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[PAGE 1] cs mi i oi wp ‘Md a dp oo nm on [PAGE 3] C771 randum UNITED -STATES GOVERNMENT Director FBI DATE July 26 1949 SAC San Antonio FLYING DISKS INTERNAL SECURITY On July 15 1949 the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff Fourth Army advised that a small article which had appeared in the Galveston Texas News on July 10 1949 advertised the fact that the Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria Louisiana announced that it was planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen flying saucers It was stated that the convention was planned so that members may compare notes It was also stated that flying disks were reported twice inthe week preceding the article in Alexandria Louisiana The above is furnished as a matter of information cc New Orleans RECNENEN PiLGw 100-7545 JEJ wjw [PAGE 5] ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Orrice oF Director UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Record of Telephone Call or Visit rd Mr Ernest#Cuneo ths catted--phoned from New York Cify Mr Phone No HourlLOsdS4ZomDate July 19 49 REMARKS When informed of Mr Hoover's and Mr absence from their office Mr Cuneo declined to peak to myone else and stated that he was following up on a conversation he had with Iadd over the weekend He asked that Mr informed of his calle yi RDED 59 LAL eo [PAGE 6] RECEIVED FLETCHER ly 11 Su PM ue [PAGE 7] SFFICE OF DirEcTO BERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Tr Mr Record of Telephone Call or Visitor ”-mr ir Benet hlcnee thrue opre from eeHed—phoned NYC Phone No Yi Pennington Tele Room HourlOs29amDate July 12 1949 Miss Holmes Miss Gandy REMARKS When informed that Mr Hoover was not in his office Mr Cuneo asked to speak with Mr Ladd and after checking the call was transferred to Mr Iadd Mr Iadd advises that Mr Cuneo was calling about the matter he dicussed with Mr Ladd on last Saturday re a@flying saucerSin Cali for ly Cuneo asked if he could release the was told that this was up to him [PAGE 8] sp RECEIVERS PRETCHERT OF IWSticg RECEWE-W Aue RECEWED -FleTcHER im Se PM MIC [PAGE 9] re tna sucees ac [PAGE 10] Office Memorandum TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FROM SUBJECT reference concern desire Angele abores thereafte occurred [PAGE 11] con INVESTIGATION [PAGE 13] FEDERAL BUREAU OF VI carton wJieDirecter Mr Ladd —___Mr Clegg awe Lavan ah Harbo -—iir—Nichols —____Mr Rosen Mr Tracy Mr Fletcher Mr Mohr Mr Carlson Mr Nease Miss Gandy —-Personnel Files Section —__—Resgords Section or 1Ynan EG See Me For Appropriate Action Send File Note and Return Sere NEM Clyde Tolson [PAGE 15] Federal Burean of Investivation United States Department of Justice not know productive [PAGE 16] AUN SES yao3y norsiad 03 Ne Wi th po Boy Hd OF Ms [PAGE 17] cc 150 FEDERAL BUREAU OF syvesrcanl STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ee ROUTINE JULY 12 19k9 TO COMMUNICATIONS SECTION SAC LOS ANGELES PETERatamini ome Jiokbowins BaIs4SQuR° WEST THIRTYSEVENTH STREET LOS ANGELES INFORMATION CONCERNING SUBJECT ADDRESSED A LETTER TO MALTEp/INCHELL RELATING THT IN AUGUST NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN HE WAS HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS OUT OF IA AND HE OBSERVED ABOUT ONE HALF BLOCK AWAY FROM HIM A LARGE SILVER METAL OBJECT SHAPED LIKE A CHILD'S TOP ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BALLOON HE GAINED THE IMPRESSION THERE WAS LIFE WITHIN THE OBJECT THOUGH HE SAW NO OWE HE STOOD UP AND WAVED TOWARDS THE OBJECT AWD WITHIN A SECOND IT TOOK OFF KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND DISCREETLY CH&CK BACKGROUND OF JONES THEREAFTER INTERVIEW HIM FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING ANY FACTS iY IN HIS POSSESSION CONCERNING THE STATEMENTS SET OUT HEREIN HOOVER HBF Chi RECORDED 59 INITIALEL DIREGTOR JU Mf cas Oh id te rater FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE peOMMUNICATIONS SECTION [PAGE 18] AOITADIT2 VMI 30 MAIAUG JANI NTU 30 THIMTRAGIO ¥OITIIZ AMOITAIIMUMMO OUT SE SAUL fir go waHolais- aaaAigoa¥ Ha LAM aT [PAGE 19] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO HE DIRECI THE DIRECTOEL DATE Jply is FROM ul ly SUBJECT Priyinc SAUCERS I took a call from vine cick as by reference from your office He referred to his call of last ir Hoase Saturday relative to a letter Mr Winchell recei ived from Miss Gandy aman in Los Angeles concerning flying saucers fe stated that Winchell wanted to do a column on this letter if the Bureau had no objection eGR writing the Sy him and would old ae that whatever he did with reference to ory concerning this letter was entirely up to in no