4-BOB (KEV. 11-20-73) RRP0090UI0 unit of SJiiatirr ' /ED FR OM OR A DDED IO THIS FIL / BUREA U FOIP A #-^^ INVESTIGA TION Declassification authority derived from FBI A utom atic Declassification Guide, issued M ay 24, 2007. USE C A RE IN H A ND E IIM IS FIL E Transfe r-C all 3421 UNITED -STA TES GOVERNM ENT DA TE: July 26, 1949 SUBJECT: ' FLYING DISKS INTERNA L SECURITY - R On July 15, 1949, the Office of the A ssistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Fourth A rmy, advised that a small article which had appeared in the Galveston (Texas) News on July 10, 1949, advertised the fact that the Young M en's Business Club of A lexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen flying saucers. It was stated that the convention was planned so that members may compare notes. It was also stated that flying disks were reported twice inthe week preceding the article in A lexandria, Louisiana. The above is furnished as a matter of information. cc: New Orleans p^pnonm " EM 12 34 JUL 29 1949 ^-1% JB I V 100-7545 JEJ:wjw 52W6J«’ Offic e of Direc tor ER A L BUR EA U OF INVES TIGA TION UNITED S TA TES DEP A R TM ENT OF JUS TICE R ecord of Telephone Call or Visit Nichols Rosen Tracy Egan Gurnea Harbo J ones M r. M r. M r. M r. M r. M r. M r. Ernest^Cuneo ca4Te© 1949Room 5744 Harto[r. Mr. Nichols M r. Rosen _____M r. Tracy M r. Fletcher _____M r. M ohr M r. Carlson _____M iss Gandy M r. Nease Clyde Tolson Dear Sir: endeavorto locate JONES was not - RUC M IHM ;jew 62-33611 A M SD Present owner for one and one half do not know PETER CA M ERLON JONES. GU^n - S icho's ■ M r. ^°* M t M r. turbo •- M r. '^J productive S leneral S ureau of investigation Untied S tates departm ent of dustire Los A ngeles 13, California July 13, 19U9 Tele. So"®....... DIRECTOR, FBI PETER CA IJs RLQ ii^NES INFORM A TION CONCERNING Re your teletype July 12, 19n9- of court for six years, which includes 161i W. Other investigation in an r uM lrinc years and former manager 37th Street, Los A ngeles, Very truly yours, R. B. HOOD, SA C RECORDED - 59 nojin^iiB^un} In nm uiS b m tfa1? uaiianS io insrniiEipG aoini^ iJstinK sxfnoTii& j t£l eoX^aA 66.1 13 ^OG ifoX i ■;{fill • kb \l 'L flq^xjj •UK 4 e' ,s aif sv ^Juih ano bnu sac io'i **srr«o JaoasrxH j~ ;^Y£ . del Bebuloal t <^~ J; L;5 ^.o ’Hom sia. ^1/ 4j- 0 p^33v^Q ^ *3' W 0 ITA W T2JV W I W IM 3M M JM SO J’. 3»T8Ul V TM 3M TW A W .8 U W IT3JI UW IW IKUM im sie tsiM »«Wtai r ok ^ ^ Z 8 ™& M 3H01^13-GaA I333y M 3T3M 3J3T A IV TJ438 STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO : TH E director J^X FR OM : D. M. Ladd^ V S UBJECT: ^LYING SAU CERS DA TE: July IS M T. Hr. Hr. Hr. 1949 Ur. Ur. Ur. Bar bo_________ Ur. M ohr Ur. Pennington Ur. Q uinn taniE_ Tele. Room________ mt. Neame_________ M iss Holmes_______ M iss Gandy________ I -took a call from Ernes^ir Cuneo by reference from your office. H e referred to his call of last Saturday relative to a letter Mr. W inchell received from a man in Los Angeles concerning flying saucers. H e stated that W inchell wanted to do a column on this letter if the Bureau had no objection. I told him that whatever he did with reference to^^ writing the story concerning this letter was entirely up to him and wouldfin no way (Effect anything the Bureau was doing. I suggested that he might desire to check with the Air Corps inasmuch as the handling of flying saucers was a matter of primary interest to them. H e stated, "To hell with the Air Force. H e just didn't want to release the information if it would tiffect the Bureau". Q DH L:dad RECORDED - 59 indexed . 3 «1$ " •4. ^ 2co° DECEIVED-FLETCHER lull? 6^’1' 11) \^ <-^ tfH T^ DIRECT rS.DE?l JSTIl'i f^^i ^’■IS «>W M e^AO ^ ' ? 8 m PH Mf Office Memorandum • UNITED oimno GOVERNM ENT FR OM : The Director : M r. Ladd D^TE: July 9, 19^9 FLYING SA UC' Ernest Cuneo advised that Walter>M nchell had a letter from Peter CamerlonS^ones, 161* WestN37th Street, Los A ngeles 7, California. M r. Cunteo read the letter to me and it M r. M iss M iss this letter Jones stated that in A ugust of 191*7 he left Los A ngele; for the mountains and started hiking through the mountains. A bout 10:00 A . M . he was lying on the ground when he observed about one- half block away from him a large silver metal, greenish in color, shaped like a child’s top and about the size of the balloons used at County Fairs. He stated that there appeared to be two windows in the object and portions of metal appeared transparent and that he A gained the impression that there was some life within this object^-— although he saw no persons. The object appeared as though esi& as a pressure chamber. He stood up and waved towards this object and this so-called flying saucer was off the ground in a second, knocking Jones to the ground. In its flight he stated that its power was silent and he raised the question as to whether this was i# an inter-global landing on our planet. He thought that it might be a devifte to land in our planet because the occupants of another planet had become curious as to the reaction caused by the explosion of the ^nJnQ. atomic bomb causing trouble in an expanded universe. He l^trtRe question as to whether it was possible that the occupants of another planet might have solved the theory of negative gravity. M r. Cuneo stated that this letter indicated a very good knowledge of physics and that he thought it would be interesting to check into Jones’ background and then possibly interview him about this alleged flying saucer. M r. Cuneo stated that it would appear that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep the matter in confidence. I would recommend that the Los A ngeles Office discreetly check into the background of Jones and thereafter interview him for the purpose of determining any facts he possesses about flying saucers in order that it may be determined whether his story is in any way accurate DM L:dhb ^'-^ At ' ’ ^0 fth -.',7'/ED •O'R^'' Jt^? ’ K Bi ' ^ % * o. $; pEr 1.0• STIC! Jul 9 4 os PH’49 7 25 PP W FEDERA L BUREA U OF INVESTIGA TION Division Four ________________________1949 .Director, 5633 ____ M r. Logue, 5263 M r. Donohue, 3710____ M r. Tolson, 5744 ____M r. Ladd, 5734 ____ M r. Clegg, 5256 ____ M r. Glavin, 5517 ____M r. Harbo, 7641 ____M r. Fletcher, 1742 ____ M r. Nichols, 5640 ____M r. Rosen, 5706 ____.M r. Tracy, 4130 IB j-.^jilr. M cGuire , 5640 ____Fugitive Desk, 5720 ____Lab. Night Sup'r. 7619 M ovement Section, 5266 Leave Clerk, 7623 Reading Room, 5531 M ail Room, 5533 _____Coding Unit, 4642 Routing, 7133 s X3 andy, 5633 Room 5644, Ext. 687 HOOD A C K PLS FE D E RA L B URE A U O f INV E STIG A TKIfl U. & D E PA RTM E NT O F JUSTIC E C O M M UNICA TIO NS SE C TIO N Cle#c — M r. Ne.se A SK/V PETER CA NER LONDONES, INFO. CONCERNING. REURTEL JULY E FFORTS TO IDE NTIFY OR LOC A TE JONE S NE GA TIVE E IGHTE E N RECORDED - ^ INDEXED - 77 WBGS S W I 11 w^ W 3 JUL 211945 ^wtnei.^vuir ^ 2 56 ft'ft ^•'■^.oej^,^ XHr^M tfjxr N. N. . 96—1542 _ I9Jb£From sene (S tart new 4 M onograph Index Guide No. (To ocM ruspaod win S UBJECT sWer b ekro. S ea O. ft- i. Index GuiC M aks separate report far each m ain title-) IS S UED BY THE INTHliGENCE OM S S C^ OFFICE OF CHIEF 05- NA VA L OP ER A TIONS kA Y Y DsP A R TM EhT at ^ fllagODXO-UND (S kip. reel. unit, district. oKta, itatior*. Of ^iwxi) (WreohT, cottBipOftdM ce, previous rotated report. etcn if cppffcab fa} fv K s§ 8* M If 4 i® co °O ^C 111 $§■0© - c S i* S ource___J««S^2SL________________________________Evais/of ion (A t dfidd, peroncl ob M M rtfoD, puM ic^hon, prwi, Com watioa with— Identify when practicab le! st:.) JS^Ei-Q iA .fed A -f to S O et . A G/EH M O; S JU 4JWi*-hM H» (Naffa. resorted on'; (M ote title Jr per Index guide) (S ub titles) (M cke eeporote report for wd: Etki fRirF^~ Ho^e arnor c .rafui summary of ropin', eoitlGinby su ^fanoa sue tin st!/ stated; include important facts, nomes. placed dar«, reliable VM le flyixg north in a private plan© sours®, who is 3aliped to ba sew 6 or 7 "flying disc#" In southern Dragon 2” Say 1% ?, diac# are described as elongated ovals, perhaps 201 in length;; they Ie e steady file fox-nation at between 200 to 250 iffH; they appeared mad® of unpointed metal;; no amnke or exhauut trails wore coeerved© The flaw .^tS^L "we ^©Ph C. SHELL, A 5CL), USHfl (Inactive), Serial #348375, of 45^ Sortteidge Drive, .Los A ageler, California. He way coamiasior. ^d Etislgn. 5 January l% 4o Served at Carpus Christie 3C days A F(T}$ la Dallas .Ku aontha W-2(D)» Ferried W's from North A merican Coap& ny plants. Was at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania for 30 days. Served at check-out haae ' ;>• ferry squadron VEF(2) at Coluabuwj served at Columbus until A ugust 1% ?. Terr is then was Kite. W(3) at ruminal Island, California, where ha uoca ... .1 od personnel officer, SJw discharged from the Havy in Januaxy 1946 as LWC Source holds.Kaval A viator’s Certificate ^0-17945, plus 2 >. 2 to September 1943 he was flight instructor for th® A ray A ir Fare® (5 ^r-.na as priaair instructor at Cai-A ero, and the balance of instructor at Lancaster, California) flaw for the Superior Ceil Company at California^ &3P M ^lrviT tht\tis® as basic 1943 to January IS'M no Since 1940 source ha# boon Vice-President of Caapanj of California, Long Beach, .a concern in s^Lch th# Royal Petroleum he and his reL& tiwj w-s all si stock; he alee is part em®? of thro* other oil producing sot-;? m iouthera Califorclao -iourt© is married and haj. three children© Sa ha® -■ Boo© find Be/.? degree itom th® Univarjity of Sou.hern California, Los A agolc-s, Calif ora;..i else had two years of law nt tbs M veraity of Southern Cal31xealao thirty years of ago, bob appears to have a b& ckgrcand of experience CIA (8) 5-6 W 5? A UG 22 W UbA P (4) (da b ) GLULa (4) LI ID ft 3^5r5gT;7Sran?TEil«p BttSJT M OOII N 15047 0p322V his A gr poetess© He ia believed ;a be Cixiser.’nM .v® $SW?M o^& t£^. J?5^L^_______________________ s& d on a ^16 •221 (4) 22112 « DIOlUO Ssrial 33 23 Juno 1949 Subjacv Vai^entified Flying Objects - Report of jS^^XL M *£& B^2& 2Oy& ^2B^:iLJ& £2n2£J^ Gn Friday. 27 Say 1% % oeareo was raying his own SIM -typo ilwraft from Sod dluff, California to Buras, Oregon, a distance of 305 illaec. Ra left Red Sluff at 1332 PoS.!. *d arrived at Burns at 1458 F^Sofo (elapsed M not 1 hour 26 minutes). Source landed al Burna after circling th© tom twice, ^hich cctuawxi about ton £ nuto8o hhile an W’s ixsu-M aexdmum speed is 170 Jfli, source ndM £lit& ri3edM his plane (which he had purchased at Uar Surplus, lightening tn© piano by .lout :jQ C los») and it sakes around 200 UPS tree air spesd. rhile on this M ight he cade 212 M PH ground a peed $ source estimates he had a tai; wind of 15 to 18 fffM . A t 3425 Pacific Standard Tine, Friday, 2? 4fay 1949, source obtarTad the awn r«flecl»i4 ’4 on an object ox* objects at a considerable distance d .^d, b few points to the starboard. Ho continued’ to watch the acurss taken by thu reflet Wig material expectIng it to materialise into conventional aircraft as the distance loacsaoo between him and the object or objects* A s the objects reach©© the long bluffo (b a ow s on the Boise (7-2) A eronautical ;imt us fert M ountain) wilea run far a number of miles along the cast aide ;5 gg^ dry lakes (Sts-w , Flagstaff, Garten and Stone Corral Lakes.) ha ^as xhs >lui«vv of a singlo ©eject there rare reveal, which seamed to be □jiaj ir. fosmaUatu A t this point the object^ appeared to Lavo ahaygsa their ccursj so that they -ora paralleling hia course (south.rust to hit northeast) and wars following the bluffs* rim at abou'. 1000 to 1500 foot below etmr^'s altitude., at a ctLstantie wM ct he estimates to have been 5^ to 7^ ®Hob <- .rbwet ij certain that it could not have bcm as far as IC miloo sinw the bluffs ware less than 10 M ias away and he ecJU see the objects outline ariirst d-c blUffSo The objects that source aw are described by hiu .43 fol Lopat SLse of 'j-A b object; Considerably smaller than a fightwr plan.; probably Lias tHan 20* in length. zdl of the- separate objects npe v-ted to tv the ?on» in aiseo Shane There was no break in outline Source certain he would have recopnl^od conventional aircraft? They had . eoi^c configuration, and no great. thlckna& So They war© elongated oval, porh^-s twice as long ©a .tide, and perhaps five times as long as thld\ joersa p:itto out he obsorvod the chjojt* from tn usigls frea abovs uic could not easily estimate their thiaknesen they co. Id pceslbly have been egg-eta pad, and could conceivably have been perfectly oval., Ilia objects ’seemac definitely aoUe. objects - taaro wan nothing ethereal about theau SSffi.itj^SaL Soiree is confident they .wx traveling ct Inst as fast as course ’• mm pun© x212 £FR)» Sources had a tail wind of 15 to 18 iO W"i the objects would th aroi’orc have boon doing ov-w £JQ ^.H air r.pa^d objects wars traveling coutt/sDUtbieat, opposite to iowree'o course Calculating tlo spued of the objects, several different ways from the .Cacte ic hnnda the speed of ths abject© varies between 1% ’ to 260 kPH. .Sous concluded at the time of observation that Sv could not pcssibl? -la^ around a ghi up with the Ejects. Tha;. were o©v than a group of binu, and dower thasx jot plaoss^ So trail of stab sjd 'iejr war abcerved. The epoocl of the obj« rite appeared tc bi eto^ aronia levaticne. aopv latlon hatf. was between 40CO? and 5009' oict> in ar^M above tcrraiito Sparer flew • Burlng most o' th© M r- o. observation, Iht cbjecte were 1X0'’ th ptesib. y 2500' balm? source''s < a . Towards the ent of vightinf when tiurec .ad tor m to corns do m he «a« . st oil s Iwd 4 th then in nlti.tiw.oe DIO-1J 2 Serial 38-49 2. June 1749 Subject: UBLdantified Slying Objects ~ Report of,. The valley through which ao^c© flew north* and th© -^cti’ ,r south; Is roughly 12 jnilea wide0 The floor of the valley io bother, W-'' ;o 5000f; Ln elevation* Tilt east old® of the v& Uiay is doj.las.Cvd jy fiirt loantala (8020’ la elevation)* iJast iiountain standi© on eix elongated slmf, vhlch nas an almost sheer drop of around 1000co The bluff, and all the terrain, against which source eaw the objects is quite dark i^i colore Tns •objects stood out in contrast io the dark color, The oBjects apjtir-ac io ra •Kipaintsd metal? The rira of the bluff on she sari sida of the valley id ibca, 'CJO .1 tilevation& Froa where «curo© saw the objects {at 501 ei^Yf.fij f ts. is x^rsjuy poof c UJ njr^ve?;. there ar© a njuabor of ranches thera « more than are kaoxc-atL. os hr Soise (7-2) A eronautical Chart* Source believes i’*at if yorsxii liv;,^ in Lie valley v^re questioned, change sr a several mi^ b$ :a ulJ vH s . ihe Gcj^sts trow thu grounc0 Sm ^a has flour thrush this ’.limy ou > . .. j going bj^ct. UzuIIotM l ant1 Oregon and does not recall r^r urt: r^ ; - ;i another aiJ'plano in thi valley wix*^ ha slghtul a-1 obj^^s. \. .■ \- not & ©omnarcial airway rou^s, and is selcioni utoc »y priva-e .: .^.ec* ywr^a r^as no? mosli. ever swing any mtiojiisblles o;\ the i.-ri rov-cs ui 15ha .Jis; artown as such on the Boise (V-2) section of A eronautical Chari., ^“'LKJ^,^2££il£^ A t ths z-igLmas*; ci oLatr yticui; rhea the objects were a few degras to the starboard of isat aqsad, ■: -:.-,.. could hot distinguish asperate objects - all he ^av wore r^flesticnsj Ltmvo;-^ - n v.-..x® cl :•?•*• ^u p& cssd tLe« by 5^ U ? _ ■. .> . L® ^A vuit-i;, ,.? separate cl jects, Po be on the safe aide soars, -jatss ^ith p: .iviv'-.v.^ that there were ne leas than $ objecta and no wors than 8« The objects wars always .n filo foraatica (one behind the oxa ^ J and tilers apj wired » bo no change ..n altitude of , .... far a..tic.,.. Th- < a between the lead object - nd th® a»& one mas three or four tim.-a ths , j 7 ova j A CCardlejly. if th? objects vern -O4 i : Ungth- tac dlfi • ; ; tv , r ... . . ,i ^2 wat# 00 to 00 feat.., end ths distance betwen „-2 and -sho Gihorfe ;;^3 Uta-«c 10 and 17 oe^a ThA distance between the objectt appeared "xy acr^it, ©bjeote ierv .:o cIgm and A ppears,-.! to k..v > thjli fc v-uti -^ ' alBh iszil vied they sight have j ou ua-iar tow b'; ia It.-.4 C1 . ■ ■ • .l. , C stance Of JA g'uM rg, ..; coKtacti U, li' Un^a I : ©Q UJ.< p?i:S?lbu ■ observedj focrco is poali-.t-rj tha' th ? obj. ^ j ' — .^y ■'’< <'. • z & v; ha wes a ike to se« tarrain outrsori tiara* The forms ^zon did riot fluct ^.u. .H flight; the ©bjecte flow very evenly and streu& lyv iSum, sol ©h.jectc .hey were tioirs gv* of visual easu? ^ Ute aoriroa, & K33pW,^^ SoogU Swre$ could .we ^ui;rv 'xid^ 0 ©Il's i sea ack* rising freo',hc iu^qllls at Bums, Q rogon, 75 i 1 _____ at vhv ;.w V.diSfital wvatxjrs-d uloudi it 1'V'' > ’ 1 7-- -r ^t '^ < j ^ fw„ly th*, air in ths Lrea if H$ht io ; Hdl.' ,!• -? < 1.1.> The tn ■ '•f tourer t£st is, 3aur<’?“s plana -:ae ’.jV tu ths sun and the objects. JI5>1W titaid S B-49 23 «&$» •• duhjian IQ j.denti.fled Ing So, . « <» r- •»•• *- e . 'O t»i «» U> £7 *» <» hj — " • •’ ** — V * *« «•••»» obi'3 .'**<*1 ha objects* ?./.h tonitioa i uli v syloly to & s £u& -s i SSV if 1. position .viv^ Sourced location whan objects lei'; U: .vex ^ v ■ Jj2041lii i.19% 91'.: Tows flaw ir. < j'Wuig\& JJj?.. L t.'' ^ oeordias^e 3« ic& tlcn of object* when first cbaoz’vad? 62°jG-ii, iJ5’’’7;j!iT. .saatlco of Objects when last ecesu i;2°28‘S3 IIT’A S* £: ro cfaja- to hade alight ohetige o. g? .‘..o f^^ ;,x ,f. ■. ; p-^i it j. 3 ?ot r~ c straight lilac .. 'iLl^htr J1>1/fiA G OiVriCEE-K CuTi.M * ‘it 18 ’jalievar iuat ccnv.',-Z’.e r .. »ifw ■ *tv«c » ■•■*••• * M b j »t-»ia-z:.n » 43mu •t*M fc- M -®!*®* Nilis'I'.i .. laty-an-vd.cel lieccj-j.K . ant! aut.‘-hj.'.i335x ;; . u ;.i>J.a« ^plcnatic 1 for ihe objects x'.^hted by 30-.cC;, Since omc^ ’, ^ ■ ■ into the- Hun and tsmea a« is an & xpart pilot-iQ Structaa'i "t^A iCi? t'c* appea ' ■ ; ixe a reatfonaale cxjuunexliaBa nor do re.^iecti ns 0.1, ? irrsgJlaritiGt of. the plcasl~^.asa canopy thra^i^ vhlcfc sourc- . .