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STaNC^RD FORM NO. 64 *  1
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to : Director, FBI (62-83894) da te : 7/2 2/54
FR OM SAC, Cincinnati (65-1994)
sub je ct: TRUMAN BETHURUM;
£ FLYING DISCS
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING 
(ESPIONAGE)
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Remylet 6/8/54 and Bulet 6/22/54*
Attached are five copies of a memorandum 
containing information set out in my letter of June 8, 
1954 with additional information furnished by THOMAS
—EICKHOPF on July 2, 1954.
On July 2, 1954, although EICKHOFF had been 
so advised at the time of the original interview with 
him on June 7, 1954, he was again advised in accordance 
with instructions in reBulet.
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TRUMAN BETHURUM
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On June 7, 1954, Mr. Thomas Eickhoff, 3721 
Tappan Avenue, Cincinnati 23, Ohio, Operator of Tom’s 
Beauty Salon, Neave Building, Fourth and Race Streets, 
Cincinnati, Ohio, advised that although he belongs to 
no organization interested in flying saucers or discs, 
he has been interested in this subject.
He said on June 3, 1954 8111 ad appeared in 
"The Cincinnati Enquirer", a newspaper of general circu­
lation in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the effect that on June 
11, 1954 a program would be presented at the Taft 
Auditorium in Cincinnati, Ohio on "the real flying 
saucer story." Mr. Eickhoff advised that this advertise­
ment disclosed no sponsor for this program and it was 
only noted on the ad that tickets for the program sold 
for $2*00 per person and would be on sale at the Central 
Ticket Office in Cincinnati.
Mr. Eickhoff continued that because of his 
interest in the subject of flying saucers, he desired 
to know the sponsor of the program and found out from 
the Central Ticket Office that the ad had been placed 
by Henry-MSday, 3^4 West Lewiston Avenue, Ferndale 20, 
Michigan. He said he telephonically contacted Maday 
on June 3, 1954 and found that Maday was only the agent 
having rented the Taft Auditorium and that he was 
acting on behalf of Truman Bethurum and George Hunt 
Williamson.
He continued that on June 4, 1954 Maday 
called him back and told him there had been a dis­
agreement between Maday, Bethurum and Williamson over 
Maday*s arrangement for the sale of tickets of the 
program and the renting of the auditorium. Eickhoff 
advised that Maday at no time said anything to discredit 
either Bethurum or Williamson and indicated that their 
disagreement concerned only Maday*s placing the ad 
in "The Cincinnati Enquirer" prior to having tickets 
for the program available in Cincinnati.
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Mr. Eickhoff further related that about ten 
minutes after he had talked to Maday on Friday, June 4, 
1954, he received a call from George Hunt—Williamson and 
a Mr ^-Mans peaker, who confirmed to him that Maday was no 
longer associated with them, and asked that Eickhoff meet 
with them at a luncheon at the Terrace Plaza Hotel, 
Cincinnati, Ohio on June 7, 1954*
Mr. Eickhoff, in explanation of his interest 
in this matter, advised that he had read such books as 
"Flying Saucers From Outer Space," written by Donald E. 
Kehoe, retired major, U. S. Marine Corps, which book was 
published by Harper’s Publishers, and a book entitled 
"Flying Saucers Have Landed," by George Adamski, which 
book is published by Werner-Lowery Company in England, 
and is distributed by the British Book Center in New York 
City. He said that he has also heard broadcasts by 
persons he considers reputable news commentators, such as 
Walter Winchell, Fulton Lewis, Jr., and Frank Edwards, 
to the effect that reliable persons have reported observing 
flying discs or saucers. He said contrary to these reports, 
the U. S. Air Force has denied the existence of the flying 
saucer and he felt that persons such as Truman Bethurum 
and George Hunt Williamson, in presenting a program such 
as that contemplated, were either truthful or they were 
frauds. He stated that if they had a true story to tell, 
then he felt it was of such nature that it should be given 
as wide a distribution as possible, so that the people 
might learn the true facts regarding flying discs. He 
said, however, if their story was not true, then the hold­
ing of such a meeting as was contemplated would be a fraud 
on the general public. He estimated that such a meeting 
in Cincinnati might draw two thousand people, which, at 
$2.00 apiece, would result in a $4,000.00 take for the 
promoters.
To identify Truman Bethurum, Mr. Eickhoff had 
with him two copies of the magazine "Valor," which he stated 
he got from Bethurum, this magazine being self-identified 
as the "Golden Times Weekly," published by Soul Craft 
Chapels, Post Office Box 192, Noblesville, Indiana. The 
two issues which Mr. Eickhoff had with him were numbers 15 
and 16 of volume 6 of the publication, the number 15 being


dated February 6, 19^4 and number 16 being dated 
February 13, 1954* Tiie number 15 issue contained an 
article concerning Truman Bethurum, in which he is 
identified as a truck driver from Redondo Beach, Calif­
ornia, and it refers to an article dated December 31, 
1953, which appeared in the “Daily Breeze," a newspaper 
at Redondo Beach, California, which allegedly contained 
a description of an encounter which Truman Bethurum had 
with a crew of assumed space explorers under the super­
vision of a ravishing woman commandant in the Nevada 
desert* The article also reflects that Truman Bethurum 
allegedly was aboard flying saucers on eleven occasions. 
At the bottom of the first page of issue number 15 there 
appeared in what Mr. Eickhoff stated was the handwriting 
of Truman Bethurum the statement "This is a true story, 
a factual experience -- Truman Bethurum."
The above mentioned article In "Valor" also 
reflected that Truman Bethurum is 55 years of age and that 
his residence address is 519 North G-ertruda Avenue, 
Redondo Beach, California.
Mr. Eickhoff reiterated that he felt Bethurum’s 
story, if true, should be given wide publicity, but that 
if the story was false, then he should be prosecuted for 
fraud. He stated that he first took his information to 
the Air Force in the person of Lieutenant Colonel John 
O’Mara of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, whom 
Eickhoff visited personally at O’Mara’s home in Fairborn, 
Ohio, on Sunday, June 6, 195U» Eickhoff indicated that 
he asked Colonel O’Mara if there were such things as 
flying saucers and if Bethurum’s story could be true, 
and he said O’Mara denied that there was such a t hing as 
a flying saucer and indicated to him that Donald E. Kehoe, 
the author of "Flying Saucers in Outer Space" was a fraud 
and that information is available in Washington that 
Kehoe is a fraud. He said he was advised, however, by 
Colonel O’Mara that the Air Force could take no action 
with respect to Bethurum or Williamson.
Eickhoff continued that it was his intention to 
aid in the promotion of a meeting for Bethurum in Cincinnati. 
He advised that the original meeting schedule for June 11
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had been cancelled, and that he felt this meeting had 
such important information for the people as a whole 
that he was going to make every effort to make the 
meeting one of national significance. He said he in­
tended to invite to the meeting all nationally prominent 
news commentators. He intended to try to get radio time 
to advertise the meeting but he did not wish to partici­
pate in this matter in any way if it would violate 
security regulations in any manner, or if Bethurura and 
his associates were in any way fraudulent. He stated 
that he so informed Bethurum, Williamson and Mr. 
Manspeaker at the luncheon meeting which was held at 
the Terrace Plaza Hotel on June 7, 1954* They informed 
him that they were not afraid of an investigation; that 
Bethurum’s story was factual, and that they had no objec­
tion to Eickhoff’s advising Government authorities 
regarding it.
Mr. Eickhoff stated that his report to this 
office was part of his plan to inform all the Federal 
agencies he thought should know about the activities of 
Bethurum. He advised that in line with his contemplated 
plans that on the evening of June 7, 195U there was to 
be another meeting at the home of L. Hv—Stringfleld, 
7017 Britton Avenue, Cincinnati 27, Ohio, at which 
meeting there would be Mr. Stringfield, Williamson, 
Manspeaker, Bethurum, Ralph—Zimmermann and Mr. Eickhoff. 
He said at this meeting they would plan a method of 
operation and make arrangements for this meeting of 
national significance. He said he intended to set the 
date of the meeting far enough in advance so that if 
any Governmental agency determined that there was fraud 
Involved that agency would have sufficient time to act 
prior to the holding of the meeting. He advised he 
intended to keep a detailed record of all actions taken 
by this group, and that he would voluntarily furnish 
such information to the F.B.I.
Eickhoff advised that he had not known and 
had not met either Bethurum, Williamson or Manspeaker 
prior to the events described above. He said that George 
Hunt Williamson identified himself as an archeologist 
and a writer for the magazine "Valor," who resides in 
Noblesville, Indiana,
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He said that Manspeaker, whose first name 
he did not know, is also connected with "Valor" magazine 
in some way.
He was asked as to what interest "Valor" 
magazine has in Bethurum, and whether Bethurum was 
sponsored by any other organization. He advised that 
he did not know the interest of "Valor" magazine in 
Bethurum, and so far as he knew, Bethurum was acting 
on his own and had no organizational affiliations or 
sponsorship. He was asked as to what disposition would 
be made of receipts from a large meeting and he advised 
that he did not know what disposition would be made of 
the money. He said he understood that Bethurum had been 
on tour for some time and that the meeting scheduled 
for Cincinnati originally on June 11, 1954 was to be 
the beginning of a new series of meetings.
William Dudley-Celley, Noblesville, Indiana 
reportedly operates the Soul Craft Press at Noblesville 
and among other pamphlets, published the weekly journal 
entitled "Valor", which Mr. Pelley describes as a "journal 
of the applied spirituality." This publication is said 
to deal mainly with practical mysticism, the spiritual 
movement called Soulcraft and the relationshop between 
earth man and the individuals arriving on this planet 
from flying saucers. Mr. Pelley is said to claim that 
these individuals arriving in flying saucers are of 
greater intelligence and learning than the earth people 
and are here to give the earth people Intellectual 
guidance and spiritual endowment and guidance.
On July 2, 1954, Thomas Eickhoff advised that 
no progress had been made with r espect to holding a 
meeting for Truman Bethurum in Cincinnati, Ohio which 
would be of national significance. He said that Bethurum 
had returned to California but that there was a possib­
ility that he would again come to Cincinnati, Ohio in 
the fall of 1954* At the same time Mr. Eickhoff advised 
that he had communicated with Donald E.—Kehoe, author 
of the book "Flying Saucers From Outer Space" and had 
advised him that he had been informed by Lieutenant 
Colonel John O’Mara, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 
Ohio that he was a fraud and that information is avail-


able in Washington that Kehoe is a f raud. He said that 
he, Eickhoff, had been requested by Kehoe to furnish 
him this information in writing and that he, Eickhoff, 
had obliged Kehoe in this respect. He said he understood 
that Kehoe was going to Washington with his attorneys 
to take up Colonel O’Mara’s statements with the Air Force
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STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
Director
SAC, Cincinnati (62-0)
BJECT: FLYING SAUCER REPORT
INFORMATION CONCERNING
ndU ffl • UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
D ATE: 8/2/54
Colonel J. M. SMITH, Deputy Director of Civilian 
Defense for Greater Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio 
called this office on 7/23/54 to report that he had re-
ceived a report of a flying saucer from Mr. CARL 
Route 1, Milford, Ohio. Mr. KEYSER said that he 
reached at his residence which is two miles east 
Ohio, on U. S. Highway 28.
RTISYSER, 
could be 
of Milford
KEYSER reported to Colonel SMITH that both 
wife, at approximately 2:40 p.m. on 7/23/54> had
he and his 
observed a
silver circular or spherical shape in the sky which was 
located to the southeast of their residence, approximately 
forty-five degrees above the horizon.
Colonel SMITH was advised that the report made by him 
was being referred to the appropriate officials of the 
United States Air Force.
I have advised the local office of the Office of 
Special Investigations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 
of the above.
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. Office M emorandum UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
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SUBJECT : M rs. F R AN C E S SW AN  
M ISC E LLAN E O US - IN F O R M ATIO N  C O N C E R N IN G
D ATE : 8 /2/54
This interview is predicated upon a telephone call received by 
SAC  L. L. LAUG H LIN on 7/29/54 from  JO H N -SUTSO N , Security O fficer, Bureau of 
Aeronautics, U. S. N avy D epartm ent.
O n the sam e date JO H N  H UTSO N w as interview ed in R oom  2912, M ain 
N avy Building. Also present during the interview w as C om m ander L. T. 
M cQ UISTO N , USN . H UTSO N and M cQ UISTO N furnished the follow ing inform ation:
They advised that the O ffice of N aval Intelligence had forw arded 
a file to the Bureau of Aeronautics w ith enclosures w hich had been received 
from  retired Adm iral H E R BE R T Bv-K N O V/LE S of South Berw ick, M aine. Accord­
ing to H UTSO N and M cQ UISTO N , K N O W LE S resided near M rs. F R AN C E S^ SW AN w ho 
had been receiving m essages through thought transm ission. SW AN approached 
K N O W LE S and advised him  that "flying saucers" w ere here to help m ankind. 
Inform ation received by H UTSO N indicated that K N O W LE S becam e interested 
in the m essages received by M rs. SW AN and felt that the m atter should be , 
investigated by the G overnm ent.
H UTSO N advised that K N O W LE S ’w rote to Adm iral E SPE Y , D irector 
of N aval Intelligence, on 6/1/54 enclosing som e of the m essages received 
by M rs. SW AN . R eceiving no reply to his original com m unication, K N O W LE S 
again w rote O N I on 6/7/54. H UTSO N advised that the first letter that 
K N O W LE S w rote to O N I contained inform ation that M rs. SW AN w as receiving 
m essages through thought control from  "outer space" and w rote them  dow n 
as she received them . The letter, according to H UTSO N , stated that M rs. 
SW AN w ould w rite w ithout any effort on her part and w ould w rite continuousl 
for four or five hours at a tim e w ithout getting tired. H e stated that O N I 
had in their possession the transm issions or m essages that had been received 
by M rs. SW AN .
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H UTSO N stated that O N I had advised that in the absence of any 
definite evidence of conversations, they w ould do nothing in the m atter. 
H e also 'stated that the Bureau of Aeronautics took no official action in
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V / in the m atter. H UTSO N w as questioned concerning the position that the Bureau 
, of Aeronautics had taken and he rem arked that he did not believe that this
V [ w as pertinent. After further questioning, he subsequently stated that the
\ Bureau of Aeronautics w as of the belief that this w as a m atter for O N I.
H UTSO N stated that he "unofficially" becam e interested in the 
m atter and at the invitation of Adm iral K N O W LE S, he w ent to South Berw ick, 
M aine, w here he spent 7/24,25,26/54 in the residence of Adm iral K N O W LE S.
/. H UTSO N stated that he inform ed Adm iral SAUC E K , his superior in the Bureau 
A^ t-O f Aeronautics, that he w as going to visit Adm iral K N O W LE S.
H UTSO N stated that inasm uch as K N O W LE S had received no response 
from  the G overnm ent concerning this m atter, he began reading books on 
flying saucers. H UTSO N advised that during the tim e that he w as a house 
guest of Adm iral K N O W LE S, there w as also present W ILBE R  BT'^ M ITH , a Physicist 
of the C anadian G overnm ent w ho w as also interested in flying saucers.
H UTSO N stated that SM ITH  w as at K N O W LE S' residence w ith his fam ily and w as 
there in an unofficial capacity.
H UTSO N advised that during his stay, he and SM ITH  had various 
interview s w ith M rs. SIVAN and had had contact w ith the "outer space" through 
M rs. SW AN . D uring the interview  w ith M rs. SW AN and the contact w ith "outer 
space," H UTSO N stated that they sat in a group and he observed M rs. SW AN  
w riting m essages that she w as receiving from  som eone in "outer space." 
According to H UTSO N , SW AN inform ed him  that the people from  "outer space" 
could use her eyes and ears to see and hear. According to SW AN , this is 
accom plished by the use of a m echanical device and all conversations are 
recorded by the people in "outer space." H UTSO N indicated as an ex am ple 
as to how m essages w ere relayed, he stated that he asked M rs. SW AN a 
question w hich she w as to relay to the people in "outer space" and before 
she had tim e to relay the question, she began w riting the answ er dow n to 
his question on paper.
H UTSO N stated that SW AN inform ed him  that w henever she w as to 
have contact w ith the people in "outer space," she w ould get a buzzing 
sound in her left ear to indicate that they w ere "on the line." H UTSO N  
stated that M rs. SW AN com plained to the people in "outer space" that 
this buzzing sound gets very annoying and painful to her ear. She also 
stated that the m essages had been com ing since M ay 27, 1954, and w ould com e 
at all tim es of the night and consequently she w as losing a great deal of 
sleep. According to H UTSO N , M rs. S..AN arranged a schedule w ith the people 
in "outer space" so that the m essages w ould not interfere w ith her sleep. 
H UTSO N advised that a schedule w as arranged betw een SW AN and the people 
in "outer space" that she w ould receive m essages on the follow ing schedule: 
8 :00 in the m orning, 12 noon, 6:00 in the evening, every day of the w eek.
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H UTSO N stated that M rs. SW AN 'S husband, G UtSf/AN , and their 
daughter, D AW LY N , had also heard the buzzing sound in their ears, but have 
not been able to receive transm issions or m essages. H UTSO N stated that the 
transm issions related to flying saucers, location and w hy they w ere here, 
life on other planets, and life in the hereafter, and prophesies in the Bible. 
H UTSO N advised that M rs. SW AN could contact people in "outer space" by m ental 
thought control.
According to H UTSO N , M rs. SW AN stated that there w ere tw o space 
ships from  w hich she had been receiving m essages. They w ere described as 
150 m iles w ide, 200 m iles in length, and 100 m iles in depth. H UTSO N stated 
that these ships are designated as M -h ano L-ll and they also contain m other 
ships w hich m easure approx im ately 150 to 200 feet in length. H UTSO N related 
that SW AN had inform ed him  that there w ere approx im ately 5,000 of these 
m other ships. H e stated that~"AF F A" is the M anager or the C om m ander of the 
ship M -U w hich is from  the planet Uranus and^ JLPO N N AR " is the M anager or the 
C om m ander of the ship L-ll w hich is from  the planet H atann. H UTSO N related 
that M rs. SW AN stated that these contacts w ith "AF F A" and "PO N N AR " w ere for 
the purpose of protecting our ow n earth from  destruction caused by the 
ex plosion of the atom  bom b, hyrdrogen bom b, and w ars of various kinds w hich 
they, "AF F A" and "PO N N AR ," say disrupt the m agnetic field of force w hich 
surrounds the earth. H UTSO N stated that M rs. SW AN also related that contact 
w as m ade for the purpose of protecting the w hole universe because if the 
"fault lines" break or go to pieces, it w ould effect the entire universe. 
According to M rs. SW AN , H UTSO N stated, "AF F A" and "PO N N AR " are presently 
w orking in the area of the Pacific O cean repairing "fault lines" w hich are 
in danger of breaking.
H UTSO N stated that both he and SM ITH  w ere looking for proof and 
they w anted to know w hether they could contact the m an from  "outer space." 
According to H UTSO N , SW AN advised that he and SM ITH could m ake contact in 
"outer space" on any frequency provided they inform ed her first of the 
frequency that they w ere to use so that she could advise the people in 
"outer space." H UTSO N stated that in connection w ith his contacting 
"outer space," he could m ake no com m itm ent as he did not know how far 
the N avy w ould go. H e advised, how ever, that SM ITH stated that he w ould 
try to m ake contact w ith "outer space" on Sunday, August 1, 195b, and w as 
going to use a high frequency. H UTSO N stated that to m ake sure that con­
tact w as m ade, M rs. SW AN advised that the ship from  "outer space" w ould 
com e w ithin 100 m iles of O ttaw a, C anada, so that SM ITH  w ould have no 
difficulty in m aking his contact.
H UTSO N stated that Adm iral K N O W LE S w anted to know if physical 
contact could be had w ith the people in "outer space." SW AN advised H UTSO N  
and K N O W LE S that the people in "outer space" w anted to know if they could 
provide them  protection and that if physical contact w ere to be m ade, they 
w ould appear in a force w hich w ould consist of 5,000 "bells" or "flying saucers."
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According to M rs. SW AN , these "bells" or "flying saucers" w ould appear 
over m any nations of the w orld during the latter part of August 1954, and 
w ould com e close enough to the earth so that they could be seen by m an 
and that they in turn w ould be able to see people on the street.
H UTSO N stated that Adm iral K N O W LE S w rote a letter to M AR G AR E T 
C H ASE  SM ITH , Senator from  M aine, concerning this inform ation, w ho forw arded 
the inform ation to the Secretary of D efense and copies w ere sent to the 
Arm y, N avy, and Air F orce. According to H UTSO N , K N O W LE S also w rote a 
letter to the President of the United States.
H UTSO N stated that none of the persons involved in this m atter w ere 
interested in publicity. H e stated that he w ould be w illing to assist the 
Bureau in the investigation of this m atter if the Bureau desired, inasm uch 
as he believed M rs. SW AN and Adm iral K N O W LE S had confidence in him .
H UTSO N described M rs. F R AN C E S SW AN as being of m iddle-class cir­
cum stances, having a very m odest hem e w ith furniture below m iddle-class. H e 
stated that she has no m ore than a high school education, if she has that. 
H e considered her to be a very sim ple m inded person, religious, a student 
of the Bible, and one w ho has studied spiritualism  and other thought control 
system s.
The above inform ation is being m ade available to the O ffice of 
.Special Invesitgations, United States Air F orce, and no further action is 
being taken by this office.
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D irector of Special Investigations
The Inspector G eneralD epartment of the A ir force
The Pentagon
W ashington 2$, D . C.
John Edgar Hoover, D irector federal Bureau of Investigation
PLYING SA U CER S/
M R S. PR A NCES SW A N
M ISCELLA NEOU S - INF OR M A TION CONCER NING
On July 2$, 1954, M r. John Hutson, Security 
Officer, Bureau of A eronautics, U nited States Navy D epartment, and Commander L. T. M cQuiston, U nited States 
Navy, furnished the following information to this Bureau.
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They advised that the Office of Naval 
Intelligence had forwarded a file to the Bureau of 
A eronautics with enclosures which had been received 
from retired A dmiral Herbert B. Knowles of South Berwick, M aine. A ccording to Hutson and M cQuiston, Knowles resided 
near M rs. F rances Swan who had been receiving messages 
through thought transmission. Swan approached Knowles 
and advised him that "flying saucers" were here to help 
mankind. Information received by Hutson indicated that 
Knowles became interested in the messages received by / 
M t's. Swan and felt that the matter should be investigated by the G overnment. >  I
Hutson advised that Khowles wrote to A dmiral 
Espe, D irector of Naval Intelligence, on June 1, 1954, enclosing some of the messages received by M rs. Swan.- 
R eceiving no reply to his original communication, Knowles 
again wrote to the D irector of Naval Intelligence on a
June 7, 1954. Hutson advised that the first letter that
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Khowles wrote to the D irector of Naval Intelligence contained 
information that M rs. Swan was receiving messages through 
thought control from "outer space" and wrote them down as she received them. The letter, according to Hutson, stated 
that M rs. Swan would write without any effort on her part and would write continuously far Jour or five hours at a time without getting tired. He stated that the Office / 
of Naval Intelligence had in its, possession the transmissions or messages that nad been received by M rs. Swan
Hutson stated that he "unofficially" became interested in the matter and at the invitation of A dmiral 
Knowles, he went to South Berwick, M aine, where he spent 
July 24, 2$, 26, 1954, in the residence of A dmiral Khowles
Hutson stated that inasmuch as Khowles 
had received no response from the G overnment concerning this 
matter, he began reading books on flying saucers. Hutson 
advised that during the time that he was a house guest of A dmiral Khowles, there was also present W ilber B. Smith, 
a Physicist of the Canadian G overnment who was also 
interested in flying saucers. Hutson stated that Smith 
was at Knowles' residence with his family and was there 
in an unofficial capacity.
Hutson advised that during his stay, he 
and Smith had various interviews with M rs. Swan and had had 
contact with the "outer space" through M rs. Swan. D uring  the interview with M rs. Swan and the contact with "outer 
space," Hutson stated that they sat in a group and he observed 
M rs. Swan writing messages that she was receiving from someone 
in "outer space. " A ccording to Hutson, Swan informed him 
that people from "outer space" could use her eyes and 
ears to see and hear. A ccording to Swan, this is accomplished 
by the use of a mechanical device and all conversations are 
recorded by the people in "outer space." Hutson indicated 
as an example as to how messages were relayed, he stated that he asked M rs. Swan a question which she was to relay 
to the people in "outer space" and before she had time to relay the question, she began writing the answer down to his question on paper.
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Hutson stated that Swan informed him that 
whenever she was to have contact with the people in "outer 
space, " she would get a bussing sound in her left ear to 
indicate that they were "on the line." Hutson stated that
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M rs. Swan complained to the people in "outer space" that this buzzing sound gets very annoying and painful to her ear. She also stated that the messages had been coming since 
my 27, 1954, and would come at all times of the night and consequently she was losing a great deal of sleep. A ccording  
to Hutson, M irs. Swan arranged a schedule with the people 
in "outer space" so that the messages would not interfere 
with her sleep. Hutson advised that a schedule was arranged 
between Swan and the people tn "outer space" that she would 
receive messages on the following schedule f 8s00 in the 
morning, 12 noon, 6tOO in the evening, every day of the 
week.
Hutson stated that ltrs. Swan's husband. 
G uy Swan, and their daughter, D awlyn, had also heard the buzzing sound in their ears, but have not been able to receive transmissions or messages. Hutson stated that the transmissions related to flying saucers, location and why 
they were here, life on other planets, and life in the hereafter, and prophesies in the Bible. Hutson advised 
that M rs. Swan could contact people in "outer space" by 
mental thought control.
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A ccording to Hutson, M rs. Swan stated that 
there were two space ships from which she had been receiving  messages. They were described as 1^0 miles wide, 200 miles 
in length, and 100 miles in depth. Hutson stated that 
these ships are designated as M -4 and L~ll and they also contain mother ships which measure approximately l$0 to 
200 feet in length. Hutson related that Swan had informed 
him that there were approximately $,000 of these mother ships 
He stated that "A ffa" is the M anager or the Commander of the 
ship M -4 which is from the planet U ranus and "Ponnar" is 
the M anager or the Commander of the ship L-ll which is from 
the planet Hatann. Hutson related that M rs. Swan stated 
that these contacts with "A ffa" and "Ponnar" were for the purpose of protecting our own earth from destruction caused by the explosion of the atom bomb, hydrogen bomb, and wars 
of various kinds which they, "A ffa" and "Ponnar," say disrupt 
the magnetic field of force which surrounds the earth. 
Hutson stated that M rs. Swan also related that contact was 
made for the purpose of protecting the whole universe because 
if the "fault lines" break or go to pieces, it would affect 
the entire universe. A ccording to M rs. Swan, Hutson stated, 
"A ffa" and "Ponnar" are presently working the area of the 
Pacific Ocean repairing "fault lines" which are in danger 
of breaking.
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Hutson stated that both he and Smith were 
looking for proof and they wanted to know whether they 
could contact the man from "outer space," A ccording to 
Hutson, Swan advised that he and Smith could make contact in 
"outer space" on any frequency provided they informed her 
first of the frequency that they were to use so that she could advise the people in "outer space. " Hutson stated that 
in connection with his contacting "outer space," he could make 
no commitment as he did not know how far the Navy would go. He advised, however, that Smith stated that he would try to make contact with "outer space" on Sunday, A ugust 1, 1954, and was going to use a high frequency. Hutson stated that to 
make sure that contact was made, Hrs. Swan advised that the skip from "outer space" would come within 100 miles of 
Ottawa, Canada, so that Smith would have no difficulty in making his contact.
Hutson stated that A dmiral Knowles wanted 
to know if physical contact could be had with the people 
in "outer space. " Swan advised Hutson and Knowles that 
the people in "outer space" wanted to know if they could 
provide them protection and that if physical contact were to be made, they would appear in a force which would consist 
of 5> 000 "bells" or "flying saucers." A ccording to M rs. Swan, 
these "bells" or "flying saucers" would appear over many 
nations of the world during the latter part of A ugust, 19549 and would come close enough to the earth so that they could 
be seen by man and that they in turn would be able to 
see people on the street.
Hutson described M rs. F rances Swan as 
being of middle-class circumstances, having a very modest 
home with furniture below middle-class. He stated that she 
has no more than a high school education, if she has that. 
He considered her to be a very simple-minded person, religious, a student of the Bible, and one who has studied spiritualism 
and other thought control systems.
The above data is being furnished to the 
Office of Special Investigations, U nited States A ir F orce, 
Toison-----------for any investigation deemed appropriate, and for information 
N fchohlZ Z  t0 G ~29 D epartment of the A rmy, and the Office of Naval 
Belm ont----------Intelligence, U nited States Save,. No further action is being  
^ taken in this matter by this Bureau.
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cc - 1 • D irector of Naval Intelligence 
D epartment of the Navy 
The Pentagon 
W ashington 2$, D . C.
cc • 1 ~ A ssistant Chief of Staff, G -2 
D epartment of the A rmy 
The Pentagon 
W ashington 2$, D , C.
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A ugust 12, 1954
M r, R oger L, Jones 
1414 Lake D rive 
Zanesville, Ohio
D ear M r, Jones:
Your letter of A ugust 7, 1954, 
with enclosure, has been received,
I would like to advise you that 
the article you mentioned is entirely in­correct with reference to the F BI, and there 
is no information on the matter which I can 
give you.
Sincerely yours, 
^ •- ^ dgar H oover
NOTE: This article was previously brought to 
our attention, and the field advised the magazine
editor that the story ivas not 
Bureau's part was concerned, 
he regretted the error and he 
retraction in the next issue.
true as far as the The editor stated would publish a 
which is not due
for several months yet, ^ M clo>uf-e. M 'S* & *
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R oger L Jones 
1414 Lake D rive 
Z anesville, O hio
To:
D irector
F ederal Bureau O f Investigation
W ashington D .C .
O i
Subject: Inquiry about fantastic article
D ear Sir:
This m ay seem  utterly silly, but I felt
it.
that I m ust w rite in
In the August issue of M Y STIC  m agazine is, an article telling
tw o m en from  the planet Venus w ho landed in a<flying^  
C alifornia, obtained som e old clothes, and hitchniK e
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•M r. W interro^ d-
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about
of
r near Barstow  
nLos Angeles.
O ne of these tw o, the article says, got a job for a w hile in the 
m issing persons office of a new spaper in LA.
O n page 18 , 2nd colum n, 3rd paragraph, M Y STIC  says that a Los Ang- 
-eles new spaper reporter stated that he sent a ’’full report’’ about 
these beings from  another planet to the F BI.
M Y STIC  also says that accom panying that account w as an analysis 
record of a ’’gouged'' piece of hard alloy steel w hich one of the Venus- 
-ians is supposed to have m ade by running his thum b lightly across the 
surface of it. And that this particular analysis w as m ade by ''one of 
the forem ost laboratories in LA.
F rankly I don’t believe the article. O n the other hand, I can’t 
prove it isn’t true.
If such a report w as sent to you, m ay I purchase a photostatic 
copy of each page?
R J/