ay Affect anything the Bureau was doing I suggested that he might desire to check with the Air Corps inasmuch as the handling of flying saucers was a matter of prima interest to then He stated To hell with the Air Force He just didn't want to release the information if it would @ffect the Bureau INDEXED ee 59 aug [PAGE 20] bh AY OS Garp [PAGE 21] NO Office Memorandum UNITED o1:aizro GOVERNMENT TO The Director DATE July 199 a a FROM Mr Ladd ol suyect@ py mG SAUCERS Ki oy Seg a I a Ernest{Guneo advised that WalterNWinchell had a ae a letter from Peter Camerlonones 16 West\37th Street Los Angeles California Mr Cuneo read the letter to me and it iss was very well written,obviously by a man of intelligence In ee ce this letter Jones stated that in August of 197 he left Los indeten oud for the mountains and started hiking through the mountains About yf 10:00 A Me he was lying on the ground when he observed about one- SLE ial half block away from him a large silver metal greenish in color shaped like a child's top and about the size of the balloons used at County Fairs He stated that there appeared to be two windows in the object and portions of metal appeared transparent and that he gained the impression that there was some life within this object although he saw no persons The object appeared as though aa a pressure chamber He stood up and waved towards this object and this so-called flying saucer was off the ground in a second knocking Jones to the ground In its flight he stated that its power was ea and he raised the question as to whether this was an r«global landing on our planet He thought that it might be a deviee to land in our planet because the occupants of another planet had become curious as to the reaction caused by the explosion of the poke atomic bomb causing trouble in an expanded universe He question as to whether it was possible that the occupants of another planet might have solved the theory of negative gravity Mr Cuneo stated that this letter indicated a very good knowledge of physics and that he thought it would be interesting to check into Jones background and then possibly interview him about this alleged flying saucer Mr Cuneo stated that it would appear that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer that in any event it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep the matter in confidence I would recommend that the Los Angeles Office discreetly check into the background of Jones and thereafter interview him for the purpose of determining any facts he possesses about flying saucers in order that it may be determined whether his story is in any way accurate RECORDED 59 iigextD Seer 5f1 [PAGE 22] iy gh id 69.7 Mine ct ci eoauld Gah Y9HILF1Y G3nI79 aY [PAGE 23] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Division Four 1949 Director 5633 Tolson 5744 Ladd 5734 Clegg 5256 Glavin 5517 Harbo 7641 Fletcher 1742 Nichols 5640 Rosen 5706 Tracy 41350 IB McGuire 5640 FLIER Ganay 5633 Mr Logue 5263 Mr Donohue 3710 Fugitive Desk 5720 Lab Night Sup'r 7619 Movement Section 5266 Leave Clerk 7623 Reading Room 5531 Mail Room 5533 Coding Unit 4642 Routing 7133 Teletype Unit Room 5644 Ext 687 [PAGE 24] EDERAL BUREAU-OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 1949 TEMAMETER WASH ROM LOS ANGELES 10-35 AM RECTOR URGENT PETER CAMERLON WONES INFO CONCERNING REURTEL JULY EIGHTEEN EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY OR LOCATE JONES NEGATIVE HOOD ACK PLS mY AUG 231249 [PAGE 25] RECEIVED TELET ype UNIT Ju 18 56 PY yg F.BI DEPT or JUSTICE [PAGE 26] En “Opp awe IF Bae ether 42° tA [PAGE 31] Director FBI August 16 1949 VITAL INSTALLATIONS I em attachine hereto a number of copies of reports being received in great numbers in this office concerning the so-called flying disks or unnatural phenomena being frequently observed around Camp Hood Texas This is of course a primary concern of the air Corps Consequently this office is following the practice of reviewing these data and then destroying them in the event there appears te be nothing of FBI interest therein It is pointed out that the filing of these would result in the rapid accumulation of very bulky files Unless the Burean believes this is unwise this practice will continue Bnels CEW:cs 100-7515 [PAGE 32] VHIGRAL BUREAU OF inves DEPARTMENT OF sUSTiZ COMMUNICATIONS SECT AUG 20 eo TELEMETER WASHINGTON FROM LOSA 206 240 pm WHE es% fa DwleQ Pi Pgs IRECTOR URGENT RE FLYING DISKS LA TIMES AUG TWENTY ARTICLE DATED LINED WASHINGTON AUG NINETEEN UeP RELEASE INDICATING Ue Se AIR FORCE SEARCHING FOR JONATHAN ed nally eta WHO a ig’ FLYING DISKS DISCOVERED IN MARLEY PARK MD Ih VFO RECEIVED Je CALDWELL LOCATED AT ONE FOUR FIVE SIX NINTH ST MANHATTAN BEACH CALIF THIS INFO BEING FURNISHED 2eSquemr a OSI MAYWOOD MONDAY UNLESS ADVISERYTO-C NTRARY.