Flying Discs - Case File 62-HQ-83894, Section 9 (Serials 385-447)

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Cover page. File jacket/folder for "INVESTIGATION" case file. Stamped with FBI case number indicators, "DO NOT DESTROY THIS FILE," FOIPA number 993897. Transfer-Call 3421. Multiple "COPIED FOR FOIPA" stamps dated May 13, 1974 and February 28, 1978. Declassification authority stamp noted.

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Office Memorandum (Standard Form 64)

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Referral of flying disc information from Kansas City to OSI (Office of Special Investigations, Air Force) without FBI investigation. Matter referred per existing instructions.

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Heavily damaged/degraded page with faint text. Bureau administrative marks visible but content illegible. Reverse side of prior page.

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Office Memorandum (Standard Form 64)

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Report from Havana Legal Attache transmitting newspaper account of flying disc sighting by two miners near Matahambre Mines. Dispatch notes no corroborating reports received and no inquiry made by the office.

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Heavily degraded/faint text, mostly illegible. Reverse side or continuation page with minimal readable content. Bureau administrative marks and handling notations visible.

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Office Memorandum (Standard Form 64)

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Liaison memorandum from R. R. Roach to A. H. Belmont regarding surge of UFO reports post-Sputnik. Discusses multiple reported incidents (Vernal Utah, Nebraska, Georgia-Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Southwestern states) and notes Air Force investigations finding cases nonauthentic or lacking basis. Air Force monitoring closely; will notify Bureau if any reports appear authentic given Bureau's interest in espionage/sabotage matters.

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Page contains only administrative routing marks and filing notations. Appears to be distribution page with minimal text. Recipient routing stamp visible.

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Office Memorandum continuation

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Letter to Director FBI

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Transmittal letter from Director Air Force Inspector General to FBI Director regarding Robert T. Stone and Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation. City Editor of Hannibal newspaper advised FBI agent on December 20, 1957 of receipt of letter from Stone soliciting newspaper coverage for research foundation.

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Heavily degraded/illegible continuation page. Faint manuscript markings and administrative notations visible but substantive text cannot be reliably read.

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Letter body - continuation of R. T. Stone correspondence

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Continuation of Stone's appeal letter to newspapers requesting publication of UFO sighting notice. Describes Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation as civilian body seeking to "unravel the snarled mess" of UFO question. Requests front-page publication. Outlines establishment of filter centers as regional receiving stations. Criticizes Air Force investigation.

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Public Notice distributed by Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation

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Notice soliciting UFO reports since January 1957 and calling for participation in observer network. Describes establishment of filter centers across multiple continents. Emphasizes need for photographers and criticizes Air Force for either going underground or hiding facts from public.

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Continuation of ICARF Public Notice

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Continuation of ICARF notice recruiting volunteer sky-watchers and photographers. Includes request card for newspaper editor confirmation. Bureau notes no further action contemplated but will forward any additional information. Files contain no information identifiable with Stone or Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation.

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Office Memorandum (Standard Form 64)

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St. Louis SAC memorandum to Director FBI regarding Robert T. Stone's letter to Hannibal newspaper soliciting publication of Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation materials. Watson reported letter as unusual and questioned Stone's motives. Includes text of Stone's letter describing ICARF as civilian investigator body seeking to resolve UFO mystery with public and newspaper cooperation.

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Heavily faded/illegible page. Faint handwritten notations visible but substantive text cannot be reliably read. Reverse side of prior page.

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Continuation of St. Louis SAC memo with full letter text

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Continuation showing full text of Stone's letter and notice attached to the memo, including ICARF recruitment materials and request for newspaper publication.

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Continuation and conclusion of St. Louis SAC memo

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Page contains only handwritten notes and administrative notations. Text reads "called" and "3/15" and "9/27" but substantive content not legible.

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Folder/enclosure label page. Stamped label indicates "ENCLOSURE TO BUREAU FROM ST. LOUIS (3)" with reference to Robert T. Stone, Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation. Lists contents: "1 letter from Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation; 1 3x5 card; 1 newspaper notice"

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Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation Public Notice (Form OP-2)

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Complete text of ICARF Notice (Form OP-2) soliciting UFO reports and volunteers for observer network. Details establishment of worldwide filter centers and recruitment of photographers and sky-watch volunteers. Criticizes Air Force investigation.

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Heavily faded/illegible page with reversed/faint text. Appears to be duplicate or reverse of another letter page. Text too degraded for reliable extraction.

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Letter to newspaper editor from Robert T. Stone, ICARF

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Full text of Stone's letter to newspaper editors requesting publication of ICARF materials. Contains letterhead with UFO symbol graphic and address for Missouri Filter Center. Emphasizes civilian investigation goals and public cooperation.

