"_________________' SECTION-&__________________ 62- HQ-83894 $M9 SERIALS 385-W7 sew 385-447 STANDARD FORM NO. 64 TO FRO SUBJECT: DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, Dallas (62-1311) UNITED GOVERNM ENT DA TE: 11-14-57 FLYING DISCS INFORMATION CONCERNING Re Kansas City letter 11-8-57 This matter is being referred to OSI without inves­ tigation and no other action is being taken in accordance with existing instructions. 2 Bureau 1 Kansas City (66-2995) 1 Dallas MCC:FB (4) w om ). q 7 ^ NOV 271957 > '<'' ^-;^^^Jte . at/jv. , ; . ,. > A; . ' ;TfA C KOStf 1 I.U? HOI I 7^/171 Yj ai ij^X ia^Jo on h rus xi-uxS Ts^-co Jg^ad 'le i .?.* e o i;;b xOv> oxi to I GH co co •^ % \ W 3S J«l.’^ , K^V l’^ ^^&B*£ \c '• '’^’W W 0.03K STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office A le: • idum • united : to : Director, FBI from : MVLegal Attache, Havana, Cuba o S U BJEC T : REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS GOVERNM ENT date: November 20, 1957 The following information is submitted as of interest to the Bureau in the event reports of flying discs are still desired. The Havana daily newspaper "Diario de la Marina" November 12, 1957, carried a dispatch datelfked November 11, 19^7, at Pinar del Rio, Cuba, reporting that JOSE-.MARIA^IETO and CARMELO^QUZMAN, who had just arrived in that town from the Matahambre Mines in Pinar del Rio Province, claimed that they had seen a flying disc in the shape of a man’s hat hovering over the general area of Matahambre for several j. minutes. They claimed that this disc was larger than ordinary airplane normally seen in that area and that it was completely silent in its m flight. They said that it disappeared at a very high speed towards U’ the sea. There was no further descriptive information furnished in this newspaper article. It is noted that Matahambre is located approximately 90 miles to the west of Havana. No other reports corroborating the above were received and no inquiry has been made J| by this office. JaeysSux io as bottimdna a.r aolixwxokax- ^IwoXloi adT .bb'iaeb Jxi.la uys aoatb gniX6 .oohivoi'X ; • Jx^oyoe yvl oidnyidiijfii'. io soys Ijsyorrs;-. sgj yoyo' a ■-..ovod isd a* aim >a©sic/£-;; vy;;^tb-.'o usdj .'xo^y«X anw : ? .-H ■ .a©in^x{« • Hii ai taOlxB .floiyiqfnoo asw Jx fsx J bur; sol# Jsiii ax uooa ’{JlsHTion ■ . • i . ; . . )uh i a'/? r-oiu £f«y^lax ©Vjtigx’tpao.E 'ru $1 ■ . . bgisooX -ax eadmsdsijsK isdJ he jam ax il .olaix-xs •loqsqawon aids obfim need asd ''j'xibpiti on bns bovxooou erxsw.’evocbs or!J gix± J^uodoiaoo . ' be authentic, the A ir Force w ill im m ediately notify the B ureau, keeping in m ind our particular interest in m atters concerning espionage and sabot 1/ W TW tjlkjf? ) 1 - M r,'B elm ont 1 - M r, B ranigan 1 - M r. B aum gardner ? 1 - M r, W hitson ‘^(N i^’5feeyCti0n ZS .HJW9 £P»N vhwww-^-''59* 30iisn r-i8 j 1N0H139 0,33a M EM O ROA CH TO B ELM ON T RE: U N ID EN TIFIED FLYIN G OB JECTS (FLYIN G SA U CERS) A CTION : For inform ation. -2- D atei January 23 f 195$ Tot Front Subjectf D irector of Special Investigations The Inspector G eneral D epartm ent of the A ir Force B uilding Tem po E 4th and A dam s D rive, S. W . W ashington, D . C. John Edgar H oover, D irector Federal B ureau of Investigation ROB ERT T. STON Ef IN TER CON TIN EN TA L A ERIA L RESEA R CH FOU N D A TION M ISCELLA N EOU S - IN FORM ! TION CON CERN IN G On D ecem ber 20, 195? » ^« B * B * W atson, City Editor, H annibal Courier-Post, H annibal, M issouri, advised an agent of this B ureau at H annibal that he w as in receipt of an undated letter signed by R. T. Stone. This letter bears the letterhead "Inter-Continental A erial Research Foundation" and in the upper right corner there is typed "M ISSOU RI FILTER CEN TER, Robert T. Stone, D irector, 10? l? E. 27 th Terr., Independence, M issouri." The letter furnished by M r, W atson is as follow s BY COOLER S VC; "D ear Fiditort ■lAN2 3 COMM • FBI "The enclosed notice is self-explanatory. W e w ould like to request this public service in the nam e of Truth, w hich the new spapers of our great countries so proudly defend and uphold. Tolson .Nichols . Boardman Belmont _ M ohr____ Parsons _ Rosen- Tamm •otter i se---- L Rooi an . St. Louis. K ansas City — ESSidm n ~ (7 ) # N OTE FOR -SA C, K A N SA S CTTYt Re St. Louis letter T7 io7 "ffi> A dvise /B ureau results of your indices check but conduct no investi cation. D irector of Special Investigations "A s a civilian body of investigators, w e hope to unravel the snarled m ess that shrouds the U .F.O. question, and w ith the help of the new spapers and the public, w here can w e fail? "W e w ill be grateful if you w ill publish the enclosed appeal on the front page of your new spaper, in a conspicuous enough m anner that no one w ill fail to notice it. It is the public w e m ust depend upon to get thoroughly organ!zed, and w ith this co-operation w e are certain that w e can find the answ er to the riddle of the 'Flying Saucers. * "If a filter Center has been established in your state or province, this form letter w ill carry its address w hich should replace the headquarters address given on the enclosed 'Public N otice.' If no such filter center address is given, then the original headquarters address should be used. "W e w ish to thank you for any assistance you m ay be able to give us tn this respect. Later established filter center addresses w ill be sent to you for public attention in the event of unusual sightings, that m ay com e to your attention. ’Respectfully, /S/ R. T. STON E "For the Inter Continental A erial Research Foundation A ttached to the letter w as the notice w hich it w as requested be published. This notice is as follow st - 2 - D irector of Special Investigations "Inter Continental A erial Research Foundation "N OTICE! "To A ll Concerned? "If anyone has seen any unidentified flying objects— know n also as flying saucers— or know s anyone w ho has seen them since January 1st, 1957 » please contact us im m ediately, giving full nam es and addresses of the w itnesses to these sightings. "W e are in the process of setting up U FO observer Posts all over the U hited States, Canada, Europe, A laska, A ustralia, Japan, England, A frica, and South A m erica. A nd each state, province or region w ill have its ow n filter center w hich w ill serve as a receiving station for all U FO reports and other associated data, a distribution point for m aterial from headquarters, and as a general secretary for I CA FF. "Our filter-observer netw ork is expanding by leaps and bounds, but w e are still far from our goal. "The A ir Force investigation has either gone underground, or else they have the answ er and are hiding the fact from the public. The fact rem ains that m illions of people continue to see these U FOs and the public still doesn't know w hat they are. "It is our purpose in organising ICA RF to find the answ er to the U FO m ystery, and give the facts to the public. A nd in order to do this w e w ill need the assistance of every person concerned. Persons w ith m ovie and still cam eras are particularly needed, for the em phasis is on photographic data, despite the fact that sightings w ith binoculars and telescopes, sound detector and ham radio stations are also very im portant in the process of our research. - 3 - D irector of Special Investigations "A ll persons interested in setting up observer posts w ho can devote from one to three hours a day on shyw atch, and w ho can be relied upon to have their cam eras loaded and ready to photograph these objects should im m ediately contact us for full inform ation. A dult Skyw atch clubs, high school groups, science clubs, industrial groups, and individuals in general are all particularly asked to Join us in our search for the answ er to the U FOs, "Contact us at the address above, " "IN TER CON TIN EN TA L A ERIA L RESEA RCH FOU N D A TION "FORK OP-2" A lso attached w as a three inch by five inch plain card w ith the handw riting "Please confirm publication or return form s w ith reason for refusal, Thank you," Signed "M issouri Filter Center? TCA RF, " M r, W atson stated that this is a peculiar request and therefore he w as bringing it to the attention of the Federal B ureau of Investigation as he questioned the m otives behind this organization^ purpose, N o further action in this m atter is contem plated by this B ureau, Should additional inform ation be received, how ever, it w ill be forw arded prom ptly to you, The files of this B ureau contain no inform ation identifiable w ith Robert T, Stone or the Inter Continental A erial research Foundation, - 4 - STANDARD FORM NO. 64 O ffice M e ndum UNITED L iS GOVERNM ENT TO DIRECTOR, FBI FR OM SAC, STKLOUIS (62-0) S U BJEC T The Editor: Courier-Post, Hannib, this in is "Air Foundation an the following Director, 107 DA TE: 1/6/58 letter is as follows: investigators, we hope to Mr. B. BAWATSON "The enclosed notice is self-explanatory. We would City Editor, Hannibal Missouri, on 12/20/57 advised i/in the upper right corner there is typed N^ISSOURI FILTER CENTER, Robert T. Stone, 7 b* 27th Terr., Independence, Missouri", pencil is a notation made by Mr. WATSON Defense Identification Zoning." STONE; RENTAL AERIAL VUNDATION; IN CONCERNING the Resident Agent at Hannibal that he was in receipt of an undated letter signed R. T. STONE. This letter bears the letterhead Inter-Continental Aerial Research Below which Dear like to request this public which the newspapers of our defend and uphold. service in the name of Truth,iJ great countries so proudly "As a civilian body of unravel the snarled mess that shrouds the U.F.O. ques­ tion, and with the help of the newspapers and the public where can we fail? "We will be grateful if you will publish the enclosed appeal on the enough manner the and the public we with this answer to front page of your newspaper, in a conspicuous that no one will fail to notice it. It is must depend upon to get thoroughly organized, co-operation we are certain that we can find the riddle of the "Flying Saucers." "If a filter center has been established in your state or province, this form letter will carry its address which should replace the Headquarters given on the enclosed "public Notice." <2 - BUREAU (ENC^^I^tL) - £3 d X ' , ‘2 - KANSAS CITY 1 - ST. LOUIS (62-0) address / 'i^J^ suoh WTIf no EX-1'44 4 SL 62-0 filter center address is given, then the original headquarters address should be used. "We wish to thank you for any assistance you may be able to give us in this respect. Later established filter center addresses will be sent to you for public attention in the event of unusual sightings, that may come to your attention. "Respectfully, /S/ R. T. STONE "For the Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation" Attached to this letter is the notice. it was requested to be published. This notice is as follows: "Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation "NOTICE 1 "To All Concerned: "If anyone has seen any unidentified flying objects-- known also as flying saucers—or knows anyone who has seen them since January 1st, 1957, please contact us immediately, giving full names and addresses of the witnesses to these sightings. "We are in the process of setting up UFO Observer Posts all over the United States, Canada, Europe, Alaska, Australia, Japan, England, Africa, and South America. And each state, province or region will have its own filter center which will serve as a receiving station for all UFO reports and other associated data, a dis­ tribution point for material from headquarters, and as a general secretary for ICARF. "Our filter-observer network is expanding by leaps and bounds, but we are still far from our goal. "The Air Force investigation has either gone underground, or else they have the answer and are hiding the fact from - 2 - 4 SL 62-0 the public. The fact remains that millions of people continue to see these UFOs and the public still doesn't know what they are. "It is our purpose in organizing ICARF to find the answer to the UFO mystery, and give the facts to the public. And in order to do this we will need the assistance of every person concerned. Persons with movie and still cameras are particularly needed, for the emphasis is on photographic data, despite the fact that sightings with binoculars and telescopes, sound detector and ham radio stations are also very important in the process of our research. "All persons interested in setting up observer posts who can devote from one to three hours a day on skywatch, and who can be relied upon to have their cameras loaded and ready tophotograph these objects should immediately contact us for full information. Adult Skywatch clubs, high school groups, science clubs, industrial groups and individuals in general are all particularly asked to join us in our search for the answer to the UFOs. "Contact us at the address above." "INTER CONTINENTAL AERIAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION" "FORM OP-2" Also attached IS a 3 in. by 5 in. plain card with the handwriting "Please confirm publication or return forms with reason for refusal. Thank you." Signed "Missouri Filter Center; ICARF". Mr. WATSON stated that this is a peculiar request and therefore he was bringing it to the attention of the FBI as he questioned the motives behind this organization's purpose. The original letters are being submitted to the Director. Kansas City Division is requested to check its indices on ROBERT T. STONE and the Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation, and conduct such Inquiry as it deems appropriate. Inasmuch as there is no further investigation, in the St. Louis area, Kansas City is being considered the Office of Origin. - RUC - enclosure to SL R FROM ST. LOUIS (3) RT T. STONE; R CONTINENTAL AERIAL ARCH FOUNDATION; RMATION CONCERNING lo6 etter from Inter Continental Aer esearch Foundation 1 newspaper < > O INTER CONTINENTAL AERIAL RES EARCH FOUNDATION NOTICE! TO ALL CONCERNED: IF ANYONE HAS SEEN ANY UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS—KNOWN ALSO AS FLYING SAUCERS—OR KNOWS ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN THEM SINCE JANUARY 1ST, <957, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY, GIVING FULL NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE WITNESSES TO THESE SIGHTINGS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP UFO OBSERVER POSTS ALL OVER THE UNITED S tate s, Can ada, Europe , Alas ka, Aus tralia, Japan , En glan d, Africa, an d S outh Ame rica. An d e ach s tate , provin ce or re gion w ill h ave its ow n FILTER CENTER WHICH WILL SERVE AS A RECEIVING STATION FOR ALL UFO REPORTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED DATA, A DISTRIBUTION POINT FOR MATERIAL FROM HEAD­ QUARTERS, ANO AS A GENERAL SECRETARY FOR ICARF. OUR FILTER-OBSERVER NETWORK IS EXPANDING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, BUT WE ARE STILL FAR FROM OUR GOAL. Th e Air Force in ve s tigation h as e ith e r gon e un de rgroun d, or e ls e th e y HAVE THE ANSWER ANO ARE HIDING THE FACT FROM THE PUBLIC. THE FACT REMAINS THAT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SEE THESE UFOS ANO THE PUBLIC STILL doe s n ’t KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. It is our purpos e IN ORGANIZING ICARF to fin d th e an s w e r TO THE UFO MYSTERY AND GIVE THE FACTS TO THE PUBLIC. ANO IN ORDER TO DO THIS WE WILL NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF EVERY PERSON CONCERNED. PERSONS WITH MOVIE AND STILL CAMERAS ARE PARTICULARLY NEEDED, FOR THE EMPHASIS IS ON PHOTOGRAPHIC DATA, DESPITE THE FACT THAT SIGHTINGS WITH BINOCULARS AND TELESCOPES, SOUND DETECTOR AND HAM RADIO STATIONS ARE ALSO VERY IMPORTANT IN THE PROCESS OF OUR RESEARCH. All PERSONS INTERESTED |N SETTING UP OBSERVER POSTS WHO CAN DEVOTE FROM ONE TO THREE HOURS A DAY ON SKYWATCH, AND WHO CAN BE RELIED UPON TO HAVE THEIR CAMERAS LOADED AND READY TO PHOTOGRAPH THESE OBJECTS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT US FOR FULL INFORMATION. ADULT SKYWATCH CLUBS, HIGH SCHOOL GROUPS, SCIENCE CLUBS, INDUSTRIAL GROUPS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN GENERAL ARE ALL PARTICULARLY ASKED TO JOIN US |N OUR SEARCH FOR THE ANSWER TO THE UFOS. Con tact us at th e addre s s above . INTER CONTINENTAL AERIAL RES EARCH FOUNDATION Form OP-2 UI 8“ C '^ MWWMe-STOlV ■'HHJ1 03mTM30l»*U ”-'A 3 * ♦• *H 3MOVMA Xi t? | r0l . U -r J' .:.; * C*< • -=’ ’ 8h1 30 838100 ’304 AM 83MA0 JJiH sumo «VJJTA<03^n 8V TOATMCO J8AJJS ot > ■! . /OBA U N T IED * C ON T IN EN T AL AELIIAL R ES EAR C H EC IJN EAT IC N De ar Editor: Th e e n clos e d n otice is s e lf-e x plan atory, w e w ould like to REQUEST THIS PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE NAME OF TRUTH, WHICH THE NEWSPAPERS OF OUR GREAT COUNTRIES SO PROUDLY DEFEND AND UPHOLD. AS A CIVILIAN BODY OF INVESTIGATORS, WE HOPE TO UNRAVEL THE SNARLED MESS THAT SHROUDS THE U.F.O. QUESTION, AND WITH THE HELP OF THE NEWSPAPERS AND THE PUBLIC, WHERE CAN WE FAIL? WE WILL BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WILL PUBLISH THE ENCLOSED APPEAL ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR NEWSPAPER, |N A CONSPICUOUS ENOUGH MANNER THAT NO ONE WILL FAIL TO NOTICE IT. IT IS THE PUBLIC WE MUST DEPEND UPON TO GET THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED, AND WITH THIS CO-OPERATION WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE CAN FIND THE ANSWER TO THE RIDDLE OF THE "FLYING SAUCERS." If a Filte r Ce n te r h as be e n e s tablis h e d in y our s tate or provin ce ^ THIS FORM LETTER WILL CARRY ITS ADDRESS WHICH SHOULD REPLACE THE HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS GIVEN ON THE ENCLOSED "PUBLIC NOTICE." IF NO SUCH FILTER CENTER ADDRESS IS GIVEN, THEN THE ORIGINAL HEADQUARTERS ADDRESS SHOULD BE USED. WE WISH TO THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE US IN THIS RESPECT. LATER ESTABLISHED FILTER CENTER ADDRESSES WILL BE SENT TO YOU FOR PUBLIC ATTENTION IN THE EVENT OF UNUSUAL SIGHTINGS. THAT MAY COME TO YOUR ATTENTION. Re s pe ctfully , FOR THE INTER CONTINENTAL AERIAL RES EARCH FOUNDATION ^ -JeU t.»ug i »y aT<,a*3 iixxj33 at km -- • o^a x mj ’* il i-JX MO|H» 4HTVM X O 3MAM 3HT Hi 301X U38 IU J&U i ®1 WITOh gt jim jj»* aw e oh iOW IV 1 RO -‘TA r8 H*-' Hi J2He i J-3A " 7 33 ? A » ’FM jO -UTjM A V OH V» ’ 5U»ru»» auw s* q3W4Q*‘3 w HU tlWK Wa^WA e H?r»AVS »43H 31UT«AVFa*W JAHiaiHO 3HT M3HT «HM»a*«i ae WOOA A3TH39 Him* h oua , < . M 3 MOW e *^-. !A -A Gr JV.it V tnv? 3W T 3t *rV3'7A W M *} ^^ cov ^ ' ?r ' j4i ’ 0 -5 STANDARD FORM NO. 64 RECTOR, FBI KANSAS CITY (62-7386) UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT date: January 30, 1958 S U BJEC T : J«0BERT T< STONE; /INTER-CONTINENTAL AERIAL Z RESEARCH FOUNDATION; MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Ute St. Louis letter to Bureau 1-6-58 and Bureau letter to Director of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force, dated 1-23-58. The files of the Kansas City Office contain no information identifiable with ROBERT T. STONE or the Inter-Continental Aerial Research Foundation. It should be noted that the 1957 Independence, Ml Missouri Directory does not list ROBERT T. STONE. This '■ directory lists TERRELL 0. STONE, wife IVA, an ice cream 4 maker at Velvet Freeze, as residing at 10717 E. 27th Street I Terrace, Independence, Missouri. The files of the Kansas ill City Office contain nothing identifiable with TERRELL O. I STONE. RUC. 2 - Bureau 1 - St. Louis (62-0) (info) 1 - Kansas City (62-7386) X- -' i . .ix. Ji.’ o :>c7. .7 i .■ - lo :: i;.7 j..v v . . : r„l.: ol 7 im:ii-J.jl nolo, .-/zolul . 7. . T 17.7/ ;;I x IILj .; ,j. 1 7K.u7<;n u.77'ix.u . •.j;jx.71J'.7 x <8 J S BWWsg u ;bh Me -al £ c £- r ? i i IflLz son tT. Sanders % 3 8< W 3^ REC-92 D ates M arch 17 , 1958 Tot D irector of Special Investigations ‘The Inspector G eneral ^ 'D epartm ent of the A ir Force B uilding Tem po E 4th and A dam s D rive, S. W . W ashington, D . C. Front John Edgar H oover, D irector Federal B ureau of Investigation Subject! FLYIN G - SA U CERS M ISCELLA N EOU S - IN FORM A TION CON CERN IN G Enclosed for your inform ation is a copy, a letter forw arded to this B ureau by M rs. H arofq.. s e If- exp 1 anatd ry^Ferguson of Elkhart, Indiana, w hich is N o action in this connection by this B ureau. BY COURIER S igi | Enclosure COMM * FBI | 1 - D irector of N aval Intelligence (Enclosure) is contem plated 1 - A ssistant Chief of Staff, Intell igence^ ^EnclosureJ D epartm ent of the A rm y ^ * A ttentions Chief, Security D ivision < _ ^■m r&nrvtfiyfici Tndianaoolis (EnclosureJ Tolson Nichols Boardman _ Belmont M ohr_____ Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease — Tele. Room Holloman _ Gandy ESS:dm n ■ J ■ ■'^^ : , ^-2^» M rs. Ferguson relates having seen flying v^ • i»$P'U cers and expresses her belief that outer spacem en] have been landing ^ th^idi canity of her hom e- U nd faking rgazTheS w hich she left out for them . N o ^r.?^ f°r ^e B ureau other than the dissem ^nation indicated. B ujiles negative re Ferguson. ‘--N o reply desirable in view SR 1 najSgti.Q nsShe is M ental case have been land? new spapers and m a' &m % ^ A F has unit for checking -^CLA^a •^7^/^C^l-- '^-^^’t'/C^L. d'Crtf ^A&-cJ2^ doo 600 & 00 600 6 6 0 2~£P o o o 000 0 0 0 0 00 - Liaison - Sanders REC- 65 62-83894 Date: October 2. 1958 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S. W. Washington 25, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation0-'5-!^—— Subject: DELMAINE H. OVESON MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) Reference is made to letter dated September 22, 1958, signed by Mr. F. L. Welch, your reference 24-185-483, re "Unidentified Flying Object, Torrington, Conn., 5 December 1957." Enclosed for your information is a copy of a memorandum dated July 9, 1958, at Denver, Colorado, re­ lating to the subject. The other Government agency referred to in the memorandum is the Office of Special Investigations, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado. Also enclosed for your information is a copy of a memo­ randum dated July 3, 1958, at San Francisco, California. The representative of another Government agency referred to therein is Colonel William E, Zuemer, USAF District Commander, Travis Air Force Base, California, who fur­ nished information concerning the subject developed by OSI. Since it appears that the subject of the Air Force, no further action in this cohieftplated by-jthis Bureau. is a member matter is Enclosures, - .2 NOTE: Thi^ memo is classifQfdd f"Con^id^hfi — letterhead memos so classified. This cl al" inasmuch asTolson ______ _ _ , . Boimtn°n — letterhead memos so classified. This classification is Moh7°2________since material received from-,the Canadian Government was Nease________classified and also the information received from Col. ZuernerParsons ---------- w A Rosen was so classified. Tamm _________ cIX-=ESS:jasr Tele. Room — VV f 7 /QC© Holloman _____ ' ' .-----, ’^^0 Gandy M A IL ROOM * CQ lJrl it transmits proper so > CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FOR HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25. D. C 24-185-483 Received from SEP 2 2 1958 2 2 S EP 1958 Honorable J# Edgar Hoover OSI PHF Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice W ashington 25, 0# C# RE: Dear Sir: Unidentifiued'-'Flying Object Torrington, Conn#, 5 December 1957 Inclosed is a copy of a letter from a Delmaine H# Oveson, who identifies himself as Director of Operations, Electronics Service Unit 4, Roseau, M innesota# ' ing the reported sighting of This letter requests information concern- ' ^famnve?A ial<^erial Object on or about 5 December 1957 at Torrington, Connecticut This letter was furnished the Office of Special Investigations by the Ground Observer Corps (GOC) Coordinator for the State of Connecticut# That individual has advised that an alleged sighting of bn unidentified flying object near Torrington, Connecticut, was reported on or about 5 December 1957, but that neither he nor the addressee have any knowledge of the author of the inclosed letter Information has been received from the U# S# A nny, and A ir Force Postal Service that no military units are located at Roseau,M innesota Therefore, this matter is being referred to your Bureau for any action you deem appropriate A dvice if any information of interest to the A ir Force is developed by your Bureau in this matter will be appreciated Sincerely 1 Incl Cy of Envelope & Ltr fr Hq# Electronics Service Unit 4 Roseau, M inn F.L. W ELCH \ ie SEp 23 1533 A ssistant Chief Counts.intelligence Div. Dir cf Special Investigations Th© inspecior General ^NFIDrNTIAL ^CW ®® Director of Operation Electronics Service Unit 4 Route 2 • Roseau, Minnesota 730A M 1950 Mr ^Monic Gerardi Torrington, Connecticut Headquarters Electronics Service Unit 4 Roseau, Minnesota D/0 Mr Pomonic Gerardi Torrington, Connecticut JUL. I 9.1^8 Dear Sir: It has been reported that you did, on or about December 5, 1957, sight an Unconventional Aerial Object at or near Torrington, Connecticut, at approxi­ mately 8:05 p.u., in company with friends. We respectfully request your assistance in this matter. Please des­ cribe the object, giving approximate alitude, color, shape, direction of flight if any, approximate position in sky, time, date, approximate size in comparison to any coin held at arms length and duration of sighting. Did you notice any infraction of flight safety? Subject material will be held strictly confidential. Your assistance will be immensely appreciated. Sincerely: Delmaine H Electronics Service Unit 4 EXETOR RPAF Director of Operations 62-’03581 Date: October 2, 1958 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S. '.V. Washington 25, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: DONALD E. KEYHOE MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) For your information, there are enclosed two Photostats of a letter dated September 22, 1958, ad­ dressed to this Bureau by the subject and two copies of this Bureau’s reply dated September 26, 1958. Enclosures - 4 1 - WFO (Enclosure - copy of Bureau reply to Keyhoe dated September 26, 1958) NOTE: Subject’s letter made pointed inquiries relating to Bureau’s participation in investigations relating to unidentified flying objects. Our reply was general in nature. Copies of /incoming and are reply being furnished to OSI since Air Force /^coordinates matters relating to unidentified flying objects. ESS: j a s (6) VO OCT 6 195g laoci 6BW MR, A. H. BELMONT S. B. DONAHOE DONALD E. KEYHOE MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) September 26* 1958 1 - Nease 1 - Belmont Subject, Director of National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, by letter of 9/22/58 requested particulars of Bureau's participation concerning unidentified flying objects. The committee he heads is described on letterhead as "A privately sup** ported fact finding civilian committee serving the public interests" and he lists several prominent individuals among "our Board members and Special Advisers." He is a retired Marine. Keyhoe has been known to the Bureau since 1935 and was, and may still be, a free-lance writer. In 1948 he was described by Mr. Nichols as "a flamboyant writer and we have found from previous experience that much of his material is irresponsible." In 1951 the Director concurred with Mr. Nichols' statement that "We should not get involved with him." As an example of his writing, the January, 1941, issue of "Cosmopolitan" magazine carried an article written by Keyhoe and John J. Daly entitled "Hitler's Plan to Seize the United States Merchant Marine." This article indicated the Bureau had in its possession documents concerning such a plan by Hitler which indication was completely false. The attached suggested letter to Keyhoe responds in a very general way to his questions, some of which are extremely pointed such as "Have FBI Agents told witnesses not to talk about UFO sightings?" and "Does the Bureau make character investigations of UFO witnesses in some cases?" The answers which have been furnished are designed to avoid the charge we have not answered questions yet they are broad in nature to avoid his apparent pointed inquiries. His request for an interview with a Bureau official concerning our policy concerning unidentified flying objects has been side-stepped since there appears to be no point in discussing this matter further with him. jaNA P 146 is ACTION: Defense document re reporting intelligence sightings. That the attached suggested letter be forwarded to Keyhoe. In view of Air Force interest, copy of incoming with copy of our 62-103581 reply being sent Air Force separately. Enclosure r - Mr. Nease - Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Donahoe 1 - M r, ?a"^^ September 26, 1958 Major Donald E. Keyhoe, Director National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena 1536 Connecticut Avenue Washington 6, D. C. Dear Sir: In response to your letter of September 22, 1958, the following requested information is furnished: The Federal Bureau of Investigation does not investigate sightings of unidentified flying objects, when the details of such a sighting are reported to representatives of this Bureau, the information is forwarded to the Air Force. Representatives of this Bureau do not issue instructions to individuals who have sighted un­ identified flying objects that they should not talk about such sightings. It is not a function of this Bureau to make character investioatlons of individuals who have witnessed unidentified flying objects. This Bureau does not have information on unidentified flying objects which can be re­ leased. This does not imply that this Bureau has information concerning unidentified flying objects which cannot be released. It is understood that JANAP 146 is a Department of Defense document and is not, as such, applicable to the operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Possible communication with extraterrestrial vehicles from another planet, should the unidentified See cover memo Donahoe to Belmont, captioned "Donald E. Keyhoe, Miscellaneous - Information Concerning (Nationalities Intelligence)," dated 9/26/58, ESS:jas. V ESS:j a s (6) Major Donald u. Keyho® flying objects prove to be extraterrestrial, is not a function of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This Bureau is, of course, interested in any aspect of any development which would affect the internal security of the United States. Your letter of September 22, 1958, requested an interview with an official of this Bureau concerning the matter of unidentified flying objects and this Bureau's policy in connection therewith. Since this Bureau's policy in connection with unidentified flying objects has been fully set forth above, you may feel that the requested interview is not now necessary. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director - 2 - STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office M em ^ndum UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO : 'MR. S. B. DONAHOE FR OM S U BJEC T : FLYING SAUCERS DA TE: October rdingThis memorandum summarizes Bureau policy unidentified flying objects commonly referred to as saucers." 