« Hood A St [PAGE 33] 1AiS i tut a ox cn Th DEPT OF JUSTICE 12 ur PM RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT fuc 20 11 PM 49 F.B.1 DEPT OF JUSTICE she WH SSG 228MM 34S sn1isnr 40 id3 mE TC «id A qgyi-03Ma93 [PAGE 34] FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUST To COMMUNICATIONS SECTION Transmit the following message to AUGUST 21 1949 SAC LOS ANGELES Orymg DISKS REURTEL AUGUST TWENTY IAST BUREAU ADVISING OSI HEADQUARTERS TODAY OF ADDRESS CALDWELL MANHATTAN BEACH CALIFORNIA YOU SHOULD AISO FURNISH THIS ADDRESS SI REPRESENTATIVE YOUR DIVISION TODAY HOOVER JENsed,}- cc— Mr Newby Mr Sanders Mr Whitson Mr Fletcher CORD Ey 30 EX:34 S/IGATION CUERAL U.S DEPApr COMMUNICATIO NS SECTION SENT VIA UUFif£s DESTROY AD 220 NOV 18 ive4 [PAGE 35] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT DATE September 19,9 BY prom SUBJECT MATTER ELBERT FARRIS of OSI iin Harrison Air Base called at this office recently to asce ain if there was any current information on flying saucers He statedjthat he had been in- structed recently to contact Dr RICHARD K.f{PARRISH of Decatur Indiana with reference to a flying saucer he allegedly observed in the vicinity of Lake of the Woods Canada on or about July 1949 An FBI Agent by the name of METCALF of the Omaha office was alleged to have seen the same saucer When FARRIS conversed with Dr PARRISH the Dr told him that when he returned zoom Canada he found himself in the midst of a polio epidemic and that as a result he had read as mech literature as possible with respect to polio its symptoms diagnosis etc Dr PARRISH told FARRIS that in his opinion the cases which were thought to be polio in the vicinity of Decatur Indiana were not polio but possibly the result of ranium poisoning and that he igs any presence of flying saucers had direct” bearing on the polio ex tic Dr PARRISH pointed ut that flying saucers were observed in the Carolina's in 1948 and there was a polio epidemic in the vicinity at that time FARRIS stated he had consulted one of the physicians at the jamin Harrison Air Base and had also checked oh records with reference to allegations concerning oro sig of flying saucers nd had done a little research with respect to correlating the presence of ying saucers and ny polio epidemic He further tated that he was reportin ike matter to the proper Air Force authorities ield Da fton Ohio also come to the attention of i tha cetiees nade inguiry of the Indiana huupdorirs ty Medi Indians the doctors treated FARRIS also stated that Dr that there had been some rather interior with respect to i flying saucers The foregoing is furnished for the information of the Bureau This office is taking no action in the matter RECORD'D i wiQened a 100-0 [PAGE 37] October 12 1949 Mr Maurice Hatten 419 East Main Street Circleville Ohio Dear Kr Hatten Your letter dated October 1949 has been received and in response to your request I am returning it to you at this time For your information the jurisdiction of this Bureau does not extend outside the United States and tts Possessions It is therefore suggested that you may wish to communicate with the Division of International Press and Publications Office of Publie Affairs United States Department of State 2ist Street and Virginia Avenue Washington Ce with regard to the suggestion made in your letter Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE The enclosure is incoming letter being returned to correspondent at his request [PAGE 38] L339 [PAGE 39] Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR FBI October 1949 pio SAC Pittsburgh SUBJECT oupNgencuse Informant OFLYING DISCS MISCELLANEOUS On September 26 1949 GLEN SPROUSE 608 Montrose Drive Charleston West Virginia appeared at the Charleston West Virginia resident agency and gave to Special Agent JOHN WOODRUFF the attached letter Mr SPROUSE stated that he had written the letter following a pleasure flight from Clark Field St Albans West Virginia to Parkersburg West Virginie on September 25 1949 Mr SPROUSE stated that after writing the letter he did not know whether it would be of any interest to the FBI and decided that instead of mailing it directly to the Bureau at Washington he would contact the local agent and turn it over to him if it were thought it would be of interest to the Bureau Mr SPROUSE stated that he has set out the complete details of this incident in his letter and that there is nothing further that he can add He further stated that he is certain this was not a mirage and that it actually occurred No further action is being taken by this office unless specified to do so by the