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On July 15, 1949, the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff,
G-2, Fourth Army, advised that a small article which had appeared in the
Galveston (Texas) News on July 10, 1949, advertised the fact that the
Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was
planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen
flying saucers. It was stated that the convention was planned so that members
may compare notes. It was also stated that flying disks were reported twice
inthe week preceding the article in Alexandria, Louisiana.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING
Dear Sir:
Re your teletype July 12, 1949.
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do not know PETER CAMERLON JONES.
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METAL.OBJECT SHAPED LIKE A CHILD'S TOP ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BALLOON. HE
GAINED THE IMPRESSION THERE WAS LIFE WITHIN THE OBJECT THOUGH HE SAW NO
ONE. HE STOOD UP AND WAVED TOWARDS THE OBJECT AND WITHIN A SECOND IT
TOOK OFF, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. DISCREETLY CHECK BACKGROUND OF
JONES. THEREAFTER, INTERVIEW HIM FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING ANY FACTS
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Mr. Tolson
Mr. Nichols The
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Mr. Rosen
Mr. Tracy
Mr. Egan
Mr. Gurnea
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a man in Los Angeles concerning flying saucers. He stated
that Winchell wanted to do a column on this letter if the
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writing the story concerning this letter was entirely up to
him and wouldin no way effect anything the Bureau was doing.
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Ernest Cuneo advised that Walter Winchell had received
Mr. Pennington
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a letter from Peter Camerlon Jones, 164 West 37th Street, Los
Tele. Room
Mr. Nease
Miss Holmes
Angeles 7, California. Mr. Cuneo read the letter to me and it
Miss Gandy
was very well written obviously by a man of intelligence. In
this letter Jones stated that in August of 1947 he left Los Angeles
for the mountains and started hiking through the mountains. About
10:00 A. M. he was lying on the ground when he observed about one-
Whitern
half block away from him a large silver metal, greenish in color,
shaped like a child's top and about the size of the balloons used
at County Fairs. He stated that there appeared to be two windows
in the object and portions of metal appeared transparent and that he
sealed.
gained the impression that there was some life within this object
although he saw no persons. The object appeared as though sent as
a pressure chamber. He stood up and waved towards this object and
this so-called flying saucer was off the ground in a second, knocking
Jones to the ground. In its flight he stated that its power was
silent and he raised the question as to whether this was
an
inter global landing on our planet. He thought that it might be a
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device to land in our planet because the occupants of another planet
had become curious as to the reaction caused by the explosion of the asked.
atomic bomb causing trouble in an expanded universe. He left the
question as to whether it was possible that the occupants of another
planet might have solved the theory of negative gravity.
Mr. Cuneo stated that this letter indicated a very good
knowledge of physics and that he thought it would be interesting to
check into Jones' background and then possibly interview him about
this alleged flying saucer. Mr. Cuneo stated that it would appear
that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event
it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep
the matter in confidence.
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the purpose of determining any facts he possesses about flying
saucers in order that it may be determined whether his story is in
any way accurate.
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Mr. Tolson, 5744
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Mr. Ladd, 5734
Fugitive Desk, 5720
Mr. Clegg, 5256
Lab. Night Sup'r. 7619
Mr. Glavin, 5517
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Mr. Harbo, 7641
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INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Flying Discs
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(Directive, correspondence, previous related report, etc., If applicable)
Source
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Unidentified Flying Objects - Report OSo
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BRIEF enter caraful summary of report, containing substance succinctly stated: Include important facts, nomes, places, dates, etc.)
BRIEF: While flying north in a private plane source, who 18 believed to be
reliable, naw 6 or 7 "flying dises" in southern Oragon 27 May 1949. The
discs are described as elongated ovals, perhaps 20% in longth; they flow
in & steady file formation at between 200 to 250 upa; they appeared to be
FLYING Discs
Uso this form for page (original and copies). Use the 8 by 13 Inches plain fold-over os supplied for additional poges. Forward to ONI on original and . "Ditto Master" copy.
Officers reports sign the lest page of original and retained file copy of reports only. Submit copies of clippings, sketches, etc., when practical. practicable,
made of unpainted metal; no smoke or exhaust trails were observed.
SOURCE: LTJG Joseph C. SHELL, A5(a), USNR (Inactive), Serial #348375, of
4575 Northridge Drive, Los Angeles, California. No was commissioned Ensign
5 January 1944. Served at Corpus Christic 30 days AF(T); in Dallas two
months VRF-2(D). Ferried SMI's from North American Company plants. Was at
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania for 30 days. Served at check-out base for ferry
squadron VRF(2) at Columbus; sorved ist Columbus until August 1945. Source
than was with VRF(3) at Terminal Ialand, California, where he became legal and
personnel officer. Was discharged from the Havy in January 1946 as LTJC.
Source holds Naval Aviator's Certificate #0-17945, plus e sonior
pilot's rating in the Forry Wing of the Naval Air Transport Command. He also
holds a commercial license, single and multi-sngino, and flight instructor's
ratings. His flight time bugan in 1934 and now totals over 5000 hours, of
which time 1300 hours were in the U.S.Mavy. Source secured & private license
in 1935, B transport license in 1937, a commercial pilot's license in 1933,
and & re-iseus commercial pilot's license in 2945 (1/2842,56). From March 1942
to September 1943 he was flight instructor for the Army Air Force (5 months
0.0 primary instructor at Cal-Asro, and the balance of the time as basic
prepora shetches on "Ditto Moster, or form suttable for black and white reproductions.
instructor at Lancaster, California). From September 1943 to January 1944 no
flow for the Superior onl Company of California.
Since 1940 source has been Vice-President of the Royal Petroleum
Company of California, Long Beach, B concern in which he and his relations
all of the stock: he also is part-owner of three other oil producing concerns
in Southern Californias
Source is married and has three children. Ha has a B.S. and Boho
degroe from the University oz Southern California, Los Angeles, California; ha
preparing and those forwarding
also had two years of law at the University of Southern California. Source in
thirty years of age, but appaars to have a background of experience few more
his age possess. the is believed to be conservative, sincere, absolutely
veliable and very competent.
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DIO-LIND Serial 38-49
23 June 1949
Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects TO Report of.
REPORT: Unidentified Flying Objects Observed in Oregon 27 May 1949,
On Friday, 27 May 1949, source was flying his om SNJ-type
aircraft from Rod Bluff, California to Burns, Oregon, a distance of 305 miles.
He left Red Bluff at 1332 P.S.T. and arrived at Burne at 1458 P.S.T. (slapsed
times 1 hour 26 minutes). Source landed at Burns after circling the town
twice, which consumed about ton minutes. While an SNJ's normal maximum speed
is 170 МРИ, source "demilitarized" his plane (which he had purchased at was
Surplus, Lightening the plane by about 600 lbs.) and it makes around 200 ЦРИ
true air speed. Chile on this flight he made 21.2 MPH ground speed; source
estimates he had a tail wind of 15 to 18 MPH.
At 1425 Pacific Standard Time, Friday, 27 May 1949, source observed
the own reflecting on an object or objects at a considerable distance ahead,
B for points to the starboard. He continued to watch the course taken by the
reflecting material expecting it to materialise into conventional aircraft
as the distance lessened between him and the object or objects. AB the objects
reached the long bluffs (shown on the Boise (V-2) Aeronautical Chart BO Hart
Mountain) which run for a number of miles along the east side of como dry
lakes (Swamp, Flagetaff, Campbell and Stone Corral Lakes) he saw that insteal
of a single object there were several, which seemed to be flying in formation.
At this point the objects appeared to have changed their course go
that they were paralleling his course (southwest to his northeast) and were
following the bluffs' rim at about 2000 to 1500 feet below source's altitude,
at a distance which he estimates to have been 52 to 7à miles, Source is
certain that it could not have been as far as 10 miles since the bluffs were
less than 10 miles away and he could 000 the objects outlined against the
bluffe.
The objects that source save are described by him as follower
Sise of each object: Considerably smaller than a fighter plane,
probably Lass than 20° in length. All of the separate objects appeared to be
the same in sixo.
Shape of objectes There nas no break in the outline. Source La
certain he would have recognised conventional aircraft. They had a solid
configuration, and no great thickness. They were elongated oval, perhaps
twice as long 0.20 wido, and perhaps five times as long are think. Source podets
out he observed the objecte from an angle from above and could not easily
estimate thair thickness: they could possibly have been egg-shaped, and could
conssivably have been perfectly oral. The objects seemed definitaly solid
objecto - there WAS nothing sthereal about them.
Speed of objects: Source is confident they traveling at Least
as fast 88 source 8 can plane (222 мри). Source had a tail wind of 15 to 18
MIPH and the objects would therofore have been doing over 230 MPH air spasd. The
objects were traveling south/southwest, opposite to source's course.
Calculating the speed of the objects, several different ways from the facts at
hand, the speed of the objects varies between 190 to 260 MPH. Source
concluded at the time of observation that be could not possibly hav
around and eaught up with the objects. They were definitely travel
than a group of birds, and slower than jet planse. No trail of emo
exhaust W&S observed. The spood of the objects appeared to be store
Terrain, alevations, population, etc. in area: Source flow EE 9000
AL rhich was between 4000 and 5000' above terrain. During most of the Mus
of observation, the objects WISHO 1000 to possibly 2500 balow source's plane.
Towards the and of sighting when source had begun to come down he W.S.S almost
on 5 level with them in altitudes.
DIO-11ND Serial 38-49
23 June 1949
Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects - Report of.
The valley through which source flow north, and the objects flow
south, 1.8 roughly 12 miles wide. The floor of the valley 1s between 4000
to 5000 In plevation. The east side of the valley 1a dominated by Hart
Mountain (8020₽ 1n elevation). Hart Mountain stands on an alongated bluff,
which has an almost sheer drop of around 1000'. The bluff, and all the
terrain, egainst which source BAW the objects 1.8 quite dark in color. The
objects stood out in contrast to the dark color. The objects appeared to be
unpainted metal.
The rin of the blurs on the east side of the valley is about 7000
in elevation. From where source saw the objects (at 9000° elevation) they were
roughly in line with the rin of the bluff (7000°). Assurating the objects were
1 to 3 miles away from the bluff-rim, they were probably flying at about
8000° USL, and about 3500' above the valley floor.
The valley where source sighted the objects is sparsely populated;
however, there are a number of ranches there co more than are indicated on the
Soise ( 1.2) Asronautical Chart. Source believes that if persons living to
the valley were questioned, chances are several might be found who BIXTS the
objects from the ground. Source has flown through this valley many times in
going between California and Oregon and does not recall over having BOOK
another airplane in the valley where no sighted the objects. The walley is
not & commercial airway route, and is seldem used by private planes. Source
does not recall over seeing any automobiles on the dirt roads in the valley,
shown as such on the Boise (V-2) section of Aeronautical Chart,
Number and formation of objects: At Who beginning of observation,
when the objects were 6 few degrees to the starboard of dead ahead, source
could not distinguish separate objects - all he SEW were reflections; honever,
9.8 he came closer and passed them by 53 to 73 miles he definitaly saw 6 or 7
separate objects. To be on the safe side source states with positivences
that there were no less than 5 objects and no more than Bo
The objects were always in file formation (one behind the other)
and there appeared to be no change in altitude of the formation The apace
between the lead object and the hert one was three or four times the Langth
of one of the objects. The distance between the second and the following
objects NAB between one-half and two-thirds the langth or the objects.
Accordingly, if the objects were 20 v 112 length, the distance between A and 02
was 60 to 60 feat, and the distance botween 42 and the others was between
10 and 17 feet. The distance between the objects appeared very constant. The
objects were 80 close and appeared to keep thair formation spacing in is REQUIR
which indicated they night have been under tow by the leading object. At the
distance of sighting, no connection, 11 there wes DAY, could possibly have bass
observed. Source is positive that the objects were separate objects because
he WES able to 000 terrain between them. The formation did not Pluotuate La
flight; the objects flow very evenly and steadily. Then so
objects they were going out of visual range on the horizon.
Weather and visibility at time of observation:
exceptionally good, Source could ase Harney Lake, 60 miles
see smoke rising from the mills at Burns, Orogon, 75 m1
were E Law neattered clouds at between 14,000 and 18,000% The mather
at the time indicated "seattered clouds at 18,000's The are was 1677 records
Normally the air 1.m. the area 18 11ght to mildly turbulent, The 8121 WAS vest
of source; that 18, cource's plane na between the and the objects.
Location of sighting objects: (Refor to Boise (1-2) Sectional
Chart). Source's location when objects were first
DIO-11ND Sorial 38-49
23 June 1949
Subject: Unidentified Flying Objects a Report OPo
observed the objects. This position could possibly be as much 2.8 five alics
SSW of the position given. Source's location when objects left his visual
range was 42°41'N, 119°49'W. Source flow in 6. straight line botwoon these
coordinates.
Location of objects when first observed: 42°38'N, 129°43'17.
Location of objecte when last Downs 42°28'N, 11948'We
The objects made & slight change of course from quartoring to
paralleling source's straight line of flighte
REPORTING OFFICER's COMPLENT: It 10 believed that conventional aircraft, bird
balloons, astronomical phenomena, and auto-hypnosis can be eliminated as an
explanation for the objects sighted by source, Since source WEST not flying
into the AREA and since he 1.9 an expart pilot=instructor, VERTIGO does not
appear so be & reasonable explanation; nor do reflections 013, or
irregularities of, the plexi-glass canopy through which source viewed the
objects offer a reasonable explanation, because of the wide range of
observance of the objests. All far as the reporting officer's communt La
concerned (an mail as source's own comment) the explanation of source's
nighting of the strange flying objects remains is question mark.
Director, FBI
August 16, 1949
SAC, San Antonio
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PROTECTION OF VITAL INSTALLATIONS
I am attaching hereto a number of copies of reports being received
in great numbers in this office concerning the so-called flying
disks or unnatural phenomena being frequently observed around Camp
Hood, Texas. This is, of course, a primary concern of the Air
Corps. Consequently, this office is following the practice of
reviewing these data and then destroying them in the event there
appears to be nothing of FBI interest therein. It is pointed out
that the filing of these would result in the rapid accumulation
of very bulky files.
Unless the Bureau believes this is unwise, this practice will
continue.
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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: DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: September 6, 1949
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SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS
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ELBERT W. FARRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison Air Base called
at this office recently to ascertain if there was any current
information on "flying saucers". He stated that he had been in-
structed recently to contact Dr. RICHARD K. PARRISH of Decatur,
Indiana, with reference to a flying saucer he allegedly observed
in the vicinity of Lake of the Woods, Canada, on or about July 1,
1949. An FBI Agent by the name of METCALF of the Omaha office
was alleged to have seen the same saucer.
When FARRIS conversed with Dr. PARRISH, the Dr. told him
that when he returned from Canada, he found himself in the midst
of a polio epidemic and that as a result he had read as much
literature as possible with respect to polio, its symptoms,
diagnosis, etc. Dr. PARRISH told FARRIS that in his opinion,
the cases which were thought to be polio in the vicinity of
Decatur, Indiana, were not polio, but possibly the result of
uranium poisoning and that he felt the presence of flying saucers
had direct bearing on the polio epidemic. Dr. PARRISH pointed
out that flying saucers were observed in the Carolina's in 1948
and there was a polio epidemic in the vicinity at that time.