13, 1958 Tolson ________ Boardman _____ Belmont M ohr ___________ Nease _________ Parsons Rosen _________ Tamm _________ Trotter ________ Clayton Tele. Room __ Holloman _____ Gandy _________ Reports of "flying saucers" became prevalent in 1947 and at request of Army Air Forces Intelligence, Bureau agreed to cooperate in investigation of flying discs. By Bureau Bulletin Number 42, 7-30-47, field instructed to investigate each instance to determine if bona fide sighting, a prank, or hallucination. Coordination with Army through liaison channels in field and at SOG. By letter 9-3-47 from Headquarters Air Defense Command addressed to Commanding Generals of the various Air Forces it was noted original intent of Air Force was that Air Force would interview responsible ob­ servers and Bureau would investigate incidents of so-called discs found on ground. Letter stated services of the FBI were enlisted in order to relieve the numbered Air Forces of the task of tracking down all the many instances which turned out to be "trash can covers, toilet seats and what not." As result^Bureau Bulletin Number 57 of 10/1/47 instructed "all future reports connected with flying discs should be referred to the Air Forces and no investigative action should be taken by Bureau Agents." Letter of 9-27-47 advised Air Force that personnel and time of FBI could not be dissipated in this manner (62-83894-121). SAC Letter Number 38. l-^-^gpAdvicprl that from reliable source it had oeen determined the USSR had been experimenting for four years on unknown type of flying disc. SAC Letter listed for field data desired by Air Force in connection with reports of sighting of flying saucers. Letter again called attention to fact no investigation should be conducted by Bureau but if reports made, information should be taken and furnished to Air Force. -£AC Letter Number 83. 8-29-52, referred to prior Bulletins and SAC Letters and cautioned that the type of information desired by Air Force should be obtained from complainants and furnished promptly to OSI locally. This SAC Letter again reminded field investigation is responsibility of Air Force. ESS:jas (3) 1 - Mr. Donahoe 1 - Mr. Sanders R ^ 77 14 0CT 14 1958 670CT171958 Memorandum to Mr. Donahoe RE: FLYING SAUCERS Neither Agents Handbook nor manuals contain instructions re­ garding handling of reports of sightings of unidentified flying objects although policy has been well established by above Bureau bulletins and SAC Letters and no problems have arisen in connection with this matter. Air Force has on several occasions assured that Bureau will be advised of any developments of interest to us. Last such assurance given 11-12-57 (62-83894-387). Our liaison with Alt' Force on this matter is with OSI although within Air Force this matter is handled by Air Technical and Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. ACTION: For your information. There appears to be no necessity for further instructions to the field or insertions in the Handbook or manuals at this time. - 2 - 4-22 (Rev., 12-17-56) * Fed-sral Bureau of Ii^tetigation - Records Bra^B 9-29 , 195g L. Name Check Unit - Room 6523 I Service Unit - Room 6524 I .Forward to File Review ^A ttention___Richards___________ I____i Return to Sanders 1519 Supervisor Room Ext. Type of References Requested: I .Regular Request (A nalytical Search) L A ll References (Subversive & Nonsubversive) I— . Subversive References Only I Nonsubversive References Only M ain References Only Type oj/8earch Requested: I I Restricted to Locality of M inn, I J^xact Name Only (On the Nose) I Buildup I I Variations 1 I Check for A lphabetical Loyalty Form Subject________Delmaine H, OVESON______ Birthdate & Place-------------------------------------------------- A ddress_________________:_________________________ Localities Searcher Date 9** Initials FILE NUM BER SERIA L STANDARD FORM NO. 64 TO im UNITED S TES GOVERNM ENT : M r. Tolson DA TE: 11/18/58 /■' from : G . A . Ne subject: W ILLIA M A LBERT^RHODE S RE PORT OF FLYING DISCS For record purposes, SA C M cM ahon of the Phoenix Office advised at 3:21 p. m., 11/17/58, that on A pril 30, 1947, the above-captioned person reported to the Phoenix Office that he had taken photographs of what he believed to be flying discs, but he did not have the negatives of the pictures with him, promising he would bring them into the office the following day. On A ugust 30, 1947, Rhodes brought negatives of the photographs he allegedly took at that time into the Phoenix Office and he was advised by SA J. Bailey Brower that the negatives were being accepted by the FBI for A ir Force intelligence; that there was a question as to whether he would ever get the negatives back. W ith this understanding Rhodes left the negatives which were in turn turned over to G eorge Fugate, Jr., military representative. Tolson Be lmon Moh r Ne ase . Parson s _____ Rose n _______ Tamm _______ Trotte r______ W.C. S ullivan _ Te le . Room __ Holloman ____ G an dy On A pril 17, 1950, Rhodes contacted the Phoenix Office for the return of the negatives at which time he was advised of the statement made to him in 1947 that the negatives were accepted for A ir Force intelligence and it was doubtful if they would be returned, but that he should contact the Office of Special Investigations of the A ir Force, San Francisco, California. SA C M cM ahon advised that today the A rizona Republic newspaper was doing a column about flying saucers having been reported over the years and had interviewed Rhodes since their clips showed that he had been talked to back in 1947. Rhodes told the A rizona Republic that the FBI had borrowed the negatives of films he had taken but had never returned them. SA C M cM ahon desired advice as to what he should tell the A rizona Republic and he was informed that he should advise the paper that the negatives were received in 1947 from Rhodes with the understanding they would be turned over to A ir Force intelligence and that there was doubt as to whether the negatives would ever be returned to Rhodes; that with this understanding Rhodes released the negatives; that the negatives in question were immediately turned over to A ir Force intelligence representatives; and that should any further information be desired concerning the matter the A rizona Republic should contact the Office of Special yestigations of the A ir Force. SA C M cM ahon was referred to the Domestic ce Division for its concurrence. EX -135 (4) Inte 1 - M r. Belmom 1 - M r. Jones ( 66 NOV 25 IE <£- 7?®Z& /i^ft ft1 ^^V^ (fada*/^ A 3 NOV 20 w p Nov 18. 2 ovPM’58 • ; ' 6 1 ' ; ■ , • ^^ 9 5? AH ’5j RECEIVED-DIRECTOR December 2, 1958* Dear M r. M aney: M r. J ames M aney 1-007 N orth W est 14th Street Oklahoma C ity 6, Oklahoma Your letter dated N ovember 22, 1958, has been received, and I am instructing a Special Agent of our Oklahoma C ity Office to contact you concerning the matter you mentioned. Sincerely yours, MAILED. 30 DEC 3-1958 COMM-FBI J. Edgar Hoover J ohn Edgar H oover Director CH M 2 - Oklahoma City - E nclosures (2) x S A TTE NTION SA C: Background as described not identifiable in Bufiles. A n A gent of your office should contact M aney immediately and secure copies of or information concerning the periodicals described. Inform M aney that the FBI has not taken the action he suggested, and we M am conducts# no investigation concerning unidentified flying objects. The suggestion should be made that he may wish to contact the Office of Special Investigations of the A ir Force, which has made some related studies. Sulet with requested da a under caption ”M r. James M aney, 1007 North W est 14th Street, Oklahoma City 6, Oklamoma, Research (Crime Records)” no later than December 9, 1958. Follow-up. 12-11-58 . L I n^$ Tolson ______ Boardman ___ Be lmon t_____ Moh r________ Ne ase ______ Parson s_____ Rose n _______ Tamm _______ Trotte r______ V.C. S ullivan _ Te le . Room__ Holloman ____ G an dy-----------. NOTE : One reference appears in Bufiles wherein one Jimmy M aney of the same address requested general material on the FBI and stated that his hobby was collecting letterhead stationery. There is a Special A gent Joseph A . Bender, E OD 4-9-51, G S-12, assigned to the New York Office. No other possibly pertinent references located. a4&3DEC • b58 DCL:mfz (6) M A LL ROOM L—I 1 V W &^’ rzj . U‘» jYSTHriM U - - ) K WK g ? ^ u? X J ^lC34-iQ-G aAl333s James Maney, 1007 N. W. 14th Street, Oklahoma City 6, Oklahoma, 22 November 1958 The Honorable J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington 25, D. G Dear Mr. Hoover: I am Acting Deputy Director of a local Oklahoma City know which is known as the Interplanetary Intelligence of Unidentified Flying'Objests, which is int­ erested in the serious investigation of UFO. Recently many rumors have been printed in UFO periodicals, concerning rep­ orts that Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have discouraged certain saucer investigators, particulary Mr Bender of Bridgeport, Connecticut from furthur research into the secret of these elusive discs. Since, you are the Director of the F.B.I., I would like to know whether or not these reports are factual or whether they are just rumors. Thank you very much. Trusting to hear from you in the near future, I remain U DEC 4 18 58 fdr IIOUFO dE -^! Il ^o^ December 11, 1958 .1# ^ ' ^-/-/ _ M r. M . ^N ^olcott Editor - Publisher The Daily Iberian Post Office Box 458 N ew Iberia, Louisiana Dear M r. V olcott: Your letter dated December 3, 1958, with enclosures, has been received. Since the contents of your communication are of primary concern to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it, as well as copies of your enclosures, to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, Building Tempo £, 4th and Adams Drive, Southwest^ W ashington, D. C ., who would be in the best position to answer youx 7 inquiry. m MAILED. 30 DECI 21958 COMM-FBI Sincerely yours, Huovef M in NOTE : Bufiles reflect that a citizen in Bartow, Florida, forwarded similar data concerning the A erial Phenomena Research Club in 1957. Referral to OSI was made at that time. No indication in Bufiles that this G roup is any Tolson ______ Board man ____ Be lmon t_____ Moh r________ Ne ase ______ Parson s_____ Rose n ______ Tamm _______ Trotte r______ W.C. S ullivan _ Te le . Room __ Holloman ____ G an dy _______ DCL:mrh (3) RECEIVED-DIRECTOR Dec II 3 5H PM 58 ?>;r V lTT 'C*Eb?TbCV . J-.’ ••[ ' 'If p '^’ Z' PMI'^fT T..4H .. fps stijwt fcHGUO.'^Tsr • rnpp . p 4 IW y- cin&ey W ^/‘^ b T? S'- b \-u.u p •q <-n Tjgx M . A. W OLC OT T Editor- Publisher T HE D AILY IK ER Louisiana Press Association, N ational Editorial Association Full Leased W ire S ervice U nited Press Association M ember of: Audit Bureau of C irculations, and S outhern N ewspaper Publishers Association Phone 4-1801 N ew Iberia, La. P. O. Box 458—8 Bridge S t December 3, 195# Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C» Gentlemen: u Enclosed, you will find "News Releases” from a group calling itseli^^erial Phenomena Research Group, in Seattle, Washington. I am wondering if this is a legitimate organization a phoney, particularly because it is indicated that "flying objects” might originate from "other planets." If you have any information as to the reliability of this organization would you please so inform me? With all best wishes, I am, uVV ■ MR/JOHES Cl' 5 3 53 ?rl ': i M rial Phenomena Research GroA n National Headquarters 5103 Findlay Street Seattle, W ashington Dear Sir: W e are advised that unidentified flying objects were seen over your area, and we would greatly appreciate your assistance in locating witnesses to this aerial phenomenon. If policy and space permit, we would appreciate an article in your publication, asking that all persons witnessing aerial phenomenon during this period contact our office. W e are a non-profit organization whose purpose is to investigate and determine the nature of unidentified flying objects and related phenomena. Thanking you in advance, A erial Phenomena Research Group Bob Gribble, National Director Form #U Revised 5/1/57--500 /flial Phenomena Research Gr National Headquarters 5108 Findlay Street Seattle, 'W ashington News Release July 1, 1958 Unidentified Flying Objects Interplanetary There is now sufficient information based on data compiled from eyewitness accounts that a high percentage of aerial phenomena such as those popularly described as unidentified flying objects are "intelligently controled craft whose ports of origin are outside Earths atmosphere#" This is the conclusion reached as the result of a study begun by A erial Phenomena Research Group in Seattle, W ashington on January 1, 195^ into the field of unidentified flying objects and possibly related incidents. Commenting on this study, National Director of A erial Phenomena Research Group Robert J. Gribble said: "A lthough the accounts con­ sidered in this study did not contain scientific measurements of each sighting, it was possible to establish certain valid conclusions by the application of statistical methods in the treatment of the data. A nalyzed and arranged, the data did show a marked pattern. "On the basis of this marked pattern of the data, A .P.R.G. has concluded that a high percentage of the more than 5,000 accounts of unidentified flying objects examined in this study represent observ­ ations of technological developments outside the range of present-day scientific knowledge. "Therefore, it is highly probable that many of the unidentified flying objects considered in this study are 'spacecraft from other planets1 ." A .P.R.G. highly recommends that all national security agencies take immediate steps to strip the unidentified flying objects of the special "secrecy status" they have been given and the aura of mystery they have unfortunatly acquired. END. ■4-2'2 r**v.'5-7-5 8 ) Federal Bureau of InvestW ion . * , Records Branch ■ ■ ' . I^--|O L- I Name Check Unit - Room 6523 I I Service Unit - Room 6524 I I Forward to File Review I J A ttention . I Zj Return to__/ / A c/A ^_____2 S /^ Supervisor Room Ext. Type of References Requested: 1. [Regular Request (A nalytical Search) I I A l 1 References (Subversive & Nonsubversive) L. [Subversive References Only [ [ Nonsubversive References Only I I M ain References Only Type of Search Requested: [ I Restricted to Locality of I J Exact Name Only (On the Nose) [ I Buildup I I Variations I---- I Check for A lphabetical Loyalty Form Subject ____________________________________________ Birthdate & Place_________________________________ A ddress___________________________________________ Searcher Localities H1_____________Date___|jI__ Di_____ir FILE NUM BER lltials ____725^340 SERIA L XT ,z 13?-il3 4,7-53575^4 7 0-/ a/I .' (Cm - 1(W 54-J FIF a/ / X ■ <74-1-^53 /// X" Ito- 4a7o-/ V/ । 165-5 11958 OC 62-2044 This letter indicated that it was written by an Individual who has been writing books on UFO and that his publisher is ROBERT J. GRIBBLE, 5108 Findlay St., Seattle, Washington. JAMES MANEY advised that the above letter had also been printed in a publication originating in England and that the writer’s name was listed as RICHARD OGDEN, Seattle, Washington. MANEY advised he is unable to recall the name of this publication and does not have a copy at the present time. He stated that the BENDER referred to in OGDEN’s letter was A. BENDER of Bridgeport, Connecticut, who had conducted some research concerning UFOs and had allegedly been deterred from his investigation by three unidentified men. According to MANEY there has been a great deal of speculation regarding the identity of the men who tried to silence BENDER. He stated that GRAY BARKER, editor of "The Saucerlan Bulletin," had written a book concerning the matter entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers." - 2 - I I M r. 1 I 1 M r. I 1 1 ^r' Mr> ’ I i i / j i U 7854 North Loma Land Drive 1 ^ Scottsdale, Arizona | Mr. December 7, 1958 | M iss olson —-V) 1 .elmont 1 !ohr W ^! 1 s’ea-e M l-^ i 1 ’sirs ... — » 1 Rose.’; ........- ; 1 ram«n..........- ■ 1 fro^ " -} 1 W .C .'M V.'.’an . 1 Room ---- • 1 Holloman— • I Gandy......... 1 ■ _____ | FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION " . Washington, D. C. z Dear Sir* \^ I an extremely interested in the "Bender Affair," and I will be nest grateful if you could help clear up the nystery in this affair. The reason I an writing you is because I have learned recently that a researcher of the flying sauoer mystery said the FBI is involved in this affair. —--—— A civilian investigating agency was forned in Bridgeport, 1 Conn., in 2952, to look into the flying sauoer nystery by Albert Ki Bender. He called the organization Tljsrlntemational / Flying Saucer Bureau. And, during his study of the saucer nystery * Bender ran across senething important. This information was > evidently the solution to the mystery for in 1955 Bender stated bluntly, "I knew what the saucers are." Then, "three men in black suits" sileneed him. Even today Bender will net discuss the natter of his "hush-up" with anyone. However, I have learned that the secret of the saucers lies the "dreadful underground nenace" that N is threatening the world. And, I am also extremely interested in 1 this "nenace." 1 I have sone very important information concerning this "dreadful underground menace" that I would like to discuss with Bender very much. For the story concerning this "menace" is certainly a "hellish Horror" one, which reveals a fantastic I situation, so fantastic, that it would be hardly conceivable by r"* the public. Yes indeed, I would appreciate it very much if you could help me get in touch with Bender. / I have alse been getting information regarding "certain" ship tragedies that have occurred on the high seas for a very long time, and "certain" aircraft accidents and disappearances. For these tragedies reveal evidence that gives proof that such a "menace" really "exists." I certainly will be looking forward in hearing from you. ^^^.Z ^^ SLe.rely »»«•$&$ £ 2 ^ W ' c. Jr. £ DEC 1« ^/'^ ^ ' A «^—^ 6 C JA N 2 1959* ^ > -r —^ D co 1 I ■ J o 1 O L ° 1 JUSTICE Oa <8 12 ^n^ SAC, Phoenix 1 - Belmont 1 - Donahoe 1 ’ ^feber 16, 1958 Director, FBI EC-3?^ ^ ^ J^ (VELBERT K. BENDER * ' ^MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING V (Nationalities Intelligence) Enclosed is a copy of a letter received from C. H. Marek, Jr., 7834 North Loma Land Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona. Bufiles contain no information pertaining to the *Bender Affair* nor to the "hush-up” of Bender as alleged in paragraph two of the enclosed letter. The only identi­ fiable data in Bureau files on Bender is a letter he wrote on 10/26/52 on the letterhead of the International Flying Saucer Bureau to a Mr. L. H. Frahm, Franklin, Indiana, in which he suggested how Frahm could organize a chapter of the Saucer Bureau in Franklin. Also in Bufiles is a copy of the January, 1953, magazine "Space Review* which apparently was put out by the Saucer Bureau. This magazine contains numerous articles and squibs concerning the sighting of flying saucers throughout the world. It does not appear to have any security significance. Unless information in your files would indicate an interview with Marek is undesirable, immediately contact him and orally acknowledge the receipt of his letter by the Bureau. At the same time thoroughly interview Marek and obtain all data in his possession concerning the "hush-up" of Bender as well as what part the FBI was alleged to have played in the "Bender Affair." In the event it is apparent that the Bureau was not so involved, so advise Marek. Submit results of this interview to reach the Bureau no later than 12/23/58. It is permissible to advise Marek that the Bureau is not cognizant of Bender’s whereabouts and has no record of involvement in the "Bender Affair." Enclosure Tolson ------------ Boardman _____ NOTE: See cover memo Donahoe to Belmont, same caption, dated December 12, 1958, JFWxjas. Belmont M ohr ---- Nease _ Parsons Rosen _ Tamm _ Trotter . Clayton Tele. Room __ Holloman -------- G andy M A IL. ROOM JFWijas (6) S3 JA N 2 195 DECI STANDARD FORM NO. 64 MR. A. H UNITED ST S GOVERNM ENT TO ; from : S U BJEC T : B date: December MR. S. ALBERT MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING K< BENDER 1 - Belmont 1 - Donahoe 1 - Wacks (Nationalities Intelligence) 12, 1958 Tolson ________ Boardman _____ Belmont M ohr __________ Nease ________ Parsons Rosen ________ Tamm _________ Trotter ________ Clayton Tele. Room __ Holloman _____ Gandy .________ By letter 12/7/58 Mr. C. H. Marek, Jr., inquired whether we could furnish him any information concerning the "Bender Affair" and advised he was asking the Bureau since he had recently learned that the FBI is involved in this affair. Marek explained that Bender formed the International Flying Saucer Bureau in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1952 to look into the^Jf lying saucerS mystery. In 1953 Bender allegedly stated that he knew what the saucers are. Then according to Marek "three men in black suits" silenced Bender to the extent that even today Bender will not discuss the matter of his "hush-up" with anyone. Marek pointed out he has learned that "the secret of the saucers lies the ’dreadful underground menace’ that is threatening the world" and that he has important information concerning this menace. Marek also requested our help in getting in touch with Bender. Bufiles contain no information on Marek. The only identifiable data in our files on Bender is a letter he wrote on 10/26/52 on the letterhead of the International Flying Saucer Bureau to a Mr. L. H. Frahm, Franklin, Indiana, in which he suggested how Frahm could organize a chapter of the Saucer Bureau in Franklin. Also in Bufiles is a copy of the January, 1953, magazine "Space Review" which apparently was put out by the Saucer Bureau. This magazine contains numerous articles and squibs concerning the sighting of flying saucers throughout the worlds It does not appear to have any security significance. r RECOMMENDATION: There is a possibility that Marek may be suffering from de­ lusions; however, in view of the fact that he stated the FBI is involved in a matter of which we are not cognizant as well as the implications in his description of the "hush-up" of Bender, it is recommended he be inter­ viewed and all information in his possession concerning this incident be obtained so that we can decide whether the facts warrant investigation. At the same time his letter will be orally acknowledged. STANDARD FORM NO. 64 x Office M em orandum • united TO : DIRECTOR FROM : SAC, PHOENIX ( ' SUBJECT: ALBERT < BENDER MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) Re Bureau letter 12/16/58. DA TE: o NM ENT On 12/19/58, CLAUDE HAROLD MARCK, JR., 7834 No. Loma' Land Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona, stated to SAs GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH and WILLIAM M. DREW that he had a hobby of gathering Information concerning flying saucers and also gathering information concerning mysteries of the sea. He stated that any literature written he obtains in order to pursue this hobby. He referred agents to books written by Major DONALD E. KEYHOE entitled "Flying Saucers from Outer Space" and a book entitled "Flying Saucers Conspiracy." Both of these books wei*e published by Henry Holt Company, 383 Madison, New York, 17 New York. Major KEYHOE is a retired Major of the U. S. 'V Marine Corps. Concerning the "Bender Affair", he referred agents to the book entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers", written by GRAY BARKER and published by University Books Publisher, April, 1956, third printing June, 1956. According to MARCK, GRAY BARKER resides at Clarksberg, West Virginia, P. 0. Box 2228 and is a person with whom MARCK corresponds concerning flying saucers as BARKER is alleged to have a civilian investigative agency handling investigations concerning flying saucers. J! MARCK related that he has corresponded with various harbor masters and the U. S. Navy relative to the "dreadful underground menace which relates to the disappearance of crew and passengers of various ships found floundering in the open seas out of control." He stated that BARKER has also shown interest in this subject matter, however, was unable to furnish any further amplifying details. The "Bender Affair" is related in the book published by BARKER . 'J ^ ^ - Bureau (AM) 1 - Phoenix WMD/mdc (3) or uoa? rjitSTK PX 62-667 Agents observed at the time they contacted the residence of MARCKj while he was absent therefrom, that his sister, SHIRLEY E. MARCK, carried on exclusive conversation concerning her brother relating that he had been taken out of high school while living in Denver, Colorado, and had been in the service until several months ago. She stated that her brother never had an opportunity since then to complete his schooling and that as of the present time, he was 33 years of age. This information was reiterated several times by her while waiting the arrival of her brother who was with his parents on a local shopping tour. After conversation with MARCK, it was apparent to agents that he is obsessed with gathering information concerning flying saucers and mysteries of the sea. He was admonished severely by his mother for having written to the Bureau without her knowledge. Inquiry was made as to the length of time MARCK spent in the H. S. Army and he was unable to furnish the duration of his enlistment and date of discharge nor furnish his serial number. MARCK made available his discharge paper reflecting that he was inducted in 1943 and discharged in 1946 as Private First Class, Army Serial No. 37-703-300. His discharge papers showed that he attended Eafet High School for a period of two years and that he was born 1/21/25. After conversation with MARCK, it was apparent that the only reason he wrote to the Bureau was in an effort to locate the present whereabouts of ALBERT K. BENDER and he and his family were Informed that this Bureau was unable to institute an Investigation to ascertain the whereabouts of BENDER. From the admonishment given him by his mother for writing letters to such agencies as the FBI, it would appear that CLAUDE HAROLD MARCK is a "chronic", living in a dream world of flying saucers and stories of the sea. He was Informed that the agents' contact was an acknowledgment of the Bureau's receipt of his letter. Noffisther investigation is being made in this matter. -2- DIRECTOR, FBI 12/19/58 SAC, PHOENIX (62-66?) ALBERT K. BENDER MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) Re Bureau letter 12/16/58. On 12/19/58, CLAUDE HAROLD MARCK, JR., 7834 No. Loma Land Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona, stated to SAs GEORGE HOLLINGSWORTH and WILLIAM M. DREW that he had a hobby of gathering information concerning flying saucers and also gathering information concerning mysteries of the sea. He stated that any literature written he obtains in order to pursue this hobby. He referred agents to books written by Major DONALD E. KEYHOE entitled "Flying Saucers from Outer Space" and a book entitled "Flying Saucers Conspiracy." Both of these books were published by Henry Holt Company, 383 Madison, New York, 17, New York. Major KEYHOE is a retired Major of the U. S. Marine Corps. Concerning the "Bender Affair", he referred agents to the book entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers", written by GRAY BARKER and published by University Books Publisher, April, 1956, third printing June, 1956. According to MARCK, GREY BARKER resides at Clarksberg, West Virginia, P. 0. Box 2228 and is a person with whom MARCK corresponds concerning flying saucers as BARKER is alleged to have a civilian investigative agency handling investigations concerning flying saucers. MARCK related that he has corresponded with various harbor masters and the U. S. Navy relative to the "dreadful underground menace which relates to the disappearance of crew and passengers of various ships found floundering in the open seas out of control." He stated that BARKER has also shown Interest in this subject matter, however, was unable to furnish any further amplifying details. The "Bender Affair" is related in the book published by BARKER. PX 62-667 Agents observed at the time they contacted the residence of MARCK, while he was absent therefrom, that his sister, SHIRLEY E. MARCK, carried on exclusive conversation concerning her brother relating that he had been taken out of high school while living in Denver, Colorado, and had been in the service until several months ago. She stated that her brother never had an opportunity since then to complete his schooling and that as of the present time, he was 33 years of age. This information was reiterated several times by her while waiting the arrival of her brother who was with his parents on a local shopping tour. After conversation with MARCK, it was apparent to agents that he is obsessed with gathering information concerning flying saucers and mysteries of the sea. He was admonished severely by his mother for having written to the Bureau without her knowledge. Inquiry was made as to the length of time MARCK spent in the H. S. Army and he was unable to furnish the duration of his enlistment and date of discharge nor furnish his serial number. MARCK made available his discharge paper reflecting that he was Inducted in 19^3 and discharged in 1946 as Private First Class, Army Serial No. 37-703-300. His discharge papers showed that he attended Eait High School for a period of two years and that he was born 1/21/25. After conversation with MARCK, it was apparent that the only reason he wrote to the Bureau was in an effort to locate the present whereabouts of ALBERT K. BENDER and he and his family were informed that this Bureau was unable to institute an investigation to ascertain the whereabouts of BENDER. From the admonishment given him by his mother for writing letters to such agencies as the FBI, it would appear that CLAUDE HAROLD MARCK is a "chronic", living in a dream world of flying saucers and stories of the sea. He was informed that the agents’ contact was an acknowledgment of the Bureau’s receipt of his letter. Nofunther investigation is being made in this matter. -2- Wacks SAC, Phoenix (62-667) December 30, 1958 Director, FBI ALBERT BENDER MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) Reurlet 12/19/58. In paragraph two thereof reference is made to a book written by Gray Barker and published by University Books Publisher entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers Reference books at the Seat of Government fail to reflect the location of this publisher.and since the Bureau is desirous of obtaining a copy of this book, it is requested that you recontact Claude Marek, Jr address to make for you of the publisher a copy of to accept , to obtain the correct In the event Marek volunteers this book available, it is p same and furnish it to the 2 ermissible ureau. 