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Heavily faded/reversed page with UFO graphic watermark visible at top. Text too degraded to read reliably. Appears to be reverse side or duplicate of letter page.

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Handwritten message on card

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The publication confirmation card attached to Stone's letter, as described in the FBI memorandum. Card requests newspaper editors confirm they will publish materials or return with explanation for refusal.

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Minimal content page. Contains only "Liaison" stamp/marking and minimal handwritten notations. Appears to be routing or administrative page.

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Office Memorandum - Kansas City SAC to FBI Director

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Kansas City Office response to Bureau inquiry regarding Robert T. Stone and Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation. Notes discrepancy: name on ICARF letterhead (Robert T. Stone) does not appear in 1957 Independence directory at that address, but Terrell O. Stone is listed at same address.

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Heavily degraded page. Faint text scattered across page appears to be typewritten content but is illegible. Appears to be reverse side or duplicate of prior memo.

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Letter from FBI Director to Air Force Director of Special Investigations

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FBI Director forwards letter from Mrs. Ferguson of Elkhart, Indiana regarding UFO sightings and alleged alien visitation to her property. Notes Ferguson appears to be mental case; no Bureau action planned but information disseminated to military intelligence addressees.

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Heavily degraded/faded page. Contains minimal legible text with organizational stamps and administrative markings. Appears to be routing or distribution page.

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Personal handwritten letter describing UFO encounter

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Handwritten personal account of UFO sighting near Michigan farm. Writer describes observing an object with blinking lights that became visible when lights ceased, along with sense of intelligent control. Family member was waitress working in area.

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Nearly blank page with only administrative routing stamps. Visible dates: "MAR 10 1 39 PM '57 REC'D ESPIONAGE FBT" and "MAR 10 2 03 PM '58"

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Continuation of handwritten UFO sighting narrative

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Continuation of detailed account of UFO encounter near Michigan home. Emphasizes apparent intelligent control of craft, its ability to follow family movements despite road changes, and close observation encounter where writer and daughters observed craft and its occupants, with both parties staring at each other. Writer expresses awe at experience.

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Continuation of handwritten UFO encounter narrative

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Continuation of account describing mysterious disappearances of newspapers and magazines left out at night, coinciding with UFO sightings and dog barking at red light in back yard. Details family's location on Indiana-state border and which publications they received and left out.

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Continuation of handwritten UFO encounter narrative

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Account of dog's apparent encounter with craft beam, where dog was struck down or incapacitated but not killed. Writer interprets as evidence of the craft occupants' benevolence and human-like morality in choosing not to fatally injure the animal.

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Continuation and conclusion of handwritten UFO encounter narrative

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Conclusion of account describing dog's recovery from incident, and most remarkably, the discovery of a peculiar newspaper left behind with unusual typography and letter groupings that the writer believes represents the craft occupants' attempt to communicate or demonstrate their ability to read Earth newspapers. Writer expresses regret that the newspaper was burned before proper analysis.

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Continuation of handwritten UFO encounter account

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Continuation describing appearance of UFO craft observed morning after initial sighting - transparent material like glass, dome-shaped, with large internal ring lit up in colors. Writer speculates about craft origins and capabilities, and considers reporting to government.

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Conclusion of handwritten UFO encounter letter with writer's signature and address

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Conclusion of letter where writer provides address and expresses concerns about credibility while proposing government examination of evidence. Signs letter as Mrs. Harold Ferguson, 2506 Pleasant Plain Ave, Elkhart, Indiana.

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FBI Director's letter to Air Force Director of Special Investigations

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FBI Director forwards information regarding Delmaine H. Oveson and unidentified flying object sighting near Torrington, Connecticut on December 5, 1957. References enclosures from July 1958 memorandums from Denver and San Francisco. Notes subject appears to be Air Force member, so no further FBI action contemplated.

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Heavily degraded/faded page with reversed/inverted text. Classified marking visible but substantive content too faint to reliably read. Administrative stamps and routing marks visible.

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Letter from Air Force to FBI Director regarding unidentified flying object

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Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff forwards inquiry from Delmaine H. Oveson to FBI Director regarding December 5, 1957 UFO sighting near Torrington, Connecticut. Notes that Oveson's claimed location (Roseau, Minnesota) has no military units, and requests FBI investigate and report findings.

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Enclosure folder/wrapper page. Marked "ENCLOSURE" with case number 62-83894-391. Blank manila envelope.

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Envelope addressed to recipient

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Envelope containing letter from Delmaine H. Oveson to Mr. Pomonic Gerardi regarding UFO sighting.