FARRIS stated he had consulted one of the physicians at the
Benjamin Harrison Air Base and had also checked the records with
reference to allegations concerning the sighting of flying saucers
and had done a little research with respect to correlating the
presence of flying saucers and any polio epidemic. He further
stated that he was reporting the matter to the proper Air Force
authorities, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
It has also come to the attention of this office that FARRIS
made inquiry of the Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis,
Indiana, where the doctors treated the entire matter as a big joke.
FARRIS also stated that Dr. PARRISH had heard while in Canada
that there had been some rather strange events somewhere in the
interior with respect to finding what might have been remains of
flying saucers.
The foregoing is furnished for the information of the Bureau.
This office is taking no action in the matter.
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Mr. Maurice E. Hatten
419 East Main Street
Circleville, Ohio
Dear Mr. Hatten:
Your letter dated October 8, 1949, has been received
and in response to your request I am returning it to you at this
time.
For your information the jurisdiction of this Bureau
does not extend outside the United States and its Possessions.
It is therefore suggested that you may wish to communicate with
the Division of International Press and Publications, Office of
Public Affairs, United States Department of State, 21st Street
and Virginia Avenue, Washington, D. C., with regard to the
suggestion made in your letter.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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Circleville, Ohio
1949 October 8
permanent address: Route 2
Delaware, Ohio
Mr. J. Edgar Hoover
Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. Hoover:
It is requested that this letter be returned to the above
address and no record of it kept in FBI files.
If is it true that the Soviet leaders intend to use the
flying disk in an attempt to confuse and terrify the American
people, why should we not state to the United Nations that
we believe this condition to exist and further request per-
mission from United Nations to fly American printed statements
into the USSR in the interests of peace and better understanding
between the two nations? To prevent the belief that such a
method would be used, be either nation, to carry bombs rather
than paper, it should be pointed out that it is not necessary
to employ airplanes for the purpose insofar as actually flying
over enemy territory is concerned. There are several possible
means of placing information at the disposal of citizens of
either country via air; I mention small balloons incapable of
carrying more than a few pounds, or finned, cardboard disks
capable of drifting on wind currents for great distances after
release from several miles height. (I reserve the right to
claim patent rights to the latter flying newspaper". )
Inasmuch as we have been told that the Communist Party is a
very small minority in the USSR, it is impossible to prevent
information, printed, from reaching many good people there if
flown in by the millions. of couse there would be a penalty
in Russia for reading them if cought, but curiosity being
curiosity, many would be read and remembered. And no one
really believes that children could be prevented from picking
up objects floating in from another country
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cost in lives, yet denied across nations, the 17 latter being
contrary to United Nations principles?
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Memorandum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO :
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DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: October 2, 1949
FROM : SAC, Pittsburgh
SUBJECT: GLEN SPROUSE, Informant
FLYING DISCS, MISCELLANEOUS
On September 26, 1949, GLEN SPROUSE, 608 Montrose Drive, S. Charleston,
West Virginia, appeared at the Charleston, West Virginia, resident agency and
gave to Special Agent JOHN B. WOODRUFF the attached letter. Mr. SPROUSE stated
that he had written the letter following a pleasure flight from Clark Field,
St. Albans, West Virginia, to Parkersburg, West Virginia, on September 25,
1949. Mr. SPROUSE stated that after writing the letter, he did not know
whether it would be of any interest to the FBI and decided that instead of
mailing it directly to the Bureau at Washington, he would contact the local
agent and turn it over to him if it were thought it would be of interest to
the Bureau.
Mr. SPROUSE stated that he has set out the complete details of this
incident in his letter and that there is nothing further that he can add. He
further stated that he is certain this was not a mirage and that it actually
occurred.
No further action is being taken by this office unless specified to
do so by the Bureau.
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Gentlemen:
An incident happened this afternoon -(9/25/49) which after consideration
I felt I should report. I most certainly do not want this incident
disclosed, as I do not want any publicity concerning it. If you
regard it of no special interest to the F.B.I. please disregard
this correspondence.
I was flying from Clark Field) to Parkersburg, W. Va. this
afternoon and about four miles airline, southwest of Parkersburg,
I suddenly noticed a bright yellow object coming directly towards
me. It came at me with such speed, added to my 100 m.p.h. forward
speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple
of seconds, But it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and about
50 feet to my right, and because of the dark green background of the
forests below I was able to get a very clear outline of the
object, and what I believe is a very accurate description.
Color - bright cahary yellow
Length- about 15 to 18 inches
Diameter- About 4"-in the largest part
It resembled a rocket, in fact was about the same shape and
proportions as the fuselage of a Lockheed Air Force X-90
No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the
rocket.
No visable means of propulsion such as prepeller, vapor trail,
smoke or exhaust.
The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle nose, the
needle looked about 6" long and was the size of a lead pencil.
The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fuselage.
I was flying my ship, a Luscombe 8A, NC 1440K) and was traveking
about 100 m.p.h. at the time.
I was at 3450 ft above sea level at the time.
I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees, a nd the rocket
was traveling almost west at 240 degrees.
It happened about 2:45 P.M. on the above date.
The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles.
The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined
because of the dark green background,
If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map
this abject was sighted over a very small town named Lubeck, which
is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg.
It appeared to have spent it's force and seemed to be
dropping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or launched
from a higher altitude than the altitude I was flying. end
My wife was with me but she did not see the object, and I did
not tell her of the incident until we had landed ENCLOSURE at Parkersburg.
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Washington, D. C.
From:
John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Subject: FLYING DISCS
There is set forth the following unverified information relating to
the captioned matter which was furnished to this Bureau by a confidential
source whose reliability is unknown and who has requested that his identity not
be revealed.
"I was flying from ... to Parkersburg, W. Va. this
afternoon (September 25, 1949) and about four miles airline,
southwest of Parkersburg, I suddenly noticed a bright yellow
object coming directly towards me. It came at me with
such speed, added to my 100 m.p.h. forward speed that it
startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of
seconds, but it passed by about 100 feet under my ship and
about 50 feet to my right, and because of the dark green
background of the forests below I was able to get a Neryo
clear outline of the object, and what I believe Very
accurate description.
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"No wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3
of the rocket.
"No visable means of propulsion such as propeller,
vapor trail, smoke or exhaust.
"The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle
nose, the needle looked about 6" long and was the size of a
lead pencil.
"The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a
jet fuselage.
"I was flying my ship ... and was traveling about 100
m.p.h. at the time.
"I was at 3450 ft. above sea level at the time.
"I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees, and the
rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees.
"It happened about 2:45 P.M. on the above date.
"The visability was exceptionally good, about 30 miles.
"The yellow object looked very sharp and clearly outlined
because of the dark green background,
"If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial
map this abject was sighted over a very small town named
Lubeck, which is about 4 miles direct west of South Parkersburg.
"It appeared to have spent it's force and seemed to be
dropping slightly as it passed by, or had been fired or
launched from a higher altitude than the altitude I was flying."
The above has been furnished to you for your information and
assistance in connection with the captioned matter.
дезой
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Fluing Discs
FROM: HQ 13TH OSI DST OFFUTT AFB, OMAHA, NEBRASKA
TO : DIR OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS HQ USAF, WASH., D.C.
INFO: DIST COMDR 14 OSI DIST LOWRY AFB, COLO (ZEN)
DIST COMDR 17 OSI DIST KIRTLAND AFB, NEW MEXICO (ZEN)
NR : OSI 8
16 January 1950
(THIS IS REHAS OSI 8 DTD 14 JAN 50. CATEGORY BAKER MISSAGE).
Rudy Fick says Flying saucers from Venus came to earth by accident.
Rudy Fick, well known Kansas City auto dealer stopped in Denver 2 weeks
ago while returning from Ogden, Utah. At that time he called on the
manager of Ford Agency. Their conversation was interrupted by some
Hying Discs
engineers arriving for a meeting; one of whom was a man named
Coulter. Coulter revealed some startling information. He (Coulter)
stated he "Crashed the Gate" at a radar station near fiew Mexico and
Arizona borders, and while there he saw 2 of the highly secret
"Flying Saucers. # Spot report details the information contained
herein was furnished from article which appeared in the Wyandotte
Echo newspaper, Kansas City, Kansas, 6 January 1950. Of the two
Flying saucers one was badly damaged and the other almost perfectly
intact. They consisted of 2 parts, a cockpit or cabin about 6 feet
in diameter. A ring 18 feet across and 2 feet thick surrounded
the cabin. The cabin was constructed of metal resembling aluminum,
but the actual make of the metal has defied analysis. Coulter had
a piece of the metal in his possession and gave it to the Ford man to
send to the Dearborne plant for analysis. This man (Coulter) showed
the group, including Fick, a clock or automatic calendar which was
taken from one of the Flying Saucers. This closk or automatic
calendar consisted of 2 pieces of metal together with some unusual
type of metal. On the face of 1 or 2 pieces of this metal there
appeared an indentation which rotated around the disk completing a
cycle each 28 days. According to the information given Coulter
around 50 of these flying saucers have been found in the United
Wates in a period of 2 years. Of these, 40 are in the 7 US Research
Bureau in Los Angeles. Each of the craft had a crew of 2. The bodies
in the damaged ship were charred, but the other ship's occupants were
in a perfect state of al though dead.
build
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All were uniform height of 3 feet; blond, beardless and their teeth
were completely free of fillings or cavities. They wore no under
garments, but had their bodies taped and were dressed in a sort of
wire. A quantity of food in tablet form was found in ship. Mr.
Fick assumed that the reason behind the apparent lack of security was that
the Government wanted the information spread from unofficial sources
until people are more or less familiar with the facts. Mr. Fick feels
that the security department of the military fear that the sudden shock
of a surprise announcement that interplanitary travel is possible might
cause mass hysteria. Fick is well known locally and has a number of
friends at the Kansas City Star. OSI District 13 will interview Fick
and will make additional inquiries at the Kansas City Star. Coulter
not otherwise identified, but can be reached through Ford agency in
Denver. Action: Information copies furnished OSI Districts 14 and
17 for action. The editor of the Kansas City Star stated that while
they were aware of this story they did not dare publish it in the
paper because it is too fantastic.
ACTION: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
INFO :
DCS/O DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
DCS/O DIRECTOR OF PLANS & OPERATIONS
DCS/O POLICY DIVISION
CHIEF OF STAFF'S LOG, USAF
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FROM: 13 OSI DIST OFFUTT AFB, OMAHA nebraska, SGD THOMPSON
TO : CSAF, WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
DIST COMDR 14TH OSI DIST LOWRY AFB, COLORADO
DIST COMDR 17TH OSI DIST KIRTLAND AFB ALBUQUERQUE,
NEW MEXICO
NR : OSI 11.
17 January 1950
This refers to TWX from 13th OSI District, Offutt AFB,
Omaha, Nebraska, dated 13 January and spot intelligence report
dated 16 January, subject: "Flying Saucers From Venus Come To
Earth. If For your information both TWX and spot report are down-
graded to Confidential.
NOTE: Reference TWX is CAF-IN-7130, 17 Jan 50 (OSI).
ACTION: CSI.
INFO : ODS, OIN, OPO, OOP, OPY, CAG-30.
CAF IN: 7331.
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195 gerald M
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gentlement offying saucers Re:- Lying Sauch
with the pristant debates put
Can on the above i It sorty arrop me
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national nature D'd feel pretty
bad & if 9 happened th be right and
it valted in harm to my country
9 realize 9 night be wasting you
time ( my theory perhaps having
her considend and discounted) but
the other hand if it's a new
angle - it might bear investigation
very Truly and
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Mr. Ferdinand E. C. Pfeil
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Philadelphia 45, Pennsylvania
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Dear Mr. Pfeil:
Your letter of January 24, 1950,
has been received and while I appreciate
your offer to furnish me your observations
concerning the flying saucers, this matter
is not being investigated by the FBI.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
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have found yet Dwill Send More dates a
from times to time to prove what Isay all lasb
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each other. for their are Snodper's no -
the Postal Service talkury about Postal Service
if you answer this letter please do not
use litteshead justplain letter will do
for Identwant any Postal clubs getting
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anyone but you to know where or -
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WHO Thanking you Iremand
Mr. Walter Fisher
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P.S.gif share Saucer's Project want's Paxinos to clear Pa this
te ath to check. and find out uho really did are there
quick a Idea of how they can do Same and will up
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Dear Mr. Fisher:
Your letter of February 12,
1950, has been received and I appreciate
your thoughtfulness in making available
the information which you furnished.
If in the future additional data
comes to your attention which you feel should
be made available to the FBI please feel free
to furnish it to Mr. A. Cornelius, Special
Agent in Charge of our Philadelphia Office,
500 Widener Building, Philadelphia 7, Pennsyl-
vania.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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FLYING SAUCERS. TWO SOURCES ADVISED TODAY THAT UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL
HAS GIVEN AT LEAST ONE AND POSSIBLY MORE LECTURES BEFORE CLASSES AT
DENVER UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY OR TODAY IN WHICH HE DISCUSSED FLYING
SAUCERS WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY PERSONALLY OBSERVED. THIS PERSON CLAIMS TO
HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUCH OBJECTS, ONE OF WHICH ALLEGEDLY LANDED IN NEW
MEXICO. HE ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE OBSERVED OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS DESCRIBED
BY HIM AS OF HUMAN FORM, BUT ABOUT THREE FEET TALL. THESE OCCUPANTS OF
SAUCERS ALLEGEDLY DEAD AT TIME HE OBSERVEDTHEM. THIS LECTURER RFXXX
REFUSED TO REVEAL IDENTITY, BUT IS KNOWN TO GEORGE KOEHLER, WHO IS
CONNECTDXXX CONNECTED WITH RADIO STATION KMYR, DENVER. KOEHLER REPORTED
TO HAVE MADE SOME PREVIOUS CLAIMS HIMSELF WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVING
FLYING SAUCERS. LOCAL PRESS AND ALSO WIRE SERVICES CARRYING STORIES
CONCERNING THESE LECTURES AT DENVER UNIVERSITY. OSI, DENVER, HAS NO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT THAT GEORGE KOEHLER IN JANUARY THIS
an
YEAR REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SIMILAR CLAIMS AND UPON INVESTIGATION WAS
UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY VERIFIABLE INFORMATION. OSI CONSIDERS KOEHLER AS
PROBABLE MENTAL CASE. BUREAU ADVISE WHAT, IF ANY, ACTION DESIRED AT
DENVER.
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Dissly
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AJACI 1-2
2 Mar 50
Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker
Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that
A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which has
been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being
operated by station WROL of Knoxville.
B. On 1 March at 2135 hours the station picked up
an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude
Flying Disco
40,000 feet. Direction and distance put the object directly
over Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge
checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville which reported it had
no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and
altitude.
C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at
335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000
feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base
with negative results.
D. AEC Sec Div Chief is not certain as to operational
efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send
qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel 30
of
qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send
qualified radar operator to check equipment.
