FBI-Akte Flying Discs (UFO), Teil 8 (1954-1957)

[PAGE 1] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: cover of FBI file folder, mirrored/reversed side and stamps only] 62- HQ-83894 SECTION 8 SERIALS 344-384 SECTION 8 SERIALS 344-384 BUREAU DO NOT DESTROY INVESTIGATION DO NOT DESTROY FOIPA # 2930887 COPIED FOR FOIPA (stamps dated NOV 3 1976, MAY 4 1977, MAY 14 1977, JAN 18 1978) USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE Transfer-Call 3421 Du 358, 346 Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class / Case # Sub Vol. Serial # 0062 83894 8 344 384 8/11/1274184 RRP003IXGQ [PAGE 2] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Sq 346, 353, 362 : 384 COPIED FOR FOIPA APR 14 1979 BY R330 281 COPIED FOR FOIPA REQUESTERS FULL NAME | COMPUTER NUMBER | DATE | BY 349; 350 | Parks, Brian | 263,552 | 3/25/80 | 95 344 | Richard Toronto | 267,191 | 5/29/86 | F45 380 | Brian Parks | 263,553 | 3/23/86 | NEW [PAGE 3] Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 7/22/54 FROM : SAC, Cincinnati (65-1994) SUBJECT: TRUMAN BETHURUM; FLYING DISCS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) Remylet 6/8/54 and Bulet 6/22/54. Attached are five copies of a memorandum containing information set out in my letter of June 8, 1954 with additional information furnished by THOMAS EICKHOFF on July 2, 1954. On July 2, 1954, although EICKHOFF had been so advised at the time of the original interview with him on June 7, 1954, he was again advised in accordance with instructions in reBulet. RCD:SAS REGISTERED MAIL ENCLOSURES (5) RECORDED - 79 INDEXED - 79 62-83894-344 EX-127 JUL 26 1954 AGENCY/Control OSI (0-14) REQ. REC'D / Cdnel RAB (06a) DATE FORW. 8/3/54 HOW FORW. RIS BY EHMfeld 61 AUG 4 1954 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [PAGE 4] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: mirrored reverse of the preceding memorandum page, no text of its own] Stamps: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F B I REC'D ESPIONAGE - AUG 2 9 59 AM '54; U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F B I REC'D ESPIONAGE - JUL 30 4 08 PM '54 Handwritten: Rcvd 12:20 PM [illegible] [PAGE 5] TRUMAN BETHURUM FLYING II SCS On June 7, 1954, Mr. Thomas Eickhoff, 3721 Tappan Avenue, Cincinnati 23, Ohio, Operator of Tom's Beauty Salon, Neave Building, Fourth and Race Streets, Cincinnati, Ohio, advised that although he belongs to no organization interested in flying saucers or discs, he has been interested in this subject. He said on June 3, 1954 an ad appeared in "The Cincinnati Enquirer", a newspaper of general circulation in Cincinnati, Ohio, to the effect that on June 11, 1954 a program would be presented at the Taft Auditorium, Ohio on "the real flying saucer story." Mr. Eickhoff advised that this advertisement disclosed no sponsor for this program and it was only noted on the ad that tickets for the program sold for $2.00 per person and would be on sale at the Central Ticket Office in Cincinnati. Mr. Eickhoff continued that because of his interest in the subject of flying saucers, he desired to know the sponsor of the program and found out from the Central Ticket Office that the ad had been placed by Henry Maday, 364 West Lewiston Avenue, Ferndale 20, Michigan. He said he telephonically contacted Maday on June 3, 1954 and found that Maday was only the agent having rented the Taft Auditorium and that he was acting on behalf of Truman Bethurum and George Hunt Williamson. He continued that on June 4, 1954 Maday called him back and told him there had been a disagreement between Maday, Bethurum and Williamson over Maday's arrangement for the sale of tickets of the program and the renting of the auditorium. Eickhoff advised that Maday at no time said anything to discredit either Bethurum or Williamson and indicated that their disagreement concerned only Maday's placing the ad in "The Cincinnati Enquirer" prior to having tickets for the program available in Cincinnati. 62-83894-344 ENCLOSURE - 1 - COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [PAGE 6] Mr. Eickhoff further related that about ten minutes after he had talked to Maday on Friday, June 4, 1954, he received a call from George Hunt Williamson and a Mr. Manspeaker, who confirmed to him that Maday was no longer associated with them, and asked that Eickhoff meet with them at a luncheon at the Terrace Plaza Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio on June 7, 1954. Mr. Eickhoff, in explanation of his interest in this matter, advised that he had read such books as "Flying Saucers From Outer Space," written by Donald E. Kehoe, retired major, U. S. Marine Corps, which book was published by Harper's Publishers, and a book entitled "Flying Saucers Have Landed," by George Adamski, which book is published by Werner-Lowery Company in England, and is distributed by the British Book Center in New York City. He said that he has also heard broadcasts by persons he considers reputable news commentators, such as Walter Winchell, Fulton Lewis, Jr., and Frank Edwards, to the effect that reliable persons have reported observing flying discs or saucers. He said contrary to these reports, the U. S. Air Force has denied the existence of the flying saucer and he felt that persons such as Truman Bethurum and George Hunt Williamson, in presenting a program such as that contemplated, were either truthful or they were frauds. He stated that if they had a true story to tell, then he felt it was of such nature that it should be given as wide a distribution as possible, so that the people might learn the true facts regarding flying discs. He said, however, if their story was not true, then the holding of such a meeting as was contemplated would be a fraud on the general public. He estimated that such a meeting in Cincinnati might draw two thousand people, which, at $2.00 apiece, would result in a $4,000.00 take for the promoters. To identify Truman Bethurum, Mr. Eickhoff had with him two copies of the magazine "Valor," which he stated he got from Bethurum, this magazine being self-identified as the "Golden Times Weekly," published by Soul Craft Chapels, Post Office Box 192, Noblesville, Indiana. The two issues which Mr. Eickhoff had with him were numbers 15 and 16 of volume 6 of the publication, the number 15 being - 2 - [PAGE 7] dated February 6, 1954 and number 16 being dated February 13, 1954. The number 15 issue contained an article concerning Truman Bethurum, in which he is identified as a truck driver from Redondo Beach, California, and it refers to an article dated December 31, 1953, which appeared in the "Daily Breeze," a newspaper at Redondo Beach, California, which allegedly contained a description of an encounter which Truman Bethurum had with a crew of assumed space explorers under the supervision of a ravishing woman commandant in the Nevada desert. The article also reflects that Truman Bethurum allegedly was aboard flying saucers on eleven occasions. At the bottom of the first page of issue number 15 there appeared in what Mr. Eickhoff stated was the handwriting of Truman Bethurum the statement "This is a true story, a factual experience -- Truman Bethurum." The above mentioned article in "Valor" also reflected that Truman Bethurum is 55 years of age and that his residence address is 519 North Gertruda Avenue, Redondo Beach, California. Mr. Eickhoff reiterated that he felt Bethurum's story, if true, should be given wide publicity, but that if the story was false, then he should be prosecuted for fraud. He stated that he first took his information to the Air Force in the person of Lieutenant Colonel John O'Mara of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, whom Eickhoff visited personally at O'Mara's home in Fairborn, Ohio, on Sunday, June 6, 1954. Eickhoff indicated that he asked Colonel O'Mara if there were such things as flying saucers and if Bethurum's story could be true, and he said O'Mara denied that there was such a thing as a flying saucer and indicated to him that Donald E. Kehoe, the author of "Flying Saucers in Outer Space" was a fraud and that information is available in Washington that Kehoe is a fraud. He said he was advised, however, by Colonel O'Mara that the Air Force could take no action with respect to Bethurum or Williamson. Eickhoff continued that it was his intention to aid in the promotion of a meeting for Bethurum in Cincinnati. He advised that the original meeting schedule for June 11 - 3 - [PAGE 8] had been cancelled, and that he felt this meeting had such important information for the people as a whole that he was going to make every effort to make the meeting one of national significance. He said he intended to invite to the meeting all nationally prominent news commentators. He intended to try to get radio time to advertise the meeting but he did not wish to participate in this matter in any way if it would violate security regulations in any manner, or if Bethurum and his associates were in any way fraudulent. He stated that he so informed Bethurum, Williamson and Mr. Manspeaker at the luncheon meeting which was held at the Terrace Plaza Hotel on June 7, 1954. They informed him that they were not afraid of an investigation; that Bethurum's story was factual, and that they had no objection to Eickhoff's advising Government authorities regarding it. Mr. Eickhoff stated that his report to this office was part of his plan to inform all the Federal agencies he thought should know about the activities of Bethurum. He advised that in line with his contemplated plans that on the evening of June 7, 1954 there was to be another meeting at the home of L. H. Stringfield, 7017 Britton Avenue, Cincinnati 27, Ohio, at which meeting there would be Mr. Stringfield, Williamson, Manspeaker, Bethurum, Ralph Zimmermann and Mr. Eickhoff. He said at this meeting they would plan a method of operation and make arrangements for this meeting of national significance. He said he intended to set the date of the meeting far enough in advance so that if any Governmental agency determined that there was fraud involved that agency would have sufficient time to act prior to the holding of the meeting. He advised he intended to keep a detailed record of all actions taken by this group, and that he would voluntarily furnish such information to the F.B.I. Eickhoff advised that he had not known and had not met either Bethurum, Williamson or Manspeaker prior to the events described above. He said that George Hunt Williamson identified himself as an archeologist and a writer for the magazine "Valor," who resides in Noblesville, Indiana. - 4 - [PAGE 9] He said that Manspeaker, whose first name he did not know, is also connected with "Valor" magazine in some way. He was asked as to what interest "Valor" magazine has in Bethurum, and whether Bethurum was sponsored by any other organization. He advised that he did not know the interest of "Valor" magazine in Bethurum, and so far as he knew, Bethurum was acting on his own and had no organizational affiliations or sponsorship. He was asked as to what disposition would be made of receipts from a large meeting and he advised that he did not know what disposition would be made of the money. He said he understood that Bethurum had been on tour for some time and that the meeting scheduled for Cincinnati originally on June 11, 1954 was to be the beginning of a new series of meetings. William Dudley Pelley, Noblesville, Indiana reportedly operates the Soul Craft Press at Noblesville and among other pamphlets, published the weekly journal entitled "Valor", which Mr. Pelley describes as a "journal of the applied spirituality." This publication is said to deal mainly with practical mysticism, the spiritual movement called Soulcraft and the relationshop between earth man and the individuals arriving on this planet from flying saucers. Mr. Pelley is said to claim that these individuals arriving in flying saucers are of greater intelligence and learning than the earth people and are here to give the earth people intellectual guidance and spiritual endowment and guidance. On July 2, 1954, Thomas Eickhoff advised that no progress had been made with respect to holding a meeting for Truman Bethurum in Cincinnati, Ohio which would be of national significance. He said that Bethurum had returned to California but that there was a possibility that he would again come to Cincinnati in the fall of 1954. At the same time Mr. Eickhoff advised that he had communicated with Donald E. Kehoe, author of the book "Flying Saucers From Outer Space" and had advised him that he had been informed by Lieutenant Colonel John O'Mara, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio that he was a fraud and that information is avail- - 5 - [PAGE 10] able in Washington that Kehoe is a fraud. He said that he, Eickhoff, had been requested by Kehoe to furnish him this information in writing and that he, Eickhoff, had obliged Kehoe in this respect. He said he understood that Kehoe was going to Washington with his attorneys to take up Colonel O'Mara's statements with the Air Force. - 6 - [PAGE 11] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 8/2/54 FROM : SAC, Cincinnati (62-0) SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCER REPORT INFORMATION CONCERNING 62-83894 Colonel J. M. SMITH, Deputy Director of Civilian Defense for Greater Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio, called this office on 7/23/54 to report that he had received a report of a flying saucer from Mr. CARL R. KEYSER, Route 1, Milford, Ohio. Mr. KEYSER said that he could be reached at his residence which is two miles east of Milford, Ohio, on U. S. Highway 28. KEYSER reported to Colonel SMITH that both he and his wife, at approximately 2:40 p.m. on 7/23/54, had observed a silver circular or spherical shape in the sky which was located to the southeast of their residence, approximately forty-five degrees above the horizon. Colonel SMITH was advised that the report made by him was being referred to the appropriate officials of the United States Air Force. I have advised the local office of the Office of Special Investigations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base of the above. RDH:BL RECORDED - 154 INDEXED - 154 EX-130 62-83894-345 24 AUG 5 1954 61 AUG 11 1954 [PAGE 12] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 8/2/54 FROM : SAC, WFO (62-0) FLYING SAUCERS SUBJECT: Mrs. FRANCES SWAN MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING This interview is predicated upon a telephone call received by SAC L. L. LAUGHLIN on 7/29/54 from JOHN HUTSON, Security Officer, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. S. Navy Department. On the same date JOHN HUTSON was interviewed in Room 2912, Main Navy Building. Also present during the interview was Commander L. T. McQUISTON, USN. HUTSON and McQUISTON furnished the following information: They advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence had forwarded a file to the Bureau of Aeronautics with enclosures which had been received from retired Admiral HERBERT B. KNOWLES of South Berwick, Maine. According to HUTSON and McQUISTON, KNOWLES resided near Mrs. FRANCES SWAN who had been receiving messages through thought transmission. SWAN approached KNOWLES and advised him that "flying saucers" were here to help mankind. Information received by HUTSON indicated that KNOWLES became interested in the messages received by Mrs. SWAN and felt that the matter should be investigated by the Government. HUTSON advised that KNOWLES wrote to Admiral ESPEY, Director of Naval Intelligence, on 6/1/54 enclosing some of the messages received by Mrs. SWAN. Receiving no reply to his original communication, KNOWLES again wrote ONI on 6/7/54. HUTSON advised that the first letter that KNOWLES wrote to ONI contained information that Mrs. SWAN was receiving messages through thought control from "outer space" and wrote them down as she received them. The letter, according to HUTSON, stated that Mrs. SWAN would write without any effort on her part and would write continuously for four or five hours at a time without getting tired. He stated that ONI had in their possession the transmissions or messages that had been received by Mrs. SWAN. HUTSON stated that ONI had advised that in the absence of any definite evidence of conversations, they would do nothing in the matter. He also stated that the Bureau of Aeronautics took no official action in CAG:jfs 2 - Boston RECORDED - 150 INDEXED - 150 EX. - 109 62-83894-346 12 AUG 3 1954 Handwritten: delete; EXP. PROC.; Substance furnished ... Cdr. Dawson; 8-9-54 RAB [PAGE 13] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: mirrored reverse of the preceding memorandum page, no text of its own] Stamps: RECEIVED Aug 3 10 06 AM '54 INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. FBI; Aug 3 11 45 AM '54 LIAISON SECTION FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; Aug 3 2 54 PM '54 REC'D ESPIONAGE FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; Aug 3 9 54 AM '54 [PAGE 14] WFO 62-0 in the matter. HUTSON was questioned concerning the position that the Bureau of Aeronautics had taken and he remarked that he did not believe that this was pertinent. After further questioning, he subsequently stated that the Bureau of Aeronautics was of the belief that this was a matter for ONI. HUTSON stated that he "unofficially" became interested in the matter and at the invitation of Admiral KNOWLES, he went to South Berwick, Maine, where he spent 7/24,25,26/54 in the residence of Admiral KNOWLES. HUTSON stated that he informed Admiral SAUCEK, his superior in the Bureau of Aeronautics, that he was going to visit Admiral KNOWLES. HUTSON stated that inasmuch as KNOWLES had received no response from the Government concerning this matter, he began reading books on flying saucers. HUTSON advised that during the time that he was a house guest of Admiral KNOWLES, there was also present WILBER B. SMITH, a Physicist of the Canadian Government who was also interested in flying saucers. HUTSON stated that SMITH was at KNOWLES' residence with his family and was there in an unofficial capacity. [Text present — not reproduced: two paragraphs describing a private individual's claimed contact messages and personal physical complaints] - 2 - [PAGE 15] WFO 62-0 [Text present — not reproduced: page of a private individual's claimed contact messages with extraterrestrial beings and related claims relayed by a Navy security officer] - 3 - [PAGE 16] WFO 62-0 According to Mrs. SWAN, these "bells" or "flying saucers" would appear over many nations of the world during the latter part of August 1954, and would come close enough to the earth so that they could be seen by man and that they in turn would be able to see people on the street. HUTSON stated that Admiral KNOWLES wrote a letter to MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Senator from Maine, concerning this information, who forwarded the information to the Secretary of Defense and copies were sent to the Army, Navy, and Air Force. According to HUTSON, KNOWLES also wrote a letter to the President of the United States. HUTSON stated that none of the persons involved in this matter were interested in publicity. He stated that he would be willing to assist the Bureau in the investigation of this matter if the Bureau desired, inasmuch as he believed Mrs. SWAN and Admiral KNOWLES had confidence in him. [Text present — not reproduced: personal characterization of a private individual] The above information is being made available to the Office of Special Invesitgations, United States Air Force, and no further action is being taken by this office. - 4 - Handwritten: delete (two marginal notes) [PAGE 17] 42762 RECORDED - 150 62-83894-346 EX. - 109 Date: August 9, 1954 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS; MRS. FRANCES SWAN MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING On July 29, 1954, Mr. John Hutson, Security Officer, Bureau of Aeronautics, United States Navy Department, and Commander L. T. McQuiston, United States Navy, furnished the following information to this Bureau. They advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence had forwarded a file to the Bureau of Aeronautics with enclosures which had been received from retired Admiral Herbert B. Knowles of South Berwick, Maine. According to Hutson and McQuiston, Knowles resided near Mrs. Frances Swan who had been receiving messages through thought transmission. Swan approached Knowles and advised him that "flying saucers" were here to help mankind. Information received by Hutson indicated that Knowles became interested in the messages received by Mrs. Swan and felt that the matter should be investigated by the Government. Hutson advised that Knowles wrote to Admiral Espe, Director of Naval Intelligence, on June 1, 1954, enclosing some of the messages received by Mrs. Swan. Receiving no reply to his original communication, Knowles again wrote to the Director of Naval Intelligence on June 7, 1954. Hutson advised that the first letter that Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Gandy cc - 1 - Records Administration Branch (O-6a routing slip) Attention: Internal Security Division (Same date) EHM:sjr:elk AUG 18 1954 COMM-FBI AUG 9 1954 MAILED 19 [PAGE 18] Knowles wrote to the Director of Naval Intelligence contained information that Mrs. Swan was receiving messages through thought control from "outer space" and wrote them down as she received them. The letter, according to Hutson, stated that Mrs. Swan would write without any effort on her part and would write continuously for four or five hours at a time without getting tired. He stated that the Office of Naval Intelligence had in its possession the transmissions or messages that had been received by Mrs. Swan. Hutson stated that he "unofficially" became interested in the matter and at the invitation of Admiral Knowles, he went to South Berwick, Maine, where he spent July 24, 25, 26, 1954, in the residence of Admiral Knowles. Hutson stated that inasmuch as Knowles had received no response from the Government concerning this matter, he began reading books on flying saucers. Hutson advised that during the time that he was a house guest of Admiral Knowles, there was also present Wilber B. Smith, a Physicist of the Canadian Government who was also interested in flying saucers. Hutson stated that Smith was at Knowles' residence with his family and was there in an unofficial capacity. [Text present — not reproduced: two paragraphs describing a private individual's claimed contact messages and personal physical complaints] Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Gandy - 2 - [PAGE 19] [Text present — not reproduced: page of a private individual's claimed contact messages with extraterrestrial beings, personal physical complaints and related claims relayed by a Navy security officer] Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Gandy - 3 - [PAGE 20] [Text present — not reproduced: two paragraphs on a private individual's claimed contact with extraterrestrial beings and predicted appearances of flying saucers, relayed by a Navy security officer] [Text present — not reproduced: personal characterization of a private individual] The above data is being furnished to the Office of Special Investigations, United States Air Force, for any investigation deemed appropriate, and for information to G-2, Department of the Army, and the Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy. No further action is being taken in this matter by this Bureau. Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Gandy - 4 - [PAGE 21] cc - 1 - Director of Naval Intelligence Department of the Navy The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. cc - 1 - Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Department of the Army The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Gandy - 5 - [PAGE 22] August 12, 1954 AIR MAIL RECORDED - 78 62-83894-347 Mr. Roger L. Jones 1414 Lake Drive Zanesville, Ohio Dear Mr. Jones: Your letter of August 7, 1954, with enclosure, has been received. I would like to advise you that the article you mentioned is entirely incorrect with reference to the FBI, and there is no information on the matter which I can give you. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover NOTE: This article was previously brought to our attention, and the field advised the magazine editor that the story was not true as far as the Bureau's part was concerned. The editor stated he regretted the error and he would publish a retraction in the next issue, which is not due for several months yet. Enclosure was an airmail-stamped envelope, being used in reply. MLL:lt Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Gandy COMM - FBI AUG 13 1954 MAILED 31 50 AUG 24 1954 [PAGE 23] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: mirrored reverse of the preceding letter, no text of its own] Stamps: RECEIVED - DIRECTOR U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI Aug 12 8 11 PM '54; RECEIVED - MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 13 8 28 PM '54; AUG 16 1954; RECORDED - 78 [PAGE 24] Mr. Tolson, Mr. Boardman, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Belmont, Mr. Harbo, Mr. Mohr, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Rosen, Mr. Tamm, Mr. Sizoo, Mr. Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Mr. Holloman, Miss Gandy Roger L Jones 1414 Lake Drive Zanesville, Ohio August 7, 1954 To: Director Federal Bureau Of Investigation Washington D.C. Subject: Inquiry about fantastic article Dear Sir: This may seem utterly silly, but I felt that I must write in about it. In the August issue of MYSTIC magazine is an article telling of two men from the planet Venus who landed in a flying saucer near Barstow, California, obtained some old clothes, and hitch hiked into Los Angeles. One of these two, the article says, got a job for a while in the missing persons office of a newspaper in LA. On page 18, 2nd column, 3rd paragraph, MYSTIC says that a Los Angeles newspaper reporter stated that he sent a "full report" about these beings from another planet to the FBI. MYSTIC also says that accompanying that account was an analysis record of a "gouged" piece of hard alloy steel which one of the Venusians is supposed to have made by running his thumb lightly across the surface of it. And that this particular analysis was made by "one of the foremost laboratories in LA." Frankly I don't believe the article. On the other hand, I can't prove it isn't true. If such a report was sent to you, may I purchase a photostatic copy of each page? Sincerely yours, Roger L Jones RJ/ mml ack. 8-12-54 RECORDED - 78 INDEXED - 78 62-83894-347 13 AUG 17 1954 EX - 10[illegible] [PAGE 25] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: mirrored reverse of the preceding letter, no text of its own; watermark "EAGLE-A TROJAN BOND COTTON CONTENT U.S.A."] Stamps: RECEIVED - NICHOLS F B I Aug 10 11 45 AM '54; RECEIVED - DIRECTOR F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 10 9 21 AM '54; Aug 10 1 42 PM '54 MR. JONES; Aug 9 8 56 PM '54; RECEIVED - DIRECTOR F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 12 8 11 PM '54 Handwritten: Director, Hastings Franzie [illegible] [PAGE 26] October 8, 1954 62-83894-348 Complainant RECORDED - 94 INDEXED - 94 EX-130 Mr. L. P. Wagner 4353 Dickerson Avenue Detroit 15, Michigan Dear Mr. Wagner: Your letter postmarked September 30, 1954, with enclosures, has been received, and the thought prompting your bringing the matter you mentioned to the attention of this Bureau is very much appreciated. In the event you acquire further data which you believe to be of interest to the representatives of our office located at 913 Federal Building, Detroit 26, Michigan. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director cc - Detroit, with copy of incoming and enclosures. ATTENTION SAC: The Detroit Flying Saucer Club is not identifiable in Bufiles. Neither are any of the individuals who are listed as officers or speakers whose names appear on the literature forwarded by correspondent with the exception of Desmond Leslie and Henry Maday. These latter two individuals have been brought to the Bureau's attention before as having written material or lectured on the subject of Flying Saucers. (62-83894-343 and 344) Tolson, Boardman, Nichols, Belmont, Harbo, Mohr, Parsons, Rosen, Tamm, Sizoo, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman DCB:nl COMM - FBI OCT 11 1954 MAILED 30 OCT 20 1954 [PAGE 27] Sept 27, 1954. Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. Gentlemen: A recently formed organization named the Detroit "Flying Saucer Club" held a meeting as per enclosed literature. As the program unfolded and in face of loyalty statements by the principals I began to wonder. Here is an organization dealing in the fantastic insuring a good following. Fund raising is no problem as their attendance for the night was 100 at one dollar each. They also passed out petition requesting release of secret information. They are international in scope and have national, state, local and even neighborhood study groups. This whole set-up would be ideal as a communist front organization. It likely is 100% loyal but anything could happen, and you are the people who can watch it. Sincerely, L. P. Wagner 4353 Dickerson Ave. Detroit 15 Mich. Handwritten notes: John OTTO; Ill Mich; Don Thompson; ENCLO. ATTACHED RECORDED - 94 INDEXED - 94 EX-130 62-83894-348 10/13 OCT 1954 EXP. PROC. [PAGE 28] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: mirrored reverse of the preceding handwritten letter, no text of its own] Stamps: Oct 4 11 52 AM '54; MR. JONES RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 4 12 16 PM '54 [PAGE 29] [Diagram: blank manila envelope (enclosure), no text other than file number] 62-83894-348 ENCLOSURE [PAGE 30] THE DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB presents MR. JOHN OTTO of Chicago Patent Development Engineer, Member of Chicago Rocket Society, Pioneer Space Commentator and Member of Saucers International -- who will speak on "An Analysis of Latest Saucer Evidence" (followed by audience participation from the floor) WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1954, at 7:30 P.M. The Grand Ballroom, Veteran's Memorial Building, 151 West Jefferson [Diagram: small drawings of flying saucers] ALSO Laura Marxer will introduce the leaders of eight neighborhood groups who already are looking up ... other sightings will be reported. Our petition to President Eisenhower is ready for your signature ... extra copies are on hand. THIS IS A SCOOP! A group of "HAM" operators, started within our Club, have made what they are sure is a saucer contact. It will be reported by Don Thompson and his friends. Our club is fast becoming Detroit's most interesting factual program. In presenting Mr. Otto, we are bringing a speaker who has just returned from an eastern lecture tour, where the S-R-O sign was out in New York City, following his broadcast interview over Mutual Station WOR. His talk will be illustrated. If you have heard him, you know that as a lecturer John Otto ranks among the best. Bring your friends. Incidentally: Keep your eye out for our own Detroit Flying Saucer Club magazine arriving soon! Contribution $1.00 Henry Maday, Chairman. [PAGE 31] Here is the man who has coupled 2½ years of profound research with native Cosmic insight! The Detroit Flying Saucer Club announces the distinguished presence of MR. DESMOND LESLIE Noted Irish journalist and author; preeminent Saucer scholar; co-author of the best seller: "Flying Saucers Have Landed" who will address our membership and friends on TUESDAY EVENING September 28th, at 8:15 P.M. with audience participation to follow. Detroit Institute of Arts--Large auditorium (Entrance on John R, near Kirby) All seats $1.00 ** Box Office open at 6:30 P.M. [PAGE 32] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] 62-83894-348 (handwritten) [PAGE 33] DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB 5452 Cass Avenue - Detroit 2, Michigan - TRinity 5-7300 Henry Maday, President Laura Marxer, Vice President Dolores M. Coyne, Secretary John C. Hoffman, Treasurer AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. President: Sept. 22, 1954 As citizens of Detroit and vicinity, we request audience with you regarding the coming of Space ships to this earth. Many of us have seen these objects; so have others both in this country and on foreign soil. To us it matters little whether these be called "UFO's" (unidentified flying objects) space ships, fireballs, flying saucers or any other name. The point is that they are continuously coming, and they are being observed both here and abroad. It appears that our government with far greater facilities for observation than any individual is perfectly aware of such phenomena, but has adopted a policy of silence and secrecy in regard to them. We understand that certain individuals within the Defense Department are afraid of announcing the facts to the citizens for fear of panic. Mr. President, we feel that this policy is false, fear-provoking and entirely mistaken for the following reasons: 1. We believe that these phenomena are of a magnitude and importance such as to warrant the utmost openness and cooperation between government and citizenry. 2. We believe that the present policy of silence and secrecy is a reflection on the intelligence and loyalty of the American citizen. 3. We believe that this policy not only encourages fear and lack of confidence in government, but leads to exploitation by unscrupulous publishers and opportunistic individuals who prey upon the natural curiosity of the American citizen. 4. We do not understand by what right certain public servants, utilizing the tax-payers' facilities for information and observation, gather facts relative to these phenomena, and then fail to properly inform the public. 5. Other countries have already acknowledged these phenomena and have publicly appointed governmental commissions to investigate, collect information and report to the people. Mr. President: We, therefore, call upon you, our trusted leader, to utilize the great powers of your office to change this shameful and unamerican policy of silence and secrecy. We ask that our government come forward and make an honest and forthright acknowledgment of these phenomena, and inform the citizens of such pertinent facts as are now available. In return, the citizens then would be willing to report sightings and contacts which otherwise would remain concealed because of fear of ridicule or rebuff by government agencies. This cooperation between the government and its citizenry would clear the atmosphere of fear and suspicion, would renew confidence in our public officials, and pave the way to a better understanding and evaluation of these great phenomena. Such a clear acknowledgment, emenating from the head of our nation might divert mankind's attention from the spectre of impending atomic war. It could lift the consciousness of everyone on this earth to a Cosmic level where a complete new set of Spiritual, scientific and social values would be within the reach of all. DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB Name ________ Address ________ Name ________ Address ________ Name ________ Address ________ Name ________ Address ________ Name ________ Address ________ Name ________ Address ________ - 1 - [PAGE 34] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 11/2/54 FROM : SAC, Cincinnati (100-new) Flying Saucers SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio INFORMATION CONCERNING Remylets to the Bureau dated 6/8/54 and 7/22/54 captioned, TRUMAN BETHURUM, FLYING DISCS, MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE), Bufile 62-83894. Attached for the Bureau's information is the 10/1/54 "Newsletter" of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects, designated Vol. I No. 7, which has the address P. O. Box 1855 (Cincinnati, Ohio), and which identifies LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, 7017 Britton Avenue, Cincinnati 27, Ohio, as the director of the organization. On the first page of this "Newsletter" STRINGFIELD reports that he had a private talk with Lt. Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Intelligence, U. S. Air Force, on 9/21/54 [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: statement attributed to the Air Force intelligence officer, as relayed by Stringfield, about what the Air Force acknowledged regarding flying saucers and past contradictions]. There is also enclosed a newspaper clipping from the Cincinnati Times Star dated 9/28/54, entitled, "Saucers" No Myth, Says Researcher. This article refers to the "Newsletter" enclosed and also reports on the interview of STRINGFIELD with Lt. Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Air Force Intelligence, Wright Field. In addition, there is enclosed a second clipping, this being from the Cincinnati Post of October 11, 1954, entitled, See 'Em?---Saucers Cover City. This article reflects that several persons in Cincinnati had cited flying saucers and had reported them to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD. RCD:BL Encls. (3) Registered Mail RECORDED - 5 INDEXED - 5 62-83894-349 EX-124 6 NOV 14 1954 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 Handwritten: Lit Cincinnati 11/12/54; EXP. PROC. [PAGE 35] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Diagram: mirrored reverse of the preceding memorandum page, no text of its own] Stamps: Nov 8 4 39 PM '54; REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Nov 8 5 30 PM '54; EXP. PROC. NOV 8 1954 [PAGE 36] CI. 100-new (CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS) The "Newsletter" and the two newspaper clippings were forwarded to this office by JACK GUNDERMAN, 3914 Teleford Avenue, Cincinnati 20, Ohio, under date of 10/20/54. Mr. GUNDERMAN advised that he is employed as a layout artist by the DuBois Company, Inc., 1120 West Front Street, Cincinnati 3, Ohio, and that he began work there on 8/19/54. He advised that the advertising manager of this company is LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD who is intensely interested in flying saucers and has created the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects organization. He advised that STRINGFIELD is director of this organization and is assisted by his wife, that he writes and publishes monthly the multi-lithographed "Newsletter," and that he claims that the publication now has a world-wide circulation of about 4,000 copies at a subscription price of $2.00 per year. GUNDERMAN further advised that STRINGFIELD regularly communicates with FRANK EDWARDS, former A.F. of L. radio news commentator, on the subject of saucers and that, according to STRINGFIELD, EDWARDS is also intensely interested in saucers. EDWARDS recently warned STRINGFIELD to be very careful or the Air Force would stop STRINGFIELD's publishing activities. GUNDERMAN also related that STRINGFIELD maintains that the Air Force was responsible for EDWARDS being fired as the A.F. of L. radio news commentator because EDWARDS used his program to publicize his (EDWARDS) saucer interest. GUNDERMAN related that STRINGFIELD states in the "Newsletter", and also personally, that the U. S. Air Force maintains a strict censorship of news pertaining to saucers, that the Air Force has several thousand saucer scientists working on a research project, and that any military personnel working on the project are subject to immediate court-martial if they reveal any facts about it. STRINGFIELD has also stated to GUNDERMAN that he believes his home telephone is being monitored, presumably by the Air Force, and that he makes phone calls to Wright-Patterson Air Force Intelligence Officer JOHN O'MARA and to - 2 - [PAGE 37] CI. 100-new (CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS) FRANK EDWARDS from his office at the DuBois Company. GUNDERMAN continued that he believes STRINGFIELD is now afraid to proceed too much for fear the Air Force will in some way stop his operations and that EDWARDS' warning to STRINGFIELD was after the issuing of the October 1, 1954, "Newsletter" which contained the article about STRINGFIELD's interview with Colonel O'MARA. At the same time, GUNDERMAN reported that STRINGFIELD, in talking about the possibility that the Air Force might stop his operations, made a statement to the effect that, "The Air Force can't do anything to me. I'm claiming saucers are interplanetary." GUNDERMAN continued in his letter that another point which may or may not be of interest is the fact that the DuBois Company copywriter, HERBERT E. CLARK, 4974 Strathmore Drive, Cincinnati, is a close friend of STRINGFIELD and is interested in STRINGFIELD's organization. [Text present — not reproduced: description of a private individual's age, background, personal views and affiliations] GUNDERMAN advised that he was furnishing the foregoing information because he thought that possibly the real purpose of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects organization might be to gather bits of information about a very secret U. S. Air Force Development Project. My letter of 6/8/54 in referenced matter concerning TRUMAN BETHURUM on pages 4 and 5 contains information regarding STRINGFIELD's interest in BETHURUM and that the indices of this office at that time contained no information - 3 - [PAGE 38] CI. 100-new (CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS) regarding STRINGFIELD. This letter also contains information concerning a contact by THOMAS EICKHOFF with Lt. Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on 6/6/54 relative to BETHURUM's story regarding flying saucers. The foregoing is for the Bureau's information and this office is advising OSI, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base of the substance of the information in this letter and that no further action is being taken. It is noted that JACK GUNDERMAN requested in his letter that his identity be kept confidential. The files of this office reflect that JACK SPAIN GUNDERMAN voluntarily appeared at this office in December, 1951, and furnished a piece of literature which he had found at the University of Cincinnati. At that time he had no information as to subversive activities and no further contact was made with him. The files of this office contain only one reference to HERBERT E. CLARK. This reflects that he is HERBERT E. CLARK, Jr., and that in August, 1954, as program chairman of the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Marri-eds class, he requested a speaker for 11/13/54. On 9/13/54 he was advised that SA MARK M. McSHURLEY would speak to the above mentioned class on the topic of General Activities of the FBI. - 4 - [PAGE 39] [Diagram: blank manila envelope (enclosure), no typed text] 62-83894-349 ENCLOSURE Handwritten: Nothing on cover when repaired 1-22-78 [PAGE 40] C.R.I.F.O. NEWSLETTER October 1, 1954 Vol. I No. 7 Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects Leonard H. Stringfield, Director, 7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio Reply to above address or P.O. Box 1855 Copyright 1954 by Len H. Stringfield EXCLUSIVE: PRIVATE TALK WITH LT. COLONEL JOHN O'MARA, DEPUTY COMMANDER, INTELLIGENCE, CONFIRMS THE EXISTENCE OF "FLYING SAUCERS" -- TRUTH MAY BE BARED SOON AS "TECHNICAL DATA" REACHES THE AIR FORCE. AIR FORCE PLANS COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter account by Stringfield of his 9/21/54 conversation with the Air Force intelligence officer — he reports being told saucers exist, that earlier contradictions were unfortunate, that three categories of explanation exist (interplanetary craft, secret American devices, natural phenomena), and that a Defense Department statement was expected] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: remaining paragraphs of the newsletter page relaying the same conversation — topics included earth satellites, the Mars committee, saucer hostility, plane crashes, and the newsletter's slant, plus an editor's note that the issue was revamped at the last minute] 62-83894-349 [PAGE 41] -2- SAUCERS HARASS EARTH; FEAR OF WORLD PANIC FORCES INTERNATIONAL CENSORSHIP: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter article by Stringfield alleging international censorship of saucer information; it cites a December 23, 1953 reply from the Chilean Naval Mission in Washington (signed Harold Nagel, Captain) saying photographs attributed to Captain Orrego of the Chilean Navy near Antarctica in 1948 do not exist, and a quotation from Major Keyhoe's book on the same matter] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: editor's comments in the same article, referring to a December 17, 1953 letter from ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, on release of Project Blue Book information through the Department of Defense, and speculating about government secrecy and saucer reports] [PAGE 42] -3- THE EARTH SATELLITE ENIGMA -- ARE THEY MOSCOW'S ... METEORIC OR MARTIAN? [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter article on two reported natural earth satellites, quoting the August 23, 1954 issue of Aviation Week and a letter from Dr. Lincoln La Paz, Director of the Institute of Meteoritics, to the Associated Press calling that magazine's satellite story false as it concerned him] Your letters and clippings are greatly appreciated; each is carefully read and filed. Since the April Newsletter, more than 8000 letters have crossed my desk -- a tremendous load for just two people. My wife, Dell, handles all administrative details, subscriptions, mailing, etc., while I direct the research and prepare the Newsletter. We are both grateful for your kind letters and your enduring patience. KEEP THE MAIL COMING, but we're afraid to commit ourselves on a reply. The Newsletter is published first Friday of the month. Subscription $2.00 a year, starting with June 1954 issue. Six month subscriptions starting in April terminate with Oct. issue. Mark RENEWAL clearly with remittance. Back copies of April, May, June issues available at 25¢ each. Foreign subscriptions (except Canada) are $2.60 regular first class mail. Air Mail add 50¢ extra per issue of Newsletter. [PAGE 43] -4- LOGAN, UTAH JOLTED BY VIOLENT EXPLOSION AND GAPING CRATER FOLLOWING MYSTERIOUS "STREAK OF LIGHT" IN SKY: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter article on a May 1, 1954 explosion and crater west of Logan, Utah, quoting Salt Lake Tribune reports of May 5 and 7 — three scientists (Williams, La Paz, Hardy) concluded the crater was not made by an ordinary meteorite fall and ended the dig; residents reported shaken houses and TV interference] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: Stringfield's August 31, 1954 letter to Dr. Clyde T. Hardy and Hardy's September 11, 1954 reply, which says a reported fireball was probably confused and one competent observer described only a ground flash; signed Clyde T. Hardy, Assoc. Prof., Dept. Geology] (Ref. File: Case 20) [PAGE 44] -5- JET "EXPLODES" CHASING UFO NEAR UTICA, N. Y.: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter article on a July 2, 1954 crash of an Air Force F-94-C jet at Walesville, N.Y. that killed four people after an air defense intercept mission, with wire-service (A.P. and U.P.) and New York Times (July 3) reports quoted and the editor's complaint about how the press framed the pursued object] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: a New York Times (July 3, 1954) back-page item quoted in the newsletter — a silvery balloon-like object over Utica drew over 1000 calls; an Air Force depot commandant at Rome theorized it was a partially deflated plastic balloon; a Mohawk Airlines pilot estimated its altitude at about 20,000 ft.] ( Ref. Case File - 21) [PAGE 45] -6- A WORD FROM "SILENCED" BUT NOT FORGOTTEN FRANK EDWARDS: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter passage quoting an August 26, 1954 reply from radio commentator Frank Edwards about his dismissal from radio, describing a dispute with AFL President Meany over censorship of his broadcasts, and mentioning an article by Edwards for the November issue of Real magazine.] MYSTERY METAL IGNITES ROAD: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter item based on U.P. and San Francisco Call Bulletin press reports of white-hot metal pellets burning the pavement along Pertola Road, Woodside, California, on Aug. 27, 1954; officials and an Air Force spokesman offered no firm explanation. Credit given to Perry G. Powers of Duarte and an unnamed informant.] THE "SPLOTCHED PAINT MYSTERY": [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter item on residents of Little Hollywood, just north of the San Francisco County line, reporting paint splotched on about half of roughly 300 homes, with no explanation offered.] [PAGE 46] -7- THE CINCINNATI PAINT INCIDENT -- A PARALLEL PHENOMENON? Residents in Cincinnati, Sept. 11, '54 had similar experiences. One Albert Allgeyer came home from work to find the bright yellow trim on his two-story house stained to a "washed-out brown, almost black color." The stains wouldn't rub off, without taking the hard top coat of paint, too. It looked like someone had used a blow-torch, and in some places the stains appeared in dirty brown rivulets. Allgeyer was certain that the stains weren't there the night before. So was Howard May, neighbor, who received similar treatment. His house is trimmed in yellow too, as is another house across the street where stains appeared. On Sept. 22, I talked with Allgeyer again and learned that the Kettering Lab at University of Cincinnati had taken air samples as well as specimens of the affected paint. A Dr. Hughes explained that the mystery was caused by the chemical reaction of hydrogen sulphide which could attack the lead in certain paints. The Lab averred that the chemical probably emanated from the Millcreek Valley which runs near Allgeyer's home, and which has since affected other homes in the area. [Text present — not reproduced: personal health details of a private individual.] Editor's Note: Remembering other ubiquitous mysteries, viz., pitted windshields, metallic pellets, curious ash deposits, I referred to a recent article written by Edward S. Schultz, of Buffalo, N.Y. entitled, "The Growing Windshield Damage Phenomenon," which appeared in B.S.R.A.'s May-June, 1954 issue of Round Robin. In this, Schultz offers plausible and provocative theory ... and the possible answer to these phenomena. Write Meade Layne, Director, 3524 Adams Ave., San Diego 16, California. CASE FILE REVIEW: Space does not permit the use of all the excellent material received. Sightings in the U.S., Europe and Australia are continuing and will be used in forthcoming issues of the Newsletter. C-22, Rockford, Ill... 9/5/54) As they had done on many occasions, amateur astronomers, Peter Bartkus and Theodore McColm, were watching the moon through a telescope. Between the hours of 10:35 and 11:15 P.M., Bartkus writes: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quoted witness statement by Peter Bartkus describing observing, through a 6-inch reflector telescope, a spherical dull object ascending across the moon's field of view and disappearing at 11:15 after traveling about 29 minutes of arc in roughly 40 minutes; he judged it a powered body in space.] [PAGE 47] -8- The drawings below are Theodore McColm's. They illustrate the object's size and movement at 4 minute intervals in relation to the moon. McColm, through calculus, estimated the object to be 12,500 ft. in diameter. [Diagram: five numbered crescent/half-moon outlines (1-5), each marked S at top and N at bottom, with a small dot (the object) at different positions; label "1081 MILES" on figure 3] Editor's Note: This incident and Case 14 transcends any notion that "saucer" vehicles are confined to earth's atmosphere, therefore U.S. or Russian origin. Unless these governments are secretly conducting interplanetary travel, Cases 14 and 22 and myriads of others, add another positive link to the hypothesis that "saucers" are extra-terrestrial and are using the moon as a hopping-off point. C-23, Rome, Italy ... 