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October 8. 1954
M r. L. F ^M j^ner4353 F ickerson A venue 
D etroit 15, M ichigan
D ear M r, W agner:
EX -130
Your letter postmarked September 30, 1954, with enclosures, has been received, and the thought prompting your bringing the matter 
you mentioned to the attention of this Bureau is very much appreciated.
In the event you acquire further data which you believe to be of interest to the F BI, 
please feel free to contact the representatives of our office located at 913 F ederal Building. D etroit 36, M ichigan.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover 
D irector
cc - D etroit, with copy of ine 
A TTENTION SA C: The D ^-tpo it 
is not identifiable in Bufi
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re any
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any of the individuals who are listed as officers 
or speakers whose names appear on the literature forwarded by correspondent with the exception of 
D esmond''Leslie and ffenry M aday. These latter two 
individuals have been brought to the Bureau's 
attention before as having jxritten material or
lectured on the subject o
343 and 344 ) Saucers.(63-83894-
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TH E  D E TR O IT F LY IN G SAUC E R  Q LUB
presents
M R .JO W M  O TTO of C hicago
Patent D evelopm ent E ngineer, M em ber of C hicago R ocket Society, Pioneer Space C om m entator 
and M em ber of Saucers International -- w ho w ill speak on
"An Analysis of Latest Saucer E vidence" 
(follow ed by audience participation from  the floor) 
W E D N E SD AY E VE N IN G , SE PTE M BE R  22, 1954, at 7:30 P.M .
The G rand Ballroom , Veteran's M em orial Building, 151 W est Jefferson
AISO  Laura M arx er w ill introduce the leaders of eight neighborhood groups w ho already are 
looking up ... other sightings w ill be reported. O ur petition to President E isenhow er is 
ready for your signature ... ex tra copies are on hand.
’^ v %
TH IS IS A SC O O P! A group of "H AM " operators, started w ithin our C lub, have m ade w hat 
they are sure is a saucer contact. It w ill be reported by D on Thom pson and his friends.
O ur club is fast becom ing D etroit's m ost interesting factual program . In presenting 
M r. O tto, w e are bringing a speaker w ho has just returned from  an eastern lecture tour, 
w here the S-R -0 sign w as out in N ew Y ork C ity? follow ing his broadcast interview over 
M utual Station W O R . H is talk w ill be illustrated. If you have heard him , you know that 
as a lecturer John O tto ranks am ong the best. Bring your friends. Incidentally: 
K eep your eye out for our ow n D etroit F lying Saucer C lub m agazine arriving soon! 
C ontribution $1.00 H enry M aday, C hairm an.


H ere is the m an w ho has coupled 21 years of 
profound research w ith native C osm ic insight!
The D etroit F lying Saucer C lub 
announces the distinguished presence of
M R . D E SM O N D  LE SLIE
N oted Irish journalist and author; preem inent 
Saucer scholar; co-author of the best seller: 
"F lying Saucers H ave Landed"
w ho w ill address our m em bership and friends 
on TUE SD AY E VE N IN G Septem ber 28 th, at 8 :15 P.M . 
w ith audience participation to follow .
D etroit Institute of Arts— Large auditorium  
(E ntrance on John R , near K irby)
All seats $1.00 * * Box O ffice open at 6:30 P.M .


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D E TR O IT F LY IN G  SAUC E R  C LUB
5432 C ass Avenue
H enrSM aday, President 
Laura M arx er, Vice President
- D etroit 2, M ichigan - TR inity 5-7300
D olores M ." C oyne, Secretary 
John O rloff m an, Treasurer
AN O PE N LE TTE R  TO  TH E  PR E SID E N T O F TH E  UN ITE D  STATE S:
M r. President: Sept. 22, 1954
As citizens of D etroit and vicinity, w e request audience w ith you regarding the com ing of 
Space ships to this earth. M any of us have seen these objects; so have others both in this 
country and on foreign soil.
To us it m atters little w hether these be called "UF O 's" (unidentified flying objects) space 
ships, fireballs, flying saucers or any other •nam e. The point is that they are continuously 
com ing, and they are being observed both here and abroad.
It appears that our governm ent w ith far greater facilities for observation than any indivi­
dual is perfectly aw are of such phenom ena, but has adopted a policy of silence and secrecy 
in regard to them . W e understand that certain individuals w ithin the D efense D epartm ent 
are afraid of announcing the facts to the citizens for fear of panic.
M r. President, w e feel that this policy is false, fear-provoking and entirely m istaken for 
the follow ing reasons:
1. W e believe that these phenom ena are of a m agnitude and im portance such as to 
w arrant the utm ost openness and cooperation betw een governm ent and citizenry.
2. W e believe that the present policy of silence and secrecy is a reflection on 
the intelligence and loyalty of the Am erican citizen.
3. W e believe that this policy not only encourages fear and lack of confidence in 
governm ent, but leads to ex ploitation by unscrupulous publishers and opportunistic 
individuals w ho prey upon the natural curiosity of the Am erican citizen.
4. W e do not understand by w hat right certain public servants, utilizing the tax ­
payers' facilities for inform ation and observation, gather facts relative to 
these phenom ena, and then fail to properly inform  the public.
5. O ther countries have already acknow ledged these phenom ena and have publicly 
appointed governm ental com m issions to investigate, collect inform ation and report 
to the people.
M r. President: W e, therefore, call upon you, our trusted leader, to utilize the great 
pow ers of your office to change this sham eful and unam erican policy of silence and secrecy.
W e ask that our governm ent com e forw ard and m ake an honest and forthright acknow ledgm ent 
of these phenom ena, and inform  the citizens of such pertinent facts as are now available. 
In return, the citizens then w ould be w illing to report sightings and contacts w hich other­
w ise w ould rem ain concealed because of fear of ridicule or rebuff by governm ent agencies.
This cooperation betw een the governm ent and its citizenry w ould clear the atm osphere of fear 
and suspicion, w ould renew confidence in our public officials, and pave the w ay to a better 
understanding and evaluation of these great phenom ena.
Such a clear acknow ledgm ent,em enating from  the head of our nation m ight divert m ankind's 
attention from  the spectre of im pending atom ic .w ar. It could lift the consciousness of 
everyone on this earth to a C osm ic level w here a com plete new set of Spiritual, scientific 
and social values w ould be w ithin the reach oi all.
D E TR O IT F LY IN G SAUC E R  C LUB
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STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
'Office '^^morandum ■ • ’ un ite d sta te s g o ve rn m e n t
TO Director, FBI D ATE: 11/2/5^.
FR O Cincinnati (100—new)
SUBJECT: CIVILIAN GH
INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS 
LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director 
7017 Britton Avenue 
Cincinnati 27, Ohio 
INFORMATION CONCERNING
Remylets to the Bureau dated b/8/51}. and 7/22/51^ 
captioned, TRUMAN BETHURUM, FLYING DISCS, MISCELLANEOUS 
INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE), Bufile b2-8389^.
Attached for the Bureau’s information is the 10/1/5U 
"Newsletter" of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying
Objects, designated Vol. I No. 7, which has the address 
0. Box 1655 (Cincinnati, Ohio), and which identifiesP
Ohio, as 
of this "
E t STRINGFIELD, 7017 Britton Avenue, Cincinnati 27, 
the director.of the organization. On the first page g 
Newsletter" STRINGFIELD reports that he had a priv
talk with Lt. Colonel JOHN O’MARA, Deputy Commander, 
Intelligence, U. S. Air Force, on 9/21/54 and that in 
essence Colonel O’MARA had told STRINGFIELD that flying 
saucers do exist and that past contradictions were unfortun
There is also enclosed a newspaper clipping from the 
Cincinnati Times Star dated 9/26/54, entitled, ^Saucers " N.o 
Myth, Says Researcher. This article refers to the "Newslett 
enclosed and also reports on the interview of STRINGFIELD 
with Lt. Colonel JOHN O’MARA, Deputy Commander, Air Force ( 5
Intelligence, Wright Field.
RCD:BL
Ends. (3)
In addition, there is enclosed a second clippin 
this being from the Cincinnati Post of October 11, 195 
entitled^SSee ’Em?-- Saucers Cover City. This article 
reflects that several persons in Cincinnati had cited flying / 
saucers and had reported them to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD
Registered Mail
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C O PIE S D E STR O VF D
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CI. 100-new
(CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS)
The "Newsletter" and the two newspaper clippings were 
forwarded to this office by JAC I£^ UNDER MAN, 3914 Teleford 
Avenue, Cincinnati 20, Ohio, under date of 10/20/54* Mr* 
GUNDERMAN advised that he is employed as a layout artist 
by the DuBois Company, Inc., 1120 West Front Street, 
Cincinnati 3, Ohio, and that he began work there on 8/19/54* 
He advised that the advertising manager of this company 
is LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD who is intensely interested in 
flying saucers and has created the Civilian Research, 
Interplanetary Flying Objects organization. He advised that 
STRINGFIELD is director of this organization and is 
assisted by his wife, that he writes and publishes monthly 
the multi-lithographed "Newsletter," and that he claims 
that the publication now has a world-wide circulation of 
about 4,000 copies at a subscription price of ^2.00 per year,
GUNDERMAN further advised that STRINGFIELD regularly 
communicates with FRANK^EDWARDS, former A.F. of L. radio 
news commentator, on the subject of saucers and that, 
according to STRINGFIELD, EDWARDS is also intensely interested 
in saucers. EDWARDS recently warned STRINGFIELD to be very 
careful or the Air Force would stop STRINGFIELD’S publishing 
activities. GUNDERMAN also related that STRINGFIELD main­
tains that the Air Force was responsible for EDWARDS being 
fired as the A.F. of L. radio news commentator because EDWARDS 
used his program to publicize his (ED’WARDS) saucer interest.
GUNDERMAN related that STRINGFIELD states in the 
"Newsletter", and also personally, that the U. S. Air Force 
maintains a strict censorship of news pertaining to saucers, 
that the Air Force has several thousand saucer scientists 
working on a research project, and that any military 
personnel working on the project are subject to immediate 
court-martial if they reveal any facts about it.
STRINGFIELD has also stated to GUNDERMAN that he be­
lieves his home telephone is being monitored, presumably 
by the Air Force, and that he makes phone calls to Wright- 
Patterson Air Force Intelligence Officer JOHN O’MARA and to
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100-new
(CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS)
CI.
FRANK EDWARDS from his office at the DuBois Company. 
GUNDERMAN continued that he believes STRINGFIELD is now 
afraid to proceed too much for fear the Air Force will in 
some way stop his operations and that EDWARDS’ warning to 
STRINGFIELD was after the issuing of the October 1, 1954, 
"Newsletter" which contained the article about STRINGFIELD’S 
interview with Colonel O’MARA. At the same time, GUNDERMAN 
reported that STRINGFIELD, in talking about the possibility 
that the Air Force might stop his operations, made a state­
ment to the effect that, "The Air Force can’t do anything 
to me. I’m claiming saucers are interplanetary."
GUNDERMAN continued in his letter that another point 
which may or may not be of interest is the fact that the 
DuBois Company copywriter, HERBERT E.^CLARK, 4974 Strathmore >££_ 
Drive, Cincinnati, is a close friend of STRINGFIELD and is 
interested in STRINGFIELD’s organization. He identified 
CLARK as about 25 years of age and a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan 
University where CLARK claims to have been a member of an 
inter-racial social college fraternity. GUNDERMAN said he 
noticed that CLARK often brings up such subjects as the 
falseness of religion, that atomic and hydrogen bombs may be 
the cause of bad weather, and that colored people shouldn’t 
be discriminated against. At the same time CLARK is active 
in the Methodist Church and in the Cincinnati Civil Defense 
organization.
GUNDERMAN advised that he was furnishing the foregoing 
information because he thought that possibly the real 
purpose of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying 
Objects organization might be to gather bits of information 
about a very secret U. S. Air Force Development Project.
My letter of 6/8/54 in referenced matter concerning 
TRUMAN BETHURUM on pages 4 and 5 contains information re­
garding STRINGFIELD’S Interest in BETHURUM and that the 
Indices of this office at that time contained no Information
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CI. 100-new
(CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS)
regarding STRINGFIELD. This letter also contains informa­
tion concerning a contact by THOMAS EICKHOFF v^ith Lt. 
Colonel JOHN O’MARA, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on 
6/6/54 relative to BETHURUM’s story regarding flying saucers
The foregoing is for the Bureau’s information and 
this office is advising OSI, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 
of the substance of the information in this letter and that 
no further action is being taken. It is noted that JACK 
GUNDERMAN requested in his letter that his identity be 
kept confidential.
z The files of this office reflect that JACK SPAIN
—GUNDERMAN voluntarily appeared at this office in December, 
1951, and furnished a piece of literature which he had 
found at the University of Cincinnati. At that time he had 
no information as to subversive activities and no further 
contact was made with him.
The files of this office contain only one reference 
to HERBERT E. CLARK. This reflects that he is HERBERT E. 
CLARK, Jr., and that in August, 1954, as program chairman 
of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Marri-eds class, he 
requested a speaker for 11/13/54* On 9/13/54 he was advised 
that SA MARK M. McSHURLEY would speak to the above mentioned 
class on the topic of General Activities of the FBI.


O ctober 1, 1954
Vol. I N o. 7
nEU I5LETTER •
Leonard H. Stringfield 
Director
1011 Britto* Ave.
Ciociauoti 27, Ohio
Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects
R eply to above address or P.O . Box 18 55 
C opyright 1954 by Len H . Stringfield
E X C LUSIVE : PR IVATE  TALK  W ITH  LT. C O LO N E L JO H N  O 'M AR A, D E PUTY  
C O M M AN D E R , IN TE LLIG E N C E , C O N F IR M S TH E  E X ISTE N C E  O F "F LY IN G  
SAUC E R S" -- TR UTH  M AY  BE  BAR E D  SO O N  AS "TE C H N IC AL D ATA" R E AC H E S 
TH E  AIR  F O R C E . AIR  F O R C E  PLAN S C O O PE R ATIO N  W ITH  PUBLIC .
The greatest story involving E arth and Space m ay soon be told. The "silence" 
group -- that official fear-faction of the Air force -- w ho for years fought to 
keep the truth from  the public has now lost its anaconda-hold on accum ulative 
evidence. Stim ulated by recent events, the trium phant fearless-faction of the 
Air F orce w ill take the benighted public into confidence. As C ol. O 'M ara inti­
m ated: w e w ant to cooperate and dispense w ith the m isconception that "flying 
saucers" do not ex ist. H ere is the essence of C ol. O 'M ara's statem ents, 9/21/54:
F lying saucers "do ex ist" the C olonel told m e, and he added, in effect, past con­
tradictions w ere unfortunate. At this point I asked the C olonel if there w ere tw o 
breakdow ns of saucers . . .the interplanetary device and the secret Am erican m is­
sile. I w as first corrected on the term  "m issile", then the C olonel said he believed 
there w ere "three breakdow ns" -- the third, "natural phenom ena. " By such an 
adm ission, w e therefore have these three breakdow ns ... 1) the controlled saucer" 
from  outer space. . .2) a secret Am erican saucer-like device and 3) unex plained 
natural phenom ena.
W hen I tried for a com m ittal statem ent on the interplanetary "saucer" I w as, as 
ex pected,rebuffed, but w as told that in their research they w ere "gradually getting 
m ore data. " Then for corroboration, I asked if all the saucers seen by Am ericans 
w ere Am erican devices and to this the C olonel replied: "D efinitely not! Som ething 
does ex ist," he said, w hich, of course, is diam etric to all A. F . statem ents follow ­
ing M ajor K eyhoe's book. In this respect, the C olonel intim ated that the A. F . plans 
to cooperate w ith the public . . . and a statem ent w ill be forthcom ing from  the D e­
fense D ept, w hich w ill ex plain som e of the past contradictions and release the de­
tails behind m any of the sightings. W hen I asked, again, about the 700 sightings a 
w eek, he told m e that this w ould be covered in the A.F . release.
C ol. O 'M ara and I discussed m any sensative issues. Although he spoke guardedly, 
the C olonel w as w onderfully cooperative, and I could w ell appreciate his position 
in relation to official security. W hen, for instance, I asked about the E arth Satel­
lites, and the theory indicating they w ere "rocks" ( see page 3) he replied that he 
has not received w ord they w ere "rocks. " H e said the scientist in W hite Sands 
"are still w orking very hard and have lots of things to w ork on. " W hen I asked 
about the silent M ars C om m ittee he ex plained that the astronom ers have not issued 
a report because "they are in disagreem ent" as to w hat they found.
In m y 26 m inute talk w ith the C olonel w e also discussed saucer hostility, m ysteri­
ous plane crashes, the Atlantic problem , and, w hether or not the C R IF O  N ew s­
letter w as slanted in the right direction. R e: the latter, the C olonel said, in effect, 
that it ( the N ew sletter) w as in the right direction . . .
E ditor's N ote: O ur N ew sletter, due to above inform ation,w as revam ped the last 
m inute. W hat w as the first page is now the second, et al.


SAUC E R S H AR ASS E AR TH ; F E AR  O F W O R LD  PAN IC  F O R C E S IN TE R N ATIO N AL 
C E N SO R SH IP: Behind the M ask of C om edy is tragedy -- the tragedy of censor­
ship; on stage is the "F lying Saucer" w hose m isfortune of nam e has held it ludi­
crously before the public eye since K en Arnold announced "nine saucer-like 
things" flying near M t. R anier in 1947.
"Saucers" in their true dim ension are less ludicrous to w orld governm ents. 
W orking in cooperative secrecy they have enforced a bow string-tight conspir­
acy of censorship. A recent ex am ple is found in this w riter's correspondence 
w ith the C hilean N aval M ission in W ashington, D . C . To quote their reply of 
D ecem ber 23, 1953:
"W e are pleased to acknow ledge receipt of your letter . . . regarding the photo­
graphs show ing UF O 's in form ational flight, w hich you m ention w ere taken by 
C aptain O r rego of the C hilean N avy near Antarctica in 1948 .
'R egarding this m atter w e w ish to inform  you that recently w e received a com ­
m unication from  C apt. O rrego stating that he had not seen any UF O 's over the 
Antarctica in 1 948 , therefore, the photographs requested by you do not ex ist. ..."
(Signed) H arold N agel, C aptain 
C hief of the C hilean N aval M ission.
G oing back into old files I find that C apt. Augusto O rrego said:wD uring the bright 
antarctic night w e saw flying saucers, one above the other, turning at trem en­
dous speeds. W e have photographs to prove w hat w e saw . "
And now , the proof of C hilean contradiction, thus international censor ship. H ere 
I refer to M ajor K eyhoe's recent book. H e says: "Later, w hen I requested copies 
from  the C hilean E m bassy in W ashington I w as told that the pictures ( C aptain 
O rrego's) w ere classified. "
E ditor: F or the pictures to be classified they first had to ex ist. W hy, during 
D ecem ber, did they fail to ex ist? D oes this tie in w ith the U.S. Air F orce's 
sudden security ruling, w hich I learned by letter from  ATIC , W right-Patterson 
AF B, dated D ec. 17, 1953. They said, in part: "In reference to your letter, the 
ATIC  has been directed to m ake all inform ation on Project Blue Book available 
to the D ept, of D efense for release from  that point only . . . . "
W hat happened in those yesterm onth skies? W hy do our Air F orce and C entral 
Intelligence bend over backw ards to circum vent the truth about flying saucers? 
W hy do foreign governm ents self-contradict them selves? Are they hiding super­
saucer m issiles of their ow n ... or, are they all just being cooperative to con­
ceal som e great Am erican w eapon? H ardly!
The answ er is in the skies today . . . right this m inute! F resh reports com e to 
m y desk daily. They com e from  com petent and honest people. W hile these 
reports are being w ritten other vehicles are crossing the barriers of space and 
tim e to "violate" earth's international boundaries ... to harass the paths of air­
lines, and w ith increasing frequency, to com e closer to terra firm a. H ere, they 
hover over roof tops, "buzz" autom obiles and peer into house w indow s. Som e 
cause destruction, even death. Are these the behind-the-scenes reasons for 
censorship ?