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1. Bearing, distance and altitude 62-83894-207 oneach object.
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2. Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine
if 14th AF had training flights over the Knoxville area on
1 and 2 March. Answer was no.
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3. Third Army has no radar operators.
4. Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that
Chief Security D1v Oak Ridge is anxious to get qualified
personnel check on the performance of the radar.
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1949-O-830430
Julsa Obla,
Feb. Two 28, 1950
Mr g. Edgar Hoover
director of 7:13.9,
Washington D.C.
Dear Mr Hoover :- 0 Theyery Sancers
your acknowledgement of my letter in
regard to your excellent r faithful service, recd Feb. 22. here
I've Rad something "on my chest for sever
years, and it may be the time and way to do something about
it,now also. It was during a time of my seven years of
for give the Corps of Engineers, was Department at this time I began
Civil Service work here in Tulsa, while doing Enge. drafting
withe matter serious thought.
for a number of intermittent night at about
the same time I would hear a terrifte very quich moise over
the four unit apartment Bldg. at 44 East 17th St. where I had
lasted a second or less. and always traveled north to south. It was
a small 3 roomed ap artment on the tojo floor. The moise only
at great speed this missel or whatever over head. that I could
never get to the window to look into the night sky. I reported if 4
the Fr. B.I. here (local 7.B.9.) r checked all the air ports. no one knew
it of any craft having been there at that time. I clocked if after hearing
& or 5- times, and as near as I can remember nowit was about
11:21 P:M Then the time I again reported b the 7.0.9. I had long
before found it was not street nor building noise. The second
time I called the 7:B.9. the party at the other end, said wait a
moment,- soon he said, a Ct.of the force had been telling him of
hearing the same thing a few blocks south of me at the 21th
C
bridge while out there on patrol duty!
Then a few week after those moises over head, came
first word of people, seeing "flying Saucers"
Since living here at 10 39 college late last fall
-9
a flying sound saucer white must have been what I saw that
very cloud against a grey stormy skig of event grey
over cast sky It also rapidly drifted morth to south. audwhile
I wondered of looked at the (cloud ?) sphere I saw it ismtergrate and
something that looked like envelopes or paper fell toward the earth
but the round objects pieces seemed to melt into the grey sky.
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It was all R plain r clear for object was in the
eastern story r the sun just came from behind a cloud
in the west at about sun down r shown upon it. I rushed
to my east door to try to distinguish a plane motor or some
sound of motor or a possible crash maybe a few blocks
away. But I heard nothing so I again explained report
b the 7., B.I. here. I could not judge the distance of the object.
now my own radio has not been working for about
2 weeks, so that I've not recently caught all the news, But
friend of mine tello me that according to radio news. the
saucers are again appearing and are now dis intergration
now mr. Hoover if this matter that I shall mention
here is by chance out of your juris diction, then I pray that
you either mail this to some one (the right one) or put it into
the hands (directly to some responsible gov. Official whom you
are sure will give the matter serious study and considerated
when the two tornados hit woodward Obla several
that time on I have theorized that these "flying Sancers
years ago within a few days or a few weeks of each other. from
the being eastern sent from a Russian base located somewhere mean are
likely the some place in Siberia, and are radar more
edge of Siberia, Korea or mongolia, but
base first ones of about the year of the tornados came controlled. back That to the
there, and that they served a tri-purpose.
no. That the first ones contained instruments to
photograph ature. r simultaneously record distance altitude 8 temper
may and by means have every foot of our U.S.A photographed
this hus data returning via. the "Saucers" the Russians
our vital areas spotted no doubt the "saucers" are
built round and like this niew from the side would have
only one edge
with slots around the saucer
and apin like a top them the air
the dots. could be made to open automaticly and scatter
where I have placed
germs, chemicalo ice of etc.
that have caused our heavy storms and unusual sudden
no 2. That they may be able to effect our weather current
3
Changes in to peratures in opote areas over the U.S.
they may be able from their data formally obtained
send a sancer any where at most any time with most
any thing, depending on the setting of the automatic device
within the Dancer I the altitude y distance on their controlls at
their base. + the substance placed within.
nothing now is impossible!
no.3. The sudden weather changes all this last fall
condition that lasts much longer and weakens those parts
and this winter especially have caused a "fhi" r a chest
much more than ever the oldfashioned "flu "did, so I've
been wed by the doctor to whom go.
a weakened condition, receptive of attack of a greater physic
Hence it hasput the vast majority of people in
illness, something that may even be breathed from the
air, may put us into a helpless, weak or sleeping conditio
that will give Russia a chance to walk in and take this
rich and industrial supplies! (Russia has never yet
country oil intact, without over bombing r spoiling our
gotten the oil the started out for.) If done in this manner
plaves! we would wake up or come to and find ourself possibly her
Its something to think about, and as I see it a
matter with those or one you are certain will give it a
my great possibility so I'm praying that you place this
very serious that If my theory is a true case, then if
we could locate that base, we could save a great deal
.8 houble to our nation. The above mentioned matter ties
in with what Dodly youte before world was II to general chief of staff
marshall, President 7.D.R. and martain Dyes. about a
seemingly fantastic dream I had three years as about that
after the first world was. In that dream which I had
mights alike to the smallest detail and in succession In
that dream the Russians, Germans, and a slant eyed people
came the in the S. west & marched of swarmed over our country
north East. and in the dream we stood like stone
4
images stunned with surprise! xn the dream if seeme
that work I was a child again watching groud father at his
bench, and the at the time of chot strange dream
grandfather was then deceased, but as I seemed to be
standing beside him in the dream, he looked down at me
and said Corence whatever I dream always comes true".
actually I had never, while he lived with us in all those year
ever heard him claim he had dreamed; so my only interpre
ation of the dream r what he said in it would mean that
what" I dreamed" etc. when he was young he was ordere
good "into Prussia in the Franco-Prussian war. an
he often wed me in german how he hated was, or I know
was, loved garden, flowers of did beautiful calinet wor
how He much he loved the beautiful r how really find he
Doasn't it stand to reason that there is a definic
purpose in the disintrigation of the "saucers "now very ?
affraid he that or we may find out different? y hat also there may
are" inter planetery, and the country sending them are no
y hat we have advertised the fact that we think they
to chemicals desease germs within them that if they returni
their own boundaries and dangerous to their own welfare
the original base might accidently be scattered within
and besides after all we have found out that mans
is not inhabited! Imight add now that I did not sign
my name to the letters I wrote about that dream to the three
washing ton gentlemen, I was afraid to for we were so close
to was with germany they. I mailed the letters them from Julsa, so you
might have heard of (this happening)at that time. we know
that dream of 3 nights did not then come true, But there
is still time that something very similar may yet happen!
Inclosed is postage for mailing this to the party
you know will consider it from a serious, possibility angle.
also a rough shitch that live made, my idea of Rubsias,
method. I would appreciate hearing your opinion
on the above scientific possibility mentioned. I know nothing
of Science actually. I am Sincerely yours.
wish I did.
on is I Corence B. Perrier
a hope time. same thing will be done
1039 n. College.
SIBERIA
ALASKA
"SAUCER"
BASE
Possible
Route of Saucers-
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be further south on
CANADA
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allow them in their
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in their course between
Alaska and U.S.A.
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U.S.A.-
Florence Pervier
Tulsa, Okla.
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Your letter of February 28, 1950, has been
received and I want to thank you for making your ob-
servation available to me. Your thoughtfulness in
this connection is appreciated.
EX.9
Sincerely yours,
J. Edgar Hoover
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS
INFORMATION CONCERNING
Flying Discs or 1 Flying Saucers
The following information was furnished to SA R. H. KURTZMAN by
KARL HOWE, Special Investigator, Sex Squad, Metropolitan Police
Department:
An investigator for the Air Forces stated that three so-called
flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico. They were
described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approxi-
mately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies
of human shape but only 3 feet tall, dressed in metallic cloth of
a very fine texture. Each body was bandaged in a manner similar
to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and test pilots.
According to Mr. HOWE'S informant, the saucers were found in New
Mexico due to the fact that the Government has a very high-powered
radar set-up in that area and it is believed the radar interferes
with the controling mechanism of the saucers.
No further evaluation was. attempted by SA KURTZMAN concerning the
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1. (A) At 2130 hours on 2nd Mar radar station
picked up 2 objects 310 degrees, altitude 80000 feet, ap-
proximately 18 miles from Knoxville in general direction of
Oak Ridge, moving in circular motion but in opposite direc-
tions.
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(B) At 2230 hours 2nd Mar and again at 0030 hours
3rd Mar station picked up object, moving same direction,
locality and altitude.
(c) Density of object similar to DC-3 airplane,
speed not established but report as "terrific".
2. CIA Radar Technician reportedly arrives Knoxville
today to check radar set and operation.
3. Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with Naval
and Marine Reserve Unit Knoxville to set up radar equipment
to verify reception of WROL radar station.
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Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker
Tennessee Military District 1130, 2 March. He stated that
A. There is a radar station near Knoxville which has
been in operation about 3 weeks. This radar station is being
operated by station WROL of Knoxville.
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B. On 1 March at 2135 hours the station picked up
an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude
Plying
40,000 feet. Direction and distance put. the object directly
over Oak Ridge. AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge
checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville which reported it had
no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and
altitude.
C. On 2 March at 1105 station picked up object at
335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000
feet. AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base
with negative results.
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efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send
qualified radar operator. Smyrna has no personnel so
qualified. Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send
qualified radar operator to
check.equiment.
E. Data from radar was limited to:
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2. Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine
if 14th AF had training flights over the Knoxville area on
1 and 2 March. Answer was no.
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DATE: March 28, 1950
Mr. Tolson
FROM : D. M. Ladd
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Mr. Nichols
SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS
Mr. Rosen
Mr. Tracy
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Mr. Mohr
Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip:
Mr. Pennington
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Mr. Nease
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memo as to whether it is true or just what Air Force
etc. think of them.
In response to your inquiry, Special Agent S. W. Reynolds obtained
the following information today (3/28/50) from Major Boggs and Lieutenant
Colonel J. V. Hearn of Air Force Intelligence. The Air Force discontinued
their intelligence project to determine what flying saucers are the latter part
of last year. They publicly announced to the press in December, 1949, that
the project had been discontinued. They advised that the press release had
been concurred in by the Army and Navy. The reason for the discontinuance,
according to Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn, was that after two
years of investigation over three-fourths of the incidents regarding flying
saucers proved to be misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional
items such as lighted weather balloons and other air-borne objects.
Colonel Hearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas
are charged with the security of those areas. Reports concerning flying saucers
received at this time will be investigated by the Area Commander and his report
submitted to the Air Force Intelligence Division as an intelligence item.
Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that
many of the reported sightings of flying saucers at this time appear to be an out-
growth of recent magazine articles. They reiterated that the Air Force is
conducting no active investigation to determine whether flying saucers exist
or what they might happen to be.
You will recall that the investigation of flying saucers was discontinued
by the Bureau in October, 1947, in order that the Air Force could take over
such investigations. (62-83894-141-160)
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DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: March 31, 1950
FROM NEW ORLEANS
SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS
Special Agent H. WARREN TOOL, JR., of the New Orleans Division, has a
brother, J. K. TOOL, of the Wayne Welch, Inc., advertising agency, 202
Keith Building, 1025 14th St., Denver, Colorado. J. K. TOOL has advised
Special Agent TOOL that an employee of the Wayne Welch, Inc., JEFFERSON
B. ARMSTRONG, has been contacted by one GEORGE T. KOEHLER, 315 Franklin
Street, telephone SPruce 2563, Denver, Colorado, regarding Flying Discs.
KOEHLER is alleged to have told ARMSTRONG in January, 1950, that he
(KOEHLER), knows a prominent Denver oilman named SILAS NEWTON, also known
as a VMysterious Mr. X", and an official of the Newton Oil Co., Equitable
Building, Denver, Colorado. NEWTON is claiming that he leased land in
the Mojave Desert in California and that on this land a flying disc had
been found intact, with eighteen three-foot tall human-like occupants,
all dead on it but not burned. Further, that the disc was alleged to be
of very hard metal and near indestructible. KOEHLER is said to have
exhibited a radio set to ARMSTRONG purported to be a souvenir of the
space disc.
According to ARMSTRONG, KOEHLER has beentelling of this story off and
on for the three month period prior to January, 1950, and is said to have
notified ARMSTRONG of it weeks prior to the publication of a flying disc
article published in the True Magazine, and one by FRANK SCULLY published
in the Variety Magazine in January, 1950. KOEHLER claimed to have been
visited by DONALD-KEHOE, author of the article in the True Magazine.
4/12/50
Further data was furnished that KOEHLER had been telling the tale so
prolifically in Denver that he claimed to have had telephone calls from
Washington, D. C. and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which he
was requested to keep the information to himself and that, thereafter,
he became mysterious about the entire matter.
who whoader, they
It is noted that considerable publicity regarding these discs has been
found in Denver and other papers.
This information is being furnished the Bureau and the designated offices
for informational purposes.
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MAR Po 30 1950
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FLYING SAUCERS, INFO CONCERNING. JIM BARDEN, STUDENT, UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO AND REPORTER FOR SCHOOL PAPER FURNISHED THIS OFFICE WITH
TRICK PHOTOGRAPH OF MOUNTIAN SIDE SHOWING A FLYINGSAUCER CRASHED AND
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BURI ING ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTIAN, LITTLE MEN WALKING AWAY AND
FOUR FLYING SAUCERS HOVERING AROUND THE CRASHED ONE, BARDEN, WHO HAS
VOLUNTARILY FURNISHED INFORMATION TO THIS OFFICE PREVIOUSLY STATED HE
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE TRICK PHOTOGRAPH. HE FIRST TOOK A
PHOTOGRAPH OF A HILLSIDE NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, HAD THE FLYING SAUCERS,
CRASHED SAUCER, SMOKE AND LITTLE MEN DRAWN IN AND THEN MADE THE FINAL
PHOTOGRAPH. BORDEN STATED THIS PHOTOGRAPH AND A RIDICULOUS STORY WILL
BE PRINTED IN THE UNIV. OF N.M. SCHOOL PAPER THIRTY FIRST INSTANT AND
MAY BE CARRIED OVER ASSOCIATED PRESS LINES. BORDEN WAS ADVISED THAT THIS
OFFICE GAVE NO SANCTION OR CLEARANCE TO HIS IDEA. THIS FOR BUREAU-S
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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DATE: Mary March 3, 1950
Tolson
FROM : MR. A. H. BELMONT
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Ladd
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SUBJECT:
UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950;
Glavin
STUART ADCOCK, COMPLAINANT; VITAL FACILITIES; INTERNAL SECURITY
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At 9:55 A.M. today, SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that Stuart E.
