Page 161

**Status:** No readable content

# Page 162

**Status:** extracted

**Classification:** SECRET

## Content

```

June B, 1950

;f:{ i

Z!r . Do~aune n·2{.tahrwon

Graduate Dspdrtnent o/ JournalCan

UntuarD£ty o/ Calt/ornla

Loa Angelea 24, C0 lt/ornia

Dear Yr .Tohnaont

Tour lotter dated J'une a, 1950,

hew bson reoo t ved~ and I approoi ato tho

interest ~htoh prompt~d your conountca

tton.

htle I would itke to be oJ'

~6rvtcc# ~his Bureau has no t~or~atton

avatlable /or dtstrlbutton wtth regard

to the oubjeot of uour 1etter1 and r

sugoeat that you cay ~fsh to dtrcct

your inqu&ry to the Secretary o/ Defense,

National Do/onso Building~ Waohtngton#

D. C.

John Bdga~ Itoove~

Dtraotor

cu..__a;_ _

ARA:mvs t

Ol&v!n_ _

c..

Nlchole_ _

Roeen_ _

'l'racy,_ _

111.l'bo,_ _

llobr_ _

Tell, RO<'ft_

OOlldy_ _

```

# Page 163

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Letter

**Classification:** SECRET

**Dates:** June 15, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**Locations:** California, Washington

**People:** AA EX, SA CHARLES, TO Director, FBI DATE, RESEARCH Rebulet, FROMW SAC

**Observations:** saucer

## Content

```

Office Memllandum

TO Director, FBI DATE: June 15, 1950·

FROMW SAC, San Franctsco

SUBJBC~ LEWIS 0-wARD

336 B~d ~eet

Yuba City, California

RESEARCH

Rebulet 6-5-50.

Subject was located 6-13-50 res1ding at 78 South Tenth Street,

San Jose, California . He was interviewed by SA CHARLES J . PRELSNIK of

this Office, who carefully explained the jurisdiction of tho FBI to him

and questioned him relative to any infonnation he might have which would

be of interest to this Bureau.

Mr. WARD had nothing to add to his previous story as submitted

by letter t ~ e Bureau on 4-9- 50. He was advised that any infor.rmtion

relative to 'tt-:f'lying saucer s n did not come within the jurisdiction of th ls

Bureau and that he could comnunicate such information to the Secretary of

the Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25,

D. C.

For the further infonnation of the Bureau, Mr. R. E. MCCARTHY,

Secretary, Local 39, International Union of Stationary Engineers, 805

East Weber Street, was contacted in an effort to locate Mr. WARD. Mr.

'MC CAR1'HY described WARD as being "odd" but would not elaborate on this

statement.

It was also ascertained from Mr. R. A. CHRISTIANSEN, Business

Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39,

57 East Santa Clara Street , San Jose, California, through whom WARD was

located, that WARD was gl..ven to weird imaginings. Mr. CHRISTIANSEN stated

that he Y«>uld not exactly describe WARD ai:i being insane but stated that he

was getting along in years and was prone to exaggerate on queer imaginingR .

It was the ~bservation of the interviewing agent that Mr. WAPJ) is

abnormal mentally.

# Page 164

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Dates:** 7/19/50, May 25, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** IDFORMATION COBCERlfINQ, IB NEW, AERIAL PBENOM, SUBJ ECT, STJMMARY OF, MEXICO Authority

## Content