23 D EC 31 1958 son ________ irdman ____ □ont ______ tans en _ m _ Otter . ay ton JFW:j ac (4) NOTE: By letter 12/7/58 Marek inquired whether we could furnish him any data concerning the "Bender Affair." He explained that Bender formed the International Flying Saucer Bureau in Connecticut in 1952 to look into the flying saucer mystery. In 1953 Bender allegedly stated he knew what the saucers are; then, according to Marek, "Three men in black suits" silenced Bender to the extent that even today Bender will not discuss the matter of his "hush-up" with anyone. Marek explained that he recently learned that the FBI is involved in the "Bender Affair." On 12/19/58 Marek was interviewed to obtain all information in his possession concerning the "hush-up" of Bender as well as what part the FBI was alleged to have played in the "Bender Affair." Concerning the "Bender Affair" he referred the interviewing Agents to the book set out above. In addition to information regarding this incident it is possible this book may contain other data of interest. Accordingly, not only to resolve this matter but also to ascertain whether any allegations of interest to the Bureau are contained in the book, we should if possible obtain a copy. Upon receipt, it will be reviewed with the Bureau’s interest in mind. k le. Room __ Homan ^^ M /^ JA M ^^O*! ndy Y - J. F. Wacks SAC, Chicago Director, FBI (^2-83894)- w, January 22, 1959 ALBERT K. BENDER MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) The Bureau desires to obtain a copy of the book written by Gray Barker entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers." Reportedly, this book was published by University Books, Inc., 806 Dempster Street, Evanston, Illinois. Contact this publishing house and if possible, obtain a copy of this book. NOTE: By letter 12/7/58 Claude Marek, Jr., Phoenix, Arizona, wrote the Bureau inquiring about the "Bender Affair." He ex­ plained that Bender formed the International Flying Saucer Bureau in Connecticut in 1952 to look into the flying saucer mystery. In 1953 Bender stated he knew what the saucers are; then, according to Marek, "3 men in black suits"silenced Bender to the extent that even today Bender will not discuss the matter of his "hush-up" with anyone. Marek was interviewed 12/19/58 and with respect to the "Bender Affair" he referred the inter­ viewing Agents to the book set out above. In addition to information regarding this incident it is possible this book may contain other data of interest. Accordingly, Phoenix was instructed to reinterview Marek to obtain a copy of the book and/or the true name of the publisher which Marek had stated was "University Books Publisher,"with no address indicated. In Phoenix letter 1/5/59 it is pointed out that Marek has moved to Denver, exact address not available but that University Books, Inc., is located at the above address. JFW:Jac (4) fols on ______ loardman ___ Be lmon t_____ Moh r________ Me ase ______ Parson s_____ Rose n _______ Lamm_______ potte r______ r.C. S ullivan _ fe le . Room __ Holloman ____ tan dy _______ MAILED 27 JA N 22 1959 C0MM-FBI ffANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office M em orandum • united stai! government to : DIRECTOR, FBI / date: 1/5/59 FROM : SAC, PHOENIX (62-667) subject: ALBERT K. BENDER — MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) Re Bulet to Phoenix dated 12/30/58. CLAUDE MARCK, Jr. and his family have moved to Denver, Colorado and their exact address Is not available. It was determined through the Phoenix Public Library that University Books, Inc., is located at 806 Dempster Street, Evanston, Illinois. ia W >«»»’!! REC’D ■ SPWIUGF. «»' IN I ■ BPOGuyv 5 - Bjvi^h I. DGXbBpsn ?pnfep'i EAP'J2pou\ Illinois' rrpirXA pp'Tp #Q-AGLaT$?. pOOJCfP I3G*P JU TOG^pGCT ^p gO? 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Tolson ________ Boardman _____ Belmont M ohr ---------------- Nease ________ Parsons Rosen I Tamm _____X^ Trotter ________ Clayton ^> ^ Tele. Ro(Q _£ Holloman ___ Gandy __2J__^ to advise thatI am at 2iberty, how evert investigation of unidentified f2ying objects is not w ithin the jurisdiction of this B ureau. This the m atter is of prim ary interest to the D epartm ent of the A ir Force and, according2y, I am sending a copy of your 2etter to the D irector of Specia2 Investigations The Inspector G enera2, D epartm ent of the A ir Force, B ui2dtng Tem po E, 4th and A dam s D rive, S. W ,, W ashington, D . C., to w hom you m ay desire to direct further inquiries in this m atter FEB e d92959 John Edgar H oover D irector 2 - N orfo2k - Enc2osure N ote for N orfo2k: Enc2osed for inform ation B ufi2es negative re B ryant. Stncere2y yours, on2y SEE N OTE PA G E 2 2 - D irector of Specia2 Investigations (by form 0-24) The Inspector G enera2 D epartm ent of the A ir Force /\^JEW :m tb B ui2ding Tem po E ; and A dam s D rive, S. W , hi ng ton 2$, D . C. .Fa 3. ^ j® RECEIVES - TOLSON FBI A ^ M r, Larry W , B ryant N OTE? W riter advised he understood FB I has participated tn the G overnm ent's program of investigation of unidentified flying objects and he asked for inform ation concerning these phenom ena' M e also asked w hether FB I ever m ade analysis of unidentified flying object m aneuvers and if FB I representative ever gave testim ony before Congressional com m ittees on this subject. 1002 Arnold Street Newport News, Virginia February 1, 1959 Director of Field Investigations, Unidentified Flying Objects The Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. G. Dear Sir: It is my understanding that the F.B.I. has par­ ticipated in the Government’s program of investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO). How many UFO sighting reports involving alleged photographs or films of unconventional aerial objects has your organization collected, evaluated, or analyzed since January 1, 1952 to present? Has the F.B.I. ever been fur­ nished with an analysis of maneuvers of UFO’s ? I understand that congressional closed-door hearings are being held on the UFO subject. Has any F.B.I representative ever given testimony in these hearings ? Federal Bureau ofJ^restigation •Records B®h , 1959 1 I Name Check Unit - Room 6523 I I Service Unit - Room 6524 I I Fopward to File Review I .. J/ttention /___________________ E^Return to ^L ^W t^^7 / < 5"^ >5"_____ Supervisor Room Ext. Type of References Requested: I iRetJuTar Request (A nalytical Search) L^A ll References (Subversive & Nonsubversive) I I Subversive References Only I 1 Nonsubversive References Only I I M ain References Only Type of Sgafch Requested: ] / I t^TRestricted to Locality of ___ (s^-^---------- I _] Exact Name Only (On the Nose) I Buildup I I Variations I___I Check for A lphabetical Loyalty Form Subject Birthdate & Place A ddress------------- Localities------------------------------------------------------------- Office M em fandum ,. UNITED ST j^S GOVERNM ENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) date; 2/12/59 SAC, CHICAGO (62-5494) subject: ALBERT K. BENDER MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE) Rebulet to CG, 1/22/59. Per Bureau request, enclosed herewith is a copy of the book entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers", by GRAY BARKER, noting this book was published by University Books, Inc., 404 Fourth Avenue, New York 16, N.Y. 51 FEB 261959 6/7/' ^u^ anBJKCx: C ?IC\ 20 . ces-p^o^ two/j dhiied vrWi < GO! 1X35X2®' spare.? (3) 007'3 coo GHCTanSC peX,GATj'.47 J 3o-l 03 M >50 1W5! nprcaPo PA CTX m Bureau (RM) 2 - Seattle (RM) 1 - OSI, Birmingham, Ala. (lnfo.)(RM) 2 - BH GT> ira !l$ ( ^N- .WNOtd ,„MA^ MW11 w w0- Q 3.M 333H STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office M em orandum • UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT TO M / SUBJECT: Director, FBI date: May 5, 1959 SAC, Seattle (62-l?29) AERIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH GROUP MISCELLANEOUS Re Birmingham letter 4-21-59. The address of 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle 18, Washington, is the residence of ROBERTyGRIBBLE, who is the so-called national director of the Aerial Phenomena Research Group. In connection with inquiries made concerning this group in 1957, GRIBBLE advised that he was regularly employed as a fireman for the City of Seattle and that his hobby is acquiring information regarding unidentified flying objects. He advised that the Aerial Phenomena Research Group has a national and an international membership of about 350 members, and that they charge a membership fee of $5.00 per year for the purpose of defraying the expenses of a publication which the group issues periodically and for other incidental expenses of the organization. According to GRIBBLE the organization is a non-profit one and was established primarily as a hobby for persons like himself who were interested in acquiring information regarding flying objects. GRIBBLE stated that the organization was centered in Seattle, and he provided the names of other officers, all of whom were residents of this city. Twentieth District OSI, McChord Air Force Base, is aware of the existence of this group and has been furnished all pertinent information in our files regarding it. There is no Russian Consulate or other establishment 7 of the U.S.S.R. in the City of Seattle. Lt. Col. HERTEL'S recollection of the address of 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle, having something to do with the residence of a chauffeur for the Russian Consul in Seattle is completely erroneous. No information regarding the activities of the Aerial Phenomena Research Group has come to the attention of the Seattle Office since June 1958 BC 124 x 7 2 - Bureau ^ ’ 1 - Birmingham (62-0) (Info) 1 - Seattle * CHD:msd (4) 7 M M 15^9 V?< 33VW <‘ Ck03« O^HV 2£ Ui ti A“ 183 „M HiM 3c 'vw^i. 6S .WV.9rR fit 03AIH03^ STANDARD FORM NO. 64 ce M -em orandum • united states government Director, FBI date: May 22, 1959 FROM : SAC, Birmingham (IOO-O-6898) SUBJECT: \ae RIAL PHENOMENA RESEARCH GROUP MISCELLANEOUS Re BH let to Bureau, 4/21/59# and Seattle letter to Bureau, 5/5/59. In view of the information set forth in referenced Seattle letter, no further Investigation or action is being taken by the Birmingham Office in this matter. The local OSI office has been advised concerning this matter. 2 * Bureau 1 - BH CBS:fmb (3) 62 JUN 8 1959 QS'WMS $23 '*”w 'A is AM'59 REC'D ^lONAGF MA co; r, T - UH py; 3 ug-pp ;xz OS’ GT 7 Of' -; ■ ^J..:. ..- rrwrc- V V7 ’ rpp y - 1/'ATT < ’ pro .rj^ciB’rfOTOU’ r. ’ p ior-V r- xz r^r..:..-:«- 'J® P. T®^ po-gnr-'js-n’ \t\ST "^' '^ ^sf/ppys jcp.pc^ v:v<;vrhvc. Ci-£32% August 31, 1959 M r. H ayden H ewes Associate Director .interplanetary Intelligence of U nidentified Flying Objects 2726 N orthwest 34th Street Oklahoma C ity, Oklahoma Dear M r. H ewes: Your letter dated August 24, 1959, has been received. Although I would like to be able to help you, in view of the many similar requests and the pressure of my official duties, I am unable to comply with your wishes. Sincerely yours, J- Edgar Hoover • 50 m r MJ J ohn Edgar H oover Director 50 m > o z CT » 0 O oMAILED. 30 S EP 1 - 195g COMM-FS I Tolson _______ Be lmon t De Loach --------- McG uire Mohr_________ Parson s______; Rose n -----: -------> Tamm ________ Trotte r_______ W.C. S ullivan Jr.b. Te le . Room ___ _ Holloman _____ • • G an dy_______ DCL:lln (3) >1' 6. 3 fa NOTE: No record Bufiles on correspondent or his organization. ^3 m A IE ai ip MOOR OM a^H -O 33# ci JiA M 6^1 • f c IB^MMO': 2 ^ 0.0^ ^ Wi'Wg ]£3ny ^^J^u^^., G^HI^g | da- nsnrjo uao • ' ■ nvw n*> research INVES TIG ATION ANALYS IS INTERPLANETARY 1NTELLIG ENC FLYING I. I. 0. U. F 0. OBJECTS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. M r. ToToOn_^=_ M r. Belmmit——_ M r. Dfll^hJeC M r. W . F. RIEF ',fr. M ohr--------- Director [’arsons___ . H. C. HEW A ssociate Din [r. Tamm------ J. MANE> Deputy Di rec Tele. Room------- M r. Holloman--- Miss Gandy------ August 34,1959 United States Dept. Of Justice Federal Bureau Of Investigation Washington 35, D.C. ATTINTION: J.ldgar Hoover Dear Mr. Hoover: The purpose of our organization is to investigate and study UFO ( Unidentified Flying Objects ) or flying saucer re­ ports. subject Also we are planing to publish a publication on the same some time in September ( I hope )« artioal I was wondering is you would take the time to write an for our publioation? It may be on the subject you care too write on, typed, and about 350 words long. EX 109 Thank you, trusting to hear from you in the near future 53 SEP 3 1959 RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI te 26 5 02 PH 59 MR IONE' Aug 31 8sUM'5 ^ceiveo F p • Donah FR OM tracks • UNITED S ^ GOVERNM ENT DA TE: O ctober 5' 959 subject: U N IDEN TIFIED FLYIN G O BJECTS 0 (FLYIN G SAU CER S) Ison . Imon t e Loach McG uire . Moh r Parson s Rose n Tamm __ Trotte r _ W.C. S ullivan _ M em o Sanders to Donahoe 10-13-5& pointed out that our policy concerning unidentified flying objects (flying saucers) is to conduct no investigation but im m ediately refer facts to the Air Force (Bureau Bullet N um ber 57, 10-1 -4f); that SAC Letter N um ber 38, 3~25~^9, Te le . Room ___ Holloman _____ G an dy ________ in reiterated this policy and set out data desired by Air Force to be obtained w hen com plaint received; that SAC Letter N um ber 83, 8-29-52, again pointed out our policy; that Air Force, as late as 11-12-57, assured Bureau w ould be advised of any developm ents in this field of interest to us; and that there appeared to be no necessity for further instructions to field or insertion in Agents' H andbook or M anual of Instructions of our policy relating to flying saucers. During past 12 m onths no com plaints regarding flying saucers have been referred to Bureau. During this period w e have received tw o inquiries regarding this alleged phenom ena and on both occasions the person m aking the inquiry has been referred to O SI. ACTIO N : For your inform ation. At this tim e there appears to be no necessity for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI H andbook or M anuals relative to flying saucers. This m atter w ill again be review ed on or about 10-5-60. 1 - M r. Donahoe 1 - M r. W acks 62-83894 JFW : tw (3) 14 OCT 7 1959 58 OCT 9 1959 ^“5^® OU 6 9 so WK REC’D «jr,t-«M IN? Vr F M^W?? F B I Date: 3/9/60 Transmit the following in ___________________________________________ (Type in plain text or code) AIR TELVia ______________ TO SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) fl V UNI DENT IF I ED FLYI NG. OBJECT JOSEP Re Detroit tel 3/9/60 (Priority or Method of Mailing) 'PERRY, Grand Blanc DIRECTOR, FBI Michi/an- Complainant AIR MAIL A LL INFORM A TION CONTA INED HEREIN E Enclosed herewith are five copies of letterhead memo captioned as above and a newspaper clipping from the "Detroit Times", dated today. PERRY f.^!\ advised that no action was contemplated by this office and it was referred to them for any action they deemed advisable pertaining to press enclosed newspaper of this information to OSI they were Bureau (Ends. 6) Detroit The Bureau was furnished with information inquiries received in connection with the article by retel. OSI, SAFB, was advised orally on 3/9/60, and in the cover letter cate fc w . mw fo® BY A copy of furnished Base, Mt. WLS/mac (1|) was requested to return the slides to Mr Sent M this letterhead memo along with two 35 mm slides were to the 25th OSI district (IG), Selfridge Air Force Clemens, Mich., by letter this date. The Air Force A pproved: ____________________________ 51 MAffWMtln Ch ar5e Vh ^NU' 0i33« ■ « ) moSURiSTC five copies of letterhead memo Newspaper clipping from ’’Detroit Times" dated 3/9/60 RE: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; JOSEPH PERRY, Grand Blanc, Mich. - COMPLAINANT (Defile 65-2677) information contained UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. Detroit, Michigan March 9, I960 Re: Unidentified Flying Object; Joseph Perry, Grand Blanc, Michigan - Complainant Mr. Joseph Perry, 3079 Edwards Street, Grand Blanc, Michigan, was contacted at his request by Agents of this office on March I960. Mr. Perry advised that he operates a Pizza House at 307^ Edwards Street, Grand Blanc, and that he has been a professional photographer for thirty years. He explained that he has a hobby of taking photographs of the moon through a home-made telescope. At about 1:00 a.m. on February 21, I960, he took some photographs of the moon and after developing same, he put them in his viewer and in one photograph he observed what appears to be a flying object somewhere between the end of his telescope and the surface of the moon. He said that when blown up, this object is flat on the bottom, is oval shaped, and appears to have a fluorescent glow around the entire object, and that it is apparently moving as it has a vapor trail running behind it. He has taken over one thousand pictures of the moon and has never seen anything resembling this object. Perry said that due to his thirty years' experience in photography, he is sure that what appears on the picture is actually a flying object, and is not a malfunction of the camera, is not a blur on his telescope, and is not anything that appears on the photo because of the manner in which he developed the film. Perry took about twenty pictures of the moon on February 21, I960, and after developing them, he observed that most of the pictures were under-exposed, so he just cut off the two that appeared to be properly exposed and destroyed the rest. He furnished both of these pictures to the FBI. ALL information contained IE Perry advised he took the pictures with a 35 mm Retna German Camera using Super ansco Color Film, and he took these pictures through his home-made telescope which can go to 2,^40 power. He estimates that at the time he took the picture showing the flying object, that his scope was set at between 350-400 power. This confirms information furnished to Special Agent Louis Joiwade, 25th OSI District, who also was advised that the information was being furnished for any action he deemed appropriate and no further action was contemplated by the Detroit Office of the FBI. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, and is a loan to your agency; it and/or its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. - 2 - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE In Reply, Please Refer to File No. FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION etroit, M ichigan M arch 9, I960 io : Unidentified 'lying object; Joseph Parry, Brand Blanc, M ichigan - ;mplainant Nr. Joseph erry, 3079 dwards tract, Grand Blanc, M ichigan, was contacted at his request by A gents of this office on arch 5, i960. M r. iairy aOrised chat he operates a rizza our# at 3075 awards treet, Grand Blanc, an’ that he has been a professional photographer for thirty years. He explained that he has a hobby of taking photo graphs of the moon through vms-;;? ■« telescope. A t about 1:00 a.-m. bruary 21, I960, he took some photographs of the moon and after jeveloping sane, he ut them in his viewer and in one photograph he observed what appears to be a flying abject somewhere between the end of his telescope and the surface of the moon. He said that when blown up, this object is flat on the bottom, is oval shaped, and appears to have a fluorescent glow around the entire object, and that it Is apparently moving as it has a vapor trail running behind it. He has taken over one thousand pictures of the moon and has never seen anything resembling this object. Perry said that due to his thirty years* experience in photography, he ’s sure that what appears on the picture is actually a flying object, and Is not a malfunction of the camera, is not a blur on hie telescope, and is not anything that appears -n the photo because of the manner in which he developed the filr’* 'erry took about twenty pictures of the noon on February 1, I960, and after developing! them, he observed that most of the pictures were under-exposed, so he just cut off the two that appeared to be properly exposed and Perry fadvised he took the pictures with a 35 «m hetna German Camera using Super Ansco Color Film, and he took these pictures through his home-made telescope which can go to 2,^40 power. He estimates that at the time he took the picture showing the flying object, that his scope was set at between 350-400 power. This confirms information furnished to special Agent Louis Woiwade, 25th 031 District, who n arch /, >>0. M r« ferry advised that he operates a Fizee at 3O7> -dwarde treat, Grand Blanc, an that he ias been a professional photographer for thirty years. io explained that he has a hobby of talcing photographs of the noon through a home- . Ie taler ope. t about Is a. . n ebraary -.*1, I960, ho toolc scriO phot op rar» he if the neon and after developing same, he put them tn his viewer and in one photograph he observed what appears to be a flying object Somewhere between the end of hie telescope and the surface of the "ion. tie said that when blown up, this object is flat on the bottom, la oval shaped, and appears to save a fluorescent glow around the entire object, and that It is apparently moving as it has a vapor trail running behind It. e has taxon over one thousand , luturoe 'f the noon and as never seen anything resembling this object. Ferry said that lue to his thirty years* experience in photogre hy, he Is sure that what appears on the picture is actually a flying object, and is art a malfunction of the camera, is not a blur on his talescope, and Is not anything that appears on the photo because of the manner In which ho developed the film. erry toox about twenty picturea of the moon on February 21, I960, and after developing; them, he observed that -lost of the pictures were under-exposed, so he just cut off the two that appeared to be properly exposed end destroyed the rest. e furnished both of those picture? to Perry advised he took the pictures with a 35 mm ketna German Camera u- up«r Ansco Color Film, and he took these pictures through his home-made telescope which can go to 2,840 power. He estimates that at the time he took the picture showing the flying object, that his scope was set at between 350-400 power. This confirms information furnished to special Agent Louis .voiwade, 25th 031 District, who also was advised that the information was being furnished for any action h* deemed appropriate and no further action was contemplated by the Detroit office of the FBI. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, and is a loan to your agency; it and/or its cent.nts are not to be distributed outside your agency. - 2 - URGENT 3-5-60 4-31PM ALT TO DIREC/TOR, FBI FROM UNI AC DETROIT 765-2677/ M r. Tolson. M r. M ohr_ llaha 2P r. Belmoi.. M r. M r. M r. M jRohe'TT?'®" » M ar. ^S 196!) M r. M cG uire___ M r. Rosen___^ M r. Tamm<< M r. Trotter___ M r. W .C.SuM ivan Tele. Room____ M r. Ingram___ M isa G andy ix te/< $ NT IFIED Y l YING f OhTtcT "JOSEPH SPERRY, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN COMPLAINANT. FOLLOWING BEING SUBMITTED BUREAU IN VIEW OF ARTICLE APPEARING DETROIT TIMES TODAY, DATELINE GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN REFLECTING THE FBI FLINT RESIDENT AGENCY WAS FURNISHED SLIDES OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY JOSEPH PERRY ALLEGEDLY SHOWING A SAUCER-LIKE OBJECT SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE MOON. ARTICLE INDICATES FBI IS INTERESTED IN THE PICTURE. JOSEPH PERRY, THREE NAUGHT SEVEN NINE EDWARDS STREET, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN, ON MARCH FOUR LAST TELEPHONICALLY CALLED THE FLINT RESIDENT AGENCY AND ADVISED AGENTS HE HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS. HE HAS A HOBBY OF TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOON THROUGH A HOMEMADE TELESCOPE, AND AT ABOUT ONE A.M., FEBRUARY TWENTYONE LAST, TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MOON, AND AFTER DEVELOPING SAME NOTED IN ONE WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLYING OBJECT. CUSTOMERS OF HIS PIZZA PIE RESTAURANT SUGGESTED THE PHOTOGRAPH MAY REFLECT FLYING SAUCER. INFORMATION FURNISHED PRESS BY JOE PERRY M r. Belmont REFERRED TO ABOVE. FLINT s MAR 17 I960 C" JU ?^133HIQ -G3A I333H PAGE TWO RESIDENT AGENCY RECEIVED PRESS INQUIRY, AND ADVISED ONLY THAT PERRY HAD TURNED TWO SLIDES OVER TO THE FBI, AND THEY WERE BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES. DETROIT TIMES ADVISED TODAY FBI HAS NOT AND IS NOT CONDUCTING INVESTIGATION CONCERNING SLIDES BUT HAS TURNED OVER THE INFORMATION TO THE AIR FORCE, SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICHIGAN. THIS MATERIAL WAS TURNED OVER TO TWENTYFIFTH O ffice fif ^^c. /^w /tA -r/p^s a i t fo^ az e *^ OSIyDETACHMENT, SELFRIDGE AFB^ FOR REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE AIR FORCE OFFICIALS. AIRTEL WITH DETAILS FOLLOWS. END WA 4-36 PM OK FBI WA MS TU DISCO CC—IX BELM ONT FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) F B I Date: 3/28/60 Transmit the following in Via AIRTEL (Type in plain text or code) AIR MAIL (Priority or Method of Mailing) TO DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) £ JOSEPHRERRY COMPLAINANT Re Deairtel, 3/9/60 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; Grand Blanc 5539y-yo/ and Detel, 3/9/60 c p p An article appeared in the "Flint Journal", Flint, Mich., dated 3/27/60 by Reporter ALLAN R. VILHELM. This article appeared on Page 13. The article reflects an interview with PERRY and in part states that PERRY had received at least 50 otters and calls in regard to the photograph he had taken. One letter was from National Investigation Committee on Aerial Phenomenon. The article contains the following quote from '^this letter, "From past experience with photographic evidence V^we consider it unlikely that you will ever see your picture ■Miagain." PERRY had advised the newspaper that all he knew was hat the picture was in Air Force hands. The FBI only says ^that it is in "proper hands", according to PERRY. The article ^Rcontinued, "So last week PERRY wrote to the President telling *S^Xhim he can't find out where his slide is and asking assurance "hat he will get it back." PERRY was quoted as saying, "The ^\only way I will be satisfied if I don't get it back is if the •.Government tolls me it is top secret." ^yS^^e photograph referred to above was w. a .35 mm slide which Iizawas furnished to OSI, SAFB, by letter dated 3/9/60. A pproved: OSI, Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Mich., advised of the above. Additional information follows which will include a copy of clipping. 15 MAR 29 1960 Sent Per Special A gent in Charge • 3 - Bureau -1 - Detroit WLS/mac FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) F B I Transmit the following in Via AIRTEL (Priority or Method of Mailing) (Type in plain text or code) AIR MAIL Date: 3/31/60 TO: Director, FBI FROM: SAC, Detroit (65-2677.) UNIDEN1 JOSEPH COMPLA PIED FLYING OBJECT; ERRY, Grand Blanc, Michigan - :nant------ ^^ ReDetroit airtel dated 3/28/60. / A /■ N ( ^^ce«\ Enclosed herewith is one copy of the news article referred to in reairtel. This article appeared in the ''Flint Journal" Flint, Mich., Sunday, 3/27/60, and was written by ALLAN R. WILHELM. A copy of the article is also being furnished to OSI, Selfridge AFB, Mt. Clemens, Mich. No inquiries have been received from the press or radio in addition to the inquiries set forth in myalrtel and teletype of 3/9/60. The above is for the Information of the Bureau and no further action is being contemplated by this Office Inasmuch as the Air Force (OSI) has been furnished all facts in our possession. <0- Bureau (EncKCH 1 - Detroit WLS:SMC V (4) DAT! }Lt INFORM A TION CONTA INFO 1 £a A pproved: ____________________________ Special A gent in Charge 62 A PR 13 1950 23 APR 1 1960 Sent Per >9 16 PO The scene is a very good ad­ dress on Peijas^vania A ve. in W ashington: D. C. The time is late last week. A balding gentleman of dis- 5 tinguished bearing picks up a ; letter, blinks a few'times in ob- . vious astonishment and then , pushes the button on his inter- com. “G et hold of W hite (G en. Thomas D., A ir Force chief of staff) and Hoover (J. E d­ gar, FBI chief) and tell them to give Joe Perry back his flying saucer,” he orders. If such a scene did not take place, it’s not because a G rand Blanc Township pizza mer­ chant didn’t write the letter. He did. ill It all started because Perry, operator of Perry’s Pizza G rill, 3079 E dward St., likes to take pictures of the moon through his big homemade telescope. Be­ cause he usually doesn't open until well after the sun is set, he does most of his celestal sight-seeing between pizzas. A color shot he took about 1 A . M . on a cold night last month caused him no end of consternation. Looming against the full moon on the slide was DE^CTT DT7TfiM Detroit, M ich. ( J Detroit Free Press Editor: Lee Hills a “saucer-like” object. ( ) Detroit News Editor: M artin S. Hayden ( ) Detroit Times Editor: John C. M anning Date: ^ ?/^ Edition: Sdn/M f Page: ZQ . Col:&Jt" Title of Case: Perry showed the slide to a number of his patrons. W hen they saw it projected on a screen he has built into the wall of his grill, he said, most of them agreed that it looked like 8fjying''saucer— or what most folks think a flying saucer looks like. Then he read a newspaper 42- ^7/- 4/ ^ enclosure Joe Perry and His T elescope (Journal Photo) report that the A ir Force M jae-Frrrf? FBI office, which said interested in all reports of un- the slide was sent to the W ash- identified flying objects .ington office of the A ir Force. (U FO’s). So he gave it to the which deals with U FO’s. W hen word got around that Perry had th£_slidg, Things be­ gan to happen. Since then he’s had at least 50 letters and calls about it. One of the letters concerned him greatly. It was from the , National Investigation Com­ mittee on A erial Phenomena. The committee had noticed an article about Perry’s find in a Detroit paper. “From past experience with photographic evidence,” tiie letter continued, “we con­ sider it unlikely that you will ever see your picture again.” The letter said NICA P wanted the picture made public. A ll Perry knew about the whereabouts of the picture was that it was in A ir Force hands. 