FBI Flying Discs UFO file, Part 7 (1952-1954)

[PAGE 1] [Diagram: file folder cover, FBI Central Records Center, Headquarters; Class/Case 62-83894, Sub 7, Serial 302-343; label "62-HQ-83894 Serials 302-343 Section 7"] FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER HQ - HEADQUARTERS Class / Case # 0062 83894 Sub 7 Vol. 302 Serial # 343 8/11/1274186 t of Justice FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILE BUREAU INVESTIGATION SECTION 7 SERIALS 302-343 Serial 322, 320 Serial 343 COPIED FOR FOIPA (stamps, various dates) DO NOT DESTROY USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE FOIPA # 993087 Transfer-Call 421 Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. [PAGE 2] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: COPIED FOR FOIPA, with handwritten entries: 342 Richard Toronto, 267,191, 6/2/86; 322 Rosenfeld, 284,189, 12/5/91] [PAGE 3] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 9 1952 TELETYPE Mr. Tolson, Mr. Ladd, Mr. [illegible], Mr. Tracy, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Mohr, Mr. Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Mr. Holloman, Miss Gandy (routing stamp) FBI, SAVANNAH 8-9-52 6-46 PM EST WED DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT FLYING SAUCERS, SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT, AEC. SECURITY OFFICE OF AEC ADVISED THIS DATE THAT TWO EMPLOYEES OF THE E. I. DU PONT COMPANY SAW A BLUE LIGHT WITH AN ORANGE FRINGE SHAPED LIKE A SAUCER FLY OVER THE FOUR HUNDRED AREA OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT AT APPROXIMATELY NINE THIRTY PM AUGUST EIGHT, FIFTYTWO. OBJECT FLYING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRAVELING IN A NORTHEASTERN DIRECTION. SCHLENKER ACK AND H O L D ............... 7-48 PM OK FBI WA NRB RECORDED - 68 62-83894-302 AUG 14 1952 [handwritten notes, partly illegible, including "8/11/52", "cc: [illegible]", "5-Ethan Mossbury" and a date stamp "AUG 81 1952"] [PAGE 4] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the teletype on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED FBI COMMUNICATIONS Aug 9 7 48 PM '52; U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 11 1 32 PM '52; REC'D BELMONT F.B.I. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 9 8 39 PM '52; U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F.B.I. REC'D ESPIONAGE Aug 11 9 39 AM '52; handwritten "Rec'd 12 noon 8/11/52"] [PAGE 5] RECORDED - 119 INDEXED 119 August 11, 1952 Mr. Edmond J. Kane Mauston, Wisconsin 62-83894-303 Dear Mr. Kane: Your letter dated August 1, 1952, has been received, and I appreciate the interest which prompted your bringing your observations to my attention. Inasmuch as the matter of the flying saucers is being investigated by the United States Air Force, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D. C. If you have further observations along this line, I would suggest that you may wish to communicate directly with him. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Copy by form to Air Force Intelligence. NOTE: Special Agent Samuel Hardy, EOD 3-28-25, GS-12, $8760, assigned to Minneapolis. Special Agent Clinton W. Stein, EOD 4-6-31, GS-15, $10,800, assigned Division II as inspector. RHD:grimfo Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) RECEIVED F.B.I. Aug 12 12 58 PM '52; MAILED 5 AUG 19 1952 COMM-FBI; 62 AUG 20 1952 [PAGE 6] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED MAIL ROOM F.B.I. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; AUG 20 1952] [PAGE 7] Mauston, Wisconsin, 1 August 1952 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director FBI Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: Flying SAUCERS As a retired member of the St Paul Police Force and having had numerous pleasant contacts with Agent Clintonstein and Samy Hardy, I take the liberty of an opinion that came to me that the flying saucers scare seems possible that the released energy of exploded Atomic Bombs could be soaring around in the atmosphere. I know you can channel this thought to the proper authorities and certainly would appreciate your comments on this thought. I am a Veteran of both World War #1 and #2 and also a member of the American Legion for 32 years. I am presently a member of The American Legion Post #81 of Mauston, Wisconsin which is known as the Burton-Koppang Post. If this thought is instrumental in tracking down the source of this scare thereby releaving some of the tension to our American Country, it may be worth following up at this time. Thanking you very much for your cooperation and consideration in this matter and will you please acknowledge and advise your comments. Yours very truly, Edmond J. Kane Edmond J. Kane Mauston, Wisconsin CC: Personal file RECORDED - 119 62-83894-303 AUG 6 1952 EXPEDITE PROCESSING EX-31 [handwritten notations, partly illegible, including "Personnel"] [PAGE 8] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F B I RECEIVED Aug 6 2 55 PM '52; MR. JONES; AUG 19 1952] [PAGE 9] August 12, 1952 Mrs. Ora A. Tygrett c/o Lou Merlaw Farm Rural Route No. 1 New Palestine, Indiana FLYING SAUCERS Dear Mrs. Tygrett: Your letter dated July 31, 1952, addressed to the War Department, c/o Federal Bureau of Investigation, has been received. Your interest in furnishing your observation in this regard is appreciated. In view of the contents of your communication which also appear to be of interest to the Department of the Air Force, I have taken the liberty of furnishing that Agency a copy of your letter. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director TOC:jdt RECORDED-114 INDEXED-114 62-83894-304 AUG 14 1952 EX. - 73 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) COMM - FBI AUG 13 1952 MAILED 20 68 AUG 22 1952 [PAGE 10] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 12 5 28 PM '52; COMM-FBI MAILED 20; 68 AUG 22 1952] [PAGE 11] Date: August 13, 1952 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 DISKS There is attached a Photostat of a self explanatory letter dated August 5, 1952, at Pontiac, Michigan, received by this Bureau from Mr. W. H. Jennings, 3096 Hazelmary, Zone 17, Pontiac, Michigan, relating to the captioned matter. Mr. Jennings' letter has been acknowledged and he has been informed that a copy of his letter has been furnished to your office for appropriate attention. No further action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. Attachment NOTE: There is no record identifiable with Jennings in the files of the Bureau EHM:kc RECORDED - 11 EX. - 69 62-83894-305 AUG 15 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) MAILED 4 COMM-FBI 53 AUG 26 1952 [PAGE 12] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVE MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 13 11 26 PM '52; 58 AUG 26 1952] [PAGE 13] SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL [partly obscured at top] Date: August 13, 1952 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 DISKS There is attached a copy of a self explanatory letter dated July 31, 1952, received by this Bureau from Mr. Benedicto Romero, 1647 Park Avenue, New York City, relating to the captioned matter. Mr. Romero's letter has been acknowledged and he has been informed that a copy of his letter has been furnished to your office for appropriate attention. No further action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. Attachment NOTE: Bureau files fail to reflect any information that can be identified with Mr. Romero. EHM:kc RECORDED - 11 EX. - 69 62-83894-306 AUG 15 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) MAILED 4 AUG 14 1952 COMM-FBI 58 AUG 26 1952 [PAGE 14] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED F.B.I. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 13 2 54 PM '52 and a second overlapping received stamp; AUG 26 1952] [PAGE 15] SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL [partly obscured at top] Date: August 14, 1952 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 DISKS There is attached a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated August 1, 1952, received by this Bureau from Mrs. Fred Haufe, 606 Walnut Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia, relating to the captioned matter. Mrs. Haufe's letter has been acknowledged and she has been informed that a copy of her letter has been furnished to your office for appropriate attention. No further action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. Attachment NOTE: Bureau files fail to reflect any information that can be identified with Mrs. Haufe. EHM:kc RECORDED - 11 EX. - 69 62-83894-307 AUG 15 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) MAILED AUG 14 1952 COMM-FBI 53 AUG 26 1952 [PAGE 16] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVE MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 14 5 15 AM '52; 53 AUG 26 1952] [PAGE 17] SERVICE UNIT SEARCH SLIP 4-22a Supervisor [handwritten, illegible] Room 3708 Subj: Mrs. Fred Haufe Exact Spelling [checked] All References Subversive Ref. Main File Restricted to Locality of Searchers [initials] Initial Date 8/12 FILE NUMBER SERIALS NR Initialed [handwritten initials] [PAGE 18] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. R. T. HARBO FROM : C. F. DOWNING DATE: August 8, 1952 SUBJECT: ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION WRITTEN IN GERMAN LANGUAGE RECEIVED BY "CINCINNATI ENQUIRER" PERTAINING TO "FLYING SAUCERS" SECURITY MATTER - X Reference is made to a letter from the Cincinnati Office dated August 6, 1952, submitting an anonymous letter in German concerning so-called "Flying Saucers." Attached are 7 copies of a translation of this German material prepared in the Cryptanalysis-Translation Section. No reply has been made by us to the August 6, 1952, letter from Cincinnati. RECOMMENDATION: That the Domestic Intelligence Division review the Cincinnati submission and accompanying Bureau translation, for appropriate handling, noting particularly a suggestion in the last paragraph of the Cincinnati letter to consider making this information available to other Governmental Agencies. 62-83894 IWN:jen Attachment ENCL RECORDED - 67 INDEXED - 67 62-83894-308 AUG 20 1952 EX. - 73 58 SEP 2 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Clegg, Glavin, Nichols, Rosen, Tracy, Harbo, Belmont, Mohr, Tele. Room, Nease, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials and notes) [PAGE 19] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: AUG 18 1952; Aug 11 9 56 AM '52 REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE; RECEIVED-HARBO Aug 8 10 02 AM '52 F B I LABORATORY DIVISION; 58 SEP 2 1952] [PAGE 20] TRANSLATION FROM GERMAN Flying Saucer, a weapon tested in 1944, which is probably now being produced in series, and at this time causes a great stir, is a V-weapon which has a round body similar to a disk having a diameter of about 48-50 m. On the outer ring it has about 45-50 automatic circular nozzles which after the ignition of the disk circulate around a plexiglass sphere in the center in which the measuring and controlling devices for long-distance steering are located. In the sphere is still sufficient space for atom bombs. These weapons are in Russian hands and can have an effective range of 30-35,000 km. The constructor of V-weapons RIEDEL in Germany stated that it concerns a typical V-weapon on which he had worked himself. I am sure that the truth is better than a panic among ignorant people. H. SCH. "TRANSLATED BY: FRIEDRICH G. NEUHAUSER:bad AUGUST 8, 1952." COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 62-83894-308 [PAGE 21] Date: August 20, 1952 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 There is attached a communication which was enclosed with a letter dated July 29, 1952, from Mr. John Galloway, 17 Clifton Place, Brooklyn 5, New York, relative to the captioned matter. Mr. Galloway's letter has been acknowledged and he has been informed that this communication has been furnished to your office for appropriate attention. No further action is contemplated in this matter by this Bureau. Attachment SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL [struck through] CC: Mr. E. H. Mossburg, Room 3708 CRD:buk RECORDED - 161 EX-18 62-83894-309 AUG 25 1952 APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF 2046 DATE 9/1/77 Declassified 2040 9/1/77 [handwritten] MAILED 4 AUG 21 1952 COMM-FBI RECEIVED DIRECTOR F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 21 5 33 PM '52 66 SEP 3 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) [PAGE 22] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF; MAILED 4 AUG 21 1952 COMM-FBI; RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 21 6 08 PM '52; RECORDED - 161 EX-18] [PAGE 23] Director, FBI 8-18-52 SAC, San Diego (100-8565) BORDERLAND SCIENCES RESEARCH ASSOCIATES San Diego, California; MEAD LAYNE - Director; MAX FREEDOM LONG - Director FLYING SAUCERS Reference is made to San Diego letter dated 8-5-52 concerning the captioned matter. For the additional information of the Bureau, there is being transmitted herewith one copy each of the following which were made available to me by FRANCIS OHM, who is a member of the captioned organization: 1. Mimeographed letter consisting of four pages addressed to His Excellency, The President of the United States. 2. Mimeographed announcement consisting of three pages entitled "For Information of the Public -- and the Sake of the Record -- A Synopsis of Important Data". Enclosure (2) JFS:jec 2 ENCL. filed with original [handwritten] 62-83894- NOT RECORDED 147 SEP 3 1952 ORIGINAL FILED IN 62-9781-3 5 SEP 10 1952 [PAGE 24] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: NOT RECORDED 147 SEP 3 1952; 5 SEP 10 1952; handwritten notes at bottom, partly illegible] [PAGE 25] August 22, 1952 RECORDED - 88 62-83894-310 Mr. William Hoffmeyer Route 3 Jackson, Minnesota INDEXED - 88 EX. - 73 Dear Mr. Hoffmeyer: Your letter postmarked August 15, 1952, together with enclosure, has been received, and I want to thank you for bringing this matter to my attention. Inasmuch as the contents of your communication do not reflect any violation within the jurisdiction of this Bureau, I am unable to comply with your request. I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter and your original enclosure to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C., since these matters may be of interest to that agency. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Copy of incoming to Dept. of Air Force. NOTE: In view of correspondent's reference to a "steady white light" circling their farm, his letter is being referred to the U.S. Air Force branch interested in matters of this type. Correspondent's enclosure was a sample of what appeared to be shredded thin strips of tin foil. LH:mnf:ns Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman (routing list) MAILED 10 AUG 22 1952 COMM-FBI SEP 8 1952 [PAGE 26] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamp: RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM FBI U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 22 5 59 PM '52] [PAGE 27] Jackson Minn Aug 2, 1952 Flying Saucers - J. Edgar Hoover Federal bureau of Investigation. Washington D.C. Wm Hoffmeyer Jackson, Minn R.R.3. Dear Mr Hoover: I don't know if you analyze articles so will send you a sample of (something that looks like tinsel) because my uncle found it in a pasture in a round pile, underneath of it, it looks as tho the clover was burned. & there are 3 similar patches which are burned in a triangle form. Last Sunday Morning the Neighbors wife got up to get a drink of water & happened to see a steady white Light, circling their farm, but didn't pay any attention to it. Than Sunday morn. when my uncle went to get the cows, he saw this stuff shining in the sunlight. It couldn't of been dropped out of a plane it was loose & not in a container. The nearest road is about a 1/2 mile from the pasture & now we are wondering what it is. So would like to RECORDED - 88 62-83894-310 AUG 19 1952 EXPEDITE PROCESSING AUG 19 1952 ENCL [handwritten at bottom: "ack 8/22/52 LH"] [PAGE 28] have you analyze it & let me know. Sincerely yours, Wm Hoffmeyer [Stamps: RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 19 12 33 PM '52 MR. JONES; AUG 19 1952; mirrored EXPEDITE PROCESSING stamp showing through] [PAGE 29] TRUE COPY Jackson Minn Aug 2, 1952 J. Edgar Hoover Federal bureau of Investigation. Washington, D. C. Dear Mr Hoover: I don't know if you analyze articles so will send you a sample of (something that looks like tinsel) because my uncle found it in a pasture in a round pile, underneath of it, it looks as tho the clover was burned. & there are 3 similar patches which are burned in a triangle form. Last Sunday Morning the Neighbors Wife got up to get a drink of water & happned to see a steady white Light circling their farm, but didn't pay any attention to it. Than Sunday morn. when my uncle went to get the cows, he saw this stuff shining in the Sun light. It couldn't of been dropped out of a plane as it was loose & not in a container & the nearest road is about a 1/2 mile from the pasture & now we are wondering what it is. So would like to have you analyze it & let me know. Sincerely yours, /s/ Wm Hoffmeyer [PAGE 30] 62-83894-311 RECORDED - 126 INDEXED - 126 EX. - 73 August 20, 1952 Mr. John E. Lang 1413 South Vermont Los Angeles 6, California Dear Mr. Lang: Your letter of August 12, 1952, has been received and I want you to know that I appreciate the interest prompting you to bring your observations to my attention. Inasmuch as the matter to which you refer is of interest to the United States Air Force authorities, I am taking the liberty of making a copy of your communication available to The Honorable, The Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director LH:gr:bkh Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) COMM-FBI MAILED 20 AUG 22 1952 66 SEP 3 1952 RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 20 4 26 PM '52 [PAGE 31] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 21 4 19 PM '52; COMM-FBI MAILED 20] [PAGE 32] Los Angeles 6 California August 12th 1952 Dear Mr. Hoover Last sunday my wife and I attended a Moveing picture where they showed the Flying Saucers it looked like a spot of light It gave me the impresion that there might be a plane up in the sky with a spot light or serch light that is send down from the plane and when our plan-es make an affort to go up there to find them they turn off the light and there for we feel that they have made a fast getaway up into the sky at a very fast speed this plane goes back to its air field or to another place and fool the public If our plane on its way up to find this plane would go up with all the lights turned off and stay farr away and try to come over the top of this plane they would be able to catch it but they should be prepaired to shoot it out if needed I think in order to prove this Idia we shoudd send one of our own plane up and have them send down a spot light or serch light to find out if this is not true if this is of any help it will make me happy I dont think I am very Off Sincerely John E. Lang 1413 So. Vermont Los Angeles 6 California RECORDED - 126 EX. - 73 62-83894-311 AUG 27 1952 [handwritten: "ack 8.20.52 LH"] [PAGE 33] Director, FBI August 5, 1952 SAC, San Diego BORDERLAND SCIENCES, RESEARCH ASSOCIATES San Diego, California; MEAD LAYNE, Director; MAX FREEDOM LONG, Director In view of the current hysteria concerning the so-called "flying saucers", I thought that the Bureau might be interested in the following information concerning the captioned organization. I am transmitting herewith certain literature concerning the captioned organization which was furnished to me by FRANCIS OHM, who operates the Businessmens Assurance Company in San Diego and who has his office in the same building housing the FBI office. It is of interest to note that on Friday, August 1, 1952, at approximately 12:00 noon, FRANCIS OHM asked to see me urgently, which I did. As a member of the captioned organization, he advised me that they were having a meeting at 1:00 PM the same day, inasmuch as they had been advised that they had some very important information to discuss. He went on to relate that through the means utilized by his organization (which the enclosed literature will reflect borders on the occult), they were able to prognosticate well in advance the recent earthquake which occurred in Tehachapi, California. He advised that they have also been able to obtain the following information: 1. That a very severe tidal wave will hit the Pacific Ocean sometime in the not too remote future and that most of the Japanese Islands will be washed away and disappear. 2. That all fishes with scales in Japanese waters will soon leave these waters for other destinations, in view of the oncoming tidal wave. 3. That this tidal wave will wash away the Hawaiian Islands. 