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Letter from Delmaine H. Oveson, Director of Operations, Electronics Service Unit 4

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Letter from Electronics Service Unit requesting detailed information about December 5, 1957 UFO sighting near Torrington, Connecticut, asking for specific observational data and flight characteristics.

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FBI Director's memorandum to Air Force regarding Donald E. Keyhoe

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FBI forwards information about Donald E. Keyhoe's inquiry regarding Bureau's UFO investigation participation. Notes his history as unreliable writer and that Bureau is avoiding detailed discussion due to his questionable credibility.

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FBI internal memorandum regarding Donald E. Keyhoe

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Internal FBI memo analyzing Donald E. Keyhoe's UFO inquiry, detailing his history as unreliable writer, providing context for Bureau's cautious general response, and explaining decision to avoid further engagement with him.

# Page 046: FBI Response Letter to Donald Keyhoe

**Date:** September 26, 1958

**From:** Federal Bureau of Investigation

**To:** Major Donald E. Keyhoe, Director, National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, 1536 Connecticut Avenue, Washington 6, D.C.

**Subject:** Flying Discs/UFO Policy

**Key Statements:**

**Signatures:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**References:** Letter responding to Keyhoe's September 22, 1958 inquiry

**Routing:** Internal memo references to Nease, Belmont, Donahoe, Sanders

# Page 047: FBI Response Conclusion

**Continuation of page 046**

**Final Statement from Hoover:**

**Signature:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**Document Classification:** Unclassified correspondence

# Page 048: Flying Saucers Policy Memorandum

**Date:** October 13, 1958

**From:** E. S. Sanders

**To:** Mr. S. B. Donahoe

**Subject:** Flying Saucers

**Key Policy Points:**

**Historical Context:**

**SAC Letter References:**

**Routing:** Donahoe, Sanders

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**Status:** Page contains only redacted/heavily faded stamps and filing notation. No readable content extracted.

# Page 050: Flying Saucers Policy (Continued)

**Continuation of Flying Saucers memo**

**SAC Letter Instructions:**

**Liaison:**

**Action Recommended:**

**Document Status:** Part of ongoing policy documentation

# Page 051: Name Check Records Search Slip

**Date:** 9-29, 1958

**Subject:** Delmaine H. Oveson

**Routing Instructions:**

**Search Type:**

**Searcher:** JO

**Date:** 9-29

**R#:** (Blank)

**Status:** Routine FBI records search form with minimal populated information

# Page 052: William Albert Rhodes Flying Discs Report

**Date:** 11/18/58

**From:** G. A. Nease

**To:** Mr. Tolson

**Subject:** William Albert Rhodes - Report of Flying Discs

**Incident Summary:**

**Later Follow-up:**

**Recent Development:**

**Recommended Response to Press:**

**Administrative Note:** Referred to Domestic Intelligence Division for concurrence

**Routing:** Belmont, Jones

# Page 053: Director Hoover Response to James Maney

**Date:** December 2, 1958

**From:** J. Edgar Hoover, Director

**To:** Mr. James Maney, 1007 North West 14th Street, Oklahoma City 6, Oklahoma

**Subject:** Flying Discs/UFO Inquiry

**Content:**

**Administrative Routing:** 2 - Oklahoma City - Enclosures (2)

**Received:** DEC 3 -1958 (COMM-FBI stamp)

**Status:** Routine acknowledgment letter of FBI policy response

# Page 054: Oklahoma City Follow-up on Maney UFO Inquiry

**Date:** [Internal routing memo, circa December 1958]

**Subject:** James Maney UFO Inquiry - Oklahoma City Office Instructions

**Content Summary:**

**Required Action:**

**Background Note:**

**Administrative:** DCL:mfz routing

Newspaper clipping from Detroit paper reporting on Joseph Perry's UFO photograph discovery and subsequent contact from UFO research organizations.

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# Page 056: M.A. Wolcott Letter to FBI Director