Bureau ENCL JEW jw [PAGE 41] Ol anbright yeliow 1ip keround of fusel vertica good [PAGE 42] From Subjects REGISTERED MAIL APPROPRIATE AGENCTES AND FIELD OFFICES a Office of Special Investigations ADVISED BY Routr et The Inspector General Department of the Air Force dite The Pentagon bes Washington October 19 1949 Director John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of investigation FLYING DIscs There is set forth the following unverified information relating to the captioned matter which was furnished to this Bureau by a confidential source whose reliability is unknown and who has requested that his identity not be revealed Tolson Late Clerg Glavin Nichols hoses Tracy Har bo woh Tele Room I was flying from to Parkersburg Va this afternoon September 25 1949 and about four miles airline southwest of Parkersburg I suddenly noticed a bright yellow object coming directly towards mes It came at me with such speed added to my 100 mp.h forward Speed that it startled me and had passed by in a matter of a couple of seconds but it passed by about 100 feet under my and about 50 feet to my right and because of the agri green background of the forests below I was able to gate serzS Clear outline of the object and what I believes is «very accurate description MN Color bright canary yellow hte Length about 15 to 18 inches rr Diameter about in the largest part a “It resembled rocket in fact was and proportions ga the fuselage of about the same shape Lockheed Air Force X~90 n__EHM 30g srmaht [PAGE 43] Ho wings but vertical and horizontal fins on rear 1/3 of the rocket No visable means of propulsion such as propeller vapor trail smoke or exhaust The front of the rocket was very sharp with a needle nose the needle looked about long and was the size of a lead pencil The rear end was blunt similar to the rear end of a jet fuselage I was flying my ship and was traveling about 100 MePeh at the time I was at 3450 ft above sea level at the time I was flying a compass course of 60 degrees and the rocket was traveling almost west at 240 degrees It happened about 2:45 P.M on the above date The visability was exceptionally good about 30 miles The yellow object looked very sherp and clearly outlined because of the dark green background If you will refer to the Huntington sectional aerial map this abject was sighted over a very small town named labeck which is about miles direct west of South Parkersburg It appeared to have spent it's force and seemed to be Gropping slightly as it passed by or had been fired or launched froma higher altitude than the altitude I was flying The above has been furnished to you for your information and assistance in connection with the captioned matter [PAGE 44] Authority NND 90986 [PAGE 45] Arc YL LY [PAGE 48] Dip Pfet Sm 19583 Titagerald Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania letter of January has been re tued und while jour offer to furnis fe your concerning flying eaucers igs not being tigated by the Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director [PAGE 50] Phy weg oe Dyna sy eee Legs ORG PAO ‘YS COG Le ae Ion rye Ws od agora db wr wy ose 2779 ‘wart OF El we oe WW aig Cre ‘Wet ort OF siiatidls Sing ‘WY ofO7 OP oh WFe [PAGE 52] yp February 20 1950 2-ISIFIL- MOS Mr Wal vey aher Route Parines Pennsylvania Dear Mr Fisher Your letter of February 12 1950 has been received and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in making available the information which you furnished If in the future additional data comes to your attention which you feel should be nade available to the FSI please feel free to furnish tt to Ur A Cornelius Special Agent in Charge of our Philadelphia Of ice 500 Widener Building Philadelphia Pennsyl- uantas Sincerely yours John fdgar Hoover Director CC Philadelphia [PAGE 54] FB1y“ DENVER 3-9-50 25 DIRECTOR FBI URGENT A el ra FLYING SAUCERS TWO SOURCES ADVISED TODAY THAT UNIDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL HAS GIVEN AT LEAST ONE AND POSSIBLY MORE LECTURES BEFORE CLASSES AT NOENVER UNIVERSITY YESTERDAY OR TODAY IN WHICH HE DISCUSSED FLYING SAUCERS WHICH HE ALLEGEDLY PERSONALLY OBSERVED THIS PERSON CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUCH OBJECTS ONE OF WHICH ALLEGEDLY LANDED IN NEW MEXICO HE ALSO CLAIMS TO HAVE OBSERVED OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS DESCRIBED BY HIM AS OF HUMAN FORM BUT ABOUT THREE FEET TALL THESE OCCUPANTS OF SAUCERS ALLEGEDLY DEAD AT TIME HE OBSERVEDITHEN THIS LECTURER semen REFUSED TO REVEAL IDENTITY BUT IS KNOWN TO GEORGEXKOEHLER WHO IS CONNESTRRNX CONNECTED WITH RADIO STATION KMYR DENVER KOEHLER REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SOME PREVIOUS CLAIMS HIMSELF WITH