4. That the West Coast of the United States will likewise be affected by this tidal wave. 5. That they prognosticated the appearance of a new island in the Pacific which was published in the newspapers within the past week. JFS:ha Enc. 7-199 2 ENCL. filed with original [handwritten] 62-83894- NOT RECORDED 147 SEP 8 1952 INITIALS ON ORIGINAL ORIGINAL FILED IN 62-9781-2 71 SEP 15 1952 [PAGE 34] Direcotr, FBI 8-5-52 Re: BORDERLAND SCIENCES, RESEARCH ASSOCIATES San Diego, California; MEAD LAYNE, Director; MAX FREEDOM LONG, Director 6. That the flying saucers are not fantasies; that they are factual and actual; that his associates in the captioned organization have been in conversation with the men operating the flying saucers, and that they have asked that high officials of the U. S. Government be informed that they are here on our planet on a peaceful mission and that they are not on a warlike mission. However, if the U. S. Government continues to send planes after these flying saucers and if these planes fire on the flying saucers, they have disintegrators which they will utilize and which will disintegrate these planes completely in no time flat. Mr. OHM requested that either I myself attend the meeting at 1:00 PM or that I designate a stenographer to attend the meeting, so that she could take down all the minutes of the meeting. I told him that unfortunately this was very short notice, that I had another commitment and that our stenographers were pretty well occupied at that time. He said he would advise me of anything important that might transpire at the meeting. As of August 2, 1952, he has not advised me of anything which transpired at the meeting. I should like to point out that OHM appears to be a perfectly sane, sound individual; he operates a very large insurance business in San Diego, and is convinced in his own mind of the efficacy of this organization. No investigation is being conducted concerning this matter and I do not contemplate attending any meetings of this organization. - 2 - [PAGE 35] August 25, 1952 RECORDED-14 62-83894-312 Mr. C. S. Choinski Koshkonong, Missouri INDEXED-14 EX-32 Dear Mr. Choinski: Your letter dated August 14, 1952, has been received, and I want to thank you for affording me the benefit of your observations. Inasmuch as the matter to which you refer is of interest to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of your communication to the Director 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 sent to the Director of Special Investigations, the Inspector General, Department of the Air Force, by form letter. LH:pa:bkh Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list) MAILED 9 AUG 25 1952 COMM-FBI 58 SEP 8 1952 [PAGE 36] 8/14-52 Mr Hoover FLYING SAUCERS [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten letter in pencil with claims judged delusional in nature; first page of a letter from a member of the public] RECORDED-14 EX-32 62-83894-312 SEP 8 1952 [handwritten: "Mail ack 8-22-52 LH"] [PAGE 37] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Reverse of the previous handwritten sheet, ruled paper. Stamps: MR. JONES RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 19 4 52 PM '52; REC'D RECORDS SEC. Aug 19 3 59 PM '52; handwritten "8/19"] [PAGE 38] 2 [Text present — not reproduced: second page of the handwritten pencil letter on the previous sheet, same claims judged delusional in nature] Thanks C. S. Chominski Koshkonong 2220 [handwritten at lower left: "mine"] [PAGE 39] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. A. H. Belmont FROM : Mr. W. A. Branigan DATE: August 22, 1952 SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS PURPOSE: To recommend existing instructions to the field re flying discs be called to the attention of the field. BACKGROUND: A review of communications received from the field indicates they are not observing existing instructions contained in Bureau Bulletin #57, paragraph D, dated 10/1/47, and SAC Letter #38, dated 3/25/49, to refer details of complaints regarding flying saucers to OSI locally. ACTION: It is recommended the attached SAC Letter be issued. EHM:kc:mes RECORDED - 34 EX-129 62-83894-313 SEP 5 1952 71 SEP 10 1952 276 Tolson, Ladd, Clegg, Glavin, Nichols, Rosen, Tracy, Harbo, Belmont, Mohr, Tele. Room, Nease, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials and notes) [PAGE 40] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Sep 9 4 23 PM '52; several RECEIVED / REC'D BELMONT / REC'D TOLSON'S OFFICE stamps dated Aug 22 and Aug 25 1952] [PAGE 41] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : A. H. BELMONT FROM : W. A. BRANIGAN DATE: August 18, 1952 SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS PURPOSE: To advise all Supervisors engaged on night duty of instructions concerning the referral of flying disc information to OSI. BACKGROUND: Captain William Deegan, OSI, 4th Air Force Base, Bowling Field, has requested that any information concerning the sighting of flying discs (saucers, etc.) be telephonically furnished immediately to his office, day or night, by dialling Code 1261, and asking for Extension 509. Captain Deegan advised the Air Force is greatly concerned about the captioned matter, and would appreciate the Bureau's cooperation in immediately advising of details received concerning such complaints. ACTION: It is recommended a copy of this memorandum be filed in the night and week-end Supervisor's book in your office for their information. EHM:drg RECORDED - 40 62-83894-314 SEP 5 1952 58 SEP 18 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Clegg, Glavin, Nichols, Rosen, Tracy, Harbo, Belmont, Mohr, Tele. Room, Nease, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials and notes) [PAGE 42] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Sep 15 10 11 AM '52; REC'D BELMONT; Sep 15 12 30 PM '52; handwritten SEP 18 1952] [PAGE 43] SAC Letter #83 8-29-52 (C) FLYING DISCS -- Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin #57, Paragraph D, dated October 1, 1947, and SAC Letter #38, dated March 25, 1949, in the captioned matter. It is noted that some Bureau field offices are not furnishing to OSI locally complaints regarding flying discs, pursuant to existing Bureau instructions. Upon receipt of information by your office relating to the sighting of a flying disc, you should endeavor to determine from the complainant details of the type referred to in the Air Force memorandum, which was furnished to your office as an enclosure to SAC Letter #38. The information should then be promptly furnished to OSI locally by your office. As you are aware, the investigation of so-called flying discs is the responsibility of the Department of the Air Force. ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 6/20/83 BY Sp-8 BK/dcg 62-83894 - NOT RECORDED 80 SEP 3 1952 ORIGINAL FILED IN 66-04-1649 277 66 SEP 5 1952 [PAGE 44] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. HARBO FROM : D. J. PARSONS DATE: August 29, 1952 SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT ALLEGEDLY CITED BY MR. D. S. DESVERGERS, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA By letter of August 26, 1952, the Air Force requested that we examine the cap of Mr. Desvergers, a scoutmaster at West Palm Beach, Florida, who claims that he observed an unidentified flying object in a desolate area. He reported that upon his investigation, a [redacted] object 30 feet in diameter hovered over his head and shot a "red blob" which caused him to lose consciousness. The cap has some holes burned in it and it is reported that the hair on Desvergers' arms was singed. The Air Force requested that we determine, if possible, from any residues left the nature of the residual material. The Air Force desires an oral report on this tonight. We have finished the examination and are preparing to advise the Air Force as follows: 1. There is no residue which would permit a determination as to the nature of the material which caused the burns in the cap. In addition to the obvious burns, there is one minute burned area which is probably too small to have been caused intentionally but more likely by a small hot ember. 2. The bill and a large part of the edges of the cap are singed but the singeing is not uniform as would be expected if it had been caused at one time by a single flash of flame. The front edge of the cap bill is more severely singed than other portions of the cap. This condition would not be expected if the source of the flame was directly overhead. 3. When the cap is observed from the front, the left edge of the insignia and the fold in the blue cloth, there is an absence of singeing noted under the fold suggesting the possibility that the cap was not being worn when the singeing took place. It is noted that this fold "smooths out" when the cap is placed on the head. RECOMMENDATION: That in response to the request, of Colonel Free of the Air Force, it is recommended that he be orally advised of the above. cc: Mr. Nichols DJP/mek Being handled by Liaison (Arnold) RH 8/29/52 6:30 Pm READ TO L/C FREE OSI BY TELEPHONE. mp INDEXED - 122 RECORDED - 122 62-83894-315 SEP 11 1952 62 SEP 18 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Clegg, Glavin, Nichols, Rosen, Tracy, Harbo, Mohr, Tele. Room, Nease, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials and notes) [handwritten at left margin: FLYING SAUCERS] [PAGE 45] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: COMMUNICATIONS LIAISON F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Aug 29 12 29 PM '52 and Aug 29 11 44 AM '52; RECEIVED-HARBO; LABORATORY DIVISION F B I Sep 3 9 49 AM '52; RECEIVED-NICHOLS U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F B I Sep 2 5 10 PM '52; F B I Sep 7 9 36 AM '52 RECEIVED LOYALTY UNIT; RECEIVED-LAB; INDEXED - 122] [PAGE 46] 62-83894-316 RECORDED - 126 INDEXED - 126 September 11, 1952 Mr. Roy Elwell Roadstown, New Jersey Dear Mr. Elwell: Your letter postmarked September 6, 1952, has been received, and I appreciate the interest prompting you to let me have the benefit of your observations. Since the contents of your communication may be of interest to other governmental agencies, I am taking the liberty of forwarding copies of it to the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics, Civil Aeronautics Administration, Department of Commerce, Washington, D. C., and to The Honorable, The Secretary of Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Copy by form sent to Civil Aeronautics Administration Copy by form sent to Secretary of Defense DIC:imz Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials) 55 SEP 25 1952 COMM - FBI SEP 1 2 1952 MAILED 19 RECEIVED READING ROOM F B I Sep 11 7 01 PM '52 [handwritten: EX-106; Mossburg] [PAGE 47] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Sep 12 12 48 PM '52; REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Sep 15 4 25 PM '52; REC'D BELMONT; 55 SEP 25 1952; COMM - FBI SEP 12 1952 MAILED 19] [PAGE 48] Roadstown, N.J. Aug. 3-52 J. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation Wash. D.C. Dear Mr Hoover:- Since reading so much about flying saucers and other objects in the sky, I have decided to write you about a theory which I came to believe in 1917 One evening about 10- I saw an object in the South western Sky. It seemed to be falling toward the Earth at about a 50° angle which would let it hit about South of us. It went behind some buildings and when I ran out to see where it might hit, it was moving horizontal with the Earths' surface. Almost immediately it started to rise and seemed to rise faster and RECORDED - 126 62-83894-316 SEP 6 1952 9-16-52 [handwritten: FLYING SAUCERS; ack'd 9-11-52] [PAGE 49] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamps only: MR. JONES Sep 8 4 57 PM '52 RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE; Sep 15 4 25 PM '52 REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 50] straighter until it disappeared (2) into space in the South East. It looked half as big as the Moon and was a pale yellow; but since it was much closer I know it was much smaller. A man above 70 sat here and saw it. He said his ancestors had seen them generations back and had called them "Omens" and also "Jack O Lanterns" I was very much concerned about how this body had fallen half way to Earth [from where I had first seen it] and had then risen and vanished into space. I knew it was to far in Earth's Gravity to be pulled out by the Gravity of the Sun or Moon, as they were on the opposite side of the Earth. This object had gone in an entirely different direction than either of them. [Page rotated 90 degrees in the scan] [PAGE 51] At the time I was studying magnets. They seemed to be very simple devices, with the following Characteristics. They attracted Iron. They attracted each other. They repelled each other. Some had much Pull and much Push. Some had Much Pull and little Push. Some had little Pull and much Push and some had little Pull and little Push. Now Masses of Iron ore are suspended in Mid air, by Magnets, while the ore is melted and the impurities drop out leaving clear Iron. While studying magnets an idea came to me and I have not been able to get it out of my mind since. I will give a few examples to illustrate my theory: G = Gravity P + P = Push & Pull of Gravity (3) [PAGE 52] (4) A complete G unit, such as Earth, contains a force which pulls all objects toward its center. It also contains a force, [similar to that of a magnet] which repels [Pushes] all objects away from its center. The Pull of Earths G minus its Push, equals the force of G as we know and feel it The Earth as a unit contains this P+P force of G, but no rock or part of the Earth contains this force. A Magnet attracts only certain metals and repels only magnets. A G. unit attracts all other G.units and also repels them in proportion to its P.+P. G. It also attracts or repels all loose objects that do not contain a center of G Thus Earth with more Pull than Push attracts all objects and those without a center of G fall to its surface or are burned in the upper air as meteors or falling Stars. [PAGE 53] (5) Some G. units contain more Push than Pull. For example the Stars which seem to be trying to run away from the Universe contain much more Push than Pull and expel or Push all loose objects, on their surface, out into space. That is up to a weight in proportion to the difference between their Push + Pull G. The Sun and its Planets contain more Pull than Push. The Planet nearest the Sun contains more Pull in relation to its Push than any other Planet. The Planet fartherest from the Sun contains less Pull in relation to its Push than any other Planet. If each Planet had the atmosphere of Earth a man would weigh more on the Planet nearest nearest the Sun and would weigh less on each Planet as he moved out from the Sun, The Pull G of Mars may be much greater than Earths Pull G. But if it is, Mars Push is much greater also [PAGE 54] (6) There are many hundreds of small G Units, with the right proportion of P + P.G., moving around the Sun in smaller Orbits than the Earth. Some are probably smaller than a grain of sand and some are large enough that they will one day be found, and their Orbit traced. Some are all Gas, Some are all solids and some are solids with gas around them. Some may be composed entirely of Metal and coming in contact with the air at high speed would take on the color of that metal when "Red hot" or burning The gases would present different colors. Some travel in Orbits close to that of the Earth. Some travel in Orbits around the Earth and are locked to it. (like the moon) These small G Units may travel alone or in groups of different numbers and formations Any one or any group of these small G. Units may be [PAGE 55] (7) Pushed or Pulled near enough to the Earth to be seen Those attached to Earth travel around the Equator and are seen, mostly, in that section. The G Units that have to much Push in relation to their Pull to attach themselves to a Planet or the Sun are tossed about in space from Planet to Planet and, if seen, may be traveling in any direction and any speed. These small G Units do not fall to Earth but combine their P+P.G. with that of Earth and sail away into Space, whence they Came. The greatest Pull of Earths G is centered about the Equator. This great Pull keeps the Equator facing toward the Sun. The greatest Push is at the Poles Thus a man would weigh more at the Equator than at the Poles A Plane flies faster at its ceiling because the Push G makes up for the loss of Air lift A Compass needle points north. so a Magnet and G must be related. [PAGE 56] (8) The Pull G of the moon is much greater than its Push. This Pull causes higher tides here on Earth than the Pull of the Sun. Not because it is greater than the Pull of the Sun, [the Sun may be many times greater] but because it is much greater in proportion to its Push. The greatest Pull of the Moon is centered on the side facing the Earth. This great Pull keeps the moon from turning, except as it rotates around Earth. This great Pull is locked with Earths G Pull at Equator and so the Moon hangs over our Equator. But the great Push of Earths G combines with that of the moon & holds them apart. Another moon, or a comet, or any small G body, coming into the Solar system from Space; at the right angle; and with the right proportion of P+P.G. could attach itself to the Sun or any of its Planets. If it were the Earth it would circle us at [PAGE 57] (9) the Equator due to the greater G pull at that point. The P+P.G. of the Sun reaches out and holds the fartherest Planet and that Planets P+P.G. reaches to the Sun. Thus our Solar systems P+P.G reaches out to hold its nearest neighbors just so close and no closer. Most likely no two G units have ever collided unless one first lost its power of P+P.G. As two magnets are pushed together they resist each other with a twisting force. This may be the answer to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. The Great Pull at Equator, with more Push at poles may be answer to Seasons. Creatures with the right organs can live in their own environment. Thus they could be made to live on any Planet or even on any moon. This does not mean that the same Creatures could live here in our air, [PAGE 58] (10) Any ship with a center of Gravity control could travel through any space at almost limitless speed. It could also stand still. An occupant would have no sense of speed or sudden change of direction. Just as Earth is surrounded by air, a G ship would have a layer of the same kind of gas as the Planet or Star where it was made. This would act as a buffer and keep the ship cool. But I doubt if we have any such visitor from Space. I think the visitors seen are the small G units circling the Earth + Sun. and not one of them will ever bring harm to our people. I wonder if any of the flying Saucers are man made G units. We have many Scientests working in the Atomic field and also in other fields with almost limitless possibilities. Possibly some type of balloon has been [PAGE 59] (11) bombarded with a cyclotron. If it has risen faster and higher and if it flies much longer? Then these may be the first G units made by man. I simply wish to convey the idea that every Planet or grain of sand containing a center of Gravity sends out a repelling force as well as a pulling force. These forces hold the Earth + Sun, "Locked", so the Earth may be pulled many miles closer to the Sun one day and Pushed many miles away the next, but can get only so Close + only so far away. Thus all G units are not only safe from colliding with each other but are mostly locked in definite Orbits. Since this idea (or theory) fits in and explains many of the flying Saucers seen here in the States I am [PAGE 60] (12) writing you because I feel that the present course of events, makes this idea worth investigating and I know you will deliver it to the right person or group. With the highest esteem for you and your department I thank you for your very kind service. - Roy Elwell. Roadstown, N.J. [PAGE 61] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. A. H. Belmont FROM : C. E. Hennrich DATE: September 20, 1952 SUBJECT: STRANGE WHITE OBJECT SEEN OVER MONTANA ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1952 I talked with ASAC Plaxico of Butte on September 20, re the attached news releases indicating that the FBI was investigating a strange white object which reportedly streaked across the sky of Montana for about one hundred miles. Mr. Plaxico stated that while a report of this object had been received at the Butte Office, that no investigation was conducted regarding the matter and that none was contemplated. ACTION: For your information. Attachment CEH:meh [handwritten: handled separately; not attached when recd at 12:20 PM 10/9/52 EHn] RECORDED - 132 62-83894-317 13 SEP 23 1952 EX. - 73 60 OCT 6 1952 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Nease, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials) [handwritten at left margin: FLYING SAUCERS] [PAGE 62] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED-NICHOLS F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Sep 22 1 16 PM '52; RECEIVED-LADD F B I Sep 20 3 47 PM '52; RECEIVED-TOLSON F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Sep 22 10 28 AM '52; REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 2 11 09 AM '52] [PAGE 63] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 10/3/52 FROM : SAC, NEWARK (100-36998) SUBJECT: RE: SPECIAL INQUIRY UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS; Inspector General, USAF 2nd District Office of Special Investigations 67 Broad Street New York 4, New York For the information of the Bureau, on August 27, 1952, the Newark division received a request from the Inspector General, United States Air Force, 2nd District Office of Special Investigations, 67 Broad Street, New York 4, New York, that the background of a civilian photographer, JOHN R. RILEY, 571 Main Street, Paterson, N. J., and of GEORGE J. STOCK, 221 Brooks Avenue, Passaic, N. J., be investigated in an attempt to determine their reliability in view of the fact that they had allegedly observed and photographed an unidentified aerial object on July 31, 1952. The appropriate credit and criminal checks were made in this matter as well as discreet neighborhood inquiries as to both individuals, and no information was received that either individual had criminal records or that they were known in the past to have perpetrated any kind of fraud. It was ascertained that STOCK did photograph an allegedly unidentified aerial object and that RILEY witnessed the incident and developed and printed the exposed film which was subsequently forwarded to the 5th OSI District, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio by Mr. CHARLES GREGG, staff writer, "The Herald News, Passaic, N. J." The letter further requested that the photographer and the witness be questioned as to the circumstances under which the photographs were taken and that an attempt be made to locate other sources in the area that might determine the authenticity of the photos. No investigation of this type was made by the Newark division. In accordance with SAC letter #83, Series 1952 dated 8/29/52, the results of the credit and criminal checks and the neighborhood investigations were forwarded to the local OSI Office, New York City and no further investigations have been made by this office. LWR:IMH RECORDED-12 INDEXED-12 62-83894-318 17 OCT 8 1952 APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF 2040 DATE 9/1/77 SECURITY INFORMATION - CONFIDENTIAL declassified 67 OCT 13 1952 [handwritten: Flying Discs; Mossburg; 7-199] [PAGE 64] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED INTERNAL SECURITY SN F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 10 11 42 AM '52; REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 13 9 11 AM '52] [PAGE 65] FRED. J. EEKHOUT LL.D. 49, STADHOUDERSLAAN THE HAGUE THE NETHERLANDS THE HAGUE, October 6th Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Pennsylvania Avenue WASHINGTON D.C. In the care of Mr Bailey Rm 1246 Dear Mr Bailey, Excuse me please if I misspelled your name, but I never saw it in writing. On May 5th at 2.15 P.M. of this year I paid you a visit in the F.B.I.offices, where I told you details on a certain subject you will surely remember. At the end of the conversation I promised you not to talk about it until I had received word from you whether or not the proper authorities were interested. It was taken for granted that a few months might elapse before the answer could be given. Five months have passed by since then, and as the subject has now become active in Europe, I am really anxious to go ahead with it, I have ofcourse tried to check the theory on each aspect and while doing so I found various complementary as well as fundamental details. I have now reached the point however where I would like to discuss the whole with an expert and I would therefor certainly appreciate to know whether I have to consider our agreement on complete silence as still being valid and necessary or not It might be that you are too busy to be able to write to me of that the authorities are not interested. As it is not my intention to bother you too much with it, I will take it that there is no longer any necessity for silence on my part if I do not receive any information to the contrary by the end of this month. By this proposition I do not intend to force an issue but I would like to discuss a subject like this with scientists friends of mine, which I cannot do as long as I am bound by my promise to you. With very kind regards, Yours Truly F. J. Eekhout EX-115 RECORDED - 76 INDEXED - 76 62-83894-319 13 OCT 14 1952 [handwritten: Flying Saucers; Ack 10-10-52 VHB; 5-VHB] [PAGE 66] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamp: RECEIVED INTERNAL SECURITY SN F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 9 1 01 PM '52; RECORDED - 76; INDEXED - 76] [PAGE 67] October 10, 1952 AIR MAIL RECORDED - 76 62-83894-319 INDEXED - 76 EX-115 Mr. Fred J. Eekhout 49 Stadhouderslaan The Hague The Netherlands Dear Mr. Eekhout: Your letter dated October 6, 1952, has been received. You will perhaps recall being advised at the time of your visit to this Bureau that the matter discussed was not within the jurisdiction of the FBI. However, in view of your imminent departure from Washington the information was accepted for transmittal to the appropriate agency, which was to contact you if interested. Full details were made available at that time to the Department of the Air Force for evaluation and consideration. In the absence of some arrangement between you and the Air Force, your further use of the pertinent facts is, of course, a matter for your own determination. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE ON YELLOW: Bulet to OSI, Air Force, dated 5-7-52 transmitted data furnished by Eekhout to the Bureau 5-5-52 concerning his ideas as to plans for a workable flying disc. Eekhout was informed that further contact with him, if any, would come from the interested Government agency rather than the Bureau. No mention was made of his keeping the facts secret pending a reply from the Bureau or the Air Force. (62-83894-273) VHB:rdm MAILED 6 OCT 10 1952 COMM-FBI 63 OCT 20 1952 RECEIVED F B I Oct 10 5 05 PM '52 Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy (routing list, with handwritten initials) [PAGE 68] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the letter on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: REC'D-TOLSON'S OFFICE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 10 2 18 PM '52; RECEIVED-LAD F B I Oct 10 12 12 PM '52; RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM F B I Oct 10 6 06 PM; 63 OCT 20 1952] [PAGE 69] DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. 30 September 1952 MEMORANDUM FOR: MR. [illegible]COX SUBJECT: Comments on Article in The NEW YORKER 1. A call was made to the Air Technical Intelligence Center, 1330 this date, (Captain Ruppelt) regarding the attached article. 2. ATIC did not in any way indicate to Mr. Daniel Lang that the FBI has an interest in flying saucers. Furthermore, Captain Ruppelt stated that the FBI to his knowledge has never been called upon to furnish reports on flying saucers. ATIC is under the impression that Mr. Lang made the story up or picked it up from a magazine or newspaper article sometime back that definitely was not associated with their organization. 3. ATIC suggests that you check further with Mr. Al Chop, Office of Public Information, and perhaps he can supply you with the information you have requested. 1 Incl: Article fr NEW YORKER, dtd Sept 6, 1952 C. M. YOUNG Colonel, USAF Chief, Policy & Management Group Directorate of Intelligence INDEXED - 50 RECORDED - 50 62-83894-320 OCT 14 1952 UNRECORDED COPY FILED IN 94-3-4-230- 60 OCT 29 1952 [handwritten: Recd from Air Intelligence 10/1/52; Reporter at Large, Something in the Sky, Project Saucer; memo from Mr. Keay to Mr. Belmont 10/8/52; Brannigan; Mossburg; 2 ENCL; 50] [PAGE 70] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the memorandum on the previous page, showing through. Stamps: RECEIVED INTERNAL SECURITY SN F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 20 5 15 PM '52; REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 21 3 08 PM '52; REC'D ESPIONAGE F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 28 11 47 AM '52; 60 OCT 29 1952] [PAGE 71] DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WASHINGTON 25, D. C. [handwritten: Recd from Mr Albert Chop, Office of Public Info, OSD. - 10/6/52 Unt] The following information concerning Air Force investigations of unusual aerial phenomena is submitted in answer to your request. In the Fall of 1947 the United States Air Force took official notice of reports of so-called "flying saucers" because the reports from the public indicated that the problem might be related to the Air Force responsibility for the air defense of the United States. On December 30, 1947 the Air Force directed its Air Materiel Command, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, to set up a project to collect and evaluate all available facts concerning "flying saucer" sightings. To perform this task the Air Materiel Command obtained the services of civilian and military astronomers, psychologists, electronic specialists, meteorologists, aeronautical engineers, and physicists. On December 27, 1949, after 375 reported sightings had been investigated, the Air Force, with the concurrence of the Army and the Navy, announced the findings of the "flying saucer" project. The evidence at that time indicated that the majority of the reports of unidentified flying objects could be accounted for as misinterpretations of various conventional objects, a mild form of hysteria, meteorological phenomena, light aberrations, or hoaxes. There remained, however, a number of unexplained sightings, and the Air Force has continued its investigations inasmuch as it is an Air Force responsibility to identify and analyze aerial phenomena that could possibly be a menace to the United States. Subsequent to December 1949, these investigations have been conducted as a normal intelligence function, rather than a special project, by the Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. 62-83894-320 ENCLOSURE [PAGE 72] To date, the Air Force has undertaken to investigate and analyze about 1500 reports dealing with these phenomena. As before, most of the reports were identified and disposed of as friendly aircraft erroneously reported, known electronic and meteorological phenomena, light aberrations, hoaxes, and other known natural occurrences or man-made objects. The unexplained reports, however, which are in the order of 20 percent of the total, cannot be definitely associated with these familiar things. Difficulty in Evaluating Reports The difficulty in disposing of these unexplained reports is based largely upon the insufficiency of accurate basic data such as size, shape, composition and flight characteristics (speed, acceleration, altitude, exact maneuver pattern, etc.) of the objects. Although some instruments which are useful in obtaining more accurate data of this type have been available, the reports based on sightings with these instruments have been very infrequent and comprise an extremely small percentage of the total. Moreover, even these reports have not included much of the information required. Because of the inadequacy of this basic data, the Air Force has in the past devoted its efforts primarily to determining whether these unexplained sightings indicated the existence of a menace to the United States. Initially it was believed that some pattern might evolve from the study of a large volume of reports. To date, no pattern has materialized to reveal anything whatsoever which can be interpreted as indicative of purpose or consistency or which can be construed as a menace to the United States. Nonetheless, since these unexplained sightings persist, the Air Force will continue its investigations, giving the problem adequate but not frantic attention. It is now felt, however, that reports from people whose training and experience in observing aerial objects qualify them to obtain essential data are the only ones likely to produce material suitable for systematic analysis. The Air Force is planning to provide additional tools to help these observers obtain the basic data it needs. Reports of similar phenomena go back to Biblical times. There have been flurries of them in various centuries. The current series of sightings began generally in 1946. There are many reasons why the volume of these reports has increased materially during the past few years. Aerial activity originated by man has increased, and people today have a greater curiosity about this activity than before. Also, our present efficient communication facilities and news media provide an incentive for reporting unusual observations, for publicizing them and for recording them. However, the ability to measure these phenomena does not seem to have advanced in step with opportunities for observing them. The Air Force believes that most of these phenomena will gradually be understood as more is known about occurrences in the upper atmosphere. - 2 - [PAGE 73] Source of Reports The majority of reports of aerial phenomena have come from civilians. About 8 percent come from civil airlines pilots, while approximately 25 percent are reported by military personnel. Reports have been received also from highly qualified scientists. Although primary significance is attached to reports from qualified observers, there is no intention to discredit untrained observers. Radar Sightings The Air Force has received many reports of unusual images on radar scopes. It is fairly well established that some of these images are ground objects reflected from a layer of warm air above the earth (a temperature inversion). Temperature inversion reflections can give a return on a radar scope that is as sharp as that received from an aircraft. Speed ranges of these returns are reportedly from zero to fantastic speeds. The "objects" also appear to move in all directions. Such radar sightings have resulted in hundreds of fruitless intercept efforts. One scientific theory holds that light can be similarly reflected from a layer of warm air above the earth and, if proven to be correct, this could account for some visual sightings. Bearing out the theory of temperature inversion reflection is an incident which occurred in January 1951 near Oakridge, Tennessee. Two Air Force aircraft attempted to intercept an unidentified "object" and actually established a radar "lock" on the object. Their altitude at the time was 7,000 feet. The unidentified object, according to their radar, appeared to be at an elevation of ten to 25 degrees. Three passes were made in an attempt to close on the object. In each instance the pilots reported that their radar led them first upward and then down toward a specific point on the ground. Ionized clouds are believed to be the cause of some unidentified radar returns. Thunderstorm activity is identifiable by radar, and radar is used for the purpose of avoiding thunderstorms. In addition, radar has picked up many objects first reported as "unidentified phenomena" which were later identified as aircraft, birds, balloons, ice formations in the air, or other known aerial objects or manifestations. Policy Regarding Attempted Interception No orders have been issued by the Air Defense Command to its fighter units to fire on unidentified aerial phenomena. The Air Defense Command is charged with air defense of the United States, and its mission is to attack anything airborne which is known or appears to be hostile. This should not be interpreted to mean that our pilots will fire haphazardly on anything that flies. - 3 - [PAGE 74] Attempts at interception are not made every time that unidentified images appear briefly on an Air Force radar scope. Current Air Force interceptors are short-range, short-duration, high-speed aircraft and can be employed most effectively when it is possible to track a target by visual or radar means so that its position in the air at some future time may be predicted with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Methods of Evaluating The first step in evaluating sightings of unusual aerial phenomena is to collect all available data and check it against known airborne objects such as balloons, aircraft, missiles, meteors, and weather phenomena. If still unexplained, reports from reliable sources, with sufficient details, are turned over to specialists in various scientific fields for further analysis. Future Plans for Evaluating As stated earlier, there is a need for better reports from trained observers using adequate equipment. The Air Force intends to implement its present study with instruments wherever possible. The recent development of special photographic equipment may make it possible to gather data hitherto unobtainable through ordinary photographic methods. This equipment consists of a diffraction grating camera which separates light into its component parts (spectrum) and registers them on film. The principle involved is that used by astronomers in determining the composition of the stars. In this manner Air Force scientists may be able to determine the characteristics of the phenomena and subsequently identify the source. Another proposal involves the use of a continuously operating Schmidt telescope equipped with a camera. This telescope has a wide aperture lens and is capable of covering a cone of 150 degrees or nearly the whole sky from horizon to horizon. This equipment will make it possible to get on a series of photographic plates a complete record of what happens in the sky at night. What "Saucers" Are Not The Air Force has stated in the past, and reaffirms at the present time, that these unidentified aerial phenomena are not a secret weapon, missile or aircraft, developed by the United States. None of the three military departments nor any other agency in the government is conducting experiments, classified or otherwise, with flying objects which could be a basis for the reported phenomena. As far as is known there is nothing in them that is associated with material or vehicles that are directed against the United States, from another country or from other planets. Your interest in this matter is greatly appreciated. Please call upon us if we may be of further service. Sincerely yours, [PAGE 75] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping, first page of "A Reporter at Large — Something in the Sky" from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 — opening pages recount the Air Force's 1947 flying-saucer reports, public reactions and theories, and the start of the Air Force's investigation (Project Saucer) in 1948] Clipped from The NEW YORKER September 6, 1952 pages 64 through 82 page 62 62-83894-320 ENCLOSURE [PAGE 76] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 64") — continues the Air Force's four categorical statements on saucers, then recounts the June 1947 Kenneth Arnold sighting and the wave of newspaper reports that followed, including claims later attributed to planets, fireworks and mass suggestion] [Diagram: cartoon illustration of a man in work clothes seen from behind, carrying a push broom over his shoulder] page 64 [PAGE 77] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 67, 68") — a Major from Air Force Intelligence explains Project Saucer's difficulty proving a negative and why reports of strange sky objects multiplied, citing more sky-watchers and wartime-trained observers] [Diagram: unrelated advertisements (record changer, candelabrum, night stand) printed on the reverse of the clipping; not transcribed] page 67, 68 [PAGE 78] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 69, 70") — describes Project Saucer's analysis of an airliner pilots' report near Macon, including checks of flight schedules and astronomers' and psychologists' opinions on a possible meteor] [Diagram: unrelated carpet advertisement printed on the reverse of the clipping; not transcribed] page 69, 70 [PAGE 79] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 71, 72") — recounts the 1948 Fargo, North Dakota night chase of a light by a National Guard fighter pilot and Project Saucer's weather-balloon explanation] [Diagram: unrelated advertisements (bedroom furniture, blanket) printed on the reverse of the clipping; not transcribed] page 71, 72 [PAGE 80] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 73, 74") — describes a rancher's find identified as a wartime balloon remnant, a Phoenix photograph assessed by a physicist, and the Air Force's widened inquiry with FBI agents helping interview witnesses] [Diagram: unrelated advertisements (rum, mattress, hosiery) printed on the reverse of the clipping; not transcribed] page 73, 74 [PAGE 81] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 75, 76") — reviews the scientists consulted by Project Saucer and the physical, hostile-aircraft and interplanetary theories they considered and rejected, then turns to astronomers' views on Mars] [Diagram: unrelated shoe advertisement printed on the reverse of the clipping; not transcribed] page 75, 76 [PAGE 82] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping from The New Yorker, September 6, 1952 (typed "page 77, 78") — cites Captain Ruppelt on the roughly twenty percent of cases left unidentified, gives the share of pilot witnesses, and mentions a 1951 "skyhook" balloon claim disputed by another scientist] [Diagram: unrelated advertisements (menswear, jewelry) printed on the reverse of the clipping; not transcribed] page 77, 78 [PAGE 83] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping, right column — recounts July 1952 radar sightings of unidentified objects over Washington D.C., interceptor jets dispatched, and the resulting flood of public letters and calls to the Air Force] [Diagram: unrelated advertisements in left column (Mark Cross oxford shirt, toy bagpipe, hand laundry); not transcribed] page 79, 80 [PAGE 84] [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article clipping, continuation — describes an Air Force general's 1952 press interview on saucer reports, then early-August 1952 photograph and laboratory-experiment claims and expert reactions] 81 page 81, 82 [PAGE 85] 7-26a Invoice of Contents from FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, D. C. Date October 6, 1952 Case References INVESTIGATION OF POSSIBLE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Consigned to: Directorate of Special Invest. / The Inspector General Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon Washington, D. C. Att: Mr. Gilbert R. Levy List of Contents PC-33951DE Q1 through Q6 K1 through K3 497363 Mr. Harbo, 7625 Mr. Conrad, 7142 Mr. Downing, 6228 IB Mr. Bowles, 7601 Mr. Parsons, 7121 [Stamp: MAILED OCT 23 1952 COMM FBI] REGISTERED MAIL 62-83894. 