**Date:** December 3, 1958

**From:** M.A. Wolcott, Editor-Publisher, The Daily Iberian, Post Office Box 458, New Iberia, Louisiana

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

**Subject:** Aerial Phenomena Research Group Legitimacy Inquiry

**Content:**

**Administrative Markings:**

**Organization Being Queried:** Aerial Phenomena Research Group, Seattle, Washington

# Page 057: Director Hoover Response to Wolcott

**Date:** December 11, 1958

**From:** J. Edgar Hoover, Director

**To:** Mr. M.A. Wolcott, Editor-Publisher, The Daily Iberian, Post Office Box 458, New Iberia, Louisiana

**Subject:** Response to Aerial Phenomena Research Group Inquiry

**Content:**

**Administrative Note:**

**Routing:** DCL:mrh

**File Reference:** 62-83894-373

# Page 058: Aerial Phenomena Research Group Form Letter

**From:** Aerial Phenomena Research Group, National Headquarters, 5103 Findlay Street, Seattle, Washington

**Subject:** UFO Sighting Inquiry Form Letter

**Content:**

**Signature:** Aerial Phenomena Research Group, Bub Gribble, National Director

**Form Reference:** Form #4 Revised 5/1/57--500

**Status:** Template letter distributed to media outlets for UFO inquiry assistance

# Page 059: APRG News Release - UFO Interplanetary Conclusions

**Date:** July 1, 1958

**From:** Aerial Phenomena Research Group, National Headquarters, 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle, Washington

**Title:** Unidentified Flying Objects Interplanetary

**Key Conclusions:**

**Methodology:**

**Findings:**

**Recommendation:**

**Administrative:** END of release

**File Reference:** 62-83294-395

# Page 060: FBI Name Check Search Form - Albert K. Bender

**Date:** 12-10, 1958

**Routing:**

**Search Type:** All References (Subversive & Nonsubversive)

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender

**Search Details:**

**Searcher:** JO

**Date:** 12-10

**File References Found:**

**Status:** Active name check search for subject with multiple file cross-references

# Page 061: Name Check Search Slip - Albert K. Bender

**Date:** 12-10, 1958

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender

**Routing Instructions:**

**File References Located:**

**Status:** Records search form for subject with minimal results indicated

**Administrative:** Standard FBI name check procedure

# Page 062: FBI Directive to Phoenix SAC - Bender Affair Investigation

**Date:** December 16, 1958

**From:** SAC, Phoenix

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Directives:**

**Background Note:**

**Enclosure:** Letter to Phoenix office

**Administrative:** JFW:jas routing

# Page 063: C.H. Marek Letter to FBI Director

**Date:** December 7, 1958

**From:** C.H. Marek, Jr., 7834 North Loma Land Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona

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

**Subject:** "Bender Affair" - Flying Saucers and Underground Menace

**Content - Inquiry:**

**Background Information Provided:**

**Request:**

**Closing:** Looking forward to hearing from Bureau

**Signature:** C.H. Marek, Jr.

**Administrative:** Received 6 JAN 2 1959; REC-31; File 62-83894-399

**Filing Date:** DEC 17 1958

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**Status:** Page contains only redacted text and filing stamps. No readable substantive content extracted.

# Page 065: Donahoe to Belmont - Bender Affair Recommendation

**Date:** December 12, 1958

**From:** Mr. S.B. Donahoe

**To:** Mr. A.H. Belmont

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Background:**

**Bufiles Status:**

**Recommendation:**

**Enclosure:** Letter to Phoenix

**Administrative:** JFW:jas; (4) copies

# Page 066: SAC Phoenix Report - Marek Interview

**Date:** 12/19/58

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Re:** Bureau letter 12/16/58

**Interview Details:**

**References Provided to Agents:**

**Bender Affair Information:**

**Underground Menace Topic:**

**Administrative:** 2-Bureau (AM), 1-Phoenix; WMD/mdc (3)

# Page 067: SAC Phoenix Additional Details - Marek Family Information

**Date:** 12/19/58 (Continuation of page 066)

**Subject:** Additional Information on Claude Harold Marek, Jr.

**Family Observations:**

**Agent Assessment:**

**Military Service Details:**

**Conclusion:**

**Administrative:** Continued from prior memo

# Page 068: SAC Phoenix Directive - Obtain Gray Barker Book

**Date:** December 30, 1958

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Re:** Bureau letter 12/19/58

**Content:**

**Administrative:** JFW:jac; (4) copies

**Date Received:** 23 DEC 31 1958

**Background Note (added):**

**Status:** Bureau request for specific publication to investigate allegations

# Page 069: SAC Chicago Directive - Obtain Barker Book

**Date:** January 22, 1959

**From:** SAC, Chicago

**To:** Director, FBI (62-83894)

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Directive:**

**Background Context:**

**Administrative:** JFW:jac (4)

**Mailed:** 27 JAN22 1959 COMM-FBI

# Page 070: SAC Phoenix Report - Publisher Address Located

**Date:** 1/5/59

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-657)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Re:** Bulet to Phoenix dated 12/30/58