^..; object off®:* a ?a& 0oaablo oxplanatlonj because of the v-ids wage < obaafTarc® of th ; objects® A n ft? a s the JTeportirtg officer?c eo«m ... concvne; 10 nsiU. os source’.;’, own CQ A insnt, Lvs tiplanatioa ■ • ■ :>lght «$: of the . ctn$c /-lying object.: ftM .ina < tjuestloi . . .?.. Director, FBI SA C, San A ntonio PROTECTION OF VITA L IUSTA LIA TIOHS A ugust 16, 1949 I am attaching hereto a number of copies of reports being received in groat numbers in this office concerning the so-called flying disks or unnatural phenomena being frequently observed around Camp Hood, Texas. This is, of course, a primary concern of the A ir Corps. Consequently, this office is following the practice of reviewing these data and then destroying them in the event there appears to be nothing of FBI interest therein. It is pointed out that the filin' of these would result in the rapid accumulation of very bulky files. Unless the Bureau believes this is unwise, this practice will continue. Ends CEWios 100-7545 AUG 201949 TELEM ETER W A SH INGTO N FR CM LO SA 3 20 240 pm URGE NT RE LE A SE , INDIC A TING ^S^’*^™ * ..t1 K'A A W NT of JUSTICE c om m unic ations sec tion RE FLYING DISKS. LA TIM E S, A UG. TW E NTY, A RTIC LE LINE D, W A SHINGTON, A UG. NINE TE E N, U.P "*• Glnvin M r. Nichola ■■h M M i M r-Traw M r. H„u M r. M ohr Tale. Boo- DIRE C TOR “'•^ U. S. A IR FORC E SE A RC HING FOR JONA THA N FLYING DISKS DISC OVE RE D IN PA RLE Y PA RK C A ^LJ^^ ^ ^D.^INFO RE C E IVE D / E . C A LDW E LL LOC A TE D A T ONE FOUR FIVE SIX - NINTH ST. ''^'^■M M A NHA TTA N B E A C H ; C A LIF. THIS INFO B E ING FURNISHE D «M ^W OSI, M A YW OOD, M ONDA Y UNLE SS A DVISE ItyoV^NTRA RY 56^ ^lA -rtiiW * »««*> ’** ' RE C E IV E D TE L E TYPE UNIT ;M UM W03 fiuc 20 7 11 P M NS F.P.I. D E PT. O F JUSTIC E C O RRE L A TIO N -L IA ISO N F. B. I. U.S. DE PT. O F JUSTIC E C*J r^ ‘ 'tel jh / • ^13^ ' ^^ sb. W 65 6 22^ jousor 40 *430 s i e J owi-oaNao^ CC-150 URGENT FURNISH THIS A DDRESS JEFsed Koo WB 211949 FEDERA L BUREA U OF INVESTIGA TED STA TES DEPA RTM ENT OF JUST TELE IETER cc- M r. Newby M r. Sanders M r. Whitson M r. Fletcher LUP1ES REURTEL A UGUST TCT’TY IA ST BUREA U A DVISING OSI HEA DQ UA RTERS LSI REPRESENTA TIVE YOUR DIVISION TODA Y Hoorn YOU SHOULD A LSO COM M UNICA TIONS SECTION.To: Tolson Clegg Glavl Ladd Nich ols Rosen Tracy Gurnea Harbo M ohr h. n Transmitthe following message to: A UGUST 21, 1949 SA C, LOS A NGELES TODA Y OF A DDRESS J. E. CA LD7ELL, M A NHA TTA N BEA CH, CA LIFORNIA tOtM A . e^tyj W O fiDto «• & DtPAar^r*Mt3r,M'I‘™ SENT VIA _ .270 NO V 18 Ifco* STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 CC M.eworanduw • UNITED sta tes government : DIRECTOR, FBI da te: September 6, 1949 /^^ROM : SA C, INDIA NA POLIS sub jec tA lYING SA UCERS SECURITY .M A TTER - X ELBERT 7. FA RRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison A ir Base called at this office recently to ascertain if there was any current inform.'tion on "flying saucers". He statedithat he had been in­ structed recently to contact Dr. RICHA RD Kuf PA RRISH of Decatur, Indiana, with reference to a flying saucer pe allegedly observed in the vicinity of Lake of the Woods, Canada, on or about July 1, 1949. A n FBI A gent by the name of M ETCA LF of the Omaha office was alleged to have seen the same saucer. When FA RRIS conversed with Dr. PA RRISH, the Dr. told him that when he returned from Canada, he found himself in the midst of a polio epidemic and that as a result he had read as much literature as possible with respect to polio, its symptoms, diagnosis, etc. Dr. PA RRISH told FA RRIS that in his opinion, the cases which were thought to be polio in the vicinity of Decatur, Indiana, were not polio, but possibly the result of uranium poisoning and that he felt the presence of flying saucers pad direct bearing on the polio epidemic. Dr. PA RRISH pointed out that flying saucers were observed in the Carolina’s in 1948 and there was a polio epidemic in the vicinity at that time. FA RRIS stated he had consulted one of the physicians at the Benjamin Harrison A ir Base and had also checked the records with reference to allegations concerning the sighting of flying saucers and had done a little research with respect to correlating the presence of flying saucers and any polio epidemic. He further stated that he was reporting the matter to the proper A ir Force authorities, ’fright Field, Dayton, Ohio. It has also come to the attention of this office that FA RRIS made inquiry of the Indiana University M edical School, Indianapolis, Indiana, where the doctors treated the entire matter as a big joke. FA RRIS also stated that Dr. PA RRISH had heard while in Canada that there had been some rather strange events somewhere in the interior with respect to finding what might have been remains of flying saucers. The foregoing is furnished for the information of the Bureau. Tills office is taking no action in the matter. HA K/fjd 100-0 58 SEP 151949 41 -J^0 x ’VNh-* dM 309* October 12, 1949 Mr. Maurice E. H atten 419 East Main Street Circleville, Ohio Dear Mr. H atten: Your letter dated Octobers 9, 1949, has been received and in response to your request I am returning it to you at this time. For your information the jurisdiction of this Bureau does not extend outside the U nited States and its Possessi ons. It is the ref ore suggested that you may wish to communicate with the Division of International Press and Publications, Office of Public Affairs, U nited States Department of State, 21st Street and Virginia Avenue, W ashington, D. C., with regard to the suggestion made in your letter. Sincerely yours, John Edgar H oover Director NOTE: The enclosure is incoming letter being returned to correspondent at his request. -COPY- permanent 419 East H ain Street Circle ville, Ohio 1949 October 8 address; Route 2 Delaware, Ohio Mr. J. Edgar Mo over Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice H ash ington, D. C. Dear Mr. H oover: It is requested that this letter address and no record of it kept be returned to in FBI files. the above ^If is it true that the Soviet leaders intend to use the ^flVffjgdfisf in an attempt to confuse and terrify the American peU pYej ~wJiy should we riot state to the U nited Nations that we believe this condition to exist and further request per­ mission from U nited Nations into the U SSR in the interests to fly American printed statements of peace and better unde rstanding between the two nationsP To prevent the belief that such a method would be used, be either nation, to carry bombs rather than paper, it should be pointed out that it is not necessary to employ airplanes for the purpose insofar as actually flying over enemy territory is concerned. There are several possible means of placing information at the disposal of citizens of either country via air; carrying more than a capable of drifting release from several claim patent rights Inasmuch as we have very small minority information I mention small balloons incapable of few pounds, or finned, cardboard disks on wind currents For great distances (l reserve the right flying newspaper".) been told that miles heigh to the latter he Communist Party is after to a in the U SSR, itis impossible to prevent printed, from reaching many good people there i. Of couse there would be a penaltyflown in by the millions. in Russia for reading them cought, but curiosity being curiosity, many would be read and remembered. And no one really believes that children could be prevented from picking up objects floatina in from another cou INDEXED ■ 36 RECORDED ■ Shall freedom of the press be defended i cost in lives, yet denied across nations contrary to U nited Nations principles? th^. Pffttpy ^eing Yours sincerely, Maurice E latten STA ND A RD FO RM fD . 64 Office Memorandum • united sta tes government TO .' : DIRECTOR, EBI da te: October 2, 1949 ROM SA C, Pittsburgh SUBJECT: . GLEN\PROUSE, Informant c FLYING DISCS, M ISCELLA NEOUS On September 26, 1949, GLEN SPROUSE, 608 M ontrose Drive, S. Charleston, West Virginia, appeared at the Charleston, West Virginia, resident agency and gave to Special A gent JOHN B. WOODRUFF the attached letter. M r. SPROUSE stated that he had written the letter following a pleasure flight from Clark Field, St. A lbans, West Virginia, to Parkersburg, West Virginia, on September 25, 1949. M r. SPROUSE stated that after writing the letter, he did not know whether it would be of any interest to the FBI and decided that instead of mailing it directly to the Bureau at Washington, he would contact the local agent and turn it over to him if it were thought it would be of interest to the Bureau. M r. SPROUSE stated that he has set out the complete details of this incident in his letter and that there is nothing further that he can add. He further stated that he is certain this was not a mirage and that it actually occurred. No further action is being taken by this office unless specified to do so by the Bureau. • 608 M ontrose Drive I S. Charleston, W. Va. I September 2^, 19^9* I Federal Bureau of Investigation I Washington D. C. I Gentlemen: ^jt^^ | A n incident happened this afternoon which after consideration I felt I should report. I most certainly do not want this incident disclosed, as I do not want any publicity concerning it. If you regard it of no special interest to the F.B.I. please disregard this correspondence. was flying from^Clark Field/to Parkersburg, W. Va. this afternoon and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg, I suddenly noticed a bright yellow object coming directly towards me. It came at me with such speed,added to my 100 m.p.h. forward speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of seconds. But it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and about 90 feet to my right, and because of the dark green background of the forests below I was able to get a very clear outline of the object, and what I believe is a very accurate description. Color - bright cahary yellow Length- about 1.9 to 18 inches Diameter- A bout l/’-in the largest part It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and proportions as the fuselage of a Lockheed A ir Force X-90 No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the rocket. No visable means of propulsion such as propeller, vapor trail, smoke or exhaust. The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle nose, the needle looked about 6" long and was the size of a lead pencil. The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fuselage. I was flying my ship, fa Luscombe 8a ,NC ll|1^0K)and was traveling about 100 m.p.h. at the time. I was at 3^50 ft above sea level at the time. I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees, a nd the rocket was traveling almost west at 2)4.0 degrees. It happened about 2:l|5 P.M . on the above date. The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles. The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background. If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this Object was sighted over a very small town named Lubeck, which is about I4. miles direct west of South Parkersburg. It appeared to have spent it’s force and seemed to be dropping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or launched from* a higher altitude than the altitude I was flying. M y wife was with me but she did not see the object, and I did not tell her of the incident until we had landg/L at ^^ke^sburg. a October 19, 1949Date: To: REGISTERED KA IL ^®DHtH IT A S ER IES A ND FIELD OFFICES , X a dvised BY WUTIM ^ ' I SUPtS) OF Ex-119 Director Office of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the A ir Force The Pentagon Washington, D. C. D A TE ^H3 From: John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING DISCS There is set forth the following unverified information relating to the captioned matter which was furnished to this Bureau by a confidential source whose reliability Is unknown and who has requested that his identity not be revealed. "I was flying from ... to Parkersburg, W. Va. this afternoon (September 25, 1949) and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg, I suddenly noticed a bright yellow object coming directly towards me. It came at me with such speed, added to my 100 m.p.h. forward speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of seconds, but it passed by about 100 feet under my shiB afid about 50 feet to my right, and because of the o^rk greerT* background of the forests below I was able to gpt a ^ery^ clear outline of the object, and what I believe?id'Savery accurate description. - Co gh Tolson. Ladd___________ Clegg__________ SlavIn Nichola________ Rosen__________ Tracy w Harbo__________ M ohr___________ Tele. Room__ __ "Color - bright canary yellcw "Length - about 15 to 18 inches "Diameter - about 4" in the largest "It re sealed a rocket, in fact was part about the same shape and proportion# asthefuselage of a Lockheed A ir Force X-90_ *•*-------EHM :cg:rmh Gendy_________ 1949 p m . jf w w sb & vkw "No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the rocket. "No visable means of propulsion such as propeller, vapor trail, smoke or exhaust. "The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle nose, the needle looked about 6" long and was the size of a lead pencil. "The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fuselage. "I was flying my ship ... and was traveling about 100 m.p.h. at the time. "I was at 3450 ft. above sea level at the time. "I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees, and the rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees. "It happened about 2:45 F»K. on the above date. "The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles. "The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background^, "If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this abject was sighted over a very small town named Lubeck, which is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg. "It appeared to have spent it’s force and seemed to be dropping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or launched from a higher altitude than the altitude I was flying." The above has been furnished to you for your information and assistance in connection with the captioned matter. - 2 - DECLA S S IFIED A uthority: NND 90986 DEPA RTM ENT OF THE A IS FORCE STA FF M ESSA GE DIVISION INCOM ING CLA SSIFIED M ESSA GE — PRIORITY FROM * HQ 13TH OSI DST OFFUTT A EB, OM A HA , NEBRA SKA TO : DIR OF SPECIA L INVESTIGA TIONS HQ USA F, A SH., D.C. 1120: DIST COM DR 14 OSI DIST LOW A FB, COLO (ZEE) DIST COM DR 17 OSI DIST KIRTLA ND A HB, 1ST -M XICO (ZEN) OSI 8 16 January 1950 (THIS IS BEHA S OSI 8 DTD 14 JA M 50. CA TEGORY BA KER M ESSA GE) Rudy Fick says Flying saucers from Venus came to earth by accident, Rudy Fick, well known Kansas City auto dealer stopped in Denver 2 weeks ago while returning from Ogden, Utah. A t that time he called on the manager of Ford A gency. Their conversation was interrupted by some engineers arriving for a meeting; one of whom was a man named Coulter. Coulter revealed some startling information. He (Coulter) stated he “Crashed the Gate” at a radar station near hew M exico and A rizona ’borders* ’’Flying Saucers.” and. while there he saw 2 of the highly secret Spot report details* herein wag furnished from article whic' -the information contained appeared in the Wyandotte Echo newspaper, Kansas City, Kansas, 6 January 1950. Of the two Flying saucers one was badly damaged and the other almost perfectly intact. They consisted of 2 parts, a cockpit or cabin about 6 feet in diameter. A ring 18 feet across and 2 feet thick surrounded the cabin. The cabin was constructed of metal resembling aluminum, but the actual make of the metal has defied analysis. Coulter had a piece of the metal in his possession and gave it to the Ford man to send to the Dearborne plant for analysis. This man (Coulter) showed the group, including Fick, a clock or automatic calendar which was taken from one of the Hying Saucers. This closk or automatic calendar consisted of 2 pieces of metal together with some unusual type of metal. On the face of 1 or 2 pieces of this metal there appeared an indentation whic' cycle each 28 days. rotated around the disk completing a A ccording to the information given Coulter ^gund 50 of these flying saucers have been found in the United Spates in a period of 2 years. Of these, 40 are in the 7 US Research /bureau in Los A ngeles. Each ox the craft had a crew of 2. The bodies in the damaged ship were charred, . but the other ship’s occupants were in a perfect state of preservation, although dead. 0 ^ L- 7130 (16 Jan 50) be/ -S EGftEW* 'age Page 2 A ll were uniform height of 3 feet; blond, beardless and. their teeth were completely free of fillings or cavities. They wore no under garments, but had their bodies taped and were dressed in a sort of wire* A quantity of food in tablet form was found in ship. M r* Pick assumed that the reason behind the apparent lack of security was that the Government wanted the information spread from unofficial sources until people are more or less familiar with the facts. Ur. Fick feels that the security department of the military fear that the sudden shock of a surprise announcement that interplanitary travel is possible might cause mass hysteria. Pick is well known locally and has a number of friends at the Kansas City Star. OSI District 13 will interview Pick and will make additional inquiries at the Kansas City Star. Coulter not otherwise identified, but can be reached through Pord agency in Denver. A ction: Information copies furnished OSI Districts 14 and 17 for action. The editor of the Kansas City Star stated that while they were aware of this story they did not dare publish it in the paper because it is too fantastic. A CTION: DIRECTOR, SPECIA L INVESTIGA TIONS INFO : DCS/O DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE DCS/O DIRECTOR OF PLA NS & OPERA TIONS DCS/O POLICY DIVISION CHIEF OF STA FF’ S LOG, USA F CA P ID: 7130 (16 Jan 50) DIG: 16/14302 RO 28/16th CVC/lws S E6«ft # oM Bim DEPA RT. ENT OF THE A IR FORCE STA FF M ESSA GE DIVISION IKCQ UIHG CLA SSIFIED M ESSA GE ———rrr PRIORITY FROM : 13 OSI DIST OFFUTT A RE, OM A HA NEBRA SKA , SGD THOM PSON TO : CSA F, WA SHINGTON 25, D.C. DIST COM DR 14TH OSI DIST LOWRY A RB, COLORA DO DI ST COM DR 17TH OSI DIST KIRTLA ND A RB A LBUQ UERQ UE, DEW M EXICO HR : OSI 11. 