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I
TH E  E AR TH  SATE LLITE  E N IG M A -- AR E  TH E Y  M O SC O W 'S . . . M E TE O R IC  . 
O R  M AR TIAN ? Statem ents conflict, as usual. I first reported these tw o m ys­
terious earth satellites in m y April N ew sletter . . . then again, follow ing Lt.
C ol. O 'M ara's adm ission to m e, June 8 , that a govt, project w as tracking the 
objects but that the evidence w as conflicting.
I heard nothing m ore until Aug. 3 w hen E dw ard W . H erm ann, special agent for 
M cG raw -H ill Publications, told m e D ave Anderton, E ngineering E ditor of 
Aviation W eek, had received a report from  D r. Lincoln LaPaz regarding the 
satellites, and, that it w ould "appear in detail in a com ing issue. " In that a 
correspondent friend, Ted Bloecher of N ew Y ork, tells m e he tried dozens of 
new  stands for the m agazine, but to no avail ( indicating a sudden scarcity) I 
w ill quote the August 23, 1954 issue of Aviation W eek:
"Pentagon scare over the observance of tw o previously unobserved satellites 
orbiting the earth had dissipated w ith the identification of the objects as na­
tural, not artificial satellites. D r. Lincoln LaPaz . . . headed the identification 
project. O ne satellite is orbiting about 400 m iles out w hile the other track is 
600 m iles from  the earth. Pentagon thought the R ussians had beaten the U.S. 
to space operations. "
N ow , the rest of the story, thanks to Ted Bloecher. Says Ted: "Being of a 
nature that is naturally suspicious of anything printed, I w rote D r. LaPaz and 
requested that he verify this release. I received an answ er yesterday. ( Sept. 8 ). 
In his letter, D r. LaPaz regrets 'that Aviation W eek’s m isleading satellite 
story has received such w idespread and uncritical publicity. ' E nclosed also 
w as the letter he (LaPaz) had w ritten toA.P. Strangely enough, the papers 
w ere content w ith carrying the false report, for I've seen no m ention of D r. 
LaPaz's correction on this report. "
F ollow ing is copy of letter, in part, by D r. La Paz, to the Associated Press:
"Scientifically and m ilitarily, the search for nearby satellites of the earth is 
one of the m ost im portant on w hich m ankind has ever em barked. It is there­
fore unfortunate, although not surprising, that false rum ors are bound to be 
circulated in regard to the nature and results of this search.
"As regards the Aviation W eek story on the satellite search, sum m arized in 
the A.P. release show n m e, it is false in every particular insofar as reference 
to m e is concerned. . . . N o one representing Aviation W eek has questioned m e 
concerning any possible connection I m ay have w ith the satellite search program , 
and no one w hatever has been authorized to credit m e w ith the activities attrib­
uted to m e in the Aviation W eek story. "
(Signed) Lincoln La Paz
D irector Institute of M eteoritics
Y our letters and clippings are greatly appreciated; each is carefully read and 
filed. Since the April N ew sletter, m ore than 8 000 letters have crossed m y 
desk -- a trem endous load for just tw o people. M y w ife, D ell, handles all ad­
m inistrative details, subscriptions, m ailing, etc. .w hile I direct the research 
and prepare the N ew sletter. W e are both grateful for your kind letters and your 
enduring patience. K E E P TH E  M AIL C O M IN G , but w e're afraid to com m it our­
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scription $2.00 a year, starting w ith June 1954 issue. Six  m onth subscriptions 
starting in April term inate w ith O ct. issue. M ark R E N E W AL clearly w ith rem it­
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add 50^ ex tra per issue cf N ew sletter.


I
LO G AN , UTAH  JO LTE D  BY  VIO LE N T E X PLO SIO N  AN D  G APIN G  C R ATE R  
F O LLO W IN G  M Y STE R IO US "STR E AK  O F LIG H T" IN  SK Y : F irst guess -- a 
m eteorite, but as the evidence w as assem bled by forem ost authorities, the 
theory dissipated. H ere's the story, thanks to the help of M rs. John G erm an 
of W oodscross, Utah w ho probed the Salt Lake Tribune files for the early facts 
-- before SILE N C E !
O n M ay 7, 1954 the Tribune reported: "A 'conventional m eteorite fall' did not 
produce the crater found w est of here Sunday, and probing operations at the 
scene have been discontinued, geologists said. In a 73-w ord statem ent, 3 sci­
entists gave reasons w hy they ended their investigation, but it contained no 
opinion on w ho or w hat m ade the hole, or how it w as m ade.
"The statem ent, signed by J. Stew art W illiam s, professor of geology, Utah State 
Agricultural C ollege, Lincoln La Paz, director, Institute of M eteoritics, Uni­
versity of N ew M ex ico and C lyde T. H ardy, USAC  geology professor read:
'In the region ex tending from  C larkston south to Paradise, ex haustive interro­
gation of num erous persons w ho saw or heard the ex plosive phenom enon at 
m idnight on M ay 1 has been carried out. The testim ony thus obtained and m aterial 
evidence recovered as a result of subsurface investigations at the site of the 
ex plosion w est of Logan have disclosed that the crater w as not produced by a 
conventional m eteorite fall. F or these reasons, operations have been discontinued! "
And from  the Tribune, M ay 5: "D r. Lincoln LaPaz spent his first full day 
here, w orking w ith D r. J. Stew art W illiam s and D r. C lyde T. H ardy. O n his 
arrival here M onday night, D r. LaPaz said the hole m ust have been m ade by 
a 'w hopper' if it contains a m eteorite. They decided to place a fram e around 
the crater and cover it w ith w ire m esh. W orkers w ill stand on m ovable planks 
and probe w ith a pipe. In this w ay they w ill know they have probed every place 
possible under the m esh.
" 'M y recom m endation is that w e ex cavate until w e find w hat m ade the hole, ' 
said D r. LaPaz, w ho is credited w ith recovering the w orld's largest aerolite, 
w eighing m ore than one ton. "
The incident occurred on M ay 1 bringing "5 00 phone calls" to the Logan C ity 
Police D ept. R esidents reported their houses "shaken" and TV view ers said 
their reception w as disturbed. A check m ade later w ith H ill Air F orce Base 
and Salt Lake C ity indicated no planes in the area for several hours. A w ar 
veteran described the 16 ft. w ide and 6 ft. deep hole as looking like a "bom b 
crater. " Sod w as found scattered in all directions for m ore than 100 yards.
O n Aug. 31, '54, I w rote D r. C lyde T. H ardy, geologist w ho w orked on the pro­
ject, asking if any substantial evidence as to its (the ex plosion's) source had 
been uncovered. F ollow ing is D r. H ardy's reply of Sept. 11, 1954:
"R eference is m ade to your letter of Aug. 31 re. the ex plosion and crater w est 
of Logan. Although a fireball w as reported by several people previous to the 
ground ex plosion, I am  personally convinced that they w ere confused. O ne es­
pecially com petent observer describes a ground flash only and he w as favorably 
situated to see all aspects of the occurrence. "
(Signed) C lyde T. H ardy
Assoc. Prof. , D ept. G eology
(R ef. F ile: C ase 20)


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JE T "E X PLO D E S" C H ASIN G  UF O  N E AR  UTIC A, N . Y . : The gam y but saucer­
phobic press tried pitting w its w ith its readership. They handed the unsus­
pecting reader a front page story w ithout the facts, then ( see July 3 N ew Y ork 
Tim es) presented the facts in a separate story buried in the back pages. R eason: 
They feared public reaction to saucer tragedy, viz: C apt. M antell. But, w its 
didn't pit right w ith Ted Bloecher and others such as Lester S. Parker of Topeka, 
K ansas. They correlated the loose ends:
Let's review one "end" -- the front page story: A jet fighter returning from  a 
"scram ble" to investigate an "unidentified aircraft", plunged into tiny W alesville 
eleven m iles southw est of Utica, about 12:30 P.M . , July 2, 1954. The plane 
crashed into an auto and tw o buildings killing four persons.
The Air F orce in W ashington announced the F -94-C  Starfire had been sent up 
on "an active air defense intercept m ission. " According to the U. P. release 
of July 3, "Air- F orce spokesm en said the cockpit of the plane . . . becam e un­
bearably hot during the flight and that the pilot ordered his radar observer to 
bail out . . . then bailed out him self at 7000 ft. "
According to the A. P. release in N ew Y ork Tim es July 3, "The air base (G riffis 
AF B) said, ' that fuel in the burning plane apparently had ex ploded w hen the jet 
crashed. * They said it had not been determ ined w hether an ex plosion occurred 
w hile the jet w as in the air."
"Later, " according to A. P. , "an AF spokesm an in W ashington said the inter­
cepted plane w as one that had failed to file a flight plan w ith C . A. A. or, one 
that drifted off its announced flight path. "
The U. P. and A.P. stories of disaster w ere essentially true, but because of the 
"disaster" angle they designated the pursued object as a "plane" rather than a 
UF O . Ted Bloecher, w ho did som e checking, told m e that his friend, E d 
W ilkenson, listened to a broadcast w hich described the incident, thus: "The 
jet had successfully contacted the UF O  but still could not identify it. "
But Ted Bloecher's real find w as in the sm all item  buried in the N ew Y ork Tim es' 
(July 3) back pages. It reads:
"A silvery, balloon-like object floating high over the Utica area sent residents 
rushing to their telephones to m ake inquiries of new spapers, police and radio 
stations.
"The Utica Press estim ated that m ore than 1000 calls about the object jam m ed 
its sw itchboard betw een 6 and 10:00 P.M . It w as reported sighted by residents 
in a tw enty-five m ile radius ex tending from  R om e on the w est to F rankfort, 
east of Utica.
"C ol. M ilton F . Sum m erfelt com m andant of the Air F orce D epot at R om e said 
the object appeared to be a plastic balloon about 40 ft. long and partially deflated. 
H e theorized that it w as m aking a gradual descent and said that if it still w ere 
in the area tom orrow m orning a plane w ould be sent to investigate.
r.
"A M ohaw k Airlines pilot estim ated the altitude of the object at about 20, 000 ft. 
H e said he saw a light apparently shining from  it. "
( R ef. C ase F ile - 21)


A W O R D  F R O M  "SILE N C E D " BUT N O T F O R G O TTE N  F R AN K  E D W AR D S: 
M any hundreds of letters have been received asking for "inside"details behind 
F rank E dw ards' dism issal from  radio. M any have voiced their anger and, 
m any like Shirley W atson of Vienna, Va. , have vociferated their feelings to 
M r. M eany, AF L President. C R IF O  ow es a lot to F rank E dw ards, so Iw rote 
F rank recently and asked him  for a statem ent. H ere is F rank's reply of 
August 26, 1954 in part:
"The facts are that for a long tim e I had been fighting the encroachm ent of cen­
sorship im posed by M eany. The final straw cam e w hen on Aug. 2nd this year he 
sent m e a m em orandum  im posing conditions w hich m y attorneys regard as a 
violation of m y contract . . . and conditions under w hich I could no longer con­
tinue to produce the sam e type of broadcast w hich had built m y program  to one 
of the top three . . . according to AF L statem ents.
"M eany's Aug. 2 m em o notified m e that the AF L censor w ould tell m e w hat 
item s M UST be carried. Still disguised as an 'editor' the censor w ould inspect 
the scripts and stand by to see that I carried the m aterial as directed.
"Am  glad that I w as able to be of assistance to you in the dissem ination of the 
m aterial in w hich w e both, along w ith m illions of others, are so deeply 
interested. " Best w ishes,(Signed) F rank E dw ards
R eaders w ill be interested to know that F rank E dw ards has w ritten an article 
entitled "SPIE S IN  TH E  SK IE S?" w hich is to appear in the N ov. issue of R eal 
m agazine. Says F rank: "It deals w ith som e of the little know n aspects of the 
greatest new s story of our tim es." D O N 'T M ISS IT!
M Y STE R Y  M E TAL IG N ITE S R O AD : W oodside, C alifornia officials and resi­
dents w ere baffled by a show er of w hite-hot m etal pellets, Aug. 27, 1954. The 
furore w as triggered w hen a w om an m otorist saw a "circle of fire" along 
Pertola R oad. Later firem en found scores of sm all pieces of flam ing m etal 
burning the pavem ent over an area about 70 by 25 0 feet. The blacktop bubbled 
w here the m etal burned into it and grass fires w ere started w here the m etal 
burned along the shoulders of the highw ay. A resident, Ignacio M iram ontes, 
reported hearing a loud ex plosion about 4:15 P.M . , but saw nothing.
According to U. P. release, "M etallurgists and AF  officials offeredno solution 
for the w hite-hot pellets. "San M ateo officials reported the pellets ranging in size 
from  a dim e to a 50 cent piece, and according to W oodside F ire C hief, John 
Volpaino.the m etal show er burned holes in the road surface a quarter of an 
inch deep. "I just can't figure it out," he said. "It has m e com pletely m ysti­
fied. " D eputy Sheriff R obert Benassini said the m etal scraps had irregular 
m arking and appeared to have com e from  a "cylindrical object. "
An Air F orce spokesm an advanced the theory, the m etal cam e from  jet plane 
ex haust pipes w hich reach ex trem e tem peratures in flight. H ow ever, a check 
w ith air bases disclosed no m ilitary jets w ere in the bay area F riday. (Thanks 
to Perry G . Pow ers of D uarte and an unnam ed inform ant w ho sent in the story 
from  San F ransisco C all Bulletin. )
TH E  "SPLO TC H E D  PAIN T M Y STE R Y ": O n the sam e date in Little H ollyw ood, 
in a com m unity in the valley by the bay just north of San F ransisco C ounty line, 
residents w ere baffled by .a " splotched paint m ystery'! About half of the approx i­
m ate 300 hom es in the areaw ere affected. O ne w hite stucco house turned pink, 
a gray house splotched, a green house cam e out looking like a "m arble cake." 
N one of the residents had an ex planation.


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TH E  C IN C IN N ATI PAIN T IN C ID E N T -- A PAR ALLE L PH E N O M E N O N ? 
R esidents in C incinnati, Sept. 11, '54 had sim ilar ex periences. O ne Albert 
Allgeyer cam e hom e from  w ork to find the bright yellow trim  on his tw o-story 
house stained to a "w ashed-out brow n, alm ost black color. " The stains w ouldn't 
rub off, w ithout taking the hard top coat of paint,too. It looked like som eone 
had used a blow -torch, and in som e places the stains appeared in dirty brow n 
rivulets. Allgeyer w as certain that the stains w eren't there the night before. 
So w as H ow ard M ay, neighbor, w ho received sim ilar treatm ent. H is house is 
trim m ed in yellow too, as is another house across the street w here stains 
appeared.
O n Sept. 22, I talked w ith Allgeyer again and learned that the K ettering Lab at 
University of C incinnati had taken air sam ples as w ell as specim ens of the af­
fected paint. A D r. H ughes ex plained that the m ystery w as caused by the chem i­
cal reaction of hydrogen sulphide w hich could attack the lead in certain paints. 
The Lab averred that the chem ical probably em anated from  the M illcreek Valley 
w hich runs near Allgeyer's hom e, and w hich has since affected other hom es in 
the area. Although a Proctor and G am ble doctor w ho ex am ined Allgeyer told 
him  that the chem ical m entioned is not injurious to people, Allgeyer, five days 
after the incident com nlained of ex trem e sw elling of both hands and eye lids. 
D escribed as som e kind of allergy -- not hives, they offeredno ex planation.
E ditor's N ote: R em em bering other ubiquitous m ysteries, viz. .pitted w ind­
shields, m etallic pellets, curious ash deposits, I referred to a recent article 
w ritten by E dw ard S. Schultz, of Buffalo, N .Y . entitled, "The G row ing W ind­
shield D am age Phenom enon, " w hich appeared in B.S. R . A. 's M ay-June, 1954 
issue of R ound R obin. In this, Schultz offers plausible and provocative theory 
. . . and the possible answ er to these phenom ena. W rite M eade Layne, D irec­
tor, 3524 Adam s Ave. , San D iego 16, C alifornia.
C ASE  F ILE  R E VIE W : Space does not perm it the use of all the ex cellent m a­
terial received. Sightings in the U.S. , E urope and Australia are continuing 
and w ill be used in forthcom ing issues of the N ew sletter.
C -22, R ockford , Ill. . . 9/5/54) As they had done on m any occasions, am ateur 
astronom ers, Peter Bartkus and Theodore M cC olm , w ere w atching the m oon 
through a telescope. Betw een the hours of 10:35 and 11:15 P.M . , Bartkus 
w rites: "I observed the m ost unusual phenom ena I have ever had the ex peri­
ence of w itnessing. " Bartkus continues: "The m oon w as observed through m y 
6" cassigranian reflector telescope using a secondary m irror. The total focal 
length for this setup is over 100", and w ith the use of 150 and 200 pow er occu- 
lars w e got trem endous pow er w ith the least loss of light. The m oon w as in 
the first quarter and its diam eter w as 29 feet, 30 inches. W e saw a spherical 
object ascending from  the northern section off M are H um boldtianum  area. It 
w as not glow ing or brilliant, but seem ed m ore like a dull reflected light of a 
planet. Its size w e estim ated at about the diam eter of craters Pitiscus or 
Vlaco. At the tim e it disappeared at 11:15, it had travelled m ore than the 29' 
30" of arc in about 40 m inutes. W e checked out the possibility of atm ospheric 
diffraction in the sky or the scope by traversing the scope, and by changing 
the occulars. The object m ust have been a pow ered body because as the m oon 
w as descending at 108 1 m ph, the object w as ascending and not follow ing a true 
orbit. It w as definitely in space, and in the sam e field as the m oon, or near 
the m oon. "


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The draw ings below are Theodore M cC olm 's. They illustrate the object's size 
and m ovem ent at 4 m inute intervals in relation to the m oon. M cC olm , through 
calculus, estim ated the object to be 12,500 ft. in diam eter.
E ditor's N ote: This incident and C ase 14 transcends any notion that "saucer" 
vehicles are confined to earth's atm osphere, therefore U.S. or R ussian origin. 
Unless these governm ents are secretly conducting interplanetary travel, C ases 
14 and 22 and m yriads of others, add another positive link to the hypothesis 
that "saucers" are ex tra-terrestrial and are using the m oon as a hopping-off 
point.
C -23, R om e, Italy . . . 9/18 /54) A. P. W ire: Startled R om ans w ho saw a strange 
cigar-shaped object streaking over the capital flooded new spaper offices w ith 
calls. R adar operators also reported picking up the m issile on instrum ents. 
Technicians at C iam pino Airfield described the "half-cigar" as plum m eting 
tow ard earth for m ore than 1000 ft. , then rising at trem endous speed before 
vanishing. ( Thanks to G eorge Popow itch, Barberton, O hio. )
An IN S release by eyew itness M ichael C hinigo states: "W hat attracted m y at­
tention w as the strange sound as it passed overhead. It w as like thunder w ith 
a staccato effect ... a series of ex plosions that grew louder as the object got 
closer. This w as follow ed by a dead silence as the thing stopped, or appeared 
to, at a height of about 6000 ft. Suddenly it shot upw ard and left an ex haust 
trail of m ilky w hite sm oke. It w ent straight up into the sky. The D efense 
D ept, described it as a 'clipped cone' w ith a sm aller surface on the bottom , or 
as tw o sem i-circular disks, one bigger than the other, w ith a bigger one on 
top. To m e it seem ed like an inverted saw ed-off cone. W hat w as strange w as 
the object's ability to 'park' in m id-air for several m inutes. The radar station 
at R om e w hich picked up the 'cigar' or 'cone' said it registered for 39m inutes." 
( Thanks to W arren M orse, Palo Alto, C alif. )
E ditor's N ote: Significant here is the AP and IN S release. F irst they break 
us the new s on the Labrador sighting in July, then silence, then the N orw egian 
space m an story in August, now Italy. F oreign sightings all -- a subtle 
preparation.


100-new.
Newspaper clipping from Cincinnati Times Star, 
9/28/54. entitled, "Saucers" No Myth, Says Researcher
Newspaper clipping from Cincinnati, Post, 10/11/54 
entitled See ’Em?-Saucers Cover City.
Newsletter" of 10/1/54 of the Civilian Research 
Interplanetary Flying Objects.
Subject: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, 
INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS, 
LEONARD H. STRINGFlxiLD, Director 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
INFORMATION (CONCERNING
Enclosures to Bureau


^ Saucers” No
M yth, Say^
R esearcher
F lying saucers are not a 
m yth.
At least, this is the studied 
conviction of Leonard H . 
Stringfield, director of civil­
ian research, Interplanetary 
F lying O bjects, 7017 Britton 
Avenue, a form er Air F orce 
intelligence officer.
In a new sletter to be issued 
F riday by the research bureau, 
Stringfield reported results of a 
26-m inutc interview on flying 
saucers w ith Lt. C ol. John 
O ’M ara, deputy com m ander. Air 
F orce intelligence, W right F ield.
H e w rote that C ol. O ’M ara 
“intim ated” that the Air F orce 
w ants to “dispense w ith the m is­
conception that ‘flying saucers’ 
do not ex ists’
STR INGFIELD R EPOR TED : 
“F lying saucers do ex ist,” the 
colonel told m e, and he added 
. . . (that) past contradictions 
w ere unfortunate.
“I asked the colonel if there 
w ere tw o breakdow ns of saucers 
. . . the interplanetary device and 
the secret Am erican m issile. I 
w as first corrected on the term  
‘m issile,’ then the colonel said he 
J believed there w ere ‘three break- 
; dolvns’— the third, 'natural phe­
nom ena.’
fey such an adm issions 
StAngfield w rote, “w e therefore 
have these three breakdow ns:
“1. The controlled ‘saucer 
frqjnputer space. *
“2. A secret Am erican saucer­
like device.
“3. Unex plained natural phe­nom ena.”
Stringfield continued that 
w hen he asked the officer for a 
definite statem ent on saucers 
from  outer space he w as re­
buffed, but w as told that Air 
F orce research w as “gradually getting m ore data.”
W H E N ASK E D  if all saucers 
seen by Am ericans— 700 a w eek 
— w ere U. S. aircraft, Lt. C ol. 
O ’M ara replied, “D efinitely not! Som ething does ex ist.”
The Air F orce officer further 
“intim ated,” according to String- 
field, that an official statem ent 
w ill soon be issued by the D e­
fense D epartm ent “w hich w ill 
ex plain som e of the past contra­
dictions and release the details 
behind m any (flying saucer) sightings.”
‘I can pretty w ell declare from  
evalence in m y files,” Stringfield • toll the TIM E S-STAR , "that 
som e flying saucers definitely 
com e from  outer space.” .'
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Seb 'E m?—Saucers Cover City 
Several D isc Objects Reported Over Cincinnati; 
Little Men Leave Craft in Germany, Says Here
M ysterious aircraft . . . “orange-red col­
ored, silent, disc-shaped and 60 feet in diam e­
ter," w ere reported hovering 300 feet over C in­
cinnati M onday.
This w as the fifth report w ithin a w eek of 
sim ilar objects seen around the city, alw ays 
traveling in sets of three.
A sim ilar w ave of flying saucer reports has 
cropped up in five other parts of the w orld, 
including G erm any. Belgium . E gypt, Argetina, 
Lebanon and the F rench C am eroons.
LATE ST D ISC S cited here w ere M onday at 
5 a. m . by W LW  announcer K eith W ildeson.
H e reported the incident to Leonard H . 
Stringfield, 7017 Britton Avenue, M adison 
Place! director of civilian research, interplane­
tary flying objects. H e said the current reports 
“seen!to indicate a pattern” in the flight of the 
sauced.
O ne of Stringfield’s neighbors, John H .
Sundstrom , 7010 Britton Avenue, spotted a 
form ation of three discs Sunday at 5 p. m .
STR IN G F IE LD  SAID  C incinnati is sup­
posed to be a m egnetic fault line and that per­
haps the saucers com e here to recharge.
In M uenster. G erm any, 42-year-old m ovie 
projectionist F ranz H oge told the new s agency 
D PA that he saw a "flying saucer” land in a 
field and peculiarly shaped creatures get out.
H oge said he noticed a bright blue light 
and thought at first it cam e from  a crashed 
airplane. O n closer ex am ination, he declared, 
he discovered a “cigar-shaped” craft hovering 
about six feet above the ground and giving off 
a brilliant blue radiance w hich nearly blinded 
him . ’ .
Then, the m ovie projectionist added,! “he 
suddenly sighted four creatures about three! and 
one-half feet in height. H e said they I had 
“thick-set bodies, oversized heads and delicate 
legs” and w ore rubber-like clothingz, 
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' C IVILIAN R E SE AR C H , 
IN TE R PLAN E TAR Y F LY IN G O BJE C TS 
LE O N AR D  H . STR IN G F IE LD , D irector, 
7017 Britton Avenue 
C incinnati 27» O hio
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facers
SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, 
INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS 
LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director 
7017 Britton Avenue 
Cincinnati 27, Ohio
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
Rebulet dated 11/12/^U*
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CIVILIAN RESEARCH, 
INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS 
LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, 
Director, 
7017 Britton Avenue 
Cincinnati 27, Ohio
A source, of unknown reliability, an acquain­
tance of LEONARD H.-STRINGFIELD who is the Director of 
the captioned organization Civilian Research, Inter­
planetary Flying Objects, in October, 195U advised that 
STRINGFIELD created this organization due to his intense 
interest in flying saucers. This source advised that 
STRINGFIELD is the Director of the organization and is 
assisted by his wife, and that STRINGFIELD writes and 
publishes monthly the multi-lithographed ’’Newsletter" 
of the organization. He uses the "Newsletter" to report 
news pertaining to the sightings of flying saucers and 
he claims the "Newsletter" now has a world-wide circula­
tion of about L|.,000 copies. The "Newsletter" sells at the 
subscription price of 32.00 per year.
The same source furnished a copy of the "News­
letter" dated October 1, 195U, which issue is designated 
Volume 1, Number 7, and carries the address Post Office 
Box 1855 (Cincinnati, Ohio). This issue identifies 
LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, address as captioned above, as 
the Director of the organization and reports that he had 
a private talk with Lieutenant Colonel JOHlX^’MARA, Deputy 
Commander, Intelligence, United States Air Force, on 
September 21, 195^, and that in essence Colonel O’MARA 
told STRINGFIELD that flying saucers do exist and that 
past contradictions were unfortunate.
It is noted that the final edition of the 
Cincinnati "Times Star", a newspaper of general circu­
lation in Cincinnati, Ohio, in its issue of September 28, 
1951+ on Page 25, carried an article entitled "Saucers, 
No Myth, Says Researcher". This article refers to the
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October 1, 195h- issue of the ’’Newsletter", supra, and also 
reports on STRINGFIELD’S interview with Lieutenant Colonel
JOHN O’MARA, Deputy Commander, Air Force Intelligence, 
Wright Field (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio).
The same source also Reported that STRINGFIELD 
regularly communicates with FRANnS^JWARDS, former A. F. 
of L. radio news commentator, on the subject of saucers 
and that, according to STRINGFIELD, EDWARDS is also 
intensely interested in saucers. EDWARDS recently warned 
STRINGFIELD to be very careful or the Air Force would stop 
STRINGFIELD’S publishing activities. This source further 
reported that STRINGFIELD maintains that the U. S. Air 
Force was responsible for EDWARDS being fired by the A. F. 
of L. as its radio news commentator because EDWARDS used 
his program to publicize his (EDWARDS’) saucer interest.
This source further advised that STRINGFIELD 
has stated in his "Newsletter" and also personally that 
the U. S. Air Force maintains a strict censorship of news
pertaining to saucers, that the Air Force has several 
thousand saucer scientists working on a research project
and that any military personnel working on the 
are subject to immediate court-martial if they
facts
FIELD
about it
It was also related by this source
project 
reveal any
that STRING-
has stated that he believes his home telephone is
being monitored, presumably by the Air Force, and that he there­
fore, makes his phone calls to Lieutenant Colonel O'MARA 
at 'Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and to FRANK EDWARDS 
from his office at the DuBois Company, Inc., 1120 West 
Front Street, Cincinnati 3, Ohio, where he is employed as 
the Advertising Manager. This source was of the opinion 
that STRINGFIELD is now afraid to proceed too much for fear 
the U. S. Air Force will in some way stop his operations 
and that EDWARDS' warning to STRINGFIELD came after STRING- 
FIELD had issued the October 1, 195U "Newsletter" concerning 
his talk with Colonel O’MARA. At the same time, this source 
continued, STRINGFIELD in talking about the possibility 
that the U. S. Air Force might stop his operations, made a 
statement to the effect, "The Air Force can’t do anything 
to me. I’m claiming saucers are interplanetary."
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no facts to suggest this possibility, the possibility 
had occurred to him that the real purpose of the above 
organization mi^it be to gather bits of information about 
a very secret U. S. Air Force Development Project,