Mohr
Adcock owner and operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, had called
Tele. Room
the Knoxville Office at 11:15 P.M. on March 1. Adcock is a radio ham
Nease
operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN-7
radar set. Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip"
indicating that an object was circling at an altitude of about 40,000 feet
Behinet
over Oak Ridge. Adcock stated that he customarily had followed the movement
of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder
Bantang
cloud. Mr. Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had immediately notifed
the AEC Security Section following the receipt of the call from Mr. Adcock.
whither
At 5:30 P.M. on March 2, Mr. Adcock again called to say that he had
again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M. on March 2 about 100, feet up and
about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak
Ridge. Mr. Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the information coming
from the Knoxville Office, as a result of which CIC Agents and OSI representatives
went out last night and looked over Mr. Adcock's set. They did see an object
on the screen about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M. last night. They reported this infor-
mation to the Third Army. Mr. Robey was of the opinion that the Air Force
probably has sent the information to Washington also. Army CIC has now informed
that CIA is going to send a technician down from Washington to examine the set.
Mr. Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction. Mr. Robey advised
that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atlanta with a portable
radar set to check into this situation. In addition, the Naval Reserve has a
set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify
this object.
Mr. Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces' representatives are
somewhat concerned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the
above information in case there were inquiries.
ACTION
I advised Mr. Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us
know immediately of any developments and as to any information picked up by the
Armed Forces or the CIA representative. I also requested that he ascertain who
the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival. Mr. Robey
was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Knoxville Office
but that he should be kept advised of developments and should send a teletype
to the Bureau tonight.
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UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950;
Mr. Nichols
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STUART ADCOCK, COMPLAINANT; VITAL FACILITIES; INTERNAL
Mr. Tracy
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SECURITY
Mr. Harbo
Mr. Mohr
Mr. Pennington
Mr. Quinn Tamm
Reference is made to my NR memorandum of March 3, 1950, reflecting
Tele. Room
Mr. Nease
Miss Holmes
Miss Gandy
a call from SAC Robey, of Knoxville, in the above-entitled matter.
On the morning of March 6, 1950, I called SAC Robey to ascertain what he
had found out concerning this matter. He advised that a teletype had been S ent
reflecting that there was some question of Adcock's reliability and knowledge on
radar theory; that CIC and OSI are continuing their interest in the matter; and that
the CIA technician from Washington had not arrived.
onlying Discs
SAC Robey will report OFFICE any further developments.
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VERIFIED. ADCOCK REPUTEDLY CAPABLE RADIO TECHNICIAN. ADCOCK CLAIMS
TO HAVE DETECTED OBJECT WITH HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT ON FIVE OCCASIONS
OVER THREE DAYS. NAVAL RESERVE RADAR EQUIPMENT AT KNOXVILLE DID NOT
DETECT OBJECT ON ANY OCCASION, BUT TECHNICIANS STATE IT IS NOT
CONSIDERED EFFICIENT FOR AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME ALTITUDES. QUALIFIED
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OF ADCOCK QUESTIONED DUE TO SOME DEGREE OF INEBRIATION. THESE
PERSONS DISCOUNT PROBABILITY. CIC AND OSI CONTINUE INTEREST BUT
DO NOT CONTEMPLATE FURTHER ACTION. AEC TOOK STEPS TO HAVE RADAR
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Subject: UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950
STUART ADCOCK, INFORMANT
VITAL FACILITIES
INTERNAL SECURITY
Stuart E. Adcock, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville,
is reported to have detected on his radar equipment an object directly
over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 p. m.,
March 1, 1950. On March 2, 1950, he advised that his radar equipment
recorded an object about 100,000 feet high and approximately 18 miles from
his home in Knoxville at 11:15 a. m. on that date. It was reported that
Naval Reserve radar equipment at Knoxville, Tennessee, did not detect an
object on any occasion but stated that the equipment was not considered
efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was further reported
that qualified persons at Oak Ridge, questioned Adeock and examined his radar
equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt
that Adcock was technically wrong on some of his radar theory- The reliability
of Adcook was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation.
The above confirms information telephonically furnished to
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UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE, MARCH 1, 1950
STUART ADCOCK, INFORMANT
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Stuart E. Adcock, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, is
reported to have detected an his radar equipment an object directly over Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 p. m., March 1, 1950.
On March 2, 1950, he advised that his radar equipment recorded an object about
100,000 feet high and approximately 18 miles from his home in Knoxville at 11:15
a. m. on that date. It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at Knoxville,
Tennessee, did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment
was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes. It was further
reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge, questioned Adcock and e xamined his
radar equipment. They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt
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of Adeock was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation.
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E. L. SEAGRAVES, CIC, 3rd Army, stationed at Knoxville, telephonically com-
municated with this office to determine if any further information had been
received regarding the matter reported by ADCOCK. Mr. SEAGRAVES was, at that
time, given all of the information which had been received by this office.
SEAGRATES advised that he had been called by his headquarters, CIC, 3rd Army,
Atlanta, Georgia, and had been told to look into the matter to determine if it
had any basis in fact. Mr. SEAGRAVES continued that he had made arrangements
with Mr. STUART ADCOCK to have him and Special Agent W. M. PRICE, OSI, U. S.
Air Forces, to visit ADCOCK's home during the evening of March 2, 1950 and
observe the rader indications with him. SEAGRAVES advised that neither he
nor Mr. PRICE had any radar experience and were in no sense technicians or
radar operators, but would make their observations merely to determine if a
real reading was being made by ADCOCK.
On the morning of March 3, 1950, SEAGRAVES again telephonically com-
municated with this office and advised the Liaison Agent, Special Agent
CHARITON C. MoSWAIN, that he and PRICE had been with ADCOCK during the previous
evening and that they had observed on his radar screen some "pips" which,
according to ADCOCK, indicated an object with the same general elevation and
asimith as previously reported by him. SEAGRAVES said they were unable to
make any authoritative statement concerning the matter of the object or the
reliability of the radar equipment, but they had seen sufficient to give them
reason to believe it warranted investigation.
General inquiry at this time at Radio Station WROL and other readily
available sources of information divulged the fact that STUART ADCOCK is
generally recognized in this vicinity as a reputable and substantial citizen
in Knoxville and, in addition thereto, is recognized as somewhat of a radio
authority. It was found that he is credited with being a skilled radio technician
and has done considerable development and research work in the field of radio.
Due to the interest which was being portrayed by all agencies concerned
with this matter, the Bureau at this time was apprised by telephone conversation
with A. H. BELMONT at the Bureau concerning the facts known. As a result of
this conversation, SA MoSWAIN was instructed to follow the matter in the
capacity of an observer and to advise the Bureau of any important developments.
Arrangements were made through Lieutenant Commander G. R. SHACKLETT,
Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Reserve Training Center, Alcoa Highway,
Knoxville, for the Research Training Center to put into operation radar equipment
which they have. At approximately 10:30 A. M. on the same day, this radar
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equipment was in operation and continuous search being made. Special Agent
McSWAIN, together with Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, and Special Agent PRICE, OSI,
observed this Navy equipment for some time but no object whatsoever could be
detected. A telephone call was placed by SEAGRAVES to Mr. ADCOCK at approxi-
mately 11:00 A. M. and ADCOCK advised he had been picking up some indication
of the object again. He indicated its elevation and direction as well as
distance to be the same as previously reported. At the time of his conver-
sation, the Navy equipment detected two aircraft at an elevation of approxi-
mately 2,000 feet and & general azimuth of approximately 300 degrees true
and seemingly headed in the general direction of the Knoxville Municipal
Airport. By way of & check, ADCOCK was asked if he detected on his equipment
any objects other than those reported by him. ADCOCK stated that he had noticed
two small aircraft headed in the general direction of the Knoxville Airport
at a relatively low altitude but he had not paid moh attention to them.
ADCOCK then requested that he be allowed to view the radar equipment at the
Naval Reserve Armory in order that he might coordinate his equipment with
that equipment and thus obtain a better fix on the object should it again be
located. The radar watch was continued and at about 11:30 A. M. ADCOCK
called the armory and advised that the object being observed by him over Oak
Ridge had started moving in an easterly direction and had, in a period of
about twenty minutes, faded from the screen.
On the afternoon of March 3, 1950 at about 1:30 P. M., STUART ADCOCK,
together with CIC, OSI and FBI agents, went to the Naval Armory where ADCOCK
was allowed to look at the radar equipment of the Navy. It had been previously
determined from Lieutenant Commander SHACKLETT that this equipment did not
comprise any classified information. At this time, ADCOCK claimed familiarity
with the equipment being used by the Navy and spoke of having assisted in its
development at Harvard University during the early stages of the war. ADCOCK
also made statements to the effect that he had traveled extensively for the
Army during the war in adapting radar for specialized services. At this time,
the presence of some alcohol was noted on the breath of ADCOCK, but he was
not in an inebriated condition. After examining the equipment, ADCOCK stated
he did not feel that this low frequency type of rader would be of much
assistance in detecting the object reported by him for several reasons, such
as the elevation of the antenna, the minimum fade area, etc. These state-
ments seemed to be in accord with the radar operator's opinion.
At 3:30 P. M. on the afternoon of March 3, 1950, a conference was
had with Colonel C. D. GASSER, Engineering Officer, U. S. Air Force Material
Command, NEPA Site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Those present at the conference
were Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC; Special Agent PRICE, OBI; Mr. GENE GOEDJEN,
U. S. Air Forces Security Officer; Captain ROBERT CROSS, USAF, and Special
Agent CHARLTON C. McSWAIN of this office. At this conference, Colonel GASSER
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stated that while it vas highly improbable that aircraft could sustain flight
at an altitude of 100,000 feet, it was absolutely possible from a scientific
and engineering standpoint. Therefore, it vas his opinion that the matter
should be followed closely. He arranged for Captain CROSS, whom he termed a
radar expert, to observe with ADCOCK during the evening of March 3, 1950
the radar equipment on which ADCOCK had detected the object.
Immediately following this conference, Special Agent MoSWAIN contacted
Mr. CHARLES WHITE, Physical Security and Plant Protection Branch, U. S. AEC,
and Mr. FRANK CALLAGHAN, Assistant Chief, Security Division, U. S. AEC, to
advise them of the findings and to determine what action was being taken by
AEC. Both WHITE and CALLAGHAN advised that the matter had been referred to
3rd Army authorities and that beyond this, no steps had been taken. It was
their belief, however, that a rader technician was being sent down,
probably from Washington, to inspect the equipment owned by ADCOCK. It was
erronsously reported that a CIA technician would come to Oak Ridge.
Also, immediately following this conference above stated, Special
Agent PRICE, OSI, called his headquarters at Mexwell Field, Alabama to determine
if any action were being taken with regard to having reder equipment flown to
this area to verify or disprove the findings of ADCOCK. PRICE was advised that
he should sot only in the capacity of an observer in the matter but that such
radar equipment would be flown up, if requested by the ABC.
Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, stated he had also been advised by his
headquarters at Atlanta to act in the capacity of an observer end that,
accordingly, he had not as yet been advised whether or not the 3rd Army in-
tended to send mobile radar equipment to the area to verify or disprove the
findings of ADCOCK. Inquiry vas made by Special Agent PRICE, OSI, of AEC as
to whether or not they would request having rader equipment flown in by OSI
authorities, and he was told by AEC that while the ABC was, of course,
vitally interested in anything which directly affected the safety of the area,
they nevertheless did not feel that they had the authority to make a specific
request for such action inasmuch as the protection of the erea from assault
was the responsibility of the 3rd Army. Accordingly, they could not medice
any direct request for such equipment.
During the evening of March 3, 1950, Special Agent CHARLTON C. McSWAIN
and myself, together with SA PRICE (OSI), remained at the Naval Reserve Armory,
Alooa Highway, during which time search was being conducted by the radar equipment
at this installation. Captain ROBERT CROSS, NEPA, and Special Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC,
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were at the home of STUART ADCOCK observing his rader equipment during this
search. No object was reported by ADCOCK during this evening and therefore
Captain CROSS had no opportunity to observe his equipment in action, par-
ticularly in reference to the reported object at such phenomenal altitudes.
No unusual objects were detected by the rader equipment of the U. S. Naval
Reserve Armory during the entire evening.
Upon abandoning the watch on this evening, a meeting was held with
Captain CROSS after leaving ADCOCK's residence in order to ascertain CROSS'
opinion. CROSS stated he had found ADCOCK to be technically incorrect in
several matters relating to radar theory and practice and, in addition thereto,
had very grave doubts as to the capabilities of the surplus APN-7 rader set
which had been adapted by ADCOCK. He stated, however, that he had insufficient
opportunity to observe the set in practice or to examine the radio equipment
connected with the set to make any definite statements as to whether or not
the detection of the unknown object would be possible with said equipment.
He said, however, he did feel that ADCOCK was a capable person with pure radio
techniques.
On the morning of March 4, 1950 at 10:30 A. M. ADCOCK again contacted
Special Agent McSWAIN of this office and Special Agent STAGRAVES, CIC, to
advise that he had again received indications of the object at approximately
100,000 feet directly over Oak Ridge and that the intensity of the rader "pip"
was stronger than noted at any time previous. At about 11:40 A. M. ADCOCK
again called and advised he had watched the object until approximately 11:10
A. M., at which time he had noted it stopped circling and headed off in an
easterly direction at approximately 200 miles per hour, at which time it
had faded from the screen in slightly less than 20 minutes.
On the afternoon of March 4, 1950, Colonel C. D. GASSER and Captain
ROBERT CROSS, both NEPA, visited the home of ADCOCK and cerefully examined his
radio and radar equipment, including the antenna and related mechanisms. After
such examination and after talking at some length with ADCOCK, these two
gentlemen met with Special Agent SEAGRAVES (CIC), PRICE (OSI) and McSWAIN (FBI),
to give their opinions. Colonel GASSER advised they had found ADCOCK in a much
insbriated condition and that they had had difficulty in making any determination
as to his abilities in the field of radar. It was their belief that his equip-
ment was haphazard at best and that no great degree of reliability could be
placed therein. They did state, however, they intended to return during
the morning of March 5, 1950, which was the usual time for the object to be
detected.
On the morning of March 5, 1950, Colonel GASSER and Captain CROSS went
to the home of Mr. ADCOCK and were unable to gain entry or to find anyone at
the residence. After this experience, it was the belief of these two gentlemen
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that the reliability of ADCOCK was extremely dubious and they felt that
the matter was worthy of little consideration.
On the morning of March 6, 1950, ADCOCK again contacted Special
Agent SEAGRAVES, CIC, and advised he had again observed the object at about
the same altitude over the Oak Ridge area and he estimated the object to
be of approximately the same density as would be caused by a DC-4 at that
altitude. Again, Colonel GASSER was contacted by Special Agent PRICE of
OSI and Colonel GASSER said that he intended to take some electronic equip-
ment to the home of ADCOCK with which they could actually check the electrical
circuits of his radar equipment to determine whether or not it was accurate,
particularly in view of the fact they had checked some of the findings of
ADCOCK with regard to known aircraft detected during previous visits and
found him to be off to a considerable extent regarding speed, elevation
and azimuth. During the afternoon of March 6, 1950, all day of March 7, and
the morning of March 8, 1950, attempts were made by Special Agent PRICE,
OSI, to get in touch with ADCOCK to make an appointment with Colonel GASSER
and Captain CROSS, and ADCOCK could not be located. According to his office
at Station WROL, he had left town and it was not known when he would return.