**Content:**

**Administrative:** 2-Bureau, 1-Phoenix; 13 JAN 9 1959

**Status:** Address location confirmed for publisher of "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers"

# Page 071: Follow-up on Bender Case Details

**Date:** [From 1/5/59 correspondence]

**From:** SAC, Phoenix

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender/Marek Relocation

**Content - Letter References:**

**James Maney Observations:**

**Status:** Continued investigation into Bender Affair and related persons

# Page 072: Marek Letter to FBI Director

**Date:** December 7, 1958

**From:** C.H. Marek, Jr., 7854 North Lema Land Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona

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

**Subject:** Bender Affair and Underground Menace

**Content:**

**Background:**

**Request:**

**Closing:** Looking forward to hearing from Bureau

**Signature:** C.H. Marek, Jr.

**Received:** 6 CJA N 2 1959 (Dated DEC 17 1958)

**File:** 62-83894-399

# Page 073: Phoenix SAC Report - Bender Affair Book Reference

**Date:** 12/19/58

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Re:** Bureau letter 12/16/58

**Interview Content:**

**Underground Menace Topic:**

**Routing:** 2-Bureau (AM), 1-Phoenix; WMD/mdc (3)

**Status:** Reference to principal source material on Bender Affair

# Page 074: SAC Phoenix Follow-up - Marek Family Background

**Date:** 12/19/58 (Continuation)

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Claude Harold Marek, Jr. - Background Information

**Family Observations:**

**Agent Assessment:**

**Military Service Data:**

**Conclusion:**

**Status:** Closed investigation on Marek

# Page 075: Follow-up on Bender Matter and Book Acquisition

**Date:** December 30, 1958

**From:** SAC, Phoenix

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Obtain Publication

**Re:** Bureau letter 12/19/58

**Content:**

**Administrative Note:**

**File Reference:** 62-83894-400

**Date Stamped:** 23 DEC 31 1958

# Page 076: Chicago SAC Directive - Obtain Barker Book

**Date:** January 22, 1959

**From:** SAC, Chicago

**To:** Director, FBI (62-83894)

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Directive:**

**Background (from file):**

**Administrative:** JFW:jac (4)

**Date:** MAILED 27 JAN22 1959 COMM-FBI

# Page 077: SAC Phoenix Response - Publisher Address Located

**Date:** 1/5/59

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-657)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Re:** Bulet to Phoenix dated 12/30/58

**Content:**

**Administrative:** 2-Bureau, 1-Phoenix; WMD/hpw (3)

**Date Stamped:** 13 JAN 9 1959

**Status:** Address confirmation provided for publisher contact

# Page 078: FBI Director Response to Larry Bryant

**Date:** February 9, 1959

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director, FBI

**To:** Mr. Larry W. Bryant, 1002 Arnold Street, Newport News, Virginia

**Subject:** Response to UFO Inquiry

**Content:**

**Signature:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**Administrative Routing:**

**Date Mailed:** 22 FEB -9 1959 COMM-FBI

**File Reference:** 62-83894-402

# Page 079: Larry W. Bryant Letter to FBI Director

**Date:** February 1, 1959

**From:** Mr. Larry W. Bryant, 1002 Arnold Street, Newport News, Virginia

**To:** Director of Field Investigations, Unidentified Flying Objects, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.

**Subject:** UFO Inquiry - Government Research Participation

**Content:**

1. How many UFO sighting reports involving alleged photographs or films of unconventional aerial objects has FBI collected, evaluated, or analyzed since January 1, 1952 to present?

2. Has FBI been furnished with analysis of maneuvers of UFOs?

3. Understanding that congressional closed-door hearings held on UFO subject

- Has any FBI representative given testimony in these hearings?

**Marked Notes:** "Flying Saucers" handwritten annotation

**Administrative Markings:**

**Status:** Citizen inquiry regarding FBI UFO investigation role

# Page 080: Note on Bryant Inquiry

**Subject:** Additional Information - Larry W. Bryant Letter

**Note on File:**

**Administrative:** Document note summarizing contents of subject inquiry

**Status:** Filing notation for record

# Page 081: SAC Phoenix Interview Report - Marek

**Date:** 12/19/58

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Miscellaneous Information (Nationalities Intelligence)

**Re:** Bureau letter 12/16/58

**Interview Details:**

**Background Information Marek Provided:**

**Book References:**

**Correspondence:**

**Administrative:** 2-Bureau (AM), 1-Phoenix; WMD/mdc (3)

**Status:** Completed interview and information gathering

# Page 082: Phoenix SAC Report - Additional Marek Information

**Date:** 12/19/58 (Continuation)

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**Subject:** Additional Background on Claude Harold Marek, Jr.