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M rs. Helen L<*ullivan 
F irkole Bridge 
ulengariff9 County Cork 
Ireland
D ear M rs. Cullinan;
Tour letter aated October 27, 1954, with enclosures, has just been received.
The thought prompting your writing me is very much appreciated, and I was interested tn look­
ing over the cuttings you forwarded.
Since your communication nay be of concern 
to another governmental agency, 1 an taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it and copies of the two arti­
cles you noted to the D irector, office of Special in­
vestigations, The Inspector G eneral, D epartment of the A ir force. The Pentagon, W ashington 25, D . C.
I want to take for your kind expression 
my efforts will continue
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Sincerely yours,
this occasion to thank you 
o good wishes. I hope that to merit your esteem.
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R OM E D AILY AM ER ICAN
tv rress s
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u
•hen started north again, w ith the
last case being noted one w eek ago
at M odena, on the southern edge of the ,£2 R iver valley. ^ B»—
In its w ake th'e m ystery has left 
sources of stunned m otorists, m any 
cut by glass, describing the pheno­
m enon to puzzled authorities.They w ere driv.ng along, sober 
folk w ith nothing unusual visible 
before them , w hen .suddenly— crash!
The “ex ploded” w indshield splint­ers into a thousand pieces, crashing 
into their laps and cften cutting 
the hands and face. M ore than 
once a serious crackup has been 
narrow ly averted.
W hat causes it? N o one seem s 
to know . Italians call it “cancer 
of the w indshield.” In its course 
across Italy, the “disease,” w hich 
first appeared to strike Am erican, 
m otorists, in northw est U.S., has spread from 'autom obiles to include streetcars and houses.
It has occurred by day and night 
and seem s unrelated to w eather, 
speed or age of vehicle.
F ollow ing its June appearance in the Italian Piedm ont, w here it struck four cars iri an area of a 
hundred m iles, the epidem ic m ov­
ed east and south, hit R om e a w eek later. The phenom enon then m ov­ed north, blasting the front glass 
of a big red tourist bus in G enoa.Latest case, still further north, 
w as the literal ex plosion of the 
w indshield glass of D r. M artino F a- 
rlnetti at M odena. D r. F arinetti, 
en route to a clinic, w as cut in the face and m om entarily lost control 
of the car. Attem ping to brake to 
a stop, he spun around and nearly 
w ent over in a ditch.
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Sunday, O ctober 17, 1954
R OM E D AILY AM ER ICAN
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Po V illagers See 
‘Saucer’ Landing
'^ R O TIG O , Italy, O ct. 16 (UP)—  
A shallow 20-foot crater and a 
scorched grove of popular trees in 
the m arshlands of the Po river co n-. 
vinced the villagers of nearby Po 
D i G nocca today that they really 
had seen a flying saucer.
Police said several score of the 
villagers w atched the ‘saucer” go 
through its paces. They said the 
silver disc approached at great 
speed and then lan fed gently in the 
m arshes a few m iles aw ay. After a short pause it rose perpendicular­
ly into the air and sped aw ay to­w ards the east, they said.
E x cited villages w ho rushed to 
the spot w here the disc appeared to land found the 20-foot crater and 
the scorched popolar trees.
The “landing” w as the m ost 
sensational of a new w ave of flying 
saucer reports w hich is m ystifying 
Italy. R eports cf “discs” and “ci­
gars” cam e from  all over the pen­
insula despite Air M inistry assur­
ances that no such objects have 
been registered on the m inistry’s radar netw ork.
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talked in Detroit on flying saucers.
but1' and that we
Another lecturer in
of the remarks; such as "We are Americans
should reduce our arms and would blow ourselves up with the H-Bomb 
because visitors from outer space were afraid we had started some-
Reference is made to a letter from
October 8, 195U, to Mr. L. P. WAGNER, U353 Dickerson, Detroit 15
Michigan, regardin'" the Detroit Flying Saucer Club.
Director, FBI
.SAC, -Detroit (65-2677)
thi-n^; that would get out of hand. 
TR UM A^ t^ E TH UR UM . The sponsors ot
X LAURA EARNER, HENRY MADAY, and RONA
Free Press, advised that she had been attending meetings concerning 
flying saucers, rockets to the moon, etc., whic'ET^^ie felt could be 
subversive. On May 27, 195^!, Mrs. PEARSON and B ODMAN, Detroit 
Free Press Editorial Writer, advised that one GEO AMSKI, had
SUBJECT:
ESPIONAGE
ZEEVE
furnished by GOODMA , a "Fly 
formed. This was headed by BEN’
STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
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* UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
D ATE : November 30, 195).'
ALL IN F O  
H E R E IN  I R VI C O N TAIN E D
The purpose of this letter is to set out for the information 
of the Bureau, the activities of Detroit Flying Saucer Club, as 
they are known. This is done chronologically. ,
On May 18, 19^, Mrs EARS ON, Aviaition Writer, Detroit
They were alarmed, at the nature
t, was
be$e speakers were HELE
00K. According'“trr^amjrnlets 
cer Review Group" was to be 
AjVAY, 361|- ’/. Lewiston, _ !erndale , 
Michigan, who uses the pen name, JAREt^JYOlT He is ed-i^tAr, Bresser 
Directory, Detroit. They advised that LAUR a ^ SAR X E R  was 
WWJ-TV personality "M^DGE" in the "Playschool" program.
S
Dross Index 
the Station
On 
to Detroit,
July 13, 195^, GOODMAN advised that MADAY was bringing 
someone who talked to people from Venus, Clarion, etc.
who are more highly advanced than earth people. They advocated the 
Golden Rule as the only workable rule. A meeting was to be held on
Jyly 15, i25U 
■ u^JA^HOGE orlH
GOODMAN fel
. GOODMAN also furnished a letter from one LAV/RENCE 
UGE,.encouraging him in his interest in flying saucers, 
such an organization could'use the flying saucer scare
as political propaganda or from a psuedo-religious view. He said 
they opposed the atomic bomb and warfare.
Miss LOUISE Detroit, and a clerk in
the Doubleday Bookstore, PenobscoTt BTdg.,■advised she attended the 
July 15, 195d meeting of the flying saucer group. The purpose was
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to organize a flying saucer club in Detroit. HENRY MADAY was behind 
it. She said she first met him when he came in the store to buy
books on flying saucers. An organizational letter was passed out at 
this meeting stating the purpose of the "Flying Saucer Club of
Detroit" was:
1. Exchange ideas, and in general, become aware 
of the flying saucer picture.
2. Invite national "saucer" speakers to Detroit, 
and enlighten the public.
3. Spread information on flying saucers.
1|_. To engage in those aspects of "saucer" 
interests, especially appealing to each 
member, such as, astronomy, engineering, 
spiritual, curiosity, etc.
The temporary committee^^etting fortS^these aims v^re:, 
MXHENRY MADAY, LAU^MARXER, BRYANTSEVS, N. D?7^UNTER, HOWAW>aNL, 
HELEN REEVE, and JO$!?(HOFFMAN. A<^his July 15, 195U, meeting, 
GEORGE ADAMSKI introduced CLARENCE O^RPUT, of E. Outer Drive, 
Detroit, who reported seeing a flying saucer July 1L, 195^, at 10:30 p.m
Mrs. JEAN MYRUS, 88I4.8 Stoepel, advised that the first official 
meeting of the Detroit Flying Saucer Club (DFSC) would be held 
August 19, 195U.
The Detroit Times of August 20, 195U, in an article on the 
August 19, 195U meeting, said that "Scientists were wrong in dis­
counting the flying saucer theory" and that the Club would act as 
a clearing house for local sightings, and submit reports to the Army 
test center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton.
Mrs. MOONEY advised that the August 19, 195U meeting consisted 
mostly of people saying they had seen saucers. Mr. REEVES, an 
engineer, commented on each reported sighting. JOHN HOFFMAN, an 
advertising man, and a Mr. TROUT, of Continental Motors, reported 
sightings.
Mr. VERN WILLARD, 30761 Glenmuer Rd., Farmington, Michigan, 
advised on September 29, 195U, that the officers of the DFSC, 6U32 
Cass Avenue, Detroit, were:
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HENRY MADAY, President
LAURA MARXER, Vice-President
DOLORES M.-COYNE, Secretary
JOHN C .SHOFFfiAN, Treasurer
He said the club was going to petition the President of the United 
States to make public all government information on flying saucers. 
He also stated that by letter, September 25, 195U, LAURA MARXER 
advised him he was a group leader in the club, and his duties would 
be to keep up with latest developments and advise his group, the 
names of which he would receive from Miss COYNE.
The Detroit Free Press of September 29, 195U, said in an 
article that the DFSC met September 28, 195U, and DESMOND LESLIE, 
British flying saucer authority, spoke, stating that GEORGE ADAMSKI 
made contact two years ago with space people in a California desert.
Mr. VERN WILLARD advised he received a letter September 30, 
195U, from DOLORES M. COYNE, Secy., DFSC, setting out the discussion 
group in the Famington area as:
Mr. and Mrs ^ Ba ILE Y , 327h-0 Northwestern HighwayV^ ‘
ALFRED sS^TUDER, 28993 Parkhill g
M. XX^IMMER, 29581 Belfast, A, J^A
He received a letter from her October h, 195U, adding to the above 
list:
Miss^LUfof^AMBO, 30203 Overdale Ct., Rte. lj., Farmington ’0 '
Mr. WILLARD, on October 13, 195^, said that LAURA MARXER asked him 
to call a meeting October 18, 195U- At this time, he said he felt 
he Imew less about the club than anyone; but he thought it would make 
a rood cover for subversive activities.
He advised the object of group discussions, according to 
MARXER, was:
1. To indoctrinate people to receive space people.
2. Mass landings in Detroit in October (not further 
explained.)
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3. A saucer landed at k:30 a.m., September 30, 
195^, at Rotunda Drive and Southfield (Detroit) 
with strange greenish men in brown uniforms.
U. Unseen psychic forces (no further explanation.)
Mr. WILLARD said that a -roup met at his home October 2U, 
195U, consist' ‘
RUTH ILEY and friend RU^SiLOCKOUT (phonetic)
At this meeting, BAILEY said she was an athiest. The main 
discussion was about religion, science, and double talk, WILLARD 
said. Twenty such discussion groups exist. MARXER said there would 
be landings in Detroit in October, but she could be wrong. Before 
the meeting started, LUCY RAMBO called, saying, she was not coming 
and was resigning.
'Kr. WILLARD said a group leaders meeting was held November 6, 
195k, at EoN^lNDREWS, 7323 Maybum, Dearborn. Seventeen were there. 
He did not consider any of it subversive. The Board of Directors of 
the DFSC are:
HENRY MADAY, President
LAURA MARXER, Vice-President
DOLORES M. COYNE, Secretary
JOHN C. HOFFMAN, Treasurer
HOWARD KEHL )
RANDALL^O-OX ) Directors
MADELIttS^lENDE )
Mr. WILLARD said the purpose of this leaders meeting was to discuss 
how to handle issues arising in group meetings. These were:
1. Religious
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ESPIONAGE - X
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2. Group representation to the Board of Directors 
of the club.
The group leaders are supposed to control discussion, and not offend 
any religious belief. |
At this meeting, FRANK RJ^CHUSTER, a group leader, 3022 
Chalmers, Detroit, said that JOHN HOFFMAN opposed group meetings 
because of accusations against them of subversive activities. An 
unidentified person said he did not think it true, but it was alleged 
one member of the Board of Directors was a Communist. MADAY answered 
this by saying he would mention no names, but the accuser should see 
him about this, and the accused was not a Communist. He said fellow 
travellers could get in or infiltrate the club, but he was at a loss 
as to any way of controlling that. As a result of this meeting, 
WILLARD felt the group was either subversive, or a new religious group. 
He felt it all stems from ADAMSKI in California. He said one RXC. 
WILKINSON, a flying saucer speaker, had moved to Detroit.
At this meeting, IADAY said that had saucer landings occurred 
in Detroit, in October, the group leaders would have been first to 
know it. He said he reported to ADAMSKI the predictions of MARXER 
and ADAMSKI felt she should not predict more than 30 days in advance, 
and, even that was no good sometimes.
On November k, 195^'> WILLARD said MissSJOYNE advised him 
another addition to his group was Mrq. CATHERIN.E/^CHAEPER, 25390 
Harcourt, and also, Mr. and Mrs. DOYL^WOODS, 26015 La Muera Drive, 
Farmington.
WILLARD said that on November 8, 1955, LAURA MARXER advised 
him she was resigning from the Board of Directors of the Club as she 
had too many outside interests, and she had to eat. She said she was 
going to show the film, ’’The Day the Earth Stood Still", around 
Michigan, as a result of having met two men (not named). She said 
ADAMSKI, in California, was her God, even admitting his earthly 
faults.
Mr. HAROLD THO PSO!’, 13351 Livernois, a former Chief Assistant 
to the Secretary of State (Michigan), and Detroit's first Interracial 
Committee Director, furnished this office on November 18, 195U> some 
literature pu't out by Dr. CHARLES A^LAUGHEAD, 5^7 Clarendon Road, 
East Lansing, Michigan, which THOr SOT’s son obtained at a flying 
saucer“discussion or class. LAUGHEAD’s material is in the form of a 
letter, with attachments to American editors and Publishers, stating
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he feels they should publish it. He claims messages are received by 
extra sensory perception from other planets, which are watching the 
earth. He said one Mrs. DOROTHY MARTIN, Oak Park, Illinois, receives 
the messages, mostly as lessons for flying saucer clubs. He said she 
one day picked up her pencil, and it began to write for her in the 
form of these messages (apparently, it has been writing ever since). 
LAUGHEAD's letters to editors are dated August 30, 19^ and September 
17, 195U* MARTIN’S writings are set out as recordings, all in 195U, 
from April to August 27, 195U« One dated April 2^, 19^4, captioned 
"Telepathy Our Common Means of Communication Dr. SEARLE BEIGLOW of 
Lansing, Michigan". It says he was a physician and psychiatrist who 
suffered much, and was persecuted for his unorthodox 1 essons in mental 
disease. He seems to be the contact with outer space.
In his September 17, 195^1 letter, LAUGHEAD states an important 
date is December 21, 19^1[, with the center of activity being the mid­
west. There will be an earthquake, buildings will fall, Lake Michigan 
will rise in a wave extending to Lake Erie, and here and elsewhere, he 
describes how the entire world will change geologically.
On November 23, 195U, Mr. GOOD'AN, of the Detroit Free Press, 
called to advise he was going to do a story on the DFSC and their 
activities. He inquired whether the FBI was investigating the club, 
and was advised we could make no statement one way or another regarding 
the organization. It is not known the date his story will appear.
The Detroit Office has conducted no investigation of the DFSC, 
and has received its information from those indicated above, who are 
voluntarily furnishing it. No investigation of the club is contemplated 
at this time.
Detroit has no identifiable subversive information on the 
officers of the club, or of LAUGHEAD or BEIGLOW (also BIGELOW). HENRY 
MADAY, mentioned in the Director’s letter of October 8, 195U, above, 
has already come to the attention of the Bureau. He first came to 
the attention of Detroit Office, in 19/'2. ”e then used the pen name 
JARED LYON, was considered a religious fanatic, wrote widely on 
religious subjects, was connected with "The Harbingers", a "Unity 
Movement" group in Kansas City, and claimed objection to combatant 
military service in World War II. He has not been the subject of 
an investigation by Detroit.
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SA C, D e tri
RECOE 
D irector,
Tic k. r- D 'os sb
(65-2677) (original and one)
71
(62-83694)
D ecember 16, 1954
D ETR OIT F LYING SA U CER CLU B 
ESPIONA G E - X
R eurlet 11/30/54, You are instructed to 
forward to the Bureau a memorandum, or report suitable 
for dissemination containing the pertinent information 
set forth in referenced letter,in order that it can 
be di sseminated by the Bureau to 0> I and to the 
Internal Security D ivision of the D e] artment of Justice, In view of the facts set forth in referenced letter, 
no further investigation of this matter needle conducted by your office at this time,
EHD :alp
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FORM NO. 04
UN ITE D - STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
Best Po ssible Im age
D ATE:
F R O M
SUBJE C T:
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R ECOR D ED  ■ 36 .
D ate! D ecember 9, 1954
Tot D irector of Special Investigations
The Inspector G eneral 
D epartment of the A ir force The Pentagon 
W ashington 25, D , C,
Promt John Edgar Boover, D irector federal Bureau of Investigation
Subject! PLYIM G SA U CER S
This Bureau's Office at Phoenix, A rizona, received from the M ayor of Tucson, A rizona, a form letter which he 
received from "A erial Phenomena Investigator," 69 Stamford M ill, London, Ji, 16, England, The envelope containing the 
form letter was postmarked "Stoke, Bowing  ton, 10-26-54," The 
form letter with a typewritten note bearing the signature of 
Harold M attan, who identified himself as "A erial Phenomena Investigator," seeks information regarding the sighting of 
flying saucers. M attan indicated that the purpose of his inquiry was "in order to bring my reports and filing system, 
up to date it would be very much appreciated If you would 
kindly complete the enclosed form and return sane to me,"
The form calls for the following type data concerning  
anV fluids saucers observed! "Tine of sighting, else, shape, composition, speed, altitude, direction, maneuvre pattern, color, sound, length of tine observed, sky conditions, visibility, 
direction of ground wind," On the form is provided a space for the name, age and address of the person executing the form and 
a space for general remarks,
M attan is unknown in the files of this Bureau, The 
above information has been furnished your Offices it W illiams 
A PB and Luke A PB, * f
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INCLM UBA


1954
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f Ini order to bring my ’ reports and filing system up
t® date" it wediid be"very much appreciated if you would kindly 
complete the enclosed fo 'rm and return same_ t® me
^'X^5^^
Aerial phenomena Investigator
AER IAL PHENOM ENA INVESTIGATOR .


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I woula like to point
D ecember 1?, 1954
*A i te
Since rely yours
John Edgar hoover 
Lirector
California
Your letter dated D ecember 6, 1954, has rece i ved,
A lthough 1 would like to be of service informati on in F BI files is confidential ana avail-able for official use only.
out also that this Bureau is strictly a fact-finding  
agency and does not make evaluations or araw conclu-stons as to 
inaiuidual.
I these rules
the character or integrity of any 
publication or organisation.
know you will understand the reason for 
and will not infer either that we ao orthat we do not haue the information you desire.
NOTE: ^A board a F lying Saucer" is not identifiable in 
Bufilee, It is to be noted that correspondent did not furnish its author's name,
SaucertPer call to the Library /f Congress "A board a F lying  was written by Truman/Bethurum, In June, 1954, an
^
inquiry was made by the Cine innati Office concerning Bethurum 
and ‘Kis flying disk lectures since that office had received a 
complaint similar to current correspondent's, (62-83694-342) 
No other references were located which might be identical withsubject of
D CL: rg  
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rent inquiry
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F E D E R AL BUR E AU O F I :tig a tio n
UN ITE D  STATE S D E P. JUSTIC EO F
Transm it the follow ing Teletype m essage to:
FBI, DETROIT 1/5/55
1/[RECTOR^FBI (62-8389U) AIRTEL
DETROIT FLYING SAUCERS'CLUB, ESP-X.
PM EST
AMSD
ONE LEONARD DAVIDSON, 1^896
KENTFIELD, A DETROIT PD PATROLMAN WHO IS A MEMBER OF ABOVE CLUB, 
ADVISED THAT RANDALL COX, WHO IS A CLUB DIRECTOR, TWICE HAS 
STATED HF. IS "WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FBI AND HAS BEEN
TOLD TO REPORT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR A CONFERENCE." COX
ALL W W
REPORTEDLY SAID HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO BRING ANOTHER CLUB 
OFFICER, JOHN C. HOFFMAN, WITH HIM. HOFFMAN AND DAVIDSON ARE 
COUSINS. WHEN THE TIME CAME TO GO TO WASHINGTON, COX SAID IT 
WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GO AND THEY WOULD DO SO LATER. BOTH 
OF COX’S STATEMENTS WERE MADE WITHIN PAST MONTH. THE DETROIT 
OFFICE IS PREPARING A REPORT SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION ON TH^ 
CLUB. IMMEDIATELY AFTER 1/15/55, COX WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY 
DETROIT REGARDING ABOVE STATEMENTS, REPRIMANDED AND CAUTIONED 
TO REFRAIN FROM SUCH IN THE FUTURE, UACB. A REPORT WILL THEN 
BE SUBMITTED.