In summary, therefore, it seems to be the general opinion that the
actual existence of an object at such an exceptional altitude is quite 1m-
probable and no explanation is yet known as to Just what was detected by
ADCOCK on his screen or, in fact, whether anything was detected. On the
afternoon of March 8, 1950, Special Agent SEAGRAVES telephoned Special Agent
McSWAIN of this office and advised that two representatives of the 14th Air
Forces with headquarters at Greenville, South Carolina, had arrived in Knox-
ville and contacted him with regard to making an appointment with ADCOCK
to inspect his equipment. These representatives advised they did not feel
it sufficiently important for them to remain 01° to make & return trip
inasmich as ADCOCK was unavailable.
This information is being furnished to the Bureau in detail inasmuch
as it is the understanding of this office that Colonel C. D. GASSER vas much
perturbed in the manner in which this matter was handled and has written
letters to his Commanding Officer, U. S. Air Forces Material Command, Wright
Field, concerning it. These letters by Colonel GASSER apparently were prompted
from the fact that the 3rd Army Intelligence representative and the Air Force
Intelligence representative have both been instructed to act 8.6 observers
only, with no authority to act in the situation. In addition thereto, AEC
felt that their responsibility had been discharged upon notifying the 3rd
Army. The Bureau was obviously interested only from an observer's viewpoint
and no question of jurisdiction in this regard was raised.
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On the morning of March 7, 1950, Special Agent McSWAIN of this office
was advised by Mr. HOWARD WOODSIDE, U. S. AEC Security Division, of steps taken
by AEC in this regard. Mr. WOODSIDE stated that immediately upon receiving the
report from me, he had made the matter known to the proper authorities at AEC
and early the following morning he had conversed with Colonel JOHN MEADE,
3rd Army Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, and apprised him of the matter.
Mr. WOODSIDE stated he also conversed with 14th Air Force Headquarters at
Greenville, South Carolina and advised them of the matter. He stated that
this was strictly in accordance with the plans drawn up between AEC and the
armed forces for protection against air or lend assault. He continued that
the AEC has neither the facilities nor the equipment with which to defend
itself in such emergencies and that such responsibility had been assumed
by these agencies of the military forces.
It would appear from the manner in which this incident vas handled
that despite the fact that all agencies seemed to be operating in the manner
prescribed by agreement, and although each was apprised of the action being
taken by the other and cooperating in every respect, there novertholess
seemed to be an impressive lack of any agency actually taking the responsibility
for the situation and taking any action to verify or disprove the threat. Had
a similar incident occurred wherein an actual threat against the physical
security of the AEC Installation had been experienced, it is not implausible
to believe that & similar confused fixing of final authority would have
been found. It should be noted that many hours elapsed from the receiving
of the first report until such time as any reasonable conclusion could be
reached concerning the matter and nothing of a positive nature with regard
to any action being taken had been had during all that time. While it is
now felt that this entire matter was in a manner of speaking "dry run", 1t
nevertheless warrants some consideration from a procedural standpoint and
might be worthy of discussion at some liaison meeting in the future.
The Bureau will be immediately advised if there are any further
developments in this matter.
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tics. Similar flying-saucer projects were
ened stability of the wingless craft re-
aren't just seeing things. They're
begun in Germany and Italy at the same
quired more research.
time, in 1942.
Present flying saucers apparently
real-aircraft that conform to ac-
The first U.S. model, designed by
have overcome this problem of stability
cepted laws.
Charlès H. Zimmerman, of NACA, was
by use of very advanced design. An
elliptical in shape, powered by two piston
analysis of reports submitted by compe-
Sky disks, manned by regular
engines and driven by twin propellers.
tent observers show this:
pilots, can hover aloft, spurt
It had a maximum speed between 400
What they look like, first, is de-
and 500 miles an hour. More important,
scribed in well-documented accounts.
ahead at tremendous speed, out-
it could rise almost vertically and its
Those accounts show saucers to be exact-
maneuver conventional craft.
minimum speed for landing was only
ly 105 feet in diameter, circular in shape.
No official announcements are
about 35 miles an hour, a great advan-
They have what appear to be jet nozzles
tage in military and naval aircraft. And it
arranged all around the outer rim, just
being made yet. But about the
was far more maneuverable than con-
below the center of gravity. They are
only big secret left is who makes
ventional military planes.
made of a metal alloy, with a dull whitish
them. Evidence points to Navy
Idea behind those original flying-sau-
color. There are no rudders, ailerons, or
cer projects, both in U.S. and abroad in
other protruding surfaces. From the side,
experiments.
Germany and Italy, was to overcome
the saucers appear about 10 feet thick-
The real story on "flying saucers" is
basic drawbacks of conventional aircraft
there are no exact measurements from
by new techniques. A plane that could
finally coming to light. What the
this angle in publicly available accounts.
rise almost straight would not need long
They are built in three layers, with the
saucers are, how they operate, and
airfields, could be used from any cleared
center layer slightly larger in diameter
how they have been tested in U.S.,
area just behind front-line troops or from
than the other two.
all can be told in detail at this time.
the deck of any Navy combat ship. If
That is the picture agreed on by quali-
That story, without violating present
that plane, in addition, had great speed
fied observers of saucers in flight-com-
security regulations, points to these basic
and more maneuverability, it could prob-
mercial aircraft pilots, fighter pilots who
conclusions by engineers competent to
ably outfly any conventional aircraft In
have chased these aircraft, trained air-
appraise reports of reliable observers:
United States, the first model seemed to
plane spotters, high-ranking Army and
Flying saucers, seen by hundreds of
fulfill these requirements, but the less-
Air Force officers. It is backed by exact
competent observers over most
measurement made by a group of
parts of U.S., are accepted as real.
scientists last April near White
Evidence is that they are aircraft of
Sands Proving Ground base, with
a revolutionary type, a combination
instruments set up to observe high-
of helicopter and fast jet plane.
altitude balloons, who suddenly ob-
They conform to well-known prin-
served a saucer and tracked it for
ciples of aerodynamics. An early
several minutes, thereby getting
model of these saucers was built by
reliable data on its size, speed, alti-
U.S. engineers in 1942, achieved
tude and maneuverability.
more than 100 successful test flights.
How they operate now can be
That project then was taken over by
told in some detail, too. Based on
the Navy in wartime. Much more
this description, the probable tech-
advanced models now are being
nique used by current saucers is
built. Just where present saucers
explained by a top-level Govern-
are being built also is indicated by
ment aeronautical engineer in this
evidence now available.
manner:
In more detail, the story pieced
Power for these aircraft, at their
together from nonsecret testimony
present stage of development, ob-
of responsible U.S. scientists, pri-
viously is supplied by jet engines.
vate observers and military offi-
Each saucer appears to have a
cials, is this:
series of variable-direction jet noz-
Early models of the flying
zles around its rim, with a compli-
saucer, pictured on this page and
cated central control system. Fuel
the next, were built by U.S. Gov-
-NACA photo
used is unknown-the exhaust flame
ernment engineers of the National
U. S. 'SAUCER'-1942 MODEL
has been observed to be red-orange
Advisory Committee for Aeronau-
a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane
in some cases, blue in others, miss-
APRIL 7, 1950
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ing in still others. The saucers appear to
FACT: THESE DESIGNS, AND LATER ONES ARE REAL
have the power to "coast" long distances,
thus saving on fuel consumption.
Direction of the aircraft and its veloc-
ity, in turn, evidently are controlled by
the angle at which the jet nozzles are
tilted, the number operating, the power
applied. By choosing which nozzles to
turn on or off and the angle of tilt, the
pilot could make the saucer rise or de-
scend vertically, hover, fly straight ahead,
or make sharp turns. A right-angle turn,
for example, could be made by turning
off the rear jets, turning on the side and
front nozzles. Great speed can be ob-
tained by focusing to the rear all nozzles
in the after half of the aircraft. With all
nozzles pointed downward, the saucer
could rise straight off the ground, and,
with less power, could descend the same
way.
That is the explanation, based on ac-
cepted principles of aerodynamics, given
by an authoritative engineer as the likely
answer to how these saucer aircraft oper-
ate. As evidence that this explanation is
correct, there are these actual cases of
publicly observed saucer behavior:
Rows of window-like openings around
the rims of saucers traveling at more
than 500 miles an hour are mentioned in
several documented reports. In all cases,
these "windows" glowed as if they were
Navy
jet-nozzle openings. The most recent of
DISK-LIKE NAVY FLOUNDER PROJECT WAS 'DROPPED'
these reports was made last month by
two experienced pilots of the Chicago
and Southern Air Lines, who passed
within 1,000 feet of a saucer traveling
over Arkansas. Another similar report
was made by two Eastern Air Lines
pilots who narrowly missed colliding with
a saucer in July, 1948, while flying a
DC-3 over Georgia.
Saucers' ability to hover in mid-air,
accelerate at tremendous speed, and
then rise almost vertically is described in
several reports, one documented by Air
Force officers at Fort Knox, Ky. That
saucer, seen by dozens of officers at the
post, was chased by three military pilots
flying fast F-51s. The saucer quickly out-
maneuvered the planes.
Speed of one saucer was measured by
ground instruments in the White Sands
case at well over the speed of sound,
indicating the use of a number of jet
engines. Cruising speed has been esti-
mated in other cases at 200 to 600 miles
an hour.
What it all adds up to is this: Flying
saucers being observed in many parts
of the U.S. are not mysterious visitors
from Mars. They are actual planes, sound-
ly engineered on principles developed by
U.S. in wartime. By using this new design,
they can do things that no conventional
-NACA photo
aircraft can be expected to approach.
MOCK-UP OF EARLY MODEL IS TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL
Who's building the saucers now
latest models are circular, faster, more maneuverable
being observed in test flights over U.S.
14
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
U.S. News & World Report
is not yet publicly disclosed. It cannot be
proved until a public announcement is
FANCY: SPACE SHIPS, MONSTERS, MARTIANS, MAYHEM
made or until a saucer crashes away from
its home base-which is highly unlikely
because of its jet helicopter action that
makes take-offs and landings almost com-
pletely safe. But there are these factors
that point to an answer:
Official inquiry by the Air Force, in the
face of overwhelming evidence that the
saucers are real, was called off last De-
cember. This indicates clearly that top
Air Force officials know where the saucers
originate and are not concerned about
them, as they would be if these aircraft
were from Russia or Mars. These officials,
at the same time, denied emphatically
that a secret Air Force project is re-
sponsible.
Best use of fully developed saucer air-
craft, however, could be made in war-
time not by the Air Force, but by the
Navy. All fleet operations now require
an air cover, even in antisubmarine war-
fare, and a plane that can rise like a heli-
copter could be used from any Navy
NOCTURNAL 'INVASION'
SURPRISE PACKAGE FROM MARS
combat ship, not only from big, expen-
sive aircraft carriers. It was for that
reason that the first U.S. flying sau-
cer was purchased by the Navy after
the original model was tested in 1942.
That first full-size aircraft, built by
Chance-Vought, was thoroughly tested
by Navy engineers. Then a statement
was released that this project had been
dropped. Early experimenting with sau-
cers, thus, centered in the Navy.
Big spending on missile aircraft cen-
ters in the Navy now, too. More than
twice as many dollars were spent by the
Navy last year as by the Air Force on
secret guided-missile research. There is
no public accounting for these millions,
the only Government funds aside from
atomic-energy dollars that still are being
spent with great secrecy.
Surface indications, then, point to re-
search centers of the U.S. Navy's vast
A PLANE DESIGNER'S DAYDREAM
guided-missile project as the scene of
present flying-saucer development. That
project has the scientists, the engineers,
the dollars, the motive, and the back-
ground of early Navy development of
saucer-type aircraft. This likelihood will
remain, despite any future denials by the
Navy front office, until secrecy is lifted
on the big missile program.
But, regardless of just where these
saucers are being built now, the evidence
points to a U.S. development that will
mean a radical change in aircraft design
in coming decades. In war, this combina-
tion of helicopter and fast jet plane will
easily outfly any present types of mili-
tary aircraft. In peacetime, the safety of
a nearly crash-proof aircraft may be ex-
pected to revolutionize civil air transport.
-photos fom Bettman, Acme, Wide World
It all points to a big advance in the sci-
HOME-MADE SAUCER
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ence of flying.
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DATE: April 11, 1950
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mission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North America,
which was received at this office on April 7, 1950. This letter is dated at
Veracruz, March 19, 1950, and is from a MIGUEL ANGEL GARCIA MACIAS. There is
attached to this letter an English translation, together with a newspaper
clipping in the Spanish language and four hand-drawn designs. Because of the
technical language used, it is rather difficult to determine whether the in-
formation is authentic or whether the author of this material is either
psychotic or neurotic.
It is suggested that the Bureau may desire to have the enclosed
examined by some Government agency familiar with the language appearing therein
for its ultimate dissemination.
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Subject: FLYING DISCS
There are attached hereto for your information in
connection with the captioned matter a communication written
in Spanish dated March 19, 1950, at Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico,
and enclosures addressed to the "Presidente de la Comision de
Investigacion Cientifica de Estados Unidos de Norte America."
In view of the fact that a translation of the above
referred to communication reflects the correspondents interest
in flying discs, it is being furnished to your office for
appropriate attention. The files of this Bureau contain no
information which can be identified with the writer of this
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I am taking the liberty of referring a
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Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon,
Washington 25, D. C.
Sincerely yours,
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regarding the flying saucer.
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telephonically contacted and furnished the information regarding the
flying saucer.
SA J. J. McGuire was contacted and advised of the teletype
and that a statement was contained therein that press inquiries had been
received and were being answered. McGuire instructed that the Buffalo
Office be telephonically contacted and advised that they should furnish
the information regarding the flying saucer to the Air Force Office in
that area and that any press inquiries regarding the flying saucer
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FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEAR ELMIRA, NY AIRPORT. RESIDENT AGENT AT
ELMIRA ADVISES "FLYING SAUCER" WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS.
IN DIAMETER, ONE FOOT THICK AT CENTER. ENTIRE BOX PAINTED ALUMINUM.
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ELMIRA ADVISES "FLYING SAUCER" WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX, FORTY INS.
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DATE: 4/18/50
FROM
:
SAC, Phoenix
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES
INFORMATION CONCERNING
FLYING DISCS
Rebulet 6/30/49.
94- 183,
On 4/17/50 Mr. RHODES advised he had been contacted by True Magazine
and would like to secure the photographs which he had made available
to the Air Force Intelligence.
He was referred to OSI, Fourth Air Force Base, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia, since the photographs desired were made available by him to
a representative of A-2 of the Fourth Air Force on 8/30/47.
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APR 24
DEMAY9 1950
yuba N.C. City. Califo ia 4-8-1950
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Gentlemen:- Flying Saucers
hragara sof BuffaloN.