```

GOVEJ.NMENT

ro,

Dift!C'!'O!, FBI '1 t ,.., ~

# Page 165

**Status:** extracted

**Organizations:** USAF, CIA

**Locations:** Washington, Arizona

**People:** FORCE QUARTERS, UNITED STATES, SP CIA, AIR FOR, DEPARTMENT OF, THE AIR

**Observations:** object

## Content

```

DEPARTMENT OF' THE AIR FORCE

QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FOR

WASHINGTON

'TH& tNePCCTOA 13CN&9'Al. UaAI'"

17 T.,. ou1TR1cT o,-,-1cc av &PE.CIAL 1Nvc11T1GAT10 y /

KI .. Tl.AHO A.Ill ,-0ftCt aA ■ S. NCW M&X t CQ ;J

. 7-

~ Juq 1950

tJND.lENTTIIID Flx.010 OBJ er

s:f,ehted on 29 ~ 1950

at Phoenix, Arizona

SP CIA.L DlQOIRY

Directer of Special !nvostigatione

Hoadqt:iart~ra, United States Air Foreo

Uaohington 25, D. c.

2:. aererence is made to Spot 'P.eport \\11 J'r<Jlll; thS Heasiquartors

dated .30 iJuno 1.950., mak1l1g reference to an ment1f'!cd f~~ object

s:1,{;htea. on 29 Ju.ns 1-9_,o at Phoenix, Arizona . _,.,

2 . An_1ntorv1ew uit,h J.at Lt . JOHN D." FINK, ti, 23052 , 93rd

Fighter Squadrpn., Kirtlam AFB revcaJ.S thnt on 29 p 19,SO at awc::ad.-

rrat.el;r 1640 hours Lt . FIHK ai[,h'tod thiS object. . Lt . fDlK clicbcd to

47 , ooo whil.c ~ an F- 36 w.:rcraft and obGCI'Ved that th.e objoct. nas

a 'br'i.eht b:l.lloon with instruments attached am wns tloat:tne at mi

al.titude o£ $0, 000 feot .

\-..._ 3. Lt . FU.~ deacribod the "Op?ed of the balloon as being very

-~ sl.d.1 ant furtlnr tloscr:i.bed t.'10 balloon as beinB an "iIIverted tear

drop" .

h. Inasmuch as the prcv.ious'.cy- unidontiJ'ied object MB been

positive~ itientiti.ed as a balloon, tU!'tl;.pr .irr.,root~~t..ion will not

oo conduoted in this inc:idont .

RlCHADD o. oox .. h,

l!AJOR , USAF ~~

Dio'trict Go "-;: mor~ j

. Jht ~~3n,,-.

```

# Page 166

**Status:** extracted

**Dates:** June 29, 1950, June 25, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**Locations:** Washington

**People:** WASHINGTON FIELD, FBI June, DOUGLAS HARRISON, INTERNAL SECURID, UNITED GOVERNMENT, FLYING DISCS

**Observations:** object, flying, disc, saucer

## Content

```

N0.84 '

Office MemAndum UNITED GOVERNMENT

# Page 167

**Status:** extracted

## Content

```

I ~ n

~~,~\ f ~~ti\ ~~~\C \

::ITACI

?,')~IU 811,IY..i'ii

Y. - YTHICTl'i-.! ,It.1-THii'nil

cA.I-1l!C,' ~ ~'(I t 'c~ mmt. no J.sr.J' UGS'lcB sdJ o".i:vfr; c,t e.i. a.triT

# Page 168

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Letter

**Organizations:** FBI, OSI

**People:** DISCS INTERNAL, FBI FLYING

**Observations:** flying, disc

## Content

```

t I

SAC, t-ashington Field Jul.7 19, 1950

Director, FBI

FLYING DISCS

INTERNAL SECURITY - I

Reurlet 6-29-50.

Attention is directed to existin& Bureau instructions wherein

ocmpla1nts received relating to the cartioned matter should be promptly

furnished to a local representative or the Office of Special Investiga-

tions, the Dtspector General, u. s. Air Force by your off"ice.

/ You are inatruoted to furnish the information oontained in

SI the k-ererenced letter to OSI . In the tuture, such action should be

taken promptly following the receipt of such information by your office.

62Ja3894 r ~i~

EHM:EHW

ToloOll_ _

l,edd._ __

Clegg,_ _

0lav1n_ _

Nichole_ _

Rosen_ _

Tracy_ _

Harbo_ _

IIOhr_ __

Tel e, ROOll_

Clan<IY_ _

```

# Page 169

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Letter

**Dates:** July 11, 1950, July 4, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** SA JOHN, UNITED STATES, GOVERNMENT DATE, FLITNG DISC, FROM SAC, TO DIR

**Observations:** object, altitude, disc

## Content

```

TO DIR:&; TOR, FBI

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

# Page 170

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** OSI

**Locations:** California

**People:** JOR TH, JG TI, NINETY MPH, MOVING IN, AFTER CONSULTATION, MUNROE ADVISED, FEET IN, TRAVELING AT, REPORTED TO, ATH OBJECT

**Observations:** object, radar, flying, disc

## Content