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JA NU A R Y 7, 1955
SA C, D ETR OIT (65-26771 (original &  1
D ETR OIT F LYING SA U CER CLU B, ESPIONA G E - X , R EU R A IR TEL
1/5/55* BU R EA U  SEES NO R EA SON F OR YOU R OF F ICE TO W A IT U NTIL 
1/15/55, TO INTER V IEW  R A ND A LL COX . INTER V IEW  HIM  IM M ED IA TELY 
U NLESS THER E IS SOM E G OOD R EA SON TO THE CONTR A R Y IN W HICH CA SE 
THE BU R EA U  SHOU LD BE A D V ISED . COX SHOU LD BE INTER V IEW ED F OR
THE PU R POSES SET F OR TH IN YOU R R EF ER ENCED A IR TEL.
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STAND ARD  FORM NO. 64
Office M .emorM du^ • un ite d sta te s g o ve rn m e n t
TO Director, FBI D ATE: 1/18/55
f ro m  (4- ’^ sa c, Kansas City (66-2995)
SUBJECT: , C. W. CHEEK
MISC. - INFORMATION CONCERNING
On January 13, 1955 Mr. C. W.^HEEK, telephone
AT 6747, Kansas.City, Ks., contacted an agent of this office 
and advised he is employed as an aeronautical engineer at 
the Ford Aircraft Plant at Claycomo, Mo. He indicated he 
obtained the Agent’s name through investigation conducted P
at the Ford Plant in connection with 
approximately one year ago.
a sabotage case there
Mr. CHEEK indicated he and 
perfected plans for a "flying saucer
two other engineers had 
type aircraft". He said
they had been negotiating with the U. S. Air Force and the 
CAA for several months with regard to the sale of the plans 
for this aircraft to the Air Force. He also indicated that 
one J AOK^tpT AMPLER, Chief of Defense Department, Washington, 
D. C., was fully aware of the plans for this aircraft and had 
advised him that he should not divulge these plans to anyone 
other than Agents of the FBI or high ranking officers in the
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To: Director, FBI
Re: C. W. Cheek
Flying Saucers
1/18 /55
(b)(3)(A)
(b)(3)(A)
(b)(3)(A)
The above information is being furnished to the Bureau 
because .it pertains to an allied explanation of sightings of 
TTyTn/ oruccr.;. is being furnished to the Bureau primarily, 
for the purpose of giving information to the Bureau
b)(3) (A)
OSI locally has not been furnished the information as 
his matter'“cTob's hot involve the sighting of a flying saucer.
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F E D E R AL BUR E AU O F IN VE STIG ATIO N
UN ITE D  STATE S D E PAR TM E N T O F JUSTIC E
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FBI :tro it 1-12-55
DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) AMSD
AIRT
DETROIT FLYING SAUCER> CLUB, ESPIONAGE-X. RANDALL COX, 8456 COLGATE
OAK PARK, MICH., EMPLOYED AS PARTNER, USED CAR LOT, 17177 LIVERNOIS
DETROIT, INTERVIEWED 1-11-55 IN BUREAU CAR IN VICINITY 17177
LIVERNOIS. COX DENIED MAKING ANY STATEMENT HE WAS WORKING WITH OR
HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH FBI. HE CLAIMED SUCH ALLEGATION COULD HAVE
RIS6N AS RESULT OF QUESTIONS ASKED DURING SOME MEETING AS TO
WHETHER CLUB HAD FURNISHED INFORMATION TO FBI OR OTHER GOVERNMENT
WITH
TION
WITH
^AGENCY. HE REPLIED HE OR
ANYONE AT ANY TIME
OR STATEMENT LEAVING
M
THE CLUB WOULD BE WILLING TO COOPERATE
HE WAS CAUTIONED TO MAKE NO REPRESENTA­
THE IMPRESSION HE HAD ANY CONNECTION
FBI. AS TO REPORTING TO WASHINGTON, COX SAID HE AND JOHN
C. HOFFMAN, ANOTHER CLUB DIRECTOR, WERE GOING TO WASHINGTON
TO PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION "TO THE PENTAGON” AND THEY HOPED TO
SEE "SOMEONE IN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE”. COX SAID THEY INTENDED
TAKING WITH THEM SOMEONE, OR POSSIBLY TWO, WHO HAD ACTUALLY
% SIGHTED SAUCERS. IF THEY GET NO ONE TO GO THEY WILL GET
AFFIDAVITS FROM SAUCER SIGHTERS. THEIR PURPOSE IN GOING IS TO
FURNISH WHAT INFO THEY HAVE (THIS IS IN POSSESSION OF THE CLUB)
ON FLYING S FG OF^^'IN AFFIDAVIT FORM POSSIBLY
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F E D E R AL BUR E AU O F IN VE STIG ATIO N
UN ITE D  STATE S D E PAR TM E N T O F JUSTIC E
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PAGE TWO 
PHOTOGRAPHS AND TO OBTAIN WHAT INFO THEY CAN ON SAUCERS FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT. COX CLAIMED HE KNEW OF NO INFO THEY HAD ’WHICH MIGHT 
EFFECT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OR INTERNAL SECURITY OF THE U.S. HE
' CLAIMS ONE JOHN FRY, A TECHNICIAN NOW ASSIGNED TO SANDIA AF BASE, 
NEW MEXICO, HAS ACTUALLY FLOWN IN A SAUCER FROM SANDIA BASE TO 
NEW YORK CITY, THE ROUND TRIP REQUIRING ONLY 30 MINUTES. COX SAID 
FRY WAS TO COME TO DETROIT IN THE FUTURE TO SPEAK. COX CLAIMS 
SAUCER CLUBS HAVE ACTUALLY RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM OUTER SPACE AND 
ALTHOUGH SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW, HE FEELS THEY DO EXIST; HAVE BEEN 
SEEN BY MANY PEOPLE AND CLAIMS HE HAS SEEN THEM HIMSELF. HE FEELS 
THE PURPOSE OF CONTACTS WITH EARTH IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME TO 
PREPARING PEOPLE TO RECEIVE LANDINGS FROM OUTER SPACE. HE SAID 
THE SAUCERS ARE FRIENDLY TO U. S. HE SAID MESSAGES RECEIVED 
INDICATE ALL PLACETS BUT EARTH HAVE CONQUERED OUTER SPACE. OUTER 
SPACE PEOPLE CONSIDER THOSE ON EARTH THE LOWEST FORM OF UNIVERSAL 
EXISTENCE. HOFFMAN IMPRESSED AGENTS AS BEING ONLY A LAYMAN 
(FORMERLY IN USAF, WW II) WHO HAS BEEN CARRIED BEYOND THE REALM 
OF SCIENTIFIC FACT INTO THAT OF POSSIBLE SCIENTIFIC FICTION. COX 
CLAIMS THAT DR. CHARLES A. LAUGHEAD, MICH. STATE COLLEGE PROFESSOR 
WHO WAS DISMISSED FOR HIS ACTIVITIES AND PREVIOUS PREDICTIONS OF 
GEOLOGIC UPHEAVALS WHICH WERE TO HAVE OCCURRED 12-21-5U, WAS 
MISUNDERSTOOD BUT ALLOWED HIS THINKING TO DWELL TOO MUCH ON 
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F E D E R AL BUR E AU O F IN VE STIG ATIO N
UN ITE D  STATE S D E PAR TM E N T O F JUSTIC E
Transm it the follow ing Teletype m essage to:
PAGE THREE
POSSIBILITIES OF FLYING SAUCERS AND OUTER SPACE. MUCH OF COX’S 
STATEMENTS BEAR CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO THE WRITINGS OF DOROTHY 
MARTIN, OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, MENTIONED IN DETROIT LETTER, 11-30-54. 
IT IS REQUESTED THE BUREAU ADVISE WHETHER ANY ATTEMPTS BE MADE BY 
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DETROIT TO OBTAIN ANY OF THE MATERIAL MENTIONED BY COX AS BEING IN 
POSSESSION OF THE FLYING SAUCER CLUB. THIS PROBABLY WOULD REQUIRE 
CONTACTS WITH OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CLUB, WHICH MIGHT BE UNDESIRABLE 
PARTICULARLY DUE TO THE DOUBT EXISTING THAT THEY COULD BE CONTACTED 
ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS. REPORT FOLLOWS.
MC INTIRE
END
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<& SA C, D ETR OIT
D ETR OIT F LYING SA U CER CLU S, ESPIONA G E - I.
(^-^) (orig. * 1} 
R EU R A IR -1EL 1-12-55.
INV ESTIG A TION R E SIG HTING OF F ill NG SA U CER S A ND INF OR M A TION
CONCER NING F LYING SA U CER S IS W ITHIN THE JU R ISD ICTION OF
THE A IR F OR CE A ND NOT THE BU R EA U , THE BU R EA U D OES NOT D ESIR E
YOU R OF F ICE TO OBTA IN F R OM  CA PTIONED CtU B OR ITS M EM BER S
M A TER IA L CONCER NING F LYING SA U CER S, THE INF OR M A TION IN YOU R
R EF ER ENCED A IR -TEL A ND INF OR M  A TI ON CONCER NING M A TER IA L R EPOR TED LY
IN POSSESSION OF CA PTIONED CLU B SHOU LD BE R EF ER R ED TO IN THE
A COPY OF YOU R R EPOR T
SHOU LD BE F U R NISHED TO OSI LOCA LLY.
62-83894
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D EPAR TM ENT OF THE AIR  FOR CE
HE AD QUARTE RS UNITE D STATE S AIR FORCE  
WASHINGTON 25. D . C.
DECLASSIFIED
Autho rity:
NND 90 986
27-0-718
Honorable J. Edgar Hoover 
D irector, Federal Bureau of 
United States D epartment of 
W ashington 25, D . C*
Liaison Agent
R E* CHAR LES A/TOST
OC R esearch Laboratory
St. Clair Shores, M ichigan
D ear Sir*
Attached are g o piesofa letter recently forwarded to this office
by the D irector of Special Investigations, Alaskan Air Command. , In 
addition to the address in captioned subject, the letter reflects a 
return address of ths 18th Cml. Teoh. Intel. D ot., 100th Oral. Grp., .v 
Fort M cClellan, Alabama. ""
The original letter was furnished by M ajor W illiam H.
>ndorfJr., Commander, 5004th Air Intelligence Service Squadri
AFB, APO 942, Seattle, W ashington. M ajor Greenhalgh advised that the
letter was turned over to Flight A of his organisation by D octor K ennidy, 
D D S, None, Alaska. M ajor Greenhalgh identified D r. K ennidy as a private
pilot who has in the past been the source of several reports to this 
organization. D r. K ennidy reported that the letter was found in a book 
which he had loaned to M i^ r Small over a year ago and which was recently 
returned. \L ft
M ajor Greenhalgh identified M r# Snail as a type-setter for the Nome 
Nugget, a newspaper which is published three times a week# M r# Small 
was further described as being peculiar and a definite introvert type# 
He is a near alcoholic and is presently living with an Eskimo woman who
is an alooholio
M ajor Greenhalgh advised that M rs 
the letter, publishes the Nome Nugget.
tucker, liio is mentioned in
A search of the files of this office and the files of 0SI, Alaskan
Air Coamnand, failed to locate information pertinent to the persons 
tioned in the attached letter# / . /
AGE NCY ^ 
RE Q. RE C’D  
D ATE FORM. 
HOW  
BY
ECORDED -1 5
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CONFIDENTIAL
10 APR  ^  .1955


Ltr to FBI, File 27-0-718, R Ji CHAR LES A. Y OST, OC R esearch Laboratory, 
St. Clair Shores, M ichigan (Cont)
The attached letter is furnished for your information and any 
action deemed necessary.
Sinoerel
1 Inol (in dup)
Photostat, Ltr fr Y ost 
to Small dtd 14 Nov 54
Nt JR , Lt nel, USAF
Chief, CounterIntelligence D iv 
0tor ate of Special Investigations 
The Inspector General
coi Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 
D epartment of the Aray 
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14 N ovem ber, 1953
18 th C m l.Tech.Intel.D et
100th C m l.G rp.
F ort M cC lellan, Alabam a
D ear M r. Sm all,
Y oup letter w as relieved N ov.12,1953. Thank you very m uch 
for replying and of fering your aid .W e also w ish to thank M rs .Bou­
cher .
As you w ill notice m y address has changed. Until further 
notice it w ill be as show n in the upper right hand corner.
At the present tim e our research activities are being kept 
secret- H ow ever,at a tim e in the future w hen w e have no need to 
use this security m easure,! w ill personally w rite and inform  you 
of w hat w e w ere,end possibly are,doing. O ur research does have a 
connection w ith the "flying saucer",although it is at present a 
secondary issue. The m ain body of our research is w ith electric 
fields.(It is not a "copy" of w hat K eyhoe m entioned in his recent 
book relating to the C anadian Project. The research w ith w hich w e 
are concered has been carried on for m any years now by a research 
foundation in W estern United States-w hich is not connected to us.) 
The "flying Saucer" reports are of value to us because they m ay 
give clues tow ard the investigation of various phases in our re­
search.
I have told you these things-so that you m ight understand 
the need for our recieving saucer reports,a Iso because you are no 
doubt curious about our activities .(E very once in a w hile I w ill 
inform  you of our activity.) Because you and M rs.Boucher are taking 
the tim e and trouble to help us - in turn,w e w ish to cooperate as 
best w e can to in som e w ay return the favor. So,do act hesitate in 
calling on us in the future. .
Y ours truly,
C oordinator
0C  R esearch Laboratory ,in 
St. C lair Shores, M ichigan


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STANOARO FORM HO. M
Office M emorandum • UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
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SUBJECT:
M r, Nichols ^^^
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CA THER INE A U G HENBA U G H
INF OR M A TION CONCER NING
Tolson____
D ATE: JU 1U 26, 1955^^
Belmont___
Harbo _____ 
Mohr______ 
Parsons ___
Rosen_____
Tamm ____
Sizoo---------
Vinterrowd _ 
Tele. Room _ 
Holloman__
Gandy _____
Correspondent submitted a. six-page rambling and partly incoherent letter postmarked July 24, 1955, wherein she requests a number of "F , B. I, men" to assist her in watching fo^jflying  saucers which she claims are real. She remarks she has previously 
' written letters to the President, but that they have been ignored, 
Bufiles reflect no record identifiable with correspondent.
R ECOM M END A TION:
her apparent oa^  diNo acknowledgment of correspondent’s letter in view ofsturbed condition
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ce ^W f^U U m • UNITED sta te s g o ve rn m e n t
TO OctoberId. 1935
IR OM M R , A Q.
SUBJECT:
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tltiig  saucers
A t the Executive Session of Intelligence A dvisory Canmittee (lA C) this morning (10/18), hr, Julies,* of CIA , I disowned a report received from party of Senator R ussell, 
traveling through R ussia, that Senator R ussell had seen a 
'flying saucer.
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The consensus of the discussion at the I A C meeting m b  
thio could, have been any one of a number of things, including a
ths
helicopter, but t hat other members of the party should be inters 
domed and, meanwhile, the matter should, bo^Ktpt quiet 
r which 'vo91t0fesuit in limitingto avoid
concern on the part of the R ussian* of U nited Staten^ travel tn R ussia, ^
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A . H. Belmon^^
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dates November 4,
1855 Belmont.
IOTJBCT: F LYING - SA U CER S
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ion.
JR emymemo to you 10-18-55 advising that at Executive X  
Session of Intelligence A dvisory Committee (IA C) on 10-18-55} 
M r, Lillies of CIA ^iscussed report received from party of 
Senator R ichard Bj^ussell of G eorgia, traveling through R ussia 
thatSef^ R usselLj^ad seen a flying saucer^
__ \The details were rio t' c2 edF ^dnd ItHias 
decided 5he matter should be kept quiet and all members of party 
interviewed. A ttached memos from CIA received 11-3-55 advise'-' 
members of party debriefed and following is summary of their 
observations: Party was traveling by train from Baku to Tiflis 
and after dark R ussell noticed a small greenish-yelTow glowing  
ball rising quite rapidly in sky. He informed other members of 
the party and a few minutes later they observed another object. 
M r. Efron saw only 2 lights resembling eyes. Colonel Hathaway 
saw a shadowy object with similar light in middle at the top and 
rotating light or lights similar to exhausts at the base. Senator 
R ussell had impression object could have been as small as a rocket, 
M r, G ros and Colonel Hathaway considered size comparable to U . S. 
Jet fighter, but Hathaway stated object did not resemble any air­
craft, rocket or missile he had ever seen. A ll agree object was 
rotating during its rise along its initial steep trajectory. Based 
on interviews so far, CIA advises only testimony which would support 
existence of flying saucer or radically unconventional aircraft 
is that of Colonel Hathaway. A ll other observations can probably 
be explained as steep-climbing aircraft or missile or exhaust of 
normal Jet aircraft in a dive, followed by a sharp pull-up in such 
a way nothing could be seen until exhaust visible to observers on 
train, but possible aircraft was indeed of the short or almost 
vertical take-off variety. G IA elates further discussion will 
probably be required to completely resolve matter but indicates 
that evidence does not appear sufficiently firm to warrant 
conclusion that Soviets have developed a radically new type 
aircraft
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Nt^ UUttUM  R jR t D irector of Central lotolligence
SUBJECT : dieting* of flying Saucer* or tocawentlcml Aircraft
1. All few parttoipact# in the observation of the flying •oveer* 
or utu>anvmtlOQ al aircraft have new boon debriefed and the following 
1* a eunaory of their obseryatlonc.
2. Use pu^ y W B travelling by train fro* W ai to Tiflis at 
the ^ pacific request of factor Huaaall Bo tried to wee rail 
transportation whenever it tea at all feasible. Um sightings were 
noted abort tea starts* beyond Alyaty at 1910 hour* Ben it we 
already dark, senator R ussell was reeling alone in hid cogwrUwett 
with the light# out Ben be noted a email fireenish-yellov glaring 
hall rising quite rapidly, fie informed th* ether flwnbar* of the 
party who were occupying th* ether ccM portrsent and * lbw minute* 
later they too observed another object.
3. Senator R uasall never saw th* form of the Object only the 
luelnescssrt ball. M r. fifree saw only two light# reenabling eye*. 
Colonel ;Uthawuy saw a shadowy otjoct with * single light la the 
eiddlo at the top end • ^ rotating light or light* siailar to stalest* 
at Be bone. Senator R ussell had the InpteseJxn that the object 
could hew been a* email a* a rocket although there were do  object* 
av& iXaHl* to produce a M tlsfM rtory scale and *0 trail was loft by 
too rising toll. M r. Gros sag Colonel M sthawy considered th* sic* 
of the object to be ccnpar bl* to tb.t df a U. P. Jet filter. 
However, Colonel Hathaway believe* that the object did not rateable 
any aircraft, rocket or niseile that be hod ever seas. All observer* 
agree on the i*pr**sl*a that tbs object wed rotating or whirling 
daring it* ri** along it* initial steep trajectory, neither Senator 
R ussell nor M T. Gru* noted any Bangs in this trajectory, tot 
Colonel aathawny and M r. M iron stated that the object altered 
Ite pattern to horiscotol flight quite Sharply. Neither Letmtor 
kuaaell, •Galassi Hathaway M ' fir, Efron aw any object# on th* 
growl with the soaoegtion at th* search light, but Nr. Oro* 
reported th* preeenc^ f * toi^ a^ Oar W jeet with throe light* 
which appeared to be eje<rte«'W »i'li Benching site.
. *M *d on th* ^ uii^ X?^  HW ?  Bu? , th* only testimony which 
would support the eristence of flying saucer* or radically 
unconventional aircraft i* that of Colonel Hathaway, All other
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obM rvt& ioa# cast probably be expL& irwtl as atcop ollalriQ S alter aft 
or oisfiilae. further diaauwioie will probably be required before 
the aatter can be ooepletely resolved. D a the neaathee* however* 
the evidence does not appear au^ ic. lently firi to wrauft the 
eonelusicn that the Soviet# have developed and have in operation 
a radically now type of aircraft.
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M D OR AK D IM  FOB TIE SECOR D  27 October 1955
SUBJECT: Interview with SoB*t/r XebardL B- a»«ell
1. to 2? October, D r. Francis Clouser, o/SI consultant, and X  
interviewed Senator Bussell relative to an observation of 
unconventional or saucer-like aircraft during his visit to R ussia. 
The following is a statement of hi# observations with ay consents. 
D r. Clouser will submit separately his views on Senator Bussell's 
statements but I believe he is in general agreement with the 
views stated heroin.
2, Iha party was travelling between Baku and Tiflis on a 
train at the specific request of Senator R usnell who mate every 
attempt to Journey by train when possible. (This tends to refute 
the theory that the train trip was arranged in order to stage the 
operation for Senator R ussell's benefit.) About an hour and one-half 
out of Baku the subject, who was not feeling well, was resting in 
his caspartaaent with the light© turned out while the remainder of 
the party was in the next compartment with time lights on. He 
suOjcLonly noticed a greenish-.;/allow ball rising rapidly. Be rushed 
into the next ccqpartnwnt stating that he had seen what ha thought 
was a flying saucer. They turned out the lights and looked out 
the window but saw nothing and the rest of the party was initially 
skeptical. However, suddenly a second ball was noticed rising 
rapidly and then the other ambers of the party wore convinced. 
'Hie second object was initially seen at a minima altitude of TOO to 
800 feet, while the first object was initially viewed at an even 
higher altitude. Nothing was seen on the ground with the exception 
of a search light which van about one-half to one mile away and 
appeared to be aimed at a very low trajectory almost nt ths train. 
The subject did not on either occasion see the fora of the object, 
only this gloving ball. No firm estimate could be mate of the Sisco 
or distance of the ball because there were no reference objects. 
However, the subject had the impression that the object could have 
been an small as a rocket although no trail was left aa it rose, 
ihe object gave the impression of whirling and appeared to follow 
a single trajectory with no break in its flight pattern. The 
subject did not see any lights, only the yellowish glow (this is 
contrary to statements of other observers). The search light 
did not appear to be following the object. About five to ten 
minutes after the sightings and after the subject had returned 
to his own conpurtoent, the guard came in and pulled down the
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SUBJ8CT: Interview with Benntor R ichard. B. R ussell
shades* Ito unusual attitude on the part of the guard was 
noted but it v ug dark. (This is in direct contradiction with 
the original dispatch and the statement of Hr. Gros.) Senator 
R ussell was not present when the dispatch was prepared and 
sent from Prague, and as a consequence did not have a chance 
to verify the contents.
3* D uring his trip, the Senator also mate a motor trip 
between M oscow and Borodino. D uring this ride, hr observed 
six ar eight caserns with military personnel. At one point, 
only 150 yards fw the rood he noted a radar on top of a mound 
with a big egg beater object about 20 feet away. He thought he 
saw a similar installation further from the road on another 
occasion. One of the caserns was about a mile away on the other 
side of the road. There was considerable evidence of construction 
although none that was obviously new. He believed that the radar 
that was positively identified we about HO miles from M oscow 
(if a map had been available, this perhaps could have been pinned 
down more closely). The R ussians were extremely reluctant to 
allow Benatar R ussell to make this trip and at one point, it was 
actually cancelled when Colonel Taylor of the tJrbassy requested 
permission to go along. However, Senator R ussell stated that be 
would publicly denounce the R ussian program of free travel as 
being a farce unless be was allowed to make this trip. The 
pengELssion was then pegranted. Colonel Hathaway and Hr. Efron 
were also along with the Senator on this trip.
U. Ike testimony of Senator R ussell does not in my opinion, 
support the theory that the R ussians have developed saucer-like 
or unconventional aircraft. It is quite possible that the objects 
seem ware the exhausts of normal jet aircraft in a steep climb. 
The fact that none were seen an the ground might indicate that the 
aircraft were in a dive followed by a sharp pull-up in such a way 
that nothing was seen until the exhausts were visible to the observers 
on the train. However, it is possible that the aircraft were indeed 
of the Short or almost vertical take-off variety.
D ISTR IBUTION  
ALL IAC warns
HER BER T SCOVILLE, JR , 
Assistant D irector
Scientific latalligoicc
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ECOR 40 F ebruary 21, 1956
IND EXER  40
136 R ichard College 2, G uertin street
SpringfieId 3 M assachusetts
Hear R ichard:
Your been received.prompting you to write
letter dated F ebruary 12, 1.156, has and I sincerely appreciate the interest
I wish to advise that no you described was ever reported to
natter such 
the F BI.
as
Sincerelyyours
^dgejf rj Hooveg
John Edgar Hoover
Hi rector
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Sunday FebruWy 12,1956.
Springfield 9, Massachusetts
Mr. J. Edgar Hoover,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Washington, D.C. o <
Dear Mr. Hoover:-
I know that you are a very busy man but do you 
suppose that you could enlighten me on the following subject.
My name is Richard E. Guertin and I am 15 years 
of age and am a student at Technical High School here in 
SpringfieId,Massachusetts.
Recently I became very interested in one of the 
most amazing dramas of our time, the phenomena of the flying 
saucers. In a book which I have just read, entitled "flying 
saucers uncensored" written by Harold T. Wilkins,the author 
tells of many cases and sightings of flying saucers which 
correspondents around the world have sent him.
One story which he received from a correspondent in California, 
tells the story of two men who supposedly came from Venus and 
went to a Los Angeles journalist in March 1953. These men did 
strange things which made someone so suspicious that he suppo­
sedly contacted the F.B.I., which is supposed to have sent an 
investigator to find out what was going on,but in some strange 
way the Venusians by using telepathic power or some strange 
faculty of prevision did not return to the office again. It was 
said that the F.B.I. was never able to find them for question­
ing.
I wonder if this story is true, and if you , 
were really notified.I know of you were notified you couldn’t \ 
tell me anyting about the incident, but I am very curious.
Could you possibly tell me if you were noti­
fied and if the story is true.
I would appreciate hearing from you.
Richard,.Guertin
196 College Street
Springfield 9, Massachusetts.