Here is a shietch of a "flying sancer, "as was
given to me by Herman Ubalsky a free hand drawing
Hermantu balsky
by me after going over ubalskys drawings I was very
interested in same as to what made it "Tick" and Twill
give your the shitches by me as I have a pretty good
memory on what I see. Ubalshy said these "saucers". can
attains tremendous speeds and says when one is Camched
near Leningrad it is but 3 hrs if not in to much of a hurry
city's on the atlantic coast
to new york, Washing Lon. Boston, abbany and a lot of other other
RECORDED 25
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62-83894-
I am at Red word Valley Je. now in
APR 22 1950
Calif on IDI highway 9mi north of Ukiah. will go back
to yuba a City and mary sville and S tockton next week of Leg
Lez MATA distand these "somerb" do not need much
nme
ack 4-14-50 rige
of
power to run then nd ubalisky says th Ram go over
5000 are per hr, and go as high as two hundred thousand
feet and more. well g we these shetches to our army
chiefs of staff and they can soon tell what is what
about I think ubality lied some but it looks side Kinda good
and that Russia has a lot of them
agart
to hold @ ale lo
spreader
cellar
his revolving cer in
weig san
to Beep wonghterntered weight centered
slides hougontal
weights weig his
as they revolve
leng ined to spin
O
Center stanchion of sancer
slides
to Beep weights centered
ag far to who surved full
against
as they revolve.
reals ball hearing non surved which
cables
collar
weights revolving inside
ch turning weig apart his
spreader to hold
ХЗСИ;
saucer
bushr 30 die S
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RECEIVED
is. HAZT E 01 ReR
gift must
SENES ok
double caple sheave
double cable double c shease sheave also
shalls wey
adid this sheave as spacer neurlues. or spreades)
double acts a swively. also FORM bolt plate trevolve Grevolves
one
sheave bearing doesnot
ball This stanchion plate in sancer.
4
to
keeper across
sheave to hold
D
y
cable on as it
1
revolves
cable sheave lace up to weights
cable lace up. to
weig Rh5.
sk
3 cross bar
this shows hace of cable to weig htsand sheaves.
there are two of these set ups. one on each side this shows
detail of one the other one is left out it would he at 3
the night sketch will show what makes it revolve that
survel plate is a cog wheel at4. the sheave plate at 5:00 more made
double and a bearing is between the two plates (over) so it cans
nme act 4-14-50 ngo
2
up and down a mi as the weig his revol 2 the bearing moves
leng therese as well as revolves
bearing
3
d
shaft
Saftsuffort
one
4
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Cabb
cable
one
4
engine shaft.
one and one cog wheels m ate there I day 10 S a sliding Nay lurns and way
drive swited plate 4% 4 and shaft 3nm even, 1,0, both the
the shaft3 causing the weig his to revolve FORE the cing wheels 4+4
in shaft at 2 and the cog whod one on E origine shaft
same R.P.M. This is the me chanism of the thing as near
asid The an remember it from the drawings.
meb
this the Buffalo office The story is to low Eurile it down to-day
I feel gittery about this follow Ubalshy as I them he is a very bad egg
and etc. He was friendly to me and told me to do the best I sould and when
I get it done to let them know and my price will be paid pronts.
This keeps me on a footing with them and I stall them off all the time.
will this is the saucer as I have it for you.
yours Truly
Lewis a Ward
336 Bird at
yuba city
calif.
Ido not know how the rudders go on he said
they were manual control, Hy draulic control and ele atronic
control as they pulled hard at high speed.
The jet is fed by pellets carefully
proportioned to the charge in the jet chander and are fed
to it fast by gadgets operated by electronics so as they go
fast and accurate. I gave the idea that is all Scannot
draw the gadgets as I do not know how: Bat I saw in
the drawings electric control on them.
He says they can light on a pond and
Lake off on a fond on even flat land he said they can light
and Lake off of they have to but its dam rough going.
I wonder if thats horse feathers:
well that is all J know about it the rest you will have
to dope out. J have Cooked my copies over after I left him
and while the drawings were fresh in my head I can see
nothing furthur to try and tell you about
In c are you do not know I am the
fellow who reported to the Buffalo office when I lived at 164
Prospect are in Buffalo I am wostling on an eng me that goes.
by the CRIMIC ray The Russians want to get this - nest assured
they never will as they make contact with and see what I got
to any about this eng inc. you lokely know about it of your inquire
4 The sancers are ametied by a cat alt.
bolt
Cable
slide gaide
Boet
ball Bearing for siving
Cable
ball bearing one bolk
these sancers are 30 feet and more in dia and not
very heavy Walsky says. The plane division of our
army can soons figure this out I cannot as it is
and of my line but I seen the mechanics of ih I did
not see any propellor on it in the drawings I saw
they use a jet on it to so ubalsky says.
They use pellets in a case in the jet
and it fires like a cannon and the ne soil sends the
sancer very fast
4
this uses cent figal force and is cable connected
to weights that revolve at right angles to the pull on
the "sancer" I presume engines are synchronyed as to
speed the wt of the revolving balls gives the pull to
full "sancer" and the whole mechanism is inside of
the "sancer" there are a bottom and top sancer
He said there is an up and down nudders
and a sideways andder but very small and they are
handeled by electronic gadgets at high speed
The sancers are made of magnesium
and reinforced for streng th they look something like this
the sancers it looks are air Tight
these drawings are not much - bot there is not much
to them as I cannot give dimensions own "techs"
will have to figure that ant as I am dam lucky
to find this out and be all to gether.
6 Wabaky says hig h allitudes
pet will speed
up to = were he don't know but it is a terrific speed
he s aid he thing hh 10 thousand mi, per, hr,
how This does not look lite a lot of horie fea there
so I am fulling it into your hands as if it is a Trap
for we its only your can get 1028 in dutch and I know
you want do That- but get it into with army chiefs hands
for Ido not know if this will fly or not but on the
other hand it may be all Di K. so what.
Whalsby is feet 8" tall wt. 175 square faced quite
a large month gold teeth leftside upper light hair sort of red cheeked
big arms all around stored square hands short fat fingers
and talks good english blue eyes. has friends in Buffalo
I owa, is a Rassian Pola and was in world two in Europe.
He has gone to Hetch icans he knows some folks
there he said he got off a sub marine and gave a fishermans
a sum of money to get him ashore, hear Eureka and he said
he was drifting inshore in a drift boat made of rubbers.when
picked up - he said there was whing to it getting ashors.
w hero you g we This to the army chiefs keep
my name and of it-9 want to geta lot more inform alion to g we
to you
The jet
5 Thous and to
his.
electronic plug in
end of may zel
air
w 300 This the compartment N.A.L. r elictro A 0112 value va is
charg & up to thirty 4 times Thousand amp. ter
cum this or and
stan chion in center
K
of sameer
plug for of
X
1
stanchers in dents in
electronic
tronis
P.S. swing of sancers looks around as the to jet any can any la
This jet is loaded with capsules by air door Traps and the capsule containing
sa the gasolene is put into a pressure of say 10 000 lbs p.s.i. the capsule is
busted and out comes the gasolone in that hig h press. of air or something the else
to Lake place of air two electrodes set it off the capsule falls between the ends of
electrodes every time the charge leaving by the opening of the electronic values the goes bullett thro
the vacuum ahamber and hits the air press. chamber the air in chamber is
h just the right split sec. the elect mugjel plug controlled by electronics is opened
and the recail when all is timed o,k sends sancer at good speed.
so I guess this all for nover and el write you again
as soon as I learn any thing worth while
yours Truly
Lewis a Ward
336, Bird st.
yuba Calif. City
P.S.
I have been in contact with the Buffalo Office
and they can tell you more - so Idecided to
send this direct to you to the head office
so of case the office with Buffalo on this letter as
I deem h important eningh to go direct to you
If you write me do not forget to mas perfectly plain
envelope ) no markings on h- - just in case.
I am furtting this in your hands because I
to not know who is a Commie in washington and who is not
I leave that to you and J know you will not give me
away.
7 Jam nervous our this and if this brie the dope he gave
me - well fift ever got out I am a dead and sure as hell
but the u. S, a, first and myself well I don't amount to much
any how Whalsky said another party will contactine if he don 't
in due Time not any particular date He said Russia is very
well prepared for war and will make dams short work of Europe
and England, Spain, France F India gafian n Philipmes, and he
said it will he soon and when Russia starts it will make Hitters
billy look like a lot of 4 chool kids he says he thinks Russia
has 350 atomic bombs If you want any plainer drawings
of them sancers- yes I can draw plainer lines of course
but the air tech. engineers will dofe it out- you see 5 am no
good one electronic gadgets as required on this sancer but
that is a good description of the drawings Jsaw.
Im case you write to me put same
in plain envelope and address it to me at 336. Bird. st.
yula City-Calif. The jet I pictured is just the same as
was ON the drawings ubalsky had. I Twould like to hear
about this as this will give me and idea if this Walsky
is Try ing to g ine me horse feathers- J think the it is
not any baloney - but may be it is
A
April 17, 1950
Lewis a.
Mr. L. A. Ward
336 Bird Street
INDEXED
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RECORDED - 7462 74 - 83894-226
Dear Mr. Ward:
EX-62
Your letters of April 8, 1950, have been
received and I want to thank you for writing to me
as you did.
FLYING SAUCERS
It is suggested, however, that you may wish
to communicate directly with the Secretary of the Army,
National Defense Building, Washington, D. C., with
reference to the matter you mentioned.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
MAILED 4
APR 18 1950
COMM FBI
NOTE: Correspondent advises he has been in contact
with the Buffalo Office and states that he has deemed
the information he has furnished with reference to
flying saucers important enough to write direct to
the Bureau. He advises that he desires us to use a
plain envelope in connection with our reply and further
stipulates that he does not desire that his name be
Tolson
furnished to "Army Chiefs. He has stated that he "wants
Ladd
Clegg
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Sentlemen:-
I saw ubalsky last Saturday in Willits,
before he got oro the bus to go to Eureka. I went to
Willits for the mail for my Don. in- law.
In our Talk he said well if
there is anything in the drawings of the mechanism
of the Aancer that will help you along on yours
comicray eng ine use it -here are the
them over and of you can find any Thing to help you
D. K. Three drawings are made in Russian I think
so I could not read the instructions or be thering a
but I did see and he applained to me the centrifugal
force Chah pulls the saucer RECORDED and 62-83294-227 the inside the sancer
COPIES DESTROYED
APR 27 1950
270 NOV 18 1964
I seen the rudders of (IMA) its Ligust 34 REC. how they
rmlad 4-25-509c',
ittached I really do not know our mg neers can
dope that out so I am sending a set of drawings
free hand and these are in detail just exactly like
the Russean drawings - so These look a Cobbetter
than those I mailed ant Sat. and ubalshy a aid
after I studied them for quite a spell - that he
was trusting me - and should I open my month
or tell any one of the mechanics I saw in them
sancers I would he taken care of an dam fast so
thats that. when you get these drawings go to the military
officials and don h get me in dutch I know you will not
for my life is the price I would pay - sooner or later
if the commie agents figuered I had give this away an of
do not have any 7.B.T. men tagging me that would Cook
suspicions to the commie agents. Jam Laking a hell of
a chance and I want some In ore information yet from them
and I will pass it along to you as fast as I get
4
the drawings A w the sames put to ther like this
straight prece circulars between top and bottom of sancer : filled
with ball bearings in a groove top and bottoms the Benter his can
turns but top or Gottom does not turn - Top and bothom obey the rudder
the up and down rudders and the sudeways rudder.
1.1.1. is for the gilo to fire out side. from point 2 to point 2 one
a 30 foot diamelis sancer isso feet making an overall diameter
of 5-0 feet
2
2
30'
10:
10
2
2
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2
to
is
10.
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10
13
2
drawing 4.
of course it does not look like this drawing for curves and
RIC. $ you know wh at I mean, all the floor in the sancer
is fastened to the center piece as dolled line shows at 3, 3.
I guess That is so san cer can be manumered or some mething
my wife 02 son or Bur in laws or daughter know nothing
about this and do not less them or there would be hell to pay.
I think the drawings are plain enough this time.
3. where the jets one f ened in I could not f use it out so will
leave that to you the drawings I sent began sat. with the jet
are R. That is the jet. - but some of the centrifical power
mechanism is wrong in design Ubality had two 02 three sets
of drawings and this copy I am sending you are plain and I
believe better drawings.
In drawing #2 where turn buckels are
shown in cables - they are shortened or leng thened to suit_ like
This as the weights fly or pull outward - the weights must pull the
cable straight out or up and down - see no beight in the line
holding the weigh - line must be straight ht when eng inco are in
motion and up to speed allowing every thing else (4) in prop orlion OK
LIS
1
drawing 3.
6 P.S.
I. think I can get some information on inc Russian submarine
and what makes them go so deep down. ubality says he is sure
our navy cannot locali them as they got dummies they put out
some how in the water and can fool any me with the dumines,
He s and they were making a long range nocket and
putting this engine it but that the sancer goes as fast
as the rocket will I was going to patent this engine
even if I did get it from ubalsky - I placed my self
in great danger to get it - andam m danger yeh if
any one g ines me away. But give ih to the u.s.a.
quick and the u. S.a. can give me something for my
efforts, I do not think the u.s.a. will twin me
down - do you? and may he I will ask a favor of the
7.B. T. - who knows.
5.
I do not believe is is "horse feathers so much as I did
in the drawings sent you sat. ubalishy said on the snow
with numbers on this sancer like a sled centrifigal force will
pull here at a hell of speed. The jets are used on take off
there is wheels on the sancer there are 3 wheels they are pulled
up into places 4 the sancer from the inside and some how or
other a piece covers the spot on the out side the drawing shows
that but I cannot fig use out how to done from the inside of
the sancer. now I believe this is all the dope Ican g ive you
on them. ubaliky said the big sancers are ablong fore and aft
but round in the middle - gust as the round sancers are
something like This. you know what I mean only Joannol
draw it.
I will mail this from Which monday 10 th 1950 and
trust you will put this into the night hands
yours Truly
Lewis a Ward
336 Bird st
улья city calif
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with shaft
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key ways * Keys,
cannot revolve
does not revolve with
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sh aft.
bolled to floor
callianation
but can slide
cable
back and ahead
M
amount
with thrust.
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III
drawing # 7
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just a rest bearing for sh aft. the shaft
Draing 2
does not him in this bearing- - just slides a hak
thrust bearing
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RECORDENCXED 1st 101
LEWIS A. WARD
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336 Bird Street
Yuba City, California
62-83894-27 RESEARCH L. Awand
By letter dated April 9, 1950, captioned individual
wrote to the Bureau with reference to matters pertaining to
"flying saucers." A photostatic copy of his communication is
enclosed. It is noted that correspondent has referred to his
contact with an individual named Ubalsky and reference is made
to "Russian drawings."
It is desired that you have an agent of your office
contact correspondent to secure any data which may be of interest
to the Bureau. It should be kept in mind, however, that the FBI
is not conducting an investigation with reference to "flying
saucer matters" and the correspondent should be advised that he
may wish to communicate with the Secretary of the Air Force,
National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C.
Please furnish me all information concerning the
handling of this matter.
Enclosure
data NOTE: Correspondent advised that he has previously furnished
to the to the Bureau. It is believed this communication was referred
that Army Air Force. He has advised in his letter of April 9,
in some drawings pertaining to flying saucers were
what he believes to be the Russian language, and it executed is
advisable to have him personally contacted to discourage further deemed
activities. possession, pertaining to matters which may be in the scope of our
correspondence and to obtain any information he might have in his
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OFFICE OF SHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
CLASSIFICATION
Dises
NAVY DEPARTMENT
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Felem
ps
(Reference to this resert must specify Serial Non Place and Deto.)