```

~ r, T

: ti c.~ J' :TIC t

M t; :

Mr. Ladd

Mt. Cl,;.~

.- ,. . ·- COM l.N·c1,m··s sEcttoN / u,. , m 7 1

JUN 301950

~Imo /

TE$ ir Mohr __

Te .Room _ _

8 FROM PHOENIX VIA LOSA 10- 03 Ail

URGENT ~

FLYING DISCS . /\T FIVE FO~TYFIVE PM, JUVE THEMTYNIHH L.~T; AN { WJ·Q

OBJECT IN SKY UAS OBSERVED BY MANY CITIZENS OF PHOENIX INCLUDING

F~D?SONNF;I, . MATTER IMt-1EDIATELY REPORTED TO HERMAN MUNROE,

OSI

... , WILLIAMSJFJ3~-8.RIZO~A . MUNROE ADVISED TODAY OBJFCT 'jAS PIC.{ED

UP BY RADAR SCOPE AT SIX P~ , JUNE TWE~TY~INTH , AT WHICH TIME IT

WAS ESTIMAT:D OBJECT AS THIRTY TO THI'1T, FIVE THOUSAtJD FEET IN

AIR . AB TWENTYNINE FROM FIVE HUNDRED NINTH BOMB GROUP , ROS~ELL ,

t1:,1,

'-JAS ASSI(;NED TO £0LLOW OBJECT AND PILOT REPORTED

THAT WHILE

TRAVELING AT TWENTYFIVE THOUSAND FEET HE ESTIMATED OBJECT TO BE

ADDITIONAL TEN_T.O TliENTUHOUS/\ rn .EEET ABOVS HI11 .

PLANE TAS .

TRAVELING AT T JO HUNDRED NINETY MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CI°CLE BEN~ATH

OBJECT . OBJECT WAS MOVING IN 1·JEST1JARDLY DIRECTION IN ABSENCE OF

Wlt 1D. IT WAS LAST SI ;HTE:) AT EIGHT FIFTYFIVE PM AT A POii'T /\BOUT

n~SNTY MILES JOR TH OF BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA , 1HEN IT WAS LOST DUE TO

HEAVY THUNDLRSTORM IN AREA . MUNRO£ ESTIMATED SIZE OF OBJECT TO

RECORDED - 15 _ ,.

BE VERY LARGE, or BINOCULARS HE coGLj)~SILY

IN.4SMUCH AS WITH usE ~':Ii/"

sEE OBJECT . NEVERTHELtss , THE B TWENTYNINE ®li~oT BS c>Bsl~i.tr:B

WITH BINOCULARS.fl10SI WILL SUBMIT FULL REP011T AFTER CONSULTATION /-,

WITH AIRPLANE ~REW AND ;:-uqTHER STUDY. NO ACTION BEII\JG TI\K £' 1 BY

END OF PAGE ONfOPIES D...~ST~ ~ . , ,, ,.ih ~ _//~'

2 7 0 NOV H, t ~~ ~~~'✓/ c,>Y

```

# Page 171

**Status:** extracted

## Content

```

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c...) 0

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,..., ..., .a:, .::

# Page 172

**Status:** extracted

**People:** PAGE TWO, WORD SHOULD, MURPHY CORRECTION, ACK HOLD, BE THIRTYFIVE, END PLS, AND ABOVE, THIS OFFICE, FOR YOUR, IN FO

## Content

```

PAGE TWO

THIS OFFICE AND ABOVE FOR YOUR IN FO ONLY .

MURPHY

CORRECTION PLS 6TH LINE 7TH WORD SHOULD BE THIRTYFIVE

END

PLS ACK

HOLD PLS

```

# Page 173

**Status:** extracted

**People:** OF JUSTICE

## Content

```

"IC!lVED T£LmPE UNIT

J11N 30 I 31 PM '50

f .i.l. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

```

# Page 174

**Status:** extracted

**Dates:** July 1, 1950, July 18, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** UNITED STAl, FBI SAC, FORM NO, JS JHS, ANT The, FLYING DI