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aTMOMU FORM HO. M
Office M emor^dum UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
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SUBJECT: SYLV IA L, R ICHA R D S
G S-5, Name Check U nitNOD 4-14-4?
DATS: A pril 13, 1956
Tolson-----------
Boardman  
N ichols------------
Belm ont-----------
Bar bo --------------
M ohr__________
Parsons-----------
R osen--------------
Tam m _________ -
Sizoo---------------
W interrow d -------
Tele. R oom ------
H ollom an____ _
G andy_______ -
On A pril 9, 1956, M iss R ichards was interviewed con­
cerning her sighting of an unusual object about dawn A pril 6, 1956, while driving on R oute 1 near Henderson, North Carolina, with her fiance, Joseph L^Jjorris, Jr,, an employee of the 
National Security A gency, s\e was interviewed for additional details in this matter on A pr ri 12, 1956, by Supervisor M ossburg,
M iss R ichards reviewed memorandum dated A pril 10, 19569 from W , C, Names to M r, Nichols prior to being questioned for any other details which might be of assistance to the A ir F orce in this 
matter. She advised she had seen the object for only a few seconds, 
that it was still dark when she observed it, although it was near 
daylight on A pril 6, 1956* She stated when daylight came she 
observed the sky to be cloudy and it started raining approxi­
mately JO minutes after she had observed the object, She recalled the object had approached their car on the driver's side from straight ahead at a height which she thought to be 
less than 25 feet, She was unable to estimate the speed of the object, She described it as being oval shaped, being very bright and having a light blue color, It made no sound that she 
could hear, She advised her fiance would be able to state exactly where they had observed the object in North Carol ina, 
inasmuch as he was familiar with that area, She was unable to 
recall any additional pertinent information,
A CTIONS
There is enclosed a letter to the Office of Special 
Investigations in this matter,


STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
TO
UN ITE D  STAT9 G O VE R N M E N T
FROM
SUBJECT:
unusual
fiance
M R . NICHOLS
W . G . EA M ES £
StM yiA L. R ICHA R D S 
CS-5, Name Check U nit 
EOD 4-14-47 &
DATE: 4-10-56
Tolson
N ichols_______
Boapi^ut
M iss R ichards on 4/9/56 reported the following rather 
occurrence which is in the "F lying Saucer" category. / ^$9 22-1 / >3^
tards left W ashington by car with her
Parsons________
R osen __________
Tam m ______ ••
N ease __________
W interrow d_____
Tele. R oom  ____  
H ollom an
G  an d y________
On 4/5/56 M iss R ichJoseph L. M orris, Jr.J(employee of National Security A gency)to go to M orven, North Carolina to meet the M orris family. A round 5 a.m. on 4/6/56 as dawn was breaking and while driving on R oute 1 north of Henderson, North Carolina, the pair was startled by what appeared to be a round low-flying object coming directly towards the car. The object appeared to pass over the car and M iss R ichards 
turned to see it appear to speed up and then veer off out of sight.
She and M r. M orris both felt they had seen something unusual which was
difficult to explain and certainly 
illusi on.
did not appear tobe an optical
M iss R ichards stated the round, was spinning and was bright
object as she sawit
lights in a sig-zag pattern low as it came towards them
as though containingThe object appeared to be
appeared a series of flying very
moving at great speed and gave off noparticular sound. The object, to the best of her belief, was at least as wide as the highway and appeared no more than two to four 
^feet in thickness.
K  ^  M iss R ichards, who is one of our best employees, stated
heretofore she has placed little credence in ''flying saucer" stories 
. and felt that had she and her boyfriend not seen the same object she 
f^ would be inclined to think she had imagined something. She appreciates that what they saw may have been some kind of optical 
illusion; however, at the time the object appeared very real to them
■.^R ECOM M END A TION:
If you agree, it is recommended that this memorandum be 
referred to the Liaison Section of the D omestic Intelligence D ivision for possible referral to any interested military agencies.
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CO: LBNA ^ols 
A U Bg^iont LV B^Pdman 
EHM ossburg  Liaison
BY COU R IER SER V ICE 
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Tot D irector of Special Investigations (Original &  1) 
The Inspector G eneral
D epartment of the A ir F orce 
Building Tenpo E
4th and A dams D rive, S, W * 
W ashington, D , C, "
Promt John Edgar Hoover, D irector 
F ederal Bureau of Investigation
Subjectt
employee
F LYING SA U CER ON A PR IL 6, 19^6, 
NEA R HEND ER SON, NOR TH CA R OLINA  
M ISCELLA NEOU S - INF OR M A TION CONCER NING  
(ESPIONA G E)
On A pril 6, 19^» M iss Sylvia L, R ichards, an 
of this Bureau who resides at Two East M ason A venue,
A lexandria, V irginia, while en route to M orven, North Carolina, 
via automobile, with her fiance, M r, Joseph L, M orris, Jr,, 
observed an unusual object which appeared to resemble a a 
flying saucer,
M iss R ichards stated at about 5 A ,M ,, 
1956, while it was still dark and while driving  
north of Henderson, North Carolina, she and M r,
on A pril 6,j 
on R oute 1 
M orris were
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startled by what appeared to be an oval-shaped, loro-flying .. 
object coming directly towards their car at a great speed, § )k 
on the driver's side, M iss R ichards stated the object,
low-flying
Tolson_______
Boardm an_____
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R osen ________
Tam m ________
Sizoo_________
W interrow d____  
Tele. R oom ___  
H ollom an_____
which was less than 2$ feet from the ground, appeared to 
be spinning, was bright as though containing a series of 
lights in a gigzagging pattern, was light blue tn color 
and was at least as wide as the highway and no more than 
from two to four feet in thickness. She stated the object 
did not change shape, it made no sound and that she observed 
it for only a few seconds before it appeared to pass over the 
car, accelerate speed and veer off out of sight behind them. 
M iss R ichards advised when daylight came she noticed it was 
cloudy and that approximately JO minutes after they had 
sighted the object it began to rain,
EHM :ss
G andy
W  NOTE: Cover memo Belmont to Boardman 4-13-56  
? EHM :ss, re: "Sylvia L. R ichards, G S-f,
Name Check U nit, EOD 4-14-47."
58  APR  261956 ^ *


Letter to D irector of Special Investigations 
The Inspector G eneral 
D epartment of the A ir force
M iss R ichards advised M r, M orris, an employee 
of the National Security A gency who resides at
6039 22nd R oad, North A rlington, V irginia, would recall 
approximately where they sighted the object and he may 
be able to furnish additional pertinent information*
The above is furnished for your information 
and no further action is being taken in this matter.


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STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
Office M -CW OT^duW  • UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
to Mr. A H. Belmon date;M ay 4} 1956
FROM -M r. I
subject: INLYING D ISC OBSER V ED
OX F OR D , PENNSYLV A NIA  
M A Y 4, 1956
Tolson__________
N ichols-------------- 
Boardm an ----------- 
Belm ont ------------- 
on----------
M ohr____________
Parsons _________ 
R osen __ 
Tam m ___________ 
N ease __________  
W interrow d
Tele. R oom -------- 
H ollom an-----------
M r. Thomqjr G amble, 102 Center Street, Oxford, 
Pennsylvania, telephone ll^R , called 11:35 P»m., M ay 4, 1956>  and advised that he had just observed a bright light traveling about 2000 feet in the air toward Baltimore. He last saw it at the place he ioas calling the Bureau from which was 121 Hodson Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania. He 
described the object as a solid, bright, yellow light, visible from all directions which he described at one 
point as being more than twice as bright and twice as big  
as the headlight of an automobile and another time as 
twice as bright as the evening star and it was impossible 
to persuade him to describe it more specifically. He said the object made no noise and that dr first it was traveling  
overhead about as fast as his automobile but then it speeded 
up and he could not keep up with it although he was traveling at 30 miles per hour. He said that two of his 
buddies in the barroom where he had first observed the object had also observed it—Cecil Pew and R aymond D ixon. 
He said he had tried to call Civil D efense headquarters in Baltimore but no one was on duty. l3u.Li'le.s ^^/^^ >  ^ ' ^
A CTION.
cc - M r. Belmont 
M r. Branigan
C. Brown, OSI, was advised.Captain E
• o MAY 8 1 956


STAND ARD K)RM NO. 64
Office M emorandum UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
TO A . H. Belmon DATE: 5_5_5g
FROM H. G lascock
SUBJECT: ^F LYING D ISC OBSER V ED
OX F OR D , PENNSYLV A NIA
M ay 4, 2956
Tolson_________
N ichols_______ _ 
Boardm an — —
Belm ont ________
M ason __________
M ohr___________
Parsons ________ 
R osen __________
Tam m __________
N ease __________ 
W interrow d_____
R eference made to memorandum M r, M artin to M r. Belmont, M ay 4, 1956, indicating Thomas G amble, 102 Center Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, called at 
11:35 p.m., M ay 4, 1956, concerning a bright light he 
had observed traveling toward Baltimore at an altitude 
of approximately 2,000 feet.
This same individual telephonically advised the 
writer 2:45 p.m^M ay 5, 1956, his true name is 
Billy Thomas^ambill and that his true residence is 
419 South Broad Street, Kenneth Square,Pennsylvania. 
G ambill desired to know the results of any investigation 
conducted as the result of his previous call. It was pointed out to him that the Bureau was not at liberty 
to disclose such information.
Bureau indices on Billy Thomas G ambill, limited to Pennsylvania, were searched with negative results.
A t
OSI, was
3:35 p.m.. M ay 5, 1956, Captain E. C.Brown telephonically advised at his residence.


109
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Subjectt
cc sburg  Liaison
BY COU R IER SER V ICE
m y II, 1 956
D irector oj Special Investigations 
The Inspector G eneral 
D epartment of the A ir F orce 
Building Tempo E 
4th and A dams D rive, S, W , 
W ashington, D , C.
John Edgar Hoover, D irector 
F ederal Bureau of Investigation
F LYING D ISC OBSER V ED  
OX F OR D , PENNSYLV A NIA  
M A Y 4, 1956
M ISCELLA NEOU S - INF OR M A TION CONCER NING (ESPIONA G E)
Tolson------------
Board m an_____
N ichols-----------
Belm ont----------
Barbo _________ 
M ohr__________
Parsons______ A
R osen--------J^ J
Tam m  _ 
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W interrd
Tele. R < 
H ollom a 
G andy _
A t lit35 P»m,, M ay 4, 1958, on individual 
who identified himself as Thomas G amble, 102 Center 
Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, advised this Bureau 
he had just observed at Oxford, Pennsylvania, a 
bright light traveling about 2,000 feet in the air 
toward Baltimore, M aryland, He described the object 
as a solid, bright yellow light visible from all 
directions and that it was twice as bright and twice 
as large as the headlight of an automobile. He also 
described it as twice as bright as the evening star. 
He was unable to describe it in more detail. He 
stated the object made no noise, that at first its 
speed was the same as the car he was driving but it 
sped up and although he was driving do miles an hour 
he was unable to keep up with it, He advised that 
two of his friends, Cecil Pew and R aymond D ixon, also 
had observed the object.
A t 2t45 p,m,, M ay 5» 1958f the above 
referred-to individual advised his true name and 
address were Billy Thomas G ambill, 419 South Broad 
Street, Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania


Letter to D irector of Special Investigations 
The Inspector G eneral 
D epartment of the A ir F orce
The above information was telephonically 
furnished to Captain S. C. Brown of your office by this 
Bureau on M ay 4 and M ay 5, 1956* for whatever action 
deemed desirable by your office. No action is contemplated 
in this matter by this Bureau.
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STAND ARD  FORM NO. 64
UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
to D IR E C TO R , F BI
f ro <K  SAC , LO S AN G E LE S (100-24442)
D ATE: 8 /15/56
subject: ' TO D  K ITTR E D G E  
F LY IN G SAUC E R
The follow ing Is being furnished to the Bureau for its 
inform ation in the event an inquiry should be received from  the 
Air F orce:
O n 8 /14/56, Lt. LO UIS SAUTE R  and Sgt. C H AR LE S M . H O W AR D , 
4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron, N orton APB, San 
Bernardino, C alifornia, called at this office, accom panied by 
C aptain D AM O N E C K LE S of the Air Inform ation Service.
Lt. SAUTE R  stated he had received a teletype from  
his headquarters, reflecting that TQ D - K ITTR E D G E , 1430 H atteras 
Street, Van N uys, C alifornia, had reported that on 7/16/56, a 
spherical vehicle had landed In his back yard, splitting a large 
tree in tw o. O n 7/30/56, this vehicle returned and on this 
occasion som e little green m en em erged from  the vehicle and Invited 
K ITTR E D G E  to ride in their ship. H e supposedly w ent up w ith them  
for approx im ately 20 m inutes.
Lt. SAUTE R  stated he had no additional Inform ation 
ex cept that K ITTR E D G E  w as believed to be em ployed in som e m inor 7 
technical capacity for the C olum bia Broadcasting System .
C aptain E C K LE S stated he recalled that the Incident 
reported by K ITTR E D G E  w as presented on a C BS television new scast 
about the tim e it occurred, and that during the telecast, the split 
tree w as show n, and an Interview w as had w ith K ITTR E D G E . According 
to C aptin E C K LE S, the tenor of the com m ents by the television announcer 
w as that he placed little credence in the story, but w as presenting 
it for w hat it w as w orth.
Lt. SAUTE R  stated that he believes the incident reported 
by K ITTR E D G E  to be utterly ridiculous, but, in accordance w ith 
Instructions from  his headquarters, he m ust m ake som e Inquiry concerning 
K ITTR E D G E  in such a m anner as not to result in any publicity indicating 
an Air F orce interest. H e inquired if the F BI w ould conduct invest!-
2-Bureau (Air M all) 
1-Los Angeles
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D IR E C TO R , F BI 8 /15/56
R E : TO D  K ITTR E D G E
F LY IN G  SAUC E R
gation to obtain inform ation concerning the background of 
K ITTR E D G E , and w as advised that no such investigation w ould be 
conducted by this office in the absence of instructions from  
the Bureau.
N o record of K ITTR E D G E  is reflected in the indices of the 
Los Angeles office and SAUTE R  w as so advised.
N o action by this office is contem plated.
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REC'O BElMONT 
FBI-JUSTICE
Sep H II39 AN’56
v RECEIVED
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INTERNAL SECURE SECT
FBI
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ST^'D ARD FORM NO. 64
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI
ROM : SAC, ST. LOUIS (62-0)
SUBJECT: THE<A.P .R. 0. BULLETIN, 
1712 Van Court, 
Alamogordo, New Mexico 
MISCELLANEOUS
UN ITE D G O VE R N M E N T
D ATE: 9/7/56
On August 31, 1956, HARLAN><WOLD, 1829a North Market 
Street, St. Louis, Missouri, employed as an electrician, 
Department 155 j at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. 
Louis County, Badge No. 55185, appeared at the St. Louis 
Office to advise that he and a group of fellow workers 
have subscribed to a publication entitled "The A.P.R.O.- , - 
Bulletin", which is published at 1712 Van Court, Alamogordo, 
New Mexico, and which contains articles about- flying saucers
WOLD stated he and a group of fellow -workers saw an adver­
tisement concerning the above described publication in a 
magazine and they subscribed to this publication for one 
year at a cost of $3.00. WOLD further stated this publica­
tion slurred and criticized the U. S. Air Force and offi­
cials of the U. S. Air Force and was in his opinion Commu­
nistic.
A copy of this communication is being forwarded the 
Albuquerque Office for purposes of information.
2 - Bureau
1 - Albuquerque
1 - St. Louis (62-0)
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62-83894
D ate, September 20. 1956
To,
From
Subject,
1 - L iaison Section
1 - M r. O’Connor
BY COU R IER SER V ICE
D irector of Special Investigations The Inspector G eneral
D epartment of the A ir F orce Building Tempo E 4th and A dams D rive S W ashin
John Ed V r, M ir
federal Bureau of
THE A > ?
1712 V A N COU R T
A LA M OG OR D O, NEW  M EIiCO
M ISCELLA NEOU S - INF OR M A TION CONCER NING
BU LLETIN
On A ugust 31, 1956, Harlan N. Sold, 1929a North M arket Street, St. Louis, M issouri, who is employed as an electric tan, 
D epartment 155, M cD onnell A ircraft Corporation, furnished the St. Louis Office of this Bureau with information that he and a group of his fellow workers have subscribed to a publication 
captioned ’’The A .P.R .O. Bulletin," which contains articles aboutflying saucers. W old advised he answered an advertisement a magazine and subscribed to this publication for one year, a cost of $3.00. W old further advised that in his opinion, 
publication slurred and criticized the U . S. A ir F orce and of the U . S. A ir F orce.
in \Ja t 
the
officials
bureau
No action is contemplated
A-
BY  C O UR IE R  SVC .
in this matter by this
RECORDED-1 1
W OTE ON YELLOW : 2 5 SE P 2 0 y
Tolson ----------
N ichols ---------
Boardm an —  
Belm ont —  
M ason -----------
M ohr________
Parsons-------- 
R osen ----------- 
Tam m ----------- 
N ease ---------- 
W interrow d---- 
Tele. R oom  —  
H ollom an ------
C O M M  • F B|
Bureau files „. _ -^______ ,
- ind in viewjdf the fact that it deal
on
v
cern ing captioned publication
Is with flying ’saucers and that
the established policy has been to refer m atters of this type 
to the Air Force, no further action is deemed necessary.
J JO ’C:ebm 
(5)
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October 12, 1956
reco rded^
Miss E sthei^BT^llion
12 Hope Street
Stamford, Connecticut
D ear Miss Fillion:
Your letter of October 5, 1956, with enclosure, has 
been received.
I want to thank you for the interest which prompted 
your writing and for your very kind words concerning my administra­
tion of this Bureau.
The information contained in your letter and the 
enclosure does not fall within the investigative jurisdiction of the 
FBI, and I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter, 
as well as a copy of the enclosure, to the D irector, Office of Special 
Investigations, The Inspector General, D epartment of the Air Force, 
The Pentagon, Washington 25, D . C.
Sincerely yours,
John E dgar Hoover 
D irector
C opy of incom ing and enclosure sent by form  to The Inspector G eneral, 
D epartm ent of the Air F orce.


12 H ope St. 
Stam ford, C onn.
O ctober 5, 1956
M r. J. E dgar H oover
D irector of F . B. I.
W ashington, D . C .
D ear M r. H oover:
E nclosed is a copy of a Lecture sent to m e from  
D etroit. I think it is the m ost fascinating R esearch ever m ade.
In your busy life you m ay not have encountered it, 
so I thought I w ould send you a copy.
W hy doesn’t the G overnm ent com e out w ith the truth 
about unidentified F lying O bjects ?
E verybody seem s to accept the "Saucers” as a m atter 
of course, and people are becom ing annoyed at the "ostrich stance" 
our Leaders have taken about them .
A num ber of clergym en feel that the tim e has com e for 
som eone to answ er intelligently and sincerely the public’s inquiries. 
They have gone to "The Book"— the Sacred Bible w here m an can alw ays 
find the answ ers to all his needs, doubts, fears— and inquiries!
I have heard m any people say that you probably have all 
the answ ers— but I suppose you have been throttled too!
I'm  so glad you refused to accept the invitation to run 
for President. Y ou w ould have been a good one— (if you could be let 
alone)--but sordid Party politics w ould have engulfed you too m uch.
To the Legions of your adm irers you stand too H igh-- 
are too clean and honest to becom e so involved.
Thanks to Alm ighty G od there are character Influences 
like you still standing on the sam e firm  ground of our F orefathers.
E ach day now a few m ore chips are knocked off the pillars 
of Learning, H igh m orals, decent behavior and honest standards. W here 
can it all end? The days are becom ing w earisom e and fearful; surely the 
repercussions are shaking the outer w alls of even O ur F ather’s H ouse.
I w onder w hat the G od of O ur F athers is going to do about 
it?
W ith deepest respect, 
/s/ E sther D . F illion


ty po g ra phica l  e rro rs
Pg» 2 - paragraph 3 - line 10 - should read "ought to decide".
Pg« 3 - paragraph 7 - line 13 - should read "into space via".
Pg. 4 - paragraph 4 - line 10 - should read "Paul tells us".
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I
"WHIR L I H G W_H E E L s"
(A Correlation of Flying Saucers and 
Visitors from other Planets in The Bible)
by: Reverend John Miller, S.T.M. , 
Pastor, Luthern Church;
Litchfield, Illinois
"Flying Saucers" have made the headlines off and on for many months now. 
Much has been written about them. Research has shown that "flying cha­
riots" and strange powers, both of locomotion and destruction, are des- 
cribed in the holy books of various heathen faiths many thousands of 
years older than our own. "Flying Chariots'1 have been seen and reported 
and not believed for many ages. That is nothing new. But what is new 
is that recently they have been photographed.
Having established the factuality of the "flying saucer", it is now a- 
bout time that we find a theological confirmation of the whole matter. 
This is a necessity’ If "flying saucers" inhabit outer-space, and if 
they have some kind of celestial character, they should have some place 
in the total economy of Cod. They should have more place in our think­
ing and planning, and one would expect them to be mentioned in our own 
holy books, too. V/e are therefore not surprised, upon investigation, 
to find "flying" clouds, rolls, chariots, wheels and people, mentioned 
in the Bible. To realize this, is to make a great many mysterious 
things in the Bible seem both matter-of-fact and encouraging!
The ancients, it is true, had no adequate words to describe the things 
they saw in their day which came from outer space. If a thing flew, it 
was called a "flying" cloud, bird, chariot or angel. We, today, should 
have progressed far enough scientifically to call objects from outer­
space by names which are more appropriate. But the unhapuy term "flying 
saucer" is a term more reminiscent of a tea-party than of"the man-world 
of science. It seems our own nomenclature, or is it our imagination, is 
very inadequate also. However, the possibility and probability of real­
izing unheard of sources of power and speeds, and the conquering of 
space is to us but a matter of time.
To understand our own holy bock we must replace outworn mythological ter­
minology of yester-year with the most adequate scientific terminology of 
today. The heaven of yesterday we call "space" today! It can be noth­
ing else. The angels cf yesterday are the "space-men" of today. An 
angel was an inhabitant of space. They came from other worlds. If 
there are any inhabitants of outer space, we today would call them "space­
men". The "flying" clouds, horses, or chariots of scripture we call 
"flying saucers" or "space ships". With a clarification of but these 
three terms, many things now fall into place quite naturally.
Angels or "space-men" have been seen. They’ve walked on earth. We read 
way back in the Old Testament, "Two angels (or space-men) came to Sodom 
in the evening. When Lot saw them he rose to meet them, and bowed him­
self with his face to the ground". He spoke to them and offered them 
hospitality. They did him a favor too. They saved his life! For these 
two space-men subsequently led an attack on Sodom and Gomorrah and de­
stroyed it with "brimstone and fire out of heaven (space)" (Gen. 19).


Daniel (Dan. 9:21) calls the angel Gabriel, a man. He describes this 
space-man as coming to him in "swift flight at the time of the evening 
sacrifice", and he also describes the interview which followed. Numer­
ous incidents are mentioned in scripture of space-men landing on earth 
and contacting earth-men, usually bringing to them an important message. 
About three hundred such incidents can be listed’ They brought help as 
well as destruction, these men from outer-space or heaven.
I believe that we should take these observations more matter-of-factly. 
We are not dealing with mythology here. A literal understanding of 
these incidents in.modern thought-patterns brings astonishing clarity 
to ail. our religion should become more materialistic in order to con­
form with scripture, and not vice-versa as our clerics and others have 
been telling us for so long. We have practically and mistakenly spiri­
tualized religion out of existence, and thus caused the great divorce 
between science and religion. True science is true religion.
££ese ™2§e^ or space-men pilot some sort of vehicle. One of these 
space-men, described as a ^mighty one" (Rev. 10), "came down out of 
heaven (space) wrapped in a cloud". Let us call symbolical language 
and oriental imagery by their right names. To be "wrapped in a cloud" 
means to oe surrounded by an object. In other words, this space-man 
was piloting a space-ship. How else could the observers of that day 
nave described this phenomenon? That "flying" clouds don’t refer to 
real clouds we see from the quotation 
cloud?" (isa. 60j 
flying-cloud o
--- H^v uo, uxuii, "Who are those that fly like a 
Thefollowing literal description of a supposed 
,, ° de°ide the matter. "A stormy wind came out of
and a great cloud» With brightness round about it, and fire 
ilashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as 
gleaming bronze. And from the midst of it came the likeness 
living creatures (spacemen)" (Ezk. 1),
it were 
of four
The space-man mentioned above had a "rainbow over his head", namely 
vari-colored lights shone from a canopy over his head which shall be 
described later. Light "like the sun" came from this space-ship, and 
its "legs", no doubt landing-gear, were "like pillars of fire". The 
whole earth was lit up by the power of the light given off by this 
space-ship (Rev. 18:1),
Besides describing these "space-ships" as "flying" clouds, they are 
also described as a "flying roll" (Zech, 5:1), in other words "saucer" 
or "cigar" shaped. An approximate size estimated by an observer of 
that century who had no knowledge of perspective or distance, is in­
cluded in this description. They are also described as a "flying ser­
pent" (isa. 14:29 - 30:6), referring no doubt to the long trail of 
fire left by the space-ship’s exhaust.
However, the clearest, most prominent, most detailed, and most appro­
priate name given these flying-ships or space-ships, and one which we 
would well adopt as the most scientific is, "WHIRLING ’WHEELS", as the 
reporter Ezekiel calls them (Ezk. 1). This reporter now gives the most 
detailed description of the so-called "flying saucer" in existence to­
day - many details of which have been verified by modern observers and 
some even caught by camera,
"Now as I looked at the living creatures (space-men) I saw a wheel upon 
the earth (the space-ship had evidently landed), one for each oi the 
four of them (four space-ships in all). The appearance of the wheels 
was like the gleaming of a chrysolite (transparent or translucent olive­
green). Their construction being as it were a v/heel within a wheel, 
they had spokes and rims (recent observations and pictures have verified 
this description of an outer rim and an inner wheel, etc.). And when 
the living creatures (space-men) rose from the earth, rhe wheels rose, 
for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels".