1 The FBI would only say that it was in "proper hands,” Per- ' ry said. So last week Perry wrote to the President telling him he can’t find out where his slide is and asking assurance that he will get it back. Ill "The only way I'll be satis, fied if I don’t get it back is if the G overnment tells me it’s top secret,’’ said Perry later. He has had offers for the’ slide from groups that indicate they would go into court to gain possession of it from the G overnment. For those who'A vant to buy it, Perry has a stock answer:' I “It’s not for sale.” Perry, whose hobby Is ex­ pensive, admits that some financial gain wouldn’t be a bad idea, 35111 he declared “if I get it back, it’s for ev- erybody.” He said he was in­ formed a national magazine wants to use it. Perry is confident that his slide shows some sort of space vehicle. He bristled with indignation when asked if anyone had sug­ gested that the saucer might help sell pizza. His pizza, he de­ clared, is its own best adver­ tisement. Ill Perry said It shouldn’t take an expert long to tell if the slide is legitimate. The G ov­ ernment, he believes, wouldn’t look kindly on a hoax and would make a fool of a person trying to fake such a picture. Perry said he did not see the object through the scope. He was unaware of it until the slide was processed. He does his own processing. The object, Perry said, looked as If photographed from the side. It Is surround­ ed by blue-green radiation and has the appearance of being in motion. “E verybody who has con­ tacted me about it seems to know more about it than I do,” he commented. A ll these people sounded se­ rious, he observed, even the fel­ low who called long-distance and said he had ridden in a fly­ ing saucer and wanted a pic­ ture of one to show his friends. Perry said he didn’t take him seriously, however. A sked if he had advice for others who rg±sfets=jne up with a picture of an unidentified flying object, he said: “Yes, make a copy.” 1 - M F, W acks 1 - Liaison D ate: A pril 6 , i96 0 Tot John Edgar H oover, D irectorFrom : Subject: W ashington, D . C issue of M arch 9» i96 0appearing in the "D etroit Tim es Office of Special Investigations A ir Force A ttention: Chief, Counter Intelligence D ivision U N ID EN TIFIED FIFIN G OB JECT JOSEPH PERRY, G RA N D B LA N C, M ICH IG A N - COM PLA IN A N T M ISCELLA N EOU S - IN FORM A TION CON CERN IN G (N A TION A LITIES IN TELLIG EN CE. rn sc K lu Reference is m ade to this B ureau's m em orandum dated M arch 9» I96 0, at D etroit, M ichigan, captioned as above, a copy of w hich has been furnished your agency. B y letter dated M arch 21, i96 0, M r. Richard H all, Secretary of the N ational Investigations Com m ittee on A erial Phenom ena, 1536 Connecticut A venue, N . W ., referred this B ureau to an article Tolson Moh r - Parson s Be lmon t Callah an De Loach Malon e _ McG uire . Rose n Tamm Trotte r _ W.C. S ulliv Te le . R001 In gram _ G an dy __ a copy of w hich is enclosed, and requested to be advised w hether there had been any change in our policy w ith respect to unidentified flying objects; w hether this B ureau gathered evidence of unidentified flying objects for the D epartm ent of the A ir Force; and w hether the photograph described in the article had been analyzed at FB I laboratories or for FB I purposes. This B ureau's letter to the afore-m entioned organization of Septem ber 26 , 195&» had pointed out that w e do not investigate incidents involving unidentified flying objects but furnished data received concerning them to the D epartm ent of the A ir Force This B ureau advised M t, H all in our letter dated M arch 25, i96 0, that there has been no change in our policy in regard to unidentified flying objects; 1 - D etroit (Enclosure) (S& note pages 2 and 3) UNIT I___I Office of Special Investigations A ir force that w e do not gather evidence concerning unidentified flying objects for the D epartm ent of the A ir force, although any inform ation volunteered is, of course, accepted; and that the photograph m entioned in the "D etroit Tim es" article w as not exam ined by the FB I laboratory or anyone else for FB I purposes. M r. H all w as further advised that this B ureau furnished tw o photographs obtained from Joseph Perry to a representative of the D epartm ent of the A ir Force for w hatever action w as deem ed appropriate by that agency. On M arch JI, i96 0, the D epartm ent of Justice furnished this B ureau a letter dated M arch 21, i96 0, from Joseph F. Perry, directed to the President. This letter had been referred to the D epartm ent of Justice by the W hite H ouse. A copy of this letter is enclosed. Our D etroit Office w ill contact Perry and advise him that his letter directed to the President has been referred to this B ureau; that the photographs in question w ere furnished to the Office of Special Investigations, D epartm ent of the A ir Force, Selfridge A ir Force B ase, M ount Clem ens, M ichigan; and that a copy of his letter to the President has been furnished to you. Enclosures - 2 B OTE FOB SA C, D ETROIT: Enclosed is copy of letter from Perry to the President. A ssure that Perry is contacted im m ediately and advised that his letter to the President w as referred to us by the D epartm ent of Justice w hich had received it from the W hite H ouse and you are acknow ledging receipt thereof. Point out to Perry that the contents of his letter have been carefully noted and for his inform ation the photographs he voluntarily turned over to agents of your office w ere im m ediately furnished to the Office of Special Investigations, D epartm ent of the A ir Force, Selfridge A ir Force B ase, M ount Clem ens, M ichigan. A lso inform him that the D epartm ent of the A ir Force has been Office of Special Investigations Air Force furnished a copy of his letter to the President, Make certain that Perry is aware that the Bureau is taking no investigative action in this matter. NOTSt Perry, proprietor of a restaurant in Grand Blanc, Michigan, and an amateur photographer with a hobby of taking pictures of the moon, on 3^bQ advised Detroit Office that two of his pictures showed a foreign object which he believed to be flying saucers. At his request, Bureau agents contacted him and he furnished them the film which our agents turned over to local OS I representatives, No further action was taken by us. The “Detroit Times” article pointed out that we were investigating this matter, SA C, D etroit, contacted appropriate officials at the new spaper and advised them that this w as not the case. I M r. Tolson-----— I M r. M ohr——- ■ M r. Parsons------ THE W HITE HOU SE ; M r. Belmont.---- W A SHING TON M arch 26, I960 | M r. Callahan----- | M r. DeLoach.----- | M r. M alone------- I M r- M cG uire----- l M r. Rosen------- I M r. Tamm------- i M r. Trotter ------ • - . w.C.Sullivan Tele. Room------- M r. Ingram------ . M iss G andy.—— Respectfully referred to the Department of Justice for attenti- and acknowledgment. W ILTON B. PERSONS The A ssistant to the President Bureau files reflect SA C,Detroit, 3/9/60, advised of article (which is attached to Perry's letter of 3/21/60) appearing in Detroit Times reflecting Flint, M ichigan, Resident A gency furnished slides of photographs taken by Perry allegedly showing a saucer-like object silhouetted against the moon. Perry contacted Flint RA 3/4/60 advising he had been professional photographer, had taken photographs of moon and after developing same noted what appeared to be flying object in one of them. Perry furnished information to press. Flint RA received press inquiry, advised only that Perry had turned 2 slides over to FBI and they were being made available to appropriate authorities. Detroit Times advised 3/9/60 FBI has not and is not conducting investigation concerning slides but turned over the information to the A ir Force. W hen slides turned over to A ir Force, they were requested to return slides to Perry and advised that no action contemplated by the Bureau and was being referred to them for any action they deemed advisable. eh Dear President Eisenhower: I err 1 am enclosing a clipping from The Detroit Times in re-j> gards to this item Enc: 1 A lso, from other U.F.O. societies I have received the Q uoting ture aa/aln." be financially profitable in the pursuit of my hobby, (cameras and equipment). D. Eisenhower, President U.S.A .Er W ashington, D.C. part of M arch I turned over to the F.B.I.The firs M r. Mohr .Parson : Be lmon t . Calls A s I can’t find out any information from anyone, I M r. R osen M r. T amm------- M r. Trotter M r. W .C.Sullivan Tele. Room M r. Ingram M iss G andy M r.3079 Edward Street writing to you Hr. Tolso alone- Grand Blanc, M ichlg^’; M cGu’ire. M arch 21, i960 ... colored transparency of the moon and a unidentified flying /object for identification have'not been able to locate where it is except that it Up to this point is supposed to be in the proper hands from a letter of M arch 14 from M ajor Donald E. Keyhoe, "From past experience with photographic evidence, we consider it unlikely that you will ever see your pic­ same perdictions. I would like the assurance that this colored transparency will be returned to me within a short time, as it would Hespectf JFP/rp f 7 y — APR 11 I960 . w *a op j BBWMavr Or JU STICE \V\ M AH 29 195Q n<«UT 'M .„. Iri. u . „- SOiV'-ThM _. jnoini^i] .iM ,-iM itBilc'luJ .i’t. rf'>(\; o .nK s ito’rM .1M . znhHhibl .iM . a-wsoH .iH .•wd»d arc 1 insg-tw .mj | ntoojl .9t -1 rmniint .tM MN ie ^H $GJuD3W ® RECe. *'ED ■ MOHr U0133UI0-Q 3A I333H nut wnen me i^auvfr iHBM «g| startea, it uecame painfully evident that the publk didn’t know very mwsh Continued on Page 5 AF WANTS TO KNOW Pizza Pie -Or Flyin g S auce r? GRA ND BLA NC, M arch 9 —The FBI today probed into a color photograph of the moon taken by Joe Perry, a talented pizza pie maker, who also takes potshots at the sky with a home-made telescope-camera. The FBI is interested in the picture Joe snapped last month on the second night of the full moon. The picture shows a saucer-like object silhouetted against the moon. The “thing” radiates a trail in green and appears nearer to the earth than the moon,” Joe said. “It is round, much smaller than the moon, and it has a dome.” JOE DID not think any­ thing of the photograph until customers in his restaurant asked to see it again and again. “It’s a flying saucer,” they said. I The FBI got wind of' it ast Friday and the next day wo agents from the Flint office visited Joes place here. “I showed them several slides of photographs I took on that particular night,” Joe said. “They did not seem to be interested until I showed this particular one and then both of them jumped up.” The agents took the photo­ graph and several others. JOE, A grandfather at 44. hopes he has been of some service to government ex­ perts in their search for an­ swers in outer space. “But I hope I get that pic­ ture back,” he said. mornii 0/ Pr< Fo JA Cl —Firei searing today oil wel fifth d. A cr a crane of debr the are can sni an exp] The hauling built at miles v houn C So ho burned feet aro engines, drilling into gro the intei The headed Houston well exp W xosw ^^-L^/^ OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 UNITED STA TES F/ERNM ENT M em orandum TO Director, FBI date: April 12, 1960 SAC, Detroit (65-2677) ° S ^Q C 1?/< S UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT JOSEPirTERRY, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN - COMPLAINANT MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE) tions, Re Bureau letter to Office of Special Investiga- Air Force, dated April 6, 1960, and Detroit airtel to Bureau, dated 4/11/60 On April 12, 1960, JOSEPH PERRY, 3079 Edwards Street, Grand Blanc, Michigan, was personally contacted at his home by SA R AYMOND E. MOOMEY and SA MARTIN A. MC NERNEY. He was advised that his letter to President EISENHOWER dated March 21, 1959, had been referred to the FBI by the Department of Justice and that the FBI was acknowledging receipt of that letter. Mr. PERRY was advised that the contents of his letter had been carefully noted and that for his informa­ tion the photographs he had voluntarily turned over to the FBI had been immediately furnished to the Office of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force, Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Michigan; further, that the Department of his letter to Mr. investigative the Air Force had been furnished a copy of the President. PERRYvas advised that the FBI was taking no action in this matter and he said he fully aware of the Bureau’s policies in matters of nature. Mr. PERRY expressed his appreciation for the cooperation of the FBI Bureau 1 - Detroit REC-46 MAM:hs (3) EX 104 51APR22 W was this >4 APR 14 J9BO £2y^ iff f Ml* i^PHW , - c; FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) F B I Date: 4/11/60 Transmit the following in „ AIRTELVia ____________ (Type in plain text or code) AIR MAIL - REGISTERED (Priority or Method of Mailing) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) untoentifiedj^ying^^ —“t JOSEPH PERRY, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN - COMPLAINANT MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE) ReBulet to Office of 4/6/60. Special Investigations, Air Force, dated On Saturday, 4/9/60, attempted to contact Grand Blanc, Mich., Agents of the Flint, Mich., Resident Agency JOSE^H^TERRY at his home, 3079 Edward St., with negative results. On 4/9/60 he was located telephonically at approximately 6:30 P.M. He advised that he would not be available for interview that night or over the weekend; therefore, he was advised that his letter to the White House had been referred to the FBI by the Dept, of Justice and we desired to acknowledge the letter and to see him personally. Mr. PERRY advised that he would arrange to contact the Agents at the earliest possible date. ---- On 4/11/60 appointment was made to see PERRY on 4/12/60, at which time Bureau's complete instructions will be complied with. 3 - Bureau 2 - Detroit STA INED* SentA pproved: M Per Special A gent in Charge 25 APR IS I960 1 l'JN j ‘JVHu < 0.338 09^SiddV 1 - M r, W acks A pril 21, i96 0 M r, Joseph Ff^fi^rry 307 9 Edw ard Street G rand B lanc, M ichigan D ear M r, Perry: I am in receipt of your letter dated A pril 13, I96 0, and I w anted you to know that I have taken the liberty of furnishing the D epartm ent of the A ir Force w ith a copy of your letter so that agency, could reply to you concerning the return of the photographs you furnished to Special A gents of this B ureau, A s you have been previously advised, these photographs w hen received from you w ere im m ediately furnished to the Office of Special Investigations, D epartm ent of the A ir Force, Selfridge A ir Force B ase, M ount Clem ens, M ichigan, It is suggested that you direct further inquiries in this m atter to the D epartm ent of the A ir Force, Sincerely yours, M A ILED 5 APR 2 11960 COMM-FBI 1 - D etroit (Enclosure - copy letter dated 4-13-6 0 Tolson -------- Moh r ------------ Parson s ------ Be lmon t .------ Callah an ----- De Loach ___ Malon e _____ McG uire ____ Rose n _____ Tamm _____ Trotte r _____ W.C. S ullivan Te le . Room _ In gram ____. G an dy _____ John Edgar H oover D irector 1 - O ffice of Special Invest i gat i ons Air Force (By separate letter) JFW : tp Attn: Chief, Counterintelligence Division Perry, proprietor of a restaurant in G rand B lanc and an am ateur phatfognapher w ith a hobby of taking pictures CA ^.on 3-5-6 0'advised D etroit Office that tw o of foreign object w hich he believed to N OTE: of the his pi res show ed TELETYPE unit L f* efts'''Sl •S Jh Q s'di>9 i ”.syr.. ot M^ $> M r. Joseph F. Perry N OTE CON TIN U ED : be flying saucers. A t his request B ureau agents contacted him and he furnished them the photographs w hich w ere turned over to local OSI representatives. Perry reported incident to the press w hich carried artiiles indicating FB I w as investigating. N e straightened out the "D etroit Tim es" on this point. Perry by letter dated 3-21-6 0 w rote to President Eisenhow er pointing out he did not know w here his photographs w ere but he w ould like assurance that they w ould be returned to him . Special A gents of D etroit Office on 4-12-6 0 inform ed Perry that the photographs he had voluntarily turned over to them had been furnished to OSI, Selfridge A ir Force B ase, and that the D epartm ent of the A ir Force had been/furnished a copy of his letter to the President. Perry in his 4-13-6 0 letter thanked the D irector for relaying the m essage from the W hite N ouse and indicated he w as looking forw ard to the com pletion of A ir Force analysis of his photographs so that "your office" w ould be able to return them to him . H e pointed out that "thousands are looking forw ard" to view ing the photographs. A copy of the instant letter and a copy of Perry's 4-13-6 0 letter are being furnished A ir Force for its reply to Perry. - 2 - 3079 Edward Street Grand Blanc, Michigan April 13, I960 J. Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: I wish to thank you for relaying the message from The White House on ray colored transparency of an un­ identified flying object. Arn looking forward to the completion of their analysis so as your office will be able to return the trans- parency to me as thousands are looking forward to viewing it. D9<.^? S im sw n oi^biioo-a.oay 2 - M F. W acks 1 - Liaison D ate: A pril 21, i96 0 To: Office of Special Investigations A ir Force A ttention: Chief, Counterintelligence D ivision From : John Edgar H oover, D irector > h 1 w G Subject: U N ID EN TIFIED FLYIN G OB JECT — ---- (— — ------- JOSE^^EllRY, G LA N D B LA N C, M ICH IG A N *^ OM PLA IN A N T (N A TION A LITIES IN TELLIG EN CE) D eference is m ade to this B ureau's letter dated A pril 6 , i96 0, captioned as above. f' Tolson _ Moh r Parson s . Be In ion t ; Callan De Loach Malon e McG uire Rose n Tamm Trotte r ---------------- W.C. S ullivan ____ Te le . Room In gram ______I____ G an dy ------------------ Enclosures - 2 BX couaiEg 1 - pttroit that you furnish this him . of your reply tocopy is APR 22 1960 MAIL ROOM ED TELETYPE UNIT □ 5 6 APR? 1 COMM-FBI R EC. There is enclosed for your inform ation a copy of a letter dated A pril 1J, 19^0, w ritten by Perry. There is also enclosed for your appropriate action a copy of our answ er to Perry. It is requested ^^3^1 I^JV " 0.33H Of*TIONAl FORM NO. 10 UNITED STA TES GO^HlNM ENT M em orandum CONCERNING Enclosed is a letterhead memorandum regarding a speech given by Mr. VAN TASSEL. One copy of this memorandum has been made available to the Office of Special Investiga­ tions (OSI), Lowry Air Force Base, Denver. The enclosed memorandum is being furnished for the information of the Bureau and the Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco Offices, as VAN TASSEL is alleged to be from Giant Rock, California, which town is not located by Denver in the Postal Guide or available maps. SA THOMAS STEPHEN KELLY attended this lecture on Sunday, 4/17/60, after hearing of its impending presentation over the radio. He recognized no one at this meeting and was known to no one at the meeting. On 4/19/60 Phipps Auditorium, Denver, was tele- phonically contacted and they advised that arrangements for the speech of Mr. VAN TASSEL had been made with LLOYD ARNOLD, telephone BElmont 7-5775. The 1959 Lakewood, Colorado City Directory reflects LLOYD L. ARNOLD, Arnold Engineering Associates, 1940 Sims, telephone BElmont 7-5775. AGENCY ^/ I I REC'D___ 2>- Bureau (Ends.-5) 1 - Los Angeles (Encl.-l) (info.) rv 1 1 - San Diego (Encl.-l) (Info.) * 1 - San Francisco (Encl.-l) (Info.) 1 - Denver TSK:lmb (6) REC- 61 OJE FORW. ^-Jf 'dd__ OW FORW_____‘ • \ >Y---------d.^/^ -------- s 52*14720 ’8 W ^l960 In Reply, Please Refer to FUe No. UNITED STA TES DEPA RTM ENT OF JUSTICE FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION Denver, Colorado April 26, I960 Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL On April 17, i960, a lecture was given by GEORGE W, VAN TASSEL at Phipps Auditorium, City Park, Denver, Colorado, which was advertised to be a lecture, movie film, and discussion of unidentified flying objects. The audience was comprised of a majority of older individuals and also a majority of the audience was female. There were few young people, although some family groups. The program was sponsored by the Denver Unidenti­ fied Flying Objects Investigative Societies, one of which meets monthly at the Jefferson County Bank, Lakewood, Colorado, whose executive officer was the Master of Ceremonies. The program consisted of a 45 minute movie which Included several shots of things purported to be flying saucers, and then a number of interviews with people from all walks of life regarding sightings they had made of such unidentified flying objects. After the movie GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL gave a lecture which was more of a religious-economics lecture rather than one of unidentified flying objects. VaN TaS S EL stated that he had been in the "flying game" for over 30 years and currently operates a private Civil Aeronautics Authority approved airfield in California. He said he has personally observed a good many sightings and has talked to hundreds of people who have also seen flying saucers. He said that he has also been visited by the people from outer space and has taken up the cause of bringing the facts of these people to the American people. He said it is a crusade which he has undertaken because he is more or less retired, his family is grown and gone from home, and he feels he might be doing some good by this work. PROPERTY OF FBI - This memorandum is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. ■g»WF-Hiw w *»^D ^CLOS ^- RE: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL The major part of his lecture was devoted to explaining the occurrences in the Bible as they related to the space people. He said that the only mention of God in the Bible is in the beginning when the universe was being made. He said that after that all references are to "out of the sky" or "out of heaven." He said that this is due to the fact that man, space people, was made by God and that in the beginning of the world the space people came to the earth and left animals here. These were the pre­ historic animals which existed at a body temperature of 105 degrees; however, a polar tilt occurred whereby the poles shifted and the tropical climates became covered with ice and vice versa. He said that then the space people again put animals on the earth and this is depicted in the Bible as Noah’s Ark. He said that after the polar tilt the temperature to sustain life was 98.6 degrees, which was suitable for space people, so they established a colony and left only males here, Intending to bring females at a later date on supply ships. This is reflected in ADAM’s not having a wife. He said that ADAM was not an Individual but a race of men. He said that this race then inter­ married with "intelligent, upright walking animals," which race was EVE. Then when the space people came back in the supply ships they saw what had happened and did not land but ever since due to the origin of ADAM, they have watched over the people on earth. He said that this is recorded in the Bible many times, such as MOSES receiving the Ten Commandments. He said the Ten Commandments are the laws of the space people and men on earth only give them lip service. Also, the manna from heaven was bread supplied by the space people. He also stated that this can be seen from the native stories such as the Indians in America saying that corm and potatoes, unknown in Europe, were brought here by a "flaming canoe." He said this refers to a space ship and the Indians’ highest form of transportation was the canoe, so they likened it unto that. He said this can be shown also by the old stories of Winged Chariots and Winged White Horses, which came from out of the sky. He said that JESUS was bom of MARY, who was a space person sent here already pregnant in order to show the earth people the proper way to live. He said the space people have watched over us through the years and have tried to help us. He said they have sent their agents to the earth and they appear just as we do; however, - 2 - RE: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL______ _ they have the power to know your thoughts Just as JESUS did. He said this is their means of communication and many of the space people are mute, but they train a certain number of them to speak earth languages. He said that the space people here on earth are equipped with a "crystal battery" which generates a magnetic field about them which bends light waves so that they, the space people, appear invisible. He said this has resulted in ghost stories such as footsteps, doors opening, and other such phenomena. He stated that the space people are now gravely concerned with our atom bombs. He said that the explosions of these bombs have upset the earth’s rotation and, as in the Instance of the French bomb explosion in North Africa, have actually caused earthquakes. He said that the officials on earth are aware of this and this was the reason for the recent Geophysical Year in order to try to determine Just what can be done. He said these explosions are forcing the earth toward another polar tilt, which will endanger all man­ kind. He said that the space people are prepared to evacuate those earth people who have abided by the "Golden Rule" when the polar tilt occurs, but will leave the rest to perish. He advised that the space people have contacted the officials on earth and have advised them of their concern but this has not been made public. He also said that the radioactive fallout has become extremely dangerous and officials are worried but each power is so greedy of their own power they will not agree to make peace. VAN TASSEL also spent some time saying that the U. S. Air Force, who are responsible for investigations on unidentified flying objects, has surpressed information; and as they are responsible only to the Administration, not to the public, as elected officials are, they can get away with this. He said that also the Air Force is afraid that they will be outmoded and disbanded if such information gets out. He said that the Administration’s main concern in not making public any information is that the economy will be - 3 - RE: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL ruined, not because of any fear that would be engendered in the public. He said this is due to the number of scien­ tific discoveries already made and that will be made which are labor saving and of almost permanency so that replacements would not be needed. In summation, VAN TASSEL’s speech was on these subjects: (1) Space people related to occurrences in . . Bible. (2) Atom Bomb detrimental to earth and universe. (3) Economy is poor and would collapse under . . ideas brought by space people. Throughout his lecture, VAN TASSEL mentioned only the U. S. economy and Government and the U. S. Air Force. He did refer to the human race numerous times but all references to Government and economy could only be taken as meaning the U. S. One question put to him was whether sightings had been made in Russia or China. He answered this by saying sightings had been reported all over the world, but then specifically mentioned only the U. S., Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. He also mentioned that he was not advocating or asking for any action on the part of the audience because he said evil has a way of destroying itself. He did say that he felt that the audience, of about 250 persons, were the only intelligent people in Denver and he knew they had not come out of curiosity but because they wanted to do the right thing. He said that they were above the average in intelligence and when the critical time came, the world would need people such as this to think and guide. An application blank was distributed at the meeting for membership in the Denver society of this organization. - 4 - In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION Denver, Colorado April 26, I960 Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL On April 17, I960, a lecture was given by GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL at Phipps Auditorium, City Park, Denver, Colorado, which was advertised to be a lecture, movie film, and discussion of unidentified flying objects. The audience was comprised of a majority of older individuals and also a majority of the audience was female. There were few young people, although some family groups. The program was sponsored by the Denver Unidenti­ fied Flying Objects Investigative Societies, one of which meets monthly at the Jefferson County Bank, Lakewood, Colorado, whose executive officer was the Master of Ceremonies. The program consisted of a 45 minute movie which included several shots of things purported to be flying saucers, and then a number of interviews with people from all walks of life regarding sightings they had made of such unidentified flying objects. After the movie GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL gave a lecture which was more of a religious-economics lecture rather than one of unidentified flying objects. VAN TASSEL stated that he had been in the "flying game" for over 30 years and currently operates a private Civil Aeronautics Authority approved airfield in California. He said he has personally observed a good many sightings and has talked to hundreds of people who have also seen flying saucers. He said that he has also been visited by the people from outer space and has taken up the cause of bringing the facts of these people to the American people. He said it is a crusade which he has undertaken because he Is more or less retired, his family is grown and gone from home, and he feels he might be doing some good by this work. PROPERTY OF FBI - This memorandum is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. RE: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL The major part of hia lecture was devoted to explaining the occurrences in the Bible as they related to the space people. He said that the only mention of God in the Bible is in the beginning when the universe was being made. He said that after that all references are to ’’out of the sky" or ’’out of heaven.” He said that this is due to the fact that man, space people, was made by God and that in the beginning of the world the space people came to the earth and left animals here. These were the pre­ historic animals which existed at a body temperature of 105 degrees; however, a polar tilt occurred wiiereby the poles shifted and the tropical climates became covered with ice and vice versa. He said that then the space people again put animals on the earth and this is depicted in the Bible as Noan's Ark. He said that after the polar tilt the temperature to sustain life was 98.6 degrees, which was suitable for space people, so they established a colony and left only males here, intending to bring females at a later date on supply ships. This is reflected in ADAM’s not having a wife. He said that ADAM was not an individual but a race of men. He said that this race then inter­ married with "intelligent, upright walking animals," which race was EVE. Then when the space people came back in the supply ships they saw what had happened and did not land but ever since due to the origin of ADAM, they have watched over the people on earth. He said that this is recorded in the Bible many times, such as MOSES receiving the Ten Commandments. He said the Ten Commandments are the laws of the space people and men on earth only give them lip service. Also, the manna from heaven was bread supplied by the space people. He also stated that this can be seen from the native stories such as the Indians in America saying that com and potatoes, unknown in Europe, were brought here by a "flaming canoe." He said this refers to a space ship and the Indians’ highest form of transportation was the canoe, so they likened it unto that. He said this can be shown also by the old stories of Winged Chariots and Winged White Horses, which came from out of the sky. Jie said that JESUS was bom of MARY, who was a space person sent here already pregnant in order to show the earth people the proper way to live. He said the space people have watched over us through the years and have tried to help us. He said they have sent their agents to the earth and they appear Just as we do; however, - 2 - RE: UNIDENTIFIED PLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL they have the power to know your thoughts just as JESUS did. He said this is their means of communication and many of the space people are mute, but they train a certain number of them to speak earth languages. He said that the space people here on earth are equipped with a "crystal battery" which generates a magnetic field about them which bends light waves so that they, the space people, appear invisible. He said this has resulted in ghost stories such as footsteps, doors opening, and other such phenomena. He stated that the space people are now gravely concerned with our atom bombs. He said that the explosions of these bombs have upset the earth's rotation and, as in the instance of the French bomb explosion in North Africa, have actually caused earthquakes. He said that the officials on earth are aware of this and this was the reason for the recent Geophysical Year in order to try to determine just what can be done. He said these explosions are forcing the earth toward another polar tilt, which will endanger all man­ kind. He said that the space people are prepared to evacuate those earth people who have ablded by the "Golden Rule" when the polar tilt occurs, but will leave the rest to perish. He advised that the space people have contacted the officials on earth and have advised them of their concern but this has not been made public. He also said that the radioactive fallout has become extremely dangerous and officials are worried but each power is so greedy of their own power they will not agree to make peace. VAN TASSEL also spent some time saying that the U. S. Air Force, who are responsible for investigations on unidentified flying objects, has surpressed information; and as they are responsible only to the Administration, not to the public, as elected officials are, they can get away with this. He said that also the Air Force is afraid that they will be outmoded and disbanded if such information gets out. He said that the Administration's main concern in not making public any information is that the economy will be - 3 - RE: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, INVESTIGATIVE SOCIETY; GEORGE W. VAN TASSEL ruined, not because of any fear that would be engendered in the public. He said this is due to the number of scien­ tific discoveries already made and that will be made which are labor saving and of almost permanency so that replacements would not be needed. In summation, VAN TASSEL'S speech was on these subjects: (1) Space people related to occurrences in „ „ Bible. (2) Atom Bomb detrimental to earth and universe. (3) Economy is poor and would collapse under , „ ideas brought by space people. Throughout his lecture, VAN TASSEL mentioned only the U. S. economy and Government and the U. S. Air Force. He did refer to the human race numerous times but all references to Government and economy could only be taken as meaning the U. S. One question put to him was whether sightings had been made in Russia or China. He answered this by saying sightings had been reported all over the world, but then specifically mentioned only the U. S., Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea. He also mentioned that he was not advocating or asking for any action on the part of the audience because he said evil has a way of destroying itself. He did say that he felt that the audience, of about 250 persons, were the only intelligent people in Denver and he knew they had not come out of curiosity but because they wanted to do the right thing. He said that they were above the average in intelligence and when the critical time came, the world would need people such as this to think and guide. An application blank was distributed at the meeting for membership in the Denver society of this organization. - 4 - In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION D emo** c& M sdp April 26, I960 M l JHW ^T IFJO FU U m 0IW BC 3, D M BT W N U S OU B?Y; gs^£ w. /AM VAS S ES Os April 17, 198o, » lecture mm slum by 0B08G B V, VAN T AS S S L at fhipps ^dieu.!