**Observations:** object, altitude, unknown, flying, disc

## Content

```

STANoARo FORM NO, 64

fJjjiCe Memo'rlutum UNITED STAl GOVERNMENT

A _.

k ,

: T-0 : Director, FBI

SAC, Chicago

SUBJBCTe,FLYING DI~

# Page 175

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Letter

**Dates:** July 18, 1950, July 28, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI, OSI

**People:** FBI FLYING, DISCS Chica

**Observations:** flying, disc

## Content

```

SAC, CHICAGO

July 28, 1950

Director, FBI

FLYING DISCS

Chica.go File 100-18999

Bufile e2-83894

Reurlet July 18, 1950.

You are 1netructed to advise the Bureau whether the i~ormation

contained in your reference letter has been furnished to the local office

of OSI in Chicago, Illinois in accordance vitb existing Bureau inatructions.

REOORriO - U.7

62-83894 - ;)... r

EHM:DE

```

# Page 176

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** FBI

**Locations:** Texas

**People:** BEING MADE, AC PLS, FOURTH INFORMATION, FOUR SEVEN, LOCAL RAD, CER ELLINGTON, PM CST, OFFICE WILL, FURTHER INQUIRY, OK FBI

**Observations:** flying, disc

## Content

```

. ') :RAL BUREAU Of INVESTIGATION

U S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

COMMUNICATllECTION Mt, Glovln - -

1\lr, N1chola -

: _/. JUL 4 flilli'i

V Mr. R o s e n - -

TELETYPE

Mr, Mohr _ _ _

FBI HOUSTON .· - .-..'7- 4- 50 2- 55-. PM CST

~R UR GE N T

FLYING DI SC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE , TEXAS JULY FOURTH

INFORMATION CONCERNING . SAN ANTONIO TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFFICE

BUREAU BE I NG INFORMED THAT SUBJECT DISC DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY

FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER , ELYPTICAL IN SHAPE AND BEARING SERIAL NUMBER

X DASH ONE FOUR SEVEN A AND I NSTRUCTIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH

UNQUOTE . RESIDENT AGENT CORPUS CHRISTI STATES THAT LOCAL RAD I O REPORTS

THIS DISCOVERY TO BE A HOAX . FURTHER INQUIRY BEING MADE AND BUREAU

WILL BE ADVISED .

# Page 177

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Airtel/Teletype

**People:** TELETYPE UNIT, OF JUSTICE

## Content

```

RECEIVED

ftECEIVEO TELETYPE UNIT , UL ~ oo PM ~:!'

Jut. ~ 4 42 PM '5U

F.8.1. DEPT. OF JUSTICE

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# Page 178

**Status:** extracted

**Document Type:** Report

**Organizations:** FBI, CIA

**Locations:** Texas

**People:** TWO AIRPLANE, FBI URGENT, REFERENCE TELETYPE, CONSTRUCTED BY, PM CST, INQUIRES TO, WAS FOUND, ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION, HAVE BEEN, FO INFORMATION

**Observations:** object, flying, disc

## Content

```

rt ,

u. ~- .,F.rr,;n nm c~ :,:,1:~

COMMUNICATIONS.~'.ION

I:,- -- :

JUL4 r!J ✓

Mr,

Mt. n -· -

TELETYPE , Trac:y

Mt. lla1b0 /

/'J_, Mt. Behn

/ ~ Mr. Moh, - --

Te c. Room -- ·····

Mr. N _ ---

t.l C ---

~USTON 7-4-50 3-50 PM CST ICF \ __ ,.. __ · ------

DIRECTOR , FBI URGENT

FLYING DISC 1 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE , TEXAS JULY FO