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The last sentence is extremely interesting. The reporter claims that 
when the space-men rose the wheels rose with them. That is exactly 
what a person of an unmechanical age would say. Men can move, hut not 
an object. So they described the men as carrying the ships with them. 
We, of course would say the opposite, namely that the wheels or space­
ships carried the space-men.
The "whirling wheels" are described as "full of eyes", in other words, 
full of round openings, port-holes, or power outlets, "all around and 
within". This description again tallies with observations and photo­
graphs made recently.
The space-ships are described as "darting to and fro, like the flash 
of lightning" (Ezk. 1). "When they went they went in any of their 
four directions without turning as they went. In whatever direction 
the front wheel Tor ship) faced, the others followed without turning 
as they went", Besides describing their unbelievable maneuverability 
"without turning", this also seems to claim that they flew in forma­
tion, following a leader (also see Ezk. 10:9).
The fuel or power for these space-ships is found in the middle of the 
space-ship. It is described as "fire between the whirling wheels" 
(Ezk. 16:6), "In the midst there was something that looked like burn­
ing coals of fire, like torches moving to and fro, and the fire was 
bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning" (Ezk. 1).
And now there follov/s a detail which is the very acme of veracity. 
"Over the head of the living creatures (space-men) there was the like­
ness of a firmament (the protective canopy over a pilot’s head) shin­
ing like crystal (transparent glass), spread out above their heads" 
(Ezk. 1). This "glass globe" has also been observed on the "flying 
saucers" of today and photographed. It also seems that flying orders 
are given by remote control via radio or wireless. A voice is said 
to come "from above the firmament (canopy) over their heads". It is 
also claimed by this biblical reporter that part of these space-ships 
is collapsible and other parts retractable. The latter is perhaps 
the central turret which will be described later.
In flight these "whirling wheels" give off music (Rev. 4:8). This 
phenomenon has been reported in the holy books of other faiths much 
older than our own. "It’s like the sound of many waters, like the 
thunder of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sounds of a host" 
(Ezk. 1:24 - 3:13), The word "host" is important to keep in mind be­
cause it refers no doubt to the great number of these space-ships fly­
ing together. The insignia which seems to be on the outer surface of 
the space-whips are recognizable as a cherub (a humorous or should we 
say "human" touch), the face of a man, a lion, and an eagle (Ezk. 1). 
These space-ships are given orders to patrol the earth, "Go and patrol 
the earth" (Zech, 6).
On the basis of what we have learned, certain events in scripture now 
are understandable and acceptable. Enoch, it is reported, went to 
another world without dying (Heb. 11:5), as perhaps Moses did also. 
Jacob thought he had a vision when he saw "a ladder set up on the 
earth and beheld angels or space-men, ascending and descending on it" 
(Gen. 28). The ladder obviously was let down from a space-ship for 
some purpose or other. Space-men had a particular interest in Jacob 
it seems, for on a later occasion he wrestled with one of them, the 
space-man only playing with Jacob until it was time for the space-man 
to go, whereupon he partially paralyzed Jacob (Gen. 32). It is inter­
esting to note that space-men usually appear around sunset, during the 
night, or at sunrise. Through some whirl-wind-like action Elijah dis- 
appnared into space vi^ a "flying chariot" (ll Kings 2:11), Moses


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and Elijah came to meet Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration via "a 
bright cloud". We know what these "clouds" were. The "cloud" disap­
peared with them again. The poor man in Luke 16, was carried by space­
men into another world. Do space-men carry away into heaven or space 
the "souls" of the dead? A woman in Rev, 12, was given unusual loco­
motive powers to escape her enemy. These instances can be multiplied 
hundreds of times !’
Even God’s activities now become clearer,’ God’s presence in scripture 
is described "like birds hovering" (isa. 31:5), The hovering is a 
hovering of some flying object. "Clouds" are called Mis chariot, with 
them comes the wind, fire and flame (Ps. 104), One reads of "a swift 
cloud" (isa, 19:1), in other words a space-ship. Note the following 
description: "Then the earth reeled and rocked: the foundations also 
of the mountains trembled and quaked, because He was angry. Smoke went 
up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth: glowing coals 
flamed forth from Him. He bowed the heavens and came down. Thick dark­
ness was under His feet. He rode on a cherub and flew. He came swiftly 
upon the wings of the wind" (Ps. 18), We have discussed these signs 
above. They describe a space-ship, although the observer here, in not 
seeing the pilot, describes the space-ship as though it were a person. 
Perhaps in this case this space-ship might be God’s own private space­
ship or the so-called "mother" ship. Why should we deny God the right 
to make a machine and use it too, if He wants to?
God’s presence with Israel in the desert was via a "pillar of cloud" in 
the day and by night a "pillar of fire"; the fire of course would not be 
visible in the sky by day (Exo. 13). Out of this cloud God harassed the 
Egyptians. In Isa. 66, it is reported "for behold the Lord will come in 
fire and His chariots like the storm-wind with flames of fire". And a- 
gain, "His chariots are like the whirlwind" (Jer. 4:13). Psalms 68:17, 
claims that God lived on Mount Sinai for a while with 20,000 chariots. 
Big "clouds" settled on Mount Sinai with "fire" and "smoke" for forty 
days. Moses was given the tablets of the law on this mountain, through 
the intervention of space-men, m  Paul tells us. Sinai seems to have 
been God’s headquarters for a certain maneuver at this time. Space-men 
with their ships always seem to be present when God’s people are in dan­
ger, Even a difficult passage like "And the ’glory’ of the Lord went up 
from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain" (Ezk. 11:23), 
now becomes clear. It means that the ships took off from the middle of 
the city, the take-off place, and then landed on a mountain. 
Neither should we forget that God is called the Lord of "Sabbaoth" in 
the Bible, which means the Lord of "hosts" or "armies" - real armies, 
space-armies. This name "the Lord of hosts", is the most used name for 
God in the Bible, He is the God of war. This title is used hundreds 
of times together with the complementary phrase "hosts of heaven", or 
hosts of space, Jacob once saw the whole assembled army. We read, 
"The angels (space-men) of God met him and when Jacob saw them he said, 
’This is God’s army*." (Gen. 32), These hosts were at one time an ob­
ject of worship by earth-men. It seems that God often came down out of 
heaven or space to earth to fulfill His plans and to carry out certain 
campaigns.
When the space-ships were stationary and when the central turret was 
raised, they looked like thrones, and are so-called in scripture. "His 
throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire, a stream of fire 
issued and came forth from before Him" (Dan. 7:9). No ordinary thrones 
these, but space-ships.’ In Rev. 4, we have a unique description of the 
"mother" ship and twenty-four others on a landing-field which looked 
like a "sea of glass-like crystal", and from them all came flashes of 
lightning, voices and peals of thunder".


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I
The life of Jesus, now too, 106001065 clearer when these things are re­
membered. His powers of levitation, His ability to pass through doors, 
walk on water, and heal the sick, are the essential attributes of men 
from outer space. They will also be ours someday when we will be "free 
like birds" (Ezk. 13:20), At Jesus’ birth the celestial army came quite 
close to earth. A space-man appeared to the shepherds and the "glory" 
of the Lord, with the usual signs of His presence, shone around them. 
There was a multitude of the heavenly army with this space-man. And 
after their cosmic announcement, the music of their space-ships was 
heard as they again disappeared into space.
Jesus’ ascension is described as "a cloud (or space-ship) received Him 
out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). His coming again is to be in the same 
manner. "Then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven (space) 
coming on the clouds (space-ships) of heaven (space) with power and 
great glory" (Matt. 24:30 - Rev. 14). He will come with His whole army 
and will then take over the destiny of the world. Jesus comes then, 
conquering and to conquer; a King of kings, and Lord of lords. This 
time He summons the twelve legions of space-men, which He refused to 
summon at the time of His betrayal. He will appear on a white "horse" 
or space-ship, "shooting flames of fire", leading a whole fleet of 
space-ships, from whose mouths issue sharp swords", no doubt blasts of 
destructive energy. He signals all the "birds that fly in mid-heaven" 
(all the sky-ships in space) to the cosmic conflict, with the words, 
"Come gather.", and the world will be destroyed by God’s black fleet 
described below.
The rumbling space-ships leap on top of the mountains to await the sig­
nal for the attack (Joel 2:5). That day will be a day of darkness and 
gloom and of hydrogen and cobalt clouds. "Like blackness there is 
spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people, their like has 
never been from of old nor will be again. Eire devours before them, 
and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the Garden of Eden be­
fore them, but after them a desolate wilderness".
Earth-men who have pleased God in the meantime, will "ascend up into 
space in a space-ship in the sight of their foes" (Rev. 11). Paul 
puts it this way, "We will be caught up together with them in the 
clouds (space-ships) to meet the Lord in the air" (I Thess. 4:17). 
In this manner a remnant of earth-men will literally be rescued or 
saved.... For what?
For the "Father’s house in which are many rooms", or as some transla­
tors put it, "stopping-places", "resting-stations" or "filling-stations" 
if you wish, or the way to outer-space and beyond. All the planets 
and universes in outer space are there for a good and glorious purpose. 
They are not just dead dust, They are the planets on which these space­
men live, and we too will someday live.
This clear understanding of things as they are and as they will be, is 
for our comfort. We should always remember that God’s people are always 
protected by a circle of space-ships. "We are surrounded by so great a 
cloud of witnesses", we read in Heb. 12. The whole heavenly host once 
came out to protect but one man, Elijah (II Kings 6:17). "Behold the 
mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire". And Elijah was saved 
or rescued right from under the noses of a whole city full of enemies.
God’s word to us knowing all this is: "Fear not, for those who are with 
us are more than those who are with them.’" ... May our prayer be, --
"0, Lord, open our eyes that we may see." 
(II Kings 6:17)
T H E END


STAND ARD  FORM NO. 64
< ’Office M emorandum • UN ITE D > G O VE R N M E N T
T0 : D IR E C TO R , F BI D ATE : \/ll/57
^ ^  : SAC , R IC H M O N D  (62-779)
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M ISC E LLAN E O US IN F O R M ATIO N C O N C E R N IN G
Attached are tw o copies of a letter to the 
D istrict C om m ander of O SI at Langley F ield, Va., 
w hich are being forw arded to the Bureau for inform ation.
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January 11, 1957
D istrict C om m ander 
21st D istrict
O ffice of Special Investigations
Langley Air F orce Base, Virginia
R E : AE R IAL PH E N O M E N O N R E SE AR C H  G R O UP
M ISC E LLAN E O US IN F O R M ATIO N C O N C E R N IN G
D ear Sir:
M rs. M argatet~BIunt, 7606 Sw eetbriar R oad, R ichm ond, 
Virginia, advised this office on January 2, 1957, that she 
had received a letter from  captioned organization requesting 
she furnish any inform ation she m ight have relative to her 
alleged observation of a "flying saucer" a year or so ago 
near R ichm ond, Virginia. M rs. Blunt inform ed she is em ployed 
by the R ichm ond Q uarterm aster D epot of the United States 
Arm y and it w as w hile on her w ay to w ork one m orning that 
she had sighted the object in question. She stated that 
several other w om en em ployees of the D epot w ere present 
and subsequently one of these w om en had told a new spaper 
reporter about the incident and all their nam es had appeared 
in the papers.
M rs. Blunt advised that she w as reluctant to answ er 
the letter as she felt it could be an illegal or subversive 
group w ho w as trying to obtain inform ation they should not 
have. She pointed out that she knew nothing about the 
organization but the correspondence did not reflect the 
group w as connected w ith the United States G overnm ent in any 
w ay.
She inform ed that the letter indicated the group
- w as a national organization w hose duty it w as to Investigate
$ any and all unusual aerial phenom enon. It also reflected
that one Bob G ribble w as the E x ecutive D irector and Jim  
E w art w as the D irector of Investigations. The address for 
this organization w as show n to be 5108 F inlay Street, Seattle, 
W ashington.
do p i^ Destro yed sn^Lv^w ./
2 7 ® 19 1964


D istrict C om m ander January 11, 1957
The above data is being furnished for your 
inform ation, it being noted that the files of this office 
contain no reference to this organization.
Very truly yours,
W . G . G R APP
Special Agent in C harge


RECORDED- 54 February 20, 1957
INDEXED - 54
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Mr. Hagan Parrish * ti^'~
Sheriff of Polk County
Post Office Box 631
Bartow, Florida
My dear Sheriff:
Your letter dated February 8, 1957, has 
been received, and I want to thank you for bringing the 
enclosed material to our attention.
Since the contents of your communication 
are of primary concern to another governmental agency, 
I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter 
and a copy of its enclosure to the D irector of Special 
Investigations, The Inspector General, D epartment of the 
Air Force, Building Tempo E , Fourth and Adams D rive, 
Southwest, Washington, D . C.
Sincerely yours,
PCOMM - FBI
John E dgar Hoover
D irector
cc - Seattle, w ith copy of incom in 
R e R ichm ond letter 1-11-57 
R esearch G roup, M iscellaneous Infor
of its enclosure 
erial Phenom ena 
tion C oncerning.'’
•olson______  
.ichols_____
Boardm an____ 
Belm ont _____  
ason______ 
ohr_______  
irsons___  
>sen_____
I am m ----------- 
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iterrow d-
1 e. R oom __
I >m an____
N O TE : Bufiles reflect that a citizen in R ichm ond, Virginia, received 
a sim ilar letter earlier this year from  the Aerial Phenom ena R esearch 
G roup of the sam e type forw arded by correspondent. O SI at Langley 
F ield, Virginia, m ade a copy of it available to the Bureau. (62-8 38 94-372) 
N o other pertinent references located. C opies,of incom ing and its
enclosure sent to O SI by form .
D C Lzpw l


HAGAN PARRISH
’ SHE RIFF
COU NTY
STAT
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HAMP ROGE RS, CHIE F 
CRIMINAL D IVISION 
RE S. WINTE R HAVE N, CY 3-0052
PHONE S:
OFFICE 3-7011 - JAIL 3-7171
POLK
OF FLORIDA
BARTO W , FL O RIDA
RE PLY RE F._
R. BRUCE ALBRITTON. CHIE F 
AD MINISTRATIVE
RE S. FT. ME AD E , AT 4-3955
F ebruary 3, 1957.
F ederal Bureau of Investigation
W ashington, D . C .
G entlem en:
I am  enclosing herew ith a bulletin received 
at this office on F ebruary 5, 1957, for your evaluation.
Assuring you of our com plete cooperation at 
all tim es, I am
Sincerely,
a> F E B 26 «S?


MP IONES
FebH 8 41 AH’57
«F(.EIVED
FBI
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E N C LO SUR E


Aerial Phenom ena R esearch G roup
Seattle, W ashington
H eadquarters: Bob G ribble
5108 F indlay Street E x ecutive D irector
D ear Sir:
Several reports of unidentified flying objects seen over cities 
in your section of the country since 6^ / J $  
have recently arrived at our office. W e w ould appreciate nam es and 
addresses of w itnesses reporting unidentified flying objects or other 
aerial phenom enon to your office during this period. All nam es and 
addresses w ill be held strictly confidential, to be used only w hen 
contacting the w itness for inform ation regarding their ex perience.
W e are a national organization w hose objectives are to invest­
igate and determ ine the nature of unidentified flying objects and 
related phenom ena. Any inform ation you can give us pertaining to this 
m atter w ill be greatly appreciated.
Thanking you in advance, I am
Sincerely yours


UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
M r. TolsonTO
FR OM
SUBJECT:
F or record purposes, John Stuart M artin (G reat M eadow s,
JO H N  STUAR ^ jM AR W
G R E AT M E AD O W S, N E W  JE R SE Y
date: M arch 15, 1957
Tolson 
N ichols 
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■M ohr
Parsons____
R osen _____
Tam m ______
Trotter
N ease______
Tele. R oom  _
H ollom an __
G andy______
N ew Jersey, telephone M ercury 7-268 3) telephoned from  his hom e at 12:52 p. m  
M arch 14, 1957, w hile I w as tied up on another m atter, and talked w ith W ick. 
M artin, age 56, is one of the original founders of "Tim e” m agazine, w as V 
em ployed by Louis de R ochem ont on our m ovie, ’’H ouse on 92nd Street," and 
he form erly w as editor of "M arch of Tim e. " H e m arried M ar ^ G ilbert, w hom  
he says is know n to the D irector. H e has one arm .
M artin said, to m ake a long story short, tha( he has run into 
fa situation w hich has to do w ith an unidentified flying object observed tw o days 
;'ago in the G reat M eadow s vicinity. M artin said he had m ade a form al report 
in w riting to m ilitary authorities, as w ell as to tw o civilian groups interested 
in the affair. G eneral W edem eyer is connected w ith one of the latter groups. 
M artin said he is not satisfied that the ’’intelligence” he supplied to the m ilitary 
is being handled properly, nor does he know  to w hom  he should subm it infor­
m ation and in w hat fashion. H e said frankly he w anted an Agent to call upon 
him  so that the Agent could evaluate his inform ation, although he said he w ell 
knew ’’flying saucers,” etc. , w ere not w ithin the scope of the F BI’s interest 
nor jurisdiction.
(The attached new s ticker from  United Press reflects that in 
testim ony before a H ouse Appropriations Subcom m ittee, 2-19-57, D r. H ugh 
(D ryden, D irector of the N ational Advisory C om m ittee for Aeronautics, had 
flatly stated there is no such thing as a flying saucer. It w as said too that the 
Air F orce or som e other authority should nail dow n the unidentified "flying 
objects" and "say it is pure fiction.")
AC TIO N  TAK E N :
")/•-■■ c , L W hile norm ally w e w ould sim ply tell a caller that w e have no 
jurisdiction and that he should refer such m atter to the proper m ilitary
cc: M r. Boardm an 
cc: M r. Belm ont
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N ichols to Tolson m em o M arch 15, 1957
authorities, in this instance, because of M artin’s dem onstrated friendliness 
to the Bureau and the D irector, his sane and reasonable approach to m atters 
and his apparent concern for the w elfare of our country, I instructed W ick 
to have the N ew ark O ffice have an Agent w hen in the vicinity of G reat M eadow s 
sim ply drop by M r. M artin’s hom e to see w hat he has in m ind.
ASAC  C om m ons of the N ew ark O ffice told W ick he w ould have 
an Agent drop by to see M artin and w ould send a letter to the Bureau covering 
results.
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M r. Tol.
M r. Board: 
M r. Belnii 
M r. M orfr l
M r. Parsons ------- 
M r. R osen----------
M r. Tam m _______ 
M r. Trotter---------
M r. N ease---------- 
Tele. R oom  _,___  
M r. H ollom an___  
M iss G andy ____
UP73 '^^ ’
(FLYING SAUCE RS) . 1
THE D IRE CTOR OF THE GOVE RWE NT’S TOP AIR RE SE ARCH AGE NCY HAS TOLD  
.CONGRE SS FLATLY THAT THE RE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FLYING SAUCE R.
THE ASSURANCE CAME FROM D R. HUGH L. D RYD E N. D IRE CTOR OF THE NATIONAL 
AD VISORY COMMITTE E FOR AE RONAUTICS. AT A CLOSE D -D OOR HE ARING BY A HOUSE  
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTE E .
THE TE STIMONY. TAKE N ON FE B. 19. VAS MAD E PUBLIC TOD AY.
D RYD E N AND OTHE R NACA OFFICIALS INCLUD ING GE N. JAME S A. D OOLITTLE , 
THE AGE NCY CHAIRMAN VE RE QUE STIONE D ABOUT A RE PORT PUBLISHE D IN 
GE RMANY THAT THE NAZIS D E VE LOPE D SHORTLY BE FORE THE E ND OF VORLD WAR 
II A 138-FOOT SAUCE R THAT ROSE TO 40,000 FE E T AND FLE V AT A SPE E D OF 
1,250 MILE S AN HOUR.
• THE RE IS NO TRUTH IN THAT STATE ME NT,* D RYD E N SAID . "THIS IS AN 
AD VE RTISE ME NT FOR A BOOK...*
RE P. ALBE RT THOMAS (D -TE X.), SUBCOMMITTE E CHAIRMAN, PRE SSING FOR A 
MORE CONCLUSIVE STATE ME NT, ASKE D l
• IS THE RE NO SUCH THING AS A FLYING SAUCE R. AND THE GE RMANS 
D ID N’T HAVE IT IN 1945 AND D ON’T HAVE IT YE TT*
• THAT IS RIGHT,* SAID D RYD E N.
D RYD E N ALSO D E NIE D A RE LATE D CLAIM THAT THE NAZIS HAD PE RFE CTE D A 
FIBE R THAT COULD HIT THE U.S. AND RE TURN WITHOUT RE FUE LING.
• YOU HAVE TO D ISTINGUISH HARD WARE FROM ID E AS," D RYD E N E XPLAINE D . 
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1 AD D 1 FLYING SAUCE RS (
D OOLITTLE ALSO D ISCOUNTE D THE PUBLISHE D ACCOUNT OF THE SAUCE R AND  
INTE RCONTINE NTAL BOMBE R. WARNING HOWE VE R THAT BACKE RS OF THE BOOK 
PROBABLY WOULD USE THE D E NIALS TAS ANOTHE R LE G UP* TO PUBLICIZE IT.
IN RE FE RE NCE TO FRE QUE NTLY PUBLISHE D •SIGHTINGS” OF WHAT OFFICIALLY 
ARE CALLE D "UNID E NTIFIE D FLYING OBJE CTS* THOMAS SAJD THE AIR FORCE , OR 
SOME OTHE R AUTHORITY, "OUGHT TO, ONCE AND FOR ALL, NAIL IT D OWN AND SAY 
IT IS PURE FICTION."
HE SAID THE AIR FORCE HAD "HE MME D AND HAWE D " ON THE ISSUE , APPARE NTLY 
A RE FE RE NCE TO THE 1955 AIR FORCE RE PORT THAT IT HAD INVE STIGATE D 5,000 
RE PORTE D SIGHTINGS AND FOUND "NO E VID E NCE " OF THE E XISTE NCE OF 
SAUCE RS.
1 THIS WASN’T QUITE THE SAME THING AS SAYING THE SAUCE RS D ID NOT . 
E XIST, AS D RYD E N NOW HAS ASSE RTE D . ,
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STAND ARD  FORM NO. 64
Office M emorandum UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
TO D irector, F BI (62-8 38 94) D ATE: 4/18 /57
FROM SAC , N orfolk
SUBJE C T: C IVILIAN  R E SE AR C H " J ' 
IN TE R PLAN E TAR Y F LY IN G O BJE C TS 
LE O N AR D  H ?STR IN G F IE LD , D irector,
7017 Britton Ave., C incinnati 27, O hio
M ISC E LLAN E O US - IN F O R M ATIO N  C O N C E R N IN G
R e C incinnati letter to Bureau 4/12/57, copies for N orfolk, requesting 
N orfolk check indices regarding E VA R E IC H , M .D . (M rs. W ILLIAM  S. M O ISE ) 
R oute 1, P. 0. Box 721, Alex andria, Va.
Inasm uch as Alex andria, Va., is 
both copies of relet designated 
are being forw arded to R ichm ond 
indices negative re D r. R E IC H .
covered by the R ichm ond O ffice, 
for N orfolk, as w ell as enclosure, 
for appropriate handling. N orfolk
2 - Bureau
1 - C incinnati (100-11671) (info.)
2 - R ichm ond (3 E ncl.) (R E G ISTE R E D  M AIL)
1 - N orfolk
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FORM NO. 64
Office M emorandum UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
Director, FBI (62-83894)
SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671)
D ATE: l|./12/57
CIVILIAN RESEARCH, 
INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS 
LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 
7017 Britton Avenue .
Cincinnati 27, Ohio J----^
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
On March 25, 1957, LEONARD STRINGFIELD appeared at 
the Cincinnati Office for the purpose of calling attention to a 
letter dated March 19»TS57, which he had received from EVA—ftwICH, 
M.D. (Mrs. WILLIAM STTiOISE, Route 1, P.O. Box 721, Alexandria, 
Virginia, telephone South 5-70^1).
For the information of the Bureau and the Norfolk Office 
Mr. STRINGFIELD is presently the Advertising Manager for Dubois 
Company, Inc., 1120 W. Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. According 
to STRINGFIELD, he has been interested in flying discs or objects 
for a number of years and has cooperated with the United States 
Air Force to the extent of furnishing the Air Force with any 
information on flying objects coming to his attention. Mr. STRING- 
FIELD was also the publisher of a paper called the "Orbit", which 
carried the following heading: "The official publication of
Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects”
was a monthly publication which carried information and 
research by STRINGFIELD on flying objects. According to 
the ’’Orbit” had a limited circulation.
The "Orbit"’^
intelligence^?^ 
STRINGFIELD^ U
In connection with Dr. REICH’S letter, STRINGFIELD 
stated that prior to the receipt of the letter he received a long 
distance telephone call from Dr. REICH on March 12, 1957. This 
call was received by him in the early morning prior to his departure 
for work. He related that Dr. REICH was a subscriber to the ’’Orbit” 
and that during the phone conversationshe made reference to some 
of his reports which he had published in the ’’Orbit” and for the 
most part spoke on matters that were ’’over his head" and things 
that he did not understand. According to STRINGFIELD, she concluded 
the conversation by stating she would write him a letter, which 
letter was the reason for his call on the FBI/ y
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2 - Norfolk (RM)(Enclosure - 1)
2 - Cincinnati (100-11671)
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Mr. STRINGFIELD furnished the letter to this office 
but desired the same be returned to him and it should be noted that 
Dr. REICH speaks of STRINGFIELD testifying before some Congressional 
committee in connection with flying saucers and his publication. 
She further speaks of events designated "OROP Desert Ea" which 
STRINGFIELD knows nothing about.
In the first paragraph of page 2 in speaking of the 
above event, she makes reference that there is evidence for 
espionage against this work and later adds that the FBI so far 
has declined to investigate as the subject is "not within their 
jurisdiction”. It is further noted that she also speaks of the 
evidence of the "orgone energy motor", which STRINGFIELD has no 
knowledge of. Dr. REICH mentions a number of people as being 
former members on the staff of the expedition "CROP Desert Ea".
For the information of the Bureau and Norfolk, persons 
mentioned by Dr. REICH in her letter have been checked through the 
Cincinnati indices with negative results.
There are attached hereto two autostatic copies of 
Dr. REICH’S letter to Mr. STRINGFIELD dated March 19, 1957, for 
the Bureau, and one copy for the Norfolk Office. The Norfolk Office 
is requested to check their indices on Dr. REICH and furnish the 
Bureau with any identifiable data concerning her and persons men­
tioned in her letter of March 19, 1957. This office is returning 
the original to Mr. STRINGFIELD and is not maintaining a copy of 
the same in this office.
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SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) April 23, 1957
D irector, FBI (62-83894)
’WD - 83 t ‘ “ 3^^
CIVILIAN RE SE ARCH
INTE RPLANE TARY FLYING OBJE CTS
LE ONARD H. STRINGFIE LD , D IRE CTOR 
7017 BRITTON AVE NUE
CINCINNATI 27, OHIO
MISCE LLANE OUS - INFORMATION CONCE RNING
Reurlet April 12, 1957, captioned as above.
Bufiles reflect that E va Reich is the daughter of D r. Wilhelm Reich, 
M.D ., D irector of the Wilhelm Reich Institute, aka., The Orgone Institute Research 
Laboratories, Inc., at Rangeley, Maine. D r. Wilhelm Reich, following extensive 
investigation by the Food and D rug Administration, United States D epartment of 
Health, E ducation and Welfare, in May, 1956, was found guilty of contempt of court 
following the issuance of an injunction barring interstate shipment of devices, 
literature and promotional material regarding treatments by Reich of cancer and 
other serious diseases, said devices having been described as worthless by the 
Food and D rug Administration. Following unsuccessful appeal efforts, Reich was 
imprisoned on March 12, 1957. Since early 1957, as well as previous thereto, 
Wilhelm Reich, E va Reich, William Moise and other members of Reich’s staff have 
directed voluminous correspondence to the Bureau, to various Bureau divisions, and 
other United States Government agencies and officials. None of the material reviewed 
at the Bureau has indicated any violations within the investigative jurisdiction of this 
Bureau.
It is noted that D r. E va Reich (Mrs. William S. Moise) was recently 
interviewed by Special Agents of the Richmond Office assigned to the Alexandria, 
Virginia, Resident Agency at which time she furnished information in essence 
comparable with that set forth in her letter to Stringfield. She also indicated at 
that time that she had addressed similar information to the office of United States 
Senator Margaret Chase Smith and had contacted Assistant United States Attorney 
General William Tompkins. At that time E va Reich, a naturalized citizen of the
United States, also derogatory comments relating to justice
T^rc—Richmond, wit 
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and government administration in the United States, representing possible 
admissions against interest. This information was furnished by the Bureau to 
Assistant Attorney General Tompkins and the D irector of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service.
In view of the above information and in the absence of any 
indication that matters related by E va Reich in her letter to Stringfield are within 
the Bureau's jurisdiction, Richmond should disregard the lead set out in the last 
paragraph of referenced Cincinnati letter.
There is enclosed herewith for the Richmond Office an Autostat 
of E va Reich's letter to Leonard Stringfield, Cincinnati, Ohio, dated March 19, 
1957. In view of E va Reich's vague threatened use of force (set forth in the last 
paragraph of her letter to Stringfield), Richmond D ivision should promptly make 
this information available to appropriate local officials in Alexandria, Virginia.
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I M r. Leonard Stringfield
I C.I.R .F.O. Orbit
■ 701'.' Britton Avenue
I Cincinnati, 27, Ohio
I M arch 19, 1957
■ D ear M r. Stringfield:
■ This letter is to confirm and elaborate the contents of our telephone
I conversation on M arch 12, 1957. At that time I called you on my own initiative,
■ acting as a planetary and U.S. citizen, who was a witness to a series of facts
■ and events designated "OR OP D esert Ea". It was my aim to find out whether you
■ would be willing to testify about the facts known to you concerning UFO
■ sighting reports made by the civilian pubTic-in-tho^ UsI-and elsewhere, which
■ as Editor of CR IFO Orbit you have collected and filed over several years.
■ I also wanted to know whether under oath you would reveal what you now
■ in your official capacity as former USAF Intelligence officer ( This information
■ about you was gleaned from Edward J. R uppelt’s book "The UFO Story"). I finally
■ based my call on the title of your publication "The official Publication of
I Civilian R esearch, Interplanetary Flying Objects" as distinguished from the
■ mystics who dabble in the unknown.
■ I informed you that staffmembers of Expedition Orop D esert Ea, Arizona ,
I 1954-1955 had lodged a charge of treason, fraud, perjury and conspiracy against
certain government officials through the office of Senator M argaret Chase Smith 
■ on M arch 1, 1957. That these men had obstructed vital civilian research
on the space problem, and have now apparently succeeded in their treacherous 
I attack through defrauding the US court as to the nature of the work carried on
I during Expedition Orop D esert Eaj the discoverer of Life Energy, D r. W ilhelm
I R eich being consequently imprisoned on M arch 12, 1957. The staff members
I of Expedition Orop D esert Ea wish to stress that in making their charges they
■ are acting strictly on their own, on the basis of the respective facts known
■ to each one. An investigation by the United States Congress has therefore been
I requested by us, concerning the underlying facts in this unique scandal.
I W hat has to be opened up is the entire field of UFO phenomena, the Undue
■ Secrecy by Airforce headquarters , and the suppression of public news concerning
■ the subject. Evidence points to the existence of a widespread conspiracy of
I those who want to maintain the status quo of the present world view, the
■ atomic-mechanistic empty space hypothesis, the THEY in the background who
I want to kill all new knowledge by criminal means. Our evidence shows that"they"
I are in control of apparently all branches of the government. I feel personally
I unsure whether there exists at this point any bona fide honest constitutional
I government. After the events of M arch 11,1957 the constitution is dead. Law and
I rational order has failed. I am basing this statement on the fact that in spite
T  of the evidence-oS^ court record the sentence against the D iscovery ofthe Life
I Energy was executed. For reference you have to go to the nearest US D istrict
Court where you will find Volume V R ecord Appendix to Briefs for Appellants, 
Case No. 5160, Supreme court Number 688, Secret aad Suppressed Evidence, Orop 
' D esert Ea, 1954-1965. The Title of the R eport is "Contact with Space", Oranur,
Second R eport, 1951 - 1956, By W ilhelm R eich. D r. R eich was found guilty of 
Contempt of Court for disobeying an UNLAW FUL and Fraudulently obtained order 
against his work (1954) and for stating at trial that he had to continue with his 
work for reasons of national security.
W e, the staff members of this expedition are factual witnesses to some aspects 
of the work such as i Oranur experiment, Onur ( D enatured Nuclear material - 
in other words "Atoms for Peace") , the Cloud-buster, Cloudbuster plus Orur equals 
"Spaoegun", D isabled Ea ( Epsylon alpha D r. R eich's designation of Space craftj