17 January 1950 Tliis refers to TJX from 13th OSI District, Offutt A RB, Omaha, Nebraska, dated. 13 January and. spot intelligence report dated. 16 January, subject: "Hying Saucers From Venus Come To Earth.” For your information both WX and spot report are down­ graded to Confidential. NOTE; Reference TUX is OA F-IN-7130, 17 Jan 50 (OSI). A CTION: CSI. INFO : ODS, OIN, OPO, OOP, OPT, CA G-30. OA F III: 7 3 3 1. (18 Jan 50) DTG: 172110Z. RCW/jgl -ttt—^=T7—^ RC-NBR: 25/18. BWBHFrtM I January 30, 1950 RECORDED f W ed . 128 Vr. Ferdinand P. C^tfeil 1953 dtgge raid Street Philade Iphia 45, Pennsylvania tear Mr, Pfeil: your letter of January 34, 1950, has been received and vhile I appre date your offer to furnish me your observations concerning the flying saucers, this matter is not being investigated by the ''PI. Sincerely yours. CD O hi •«»Feb 2 4oi?M’50 jinism ;W W^ S r’ WOOM . H-CHA INS ® - February 20, 1950 A 1- 2 -f^?^~ ^^ Vr, Fai Fonte 1 i »her Fart no & j Pennsylvania Fear Mr* Fisher: Four letter of February 12, 1950, has been received and I apprec late your thoughtfulness in making available the information which you furnished. If in the future additional data cnn.es to your ttention which you feel should be made available to the MT please eel free to ^urnish it to Mr, A, Come litis, special Agent in Charge of cur Philadelphia Office, 500 Fidener building, Philadelphia 7, Pennsyl­ vania, Sincerely yours. Tolson_________ Ladd___________ C1«W__________ Olavin_________ Nichola________ Rosen__________ Tracy Karoo M OW___________ Tele. Roon_____ Neaae__________ Q andy__________ X i3 USn‘ -X »^ s" ^H FB I, DE NVE R DIRE C TOR, FB I •3E?A nLM EfiT COM M UIOTIONS sk i: 3-9 -50 URGE NT M A R - 9 1950 TELETYPE ’. Glc Ladd osen 9 -25 PM M t M r. Tracy M r. Harbo ,M r. Belmont M r. M ohr Tele. Room JHM *9*> Gandy FLYING SA UC E RS. TW O SOURC E S A DVISE D TODA Y THA T UNIDE NTIFIE D INDIVIDUA L HA S GIVE N A T LE A ST ONE A ND POSSIB LY M ORE LE C TURE S B E FORE C LA SSE S A T DE NVE R UNIVE RSITY YE STE RDA Y OR TODA Y IN W HIC H HE DISC USSE D FLYING SA UC E RS W HIC H HE A LLE GE DLY PE RSONA LLY OB SE RVE D. THIS PE RSON C LA IM S TO HA VE SE E N SE VE RA L SUC H OB JE C TS, ONE OF W HIC H A LLE GE DLY LA NDE D IN NE W M E XIC O. HE A LSO C LA IM S TO HA VE OB SE RVE D OC C UPA NTS OF SA UC E RS DE SC RIB E D B Y HIM A S OF HUM A N FORM , B UT A B OUT THRE E FE E T TA LL. THE SE OC C UPA NTS OF SA UC E RS A LLE GE DLY DE A D A T TIM E HE OB SE RVE RE FUSE D TO RE VE A L IDE NTITY, B UT IS KNOW N TO GE ORGE ^KOE HLE R, W HO IS THIS LE C TURE R RFXXX C O N N EC TD X X X C ONNE C TE D W ITH RA DIO STA TION KM YR, DE NVE R. KOE HLE R RE PORTE D TO HA VE M A DE SOM E PRE VIOUS C LA IM S HIM SE LF W ITH RE SPE C T TO OB SE RVING FLYING SA UC E RS. LOC A L PRE SS A ND A LSO W IRE SE RVIC E S C A RRYING STORIE S ' C ONC E RNING THE SE LE C TURE S A T DE NVE R UNIVE RSITY. OSI, DE NVE R, HA S NO A DDITIONA L INFORM A TION E XC E PT GE ORGE KOE HLE R IN JA NUA RY THIS YE A R RE PORTE D TO HA VE M A DE C LA IM S A ND UPON INVE STIGA TION W A S UNA B LE TO PRODUC E A NY VE RIFIA INFORM A TION. OSI C ONSIDE RS KOE HLE R A S PROB A B LE M E NTA L C A SE B URE A U A DVISE W HA T, IF A NY, A C TION DE SIRE D A T DE NVE R KRA M E R E ND V OK FB I W A HSU RECORDED - 33 ^DEXED ■ 33 M A RCH 10, 1950 - ROUTINE SA C DENVER FLYING DISCS. REURTEL M A RCH NINE LA ST CA PTIONED FLYING SA UCERS A ND RE BUREA U BULLETIN NUM BER FIVE SEVEN DA TED OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN IN CA PTIONED M A TTER. NO FURTHER A CTION DESIRED HOOVER EHM :EW 1 Tolson_ Ladd___ Clegg__ Glavln_ Nichols. Rosen__ Tracy__ Harbo__ M ohr___ Tele. Room_____ Nease__________ Gandy__________ V& M A R 2919*0 /0P IES ^stro^d ^ 2 70 NOV 18 1964 x '8*v y CLA S S IFIED ’inc oming’ M ES S A GE CO NFID ENTIA L From: To: DECLA S S IFIED — PRIORITY DEP A R TM ENT OF THE A R M Y S TA FF COM M UNICA TIONS OFFICE A uthority NND 90986 PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Dept of Army for Dlr of Intelligence Nr: AJACI 1-2 u4 2 Mar 50 Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that A. There is a radar station hear Knoxville which has been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being operated by station WROL of Knoxville. B. On 1 March at 2135 hours the station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. Direction and distance put the object directly over Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville which reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude. C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. ABC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results. D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel so qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send qualified radar operator to check equipment. E. Data from radar was limited to; , j Z> Bearing, distance 9SSPa^ bn each object. / 1 if 14th 1 and 2 AF 2. had March CM IN 12036 Third Army Queried 14th Air Force to determine training flights over the Knoxville area on Answer was no (3Mar 50) CO NFID ENTIA L D A SC O FO RM D O O 15 JA N 1949 ^ O u. s. tNM E NT PRINTII : 10 40 O 830 430 CLA S S IFIED i’nc om I NG' M ES S A GE CO NFID ENTIA L DEP A R TM ENT OF THE A R M Y S TA FF COM M UNICA TIONS OFFICE nr: A JAC I 1-2 Page 2 3. Third Army has no radar operators. 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. ACTION: Q-2 CM JN 12036 (3 Mar 50) DTG: O22O3OZ mlf/C 22-3 CO NFID ENTIA L C O PY NO D A SC O FO RM IS JA N 1949 U.S. G O V E RNM E NT PRINTING O FFICE : 1940 ----0 -830 430 OS.W«€ I WK 33S S080333 03AI333M aO^S 4 2^ RFCEfVT Mar 27 0 $^ ’^ * ^WAi>ECliRr ■ SN F B I b y: Florence Peru Tulsa, OklcJ. □ver U.S .A . SA UCER B^SE*f r" P eS S ^te ^©u+e o^ S aoaehs^C- »he saucer b ase m ^u b e Further s^n oh 3 1 i^ such a locator as ^ ^ i.S fo P^S rhru’ he A las Kar weather Z X ? e^S .S ahoe where / ^o^se b etween^^i<9 6ka end U.S .A , _ ^H.-Heavier is S torm area------------------ S IBER IA o on M arch 7, 1950 M rs. Florence B/^ervier 1039 North College^ Tulsa, Oklahoma V ❖ Dear Tour letter of Febru ry 28, 1950, has been received and I want to thank you for making your ob- serration available to me. Tour thoughtfulness this connection is appreciated. in Q Sincerely yours J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar H oover D irector NOTE: Correspondent lengthly relates her observation.CD concerning flying saucers and advised that she bVlieVesr* they are of Russia origin. It is noted that in her v letter of February 14, she wrote to commend M r. Hpjover for his services as Director of the FBI, '= RECEIVED - HIRE J?OR NJCta^ Tol8on Ladd___________ Clegg.__________ Olavin_________ Nichola________ Rosen__________ Tracy__________ Harbo__________ M ohr___________ Tele. Room_____ Nease__________ Oandy__________ Il ^ in., ‘ M A R 8 1950 | STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 Office Memorandum UNITED S' XUS GOVERNM ENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: March 22, 1950 ’From : GUY HOTTED, SA C, WA SHINGTON SUBJECT: FLYING SA UCERS INFORM A TION CONCERNING e fo wing information was furni by KA BtNIQ WE, Special Investigator, Sex Squad, M etropolitan Police Department: A n investigator for the A ir Forces stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New M exico. They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approxi­ mately 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. A ccording to M r. HOWE'S informant, the sauce?s'were found in New M exico due to the fact that the Government .has a very high-powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes with the controling mechanism of the saucers. No further evaluation was. attempted by SA KURTZM A N concerning the above. RHK:VIM RECORDED 3 indexed - ^ •w k 2 91960 CLA S S IFIED INC O M ING M E.S S A GE CO NFID ENTIA t 3 ’ e — . • .PRIORITY y y To Nr report PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED COMGENARMfTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence aJA CI-3-3 3206 DEP A R TM ENT OF THE A R M Y S TA FF COM M UNICA TIONS OFFICE 3 Mar 50 Reference our TWX AJACI-1-2, 2nd Mar supplemental* follows: 1. (A) At 2130 hours on 2nd Mar radar station picked up 2 objects 310 degrees, altitude 80000 feet, ap­ proximately 18 miles from Knoxville in general direction of Oak Ridge, moving in circular motion but In opposite direc­ tions. ^n (B) At 2230 hours 2nd Mar an^again at 0030 hours 3rd Mar station picked up object, moving same direction, locality and altitude. c2 (C) Density of object similar to DC-3 airplane, speed not established but report as "terrific”. 2. CIA Radar Technician reportedly arrives Knoxville today to check radar set and operation. 3. Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with NavaJ A and Marine Reserve Unit Knoxville to set up radar equipment^ to verify reception of Y$QL|radar station. ‘ 4. All information on this subject this headquarters has been turned over to A-2 Fourteenth Air Force. Note; AJACI-1-2 la CM IN 12036 (3 Mar 50) G-2 A CTION; G-2 INFO : G-3 CM IN 12184 51A P R 2219w\ °A SCO FO R M q 15 JA N 1949 ^^ v CONFIDENTIA L- co.. NO U. S. GO VER NM ENT P R INTING O FFICE : 1949—0-630430 CLA S S IFIED INC O M ING M E.S S A GE A CONFIDENTIA L DEP A R TM ENT OF THE A R M Y S TA FF COM M UNICA TIONS OFFICE Mr: AJACI 1-2 Page 2 3. Third Army has no radar operators. 4O 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. ACTION: G-2 CM IN 12036 <3 Mar 50) DTG: O22O3OZ mlf/C 50 FO RM qq , JIN 1949 ZZ~ CONFIDENTIA L c opy no U. S. GO VER NM ENT P R INTING O FFICE : 1949—0-830430 CLA S S IFIED INCOM ING M ES S A GE ^CONFIDENTIA L ^ ^iFIDEHgiA L P R IOR ITY DEP A R TM ENT OF THE A R M Y S TA FF COM M UNICA TIONS OFFICE From COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED To: Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence Nr: AJACI 1-2 2 Mar 50 Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which has been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being operated by station T/ROLof Knoxville. B. On 1 March at 2135 hours th^station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles froi^Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. Direction and distance put. the object directly over Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville^hich reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude. C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results. D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel so qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send qualified radar operator to checkj^gii^ent. , Data from radar was llMted^o^ ^ jg ^ 1. Bearing, distance and altitude on each object if 14th AF 2. had Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine 1 and 2 March training flights ove^th^j^ioxville area on Answer was no CM IN 12036 (3Mar 50) SCO FO R M JA N 1949 52 A P R 101950 22-3 ' CONFIDENTIA L **^COP Y NO. DO-7 v OFFICE OF DIRECTOR, FEDERA L BUREA U OF INVESTIGA TION TO OFFICIA L INDICA TED BELOW BY CHECK M A RK M r, Tolson M r. Clegg M r. Glavin M r. Ladd Br7 Nichols M r. Rosen M r. Tracy M r. Gurnea M r. Harbo M r. M ohr M r. Nease M iss Gandy See M e ( Note and Return ( For Your Recommendation( What are the facts? ( Remarks: ENCLOS UR E U S 8 1 ^ 3 5 43 PH *50^'tive^. ' F D J'Wo * ^ Of *# /oss ?3iisnr ^. ( ] Li/?_ OPSII L7^ owmu Apr 4 5 59 STA ND A RD rO RM NO . 64 -Office Memorandum • united sta tes government : The Director date: M arch 28, 1950 FR OM : D. M . Ladd S UBJECT: FLYING SA UC Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip: "Just what are the facts re ’flying saucers’? A short memo as to whether it is true or just what A ir Force etc. think of them." M r. Tolson_^___ M r. Clegg_________ M r. Glavln M r-M r. N1cVTs_^Z— M r. Kos*_________ M r. Tra& _________ M r. Egan__________ M r. Gumea________ M r. Harbo_________ M r. M ohr M r. Perjilng^on^Z M r. Q uinn Tamm___ Tele. Room_________ M r. Nease_________ M iss Holmes,______ M iss Gandy________ In response to your inquiry, Special A gent S. W. Reynolds obtained the following information today (3/28/50) from M ajor Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel J. V. Hearn of A ir Force Intelligence. The A ir Force discontinued their intelligence project, to determine what flying saucers are the latter part of last year. They publicly announced to the press in December, 1949, that the project had been discontinued. They advised that the press release had been concurred in by the A rmy and Navy. The reason for the discontinuance, according to M ajor Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn, was that after two years of investigation over three-fourths of the incidents regarding flying saucers proved to be misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional items such as lighted weather balloons and other air-borne objects. Colonel Hearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas are charged with the security of those areas. Reports concerning flying saucers received at this time will be investigated by the A rea Commander and his report submitted to the A ir Force Intelligence Division as an intelligence item. M ajor Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that many of the reported sightings of flying saucers at this time appear to be an out­ growth of recent magazine articles. They reiterated that the A ir Force is conducting no active investigation to determine whether flying saucers exist or what they might happen to be. You will recall that the investigation of flying saucers was discontinued by the Bureau in October, 1947, in order that the A ir Force could take over such investigations. (62-83894-141-160) / EHM : jam,sdA j W A R 30 195$ 3 COPIES DESTROYED 27 0 NOV 18 l^o4 . \0? -A 61 * RL^IVED-LADO ^tt 133^8 1 U. S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE ' J-^W 3 «PM'5(1 «29 II 01 AN’5 RECEiVED-IOI SON F B I .,0 SU FRO FLYING DISCS !A C, NEW ORLEA NS Special A gent H. WA RREN TOOL, JR., of the New Orleans Division, has a brother, J. K. TOOL, of the Wayne Welch, Inc., advertising agency, 202 Keith Building, 1025 lUth St., Denver, Colorado. J. K. TOOL has advised Special A gent TOOL that an employee of the Wayne Welch, Inc., JEFFERSON BZ^JCrM STRCNG, has been contacted by one GEORGE T7KOEHLER, 315 Franklin Street, telephone SPruce 2563, Denver, Colorado, regarding Flying Discs. / KOEHLER is alleged to have told A RM STRONG in January, 1950, that he (KOEHLER), knows a prominent Denver oilman named S ILA SjrNEiVTQ N, also known as a-M ysterious M r. X", and an official of the Newton Oil Co., Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado. NEWTON is claiming that he leased land in the M ojave Desert in California and that on this land a flying disc had been found intact, with eighteen three-foot tall human-like occupants, all dead on it but not burned. Further, that the disc was alleged to be of very hard metal and near indestructible. KOEHLER is said to have exhibited a radio set to A RM STRONG purported to be a souvenir of the space disc. A ccording to A RM STRONG, KOEHLER has been'telling of this story off and on for the three month period prior to January, 1950, and is said to have notified A RM STRONG of it weeks prior to the publication of a flying disc article published in the True M agazine, and one by FRA NKTSCULLY published in the Variety M agazine in January, 1950. KOEHLER claimed to have been visited by DONA LD-KEHOE, author of the article in the True M agazine. A l r . J Further data was furnished that KOEHLER had been telling the tale so V \ w // prolifically in Denver that he claimed to have had telephone calls from '’Washington, D. C. and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which was requested to keep the information to himself and that, thereafter, he became mysterious about the entire matter. been offices cc: It is noted that considerable publicity regarding these discs has found in Denver and other papers. This information is being furnished the Bureau and the designated for informational purposes HWT:mrg 66-1199 he 270 NOV 18 lau4 13' Denver Los A ngeles R ECOR DED - 28 D - 28 « 1950 M r^olccn M t^- Ilf Clegg - M r. Glavin — FB I M A R 3 3-30-50 IRE C TOR, FB I FLYING SA UC E RS, INFO C ONC E RNING M r. Ni< ■ / M r. Roeon------- r M r. Tracy - M r. Harbo -. M r. Bclmor.l UR GENT STUDE NT, UNIVE RSITY 0 M r. M ohr------------- Tale. Room------------ 7-55 P M Neaso TOH M ica Gan NE W M E XIC O A ND RE PORTE R FOR SC HOOL PA PE R FURNISHE D THIS OFFIC E W ITH TRIC K PHOTOGRA PH OF M OUNTIA N SIDE SHOW ING A FLYINGSA UC E R C RA SHE D A ND B URNING ON THE SIDE OF THE M OUNTIA N, LITTLE M E N W A LKINI A W A Y A ND FOUR FLYING SA UC E RS HOVE RING A ROUND THE C RA SHE D ONE , B A RDE N, W HO HA S VOLUNTA RILY FURNISHE D INFORM A TION TO THIS OFFIC E PRE VIOUSLY STA TE D HE IS RE SPONSIB LE FOR M A KING THE TRIC K \PHOTOGRA PH. HE FIRST TOOK A PHOTOGRA PH OF A HILLSIDE NE A R A LB UQUi , HA D THE FLYING SA UC E RS, C RA SHE D SA UC E R, SM OKE A ND LITTLE M E N A W N IN A ND THE N M A DE THE FINA L PHOTOGRA PH. B ORDE N STA TE D THIS PHOTOGRA PH A ND A RIDIC ULOUS STORY W IL B E PRINTE D IN THE UNIV. OF N.M . SC HOOL PA PE R THIRTY Fi^ST INSTA NT A ND M A Y B E C A RRIE D OVE R A SSOC IA TE D PRE SS LINE S. B ORDE N W A S A DVISE D THA T THIS OFFIC E GA VE NO SA NC TION OR C LE A RA NC E TO HI THIS FXR B URE A U-S INFORM A TION. LOC A L INTE LLIGE NC E RE PRE SE NTA TIVE S A D SE D« RECORDED -112 52 A P R 101950 ' ' C ORRE C TION FIRST W ORD FOURTH LINE B URNING ujA ^j RE CE IV E D TE L E TYPE UNIT M a r 30 10 os P H’50 f.oj. D CPT. of jusric® n> c? I / m ~ 0 5 S •.« CD tn o REUEiVt’: • BtRECTOR •?5Xx r 1 ■ 7 STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO FROM M R. D. M . LA D M R. A . H. BELM ONT SUBJECT: UNKNOW/ OBJECT OVER OA K RIDGE, TENNESSEE, M A RCH 1, 1950 STUA R'j DA TE: Inarch 3, 1950 OCK, COM PLA INA NT; VITA L FA CILITIES; INTERNA L SECURITY Tolson Ladd Clegg- Olav in Nldaoli Rosen / A t 9:55 A .M . today^SA C Robey of Knoxville advised that Savart E, A dcock, owner and operator oJfRadio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called tKeKhoxville Office at 11:15^ P.M . on M arch 1. A dcock is a radio ham operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an A rmy Surplus A PN-7 rf ““"- radar set. A dcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip" indicating that an object was circling at an altitude of about 40,000 feet ^ over Oak Ridge. A dcock stated that he customarily had followed the movement of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder cloud. M r. Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had immediately notifed the A EC Security Section following the receipt of the call fran M r. A dcock. Tracy__________ Harbo__________ M ohr___________ Tele. Room___ Ne a se__________ A t 5:30 P.M . on M arch 2, M r. A dcock again called to say that he had again picked up an object at 11:15 A .M . on M arch 2 about 100,000 feet up and about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak Ridge. M r. Robey advised that CIC A gents had been given the information coming from the Knoxville Office, as a result of which CIC A gents and OSI representatives went out last night and looked over M r. A dcock’s set. They did see an object on the screen about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M . last night. Tley reported this infor­ mation to the Third A rmy. M r. Robey was of the opinion that the A ir Force probably has sent the information to Washington also. A rmy CIC has now informed that CIA is going to send a technician down from Washington to examine the set. M r. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. M r. Robey advised that the A rmy is also contemplating sending a man up from A tlanta with a portable radar set to check into this situation. In addition, the Naval Reserve has a set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify this object. M r. Robey advised that A EC and the A rmed Forces’ representatives are somewhat concerned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the above information in case there were inquiries. A CTION I advised M r. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us know immediately of any developments and as to any information picked up by the A rmed Forces or the CIA representative. I also requested that he ascertain who the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival. M r. Robey was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Knoxville Office but that he should be kept advised of developments and should send a^qletype to the Bureau tonight. > 7 A FO/1950 ^^^ ’ ^ ma r it is:A HB:mer 37 RECEIVER '-'• S. DEPT, or j ^3 I 20 INTERNAL SECURE * SN F B I IJ S DEPT OF ftjSTlCE HECtlVEV STA ND A RD f O R.M NO . 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO M R. LA DD FROM A . H. BELM ONT da te: M arch 6 1950 S UBJECT: UNKNO’^OBJECT OVER OA K RIDGE, TENNESSEE, M A RCH 1, 1950; SWA rJKdCOCK, COM PLA INA NT; VITA L FA CILITIES; INTERNA L SECURITY Ur. Tolson Mr. Clegg__ Hr. GUvln Hr. Ladd__ Hr. NlchoIF Hr. Boson__ Hr. Tracy__ Mr. Egan__ Mr. M-uro.a_ Mr. Karoo_ Hr. Mohr f Reference is made to ray memorandum of M arch 3, 1950j reflecting a call from SA C Robey, of Knoxville, in the above-entitled matter. Tslo. Room______ Hr. No»m _______ Miao Ho Inee Miso Gandy On the morning of M arch 6, 1950, I called SA C Robey to ascertain what he had found out concerning this matter. He advised that a teletype had been s ent — reflecting that there was some question of A dcock’s reliability and knowledge on . radar theory; that CIG and OSI are continuing their interest in the matter; and that " the CIA technician from Washington had not arrived. SA C Robey will report any further developments. 4 X 5 8 V.. GL& A 95® EX -93 UNKNOW N OB JE C T OVE R OA K RIDGE , TE NN., M A RC H ONE , NINE TE E N FIFTY,/ „ . / S TUA rX aDCOCK', C OM PLA INA NT, VITA L FA C ILITIE S, IS. RE M YC A LL / v f'/ M A RC H THIRD. E XISTE NC E OF OB JE C T RE PORTE D B Y A DC OC K A S B E ING DIRE C TLY OVE R OA K RIDGE A T ONE HUNDRE D THOUSA ND FE E T A LTITUDE NOT VE RIFIE D. A DC OC K RE PUTE DLY C A PA B LE RA DIO TE C HNIC IA N. A DC OC K C LA IM S TO HA VE DE TE C TE D OB JE C T W ITH HIS RA DA R E QUIPM E NT ON FIVE OC C A SIONS OVE R THRE E DA YS. NA VA L RE SE RVE RA DA R E QUIPM E NT A T KNOXVILLE DID NOT DE TE C T OB JE C T ON A NY OC C A SION, B UT TE C HNIC IA NS STA TE IT IS NOT C ONSIDE RE D E FFIC IE NT FOR A IRC RA FT A T E XTRE M E A LTITUDE S. QUA LIFIE D PE RSONS FROM USA F A T NE PA , OA K RIDGE , TA LKE D W ITH A DC OC K A ND E XA M INE D HIS RA DA R E QUIPM E NT. FOUND HIS E QUIPM E NT NOT TOO RE LIA B LE p--------— ----- A ND FE LT A DC OC K TE C HNIC A LLY W RONG ON SOM E RA DA R THE ORY. RE LIA B ILITY ^ - - ' -- - -^ OF A DC OC K QUE STIONE D DUE TO SOM E DE GRE E OF INE B RIA TION. THE SE PE RSONS DISC OUNT PROB A B ILITY. C IC A ND OSI C ONTINUE INTE RE ST B UT DO NOT C ONTE M PLA TE FURTHE R A C TION. TECH NICIA N SENT FR O M W A SH .. B ELIEVE A E C TOOK STE PS TO HA VE RA DA R :d erom ^c ia. b ut not yet arrived. A NY FURTHE R DE VE LOPM E NTS W ILL B E RE PORTE D TO I E ND «X>IE S DE STROYE D^; ^ ^2 7 0 NOV 18 19 64 ^Ky ’ 12-06 PM OK FB I W A SH DC E D ^l|RE A U. Z • idA R 17 i9 60 37 ROB E Y ^7,. Z * Date: To* Karch 14, 1950 0Y SPECIA L M ESSENGER A tomic Energy Conmission Building T-3 16th and Constitution A v nue, N. IT Washington, D. C. A ttention: M r. Francis R. Hammack A cting Director Division of Security From: John EdgarHoover, Director - Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: W KNOWN OBJECT OVER OA K RIDGE, TENNESSEE, KA RCH 1, 1950 STTA RT A DCOCK, INFORKA NT VITA L FA CILITIES INTERNA L SECURITY Stuart E. A dcock, onerator of Radio Station VJROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected on his radar equipment an object directly over Oak ”aroh 1, recorded his home Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 p. m., 1950. On ’-arch 2, 1950, he advised that his radar equipment an object about 100,000 feet high and approximately 18 miles from in Knoxville at 11:15 a. m. on that date. It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at noxville, Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge questioned A dcock and examined his radar equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt that A dcock was technically wrong on some of his radar theory- The reliability of A dcock was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation. tie. Room The above confirms information telenhonically Ibrnished to M r. 0. A . Rolander of your office. No investigation is being conducted by thi s Bureau but in the event additional information comes to our attention you will be promptly advised oc - Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General DeD rtiM flt of the A ir Force The Pentagon Washington, D. C Oo * Director . i^tG^0ra1'* igence M A R 1 5 1950 *&The Pentagon u v,ashing ton 25, D. C. A ttention: Chief, ^equrity and Training Group CONFIDENTIA L - REGISTERED KA IL Z * 0, jffffisaal:mes 6 CLA S S IFIED INCOM ING M ES S A GE ^CO NFID ENTIA L DEP A R TM ENT OF THE A R M Y S TA FF COM M UNICA TIONS OFFICE 3- 1 — PRIORITY PARAPHRASE NOT From: COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson To: Dept of Army for Director of Ga Intel REQUIRED 9 Mar 50Nr: AJACI-3-5 3206 over Reour TWX AJACI-3-3 subject reported radar sightings Oakridgej, additional info indicates radar operator in— experienced and radar set has been modified so as to cast doubt on reliability of reading. Chief Tennessee Mil Dist recommends expeditious action be taken to determine whether an unimown object has reappeared over Oakridge in the past few days. Chief Security Div at Oakridge requested info as to channels of communication with Air Force in connection with radar sightings. Note: Ref is CM IN 12184 (4 Mar) G-2 ACTION: G-2 O C S FO RM 1 JA N 50 INFO: G-3 CM IN 13022 11960 (10 Mur 50) DTG: 091^-302 fmb/B CO NFID ENTIA L 20 M R W COPY NO. 24 R EP LA CES D A SCO FO R M 22-3. 15 JA N 49. W H ICH M A Y B E USED . ☆ U. S. governm ent printing offic e : 1950—0 868129 IV A ssistant A ttorney Criminal Division Director, FBI — General Janes M . M cInerney UNrRO^'y OBJECT STUA R^j^DCOCK, OV» OA K RTDflW INFORM A NT HrTENNESSEE, M A RCH 1, 1950 March VITA L FA CILITIES INTERNA L SECURITY Stuart R. A dcock, operator of Radio Station UROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected an his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 p. in., M arch 1, 1950. On M arch 2, 1!50, he advised that his radar equipment recorded an object about 130,300 feet high and approximately 18 miles from his home in Knoxville a. a, on that date. It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was at 11:15 at inoxville equipment further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge questioned A dcock and examlned his radar equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt that A dooek was technically wrong on some of his radar theory. The reliability of A dcock was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation. No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau but in the event additional infortnation comes to our attention you will be promptly advised ■bo M A R 11 1950 . Room Tolson Ladd Cl»gE_ Olavin Hchols iosen 'Elen tf ^ m ar 17135H C 80 A short tine after receiving the above information. Special Agent X. L. SEAGRAVES, CIC* 3rd Any* stationed at Knoxville* telephonically coin municated with this office to determine if any further information had been received regarding the natter reported by ADCOCK. Mr. SEAGRAVES was, at that tins* given all of the inf Croatian which had been received by this office. SEAGRAVES advised that he had been called by his headquarters* CIC, 3rd Any* Atlanta* Georgia* and had been told to look into the natter to determine if it had any basis in fact. Mr. SEAGRAVES continued that he had et.de arrangements with Mr. STUART ADCOCK to have him and Special Agent W. M. TRICE* 061, U. S. Air Torses, to visit ADCOCK'S hone during the evening of March 2* 1950 and observe the radar indications with him. SEAGRAVES advised that neither he nor Mr. TRICE had any radar experience and were in no sense technicians or radar operators* but would make their observations merely to determine if a real reading was being made by ADCOCK. On the morning of March 3* 1950* SEAGRAVES again telephonically oom- inunloated with this office and advised the Liaison Agent* Special Agent CHARIffCB C. JfcSWAH, that he and TRICE had been with ADCOCK during the previous evening and that they had observed on his radar screen some "pips” which* according to ADCOCK* indicated an object with ths same general elevation and axinuth as previously reported by him. SEAGRAVES said they were unable to make any authoritative statement concerning the matter of the object or the reliability of the radar equipment* but they had seen sufficient to give them reason to believe it warranted investigation. General inquiry at this time at Radio Station KROL and other readily available sources of information divulged the fact that STUART ADCOCK is generally recognised In this vicinity as a reputable and substantial a It Isen In Knoxville and* in addition thereto* is recognised as somewhat of a radio authority. It was found that he is credited with being a skilled radio technician and has done considerable development and research work in the field of radio. Due to the interest which was being portrayed by all agencies concerned with this matter* the Bureau at this time was apprised by telephone conversation with A. H. HEIMCHT at the Bureau concerning the facts known. As a result of this conversation* SA NsSWAIN was instructed to follow the matter in the capacity of an observer and to advise the Bureau of any Important developments. Arrangements were made through Lieutenant CoMsander G. R. SHACKIJSTT, Commanding Officer * V. S. Haval Reserve Training Center* Alcoa Highway* Xhaxville* for the Research Training Center to put into operation radar equipment which they have. At approximately 10:30 A. M. on the sama day* this radar - 2 - equipment w in operation and continuous scarab, being wade. Special Agent McSWAIW, together with Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIO, end Special Agent HUGE, 061, observed this Wavy equipment for sow time but no object whatsoever could be detected. A telephone call was placed by SEAGRAVES to Mr. ADCOCK at approxi­ mately 11:00 A. M. and ADCOCK advised he had been picking up some Indication of the object again. He indicated its elevation and direction as well as distance to bo the same as previously reported. At the time of his conver­ sation, the Wavy equipment detected two aircraft at an elevation of approxi­ mately 2,000 feet and a general asinuth of approximately 300 degrees true and seemingly headed in the general direction of the Knoxville Municipal Airport. By way of a check, ADCOCK was asked if ho detected on his equipment any objects other than those reported by him. ADCOCK stated that he had noticed two small aircraft headed In the general direction of the Knoxville Airport at a relatively low altitude but he had not paid much attention to them. ADCOCK then requested that he be allowed to view the radar equipment at the Naval Reserve Armory in order that he night coordinate his equipment with that equipment and thus obtain a better fix on the object should it again bo located. The radar watch was continued and at about 11:30 A. M. ADCOCK called the armory and advised that the object being observed by him over Oak Ridge had started moving in an easterly direction and had, In a period of about twenty minutes, faded from the screen. On the afternoon of March 3, 1950 at about 1:30 P. M., STUART ADCOCK, together with CIC, OBI and FBI agents, went to the Waval Armory where ADCOCK was allowed to look at the radar equipment of the Navy. It had been previously determined frost Lieutenant Cojnaandar SHAGKIETT that this equipment did not comprise any classified Information. At this time, ADCOCK claimed familiarity with the equipment being used by the Wavy and spoke of having assisted in its development at Harvard Uhl varsity during the early stages of the war. ADCOCK also made statemanta to the effect that he had traveled extensively for the Arny during the war in adapting radar for specialised services. At this time, the presence of some alcohol was noted on the breath of ADCOCK, but he was not In an inebriated condition. After examining ths equipment, ADCOCK stated he did not feel that this low frequency type of radar would be of much assistance in detecting the object reported by him for several reasons, such as the elevation of the antenna, the minimum fade area, etc. These state­ ments seemed to be In accord with the radar operator's opinion. At 3:30 P. M. on the afternoon of March 3, 1950, a conference was had with Colonel C. D. GASSER, Engineering Officer, U. S. Air force Material Cornsaad, 3EPA Site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Those present at the conference were Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC; Special Agent HOC®, OBIj Mr. OOK GCKDJIH, U. 8. Air Forces Security Officer) Captain ROBERT CROSS, US AT, and Special Agent CHARIffCW C. IfcSWAIW of this office. At this conference, Colonel GASSER - 3 - stated that while it was highly improbable that aircraft could sustain flight at an altitude of 100,000 feet, it was absolutely possible from a scientific and engineering standpoint. Therefore, it was his opinion, that the matter should be followed closely. He arranged for Captain CROSS, whom he termed a radar expert, to observe with ADCOCK during the evening of March 3, 1950 the radar equipment on which ADCOCK had detected th® object. Issnedlately following this conf er once, Special Agent MoSWAIN contacted Mr. CHARUJS WHITE, Physical Security and Plant Protection Branch, XL S. AEC, and Mr. TRANK CALLAGHAN, Assistant Chief, Security Division, V. S. ARC, to advise them of the findings and to determine what action was being taken by ARC. Both WHITE and CALLAGHAN advised that the matter had been referred to 3rd Army authorities and that beyond this, no steps had been taken. It was | their belief, however, that a radar technician was being sent down, probably from Washington, to inspect the equipment owned by ADCOCK. It was erroneously reported that a CIA technician would come to Oak Ridge. Also, iaaaedlately following thia conference above stated, Special Agent BRICE, 061, called his headquarters at Maxwell Field, Alabama to determine if any action were being taken with regard to having radar equipment flown to this area to verify or disprove the findings of ADCOCK. PRICE was advised that he should act only in the capacity of an observer In the matter but that such radar equipment would be flown up, if requested by the ABC. Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, stated he had also been advised by his headquarters at Atlanta to act in the capacity of an observer end that, accordingly, he had not as yet been advised whether or not the 3rd Army in­ tended to send mobile radar equipment to the area to verify or disprove the findings of ADCOCK. Inquiry was made by Special Agent BRICE, OBI, of AEC as to whether or not they would request having radar equipment flown in by OBI authorities, and he was told by AEC that while the AEG was, of course, vitally interested in anything which directly affected the safety of the area, they nevertheless did not feel that they had the authority to make a specific reqpest for such action inasmuch as the protection of the area from assault was the responsibility of the 3rd Army. Accordingly, they could not make any direct request for such equipment. During the evening of March 3, 1950, Special Agent CHARIffCN C. MoSWAIN and lyself, together with SA BRICE (061), remained at the Naval Reserve Armory, Alcoa Highway, during vhloh tins search was being conducted by the radar equipment at this Installation. Captain R SERT GROBS, NEPA, and Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, - * - were at the home of STUART ADCOCK observing his radar equipment during this search. So object was reported by ADCOCK during this evening and therefor© Captain CROSS had no opportunity to observe his equipment in action, par­ ticularly in reference to the reported object at such phenomenal altitudes. Ko unusual objects were detected by the radar equipment of the U. S. V&val Reserve Armory during the entire evening. Upon abandoning the watch on this evening, a meeting was held with Captain CROSS after leaving ADCOCK’S residence in order to ascertain CROSS' opinion. CROSS stated he had found ADCOCK to be technically incorrect in several ratters relating to radar theory and practice and, in addition thereto, had vary grave doubts as to the capabilities of the surplus AEN-7 radar set which had been adapted by ADCOCK. He stated, however, that he had insufficient opportunity to observe the set in practice or to examine the radio equipment connected with the set to make any definite statements as to whether or not the detection of the unknown object would be possible with said equipment. Ke said, however, he did feel that ADCOCK was a capable person with pure radio techniques. On the morning of March 4, 1950 at 10:30 A. M. ADCOCK again contacted Special Agent McSWAIR of this office and Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIG, to advise that he had again received indications of the object at approximately 100,000 foot directly over Oak Ridge and that the Intensity of the radar "pip" was stronger than noted at any time previous. At about 11:40 A. M. ADCOCK again called end advised he had watched the object until approximately 11:10 A. M«, at which time he had noted it stopped circling and headed off in an easterly direction at approximately 200 miles per hour, at which time it had faded from the screen In slightly less than 20 minutes. On the afternoon of Nardi 4, 1950, Colonel C. D. GASSER and Captain ROBERT GROSS, both MEPA, visited the home of ADCOCK and carefully examined his radio and radar equipment, Including the antenna and related mechanisms. After such examination and after talking at some length with ADCOCK, these two gentlemen rat with Special Agent SEAGRAVES (CIO), PRICE (OSI) and McSWAIN (FBI), to give their opinions. Colonel GASSER advised they had found ALCOCK in a much Inebriated condition and that they had had difficulty in making any determination as to his abilities in the field of radar. It was their belief that his equip­ ment was haphazard at best and that no great degree of reliability could be placed therein. They did state, however, they Intended to return during the morning of Nardi 5, 1950, which was the usual time far the object to be detected. On the warning of March 5, 1950, Colonel GASSER and Captain CROSS went to the horns of Mr. ALCOCK and were unable to gain entry or to find anyone at the residence. After this experience, it was the belief of these two gentlemen - 5 - that the reliability of ADCOCK was extremely dubious and they felt that the natter was worthy of little consideration. On the naming of March 6, 1950, ADCOCK again contacted Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, and advised he had again observed the object at about the sane altitude over the Oak Ridge area and he estimated the object to be of approximately the sane density as would be caused by a DC-4 at that altitude. Again, Colonel GASSER was contacted by Special Agent PRICE of OSI and Colonel GASSER said that he intended to take soon electronic equip­ ment to the hone of ADCOCK with which they could actually check the electrical circuits of his radar equipment to determine whether or not it was accurate, particularly in view of the fact they had checked some of the findings of ADCOCK with regard to known aircraft detected during previous visits and found him to be off to a considerable extent regarding speed, elevation and azimuth. During the afternoon of March 6, 1950, all day of March 7, nd the naming of March 8, 1950, attests were made by Special Agent BRICE, OSI, to get in touch with ADCOCK to make an appointment with Colonel GASSER and Captain CROSS, and ADCOCK could not be located. According to his office at Station KROL, he had left town and it was not known when he would return. In summary, therefore, it seems to be the general opinion that the actual existence of an object at such an exceptional altitude is quite im­ probable and no explanation Is yet known as to just what was detected by ADCOCK on his screen or, in fact, whether anything was do tested. On the afternoon of March 8, 1950, Special Agent SEAGRAVES telephoned Special Agent MsSWAIM of this office and advised that two representatives of the 14th Air Forces with headquarters at Greenville, South Carolina, had arrived In Knox­ ville and contacted him with regard to making an appointment with ADCOCK to inspect his equipment. These representatives advised they did not feel it sufficiently important for them to remain or to make a return trip inasmuch as ADCOCK vas unavailable. This Information is being furnished to the Bureau In detail Inasmuch as it is th® understanding of this office that Colonel C. D. GASSER vas meh perturbed In the manner In which this natter vas handled and has written letters to his Commanding Officer, U. 8. Air Farces Materiel Command, Wright Field, concerning it. These letters by Colonel GASSER apparently were prompted from the fact that the 3rd Army Intelligence representative and the Air Force Intelligence representative have both been instructed to act as observers only, with no authority to act in the situation. In addition thereto, ARC felt that their responsibility had been discharged upon notifying the 3rd Army. The Bureau was obviously interested only from an observer’s viewpoint and no question of jurisdiction in this regard was raised. - 6 - On the morning of Marsh 7, 1950, Special Agent MoSWADT of this office vas advised by Mr. HCWARD WOODSIDE, U. 8. AEG Security Division, of steps taken by AEG In this regard. Mr. WOODSIDE stated that immediately upon receiving the report from. me, he had made the matter known to the proper authorities at AEC and early the foilwing morning he had conversed with Colonel JOBS MEADE, 3rd Army Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, and apprised him of the matter. Mr. WOODSIDE stated he also conversed vlth iHth Air Force Headquarters at Greenville, South Carolina and advised them of the matter. He stated that this vas strictly in accordance vlth the plans drawn up between AFC and the armed forces for protection against air or lend assault. He continued that the AEC has neither the facilities nor th© equipment vlth which to defend Itself in such emergencies and that such responsibility had been assumed by these agencies of the military forces. It would appear fro* the manner in which this incident vas handled that despite the fact that all agencies seomod to be operating in the manner prescribed by agreement, and although each vas apprised of the action being taken by the other and cooperating in every respect, there nevertheless seemed to be an impresslvo lack of any agency actually taking the responsibility for the situation and taking any action to verify or disprove the threat. Had a similar incident occurred wherein an actual threat against the physical security of the AEC Installation had been experienced, It is not implausible to believe that a similar confused fixing of final authority would have been found. It should be noted that many hours elapsed from tho receiving of the flrat report until such time as any reasonable conclusion could be reached concerning the natter and nothing of a positive nature vlth regard to any action being taken had been had during all that time. While It is now felt that this entire natter vas in a maimer of speaking "dry run", It nevertheless warrants some consideration from a procedural standpoint and might be worthy of discussion at some liaison meeting In th© future. The Bureau will be immediately advised if there are any further developments In this matter. FL YING SA lKffe Room C ongre ss at th e H al M arSPE A KE R SA M RA YB URN KOOH ’?r. Poson «'• Tracy ”' Harbo "'■ Belmar U. S. Postage 4c PA ID DA YTON, OHIO Permit No. 60 eW orld Report Th e Unite d State s Ne w s (i) W orld Re port ® §2 A PR 2 01950 V O L UM E XXV Ill-No. 14 U.S. Ne w s 8 W orld Re port W A SH ING TO N, D . C . FL YING SA UC E RS-TH E RE A L STO RY: U.S. B UIL T FIRST O NE IN 1942 Jet-P ropelled Disks Can Outfly Other P lanes O bservers of "flying saucers" aren't just seeing things. They're real—aircraft that conform to ac­ cepted laws. Sky disks, manned by regular pilots, can hover aloft, spurt ahead at tremendous speed, out- maneuver conventional craft. No official announcements are being made yet. B ut about the only big secret left is who makes them. Evidence points to Navy experiments. The real story on “flying saucers” is finally coming to light. What the saucers are, how they operate, and how they have been tested in U. S., all can be told in detail at this time. That story, without violating present security regulations, points to these basic conclusions by engineers competent to appraise reports of reliable observers: Flying saucers, seen by hundreds of competent observers over most parts of U. S., are accepted as real. Evidence is that they are aircraft of a revolutionary type, a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane. They conform to well-known prin­ ciples of aerodynamics. A n early model of these saucers was built by U.S. engineers in 1942, achieved more than 100 successful test flights. That project then was taken over by the Navy in wartime. M uch more advanced models now arc being built. Just where present saucers are being built also is indicated by evidence now available. In more detail, the story pieced together from nonsecret testimony of responsible U. S. scientists, pri­ vate observers and military offi­ cials, is this: E arly m ode ls of the flying saucer, pictured on this page and the next, were built by U. S. Gov­ ernment engineers of the National A dvisory Committee for A eronau- tics. Similar flying-saucer projects were l>egun in Gennany and Italy at the same time, in 1942. The first U. S. model, designed by Charles II. Zimmerman, of NA CA , was elliptical in shape, powered by two piston engines and driven by twin propellers. It had a maximum speed between 400 and 500 miles an hour. M ore important, it could rise almost vertically and its minimum speed for landing was only about 35 miles an hour, a great advan­ tage in military and naval aircraft. A nd it was far more maneuverable than con­ ventional military planes. Idea behind those original flying-sau­ cer projects, both in U. S. and abroad in Germany and Italy, was to overcome basic drawbacks of conventional aircraft by new techniques. A plane that could rise almost straight would not need long airfields, could be used from any cleared area just behind front-line troops or from the deck of any Navy combat ship. If that plane, in addition, had great speed and more maneuverability, it could prob­ ably outfly any conventional aircraft In United States, the first model seemed to fulfill these requirements, but the less- -NA CA ph oto U. S. 'SA UCER'—1942 M ODEL . . . a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane ened stability of the wingless craft re­ quired more research. Pre se nt flying sauce rs apparently have overcome this problem of stability by use of ven' advanced design. A n analysis of reports submitted by compe­ tent observers show this: What they look like, first, is de­ scribed in well-documented accounts. Those accounts show saucers to l>e exact­ ly 105 feet in diameter, circular in shape. They have what appear to l>e jet nozzles arranged all around the outer rim, just below the center of gravity. They are made of a metal alloy, with a dull whitish color. There are no rudders, ailerons, or other protruding surfaces. From the side, the saucers appear about 10 feet thick there are no exact measurements from this angle in publicly available accounts. They are built in three layers, with the center layer slightly larger in diameter than the other two. That is the picture agreed on by quali­ fied observers of saucers in flight—com­ mercial aircraft pilots, fighter pilots who have chased these aircraft, trained air­ plane spotters, high-ranking A rmy and A irForce officers. It is backed by exact measurement made by a group of scientists last A pril near White Sands Proving Ground base, with instruments set up to observe high- altitude balloons, who suddenly ob­ served a saucer and tracked it for several minutes, thereby getting reliable data on its size, speed, alti­ tude and maneuverability. H ow they operate now can be told in some detail, too. Based on this description, the probable tech nique used by current saucers is explained by a top-level Govern­ ment aeronautical engineer in this manner: Power for these aircraft, at their present stage of development, ob­ viously is supplied by jet engines. Each saucer appears to have a series of variable-direction jet noz­ zles around its rim, with a compli­ cated central control system. Fuel .used is unknown—the exhaust flame has been observed to be red-orange in some cases, blue in others, miss- A PRIL 7, 1950 o 13 - U. S . News £ World R ep FA C T: TH E SE D E SIG NS, A ND L A TE R O NE S A RE RE A L DISK-LIKE NA VY FLOUNDER PROJECT WA S 'DROPPED' M OCK-UP OF EA RLY M ODEL IS TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL . . . latest models are circular, faster, more maneuverable ing in still others. The saucers appear to have the power to “coast” long distances, thus saving on fuel consumption. Direction of the aircraft and its veloc- •ity, in turn, evidently are controlled by the angle at which the jet nozzles are tilted, the number operating, the power applied. By choosing which nozzles to turn on or off and the angle of tilt, the pilot could make the saucer rise or de­ scend vertically, hover, fly straight ahead, or make sharp turns. A right-angle turn, for example, could be made by turning off the rear jets, turning on the side and front nozzles. Great speed can be ob­ tained by focusing to the rear all nozzles in the after half of the aircraft. With all nozzles pointed downward, the saucer could rise straight off the ground, and. with less power, could descend the same way. That is the explanation, based on ac­ cepted principles of aerodynamics, given by an authoritative engineer as the likek answer to how these saucer aircraft oper­ ate. A s evidence that this explanation is correct, there are these actual cases of publicly observed saucer behavior: Rows of window-like openings around the rims of saucers traveling at more than 500 miles an hour are mentioned in several documented reports. In all cases, these “windows” glowed as if they were jet-nozzle openings. The most recent of these reports was made last month by two experienced pilots of the Chicago and Southern A ir Lines, who passed within 1.000 feet of a saucer traveling over A rkansas. A nother similar report was made by two Eastern A ir Lines pilots who narrowly missed colliding with a saucer in July, 1948, while flying a DC-3 over Georgia. Saucers’ ability to hover in mid-air. accelerate at tremendous speed, and then rise almost vertically is described in several reports, one documented by A ir Force officers at Fort Knox. Ky. That saucer, seen by dozens of officers at the post, was chased by three military pilots flying fast F-51s. The saucer quickly out- maneuvered the planes. Speed of one saucer was measured by ground instruments in the White Sands case at well over the speed of sound, indicating the use of a number of jet engines. Cmising speed has been esti­ mated in other cases at 200 to 600 miles an hour. What it all adds up to is this: Flying saucers being observed in many parts of the U. S. are not mysterious visitors from M ars. They are actual planes, sound­ ly engineered on principles developed by U.S. in wartime. By using this new design, they can do things that no conventional aircraft can be expected to approach. W h o's building th e sauce rs now being observed in test flights over U. S. 14 ° U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT U.S .News & World R eport is not yet publicly disclosed. It cannot be proved until a public announcement is made or until a saucer crashes away from its home base—which is highly unlikely because of its jet helicopter action that makes take-offs and landings almost com­ pletely safe. But there are these factors that point to an answer: Official inquiry by the A ir Force, in the face of overwhelming evidence that the saucers are real, was called off last De­ cember. This indicates clearly that top A ir Force officials know where the saucers originate and are not concerned about them, as they would lie if these aircraft were from Russia or M ars. These officials, at the same time, denied emphatically that a secret A ir Force project is re­ sponsible. Best use of fully developed saucer air­ craft, however, could lie made in war­ time not by the A ir Force, but by the Navy. A ll fleet operations now require an air cover, even in antisubmarine war­ fare. and a plane that can rise like a heli­ copter could be used from any Navy combat ship, not only from big, expen­ sive aircraft carriers. It was for that reason that the first U. S. flying sau­ cer was purchased by the Navy after the original model was tested in 1942. That first full-size aircraft, built by Chance-Vought. was thoroughly tested by Navy engineers. Then a statement was released that this project had been dropped. Early experimenting with sau­ cers, thus, centered in the Navy. Big spending on missile aircraft cen­ ters in the Navy now, too. M ore than twice as many dollars were spent by the Navy last year as by the A ir Force on secret guided-missile research. There is no public accounting for these millions, the only Government funds aside from atomic-energy dollars that still are being spent with great secrecy. Surface indications, then, point to re­ search centers of file U. S. Navy’s vast guided-missile project as the scene of present flying-saucer development. That project has the scientists, the engineers, the dollars, .the motive, and the back­ ground of early Navy development of saucer-type aircraft. This likelihood will remain, despite any future denials by the Navy front office, until secrecy is lifted on the big missile program. But, regardless of just where these saucers are being built now, the evidence points to a U. S. development that will mean a radical change in aircraft design in coming decades. In war, this combina­ tion of helicopter and fast jet plane will easily outfly any present types of mili­ tary aircraft. In peacetime, the safety of a nearly crash-proof aircraft may be ex­ pected to revolutionize civil air transport. It all points to a big advance in the sci­ ence of flying. FA NC Y: SPA C E SH IPS, M O NSTE RS, M A RTIA NS, M A YH E M NOCTURNA L 'INVA SION' SURPRISE PA CKA GE FROM M A RS A PLA NE DESIGNER'S DA YDREA M -Ph oto, fom B e llnun. A cm e , W ide W orld HOM E-M A DE SA UCER ? ? ? ? ? The real thing is strictly a one-planet proposition A PRIL 7, 1950 o 15 Restricted to Locality of FILE NUM BER SERIA LS Initialed STIA N^V RD FO RM NO . 