^, C ity Park, Beaver, C olorado, which was advertised to be a loct^/#, «ovie filo, and discussion of unidentified flying o^ccbs» S he audience was M epu'lsed of a M ajority of older individuals and also • M jM ivy of tn* audience mm fa ..ala. T here were few young people, although sone fe#ly groups. T he program mm apaneored by the Pourer unidenti­ fied Flying objects investigative S ocieties, one of which seats nontaly at the Jefferson county Bank# Lakewood, C olorado, whose executive officer was tne (tester of C ereoonles. me program eons-s.cd of a eg M nate novio which included several shots of things purported to be flying saucers, and then • nu^er of interviews with people free all walks ar. life regarding sl^tLi^a they had wade of touch uniS anuru* flying objects. After the serie aiEOaBN to. VAN T A83S X gave a lecture which was na*to of • rell^OM -econou& os lecture rather than one of M ldentlfled Hying objects. VAN T AS S K U stated that he had been in the "flying gS M " for over 30 years and currently operates a private C ivil Aeronautics AntiiorXty ^p^ved airfield in C alifornia, ito said toe has personally observed a good easy sightings and has talked to hund^tU > r people who have also seen flying saucers, he said that he has also been visited by the people free outer space and ^um taken op the cause of bringing the facts of these people to the African people, lie said it is a crusade uhlan he has undertaken because be la .sore or less retired, his family is grown and gone frou tee, and he feels he M ight be doing sows good by thia wort. FftOPEitT Y OF FBI - T his R as^orandutt is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to which loaned. all W S S HT irilD FLYD W 08^8029, ■.. /HS T IU AT XVB 10C D HYJ Q EOHS B T AS S EL•fiS ZHS MABmS X w S C^^ T hs major part of hl# lecture was devoted to explaining the occurrences in toe Bible a* Vi*y related to the space people* he M id that the only mention of G od in the Bible la in the beginning W hen the universe was being made, be said that after that all reference* are to "out of the aM y’’ or "out of heaven.” ho M id that thia io due to too feet that man# apace p^le, was made by G od and that in the beginning of the world the apace people cane to the earth and left anvils here. T hese were the pre* historic animals W hich existed at a body teparature of 105 degree*j however* a polar tilt occurred whereby the polos shifted and the tropical cllate* became covered with ice and vice versa. He aaid that then the apace people again put animal* on the earth and this Is depicted in the Bible as N oah's Ark. He said that after the polar tilt the temperature to 3 .slam life was u.u degree*# whicn was #.xitablc for space people, so they established * colony and left only male* here* M #en< U ^ to bring females at a later date on supply ship*. T his s jeriecv^d in AD AM 'S not having a wife. Be said tnat AD AM was not an individual but a race of men. he said that thio race then inter* .serried with Intelligent, sprt^iv walking anlals/' which race wa* OB. men when the space people camo back in the supply ships they saw what had happened and did not land but ever since due to the origin of AD AM * they have watched over the people on earth. He said that tills 1* recorded in the Bible many times, such as M 9M I receiving th* T an C ewaandwenS *. Ho said th* T en C ouwandbM S b* are the laws of the space people and men on earth only give than lip aervic*. Also, toe Vienna from heaven was bread supplied by the space people. He also stated that thia can be seen from the native stories such as the Indians in America saying that corn and potatoes, unknown in Europe, were brought here by a "flaming canoe." He aald thl* refers to a cpace ship and ths Infiam* highest fora of transportation was the canoe* so they likened it unto that. He said this can bo shown also by t^o old dories of W ingeo C hariota and winged unite Horse*. S hiah came fra* out of the sky. He said that JBBU 3 was born of M AXY, who was a space person sent here already pregnant in order to show the earth people the proper way to live. He said the apace people have watched over us t ; > o^ th* years and have tried to help us. Ho M id they have sent their agents to the earth and they appear just a* we do; however. Ji: T IFIED FILIN G Q S K C ^, IN VES T IG AT IVE S OC IET Y; E2J they have th* power to low* year thoughts Just a# JES U S did. de said thia la their weans of communication and many of the epace people are mute, but taw train a certain number of He said that the space people here on earth are equipped with a crystal bsmsgr which generates a magnetic field about U mm W iich bonds light eaves so that they* the space people, appear invisible, he said this has resulted in ghost storiea such as footsteps, doors opening, and other sued phenomena. ue stated that the apace people are now gravely concerned with our atom boobs. He said that the explosions .;? uicse basts have upset the earth's rotublew end, as in the instance of the French boub explosion In S orth Africa, have actually caused earthquakes, HO said that the officials on earth are aware of thia and this was the reason for the recent G eophysical Year in order to try to determine Just what can bo dene, He said those .xpi olons are forcing the eartJ toward another pole** till, which will eadon^er all man— -< lnO. ue said that the epace people are prepared to evacuate those earth people who have abide-’ by the "G olden c& io" when tne polar tilt occurs, but M ill leave the rest to pariah. Ha advised that the space people have contacted the officials on earth and have advised then of their concern but this has not been made public. He also eaid t^v trie radiative fallout has becooe extra, aly dangerous and officials are worried but each power is so greedy of their own power they will not agree to sake peace. VAN T AS S EL also spent scow tine saying that the U , s, Air Force, who are rasp^ sible for investigations on unievnU fled flying objects, has suppressed Lnforatloni and as toey are responsible only to the Adnlnlstration, not to the public, as slscuJ officials are, th< .; can jet away with U ila, He said that also the Air Force Is afraid that they will be outmoded and disbanded If such Information gets out. He said that the M inistration's sain concern in ^ID EN T IFIED FILIN G C M K S # IN VES T IG AT IVE S OC IET Y) S^BJLUM JKssSk_______ ruined# net because of any fear that would ba o^emM red in the public. He said thia is due to the nuahe? of scien­ tific discoveries sires v made and that will be made waiah are labor saving and of almost permanency an that replacements would not be needed. Ha au^aation, /AM T AS S EL*# speeeh woe on these subjects i (1) S pace people related to occurrences in Bible. (2) Aten Boat detrimental to earth and universe. (3) Economy is poor and would collapse under . * ideas brought by apace people. T hroughout tile lecture# VAN tassel motioned only the 9. •• economy and G overnment and the 0. 3. Air Force, lie did refer to the human race nuM sroua time but all references to G overnment and economy could only be taxon as meaning the U . S . One question put to M a was whether sightings had been ^ade in Huasia or china. He answered this by saying sightings had been repoi-v^c M l over U te world, but then specifically M entioned only the V. 8.# Australia, N ow Zealand, and M ew G uinea. Ho also M entioned that he was not advocating or asking for any action on the p& ?t of the auf lance because he sale evil has a way of dvcU ^jx^ itself. Ho did say that he felt that the audience, of about 250 persons, were the only intelligent people in D enver and he knew they had not come out curiosity rlmit thing, tie said that they were above the average in intoU xgan and town the critical time comb, the world would need people such as thia to think and guide. An application blank was distributed at the M eeting for M e^ewahlp in the D enver society of this organisation. In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION D enver, v dorado April tf» I960 S OI U M X& gXT XFXS D FU D ia Q M E1S , D IVOT XG AT XVK ^ttH; 4gM lu?Offi_______ on April 17# l'j6o# a lecture wee given toy 0X0302 W , T IB T A8S X1> at Phipps Auditorlm, C ity tars, D enver* C olorado, M ilch wee advertised too be a lecture, ^vle fila, and discussion of unidentified flying object*. S he audience was c-c. priced of a majority of older Individuals and also a M ajority of the audience as* female. T here acre few young people, although sone family groups. T he program was spocuiG red by th* D enver unidenti­ fied flying objects investigative S ocieties, one of which meets monthly at the Jefferson county Bana, W iswooda C olorado, wnoee executive officer was the neater of ceremonies* T he program consisted of a 4$ M nate noria wiieh Included several shots of U s in... a purported to be flying saucers, and then a amber of interviews with people frock all walks of life regarding sightings S hay had node of such unidentified flying object*. After the saovie ftK OiK iE V* VAS T AS dBX gave a lecture anion was iaor* of a reli^ous-econoada* lecture rather than one of unidentified flying objects* /AM fAS S Si stated that he had been in th* flying i;a ^ for over 30 years and currently operate# a private C ivil Aeronautics Authority approved airfield in C alifornia, ha said be has personally observed a good many sightings and has talked to hundreds of people who have also seen Hying saucer*, he said that he has also boon visited by the people froa outer apace and has taken up the cause of bringing the facts of these people to the African people* be said it is a vrusade whica he has undertaken because lie is sore or less .retired, his fally is grown and gone fro.® hews, and ha feels he night be doing sass good by this work. property OP FBI - T hia i.«:w*ndua is loaned to you by the FBI* and neither it nor Its contents are to be distributed outside the agency to M ilon loaned* .ill out of tao aM y* or "out of heaven. U kH^r.l/u? m«G 08M C 3B XIW K S T IG AT IVE S OC IET Y; that in the boginn to the earth and 1 shifted and the tropical climates became covered with ice and vice versa, he said teat then the apace poop suite U e for apace people, so mi» la refloats* la AD AM '# not Alving a wife, ha said that APAM was not an individua but a race of eon. he said that thia rase then inter* arrled with "intelligent, upright walking animals," which the M alo .nany tinea, soon aa ^agK S receiving m ran service. w stories of winged C hariot* and R inged W hite K orses, which tiny have the power to know your thought# Just as AS U S did. He M id thio is their neons of communication and may of the epace people are sate, but they train a certain nutter of twin to tp^ax earth languages* he said that the apace people here on earth are equipped with a '’crystal battery ’which generates a magnetic field about then which bands light waves so that they, the space people, appear invisible, he said this has resulted in ghost stories such as footsteps, doors opening, and other such phenomena. He stated that the space people are now gravely concerned with our atom tonbs. Ho calc that the explosions of thvoe bo^bs have upset the earth's rotatic* and, as in the instance of the French bo ^b explosion in N orth Africa; have actually caused earthquakes, lie said that the officials on earth are aware of this and this was the reason for tne recent G eophysical Year in order to try to determine Just what can bo ^oao. He said these explosions are forcing the earth toward another polar tilt, which will endanger all man­ kind. tie said that the space people are prepared to evacuate those earth people who have atu^c by the "G olden M e* when the polar tilt occurs, but will leave the rest to perish. he advised that the space people have contacted the offeLai# on earth one have advised then of their concern but this has not been made public. He also said that the radioactive fallout has become extremely dangerous and officials are worried but each power is so greedy of their own power they will not agree to make peace. VAN T AS S EL also spent S M BS time saying that the U . S . Air Force, who arc responsible for investigations on unidentified flying objects, has surpreoaed Infor at ion j and as they are rcs^G itit oaly to the Administration, not to the public, as elected officials are, they can get away with thia. M e said that also the Air Force is afraid that they will bo outmoded and disbanded if such information gets out. N o said that the Administration's main concern in not making public any information io that the economy will bo - 3 • K B I W XJM S BW ILD PLYW OBJECT S , nm^T iOAT rrE socM v ■ 1^9® J • VA^ T AS S EL ruined# not because of an/ fear that would ba engendered In th# public. Ha staid this 1* due to the number of salon* tific discoveries alrea^ agd* at.d that will bo uade which arc labor savins and of almost poanmnoney as that ropleoecnnta - woul€ not be needed. 1 In summation# /AM T AS S EL*# speech mm on these subjects i (1) S pace people related to occurrences in . , Bible. (t) Aten Bomb detrimental to earth and universe. (3) Economy is poor and would collapse under ideas brought by space people. throughout his leetuse* YAM T AS SEL M entioned only U *e V. 8. eeonony and G overnment and the U . S « Air Force. He did refer to the hu^an race numerous times but all references; to G ove moan t and oaono^ could only bo taken as zoning the V. 8. cne question put to bln was whether sightings had been made in R ussia or C hina. Ho answered thio by saying sightings uad ^ccu i/op^rted all ova; ^-^ tJ-rld, but CiUm specifically । M entioned only the U . S ., Australia. How Zealand, and M ow G uinea. He also M entioned that he was not advocating or asking for any action on the pert of the aa^ ^< tecauso he said evil has a way of destroying itself. He did say that he felt that the audience, of about 250 persons, wore the only intelligent people in D enver and he know they had not come out of curiaaity but b;. ...£..’ they wanted to do the rig-t thing. He said that they wore above the average in inteiii^ei and when the critical time cane, the world would need people such as this to think and guide. An application blank was distributed s I for ^oabershlp In the D enver sooioty of tni# organisation. J FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) F B I Transmit the following in Via ____ATRTH1. TO Director, FBI FROM: SAC, Detroit (65-2677) (Type in plain text or code) .AIR M AIL___________ (Priority or Method of Mailing) Date: 5/20/60 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; JOSEPH PERRY, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN - COMPLAINANT (NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE) ^i/i/C, 2>hd< ^i A L! ReBulet to Office 4/21/60. B ON CONTA INED'^ of Special Investigations, Air Force, dated Enclosed herewith are 5 copies of a letterhead memo explaining a telephone call from the "Detroit Times" at Detroit, Mich to the Flint, Mich., Resident Agency on 5/20/60. It is noted that the Flint RA immediately advised Detroit upon receipt of this call from Reporter JERRY CHIAPPETTA of the "Detroit Times". The ASAC in turn immediately contacted JERRY CHIAPPETTA to determine the extent of his inquiry of our RA and it was determined he had merely had a call from DAVE DOWNEY referred to in letterhead memo, and DOWNEY, by inference, had stated it was his understanding that the FBI Agents in Flint had previously "snatched" the 2 photos from JOSEPH PERRY. CHIAPPETTA stated he knew that the FBI did not operate that way and inasmuch he wanted to as he was doing a research on his morgue files clarify this information. CHIAPPETTA’s attention was directed to a previous contact by the Detroit Office with the "Detroit Times" at the time the incident occurred and it was reiterated to this Reporter that the FBI did not investigate this case and does not investigat Bureau (Ends. - 5) Detroit agency REC- 20 MAM:sva (4) REQ. REC'D _ ^Z Eo MAY 21 196u HOW FOR W . By ___£ 64Wn ^ A gent in Charge Sent ■r DE 65-2677 cases of this type but that we were called by PERRY concerning this matter inasmuch as PERRY volunteered information to the FBI and asked for our assistance in getting this information to the appropriate agency. It was made very clear to the Reporter that the FBI immediately transmitted these photos to the Office of Special Investigations, Dept, of Air Force, Selfridge AFB, and that Mr. PERRY was advised at the time that the FBI did not examine these photos, neither did we conduct any investigation, but that we did see the appropriate agency was furnished these photos. It is noted that our Flint Agents on subsequent contacts with PERRY, already known to the Bureau, that PERRY fully understands the situation as far as the FBI’s position in this matter. Mr. CHIAPPETTA was also advised that when Mr. PERRY turned these photos over to the FBI, he said that the Air Force could retain them until they had served the purpose and then he would like them returned to him. This information was made available to the Air Force when the photos were turned over to them. Mr. CHIAPPETTA stated he realized the FBI handled this matter properly in accordance with our established procedure and that he merely wanted to straighten the record so that he did not, by inference, indicate other than the facts should he desire to write another story on this matter. Immediately upon receiving information from the Flint RA concerning this matter, the Office of Special Investigations at Selfridge AFB was telephonically contacted by the Detroit Office to alert them to this new inquiry in the event they should receive newspaper inquiry or contact from DAVE DOWNEY, referred to in the letterhead memo. - 2 - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE* In Reply, Please Refer to File No. FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION Detroit, Michigan May 20, 1960 Unidentified Flying Object; Joseph Perry, Grand Blanc, Michigan - Complainant At 3:58 p.m. on May 20, 1960, Jerry Chiappetta, who advised that he was on the City Desk for the "Detroit Times" at Detroit, Michigan, telephoned the Flint, Michigan, Resident Agency and advised that he had just received a telephone call from DaveNj^wney, who resides in Wayne County, Michigan. Downey reportedly advised the "Detroit Times" that he is the District Director of the Aerial Phenomenon Investiga tion Society. Downey stated that Joseph'HJgrry, of Grand Blanc Michigan, received a slide from Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, on May 3, 1960. This slide is the property of JOb^Perry, of Grand Blanc, and Perry had claimed this slide contained a photograph of the moon and that it showed what appeared to be a flying object somewhere in the vicinity of the moon. Downey said when the Air Force returned the photograph, they gave Perry a letter explaining that what appears to be a flying object in this slide is actually a part of the negative which was not properly developed. Downey reportedly told the "Detroit Times" that he does not believe this story as he knows that Joe Perry is very meticulous when he develops pictures; therefore, he feels the slide actually does contain a picture of a flying object and that he intends to obtain this slide and forward it to the Eastman Kodak Company for further analysis. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is a loan to your agency; it and/or its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ’ENCLOSURE In Reply, Please Refer to File No. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION Detroit, Michigan May 20, 1960 Unidentified Flying Object; Joseph Perry, Grand Blanc, Michigan - Complainant At 3:58 p.m. on May 20, 1960, Jerry Chlappetta, who advised that he was on the City Desk for the ’’Detroit Times” at Detroit, Michigan, telephoned the Flint, Michigan, Resident Agency and advised that he had just received a telephone call from Dave Downey, who resides in Wayne County, Michigan. Downey reportedly advised the "Detroit Times" that he is the District Director of the Aerial Phenomenon Investiga tlon Society. Downey stated that Joseph Perry, of Grand Blanc Michigan, received a slide from Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Michigan, on May 3, 1960. This slide is the property of Joe Perry, of Grand Blanc, and Perry had claimed this slide contained a photograph of the moon and that it showed what appeared to be a flying object somewhere in the vicinity of the moon. Downey said when the Air Force returned the photograph, they gave Perry a letter explaining that what appears to be a flying object in this slide is actually a part of the negative which was not properly developed. Downey reportedly told the "Detroit Times” that he does not believe this story as he knows that Joe Perry is very meticulous when he develops pictures; therefore, he feels the slide actually does contain a picture of a flying object and that he intends to obtain this slide and forward it to the Eastman Kodak Company for further analysis. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is a loan to your agency; it and/or its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4-528 M G 23 I960 62 - r3S ’l‘+ - 4-ao //.a/ CHANGED TO Z^- ^^-x,^ OPTIONAL fORM NO. 10 UNITED STA TES GOVERNM ENT M em orandum TO A. H. Belmont date: September 30, 1960 from : s. B. Donahoe Tolson _________ Moh r ___________ Parson s ________ Be lmon t ________ Callah an De Loach Malon e _________ McG uire ________ Rose n _________ Tamm __________ Trotte r _________ W.C. S ullivan ___ Te le . Room_____ In gram _________ G an dy _________ subjects UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (FLYING SAUCERS) At this time there appears to be no necessity for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. Memorandum 10-5-59 pointed out that our policy concerning unidentified flying objects is to conduct no investigation but immediately refer facts to the Air Force (Bureau Bulletin Number 57 ? 10-1-47); that SAC Letter Number 38, 3-25-49, reiterated this policy and set out data desired by Air Force to be obtained when complaint received; that SAC Letter Number 83 8-29-52, again pointed out our policy; that Air Force on 11-12-57 assured that Bureau would be advised of any developments in this field of interest to us; and that there appeared to be no necessity for further instructions to field or insertion in agents’ Handbook or Manual of Instructions of our policy relating to flying saucers. During the past twelve months only one complaint regarding flying saucers has been referred to the Bureau. That immediately was turned over to Air Force, both in the field and at the Seat of Government. ACTION: There appears to be no necessity for additional' instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI For your information Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. This matter will again be reviewed on or about 10-1-61" 62-83894 R6C- 5 1 - Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Donahoe 1 - Mr. Wacks JFW:tp (4) 4 OC T 5 I960 50 OdT 1^1960 .Vh dOVNUlc ’ 0.03H W.M’S g t iub Str 30 4 jo PR 'J® re g- 92 £ Seattle 7 W ashington ZiglerDear M r Sincerely yours Edgar Hoovei Seattle (sent with let to Seattle) HHA :ldg TELETYPE UNITG an dy received, to write. Your letter of October 10, 1960, has been and I appreciate the interest which prompted you I am having one of our Special Agents contact you regarding this matter in the very near future. NOTE : See Letter of same date to SA C, Seattle entitled "A lfred Zigler, Complaint Concerning "Dr. Stranges. " M r. Alfred^igler 2842 W est 57th Street MAILED 31 OCT IV'960 COMM-FBI____ Tolson _ Moh r ___ Parson s Be lmon t Callah an De Loach Malon e _ McG uire Rose n _ Tamm __ Trotte r _ W.C. S all October 17, 1960 Xt?bJ .L IX-tn Vtu X H-t «u .A t ;.<> •‘■’. ’ ?& M OS1* ^|?V waU8^ 1,130 h 0.33b '* - J 28 42 W 57th S t. Seattle 7, W ashington^ October 10, I960. ' Personnel Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U« S. Dep't of Justice, 9th & Pennsylvania, W ashington, D. 0. G e n tle me n s There is a gentleman, a "Dr." Stranges, who has published, of caused to be published, a book dealing with "Flying Saucers". In public and in private the man infers that he is a former member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Is this true? n)^^' This "Dr."XStranges (Doctor of W hat? — has never been explained.) is wry careful of his wording, in speech and in writing, inferring many things, yet doing so in a manner that will allow him to deny them, if necessary. He quite skilfully avoids answering directly to direct questions. A ll of this is done in a manner indicating that he is rather careless of the truth, yet the sort of thing that is pretty hard to pin down. "Dr." Stranges has coupled his "Flying Saucers" with a religious theme in such a manner that he is invited to occupy the pulpit in churches around the land. It is my personal opinion that the man is using the churche for hie private gain. (Tax free, no doubt.) I am not aware that he has broken the law in any respect, but from a moral standpoint, he is, I feel, worse than a law­ breaker. He will be coming again to my church in a few reeks, and on the occasion of his other visit told several quite patent lies. If this man is either by law, or morally, a fraud I am quite opposed to his appearance in my church. I would appreciate knowing if he is, in truth, a former member of your organization. Sincerely, A lfred SAC , Seattle October 17, 1960 Director, FBI alfreiF^tgler ^Y^ ^ 3AUC t^^ ^ 2842 W EST 57TH STREET ---- SEATTLE 7, W ASH IN GTON C OM PLAIN T concerning ” dr^wranges” W aj H> RESEARC H (C ORRESPON DEN C E AN D TOU RS) Enclosed are copies of a letter dated October 10, 1960, which was received from captioned individual and my reply to him, all of which are self-explanatory. Bureau files contain noticing identifiable with M r. Zigler. On the basis of information furnished by him, it is not possible to identify the ’’Dr. Stranges” he is referring to in his correspondence. The possibility exists that he may be identical with Dr. Frank E. Stranges, President, International Evangelism C rusades, 7847 61st Street, Glendale, N ew York. Since October, 1957, the Bureau has received several communications from Dr. Stranges on the letterhead of the American Evangelistic Association of which he was listed as Vice President. These communications primarily requested information from the Bureau to be used in their monthly publication, ’’Vision. ” Stranges was identified I as Vice President of the Baltimore Bible C ollege, as well as Vice President of the American Evangelistic Association. In 1957 a brief inquiry concerning the Baltimore Bible C ollege revealed that the school was organized in that year and had an enroll­ ment of 121 students. It was indicated to be affiliated with the Baltimore Revival C enter, and its principal officers were ministers of the C hurch of God. Dr. Stranges reportedly holds a Doctor of Divinity degree and is a graduate of LaSalle Law ViV U niversity. Stranges has been given permission to reprint two of my previously published articles and various Bureau publications have been sent to him. It has been necessary to decline several requests from him in the past, including one for an article, a proposal to make a speech and a request that a Bureau representative be designated to speak before the N ational Evangelistic C enter in W ashington, Th C The last two communications received from him indicate he is President of the = ^ ? International Eve Stranges was ev< Tolson __________ Moh r ___________ Parson s ________ Be lmon t Enclosures (3) Callah an ________ De Loach ________ alon e ---------------- FollOW -U p cG uire -------------- ose n ----------------- a mm ------------------ rotte r —a r>T O Q 1iaauE H H A:ldg n gram __________ , dy ___. MAIL ROOM tar 4-58 PH’68 relism C rusades. Bure an employee of the FBI. I mailed 25. made for 10-26-60 (6) I 1 TELETYPE UNIT Letter to Seattle Re: Alfred Zigler I desire that you have M r. Zigler interviewed by a Special Agent in an attempt to determine if the "Dr. Stranges" of M r. Zigler’s letter is identical with Dr. Frank E. Stranges. Ascertain also M r. Zigler’s reasons for believing the individual he referred to is giving the impression that he is a former member of the FBI. I would also like to know the date "Dr. Stranges" is expected to reappear at M r. Zigler’s church. Furnish the results of your inquiry to the Bureau by 10-26-60. - 2 - UNITED STA TES GOVE OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 M em orandum date: 10/2/61TO : 17. a. Sul l i van Tolson ----------------- Be lmon t -------------- Moh r-------------------- Callah an -------------- Con rad ----------------- De Loach --------------- Evan s ------------------ Malon e ----------------- Rose n ------------------ S ullivan --------------- Tave l ------------------ Trotte r----------------- Te le . Room ---------- In gram ----------------- G an dy ------------------ At this tim e there appears to be no necessity for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI H andbook or M anuals relative to flying saucers* M em orandum 9-30-60 pointed out that our policy concerning unidentified flying objects is to conduct no investigation but im m ediately refer facts to the Air Force (Bureau Bulletin H um ber $ 7, 10-1-47); that SAC Letter N um ber 3d) 3-25-49> reiterated this policy and set out data desired by Air Force to be obtained w hen com plaint received) that SAC Letter N um ber 83) 8-29-52) again pointed out our policy; that Air Force on 11-12-57 assured that Bureau w ould be advised of any developm ents in this field of interest to us; and that there appeared to be no necessity for further instructions to field or insertion in agents' H andbook or M anual of Instructions - of our policy relating to flying saucers. During the past 12 m onths only one com plaint regarding flying saucers has been received. The facts in this com plaint w ere im m ediately referred to the Air Force. ACTIO N : > ft v For your inform ation. There appears to be no necessity > for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI H andbook or M anuals relative to flying saucers. This m atter w ill $ again be review ed on or j '^62-83894 - 1 - M r. Sul Iivan 1 - Donahoe 4) {/&■•'-' 1 - H acks i V^ M about 10-1-62;. MCT -7. REC-32 64 OCT 9 196] . OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 5010-104-01 UNITED STA TES M em orandum ^VERNM ENT to :. DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) date: 10/17/61 from\ : SAC, CINCINNATI (100-11671) sujbXct: \ Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects, Leonard H.