Conferences #ith ATIC, notification of government officials in responsible positions* 
Conferences with CIA; £ D OR clouds and effects, D OR removal (Smog sooalled, 
also appears as smoky substance subsequent to UFO sightings as you know); D OR  
as D eadly Orgone Energy ; Orene j Oranur W eather control : R ainmaking, also 
over deserts, Hurricane dissipation; Transportation of Orur including "queering 
of R adar", ; Breakdown (Hemiplegia) of spacegun operator while drawing from Ea, - 
And many further detailed aspects of D R OP D esert Ea work such as the "energetic 
nodes found experimentally", etc., etc.... There is no shortage of facts , 
observations, and evidence. But the Truth has so far not yet been heard, which 
is all ft needs to win.
Furthermore there is evidence for espionage against this work t Tapped 
radio, opened mail etc. Since to date UFO’s are officially "nonexistent” 
The FBI has sofar declined to investigate as the subject is "not within their 
Jurisdiction”. I am personally witness to the fact of the existence of 
the Orgone Energy M otor, and letters, documents, etc., describing the 
mysterious disappearance of one W illiam W ashington who came into possession 
of much knowledge concerning "orgonometry, mathematical, and the M otor principle,” 
and who has disappeared since 1949. I am sure any investigating agency could 
locate hia whereabouts in a short time. It is clear that the powerful 
Oil interests in this country are out to keep their predominance in the field 
of power and income, and are involved in keeping the Orgone Energy M otor 
problem suppressed.
These points are mentioned to give you a hint how necessary a bona fide, 
courageous, forthright investigation has become. I am appending a bibliography 
for your convenience where you may find some of the printed evidence for our 
charges.
If no investigation is forthcoming within a reasonably short time we are 
forced to use force;- to use the scientific power of the Energy which we have 
learnt to trigger ( storms, floods etc.)
Sincerely yours *
(M rs. W illiam S, /oise)
R t. 1, POB 721 
Alexandria, Va 
SOuth 5 - 7081
Other Former Staff members» Expedition Orop D esert
1) R obert A, M cCullough Ea
2) W illiam Steig
3) W illiam M oise
PS Since it will take me a day or two to prepare reference list, it will follow 
and is not enclosed, as stated in letter.


Sv* R eiah M D
( M rs. W illiam 8. Aoiee)
R t. 1, POB 721
AlexahdrK , Va -» 7-PM
M r. Leonard Stringfield 
C.R .I.F.O. Orbit 
7017 Britton Avenne 
Cincinnati 17, Ohio


ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU (62-8389U)(R»)
CI. 100-11671
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Two autostats of letter to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD from EVA REICH, 
dated3/19/57.


STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
Office M .emorandum UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
T0 • DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) D ATE: 4/24/57
FR OM O, RICHMOND (62-0)
SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH
INTERPLANETARY FLYING >OBJECTS
LEONARD H/STRINGFIELD, Director, 
7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio 
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
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(100-11671)(Info.)
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CONCERNING"
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2-Director 
1-Cincinnatl 
1-Richmond
For informatlo/i of Bureau, only record in 
Richmond Indices on E VA/rE IC H (Mrs. WILLIAM S>-ZMOISE) Is 
that contained in Richmond letter to Bureau /fated 3/28/57 
entitled "WILHELM REICH, MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION
Relet from Norfolk to Bureau dated 4/18/57.


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COMMUNICATIONS SE CTION
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JAMES COLYER, PD OF INC. VILLAGE
RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA AND MEMBER
SIX FIFTYSEVEN. INFO CONCERNING
OF OLD BROOKVILLE ADVISED SEVERAL
OF PD HAVE REPORTED SIGHTING TWO RED
LIGHTS HOVERING IN AIR THAT VICINITY. LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE AN EVEN
DISTANCE APART AND TO BE JOINED TOGETHER. AT ONE TIME THESE LIGHTS
LIT UP AND SEEMED TO CAST A RED DUST OR FOG IN SURROUNDING AIR.
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COLYER ADVISED HE REPORTED ABOVE INFO TO MITCHELL AFB AND ROSELYN
AIRFIELD. BOTH ADVISED RECEIVING NUMEROUS REPORTS RE ABOVE AND
/ROSELYN AIR FIELD SAID AIRCRAFT ARE INVESTIGATING MATTER. COLYER
ADVISED ABOVE INFO BROADCAST ON NEWS PROGRAM LOCAL RADIO STATION WINS
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STAND ARD FORM NO. 64
Office M emmmdum • UN ITE D  STATE S G O VE R N M E N T
TO : D IR E C TO R  F BI D ATE: 11-8 -57
^FROM :
SUBJECT:
SAC  K AN SAS C ITY (66-2995)
F LY IN G  D ISC S 
IN F O R M ATIO N  C O N C E R N IN G
O n N ovem ber 5, 1957, SA (A) JE B0TE R  S. PO N D  received 
inform ation from  M r. D O N ALD  K E ITH G ASH , 3012 Blueri^ ge, 
K ansas C ity, M issouri that an uncle, LE LAN D  JE SSE "trASH  
or JE SSE  LE LAN D  G ASH , em ployed by an aircraft concern and 
residing at F ort W orth, Tex as, about tw o years ago saw an 
unidentified subject in the sky near his hom e. H e obtained 
his m ovie cam era and took pictures of the object. About 
eighteen m onths ago the uncle visited in K ansas C ity and 
the m ovies of the flying disc w ere show n. According to 
G ASH , the pictures w ere very good and consisted of about 
fifteen feet of film .
M r. G ASH stated that he and his uncle have felt "foolish” 
w hen discussing the m atter and never bothered to report it.
H e 
he
said 
felt
how ever in view of the late international developm ents 
that the G overnm ent should have this inform ation
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BI N O V 12-1957
view of the fact that the Bureau m ay be interested 
film , it is requested that the D allas O ffice at
F ort W orth, Tex as locate and interview LE LAN D  JE SSE  G ASH  
or JE SSE  LE LAN D  G ASH and obtain the film  for transm ittal 
to the Bureau.
It is suggested that the Bureau, after review ing the 
film , advise the O ffice of Special Investigations, USAF  
of any pertinent inform ation deem ed appropriate
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UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT W HICH FELL NEAR HOME MRS. DONALD"BLEVINS 
HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 24 LAST. INFORMATION CONCERNING.
MRS. DONALD BLEVINS, 1 235 SHAW NEE, HOUSTON, ADVISED THAT ON 
OCTOBER 24  LAST OBJECT BETW EEN SIZ E OF GOLF BALL AND FIST . 
FELL INTO HER Y ARD. OBJECT ALLEGEDLY OF METALLIC ASH OF 
SOME KIND, W AS BRIGHT AND HOT W HEN IT FELL. OBJECT FOUND x 
BY MRS. BLEVINS’ SON W HO REPORTED IT TO SCIENCE TEACHER, 
W HO SUGGESTED AUTHORITIES BE CONTACTED. INFORMATION FURNISHED 
OSI, ELLINGTON AFB, W HO HAS CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION. PRESS 
INQUIRY RECEIVED TODAY .. ANSW ERED BY STATING REPORT OF FALLING 
OBJECT HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND INFORMATION CONCERNING HAO BEEN 
RELAY ED TO MILITARY AUTHORITIES, ELLINGTON AFB. OBJECT
ACCORDING TO OSI IS PART OF AN ORDINARY  
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REPORT OF SIGHTING OF UNKNOW N/FLY I NG OBJECT NEAR DANVILLE, 
ILLINOIS, NOVEM BER 6, 1957, rNFORM ATION CONCERNING. ASSISTANT 
CHIEF W ALTER A. EICHEN, ILLINOIS STATE POLICE, REPORTED THAT
isp OFFICERS CALVIN SHOW ERS AND JOHN M ATULIS, DISTRICT TEN, 
^^ REPORTED AT APPROXIM ATELY 9:00 PM , NOVEM BER 7, 1957, SIGHTING
A BRIGHT W HITE LIGHT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR INA SOUTHW ESTERLY 
DIRECTION FROM DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. OFFICERS TRIED TO FOLLOW  
IN THEIR CAR IN THE SAM E DIRECTION AND DROVE GENERALLY IN A 
SOUTHW ESTERLY DIRECTION FOR TW ENTY M ILES W HEN THEY LOST SIGHT 
OF THE OBJECT. DURING THIS TkE IT APPEARED AS BRIGHT W HITE, 
AM BER AND ORANGE. NO INDICATION THAT IT DIPPED TO THE GROUND 
OR THAT IT AFFECTED THEIR CAR. THEY REPORTED FOR A FEW  SECONDS 
IT SEEM ED TO AFFECT BOTH THE RECEIVER AND TRANSM ITTER OF THEIR 
,FM TW O-W AY RADIO. REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL NEW S SERVICE 
INQUIRED THIS OFFICE CONCERNING, NO COM M ENT W AS M ADE. ABOVE 
’BEING FURNISHED FOR INFORM ATION BUREAU.
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If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably 
paraphrased tn order to protect the Bureau’s cryptographic systems.
f® NOV 12 1957


E X E C UTIVE  O F F IC E  O F TH E  PR E SID E N T 
N ATIO N AL SE C UR ITY  C O UN C IL 
W ASHINGTON
N ovem ber 5, 1957
M E M O R AN D UM  fD R  M R . ALAN H . BE LM O N T
ASSISTAN T D IR E C TO R , E BI
Pursuant to m y conversation w ith you a few m om ents ago, 
there is enclosed a lette/received by G eneral C utler's 
office today from  M r. V^ rK iasuski, 5L57 Jos. C am pau, D etroit 11, 
^ M ichigan. '
It w ould be appreciated if the Bureau, at its convenience, 
w ould arrange for a representative to interview  M r. K iasuski 
for the purpose of obtaining any inform ation in his possession 
in elaboration of the substance of his letter.
Y our assistance in this and related m atters is appreciated.


Nor. 4, 57.
D ear M r. R obert Cutler,
I might hare some information about the rocket in Texas.
I heard about it on the Polish R adio Program.
I would like to know to whom I could speak to.
Sinoerly Tour’s 
M r. W ^ Crasuski 
5457 Jos. Campau 
D etroit 11* M ioh.
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M IG HT HA V E SOM E INF OR M A TION A BOU T THE R OCKET IN TEX A S
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W HO IS SPECIA L A SSISTA NT TO THE PR ESID ENT, STA TING QU OTE I
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November 6, 1957


FE D E RAL BURE AU OF INVE STIGATION 
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VEHICLE DESCRIBED AS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE
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ONE OTHER OCCASION WHEN HIGH PITCHED WHINNING NOISE HEARD
IN AREA. NO INDICATION OF MENTAL INSTABILITY DURING
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M r, Boardman M r, Belmont
L - M r, Sanders1 - Liaison
BY COU R IER SER V ICE
November 8, 195?
co
M r, J, Patrick Coyne 
National Security Council 
Executive Office Building  
W ashington 2$, D , C,
&  D ear Patt* r
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R eference is 
> bert Cutler,
made tothe letter addressed
W ashington 2$, D , C,," by 
/Krasuski, 5457 Jos, Campau, D etroit 11, M ichigan 
ch M r, .Crasuski advised that he might have some
information "about the rocket in Texas," He desired 
to know to whom he could speak in this regard.
M r, /Crasuski was interviewed on November 7, 1957. 
at which time he advised that his name is W layslaw /Crasuski, 
that he is also known as W alter Crasuski, that he was born 
o n(b)l6) , andCthat he was
a (ferman prisoner of war from M ay, 1942, until the Summer 
of 1945* Krasuski advised that'he arrived in New York on 
M ay 2, 1QE1, as a displaced person, A lien R egistration 
Number , He advised that during 1944, while heppas^.
a G erman prisoner of war, he observed a vehicle descried 
as circular in shape, seventy-five to one hundred yctrtqs^ jn^ 
diameter, and approximately fourteen feet high, He stated^ 
the vehicle was observed to rise vertically to a hefffifc- _/ 
sufficient to clear a fifty-foot wall and that it mopp^' w 
slowly horizontally a short distance out of view which feasts-., 
obstructed by trees. He stated that the engine of a g' 
tractor failed to operate during this period and that the ~~~ 
engine failed on one other occasion when a high-pitched^1 
whining noise was heard in the area, D uring the interview, 
/Crasuski spoke in a rational manner with no indication -of 
mental instability
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COMM » E BI
BY  C O UR IE R  SX &
Tolson ----- 
N ichols —
Boardm an _ 
Belm ont
M ohr---------
Parsons —  
R osen- 
Tam m  ------ 
Trotter-----
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Tele. R oom  
H ollom an —  
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You will be advised of any further information 
which may be received regarding Krasuski and the 
information furnished by him.
Pursuant to your request, M r. Krasuskt^s 
letter is returned herewith.
Sincerely yours.
fij^ M gaS Hoover
1 - Office of Security 
D epartment of State
1 - D irector
Central Intelligence A gency
A ttentions D eputy D irector, Plans
1 - A ssistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence 
D epartment of the A rmy
A ttentions Chief, Security D ivision
1 - D irector of Naval Intelligence
1 ~ Office of Special Investigations 
A ir F orce
I - Inmigration and Naturalization Service
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F B I
M r.
M r.
M r. 
M r. 
M r.
F R O M
FD -36 (Rev. 3-1--56)
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI
Tolson..
Boardm an__
Belm ont____
M ohr______
N ease
M r. Parsons____
■Transm it the follow ing m essage via Lzzi
AMSD - RM
(Priority or Method of Mailing)
SAC, DETROIT (1 0 0 -2650 5)
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; IS - X
D ote: H /7/57 M r.
M r. 
M r.
R osen
Tam m _
Trotter.-
M r. C layton____
Tele. R oom  
M r. H ollom an 
M iss G andy____
Re Detroit Teletype to Bureau, 11/7/57, captioned "UNIDENTIFIED 
FLYING OBJECTS; IS - X."
Interview of nLADYSLA.. KRASUSKI, aka. WALTER KRASUSKI, 
reported in Blank Memo, five copies of which are enclosed 
herewith for tiie Bureau, was conducted by SA CASSIUS RATHBUN
No indication of irrational or otherwise abnormal behavior 
by KRASUSKI was observed during the interview.
NivASUSKI advised that his communication was directed to Mr 
ROBERT CUTLER rather than to President EISENHOWER after 
seeing Mr. GUTLER’s picture and identification . ith the 
President’s Office in a local paper.
K il ASUSK I resides with his wife, nee JOANi^uTshlEhSKI, 
married in 1952 at Detroit, and four small children,in a 
single residence in an old Polish neighborhood at 5457 Jos.
ampau Avenue, Detroit. No‘previous record located in Detroit 
Indices identifiable with KRASUSKI or his wife.
On 11/7/57, NILLIAM RECKNAGEL, Manager, advised IC PAUL DESMOND 
that records of the Eich. Merchants Credit association, reflect 
only credit inquiries concerning ..ALTER KRASUSKI daring 6/56 
and 3/57 and 6/57, which confirm his local address and employment,
Bureau (Ends.5) (W) 
Detroit
CR:JLK 
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ALL IN F O R M ATIO N C O N TAIN E D
Sent Per
Special Agent in C harge
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In Reply, Please Refer to 
File No.
UNITED STATES D EPAR TM ENT OF JUSTICE
F E D E R AL BUR E AU O F IN VE STIG ATIO N
Detroit 31, Michigan 
November 7,1957
In response to a letter directed by him to Mr. 
Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to President Dwight D. 
Eisenhower,reflecting that he ’’might have some information 
about the rocket in Texas,” ..ladysla.*-^rasuski, 5457 
Joseph Campau, Detroit, was interviewed November 7, 1957, 
and furnished the following information:
. (b) (6)
Krasuski was brought from Poland as a hrisoner of tar to 
Gut Alt Golssen,approximately 30 miles east of Berlin, Germany, 
in May, 1942, where he remained until a fev/ weeks after the 
end of World. War II. He spent the following years at 
Displaced Persons Camps at Kork, Strasburg, Offenburg, i-.ilheim 
and Freiburg, Germany. He attended a radio technician school 
at Freiburg and for about a year was employed in a textile 
mill at Laurachbaden, Germany. He arrived in the United 
States at New York, hay 2, 1951, via the ”5.3. General Stewart” 
as a Displaced Person, destined to the Reverend Father Petro 
ualkowiak, Hamtramck, Michigan; his alien registration number -
Since May, 1951, he has been employed at the Gobel 
Brewery, Detroit.
News report of mysterious vehicle in Texas causing 
engines to stall prompted him to communicate with the 
United states Government concerning a similar phenomenon 
observed by him in 1944 in the area of Gut Alt Golssen.
According to Krasuski, during 1944, month not recalled, 
while enroute to work in a field a short distance north of 
Gut Alt Golssen, their tractor engine stalled on a road through 
a swamp area. No machinery or other vehicle was then visible 
although a noise was heard described as a high-pitched whine 
similar to that produced by a large electric generator.


An "So" guard appeared and talked briefly with the German 
driver of the tractor, who waited five to ten minutes, 
after which the noise stopped and the tractor engine was 
started normally, approximately 3 hours later in the same 
swamp area, but away from the road where the work crew was 
cutting "hay", he surreptitiously, because of the German 
in charge of the crew and ”38" guards in the otherwise deserted 
area, observed a circular enclosure approximately 100 to 
150 yards in diameter protected from viewers by a tarpaulin­
type wall approximately 50 feet high, from which a vehicle 
was observed to slowly rise vertically to a height sufficient 
to clear the wall and then to move slowly horizontally a 
short distance out of his view, which was obstructed by 
nearby trees.
This vehicle, observed from approximately 
500 feet, was described as circular in shape, 75 to 100 
yards in diameter, and about 14 fest high, consisting of 
dark gray stationary top and bottom sections, five to six 
feet high. The approximate three foot middle section appeared 
to be a rapidly moving component producing a continuous blur 
similar to an aeroplane propeller, b .t extending the cir- 
cumferance of the vehicle so far as could be observed. The 
noise emanating from the vehicle was similar but of somewhat 
lower pitch than the noise previously heard. The engine of 
the tractor again stalled on this occasion and no effort 
was made by the German driver to start the engine until the 
noise stopped, after w’hich the engine started normally.
Uninsulated metal, possibly copper, 
cables one and one-half inch to two inches in diameter, on 
and under the surface of the ground, in some places covered 
by water, were observed on this and previous occasions, 
apparently running between the enclosure and a small 
concrete column-like structure between the road and enclosure.
This area was not visited by Krasuski 
again until shortly after the end of world War II, when it 
was observed the cables had been removed and the previous 
locations of the concrete structure and the enclosure were 
covered by water. Krasuski stated he has not been in 
communication since 1945 with any of tne work crew of 16 
or 18 men, consisting of Russian, French and Polish POWs, 
who had discussed this incident among themselves many times. 
However, of these, Krasuski was able to recall by name 
only Franciszeh^Grabowski, no address known, described as 
then about 50 years of age and presumed by Krasuski to have 
returned to Poland after 1945•
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This report is loaned to 
and neither it nor its contents are 
outside your agency.
you by the FBI, 
to be distributed
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4 2761
&
D ear Pat:
MAIL'ROON
- D irector
A ir F orce
A ttached is a copy of a memorandum 
which reflects the details of the interview 
A copy of the memorandum 
has also been furnished to each of the agencies 
receiving a copy of this letter, listed below, 
as a matter of interest to those agencies 
Sincerely yours, 
E dgar H oover
.:tn . I Jrasuskz
a Erdman
D elmont
Sanders
Liaison
BY COU R IER SER V ICE
November 1^ 1957
M r, J, Patrick Coyne 
National Security Council 
Executive Off ice Building  
W ashington 25, D . C
R eference is made to my letter of 
November 8, 195?» furnishing information supplied 
by M r. W ladyslaw Krasuski concerning an 
unidentified flying object which he observed 
in 1044 while in G ermany
Enclosure
- Office of Special investigations
Central Intelligence A gency
A ttention/ D eputy D irector, Plans (J-^^
A ssistant Chief of Staff,^Intelligence 
D epartment of the 4 ^^ 2 -^^XiCMJ*
A ttention/ C^^df, Security D ivision