INFORMATION CONCERNING . STOKES MCENHEIMER , CHIEF OF POLICE ALUCE ,

TEXAS ADVISES THAT ON THIS DATE A SMA LL ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION WAS FOUND

IN A ,FlE.,J..D ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

ALICE , TEXAS . UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OBJECT WAS

CONSTRUCTED BY WELDING A PORTION OF TWO AIRPLANE WI NGS TOGETHER . THE

CONTRIVANCE WAS FRESHLY PAINTED AND BORE THE MARKINGS DESCRIBED I N

REFERENCE TELETYPE, AND HAD NO MOTOR OR MEANS OF PROPULSION . THE CHIEF

OF POLICE REMOVED THE OBJECT TO THE POLICE STATION AND UPON INQUIRY

QETERM I NED THAT IT HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY A GROUP OF MECHANICS AT THE

ALICE AIRPORT AS A PRACTIC~L JOKE . AIR FORCE OFFICIALS ELLIKGTON

FIELD ADVISED . NO FURTHER INQUIRES TO BE MADE .

LORTON

CORRECTION LAST WORD ON LINE TWO IS nALICEn

END ACK

5- 54 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED (! ,,

```

# Page 179

**Status:** extracted

## Content

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0\ rn

c· -0 c:,

'.f:

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# Page 180

**Status:** extracted

**Organizations:** FBI, OSI

**Locations:** Texas

**People:** ONE FOUR, RADIO AERIALS, TING JET, FBI SAN, LOCAL RAD, KELLY AFB, SECTION Mr, FOUND BETWEEN, OK FBI, FOUND AT

**Observations:** flying, disc

## Content

```

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**Classification:** SECRET

**Dates:** July 3, 1950, July 11, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**Locations:** Washington

**Observations:** flying, saucer

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July 11, 1950

ECORDEIA 71

NDEX~D. ll C J_

Tour ca rd postmarked July 3, 1950, has

been received and it is suggeated that you may

wish to correspond directly with the Secretary

o/ the Air Force, Notional Defense Building, The

Pentagon, Washington 25, D. since the matter c.,

to which you re/erred has been handled by that

agenc11.

I am sure you will jtnd on a close

ezamination o/ the book you mentioned that i t

contains no quotations from the FBI but merely

mentions thts agency .

Sincerely 11ours, ,._ ,...

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JUL 13 1950 are Real" by Donald Key hoe, which has been read and wil 1 -: :.i

be reviewed by the Crime Records Se~tion in the near .f::l!,_,tur:._e. '.:'.

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/lying saucers and that - Bureau Agents witnessed saucers

at Las Vegas, New Mexico, 12 - 8-48. I t is not mr;..]icious

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**Dates:** 8/2/50

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** SUBJ ECT, INFORMATION CONCERNING, UNITED STA, ES GOVERNMENT

**Observations:** object, flying, saucer

## Content

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Director, FBI

UNITED STA'i'ES GOVERNMENT \

DATE : 8/2/50

SAC , Louisville

SUBJ ECT : ALF E. HIXENBAUGH ' s Photographs

of"-1:l ying Saucers;

INFORMATION CONCERNING

On Jwte 28 , 1950, the Louisville Times , a newspaper of general

circulation published at Louisville , Kentucky, carried a two

column cut showing three frames of a. movie camera. film of wha.t

pur ported to be a moving picture of a. flying saucer . 'fhe photo -

gr aphs , taken by ALF (AL) HIXE113AUGH , Times staff photographer,

were taken, HIXENBAUGH sa.id , on a 16 rnm magazine - loadi ng movi e

camera.

The news articl e, accompanying the photographs , stated HIXENBAUGH

took 50 feet of film in which "the bright fly i ng object shows

clearly . " The photographer , according to the article , was a.t

Longest and Everett Avenues near his home, 2205 Longest , at 4 : 15

p . m., June 27 , 1950, on his way to take some moving pictures of

birds . The artic l e relates tha.t HIXENBAUGH "suddenly hear d the

roa.r of a big plane -- a twin- motor ed DC- 3 - - and glanced ove r-

head . At first he thought it was a. jet plane then he l ooked to

the west of the plant, which was flying southwest toward Standi-

ford Field -- and saw the l arge disk. It had a slight co r ona.

around it and seemed to be lower tha.n the plane ."

According to HIXENBAUGH, the object appeared "motionless for about

ten seconds ... then it began to get smal l er, finally vanishing into

the west . 11 The article notes that while the " saucer" appeared on

all the film HIXENBAUGH took , the airplane was out of the picture

field quickly , appear ing on only about 10 feet . HIXENBAUGH, accord-

ing to the article , advised military officers at Godman Field who

in turn notified flight headquarters at , right - Patterson Field.