68 MAR 3 1953 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Mail Room, place date of shipment and registry number; Shipping Room, show date of shipment and initial this invoice; then return it to person whose name is checked in column at right. After this checked name has been initialled, invoice should be placed in administrative file. [PAGE 86] Date: October 28, 1952 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 RECORDED - 143 62-83894-321 Subject: FLYING SAUCERS There are attached for your information a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated October 21, 1952, and the enclosures thereto, received by this Bureau from Mr. Marvel W. Reece. Mr. Reece has been advised that his letter has been referred to your Department. No further action is being taken in this matter by this Bureau. Attachment EHM:cem:mes [Stamp: MAILED 16 OCT 29 1952 COMM-FBI] [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy] 70 NOV 5 1952 [PAGE 87] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the reverse side showing the page 86 memorandum through the paper; stamps: MAILED OCT 29 1952 COMM-FBI; RECEIVED MAIL ROOM U S DEPT OF JUSTICE FBI Oct 28 11 55 AM '52; NOV 5 1952] [PAGE 88] Hotel Potomac COCKTAIL LOUNGE DINING ROOM CAFETERIA STYLE WASHINGTON D.C. 18TH AND H.ST. N.W PHONE NA 9216 21-10-52 FLYING SAUCERS Dear Sirs, 1) On Sunday, 5 october, my wife and I were walking towards the Smithsonian Institute when this picture was taken. Neither of us noticed anything unusual at the time, and I think that if the "spot" on the negative and picture, would be a "thing" of reality, we would certainly have noticed it. 2) If we would never have heard anything about "things" and "objects", we wouldn't send this to you, beyond a doubt. But, what looks like a spot, could be something different. Better safe than sorry. Respectfully yours, Marvel W. Reece [Stamps and notes: RECORDED - 47; INDEXED - 47; 62-83894-321; OCT 22 1952; handwritten: Memo to OSI with encls. Let to Mr. Marvel W. Reece 10-29-52 EHM] NARVEL W. REECE [PAGE 89] NARVEL W. REECE C.T.S.N. 1578 VAN ZANDT ROAD CINCINNATI, 31 OHIO. P.S. If possible, and/or convenient, please return negative or picture, or acknowledge receipt of same. [Stamps: RECEIVED INTERNAL SECURITY SN FBI U S DEPT OF JUSTICE Oct 24 2 28 PM '52; RECD ESPIONAGE Oct 24 5 06 PM '52; RECD ESPIONAGE Nov 3 5 03 PM '52] [PAGE 90] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. A. H. BELMONT FROM : V. P. KEAY DATE: October 8, 1952 SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS Reference is made to an article which appeared in "The New Yorker" dated September 6, 1952, which is attached. This article which was written by Daniel Lang contained inaccurate information regarding FBI investigations, indicating that the FBI conducts certain inquiries regarding flying saucers at the request of the Air Force. It is pointed out here that, although the Bureau did at one time conduct some investigations regarding flying saucers, a present agreement has been set up with the Air Force whereby the Air Force conducts all investigations pertaining to flying saucers and the Bureau, upon receiving complaints of this nature, merely turns the complaints over to the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), which in turn transmits the information to Air Intelligence. Air Intelligence has set up the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, for the purpose of coordinating and handling of research pertaining to flying saucers. Inquiry was conducted in order to determine, if possible, the source for the information appearing in the attached article regarding FBI investigations. Lieutenant Colonel L. L. Free in charge of the Espionage Branch, Counter-Intelligence Division, Office of Special Investigations, advised that no one in OSI has been contacted by Lang, and he suggested direct contact by the Bureau Representative with Air Intelligence to determine if Lang had been in touch with anyone in that organization in order to gather information for his article. Colonel C. M. Young, Executive Officer to Major General John A. Samford, Director of Air Intelligence, advised that Lang has not contacted General Samford's office. Colonel Young also telephonically contacted Captain Ruppelt of the Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, on September 30, 1952. Captain Ruppelt advised Colonel Young that they have never indicated in any way to Mr. Lang that the FBI has an interest in flying saucers. Captain Ruppelt stated that the FBI to his knowledge has never been called upon to furnish reports on flying saucers. Ruppelt is under the impression that Mr. Lang made the story up or picked it up from some magazine or newspaper article sometime back. Both Colonel Young and Captain Ruppelt are thoroughly familiar with Bureau policy pertaining to flying saucers. Attachments (2) NWP:hke RECORDED - 116 62-83894-322 INDEXED - 116 EX-60 OCT 14 1952 60 OCT 29 1952 [PAGE 91] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror image of the reverse side showing the page 90 memorandum through the paper; stamps: RECEIVED - NICHOLS F.B.I. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Oct 10 10 34 AM '52; RECEIVED - LADD F B I Oct 9 9 35 AM '52; RECEIVED LIAISON F.B.I. Oct 22 12 15 PM '52; REC'D BELMONT F.B.I. Oct 8 4 02 PM '52; RECD TOLSON'S OFFICE Oct 9 1 54 PM '52; OCT 23 1952] [PAGE 92] Memorandum for Mr. A. H. Belmont, 10/8/52 Colonel Young suggested that further contact be made with Mr. Albert Chop of the Office of Public Information, Office of the Secretary of Defense, who represents the Air Force in public relations contacts pertaining to flying saucer matters. Mr. Chop was contacted and advised that he was familiar with the attached "New Yorker" magazine article. He advised that Lang had gathered most of the material about two years ago when considerable publicity regarding flying saucers had appeared in newspapers. He does not know where Lang gathered the material at that time but assumes that he gathered it from various sources, such as other newspaper articles. When the recent publicity regarding flying saucers appeared in newspapers, Lang renewed his interest in flying saucers and attempted to bring his article up to date. He contacted Mr. Chop for further current information. Mr. Chop advised that he gave Lang some routine items of interest regarding flying saucer complaints and investigations by the Air Force, but that he instructed Mr. Lang not to contact the Air Technical Intelligence Center for further information from that source. Mr. Chop also advised that at no time was the FBI mentioned and that he has no idea where Lang obtained the information appearing in his article concerning FBI investigations. Mr. Chop advised that he is thoroughly familiar with Bureau policy pertaining to flying saucer investigations, and that he at no time has indicated to any writer or newspaper representative that the FBI conducts investigations pertaining to flying saucers. Mr. Chop advised that, if the Bureau desires, he would be glad to contact Lang to discreetly determine where Lang obtained his information indicating that the FBI conducts investigations pertaining to flying saucers. He stated that he could make this contact without indicating in any way the Bureau has contacted him. He was advised that his offer of cooperation was appreciated, but that it was not desired that he make such an inquiry at the present time. There is attached a current mimeographed form containing current information regarding the whole flying saucer matter which was turned over by Chop. This is the information which - 2 - [PAGE 93] Memorandum for Mr. A. H. Belmont, 10/8/52 is ordinarily given to newspaper reporters or writers who make inquiry in the Office of Public Information. ACTION: None. For your information. - 3 - [PAGE 94] Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : MR. A. H. BELMONT DATE: October 27, 1952 FROM : V. P. KEAY SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: page 1 of V. P. Keay's memorandum to A. H. Belmont (widely published) — Air Intelligence reported another credible, unexplained sighting; it still considers saucers optical illusions or atmospheric phenomena, though some military officials consider interplanetary ships; ATIC at Wright-Patterson handles the research and discounts about 90 percent of reports; Colonel C. M. Young told the Bureau on October 23, 1952, that a Navy photographer filmed some 35 feet of a dozen or more objects, which ATIC experts could not explain and ruled out as balloons, clouds or optical illusions.] [stamped: RECORDED; 62-83894-323; OCT 30 1952; 52 NOV 7 1952; NWP:fjb] [PAGE 95] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan; reverse side with mirrored show-through of the preceding memorandum and FBI "RECEIVED" stamps dated October 28, 1952 (Belmont, Tolson, Director, Nichols, Liaison) and November 5, 1952] [PAGE 96] Memo to Mr. A. H. Belmont RE: FLYING SAUCERS from V. P. Keay [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: page 2 of the same memorandum — Colonel Young said Air Intelligence still regards the saucers as optical illusions or atmospheric phenomena, while some military officials are seriously considering interplanetary ships.] ACTION: None. This is for your information. - 2 - [PAGE 97] October 28, 1952 Mr. Narvel W. Reece, C.T.S.N. 1578 Van Fandt Road Cincinnati 31, Ohio Dear Mr. Reece: I want to thank you for your letter and the enclosures which you forwarded to this Bureau. I have taken the liberty of forwarding a copy of your letter and the enclosures thereto to the Department of the Air Force, inasmuch as the matter referred to in your letter is within the jurisdiction of that Department. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director EHM:cem:mes Note: The Records Section has been unable to locate a cross reference on the name Narvel Woodrow Reece (64-32001-1-135, encl. page 7). In view of the information contained in 64-32001-1, it is not believed the reference will be pertinent in this instance. This action is being taken to expedite the Bureau's reply to the correspondent. File mentioned above concerns name check requests. [Handwritten: Flying Saucers] [Stamps: INDEXED - 67; EX-120; COMM - FBI OCT 29 1952 MAILED 26; 62-83894-324; OCT 30 1952; 67 NOV 10 1952] [PAGE 98] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror-image reverse of page 97, showing the letter to Mr. Reece through the paper; stamps: REC'D BELMONT, FBI RECEIVE MAIL ROOM, Oct 29, 11 AM 1952] [PAGE 99] NUMEROUS REFERENCE 4-22c SEARCH SLIP Supervisor Messling Room 3708 Subj: Narvel W. Reece [checked] Exact Spelling Searchers All References Initial AM [checked] Subversive Ref. Date 10-27-52 Mail File Restricted to Locality of FILE NUMBER SERIALS NR Narvel Woodrow 64-32001-1-135 Encl p 7 Narvel NR N- N! 65-30966-3 [struck through] [Handwritten: 10-28 P.25 ...] [Handwritten: 10/28] Initialed [PAGE 100] 1. Jan 24, 1953 Los Angeles, Calif Mr John Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. "Flying Saucers -" Dear Mr. Hoover = This is being written to you so that it may be forwarded to President Eisenhower if you feel it advisable; and to prevent any security leaks if such transmission of message is to be accomplished. PURPOSE = A PLAN FOR BRINGING DOWN ONE OF THE STRANGE AIR VEHICLES AS SIGHTED OVER JAPAN AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD; AND THEN TO BE STUDIED BY OUR SCIENTISTS. EQUIPMENT NEEDED = 1. GUIDED MISSILES = that may be guided from the ground or a Mother Ship or made to home on these strange objects through Radar or Radio 2 A DEVICE which when sighted from Ground or Air in Twilight or Darkness resembles [illegible] of these Craft as to = Shape / Size / Lights and / Flying Characteristics May be necessary to use a high flying Zeplin, Balloon or Jet Craft, Helicopter or other. THIS IS the Deco[illegible] Next Sheet [Stamps/notes: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE F.B.I. RECEIVED MR. JONES JAN 28 11 09 AM '53; RECORDED-91 INDEXED-91; 62-83894-325; FEB 12 1953; 60 FEB 9 1953; handwritten A] [PAGE 101] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamps: MR. JONES, RECEIVED F B I, U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE, JAN 28 11 09 AM '53; 60 FEB 9 1953] [PAGE 102] 2. Equip. Needed (Cont.) 3. Below the Decoy = Highly accurate guns, cannons or other necessary weapons which are constantly trained on our Decoy or adjacent Area to decoy 4. Highly Secret and Skilled Personnel = To prevent any leak as to plan; and able to carry out operation to be successful on the first trial if possible. Plan = Send Decoy up in an Area known to have Consistenly seen these strange objects. Sent to predetermined Altitude, and Known flying patterns So that Gun Crews below are alert to let go instantaneously when Strange Craft approaches to investigate our Decoy. Decoy and our Ground operators should be in an Area where we can retrieve the Fallen object. OF course if it is Known that these objects are from other planets the need for bringing one down is not immediately imperative. Respectfully Submitted to be forwarded if you deem it advisable. Sam T. Kanter c/o Hollywood College 2009 Ninth St. Los Angeles, Calif. [PAGE 103] COPY:fcr TO: MR. A. H. BELMONT DATE: December 5, 1952 FROM: V. P. KEAY SUBJECT: PROPOSED STUDY ON THE "FLYING SAUCERS" PHENOMENA; INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: internal FBI memorandum from V. P. Keay to Mr. Belmont reporting what Supervisor Kuhrtz learned at the 4 December 1952 Intelligence Advisory Committee meeting about CIA interest in "flying saucers," a German scientist's theory, an African sighting, and a proposed scientific study.] ACTION: Liaison will obtain the details of the "flying saucers" observation in Africa from the Air Force. MWK:lw [Stamps: ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/11/84 BY SP-1 gsk/alm Comp.# 245,536; 62-83894; NOT RECORDED 146 JAN 6 1953 INITIALS ON ORIGINAL; 53 FEB 16 1953; handwritten 62-90718-277] [PAGE 104] COPY:fcr TO: MR. A. H. BELMONT DATE: December 23, 1952 FROM: V. P. KEAY SUBJECT: PROPOSED STUDY ON THE "FLYING SAUCERS" PHENOMENA; INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: internal FBI memorandum from V. P. Keay to Mr. Belmont following up on the 5 December memo; the Liaison Agent contacted CIA officials about the African incident and the German scientist's theory, with some passages redacted (b)(3).] ACTION: This matter will be followed by the Liaison Agent for the purpose of obtaining additional details concerning the "saucers" theory of the German scientist. SJP:lw [Stamps: ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/11/84 BY SP-1 gsk/alm Comp.# 245,536; 62-83894; NOT RECORDED 146 JAN 6 1953; INITIALS ON ORIGINAL; 56 JAN 12 1953; handwritten 62-90718-278] [PAGE 105] RECORDED-84 62-83894-326 Date: February 11, 1953 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 DISCS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING There are attached for your information in the captioned matter a Photostat of a letter dated January 20, 1953, received by this Bureau from Mr. Robert D. Wolf, 19 North Forsythe Street, Franklin, Indiana, with the enclosures referred to therein, and a copy of this Bureau's reply to Mr. Wolf. No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau in this matter. Attachment EHM:eme [Stamps: EX-105; COMM - FBI FEB 11 1953 MAILED 30; 70 FEB 19 1953] [PAGE 106] January 27, 1953 RECORDED-84 62-83894-326 EX-105 Mr. Robert D. Wolf 19 North Forsythe Street Franklin, Indiana Dear Mr. Wolf: Your letter dated January 20, 1953, has been received, together with enclosures. Although I would like to be of service in connection with your request, I would like to point out that the FBI is strictly a fact-finding agency and it is not within the scope of its prescribed authority to make evaluations or draw conclusions as to the character or integrity of any organization or individual. I know you will understand the reason for this rule and will appreciate my inability to be of assistance to you in this regard. The literature and letter you forwarded are being returned. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director Enclosures (2) cc - Indianapolis, with copy of incoming and copy of letter signed by Albert K. Bender. cc - New Haven, with copy of incoming and copy of letter signed by Albert K. Bender. ATTENTION SAC's: (see next page) DIC:dep:bkh [Stamps: COMM - FBI JAN 28 1953 MAILED 20] [PAGE 107] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamps: COMM - FBI JAN 28 1953 MAILED 20; FBI RECEIVE MAIL ROOM JAN 28 1 32 PM '53; RECD ESPIONAGE JAN 29 5 18 PM '53] [PAGE 108] ATTENTION SAC's: Correspondent also enclosed a copy of the January 19, 1953 issue of "Space Review", the publication of The International Flying Saucer Bureau, indicating the address as Post Office Box 241, Bridgeport, Connecticut. This small periodical contains news of various I.F.S.B. groups throughout the United States and England and news items relating to flying saucers. No references can be located in Bufiles on the I.F.S.B.; "Space Review" or Albert K. Bender. [PAGE 109] JOHNSON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE MONROE AND JACKSON STREETS FRANKLIN, INDIANA ROBERT D. WOLF Director 20 January 1953 Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I would first like to apologize for writing to you direct, however, I have cleared this morning with our State Director and he suggests this procedure. We have been having some success with our Ground Observation Corps as we have four (4) posts here in the county. Last Fall I was contacted by one of our local business men wanting to know if I would be interested in joining the International Flying Saucer Bureau. I told him that I would and did join with the idea fully in mind of having the local people who are interested in Flying Saucers also work in our Civil Defense Program. We are only too willing to co-operate in any way we can with Civil Defense. The city of Franklin is approximately twenty (20) miles southwest of Indianapolis, on the dual lane highway U S #31. I am enclosing a letter which was received last October, as well as the current issue of SPACE REVIEW. Would like to know if this organization has been cleared or is subversive in any way. I would appreciate your expediting this information back to us so that we will know what steps to take in further enlisting interested persons in our program. If you do not require the enclosures please return them. ROBERT D. WOLF Home Address: 19 North Forsythe St. Franklin, Indiana. [Handwritten annotations: I.F.S.B. Bridgeport Connecticut; ENCLO. ATTACHED; ENCL - not to Corresp.; Albert K. Bender - Conn; stamps: RECORDED-84, INDEXED-84, EX-105, 62-83894-326, FEB 16 1953, U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 110] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirror-image reverse of page 109, showing the Wolf letter through the paper; stamps: MR. JONES RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JAN 22 2 26 PM '53; INTERNAL SECURITY SECTION JAN 22 1 11 PM '53; JAN 29 10 45 AM '53] [PAGE 111] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Manila envelope; stamp: ENCLOSURE; handwritten 62-83894-326] [PAGE 112] The International Flying Saucer Bureau "All is possible to one who believes" ALBERT K. BENDER, President and Editor MAX KRENGEL, Vice-Pres. and Treas. ALAN C. RIEVMAN, Secretary FRED J. BENDER, Historian INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ROBERT N. WEBSTER, Editor "Fate" Magazine WILSON "BOB" TUCKER, Author - Editor of Science Newsletter ELLIOTT ROCKMORE, Editor - Publisher "Saucer Review" GEORGE D. FAWCETT, Lecturer - Sauceriana Collection STANLEY E. CROUCH, Editor - Science and Culture Magazine FRANKLIN M. DIETZ, JR., Editor and Publisher "Science - Fantasy and Science Fiction" BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE E. L. PLUNKETT, Retired Capt. 8th Army INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS P. O. BOX 241 BRIDGEPORT 2, CONN. U. S. A. Great Britain Branch 71 Chedworth Road Horfield, Bristol 7, England [Handwritten: original returned to correspondent] October 26, 1952 Mr. [illegible]. H. Frahm, 949 E. Jefferson Street, Franklin, Indiana Dear Mr. Frahm: [illegible] again I am happy to write to you about [illegible] and your fine work in helping our organization [illegible] grow larger and stronger. In your last letter you asked what course of action [y]our club should take in connection with IFSB. I would suggest the following: (1.) Appoint a local Chairman of the IFSB in Franklin, Indiana. Also appoint a local treasurer and secretary. ([2]). Hold your meetings at least twice a month, where you can discuss saucer happenings and club activities. Use a local hall, or better yet, hold the meetings at each others homes. If and when you form your own city group, a certain portion of the club membership fee may be retained by you to help your cause. ([4].) Mr. Dick Campbell, is an International Officer [i]n IFSB and should be paid such respect at all [y]our gatherings. (5). We will do any post card printing you desire or cards of similar size. (6). You can print your club activities in "Space Review". (7). Get contributions from your members to help you get formed. [PAGE 113] The International Flying Saucer Bureau "All is possible to one who believes" ALBERT K. BENDER, President and Editor MAX KRENGEL, Vice-Pres. and Treas. ALLAN C. RIEVMAN, Secretary P. O. BOX 241 BRIDGEPORT 2, CONN. U. S. A. )II( (8). Report to IFSB all reports and sightings in your area. However, first put the sightings before your group and let them judge whether they are authentic or not. (9). Keep a record of all club members in your area and their activities as far as IFSB is concerned. (10). Obtain if possible (merely a suggestion), a tape recorder so that you can send actual voice to IFSB headquarters. In this way, I as President, could send messages for you to play at your local meetings. In the future I may even pay your city a visit and attend one of your meetings. These are all merely suggestions for you to ponder over and if you decide to adopt any of them please consult with your Indiana Representative, Mr. Campbell. After you have [read] this, get in touch with me at once. I sincerely hope that these suggestions will help you [in] making some move as to what your local group will do, Forever Looking Up, Albert K. Bender Albert K. Bender President AKB/[illegible] [PAGE 114] Space Review Copyright 1953 by ALBERT K. BENDER VOL. II, No. 1 January, 1953 Bridgeport, Conn., U.S.A. [Handwritten: Orig. returned to correspondent 1-26-53] IFSB OF BRITAIN ORGANIZES Capt. E. L. Plunkett Appointed British Representative. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: article in the IFSB newsletter reporting that the International Flying Saucer Bureau has organized in Great Britain under retired Capt. E. L. Plunkett, who holds weekly meetings and plans lectures.] FRANKLIN, INDIANA JOINS EN MASSE Business Men and Public Officials Join IFSB To Form Own City Group. [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: article reporting that Franklin, Indiana members, including a civil defense director and local business men, are forming a city group of about 30 members, planning to buy a telescope and camera, with sightings summarized.] LUIS LUHRING NAMED PUERTO RICAN REPRESENTATIVE [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: short item naming Luis Luhring of Punta Santiago, Puerto Rico, as IFSB representative for the island.] OUR PRESIDENT HEARS FROM PROF. EINSTEIN [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: short item saying Albert Bender received a brief reply letter from Professor Einstein declining to comply with his request for an opinion on flying saucers.] [Handwritten: 62-83894-326] [PAGE 115] 2 SPACE REVIEW SAUCERS IN THE NEWS [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter column of about a dozen short news items dated September-November 1952 from places including Puerto Rico, Norway, Sweden, Australia, Germany, New York, England, France, Korea and New Zealand, each summarizing a reported sighting or statement about flying saucers or rockets.] For more detailed information on any of the above, please write to IFSB. Please date your clippings that you send to us, and note the source. [PAGE 116] SPACE REVIEW 3 SUTTON, WEST VIRGINIA MONSTER MAY BE "COLLIER'S" ROCKET! Rev. S. L. Dow, Washington, D.C., Representative, IFSB [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: signed article by an IFSB representative claiming personal saucer photographs and suggesting the Sutton, West Virginia creature report may have been a rocket-craft described in Collier's magazine of October 1952.] CIVILIAN SAUCER INVESTIGATION OF NEW ZEALAND CONTACTS IFSB [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: short item saying the Civilian Saucer Investigation of New Zealand, set up on October 13, 1952, with no government affiliation, has contacted IFSB, names its committee members and plans an exchange of sighting maps and reports.] [PAGE 117] 4 SPACE REVIEW EDITORIAL [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: unsigned magazine editorial comparing Columbus's voyage to a future rocket voyage into space, arguing that apparent impossibilities become realities and ending with the IFSB motto.] FROM THE ASSOCIATE EDITOR'S DESK [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: short column on the vastness of space and the view that intelligent life is unlikely to exist only on Earth.] Published quarterly by Albert K. Bender, Editor; Max Krengel, Associate Editor; Printed by Reliable Press, Bridgeport, Conn. Subscription Price: four issues, to members, $1.00; to non members, $1.40 per year. Individual copies $.35. Exclusive publication of the IFSB. P.O. Box 241, Bridgeport 2, Conn., U.S.A. Send all news and articles to this address. [PAGE 118] SPACE REVIEW 5 SCIENCE FICTION NEWS Alan C. Rievman Victor Root, Illinois Rep. of IFSB, has some Science-Fiction mags for sale, or free in exchange. He is selling them for a small fee. Write to IFSB for address. The DECEMBER, 1952, issue of FATE magazine is a must to all IFSB members and officers. It contains an article by Curtis Fuller, entitled, "Let's Get Straight About the Saucers." A complete detailed story of the incident of the scoutmaster described in our January issue, is discussed with a picture of the scoutmaster. SUBSCRIBE TO FATE MAGAZINE AND KEEP UP TO DATE ON THE SAUCERS. Write to 806 Dempster Street, Evanston, Illinois. New Pocket Books on Stands: Dell No. 627, "When Worlds Collide" by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer. Pocket Book No. 908, "New Tales of Space and Time", edited by Raymond J. Healy. Thanks to Ray Palmer for our letter in the December issue of "Other Worlds". Clark Publishing Co., 806 Dempster St., Evanston, Illinois. Let's subscribe. NEW BOOK BY VIKING PRESS "Across the Space Frontier", edited by Cornelius Ryan, $3.95, Viking, New York. RANDOM HOUSE HAS DONE IT AGAIN WITH: "By Space Ship to the Moon", written by Jack Coggins and Fletcher Pratt, foreword by Willy Ley. $1. SCIENCE FICTION NEWS-LETTER, by our Council Member, "Bob" Tucker, P.O. Box 702, Bloomington, Illinois. THE UNITED STATES ROCKET SOCIETY, Box 29, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Hollywood is coming out with two good movies: "War of the Worlds" and "The Conquest of Space". SAUCER REVIEW, by Elliott Rockmore, a member of our Council. P.O. Box 148, Wall St. Station, New York 5, N.Y. Owners of tape recorders or wire recorders: Join T.R.I. (Tape-respondence International. Send your voice to your correspondents) 3488-22nd St., San Francisco 10, Calif. BORDERLAND SCIENCES RESEARCH ASSOCIATES located at 3524 Adams Ave., San Diego 16, California, would like to have IFSB members join their society. Many new Science Fiction Mags are hitting the newsstands and some are good while others are the usual run. A few of the better ones are: Tops in SF; Science Fiction Quarterly and Fantastic. Two good S-F books: "Robots Have No Tails" by Lewis Padgett and "Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut. Both humorous line. The officers of IFSB are planning on issuing a 12-page booklet sometime next year with a complete record on all saucer reports that they now have collected. This booklet will not be a regular issue of "Space Review", but a separate issue and will sell for 50c to everyone. Our President, Mr. Bender, will write the foreword with comments throughout by officials of IFSB. The booklet will be entitled: IFSB REPORTS ON THE SAUCERS. If interested, write! We would like members and officers to send in snapshots of themselves so that when the time comes for us to print pictures in Space Review, we will have the photos available. MENTION "SPACE REVIEW" when writing to any of above mentioned publications. This page will be eliminated in future issues, and will be replaced by articles on saucers. [PAGE 119] 6 SPACE REVIEW "MY THEORY" by IFSB Members [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: column of five short reader-submitted opinions (Theory Nos. 6-10) by IFSB members Barbara Knorr, Louie Masonick Jr., Alan Rievman, Victor Root and Alan Stazer, each speculating on where flying saucers come from and who pilots them.] All theories become the property of IFSB and cannot be returned. [PAGE 120] SPACE REVIEW 7 HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT REPRESENTATIVES DICK CAMPBELL, Rep. Indiana--Rep. Campbell has written us many interesting letters and aided in making his home town of Franklin the only city in the world with the most IFSB members. At present it totals over twenty. He was assisted by Mr. Louis Frahm, and Mr. Jack Moore of that place. J. RONALD ALBERT, rep. Ontario, Canada--Will be appointed Representative of CANADA AT LARGE. Doing a fine job. Would like more Canadians to join club. VICTOR ROOT, Rep. Illinois--One of our most valuable representatives. He has spent much time preparing a map of the United States showing the places where saucers have been sighted. He is quite a poet, too; see his poem in this issue. Mr. Root presented the IFSB with this saucer map. We are proud of it. We are sorry to say that Mr. Root may have to move to California in the near future. It will be very hard to replace such an ardent worker. [illegible] BROADDUS, Rep. Kentucky--Obtained two new members for IFSB. One of them, Mrs. Glenn C. Fuller, saw a flying saucer. Her report will be in our next issue of "Space Review". Mr. Broaddus is spreading the word about IFSB. DIANE BUCHANAN, Rep. Iowa--Obtained a new member, and has clippings she intends to send in to IFSB. GAIL SPRAGUE, Rep. Wisconsin--Gail is quite the cartoonist. She sent in a cartoon [illegible] which really made the International Staff roll off their chairs. She showed the parlor of a home with the front door open, a strange looking creature had walked in the door leaving muddy tracks on the floor. Outside can be seen a saucer parked on the lawn. A housewife approaches the creature and this is what she says: "I don't care where you're from. Look at my clean rug." She also sent us a fine poem that appears in this issue. Gail obtained a new member for us also. She sure is showing fine interest. ALLAN LEVINSKY, Rep. Maine--Claims that very few people are seeing saucers in Maine. Is doing his best to get people interested in IFSB. ROBERT R. RITTER, Rep. Tennessee--Chalks up another member for IFSB. LUIS LUHRING, Rep. Puerto Rico--Mr. Luhring has sent us numerous clippings from Puerto Rico about saucers. He plans to get as many people as possible to join IFSB. He says that the interest in saucers is as great in Puerto Rico as anyplace else. S. L. DAW, Rep. Washington, D.C.--We are happy to have for our representative in Washington, D.C., the first member of the clergy, Reverend Daw. Mr. Daw, as he prefers to be called by club members, is doing great work for IFSB. We are anxiously awaiting to see his actual photos of saucers that he took himself. RONALD KINNEAR, Rep. New York--Took upon himself to advertise in his own state and had 50 post cards printed and plans to mail them out, in his state. We are not getting any reports from some of our Representatives. It is absolutely necessary that we hear from you, so please do your best to get those monthly reports rolling in on time. [PAGE 121] 8 SPACE REVIEW DIRECTORY OF REPRESENTATIVES The following are additional representatives since our last publication. BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE--Edgar L. Plunkett, 71 Chedworth Rd., Horfield, Bristol 7, England; Assistant Representative for Britain--Denis Plunkett PUERTO RICAN REPRESENTATIVE--Luis Luhring, Box 23, Punta Santiago COLORADO--Verna M. Hampton, 4245 Alcott St., Denver MAINE--Allan Levinsky, 59 Atlantic St., Portland MISSOURI--Ralph Hetzel, 6 Scarsdale, St. Louis 17 NEW JERSEY--August C. Roberts, 443 Ogden Ave., Jersey City NORTH CAROLINA--David T. Benton, Box 430, E.C.C., Greenville OHIO--Robert C. Schnelle, Sr., 714 McMakin Ave., Cincinnati OREGON--G. L. McColly, 524 Jersey St., Silverton DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--Rev. S. L. Daw, 5119--7th St., N.W., Washington WEST VIRGINIA--Gray Barker, Box 981, Clarksburg Above names will not be published again. Additional names in future issues. Anyone that wishes to correspond with other members will please send us permission to print your name and address so that others will know that you desire correspondence. We do not publish lists of our members' names and addresses without permission from them. LET'S LOOK AT THE MAGAZINES READERS DIGEST FOR JULY 1952--Two articles "Have We Visitors from Space," and "Flying Saucers--New in Name Only." TRUE MAGAZINE, SEPT 1952--The Flying Saucers and the Mysterious Little Men." OCT. 1952--"We Flew Above Flying Saucers." DEC. 1952--"What Radar Tells About Flying Saucers." [illegible] MAGAZINE, OCT. 20, 1952--"Moonbound," Page 18. COLLIER'S, OCT. 18, 1952--"Man on the Moon." OCT. 25, 1952--"More About Man on the Moon." PIC MAGAZINE, NOV. 1952--"How Do Saucers Fly?" SIR MAGAZINE, DEC. 1952--"Flying Saucers and the Air Around Us." MR. MAGAZINE, JAN. 1953--"Is Washington Afraid of Flying Saucers?" MAN TO MAN MAGAZINE, JAN. 1953--"Flying Saucers Are Not New." THE MYSTERY OF OTHER WORLDS REVEALED--A Fawcett Book No. 166. Excellent. A four star edition--one of the finest to date in the pulp line. Cost 75c. We advise all saucer-minded folk to get this magazine. It is only once in a great while that a publisher puts out such a fine publication. Contains news of Space Travel; Flying Saucers; and Rocket Development. These magazines are in the IFSB LIBRARY as part of our collection. We will send written information to anyone that may have questions on above magazines. Coming in April "SPACE REVIEW"--"SAUCERITIS" by John Armitage of England. An article that will make you really THINK! A COMPLETE LISTING OF ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS [PAGE 122] 9 SPACE REVIEW TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE I.F.S.B.--GREETINGS FROM ENGLAND Capt. Edgar L. Plunkett, British Representative [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: signed message from the IFSB British representative to members, arguing that saucers may be real, offering a speculative explanation involving lines of force, and encouraging members to continue despite ridicule.] MYSTERIOUS CRAFT by Gail Sprague [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: short poem about a strange craft from space visiting Earth.] OUT THERE by Victor Root [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: short poem about longing to travel out among the stars.] [PAGE 123] 10 SPACE REVIEW SAUCER SIGHTINGS BY IFSB MEMBERS Exclusive! From Franklin, Indiana and Surrounding Towns [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newsletter column reproducing three member sighting reports. Sighting No. 4, of 28 July 1952, is a Franklin, Indiana police report of three objects seen to the southeast for about four hours. Sighting No. 5 (Minnesota, April 20) and No. 6 (Los Angeles area, September 22, 1952) are brief reports.] When sending in your reports on Saucer Sightings, please give the date that you saw the saucer. Thank you! [PAGE 124] SPACE REVIEW 11 EXCERPTS FROM A SUMMARY OF A FIVE-YEAR FLYING SAUCER INVESTIGATION By George D. Fawcett, International Council, IFSB [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: magazine article excerpt (Space Review, p. 11) in which the author, a student, says he is ending a five-year private flying saucer investigation, recounts his own 1951 sighting in Lynchburg, Virginia, and speculates about government knowledge — author's summary of his research and opinions] EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. Fawcett's discussions and opinions will be found in future issues of Space Review. ATTENTION MEMBERS AND OFFICERS: If you would be interested in receiving an emblem to wear on your coat lapel with our club letters "IFSB" engraved on a saucer background, we would be interested in knowing. We cannot order these emblems unless we get enough people showing interest. The price would be approximately $1.00 each. Please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you! [PAGE 125] 12 SPACE REVIEW WE WANT YOU TO MEET EDGAR L. PLUNKETT, BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE—Born at Bristol, Glos., England, on December 26, 1903. Covered most parts of the world as a radio operator at sea from 1922 to 1936, including the U.S.A., notably New York, Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, Newport News, Tampa, Mobile, and many other ports. Has many interesting memories of the prohibition days, the gangster era, Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and other notable highlights. Has worked for many years for Anglo-American friendship and still corresponds with friends here in U.S.A. Was called to service in 1939. Was rescued from Dunkirk Beaches by the French Destroyer L'Incomprise on June 1, 1940. Went to Middle East in 1941, and served through three Western Desert Campaigns with the British 8th Army. After fall of Tunis was commissioned in Palestine and was then posted in Egypt. Returned to England at the end of the war after four and a half years service overseas as a Captain. Now employed by his original firm as a clerk. He has a wife and three children, their ages are Denis 21, now with the RAF, Diana 18, and Michael 14. Hobbies are writing and reading and other journalistic yearnings including poetry, plus an unabated desire to travel. Since the formation of Civil Defense a year or so ago, he has become a qualified instructor and lectures three evenings weekly to industrial personnel. Mr. Plunkett has shown great interest in IFSB activities and will without a doubt prove to be our most valuable foreign representative. ASSOCIATE EDITOR (Next Issue—April 1, 1953) POST OFFICE BOX 241 BRIDGEPORT 2, CONN. U.S.A. Return Postage Guaranteed To [Stamp: 2 cents United States Postage, postmark partly legible] Mr. Robert D. Wolf 19 N. Forsyth St. Franklin, Indiana 101553 [PAGE 126] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION In Reply, Please Refer to File No. American Embassy 1, Grosvenor Square London, W. 1 [SECRET struck out] - AIR COURIER [Handwritten: declassified date, notes and initials; illegible] Date: February 17, 1953 To: Director, FBI From: Legal Attache London, England Subject: "FLYING SAUCERS" Major E. P. Walkers, Provo Marshall at the U. S. Air Force Base at Mildenhall, England, telephonically contacted writer on February 14, 1953, regarding the new or revived interest in "flying saucers." He stated he did not have any new information to report but did know of an incident that took place several years ago and which the Bureau may desire to check. This incident, according to Major Walkers, concerns an article or story on "flying saucers" which appeared in a small newspaper with limited circulation in the Township of Jeffersonville, Delaware Township, Sullivan County, New York. He was unable to recall the name of the newspaper but was certain it is the only one published in that area. The story appeared in one of the early 1947 issues or in one of the issues during the last three months of 1946. It was written by a member of the U. S.Armed Forces and of significance is the fact that subsequent issues failed to follow it up by carrying additional stories on "flying saucers." Also significant is the fact that it appeared in a small and practically unknown newspaper. Major Walkers states he is merely reporting this for what it may be worth and is being forwarded to the Bureau for any action considered appropriate. - RUC - JAC:CFJ [Stamp: APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF DATE — handwritten date and initials] RECORDED-60 62-83894-327 FEB 26 1953 EX-102 [Handwritten: notes and initials, partly illegible] [PAGE 127] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECD ESPIONAGE, Mar 4 10:11 AM '53] [Stamp: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI LIAISON SECTION, Mar 3 4 09 PM '53] [PAGE 128] 62-83894-327 RECORDED - 47 EX-130 Date: March 6, 1953 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 The following information has been received by this Bureau from its representative in London, England, concerning the captioned matter: Major E. P. Walkers, Provost Marshal, U. S. Air Force Base, Mildenhall, England, telephonically contacted the writer on February 14, 1953, regarding the new or revived interest in "flying saucers." He stated he did not have any new information to report but he knew of an incident that took place several years ago which this Bureau might desire to check. This incident, according to Major Walkers, concerns an article or story on "flying saucers" which appeared in a small newspaper with limited circulation located at Jeffersonville, Delaware Township, Sullivan County, New York. He was unable to recall the name of the newspaper but was certain it is the only one published in that area. The story appeared in one of the early 1947 issues or in one of the issues during the last three months of 1946. It was written by a member of the U. S. Armed Forces and of significance is the fact that subsequent issues failed to follow it up by [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy] EHM:eme [Stamp: MAILED 6 MAR 9 - 1953 COMM-FBI] [Stamp: FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM MAR 6 7:37 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [Stamp: MAR 11 1953] [Handwritten: initials and notes, illegible] [PAGE 129] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: RECEIVE MAIL ROOM U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI MAR 9 3 51 PM '53] [Stamp: MAILED 6 MAR 9 - 1953 COMM-FBI] [PAGE 130] carrying additional stories on "flying saucers." Also significant is the fact that it appeared in a small and practically unknown newspaper. Major Walkers states he is merely reporting this for what it may be worth. The above data is being furnished to you for your information and any action you desire to take in connection therewith, inasmuch as this Bureau is not conducting any investigations relating to the captioned matter. - 2 - [PAGE 131] Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : A. H. Belmont DATE: March 10, 1953 FROM : L. H. Martin SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS JOHN BAILEY, INFORMANT John Bailey called from Bowie, Maryland, at 9:05 P.M., 3/9/53, to advise that he had just seen a flying saucer near that city. He was vague as to details and nonresponsive as to where he was calling from and as to his residence. When asked where he planned to stay tonight, at least, in order that Air Force might interview him if deemed advisable, Bailey said the writer wanted to know too much and disconnected. Since no specific information was furnished and since the call may have been a prank, the Air Force was not advised. Since no identifying information was obtained, no attempt was made to check Bureau records. Recommendation: File. LHM:dmd [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy] RECORDED-102 INDEXED-102 62-83894-328 MAR 12 1953 [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 132] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECD ESPIONAGE, MAR 10 9 34 AM '53] [PAGE 133] RECORDED-102 62-83894-328 [CONFIDENTIAL struck out; handwritten: Declassified, date and initials] Date: March 12, 1953 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 At 9:05 p.m. on March 9, 1953, an individual giving his name as John Bailey telephonically contacted this Bureau and advised he had just seen a flying saucer near Bowie, Maryland. Mr. Bailey was vague as to any details in this matter and would not furnish any information concerning his residence or the place from which he was making his telephone call. No additional pertinent information in this matter was furnished by Mr. Bailey. The above is being furnished to you for your information and assistance in the captioned matter. No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau concerning this matter. EHM:elk [Stamp: APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF 2040 — DATE 9/1/77 (handwritten)] [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Laughlin, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Rm., Holloman, Gandy] [Stamp: MAILED 3 MAR 13 1953 COMM-FBI] [Stamp: MAR 12 6 23 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM] [Stamp: 67 MAR 20 1953] [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 134] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: MAR 13 4 23 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVE MAIL ROOM] [Stamp: MAILED 3 MAR 13 1953 COMM-FBI] [Stamp: MAR 12 6 23 PM '53 FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM] [PAGE 135] TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH Valparaiso, March 4, 1953 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington United States, North America Subject: Individual who may possibly be connected with flying saucers. Dear Sir: In writing to you who directs the influential Office of Investigation which has international connections, I would like to state the following: 1°-a) I had the opportunity to read in a "Chilean" police magazine, in the section entitled, "Perfect Escapes," the escape of Dr. LINKE (42 years old, widower, who sometime in 1950, in London, was arrested on the 8th floor of the Building of Departments (?). The reason for his detention was his possible collaboration with VLADIMIR VLASAV in "divulging to foreign governments English aviation secrets".) [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: quotation from the magazine article describing the arrest attempt — says lights, elevators and telephones in the building failed during the police arrival and returned afterward; he was arrested at 6 A.M.] b) Dr. LINKE escaped from the Kent Prison (a few days after he was imprisoned) and according to statements of the author of the article, which should be accurate, he did it in the following manner: Between 12 midnight and 2 A.M., in rainy weather, Dr. JULIUS LINKE disappeared under the following circumstances: the electricity, elevators, telephones, and flash lights of the guards would not function. TRANSLATED BY: MARY APOSTOL:bad March 12, 1953 RECORDED - 26 62-83894-329 12 MAR 26 1953 [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 136] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED MAR 16 12 01 PM '53 MR. JONES] [Stamp: MAR 16 10 54 AM '53] [Stamp: pink, partly legible, ESPIONAGE] [Handwritten: initials, illegible] [PAGE 137] According to the article, among other statements of the guards, was the fact that between midnight and 2 o'clock rain fell in torrents and for a few moments there was complete darkness because the lights went off. A guard tried to ring the alarm which would set off the siren, and it did not work; he yelled to another guard but did not get an answer, and his voice sounded very "distant"; although he tried to warn his chiefs personally, he could not run or even walk fast (he had to walk slowly). 