9/18/54) A.P. Wire: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter item based on an A.P. wire story of a cigar-shaped object seen over Rome, also picked up by radar and described by technicians at Ciampino Airfield. Credit: George Popowitch, Barberton, Ohio.] An INS release by eyewitness Michael Chinigo: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quoted INS press account by eyewitness Michael Chinigo of a thunder-like sound, an object hovering about 6000 ft. for several minutes, then climbing and leaving a white trail; Rome radar tracked it for about 39 minutes. Credit: Warren Morse, Palo Alto, Calif.] Editor's Note: Significant here is the AP and INS release. First they break us the news on the Labrador sighting in July, then silence, then the Norwegian space man story in August, now Italy. Foreign sightings all -- a subtle preparation. [PAGE 48] Subject: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS, LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, Cincinnati, Ohio INFORMATION CONCERNING Enclosures to Bureau: 1. "Newsletter" of 10/1/54 of the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects. 2. Newspaper clipping from Cincinnati Times Star, 9/28/54 entitled, "Saucers" No Myth, Says Researcher. 3. Newspaper clipping from Cincinnati Post, 10/11/54, entitled See 'Em?---Saucers Cover City. CI. 100-new RM [PAGE 49] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newspaper clipping, Cincinnati Times Star, Sept. 28, 1954, headline "Saucers" No Myth, Says Researcher — reports Leonard H. Stringfield's account of an interview with an Air Force intelligence officer at Wright Field about three possible explanations for saucer sightings; Air Force said an official statement was coming.] CINCINNATI TIMES STAR, CINCINNATI, O. Date 9-28-54 Edition Final Section News Page 25 62-83894-349 [PAGE 50] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newspaper clipping, The Cincinnati Post, Oct. 11, 1954, headline "See 'Em?---Saucers Cover City" — reports disc-shaped objects seen over Cincinnati, comments by Leonard H. Stringfield, and a Germany report of a craft landing with small occupants.] Handwritten: Oct 11 '54 Cin Post THE CINCINNATI POST Date 10-11-54 Edition Final Section News Page [illegible] [PAGE 51] SAC, Cincinnati (100-New) November 12, 1954 Director, FBI (62-83894) 62-83894-349 [handwritten, red] CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING EX-124 Reurlet 11/2/54. You are instructed to forward to the Bureau by November 26, 1954, a memorandum suitable for dissemination containing the pertinent information in your referenced letter in order that it can be disseminated by the Bureau to OSI headquarters and to the Department. Copies of the enclosures forwarded to the Bureau with your referenced let will be furnished to OSI and to the Department by the Bureau as enclosures to the memorandum being prepared by you. Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy EHM:baw (4) COMM - FBI NOV 12 1954 MAILED 24 NOV 17 1954 [stamp] [handwritten notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 52] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding page (show-through of the typed letter). Stamps: NOV 15 1954; RECEIVED - MAIL ROOM, FBI, U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, Nov 12 5 53 PM '54; COMM - FBI. [PAGE 53] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 11/22/54 FROM SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING [handwritten, blue: Flying Saucers] Rebulet dated 11/12/54. Attached is a memorandum containing the pertinent information contained in mylet of 11/2/54. RCD:SAS ENCLOSURE REGISTERED MAIL [handwritten: 2 - photostats of enclosures (newsletter and newspaper articles) made 12/2/54 EHM/...] RECORDED - 24 INDEXED - 24 62-83894-350 [red] [handwritten notations: Investigative Div., page 2; Mossburg; 9392 — partly illegible] DEC 7 - 1954 [stamp] [PAGE 54] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding page (show-through). Stamps: RECEIVED Nov 29 4 52 PM '54 FBI INTERNAL SECURITY SECT.; Nov 30 9 29 AM '54 FBI RECD ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; Dec 2 4 47 PM '54 LIAISON SECTION FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE. Handwritten: Rec'd 11/30/54 [illegible]. [PAGE 55] CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio A source of unknown reliability, an acquaintance of LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD who is the Director of the captioned organization Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects, in October, 1954 advised that STRINGFIELD created this organization due to his intense interest in flying saucers. This source advised that STRINGFIELD is the Director of the organization and is assisted by his wife, and that STRINGFIELD writes and publishes monthly the multi-lithographed "Newsletter" of the organization. He uses the "Newsletter" to report news pertaining to the sightings of flying saucers and he claims the "Newsletter" now has a world-wide circulation of about 4,000 copies. The "Newsletter" sells at the subscription price of $2.00 per year. The same source furnished a copy of the "Newsletter" dated October 1, 1954, which issue is designated Volume 1, Number 7, and carries the address Post Office Box 1855 (Cincinnati, Ohio). This issue identifies LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, address as captioned above, as the Director of the organization and reports that he had a private talk with Lieutenant Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Intelligence, United States Air Force, on September 21, 1954, [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: memo summary of what the newsletter says the colonel told Stringfield about the existence of flying saucers and past contradictions.] It is noted that the final edition of the Cincinnati "Times Star", a newspaper of general circulation in Cincinnati, Ohio, in its issue of September 28, 1954 on Page 25, carried an article entitled "Saucers, No Myth, Says Researcher". This article refers to the AGENCY ICC + IPC (enclosure to OSI (0-147)); REQ. REC'D; DATE FORW. 12/2/54; HOW FORW. [illegible]; BY [illegible]; ICC + IPC each enclosure to Internal Security (0-6) [handwritten, partly illegible] - 1 - 62-83894-350 ENCLOSURE COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [PAGE 56] October 1, 1954 issue of the "Newsletter", supra, and also reports on STRINGFIELD's interview with Lieutenant Colonel JOHN O'MARA, Deputy Commander, Air Force Intelligence, Wright Field (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio). The same source also reported that STRINGFIELD regularly communicates with FRANK EDWARDS, former A. F. of L. radio news commentator, on the subject of saucers and that, according to STRINGFIELD, EDWARDS is also intensely interested in saucers. EDWARDS recently warned STRINGFIELD to be very careful or the Air Force would stop STRINGFIELD's publishing activities. This source further reported that STRINGFIELD maintains that the U. S. Air Force was responsible for EDWARDS being fired by the A. F. of L. as its radio news commentator because EDWARDS used his program to publicize his (EDWARDS') saucer interest. This source further advised that STRINGFIELD has stated in his "Newsletter" and also personally that the U. S. Air Force maintains a strict censorship of news pertaining to saucers, that the Air Force has several thousand saucer scientists working on a research project and that any military personnel working on the project are subject to immediate court-martial if they reveal any facts about it. It was also related by this source that STRINGFIELD has stated that he believes his home telephone is being monitored, presumably by the Air Force, and that he therefore, makes his phone calls to Lieutenant Colonel O'MARA at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and to FRANK EDWARDS from his office at the DuBois Company, Inc., 1120 West Front Street, Cincinnati 3, Ohio, where he is employed as the Advertising Manager. This source was of the opinion that STRINGFIELD is now afraid to proceed too much for fear the U. S. Air Force will in some way stop his operations and that EDWARDS' warning to STRINGFIELD came after STRINGFIELD had issued the October 1, 1954 "Newsletter" concerning his talk with Colonel O'MARA. At the same time, this source continued, STRINGFIELD in talking about the possibility that the U. S. Air Force might stop his operations, made a statement to the effect, "The Air Force can't do anything to me. I'm claiming saucers are interplanetary." - 2 - [handwritten, left margin: 12/7/54 Investigative Div. merely info has already gone to OSI - Dept. [partly illegible]; handwritten red: No Loc] [PAGE 57] This informant advised that although he had no facts to suggest this possibility, the possibility had occurred to him that the real purpose of the above organization might be to gather bits of information about a very secret U. S. Air Force Development Project. - 3 - [PAGE 58] November 26, 1954 RECORDED-45 INDEXED-45 62-83894-351 [red] Mrs. Helen L. Sullivan [handwritten: Mrs. H. L. Sullivan] Firkole Bridge Glengariff, County Cork Ireland Dear Mrs. Sullivan: Your letter dated October 27, 1954, with enclosures, has just been received. The thought prompting your writing me is very much appreciated, and I was interested in looking over the cuttings you forwarded. Since your communication may be of concern to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it and copies of the two articles you noted to the Director, Office of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. I want to take this occasion to thank you for your kind expression of good wishes. I hope that my efforts will continue to merit your esteem. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director cc - Legal Attache, London, England, with copy of incoming, and copies of enclosures cc - Foreign Liaison Desk Copies of incoming and enclosures sent by form to the Office of Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force. Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy DCL:es COMM - FBI NOV 2 9 1954 MAILED 24 DEC 6 1954 [stamp] [handwritten initials and notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 59] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding letter (show-through). Stamps: COMM - FBI NOV 2 9 1954 MAILED 24; NOV 30 1954; Nov 29 [time] PM '54 RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI. [PAGE 60] ROME DAILY AMERICAN Tuesday, September 28, 1954 [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newspaper clipping from the Rome Daily American, Sept. 28, 1954, headline about a windshield "cancer" epidemic moving to northern Italy — reports mysterious windshield explosions spreading from Rome north to Modena, injuring drivers, cause unknown.] ENCLOSURE 62-83894-351 [PAGE 61] Sunday, October 17, 1954 ROME DAILY AMERICAN [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newspaper clipping, Rome Daily American, Oct. 17, 1954, headline about Po villagers seeing a "saucer" landing — UP dispatch from Rovigo, Italy, Oct. 16, on villagers reporting a disc landing in marshland and leaving a crater and scorched trees; Air Ministry said radar showed nothing.] ENCLOSURE 62-83894-351 [PAGE 62] [Diagram: registered-mail envelope, handwritten sender address "H. L. Sullivan, Firkale Bridge, Glengarriff, Co. Cork"; postmarks "GLENGARRIFF 54"; registration label "R Glengarriff No. 97"] Hon. J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington D.C. U.S.A. [PAGE 63] [Diagram: reverse of registered-mail envelope with postmarks of An Garbh Chuan / Cor Caighe (Irish circular date stamps, '54) and a Washington, D.C. Registry Division stamp dated NOV 18 1954; no other text] [PAGE 64] Firkole Bridge Glengariff Co Cork October 27, 1954 Hon. J. Edgar Hoover Washington D.C. Dear Sir: [handwritten, added: Flying Saucers] I am enclosing two articles for your attention. By a strange coincidence I read these two papers at the same time and then I suddenly remembered that when I was back "Home" that the papers carried many stories of "Flying Saucers" being seen in Oregon and Washington. It suddenly entered my mind that maybe there is a connection between [stamps/notations: RECORDED-45; 62-83894-351; 27 DEC 1 1954; CRIME REC.; DCL; handwritten notations partly illegible] [PAGE 65] Flying Saucers"(?) and shattered "Windshields". We do use water to wash all kinds of glass. I just couldn't ignore the thought so I'm passing it along for what it's worth. With every kind wish to you, Mr Hoover, for your wonderful work. Respectfully yours (Mrs) Helen L. Sullivan 2 Enc. Rome Daily American 9-28-54 10-17-54 [PAGE 66] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Reverse with inverted stamps: MR. JONES; Nov 19 9 29 AM '54 RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE. [PAGE 67] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: November 30, 1954 FROM SAC, Detroit (65-2677) SUBJECT: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X [handwritten, blue: Flying Saucers] ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 3-27-80 BY SP-5 [stamp, with handwritten classification notations, partly illegible] Reference is made to a letter from the Director, dated October 8, 1954, to Mr. L. P. WAGNER, 4353 Dickerson, Detroit 15, Michigan, regarding the Detroit Flying Saucer Club. The purpose of this letter is to set out for the information of the Bureau, the activities of Detroit Flying Saucer Club, as they are known. This is done chronologically. On May 18, 1954, Mrs. JEAN PEARSON, Aviation Writer, Detroit Free Press, advised that she had been attending meetings concerning flying saucers, rockets to the moon, etc., which she felt could be subversive. On May 27, 1954, Mrs. PEARSON and BUD GOODMAN, Detroit Free Press Editorial Writer, advised that one GEORGE ADAMSKI, had talked in Detroit on flying saucers. They were alarmed at the nature of the remarks; such as "We are Americans, but"......and that we should reduce our arms and would blow ourselves up with the H-Bomb, because visitors from outer space were afraid we had started something that would get out of hand. Another lecturer in Detroit, was TRUMAN BETHURUM. The sponsors of these speakers were HELEN REEVE, LAURA MARXER, HENRY MADAY, and RONALD COOK. According to pamphlets furnished by GOODMAN, a "Flying Saucer Review Group" was to be formed. This was headed by HENRY MADAY, 364 W. Lewiston, Ferndale, Michigan, who uses the pen name, JARED LYON. He is editor, Bresser Cross Index Directory, Detroit. They advised that LAURA MARXER was the Station WWJ-TV personality "MIDGE" in the "Playschool" program. On July 13, 1954, GOODMAN advised that MADAY was bringing to Detroit, someone who talked to people from Venus, Clarion, etc., who are more highly advanced than earth people. They advocated the Golden Rule as the only workable rule. A meeting was to be held on July 15, 1954. GOODMAN also furnished a letter from one LAWRENCE JAN HOGE or HUGE, encouraging him in his interest in flying saucers. GOODMAN felt such an organization could use the flying saucer scare as political propaganda or from a psuedo-religious view. He said they opposed the atomic bomb and warfare. Miss LOUISE MOONEY, 8854 Stoepel, Detroit, and a clerk in the Doubleday Bookstore, Penobscott Bldg., advised she attended the July 15, 1954 meeting of the flying saucer group. The purpose was RBS:mjv RECORDED-74 INDEXED-74 EX-112 62-83894-352 6 DEC 6 1954 COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [handwritten: ... 12-16-54 EHM; "Mich" notations in margins; partly illegible] [PAGE 68] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding page (show-through). Stamp: Dec 10 1 25 PM '54 RECD ESPIONAGE FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE. [PAGE 69] Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X to organize a flying saucer club in Detroit. HENRY MADAY was behind it. She said she first met him when he came in the store to buy books on flying saucers. An organizational letter was passed out at this meeting stating the purpose of the "Flying Saucer Club of Detroit" was: 1. Exchange ideas, and in general, become aware of the flying saucer picture. 2. Invite national "saucer" speakers to Detroit, and enlighten the public. 3. Spread information on flying saucers. 4. To engage in those aspects of "saucer" interests, especially appealing to each member, such as, astronomy, engineering, spiritual, curiosity, etc. The temporary committee setting forth these aims were: HENRY MADAY, LAURA MARXER, BRYANT REEVE, N. D. HUNTER, HOWARD KEHL, HELEN REEVE, and JOHN HOFFMAN. At this July 15, 1954, meeting, GEORGE ADAMSKI introduced CLARENCE O. TROUT, of E. Outer Drive, Detroit, who reported seeing a flying saucer July 14, 1954, at 10:30 p.m. Mrs. JEAN MYRUS, 8848 Stoepel, advised that the first official meeting of the Detroit Flying Saucer Club (DFSC) would be held August 19, 1954. The Detroit Times of August 20, 1954, in an article on the August 19, 1954 meeting, [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: memo's paraphrase of the newspaper article saying the club would act as a clearing house for local sightings and submit reports to the Army test center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton.] Mrs. MOONEY advised that the August 19, 1954 meeting consisted mostly of people saying they had seen saucers. Mr. REEVES, an engineer, commented on each reported sighting. JOHN HOFFMAN, an advertising man, and a Mr. TROUT, of Continental Motors, reported sightings. Mr. VERN WILLARD, 30761 Glenmuer Rd., Farmington, Michigan, advised on September 29, 1954, that the officers of the DFSC, 6432 Cass Avenue, Detroit, were: - 2 - [handwritten marginal notations: "Mich"; partly illegible] [PAGE 70] Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X HENRY MADAY, President LAURA MARXER, Vice-President DOLORES M. COYNE, Secretary JOHN C. HOFFMAN, Treasurer He said the club was going to petition the President of the United States to make public all government information on flying saucers. He also stated that by letter, September 25, 1954, LAURA MARXER advised him he was a group leader in the club, and his duties would be to keep up with latest developments and advise his group, the names of which he would receive from Miss COYNE. The Detroit Free Press of September 29, 1954, said in an article that the DFSC met September 28, 1954, and DESMOND LESLIE, British flying saucer authority, spoke, stating that GEORGE ADAMSKI made contact two years ago with space people in a California desert. Mr. VERN WILLARD advised he received a letter September 30, 1954, from DOLORES M. COYNE, Secy., DFSC, setting out the discussion group in the Farmington area as: Mr. and Mrs. BAILEY, 32740 Northwestern Highway, Detroit, Mich. ALFRED S. STUDER, 28993 Parkhill, Detroit, Mich. M. K. ZIMMER, 29581 Belfast, Detroit, Mich. He received a letter from her October 4, 1954, adding to the above list: Miss LUCY RAMBO, 30203 Overdale Ct., Rte. 4, Farmington, Mich. Mr. WILLARD, on October 13, 1954, said that LAURA MARXER asked him to call a meeting October 18, 1954. At this time, he said he felt he knew less about the club than anyone; but he thought it would make a good cover for subversive activities. He advised the object of group discussions, according to MARXER, was: 1. To indoctrinate people to receive space people. 2. Mass landings in Detroit in October (not further explained.) - 3 - [handwritten marginal notations: "Mich" in red/blue; partly illegible] [PAGE 71] Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X 3. A saucer landed at 4:30 a.m., September 30, 1954, at Rotunda Drive and Southfield (Detroit) with strange greenish men in brown uniforms. 4. Unseen psychic forces (no further explanation.) Mr. WILLARD said that a group met at his home October 24, 1954, consisting of: RUTH BAILEY and friend RUTH LOCKOUT (phonetic) LAURA MARXER JOHN HOBART At this meeting, BAILEY said she was an athiest. The main discussion was about religion, science, and double talk, WILLARD said. Twenty such discussion groups exist. MARXER said there would be landings in Detroit in October, but she could be wrong. Before the meeting started, LUCY RAMBO called, saying, she was not coming and was resigning. Mr. WILLARD said a group leaders meeting was held November 6, 1954, at Ed. ANDREWS, 7323 Mayburn, Dearborn. Seventeen were there. He did not consider any of it subversive. The Board of Directors of the DFSC are: HENRY MADAY, President LAURA MARXER, Vice-President DOLORES M. COYNE, Secretary JOHN C. HOFFMAN, Treasurer HOWARD KEHL ) RANDALL COX ) Directors MADELINE MENDE ) Mr. WILLARD said the purpose of this leaders meeting was to discuss how to handle issues arising in group meetings. These were: 1. Religious - 4 - [handwritten marginal notations: "Mich"; partly illegible] [PAGE 72] Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X 2. Group representation to the Board of Directors of the club. The group leaders are supposed to control discussion, and not offend any religious belief. At this meeting, FRANK R. SCHUSTER, a group leader, 3022 Chalmers, Detroit, said that JOHN HOFFMAN opposed group meetings because of accusations against them of subversive activities. An unidentified person said he did not think it true, but it was alleged one member of the Board of Directors was a Communist. MADAY answered this by saying he would mention no names, but the accuser should see him about this, and the accused was not a Communist. He said fellow travellers could get in or infiltrate the club, but he was at a loss as to any way of controlling that. As a result of this meeting, WILLARD felt the group was either subversive, or a new religious group. He felt it all stems from ADAMSKI in California. He said one RIC. WILKINSON, a flying saucer speaker, had moved to Detroit. At this meeting, MADAY said that had saucer landings occurred in Detroit, in October, the group leaders would have been first to know it. He said he reported to ADAMSKI the predictions of MARXER and ADAMSKI felt she should not predict more than 30 days in advance, and, even that was no good sometimes. On November 4, 1954, WILLARD said Miss COYNE advised him another addition to his group was Mrs. CATHERINE SCHAEFER, 25390 Harcourt, and also, Mr. and Mrs. DOYLE WOODS, 26015 La Muera Drive, Farmington. WILLARD said that on November 8, 1954, LAURA MARXER advised him she was resigning from the Board of Directors of the Club as she had too many outside interests, and she had to eat. She said she was going to show the film, "The Day the Earth Stood Still", around Michigan, as a result of having met two men (not named). She said ADAMSKI, in California, was her God, even admitting his earthly faults. Mr. HAROLD THOMPSON, 13341 Livernois, a former Chief Assistant to the Secretary of State (Michigan), and Detroit's first Interracial Committee Director, furnished this office on November 18, 1954, some literature put out by Dr. CHARLES A. LAUGHEAD, 407 Clarendon Road, East Lansing, Michigan, which THOMPSON's son obtained at a flying saucer discussion or class. LAUGHEAD's material is in the form of a letter, with attachments to American editors and Publishers, stating - 5 - [handwritten marginal notations: "Mich"; partly illegible] [PAGE 73] Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X he feels they should publish it. [Text present — not reproduced: claims of telepathic messages and a description of a private individual's mental health, in LAUGHEAD's letters of Aug. 30 and Sept. 17, 1954 and enclosed writings.] [Text present — not reproduced: predictions of catastrophe on a stated date in LAUGHEAD's Sept. 17, 1954 letter.] On November 23, 1954, Mr. GOODMAN, of the Detroit Free Press, called to advise he was going to do a story on the DFSC and their activities. He inquired whether the FBI was investigating the club, and was advised we could make no statement one way or another regarding the organization. It is not known the date his story will appear. The Detroit Office has conducted no investigation of the DFSC, and has received its information from those indicated above, who are voluntarily furnishing it. No investigation of the club is contemplated at this time. Detroit has no identifiable subversive information on the officers of the club, or of LAUGHEAD or BEIGLOW (also BIGELOW). HENRY MADAY, mentioned in the Director's letter of October 8, 1954, above, has already come to the attention of the Bureau. He first came to the attention of Detroit Office, in 1942. He then used the pen name JARED LYON, [Text present — not reproduced: characterization of a private individual's beliefs]; wrote widely on religious subjects, was connected with "The Harbingers", a "Unity Movement" group in Kansas City, and claimed objection to combatant military service in World War II. He has not been the subject of an investigation by Detroit. - 6 - [PAGE 74] Ticker - Mossburg SAC, Detroit (65-2677) (original and one) December 16, 1954 RECORDED - 71 Director, FBI (62-83894) -352 [red] EX-128 DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X Reurlet 11/30/54. You are instructed to forward to the Bureau a memorandum or report suitable for dissemination containing the pertinent information set forth in referenced letter, in order that it can be disseminated by the Bureau to OSI and to the Internal Security Division of the Department of Justice. In view of the facts set forth in referenced letter, no further investigation of this matter need be conducted by your office at this time. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/2/85 BY SP-6 bya/tey [stamp with handwritten notation: Comp # 245974] EHM:alp (4) Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy COMM - FBI DEC 1 6 1954 MAILED 24 DEC 20 1954 [stamp] DEC 16 3 11 AM '54 FBI [received stamp] [handwritten notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 75] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding page (show-through). Stamps: DEC 17 1954; Dec 16 3 17 PM '54 RECEIVED MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; COMM - FBI DEC 16 1954 MAILED 24. [PAGE 76] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 11/26/54 FROM SAC, Phoenix (62-213) SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS Enclosed herewith are envelope and form letter received by the Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, and made available to SA H. HILTON MC KEE of this office. It is noted the envelope bears return address of "Aerial Phenomena Investigator", 69 S Stamford Hill, London, England" and postmark "Stoke, Newington, 10/26/54". The form content with typewritten name bearing signature of one HAROLD [illegible]TIAN, who describes himself as "Aerial Phenomena Investigator", seeks information regarding the sighting of any flying saucers. The inquiry is made by [illegible] "in order to bring my reports and filing system up to date it would be very much appreciated if you would kindly complete the enclosed form and return same to me". The form calls for the following type data concerning any flying saucers observed: "Time of sighting, size, shape, composition, speed, altitude, direction, maneuvre pattern, color, sound, length of time observed, sky conditions, visibility, direction of ground wind", also a space is provided for name, age and address of party executing the form and a space for general remarks. Information concerning receipt and content of the above form has been furnished OSI offices at Williams AFB and Luke AFB in the Phoenix area. The original is enclosed for the Bureau, with the thought the information may be furnished Legat, London, to be channelized to interested London agencies. [handwritten, left margin: Let to OSI, Dept ... 12-8-54] JSA/hec Encl. ENCLO. ATTACHED RECORDED - 36 INDEXED - 36 62-83894-353 12-10 8 NOV 30 1954 EX-PROC. [red stamp, crossed out] [handwritten notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 77] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding page (show-through). Stamps: MR. JONES; Nov 30 5 18 PM '54 RECORDED-36 INDEXED-36; 8 NOV 30 1954; EX-PROC. (red); CRIME REC. stamp with date. [PAGE 78] Orig. and duplicate 1-yellow 1-Liaison Sect. tickler 1-Mr. Mannion RECORDED - 36 62-83894-353 [red] Date: December 9, 1954 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Pentagon Washington 25, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING SAUCERS This Bureau's Office at Phoenix, Arizona, received from the Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, a form letter which he received from "Aerial Phenomena Investigator," 69 Stamford Hill, London, N. 16, England. The envelope containing the form letter was postmarked "Stoke, Newington, 10-26-54." The form letter with a typewritten note bearing the signature of Harold Mattan, who identified himself as "Aerial Phenomena Investigator," seeks information regarding the sighting of flying saucers. Mattan indicated that the purpose of his inquiry was "in order to bring my reports and filing system up to date it would be very much appreciated if you would kindly complete the enclosed form and return same to me." The form calls for the following type data concerning any flying saucers observed: "Time of sighting, size, shape, composition, speed, altitude, direction, maneuvre pattern, color, sound, length of time observed, sky conditions, visibility, direction of ground wind." On the form is provided a space for the name, age and address of the person executing the form and a space for general remarks. Mattan is unknown in the files of this Bureau. The above information has been furnished your Offices at Williams AFB and Luke AFB. Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy 1 - Legal Attache (See note on P. 2) [SECRET crossed out] - AIR COURIER London, England 1 - Foreign Service Desk (detached) JJM:kfc/bpk (6) COMM - FBI DEC 9 1954 MAILED 19 DEC 16 1954 [stamp] [declassification stamp: SLIP(S) 20-40; DATE 9/1/77; handwritten "Released 2040 9/1/77"; RECEIVED - MAIL ROOM DEC 9 1954; handwritten notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 79] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse of the preceding page (show-through). Stamps: RECEIVED - BOARDMAN DEC 10 1954; REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE Dec 9 10 10 AM '54; Dec 9 11 28 AM '54; Dec 8 4 14 PM '54; Dec 9 9 24 AM '54 LIAISON SECTION FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; DEC 10 1954. [PAGE 80] ATTENTION LEGAL ATTACHE, LONDON: You may desire to advise your sources concerning the receipt of this communication from Mattan and concerning the type of information he is desirous of receiving. - 2 - [PAGE 81] [Diagram: blank manila envelope (back) used as an enclosure folder; flap stamped ENCLOSURE and marked 62-83894-353] [PAGE 82] [Diagram: envelope front] From: AERIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATOR [stamp], 69 Stamford Hill, London, N.16, England [handwritten]. Postmark: STOKE NEWINGTON 7.15 PM 26 OCT 1954 N.16, with slogan "CIVIL D[EFENCE] ... JOIN" partly cut off. Address label: THE CITY MAYOR, TUCSON, ARIZONA, U.S.A. [PAGE 83] Date [handwritten: 1-2-1950.] Time of sighting Size Shape Composition Speed Altitude Direction Maneuvre Pattern Colour Sound Length of time observed Sky conditions VISIBILITY / Visibility Direction of ground wind Name ;age; and address. General remarks [handwritten: PLACE WHERE SEEN, ETC. & WITNESS] RE. Flying Saucers. Dear Sir Madam, In order to bring my reports and filing system up to date it would be very much appreciated if you would kindly complete the enclosed form and return same to me 69 Stamford-hill-London. N.16 England. Yours sincerely, Harold Mattan, Aerial phenomena Investigator. AERIAL PHENOMENA INVESTIGATOR. [stamp] 62-83894-353 [PAGE 84] December 17, 1954 RECORDED-42 INDEXED-42 62-83894-354 [red] EX-130 Miss Marian L. White Box 40 Thousand Palms, California Dear Miss White: Your letter dated December 6, 1954, has been received. Although I would like to be of service, information in FBI files is confidential and available for official use only. I would like to point out also that this Bureau is strictly a fact-finding agency and does not make evaluations or draw conclusions as to the character or integrity of any individual, publication or organization. I know you will understand the reason for these rules and will not infer either that we do or that we do not have the information you desire. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE: "Aboard a Flying Saucer" is not identifiable in Bufiles. It is to be noted that correspondent did not furnish its author's name. Per call to the Library of Congress "Aboard a Flying Saucer" was written by Truman Bethurum. In June, 1954, an inquiry was made by the Cincinnati Office concerning Bethurum and his flying disk lectures since that office had received a complaint similar to current correspondent's. (62-83894-342) No other references were located which might be identical with subject of current inquiry. Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy DCL:rg (3) COMM - FBI DEC 1 7 1954 MAILED 24 DEC 2? 1954 [stamp, partly illegible] [handwritten initials and notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 85] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse (upside-down show-through) of the preceding letter. Stamps: DEC 20 1954; RECEIVED MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE 12 50 PM '54; COMM - FBI. [PAGE 86] DECEMBER 6, 1954 MR EDGAR HOOVER, DEPT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. DEAR MR HOOVER; I HAVE MET AND TALKED WITH THE MAN WHO WROTE THE BOOK, "ABOARD A FLYING SAUCER". HE SOUNDS SINCERE BUT I AM ALWAYS SCEPTICAL AND I HAVE BEEN WONDERING IF HE COULD BE TRYING TO PUT OVER ANY PROPAGANDA. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE PALM SPRINGS REPUBLICAN CLUB, JUST BY WAY OF IDENTIFICATION, AND A NUMBER OF MY MEMBERS HEARD HIM AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF HE IS ALRIGHT. ANYTHING YOU TELL ME WILL BE KEPT IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE. VERY TRULY YOURS, Marian L. White BOX 40 1000 PALMS CALIFORNIA [handwritten, left margin: Flying Saucers] [handwritten, bottom left: NML ack 12-17-54 DCL] RECORDED-42 EX-130 62-83894-354 DEC 20 1954 [stamp] [handwritten initials and notations, partly illegible] [PAGE 87] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image reverse (show-through of a teletype on the following page). Stamps: Jan 6 5 44 PM '55; Jan 7 9 49 AM '55 RECD ESPIONAGE FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Jan 6 3 05 PM '55; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN Jan 6 4 31 PM '55; red TELETYPE-type stamp. [PAGE 88] FD-36 Mr. Tolson / Mr. Boardman / Mr. Nichols / Mr. Belmont / Mr. Harbo / Mr. Mohr / Mr. Parsons / Mr. Rosen / Mr. Tamm / Mr. Sizoo / Mr. Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Mr. Holloman / Miss Gandy FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Transmit the following Teletype message to: FBI, DETROIT 1/5/55 PM EST DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) AIRTEL AMSD DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB, ESP-X. ONE LEONARD DAVIDSON, 14896 KENTFIELD, A DETROIT PD PATROLMAN WHO IS A MEMBER OF ABOVE CLUB, ADVISED THAT RANDALL COX, WHO IS A CLUB DIRECTOR, TWICE HAS STATED HE IS "WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FBI AND HAS BEEN TOLD TO REPORT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR A CONFERENCE." COX REPORTEDLY SAID HE HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO BRING ANOTHER CLUB OFFICER, JOHN C. HOFFMAN, WITH HIM. HOFFMAN AND DAVIDSON ARE COUSINS. WHEN THE TIME CAME TO GO TO WASHINGTON, COX SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GO AND THEY WOULD DO SO LATER. BOTH OF COX'S STATEMENTS WERE MADE WITHIN PAST MONTH. THE DETROIT OFFICE IS PREPARING A REPORT SUITABLE FOR DISSEMINATION ON THIS CLUB. IMMEDIATELY AFTER 1/15/55, COX WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY DETROIT REGARDING ABOVE STATEMENTS, REPRIMANDED AND CAUTIONED TO REFRAIN FROM SUCH IN THE FUTURE, UACB. A REPORT WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED. MC INTIRE END Mr. Belmont RBS:JEP #5 (4) CC: MR. BELMONT AND SUPERVISOR DOM. INTEL. DIVISION 65-2677 AIRTEL Approved: ______ Special Agent in Charge Sent ____ M Per ____ EX-116 RECORDED-37 62-83894-355 [red] 20 JAN 6 1955 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/2/85 BY SP-6 [stamp, with handwritten Comp # 245974] [handwritten notations: 1/7/55 acted to Ret; initials; partly illegible] [PAGE 89] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: "JAN 10 1955"; "RECEIVED-BOARDMAN"; "COMM-FBI" (mirrored); "JAN 7 2 50 PM '55"; "RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JAN 7 4 01 PM '55"; "ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED" (partly mirrored). Mirrored show-through of the teletype on page 90 is not legible. [PAGE 90] cc - Mr. Mossburg AIR-TEL URGENT JANUARY 7, 1955 SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) (original & 1) DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB, ESPIONAGE - X. REURAIRTEL 1/5/55. BUREAU SEES NO REASON FOR YOUR OFFICE TO WAIT UNTIL 1/15/55, TO INTERVIEW RANDALL COX. INTERVIEW HIM IMMEDIATELY UNLESS THERE IS SOME GOOD REASON TO THE CONTRARY IN WHICH CASE THE BUREAU SHOULD BE ADVISED. COX SHOULD BE INTERVIEWED FOR THE PURPOSES SET FORTH IN YOUR REFERENCED AIRTEL. HOOVER 62-83894-355 EX-110 RECORDED-37 62-83894 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/7/85 BY [signature] Comp # 245974 EHM:fjm (4) Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy Stamps: COMM-FBI JAN - 7 1955 MAILED 20; 50 JAN 14 1955 [handwritten initials] [PAGE 91] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 1/18/55 FROM : SAC, Kansas City (66-2995) SUBJECT: C. W. CHEEK FLYING SAUCERS MISC. - INFORMATION CONCERNING On January 13, 1955 Mr. C. W. CHEEK, telephone AT 6747, Kansas City, Ks., contacted an agent of this office and advised he is employed as an aeronautical engineer at the Ford Aircraft Plant at Claycomo, Mo. He indicated he obtained the Agent's name through investigation conducted at the Ford Plant in connection with a sabotage case there approximately one year ago. Mr. CHEEK indicated he and two other engineers had perfected plans for a "flying saucer type aircraft". He said they had been negotiating with the U. S. Air Force and the CAA for several months with regard to the sale of the plans for this aircraft to the Air Force. He also indicated that one JACK STAMPLER, Chief of Defense Department, Washington, D. C., was fully aware of the plans for this aircraft and had advised him that he should not divulge these plans to anyone other than Agents of the FBI or high ranking officers in the U. S. Air Force. [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] MLS/hmg (3) [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] OSI, AF Int. advised 1-26-55 - DJS A.F. Research Development advised INDEXED-62 1-27-55 DJS RECORDED-62 EX-125 62-83894-356 6 JAN 20 1955 [handwritten notations]; stamp along right margin: "RECORDED COPY FILED IN 62-80750-" (partly legible) [PAGE 92] To: Director, FBI 1/18/55 Re: C. W. Cheek Flying Saucers [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] The above information is being furnished to the Bureau because it pertains to an alleged explanation of sightings of flying saucers. It is being furnished to the Bureau primarily, however, for the purpose of giving information to the Bureau [Redacted line, marked (b) (3) (A)] OSI locally has not been furnished the information as this matter does not involve the sighting of a flying saucer. -2- [PAGE 93] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirrored show-through of a teletype (page 94); stamp (mirrored): "REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE JAN 14 9 26 AM '55". [PAGE 94] FD-36 Mr. Tolson / Mr. Boardman / Mr. Nichols / Mr. Belmont / Mr. Harbo / Mr. Mohr / Mr. Parsons / Mr. Rosen / Mr. Tamm / Mr. Sizoo / Mr. Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Mr. Holloman / Miss Gandy FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Transmit the following Teletype message to: FBI, DETROIT 1-12-55 AIRTEL DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) AMSD DETROIT FLYING SAUCERS CLUB, ESPIONAGE-X. RANDALL COX, 8456 COLGATE, OAK PARK, MICH., EMPLOYED AS PARTNER, USED CAR LOT, 17177 LIVERNOIS, DETROIT, INTERVIEWED 1-11-55 IN BUREAU CAR IN VICINITY 17177 LIVERNOIS. COX DENIED MAKING ANY STATEMENT HE WAS WORKING WITH OR HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH FBI. HE CLAIMED SUCH ALLEGATION COULD HAVE ARISEN AS RESULT OF QUESTIONS ASKED DURING SOME MEETING AS TO WHETHER CLUB HAD FURNISHED INFORMATION TO FBI OR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. HE REPLIED HE OR THE CLUB WOULD BE WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH ANYONE AT ANY TIME. HE WAS CAUTIONED TO MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR STATEMENT LEAVING THE IMPRESSION HE HAD ANY CONNECTION WITH FBI. AS TO REPORTING TO WASHINGTON, COX SAID HE AND JOHN C. HOFFMAN, ANOTHER CLUB DIRECTOR, WERE GOING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO PRESENT THEIR INFORMATION "TO THE PENTAGON" AND THEY HOPED TO SEE "SOMEONE IN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE". COX SAID THEY INTENDED TAKING WITH THEM SOMEONE, OR POSSIBLY TWO, WHO HAD ACTUALLY SIGHTED SAUCERS. IF THEY GET NO ONE TO GO THEY WILL GET AFFIDAVITS FROM SAUCER SIGHTERS. THEIR PURPOSE IN GOING IS TO FURNISH WHAT INFO THEY HAVE (THIS IS IN POSSESSION OF THE CLUB) ON FLYING SAUCERS, SIGHTING OF THEM IN AFFIDAVIT FORM, POSSIBLY RBS:AMW (4) 65-2677 Approved: [signature] Special Agent in Charge Sent JAN 13 1955 Per 62-83894-351 [stamps and handwritten notes: "ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED"; "COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964"] [PAGE 95] FD-36 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Transmit the following Teletype message to: PAGE TWO PHOTOGRAPHS AND TO OBTAIN WHAT INFO THEY CAN ON SAUCERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. COX CLAIMED HE KNEW OF NO INFO THEY HAD WHICH MIGHT EFFECT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OR INTERNAL SECURITY OF THE U.S. HE CLAIMS ONE JOHN FRY, A TECHNICIAN NOW ASSIGNED TO SANDIA AF BASE, NEW MEXICO, HAS ACTUALLY FLOWN IN A SAUCER FROM SANDIA BASE TO NEW YORK CITY, THE ROUND TRIP REQUIRING ONLY 30 MINUTES. COX SAID FRY WAS TO COME TO DETROIT IN THE FUTURE TO SPEAK. COX CLAIMS SAUCER CLUBS HAVE ACTUALLY RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM OUTER SPACE AND ALTHOUGH SAYS HE DOES NOT KNOW, HE FEELS THEY DO EXIST; HAVE BEEN SEEN BY MANY PEOPLE AND CLAIMS HE HAS SEEN THEM HIMSELF. HE FEELS THE PURPOSE OF CONTACTS WITH EARTH IS LIMITED AT THIS TIME TO PREPARING PEOPLE TO RECEIVE LANDINGS FROM OUTER SPACE. HE SAID THE SAUCERS ARE FRIENDLY TO U. S. HE SAID MESSAGES RECEIVED INDICATE ALL PLANETS BUT EARTH HAVE CONQUERED OUTER SPACE. OUTER SPACE PEOPLE CONSIDER THOSE ON EARTH THE LOWEST FORM OF UNIVERSAL EXISTENCE. HOFFMAN IMPRESSED AGENTS AS BEING ONLY A LAYMAN (FORMERLY IN USAF, WW II) WHO HAS BEEN CARRIED BEYOND THE REALM OF SCIENTIFIC FACT INTO THAT OF POSSIBLE SCIENTIFIC FICTION. COX CLAIMS THAT DR. CHARLES A. LAUGHEAD, MICH. STATE COLLEGE PROFESSOR WHO WAS DISMISSED FOR HIS ACTIVITIES AND PREVIOUS PREDICTIONS OF GEOLOGIC UPHEAVALS WHICH WERE TO HAVE OCCURRED 12-21-54, WAS MISUNDERSTOOD BUT ALLOWED HIS THINKING TO DWELL TOO MUCH ON Approved: ______ Special Agent in Charge Sent ____ M Per ____ [PAGE 96] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirrored show-through of a teletype (page 97); stamps (mirrored): "RECEIVED F.B.I. COMMUNICATIONS JAN 13 4 15 PM '55"; "REC'D BELMONT FBI - JUSTICE JAN 13 4 51 PM '55". [PAGE 97] FD-36 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Transmit the following Teletype message to: PAGE THREE POSSIBILITIES OF FLYING SAUCERS AND OUTER SPACE. MUCH OF COX'S STATEMENTS BEAR CLOSE RESEMBLANCE TO THE WRITINGS OF DOROTHY MARTIN, OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, MENTIONED IN DETROIT LETTER, 11-30-54. IT IS REQUESTED THE BUREAU ADVISE WHETHER ANY ATTEMPTS BE MADE BY DETROIT TO OBTAIN ANY OF THE MATERIAL MENTIONED BY COX AS BEING IN POSSESSION OF THE FLYING SAUCER CLUB. THIS PROBABLY WOULD REQUIRE CONTACTS WITH OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CLUB, WHICH MIGHT BE UNDESIRABLE, PARTICULARLY DUE TO THE DOUBT EXISTING THAT THEY COULD BE CONTACTED ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS. REPORT FOLLOWS. MC INTIRE END Approved: ______ Special Agent in Charge Sent ____ M Per ____ [PAGE 98] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: "JAN 19 1955"; "COMM - FBI JAN 18 1955 MAILED" (mirrored); "RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JAN 18 12 17 PM '55"; "FBI - JUSTICE JAN 18 9 32 AM '55" (with "BELMONT"); "ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED" (partly mirrored). Mirrored show-through of the memorandum on page 99 is not legible. [PAGE 99] RECORDED-43 EX-103 62-83894-357 Mr. Mossburg AIR - TEL JANUARY 18, 1955 SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) (Orig. & 1) DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB, ESPIONAGE - X. REURAIR-TEL 1-12-55. INVESTIGATION RE SIGHTING OF FLYING SAUCERS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE AIR FORCE AND NOT THE BUREAU. THE BUREAU DOES NOT DESIRE YOUR OFFICE TO OBTAIN FROM CAPTIONED CLUB OR ITS MEMBERS, MATERIAL CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS. THE INFORMATION IN YOUR REFERENCED AIR-TEL AND INFORMATION CONCERNING MATERIAL REPORTEDLY IN POSSESSION OF CAPTIONED CLUB SHOULD BE REFERRED TO IN THE REPORT BEING PREPARED BY YOUR OFFICE. A COPY OF YOUR REPORT SHOULD BE FURNISHED TO OSI LOCALLY. HOOVER 62-83894 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/7/85 BY [signature] Comp # 245974 EHM:rmp:dlt (4) [handwritten notes: "2/22/55 Detroit rept sub 2/11/55 EHM"; "2/21/55 O-1 t Det Deadline passed surveyed EHM"; "2/3/55 O-1 t Det to advise when report to be sub. EHM"; "War B"] Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman Stamps: MAILED II JAN 1 8 1955 COMM - FBI; JAN 25 1955; [mirrored show-through stamps] [PAGE 100] CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED Authority: NND 90986 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 27-0-718 20 APR 1955 Honorable J. Edgar Hoover Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. ATTN: Mr. Daniel J. Sullivan Liaison Agent RE: CHARLES A. YOST OC Research Laboratory St. Clair Shores, Michigan Dear Sir: Attached are copies of a letter recently forwarded to this office by the Director of Special Investigations, Alaskan Air Command. In addition to the address in captioned subject, the letter reflects a return address of the 18th Cml. Tech. Intel. Det., 100th Gml. Grp., Fort McClellan, Alabama. The original letter was furnished by Major William H. Greenhalgh, Jr., Commander, 5004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, APO 942, Seattle, Washington. Major Greenhalgh advised that the letter was turned over to Flight A of his organization by Doctor Kennidy, DDS, Nome, Alaska. Major Greenhalgh identified Dr. Kennidy as a private pilot who has in the past been the source of several reports to this organization. Dr. Kennidy reported that the letter was found in a book which he had loaned to Mr. Small over a year ago and which was recently returned. Major Greenhalgh identified Mr. Small as a type-setter for the Nome Nugget, a newspaper which is published three times a week. [Text present — not reproduced: personal characterization of a private individual, including health and personal-life details] Major Greenhalgh advised that Mrs. Boucher, who is mentioned in the letter, publishes the Nome Nugget. A search of the files of this office and the files of OSI, Alaskan Air Command, failed to locate information pertinent to the persons mentioned in the attached letter. 2 ENCL. RECORDED - 15 INDEXED - 15 EX - 113 62-83894-358 10 APR 1955 [handwritten notations: "FLYING SAUCERS"; "ALASKA"; "Received from OSI Date 4/21/55"; "AGENCY ... letter fwd. to Detroit (0-24)"; "REQ. REC'D / DATE FORW. 4/27/55 / HOW FORW."; stamp "MAY 3 1955"; "APR 22 1955"] CONFIDENTIAL [PAGE 101] CONFIDENTIAL Ltr to FBI, File 27-0-718, RE: CHARLES A. YOST, OC Research Laboratory, St. Clair Shores, Michigan (Cont) The attached letter is furnished for your information and any action deemed necessary. Sincerely, [signature] LYLE D. LUTTON, JR, Lt Colonel, USAF Asst Chief, Counter Intelligence Div Directorate of Special Investigations The Inspector General 1 Incl (in dup) Photostat, Ltr fr Yost to Small dtd 14 Nov 54 cc: Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 Department of the Army w/incl (in dup) 2 CONFIDENTIAL [PAGE 102] 14 November, 1953 18th Cml.Tech.Intel.Det. 100th Cml.Grp. Fort McClellan, Alabama Dear Mr. Small, Youp letter was recieved Nov.12,1953. Thank you very much for replying and offering your aid.We also wish to thank Mrs.Boucher . As you will notice my address has changed. Until further notice it will be as shown in the upper right hand corner. At the present time our research activities are being kept secret. However,at a time in the future when we have no need to use this security measure,I will personally write and inform you of what we were,and possibly are,doing. Our research does have a connection with the "flying saucer",although it is at present a secondary issue. The main body of our research is with electric fields.(It is not a "copy" of what Keyhoe mentioned in his recent book relating to the Canadian Project. The research with which we are concered has been carried on for many years now by a research foundation in Western United States-which is not connected to us.) The "flying saucer" reports are of value to us because they may give clues toward the investigation of various phases in our research. I have told you these things so that you might understand the need for our recieving saucer reports,also because you are no doubt curious about our activities.