~Jfr:

Ji copy of the newspaper article and photographs a.re being forwarded

to the Bureau as enclosures .

A subsequent newspaper article stated that representatives of the

military would fly to Louisville to examine the films. In addition

~1?R being printed in the Louisvi lle Times, the movie film taken by

i¥fXENBAUGH was carried on a national television network a.nd received

national collllllent 'from r,ALTER .. INCHELL , ITTXEPBAUGH has received tele-

phonic and wri~ten queries concerning subject matter of the picture

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**Dates:** July 28, 1950, July 29, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** ROBERT STE, WILLIAM DAVIS

**Observations:** flying, saucer

## Content

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from various persons and organizations throughout the United States,

he said.

On July 28, 1950, HIXENBAUGH telephonically communicated with the

Louisville Division stating that ne had been advised that a repre-

sentative of one of the Army Intelligence Agencies would be in Louis-

ville on Saturday, July 29, 1950, to view the film. He expressed fear

that the persons who might be contacting him might be unauthorized in-

dividuals and asked if he could bring the film to the FBI office for

clearance . HIXENa'.UGHwas advised that the Bureau did not clear em-

ployees of other agencies and if he had doubt as to their authenticity

he should check with the agency they professed to represent . HIXEN-

BAUGH was advised that in the event they were not representatives of

the agency they professed to represent, the information should b~ fur-

nished this office and appropriate action would be taken under the Im-

personation Statute .

On July 29, 1950, ROBERT STE.IYAU, 1608 South Second Street, Louisville,

staff photo 6rapher for the Courier-Journal, a newspaper of general cir-

culation published in Louisville, KentucKy, personally called at the

Louisville Office . STEPJAU stated that he and WILLIAM DAVIS, who is

in charge of photographers for both the Courier-Journal and Louisville

Times, doubted the authenticity of the photographs taken by HIXENBAUGH

and went on to state that approximately two years ago lITXENBA.OGH took

what he claimed was a night photograph of a "flying disk". The photo-

graph was published at that time in the Louisville Times and showed a

streak of light across the heavens. STEINAU said that he and D!VIS

subsequently were advised by a friend of HIXENBAUGH that the picture

was "a fraud". The friend related that HIXENBAUGH was lying on his

back on the .ground with his camera pointing toward the sky when the

friend flipped one or more lighted matches across the focal plane of

the camera.

STEINAU said that HIXENBAUG:; enjoys a poor reputation among other staff

photographers of the Courier- Journal and Louisville Times and he believes

HIXENBAUGH perpetrated both the original hoax concerning the flying disk

and this later "hoax" concerning the flying saucer to attract attention

to himself. STEINAU produced a print made from tliree frames of the orig-

inal motion picture negative submitted by HIXE}!BAUGH for television use.

He also furnished an enlargement of one of the frames. He called atten-

tion to the fact that the trees appearing in the photograph and the air-

plane appearing in the center background both are out of focus and appear

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**Observations:** flying, saucer

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"fuzzy". STEINAU called attention to the fact that the dot appear-

ing in the picture which was tanned a ''flying saucer" by HIXENBAUGH

appears in sharp detail. This, according to STEINAU, would indicate

that the disk was closer to the camera then either the trees or air-

plane. ~lthough the pictures were taken at 64 frames per second,

vrhich is calculated, according to STEINf.U, to produce slow motion

action, the airplane appears in only the first ff!W frames of the

negative and then disuppears. The 11 saucer" appears stationary dur-

ing most of the frames but ~ventuRlly appears to be growing smaller

in the distance.

STEINAU says he does not know hov, HIXENBAUGH performed the "trick

photography" but suggests that it could be done easily by focusing

the camera at a spot on a window and then moving the camera in a

straight line away from the window, thus giving the illusion that

the spot was disappearing into the distance.

For the further information of tho Bureau it should be noted that the

photographic department of the Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times,

under the direction of 1HLLHJ, DAVIS, furnishes staff photographs

for both the Courier-Journal and the Louisville Times, which newspapers

are operated under one ownership.