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO Director, FBI DA TE: A pril 11, 1950 < FROM SA C, New York SUBJECT: M IGUEL A GA RC There is enclosed a letter directed to the President of the Com­ mission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North A merica," which was received at this office on A pril 7, 1950. This letter is dated at Veracruz, M arch 19, 1950, and is from a "IGUFLA NGEL GA RCIA M A CIA S. There is attached to this letter an English translation, together with a newspaper clipping in the Spanish language and four hand-drawn designs. Because of the TQ S:RA A Enclosures v technical formation psychotic is or It language used, it is rather difficult to determine whether the in­ authentic or whether the author of this neurotic. is suggested that the Bureau may desire examined by some Government agency familiar with for its ultimate dissemination. $j^°®.a the material is either to have the enclosed language appearing therein iu.'^^'^ A PR 12 1950 3 ^D&t° ’23 hf^'^o 4 RECORDED - gg Date: rv m Tot From: Director Office of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the A ir Force The Fen tag on Washington, D. C. J. Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLUNG DISCS There are attached hereto for your information in connection with the captioned natter a communication written in Spanish dated M arch 19, 1950, at Veracruz, Veracruz, M exico, and enclosures addressed to the "Presidente de la Comision de Invest!gacion Cientifica de Estados Unidos de M orie A merica.’1 In view of the fact that a translation of the above referred to ccrnnunication reflects the correspondent's interest in flying discs, it is being furnished to your office for appropriate attention. The files of this Bureau contain no information vtiich can be identified with the writer of this letter. No reply has been made to the writer of this letter by this Bureau in view of the fact that it was not addressed to this Bureau. Tolson______ Ladd__________ Clegs_________ Slavin________ Nichols Hosen.______ Tracy Harbo_________ Belmont_______ Itohr__________ Tele. Room___ M ease_________ Gandy_________ .CT J '^^^ z/^ U. S . TR EA S UR Y DEP A R TM ENT O FFIC E O F D ISTRICT SUPE RV ISO R Distric t No. 9, A lc ohol Tax Unit 734 NE W PO ST O FFIC E B UIL D ING 3 J11 ; i 11 j ■ . a □ v - I 9 3 NS < JH O 33S 'V N831N- M ^D hZM ^A i333y ^ ^ E C £ / V F n R ECOR DS S EC. ’R 3 ? o-? P M >rn April 11, 1950 Miss Laura^U cClaakey 201 North 'first Street Dear U i33 McCluskeyt INDEXED - 56 Your letter dated April 4, 1950, has been received and I want to thank you for furnish­ ing me the data you related. I am taking the liberty of referring a copy of your communication to the Secretary of the Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, W ashington 25, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar H oover Director /"\NOTE! Security Division, Espionage U nit, advised. "Flying Saucer" data is being referred to the Air FW TttT-------------- NJC:ok Tolson______ Ladd___________ Clegg__________ Olav in_________ Nichols________ Rosen__________ Tracy__________ Bar bo__________ M ohr___________ Tele. Room_____ Nease_________ Gandy__________ ^ .^r^305" tl06/ "^^ uW 0"" ^ STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO FROM M R. A . H. BELM O1 da te: A pril 8, 1950 W. T. BROOKING SUBJECT: FLYING_ SA UCER COM PLA INT EIM IRA , NEW YORK PD INFORM A NT Reference teletype dated A pril 8, 1950, from the Buffalo Office advising that information had been received from the Elmira Police Department regarding a flying saucer and advising that press inquiries are being answered by the Buffalo Office. Tolson_________ Ladd___________ Clegg__________ Glavln_________ Nichols________ Rosen__________ Tracy__________ Harbo__________ M ohr___________ Tele. Roon_____ Nease M r. V P. Keay was contacted and he advised Duty Officer at the Office of Special Investigations, General, A ir Force, should be contacted and furnished regarding the flying saucer. that the Inspector the information Captain Ralph C. Williams, A ir Force, Duty Officer, was telephonically contacted and furnished the information regarding the flying saucer. SA J. J. M cGuire was contacted and advised of the teletype and that a statement was contained therein that press inquiries had been received and were being answered. M cGuire instructed that the Buffalo Office be telephonically contacted and advised that they should furnish the information regarding the flying saucer to the A ir Force Office in that area and that any press inquiries regarding the flying saucer should be referred to the A ir Force in that area. SA Robert Cryan of the Buffalo Office was telephonically contacted and advised of the above instructions. $'OA P R 25l95n ^/o .^e Os^ RECElvEb-LAOO F B I U S.DEPT OF JUSTICE Apr 10 12 35 PH’50 -ri" uRr.<. — f. de par tm e n t or j vstic CCKM U W CKTIBN S StCLS? A PR " & 18 teletype FB I, B UFFA LO IRE C TOR, FB I U R G FLYING SA UC E RS C OM PLA INT M r. M ohr _________ Tale. Boom________ M r. Nease _____ "“lW —4-8 -50 12-52 PM E NT INFORM A TION RE C E IVE D FROM E LM IRA PD. THA T FLYING SA UC E R HA D LA NDE D NE A R E LM IRA , NY A IRPORT. RE SIDE NT A GE NT A T E LM IRA A DVISE S "FLYING SA UC E R" W A S C ORRUGA TE D C A RDB OA RD B OX, FORTY INS. IN DIA M E TE R, ONE FOOT THIC K A T C E NTE R. E NTIRE B OX PA INTE D A LUM INUM . C ROSLE Y RA DIO TUB E A TTA C HE ^ TO C E NTE R OF B OX W ITH LOOSE W IRE S HA NGING FROM E A C H SIDE OF TUB E , TRUC KE R-S RE D FLA RE C ONNE C TE D TO B OTTOM OF B OX, W HIC H FLA RE HA D SC ORC HE D GRA SS A RE A B E NE A TH B OX. NO W ITNE SSE S A S TO A C TUA L FLIGHT A ND B OX IS DE SC RIB E D A S TOO FRA GILE TO W ITHSTA ND FLIGHT. B URE A U B E ING A DVISE D A S PRE SS INQUIRIE S HA VE B E E N RE C E IVE D A ND A RE B E ING A NSW E RE D A C C ORDING TO THE A B OVE FA C TS. M A YNOR RECORDED - 6 C ORRE C TION FIFTH LINE FORTH W ORD SHOULD B E "A TTA C HE D" A P’1 19 1te0 37 s 12-55 PM OK FB I W A LIR V TELETYPE FLI. B UFFA LO FLYING E RE C TOR, FB I SA UC E R FLYING SA UC E R 4-8 -50 U R G E NT E LM IRA 12-52 PM C OM PLA INT HA D LA NDE D INFORM A TION RE C E IVE D FROM E LM IRA ,PD. THA T NE A R E LM IRA , NY A IRPORT. RE SIDE NT A GE NT A T A DVISE S "FLYING SA UC E R W A S C ORRUGA TE D c ardb oard b ox. forty ins in diam eter, one foot thic k at C E NTE R. E NTILE LOX PA INTE D A LUM INU” C ROSLE Y RA DIO TUB E A TTA C HE # TO C E NTE R OF E OX W ITH LOOSE E LLE S HA NGING FROM E A C H SIDE OF TUB E , TRUC KE R-S RE D FLA RE C ONNE C TE D TO LOTTO” OF B OX W HIC H FLA RE HA D SC ORC HE D GRA SS A RE A B E NE A TH LOX NO W ITNE SSE S A S TO A C TUA L FLIGHT A ND B OX IS DE SC RIB E D A S TOO FRA GILE TO W ITHSTA ND FLIGHT^ B URE A U B E ING A DVISE D A S PRE SS INQUIRIE S HA VE B E E N RE C E IVE D A ND A RE B E ING A NSW E RE D A C C ORDING TO THE A B OVE FA C TS M A YNOR c orrec tion FIFTH LINE FORTH W ORD SHOULD B E "A TTA C HE D" ORIGINA L—DIRECTOR 12-55 PM OK FB I W A LIR V ne CE IV E D TE L E TYPE UIH 1 A pr 8 12 56 P H.’50 April 11, 1950 Secretary of the Air Force National Defense Building The Pentagon W ashington 25, D, C, 0 Jiss Laurp/'lc' las tey 201 North First Street geneva, Illinois Enclosed is a copy o? a communication dated April 4, 1950, from the captioned individual, which is fimis.yed to yoi for any action deened appropriate, / Enclosure NJC:ok\^^ ^XS ^o o y oh " v m 0 3 ^1 3 ^ aser si ^ 08 #*I^ juiism do idao s n I J nooh "../i-aaA Ujab kHWI 21 M STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 6* Office Mtnwandum • unit^ ^^es government : Director, FBI FROM SA C, Phoenix DA TE: 4^8/50 INFORM A TION CONCERNING FLYING DISCS Rebulet 6/30/49. On 4A 7/5O M r. RHODES advised he had been contacted by True M agazine and would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to the A ir Force Intelligence. He was referred to OSI, Fourth A ir Force Base, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia, since the photographs desired were made available by him to a representative of A -2 of the Fourth A ir Force on 8/30/47. WA M -kb 62-213 •a»W) .49 IM S® ■ 49 A XV $ OX ?- ^^^ ^ ^^ ^WcA e^ A f ML , 0^ J ((a^ A . ^lA i^y ^ trtr&C. -^^/z)/^&^. 9^ y^^^lU !^, ft$* Qa^ \J ^^ Q wt ®*€ d^i^l^ ^ A/[a^ 0^J{ X$^ OCU'1> /4'W' 0^4-7" ifa^ Kir^^ Su^ 4*m S . 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A 1 rl By letter dated April 9, 1950, captioned individual the bureau with reference to matters pertaining to "flying saucers," A photostati c copy of his communication is enclosed, It is noted that correspondent has referred wrote to to his contact with an tndi vtdual named U balsky to "Fusstan drawings," and reference is wade It io desired that you have anagent of yourofft ce which may be of interestcontact correspondent to secure any data to the Bureau, Tt should be kept in mind, however, that the FBI is not conducting an investigation with reference to "flying saucer matters" and the correspondent should be advised that he may wish to communicate with the Secretary of the Air force, National defense Rut Iding, "he Dentapon, Fashington 25, D, C, Please furnish me all information concerning the handling^ of this matter. re VOTE: Correspondent advised that he has previously furni shed data to the Bureau. Tt is believed this communicati on was referred to .he Army Air Force. H e has advised in his letter of April 9 that some drawings pertaining to flying saucers were executed ' vhathe believes to be the Russian language, and it is deemed advisable to have him personally contacted to discourage further correspondence and to obtain any informati on he might have in his activities pertainin9 to ^ters^>htch may be tn the scope of our H JCt 1 chfmms Follow-up made 5-24-50 ^aMM4 W .hols___ len icy_____ rbo hr______ le. Room, I — M A lUD I A P R 2 5 1950 I COiWA -FBI _ Reived from ONI though Liaison Champs I Date {S hip, Hail# wUk districtin'; R eference________ rtCtiafl^V parson) k : r^r ■ e , 2-< «: < < v; 0 ER A S S *M £?M T ^;UIGS ^ M ^A X IOM S CR :’:t -m to 2’,£ nsert m ast ts*^ S erb s’ Nc»* Onoo end £«5M _ '■a report for each m ala tS ix ;□ 0, tt L M ax Guida. 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Re tt A B /e a 3-10 j SE R. 4883518-1113^: report fw t c J» UHeJ c^lSFUKCie enter c .reuif wnuacjy c< report# wfiteWng stlouinea sucdccUy slate# IncteM important facu» names* places, tt& t cieJ BU’JFs /. resort :f sJ±tin f- cf a nV »1 personnel, on 2? and 23 January 1953 lek, \1 aska : s contained herein* too mt objects, by various o vicinity of TILT This inf or-'‘.lion is as of 2$ January 1950 IFI .makes no orc.vision for reporting phenomena of this nature fore, ac t Saining information given by Lt * S..^.tn, IL i*.- Completed CITIC.’,L fern containing information given by Sketch of ri'll Lt, SuY Li , and (A ) are completed fems sug-osted by Coraia an Contanri, rort Richardson, ’.Iasks for the reporting of hting of unidentified objects Enclosure (3) is a sketch of rada ninrfercnce ^ocrienoed in rircraft piloted by Ltv Smiths is i tr^ck chart of ci "h ted unidentifieri ’110, USE and CA RVER, is a corny of Lt, Bar aircraft in which Lt. Barco was embarked rhen he objcot Enclosure ( 2nclcs ure (6) contains statements by KORGA F.. USE relative to their sightin’ oA Gh^r and balloon release inforynticno DCE^. m/Mc hte'jtion By Orts.aster. fb utlna sr. •ft tc or for use in C. IK I. CL (8) ST r»(S) DI US \F >5) ^ <£(6) FBn2 : Enclosure (?) ite:.ent and enclosure (S) is a suwary of 7:OTF CLA S S IFICA TION m aterial in ahy form ^ n9f ; nF lh» ITROYED 23 Wh^ "INDEXED-7« ^F jP322V;LaB) , S C/ 3 • 2 ’2 (2) OR A A s j Bid : M W 9 '®° document contains Inform lonal cVfen£% ;p' f ^101^ (1) -UJ 0p322F2a ion effecting ths t Fitkin 10 February 1950dicA 7:d ::c. 4-50 Subj; Unidentified Phenomena 2. *. summary of the information contains! in enclosure (1) through (8) foilers: a* A t 22024 01 January LT Smith, USE, patrol plane coriander of P2V3 Not I, of Patrol Squadron One reported an unidentified radar contact 20 miles north of the ?’aval A ir Station, Kodiak. .A laska, '.hen this contact was first made, LT Smith vas flying the Kodiak Security Patrolo A t 0241'.., C minute'’ later a radar contact was made on an object 10 miles southeast of UA S Kodiak* Lt* Smith checked with the control tower to determine known traffic in the area, and was informed that there was none During this period the radar operator, GA SKET A LC, USE reported inter­ mittent radar interference of a type he had never before experienced;, (See enclosure (3))* Contact was lost at this time, but Intermittent interference continued. b« A t some time between 0200 and 03001', F0RG/K ’1’0, USM was standing W itch on board the U3S TILLA YOCK ( A TA 192), which was anchored in the vicinity of buoy 19 in the main ship channel. Forgan reported sighting a "very fast moving red glow light, which appeared to be of exhaust nature, seemed to come from the southeast, moved clockwise in a large circle in the direction of, and around Kodiak and returned out in a generally’ southeast direction*" Forgan called Carver Tl, USE, also on watch, to observe this object, and they both witnessed the return flight. The object -..as in sight for an estimated 30 seconds ’Jo ctor or sound mas detected, and the object was described to Lave the appearance of a ball of fire about one foot in diameter. c<> A t 22C440V.', conducting routine Kodiak security patrol, Lt Smith reported a visual sighting of an unidentified airborne object at a radar range of 5 miles, on the starboard bow® This object shewed in­ dications cf great speed on the radar scope, (The trailing edge of the blip gave a tail like indication^) A t this time Lt Smith called the attention of all crew members to the object* A n estimated ten seconds later, the object was directly overhead, indicating a speed of about 1SOC l’PH» Smith climbed to intercept, and attempted to circle to keep the object in sight-, Ho was unable to do this, as the object was too highly maneuverable.; Subsequently the object appeared to be opening the range, and Smith attempted to close the range. The object vas observed to open cut somewhat, then to turn to the left and come up on Smith's quarter., Smith considered this to ba a highly threatening gesture, and turned out all lights in the aircraft. Four minutes later the object disappeared from view in a southeasterly direction. d® A t 2>C437.«, the day following Lt Smith's sighting, Lt Causer and Lt Barco of Patrol Squadron One were conducting the Kodiak Security Patrol, and sifted an unidentified objecto A t the time of the sight­ ing the aircraft in which these officers were embarked was approximately 62 miles south cf FA S Kcdi.±o The object appeared to be on an ascending westerly course, and u:s in sight for ten minutes. During this period the object was observed by Lieutenants Causer and Barco, and PA ULSO”, /Pl. plane captain* A t no time was radar contact made on the object.:. A t Causer was unable tc clooc the object at 170 knotsc 2 DJC/17ID Serial "c, 4-50 10 February I Subj: Uni dent! fled Phenomer,? (e) The objects sighted have boon described as Tollers: (1) To I.'. Smith rrf crew it apnea red as two orange lights 'rotating about a common center, '’Like two jet aircraft making slew­ rolls in tight fcit.jtior.”r. It had a wide speed ranges (2) Tc Tarran, S'C, nd Carver, T1 it appeared as a reddish orange ball of fire about one foot in diameter, travelling at a high rate of speed (3) To Lt Censer, Lt Three, and Paulson, A DI, it appeared to be a pulsating orange yellov. projectile shaped flame, with regular period of pulsation on 3 to 5 seconds, off 3 to 5 seconds,, Later, is toe object increased the ran ^ the pulsation? appeared to increase to on 7 to 8 seconds and off 7 to S seconds<> 3. A check with toe kavy 'Lou .her Central, Kodiak, A laska revealed that balloon□ were released at ti.e following times: 22 January - CA 45 and 220CW (approximately) 23 January - CA LO (an-iroximitcly) 4 Cn 23 January winds aloft at. 1C00 feet were resorted at 02,00.7 as from 310° T at 3 6 knots, and at 2000 feet from 240° T at 3 7 knots, while the object was reported to be cn an ascending - westerly course.. CC^JLT: In view of the fact that no weather balloons were knovn to have been released within a reasonable time before the sightings, it appears that the object or objects were not balloons.. If not balloons the objects must be regarded as phenomena (possibly meteorites), the exact nature of which could not be determined by this office., STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 TO LA A ■ DHB:mas 66-1199 Street New Orleans Louisiana. of Embarkation. S UBJECT: 2 M ik ©A ying disc s RY:ha e FR OM •* A C, New Orleans • UNITED___ i S GOVERNM ENT da te: M ay 31, 1950 On M ay 24, 1950, this office received from M ajor M ERLE L. M ENNIE Intelligence and Security Officer, New Orleans Port of Embarka­ tion, a report dealing with M ICHA EL HA LFERY of 21x53 Urquhart A copy of this report is at- tached to this letter for your information The report states that HA LFERY sold for $1.00 two photographs to one JOHN R^fESPOSITO, 615 Piety Street, New Orleans, who in turn gave the photographs to an agent of CIE New Orleans Port These photographs were of flying saucers and a man from M ars in the custody of two U S. A rmy M ilitary Policemen A copy of one negative and a copy of one positive of these photo­ graphs are also enclosed herewith. Enclosures (3) *W®.i mm w#w<. I Case # T4-15-O; 117th SIC Det TO, NOPE, New Orleans, La. aa^I'* ^etestat espy ef decunent turned in te NOPE fin * M (A gent J.hn F. Q uinn) ty j.