(Every once in a while I will inform you of our activity.) Because you and Mrs.Boucher are taking the time and trouble to help us - in turn,we wish to cooperate as best we can to in some way return the favor. So,do not hesitate in calling on us in the future. Yours truly, Charles A. Yost Coordinator OC Research Laboratory ,in St. Clair Shores, Michigan E-1 Encl 1 [PAGE 103] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamp "ENCLOSURE"; handwritten "62-83894-358". [PAGE 104] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4-25, 1955 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [x] Attention Igor [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [x] Return to [illegible] Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4730 [ ] All References [x] Subversive References [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main___ References Only [ ] Restrict to Locality of ___ [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Charles A. Yost Address Localities Birthdate & Place [handwritten notes, partly illegible: "4/26/55"] R# Date 4-25 Searcher Initial H.D.M. FILE NUMBER SERIAL N.I.R. Charles NI 77-5484 NI 62-86617 NI 116-40145 NR 121-25182 NI 100-214475 NI 62-75147-37-113, Encl. Pt. NI 65-12552-55, NI 40-28717-8,7, NI 100-64700-1209, P-2831, NI 98-2360-502 -1- [PAGE 105] NUMEROUS REFERENCES 4-22a SEARCH SLIP Subj: Charles A. Yost Supervisor Mossburg Room 4730 R# Date 4-25 Searcher Initial H.D.M. FILE NUMBER SERIAL Charles [handwritten list of file numbers and serials, mostly struck through and only partly legible, e.g. "65-28688 -1X1", "100-64700 -271, Encl.", "100-3516 40 -5, P-13", "100-64700 -615, Encl.", "65-28688 -1X, P-7", "62-75147-37 -43, Encl.", "100-184708 -2", "71-1049 -58"; remaining entries [illegible]] -2- [PAGE 106] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4-25, 1955 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [x] Attention Igor [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [x] Return to Mossburg Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4730 [ ] All References [x] Subversive References [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main___ References Only [x] Restrict to Locality of Alaska [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Mr. Small Address Localities Birthdate & Place R# Date 4-25 Searcher Initial H.D.M. FILE NUMBER SERIAL N.R. in Alaska 65-58068-1003, Cov. [struck-through entry, illegible] [handwritten note: "In Lamphere's office"] -3- [PAGE 107] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4-25, 1955 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [x] Attention Igor [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [x] Return to Mossburg Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4730 [ ] All References [x] Subversive References [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main___ References Only [x] Restrict to Locality of Alaska [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Mrs. Boucher Address Localities Birthdate & Place R# Date 4-25 Searcher Initial H.D.M. FILE NUMBER SERIAL N.R. in Alaska [struck-through entries, partly legible: "9-7368 Pa MF"; "31-44946-2, Utah MF"; "ND 100-5-75-33-34, Wash."; "One"] N.R. in Alaska -4- [PAGE 108] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4-25, 1955 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [x] Attention Igor [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [x] Return to Mossburg Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4730 [ ] All References [x] Subversive References [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main___ References Only [x] Restrict to Locality of Alaska [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Dr. Kennidy Address Localities Birthdate & Place R# Date 4-25 Searcher Initial H.D.M. FILE NUMBER SERIAL ND 65-58025-110, 101[?] -5- [PAGE 109] CARL F. CASSIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR HARRY E. TUTTLE, RESIDENT MANAGER HOTEL Gralynn GRALYNN MIAMI, FLORIDA [handwritten] Please Excuse pencil Dear Mr. Hoover - [annotation] Catherine Aughenbaugh [annotation] FLYING SAUCERS I am writing to you with an urgent request since my previous letters to the President have been ignored. Despite all the ridicule regarding Flying Saucers - they are real - Furthermore their source and activities are incredible and a serious threat to our country, and all countries. I have promised that if the President would send 4 to 1000 men he considered sane, with good peripheral vision and the ability to follow [stamps: RECORDED-99 INDEXED-99; 62-83894-359; 6 JUL 29 1955; 50 AUG 3 1955; EX-103] [PAGE 110] directions and plenty of ability to watch during the time the moon is out - [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten claims and remarks by the writer of a personal nature (delusional content / self-description)] [PAGE 111] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: "JUL 27 10 15 AM '55 MR. JONES"; "RECEIVED-NICHOLS FBI"; "AUG 3 12 45 PM '55 RECEIVED FBI U S DEPT OF JUSTICE". Mirrored show-through of an Office Memorandum (page 112) is not legible. [PAGE 112] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. Nichols DATE: July 26, 1955 FROM : M. A. Jones SUBJECT: CATHERINE AUGHENBAUGH INFORMATION CONCERNING [annotation: Florida] Correspondent submitted a six-page rambling and partly incoherent letter postmarked July 24, 1955, wherein she requests a number of "F. B. I. men" to assist her in watching for flying saucers which she claims are real. She remarks she has previously written letters to the President, but that they have been ignored. Bufiles reflect no record identifiable with correspondent. RECOMMENDATION: No acknowledgment of correspondent's letter in view of [Text present — not reproduced: remark about the correspondent's personal condition]. JRH:afb (2) Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy RECORDED-99 INDEXED-99 62-83894-360 6 JUL 29 1955 EX-103 50 AUG 3 1955 [PAGE 113] CARL F. CASSIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR HARRY E. TUTTLE, RESIDENT MANAGER HOTEL Gralynn MIAMI, FLORIDA [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten body of a private correspondent's letter (delusional content)] [PAGE 114] [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten remarks of a private correspondent (delusional content)] Sincerely, Catherine [initials] Aughenbaugh [PAGE 115] CARL F. CASSIN, MANAGING DIRECTOR HARRY E. TUTTLE, RESIDENT MANAGER HOTEL Gralynn MIAMI, FLORIDA Mr. Hoover - would you please help me? Can you have some F.B.I. men watch? [Text present — not reproduced: remainder of the handwritten body of a private correspondent's letter (delusional content)] [PAGE 116] [Text present — not reproduced: continuation of the handwritten body of a private correspondent's letter (delusional content)] [PAGE 117] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps (mirrored/overlapping): "RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE JUL 25 11 58 AM '55"; "RECEIVED-NICHOLS FBI JUL 25 ... PM '55"; "RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE JUL 25 3 30 PM '55 MR. JONES". [PAGE 118] DO-6 OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Mr. Tolson / Mr. Boardman / Mr. Nichols / Mr. Belmont / Mr. Harbo / Mr. Mohr / Mr. Parsons / Mr. Rosen / Mr. Tamm / Mr. Jones / Mr. Sizoo / Mr. Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Mr. Holloman / Miss Holmes / Miss Gandy [handwritten: "Ref to Nichols memo 7/26/55 JRH"] [faint mirrored show-through stamp: "RECEIVED-NICHOLS FBI"] [PAGE 119] Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. L. V. BOARDMAN DATE: October 18, 1955 FROM : MR. A. H. BELMONT SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: internal FBI memorandum reporting on an Executive Session of the Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC) on 10/18 at which CIA's Mr. Dulles discussed a report about a sighting by a party travelling in Russia — summary: the group discussed the report and a reported sighting during the trip.] [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] [Redacted block, marked (b) (3) (A)] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: closing paragraph of the memorandum giving the IAC consensus on possible explanations, that the other party members be interviewed, and that the matter be kept quiet to avoid Russian restrictions on U.S. travel.] For your information. AHB:LL (5) cc--Mr. Boardman cc--Mr. Belmont cc--Mr. Branigan cc--Mr. M. V. Kuhrts, Liaison Section Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy FOR INSTRUCTIONS AS TO DISSEMINATION SEE FILE 62-90718-220 59 OCT 28 1955 62-83894 NOT RECORDED 145 OCT 25 1955 [illegible] ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN 62-90718-480 [partly legible, along right margin] [PAGE 120] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : L. V. Boardman DATE: November 4, 1955 FROM : A. H. Belmont SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: internal FBI memorandum following up on the 10-18-55 Intelligence Advisory Committee session at which CIA discussed a report from a party travelling in Russia; it relays CIA memos of 11-3-55 summarizing the party members' debriefings (a glowing object seen rising from a train at night, with differing accounts) and CIA's view that most observations have conventional explanations, with further discussion needed.] ACTION: For your information. 2 ENCL. Enclosure (2) cc: L V Boardman, A H Belmont, A R Jones RECORDED - 65 EX-118 INDEXED - 65 62-83894-[illegible] 7 NOV 8 1955 52 NOV 14 1955 Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [bottom margin: "DocId: 34736063"] [PAGE 121] Best Possible Image MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence SUBJECT : Sightings of Flying Saucers or Unconventional Aircraft [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: CIA memorandum (copy 6 of 10) summarizing debriefings of the four participants in the observation of an unconventional aerial object from a train between Baku and Tiflis at about 1910 hours; paragraphs 1-4 describe the observers' differing accounts of a glowing ball and a second object, and conclude that only one observer's testimony would support an unconventional aircraft.] This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. T.S. 115485, Series A Copy 6 of 10 [stamp: REC'D ESPIONAGE ... 1955] ENCLOSURE 62-83894-361 [PAGE 122] SUBJECT: Sightings of Flying Saucers or Unconventional Aircraft [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: closing lines of the CIA memorandum stating that the other observations can probably be explained conventionally, that further discussion is likely needed, and that the evidence does not warrant concluding the Soviets have a radically new type of aircraft.] [signature] HERBERT SCOVILLE, JR. Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence Distribution All IAC Members 1 - Dept. of Army 1 - Dept. of Navy 1 - Dept. of Air Force 1 - Dept. of State 1 - AEC 1 - FBI 1 - JCS 1 - OCI 1 - ORR 1 - DCI T. S. 115485, Series A Copy 6 of 10 -2- [PAGE 123] MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD 27 October 1955 SUBJECT: Interview with Senator Richard B. Russell [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: CIA memorandum for the record on an interview conducted 27 October 1955 by O/SI personnel with Senator Russell about an unconventional aerial object seen from a train between Baku and Tiflis; paragraphs 1-2 describe the circumstances, the observation of two rising glowing balls, and the senator's impressions of size and trajectory.] This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. T. S. 115482, Series A Copy 4 of 10 ENCLOSURE 62-83894-361 [PAGE 124] SUBJECT: Interview with Senator Richard B. Russell [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: continuation of the CIA memorandum for the record; paragraphs 3-4 recount a separate motor trip near Moscow with observations of military installations and a radar, and give the author's opinion that the sightings could be exhausts of conventional jet aircraft in a steep climb.] HERBERT SCOVILLE, JR. Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence DISTRIBUTION ALL IAC MEMBERS 1 - Dept. of Army 1 - Dept. of Navy 1 - Dept. of Air Force 1 - FBI 1 - JCS 1 - AEC 1 - Dept. of State 1 - ORR/CIA 1 - OCI/CIA 1 - DCI/CIA T. S. 115482, Series A Copy 4 of 10 -2- [PAGE 125] TOP SECRET RECEIVED FROM CIA NOV 1 1955 MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: Interview with Senator Richard B. Russell [annotations: "Flying Saucers"; "File"] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: CIA memorandum for the record, a report of an interview on 27 October 1955 by Dr. Francis Clauser, O/SI consultant, in which the senator's recollections of the train observation are quoted at length — two rising glowing objects, no rocket trail, and a searchlight not pointed at them.] This material contains information affecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the espionage laws, Title 18, USC, Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. INDEXED - 54 62-83894-362 NOT RECORDED T. S. 115499 Copy 16 of 18 86 NOV 25 1955 EX-126 TOP SECRET [handwritten notes, partly legible: "Nothing new — memo previously submitted"; "5 - ARJ"] [PAGE 126] TOP SECRET SUBJECT: Interview with Senator Richard B. Russell [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: continuation of the quoted interview with the senator, covering the train porter, his views on the absence of concealment by the Russians, his remarks on how fast the objects climbed, and an account of a side trip to a museum near Moscow and military installations seen along the way.] [signature] HERBERT SCOVILLE, JR. Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence DISTRIBUTION 1 - DCI 1 - Dept. of State 1 - Dept. of Army 1 - Dept. of Navy 1 - Dept. of Air Force [remaining distribution lines partly illegible] T. S. 115499 Copy 16 of 18 -2- TOP SECRET [PAGE 127] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: "RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI FEB 21 4 00 PM '56"; "REC'D MAIL ROOM FBI FEB 21 5 59 PM '56"; "FEB 23 1 46 PM '56 REC'D ESPIONAGE FBI U S DEPT OF JUSTICE". Mirrored show-through of the text on page 128 is not legible. [PAGE 128] RECORDED - 40 INDEXED - 40 EX. - 121 62-83894-363 February 21, 1956 Mr. Richard E. Guertin 196 College Street Springfield 9, Massachusetts [handwritten: "15 yrs old 1956"] Dear Richard: Your letter dated February 12, 1956, has been received, and I sincerely appreciate the interest prompting you to write. I wish to advise that no matter such as you described was ever reported to the FBI. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director CEM:jfm:lmh (3) Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy Stamps: COMM - FBI FEB 21 1956 MAILED 31; RECEIVED READING ROOM FBI FEB 21 3 48 PM '56; REC'D ESPIONAGE FBI U S DEPT OF JUSTICE FEB 23 1 46 PM '56; FEB 28 1956; MR. BRANIGAN [PAGE 129] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: "RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI FEB 21 4 00 PM '56"; "FEB 14 12 19 PM '56 REC'D. RECORDS SEC"; "MR. JONES FEB 14 1 05 PM '56 RECEIVED FBI JUSTICE"; "REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE FEB 23 12 50 PM '56" (mirrored). Mirrored show-through of the letter on page 130 is not legible. [PAGE 130] Sunday February 12,1956. Springfield 9, Massachusetts. Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. [annotation: Flying Saucers] Dear Mr. Hoover:- I know that you are a very busy man but do you suppose that you could enlighten me on the following subject. My name is Richard E. Guertin and I am 15 years of age and am a student at Technical High School here in Springfield,Massachusetts. Recently I became very interested in one of the most amazing dramas of our time, the phenomena of the flying saucers. In a book which I have just read, entitled "flying saucers uncensored" written by Harold T. Wilkins,the author tells of many cases and sightings of flying saucers which correspondents around the world have sent him. One story which he received from a correspondent in California, tells the story of two men who supposedly came from Venus and went to a Los Angeles journalist in March 1953. These men did strange things which made someone so suspicious that he supposedly contacted the F.B.I., which is supposed to have sent an investigator to find out what was going on,but in some strange way the Venusians by using telepathic power or some strange faculty of prevision did not return to the office again. It was said that the F.B.I. was never able to find them for questioning. I wonder if this story is true, and if you were really notified.I know of you were notified you couldn't tell me anyting about the incident, but I am very curious. Could you possibly tell me if you were notified and if the story is true. I would appreciate hearing from you. Yours truly, Richard E. Guertin RECORDED - 40 EX. - 121 62-83894-363 8 FEB 24 1956 [handwritten: "none ack 2/21/56 CEM"] Richard Guertin 196 College Street Springfield 9, Massachusetts. [PAGE 131] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps (mirrored/rotated): "APR 26 1 26 PM '56 ... DEPT. OF JUSTICE"; "RECEIVED-BOARDMAN APR 17 5 07 PM '56"; "RECEIVED-BOARDMAN APR 16 9 30 AM '56"; "RECEIVED-MOHR FBI APR 26 2 04 PM '56"; "REC'D ESPIONAGE FBI U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE APR 23 1 07 PM '56"; "REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE APR 13 7 23 PM '56"; handwritten "Mossburg 4-27-56". Mirrored show-through of the Office Memorandum on page 132 is not legible. [PAGE 132] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : L. V. Boardman DATE: April 13, 1956 FROM : A. H. Belmont SUBJECT: SYLVIA L. RICHARDS GS-5, Name Check Unit EOD 4-14-47 [annotation: Flying Saucers] On April 9, 1956, Miss Richards was interviewed concerning her sighting of an unusual object about dawn April 6, 1956, while driving on Route 1 near Henderson, North Carolina, with her fiance, Joseph L. Morris, Jr., an employee of the National Security Agency. She was interviewed for additional details in this matter on April 12, 1956, by Supervisor Mossburg. Miss Richards reviewed memorandum dated April 10, 1956, from W. G. Eames to Mr. Nichols prior to being questioned for any other details which might be of assistance to the Air Force in this matter. She advised she had seen the object for only a few seconds, that it was still dark when she observed it, although it was near daylight on April 6, 1956. She stated when daylight came she observed the sky to be cloudy and it started raining approximately 30 minutes after she had observed the object. She recalled the object had approached their car on the driver's side from straight ahead at a height which she thought to be less than 25 feet. She was unable to estimate the speed of the object. She described it as being oval shaped, being very bright and having a light blue color. It made no sound that she could hear. She advised her fiance would be able to state exactly where they had observed the object in North Carolina, inasmuch as he was familiar with that area. She was unable to recall any additional pertinent information. ACTION: There is enclosed a letter to the Office of Special Investigations in this matter. Enclosure EHM:ss (5) CC: LBNichols, LVBoardman, AHBelmont, EHMossburg RECORDED-37 INDEXED - 37 EX-122 62-83894-364 20 APR 20 1956 52 APR 26 1956 Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 133] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. NICHOLS [handwritten initials] DATE: 4-10-56 FROM : W. G. EAMES E SUBJECT: SYLVIA L. RICHARDS GS-5, Name Check Unit EOD 4-14-47 [handwritten: "FLYING Saucers"] Tolson / Nichols / Boardman / Belmont / Mason / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Nease / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [handwritten notations including "Brown" and "6039 22nd Rd N. Arl. Va"] Miss Richards on 4/9/56 reported the following rather unusual occurrence which is in the "Flying Saucer" category. On 4/5/56 Miss Richards left Washington by car with her fiance, Joseph L. Morris, Jr. (employee of National Security Agency), to go to Morven, North Carolina to meet the Morris family. Around 5 a.m. on 4/6/56 as dawn was breaking and while driving on Route 1 north of Henderson, North Carolina, the pair was startled by what appeared to be a round low-flying object coming directly towards the car. The object appeared to pass over the car and Miss Richards turned to see it appear to speed up and then veer off out of sight. She and Mr. Morris both felt they had seen something unusual which was difficult to explain and certainly did not appear to be an optical illusion. Miss Richards stated the object as she saw it appeared round, was spinning and was bright as though containing a series of lights in a zig-zag pattern. The object appeared to be flying very low as it came towards them, moving at great speed and gave off no particular sound. The object, to the best of her belief, was at least as wide as the highway and appeared no more than two to four feet in thickness. Miss Richards, who is one of our best employees, stated heretofore she has placed little credence in "flying saucer" stories and felt that had she and her boyfriend not seen the same object she would be inclined to think she had imagined something. She appreciates that what they saw may have been some kind of optical illusion; however, at the time the object appeared very real to them. RECOMMENDATION: If you agree, it is recommended that this memorandum be referred to the Liaison Section of the Domestic Intelligence Division for possible referral to any interested military agencies. JBE:sak (3) [handwritten margin note: "memo Belmont to Jet [illegible] Boardman 4-16-56"] [stamps: RECORDED-37; 62-83894-365; APR 20 1956; PERS. FILES] [PAGE 134] CC: LBNichols AHBelmont LVBoardman EHMossburg Liaison [stamp: PERS. FILES] BY COURIER SERVICE RECORDED-37 62-83894-365 EX-122 Date: April 16, 1956 To: Director of Special Investigations (Original & 1) The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S. W. Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: SIGHTING OF OBJECT RESEMBLING FLYING SAUCER ON APRIL 6, 1956, NEAR HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) On April 6, 1956, Miss Sylvia L. Richards, an employee of this Bureau who resides at Two East Mason Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia, while en route to Morven, North Carolina, via automobile, with her fiance, Mr. Joseph L. Morris, Jr., observed an unusual object which appeared to resemble a flying saucer. Miss Richards stated at about 5 A.M., on April 6, 1956, while it was still dark and while driving on Route 1 north of Henderson, North Carolina, she and Mr. Morris were startled by what appeared to be an oval-shaped, low-flying object coming directly towards their car at a great speed, on the driver's side. Miss Richards stated the object, which was less than 25 feet from the ground, appeared to be spinning, was bright as though containing a series of lights in a zigzagging pattern, was light blue in color and was at least as wide as the highway and no more than from two to four feet in thickness. She stated the object did not change shape, it made no sound and that she observed it for only a few seconds before it appeared to pass over the car, accelerate speed and veer off out of sight behind them. Miss Richards advised when daylight came she noticed it was cloudy and that approximately 30 minutes after they had sighted the object it began to rain. EHM:ss (8) NOTE: Cover memo Belmont to Boardman 4-13-56 EHM:ss, re: "Sylvia L. Richards, GS-5, Name Check Unit, EOD 4-14-47." [stamp: 04 APR 17 COMM - FBI BY COURIER SVC.] Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy 58 APR 26 1956 [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 135] Letter to Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Miss Richards advised Mr. Morris, an employee of the National Security Agency who resides at 6039 22nd Road, North Arlington, Virginia, would recall approximately where they sighted the object and he may be able to furnish additional pertinent information. The above is furnished for your information and no further action is being taken in this matter. - 2 - [PAGE 136] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps: JUN 26 1956 OUTCONS; JUN 25 1956 INCONS; REC'D - ESPIONAGE FBI MAY 7 9 24 AM '56] [PAGE 137] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: Mr. A. H. Belmont [handwritten initials] DATE: May 4, 1956 FROM: Mr. L. H. Martin LHM SUBJECT: FLYING DISC OBSERVED OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA MAY 4, 1956 [handwritten: "Flying Discs"] Tolson / Nichols / Boardman / Belmont / Mason / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Nease / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [handwritten: "Branigan"] Mr. Thomas Gamble, 102 Center Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, telephone 1177R, called 11:35 p.m., May 4, 1956, and advised that he had just observed a bright light traveling about 2000 feet in the air toward Baltimore. He last saw it at the place he was calling the Bureau from which was 121 Hodson Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania. He described the object as a solid, bright, yellow light, visible from all directions which he described at one point as being more than twice as bright and twice as big as the headlight of an automobile and another time as twice as bright as the evening star and it was impossible to persuade him to describe it more specifically. He said the object made no noise and that at first it was traveling overhead about as fast as his automobile but then it speeded up and he could not keep up with it although he was traveling at 80 miles per hour. He said that two of his buddies in the barroom where he had first observed the object had also observed it--Cecil Pew and Raymond Dixon. He said he had tried to call Civil Defense headquarters in Baltimore but no one was on duty. [handwritten: "Bufiles reflect no information identifiable with Thomas Gamble."] ACTION: Captain E. C. Brown, OSI, was advised. 62-83894-366 [struck-through number: 62-83894-66] [stamps: RECORDED - 13; INDEXED - 13; 18 MAY 8 1956] cc - Mr. Belmont Mr. Branigan LHM:jdd (3) JUN 26 1956 EX. - 120 58 MAY 14 1956 [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 138] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps: REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI MAY 8 9 43 AM '56; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE MAY 7 4 16 PM '56; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI MAY 7 9 45 AM '56; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI MAY 14 4 57 PM '56; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE MAY 14 2 26 PM '56] [PAGE 139] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: A. H. Belmont [handwritten notations] DATE: 5-5-56 FROM: J. H. Glascock [handwritten initials] SUBJECT: FLYING DISC OBSERVED OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA May 4, 1956 [handwritten: "FLYING SAUCERS"] Tolson / Nichols / Boardman / Belmont / Mason / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Nease / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [handwritten: "Branigan"] Reference made to memorandum Mr. Martin to Mr. Belmont, May 4, 1956, indicating Thomas Gamble, 102 Center Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, called at 11:35 p.m., May 4, 1956, concerning a bright light he had observed traveling toward Baltimore at an altitude of approximately 2,000 feet. This same individual telephonically advised the writer 2:45 p.m. May 5, 1956, his true name is Billy Thomas Gambill and that his true residence is 419 South Broad Street, Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania. Gambill desired to know the results of any investigation conducted as the result of his previous call. It was pointed out to him that the Bureau was not at liberty to disclose such information. Bureau indices on Billy Thomas Gambill, limited to Pennsylvania, were searched with negative results. At 3:35 p.m., May 5, 1956, Captain E. C. Brown, OSI, was telephonically advised at his residence. ACTION: This is for your information. cc Belmont Branigan Glascock JHG:pat (4) [stamps: RECORDED-75; INDEXED-75; 62-83894-367; 27 MAY 16 1956; EX-109] [handwritten: "let to OSI 5/11/56 EHM"] [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 140] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps: REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE MAY 10 2 19 PM '56; RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI MAY 11; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN MAY 11 10 36 AM '56; BY COURIER SVC. COMM-FBI (date partly illegible)] [PAGE 141] cc Mossburg Liaison RECORDED-75 62-83894-367 EX-109 BY COURIER SERVICE Date: May 11, 1956 To: Director of Special Investigations (orig. & 1) The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S. W. Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: FLYING DISC OBSERVED OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA MAY 4, 1956 MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) At 11:35 p.m., May 4, 1956, an individual who identified himself as Thomas Gamble, 102 Center Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania, advised this Bureau he had just observed at Oxford, Pennsylvania, a bright light traveling about 2,000 feet in the air toward Baltimore, Maryland. He described the object as a solid, bright yellow light visible from all directions and that it was twice as bright and twice as large as the headlight of an automobile. He also described it as twice as bright as the evening star. He was unable to describe it in more detail. He stated the object made no noise, that at first its speed was the same as the car he was driving but it sped up and although he was driving 80 miles an hour he was unable to keep up with it. He advised that two of his friends, Cecil Pew and Raymond Dixon, also had observed the object. At 2:45 p.m., May 5, 1956, the above-referred-to individual advised his true name and address were Billy Thomas Gambill, 419 South Broad Street, Kenneth Square, Pennsylvania. EHM:jdb (5) [stamps: BY COURIER SVC. COMM-FBI 4 2 MAY 1 4; 50 MAY 22 1956] Tolson / Boardman / Nichols / Belmont / Harbo / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Sizoo / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 142] Letter to Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The above information was telephonically furnished to Captain E. C. Brown of your office by this Bureau on May 4 and May 5, 1956, for whatever action deemed desirable by your office. No action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. - 2 - [PAGE 143] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [handwritten: "8-17"; stamps: REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI AUG 22 9 35 AM '56; MR. JONES AUG 17 4 05 PM '56; RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 144] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 8/15/56 FROM: SAC, LOS ANGELES (100-24442) SUBJECT: TOD KITTREDGE FLYING SAUCER The following is being furnished to the Bureau for its information in the event an inquiry should be received from the Air Force: On 8/14/56, Lt. LOUIS SAUTER and Sgt. CHARLES M. HOWARD, 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Norton AFB, San Bernardino, California, called at this office, accompanied by Captain DAMON ECKLES of the Air Information Service. Lt. SAUTER stated he had received a teletype from his headquarters, reflecting that TOD KITTREDGE, 1430 Hatteras Street, Van Nuys, California, had reported that on 7/16/56, a spherical vehicle had landed in his back yard, splitting a large tree in two. On 7/30/56, this vehicle returned and on this occasion some little green men emerged from the vehicle and invited KITTREDGE to ride in their ship. He supposedly went up with them for approximately 20 minutes. Lt. SAUTER stated he had no additional information except that KITTREDGE was believed to be employed in some minor technical capacity for the Columbia Broadcasting System. Captain ECKLES stated he recalled that the incident reported by KITTREDGE was presented on a CBS television newscast about the time it occurred, and that during the telecast, the split tree was shown, and an interview was had with KITTREDGE. According to Captin ECKLES, the tenor of the comments by the television announcer was that he placed little credence in the story, but was presenting it for what it was worth. Lt. SAUTER stated that he believes the incident reported by KITTREDGE to be utterly ridiculous, but, in accordance with instructions from his headquarters, he must make some inquiry concerning KITTREDGE in such a manner as not to result in any publicity indicating an Air Force interest. He inquired if the FBI would conduct investi- 2-Bureau (Air Mail) 1-Los Angeles ESB:so (3) [stamps: AUG 2? 1956; RECORDED-83; INDEXED-83; 62-83894-368; 23 AUG 28 1956] [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 145] DIRECTOR, FBI 8/15/56 RE: TOD KITTREDGE FLYING SAUCER gation to obtain information concerning the background of KITTREDGE, and was advised that no such investigation would be conducted by this office in the absence of instructions from the Bureau. No record of KITTREDGE is reflected in the indices of the Los Angeles Office and SAUTER was so advised. No action by this office is contemplated. - 2 - [PAGE 146] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [handwritten: "O'Connor/1706 9/17 rns"; stamps: REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE SEP 11 11 39 AM '56; SEP 10 11 16 AM '56; RECEIVED SEP 11 12 53 PM '56 INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. FBI; MR. JONES SEP 10 11 34 AM '56 RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 147] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 9/7/56 FROM: SAC, ST. LOUIS (62-0) SUBJECT: THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN, 1712 Van Court, Alamogordo, New Mexico MISCELLANEOUS [handwritten initials and notations] On August 31, 1956, HARLAN N. WOLD, 1829a North Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri, employed as an electrician, Department 155, at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, St. Louis County, Badge No. 55185, appeared at the St. Louis Office to advise that he and a group of fellow workers have subscribed to a publication entitled "The A.P.R.O. Bulletin", which is published at 1712 Van Court, Alamogordo, New Mexico, and which contains articles about flying saucers. WOLD stated he and a group of fellow workers saw an advertisement concerning the above described publication in a magazine and they subscribed to this publication for one year at a cost of $3.00. WOLD further stated this publication slurred and criticized the U. S. Air Force and officials of the U. S. Air Force and was in his opinion Communistic. A copy of this communication is being forwarded the Albuquerque Office for purposes of information. 2 - Bureau 1 - Albuquerque 1 - St. Louis (62-0) CSS:nln (4) [handwritten: "let to OSI 9/17/56"] [stamps: EXP. PROC.; RECORDED-74; INDEXED-74; 62-83894-369; EX-117; 66 SEP 1956; RECEIVED dates SEP 10/11 1956] [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 148] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps: SEP 20 10 37 AM '56; RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; SEP 19 7 00 PM '56; 60 SEP 21 1956] [PAGE 149] 1 - Liaison Section 1 - Mr. O'Connor 62-83894 BY COURIER SERVICE Date: September 20, 1956 To: Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force Building Tempo E 4th and Adams Drive, S.W. Washington, D. C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject: THE A.P.R.O. BULLETIN [handwritten: "Flying Saucers"] 1712 VAN COURT ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING On August 31, 1956, Harlan N. Wold, 1829a North Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri, who is employed as an electrician, Department 155, McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, furnished the St. Louis Office of this Bureau with information that he and a group of his fellow workers have subscribed to a publication captioned "The A.P.R.O. Bulletin," which contains articles about flying saucers. Wold advised he answered an advertisement in a magazine and subscribed to this publication for one year, at a cost of $3.00. Wold further advised that in his opinion, the publication slurred and criticized the U. S. Air Force and officials of the U. S. Air Force. No action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. NOTE ON YELLOW: Bureau files are negative concerning captioned publication and in view of the fact that it deals with flying saucers and that the established policy has been to refer matters of this type to the Air Force, no further action is deemed necessary. JJO'C:ebm (5) [stamps: BY COURIER SVC. COMM-FBI 25 SEP 20; RECORDED-11; 62-83894-370; EX-117; 60 SEP 2? 1956] Tolson / Nichols / Boardman / Belmont / Mason / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Nease / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 150] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps: MAIL ROOM FBI OCT 12 5 07 PM '56] [PAGE 151] October 12, 1956 RECORDED-31 INDEXED-31 62-83894-371 Miss Esther D. Fillion 12 Hope Street Stamford, Connecticut Dear Miss Fillion: Your letter of October 5, 1956, with enclosure, has been received. I want to thank you for the interest which prompted your writing and for your very kind words concerning my administration of this Bureau. The information contained in your letter and the enclosure does not fall within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI, and I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter, as well as a copy of the enclosure, to the Director, Office of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Copy of incoming and enclosure sent by form to The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force. FJH:jfm (3) [stamps: EX-116; MAILED OCT 12 1956 COMM-FBI; 31 OCT 19 1956] [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 152] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamp: MR. JONES Oct 8 3 40 PM '56 RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 153] 12 Hope St. Stamford, Conn. October 5, 1956 [handwritten: "nc"] Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Director of F.B.I. [handwritten annotation: "FLYING SAUCERS"] Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Hoover: Enclosed is a copy of a Lecture sent to me from Detroit. I think it is the most fascinating Research ever made. In your busy life you may not have encountered it, so I thought I would send you a copy. Why doesn't the Government come out with the truth about Unidentified Flying Objects? Everybody seems to accept the "Saucers" as a matter of course, and [stamps: RECEIVED FBI (partly legible); ENCLO. ATTACHED; RECORDED-31; EX-110; 62-83894-371; 11 OCT 16 1956; CRIME REC.] [handwritten notes: "copies typed 10/10/56"; "1 autostat pencil made 10/10/56"] [PAGE 154] [handwritten page mark: "2"] people are becoming annoyed at the "ostrich stance" our Leaders have taken about them. A number of clergymen feel that the time has come for someone to answer intelligently and sincerely the public's inquiries. They have gone to "The Book" - the Sacred Bible where man can always find the answers to all his needs, doubts, fears - and inquiries! I have heard many people say that you probably have all the answers - but I suppose you have been throttled too! I'm so glad you refused to accept the invitation to run for President. You would have been a good one - (if you could be let alone) - but sordid party politics would have engulfed you too much. To the Legions of your admirers you stand too High - are too [PAGE 155] [handwritten page mark: "3"] clean and honest to become so involved. Thanks to Almighty God there are Character Influences like you still standing on the same firm ground of our Forefathers. Each day now a few more chips are knocked off the pillars of Learning, High morals, decent behavior and honest standards. Where can it all end? The days are becoming Wearisome and fearful; surely the repercussions are shaking the outer walls of even Our Father's House. I wonder what the God of our Fathers is going to do about it? With deepest respect, Esther D. Fillion [PAGE 156] TRUE COPY 12 Hope St. Stamford, Conn. October 5, 1956 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Director of F. B. I. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Hoover: Enclosed is a copy of a Lecture sent to me from Detroit. I think it is the most fascinating Research ever made. In your busy life you may not have encountered it, so I thought I would send you a copy. Why doesn't the Government come out with the truth about unidentified Flying Objects? Everybody seems to accept the "Saucers" as a matter of course, and people are becoming annoyed at the "ostrich stance" our Leaders have taken about them. A number of clergymen feel that the time has come for someone to answer intelligently and sincerely the public's inquiries. They have gone to "The Book"--the Sacred Bible where man can always find the answers to all his needs, doubts, fears--and inquiries! I have heard many people say that you probably have all the answers--but I suppose you have been throttled too! I'm so glad you refused to accept the invitation to run for President. You would have been a good one--(if you could be let alone)--but sordid Party politics would have engulfed you too much. To the Legions of your admirers you stand too High--are too clean and honest to become so involved. Thanks to Almighty God there are character Influences like you still standing on the same firm ground of our Forefathers. Each day now a few more chips are knocked off the pillars of Learning, High morals, decent behavior and honest standards. Where can it all end? The days are becoming wearisome and fearful; surely the repercussions are shaking the outer walls of even Our Father's House. I wonder what the God of Our Fathers is going to do about it? With deepest respect, /s/ Esther D. Fillion [handwritten: "4"] [PAGE 157] [Diagram: reverse of a manila enclosure envelope, no text other than markings] [handwritten: "62-83894-371"; stamp: ENCLOSURE] [PAGE 158] [Diagram: cover of an enclosed lecture with a drawing of a wagon wheel and a flying saucer swirling in the air; hand-lettered title] Whirling Wheels - Rev. John Miller STM [PAGE 159] [Diagram: faint mirrored show-through of the drawing from the preceding cover] TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS Pg. 2 - paragraph 3 - line 10 - should read "ought to decide". Pg. 3 - paragraph 7 - line 13 - should read "into space via". Pg. 4 - paragraph 4 - line 10 - should read "Paul tells us". 62-83894-371 [PAGE 160] "WHIRLING WHEELS" (A Correlation of Flying Saucers and Visitors from other Planets in The Bible) by: Reverend John Miller, S.T.M., Pastor, Luthern Church; Litchfield, Illinois "Flying Saucers" have made the headlines off and on for many months now. Much has been written about them. Research has shown that "flying chariots" and strange powers, both of locomotion and destruction, are described in the holy books of various [Text present — not reproduced: dated religious term] faiths many thousands of years older than our own. "Flying Chariots" have been seen and reported and not believed for many ages. That is nothing new. But what is new is that recently they have been photographed. Having established the factuality of the "flying saucer", it is now about time that we find a theological confirmation of the whole matter. This is a necessity! If "flying saucers" inhabit outer-space, and if they have some kind of celestial character, they should have some place in the total economy of God. They should have more place in our thinking and planning, and one would expect them to be mentioned in our own holy books, too. We are therefore not surprised, upon investigation, to find "flying" clouds, rolls, chariots, wheels and people, mentioned in the Bible. To realize this, is to make a great many mysterious things in the Bible seem both matter-of-fact and encouraging! The ancients, it is true, had no adequate words to describe the things they saw in their day which came from outer space. If a thing flew, it was called a "flying" cloud, bird, chariot or angel. We, today, should have progressed far enough scientifically to call objects from outer-space by names which are more appropriate. But the unhappy term "flying saucer" is a term more reminiscent of a tea-party than of the man-world of science. It seems our own nomenclature, or is it our imagination, is very inadequate also. However, the possibility and probability of realizing unheard of sources of power and speeds, and the conquering of space is to us but a matter of time. To understand our own holy book we must replace outworn mythological terminology of yester-year with the most adequate scientific terminology of today. The heaven of yesterday we call "space" today! It can be nothing else. The angels of yesterday are the "space-men" of today. An angel was an inhabitant of space. They came from other worlds. If there are any inhabitants of outer space, we today would call them "space-men". The "flying" clouds, horses, or chariots of scripture we call "flying saucers" or "space ships". With a clarification of but these three terms, many things now fall into place quite naturally. Angels or "space-men" have been seen. They've walked on earth. We read way back in the Old Testament, "Two angels (or space-men) came to Sodom in the evening. When Lot saw them he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the ground". He spoke to them and offered them hospitality. They did him a favor too. They saved his life! For these two space-men subsequently led an attack on Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed it with "brimstone and fire out of heaven (space)" (Gen. 19). 62-83894-371 [PAGE 161] -2- Daniel (Dan. 9:21) calls the angel Gabriel, a man. He describes this space-man as coming to him in "swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice", and he also describes the interview which followed. Numerous incidents are mentioned in scripture of space-men landing on earth and contacting earth-men, usually bringing to them an important message. About three hundred such incidents can be listed! They brought help as well as destruction, these men from outer-space or heaven. I believe that we should take these observations more matter-of-factly. We are not dealing with mythology here. A literal understanding of these incidents in modern thought-patterns brings astonishing clarity to all. Our religion should become more materialistic in order to conform with scripture, and not vice-versa as our clerics and others have been telling us for so long. We have practically and mistakenly spiritualized religion out of existence, and thus caused the great divorce between science and religion. True science is true religion. These angels or space-men pilot some sort of vehicle. One of these space-men, described as a "mighty one" (Rev. 10), "came down out of heaven (space) wrapped in a cloud". Let us call symbolical language and oriental imagery by their right names. To be "wrapped in a cloud" means to be surrounded by an object. In other words, this space-man was piloting a space-ship. How else could the observers of that day have described this phenomenon? That "flying" clouds don't refer to real clouds we see from the quotation, "Who are those that fly like a cloud?" (Isa. 60). The following literal description of a supposed flying-cloud ought to decide the matter. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 1, describing a stormy wind, a great cloud with fire and brightness, and the likeness of four living creatures (spacemen)] The space-man mentioned above had a "rainbow over his head", namely vari-colored lights shone from a canopy over his head which shall be described later. Light "like the sun" came from this space-ship, and its "legs", no doubt landing-gear, were "like pillars of fire". The whole earth was lit up by the power of the light given off by this space-ship (Rev. 18:1). Besides describing these "space-ships" as "flying" clouds, they are also described as a "flying roll" (Zech. 5:1), in other words "saucer" or "cigar" shaped. An approximate size estimated by an observer of that century who had no knowledge of perspective or distance, is included in this description. They are also described as a "flying serpent" (Isa. 14:29 - 30:6), referring no doubt to the long trail of fire left by the space-ship's exhaust. However, the clearest, most prominent, most detailed, and most appropriate name given these flying-ships or space-ships, and one which we would well adopt as the most scientific is, "WHIRLING WHEELS", as the reporter Ezekiel calls them (Ezk. 1). This reporter now gives the most detailed description of the so-called "flying saucer" in existence today - many details of which have been verified by modern observers and some even caught by camera. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of the Book of Ezekiel describing a wheel upon the earth beside each living creature (space-ship), gleaming like chrysolite, a wheel within a wheel with spokes and rims, rising with the creatures; the author adds parenthetical comments that modern observations verified the outer and inner rim] [PAGE 162] -3- The last sentence is extremely interesting. The reporter claims that when the space-men rose the wheels rose with them. That is exactly what a person of an unmechanical age would say. Men can move, but not an object. So they described the men as carrying the ships with them. We, of course would say the opposite, namely that the wheels or space-ships carried the space-men. The "whirling wheels" are described as "full of eyes", in other words, full of round openings, port-holes, or power outlets, "all around and within". This description again tallies with observations and photographs made recently. The space-ships are described as "darting to and fro, like the flash of lightning" (Ezk. 1). [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of Ezekiel that the wheels moved in any of four directions without turning, the others following the front wheel] Besides describing their unbelievable maneuverability "without turning", this also seems to claim that they flew in formation, following a leader (also see Ezk. 10:9). The fuel or power for these space-ships is found in the middle of the space-ship. It is described as "fire between the whirling wheels" (Ezk. 16:6). [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of Ezekiel 1 about something like burning coals and torches moving to and fro with lightning going out of the fire] And now there follows a detail which is the very acme of veracity. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of Ezekiel 1 about a firmament like crystal over the heads of the living creatures, with the author's parenthetical gloss of a protective canopy of transparent glass over a pilot's head] This "glass globe" has also been observed on the "flying saucers" of today and photographed. It also seems that flying orders are given by remote control via radio or wireless. A voice is said to come "from above the firmament (canopy) over their heads". It is also claimed by this biblical reporter that part of these space-ships is collapsible and other parts retractable. The latter is perhaps the central turret which will be described later. In flight these "whirling wheels" give off music (Rev. 4:8). This phenomenon has been reported in the holy books of other faiths much older than our own. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of Ezekiel 1:24 - 3:13 comparing the sound to many waters, thunder and a host] The word "host" is important to keep in mind because it refers no doubt to the great number of these space-ships flying together. The insignia which seems to be on the outer surface of the space-whips are recognizable as a cherub (a humorous or should we say "human" touch), the face of a man, a lion, and an eagle (Ezk. 1). These space-ships are given orders to patrol the earth, "Go and patrol the earth" (Zech. 6). On the basis of what we have learned, certain events in scripture now are understandable and acceptable. Enoch, it is reported, went to another world without dying (Heb. 11:5), as perhaps Moses did also. Jacob thought he had a vision when he saw "a ladder set up on the earth and beheld angels or space-men, ascending and descending on it" (Gen. 28). The ladder obviously was let down from a space-ship for some purpose or other. Space-men had a particular interest in Jacob it seems, for on a later occasion he wrestled with one of them, the space-man only playing with Jacob until it was time for the space-man to go, whereupon he partially paralyzed Jacob (Gen. 32). It is interesting to note that space-men usually appear around sunset, during the night, or at sunrise. Through some whirl-wind-like action Elijah disappeared into space via a "flying chariot" (II Kings 2:11). Moses [PAGE 163] -4- and Elijah came to meet Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration via "a bright cloud". We know what these "clouds" were. The "cloud" disappeared with them again. The poor man in Luke 16, was carried by space-men into another world. Do space-men carry away into heaven or space the "souls" of the dead? A woman in Rev. 12, was given unusual locomotive powers to escape her enemy. These instances can be multiplied hundreds of times !! Even God's activities now become clearer! God's presence in scripture is described "like birds hovering" (Isa. 31:5). The hovering is a hovering of some flying object. "Clouds" are called His chariot, with them comes the wind, fire and flame (Ps. 104). One reads of "a swift cloud" (Isa. 19:1), in other words a space-ship. Note the following description: [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of Psalm 18 describing the earth shaking, smoke and fire, the heavens bowed, and riding on a cherub and flying on the wings of the wind] We have discussed these signs above. They describe a space-ship, although the observer here, in not seeing the pilot, describes the space-ship as though it were a person. Perhaps in this case this space-ship might be God's own private space-ship or the so-called "mother" ship. Why should we deny God the right to make a machine and use it too, if He wants to? God's presence with Israel in the desert was via a "pillar of cloud" in the day and by night a "pillar of fire"; the fire of course would not be visible in the sky by day (Exo. 13). Out of this cloud God harassed the Egyptians. In Isa. 66, it is reported "for behold the Lord will come in fire and His chariots like the storm-wind with flames of fire". And again, "His chariots are like the whirlwind" (Jer. 4:13). Psalms 68:17, claims that God lived on Mount Sinai for a while with 20,000 chariots. Big "clouds" settled on Mount Sinai with "fire" and "smoke" for forty days. Moses was given the tablets of the law on this mountain, through the intervention of space-men, as Paul tells us. Sinai seems to have been God's headquarters for a certain maneuver at this time. Space-men with their ships always seem to be present when God's people are in danger. Even a difficult passage like "And the 'glory' of the Lord went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain" (Ezk. 11:23), now becomes clear. It means that the ships took off from the middle of the city, the take-off place, and then landed on a mountain. Neither should we forget that God is called the Lord of "Sabbaoth" in the Bible, which means the Lord of "hosts" or "armies" - real armies, space-armies. This name "the Lord of hosts", is the most used name for God in the Bible. He is the God of war. This title is used hundreds of times together with the complementary phrase "hosts of heaven", or hosts of space. Jacob once saw the whole assembled army. We read, "The angels (space-men) of God met him and when Jacob saw them he said, 'This is God's army'." (Gen. 32). These hosts were at one time an object of worship by earth-men. It seems that God often came down out of heaven or space to earth to fulfill His plans and to carry out certain campaigns. When the space-ships were stationary and when the central turret was raised, they looked like thrones, and are so-called in scripture. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of Daniel 7:9 about a throne of fiery flames with wheels of burning fire and a stream of fire] No ordinary thrones these, but space-ships! In Rev. 4, we have a unique description of the "mother" ship and twenty-four others on a landing-field which looked like a "sea of glass-like crystal", and from them all came flashes of lightning, voices and peals of thunder". [PAGE 164] -5- The life of Jesus, now too, becomes clearer when these things are remembered. His powers of levitation, His ability to pass through doors, walk on water, and heal the sick, are the essential attributes of men from outer space. They will also be ours someday when we will be "free like birds" (Ezk. 13:20). At Jesus' birth the celestial army came quite close to earth. A space-man appeared to the shepherds and the "glory" of the Lord, with the usual signs of His presence, shone around them. There was a multitude of the heavenly army with this space-man. And after their cosmic announcement, the music of their space-ships was heard as they again disappeared into space. Jesus' ascension is described as "a cloud (or space-ship) received Him out of their sight" (Acts 1:9). His coming again is to be in the same manner. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: author's paraphrase of Matthew 24:30 and Revelation 14 on the Son of man coming on the clouds (space-ships) of heaven] He will come with His whole army and will then take over the destiny of the world. Jesus comes then, conquering and to conquer; a King of kings, and Lord of lords. This time He summons the twelve legions of space-men, which He refused to summon at the time of His betrayal. He will appear on a white "horse" or space-ship, "shooting flames of fire", leading a whole fleet of space-ships, from whose mouths issue sharp swords", no doubt blasts of destructive energy. He signals all the "birds that fly in mid-heaven" (all the sky-ships in space) to the cosmic conflict, with the words, "Come gather.", and the world will be destroyed by God's black fleet described below. The rumbling space-ships leap on top of the mountains to await the signal for the attack (Joel 2:5). That day will be a day of darkness and gloom and of hydrogen and cobalt clouds. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation of the Book of Joel on a great and powerful people like blackness upon the mountains, fire devouring before them, a land like Eden before and a desolate wilderness after] Earth-men who have pleased God in the meantime, will "ascend up into space in a space-ship in the sight of their foes" (Rev. 11). Paul puts it this way, "We will be caught up together with them in the clouds (space-ships) to meet the Lord in the air" (I Thess. 4:17). In this manner a remnant of earth-men will literally be rescued or saved..... For what? For the "Father's house in which are many rooms", or as some translators put it, "stopping-places", "resting-stations" or "filling-stations" if you wish, or the way to outer-space and beyond. All the planets and universes in outer space are there for a good and glorious purpose. They are not just dead dust. They are the planets on which these space-men live, and we too will someday live. This clear understanding of things as they are and as they will be, is for our comfort. We should always remember that God's people are always protected by a circle of space-ships. "We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses", we read in Heb. 12. The whole heavenly host once came out to protect but one man, Elijah (II Kings 6:17). "Behold the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire". And Elijah was saved or rescued right from under the noses of a whole city full of enemies. God's word to us knowing all this is: "Fear not, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them!" ... May our prayer be, -- "O, Lord, open our eyes that we may see." (II Kings 6:17) THE END [PAGE 165] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 1/11/57 FROM: SAC, RICHMOND (62-779) SUBJECT: AERIAL PHENOMENON RESEARCH GROUP [handwritten: "5108 FINLAY ST. SEATTLE, WASH."] MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING [handwritten: "FLYING SAUCERS"] Attached are two copies of a letter to the District Commander of OSI at Langley Field, Va., which are being forwarded to the Bureau for information. 2 - Bureau (Encls.2) 1 - Seattle (Encl.1) 1 - Richmond RET:fec (4) [stamp: ENCLOSURE; handwritten: "39"] [stamps: EXP. PROC.; RECORDED-39; INDEXED-39; 62-83894-372; 6 JAN 14 1957; EX-117; 6 JAN 23 1957] [handwritten initials and notations, including "No copies"] [PAGE 166] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps: JAN 14 5 03 PM '57 MR. JONES; JAN 15 8 57 AM '57 RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 167] United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation 501 Southern States Bldg. Richmond, Virginia January 11, 1957 District Commander 21st District Office of Special Investigations Langley Air Force Base, Virginia RE: AERIAL PHENOMENON RESEARCH GROUP MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING Dear Sir: Mrs. Margaret Blunt, 7606 Sweetbriar Road, Richmond, Virginia, advised this office on January 2, 1957, that she had received a letter from captioned organization requesting she furnish any information she might have relative to her alleged observation of a "flying saucer" a year or so ago near Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Blunt informed she is employed by the Richmond Quartermaster Depot of the United States Army and it was while on her way to work one morning that she had sighted the object in question. She stated that several other women employees of the Depot were present and subsequently one of these women had told a newspaper reporter about the incident and all their names had appeared in the papers. Mrs. Blunt advised that she was reluctant to answer the letter as she felt it could be an illegal or subversive group who was trying to obtain information they should not have. She pointed out that she knew nothing about the organization but the correspondence did not reflect the group was connected with the United States Government in any way. She informed that the letter indicated the group was a national organization whose duty it was to investigate any and all unusual aerial phenomenon. It also reflected that one Bob Gribble was the Executive Director and Jim Ewart was the Director of Investigations. The address for this organization was shown to be 5108 Finlay Street, Seattle, Washington. [stamps: COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964; ENCLOSURE] 62-83894-372 [PAGE 168] District Commander January 11, 1957 The above data is being furnished for your information, it being noted that the files of this office contain no reference to this organization. Very truly yours, W. G. GRAPP Special Agent in Charge -2- [PAGE 169] RECORDED - 54 INDEXED - 54 62-83894-373 EX-173 February 20, 1957 [handwritten: "FLYING SAUCERS"] Mr. Hagan Parrish Sheriff of Polk County Post Office Box 631 Bartow, Florida My dear Sheriff: Your letter dated February 8, 1957, has been received, and I want to thank you for bringing the enclosed material to our attention. Since the contents of your communication are of primary concern to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter and a copy of its enclosure to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, Building Tempo E, Fourth and Adams Drive, Southwest, Washington, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director [stamp: COMM - FBI MAILED 30 FEB 1957] cc - Seattle, with copy of incoming and copy of its enclosure Re Richmond letter 1-11-57 captioned "Aerial Phenomena Research Group, Miscellaneous Information Concerning." [handwritten: "SEATTLE, WASH."] NOTE: Bufiles reflect that a citizen in Richmond, Virginia, received a similar letter earlier this year from the Aerial Phenomena Research Group of the same type forwarded by correspondent. OSI at Langley Field, Virginia, made a copy of it available to the Bureau. (62-83894-372) No other pertinent references located. Copies of incoming and its enclosure sent to OSI by form. DCL:pwl (4) Tolson / Nichols / Boardman / Belmont / Mason / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Nease / Winterrowd / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy MAR 6 1957 [handwritten initials and notations] [PAGE 170] HAGAN PARRISH SHERIFF COUNTY OF POLK STATE OF FLORIDA BARTOW, FLORIDA HAMP ROGERS, CHIEF CRIMINAL DIVISION RES. WINTER HAVEN, CY 3-0052 R. BRUCE ALBRITTON, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE RES. FT. MEADE, AT 4-3955 PHONES: OFFICE 3-7011 - JAIL 3-7171 REPLY REF. February 8, 1957. Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: I am enclosing herewith a bulletin received at this office on February 5, 1957, for your evaluation. Assuring you of our complete cooperation at all times, I am Sincerely, Hagan Parrish HAGAN PARRISH, SHERIFF HP:es Enc. [handwritten: "nml ack 2-20-57"; "2 autostats made 2-15-57"] [stamps: ENCLOSURE 54; ENCLO. ATTACHED; RECORDED - 54; 62-83894-373; EX-173; 21 FEB 26 1957] [PAGE 171] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamp: MR. JONES FEB 14 8 41 AM '57 RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 172] [Diagram: reverse of a manila enclosure envelope, no text other than markings] [stamp: ENCLOSURE; handwritten: "62-83894-373"] [PAGE 173] [handwritten: "Wash DC"] Aerial Phenomena Research Group Seattle, Washington Headquarters: 5108 Findlay Street Bob Gribble Executive Director Dear Sir: Several reports of unidentified flying objects seen over cities in your section of the country since [struck-through "since"; handwritten in red: "on 12-18-56"] have recently arrived at our office. We would appreciate names and addresses of witnesses reporting unidentified flying objects or other aerial phenomenon to your office during this period. All names and addresses will be held strictly confidential, to be used only when contacting the witness for information regarding their experience. We are a national organization whose objectives are to investigate and determine the nature of unidentified flying objects and related phenomena. Any information you can give us pertaining to this matter will be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance, I am Sincerely yours [signature: Bob Gribble] Director of Investigations [stamp: POLK COUNTY FLORIDA FEB 5 1957 HAGAN PARRISH Sheriff] [handwritten: "2 autostats made 2-15-57 jcs"] [PAGE 174] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: Mr. Tolson DATE: March 15, 1957 FROM: L. B. Nichols SUBJECT: JOHN STUART MARTIN GREAT MEADOWS, NEW JERSEY [handwritten: "Title: Unidentified 'Flying Objects' Great Meadows, New Jersey March 12, 1957 - John Stuart Martin, Informant"; "INFT."; "MRS John Stuart Martin"] Tolson / Nichols / Boardman / Belmont / Mohr / Parsons / Rosen / Tamm / Trotter / Nease / Tele. Room / Holloman / Gandy For record purposes, John Stuart Martin (Great Meadows, New Jersey, telephone Mercury 7-2683) telephoned from his home at 12:52 p.m., March 14, 1957, while I was tied up on another matter, and talked with Wick. Martin, age 56, is one of the original founders of "Time" magazine, was employed by Louis de Rochemont on our movie, "House on 92nd Street," and he formerly was editor of "March of Time." He married Mary Gilbert, whom he says is known to the Director. He has one arm. Martin said, to make a long story short, that he has run into a situation which has to do with an unidentified flying object observed two days ago in the Great Meadows vicinity. Martin said he had made a formal report in writing to military authorities, as well as to two civilian groups interested in the affair. General Wedemeyer is connected with one of the latter groups. Martin said he is not satisfied that the "intelligence" he supplied to the military is being handled properly, nor does he know to whom he should submit information and in what fashion. He said frankly he wanted an Agent to call upon him so that the Agent could evaluate his information, although he said he well knew "flying saucers," etc., were not within the scope of the FBI's interest nor jurisdiction. (The attached news ticker from United Press reflects that in testimony before a House Appropriations Subcommittee, 2-19-57, Dr. Hugh Dryden, Director of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, had flatly stated there is no such thing as a flying saucer. It was said too that the Air Force or some other authority should nail down the unidentified "flying objects" and "say it is pure fiction.") ACTION TAKEN: While normally we would simply tell a caller that we have no jurisdiction and that he should refer such matter to the proper military cc: Mr. Boardman cc: Mr. Belmont REW:af (4) [stamps: ENCLOSURE 36; RECORDED - 36; INDEXED - 36; 62-83894-374; EX 105; 12 MAR 26 1957; 50 APR 1 1957] [handwritten initials and notations, including "52 DEC 25"] [PAGE 175] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [stamps (routing, partly legible): REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE MAR 21 6 01 PM '57; RECEIVED-NICHOLS FBI MAR 21 4 00 PM '57; RECEIVED-TOLSON FBI MAR 15 4 52 PM '57; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN MAR 15 6 36 PM '57; RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI MAR 15 5 41 PM '57; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE MAR 15 7 14 PM '57; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI MAR 18 9 17 AM '57] [PAGE 176] Nichols to Tolson memo March 15, 1957 authorities, in this instance, because of Martin's demonstrated friendliness to the Bureau and the Director, his sane and reasonable approach to matters and his apparent concern for the welfare of our country, I instructed Wick to have the Newark Office have an Agent when in the vicinity of Great Meadows simply drop by Mr. Martin's home to see what he has in mind. ASAC Commons of the Newark Office told Wick he would have an Agent drop by to see Martin and would send a letter to the Bureau covering results. [handwritten initials and notations] - 2 - [PAGE 177] 0-20 Mr. Tolson Mr. Nichols Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Nease Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy UP73 (FLYING SAUCERS) [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: United Press wire story dated 3/14 — NACA director Dryden told a closed-door House appropriations subcommittee that flying saucers do not exist and denied reports of a German saucer or bomber; testimony of Feb. 19 made public.] 3/14--EG1140A ENCLOSURE 62-83894-374 WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE [PAGE 178] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI Mar 14 11 59 AM '57; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN Mar 21 4 49 PM '57 [PAGE 179] 0-20 Mr. Tolson Mr. Nichols Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Nease Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy UP76 ADD 1 FLYING SAUCERS [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: United Press wire continuation dated 3/14 — Doolittle discounts a published saucer account; Rep. Thomas presses on unidentified flying objects and the 1955 Air Force report of 5,000 sightings with no evidence.] 3/14--EG1145A 62-83894-374 ENCLOSURE WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE [PAGE 180] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Stamps: RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI Mar 14 11 59 AM '57; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN Mar 25 5 34 PM '57; RECEIVED (illegible) FBI - JUSTICE Mar 25 6 17 PM '57 [PAGE 181] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 4/18/57 FROM : SAC, Norfolk SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH SAUCERS INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Re Cincinnati letter to Bureau 4/12/57, copies for Norfolk, requesting Norfolk check indices regarding EVA REICH, M.D. (Mrs. WILLIAM S. MOISE), Route 1, P. O. Box 721, Alexandria, Va. Inasmuch as Alexandria, Va., is covered by the Richmond Office, both copies of relet designated for Norfolk, as well as enclosure, are being forwarded to Richmond for appropriate handling. Norfolk indices negative re Dr. REICH. 2 - Bureau 1 - Cincinnati (100-11671) (Info.) 2 - Richmond (3 Encl.) (REGISTERED MAIL) 1 - Norfolk JEM:SNB (6) RECORDED-38 INDEXED-38 EX-117 62-83894-375 67 APR 30 1957 [PAGE 182] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: RECEIVED U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI (date partly illegible, 1957); 67 APR 30 1957 [PAGE 183] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 4/12/57 FROM : SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (handwritten: FLYING SAUCERS, OHIO) On March 25, 1957, LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD appeared at the Cincinnati Office for the purpose of calling attention to a letter dated March 19, 1957, which he had received from EVA REICH, M.D. (Mrs. WILLIAM S. MOISE, Route 1, P.O. Box 721, Alexandria, Virginia, telephone South 5-7081). For the information of the Bureau and the Norfolk Office, Mr. STRINGFIELD is presently the Advertising Manager for Dubois Company, Inc., 1120 W. Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. According to STRINGFIELD, he has been interested in flying discs or objects for a number of years and has cooperated with the United States Air Force to the extent of furnishing the Air Force with any information on flying objects coming to his attention. Mr. STRINGFIELD was also the publisher of a paper called the "Orbit", which carried the following heading: "The official publication of Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects". The "Orbit" was a monthly publication which carried information and intelligence research by STRINGFIELD on flying objects. According to STRINGFIELD, the "Orbit" had a limited circulation. In connection with Dr. REICH's letter, STRINGFIELD stated that prior to the receipt of the letter he received a long distance telephone call from Dr. REICH on March 12, 1957. This call was received by him in the early morning prior to his departure for work. He related that Dr. REICH was a subscriber to the "Orbit" and that during the phone conversation she made reference to some of his reports which he had published in the "Orbit" and for the most part spoke on matters that were "over his head" and things that he did not understand. According to STRINGFIELD, she concluded the conversation by stating she would write him a letter, which letter was the reason for his call on the FBI. 2 - Bureau (62-83894)(RM) (Enclosures - 2) 2 - Norfolk (RM)(Enclosure - 1) 2 - Cincinnati (100-11671) (1 - 65-1994) AJM:JL (6) RECORDED - 83 INDEXED - 83 ENCLOSURE ENCLO. ATTACH 62-83894-376 6 APR 17 1957 [PAGE 184] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: RECEIVED U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI APR 17 4 14 PM '57; MR. JONES; APR 17 3 39 PM '57; RECEIVED-TOLSON FBI APR 23 1 41 PM '57 [PAGE 185] CI. 100-11671 Mr. STRINGFIELD furnished the letter to this office but desired the same be returned to him and it should be noted that Dr. REICH speaks of STRINGFIELD testifying before some Congressional committee in connection with flying saucers and his publication. She further speaks of events designated "OROP Desert Ea" which STRINGFIELD knows nothing about. In the first paragraph of page 2 in speaking of the above event, she makes reference that there is evidence for espionage against this work and later adds that the FBI so far has declined to investigate as the subject is "not within their jurisdiction". It is further noted that she also speaks of the evidence of the "orgone energy motor", which STRINGFIELD has no knowledge of. Dr. REICH mentions a number of people as being former members on the staff of the expedition "OROP Desert Ea". For the information of the Bureau and Norfolk, persons mentioned by Dr. REICH in her letter have been checked through the Cincinnati indices with negative results. There are attached hereto two autostatic copies of Dr. REICH's letter to Mr. STRINGFIELD dated March 19, 1957, for the Bureau, and one copy for the Norfolk Office. The Norfolk Office is requested to check their indices on Dr. REICH and furnish the Bureau with any identifiable data concerning her and persons mentioned in her letter of March 19, 1957. This office is returning the original to Mr. STRINGFIELD and is not maintaining a copy of the same in this office. -2- [PAGE 186] SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) April 23, 1957 Director, FBI (62-83894) RECORDED - 83 62-83894-376 CIVILIAN RESEARCH INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, DIRECTOR 7017 BRITTON AVENUE CINCINNATI 27, OHIO MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING Reurlet April 12, 1957, captioned as above. Bufiles reflect that Eva Reich is the daughter of Dr. Wilhelm Reich, M.D., Director of the Wilhelm Reich Institute, aka., The Orgone Institute Research Laboratories, Inc., at Rangeley, Maine. Dr. Wilhelm Reich, following extensive investigation by the Food and Drug Administration, United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, in May, 1956, was found guilty of contempt of court following the issuance of an injunction barring interstate shipment of devices, literature and promotional material regarding treatments by Reich of cancer and other serious diseases, said devices having been described as worthless by the Food and Drug Administration. Following unsuccessful appeal efforts, Reich was imprisoned on March 12, 1957. Since early 1957, as well as previous thereto, Wilhelm Reich, Eva Reich, William Moise and other members of Reich's staff have directed voluminous correspondence to the Bureau, to various Bureau divisions, and other United States Government agencies and officials. None of the material reviewed at the Bureau has indicated any violations within the investigative jurisdiction of this Bureau. It is noted that Dr. Eva Reich (Mrs. William S. Moise) was recently interviewed by Special Agents of the Richmond Office assigned to the Alexandria, Virginia, Resident Agency at which time she furnished information in essence comparable with that set forth in her letter to Stringfield. She also indicated at that time that she had addressed similar information to the office of United States Senator Margaret Chase Smith and had contacted Assistant United States Attorney General William Tompkins. At that time Eva Reich, a naturalized citizen of the United States, also made certain derogatory comments relating to justice (handwritten: EX. 131) 2 - Richmond, with enclosure (SEND BY REGISTERED MAIL) 2 - Norfolk (SEND BY REGISTERED MAIL) CFM:lvp (6) COMM - FBI APR 23 1957 MAILED 31 68 APR 30 1957 [PAGE 187] SAC, Cincinnati and government administration in the United States, representing possible admissions against interest. This information was furnished by the Bureau to Assistant Attorney General Tompkins and the Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. In view of the above information and in the absence of any indication that matters related by Eva Reich in her letter to Stringfield are within the Bureau's jurisdiction, Richmond should disregard the lead set out in the last paragraph of referenced Cincinnati letter. There is enclosed herewith for the Richmond Office an Autostat of Eva Reich's letter to Leonard Stringfield, Cincinnati, Ohio, dated March 19, 1957. [Text present — not reproduced: sentence referring to a threat in the enclosed letter] Richmond Division should promptly make this information available to appropriate local officials in Alexandria, Virginia. - 2 - [PAGE 188] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Back of an