^ Stringfield, Director, Cincinnati, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Z®< ZOLLS' CLn &Lnn ? /7 1^ ^''() For the information of the Bureau, there is a letterhead memorandum captioned as ^oye relative to information received from LEONARD ,H. 'STRINGFIELD on September 25, 1961, and on October 2, 1961, by SA GEORGE J. MC QUAID. One copy of letterhead memorandum has been disseminated locally to OSI, Cincinnati, I Ohio. ^Ay,.,. Sa < r< For completion of the Bureau's file concerning matters relating to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, the following is set forth: A newspaper article captioned Death and Funerals, L.R. "’PAT STRINGFIELD; decorated war hero", appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, a newspaper of general circulation in the freater Cincinnati, Ohio, area, dated June 15, I960, reflects that LEONARD R. "PAT" STRINGFIELD, a much decorated veteran of World War I, and one of the chapter members of Chapter 1 of the disabled American Veterans in Cincinnati, died at his home, 2495 Harrison Avenue, at age 62. This article further reflects that one of his sons, LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Mariemont, is known nationally for his researches into the study of unidentified flying objects, and holds views on the subject which have attracted the attention of the Federal Government. The article identified Mr. (EncBureau Cineinnati ; 2 I C GJM:amt (4) CI 100-11671 Stringfield as an Advertising Executive of the DuBois Chemical Company, and further shows that his study of reports on flying saucers, however, have convinced him they are from other planets. Additionally, a news article appeared in the Cincinnati Post and Times Star, a daily newspaper of general circulation in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, under date of June 4, i960, page 5; captioned, "Tell Secrets on Saucers, Expert Says", which article is set forth verbatim as follows: "Leonard Stringfield, Cincinnati's flying saucer expert, believes the United States could take the space spotlight away from Russia by opening up secret files on unidentified flying objects. ’It could be the start of co-operation among all governments of the world,' he says. 'If all governments would pool their information on unidentified flying objects and work in unison on this it would help to ease world tensions.' Stringfield, advertising manager for DuBois Chemicals, Inc., believes the unidentified flying objects are from outer space and that they are controlled by intelligent beings who are observing earth. 'I don't believe there is any hostile intent,' he said. 'I believe they have been using planets in our solar system for bases, even the moon. Astronomers for years have observed shifting spots on the moon.' Stringfield said he believes U.S. Air Force secret files contain evidence 'or near evidence' that the objects are from outer space, but that officials are afraid that it would cause panic if released. Foreign governments, too, have such evidence, he said, but are keeping it secret for the same reason. Stringfield, who heads Cincinnati's Unidentified Flying Object Society, became interested in unidentified flying objects in 19^5 while in the Air Force. He said -2- Cl 100-11671 he saw a formation of them from a bomber. Since then he has served as a spotter for the Air Defense Command, published a magazine about the objects, and written a book on them." -3- In Reply, Please Refer to File No. 100-11671 unS:d states department of ^tice FED ER AL BU R EAU OF IN VES T IG AT ION Cincinnati, Ohio October 17# 1961 RE: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS, LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, DIRECTOR, CINCINNATI, OHIO Leonard H. Stringfield, Advertising Manager, DuBois Chemical Company, Inc.. 7th and Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio, residence, 4412 Grove Avenue, Mariemont, Cincinnati, Ohio, advised on September 25, 1961, that ne is active in unidentified flying objects research, that he has published a bulletin concerning these matters, that he is well known in this field, and that he has worked with the Air Defense Command concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield advised that he recently appeared on a television program known as Impact News on television station WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, Ohio, appearing on Sunday, September 10, 1961, at which time he was questioned by a panel of three members concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield advised that at approximately 9:00 a.M . on September 25. 1961, he had received an anonymous telephone call, being male caller, whose voice he described as firm, clear, and who spoke good English. The caller related that he had very Important Information to relate to Mr. Stringfield, whom he asked for by name in his call, relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield related that the caller TH IS IS LO A N ED TO YO U BY TH E FBI A N D N EITH ER IT N O R ITS C O N TEN TS I A RE TO BE D ISTRIBUTED O UTSID E TH E A G EN C Y TO W H IC H LO A N ED . e t7ffWP**w ***^ ^OSURE stated in effect, "We are calling all key and responsible people on this matter", after the caller had established that he was speaking with Mr. Stringfield, which call was placed to Mr. Stringfield’s place of employment, mentioned above, telephone GA 1-5100. The caller would not identify himself, and in the phone call alerted Mr. Stringfield to expect, "the biggest flury of unidentified flying objects sightings as a result of Russian nuclear explosions in the one hundred megaton range". Mr. Stringfield advised that the caller said to be prepared when confusion begins resulting from these sightings. The caller related that these sightings would be seen between certain dates, and that to the best of Mr. Stringfield’s recollection, the caller stated, "Mark these dates, October 15 to October 19# during which will be the greatest Incident in UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) activity over the years". According to Mr. Stringfield, the caller remarked further, "I’ll remain in touch with you, and will call back after the nineteenth". Mr. Stringfield advised that the caller refused to identify himself, and according to Mr. Stringfield seemed to speak intelligently in the message he had to relate to Mr. Stringfield. Mr. Stringfield advised that he was concerned about this telephone call in that if there were any truth in the matter, and if such sightings should occur, that it may cause panic among the populous in this country, and that further, that the caller seemed to speak very seriously, and there was no indication in the caller's voice or message to indicate that it was a joke or a prank. Mr. Stringfield advised that it is not unusual that he receives telephone calls concerning unidentified objects, inasmuch as he, Stringfield, is authorized to report sightings of unidentified objects to the headquarters, Air Defense Command, at Columbus, Ohio. He stated further that it is not unusual that he might receive such a call inasmuch as he is publicly known as a person who is interested in matters relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield advised that he is an advisor to the National Investigations Committee on aerial phenomena, which committee is located on Connecticut -2- Street, Washington, D.C., Major Donald Keyhoe, Director. Mr. Stringfield noted that the personnel of this committee are made up of civilian personnel. On October 2, 1961, Mr. Stringfield advised the Cincinnati Office, FBI, Cincinnati, Ohio, that he had noted an article in the Sunday edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer, October 1, 1961, on page 1, section E, under the caption, "Offbeat Washington", which contained one paragraph, "Some Defense Department bigwigs are apprehensive that Russia will climax its campaign of intimidation by a spectacular explosion in space--an immense nuclear blast visible to hundreds of millions of people. These officials believe that the Soviet Union has the capability of setting off such an explosion 200 miles or so above the earth where it could be seen from many countries." Mr. Stringfield advised that the above paragraph was printed as a reprint from the Herald Tribune News Service, V/ashington, D.C., and that this article seemed to tie in well with what the caller had related to Mr. Stringfield in the anonymous telephone call on September 25, 1961. -3- In Reply, Please Refer to FUe 11)0-11671 W ITED STA TES DEPA RTM ENT 0^USTICE FE DE RA L BU REA U OF INVESTIG A TION Cincinnati* Ohio October 17* 1961 RE: CIVILIAN RESEARCH* INTERPLANETARY PLYING OBJECTS* LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, DIRECTOR* CINCINNATI* OHIO Leonard H. Stringfield* Advertising Manager* DuBois Chemical Company* Inc.. 7th and Broadway* Cincinnati, Chie* residence, 4412 Grove Avenue* Mariemont* Cincinnati* Ohio* advised on September 25* 1961, that he is active in unidentified flying objects research* that he has published a bulletin concerning these matters* that he is well known in this field* and that he has worked with the Air Defense Command concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield advised that he recently appeared on a television program known as Impact News on television station WCPO-TV, Cincinnati* Ohio* appearing on Sunday, September 10, 1961, at which time he was questioned by a panel of three members concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield advised that at approximately 9:00 A.M. on September 25* 1961, he had received an anonymous telephone call* being male caller* whose voice he described as firm* clear* and who spoke good English. The caller related that he had very important information to relate to Mr. Stringfield, whom he asked for by name in his call, relating to unidentified flying objects. Mr. Stringfield related that the caller stated in effect, "We are calling all key and responsible people on this matter", after the caller had established that he was speaking with Mr. Stringfield, which call was placed to Mr. Stringfield's place of employment, mentioned above, telephone GA 1-5100. The caller would not identify himself, and in the phone call alerted Mr. Stringfield to expect,"the biggest flury of unidentified flying objects sightings as a result of Russian nuclear explosions in the one hundred megaton range". Mr. Stringfield advised that the caller said to be prepared when confusion begins resulting from these sightings. The caller related that these sightings would be seen between certain dates, and that to the best of Mr. Stringfield's recollection, the caller stated,"Mark these dates, October 15 to October 19, during which will be the greatest incident in UFO (Unidentified Flying Objects) activity over the years". According to Mr. Stringfield, the caller remarked further, "I'll remain in touch with you, and will call back after the nineteenth". Mr. Stringfield advised that the caller refused to identify himself, and according to Mr. Stringfield seemed to speak intelligently in the message he had to relate to Mr. Stringfield. Mr. Stringfield advised that he was concerned about this telephone call in that if there were any truth in the matter, and if such sightings should occur, that it may cause panic among the populous in this country, and that further,that the caller seemed to speak very seriously, and there was no indication in the caller's voice or message to indicate that it was a Joke or a prank. Mr. Stringfield advised that it is not unusual that he receives telephone calls concerning unidentified objects, inasmuch as he, Stringfield, is authorized to report sightings of unidentified objects to the headquarters, Air Defense Command, at Columbus, Ohio. He stated further that it is not unusual that he might receive such a call inasmuch as he is publicly known as a person who is interested in matters relating to unidentified flying objects.- Mr. Stringfield advised that he is an advisor to the National Investigations Committee on aerial phenomena । which committee is located on Connecticut -2- I Street, Washington, D.C., Major Donald Keyhoe, Director. Mr. Stringfield noted that the personnel of this committee are made up of civilian personnel. On October 2, 1961, Mr. Stringfield advised the Cincinnati Office, FBI, Cincinnati, Ohio, that he had noted an article in the Sunday edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer, October 1, 1961, on page 1, section E under the caption, "Offbeat Washington", which contained one paragraph, "Some Defense Department bigwigs are apprehensive that Russia will climax its campaign of intimidation by a spectacular explosion in space—an immense nuclear blast visible to hundreds of millions of people. These officials believe that the Soviet Union has the capability of setting off such an explosion 200 miles or so above the earth where it could be seen from many countries." Mr. Stringfield advised that the above paragraph was printed as a reprint from the Herald Tribune News Service, Washington, D.C., and that this article seemed to tie in well with what the caller had related to Mr. Stringfield in the anonymous telephone call on September 25, 1961. -3- In Reply, Please Refer to FU e 1^11671 OlTED STA TES DEPA RTM ENT OJustice FE DE RA L BU RE A U OF INVE STIG A TION C incinnati, Ohio October 17# 1961 R E t C IVILIAN R ES EAR C H, IN T ER PLAN ET AR Y FLYIN G OBJEC T S , LEON AR D H. S T R IN G FIELD , DIRECTS, CINCINNA TI, OHIO Leonard H. S tringfield, Advertising M anager, D uBois C hemical C ompany, Inc.. 7th and Broadway, C incinnati, Ohio, residence, 4412 G rove Avenue, M ariemont, C incinnati, Ohio, advised on S eptember 25, 1961, that he is active in unidentified flying objects research, that he has published a bulletin concerning these matters, that he is well known in this field, and that he has worked with the Air D efense C ommand concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield advised that he recently appeared on a television program known as Impact N ews on television station W C PO-T V, C incinnati, Ohio, appearing on S unday, S eptember 10, 1961, at which time he was questioned by a panel of three members concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield advised that at approximately 9:00 a.M . on S eptember 25, 1961, he had received an anonymous telephone call, being male caller, whose voice he described as firm, clear, and who spoke good English. T he caller related that he had very important information to relate to M r. S tringfield, whom he asked for by name In his call, relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield related that the caller I TH IS IS LO A N ED A N D N E IT I j A RE TO B stated in effect, "W e are calling all key and responsible people on this matter”, after the caller had established that he was speaking with M r, S tringfield, which call was placed to M r, S tringfield's place of employment, mentioned above, telephone G A 1-5100. T he caller would not identify himself, and in the phone call alerted M r. S tringfield to expect,"the biggest flury of unidentified flying objects sightings as a result of R ussian nuclear explosions in the one hundred megaton range". M r. S tringfield advised that the caller said to bo prepared when confusion begins resulting from these sightings. T hs caller related that these sightings would bo seen between certain dates, and that to the best of M r. S tringfield's recollection, the caller stated,"M ark these dates, October 15 to October 19, during which will bo the greatest incident in U FO (U nidentified Flying Objects) activity over the years”. According to M r. S tringfield, the caller remarked further, ”1'11 remain in touch with you, and will call back after the nineteenth”. M r. S tringfield advised that the caller refused to identify himself, and according to M r. S tringfield seemed to speak intelligently in the message he had to relate to M r. S tringfield. M r. S tringfield advised that he was concerned about this telephone call in that if there were any truth in the matter, and if such sightings should occur, that It may cause panic among the populous in this country, and that further,that the caller seemed to speak very seriously, and there was no indication in the caller's voice or message to indicate that it was a Joke or a prank. M r. S tringfield advised that it is not unusual that he receives telephone calls concerning unidentified objects, inasmuch as he, S tringfield, is authorized to report sightings of unidentified objects to the headquarters, Air D efense C ommand, at C olumbus, Ohio. He stated further that it is not unusual that he might receive such a call inasmuch as he is publicly known as a person who is interested in matters relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield advised that he is an advisor to the N ational Investigations C ommittee on aerial phenomena , which committee is located on C onnecticut -2- S treet, W ashington, D .C ., M ajor D onald K eyhoe, D irector. N r. S tringfield noted that the personnel of this committee are made up of civilian personnel. On October 2, 1961, M r. S tringfield advised the C incinnati Office, FBI, C incinnati, Ohio, that he had noted an article in the S unday edition of the C incinnati Enquirer, October 1, 1961, on page 1, section K under the caption, Offbeat W ashington’', which contained one paragraph, "S ome D efense D epartment bigwigs are apprehensive that R ussia will climax its campaign of Intimidation by a spectacular explosion in space—an immense nuclear blast visible to hundreds of millions of people. T hese officials believe that the S oviet union has the capability of setting off such an explosion 200 miles or so above the earth where it could be seen from many countries.* M r. S tringfield advised that the above paragraph was printed as a reprint from the Herald T ribune N ews S ervice, W ashington, D .C ., and that this article seemed to tie in well with what the caller had related to M r. S tringfield in the anonymous telephone call on S eptember 25, 1961. In Reply, Please Refer to File ibO -11671 ®ITED STA TES DEPA RTM ENT O^USTICE FE DE RA L BU REA U OF INVESTIG A TION C incinnati, Ohio October 17* 1961 R E: C IVILIAN R ES EAR CH, IN T ER PLAN ET AR Y FLYIN G OBJEC T S , LEON AR D H. S T R IN G FIELD , D IR EC T OR , C IN C IN N AT I, OHIO Leonard H. S tringfield, Advertising M anager, D uBois C hemical C ompany, Inc.. 7th and Broadway, C incinnati, Ohio, residence, 4412 G rove Avenue, M ariemont, C incinnati, Ohio, advised on S eptember 25, 1961, that he is active in unidentified flying objects research, that he has published a bulletin concerning these matters, that he is well known in this field, and that he has worked with the Air D efense C ommand concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield advised that he recently appeared on a television program known as Impact N ews on television station W C PO-T V, C incinnati, Ohio, appearing on S unday, S eptember 10, 1961, at which time he was questioned by a panel of three members concerning matters relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield advised that at approximately 9:00 A.M . on S eptember 25, 1961, he had received an anonymous telephone call, being male caller, whose voice he described as firm, clear, and who spoke good English. T he caller related that he had very important information to relate to M r. S tringfield, whom he asked for by name in his call, relating to unidentified flying objects. N r. S tringfield related that the caller stated in effect*"W e are calling all key and responsible people on this matter"* after the caller had established that he was speaking with M r. S tringfield* which call was placed to M r. S tringfield1s place of employment* mentioned above* telephone G A 1-5100. T he caller would not identify himself* and in the phone call alerted M r. S tringfield to expect*"the biggest flury of unidentified flying objects sightings as a result of R ussian nuclear explosions in the one hundred megaton range". M r. S tringfield advised that the caller said to be prepared when confusion begins resulting from these sightings. T he caller related that these sightings would be seen between certain dates* and that to the best of M r. S tringfield's recollection* the caller stated*"M ark these dates* October 15 to October 19* during which will be the greatest incident in U FO (U nidentified Flying Objects) activity over the years". According to M r. S tringfield* the caller remarked further* "1'11 remain in touch with you* and will call back after the nineteenth". M r. S tringfield advised that the caller refused to identify himself* and according to M r. S tringfield seemed to speak intelligently in the message he had to relate to M r. S tringfield. M r. S tringfield advised that he was concerned about this telephone call in that if there were any truth in the matter* and if such sightings should occur* that it may cause panic among the populous in this country* and that further*that the caller seemed to speak very seriously* and there was no indication in the caller's voice or message to indicate that it was a Joke or a prank. M r. S tringfield advised that it is not unusual that he receives telephone calls concerning unidentified objects* inasmuch as he* S tringfield* is authorized to report sightings of unidentified objects to the headquarters* Air D efense C ommand* at C olumbus* Ohio. He stated further that it is not unusual that he might receive such a call inasmuch as he is p ublicly known as a person who is interested in matters relating to unidentified flying objects. M r. S tringfield advised that he is an advisor to the N ational Investigations C ommittee on aerial phenomena * which committee is located on C onnecticut -2- S treet, W ashington, D .C O M ajor D onald K eyhoe, D irector, M r. S tringfield noted that the personnel of this committee are made up of civilian personnel. On October 2, 1961, M r. S tringfield advised the C incinnati Office, FBI, C incinnati, Ohio, that he had noted an article in the S unday edition of the C incinnati Enquirer, October 1, 1961, on page 1, section E, under the caption, ’Offbeat W ashington”, which contained one paragraph, "S ome D efense D epartment bigwigs are apprehensive that R ussia will climax its campaign of intimidation by a spectacular explosion in space—an immense nuclear blast visible to hundreds of millions of people. T hese officials believe that the S oviet U nion has the capability of setting off such an explosion 200 miles or so above the earth where it could be seen from many countries.” M r. S tringfield advised that the above paragraph was printed as a reprint from the Herald T ribune N ews S ervice, W ashington, D .C ., and that this article seemed to tie in well with what the caller had related to M r. S tringfield in the anonymous telephone call on S eptember 25, 1961. ottiohm fo*m no. 10 UNITED STA TES GOVERW .NT M em orandum TO FROM W . C. Sullivan/JT .....o date: 10/2/62 Tolson Be lmon t Moh r _____ Caspe r Callah an Con rad De Loach Evan s Malon e Rose n S ullivan Tave l Trotte r Te le . Room Holme s G an dy subject: 'U N IDEN TIFIED FLYIN G O BJECTS (FLYIN G SAU CER S) At this tim e there appears to be no necessity for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI H andbook or M anuals relative to flying saucers. M em orandum 10/2/61 pointed out that our policy concerning unidentified flying objects is to conduct no investigation but im m ediately refer facts to the Air Force (Bureau Bulletin N um ber 5/, 10/1/4/); that SAC Letter N um ber 38, 3/25/49» reiterated this policy and set out data desired by Air Force to be obtained w hen com plaint received; that SAC Letter N um ber 83, 8/29/52, again pointed out our policy; that Air Force on 1 assured that Bureau w ould be advised if any developm ents in this field of interest to us; and that there appeared to be no necessity for further instructions to field or insertion in agents' H andbook or M anual of Instructions of our policy relating io flying saucers. During the past 12 m onths only one com plaint regarding flying saucers has been received. The facts in this com plaint w ere im m ediately referred to the Air Force. ACTIO N : For your inform ation. There appears to be no necessity for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI H andbook or M anuals relative to flying saucers. This m atter w ill again be review ed on or about 10/1/63. 62-83894 1 - M r. Sullivan 1 - W annall 1 - N acks 1 JFW :jes : bjs 1^ (4) s OCT & 1962 56^ REC-D INSPECTOR ESP., N. I., C.R. BRANCH Oct 2 10 47 AH’62 J une 27, 1963 M r. R. Of M astroberte 427 W ashington Street C arlstadt, N ew J ersey Dear M r. M astroberte: received. Your letter postmarked J une 24th has been M atters relating to unidentified flying objects do not fall within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. You may wish to communicate with the Foreign Technology Division, U . S. Air Force, W right-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for such assistance as may be forthcoming. Sincerely yours, J ohn Edgar H oover Director M A ILED 31 JUN 2 71963 COM M -FBI Tolson Be lmon t Mohr Caspe r . Callah an _ Con rad De Loach _ Evan s G ale _____ Rose n S ullivan Tave l___1 Trotte r__z Te le . Room Holme s G an dy N OTE: N o record of correspondent in Bufiles. Referral as noted suggested by the Liaison Section. RM W :bis V 0) hi oh 4-27 Washington Street Carlstadt, New Jersey F.B.I. Washington 25, D.C. Dear Sirs: I would appreciate it very much if you could give me the answers to two questions. The questions are as follows: (1) Are you undep- orders to withold information dealing with'unidentified flying objects and the occupants therein? If not, are the files on these cases open to public inspection? (2) Are you under orders to withold information dealing with mysterious disappearanes, especially those linked with the afore mentioned ufos? If not, are the files on these cases open to public inspection? (2a ) If the answer to question #1, part a is no could you please answer the following: Has a flying saucer, or interplanetary craft of any kind, been captured by the US Government? If yes, were there any occupants and where were they taken. Any help would be welcomed. Yours truly RG Mas oberte Director: FSRO Dear Sir; Gould you tell me if ths Federal 3ureag of Investigation has an offical intru­ st in reports of uaidentifieMlying ob^ .et^ I jould also like to know if the F3I assists the USAF Project Bluebbo. in its investigation of unidenified flying objects. Thank you. °ohn L^Blnck 2688^-1' "'-y 8 cr m°nto M, ^aliforni . 6 2- gr 3 S '?*- 12 JUL 19 1963 a m 61 s suno'. $| < LvO.^y J uly 17, 1963 M r. J ohn L. Black 2688 Ball W ay Sacramento 21, C alifornia Dear M r. Black: Your letter postmarked J uly 10, 1963, has been received. For your information, the investigation of unidentified flying objects does not come within the scope of this Bureau's authority. I am, however, referring a copy of your letter to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, Building Tempo E, Fourth and Adams Drive, S. W ., W ashington 25, D. C . for whatever assistance he might be able to render. Sincerely yours, J ohn Edgar H oover Director N OTE: C orrespondent is not identifiable in Bufiles. C opy of incoming sent by form referral to OSI. Tolson ___ Be lmon t __ Mohr _____ Caspe r ___ Callah an _ Con rad ___ De Loach _ Evan s ___ G ale _____ Rose n ___ S ullivan __ Tave l ____ Trotte r___ Te le . Room Holme s __ G an dy ___ * ^oniS . ...- . .1 ' 1 USCH .Si; JtHH . • ./. i, ^ii;;.. :^ 3 ..,:. J~». >.39^ . .JC. -i, -,..• ’1. .*.-u Ma; -./.. J-^'-- u-.< . -'. ■ r :;■ ).' v. ■ .-s^,. ^ . .: . tam > '• -.*•.*.-, ..: .t ».3i .- »m0 • ?;^: m s*« < . . h . J, c ;.: .is ^. ui i/ a ; ?r . ■’.■■!.> • t-> .Hj .< ^-^; .ci -v r. -’O. Task-si*.! .T J rue 's x -.vi _• in s -. a H d oc s n M f September 27, 1963 ^-^^ Dear M r. Bryant: M r. Larry W . Bryan 5603 M adison Avenue N ewport N ews, Virginia 23605 W hen M r. H oover returned to the office, he read your letter of September 17th. H e instructed me to advise you that the « confidential nature of our files will preclude complying ^ with your request. Maile d 31 SEP2 7 1963 [ COM M -F8I 1 - N orfolk (62-720) Reurairtel 9-24-63. H elen W . Gandy Secretary Sincerely yours, Callah an Con rad _ De Loach Evan s _ G ale ___ Rose n _ S ullivan . Tave l _ Trotte r _ Te le . Room Holme s __ G an dy ___ Tolson . Be lmon t Moh r N OTE: The N orfolk Office advised that correspondent is employed as editorial clerk at the U nited States Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia. H e has been writing to various agencies concerning unidentified flying objects (U FO). The G-2 Section of Second Army, Fort M eade, M aryland is conducting a background check of Bryant because he has directed voluminous correspondence to military officials in the area and because he is. employed by the Army. FT ?