^ H. 615 PiX . “t“ 22^6 453 Urquh-rt st, few Crle.™, L.. Su^.' ^.^.^“f -W?™. by Uul. B*im., Jr., CrL^U In^LrTLwH^Tr Security Branch, NOPE; Date 23 M ay I950 ^ ENCLOSURES TO THE BUREA U Copy of report by Intelligence Branch, New Orleans Port of Embarkation, re M ICHA EL HA LFERY. One negative copy and one positive copy of photographs of flying saucer and man from M ars in custody of two M P’s. N.O. File 66-1199 -eO NriD C NTIA L U. S. G O V E RNM E NT M INTIN® O FFICE 16— 53316-1 WD;^568 eew riD CNTIA L H as inf r । H <>t Kathodcnstr ihlrohr offenbart nt It B ild.infnalnneger.lt und SpezlalH Im Vorginge, die dem menschllchcn A uge unsichtbar blrtben mli^m. B as beuelst unsere linke A bbtidung: Zwei Nniegcnde mtertas*en“ krelsten — von den W lesbadenern unbemerkl — urn die M arkt- klrehe. O le Ger.’risehe der sausenden Nchelbrn warm nlcht bemerkbar, da Vltra-Kurzschallwellen bekanntlleb vom rnenschllchen Gehdr nhht aurgenommen werdm. I nser rechtes B ild aeigt •rstmallg M ister X. eln B esatzungsmltglh d der .tliegenden Untertasse", die am F uB e des B leidenstadter Kopfe s zerschellt 1st (3 Translag/USA -Fotos) A ? ....... .-.! 1 D A ERIA L, ~A .’... (Flying Saucers) Reports of strange and M ysterious objects seen in the sky over most of the countries of the world during the past five years have created quite a stir in the public preset The sighting of such objects has not been confined to the last five years* History records many instances of man’s inability to explain what he ar or thought he saw* The prophet EM klel in the 8th century BC reported "a whirl wind came out of the north* a great cloud* and a fire unfolding itself* and a brightness was about it." He then saw "a wheel in the middle of a wheel” and reported "when they went, they went up on their four sides and they turned not when they went"* (Ezekiel 1:16) In the past* these phenomena have usually been attributed to super­ natural causes, and in more recent years to natural phenomena. However* the introduction of the atomic bomb and guided missiles in orLd /Tar II has so caught the publie imagination with their potentialities* actual aad fanciful* that we now find the phenomena variously attributed to space ships from other planets and US or Soviet experiments with new and wonderful weapons. The present flury of flying saucers* ghost rockets* etc.* began in M d-1946 in Sweden. Hundreds of people reported seeing strange objects flying over the country* Newspapers 6 pe coasted that they were evict guided missiles being tested over the Baltic sea* either from the former German experimental station at Peenemunde* or from Dago Island off the Estonian Coast* Ths fact that an experimental V-2 fired by the mermans from Poenomunde had land d in Sweden in 1944 lent credence to their speculation. The Swedish defence staff made an investigation and may have deliberately allowed the public to believe this theory for some tine for political reasons. Careful investigation by the US M a and by an independent British team* failed to uncover any evidence to support the theory'of Soviet missiles. By 1947 the thing had snowballed to such an extent that the Swedish Jovernaent finally issued a report identifying most of the incidents with natural phenomena and denying that any foreign power was involved. During this period sightings were reported from the remaining soandanavian countries and most of Western Europe. Incidents were first reported over the US in 1947 and are still con­ tinuing. Much space in the press has been given to these reports and various seal-official opinions have been quoted. For example, on 16 Nay* Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was quoted as saying "There oust be something to then, for too many reliable persons have made reports on then. I an duty bowed not to say what I know about them - or what I don't know about them, however, if they do exist, you can rest assured that they are ours." The USAF for a long time conducted a thorough investigation of each of the hundreds of incidents involved. It found that .Approximately 75% of the reports could definitely be related to known onuses such as meteorological balloons, aircraft, meteors and other common phenomena. A public statement was issued debunking the entire existence of flying disks or saucers. This did little to out down the flood of reports. It only resulted in convincing a large number of people that the National Military Establishment was trying to cover up our own experiments with new weapons. Many theories have been advanced to explain these reports of aerial phenomena over the US. These includet 1. Space ships from other planets 2. Soviet guided missiles or aircraft-, probably atomic-powered. S. US experiments with new weapons 4. Natural phenomena 5. Nass hysteria* or other psychological causes. 2 eeNHB^mA fc While it is not possible to categorically rule out theory No. 1 it is very easy to do so on reasonable grounds. The existence of any form of life on other planets is extremely tenuous and debatable. The level of technical achievement required to launch piloted or pilotless missiles from one planet to another and return is several orders of magnitude byond that existing on the earth today and probably would have resulted in some firm contact prior to this, either through deliberate landings or un­ scheduled crashes. (Even *he«e have been reported in the frees - complete with descriptions of men only 18 inches tall! Such reports are sheer fabrication.) There is absolutely no evidence that the soviet Union possess either guided missiles or disc shaped aircraft capable of making round trip flights to the US, and the use of atomic energy for the propulsion of any aerial vehicle is still at least several years in the future. Wen if the Soviets are that far ahead of us in such a program, there is no reason to expect the airplanes would be other than of conventional design. An atomic power plant, alone, would be sufficiently radical, without also designing a com­ pletely new vehicle to carry it. The US is not experimenting with any new weapon that could reasonably bo iiib takeaway identified as a flying disc or saucer. The US is launching large numbers of meteorological and cosmic ray balloons for experimental purposes and a fair number of the reports can be definitely attributed to sightings of these objects or reflections of other shiny objects such as aircraft. The continued reporting ofaerlal phenomena must then be attributed to a mass hysteria caused by the present tenseness in the international situations the public belief in the ability of science to accomplish miracles; and to statements in the press by "name" individuals hinting at — ------------ the esistenoe of some new weapon* Such, statements, of the type attributed to Bioicenbaoicer, often solicited in the most sensation form by news reporters in order to make a good story, make people watch the sky and any object they cannot immediately recognise is called a "flying saucer." This helps to maintain the "chain reaction" of such reports. — UNIVERSITY OF CA LIFORNIA LO S A NGELES 24, CA LIFO R NIA Graduate* Department of Journalism June 2, 1950 M r. J. Edgar Hoover, director Federal Bureau of Investigation Pennsylvania A venue at 9th, NW Washington, D.C. Dear M r. Hoover, I am currently engaged in research for a graduate dissertation which will attempt to analyze the,, socio­ logical and psychological implications of the flying saucer phenomenon. ----------- In the course of my research I am giving extensive consideration of the several magazine articles and the one book which have already been written on the subject. The book, in particular, and the magazine articles In general, hint at official restraints which have hampered the authors in their research. So far as I know none of those research projects attempted to probe as deeply into the background of the phenomena as I am, yet I have en­ countered no such "official censorship" as they mention. In fact I have been surprised at the openness with which some people have replied to my queries. I believe the fact that I have encountered no restric­ tions is significant when I attempt to analyze my total findings. It raises the question as to whether those previously mentioned authors aren’t trying hard to sell something which really isn’t there to sell. Is there any reason why should be "played down?" Is toward the matter? the flying saucer situation there any official attitude I help, mation in advance for your interest and You may be assured that I will appreciate any infor- wish to thank you °3A )333.w 7 q ; O£tl’/J9h$r $ ^ 'IZ^^ S 3N0r &WS H6 3 M f S 3N0f‘ ^ Mr* DeW ayne B* Johnson Graduate Department of Journalism U niversity of California Los Angeles 24, California Dear Mr, Johns ont Tour letter dated June 2, 1950, has been received, and I appreciate the interest which prompted your communica­ tion, W hile I would like to be of service, this Bureau has no information available for distribution with regard to the subject of your letter, and T suggest that you may wish to direct your inquiry to the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Building, W ashington, D, C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar H oover Director Sta nda rd no. 64 ^i^' Office AlewH andum • united sStes government to : Director, FBI da te: •June 15, 1950' from SA C, San Francisco SUBJECT: X LEWIS A . -WA RD / 336 Bird Street Yuba City, California RESEA RCH Rebulet 6-5-50. Subject was located 6-13-50 residing at 78 South Tenth Street, San Jose, California. He was interviewed by SA CHA RLES J. PRELSNIK of this Office, who carefully explained the jurisdiction of the FBI to him and questioned him relative to any information he might have which would be of interest to this Bureau. M r. WA RD had nothing to add to his previous story as submitted by letter t^the Bureau on 4-9-50, He was advised that any information relative to ^flying saucers" did not come within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and that he could communicate such information to the Secretary of the A ir Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. For the further information of the Bureau, M r. R. E. M C CA RTHY, Secretary, Local 39, International Union of Stationary Engineers, 805 East Weber Street, was contacted in an effort to locate M r. WA RD. M r. M C CA RTHY described WA RD as being "odd" but would not elaborate on this statement. It was also ascertained from M r. R. A . CHRISTIA NSEN, Business Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39, 57 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, California, through whom WA RD was located, that WA RD was given to weird imaginings, M r. CHRISTIA NSEN stated that he would not exactly describe WA RD as being insane but stated that he was getting along in years and was prone to exaggerate on queer imaginings. It was the observation of the interviewing agent that M r. WA RD is abnormal mentally. TO pv:ush Enda. S GOVERNM ENTJndum^ • united, ' DIM tCTOB, FBI FROM : SA C, A LBUQ UERQ UE SUBJECT: SUM M A RY OF A ERIA L PHENOM ENA IN NEW M EXICO INFORM A TION CONCERNING_________ There is being transmitted herewith a Phenomena in New M exico from December 19^3 to of data summarises previous individual sights \ £TiC> '• DA TE: , 7/19/50 Sunnary of Observations of Serial M ay 25, 1950. This recapitulation that have been reported in this area. The summary was prepared by the Inspector General*s Office of the 17 District of Special Investigations, Kirtland A ir Force Base, Nev M exico The above information is being submitted for the completion of the Bureau9s files. BIGINA ' CCRT PILED IN / | ^ J^4 ^7^I A PPEA L - । CIVIL A ~™^N ji.ot Bl 3 w , iA ij33B SA C, Washington Field Director, FBI July 19, 1950 FLUNG DISCS INTERNA L SECURITT - X Reurlet 6-29-50. A ttention is directed to existing Bureau instructions wherein complaints received relating to the captioned matter should be promptly furnished to a local representative of the Office of Special Investiga­ tions, the Inspector General, U. S. A ir Force by your of!ice. You are instructed to furnish the information contained in ^ the referenced letter to OSI. In the future, such action should be , taken promptly following the receipt of such information by your office. Tolson_________ Ladd___________ Clegg__________ Olav in_________ Nichols________ Rosen__________ Nease j Gandy__________ STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DA TE: July 11, 1950 /^T^FRDM : SUBJECT: : SA C, CHICA GO : ^FLYING DISC Reference is made to SA C letter #38, series 1949. M r. TA GL^TENSIG, 4905 Bryan Place, Dovmers Grove, Illinois, telephone number - Downers Grove 1199 J, telephonically advised SA JOHN E. KEA TING at 9:54 PM , July 4, 1950, that at 9:38 PM on July 4, 1950, he observed a large, bright, silvery object moving at an approximate altitude of 10,000 feet, in a north, north-westerly direction over Downers Grove. M r. STENSIG said that his wife also observed this object. He stated that he estimated the speed of the object at 700 to 800 miles by comparing its rate of movement with that of commercial airplanes. M r. STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with United A ir Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display. The above is being submitted far your information. JEKsBJB 100-18999 RECORDED -129 INDEXED ■ 129 JUL 131350 03 ^L 24195Q «,-.. ; c" r ' l'. f. DEP A R T^' C' P JS LC- CWM IM ttWKS S tCR OH JUN 3 0 195° tele' M t. M t. Tolson Ui. Ladd JK. M r. Clegg —— vin Tracy- Ir. Bar bo---- I M r. Belmont M r. M ohr _ Tele. Room M r. Nease W A SIM S FROM PHOE NIX VIA LOSA 30 10-03 A M IRE C TOR FB I URGE NT FLYING DISC S. A T FIVE FORTYFIVE PM , JUNE TW E NTYNINTH LA ST. A N OB JE C T IM SKY W A S OB SE RVE D B Y M A NY C ITIZE NS OF PHOE NIX INC LUDING FB I PE RSONNE L. M A TTE R IM M E DIA TE LY RE PORTE D TO HE RM A N M UNROE osi. UP B Y RA DA R SC OPE A T SIX PM , JUNE TW E NTYNINTH, A T .W HIC H TIM E IT W A S E STIM A TE D OB JE C T W A S THIRTY TO THIRT^FIVE THOUSA ND FE E T IN A IR. A B TW E NTYNINE FROM FIVE HUNDRE D NINTH B OM B GROUP, ROSW E LL, NM , W A S A SSIGNE D TO FOLLO” OB JE C T A ND PILOT RE PORTE D THA T W HILE TRA VE LING A T TW E NTYFIVE THOUSA ND FE E T HE E STIM A TE D OB JE C T TO B E A DDITIONA L-T^L TO TW E NTY THOU W P. .FE E T A B OVE . HUI. PLA NE ^A S TRA VE LING A T TW O HUNDRE D NINE TY M PH A 'W W A S A B LE TO C IRC LE B E NE A TH OB JE C T. OB JE C T W A S M OVING IN W E STW A RDLY DIRE C TION IN A B SE NC E OF ------- A W ' W IND. IT W A S.LA ST SIGHTE D A T E IGHT FIFTYFIVE PM A T,A POINT A B OUT TW E NTY M ILE S NORTH OF B LYTHE , C A LIFORNIA , W HE N IT W A S LOST DUE TO HE A VY THUNDE RSTORM IN A RE A . M UNROE E STIM A TE D SIZE OF OB JE C T TO R ECOR DED -15. B E VE RY LA RGE , INA SM UC H A S W ITH USE OF B INOC ULA RS HE C OULDJ^SI SE E OB JE C T. NE VE RTHE LE SS, THE B TW E NTYNINE W ITH B INOC ULA RS W ITH A IRPLA NE ^ . L OSI W ILL SUB M IT FULL RE PORT A FTE R C ONSULTA TION z ' RE W A ND FURTHE R STUDY. NO A C TION B E ING TA KE N B Y ^ E ND OF PA GE ONff™ 8 p : 2 70 NOVIES PA GE TW O THIS OFFIC E A ND A B OVE FOR YOUR INFO ONLY. M URPHY C ORRE C TION PLS STH LINE 7 TH W ORD SHOULD B E THIRTYFIVE E ND PLS A C K HOLD PLS STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 64 Office Memor^/dum • UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO : Director, FBI ■^ROM : SA C, Chicago sub jec t^FLYING DI§£S_ (b)(7)(D) _ INFORM A NT The following is submitted for action it may deem advisable. DATE: July 18, 19^0 information of the Bureau for whatever On July 1, 19^0, (b)(7)(D) * of known reliability, advised that at 1:00 a.m. July 1, 19£>0, at North Chicago, Illinois, east intersection of 22nd Street and the Chicago, North Shore and M ilwaukee Railroad and Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks, (b) (7)(D) (b) (7)(D) he observed one cigar-shaped object, about five feet in appearance from his viewpoint, traveling from northwestern to southeastern direction at an excessive rate of speed over the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. A ccording to the in­ formant, this object appeared almost directly overhead at an altitude which he estimated to be about 15,000 to 20,000 feet, and it remained in sight for about twenty to twenty-five seconds until it disappeared over the horizon. This informant advised the object did not appear like any falling star or meteor he had ever seen, and that it proceeded in a straight and level flight. The informant continued that the front two-thirds of the object was a constant glow abort the coloring of a burning kerosene lamp, and that the rear third was dark. He continued that the object left a bluish-^white trail behind it, appearing to be about four inches in width, and about three times the length of the object. The informant advised that there were no wings or other type of support visible to him, and that the propulsion, control and stability were unknown to him. He advised that the speed of this object was much faster than any con­ ventional type of aircraft he had ever seen, although it did not travel as fast as a falling star. He added that there was no sound discernible. With regard to the informant, it is to be noted that(b) (7)(D) (b) (7)(D) It is to be noted that he advised there were no other witnesses who saw the aforementioned object. This informant has furnished reliable information to the Chicago Division in the past, is of average intelligence, and considered of good character and reputation. cc- (b > (7)(D> R ECOR DED -118 JHSsRM S 100-18999 '^2'13 ^^-^ JUL 201950 34 SA C, CHICA GO Director, FBI FLYING DISCS Chicago File 100-18999 Bufile 62-83894 July 28, 1950 Reurlet July 18, 1950. You are instructed to advise the Bureau whether the information contained in your reference letter has been furnished to the local office of OSI in Chicago, Illinois in accordance with existing Bureau instructions. RE O O Rdto -117 62-83894 - A */ EHM :DE *.; FB I HOUSTON DIRE C TOR ■ WERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CO M M U M M TIO N rSECTIO N JUL 4 TELETYPE 2-35” PM C ST UR GENT FLYING DISC RE PORTE D TO HA VE B E E N FOUND NE A R A LIC E TE XA S JULY FOURTH INFORM A TION C ONC E RNING. SA N A NTONIO TE LE PHONIC A LLY A DVISE D THIS OFFIC E B URE A U B E ING INFORM E D THA T SUB JE C T DISC DE SC RIB E D A S A PPROXIM A TE LY FIVE FE E T IN DIA M E TE R, E LYPTIC A L IN SHA PE A ND B E A RING SE RIA L NUM B E R X DA SH ONE FOUR SE VE N A A ND INSTRUC TIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUC H UNQUOTE . RE SIDE NT A GE NT C ORPUS C HRISTI STA TE S THA T LOC A L RA DIO RE PORTS THIS DISC OVE RY TO B E A HOA X. FURTHE R INQUIRY B E ING M A DE A ND B URE A U W ILL B E A DVISE D. C A PTA IN 0. C . W E TZE LL, SE C URITY OFFIC E R E LLINGTON FIE LD A IR FORC E A DVISE D A ND RE PORTE D HIS OFFIC E HA D NO INFORM A TION RE SUB JE C T DISC . PRE SS INQUIRIE S OF THIS OFFIC E W ILL B E A NSW E RE D W ITH NO C OM M E NT UA C B R ECOR DED -118 LORTON E ND A C PLS 441PM OK FB I W A SH DC C C W M rECEWE^ * os vn •’ R ECEIVED TELETYP E UNIT Jul M 4 42 P H ’5ti r.B .I.D EP T. O F JUSTICE misar jouai o £ M PH 138 0 .0 3b , ( co 8$. S o£ O' 5 X 331isn^ !fs" U. S. DEPARTMENT C." JUST’.C: CO M M U N ICATIO N SECTIO N JUL 4, TELETYPE FB p-UOUSTON 7 -4-50 3-50 PM C ST DIRE C TOR, FB I URGE NT FLYING DISC/RE PORTE D TO HA VE B E E N FOUND NE A R A LIC E , INFORM A TION C ONC E RNING. STOKE S M C E NHE IM E R, C HIE F OF POLIC E A LUC E , TE XA S A DVISE S THA T ON THIS DA TE A SM A LL E LYPTIC A L C ONTRA PTION JIA S FOUND IN A . FIE LD A B OUT ONE HUNDRE D YA RDS NORTHW E ST OF M UNIC IPA L A IRPORT A LIC E , TE XA S. UPON E XA M INA TION IT W A S DE TE RM INE D THA T OB JE C T W A S C ONSTRUC TE D B Y W E LDING A PORTION OF TW O A IRPLA NE W INGS TOGE THE R. THE C ONTRIVA NC E W A S FRE SHLY PA INTE D A ND B ORE THE M A RKINGS DE SC RIB E D IN RE FE RE NC E TE LE TYPE , A ND HA D NO M OTOR OR M E A NS OF PROPULSION. THE C HIE F OF POLIC E RE M OVE D THE OB JE C T TO THE POLIC E STA TION A ND UPON INQUIRY DE TE RM INE D THA T IT HA D B E E N C ONSTRUC TE D B Y A GROUP OF M E C HA NIC S A T THE A LIC E A IRPORT A S A PRA C TIC A L JQKE . 