Serial
No. 50
at Kodisk, Alaska
Date 10 Feb. 1950
19
(Start new series each yoor, Lo, 1-13, 2-03)
From DIC/17ND
(See note 2)
(Ship, flast, unit, district office, station, or parson)
Make segarate report for each main title.
See O. N. to Index Guide.
Reference
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Source OFFICIAL - U. So Navy
Evaluation A=2
(is official, personal observation, publication, proso, conversation with-
Ad to F-O otc.
Mentify when precticable, etc.)
Rold AB/EN 3-20; SER. 4322416-1111842
Subject nidentified Ellotion reported on) Puenomana in vicinity (Subtities) of todiak alaska
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(Malis separate report for each title)
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Use this form for once (original and copies) Usa the Bby 13 inches piate fold-over as supplied for edditional pages, Forward to ONI an and a "Hectogrash Master" com. Officers
preparing and those forwarding reports sign the last page of original and retained File CODY of reports only. Submit copies of clippings, sketchos. etc., when practical, If practleable, prepare sketches
mus: A report of sightings of unidentified airborne objects, by various
naval personnel, on 22 and 23 January 1950, in the vicinity of
Kodisk, Alaska is contained herein.
NOTE:
(1) This information is 33 of 23 January 1950
(2) IFI mikes no provision for reporting phonomena of this nature
ENCL:
(1) Completed CINCAL form containing information fiven by
Lt. Smith, USN
(2) Completed CINCAL form containing information given by
yorgas, and CARVER, B/C, USN
(3) Sketch of ridar interference #huracteristics oxperienced by
It. Section USN
(4) Completed CINCAL form containing information viven by Lt.
Barco, USN
(5) Track chart of reraft in which Lt. Barco, USN embarked
23-Jonuary 1950
(6) Statements of YORGAN 32 and CARVER FEAC, USN
thying Discs
(7) Statement of Lt. Barco
(S) Winds aloft and balloon release data
In Inclosures (1), (2), and (4) are completed forms sugrested by
Commander
in Chief, Alaskan Command, Fort Richardson, Alaska for the reporting of
sighting of unidentified objects, Enclosure (3) is a skotch of radar
off "Me stograph Moster," or in a form suitable for black and while reproductions.
interference experienced in circroft piloted by Lt. Smith. Snclosure (5)
is 2 track chart of aircraft in which Lt. Barco was embarked when he
oi ted unidentified object, Enclos ure (6) contains stutements by MORGAN,
TLC, USN and CARVER, T1, USE relative to their sighting. Enclosure (7)
is a copy of Lt. 31rco's statement and enclosure (8) is a summary of
weather and balloon release information
Declamities org NIS letter 9/20/77
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BRUCE MACCABEE 107306 10/3/77
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DIC/17:D No. 4-50
10 February 1950
Subj: Unidentified Phonomena
2. A summary of the information contained in enclosure (1) through (8)
follows:
a. At 220240₩ January LT Smith, USN, patrol plane commander of P2V3
No. 4 of Patrol Squadron One reported an unidentified radar contact 20
miles north of the Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska. Then this contact
was first made, LT Smith was flying the Kodiak Security Patrol. At
0248W, 8 minutes later 3. radar contact was made on an object 10 miles
southe of NAS Kodiak. Lt. Smith checked with the control tower to
determine known traffic in the area, and was informed that there was none.
During this period the radar operator, GASKEY ALC, US!! reported inter-
mittent radar interforence of a type he had never before exporienced.
(See enclosure (3)). Contact was lost at this time, but intermittent
interference continued.
b. At some time between 0200 and 0300W, MORGAN EMC, USN W10 standing
watch on board the U3S TILLANOCK (ATA 192), which was anchored in the
vicinity of buoy 19 in the main ship channel. Morgan reported sighting
a "very fast moving red glan light, which appeared to be of exhaust
nature, seemed to come from the southeast, moved clockni se in 3. large
circle in the direction of, and around Kodiak and returned out in a
generally southeast direction." Morgan called Carver 31, USN, also on
watch, to observe this object, and they both witnessed the return flight,
The object was in sight for an ostimated 30 seconds, No otor or sound
was detected, and the object was described to l.ave the appearance of a
ball of fire about one foot in diameter.
Co At 2204405, conducting routine Kodiak security patrol, It Smith
reported 3 visual sighting of an unidentified airborne object at a
radar range of 5 miles, on the starboard bow. This object showed in-
dications of great speed on the radar scopen (The trailing edge of the
blip gave a tail like indication.) At this time Lt Smith called the
attention of all crew members to the object. An estimated ten seconds
later, the object was directly overhead, indicating a speed of about
1800 YPH, Smith climbed to intercept, and attempted to circle to keep
the object in sight He was unable to do this, as the object was too
highly maneuveruble. Subsequently the object appeared to be opening
the range, and Smith attempted to close the ringe. The object has
observed to open out somethat, then to turn to the left and come up on
Smith's quarter. Smith considered this to be a highly throatening
gesture, and turned out all lights in the aircraft. Four minutes later
the object disappeared from view in a southeasterly direction.
do At 23043511, the day following Lt Smith's sighting, Lt Causer and
Lt Barco of Patrol Squadron One were conducting the Kodi ok Security
Patrol, and sighted an unidentified object. At the time of the sight-
inc the aircraft in which these officers were embarked was approximately
62 miles south of NAS Kodik. The object appeared to be on an ascending
westerly course, and W38 in sight for ten minutes. During this period
the object was observed by Licutenants Causer and Barco, and PAULSON,
ADI, plane captain. At no time was radar contact made on the object.
t Causer WAS unable to close the object at 170 knots.
2
DIC/17:D Serial No. 4-50
10 February 1950
Subj: Unidentified Phenomena
(e) The objects sighted have boen described as follows:
(1) To It Smith and crew it appeared as two orange lights
vrotating about 2 common center, "like two jet aircraft making slow
rolls in tight formation". It had a wide speed range.
(2) To Morgan, BNC, and Carver, 221 it appeared as 3 reddish
orange ball of fire about one foot in diameter, travelling at a high
rate of speed.
(3) To Lt Causer, Lt Barco, and Paulson, ADI, it appeared to
be 1 pulsating orange yellow projectile shaped flame, with regular period
of pulsation on 3 to 5 seconis, off 3 to 5 seconds. Later, as the object
increased the ran e the pulsations appcared to increase to on 7 to 8
seconds and off 7 to S seconds.
3. A check with the Navy Neather Central, Kodiak, Alaska revealed that
balloons were released at the following times:
22 January - 0445. and 2200W (aporoximately)
23 Jamaary P/M OMOON (avoroximately)
4. On 23 January winds aloft at 1000 feet were reported at 0400W as
from 310. I at 36 knots, and at 2000 feet from 240° T at 37 knots, while
the object was reported to be on an ascending - westerly course.
CONTENT: In view of the fact that no weather balloons were known to have
been released within a reasonable time before the sightings, it
appears that the object or objects were not balloons. If not
billoons the objects must be regarded as phenomens (possibly
meteorites), the exact nature of which could not be determined
by this office.
STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Men
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UNITED
S GOVERNMENT
TO
DATE: May 31, 1950
FROM SAC, New Orleans
SUBJECT: MICHAEL HALFERY
FLYING DISCS
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On May 24, 1950, this office received from Major MERLE L. MENNIE,
Intelligence and Security Officer, New Orleans Port of Embarka-
tion, a report dealing with MICHAEL HALFERY of 2453 Urquhart
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. A copy of this report is at-
tached to this letter for your information.
The report states that HALFERY sold for $1.00 two photographs
to one JOHN R ESPOSITO, 615 Piety Street, New Orleans, who in
turn gave the photographs to an agent of CID, New Orleans Port
of Embarkation. These photographs were of flying saucers and a
man from Mars in the custody of two U. S. Army Military Policemen.
A copy of one negative and a copy of one positive of these photo-
graphs are also enclosed herewith.
Enclosures (3)
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Positive Photostat copy of document turned in to NOPE CID
(Agent John F. Quinn) by John R. Esposite, 615 Piety Street,
New Orleans, La., who reported purchase of dec ument from
Michael HALFERY, 2453 Urquhart St, New Orleans, La.
Date 22 May 1950
Received from Agent John F. Quinn, NOPE CID, by Louis
Rebillia, Jr., Criminal Investigater, Intelligence &
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Security Branch, NOPE; Date 23 May 1950
Louis Pallick
ENCLOSURES TO THE BUREAU
Copy of report by Intelligence Branch, New Orleans
Port of Embarkation, re MICHAEL HALFERY.
One negative copy and one positive copy of photographs
of flying saucer and man from Mars in custody of two MP's.
N.O. File 66-1199
CONFIDENTIAL
DATE
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
23 May 1950
PREPARING OFFICE
Intelligence Branch, New Orleane Port of Febarkation, New Orleans 12, La.
SUBJECT
CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION
HAIFERY, Michael
OF SOURCE:
OF INFORMATION:
2453 Urquhart Street
COMPLETELY RELIABLE
A
CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES
I
USUALLY RELIABLE
B
PROBABLY TRUE
2
New Orleans, La.
FAIRLY RELIABLE
C
POSSIBLY TRUE
3
NOT USUALLY RELIABLE
D
DOUBTFULLY TRUE
4
UNRELIABLE
E
CASE NO. T4-15-0
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RELIABILITY UNKNOWN
F
TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED
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SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
At about 1430 hours, 22 May 1950, the attached (See Inclosure 1)
"photograph" was turned over to Agent John 7. Guinn, CID, New Orlenne Post of
Embarkation. The individual who turned this material over to Guinn told him
that he had purchased the "photograph" from one Michael HALFESY, 2453 Drguhart
Street, Bow Orleans, Louisiana, for the sun of $1.00. He stated that be thought
this material "should be placed in the hands of the Government", se st vae
supposed to be pictures of "flying soucers" and "8 mom from Have in the United
States". The "non from Here" was pictured se being in the custody of two military
policemen.
(B-2)
The individual turning this material over to Guinn gave his name 00
John R. Teposito, 615 Picty Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, end his telephone as
Byuater 5190,
(II-3)
According to Esposito, HALFERY 10 alleged to have served five (5) years in
the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kanese.
(8-3)
No interrogation of Reposito was conducted by Agent Quinn.
(8-2)
1 Incl:
Photo. (Original & Cy)
CONSENT: A literal translation of the caption under the alleged photographe
stated that 8 special infra-red machine was used to take there photographe
because the "flying saucers" were invisible to the human eye. Also, the sound
emitted by the two pictured "saucere" use of euch high frequency as to be above
frequencies audible to the human ear. The caption continues by stating that en
accident occurred to one of the "sucours" and the individual shown in custody
of United States Bilitary Police in the right hand photograph YES a "Mr. X',
a member of the erew of one of these "flying seucers". The location of both
photographe was stated to be Weisbaden, Germany.
DECLASSIFIED
SEARCHED ep INDEXED
Authority:
SERIALIZED
FILED
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1 JUN 47
Das Infra-Rot-Kathodenstrahlrohr offenbart mit Bildaufnahmegerät und Spezialfilm Vorgänge, die dem menschlichen Auge unsichtbar bleiben
müssen. Das beweist unsere linke Abbildung: Zwei Alegende Untertassen" kreisten - von den Wiesbadenern unbemerkt - um die Markt-
kirche. Die Geräusche der sausenden Scheiben waren nicht bemerkbar, da Ultra-Kurzschallwellen bekanntlich vom menschlichen Gehör nicht
aufgenommen werden. Unser rechtes Bild zeigt erstmalig Mister X, ein Besatzungsmitglied der "fliegenden Untertasse", die am Fuße des
Bleidenstadter Kopfes zerschellt 1st
(3 Translag/USA-Fotos)
Das Infra-Rot-Kathodenstrahlrohr offenhart mit Bildaufnahmegerät und Spezialfilm Vorgänge, die dem menschlichen Auge unsichtbar bleiben
mussen. Das beweist unsere linke Abbildung: Zwei niegende Untertassen" kreisten - von den Wiesbadenern unbemerkt - um die Markt-
kirche, Die Gerleische der sausenden Scheiben waren nicht bemerkbar, da Ultra-Kurzschallwellen bekanntlich vom menschlichen Gehör nicht
aufgenommen werden. Unser rechtes Bild zeigt erstmallg Mister X. ein Besatzungsmitglled der "fliegenden Untertasse", die am Fuße des
Bleidenstadter Kopfes zerschellt 1st
(3 Translag/USA-Fotos)
S.3 Briefing
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her. Stites
19 may's
Recd from G-3
UNIDENTIFI ED AERIAL PHEN
(Flying Saucers)
5-22 50 cardy
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Reports of strange and mysterious objects seen in the sky over most
of the countries of the world during the past five years have created
quite a stir in the public press. The sighting of such objects has not
been confined to the last five years. History records many instances of
man's inability to explain what he new or thought he saw. The prophet
Esekiel in the 6th century BC reported "a whirl wind came out of the
north, a great cloud, and a fire unfolding itself, and a brightness was
about it." He then saw "a wheel in the middle of a wheel" and reported
"when they went, they went up on their four sides and they turned not
when they went". (Ezekiel 1:16)
In the past, these phonomena have usually been attributed to super-
natural causes, and in more recent years to natural phenomena. However,
the introduction of the atomic bomb and guided missiles in World War II
has so caught the public imagination with their potentialities, actual and
fanciful, that we now find the phenomena variously attributed to space ships
from other planets and US or Soviet experiments with new and wonderful
weapons.
The present flury of flying saucers, ghost rockets, etc., began in
mid-1946 in Sweden. Hundreds of people reported seeing strange objects
flying over the country. Newspapers specialited that they were Soviet
guided missiles being tested over the Baltic Sea, either from the former
German experimental station at Peenemunde, or from Dago Island off the
Estonian Coast. The fact that an experimental V-2 fired by the Germans
from Peenemunde had landed in Sweden in 1944 lent credence to their
They
speculation. The Swedish defence staff made an investigation and may
have deliberately allowed the public to believe this theory for some time
for political reasons. Careful investigation by the US Ma and by an
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independent British team, failed to uncover any evidence to support the
theory of Soviet missiles. By 1947 the thing had snowballed to such an
extent that the Swedish Government finally issued a report identifying
most of the incidents with natural phenomena and denying that any
foreign power WD.B involved. During this period sightings were reported
from the remaining Scandanavian countries and most of Western Europe.
Incidents were first reported over the US in 1947 and are still con-
tinuing. Much space in the press has been given to these reports and
various semi-official opinions have been quoted. For example, on 16
May, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was quoted as saying "There must be
something to them, for too many reliable persons have made reports on
them. I am duty bound not to say what I know about them - or what I don't
know about them. However, if they do exist, you can rest assured that
they are ours." The USAF for a long time conducted a thorough investigation
of each of the hundreds of incidents involved. It found that approximately
75% of the reports could definitely be related to known causes such as
meteorological balloons, aircraft, meteors and other common phenomena.