The above is furnished for the Bureau's information.

# Page 191

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**Document Type:** Report

**Dates:** June 28, 1950

**People:** TI MES, THE LOUISVILLE

**Observations:** object, flying, saucer

## Content

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THE LOUISVILLE TI MES

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M~vj~ Snapped of Sky Disk 1

By Alert Times Photogra pher ,

Yes, we have some flying saucers today, and for the first time,

here are moving pictures for proof.

Many have reported seeing the officials. None had heard any

·t · d f Al reports of a "flying saucer." He

s~ucers b u t 1 remame or . was advised to iniorm military

Hixenbaugh to do something officials at Godman Field.

about it-with his trusty 16 mm. Godman said it would notify

magazine-loading movie camera. flight headquarters at Wright-

"Hix," Times staff photog- Patterson Field which might

rapher, took 50 feet of film in send an aide to examine the

which the bright flying object films.

shows clearly in all. Army of- 1 - - - - - - - - e - - =

ficials have been informed and

have indicated eagerness to ex-

·amine the pictures.

The photographer was at Long-

est and Everett Avenues, near his

home at 2205 Longest, at 4:15 p.m.

yesterday. He was on his w] to

take some movies of birds.

Suddenly he heard the ro of

a big plane - a twin-mot red

DC-3-and glanced overhead. At

first he thought it was a jet

plane. Then he looked to the

west of the plane, which was

flying south.vest toward Standi-

ford Field-and saw the large

disk. It ,bad a slight corona

around it and seemed to be lower

than the plane.

He aimed his camera and fired.

While he ground out the film, he

said, the object appeared motion-

less for about 10 seconds.

"It stood practically still, like

--a balloon," he said.

Then it began to get smaller,

finally vanishing into the west.

While the "saucer" appears on

all of the film he took, the plane ,;,: ·-

was out of the picture field

quickly, appearing only on about

10 feet. The disk was within his

vision \'about a minute."

"Hix" contacted the newsroom

at WHAS and from there Jerry

Gammons c a 11 e d Standiford

and Bowman Fields and weather

By Times Stall Photo£rapl r

Here's Real Flying Saucer, If There ls One

This is what a "flying saucer" looks like, if there reall;r is such

a thing. Al Hixenbaugh, Times' photographer, snapped movies of

the object yesterday. The object appears almost as big as the twin

motored DC-3 t~.\qe ;ight.

fNCLOSURE ~ ~ 'f _ The Louisville Times

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**Status:** extracted

**Dates:** July 31, 1950, July 18, 1950, July 28, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** TO Director, FLYING DISCS, FBI DATE, FLYING DISCSn

**Observations:** flying, disc

## Content

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TO Director, FBI DATE : August 2 , 1950

SAC, Chica.go

FLYING DISCS

(Bufile 62 - 83894~ )

ReBulet July 28, 1950.

The Bureau is advised that the information set fo rth in Chicago

let dated July 18, 1950 and the information submitted to the

Bureau by Chicago let dated July 31, 1950 entitled "ROBERT R.

PETRO!~, INFORMANT, FLYING DISCSn ha.s been submitted to OS I .

YiIR- JCS

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**Document Type:** Memorandum

**Classification:** SECRET

**Dates:** July 31, 1950, July 25, 1950, July 28, 1950

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** UNITED STATES, IAL DELIVERY, RM NO, CARL TEICHMAN, FRANK HOCCHPAW, GOVERNMENT TO, INFCRMANT SPEX, HOWARD HUGHES, FRED SPAUNHOLDT, MAIL ROBERT

**Observations:** aircraft, flying, disc, saucer

## Content

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>RM NO. 84

rl~

.ujfice ·.-Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO Director, FBI DATE: July 31, 1950

SAC, Chicago

A1R MAIL

ROBERT ~ONE, INFCRMANT SPEX;IAL DELIVERY

FLYIOO DISCS

On July 28, 1950, Mr. ROBERT R. PE'IRONE, Publisher, Midwest Times,

3437 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, phone KEdzie 3-8400, brought to

this office the original letter and envelope attached, postmarked

July 25, 1950 at Chicago, which letter is quoted below:

11Since we

are on the brink of a third world conflict, the

world is more air concious than ever. Aviation in some

phases is yet in its pioneering days. Much talk goes on

about the flying saucers or discs. The saucer we speak

about, is not a military secret, and is not yet owned by

any government. The flying saucer which was seen over

south Chicago last April is a large fuel tank with crystal

glass wings. It has two large jet engines on both sides.