2°).--A little before the fall of Berlin, "the motors of autos and trucks stopped unexpectedly," without any apparent explanation; after one hour they succeeded in starting them again. During this occasion it was commented that "something rare occurred in the atmosphere." 3° - About three months ago I read in a local newspaper about the "flying saucers," with the reservation that perhaps they would be speculating about the flying saucers; however, it is undeniable that they were telling the truth. It stated that, according to a news agency, an officer and his associate who were flying a plane saw a "flying saucer." They followed it, but it, as in previous cases, whirled about and could not be reached. However, the flying saucer flew very high and then it began a rapid descent; it stopped a few seconds on the officer's airplane, paralizing the motors of the airplane, (according to statements of the aviators). Later the disk flew very high and was lost from view, and the airplane motors began working. Any inference from the above statements -- according to my way of thinking, -- that these facts may appear to be imaginary, is dispelled by the statements of various witnesses on each occasion, and therefore they are "scientific" facts. If on two occasions paralization of electricity occurred, as well as what we may call paralization of vital forces (in the case of the guards), and in said cases "the interference of one person," Dr. LINKE, is inferred, why could not Dr. LINKE also be connected with the other two cases (2 and 3)? It may be that all this is not in any way related and that the flying saucers are nothing more than what has been given as a scientific explanation, but the "strange force," about which our ancestors have not spoken to us in history, we cannot deny. - 2 - [PAGE 138] I submit for your full consideration all I have said, my only motive being "human interest for human affairs" and my desire for the progress of humanity, for a good future full of dignity and cosmic evolution. Without further particulars, I remain Sincerely yours, S/ FRANCISCO TRONCOSO SILVA Casilla 1857. Valparaiso Chile, South America P. S. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter. - 3 - [PAGE 139] Valparaiso, 4 Marzo de 1953. Señor Director Federal Bureau of Investigation. Washington. Estados Unidos. Norte América. Referencia:- Persona con posible ingerencia en "Discos Voladores". Estimado señor:- Me permito dirigirme a Ud., que dirige una poderosa Oficina de Investigación de raigambre Internacional, para manifestar lo siguiente:- 1º.- a) Tuve la oportunidad de leer en una revista policial "chilena", en una sección titulada "Fugas Perfectas", la fuga del Dr. Linke ( de 42 años de edad, viudo, que a mediados de 1950 en Londres fué detenido en un Edificio de Departamentos, 8º piso. Motivo de detención, su posible participación con Vladimir Vlasav de "divulgar a gobiernos extranjeros secretos de aviación Inglesa"). [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: passage quoting the police magazine article on the arrest raid between 04 and 05 hrs.; says power, elevators, telephones and the police flashlights failed at the 8th floor, and he was arrested at 06 hrs.] b) El Dr. Linke huyó del presidio de Kent (a pocos días de ser encerrado) y según declaraciones del autor del artículo, que deben ser fidedignas, lo hizo en la siguiente circunstancia:- Entre las 12 de la noche (24 hrs.) y 02 hrs. de la mañana, en lluvioso día desapareció el Dr. Julius Linke, con las agravantes de - paralización del alumbrado, ascensores y teléfonos, no funcionamiento de linternas de bolsillo ( de vigilantes). Los vigilantes entre otras cosas declararon - según el artículo - que entre las 24 y 02 hrs., arreció en gran forma la lluvia y en ciertos momentos reinó completa"obscuridad" , los focos se apagaron. Un vigilante trató de tocar el botón de alarma que hace sonar el silbato de peligro y no funcionó, gritó a otro vigilante y no obtuvo respuesta y su voz era "lejana"; para avisar personalmente a sus jefes no pudo correr ni apresurar la marcha (sino andar en forma lenta). 2º.- Poco antes de la caída de Berlín, "los motores de autos y camiones fueron inesperadamente detenidos", sin encontrarse aparente explicación; después de una hora se logró ponerlos en movimiento. Se comentó en esa oportunidad "que algo raro ocurría en la atmósfera". 3º.- Harán cerca de tres meses que leí en un periódico local, acerca de los "Discos Voladores" - haciendo la salvedad que tal vez se habrá especulado acerca de los platillos voladores, pero también es inimaginable que se han dicho verdades - declarando, según un artículo de una agencia noticiosa que, un oficial y su acompañante que piloteaban un avión, divisaron un "Disco Volador". Lo persiguieron, pero éste como en casos anteriores hizo bastantes piruetas y no se dejó alcanzar. Sin embargo el Disco Volador se elevó a gran altura, luego inició un acelerado descenso y se estacionó unos instantes por sobre el avión del Oficial, paralizándole los motores al avión (según declaraciones de los aviadores). Posteriormente el Disco se elevó perdiéndose de vista, funcionando nuevamente los motores del avión. Deducción de lo anteriormente manifestado - según mi modo de pensar, que - al ocurrir hechos de esta índole que parecieran utópicos, se desmiente por lo manifestado por varios testigos en distintas circunstancias y por lo tanto son hechos "científicos". Si en dos ocasiones ocurrió la paralización de la fuerza eléctrica - y digámoslo fuerza vital (en caso de vigilantes) - se desprende en dichos casos la "ingerencia de una persona", el Dr. Linke. ¿Porqué no podría tener ingerencia el Dr. Linke, en los otros dos casos, incisos 2º y 3º ? [PAGE 140] - 2 - Puede que todo esto no tenga relación y que los Discos Voladores no sean más que lo que han explicado ciertos científicos, pero lo de la "fuerza extraña", que no nos hablan nuestros antepasados en su historia, no lo podemos negar. Dejo a su entera consideración todo lo dicho, no guiándome otro motivo que el "interés humano por las cosas humanas" y aspirando por el amplio progreso de la Humanidad, por un futuro benigno de dignidad y evolución cósmica. Sin otro particular, saluda atentamente a Ud. [Signature] Francisco Troncoso Silva. Casilla 1857. Valparaiso. Chile. Sud América. Nota:- Ruego a Ud. contestarme de haber recibido la presente. [PAGE 141] March 23, 1953 RECORDED INDEXED 62-83894-329 Mr. Francisco Troncoso Silva Casilla 1857 Valparaiso, Chile Dear Mr. Troncoso: I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your letter of March 4, 1953. The interest which prompted you to make your observations available to me is sincerely appreciated. Since your communication may be of interest to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it to The Honorable, The Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director cc-Foreign Liaison Desk, with copy of incoming. copy by form, Secretary of the Air Force. ELT:blt [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Gearty, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Sizoo, Miss Gandy] [Stamp: FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM, MAR 23 7 24 PM '53] [Stamp: COMM - FBI MAR 24 1953 MAILED 9] [Stamp: 78 APR 7 1953] [Handwritten: initials, illegible] [PAGE 142] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 4/28/53 FROM : SAC, SAN JUAN (65-330) SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT OBSERVED 11:30 AM, APRIL 8, 1953, FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO: MISCELLANEOUS [Handwritten: FLYING SAUCERS] On 4/27/53 a report was received from Major BRADFORD P. SHUMAN, Wing Intelligence Officer, Ramey Air Force Base, Puerto Rico. The substance of this report is as follows: Five persons observed an unidentified flying object at 11:30 AM on 4/8/53 at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Statements were taken from all of the witnesses, among whom were three Captains and a Sergeant of the U. S. Army, as well as a civilian. They described the object as a bright star or a bright ball of fire at a great height, and it was moving rapidly at the time it was observed. All of the witnesses observed one RB 36 aircraft which had been flying in the area at the time of the sighting of this unidentified object. The Wing Intelligence Officer reported that there were two RB 36 aircraft in the area at this time. These aircraft were reported to be flying at 12,000 and 21,000 feet respectively. None of the persons from whom statements were taken were able to accurately describe the object, other than by the statements set forth above. This matter is being reported to the Bureau for information purposes. CLOSED. FDO'B:MD [Handwritten: 5/7/53 Sanders adv no need to disseminate to OSI that they have info. — partly legible, with initials] RECORDED-12 INDEXED-12 EX-102 62-83894-330 6 APR 29 1953 [Stamp: 53 MAY 11 1953] [Handwritten: initials, illegible] [PAGE 143] May 14, 1953 Mrs. Robert H. Davisson 26 Olcott Street Watertown, Massachusetts [Handwritten: FLYING SAUCERS] Dear Mrs. Davisson: I have received your letter of May 9, 1953, and I want to thank you for making the information contained in your letter available to me. Inasmuch as the information contained in your letter comes within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force, I have furnished a copy of your letter to that Department for appropriate attention. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director cc - 1 - Boston (FOR INFORMATION) EHM:mjh NOTE: Bureau files are negative re Mrs. Robert H. Davisson. [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Gearty, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Sizoo, Miss Gandy] RECORDED-141 INDEXED-141 62-83894-331 MAY 18 1953 EX-111 [Stamp: MAY 14 7 08 PM '53 FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM] [Stamp: COMM - FBI MAY 15 1953 MAILED 28] [Stamp: 30 MAY 25 1953] [Handwritten: initials, illegible] [PAGE 144] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: RECORDED-141 INDEXED-141] [Stamp: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED READING ROOM MAY 14 1 01 PM '53] [Stamp: REC'D BELMONT F.B.I. U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [Stamp: MAY 14 1 55 PM '53 FBI RECEIVED-LAD U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [Stamp: COMM-FBI MAY 15 1953 MAILED 28] [PAGE 145] RECORDED - 99 INDEXED - 99 62-83894-332 [CONFIDENTIAL struck out; handwritten: Declassified, 2040 9/1/77] Date: May 14, 1953 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 There is attached for your information and assistance in this matter a copy of a self-explanatory letter dated May 9, 1953, received by this Bureau from Mrs. Robert H. Davisson, 26 Olcott Street, Watertown, Massachusetts. Mrs. Davisson's letter has been acknowledged by this Bureau and she has been informed that a copy of her letter has been referred to the Department of the Air Force for appropriate attention. Attachment cc - 1 - Boston (Under Separate Cover) (Attachment) (FOR INFO) NOTE: Bureau files are negative re Mrs. Robert H. Davisson. EHM:mjh [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Gearty, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Sizoo, Miss Gandy] [Stamp: APPROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES ADVISED BY ROUTING SLIP(S) OF 2040 — DATE 9/1/77 (handwritten)] [Stamp: MAILED 6 MAY 15 1953 COMM-FBI] [Stamp: MAY 14 7 08 PM '53 RECEIVED READING ROOM] [Stamp: 5? MAY 27 1953] [Handwritten: initials, illegible] [PAGE 146] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: RECORDED - 99 INDEXED 99] [Handwritten: Declassified, 2040 9/1/77] [Stamp: MAY 14 1 55 PM '53 FBI RECEIVED-LAD U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [Stamp: MAY 25 11 52 AM '53 REC'D ESPIONAGE] [Stamp: MAY 14 12 23 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVE MAIL ROOM] [Stamp: MAILED 6 MAY 15 1953 COMM-FBI] [PAGE 147] 26 Olcott Street Watertown. Mass. May 9, 1953 Dear Sir:- (May 7th) Thursday evening 9:25 PM I left school (M.d.T) and entered the parking lot along side of the school. I happened to look up and I saw what seems to be known as a flying saucer. I assure you it was not an air plane, a search light nor a falling star. It was round in shape + a rather orange color. It traveled horizontally at a rather slow speed for just a few seconds then disappeared. Just like that. I was not alone at the time, another student was with me + saw it. I can give you his name + address if you like it. [Handwritten margin: MRS. R. H. DAVISSON Mass] RECORDED - 99 INDEXED - 99 62-83894-332 6 MAY 18 1953 [Handwritten: EHM:mjh 5/14/53; cc Boston (encl.); ESP Soot - Mossburg; other notes partly illegible] [PAGE 148] When I arrived home I spent approx. one half hour calling C.D. & Air Force Ground operations etc. finally after getting no answers I called the Watertown police who merely informed me they didn't know what I should do about it. It came as rather a surprise to me, I thought that there was supposed to be somebody on lookout at all times. I do not know to whom I should write & in desperation am writing to you. I do hope you will report this to the proper authorities for me and I hope you will suggest to the local C.D. that they should have someone or someone that a person could call to report such findings. I would appreciate very much a reply from you. May I just add that I honestly didn't know what the unknown object was. I never before saw anything like it. I would be very happy to supply any other information you would like. Thanking you very much. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Robert H. Davisson 26 Olcott St. Watertown, Mass. [Stamp: MAY 25 11 52 AM '53 REC'D ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI] [Stamp: MAY 13, partly legible] [PAGE 149] July 9, 1953 RECORDED - 68 INDEXED 68 62-83894-333 Mr. W. S. Woodfill President Grand Hotel Mackinac Island, Michigan Dear Mr. Woodfill: Your letter of June 30, 1953, has been received in Mr. Hoover's absence from the city, and I am taking the liberty of acknowledging its receipt. Your communication will be brought to his attention promptly following his return to Washington. Sincerely yours, Helen W. Gandy Secretary cc-Detroit, with copy of incoming. cc-Cincinnati, with copy of incoming. ATTENTION SAC: You are instructed to thoroughly check your files in an effort to determine whether or not the Mr. Stevenson referred to by correspondent has been interviewed by an Agent of your office. You should also furnish the Bureau any information which might assist in clarifying the story set forth by Woodfill. Sulet results no later than July [illegible, overwritten] 1953 under caption "Mr. W. S. Woodfill, President, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, Research (Crime Records)." [Struck out: Follow-up made for July 16, 1953.] [Handwritten: Called per Cincinnati letter 7/15/53, initials] NOTE: Although inquiries regarding such phenomena are being handled by the Air Force at this present time, it is believed desirable to check the source of this rumor and following receipt of reply from Cincinnati, refer correspondent's inquiry to the Air Force. In 1939 and again in 1940 Woodfill invited the Director to attend the Michigan Hotel Convention, and both invitations were declined. An informant reported that in 1945 gambling on Mackinac Island was reserved for the Grand Hotel. HPL:blt [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Gearty, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Sizoo, Miss Gandy] [Stamp: COMM - FBI JUL 10 1953 MAILED 27] [Stamp: RECEIVED READING ROOM, partly legible] [Handwritten: O-1 and notes re Cincinnati 7-17-53, initials; partly illegible] [PAGE 150] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: COMM - FBI JUL 10 1953 MAILED 27] [Stamp: U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED, partly legible] [Stamp: RECORDED-68 INDEXED 68] [PAGE 151] Grand Hotel WORLD'S LARGEST SUMMER HOTEL MACKINAC ISLAND · MICHIGAN W. S. WOODFILL President June 30, 1953 [Routing list: Mr. Tolson, Mr. Ladd, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Belmont, Mr. Clegg, Mr. Glavin, Mr. Harbo, Mr. Rosen, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Gearty, Mr. Mohr, Mr. Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Mr. Holloman, Mr. Sizoo, Miss Gandy] Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Gentlemen: A relative of mine living in Circleville, Ohio has advised me of the following account. Two years ago a respected farmer living near Circleville saw a lighted object dancing around, flying around in the air near him late at night in a pasture or field, -- a flying saucer. In due time this came to have general knowledge in the community, and about one year ago the story appeared in the Circleville newspaper. Since then he is presumed to have been consulted with representatives of the F.B.I., so it is said there, and only three weeks ago or so it is said the F.B.I. representatives came to consult with him again. This time they brought pictures to show the farmer of various types of these flying saucers or space ships that have been apprehended by the government from time to time, and the farmer was able to identify one of them as the type of thing he had seen two years ago. The farmer was told, as the story goes, by your representatives, that the particular flying saucer he identified is the type that is known to have been flown down from the planet Mars, and that similar ships have been captured, and that your agency or the government hold captive one man at least in California who was taken from one of these things from Mars. This Martian it is understood is now being taught how to speak English -- in California -- and taught American customs. It is said that it is apparent that this Martian comes from a civilization much more advanced than our own civiliation.... and that this account has general knowledge as reported here in that community. I understand that the farmer is a Mr. Stevenson, that he is held in very high repute in the community, prosperous, conservative and of presumed sound mind. RECORDED - 68 INDEXED 68 62-83894-333 JUL 13 1953 [Stamp: RECEIVED AUG 5 1953 DIRECTOR] [Stamp: JUL 8 10 15 AM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED, partly legible] [Stamp: 77 AUG 5 1953] [Handwritten: notes and initials, partly illegible] [PAGE 152] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: JUL 6 9 33 AM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - NICHOLS] [Stamp: JUL 6 12 23 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED MR. JONES] [Stamp: JUL 3 1 31 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - DIRECTOR] [Stamp: JUL 10 9 36 AM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - DIRECTOR] [Stamp: JUL 8 10 13 AM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - DIRECTOR] [Stamp: JUL 8 1 10 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - NICHOLS] [Stamp, red: REC'D. RECORDS SEC. JUL 3 12 49 PM '53] [Handwritten: Director, 7-3-53, Rebecca N. Holmes (partly legible)] [PAGE 153] No. 2 I can only believe that the account is a lot of nonsense, insofar as the F.B.I. telling the farmer that the government has captured several "flying saucers", and that they are from Mars, and that a Martian is being held captive in California. It would be apparent to me that if the government did have such knowledge, they would not confide such information to the farmer, -- and moreover that it is too utterly fantastic to credit with recognition as true. The farmer no doubt saw a "flying saucer", a light reflection or other light phenomenon such as the government has said all such things really are, and not a space ship from Mars or anyother place in outer space. I am writing to hopefully secure your advice, insofar as you can properly advise me publicly as a citizen, of what the truth is in this story. I should like to set my relative there straight. And I am curious personally to know what the real story is about this farmer - Mr. Stevenson of the Circleville, Ohio area. Respectfully yours, W. S. Woodfill President [PAGE 154] [Stamp: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 8 1953 TELETYPE] [Routing list: Mr. Tolson, Mr. Ladd, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Belmont, Mr. Clegg, Mr. Glavin, Mr. Harbo, Mr. Rosen, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Gearty, Mr. Mohr, Mr. Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Mr. Holloman, Mr. Sizoo, Miss Gandy] FBI ATLANTA 7-8-53 11-0-2 AM JB DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT FLYING SAUCERS, MR. TOM MCRAE, - ATLANTA CONSTITUTION- REPORTER, COMPLAINANT. THREE FORTYFIVE AM THIS DATE MCRAE TELEPHONICALLY FURNISHED FOLLOWING -FANTASTIC TALE - ASSURING THAT NEITHER HE NOR ANY MEMBER OF -CONSTITUTION- STAFF HAD BEEN DRINKING BUT HAD WITNESSED THIS STORY. MCRAE STATED EDWARD E. WATERS, ONE EIGHT FIVE FIVE PEACHTREE RD, NE, TELE ELGIN NINE FIVE SIX TWO, CALLED ON HIM AT NEWSPAPER OFFICE STATING HE ANDTWO OTHER COMPANIONS WHILE TRAVELING IN CAR ON BANKHEAD HIGHWAY ABOUT MABLETON, GA. ENCOUNTERED THREE SMALL ANIMALS WHICH THEY BELIEVED HAD LANDED FROM SOME PLACE IN FLYING SAUCER. WATERS INFORMED MCRAE THAT AS THEY APPROACHED THE THREE OBJECTS SSTARTING MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO WHAT HE BELIEVED A FLYING SAUCER, THAT TWO OF THE ANIMALS ESCAPED IN SAUCER BUT THIRD WAS KILLED WHEN HIT BY THEIR AUTOMOBILE. WATERS DISPLAYED OBJECT OR ANIMAL TO MCRAE AT NEWSPAPER OFFICE. MCRAE STATED ANIMAL DID NOT RESEMBLE ANYTHING HE HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE BUT LOOKED AS IF IT BELONGED TO MONKEY FAMILY. ANIMAL MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE APPROXIMATELY TWENTYONE INCHES LONG, HAD RATHER POINTED HEAD, LARGE EARS AND SKIN WAS PINKISH. DUE TO EARLY MORNING HOUR MCRAE UNABLE TO LOCATE SCIENTIST TO EXAMINE ANIMAL BUT DID HAVE ONE OF LEADING VETERINARIANS THIS CITY EXAMINE IT. RECORDED-124 62-83894-334 JUL 14 1953 [14 struck out, 15 written] EX-103 [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 155] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: REC'D BELMONT F.B.I. JUL 8 6 51 PM '53] [Stamp: JUL 8 5 52 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - NICHOLS] [Stamp: JUL 8 4 46 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED-LAD] [Stamp: JUL 9 11 36 AM '53 REC'D ESPIONAGE U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI] [Stamp: JUL 8 12 43 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - TOLSON] [Stamp: JUL 8 3 26 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - DIRECTOR] [PAGE 156] 0-&3 2 MCRAE STATES VETERINARIAN WOULD NOT COMMIT HIMSELF BUT VET POINTED OUT HAD NEVER SEEN ANIMAL IN MONKEY FAMILY WITHOUT HAIR AS THIS ONE NOR HAD EVER NOTED A DEAD ANIMAL THAT DID NOT TURN PALE AT DEATH. VETERINARIAN STATED ANIMAL HAD HAD A TAIL BUT SAME WAS MISSING AND WHEN QUESTIONING WATERS ABOUT SAME WATERS SEEMED SOMEWHAT SURPRISED BUT STATE IT WAS POSSIBLY CUT OFF IN ACCIDENT. MCRAE ADVISED WHERE WAS BLOOD AROUND MOUTH OF ANIMAL CAUSED BY ACCIDENT WHICH RESEMBLED HUMAN BLOOD MCRAE FIRST THOUVHT WATERS POSSIBLY TRYING TO PULL PUBLICITY GAG DUE TO RECENT NEWSPAPER STORIES BUT BELIEVED HAD THIS BEEN HIS MOTIVE WATERS WOULD HAVE TIMED HIS VISIT BETTER AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRINT ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MCRAE STATED NEWSPAPER WOULD POSSIBLY RUN STORY ON ABOVE FACTS TODAY. ATLANTA INDICES NEGATIVE ON WATERS. ABOVE FURNISHED IN VIEW OF POSSIBLE PUBLICITY THIS DATE. NO INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED THIS OFFICE UCAB. MATTER REFERRED TO OSI OFFICE NINE AM EST TODAY. CARSON END AND ACK LINE X SIX SHUD LAST THREE WORDS BE WHXX THERE WAS BLOOD YES THANKS ALSO LINE 10 SHUD IT BE THEY WERE UNABLE YES OK TU 12-11 PM OK FBI WA RD V cc: MR. BELMONT, DOM. INTEL. DIVISION [PAGE 157] [Stamp: FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 8 1953 TELETYPE] [Routing list: Mr. Tolson, Mr. Ladd, Mr. Nichols, Mr. Belmont, Mr. Clegg, Mr. Glavin, Mr. Harbo, Mr. Rosen, Mr. Tracy, Mr. Gearty, Mr. Mohr, Mr. Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Mr. Holloman, Mr. Sizoo, Miss Gandy] FBI ATLANTA 7-8-53 11-0-2 AM JB DIRECTOR, FBI URGENT FLYING SAUCERS, MR. TOM MCRAE, - ATLANTA CONSTITUTION- REPORTER, COMPLAINANT. THREE FORTYFIVE AM THIS DATE MCRAE TELEPHONICALLY FURNISHED FOLLOWING -FANTASTIC TALE - ASSURING THAT NEITHER HE NOR ANY MEMBER OF -CONSTITUTION- STAFF HAD BEEN DRINKING BUT HAD WITNESSED THIS STORY. MCRAE STATED EDWARD E. WATERS, ONE EIGHT FIVE FIVE PEACHTREE RD, NE, TELE ELGIN NINE FIVE SIX TWO, CALLED ON HIM AT NEWSPAPER OFFICE STATING HE ANDTWO OTHER COMPANIONS WHILE TRAVELING IN CAR ON BANKHEAD HIGHWAY ABOUT MABLETON, GA. ENCOUNTERED THREE SMALL ANIMALS WHICH THEY BELIEVED HAD LANDED FROM SOME PLACE IN FLYING SAUCER. WATERS INFORMED MCRAE THAT AS THEY APPROACHED THE THREE OBJECTS SSTARTING MAKING THEIR WAY BACK TO WHAT HE BELIEVED A FLYING SAUCER, THAT TWO OF THE ANIMALS ESCAPED IN SAUCER BUT THIRD WAS KILLED WHEN HIT BY THEIR AUTOMOBILE. WATERS DISPLAYED OBJECT OR ANIMAL TO MCRAE AT NEWSPAPER OFFICE. MCRAE STATED ANIMAL DID NOT RESEMBLE ANYTHING HE HAD EVER SEEN BEFORE BUT LOOKED AS IF IT BELONGED TO MONKEY FAMILY. ANIMAL MEASURED AND FOUND TO BE APPROXIMATELY TWENTYONE INCHES LONG, HAD RATHER POINTED HEAD, LARGE EARS AND SKIN WAS PINKISH. DUE TO EARLY MORNING HOUR MCRAE UNABLE TO LOCATE SCIENTIST TO EXAMINE ANIMAL BUT DID HAVE ONE OF LEADING VETERINARIANS THIS CITY EXAMINE IT. [Handwritten: 7/9/53 OSI adv it had rec'd tel. from local OSI with complete details, initials; OSI EHM:rb 7-10-53] [PAGE 158] 0-&3 2 MCRAE STATES VETERINARIAN WOULD NOT COMMIT HIMSELF BUT VET POINTED OUT HAD NEVER SEEN ANIMAL IN MONKEY FAMILY WITHOUT HAIR AS THIS ONE NOR HAD EVER NOTED A DEAD ANIMAL THAT DID NOT TURN PALE AT DEATH. VETERINARIAN STATED ANIMAL HAD HAD A TAIL BUT SAME WAS MISSING AND WHEN QUESTIONING WATERS ABOUT SAME WATERS SEEMED SOMEWHAT SURPRISED BUT STATE IT WAS POSSIBLY CUT OFF IN ACCIDENT. MCRAE ADVISED WHERE WAS BLOOD AROUND MOUTH OF ANIMAL CAUSED BY ACCIDENT WHICH RESEMBLED HUMAN BLOOD MCRAE FIRST THOUVHT WATERS POSSIBLY TRYING TO PULL PUBLICITY GAG DUE TO RECENT NEWSPAPER STORIES BUT BELIEVED HAD THIS BEEN HIS MOTIVE WATERS WOULD HAVE TIMED HIS VISIT BETTER AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRINT ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MCRAE STATED NEWSPAPER WOULD POSSIBLY RUN STORY ON ABOVE FACTS TODAY. ATLANTA INDICES NEGATIVE ON WATERS. ABOVE FURNISHED IN VIEW OF POSSIBLE PUBLICITY THIS DATE. NO INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED THIS OFFICE UCAB. MATTER REFERRED TO OSI OFFICE NINE AM EST TODAY. CARSON END AND ACK LINE X SIX SHUD LAST THREE WORDS BE WHXX THERE WAS BLOOD YES THANKS ALSO LINE 10 SHUD IT BE THEY WERE UNABLE YES OK TU 12-11 PM OK FBI WA RD V ORIGINAL-DIRECTOR [PAGE 159] [Diagram: newspaper clipping with photograph of a man crouching beside a small skinned animal-like carcass] The Little Man Who Wasn't [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: newspaper photo caption about Edward Watters and two friends claiming a flying saucer and small creatures near Atlanta, Ga.; the exhibited "man from Mars" was called a skinned monkey by an anatomy professor] ENCLOSURE 62-83894-334 Washington Daily News 7/9/53 [PAGE 160] (SAUCER) [Text present — not reproduced verbatim: wire news story datelined Atlanta, 7/8, about two barbers and a butcher who displayed a 21-inch creature as proof of a flying saucer sighting; an anatomy professor said it appeared to be a monkey] 7/8--N653P [Handwritten: initials] ENCLOSURE 62-83894-334 [PAGE 161] RECORDED-124 INDEXED-124 EX-103 62-83894-334 DATE: July 10, 1953 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 The following information was furnished to the Atlanta Field Office of this Bureau at 3:45 A.M. on July 8, 1953, by Mr. Tom McRae, "Atlanta Constitution" reporter. Mr. McRae stated Mr. Edward E. Waters, 1855 Peach Tree Road, Northeast, Atlanta, Georgia, telephone number Elgin 9562, contacted him at the office of the "Atlanta Constitution" and advised as follows: According to Waters, he and two other companions, while travelling in an automobile on Bankhead Highway in the vicinity of Mableton, Georgia, encountered three small animals which they believed had landed from a flying saucer. Waters advised as he and his companion approached, the three animals started making their way back to what was believed to be a flying saucer. According to Waters, two of the animals escaped in the flying saucer but the third was killed when hit by the automobile in which Waters and his companions were riding. According to McRae, Waters displayed the animal which had been killed to him at the "Atlanta Constitution" newspaper office. McRae stated the animal did not resemble anything he had ever seen before but it looked as though it belonged to the monkey family. According to McRae, the animal was approximately 21 inches long, had a rather pointed head, large ears and pinkish skin. McRae stated because of the early morning hour he was unable to locate a scientist to examine the animal, but he did have one of the leading veterinarians of Atlanta, Georgia, examine it. EHM:djb [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Gearty, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Sizoo, Miss Gandy] [Stamp: COMM - FBI JUL 10 1953 MAILED 27] [Handwritten: ENCL. 124 and initials, partly illegible] [PAGE 162] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Stamp: RECORDED-124 INDEXED-124 EX-103] [Stamp: JUL 10 5 24 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVE MAIL ROOM] [Stamp: COMM - FBI JUL 10 1953 MAILED 27] [Stamp: ENCL., red] [PAGE 163] McRae advised the veterinarian would not commit himself but the veterinarian pointed out he had never seen an animal in the monkey family without hair nor had he ever seen a dead animal that did not turn pale at death. According to McRae, the veterinarian stated the animal's tail was missing and that when he had questioned Waters about the missing tail Waters had seemed somewhat surprised and indicated it had possibly been cut off in the accident. McRae stated there was blood around the mouth of the animal, which resembled human blood. At the time McRae furnished the above information to the Atlanta Office of this Bureau, he stated neither he nor any member of the "Atlanta Constitution" newspaper staff had been drinking but had witnessed the above. McRae stated he first thought Waters had tried to pull a publicity gag in this matter; however, it was McRae's opinion if this had been Waters' motive, Waters would have timed his visit to the newspaper office better as the newspaper was unable to print anything on the story after midnight. McRae informed the Atlanta Office of this Bureau the "Atlanta Constitution" newspaper would probably run a story concerning the information set forth above. It is noted your office was telephonically contacted on the morning of July 9, 1953, by a Liaison representative of this Bureau concerning the above matter. The above is furnished for your information and no investigation is being conducted in this matter by this Bureau. - 2 - [PAGE 164] July 24, 1953 Mr. W. S. Woodfill President Grand Hotel Mackinac Island, Michigan Dear Mr. Woodfill: 62-83894-335 RECORDED-34 Your letter of June 30, 1953, was brought to my attention upon my return to the city, and I want to thank you for making this information available to me. I wish to advise that the situation which you discuss in your letter does not pertain to any matter within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. Obviously, therefore, no representative of this Bureau conducted the interview with Mr. Stevenson which you describe relative to "flying saucers." Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director cc - Cincinnati Reurlet July 15, 1953. NOTE: Mr. Woodfill's letter of June 30, 1953, stated that a farmer named Stevenson of Circleville, Ohio, had reportedly seen a flying saucer and had been subsequently interviewed on the matter by representative of the FBI. Mr. Woodfill desired to know if this were true. Bulet of July 9, 1953, to him was an "in-absence" reply, containing a note for SAC, Cincinnati to determine the basis of the rumor. Cincinnati letter of July 15, 1953, indicates that Stevenson was interviewed on July 14, 1953; at that time Stevenson indicated that he had been interviewed on the subject by one Jack W. Grant of Columbus, Ohio, who made the statement that he (Grant) had once been "checked" by the FBI. Cincinnati files reflect no prior interview with the farmer, who is Bruce Stevenson, Rural Route 2, Circleville, Ohio. MLL:dep [Routing list: Tolson, Ladd, Nichols, Belmont, Clegg, Glavin, Harbo, Rosen, Tracy, Gearty, Mohr, Winterrowd, Tele. Room, Holloman, Sizoo, Miss Gandy] [Stamp: MAILED 11 JUL 28 1953 COMM-FBI] [Stamp: JUL 27 12 12 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI RECEIVED - DIRECTOR] [Stamp: AUG 5 1953] [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 165] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored bleed-through of a typed letter; stamps: MAILED 11 JUL 28 1953 COMM-FBI; RECEIVED MAIL ROOM F B I JUL 28 5 51 PM '53 U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 166] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT [Handwritten: 32; 498; marginal notes] TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 15, 1953 FROM : SAC, CINCINNATI (105-0) SUBJECT: MR. W. S. WOODFILL, President Grand Hotel Mackinac Island, Michigan RESEARCH - CRIME RECORDS ReBulet dated 7-9-53. Sheriff CHARLES RADCLIFF, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, advised he is cognizant of a "flying saucer" report made by Mr. BRUCE STEVENSON, Rural Route 2, Circleville, Ohio. According to Sheriff RADCLIFF, Mr. STEVENSON reported that a saucer-shaped object had landed on his farm some time ago, and this report eventually reached local newspapers. In June, 1953, an individual discussed the matter with Mr. STEVENSON. Sheriff RADCLIFF advised that this person did not, to his knowledge, represent himself to be an FBI Agent. The Sheriff further declared that he has known BRUCE STEVENSON all his life and that he is a prosperous, well-respected local farmer, who is considered trustworthy. Mr. BRUCE STEVENSON, Rural Route 2, was interviewed 7-14-53 at which time he stated that shortly after he received some publicity regarding his report of sighting a saucer-shaped object, he was visited by one JACK W. GRANT, who gave his address as Post Office Box 5112, Tri-Village Station, Columbus, Ohio. According to Mr. STEVENSON, GRANT told him he was a salesman of television antennas, and that for over six years he had been pursuing the hobby of investigating "flying saucer" reports. He emphasized that he had no official connection with any part of the Government, but stated that he had once been "checked" by the FBI. Mr. STEVENSON declared that GRANT showed him pictures of "flying saucers" and told him he was writing a book on the subject, which would be published soon. A search of the Cincinnati indices revealed no information identifiable with either BRUCE STEVENSON or JACK W. GRANT. DOE:VD AMSD RECORDED - 43 INDEXED-43 62-83894-335 31 JUL 17, 1953 [Handwritten: Ltr to Woodfill (hand) 7-24-53 MLL] [PAGE 167] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored bleed-through of the memorandum on the facing page; stamps: RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUL 23 11 51 AM '53 MR. JONES; RECEIVED - DIRECTOR F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUL 27 12 12 PM '53] [PAGE 168] 4-528 62-83894-336, 337 CHANGED TO 62-101030-1, 2 MAY 5 1954 [Handwritten: initials; C] [PAGE 169] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 4/12/54 FROM : SAC, Newark (62-0) SUBJECT: INFORMATION REGARDING NEW PRINCIPLES OF AERO-DYNAMICS ALOIS PIVEC - INFORMANT [Handwritten: FLYING SAUCERS] Enclosed herewith are photostats of parts of two letters furnished by ALOIS PIVEC and his wife, OLGA PIVEC, both of 164 Hallstead Street, East Orange, NJ. Both photostats are in German and concern the development of a new principle in aero-dynamics and alleged attempts by the Communists in Austria to obtain this information. There is also enclosed a blind memo, setting forth the summary of the information in the letters and the circumstances under which they were obtained. This information is being furnished to the Bureau for whatever action is deemed appropriate. The indices of the Newark Office are negative regarding ALOIS PIVEC, OLGA PIVEC and ADOLPH DORNIG. Encls. (7) cc NK 100-17007 [Handwritten: Let Osi 5-13-54 EHM; P] ENCLOSURE ATTACHED REGISTERED MAIL RECORDED - 47 INDEXED - 47 62-83894-338 APR 20 1954 RTH:gms [Handwritten: 41; P; initials] [PAGE 170] [Handwritten, German; photostat of a letter] Adolf Dornig, Waidmannsdorferstr. 8, Klagenfurt - West 21.I.54 Sehr geehrter Herr Pivec! [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten German letter body, a private individual's personal claims and mental-health references] [PAGE 171] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored negative photostat of the previous page's handwritten German letter; text not reproduced] [PAGE 172] [Handwritten, German; negative photostat of a letter] Page 1 An Herrn Alois Pivec, 164 Hallstead Str., New Jersey, U S A. Sehr geehrter Herr Pivec! [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten German letter body, largely illegible in the photostat, about an alleged flying-machine invention and wartime acquaintances] [PAGE 173] [Handwritten, German; negative photostat of a letter, continuation] Page 2 [Text present — not reproduced: handwritten German letter continuation, largely illegible in the photostat; a private individual's proposal about building a flying machine and seeking funding] [PAGE 174] TRANSLATION FROM GERMAN Item #1 12-21-53 Mr. ALOIS PIWETZ 164 Halsted Str. New Jersey, U. S. A. Dear Mr. PIWETZ, Your brother will probably have communicated with you about me as we became acquainted with each other at a construction job. I told him a few things about inventions or utilization. Dear Mr. PIWETZ, be not angry with me because I am now turning to you. I hesitated such a long time as my wife does not wish to go abroad. Enclosed I am sending you 2 inventions, that is, ideas and I leave it to your own power of judgment whether one or both, or none of these inventions is suitable. If one seems to be profitable to you, you should apply for a patent in your own name as the best possible way and enter for me and for yourself 45% each of the net profit and 10% for your brother. I am giving you entirely a free hand, as you will undoubtedly try to attain the greatest possible profit. And now, dear Mr. PIWETZ, I am taking the liberty of telling you something about an invention which the entire world wants to have. (I am only writing the most important facts.) Before the war I intended to make a toy, something which flies, and purely accidentally I discovered a hitherto unknown aerodynamic law. I experimented further. I improved and informed several comrades. They were enthused and emigrated to South America. There they tried it on their own responsibility. People were killed and they failed to perfect the incomplete invention. They approached me again. As they were only artisans, these flying machines were, of course, built primitively. The first experiments to fly with a motorcycle motor attained the result of 250-300 km. Not bad for the years 1938-39! With a powerful motor they then flew 2600-2800 km. (hour kilometers). [Handwritten: "TRANSLATED BY: FRIEDRICH G. NEUHAUSER: jen MAY 6, 1954"] COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [PAGE 175] After the war they came to me again and told me about their misfortune, that about 60% of all flights had been fatal. To make it very clear, they wanted to find out how I construct my flying apparatuses, because with a device, which endangers lives,they could not, of course, appear before the public, and, therefore, all this is still, so to speak, a private secret. In America, this flying machine is called "flying saucer," and since among my former comrades a quarrel broke out and they distrust each other and none of them has the intelligence, which this invention demands, they have not progressed over there. I imagine that they have stubbornly adhered to some construction, that is, become involved in it that they cannot advance. It has taken me years to reach the point where I can already say with respect to the construction plan that now the machine is safe for flying. Thereby I am losing, however, some speed, but, in return for it, safety is secured and this is the main thing. This machine is so very simple in its construction that, if one gives me an engineer and experts, I can build this apparatus in 5 to 6 weeks at the most (but only experimentally for a crew of 1 to 3 men). Then this machine attains, with an automobile motor of 80 to 120 h.p. about 700 to 1,000 km. If a firm would exist, which does not shun the costs, I can, because of the simple construction of the machine, build the first machine immediately in such a manner that it exceeds the 2000 km. limit per hour. Because of the new aerodynamic law it is possible without any difficulty (everything without propellers) to reach such speeds. Now the idea has come to me to build some kind of popular flying machine which is cheaper than an automobile. One does not need any starting or landing strip and one would have a travelling speed of about 500 to 700 km. per hour. I believe that America would be the most favorable place in the world for it. You will now understand that I am very anxious to establish contact with a firm which is greatly interested in this invention. But as I have no knowledge of English, it is for me, from the very beginning, an affair which will come to nothing. If you, dear Mr. PIWETZ, can start the matter, you will not have done it in vain. I am not niggardly and besides I want to go to the U. S. A. to realize there a still larger project for which I need co-workers. The circular flying machines shall bring me the money for my further future plans, for I believe popular flying machines, according to my model and besides 100% safe from crash, will be a gigantic business. I do not know the magnates over there; perhaps HENRY FORD or an airplane factory, possibly a helicopter plant would be interested in it. - 2 - [PAGE 176] But I shall announce the names of my comrades only after I have received a contract pertaining to license or gratuities and after my arrival in the U. S. However, it must be added that I shall not lay out the money for the passage if some firm accepts me for the construction of the flying machines. But in addition to all that I need someone who lives over there and who knows the English language, and now I am asking you, my dear Mr. PIWETZ,whether you c an function as my manager as they say in the U. S. A. Well, you know that the manager receives payment, and I believe that you will enjoy working with me later on inventions when I am over there. Incidentally I mention that I took a course as a chemist.(The "Do" - apparatuses, later called fog - or rocket-missiles, originated with me and also many other things.) I hope that you can decipher my hieroglyphic script. Such small writing is not in my line. So that you may see that I am not exaggerating, I declare upon oath that the invention, known by the name of "flying saucer," is my own, that I know the men who are building these machines in South America, and that I can construct the above-described machine myself and attain at least 2000 km. /s/ A. DORNIG. I hope that you will be interested in it. I am awaiting your communication very hopefully. With friendly greetings, Respectfully, /s/ ADOLF DORNIG [Handwritten: faint pencil figures] - 3 - [PAGE 177] Item #2 1-21-54 ADOLF DORNIG Waidmannsdorferstr. 