A public statement was issued debunking the entire existence of flying
disks or saucers. This did little to cut down the flood of reports.
It only resulted in convincing a large number of people that the National
Military Establishment was trying to cover up our own experiments with
new weapons.
Many theories have been advanced to explain these reports of aerial
phenomena over the US. These include:
1. Space ships from other planets
2. Soviet guided missiles or aircraft, probably atomic-powered.
3. US experiments with new weapons
4. Natural phenomena
5. Mass hysteria, or other psychological causes.
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While it is not possible to categorically rule out theory No. 1 it
is very easy to do so on reasonable grounds. The existence of any form
of life on other planets is extremely tenuous and debatable. The level
of technical achievement required to launch piloted or pilotless missiles
from one planet to another and return is several orders of magnitude byond
that existing on the earth today and probably would have resulted in some
firm contact prior to this, either through deliberate landings or un-
scheduled crashes. (Even these have been reported in the press - complete
with descriptions of men only 18 inches tall! Such reports are sheer
fabrication.)
There is absolutely no evidence that the Soviet Union possess either
guided missiles or disc shaped aircraft capable of making round trip flights
to the US, and the use of atomic energy for the propulsion of any serial
vehicle is still at least several years in the future. Even if the Soviets
are that far ahead of us in such a program, there is no reason to expect
the airplanes would be other than of conventional design. An atomic power
plant, alone, would be sufficiently radical, without also designing a com-
pletely new vehicle to carry it.
The US is not experimenting with any new weapon that could reasonably
be mistaken by identified as a flying disc or saucer. The US is launching
large numbers of meteorological and cosmie ray balloons for experimental
purposes and a fair number of the reports can be definitely attributed
to sightings of these objects or reflections of other shiny objects such
as aircraft.
The continued reporting ofserial phenomena must then be attributed
to a mass hysteria caused by the present tenseness in the international
situation; the public belief in the ability of science to accomplish
miracles; and to statements in the press by "name" individuals hinting at
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the èxistence of some new weapon. Such statements, of the type attributed
to Rickenbacker, often solicited in the most sensation form by news
reporters in order to make a good story, make people watch the sky and any
object they cannot immediately recognize is called a "flying saucer."
This helps to maintain the "chain reaction" of such reports.
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CONFIDENTIAL
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA
Graduat te Department of Journalism
June 2, 1950
Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th, NW
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Hoover,
I am currently engaged in research for a gradua te
dissertation which will attempt to analyze the socio-
logical and psychological implications of the flying
saucer phenomenon.
In the course of my research I am giving extensive
consideration of the several magazine articles and the
one book which have already been written on the subject.
The book, in particular, and the magazine articles in
general, hint at official restraints which have hampered
the authors in their research. So far as I know none of
those research projects attempted to probe as deeply into
the background of the phenomena as I am, yet I have en-
countered no such "official censorship" as they mention.
In fact I have been surprised at the openness with which
some people have replied to my queries.
I believe the fact that I have encountered no restric-
tions is significant when I attempt to analyze my total
findings. It raises the question as to whether those
previously mentioned authors aren't trying hard to sell
something which really isn't there to sell.
Is there any reason why the flying saucer situation
should be "played down?" Is there any official attitude
toward the matter?
I wish to thank you in advance for your interest and
help. You may be assured that I will appreciate any infor-
mation you may be able to give me.
Sincerely yours,
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Mr. DeWayne B. Johnson
Graduate Department of Journalism
University of California
Los Angeles 24, California
Dear Mr. Johnsons
Your letter dated June 2, 1950,
has been received, and I appreciate the
interest which prompted your communica-
tion.
While I would like to be of
service, this Bureau has no information
available for distribution with regard
to the subject of your letter, and I
suggest that you may wish to direct
your inquiry to the Secretary of Defense,
National Defense Building, Washington,
D. C.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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ANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Mem andum
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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TO
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Director, FBI
DATE: June 15, 1950-
SUBJECT: FROM Kg
SAC, San Francisco
LEWIS A. WARD
336 Bird Street
Yuba City, California
RESEARCH
Rebulet 6-5-50.
Subject was located 6-13-50 residing at 78 South Tenth Street,
San Jose, California. He was interviewed by SA CHARLES J. PRELSNIK of
this Office, who carefully explained the jurisdiction of the FBI to him
and questioned him relative to any information he might have which would
be of interest to this Bureau.
Mr. WARD had nothing to add to his previous story as submitted
by letter to the Bureau on 4-9-50. He was advised that any information
relative to "flying saucers" did not come within the jurisdiction of this
Bureau and that he could communicate such information to the Secretary of
the Air Force, National Defense Building, The Pentagon, Washington 25,
D. C.
For the further information of the Bureau, Mr. R. E. MC CARTHY,
Secretary, Local 39, International Union of Stationary Engineers, 805
East Weber Street, was contacted in an effort to locate Mr. WARD. Mr.
MC CARTHY described WARD as being "odd" but would not elaborate on this
statement.
It was also ascertained from Mr. R. A. CHRISTIANSEN, Business
Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39,
57 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, California, through whom WARD was
located, that WARD was given to weird imaginings. Mr. CHRISTIANSEN stated
that he would not exactly describe WARD as being insane but stated that he
was getting along in years and was prone to exaggerate on queer imaginings,
It was the observation of the interviewing agent that Mr. WARD is
abnormal mentally.
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CONFIDENTIAL
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FROM :
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SUBJECT:
СОИНЕЙ
DECLASSIFIED
SUMMARY OF AERIAL PHENOMENA IN
NEW MEXICO
Authority:
INFORMATION CONCERNING
NND 90986
sises
There is being transmitted herewith as Summary of Observations of Serial
Phenomena in New Mexico from December 1948 to May 25, 1950. This recapitulation
of data summarizes previous individual sights that have been reported in this
area. The summary was prepared by the Inspector General's Office of the 17th
District of Special Investigations, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (s-1) )
The above information is being submitted for the completion of the
Bureau's files.
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53 JUL 27 1950
Dear
55 JUL 1050
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
DQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORC
WASHINGTON
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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
17TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
this
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO
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File No: 24-9-0
5 July 1950
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
Reid 7-14 from O.S.I.
sighted on 29 June 1950
at Phoenix, Arizona
SP CIAL INQUIRY
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TO:
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.
Henrish
1. Reference is made to Spot Report TWX from this Headquarters
dated 30 June 1950, making reference to an undentified flying object
sighted on 29 June 1950 at Phoenix, Arizona.
2. An interview with 1st Lt. JOHN D. FINK, A0-823052, 93rd
Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB reveals that on 29 June 1950 at approxi-
glying Discs
mately 1840 hours Lt. FINK sighted this object. Lt. FINK climbed to
47,000 while flying an F-86 aircraft and observed that the object was
a bright balloon with instruments attached and was floating at an
altitude of 50,000 feet.
3. Lt. FINK described the speed of the balloon as being very
slow and further described the balloon as being an "inverted tear
drop".
4. Inasmuch as the previously unidentified object has been
positively identified as a balloon, further investigation will not
be conducted in this incident.
will
RICHARD G. COX
MAJOR, USAF
District Commander
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This is to advise the Bureau that on June 25, 1950, DOUGLAS
HARRISON, 2337 Ashmead Place, N.W., telephone, DEcatur 2797, and who is
employed at the Hot Shoppe, Connecticut Avenue, N.W., informed that at
9:25 am, that date, while looking out of the window of his residence he
saw what he believed to be a flying saucer. He described this object as
resembling a cigar, the end of which was tilted down toward the earth
and presenting a silver appearance. He estimated the height of this ob-
ject as from 20 to 25 thousand feet, and stated the size at that distance
appeared to be about four inches. HARRISON could furnish no further de-
tails other than to state the object appeared to be moving in an easterly
direction. He advised that this is the first flying saucer he has ever
seen.
The foregoing is being furnished for the information of the
Bureau and no action is being taken by this Office.
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Attention is directed to existing Bureau instructions wherein
complaints received relating to the captioned matter should be promptly
furnished to a local representative of the Office of Special Investiga-
tions, the Inspector General, U. S. Air Force by your office.
You are instructed to furnish the information contained in
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DATE: July 11, 1950
SRM FROM : SAC, CHICAGO
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SUBJECT: 0 FLYING DISC
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Reference is made to SAC letter #38, series 1949.
Mr. TAGE STENSIG, 4905 Bryan Place, Downers Grove, Illinois,
telephone number - Downers Grove 1199 J, telephonically
advised SA JOHN E. KEATING at 9:54 PM, July 4, 1950, that
at 9:38 PM on July 4, 1950, he observed a large, bright,
silvery object moving at an approximate altitude of
10,000 feet, in a north, north-westerly direction over
Downers Grove. Mr. STENSIG said that his wife also
observed this object. He stated that he estimated the
speed of the object at 700 to 800 miles by comparing its
rate of movement with that of commercial airplanes.
Mr. STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with
United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a
plane nor was it a fireworks display.
The above is being submitted for your information.
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FBI PERSONNEL. MATTER IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO HERMAN MUNROE,
OSI, WILLIAMS AFB, ARIZONA. MUNROE ADVISED TODAY OBJECT WAS PICKED
UP BY RADAR SCOPE AT SIX PM, JUNE TWENTYNINTH, AT WHICH TIME IT
WAS ESTIMATED OBJECT WAS THIRTY TO THIRTOFIVE THOUSAND FEET IN
AIR. A B TWENTYNINE FROM FIVE HUNDRED NINTH BOMB GROUP, ROSWELL,
NM, WAS ASSIGNED TO FOLLOW OBJECT AND PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE
TRAVELING AT TWENTYFIVE THOUSAND FEET HE ESTIMATED OBJECT TO BE
ADDITIONAL TEN TO TWENTY THOUSAND FEET ABOVE HIM. PLANE WAS
TRAVELING AT TWO HUNDRED NINETY MPH AND WAS ABLE TO CIRCLE BENEATH
OBJECT. OBJECT WAS MOVING IN WESTWARDLY DIRECTION IN ABSENCE OF
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WIND. IT WAS LAST SIGHTED AT EIGHT FIFTYFIVE PM AT A 30 POINT ABOUT
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TWENTY MILES NORTH OF BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA, WHEN IT WAS LOST DUE TO
HEAVY THUNDERSTORM IN AREA. MUNROE ESTIMATED SIZE OF OBJECT TO
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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TO
: Director, FBI
DATE: July 18, 1950
FROM : SAC, Chicago
SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS
(b)
(7)(D)
- INFORMANT
The following is submitted for information of the Bureau for whatever
action it may deem advisable.
On July 1, 1950, (b) (7)(D) , of known reliability, advised that at 1:00 a.m.
July 1, 1950, at North Chicago, Illinois, east intersection of 22nd
Street and the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad and Chicago
Northwestern Railroad tracks, (b) (7)(D)
(b) (7)(D)
, he observed one cigar-shaped object,
about five feet in appearance from his viewpoint, traveling from northwestern
to southeastern direction at an excessive rate of speed over the Great
Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. According to the in-
formant, this object appeared almost directly overhead at an altitude
which he estimated to be about 15,000 to 20,000 feet, and it remained in
sight for about twenty to twenty-five seconds until it disappeared over
the horizon.
This informant advised the object did not appear like any falling star
or meteor he had ever seen, and that it proceeded in a straight and
level flight. The informant continued that the front two-thirds of the
object was a constant glow about the coloring of a burning kerosene
lamp, and that the rear third was dark. He continued that the object
left a bluish-white trail behind it, appearing to be about four inches
in width, and about three times the length of the object. The informant
advised that there were no wings or other type of support visible to
him, and that the propulsion, control and stability were unknown to him.
He advised that the speed of this object was much faster than any con-
ventional type of aircraft he had ever seen, although it did not travel
as fast as a falling star. He added that there was no sound discernible.
With regard to the informant, it is to be noted that (b) (7)(D)
(b) (7)(D)
It is to be noted that he advised there were no other witnesses who saw
the aforementioned object.
This informant has furnished reliable information to the Chicago Division
in the past, is of average intelligence, and considered of good character
and reputation.
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You are instructed to advise the Bureau whether the information
contained in your reference letter has been furnished to the local office
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FLYING DISC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FOURTH
INFORMATION CONCERNING. SAN ANTONIO TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFFICE
BUREAU BEING INFORMED THAT SUBJECT DISC DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY
FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, ELYPTICAL IN SHAPE AND BEARING SERIAL NUMBER
X DASH ONE FOUR SEVEN A AND INSTRUCTIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH
UNQUOTE. RESIDENT AGENT CORPUS CHRISTI STATES THAT LOCAL RADIO REPORTS
THIS DISCOVERY TO BE A HOAX. FURTHER INQUIRY BEING MADE AND BUREAU
WILL BE ADVISED. CAPTAIN O. C. WETZELL, SECURITY OFFICER ELLINGTON
FIELD AIR FORCE ADVISED AND REPORTED HIS OFFICE HAD NO INFORMATION RE
SUBJECT DISC. PRESS INQUIRIES OF THIS OFFICE WILL BE ANSWERED WITH
NO COMMENT UACB.
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FLYING DISC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE, TEXAS JULY FOURTH,
INFORMATION CONCERNING. STOKES MCENHEIMER, CHIEF OF POLICE ALUCE,
TEXAS ADVISES THAT ON THIS DATE A SMALL ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION WAS FOUND
IN A FIELD ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
ALICE, TEXAS. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OBJECT WAS
CONSTRUCTED BY WELDING A PORTION OF TWO AIRPLANE WINGS TOGETHER. THE
CONTRIVANCE WAS FRESHLY PAINTED AND BORE THE MARKINGS DESCRIBED IN
REFERENCE TELETYPE, AND HAD NO MOTOR OR MEANS OF PROPULSION. THE CHIEF
OF POLICE REMOVED THE OBJECT TO THE POLICE STATION AND UPON INQUIRY
DETERMINED THAT IT HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY A GROUP OF MECHANICS AT THE
ALICE AIRPORT AS A PRACTICAL JOKE. AIR FORCE OFFICIALS ELLINGTON
FIELD ADVISED. NO FURTHER INQUIRES TO BE MADE.
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DASH R. CAA REPRESENTATIVES SAN ANTONIO, ADVISED THIS OFFICE AT TWELVE
FIFTEEN P. M. THIS DATE THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THEIR
REPRESENTATIVE AT ALICE THAT A FLYING DISC HAD BEEN FOUND BETWEEN THE
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND THE CITY OF ALICE. DISC IS ELLIPITICAL SHAPE,
FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER, HAS TWO RADIO AERIALS, SLOTS OR HOLES
INDICATING JET OR ROCKET PROPULSION. DISC HAS NO. X ONE FOUR SEVEN A,
PRINTED ON IT, TOGETHER WITH QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE. LOCAL RADIO
NEWSCAST QUOTES CHIEF OF POLICE, ALICE, TEXAS AS STATING FLYING
DISC A HOAX. OSI, KELLY AFB AND HOUSTON OFFICE ADVISED.
WEEKS
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