It is radion controled. It resembles a saucer very much

when in flight. The wings cannot be seen on a clear day.

This is so it is a most difficult target for anti aircraft

gunners. The reason for the large flat gas or fuel tank

is to give the ship a long range for atomic bombing. The

ship was designed by FRED SPAUNHOLDT, a former 1 Linco 1

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skywriter, FRANK HOCCHPAW, aircraft mechanic, and CARL

TEICHMAN, German World war I ace. The ship was financed

by HOWARD HUGHES, millionaire aviation enthusiast. It is

now being tested by the Glen F. Martin Aircraft Co., makers

of the Martin Marauder. The craft is only made for one

"' 1,"' ~o-O.f way trips. It ha s a r a nge of 4000 miles, ceiling of

1 25,000 feet, and a speed of 750 miles per hour. So far

-~ev,,· only_a few of these craft have been made, and they usually

~c,v- I. \I are pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed .

tt.16~ ~ They are merely to carry a bomb of high destruction to

ift1'

/,I ·7~/ 4 J enemy country. They have no wheels, but small steel rails

'b \ on the bottom fran which they take off. All other mechanism

can be explained in detail. The man who welded the ship

says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument

i \~ he has ever seen. The name of the ship is the 'Danse

\ C, ~~ ,v ~l}.I Macabre

V t~ "Editor

"In a few weeks zinc cuts §h~~ 3. views of craft ftfi):J._b:<l~,4 u.

sent to you. tJ. RECORDED. 113{(i<b..- -.V"~°"' ~

"Yours ,!~O. 113

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**Document Type:** Letter

**Classification:** CONFIDENTIAL

**Dates:** 7/31/50

**Organizations:** FBI

**People:** ALBERT HOLMBFRG

## Content

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I '

Director, FBI, 7/31/50

Ur. PEI'RO~E states that no one connected with the Midwest Times

knows of anyone named 11ALBERT HOLMBrRG 11 , nor do they know of

anyone who lives in the circulation area of their paper with that

name. The Midwest Times has a circulation of 15,000 copies which

papers are distributed in a small area in the northwest section of

Chicago.

Mr. PETRONE stated he did not want to publish this letter as he felt

the Army desired that the matter be kept confidential. He will

cootact this office a gain if he receives the 11 zinc cutsll or has any

other corresponcence from HOLMBrRG. He felt that HOLMBERG might

send the same information to other publishers who may print the

story.

There was no return address f or HOLMBERG on either the envelope or

the letter. There is, however, an ALBERT HOLMBFRG listed in the

telephone directory at 2065 North Kedzie and an ALBERT F. HOLMBERG

at ll328 South Prairie Street, Chicago.

This information is being transmitted to the BUreau for such a ct ion

as it deems appropriate .

The Chicago indices are negative regarding HOLMBPRG.

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## page_description

Two-page handwritten letter (pages shown side-by-side) with cursive handwriting on cream/white paper. Technical discussion of aircraft capabilities, specifications, and manufacturing by Martin Aircraft Company.

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### Flight Characteristics

### Manufacturing Notes

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"The man who welded this says it is by far the longest/longest instrument he has ever seen. The name of the ship in the 'Drone Missile.'"

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Left page discusses Martin Aircraft Company's single-mission craft specifications with technical details about performance parameters and operational limitations.

yours truly

Albert Hokaberg"

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**Document Type:** Letter

**Dates:** August 29, 1950

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**Dates:** August 29, 1950

**Locations:** Washington

**People:** TR EET

**Observations:** object, flying, saucer

## Content

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WALTER ~ONES

35 K IN G S TR EET EAS T

TORONTO . ONT.

August 29, 1950.

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**Document Type:** FBI Serial

**People:** FILE NUMBER, SERVICE UNIT

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