80 Klagenfurt - West Dear Mr. PIVEC, [Text present — not reproduced: body of the letter, a private individual's account containing violent and delusional content] - 4 - [PAGE 178] [Text present — not reproduced: continuation of the letter's body, a private individual's delusional claims and mental-health references] *) Examiner's comment: This communication is incomplete. - 5 - [PAGE 179] ADOLPH DORNIG On January 12, 1954, ALOIS PIVEC, 164 Hallstead Street, East Orange, NJ, appeared at the Newark Office and advised that he had received a letter from one ADOLPH DORNIG, Waidmannsdorferstr 80, Klagenfurt, West Austria, on about December 20, 1953. PIVEC stated that the letter requested him to attempt to sell a number of inventions, which he, DORNIG, had developed. PIVEC stated that the request was to contact Aircraft Companies and Sewing Machine Companies in the United States and attempt to interest them in these devices. According to PIVEC, DORNIG requested that no governmental agencies be contacted. PIVEC stated that the inventions, which DORNIG had developed were new type of sewing machine and a flying saucer. PIVEC stated that he came to this office because he felt that the flying saucer was of some importance in the national defense of this country. PIVEC stated that he has never met DORNIG but that DORNIG was given his name by PIVEC'S brother, FRITZ, who resides in Graz, Austria, and who is employed at Siemens-Halske Belggier Gasse 11, Graz, Austria. PIVEC stated that his brother workedwith DORNIG, at one time, and he believes that DORNIG is a chemist or some type of engineer. [Text present — not reproduced: one sentence with a remark about a private individual's mental state] He stated that DORNIG claims to have sold a new principle of aero-dynamics, which made it possible to construct a practical flying saucer and that DORNIG had developed a model that flies without the usual hazards. According to PIVEC, the letter continues by stating that DORNIG has been in contact with other men throughout the world, who have been attempting to develop the saucer and that he has been the first to win real success. By way of background, PIVEC stated that he was born in the vicinity of Leoben, Austria in 1925 and arrived in New York City on March 29, 1952 from Bremerhaven, Germany. He is employed at the Public Service Laboratory in Maplewood, NJ. [Handwritten: ALOIS INFORMANT] On January 30, 1954, OLGA PIVEC, 164 Hallstead Street, East Orange, NJ, appeared at the Newark Office and advised that she was the wife of ALOIS PIVEC. She stated that another letter had been received from ADOLPH DORNIG, by her husband, ALOIS PIVEC. She stated that her husband did not want to furnish the information in this letter to the FBI. She stated that he was not aware that she was furnishing this information and wished to keep the interview confidential. COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [PAGE 180] Mrs. PIVEC stated that the letter received recently by her husband, from DORNIG, contained information that DORNIG had been contacted by Communists in Austria, who wished to take him to Switzerland in order that he might further develop his new principle of aero-dynamics. According to the letter, DORNIG has continued to refuse any offer by the Communists and wished PIVEC to increase his efforts to sell DORNIG'S new invention in the United States. By way of background, OLGA PIVEC advised that she was born of German parents in South Russia and at the time of the German invasion of Russia, during World War II, she and her family were resettled in Germany. After the war, she married ALOIS PIVEC and came to the United States with him. [Handwritten: 164 Hallstead St., East Orange, NJ; MRS; NY; NJ; 2] [PAGE 181] Date: May 13, 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 MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING RECORDED-20 EX - 107 62-83894-338 There is attached a copy of a memorandum dated April 12, 1954, captioned "Adolph Dornig" which contains information furnished to the Newark office of this Bureau by Alois Pivec and his wife, Olga Pivec, both of 143 Hallstead Street, East Orange, New Jersey. There is also attached a translation from the German language of the parts of the two letters furnished by Pivec and his wife to the Newark office. The files of this Bureau fail to reflect that any investigation has been conducted by this Bureau of Adolph Dornig, Alois Pivec, or Olga Pivec. In view of the information set forth in the attached memorandum dated April 12, 1954, and the translation of the parts of the letters referred to herein, no investigation is contemplated by this Bureau in this matter. Attachment cc - 1 - Records Administration Branch (Attachment) Attention: Criminal Division (by 0-6 form on same date) EHM:plv Tolson Ladd Nichols Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen Tracy Mohr Trotter Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Miss Gandy COMM - FBI MAY 13 1954 MAILED 27 MAY 17 1954 [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 182] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4/23, 1954 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [X] Attention Miss Igo [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [X] Return to Mr. Mossburg Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4930 [ ] All References [X] Subversive References, None [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main References Only [ ] Restrict to Locality of [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Adolph Dornig Address Localities Birthdate & Place R# Date 4/23 Searcher Initial FILE NUMBER SERIAL NR [Handwritten: file 5 EHM] [PAGE 183] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4/23, 1954 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [X] Attention Miss Igo [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [X] Return to Mr. Mossburg Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4930 [ ] All References [X] Subversive References, None [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main References Only [ ] Restrict to Locality of [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Alois Pivec Address Localities Birthdate & Place R# Date 4/23 Searcher Initial FILE NUMBER SERIAL NR a. 25-274402-1, [PAGE 184] 4-22 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION RECORDS SECTION 4/23, 1954 [ ] Name Check Unit-Room 6523 [X] Attention Miss Igo [ ] Service Unit-Room 6524 [ ] Forward to File Review [X] Return to Mossburg Ext. 2104 Supervisor Room 4930 [ ] All References [X] Subversive References, None [ ] Main References Only [ ] Main References Only [ ] Restrict to Locality of [ ] Breakdown [ ] Buildup [ ] Variations [ ] Exact Name Only [ ] Exact Spelling [ ] Check for Alphabetical Loyalty Form SUBJECT Olga Pivec Address Localities Birthdate & Place R# Date 4/23 Searcher Initial FILE NUMBER SERIAL NR [PAGE 185] 4-528 62-83894-339 CHANGED TO 62-101030-4 MAY 5 1954 [Handwritten: initials; C] [PAGE 186] 4-528 62-83894-340 CHANGED TO 62-101030-5 MAY 26 1954 [Handwritten: R.S.; C] [PAGE 187] April 27, 1954 Miss Linda Butler Box 63 Milton, Kentucky Dear Linda: EX-123 RECORDED - 79 INDEXED - 79 62-83894-341 Thank you very much for your letter of April 21, 1954. Although I would like to be of assistance, it is not possible for me to express an opinion regarding the subject you mentioned since it does not relate to a matter within the jurisdiction of the FBI. You may desire, however, to communicate with The Honorable, The Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C., for whatever information he can give you. Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE: First name salutation is being used since the correspondent indicates she is a seventh grade student. She requested the Director's opinion regarding Flying Saucers. GEM:ew Tolson Ladd Nichols Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen Tracy Gearty Mohr Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Miss Gandy RECEIVED READING ROOM APR 27 3 45 PM '54 F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE COMM - FBI APR 28 1954 MAILED 31 MAY 5 1954 [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 188] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored bleed-through of the facing letter; stamps: RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR 28 11 54 AM '54; COMM - FBI APR 28 1954 MAILED 31; APR 29 1954; MAY 5 1954] [PAGE 189] [Handwritten] April-21-1954 Milton, Ky. FLYING SAUCERS - Federal Bureau of Investeigtion Washington D.C. Dear Sir, The seventh grade of Milton Are studying about Flying Saucers. and I would like to have your opinion on them. Sincerely yours, Linda Butler Milton, Ky. 62-83894-341 RECORDED - 79 10 APR 29 1954 EX-123 [Handwritten: nml ach 4-27-54 GEM; ew] [PAGE 190] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Reverse of the handwritten letter; stamps: EX-153; APR 23 9 21 AM '54 REC'D, RECORDS SEC; RECEIVED - DIRECTOR F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE APR 27 8 41 PM '54; MR JONES APR 23 10 02 AM '54; RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE] [PAGE 191] TRUE COPY April-21-1954 Milton, Ky. Federal Bureau of Investegation Washington D. C. Dear Sir, The seventh grade of Milton Are studying about Flying Saucers. and I would like to have your opinion on them. Sincerely Yours, /S/ Linda Butler Milton, Ky. Address on envelope Box 63 Milton, Ky. [PAGE 192] STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 6-8-54 FROM SAC, Cincinnati (100-0) SUBJECT: TRUMAN BETHURUM; FLYING DISCS INFORMATION CONCERNING On 6-7-54, Mr. THOMAS EICKHOFF, 3721 Tappan Avenue, Cincinnati 23, Ohio, and Mr. RALPH ZIMMERMANN, 2768 Highland Avenue, Cincinnati 12, Ohio, called at this office. Mr. EICKHOFF advised he is the operator of a beauty salon in the Neave Building, Cincinnati, and Mr. ZIMMERMANN advised he is President of the Zimmermann Packing Company in Cincinnati. Mr. EICKHOFF did all the talking for the two men and he furnished the following information: On 6-3-54 an ad appeared in the "Cincinnati Enquirer," a newspaper of general circulation, Cincinnati, Ohio, to the effect that on 6-11-54 a program would be presented at Taft Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio, on "The Real Flying Saucer Story." The advertisement which Mr. EICKHOFF exhibited 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 advised that although he belongs to no organization interested in flying saucers, he has been interested in this subject and has been interested to the extent that he desired to know the sponsorship of the program. He stated that he found out from the Central Ticket Office that the ad had been placed by HENRY MADAY, 364 West Lewiston Avenue, Ferndale 20, Michigan. He advised that he telephonically contacted MADAY on 6-3-54 and MADAY stated that he was only the agent for renting the hall and that he was acting on behalf of TRUMAN BETHURUM and GEORGE HUNT WILLIAMSON. He stated that on 6-4-54 MADAY called him back and told him that there had been a disagreement between MADAY, BETHURUM and WILLIAMSON over MADAY's arrangements for the sale of tickets for the program and the renting of the hall. EICKHOFF advised that at this time MADAY said nothing to discredit either BETHURUM or WILLIAMSON and indicated that their disagreement only concerned his placing the ad in the newspaper prior to having the tickets for the program available in Cincinnati. RCD:CVM CC: Los Angeles (RM) Indianapolis (RM) REGISTERED MAIL AIR MAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY RECORDED - 86 INDEXED - 86 62-83894-342 20 JUN 11 1954 EX-125 [Handwritten: memo to Cincinnati 6/20/54 EHM; initials and notes] COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 19 1964 [PAGE 193] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored bleed-through of the facing memorandum; stamps: RECEIVED JUN 17 11 12 AM '54 INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. FBI; RECEIVED JUN 16 3 29 PM '54 INTERNAL SECURITY SECT. FBI; SECT'D ESPIONAGE JUN 17 12 07 PM '54] [PAGE 194] Letter to Director June 8, 1954 Mr. EICKHOFF continued that ten minutes after he had talked to MADAY on Friday, 6-4-54, 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 who asked that EICKHOFF meet with them at a luncheon at the Terrace Plaza Hotel on 6-7-54. 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 dated 2-6-54 and number 16 being dated 2-13-54. 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 12-31-53, which appeared in the "Daily Breeze," a newspaper at Redondo Beach, California, which allegedly contained a description of an encounter - 2 - [Handwritten: marginal initials and notes] [PAGE 195] Letter to Director June 8, 1954 which TRUMAN BETHURUM had with a crew of assumed space explorers [Text present — not reproduced: short description of an alleged encounter 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 also had with him a letter addressed to TRUMAN BETHURUM from WILLIAM GILROY of the Saucers Research Foundation, which letter reflected that that organization was holding a three-day convention June 4, 5 and 6, 1954 at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and that it had invited TRUMAN BETHURUM to this convention to say a few words concerning his experience. GILROY was identified in this letter as business manager of Criswell Predicts Your World of Tomorrow, 1922 North Highland, Hollywood 28, 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, 6-6-54. 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 scheduled for June 11 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 - 3 - [PAGE 196] Letter to Director; June 8, 1954 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 6-7-54. 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 6-7-54 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 FBI. 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. 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 - 4 - [Handwritten: bracket and marks in right margin] [PAGE 197] Letter to Director; June 8, 1954 BETHURUM had been on tour for some time and that the meeting scheduled for Cincinnati originally on 6-11-54 was to be the beginning of a new series of meetings. The files of this office contain no information which can be identified with THOMAS EICKHOFF, TRUMAN BETHURUM, GEORGE HUNT WILLIAMSON, J. H. STRINGFIELD, and Lt. Col. JOHN O'MARA. The indices reflect that by letter dated 2-7-52, Indianapolis file 61-5, the Indianapolis Office advised the Cincinnati Office under the caption of "Silver Shirt Legion of America, Inc.; Internal Security - X," that the Silver Shirt Legion of America, Inc., whose leader is WILLIAM DUDLEY PELLEY, was at that time operating under the name ofSoul Craft Press, with headquarters and printing facilities in Noblesville, Indiana. With regard to RALPH ZIMMERMANN, the indices of this office reflect that as of July, 1942, he was general manager of the Zimmermann Packing Company, a mechanical packing firm at 139-141 West Fourth St., Cincinnati. No further action is being taken in this matter by this office, and the foregoing is for the Bureau's information and for the information of the Los Angeles and Indianapolis Offices. - 5 - [PAGE 198] SAC, Cincinnati June 22, 1954 RECORDED - 3 Director, FBI (62-83894) 342 EX-122 TRUMAN BETHURUM; FLYING DISCS MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING (ESPIONAGE) Reurlet 6/8/54. You are instructed to recontact Thomas Eickhoff, referred to in your referenced letter and advise him this Bureau has no jurisdiction concerning the investigation of matters relating to flying discs and that the United States Air Force has such jurisdiction. You are instructed to advise him this Bureau cannot approve or disapprove of his activities in connection with this matter and that the placing of this Bureau on notice as to his activities will not exonerate him in the event he engages in any fraudulent or criminal activities. You are instructed to furnish the information set forth in your referenced letter to OSI locally and to the Bureau in a memorandum suitable for dissemination to OSI headquarters. NOTE: Thomas Eickhoff, Cincinnati, Ohio, advised the Cincinnati office he is interested in flying discs and has recently met several persons who claimed to have had experiences with flying discs. He stated he intended to assist such persons in arranging for public meeting in Cincinnati, at which matters relating to flying discs will be discussed and that he expects the meeting will result in a "four thousand dollar take." He advised he believed the experiences alleged by the persons referred to above and that those persons would participate in the meeting. He stated he had been advised by the Air Force that it was it's opinion claims made by the persons referred to above concerning flying discs and their experiences with same were fraudulent. He stated he wanted to put all federal agencies on notice in order that they could act to prevent the planned meeting re flying discs if it was deemed necessary by the Government. EHM:egp Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Glavin Harbo Rosen Tamm Tracy Mohr Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Miss Gandy COMM - FBI JUN 22 1954 MAILED 27 JUN 25 1954 RECEIVED - MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUN 22 (stamp partly mirrored/faint) [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 199] DIRECTOR, FBI 6/18/54 SAC, SEATTLE REPORTS ON ALLEGED SIGHTING OF SUBMARINES, PARACHUTE LANDINGS, FLASHING LIGHTS, ETC. ESPIONAGE [Handwritten: Flying Saucers] It has been the experience of this office that during this season, from now until winter, there is received a considerable number of alleged reports on sighting of submarines, flashing lights, parachute landings, flying saucers, etc. In every instance when such reports are received, the information is immediately disseminated to DIO, 13 ND, U. S. Navy; OSI, USAF; and R-3, U. S. Army. Inasmuch as Seattle is the District Headquarters for the Intelligence Agencies in the Pacific Northwest, reports received, usually from the USCG, concerning incidents in the state of Oregon are immediately reported to that office as well as the Intelligence Agencies. Many of the reports are of a nebulous type, impossible of corroborating, and of doubtful authenticity. Some, by preliminary inquiry and evaluation, prove to be without foundation. However, as stated above, reports of this type are immediately disseminated to the Intelligence Agencies without evaluation, followed by additional information as obtained. This office has no control of the dissemination of these reports on a "spot" basis by the local intelligence offices to their Headquarters in Washington, D. C. The Bureau will recall the widespread dissemination given by the military agencies of "Radio Message March 13, 1953, Interpreted as Calling for Mobilization of Communist Party" (SAC Letter #23, dated 3/31/53). The purpose of this letter is to advise the Bureau that in all instances immediate dissemination is made of all unusual incidents that appear to have any military significance. This office also acts as a coordinator on all reports to be certain that all interested agencies are cognizant. The Bureau may be assured that it will be kept advised of all significant incidents as they arise but will not be bothered with every trivial incident that occurs unless instructed. LAD:hz cc: Portland Encls. 62-83894 NOT RECORDED 87 JUL 9 1954 INITIALS ON ORIGINAL 53 JUL 19 1954 ORIGINAL FILED IN 65-295-5-7-1-137 [Handwritten: 151; initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 200] DIRECTOR, FBI RE: REPORTS ON ALLEGED SIGHTING OF SUBMARINES, PARACHUTE LANDINGS, FLASHING LIGHTS, ETC. ESPIONAGE SAC, SEATTLE 6-18-54 OSI advises us that they have no interest whatsoever themselves in connection with these matters and that Operations of the Air Force doesn't even advise them. Colonel S. W. RAYNOR, District Commander, OSI, states that there is an evaluation at Wright-Patterson Field where the data is correlated, that the reports are handled from the Air Force here to that point in a routine fashion and that OSI gives no credence whatsoever to it because they have never had any previous experience of any kind as to anything arising out of the situation. There is attached hereto a copy of a communication marked "CONFIDENTIAL" requesting data concerning the situation as well as several recent publications, some of which are issued by the Air Force itself. It is the opinion of Colonel RAYNOR that the releases are a poor thing and create mass hysteria, but he says he has nothing whatsoever to do with the situation. -2- [PAGE 201] [Handwritten] NO ACK Request forwarding only if deemed advisable 1-29-53 [Handwritten: initials] [PAGE 202] 22519 June 25, 1954 RECORDED-88 62-83894-343 Mr. Joseph Gunderson 5677 North Las Casas Avenue Chicago 30, Illinois EX-112 Dear Mr. Gunderson: I sincerely appreciate the interest which prompted your letter of June 21, 1954; however, I am not in a position, as a matter of policy, to comment regarding the book you mentioned since it does not deal with a matter within the jurisdiction of the FBI. It is suggested that you consider the advisability of communicating with The Honorable, The Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D. C., for whatever information he can give you along the lines of your inquiries. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE: Correspondent desired information concerning the book "Flying Saucers Have Landed" by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski. GEM:jas:bnl Tolson Boardman Nichols Belmont Glavin Harbo Rosen Tamm Tracy Mohr Winterrowd Tele. Room Holloman Miss Gandy COMM - FBI JUN 25 1954 MAILED 31 JUL 7 1954 F454 RECEIVED MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE (faint) [Handwritten: initials and notes, partly illegible] [PAGE 203] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored bleed-through of the facing letter; stamps: RECEIVED-MAIL ROOM F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE JUN 25 7 30 PM '54; JUN 29 1954] [PAGE 204] Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D. C. 6/21/54 Gentlemen: A book was published in 1953 by Desmond Leslie and George Adamski "Flying Saucers Have Landed" Publishers - The British Book Centre, New York City. Is this book fact or fiction, are there Flying Saucers from other planets landing on the earth? Has the story told by George Adamski about his contact with the man from Venus any foundation in fact? Please answer, many thanks, Joseph Gunderson, 5677 N. Las Casas Avenue, Chicago 30, Illinois. RECORDED-88 INDEXED-88 62-83894-343 9 JUN 28 1954 EX-112 EXP. PROC. (stamp) [Handwritten: No hoc...; nml Ack 6/25/54 Gem; initials] [PAGE 205] [no legible text — blank or heavily redacted scan] [Mirrored bleed-through of the facing letter; stamps: EX-112; JUN 23 3 26 PM '54; MR. JONES JUN 23 3 47 PM '54 RECEIVED F B I U.S. DEPT. OF JUSTICE]