RESPECT TO OBSERVING FLYING SAUCERS LOCAL PRESS AND ALSO WIRE SERVICES CARRYING STORIES CONCERNING THESE LECTURES AT DENVER UNIVERSITY OSI DENVER HAS NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT THAT GEORGE KOEHLER IN JANUARY THIS YEAR REPORTED TO HAVE MADE SIMI i CLAIMS AND UPON INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY VERIFIABLE INFORMATION OSI CONSIDERS KOEHLER AS PROBABLE MENTAL CASE BURE ADVISE SE WHAT IF ANY ACTION DESIRED at DENVER KRAMER END 11-29 PM OK FBI WA HSU [PAGE 55] RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT Mit oF Pay FB REPT ae JUSHES St Wn Rear 22 AM Sha mM [PAGE 56] MARCH 10 1950 ROUTINE FF Bs we SAC DENVER FLYING DISCS REURTEL MARCH NINE LAST CAPTIONED FLYING SAUCERS AND RE BUREAU BULLETIN NUMBER FIVE SEVEN DATED OCTOBER ONE NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN IN CAPTIONED MATTER NO FURTHER ACTION DESIRED Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Tele Room Nease [PAGE 57] CLASSIFIED INCOMING ESSAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE of pay oa DECLASSIFIED ieee yVi i a Authority ie ees uae a NND 90986 aa DA SCO FORM 95 CEDRNG AY 15 JAN 1949 22-3 734 U.S ERNMENT PRINTINGOFFICE 1949-—-O~-830430 [PAGE 58] CLASSIFIED -CONFIDENTIAE INCOMING‘ be DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY A STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE 15 JAN 1943 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1949-—O-830430 [PAGE 59] a Yeh Suto of 50 YA Ch ear Home Dewy Wn A-orver Oui Lie A O-n archn Nag Pp cr Otte ae Argare Wwourv eyela if forth ul eee nse a 22 Se OP ao erases on Se ohesh Ytare nn reas fic he We re ne a ig do PES oni ah~e Amow alo Os nes irinng Tone rf Aemrea of Conf Linnie i vrk Keres Tl am wtih ove ADA eg aa El CG Coryes vy Engr mires rar Bape Art Sp Laer Dre we bya Fh rid tlie RAL HL rege wh PAmne le mold heen a side wey ‘gecake 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That hid rfc ay is hcp Bt hee LK,» al nrawte alrf aoe ee am Ch Phare ieee ae mney Dros a ie a ae mrt Aree Chore CHO an hig roan ith fom Yh ow Buk Cherm fon Lilean Pena a ery abt han Leord rho AL eee at Lhatt ae here 72 nO that ean oa onngtts bo oS POM Cor-~e PNAAE “st liege Lo HY tre that At rredh igh oe “du dappecl fy nelyaed ra fr sh oncceec ca Medias di i one porte i Yin Pnne ntl Cm eee Atm a cae oa hiky rate ioe at aR esc a rhArchef LA at Lr ae ee es ee Reha A ams VG oA Lypud Lk a feo prsecale Si OA Aff oF hae ofa hat on TT el A Lae ataye semper POPES Creat rAd prin-é eae ot ce Cece ack ually BEE jee ae a og hope emetherug lh te done 039 MW Coklege 04-y [PAGE 64] SIBERIA it SAUCER Heavier is Storm area ae PY Florence Pervier wiSa Okla [PAGE 66] Tolson Ladd Clegg Glavin Nichols pe Rosen ‘Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele Koom Nease Gandy Merch 1950 Mrs Florence B/NRervier 1039 North College fulsa Oklahoma Dear Aa eee a Gy My FA Your LL of isnciiaent 28 1950 has been received and I want to thank you for making your ob- servation available to me Your thoughtfulness in this connection is appreciated Sincerely yours Edgar Hoovsy John Edgar Hoover Director vm wo NOTE Correspondent lengthly relates her observetiom wo concerning flying saucers and advised that she Wh ietes— they are of Russia origin It is noted that in fer letter of February 14 she wrote to commend Mr Ee res for his services as Director of the FBIe NJC tad ‘MAR MAK Mbt COMM Ful Pe Goes inte [PAGE 68] STANDARD FORM NO 64 a Office Memorandum onrrep 81.1108 GOVERNMENT TO DIRECTOR FBI paTE March 22 1950 CA>rrRom GUY HOTTEL SAC WASHINGTON SUBJECT FLYING SAUCERS INFORMATION CONCERNING rf aT og i Af oa Aon tT wr ma fhe folowing information was furnighed té/SA KURTZMAN by KARTSHOWE Special Investigator Sex Squad Metropolitan Police Department An investigator for the Air Forces stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers approxi- mately 50 feet in diameter Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only feet tall dressed in metallic cloth of a very fine texture Each body was bandaged in a manner similar to the blackout suits used by speed flyers and test pilots According to Mr HOWE'S informant the saucefs “were found in New Mexico due to the fact that the Government shas a very high-powered radar set-up in that area and it is believed’ the radar interferes with the controling mechanism of the saucers No further evaluation was attempted by SA KURTZMAN concerning the above RHK VIM RECORDED ae 3974 ROF A ryEn MAR 22 1880 [PAGE 70] ae a a RE ore Te ee ee DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED SOMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga ol Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence Nr AJACI~3-3 3206 Mar 50 Reference our TWX AJACI-1-2 2nd Mar supplementary report follows ye A At 2130 hours on 2nd Mar radar station picked up objects 310 degrees altitude 80000 feet ap- proximately 18 miles from Knoxville in general direction of Oak Ridge moving in circular motion but in opposite direc- tions At 2230 hours 2nd Mar arffagain at 0030 hours 3rd Mar station picked up object moving same direction locality and altitude a Density of object similar to DC~3 airplane peed not established but report as terrific Sf CIA Radar Technician reportedly arrives Knoxville today to check radar set and operation a and Marine Reaerve Unit Knoxville to set up radar equipmen to verify reception of YROQL radar station Arrangement reportedly made by FBI with Nava All information on this subject this headquarters has been turned over to Fourteenth Air Force Note AJACI-1-2 is CM IN 12036 May 50 ACTION Ge RES BORED an re kta soe 14 on la YS NO INFO CM IN 12184 Mar so pid O32900% eay fi aL ae Vane ohh RE IS JAN 1949 22-3 COPY NO GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1949-—O-830430 et [PAGE 71] INCOMING ME Ss SAGE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Nr AJACI 1-2 Page Third Army has no radar operators Inquiry of Lt Col Nunamaker revealed that Chief Security Div Oak Ridge is enxious to get qualified personnel check on the performance of the radar ACTION CM IN 12036 Mar 50 DIG 0220302 mif/c 30 FOR an ttn 2258 -CONFIDENFEAE COPY NO GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1949—-O-830430 [PAGE 72] LASSIFIED EONFIDENTIAL gg INDOMING PARTMENT OF THE ARMY ME SA GE ae COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE cw Bee PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED PRIORITY From COMGENARMYTHREE Ft McPherson Ga Jf To Dept of Army for Dir of Intelligence Nr AJACI 1-2 Mar 50 SCO FORM JAN 1949 22-3 “Ss COPY NO Telephone call received from Lt Col Nunamaker Tennessee Military District 1130 March He stated that A There is a radar station near Knoxville which has been in operation about weeks This radar station is being OP es by station YROL of Knoxvilie LOLS On Narch at 2136 hours the’station picked up an object 340 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet Direction and distance put the object directly over Oak Ridge AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville “Which reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude On March at 1105 station picked up object at 335 degrees and 18 miles from Knoxville altitude 40,000 feet AEC Security Div Chief checked with Smyrna Air Base with negative results of AEC See Div Chief is not certain as to operational efficiency of radar unit and requested Smyrna AB to send Qualified radar operator Smyrna has no personnel so ee Smyrna commander suggested Third Army send qualified radar operator to check squipgent oe Data from radar was RECORD ED.'19 MAR 23 1950 bearing distance and altitude on each ob ject Third Army queried 14th Air Force to determine if 14th AF had training flights ove Knoxville area on and March Answer was no i CM IN 12036 3Mar 50 52 APR 10195 a [PAGE 73] DO-7 OFFICE OF DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO OFFICIAL eee BELOW BY CHECK MARK oer Mr Tolson Mr Clegg Mr Glavin os Mr Ladd Mr Nichols Mr Rosen Mr Tracy Mr Gurnea Mr Harbo Mr Mohr Mr Nease Miss Gandy ee te See Me Note and Return For Your Recommendation What are the facts Remarks [PAGE 74] S9YNOla WY fH Bis O3AIF994 STGSOIN-QAAIS93N Hd [PAGE 75] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Meine UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO The Director DATE March 28 1950 Mt AITO RE NichdIs SUBJECT “FLYD iG SAUCERS Egan Osrrieg Har’ eo Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip ue Pemnltigeon Quinn Tama eau Room Nease oe Mi Holmes Just what are the facts re flying saucers A short i memo as to whether it is true or just what Air Force ete think of them In response to your inquiry Special Agent Reynolds obtained the following information today 3/28/50 from Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn of Air Force Intelligence The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project to determine what flying saucers are the latter part of last year They publicly announced to the press in December 1949 that the project had been discontinued They advised that the press release had been coneurred in by the Army and Navy The reason for the discontinuance according to Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn was that after two years of investigation over three-fourths of the incidents regarding flying saucers proved to be misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional items such as lighted weather balloons and other air-borne objects Colonel Hearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas are charged with the security of those areas Reports concerning flying saucers received at this time will be investigated by the Area Commander and his report submitted to the Air Force Intelligence Division as an intelligence item Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that many of the reported sightings of flying saucers at this time appear to be an out- growth of recent magazine articles They reiterated that the Air Force is conducting no active investigation to determine whether flying saucers exist or what they might happen to be You will recall that the investigation of flying saucers was discontinued by the Bureau in October 1947 in order that the Air Force could take over such investigations 62-83894-141-160 [PAGE 76] MG Hd BEWAN SS reas ba et Bs 29HISNE 40igag's seri ifid 828K [PAGE 77] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Men lum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO TRECTOR FBI DATE March 31 1950 “SAC NEW ORLEANS SUBJECT FLYING DISC Special Agent WARREN TOOL JR of the New Orleans Division has a brother TOOL of the Wayne Welch Inc advertising agency 202 Keith Building 1025 lth St Denver Colorado TOOL has advised Special Agent TOOL that an employee of the Wayne Welch Ince JEFFERSON BAARUSTRONG has been contacted by one GEORGE TAKCENIER 315 Franklin Street telephone SPruce 2563 Denver Colorado regarding Flying Discs KOBHLER is alleged to have told ARMSTRONG in January 1950 that he KOEHLER knows a prominent Denver oilman named SILASNEWTON also known as aéysterious Mr and an official of the Newton Oil Co Equitable Building Denver Colorado WEWTON is claiming that he leased land in the Mojave Desert in California and that on this land a flying disc had been found intact with eighteen three-foot tall human-like occupants all dead on it but not burned Further that the disc was alleged to be of very hard metal and near indestructible KOSHLER is said to have exhibited a radio set to ARMSTRONG purported to be a souvenir of the space disc According to ARMSTRONG KOEHLER has been-telling of this story off and on for the three month¢period prior to January 1950 and is said to have notified ARMSTRONG of it weeks prior to the publication of a flying disc article published in the True Magazine and one by FRANE ULLY published in the Variety Magazine in January 1950 KOEHLER claimed to have been visited by DONALDAKEHOE author of the article.in the True Magazine Further data was furnished that KOEHLER had been telling the tale so prolifically in Denver that he claimed to have had telephone calis from Washington and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in which he was requested to keep the information to- himself and that thereafter he became mysterious about the entire matter It is noted that considerable publicity regarding these discs has been found in Denver and other papers This information is being furnished the Bureau and the designated offices for informational purposes HWT smrg 66-1199 jec Denver Los Angeles [PAGE 78] eter CISTACY SAAILVINGSAUc wi Al Cun Vil GASTACV VUDOLOH wuwyo AVad Nf INN tan andy shan DN Aut Vina uo Aw Vuoo @2IVLIS SROT ATU -rny ALIN we SVE QO GaHSVUd OHM AIT hd INOW by eB Be Tu AHSTI SOT440 SIHL VVG CNAOUV 07 ater 19 tut So yk UNV Rf LING ADV reuTty Woda MIAN NAT IATUIUDAAN Giiva Uauil WYEiLNAOOVUY gsc OT udv¥ 39 yuh VAiw a ty STVITM td id TIT ONITY NAW Ans JNIiN arb NWUdG LJ TNO TK VALINDS LX YNYOT VAQUGNG TuVI PL STA a 4d1 ewranv)e VaAJIVS JN TAIN WLINdL OW MOAI LNAOW [PAGE 79] RECEIVED TELETYPE UN Mar 30 10 py 30 vet Uli N-CSAIS93U Lad a wi UG [PAGE 80] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MR wo fy DATE Re 1950 FROM MR A BELMONT VU tA SUBJECT UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE MARCH 1950 STUART ppcock COMPLAINANT VITAL FACILITIES INTERNAL SECURITY At 9:55 A.M today,,SAC Robey of Knoxville advised that dcosks owner and operator offracic Station WROL Knoxville had called the Knoxville Office at 11:15‘P.M on March Adcock is a radio ham operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN~7 radar set Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a pip indicating that an object was circling at an altitude of about 40,000 feet over Oak Ridge Agcock stated that he customarily had followed the movement of airplanes through this set and he was sure this item was not a thunder cloud Mr Robey advised that the Knoxville Office had immediately notifed the AEC Security Section following the receipt of the call fran Mr Adcock At 5:30 P.M on March Mr Adcock again called to say that he had