enclosure envelope; markings: ENCLOSURE, 62-83894-376 [PAGE 189] Mr. Leonard Stringfield C.I.R.F.O. Orbit 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati, 27, Ohio March 19, 1957 Dear Mr. Stringfield: This letter is to confirm and elaborate the contents of our telephone conversation on March 12, 1957. At that time I called you on my own initiative, acting as a planetary and U.S. citizen, who was a witness to a series of facts and events designated "OROP Desert Ea". It was my aim to find out whether you would be willing to testify about the facts known to you concerning UFO sighting reports made by the civilian public in the USA and elsewhere, which as Editor of CRIFO Orbit you have collected and filed over several years. I also wanted to know whether under oath you would reveal what you know in your official capacity as former USAF Intelligence officer ( This information about you was gleaned from Edward J. Ruppelt's book "The UFO Story"). I finally based my call on the title of your publication "The official Publication of Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects" as distinguished from the mystics who dabble in the unknown. [Text present — not reproduced: allegations of conspiracy and treason against government officials, and related theories about the author's staff and expedition] (handwritten margin: open) [PAGE 190] -2- [Text present — not reproduced: conspiracy allegations, claims about weather and energy effects, and a statement of a threat] Sincerely yours (signed) Eva Reich Moise Eva Reich MD (Mrs. William S. Moise) Rt. 1, POB 721 Alexandria, Va SOuth 5 - 7081 Other Former Staff members: Expedition Orop Desert Ea 1) Robert A. McCullough 2) William Steig 3) William Moise PS Since it will take me a day or two to prepare reference list, it will follow and is not enclosed, as stated in letter. [PAGE 191] [Diagram: photocopy of an airmail envelope with postage stamps and an Alexandria, Va. postmark, 1957] Eva Reich MD (Mrs. William S. Moise) Rt. 1, POB 721 Alexandria, Va Mr. Leonard Stringfield C.R.I.F.O. Orbit 7017 Britton Avenue Cincinnati 27, Ohio AIRMAIL [PAGE 192] ENCLOSURES TO BUREAU (62-83894)(RM) CI. 100-11671 Two autostats of letter to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD from EVA REICH, M.D. dated 3/19/57. (handwritten: copy to Richmond as encl. to Bulet 4/[illegible]/57) [PAGE 193] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 4/24/57 FROM : SAC, RICHMOND (62-0) SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Director, 7017 Britton Ave., Cincinnati 27, Ohio MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (handwritten: Discs) Relet from Norfolk to Bureau dated 4/18/57. For information of Bureau, only record in Richmond indices on EVA REICH (Mrs. WILLIAM S. MOISE) is that contained in Richmond letter to Bureau dated 3/28/57 entitled "WILHELM REICH, MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING". RUC TEB/mcw (4) 2-Director 1-Cincinnati (100-11671)(Info.) 1-Richmond RECORDED - 26 INDEXED - 26 62-83894-377 6 APR 25 1957 63 MAY 7 1957 [PAGE 194] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: Apr 26 5 20 PM '57; MR. JONES Apr 29 7 59 AM '57; RECEIVED FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE [PAGE 195] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION NOV 7 1957 TELETYPE Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Nease Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Clayton Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy URGENT 11-7-57 12-41 AM GPU TO DIRECTOR 2 FROM SAC NEW YORK 1P UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS OVER INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF OLD BROOKVILLE, LI, NY. EVENING OF ELEVEN SIX FIFTYSEVEN. INFO CONCERNING. JAMES COLYER, PD OF INC. VILLAGE OF OLD BROOKVILLE ADVISED SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA AND MEMBER OF PD HAVE REPORTED SIGHTING TWO RED LIGHTS HOVERING IN AIR THAT VICINITY. LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE AN EVEN DISTANCE APART AND TO BE JOINED TOGETHER. AT ONE TIME THESE LIGHTS LIT UP AND SEEMED TO CAST A RED DUST OR FOG IN SURROUNDING AIR. COLYER ADVISED HE REPORTED ABOVE INFO TO MITCHELL AFB (handwritten: AIR FORCE BASE) AND ROSELYN AIRFIELD. BOTH ADVISED RECEIVING NUMEROUS REPORTS RE ABOVE AND ROSELYN AIR FIELD SAID AIRCRAFT ARE INVESTIGATING MATTER. COLYER ADVISED ABOVE INFO BROADCAST ON NEWS PROGRAM LOCAL RADIO STATION WINS. OSI, ONE, G-TWO, CAA IN AREA ADVISED. END AND ACK PLS NY R 2 WA LO (handwritten: FLYING DISCS) RECORDED - 19 INDEXED - 19 62-83894-378 13 NOV 8 1957 70 NOV 20 1957 EX. 132 ESP. SEC. Mr. Belmont [PAGE 196] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous teletype; stamps: REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 7 1 39 AM '57; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 7 1 39 PM '57; REC'D-TELETYPE UNIT FBI Nov 7 12 46 AM '57; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 7 12 36 PM '57; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN Nov 19 5 08 PM '57; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 15 9 21 AM [PAGE 197] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR FBI DATE: 11-8-57 FROM : SAC KANSAS CITY (66-2995) SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS INFORMATION CONCERNING On November 5, 1957, SA (A) W[illegible]ER S. POND received information from Mr. DONALD KEITH GASH, 3012 Blueridge, Kansas City, Missouri that an uncle, LELAND JESSE GASH or JESSE LELAND GASH, employed by an aircraft concern and residing at Fort Worth, Texas, about two years ago saw an unidentified subject in the sky near his home. He obtained his movie camera and took pictures of the object. About eighteen months ago the uncle visited in Kansas City and the movies of the flying disc were shown. According to GASH, the pictures were very good and consisted of about fifteen feet of film. Mr. GASH stated that he and his uncle have felt "foolish" when discussing the matter and never bothered to report it. He said however in view of the late international developments he felt that the Government should have this information. In view of the fact that the Bureau may be interested in this film, it is requested that the Dallas Office at Fort Worth, Texas, locate and interview LELAND JESSE GASH or JESSE LELAND GASH and obtain the film for transmittal to the Bureau. It is suggested that the Bureau, after reviewing the film, advise the Office of Special Investigations, USAF, of any pertinent information deemed appropriate. 2 - Bureau 2 - Dallas 1 - Kansas City (66-2995) WSP:jl (5) RECORDED - 83 INDEXED - 83 62-83894-379 21 NOV 12 1957 64 NOV 18 1957 EXP. PROC. ESP. SEC. [PAGE 198] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 12 4 45 PM '57; Nov 13 12 15 PM '57 [PAGE 199] 4-41 (Rev. 7-25-57) DECODED COPY XXX Radio Teletype Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman Gandy DEFERRED 11-8-57 TO DIRECTOR (handwritten: FLYING DISCS) FROM SAC, HOUSTON 081700 UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT WHICH FELL NEAR HOME MRS. DONALD BLEVINS, HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 24 LAST. INFORMATION CONCERNING. MRS. DONALD BLEVINS, 1235 SHAWNEE, HOUSTON, ADVISED THAT ON OCTOBER 24 LAST OBJECT BETWEEN SIZE OF GOLF BALL AND FIST FELL INTO HER YARD. OBJECT ALLEGEDLY OF METALLIC ASH OF SOME KIND, WAS BRIGHT AND HOT WHEN IT FELL. OBJECT FOUND BY MRS. BLEVINS' SON WHO REPORTED IT TO SCIENCE TEACHER, WHO SUGGESTED AUTHORITIES BE CONTACTED. INFORMATION FURNISHED OSI, ELLINGTON AFB, WHO HAS CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION. PRESS INQUIRY RECEIVED TODAY. ANSWERED BY STATING REPORT OF FALLING OBJECT HAD BEEN RECEIVED AND INFORMATION CONCERNING HAD BEEN RELAYED TO MILITARY AUTHORITIES, ELLINGTON AFB. OBJECT ACCORDING TO OSI IS PART OF AN ORDINARY FLARE AND OF NO SIGNIFICANCE. FOR BUREAUS INFORMATION. RECEIVED: 4:44 PM RADIO 5:11 PM CODING UNIT HJT Mr. Belmont RECORDED - 50 INDEXED-50 62-83894-380 NOV 12 1957 EX-110 70 NOV 20 1957 ESP. SEC. If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems. [PAGE 200] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 8 6 03 PM '57; Nov 15 8 44 AM '57; REC'D-TELETYPE UNIT FBI Nov 8 5 [illegible] PM '57; COMMUNICATIONS SECTION FBI OUT Nov 8 5 35 PM '57 [PAGE 201] 4-41 (Rev. 7-25-57) DECODED COPY XXX Radio Teletype Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman Gandy DEFERRED 11-8-57 TO DIRECTOR (handwritten: FLYING DISCS) FROM SAC, SPRINGFIELD 072245 (handwritten margin: ILLINOIS STATE POLICE) REPORT OF SIGHTING OF UNKNOWN FLYING OBJECT NEAR DANVILLE, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 6, 1957, INFORMATION CONCERNING. ASSISTANT CHIEF WALTER A. EICHEN, ILLINOIS STATE POLICE, REPORTED THAT ISP OFFICERS CALVIN SHOWERS AND JOHN MATULIS, DISTRICT TEN, REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM, NOVEMBER 7, 1957, SIGHTING A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FROM DANVILLE, ILLINOIS. OFFICERS TRIED TO FOLLOW IN THEIR CAR IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND DROVE GENERALLY IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION FOR TWENTY MILES WHEN THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE OBJECT. DURING THIS TIME IT APPEARED AS BRIGHT WHITE, AMBER AND ORANGE. NO INDICATION THAT IT DIPPED TO THE GROUND OR THAT IT AFFECTED THEIR CAR. THEY REPORTED FOR A FEW SECONDS IT SEEMED TO AFFECT BOTH THE RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER OF THEIR FM TWO-WAY RADIO. REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INQUIRED THIS OFFICE CONCERNING, NO COMMENT WAS MADE. ABOVE BEING FURNISHED FOR INFORMATION BUREAU. RECEIVED: 11:49 AM RADIO 12:17 PM CODING UNIT MW RECORDED - 50 INDEXED-50 62-83894-381 18 NOV 12 1957 (handwritten: [illegible], OSI, Bolling Field, duty officer given above info 12:30p 11/9/57) Mr. Rosen 70 NOV 20 1957 cc Mr. Belmont If the intelligence contained in the above message is to be disseminated outside the Bureau, it is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in order to protect the Bureau's cryptographic systems. [PAGE 202] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page, covered with many routing stamps dated Nov 8 to Nov 19 '57 (RECEIVED ROSEN, REC'D-TELETYPE UNIT FBI, COMMUNICATIONS SECTION FBI OUT, RECEIVED-NICHOLS, REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE, RECEIVED-BOARDMAN, REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI, RECEIVED NO. 1 MAN INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION, LIAISON SECTION FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE) [PAGE 203] EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON November 5, 1957 MEMORANDUM FOR MR. ALAN H. BELMONT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FBI Pursuant to my conversation with you a few moments ago, there is enclosed a letter received by General Cutler's office today from Mr. W. Kiasuski, 5457 Jos. Campau, Detroit 11, Michigan. It would be appreciated if the Bureau, at its convenience, would arrange for a representative to interview Mr. Kiasuski for the purpose of obtaining any information in his possession in elaboration of the substance of his letter. Your assistance in this and related matters is appreciated. J. Patrick Coyne Enclosure ADDENDUM: I would appreciate the return of Mr. Kiasuski's letter when it has served your purpose. JPC (handwritten: 11/5 Coyne called me re this. I told him we would interview the writer if he would send over the letter.) (handwritten margin: FLYING DISCS; Teletype to Detroit 11-6-57) ENCLOSURE RECORDED-84 62-83894-382 13 NOV 19 1957 EX-106 [PAGE 204] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamp: REC'D ESPIONAGE Nov 6 12 54 PM '57 [PAGE 205] COPY Nov. 4, 57. Dear Mr. Robert Cutler; I might have some information about the rocket in Texas. I heard about it on the Polish Radio Program. I would like to know to whom I could speak to. Sincerly Your's Mr. W. Krasuski 5457 Jos. Campau Detroit 11, Mich. COPY 62-83894-382 ENCLOSURE [PAGE 206] November 6, 1957 TELETYPE URGENT PLAIN TEXT RECORDED-84 SAC, DETROIT 62-83894-382 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, IS-X. MR. W. KIASUSKI, FIVE FOUR FIVE SEVEN JOS. CAMPAU, DETROIT, (handwritten: ELEVEN) MICHIGAN, ADDRESSED LETTER DATED NOVEMBER FOURTH TO ROBERT CUTLER, WHO IS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, STATING QUOTE I MIGHT HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROCKET IN TEXAS. I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE POLISH RADIO PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW TO WHOM I COULD SPEAK TO. UNQUOTE IMMEDIATELY INTERVIEW KIASUSKI FOR ANY INFORMATION HE MAY HAVE. BUFILES REFLECT NO INFORMATION RE KIASUSKI. SUTEL. HOOVER ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/22/85 BY [illegible] Comp #245974 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION NOV 6 1957 TELETYPE 5-40 Pm [illegible] ESS:dmn (3) Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman Gandy Teletype Unit MAIL ROOM 62-83894 68 NOV 21 1957 [PAGE 207] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous teletype; stamps: REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 6 2 07 PM '57; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 13 12 55 PM '57; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN Nov 6 4 53 PM '57; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 13 2 33 PM '57; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 7 11 33 AM [PAGE 208] Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Nease Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Clayton Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION NOV 7 1957 TELETYPE URGENT 11-7-57 4-55 PM EST WHH TO DIRECTOR FBI FROM SAC, DETROIT 1P (handwritten: FLYING DISCS) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, IS - X. REBUTEL NOV SIX LAST. WLAYSLAW KRASUSKI, AKA WALTER KRASUSKI, DOB [redacted (b)(6)] [redacted (b)(6)] WAS GERMAN POW MAY, NINETEEN FORTY TWO, UNTIL SUMMER OF NINETEEN FOURTYFIVE. ARRIVED NY MAY TWO, NINETEEN FIFTYONE, AS DP, AR NO. [redacted (b)(6)] [redacted (b)(6)]. KRASUSKI UPON INTERVIEW ADVISED THAT WHILE GERMAN POW DURING NINETEEN FORTYFOUR OBSERVED A VEHICLE DESCRIBED AS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, SEVENTY FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED YARDS IN DIAMETER, APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN FEET HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED TO SLOWLY RISE VERTICALLY TO HEIGHT SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR FIFTY FOOT WALL AND TO MOVE SLOWLY HORIZONTALLY A SHORT DISTANCE OUT OF VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY TREES. ENGINE OF TRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE DURING THIS PERIOD AND ONE OTHER OCCASION WHEN HIGH PITCHED WHINNING NOISE HEARD IN AREA. [Text present — not reproduced: sentence on the interviewee's condition] FURTHER DETAILS FOLLOW AMSD. E CORRECT LINE FOUR WORD WX FOUR SHLD BE "TWO" END AND A K PLS X 4-58 PM OK FBI WA EW TU DIC (handwritten: J. P. Coyne telephonically advised 11/8/57, 2:08 [illegible]; Coyne NSC (cc), returning cc state, Army, [illegible], AF, INS, CIA) ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED RECORDED-84 INDEXED-84 62-83894-383 Mr. Belmont NOV 13 1957 EX 105 cc Brannigan [PAGE 209] Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont 1 - Mr. Sanders 1 - Liaison BY COURIER SERVICE November 8, 1957 Mr. J. Patrick Coyne National Security Council Executive Office Building Washington 25, D. C. RECORDED-84 INDEXED-84 62-83894-383 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/20/85 BY [illegible] Comp # 245974 Dear Pat: Reference is made to the letter addressed to "Mr. Robert Cutler, Washington 25, D. C.," by Mr. W. Krasuski, 5457 Jos. Campau, Detroit 11, Michigan, in which Mr. Krasuski advised that he might have some information "about the rocket in Texas." He desired to know to whom he could speak in this regard. Mr. Krasuski was interviewed on November 7, 1957, at which time he advised that his name is Wlayslaw Krasuski, that he is also known as Walter Krasuski, that he was born on [redacted (b)(6)], and that he was a German prisoner of war from May, 1942, until the Summer of 1945. Krasuski advised that he arrived in New York on May 2, 1951, as a displaced person, Alien Registration Number [redacted (b)(6)]. He advised that during 1944, while he was a German prisoner of war, he observed a vehicle described as circular in shape, seventy-five to one hundred yards in diameter, and approximately fourteen feet high. He stated the vehicle was observed to rise vertically to a height sufficient to clear a fifty-foot wall and that it moved slowly horizontally a short distance out of view which was obstructed by trees. He stated that the engine of a tractor failed to operate during this period and that the engine failed on one other occasion when a high-pitched whining noise was heard in the area. [Text present — not reproduced: sentence on the interviewee's condition during the interview] Tolson Nichols Boardman Belmont Mohr Parsons Rosen Tamm Trotter Nease Tele. Room Holloman Gandy ESS:dmn (13) MAIL ROOM 68 NOV 21 1957 BY COURIER SVC. 03 NOV 12 COMM - FBI EX 105 [PAGE 210] Mr. J. Patrick Coyne You will be advised of any further information which may be received regarding Krasuski and the information furnished by him. Pursuant to your request, Mr. Krasuski's letter is returned herewith. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Enclosure 1 - Office of Security Department of State 1 - Director Central Intelligence Agency Attention: Deputy Director, Plans 1 - Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence Department of the Army Attention: Chief, Security Division 1 - Director of Naval Intelligence 1 - Office of Special Investigations Air Force 1 - Immigration and Naturalization Service - 2 - [PAGE 211] FD-36 (Rev. 3-1-56) FBI Date: 11/7/57 Transmit the following message via AIRTEL AMSD - RM (Priority or Method of Mailing) Mr. Tolson Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Mohr Mr. Nease Mr. Parsons Mr. Rosen Mr. Tamm Mr. Trotter Mr. Clayton Tele. Room Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (handwritten: Flying Saucers) FROM: SAC, DETROIT (100-26505) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; IS - X. Re Detroit Teletype to Bureau, 11/7/57, captioned "UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; IS - X." Interview of WLADYSLAW KRASUSKI, aka. WALTER KRASUSKI, reported in Blank Memo, five copies of which are enclosed herewith for the Bureau, was conducted by SA CASSIUS RATHBUN. [Text present — not reproduced: sentence on the interviewee's behavior during the interview] KRASUSKI advised that his communication was directed to Mr. ROBERT CUTLER rather than to President EISENHOWER after seeing Mr. CUTLER's picture and identification with the President's Office in a local paper. KRASUSKI resides with his wife, nee JOANN WISNIEWSKI, married in 1952 at Detroit, and four small children, in a single residence in an old Polish neighborhood at 5457 Jos. Campau Avenue, Detroit. No previous record located in Detroit Indices identifiable with KRASUSKI or his wife. On 11/7/57, WILLIAM RECKNAGEL, Manager, advised IC PAUL DESMOND that records of the Mich. Merchants Credit Association, reflect only credit inquiries concerning WALTER KRASUSKI during 6/56 and 3/57 and 6/57, which confirm his local address and employment. 3 - Bureau (Encls.5)(RM) 1 - Detroit CR:JLK (4) ENCLOSURE AIRTEL ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED INDEXED-18 RECORDED-18 62-83894-384 21 NOV 8 1957 EX-116 76 NOV 25 1957 Approved: Special Agent in Charge Sent M Per [PAGE 212] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: REC'D ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 18 1 25 PM '57; REC'D-ESPIONAGE FBI Nov 8 1 50 PM '57; RECEIVED-DIRECTOR FBI Nov 15 11 09 AM '57; RECEIVED INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. FBI Nov 8 11 22 AM '57 [PAGE 213] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Detroit 31, Michigan November 7, 1957 In Reply, Please Refer to File No. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/20/85 BY [illegible] Comp # 245974 UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS In response to a letter directed by him to Mr. Robert Cutler, Special Assistant to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, reflecting that he "might have some information about the rocket in Texas," Wladyslaw Krasuski, 5457 Joseph Campau, Detroit, was interviewed November 7, 1957, and furnished the following information: (handwritten: Walter Krasuski) Born [redacted (b)(6)] Krasuski was brought from Poland as a Prisoner of War to Gut Alt Golssen, approximately 30 miles east of Berlin, Germany, in May, 1942, where he remained until a few weeks after the end of World War II. He spent the following years at Displaced Persons Camps at Kork, Strasburg, Offenburg, Milheim and Freiburg, Germany. He attended a radio technician school at Freiburg and for about a year was employed in a textile mill at Laurachbaden, Germany. He arrived in the United States at New York, May 2, 1951, via the "S.S. General Stewart" as a Displaced Person, destined to the Reverend Father Petro Walkowiak, Hamtramck, Michigan; his alien registration number - [redacted (b)(6)] Since May, 1951, he has been employed at the Gobel Brewery, Detroit. News report of mysterious vehicle in Texas causing engines to stall prompted him to communicate with the United States Government concerning a similar phenomenon observed by him in 1944 in the area of Gut Alt Golssen. According to Krasuski, during 1944, month not recalled, while enroute to work in a field a short distance north of Gut Alt Golssen, their tractor engine stalled on a road through a swamp area. No machinery or other vehicle was then visible although a noise was heard described as a high-pitched whine similar to that produced by a large electric generator. 62-83894-384 ENCLOSURE [PAGE 214] An "SS" guard appeared and talked briefly with the German driver of the tractor, who waited five to ten minutes, after which the noise stopped and the tractor engine was started normally. Approximately 3 hours later in the same swamp area, but away from the road where the work crew was cutting "hay", he surreptitiously, because of the German in charge of the crew and "SS" guards in the otherwise deserted area, observed a circular enclosure approximately 100 to 150 yards in diameter protected from viewers by a tarpaulin-type wall approximately 50 feet high, from which a vehicle was observed to slowly rise vertically to a height sufficient to clear the wall and then to move slowly horizontally a short distance out of his view, which was obstructed by nearby trees. This vehicle, observed from approximately 500 feet, was described as circular in shape, 75 to 100 yards in diameter, and about 14 feet high, consisting of dark gray stationary top and bottom sections, five to six feet high. The approximate three foot middle section appeared to be a rapidly moving component producing a continuous blur similar to an aeroplane propeller, but extending the circumference of the vehicle so far as could be observed. The noise emanating from the vehicle was similar but of somewhat lower pitch than the noise previously heard. The engine of the tractor again stalled on this occasion and no effort was made by the German driver to start the engine until the noise stopped, after which the engine started normally. Uninsulated metal, possibly copper, cables one and one-half inch to two inches in diameter, on and under the surface of the ground, in some places covered by water, were observed on this and previous occasions, apparently running between the enclosure and a small concrete column-like structure between the road and enclosure. This area was not visited by Krasuski again until shortly after the end of World War II, when it was observed the cables had been removed and the previous locations of the concrete structure and the enclosure were covered by water. Krasuski stated he has not been in communication since 1945 with any of the work crew of 16 or 18 men, consisting of Russian, French and Polish POWs, who had discussed this incident among themselves many times. However, of these, Krasuski was able to recall by name only Franciszek Grabowski, no address known, described as then about 50 years of age and presumed by Krasuski to have returned to Poland after 1945. B. APPROX. 1894 -2- [PAGE 215] This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither it nor its contents are to be distributed outside your agency. -3- [PAGE 216] Mr. Boardman Mr. Belmont Mr. Sanders 1 - Liaison 42761 BY COURIER SERVICE November 15, 1957 RECORDED-18 62-83894-384 EX 16 Mr. J. Patrick Coyne National Security Council Executive Office Building Washington 25, D. C. Dear Pat: Reference is made to my letter of November 8, 1957, furnishing information supplied by Mr. Wladyslaw Krasuski concerning an unidentified flying object which he observed in 1944 while in Germany. Attached is a copy of a memorandum which reflects the details of the interview with Mr. Krasuski. A copy of the memorandum has also been furnished to each of the agencies receiving a copy of this letter, listed below, as a matter of interest to those agencies. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover Enclosure 1 - Office of Special Investigations Air Force (ENCLOSURE) 1 - Director Central Intelligence Agency Attention: Deputy Director, Plans (ENCLOSURE) 1 - Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence Department of the Army (ENCLOSURE) Attention: Chief, Security Division MAIL ROOM 11 NOV 18 COMM-FBI REC'D-READING ROOM FBI Nov 15 10 34 AM '57 25 NOV 1957 [PAGE 217] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] Mirror-image show-through of the previous page; stamps: REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 14 12 46 PM '57; REC'D BELMONT FBI-JUSTICE Nov 13 6 36 PM '57; REC'D-DIRECTOR FBI Nov (illegible) 11 09 AM '57; RECEIVED-BOARDMAN Nov 15 9 29 AM '57; Nov 15 9 57 AM '57; Nov 15 3 14 PM '57