(Ftev. 12-13-56) F B I Date: 9/24/63 Transmit the following in Via A IRTEL (Type in plain text or code) REGULAR (Priority or Method of Mailing) DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, NORFOLK 62-720 -C- SUBJECT: LARRY W. BRYANT NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA RESEARCH (CORRESPONDENCE AND TOURS) Re Buairtel to Norfolk, 9/20/63. A review of Norfolk files reflects that BRYANT directed a letter to the Commanding Officer, Cape Charles Air Force Station, Cape Charles, Virginia 8/7/58, requesting information concerning unidentified flying objects (UFO). A copy of that correspondence was directed to the FBI, Norfolk, by Cape Charles Air Force Station officials. Records also reflect that BRYANT had directed a letter to the FBI, 2/1/59# which correspondence was answered by the Bureau, 2/9/59. BRYANT directed a letter to Commanding Officer, Headquarters, Aircraft Fleet, Marine Force Atlantic, U. S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 6/15/60, requesting information concerning UFOs. That agency submitted a' copy of that correspondence to the FBI, Norfolk. , Files further reflec ;h£ BRYANT directed a letter to Commander, U. S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 8/8/63, concerning restrictions that command has against the publicizing of flying saucer sighting reports made by Navy personnel. A copy of this correspondence was directed to the FBI Office, Norfolk, Virginia. There is also in file a copy of a letter ’ srp * _ ^upeceived by Sheriff's Office, Sussex County, Virginia, C* • Stony Creek, Virginia, in which BRYANT requested I information concerning UFOs. This correspondence was postmarked at Fort Eustis, Virginia, on 7/23/63. _____ - Bureau________________________________________________________ 1 JSC: A pproved: Special A gent in Charge M Per ___ NF 62-720 This letter was forwarded to the Norfolk Office by the Richmond Division. On 9/17/63, Mrs. BEVERLY EARLEY, Secretary to Personnel Officer, Civilian Personnel Records Section,- Fort Eustis, Virginia, advised SA JOHN S. CASTLES that files in her possession reflect that LARRY WILLIAM BRYANT, who was born, 2/23/38, Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia, and who has Social Security Number 230-44-9093, was employed at Fort Eustis as a clerk-typist on 5/22/58 and is presently employed as editorial clerk (typing) Transportability Branch, Technical Manuals Division, Directorate of Training Literature, United States Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia. Mrs. EARLEY said her records reflect that BRYANT resides 5603 Madison Avenue, Newport News, Virginia, and formerly resided at 1002 Arnold Street, Newport News, Virginia. On 9/17/63, BRYANT was interviewed by SA 3^ ! S-. CAS7IES in Room 206, United States Army Transportation School, Fort Eustis, Virginia. BRYANT advised that he had become Interested in UFO while he was a member of the Ground Observer Corps for the Civil Defense in the old City of Warwick, Virginia. He said since this time he has become intensely interested in UFOs and has done considerable research through reading and writing and obtaining information through directing letters to different military agencies and civilian agencies whip have reported sighting UFOs in the past. He said his interest in UFOs is a personal one and has no official status with his current job. He said presently he has prepared a research paper on UFOs and has directed it to Department of Defense for clearance so that he might offer it for publication to a magazine or newspaper. He said this research paper is an essay-type paper. While being questioned, BRYANT stated that he had previously written to the FBI concerning UFOs and asked did the interviewing agent know the date which he wrote, to which he was advised that it was in 1959 that he had directed a letter to the FBI. At the conclusion of the interview, BRYANT asked what was going to be done with the information obtained from the interview, to which he was told that a memorandum would be prepared for the file. NF 62-720 For the information of the Bureau on 9/17/63, Lt. GILBERT KLEINKNECHT, Provost Marshal's Office, Fort Monroe, Virginia, advised SA CASTLES that the G-2 Section of Second Army, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, has conducted a background check of BRYANT, since BRYANT has directed voluminous correspondence to military officials in the area and because BRYANT is employed by the Department of the Army. -3- 1 9-20-63 Airtel <0-/3^;//' srp 31 6 To: SAC , N orfolk From: Director, FBI 7' ’> ^ ^ ^ $ LARRY w\»YAN T ^X -'- ’/ N EW PORT. H EW , VIRGIN IA A^ ^^^7 '/'J& RESEARC H (C ORRESPON DEN C E AN D TOU RS) ~ BU DED 9-25-63 § Enclosed are two copies of a letter from the above individual. You should submit a summary of information in your files pertaining to Larry W . Bryant. This should include an account of his interview with Special Agent J ohn S. C astles. This information should reach the Bureau, under the above caption, no later than 9-25-63. / g Enclosures (2) Follew-up-made-fer N OTE: Bufiles indicate one prior letter to M r. Bryant on 2-9-59 advising him that we have no authority to investigate reports on unidentified flying objects. Form in-absence reply sent, no yellow or abstract prepared. ^ Tolson ______ Be lmon t _____ Moh r ________ Caspe r______ Callah an ____ Con rad ______ De Loach ____ Evan s ______ G ale ________ Rose n ______ S ullivan _____ Tave l _______ Trotte r______ Te le . Room __ Holme s ______ G an dy _______ as; .tiVEO-O^ECTOP SttZ7 3 oo PH’53 5.E:E VED-DiRtCTOF - 3. Sep 20 12 03 PH ’53 7GfR' OX. ' ' cpsr Ar. ::irVi ro «n-»frb^Tf>’^ T.s’ >E 5603 M adison A venue Newport News, Virginia 23605 September 17, 1963 Director U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation W ashington, D. C. Dear Sir: This morning, your Newport News agent John S. Castles visited me at my office at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and questioned me about 10 minutes regarding my interest in reports of sittings of Unidenti­ fied Flying Objects (UFO) — namely a letter which I wrote to you in 1959 and two of my recent letters to local state and Federal agencies regaining the role of those agencies in processing UFO reports. M r. Castles stated that the objective of this interview was to determine my official identity and my motive for writing as a private citizen the letters in question. He also told me he was going to prepare a "memorandum for the files" on this interview. I request that you furnish me a copy of this memorandum or report. - ' ^ - j. ■ •'•■ • ' / ’ ' .?+ 7 ' ^ ’ - ;< ’ • •■ 17 H ‘- ' ’ J L . <■■•;. „••••■■■ r . r , _. : r • co CM — y Q s n oon oHKw aa-O'03*’ * iU^ii a*4* a"d£I! ^ t’.WWZI oz«s IS J d01Q 3HIQ -a3A r.sb WObH ■’WW QiO3H FROM OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27 UNITED STA T' ’010-106 53 tell 42’w’r REC'D DOM INTELL DIV. Ocr^ ?3?rt’8! REC’D - SULLIVAN FBI • JUSTICE “T reasure Jew el the Southw est” Nephrites • Jadeites • Jadeitic-jades “ROCKHOUND RARITIES” • Pre-Jades • M eta-Jadeites • Orphicalcite • Californite • Precious E pidote • Thulites • Pastelites • Cabbing G arnets • A gatized Opalite • Color & W ood A gates • Spiderweb-lace A gate • Jasper-A gate • Cabbing Feldspars • Color Chalcednies • Color Dolomites • M oss-A dventurine • Rose & Crystal Quartz • Verde A ntigue Hat lone.! Aeronaut io a Aad. 3pa.ee ^administration Office of Scientific ..nd Technical inform bion : Galactan, C. Gentlemen: f /y /' y I au. lify myself as a layman, and amateur scientist in my ovai fields who han read year public documents, "ITuolear Rocket Propulsion," etc* I am also a person who has seen several unidentified fl.. Inc objects. One of huge saucer shape perf.oned certain feats at incredible speeds, far beyond the power of any propulsion system which we currently use. I am also familL r with the reported sightings of such craft for many centuries and in various places. I am also aware that the con .cotIng link between energy end matter, the proton nucleus of hydrogen, was probably created by the electro-magnetic fusion of radio gallmies in an original electron atmosphere. Quite naturally I have at various times researched pertinent subjects in an attest to figure out how such interstellar » space cruft operate, 'er haps I’m like a lot of others who can’t sec the forest because of the trees. Yet I nay have ; hit upon a workable system capable of being created with r-4 our present technology, materials and methods. In the interest of the United States first, I pass these on to yix. They are embodied in a treatise upon which I am working^_L< < titled "The '.'Grids nd You In The Yaking.” I cuote: i • Serpentine • Pyroxenite • W onderstone • M agnetite • Color Hemitite • G lossularite Crystals • Diopside Crystals • A ctinolite • A ll Combinations "Here the unseen passengers of these space craft then borne along on atomic fusion motors which burned elemental matter, hydrogen, from interstellar space? Could they use a hydrogon motor flow sheet which begins with hydrogen intakes and suction compressors into a liquid hydrogen fuel wank? That from this c ntinually unlimited fuel reserve second stage compressors convert the hydrogen into an exp .ding gas fed into a second scmi-ready heater tank, with compressors a_ n each end to force the se. i-ready fuel flow f4DEC5 196 STORM-JADE BUILDING 33 oning urn; oiled hyd: & DECORATIVE STONE • M assive E pidote • Color Dolomites • Light "Driftwood” • Polka-Dot M onzonite • Color Tron Ores / tn ges vortex nium vapor >FPS®n fusion? int behind outside of a gaseous cavity gen fusion tmbt rs arc he four thermal read from the tank’s center. And into a ’’pod" of four thermal REFERENCE:—U. S. Bureau of M ines 1961 M inerals Yearbook, Vol. 3 n :lcd t< or; mac or theme 3 to the feed end superheated h >le 6 co .• cone vortex side streams of hydrogen arc i pacted together by accelerator guns to cause controlled fusion. Xs it possible that a saucer shaped craft with such motors fore nd eft and upon each side could hover, set down and take off upon the downward thrust of the upper exhausting re. ctors alcne and othc. ."ice pc .-form such instant changes in speed and direction as to lo; ve human passengers unaffected by gravity considerations''.' Obviously these s co travelers most have surpassed our own evolutionary stage of development by thousands of years, they were as far ahead of us with their sight-be rior-brsukihg space craft s our can jet planes are ahead of the Pharoh boats of five thousand years ago.” All this might bail down to the following concept combinations which involve (1) four thermal reactors fire to one point (2) against an outside thrust plate from b hind and similiar in modified concept to the feed end of a gaseous c;. vity reactor, and, (3) into which superheater hydrogen vortex fissioning unranium vapor is fed to cause controlled hydrogen fusion for propulsive power, or into '.’ ich v rtex streams of i p cting hydrogen atom arc fired by accelerator guns. 1. rough sketch, sufficient to convoy the i( e might look like this: Tn this critical time, and even if the concept only partly works, it may result, militarily, in being able to put an at .he warhead on hoscow in a matter of minutes instead of hours* ^C-18 J anuary 22, 1964 £01-13 M r. R^y M ontello 2201 Rockefeller Road W ickliffe, Ohio 44092 Dear M r. M ontello: „ I have received your letter of J anuary 15th. o ^ In response to your inquiry, I cannot speak fox^ g m the C entral Intelligence Agency; however, the FBI has not con- 5 g ducted an investigation such as you mentioned inasmuch as this4 ” would not come within our investigative jurisdiction. g Sincerely yours, MAILED, id JAN 2 2 1964 COMM-FBl^ a. Edgar Hawes J ohn Edgar H oover Director N OTE: C orrespondent is not identifiable in Bufiles. '•^M oi? ^mi M OO* 3M I0A 3H 0'3 ^ 2201 Rockefeller Rd. Wickliffe, Ohio 44-092 Jan. 15, 1964 FBI Office of Public Information Washington 25, D.C. near Sir; A research group that I am in is presently engaged in the study of the subject of UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects), sometimes ludicrous- -ly termed ’’flying saucers". «MaagBaBMMMMH)MMMnww Since our research takes us into every aspect of the subject, certain rumors and statements appear which we feel justify an examination to the fullest. One such statement is that, certain federal agencies, namely the FBI and CIA, have carried on private investigations of UFOs and/or that such agencies have, at times, worked in conjunction with the Air Force on its own study of the subject. Another such statement is that, agents of the intelligence bureaus (FBI and CIA) have, at times, pres- -sured private citizens that they saw to keep quiet about the. "mysterious objects" 8 01'^ % ^^ । JAN 23 J64 My group would be very glad if your agency would either confirm or deny the above statements regarding, of coarse, only the FBI and its agents (a similar letter to this will be written to the CIA). Your answe r will be greatly appreciated. i- * Cb^® /2 Sincerely, P 8XJTW@\Z © fEEM. BUREAU Of INVESTIGATION u. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION APR 27 1964 I M r. Casper____I FBI WASH DC 3s06 AM MST DEFERRED 4/27/64 JNS DIRECTOR FROM ALBUQUERQUE 62-1028 3P IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTrSOCORRO, N.M., APRIL INFORMATION CONCERNING RE ALBUQUERQUE TEL FOUR TWENTYFIVE LAST OSI, ALBUQUERQUE ADVISES INCIDENT NOT KNOWN I M r. Tele. Room M iss Holme M iss G andy____ TELETYPE TO BE C TWENTYFOUR SIXT WITH MILITARY OR OPERATION CLOUD GAP. AN ADDITIONAL INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS HAPPENING AT ONE AM, FOUR TWENTYSIX LAST, AT LA MADERIA, N.M., ABOUT SEVENTY MILES NORTH OF SANTA FE, N.M. b. approx. / CAPTAIN MARTIN VIGIL, NMSP, ESPANOLA.N.M., ADVISES HE INTERVIEWED ^LY KNOWN WITNESS, ORLAND^GALLEGOS, AGE THIRTYFIVE, SOBER AND FRIGHTENED, OF SANTA FE, N.M. ORLANDO WAS VISITING HIS FATHER FRANK GALLEGOS AT LA MADERIA, ORLANDO WENT OUT TO TEND SOME NOISY HORSES AT ABOUT ONE AM, FOUR TWENTYSIX LAST AND NOTED, o LOCATED ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET FROM HOUSE, SOMETHING SHAPED I,IK^ A BUTANE TANK, POSSIBLY TWELVE TO FOURTEEN FEET HIGH, AND "LONG AS >t A TELEPHONE POLE­ END PAGE ONE APPARENTYLY ON THE GROUND AND SURRC^DED WITH REO-53 ' 5§k; 5 1364 MR, Maim FOR THE OIM 6 APR 29 1964 $/€WTbX8 S "" HDAW 1=1 e:iL &?AVS''• CT S -?C 1H 'A ? :6 . TO! TW3GI37I eic-IVOA 3lQfl3UlFJ£ .TEC a gu: x uon^aso so YJXTki< ' fv TA 7 1'1-;'- A? 2A ( 'T^fS .' \.3t 2AH WCUOH! JAW IT ya A $A EUi* yr* vje tuopa M.H .AIPSGAr AJ TA ,T8AJ XleYT iWT PCI ‘>p ir K.M ,33 AWte V *T=r SHEIVCA .. .' ^.JCHASE /’E. 1 ,JI IV .ITSAM HI A TSAO 10E UJAD CGHAJF.O . 23WTIW WOWI YJMA C3W3IVK3THI R3HTATa»ftDKni8IV SAW f\ A^?C .7. C ■ ,T T TU ■ T < • GCWJ’f £ , wW&y^T TUT rr . <3 ATZAD iC .C'MTHHFl GVA ■ I. tOA- • J lA.fr. J^' .'4^ ■•. iS AH: DkIh T3:'r E ,38 U0H WHS £ #15 f4 h v ^ 8 r ^ 11**VA4# m YJYTW3EARHA . ’ 33U$nC dO 1WKJTH JCS J^H^JIT A 3W 3D AS C’43 ,^W ^9 /?^j m»ow o.V.^ S ^VAl* Q3A1333H KMMArc PAGE TWO BLUE WHITE FLAME, WHICH APPEARED TO COME FROM PORT HOLES. HE WATCHED SCENE FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE, WHEN FLAME WENT OUT. OBJECT NOT NOTED TO MOVE, WAS SILENT AT ALL TIMES, ORLANDO WI^ET INTO HOUSE, TOLD FATHER, WHO LAUGHED AT HIM. NEW MORNING HE VISISTED SITE., SAW SMOLDERING AREA. LATER IN DAY SAW A STATE POLICE OFFICER AND RELATED INCIDENT TO HIM. CAPTAIN VIGIL CONTINUED THAT HE CHECKED SITE AT SEVEN THIRTY PM FOUR TWENTYSIX LAST, NOTED SCORCHED CIRCULAR AREA ABOUT THIRTY TO FORTY FEET IN DIAMETER. HE NOTED ONE RECTANGULAR, V SHAPED INDENTATION IN GROUND, EIGHT BY TWELVE INCHES, AND ABOUT THREE TO FOUR INCHES DEEP. A FELLOW OFFICER, WHO WAS THERE EARLIER, POINTED TO PLACES® OF THREE MORE INDENTATIONS, INDICATING THE INDENTATIONS WERE RECTANGULAR. CAPTAIN VIGIL FURTHER STATED HE /SAW SEVERAL SMOOTH CIRCULAR PRINTS ON GROUND ABOUT THREE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN DIAMETER AT SITE. NO OTHER WITNESSES KNOWN TO HAVE OBSERVED THE OBJECT. PROPER MILITARY AUTHORITIES AT KERTLAND AFB, ALBUQUERQUE END PAGE TWO ADVISED. NO INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY FBI, ALBUQUERQUE. LIAISON BEING MAINTAINED. MILITARY OFFICERS CONTACTED ADVISE THE TWO INCIDENTS REPORTED ARE NOT A PART OF A MILITARY EXERCISE TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND TO DATE HAVE NO^XPLANATION. BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED OF ANY PERTENENT DEVELOPMENTS. END LLD FBI WASH DC P cc-r^f^ #f^?-^^1 *^ UNIT FBI Apr 27 6 16 AH-’bn feeI MV3H DC HD EMD anrftva aiit be vdatbee oe vma >em ;:rn ^ctoe, -w dvie hvaf Momnmiu/.* VHE MOI V bV3I Ob V Uimm EXEBOI2" 10 1HEIB XM0AFE03E WD 10 kirum QEEICEtf3 CuklVClED VDAI3E 1HE JUO UCI?tWl? MtbOBlED ill'll. jtiMO ViklVIMEO* y Aiai iv mo ■ ha; on #n jm ju:; co^oaciED ax tai* v gnoiEH :f FBI ALBUQUEE 537 PM MST URGENT 64 RGL TO DIRECTOR, FBI FROM SAC, ALBUQUERQUE 62-NEW TELETYPE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION APR 2 5 1964 HE DECIDED TO CHECK OUT IN BELIEF DYNAMITE- UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT^ SOCORRO, N.M. APR TWENTY FOUR, SIXTYFOUR a I Tele. Room INFORMATION CONCERNING INFORMATION RECEIVED APR TWENTY FOUR AND TWENTY FIVE, FROM LONNL^rZAMORA, CONSIDERED SOBER, DEPENDABLE, MATURE, NOT OF FANTASY, OFFICER OF POLICE DEPARTMENT SOCORRO. N.M. THAT AT ABOUT FIVE FIFTY PM MST, WHILE IN SOUTH AREA SKY TO SOUTHWEST, WHICH SHACK IN AREA HAD BLOWN WHILE TRAVELING IN UP ISOLATED AREA APPROXMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH AREA OF SOCORRO, NOTED IN DEPRESSION ABOUT EIGHT-HUNDRED —o FEET AWAY WHITISH OBJECT WHICH, UPON GLANCING AT SAME,.APPEARED TO BE OVERTURNED AUTOMOBILE. TWO PERSONS IN APPARENT WHITE COVERALLS WERE ADJACENT TO OBJECT. .- THEN TRAVELED OVER ROUGH ROAD TO SPOT ABOUT ONE HUNDRED ^ T THREE FEET FROM OBJECT AND ABOUT TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE FEET HIGHER. NO PERSONS VISIBLE. HEARD TWO OR THREE LOUD THUMPS, LESS THAN A SECOND APART, THEN WITH A ROAR AND BLUISH AND ORANGE FLAMES, OBJECT SLOWLY VERTICALLY ROSE TO ABO^I CAR HEIGHT, THEN NOISE AND 4* ^ FLAME STOPPED AND OBJECT TOOK OF HIGH I ALMOST HOROZONTALLY TO DISAPPEAR OVER DISTANT MOUNTAWPR 30 1964 ZAMORA, GREATLY FRIGHTENED, RADIOED HIS OBSERVATIONS’AND _ NMSP SERGEANT AND SOCORRO COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF, QUICKLY ON SCENE, NOTED FOUR SMALL IRREGULARLY SHAPED SMOULDERING AREAS AND FOUR REGULAR DEPRESSED AREAS APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN BY SIX INCHES IN END PAGE ONE MR. MOHR FOR THE DIRECTOR RECEIVED-EV4NS A^ Ars 25 7 59 PH’6*1 ^A ^°* r R t SsJ^tW U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICEVs ll 0 ii W ’5“ L' K ? £ :o rn ni rn tn 1 ■ 4. ^ cn RECTANGULAR TYPE PATTERN AVERAGING ABOUT TWELVE FEET APART. ZAMORA STATES OBJECT WAS OVAL SHAPED, SIMILAR TO FOOTBALL, POSSIBLY TWENTY FEET LONG, AND HAD A RED INSIGNIA ABOUT THIRTY INCHES HIGH AND TWO FEET WIDE, CENTERED ON OBJECT. NO OTHER WITNESSES KNOWN TO NOISE, FLAME OR OBJECT. CAPTAIN R. T. HOLDER, UP RANGE COMMANDER, STALLION RANGE CENTER, SOCORRO, N.M., ADVISED AT ONCE APRIL TWENTY FOUR AND IS HANDLING. MILITARY PRESENTLY CONDUCTING OPERATION KNOWN AS CLOUD GAP WHICH IS JOINT OPERATION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ARMY CONTROL, DISARMAMENT AGENCY IN SOUTHWEST STATES INCLUDING NEW MEXICO. NOT KNOWN IF ABOVE INCIDENT RELATES TO CLOUD GAP. CONSIDERABLE INTEREST OF PRESS IN MATTER. ALBUQUERQUE CONDUCTING NO INVESTIGATION, IS MAINTAINING LIAISON WITH MILITARY BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED OF ANY PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS. END WA NHH FBI WASH DC TUP FBI ALBUQUEE 537 PM MST URGENT 4^-64 TO DIRECTOR, FBI FROM SAC, ALBUQUERQUE 62-NEW RQL APR 2 5 1964 TELETYPE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT, SOCORRO, N.M. APR TWENTY FOUR, SIXTYFOUR INFORMATION CONCERNING Tele. Room.-. ... M .« H Jines. _ M iss G andy__ INFORMATION RECEIVED APR TWENTY FOUR AND TWENTY FIVE, FROM LONNIE ZAMORA, CONSIDERED SOBER, DEPENDABLE, MATURE, NOT OF k FANTASY, OFFICER OF POLICE DEPARTMENT SOCORRO, N.M. THAT AT ABOUT FIVE FIFTY PM MST, WHILE IN SOUTH AREA OF SOCORRO NOTED FLAME IN SKY TO SOUTHWEST, WHICH HE DECIDED TO CHECK OUT IN BELIEF DYNAMITE SHACK IN AREA HAD BLOWN UP. WHILE TRAVELING IN ISOLATED AREA APPROXMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH AREA OF SOCORRO, NOTED IN DEPRESSION ABOUT EIGHT HUNDRED FEET AWAY WHITISH OBJECT WHICH, UPON GLANCING AT SAME, APPEARED TO BE OVERTURNED AUTOMOBILE. TWO PERSONS IN APPARENT WHITE COVERALLS WERE ADJACENT TO OBJECT. THEN TRAVELED OVER ROUGH ROAD TO SPOT ABOUT ONE HUNDRED THREE FEET FROM OBJECT AND ABOUT TWENTY 0 TWENTY FIVE FEET HIGHER. NO PERSONS VISIBLE. HEARD TWO OR THREE LOUD THUMPS, LESS THAN A SECOND APART, THEN WITH A ROAR AND BLUISH AND ORANGE FLAMES, OBJECT SLOWLY VERTICALLY ROSE TO ABOUT CAR HEIGHT, THEN NOISE AND FLAME STOPPED AND OBJECT TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED IN STRAIGHT LINE AND ALMOST UOROZONTALLY TO DISAPPEAR OVER DISTANT MOUNTAIN. ZA ORA, GREATLY FRIGHTENED, RADIOED HIS OBSERVATIONS AND NMSP SERGEANT AND SOCORRO COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF, QUICKLY ON SCENE, NOTED FOUR SMALL IRREGULARLY SHAPED SMOULDERING AREAS AND FOUR REGULAR DEPRESSED AREAS APPROXIMATELY SIXTEEN BY SIX INCHES IN END PAGE ONE MR. MOHR FOR THE DIRECTOR ^77 i3^W -‘ to ?7 IOusWH fbi - jus net’ RECD DELMONT FBI JUSTICE RECTANGULAR TYPE PATTERN AVERAGING ABOUT TWELVE FEET APART. ZAMORA STATES OBJECT WAS OVAL SHAPED, SIMILAR TO FOOTBALL, POSSIBLY TWENTY FEET LONG, AND HAD A RED INSIGNIA ABOUT THIRTY INCHES HIGH AND TWO FEET WIDE, CENTERED ON OBJECT. NO OTHER WITNESSES KNOWN TO NOISE,- FLAME OR OBJECT. CAPTAIN R. T. HOLDER, UP RANGE COMMANDER, STALLION RANGE CENTER, SOCORRO, N.M., ADVISED AT ONCE APRIL TWENTY FOUR AND IS HANDLING. MILITARY PRESENTLY CONDUCTING OPERATION KNOWN AS CLOUD GAP WHICH IS JOINT OPERATION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND ARMY CONTROL, DISARMAMENT AGENCY IN SOUTHWEST STATES INCLUDING NEW MEXICO. NOT KNOWN IF ABOVE INCIDENT RELATES TO CLOUD GAP. CONSIDERABLE INTEREST OF PRESS IN MATTER. ALBUQUERQUE CONDUCTING NO INVESTIGATION, IS MAINTAINING LIAISON WITH MILITARY BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED OF ANY PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS. 1 - W acks 4/28/6 4 A irtel Tot From : SA C, A lbuquerque D irector, FB I ^J - f ^ ^ v. w U N ID EN TIFIED FLYIN G OB JECT SOCORRO, N EW M EXICO A PRIL 24, 196 4 M ISCELLA N EOU S - IN FORM A TION CON CERN IN G (N A TION A LITIES IN TELLIG EN CE) - Reurtel 4/25/6 4, A ssure facts this m atter are furnished to local A ir Force. Subm it letterhead m em orandum . JFW tgew (4) )CA ^ N OTE: A police officer described as sober, dependable, m ature and not know n to engage in flights of fantasy reported seeing an unidentified flying object rise from the earth w ith a roar, em itting bluish and orange flam es and disappear over a distant m ountain. W hen he reported his observations, representatives of the local law enforce m ent agencies searched the scene and noted four sm all irregularly shaped sm ouldering areas and four regular depressed areas at the site. The unidentified flying object w as described as oval shaped/ about tw enty feet long; w ith a red insignia; there is no indication in the referenced teletype that A ir Force had been advised. Our policy is not to investigate but assure that A ir Force is cognisant. M ilitary is investigating and A lbuquerque Office is m aintaining liaison. Tolson _________ Be lmon t ________ Moh r ___________ Caspe r---------------- Callahan ________ Con rad _________ De Loach ________ Evan s __________ G ale ______j____ Rose n S ullivan ____^ Q Tave l __________ Trotte r _________ Te le . Room Holme s _________ G an dy __________ M A ILED 5 APR 2 8 1964 COM M -FBI F B I plainTransmit the following in airtelV.ia (Type in plain text or code) AIRMAIL (Priority) FD-36 (Rev. 10-29-63) TO: f; (p) RE: 4/25/64 andteletypes to the Bureau DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (62-1028) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO, 4/24/64 INFORMATION CONCERNING Re Albuquerque 4/27/64. Date: 4/28/64 V) o C C Lt. Col. L. B. (KAFB), Albuquerque, New KING, ( Mexico OSI, Kirtland Air Force Base on 4/26/64, advised that he cannot explain the observations described by Officer LONNIE ZAMORA at Socorro, New Mexico. Major william R. CONNER, Safety Officer, KAFB, Albuquerque, advised that he is the proper officer to handle eir blast Sent Per Major CONNER advised that he and T/Sgt. D. N. MOODY had examined the site at Socorro, New Mexico, and interview/^ Officer LONNIE ZAMORA. They were impressed by Officer ZAMORA sincerity. They noted no radio activity at the site. They cannot explain Officer ZAMORA's observations. He did learn that the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at Socorro does some blasting in its work • Wid4s not ^-n the area of this incident Bureau (1 - FBI Laboratory) 2 - Albuquerque DAB/rae 16)_________________________ APR 30 1964 in Charge AQ 62-1028 Major CONNER, on 4/27/64, advised that on 4/26/64, he had met ORLANDO GALLEGOS at Santa Fe, New Mexico, and both proceeded to La Madera, New Mexico, to check out GALLEGOS' observations. He stated that at the scene there was still some smoldering material. He noted that there was miscellaneous rubbish in the area and the site may have been a dump at one time. In his opinion, some material, such as a can of paint, could have caught fire and exploded. He also noted that GALLEGOS had an odor of alcohol about him. Major CONNER stated he would advise the FBI, Albuquerque, of any pertinent develop­ ments. It may be noted that New Mexico State Police Sergeant M. S, CHAVEZ and Socorro County Undersheriff JIM LUCKIE on 4/24/64, advised that they answered ZAMORA's radio calls and went to the site quickly. They noted several small burning areas at the site and the indentations. No one else was noted in the area. Officer ZAMORA, a well regarded and capable officer, was noted to be perfectly sober and thoroughly frightened. SA D. ARTHUR BYRNES, JR. was at Socorro, New Mexico, 4/24/64, and had noted the four irregular burned spots and the four indentations at the site. SA BYRNES immediately advised Captain R. T. HOLDER, Up Range Commander, Stallion Range Center, Socorro, New Mexico. Captain HOLDER, along with Officer ZAMORA and SA BYRNES checked the Socorro site and interviewed Officer ZAMORA at length. Officer ZAMORA's observations were taken in the form of a statement. A copy of this lengthy statement is retained at the Albuquerque FBI Office as well as a small sample of charred material taken at the scene. An unusual observation made at the Socorro scene was that there appeared to be no "blast" effects. Between the burned spots were unburned areas, including patches of unburned brown range grass. 2 AQ 62-1028 It may be noted that Captain HOLDER immediately contacted proper military personnel concerning this incident Liaison will be maintained with Major CONNER, who advised he has received several more reported incidents to which he will give attention. 3 (•OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 SOU-104 UNITED STA TES G M em orandum .NM ENT DIRECTOR, FBI date: 5/8/64TO SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (62-1028) (C) subject: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT ---- SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO APRIL 24, 1964 MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (NATIONALITIES INTELLIGENCE) Re Albuquerque airtel to Bureau, 4/28/64, and Bureau airtel to Albuquerque, 4/28/64. As noted in Albuquerque airtel, Captain R. T. HOLDER, Up Range Commander, Stallion Range Center, Socorro, N. M., was immediately advised, 4/24/64, of the facts in this case. He observed the site of the incident, 4/24/64, and made measurements while SA D. ARTHUR BYRNES, JR. was placing rocks around the four earth indentations and around one other mark at the site. who Late 4/24/64 and into 4/25/64, Captain HOLDEN is with the U. S. Air Force, and SA BYRNES interviewed Officer L0NNK>-£A.I0RA of the Socorro Police Department (6 6 ^ A c^dv & i SA BYRNES typed up a statement like account from Officer ZAMORA as given by ZAMORA under lengthy interrogation. Captain HOLDER diagramed his measurements of the scene. Early 4/25/64, Captain HOLDER and SA BYRNES delivered the original and a copy of ZAMORA’s statements and Captain HOLDER’S diagrams to the authorities at Stallion Site, approximately 30 miles southeast of Socorro. Two letterhead memorandums are enclosed, one from Officer ZAMORA and one of observations of SA BYRNES. Also enclosed is a copy of charts made by Captain HOLDER AQ 62-1028 Calls concerning subject matter are being referred immediately to Major WILLIAM R. CONNER, Safety Officer, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque. -2- 5010-106QiyNAl FORM NO. 10 ’ edition M GSA PEN. REG. NO. 27 Tolson . Be lmon t Moh r Casae r _ C ah an rad _ aph Evan s _ G ale ---- M em orandum UNITED STA TES GOVEl DA TE: 5-23-64 ENT LA RRY < BRYA NT Trotte r ------------— Te le . Room --------- Holme s --------------- G an dy ----------------- NE W PORT NE W S, VIRG INIA A RTICLE ON U NIDE NTIFIE D FLYING OBJE CTS BA CKG ROU ND: FROM On 5-21-64 the Department of Defense delivered at the Bureau a manu­ script by captioned individual entitled "Let’s Challenge the U FO (U nidentified Flying Objects) Censors. " The Department of the A rmy, according to the transmittal form from the Department of Defense, has no objection to the publication of the article. The FBI’s attention was directed to page 6. A lso included with the manuscript was a copy of the author’s transmittal letter to the Department of the A rmy stating he would like to know the name, rank/grade, title and office of each person who actually conducts the review of Bryant’s article. A review of the article revealed it is a criticism of the Department of Defense’s policy with regard to issuing clearances of articles relative to U nidentified Flying Objects (U FO), particularly when the author is employed by the U . S. A rmy as in the case of Bryant. The article is in essence a history of Bryant’s problems in getting articles published on U FO. References to the FBI are as follows: On page 2, Bryant indicates he will reveal the role played by the FBI in monitoring U FO research activities of A rmy civilian employees. On page 6, Bryant refers to his being iiterviewed on 9-17-63 by Special A gent John S. Castles of our Norfolk Office. Bryant states SA Castles con­ tacted him in response to Bryant’s letter of 7-23-63 to the Sheriff of Sussex County, Virginia, requesting U FO sighting data. Bryant alleged that SA Castles inquired about Bryant’s letter to the Sussex County Sheriff as well as to a similar letter dated 8-8-63 to the Commander of the Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Base. Bryant claims he asked SA Castles if it was customary for the FBI to question people who expressed an interest in U FO. SA Castles replied in the negative and added that "Since his office was queried by the addressees of the two letters he was just seeking information on which he could write a ’memorandum for the files. ”’ Bryant also states that SA Castles volunteered the following: "If the FBI has any such data (on U FO sightings), it is probably of an intelligence nature and thus would be unavailable to the public and to private individuals’.* INFORM A TION IN BU RE A U FILES: 1959, regarding the investi, gate matters of this nature/’ Force. 