**Family Contact:**

**Agent Assessment:**

**Military Service Information:**

**Conclusion:**

**Status:** Investigation concluded, no further action warranted

# Page 083: Director FBI to SAC Phoenix - Book Acquisition Directive

**Date:** December 30, 1958

**From:** Director, FBI

**To:** SAC, Phoenix (62-667)

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Obtain Barker Book

**Directive:**

**Background Note:**

**Administrative:** JFW:jac; (4) copies

**Dated:** 23 DEC 31 1958

# Page 084: SAC Chicago Directive - Obtain Book from Evanston Publisher

**Date:** January 22, 1959

**From:** SAC, Chicago

**To:** Director, FBI (62-83894)

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Obtain Barker Publication

**Directive:**

**Background Information:**

**Administrative:** JFW:jac (4)

**Mailed:** 27 JAN22 1959 COMM-FBI

# Page 085: SAC Phoenix Report - Publisher Located

**Date:** 1/5/59

**From:** SAC, Phoenix (62-657)

**To:** Director, FBI

**Subject:** Albert K. Bender - Publisher Address Located

**Re:** Bulet to Phoenix dated 12/30/58

**Content:**

**Administrative:** 2-Bureau, 1-Phoenix; WMD/hpw (3)

**Date Stamp:** 13 JAN 9 1959

**Status:** Address confirmation completed for publisher contact

# Page 086: FBI Policy Letter - UFO Investigation Scope

**Date:** February 9, 1959

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director, FBI

**To:** Mr. Larry W. Bryant, 1002 Arnold Street, Newport News, Virginia

**Subject:** Response to UFO Inquiry

**Content:**

**Signature:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**Routing:**

**Date:** FEB -9 1959 COMM-FBI

**File:** 62-83894-402

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**Status:** Page contains only internal routing notations and filing stamps. No substantive content extracted.

# Page 088: FBI Director Response to Bryant

**Date:** February 9, 1959

**From:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**To:** Mr. Larry W. Bryant, 1002 Arnold Street, Newport News, Virginia

**Subject:** Response to UFO Investigation Inquiry

**Content Summary:**

**Signature:** John Edgar Hoover, Director

**Administrative Routing:**

**Status:** UFO inquiry redirected to Air Force authority

# Page 089: Larry W. Bryant UFO Inquiry Letter

**Date:** February 1, 1959

**From:** Mr. Larry W. Bryant, 1002 Arnold Street, Newport News, Virginia

**To:** Director of Field Investigations, Unidentified Flying Objects, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C.

**Subject:** UFO Investigation Participation and Analysis

**Inquiry:**

**Questions:**

1. How many UFO sighting reports involving alleged photographs or films of unconventional aerial objects has FBI collected, evaluated, or analyzed since January 1, 1952 to present?

2. Has FBI been furnished with analysis of maneuvers of UFOs?

3. Understanding congressional closed-door hearings held on UFO subject

- Has any FBI representative given testimony in these hearings?

**Signature:** Larry W. Bryant

**File References:**

**Status:** Citizen inquiry regarding FBI UFO investigation involvement

# Page 090: Name Check Request - Larry W. Bryant

**Date:** 2-3, 1959

**Form Type:** FBI Records Branch Name Check Search Slip

**Routing:**

**Subject:** Larry W. Bryant

**Birthdate & Place:** [Blank]

**Address:** [Blank]

**Localities:** [Blank]

**Searcher:** JO

**Date:** 2-3

**Initials:** JO

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**Status:** Routine name check search form with limited populated information

**Administrative:** Standard FBI records search procedure for subject of recent inquiry

Internal FBI office memo regarding Albert K. Bender and a book about flying saucers.

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FBI memo regarding Aerial Phenomena Research Group investigation triggered by newspaper article and potential Russian intelligence connection.

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FBI memo from Seattle SAC responding to Birmingham inquiry about Aerial Phenomena Research Group and the address connection to Russian Consul.

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FBI memo closing investigation into Aerial Phenomena Research Group based on information from Seattle office.

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Personal letter from Mr. Hayden Hewes (Interplanetary Intelligence of Unidentified Flying Objects) requesting FBI Director John Edgar Hoover contribute an article to their publication.

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Continuation of Joseph Perry UFO photograph investigation report. Details about photography equipment and confirmation of information to OSI.

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Detailed FBI report on Joseph Perry's UFO photograph sighting and investigation in Grand Blanc, Michigan.

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Continuation page of Joseph Perry UFO photograph report, detailing equipment specifications and coordination with Air Force.

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Duplicate/archival copy of Joseph Perry UFO photograph investigation report (page 1).

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Urgent FBI teletype transmission from SAC Detroit regarding Joseph Perry UFO photograph incident. Details press inquiries and coordination with Air Force.