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W E E KS E ND A C K PLS 331PM OK FB I ^^She , , * A ^np o <• m cjh RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT ^38^-3^ rJUtll81950 3 Dear I am sure you will find on a close Since rely yours. :ar Keever Saupe rs •an.iy aooa ^^ been wish the FBI but merely llavlti : icnou ...'■:. rraey ; ir: aeuont "j|.r Tele. ,'OOm John Edgar H oover Di rector MrAdams on saucerslad I July 11 1950 Your card postmarked July 3 has NOTE: Correspondent refers D since trie matterC agency 12-3-43 Glenn -L.eeMr ams reet me 921 South 40th •WD . Zh JUL 13 1950 COM M -FBI Louisville 11. Kentucky received and it is suggested that you may to correspond directly with the Secretary of the Air Force Pentagon W ashington 25 National Defense Building. The to which you referred has been handled by that examination of the book you contains no quotations from mentions this agency are Real" by Donald Keyhoe mentioned that it to a book "The Flying which has been read and will be reviewed by the Crime Records Section in the near future The book mentions briefly that the FBI was investigating flying saucers and that i& Bureau Agents witnessed saucers at Las Vegas New Mexico in the references to DDC: mjp; mad, ^M'-. It is not malicious to Keyhoe whet wrote the article Office ^Memorandum • united sta ges government SUBJECT: Director, FBI SA C, Louisville A ^jE. HIXENBA UGH’s Photographs of^Flying Saucers; INFORM A TION CONCERNING DA TE: 8/2/50 On June 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 what purported to be a moving picture of a flying saucer. The photo­ graphs, taken by A LF (A L) IIIXENBA UGH, Times staff photographer, were taken, IIIXENBA UGH said, on a 16 mm magazine-loading movie camera. The news article, accompanying the photographs, stated HIXENBA UGH took 50 feet of film in which ’’the bright flying object shows clearly." The photographer, according to the article, was at Longest and Everett A venues near his home, 2205 Longest, at 4:15 p.m., June 27, 1950, on his way to take some moving pictures of birds. The article relates that HIXENBA UGH "suddenly heard the roar of a big plane — a twin-motored DC-3 — and glanced over­ head. A t first he thought it was a jet plane then he looked to the west of the plant, which was flying southwest toward Standi- ford Field — and saw the large disk. It had a slight corona around it and seemed to be lower than the plane." A ccording to HIXENBA UGH, the object appeared "motionless for about ten seconds ... then it began to get smaller, finally vanishing into the west." The article notes that while the "saucer" appeared on all the film HIXENBA UGH took, the airplane was out of the picture field quickly, appearing on only about 10 feet. HIXENBA UGH, accord­ ing to the article, advised military officers at Godman Field who in turn notified flight headquarters at Wright-Patterson Field. A copy of the newspaper article and photographs are being forwarded to the Bureau as enclosures. t A subsequent newspaper article stated that representatives of the military would fly to Louisville to examine the films. In addition y ^0 being;printed in the Louisville Times, the movie film taken by inXIfKBA UGH'was carried on a national television network and received natlona.1 comment" ¥rom WA LTER WINCHELL. HIXENBA UGH has received tele­ phonic and written queries concerning subject matter of the picture T’/SM M HVOO 2STA T8 aHTM U • ^M W^W^S : S TA CI 1;. .Toilet t '< Ove rdou arfqftaxOb ^^ M sTOHtaua 3^3-:*^ fG-g--., ',0 -toe .rr. 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T qJ •■r':.5-'p6c' O'M i M J. .i/’rvy'^l^ttt A ^I& M Sij -if od n-'-o _■ .+i' ^r'; . . . aLaPPqc .-O ro b& *(;xx oa, kf oc b b " ' erf,' vlx-fv ■' •; f axoc cioik. o '.rf\ 'oi.s'v erU G^i^o.cc odd io '; o as* w.’q-iia •/ .aHcd "J& 'A ." "jaTH '"'11'1. e.rfd 'If i. - ■ , < .'■■. ' y. -^: ' <•) .-:•.< , ■ ; .£ Id! : ■.■ . ■ ' ■ . ■ - J. ' G .. triH J i habTO'Wic'i jnirb 11* M q.M gccM 'q ytxs M oJiH * n^rqaweV odd lb yc oo •■ . Boti aJ [r>' > S b ; erpb M -pO-t Ls ^63^0 from various persons and organizations throughout the United States, he said. On July 28, 1950, HIXENBA UGH telephonically communicated with the Louisville Division stating that he had been advised that a repre­ sentative of one of the A rmy Intelligence A gencies 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. HIXENBA UGH was 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 BA UGH was advised that in the event they were not representatives of the agency they professed to represent, the information should be fur­ nished this office and appropriate action would be taken under the Im­ personation Statute. On July 29, 1950, ROBERT STEINA U, 1608 South Second Street, Louisville, staff photographer for the Courier-Journal, a newspaper of general cir­ culation published in Louisville, Kentucky, personally called at the Louisville Office. STEINA U stated that he and WILLIA M DA VIS, who is in charge of photographers for both the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times, doubted the authenticity of the photographs taken by HIXENBA UGH and went on to state that approximately two years ago HIXENBA UGH 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 shewed a streak of light across the heavens. STEINA U said that he and DA VIS subsequently were advised by a friend of HIXENBA UGH that the picture was "a fraud". The friend related that HIXENBA UGH 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. STEINA U said that HIXENBA UGH enjoys a poor reputation among other staff photographers of the Courier-Journal and Louisville Times and he believes HIXENBA UGH perpetrated both the original hoax concerning the flying disk and this later "hoax" concerning the flying saucer to attract attention to himself. STEINA U produced a print made from three frames of the orig­ inal motion picture negative submitted by HIXENBA UGH 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 - 2 - Ls #62-0 "fuzzy". STEINA JJ called attention to the fact that the dot appear­ ing in the picture which was termed a "flying saucer" by HIXENBA UGH appears in sharp detail. This, according to STEINA U, would indicate that the disk was closer to the camera then either the trees or air­ plane. A lthough the pictures were taken at 64 frames per second, which is calculated, according to STEINA U, to produce slow motion action, the airplane appears in only the first few frames of the negative and then disappears. The "saucer" appears stationary dur­ ing most of the frames but eventually appears to be growing smaller in the distance. STEINA U says he does not know how HIXENBA UGH 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 the Bureau it should be noted that the photographic department of the Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, under the direction of WILLIA M DA VIS, 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. - 3 - The Louisville Ti “Hix” contacted the newsroom at WHA S and from there Jerry Gammons called Standiford and Bowman Fields and weather By Times Staff Photograp Movies Snapped of Sky Disk By A lert Times Photographer Yes, we have some flying saucers today, and for the first time, here are moving pictures for proof. M any have reported seeing the saucers but it remained for A l Hixenbaugh to do something about it—with his trusty 16 mm. magazine-loading movie camera. “Hix,” Times staff photog­ rapher, took 50 feet of film in which the bright flying object shows clearly in all. A rmy of­ ficials have been informed and have indicated eagerness to ex­ amine the pictures. The photographer was at Long­ est and Everett A venues, near his home at 2205 Longest, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday. He was on his wav to take some movies of birds. ] officials. None had heard any reports of a ‘‘flying saucer.” He was advised to inform military officials at Godman Field. Godman said it would notify flight headquarters at Wright- Patterson Field which might send an aide to examine the films. Suddenly he heard the roar of a big plane — a twin-motired DC-3—and glanced overhead. A t first he thought it was a jet plane. Then he looked to the west of the plane, which was flying southwest toward Standi­ ford Field—and saw the large disk. It had 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.” Here’s Real Flying Saucer, If There Is One This is what a “flying saucer” looks like, if there really is such a thing. A l Hixenbaugh, Times’ photographer, snapped movies of the object yesterday. The object appears almost as big as the twin- motored DC-3 to^the right. ^CLOS UR E The Louisville Times Louisville, Kentucky- June 28, 19^0 STA ND A RD FO RM NO . 84 Office Memo^ndum • united sw es government TO : ^°“: SUBJECT: Q Director, FBI SA C, Chicago FLYING DISCS (Bufile 62-83894$) ReBulet July 28, 1950. DA TE: A ugust 2, 1950 The Bureau is advised that the information set forth in Chicago let dated July 18, 1950 and the information submitted to the Bureau by Chicago let dated July 31, 1950 entitled "ROBERT R. PETRONE, INFORM A NT, FLYING DISCS" has been submitted to OSI. WIB-JCS 100-18999 'A UG 4 1999 8 6 3 A UG 101950 • >RM NO . 64 Office Memorandum TO : Director, FBI UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT DA TE: July 31, 1950 ; SA C, Chicago SUBJECT: ROBERT Bj PETRONE, INFCRM A NT 0 FLYING DISCS A IR M A IL SPECIA L DELIVERY On July 28, 1950, M r. ROBERT R. PETRONE, Publisher, M idwest Times 3437 this July West Chicago A venue, Chicago, phone KEdzie 3-8400, brought to office the original letter and envelope attached, postmarked 25, 1950 at Chicago, which letter is quoted below: "New Flying Saucer "Since we are on the brink of a world is more air concious than third ever. phases is yet in its pioneering days about the flying saucers or discs. world conflict, the A viation in some M uch talk goes on 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 A pril 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 SPA UNHOLDT, a former ’Linco’ skywriter, FRA NK HOOCHPA W, aircraft mechanic, and CA RL TEICHM A N, German World War I ace. The ship was financed by HOWA RD HUGHES, millionaire aviation enthusiast. It is now being tested by the Glen F. M artin A ircraft Co., makers of the M artin M arauder. The craft is only made for one way trips. It has a range of 4000 miles, ceiling of 25,000 feet, and a speed of 750 miles per hour. So far only, a few of these craft have been made, and they usually are pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed. They are merely to carry a bomb of high destruction to enemy country. They have no wheels, but small steel rails on the bottom from which they take off. A ll other mechanism can be explained in detail. The man who welded the ship says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument he has ever seen. The name of tne ship is the ’Danse M acabre’. "Editor "In a few weeks zinc cuts sent to you. , Enclosure 11 1930s *100-18999 3. views of craft RECORDED-113 UTS M ®(ED^ 113 ™G . ■ ■ ".; : : . re ?, • 3 •_•• ■ ; •.5 hr Director, FBI, 7/31/50 M r. PETRONE states that no one connected with the M idwest Times knows of anyone named "A LBERT HOLM BERG", nor do they know of anyone who lives in the circulation area of their paper with that name. The M idwest Times has a circulation of 15,000 copies which papers are distributed in a small area in the northwest section of Chicago. M r. PETRONE stated he did not want to publish this letter as he felt the A rmy desired that the matter be kept confidential. He will contact this office again if he receives the "zinc cuts" or has any other corresponcence from HOLM BERG. He felt that HOLM BERG might send the same information to other publishers who may print the story. There was no return address for HOLM BERG on either the envelope or the letter. There is, however, an A LBERT HOLM BERG listed in the telephone directory at 2065 North Kedzie and an A LBERT F. HOLM BERG at 11328 South Prairie Street, Chicago. This information is being transmitted to the Bureau for such action as it deems appropriate. The Chicago indices are negative regarding HOLM BERG. - 2 - / JUL 25 L 6 P N \ 1950 ' ^/LV.« (I' HjOvJe-sT \J^'^j^ 3^ 35" \a > . C/y/ c/(Cd /fa. 6e-P3 &4-2 42 &W z^ O!jsnr s; idjc s I 8 J Q 3A i333H F OS . hz w S3N 0r ^W ^EU R ECOR D'S S t- 2 5Zf^ NOV 13195/ ^_ y^r//-^// CHA NGED TO ^Z-^MZ- ?K aft* pat* EHM seas want to therein Dear Hr. Jones OH C0KJAT1 WtSSfFlED.HEREIN Is* EXCEPJJ^ OirtCTIL2 John Edgar Hoover Director Ur. Valter I). Jones 36 King Street, East Toronto, Ontario, Canada located at BO King Street, Toronto, Ontario February, 1945 that Walter D. Jones was a p' man and was not known to be connected aw a* DECLA S S IFIED Progressive Party (CP of Canada). The RCM P further advised that the National Council for Canadian-Soviet FriehdshipD^ag'-fdrmed primarily bv persons prominent in the business life ofA c^naJa. A ccording to the Note: Bureau files reflect that a ’.’alter D. Jones in 1944 was the Treasurer of the National Council for Canadian-Soviet Friendship The RCM P advised in W^u"'83’ RCM P, the list of patrons included the Prima: Uini«terr; ;Q f Canada, many of the Lieutenant Governors of the Provinces, the Premiers of the •^l^i^evinces and several of the’Chief Justices of Canada* ^ ^ (100-309856, sefials 1 & 5) I have received your letter of A ugust 29, 1950, and thank you for bringing the information contained to the attention of this Bureau. The Depart merit of the A ir Force is the Department of this Government engaged in coordinating and analyzing the type of information contained in your referenced letter. I have taken the liberty, therefore, in furnish­ ing your letter to that Department for their attention. NND 90986 September 8, 1950 A uthority: WA LTER DXjONES 36 KING STRE E T E A ST TOR ONTO ONT A ugust 29, 1950. Gentlemen: It has come to my attention that one of the Departments of the F.B.I. is collecting information from eyewitnesses of the phenomenon commonly termed ‘Flying Saucers’ and with this in view I have the fol­ lowing incident to relate. On July 19th at 10:30 I was looking over my farm facing west. The moon was fairly full and there was a low ceiling of light clouds. M uch to my amazement I saw through the clouds a hazy object of light coming towards the farmhouse with incredible speed. It circled before reaching the farmhouse and continued to do so, neither the height or the orbit of which I could determine. I could not distinguish its shape, as it was above the clouds and I could only see a filter of light. This was an entity in itself or within itself. It did not come from a beam either above or below. A t times it seemed to retard its speed and then would circle in the opposite direction. A fter watching this spectacle for about ten minutes I felt in justice to myself that I should have corroboration so I called to my houseman who was in bed who came out in slippers and bathrobe and watched it with me for about ten minutes with mouth agape. I continued to watch it in all for about thirty-five minutes, from 10:30 p.m. to 11:05 p.m. when it disappeared in a westerly direction. I am passing this along to you for what it is worth. If you are not interested throw it in the waste paper basket. P.S. M y farm is located twelve miles north-east of City Hall, Toronto. 4-22a Supervisor SERVICE UNIT ____Exact Spelling __ _A 11 References _j^Subversive Ref M ain File .Restricted to Locality of Searchers Initial Date 5* - ^ - f o FILE NUM BER SERIA LS