1 - M r. Tolson Bureau files reveal an inquiry from Bryant to the Director in February, lion of U FO. He was informed the FBI does not investi- ne jurisdiction of U FO is within the Department of the A ir 1 - M r. DeLoach 1 - M r. Sullivan 1 - Liaison Section 26 JUN 8 1964 CRIM ERE ^0^ M . A . Jones to DeLoach Re: LA RRY W . BRYA NT By letter dated 9/17/63, Bryant advised he had been interviewed on that date by SA Castles (Senior Resident A gent, Newport News, Virginia, assigned Norfolk Office, E OD 2/2/48, G S-13) regarding Bryant’s interest in reports of sightings of U FO. A ccording to Bryant, Castles stated he was contacting him in connection with his inquiries and that he intended to prepare ”a memorandum for the files.” Bryant requested a copy of SA Castles memorandum. Prior to responding to Bryant, the Norfolk Office advised as follows: Bryant has directed a voluminous amount of corre­ spondence to military officials in the area and as Bryant was employed by the Department of the A rmy, Fort E ustis, Virginia, the G -2 Section of the Second A rmy, Fort M eade, M aryland, was conducting a background check of Bryant. The Norfolk Office was in receipt of several letters directed to other government agencies which were subsequently forwarded to the Norfolk Office. This included a letter to the Commanding Officer, Headquarters, A ircraft Fleet, A tlantic U . S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 6/15/60; Commanding Officer, Cape Charles A ir Force Station, Cape Charles, Virginia, 8/7/58; Commander, U . S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, 8/8/63; Sheriff’s Office, Sussex County, postmarked Fort E ustis, Virginia, 7/23/63. Bryant was interviewed on 9/7/63 by SA Castles in order to obtain back­ ground information concerning him in order to reply to the correspondence from the Sussex County Sheriff’s Office and the U . S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia, mentioned above. A t the conclusion of the interview, Bryant wanted to know what would be done about the information he furnished SA Castles at which time he was told that the infor­ mation he furnished would be made a matter of record in FBI files. Bryant was subsequently advised by in-absence letter of 9/27/63 that the confidential nature of our files would preclude complying with his request (the copy of SA Castles’ memorandum concerning his interview with Bryant.) It appears that the reference to the FBI on page 6 of Bryant's manuscript is not completely true. However, it has the effect of leaving the wrong impression; the FBI was not investigating Bryant but was merely interviewing him in order to respond to inquiries directed to us from other agencies. SA Castles did not interview Bryant merely for the purpose of writing ”a memorandum for the files” but that his interview of Bryant would be made a matter of record in FBI files. A lso, the phraseology used by Bryant regarding SA Castles’ reference to the confidential nature of FBI files could be misleading. These points should be brought to the attention of the Department of Defense. RE COM M E NDA TION: That Bryant’s manuscript on U FO be returned to the Department of Defense by our liaison representative with that agency at which time that agency can be informed that the FBI does not agree with Bryant’s portrayal of his interview by the FBI or his misrepresentation of the Bureau’s role in investigating of U FO. However, the Depart­ ment of Defense should not attribute these comments to the FBI and we to their judgments as to authorizing publication of the article. , are deferring Larry W. Bryant Before you see this article in print, it will have been submitted to appropriate Defense Department authori­ ties for security review and clearance. Why? Because, under U. S. Army regulations, its author is in duty bound to have its contents examined for adherence to accuracy, propriety, and security. And the process applies not just to this article, but to any others he might write on the military aspect of Unidentified Flying Objects. While employed as a Department of the Army civilian, I have been writing for the past six years unofficial critiques of the Federal Government’s role in UFO research. I have confronted and withstood the obvious objections to my writing on such a controversial subject (e.g., nbiting the hand that feeds you”), and I can only say to my detractors: "Someone must do it. Someone must challenge the UFO censors, assuming they exist." Proof of their existence has been offered by at least two of my previously cleared manuscripts and by one that failed to hurdle the review-clearance obstacle. As to exactly how much longer I can speak out freely for what I believe without bringing the censors directly upon my head is your guess. Meantime, if this gets cleared, you may share in this, my latest quasi-official challenge. You will share by becoming informed of the existing policies and metho­ dology of the Defense Department’s public information program — that part of the program which covers the review­ clearance of manuscripts written for personal publication by the department’s employees. You will share in my evaluation of the roles played by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Army’s intelligence body (G-2) in monitoring the UFO research activities of an Army civilian employee. ♦ * * We return first to 1953, to Fort Monroe, Va., head­ quarters of the U. S. Continental Army Command (USCONARC), where I was employed for two years. As part of my early interest in aerial phenomena, I had an unofficial notice published in the Fort Monroe Daily Bulletin for September 22, 1953. The notice requested USCONARC personnel to report their UFO sightings to me for analysis. It developed that fulfillment of my request would be in violation of two classified Army directives covering the official processing -2- of such reports. During my ensuing interrogation by two Army Counter-Intelligence Corps members at Fort Monroe, I became fully aware that UFO’s, or flying saucers, were being treated with grave respect by our military intelligence experts; so, I decided to reveal their official, behind-the- scenes attitude to the public, doing so in a lengthy report issued in I960. The report 1 had taken five months to make the rounds of the review-clearance mill, but was finally cleared for publication in February I960. Despite a subsequent admonition from the Civilian Personnel Officer at Fort Monroe to give up my campaign of seeking the truth about UFO secrecy, I have continued to amass evidence against the censors. And the censors stilly' persist in making themselves known;to me. It is certainly a vicious cycle of verbal pushing and pulling, with the victor of the conflict being not really myself or the censors but you readers, who represent the general public. * * * The next episode concerns a draft newspaper "letter to the editor” that I wrote in the spring of 1959, and which I duly submitted to USCONARC for review and clearance. USCONARC declined to clear the manuscript, asserting, among other things, the following nonconcurrences: -3- (1) "The 'official censorship, ridicule and silence* as stated are not true, nor is the statement 1 conceal vital UFO data*. In­ stead it would be more correct to state that the policy of the Department of Defense is not to release UFO data not substantiated by - ' fact- (2) "Inference is made of chastism in efforts to obtain information about UFO when in fact the control of such information follows an established policy. The Department of Defense must maintain such controls to insure that data released is based on fact." (3) "Attempts to extract UFO data from this headquarters /USCONARC/ cannot be met. Suggest contact be made with . . . the U. S. Air Force. Any matter received should be considered privileged information and not for release to the public. (4) "The statements contained herein are not an attempt at 'censorship*. The Army encourages its . . . personnel to speak and write, as long as they stick to the facts, do not reveal classified information, and meet standards of propriety." 2 Shortly after I transferred from Fort Monroe to the U. S. Army Transportation School at Fort Eustis, Va., I again pulled my end of our tug of war. I wanted to squelch rumors that UFO’s were secret terrestrial weapons. Pursuing this angle, I wrote privately to the Combat Develop ment agency at Eustis on March 13, I960, and asked whether -4- they had been engaged in producing or testing a saucer­ like craft during the 1952 sighting crisis. I never got an answer; instead the post G-2, Col. Frank 0. Adams, summoned me to his office and instructed me to explain the motives for my inquiry. After assuring Col. Adams that I had not intended to undermine local security measures, but had merely posed an honest question, he recommended I be more prudent in the future. Here, we mustn't reproach Col. Adams too severely, because his job was to abide by the military intelligence axiom of "never underestimate a potential enemy." This axiom no doubt inspired the following Eustis policy, a policy which was probably the basis for Col. Adams’s investigation: "A great part of the information sought by people who do not have the best interests of the United States at heart is obtained from unclassi­ fied sources through apparently innocent requests. Any unusual request for information concerning the installation, our personnel, or other data, should be brought to the attention of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2." 3 * * * You may see now that the sources as well as the fruits of my UFO research are subject to scrutiny by all interested authorities. This fact became even clearer several months -5- ago when I was finishing the groundwork for my recently published article, "A Hard Look at UFO News M anagement," U which was cleared by the Defense Department on October 10, 1963. Here is how it began. On July 23, 1963, I wrote to the Sheriff of Sussex County, Va., requesting any UFO sighting data that he might possess. W hile on duty at Fort Eustis the afternoon . of September 17, I received a 10-minute visit from local FBI agent John S. Castles. Not only did M r. Castles inquire about the Sussex letter, but also about a similar letter I sent on A ugust 8, 1963, to the Commander of the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Base. Upon furnishing M r. Castles the information he desired on my Civil Service position and my UFO writings, I asked if it were customary for the FBI to interrogate anybody who expresses an interest in UFO's. He said no, that since his office was queried by the addressees of the two letters he was just seeking information on which he could write a "memorandum for the files." M r. Castles volunteered the following: "If the FBI has any such data /on UFO sightings/, it is probably of an intelligence nature and thus would be unavailable to the public and to private individuals." A gain, the "authorities" have shown a serious, persuasive concern about the writings of a private citizen on objects which supposedly do not warrant such attention — objects which, officially, are identifiable for the most part as natural aerial phenomena or some other familiar, harmless manifestation. How can the over-all review-clearance system be manipulated by the UFO censors? Take as an authoritative answer the following excerpt from a letter written to me by a local USA F official: "... Chapter U, Section B, paragraph 2a(7), of A ir Force M anual 190-U, 6 June I960, says in part: ’W hen the . . . manuscript concerns military subjects, national, or foreign affairs, it will be submitted to SA F-OI to review for accuracy, propriety . . . and to obtain final clearance from the Department of Defense. This policy applies to A ir Force active duty personnel, retired personnel, civilian employees, and members of the civilian components.’ SA F-OI is the symbol for the Office of Information, Secretary of the A ir Force. "A nother directive, A ir Force Regulation 200-2, governs activities as they relate to Unidentified Flying Objects. This regulation says only that base Information Officers may examine manuscripts which are submitted to them to be sure they are factual and accurate. The same groups of persons as indicated above, according to this regulation, may not use A ir Force material on Unidentified Flying Objects for their writings." 5 Q uite a challenge, isn’t it? But as long as you and I are willing to meet it, there is still the hope that the censors will admit defeat and capitulate. You may be asking yourself, "If the censors do exist, then why is Bryant allowed to continue publishing his manuscripts?" That has been my question, too, and the only solution I can offer is that freedom of information has yet to perish entirely in A merica. REFERENCES 1. From W ithin the Blackout: A n A nalysis of Secrecy on the Local UFO Scene; dated A pril 1, I960; 52 pp., mimeographed, published by the A ir Research Group, 5603 M adison A venue, Newport News, Va. 23605. 2. Contained in an interoffice Disposition Form, titled "Request for Clearance to Publish Letter-to-the Editor." The two-page reply originated from the USCONA RC Information Section on A ugust 26, 1959, and was written by a M r. Burkert and signed by Col. L. J. M . M ulhall. 3. A s prescribed by the Fort Eustis Daily Bulletin for M arch 9, 196U. h. Fate M agazine (Evanston, Hl.), February 1961;. 5. The letter is dated October 3, 1963; it is signed by Lt. Col. Robert E. Hervey, Chief, Community Relations Division, U. S. A ir Force Tactical A ir Command, Langley A ir Force Base, Va. -8 - J uly 13, 1964 M r. H ayden H ewes Associate Director / Interplanetary Intelligence of U nidentified Flying Objects 3005 W est Eubanks Oklahoma C ity, Oklahoma Dear M r. H ewes: Your letter of J uly 5th has been received. It has been the FBI’s long-standing policy not to conduct investigations regarding information this Bureau receives abourunidte^ since such matters are not within our jurisdiction. All such data is immediately sent to the Department of the Air Force for its consideration. Sincerely yours, M A ILED 19 JUL 13 1964 POMM-FBI 4 5. Edgar Hoo^ J ohn Edgar H oover Director Tolson _ Be lmon t Moh r __ Caspe r _ Callahan Con rad _ De Loach Evan s _ G ale ___ Rose n _ S ullivan _ Tave l __ N OTE: Bufiles contain nothing derogatory concerning H ewes and we have had one prior communication from him in which he requested an article by the Director for inclusion in a publication he was inaugurating in connection with his organization. H is request was refused. Bufiles reflect that an individual who claimed to have sighted an unknown flying object was interviewed by a representative of this Bureau in the company of a U nited States Air Force officer. The individual interviewed was a police officer of the Socorro, N ew M exico, Police Department. N o additional investigation was conducted by this Bureau with regard to that incident. C orrespondent was not advised that a copy of his communication was sent to the Department of the Air Force since he indicates he has special authorization to review Air Force files. W e do not know whether or not this is true and it is believed a copy should be sent to the Air Force in order that they will be placed on notice that this correspondent is making this statement to obtain information from other z E'.^ J ww K6^1 made by form- MAIL ROOM □ TELETYPE I i received d irecto r Jul 13 IZsuPMW J * • * RES EARCH - INVES TIG ATION \ ANALYS IS FLYING I. I. 0. U. F 0. OBJECTS OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. W. F. RIEFER Dire ctor H. C. HEWES Associate Dire ctor J. MANEY De puty Dire ctor July 5, 1964 M r. John Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation W ashington 25, D.C. Dear M r. Hoover: A gain thank you for your letter of A ugust 31, 1959. The IIOUFO has been investigating UFO and flying saucer sightings since A ugust 1958. W e have a State Representative in most of the 50 states, and in seven foreign countries. W e have a Scientific Panel of known scientist and a Technial A dvisory Board of known saucer researchers. I have received special authorization from the Department of the A ir Force in W ashington to visit W right Patterson A ir Force Base in Dayton, Ohio for the purpose of viewing the A ir Force Files on their saucer investigation since 1948. A mong the sightings we are interested in is one recent one, Soccorro, New M exico, A pril 25, 1964. This sighting was observed by several different people in dif£ ferent towns in New M exico. A ccording to the A P , it was stated that the FBI was investigating this sighting. W ould it be possible to obtain the results of your invest­ igation? I was appreciate any information you could give us. Trusting to hear from you in the near future.Thank you. ^Od2I£ G W M .HpsOI GIW ®7^ « SHf IW -&3W S b ?' 1 ■• -J 3?? £0l-X 3 N ovember 16, 1964 -for?^ "W il M r. C harles E. yilbo Post Office Box 594 Orange, Texas 77631 Dear M r. Bilbo: Your letter of N ovember 9th, with enclosure has been received. W hile I would like to be of assistance in con­ nection with your inquiry, I must advise that information contained in the files of the FBI is confidential and available only for official use, pursuant to regulations of the Department of J ustice. Please do not infer either that we do or do not have information of the type you mentioned. I hope you will under­ stand my inability to be of aid. Sincerely yours, Holme s_________ ।- G an dy---------------- MAIL ROOM I-----1 TELETYPE UNIT I____I ^0]/ 0. Edgar Hoovei ^4 /Angeles - Enclosures (2) SAC : Bufiles contain nothing identifiable regarding H arold T. ilkins or his book, ’’Flying Saucers On The Attack.” Tolson _ Be lmon t. Moh r___ De Loach Caspe r _ Callah an Con rad Evan s . G ale _ Rose n . S ulliva Tave l Trotte r Te le . Room SAW :des (3) MM ip Monday, November y, 1964 Post Office Box 594 Orange, Texas 776ol FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Department of Justice 9th Street and Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Hoover: Enclosed with this letter is a sheet of condensed facts concerning two supposed visitors from outer space, which is taxen from Harold T.\(wilxins bo2k ^Flying Saucers On The Attack." Since the F. B. I. wks reportedly involved in the investigation I would liKe to Know if the story concerning the supposed visit is true, a possiblity, or just plain science fiction. If the story is true and/oi’ if the F. B. I. has a report on this case in its files, I would appreciate a copy of that report. If it is impossible to forward me a complete copy of the report please send a summary of the report. I realize this story sounds fantastic but I would appreciate a reply, since it is actually suppose to have occurred. Sincerely yours, CAooxSlsi C. B jAVct Charles E. Bilbo ^2 1# ^ Monday, November 9, 1964 FACTS concerning two mysterious visitors from outer space as reported in Harold T. Wilkins .’’Flying Saucers On The Attack," published by Cit­ adel Press (New York) 1954. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS; Concerns two men hired on or about January 20, 1953 in Los Angeles, California by official in attorneys office con­ cerned with tracing lost and missing persons (legal inquiry bureau). THEIR (visitors) STORY; They came from another planet about the mid­ dle of December 1952. They landed on Mojove (or Mohove) Desert in a small flying saucer, 200 miles east of Los Angeles. They learned to speaK English by listening (persumably in outer space?) to broadcasts of radio and television. CHARACTERISTICS;: a) 6 foot 6 inches in height: b) emaciated; c) not well clothed; d) bluish-green in complexion; e) prick ears; and f) ex­ tremely successful investigators. ADDITIONAL FACTS: One of the above mentioned two men leaned over steel top of filing cabinet and with his curiously curved hand, made an in­ dentation in the steel at least § inch deep. The indented steel was sent to a metallurgical chemist, who said that, to produce such indentation, would require a force of some 2,000 lbs. to the inch. He also added that traces of more than a dozen unknown elements were found in the dents. CONCLUDING REMARKS; a) It was reported that the F.B.I. sent several agents to investigate these two men, but by the time the agents ar­ rived the two visitors from outer space had disappeared (in mid -Feb - ruary 1953.) b) The steel filing cabinet is suppose to be Iock- ed in a vault. c) The story is suppose to have been related to the author, Wilkins, by a Los Angeles reporter, who wished to remain anonymous. The above is a condensed version of the facts presented in an article , which appeared in the apendix of the previously mentioned Harold T. Wilkin^ book. Sincerely yours, Charles E. Bilbo mcusu® ^i.SiS’^- £ M r. J . A. H ennessey 10, M anson Place South Kensington London, S.W . 7, England J anuary 26, 1965 AIRM AIL m tn ^ Tolson ___ Be lmon t__ Moh r_____ De Loach _ Caspe r___ Callah an _ Con rad___ Fe lt_____ G ale _____ Rose n ____ S ullivan __ Tave l____ Trotte r__’ Te le . Room Holr^ . G ajrpq Dear M r. H ennessey: Your letter of J anuary 20th has been received. In response to your inquiry, the FBI has not conducted an investigation as you mentioned inasmuch as this would not come within our investigative jurisdiction. The presence of an Agent was simply to determine whether or not any violation may have occurred in which the FBI would have an interest, and for no other reason. W hile I would like to be of assistance to you, the files of the FBI must be maintained as confidential in accordance with regulations of the Department of J ustice and are available for official use only, hi view of this, I am sure you will understand why I cannot be of any further assistance in this instance. ILF * ULE Sincerely yours, 4M-FBI W A M :pem 1 - London - Enclosure 1.- Albuquerque - Enclosure 1 - M r. Sullivan - E nclosure 1 - Foreign Liaison U nit - E nclosure L Edgar Hosvan (See NOTE next page) TELETYPE UNIT M r. J. A . Hennessey NOTE : Bufiles reflect that an unidentified flying object was sighted near Socorro, New M exico, on A pril 24, 1964. Captain Holder, U nited States A ir Force, along with SA D. A rthur Byrnes, Jr., interviewed one Lonnie Zamora of the Socorro Police Department who had observed the phenomena. SA Byrnes typed such a statement from Zamora which was later included in a memo for dissemination. The A lbuquerque Office did not conduct any investigation other than to keep the Bureau advised and maintain liaison with the A ir Force. This is apparently the situation to which the correspondent is referring. Bufiles contain no information identifiable with the correspondent. - 2 - HENNES S EY M r. Tolson— U FO R E S E A R C H IN V E S TIG A TO R MEMBER NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA. 10, MANSON I SOUTH KENSINGTO LONDON. S.W. 7 Telephone : KEN. 4200 M r. M ehr —-? M r. PeLoact^.----- M r. Casper *CiI-M r. Fett I M r. Gale' I M r. Ros® I M r. SuUiv^n I M r. T/vel L My ref. 11-4 January 20, 1965 M r. ' Tele/ M i 96 M iss /rotter.I Room—' Holmes Gandy.. Re: Unidentified Flying Objects. Federal Bureau Washington 25, of Investigation D.C. Dear Sirs Would you be so kind as to advise me whether or not it is the usual procedure for agents of the FBI to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects which have been seen in the ground. In several recent cases, agents of the FBI have been present when USAF investigators from local AFBs in the vicinity of the landing site have carried out their investigations. Would you also advise me whether it would be possible to obtain copies of reports made by agents of their findings. One case which I do have a personal interest in was the La Madera April 26, 1964 case where a Orlando Gallegos, age 55, of La Madera and Santa Fe, Nev/ Mexico, reported to Officer Marvin Romero that he had obser­ ved an unidentified object approximately 500 feet from his home. The following day, Agent Byrnes of the FBI and Major Connors of Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque inspected the site. Can you advise me of Agent Byrnes findings at the site?. \ ^ A £T4iA , A h I realise that your department is probably more concerned with federal crime, however, I cannot understand why it has concerned itself with cases which are normally undertaken by the USAF as a matter of National Defence This letter is not intended as a letter of criticism but more of a general inquiry REC-131 lp^- fM ' 4^ Trusting that this will receive your early attention s faithfully ^^ ^ ^7^^$ February 26, 1965 M r. J oe C aldwell 1011 Dellwood Drive Talladega, Alabama Dear M r. C aldwell: m Your letter of February 21st has been received. In response to your request, I would like to pointe g out that information in our files must be maintained as confidential pursuant to regulations of the Department of J ustice. I am, howe^: enclosing a copy of a list of organizations designated as subversivg by the Department of J ustice. ' x reading material that is being sent through the mail. I am wondering if some of this material might be communist inspired, or is it alright to receive. If you would p-hease send me a list that might be subversive I would appreciate it-since I certainly do not want to receive any such communists inspired material. Yours Truly, Joe Caldwfell 18 M A R 2 1965 p a - a j •f4 Feb (1 2 3i PH ’55 EX 109 M r. M ark ^ w well April 28, 1965 539 bouth C edar Street Palatine, Illinois 60067 Dear M r. Powell: Your letter of April 22nd, with enclosure, has been received. T In connection with your inquiry pertaining to F unidentified flying objects, it is suggested that you correspond with the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector Several; Department of the Air I orce, W ashington, D. C . 20333. | £ 25 ?Sincerely yours, J, Edgar Hoover N OTE: Based on information furnished, correspondent could not be identified in Bufiles. Tolson Be lmon t Moh r__ De Loach Caspe r _ Callah an Con rad . Fe lt__ G ale — Rose n _ S ullivan Tave l_ Trotte r Te le . Room Holme s__ G an dy ___ bAW /ufp (3) tn ELETYPE UNIT TRU E COPY LONG G ROVE S COU NTY CLU B E STA TE S F. B. I. G entlemen: Please tell me the name and address of the Bureau or agency that investigates unidentifiedTlying objects Respectfully, I—-L. M ark Powell Home address: 539 S. Cedar St. Palatine, Ill 60067 S O ’ SS109 16 A PR 30 1965 ' -----* "4 Prope rty Office : Route 53, Lon g G rove , Illin ois G E 8 -2622 Main Office : IMS . North w e st Hw y. Palatin e , Illin ois FLan de rs 8 -0192 <^^»C,«/r>. C-/TT*> f^ H-*«^«.c-» ^^A ty^ X -s747«.<»* .• &OOL? I M CLOSUB# f g.M0S U . .; n V PROPERTY OFFICE: RT. 53, LONG G ROVE, ILL. G E 8 -2622 Maric Pow e ll Vice -Pre side n t Main Office : III S . Northw e st Hw y. Palatin e , Illin ois FLan de rs 8 -0192 ENCLOSURE W EB® April 15, 1966 M r. Paul G. .er 360 Pleasant Street Raynham, M assachusetts 02767 Dear M r. Snigier: Your letter of April 11th has been received. W ith respect to your inquiry, sightings of U nidentified Flying Objects are not a matter within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. Inasmuch as your communication is of interest to another governmental agency, I am referring a copy of it to the Office of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force. Tolson — De Loach Moh r Wick Caspe r _ Callah an Con rad _ Fe lt----- G ale — Rose n — S ullivan Pave l _ h otte r - e le . Room --------- Sincerely yours, Edgar Hoover 1 - Boston - Enclosure N OTE: Snigier is not identifiable in Bufiles. J oseph F. Perry of Grand Blanc, M ichigan, was contacted by Bureau Agents from our Detroit Office at his request in M arch, 1960, regarding photographs he had taken of what he believed to be unidentified flying objects. These photographs were turned over to the Office of Special Investi­ gations of the U nited States Air Force by our Detroit Office. Perry reported to the local paper that the FBI was conducting an investiga­ tion and it was necessary for this Bureau to straighten the record with that newspaper. Perry was advised that we had furnished his photographs to the Air Force and he subsequently wrote to the Director in April, 1960, indicating he was looking forward to the completion of the Air Force analysis of his photographs and their return to him. A copy of his letter was referred to the Air Force for a reply to him. DFC :rks (4) X S zfc Jr ^Im^U.....^* #.. jU i^ $ «.r*^vy &iz mfun^A ." i; jj 4 ».4 ji. • ' tv . : . ■ • •«{.' • ■jftt'^;»^if'-’+J?i to, $i£i ^J ■ • . »vi_. ,j . i. toS-J to riM^-Sui ^T-L to $ C> J; t^' ' ■' '*— xru 1 ’‘A kb;^ u-intotoi^-’ to*-^, .^?:-;• p ^ /j . . ^.to. .aitolt ' n. ^Idi^Rufbt few <• > ^;n ;J . 1.3. .< i „i.t;iA.t‘<^2& x^ ^*^ "'^^ j!M7..;r^ ----------- • .rtoJiuv -utoV •.../■• .. . . . .i l'iji ^ lg . i .to ■ . • ■ - • . . ■ . . ■fi-j . .1'to’ ih .1®*^ i^p \d to,- \ : ->y«ja Mt^icu ti • • - ^ J## . ••^p;..^ /: • . . tfeiXj Rr > . • . r nJ n?M?*u*ij;; c; •>> /> Ju.. \.> v^---« -fl & v ii u.-co-j A, ... . ’ . .. /M:.^^^ ' -! ' • ^. to6-^ J< .<•'•■■’ in- .J. tor.'tnL ^i^.sto'l^ ;Rwt J K to • ‘- ‘'' 19 3 0 vyic ^ 01 ?^ 3 • ” ■ •' ’ HOViH 3^ ,^^F - w miA-u Dear Sir: M r. M r. M r. A pril 11, 1966 Snigier la san t St. I, Mass. Paul 360 ■ RaynhW Federal Bureau of Investigation W ashington It is the responsibility of the A ir Force’s Project Blue Book to investigate and analyze UFO sightings. A t time local or state law enforcement officials have been requested to make investigations of such cases. A fter a number of recent sightings in Rehoboth, M ass., Police Chief Oscar Berghman announced that the FBI had questioned at least two of the witnesses. I am also aware of similar past cases. The color photographs taken at Grand Blanc, M ichigan by Joe Perry, amateur astronomer, on February 13, I960 is one past case. A fter notifying the A ir Force he was referred to the FBI and an investigation was conducted by two agents from the Flint office. The photographs were subsequently furnished to the A ir Force for analysis. W hat is the FBI’s policy with respect to this matter of investigation of such cases? Is there an official FBI regulation pertaining to FBI UFO investigatory policy, and if so, I request a copy. If this is not possible could you please inform me as to the regulation number of such documents. Thank you. Tolson----- De Loach -- M hr----1 W ick- - | Carper. Callahan Cor. rad • Felt .....- G ale...... Rosen... . Sullivan . . Tuvel _ , Trotter.— e. Room... s Holmes Very truly yours, Paul G. Snigier 5 A PR ^ 1966 corre^^ cE mH ^rtt J uly 20, 1966 m M r. Ronnie Fox 1348 Edgehill Drive Pomona, C alifornia 91767 no Dear M r. Fox: I received your letter on J uly 15th, with xjenclosure, which is being returned herewith. o For your information, the investigation of U nidentified Flying Objects is not and never has been a matter W it is yithin the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you the photograph which you forwarded does not repre­ sent employees of this Bureau and the FBI has never had custody of an occupant from a foreign planet. ' Sincerely yours, J . Edgar H oover Tolson _ De Loach Moh r__ Wick __ Caspe r _ Callah an Con rad _ Fe lt----- G ale ----- Rose n _ S ullivan Tave l--- Trotte r _ Te le . Room Holme s---- G an dy ------ E nclosure N OTE: C orrespondent is not identifiable in Bufiles. Enclosure was a photograph of an apparently emaciated child holding the hand of two male adults. Relations with ’’Real" magazine have not been desirable. The article which appeared in a recent issue of this magazine purported to be an actual report of unidentified flying objects and has been brought to the attention of the Bureau previously. In view of the fictional aspects of the article and the relations with "Real" magazine no contact was made with the magazine regarding the representation of FBI A gents. BG H:lwp (4) ETYPE UNIT KBC.D KEVDIMC gs.w^E 'I 9 'J UOUS"’! '1W 333H v y * July 9, 1966 Fe de ral Bure au of In ve stigation Wash in gton , D.C. G e n t I e me n : Re ce n tly I foun d th is picture in Re a I Magizin e , Volume 17, Numbe r 3, August 1966. It is as th e magizin e state s a Cladion occupan t from a fore ign plan t. Th e tw o me n n e xt th is "Visitor" are F.B.I. Age n ts. Could you ple ase se n d me an y picture . I'd appre ciate an y th at you could possible se n d in fo rmat ion i n fo rmat ion me . pe rtain in g to th is an d/or p i cture s S e n d it to: Ron n ie Fox 1348 Edge h ill Drive . Pomon a, Cali fo rn i a 91767 Could you ple ase re turn th e picture th at it is th e on ly on e like it. am e n closin g for Th an k you for an y h e lp you could give me . S in ce re ly Yours, "fcC‘P-CCr , 5 Misu c.^ J uly 21, 1966 S TA01 REC-13 ^' ? jjW- l/y^ M r. Steven G. Gray 903 Forest Avenue* C leburne, Texas 76031 Dear M r. Gray: Your letter of J uly 16th has been received. 53v)Q -^r^ q For your information, the investigation of U niden- tified J Tjing-Pbjects is not and never has been a matter that is within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you the photograph you mentioned does not represent employees of this Bureau and the FBI has never had custody of an occupant from a foreign planet. Enclosed are some booklets pertaining to our activities which I hope you will enjoy reading. Sincerely yours, Tolson ^ De Loach ------------z Moh r--------1_____ Wick ----------_____ Caspe r —Jy. ,— Callah an 'jj--------— Con rad _______ Fe lt-----2-------------—y G ale ------------- ' J ohn Edgar H oover Director 1^2 Trotte r--------------- Te le . Room --------- Holme s--------------- G an dy ---------------- Enclosures (2) Know your FBI Story of the FBI N OTE: C orrespondent is not identifiable in Bufiles. The Bureau has had other inquiries concerning this photograph. The article which appeared in a recent issue of this magazine purported to be an actual report of unidentified flying objects and has been brought to the attention of the Bureau previously. £ In view of the fictional aspects of the material and our relations with Real” magazine no contact was made with the magazine regarding the representation of''FBI Agents. EFT:jss (3) : p MAIL ROOM TRU E COPY Steven G . G ray 903 Forest A ve. Cleburne, Tex. July 16, 1966 J. E dgar Hoover U . S. Department of Justice W ashington, D. C. Dear M r. Hoover, Just recently I bought a copy of the magazine, ’’Real." This issue had a great deal of pictures about unidentified flying objects and it also had a photo of two F.B.I. agents leading a silver - clad man, about one and a half to two feet tall, down an american street. I know this sounds extraordinary, but this is what it had. The photo was probably faked but I wanted to be doubly sure. Please write me and tell me if there is any truth to this photo. A lso this photo was first published by some odd chance in a Cologne, G ermany newspaper. Yours truly, Steven G . G ray ’ JUL 22 1966 It wti^ ■ 391 HJi0^ 61 ii> f sar- '