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Continuation/page two of URGENT FBI teletype regarding Joseph Perry UFO photograph and press response.

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FBI Airtel from SAC Detroit to FBI Director regarding Joseph Perry UFO photograph. Transmits newspaper clipping and closes investigation as material forwarded to Air Force.

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Newspaper article by Allan R. Wilhelm from Flint Journal dated March 27, 1960 about Joseph Perry's UFO photograph and his efforts to retrieve the slides from government agencies.

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Continuation of Flint Journal article with photograph of Joseph Perry with his telescope equipment.

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Continuation of Flint Journal article about Joseph Perry's UFO photograph and his interactions with government agencies.

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FBI memorandum to Office of Special Investigations, Air Force, regarding Joseph Perry UFO photograph case. References National Investigation Committee on Aerial Phenomena inquiry about FBI policy on UFO investigations.

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Page is largely illegible with administrative routing stamps and filing notations.

Continuation of FBI memorandum to Air Force OSI regarding UFO policy and Perry case.

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Continuation of FBI memorandum with detailed instructions for Detroit SAC regarding Perry contact and closure of case.

## Instructions for SAC, Detroit

## Background Information (NOTE section)

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White House routing memorandum from Wilton B. Persons (Assistant to the President) referring Perry's UFO photograph letter to Department of Justice.

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## Redactions

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## Notes

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Continuation of George W. Van Tassel's statements regarding alleged communications with space people and their concerns about Earth's condition, atomic weapons, and prophecies.

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### Claimed Abilities

### Technology

### Nuclear Concerns

### Official Contact Claim

### Air Force Assessment

### Administration's Primary Concern

## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum / Letter

**Classification:** Unclassified

**Date:** April 26, 1960

**Subject:** Unidentified Flying Objects, Investigative Society; George W. Van Tassel

**Location:** Denver, Colorado

## Key Facts

### Organization

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### Van Tassel's Background

### Lecture Content Summary

1. Space people related to occurrences in Bible

2. Atom Bomb detrimental to earth and universe

3. Economy is poor and would collapse under ideas brought by space people

### Geographical References

### Assessments

### Audience

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## Notes

This page continues discussion of Van Tassel's statements and concludes the summary of his Denver lecture delivered April 17, 1960.

## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum (Standard Letterhead)

**Classification:** Unclassified

**Location:** Denver, Colorado

**Date:** April 26, 1960

**Subject:** Unidentified Flying Objects, Investigative Society; George W. Van Tassel

## Page Content

Standard FBI Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation letterhead with filing information. This is the cover/header page of the memorandum regarding the George W. Van Tassel lecture on UFOs held at Philips Auditorium, City Park, Denver, Colorado on April 17, 1960.

The memorandum documents the FBI's observation and reporting of Van Tassel's public lecture to the Denver Unidentified Flying Objects Investigative Societies.

## Administrative Notes

## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum

**Date:** April 26, 1960 (memorandum date)

**Event Reported:** April 17, 1960

**Subject:** Van Tassel UFO Lecture Content Analysis

## Van Tassel's Biblical Interpretations

### God and Creation

### Prehistoric Animals and Polar Tilt

### Adam and Eve Theory

### Biblical References

### Jesus and Mary

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## Notes

Van Tassel presented an elaborate theology linking biblical events and persons to extraterrestrial visitation and intervention.

## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum

**Date:** April 26, 1960 (memo date); April 17, 1960 (event date)

**Subject:** Van Tassel Claims on Space People Technology and Weapons

## Space People Technology and Invisibility

### Crystal Battery and Invisibility Device

## Atomic Bomb Concerns

### Space People's Concerns

### Evacuation Plan

## Government Suppression Claims

### Contact with Officials

### Radiation Danger

## U.S. Air Force Criticism

### Information Suppression

### Administration Concerns

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## Notes

Van Tassel articulated concerns about government secrecy surrounding UFO matters and claimed catastrophic consequences from nuclear testing.

## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum

**Date:** April 26, 1960

**Subject:** Van Tassel Lecture Conclusions

## Economic Claims

## Lecture Summary - Three Main Topics

1. Space people related to occurrences in Bible

2. Atom Bomb detrimental to earth and universe

3. Economy is poor and would collapse under ideas brought by space people

## Geographic References

## Speaker's Position on Audience Action

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## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum (Letterhead Page)

**Location:** Denver, Colorado

**Date:** April 26, 1960

**Subject:** Unidentified Flying Objects, Investigative Society; George W. Van Tassel

## Page Content

Standard FBI letterhead for Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Cover page for second memorandum regarding Van Tassel and the Denver UFO investigative society meeting.

The page indicates this is correspondence from Denver office regarding activities of UFO investigative organizations and George W. Van Tassel's public lecture on April 17, 1960.

## Administrative Notes

## Document Information

**Document Type:** FBI Memorandum (Duplicate)

**Date:** April 26, 1960

## Summary

This page is a duplicate/retyped version of page 153 containing Van Tassel's biblical interpretations linking space people to biblical events, including Adam and Eve theories, Noah's Ark, Jesus and Mary, and claims about space people technology and invisibility.

See page 153 for detailed content extraction.

FBI memorandum regarding unidentified flying objects and investigative society. Discussion of George M. Van Tassel's lecture on UFO-related topics.

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Continuation of Van Tassel lecture summary. Discussion of economy concerns and U.S. Air Force position on UFO information.

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FBI transmittal cover sheet. Official FBI Department of Justice document regarding unidentified flying objects and investigative society.

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FBI Denver field office report on George M. Van Tassel lecture. Details include event sponsorship, attendance composition, and lecture content summary.

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Continuation of Van Tassel lecture content summary, focusing on religious and cosmological themes.

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FBI field memorandum regarding Joseph Perry complaint about unidentified flying object photograph.

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FBI Detroit field office memorandum with details of Joseph Perry photograph case and follow-up actions.

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FBI Director communication regarding unidentified flying objects policy and flying saucers.

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FBI Washington headquarters memorandum to field regarding unidentified flying objects and flying saucers policy.

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FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover letter to Alfred Zigler in Seattle regarding "Dr. Stranges" complaint.

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File routing/reclassification page showing case number change from 62-83894-420, 421 to 63-6137-xxxxxx with date August 23, 1960.

FBI headquarters memorandum regarding unidentified flying objects and flying saucers policy review.

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FBI Director letter to Mr. Alfred Zigler regarding complaint about "Dr. Stranges."

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Letter from Alfred Zigler complaining about "Dr. Stranges" and his flying saucer book and church activities.

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FBI Seattle field office letter to Director regarding Alfred Zigler complaint and Dr. Stranges investigation.

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FBI Director directive to Seattle field office regarding investigation of Alfred Zigler complaint about Dr. Stranges.

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FBI Cincinnati field office memorandum regarding Leonard H. Stringfield, civilian research into interplanetary flying objects.

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Detailed FBI Cincinnati field report on Leonard H. Stringfield regarding anonymous telephone call about UFO sightings.

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Continuation of FBI Cincinnati report on Leonard H. Stringfield UFO research and anonymous call.

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FBI headquarters memorandum reviewing unidentified flying objects policy regarding need for additional field instructions.

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FBI headquarters handwritten/typed memorandum regarding unidentified flying objects policy.

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FBI headquarters memorandum regarding flying saucer investigative policy and field instructions.

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Continuation of investigation report discussing a witness's observations of UFO formation sightings and subsequent career in Air Defense Command. References publication of magazine and book about unidentified flying objects.

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This is page 3 of a longer document discussing civilian UFO observations and witness backgrounds.

FBI Cincinnati field office memorandum regarding Leonard H. Stringfield and his civilian research on interplanetary flying objects.

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Continuation of FBI Cincinnati report on Leonard H. Stringfield's UFO research activities and anonymous caller information.

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FBI headquarters memorandum regarding unidentified flying objects and flying saucers policy review.

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FBI headquarters memorandum regarding unidentified flying objects policy review and field instructions.

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FBI Director letter to Mr. R.G. Mastroberte regarding unidentified flying objects investigative jurisdiction.

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FBI Director communication regarding unidentified flying objects matter and referral to Air Force.

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FBI Cincinnati field report on Leonard H. Stringfield regarding UFO research and anonymous telephone call concerning predicted sightings.

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Continuation of FBI Cincinnati report on Leonard H. Stringfield and UFO-related activities.

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FBI Cincinnati field report on Leonard H. Stringfield and unidentified flying objects research matter.

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FBI memorandum from Cincinnati Field Office regarding Leonard H. Stringfield, advertising manager at DuBois Chemical Company, who is active in civilian research on unidentified flying objects. Details Stringfield's involvement with interplanetary flying objects research and recent television appearance discussing UFO matters.

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"THIS IS LOANED TO YOU BY THE FBI AND NEITHER IT NOR ITS CONTENTS ARE TO BE DISBURSED OUTSIDE THE AGENCY TO WHICH LOANED."

FBI Cincinnati report on Leonard H. Stringfield UFO research and anonymous telephone call.

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FBI report on Leonard H. Stringfield and unidentified flying objects research activities.

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