again picked up an object at 11:15 A.M on March about 100,000 feet up and about 18 miles from his home in Knoxville which would place the object over Oak Ridge Mr Robey advised that CIC Agents had been given the information coming from the Knoxville Office as a result of which CIC Agents and OSI representatives went out last night and looked over Mr Adcock's set They did see an object on the screen about 11:00 or 12:00 P.M last night They reported this infor- mation to the Third Army Mr Robey was of the opinion that the Air Force probably has sent the information to Washington also Army CIC has now informed that CIA is going to send a technician down from Washington to examine the set Mr Robey had no information as to how CIA had jurisdiction Mr Robey advised that the Army is also contemplating sending a man up from Atlanta with a portable radar set to check into this situation In addition the Naval Reserve has a set locally and is putting it into operation this morning in an effort to identify this object Mr Robey advised that AEC and the Armed Forces representatives are somewhat concerned about this matter and he wanted the Bureau to have the above information in case there were inguiries ACTION I advised Mr Robey to keep in touch with the situation and let us know immediately of any developments and as to any information picked up by the Armed Forces or the CIA representative I also requested that he ascertain who the CIA representative is and what action he took upon his arrival Mr Robey was advised that no investigation should be conducted by the Knoxville Office but that he should be kept advised of and abo ome to the Bureau tonight fl a mee ly [PAGE 81] aaa me EDT OLSON cpr or gustts We RECEiven INTERNAL SECURIT» FBI U'S DEPT oF tiSTICg SN [PAGE 82] STANDARD FORM NO 64 paren Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MR LADD oy DATE March 1950 FROM A He BELMONTC.G SUBJECT NKNOR OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE MARCH 1950 unig voce COMPLAINANT VITAL FACILI TIES INTERNAL SECURITY Fe RRBRESRERERES Reference is made to my’ memorandum of March 1950 reflecting a call from SAC Robey of Knoxville in the above-entitled matter On the morning of March 1950 I called SAC Robey to ascertain what he had found out concerning this matter He advised that a teletype had beens ent reflecting that there was some question of Adcock's reliability and knowledge on radar theory that CIC and OSI are continuing their interest in the matter and that the CIA technician from Washington had not arrived SAC Kobey will report any further developments pe [PAGE 84] FBI KNOXVILLE 376-50 12-03 PM Ye Jam piREcTOR FBI ATT.SMR A He BELMONT URGENT™ oN Miss Gand UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE TENN MARCH ONE NINETEEN FIFTY,f STUARBLADCOCK COMPLAINANT VITAL FACILITIES IS REMYCALL MARCH THIRD EXISTENCE OF OBJECT REPORTED BY ADCOCK AS BEING DIRECTLY OVER OAK RIDGE AT ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET ALTITUDE NOT VERIFIED ADCOCK REPUTEDLY CAPABLE RADIO TECHNICIAN ADCOCK CLAIMS TO HAVE DETECTED OBJECT WITH HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT ON FIVE OCCASIONS OVER THREE DAYS NAVAL RESERVE RADAR EQUIPMENT AT KNOXVILLE DID NOT DETECT OBJECT ON ANY OCCASION BUT TECHNICIANS STATE IT IS NOT CONSIDERED EFFICIENT FOR AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME ALTITUDES QUALIFIED RERSONS FROM USAF AT NEPA OAK RIDGE TALKED WITH ADCOCK AND EXAMINED HIS RADAR EQUIPMENT FOUND HIS EQUIPMENT NOT TOO RELIABLE AND FELT ADCOCK TECHNICALLY WRONG ON SOME RADAR THEORY RELIABILITY OF ADCOCK QUESTIONED DUE TO SOME DEGREE OF INEBRIATION THESE PERSONS DISCOUNT PROBABILITY CIC AND OSI CONTINUE INTEREST BUT DO NOT CONTEMPLATE FURTHER ACTION AEC TOOK STEPS TO HAVE RADAR NE 14 TECHNICIAN SENT FROM WASH BELIEVED PiMh gti BUT NOT YET ARRIVED ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE REPORTED TO REA gate JAR i 37 NOV 18 1964 12-06 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED [PAGE 85] RECEIVED-NICHOLS es DEPT OF JUSTICE Mar 27PM 50 [PAGE 86] Nichols Rosen oo Dirgotor of Intelligence ii ad ge ys I LAA be i Aw jof the Army Fey 49 ibeb March 14 1950 BY SPECIAL MESSENGER Atomic Energy Commission Building 16th and Constitution Avenue MN Washington Attention Mr Francis Hammack Acting Director Division of Security John Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation UE ENOW OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE MARCH 1950 STUART ADCOCK INFORMANT VITAL FACILITIES INTERNAL SECURITY Stuart BR Adeock operator of Radio Station WROL Kioxville is reported to have detected on his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge Tennessee at an altitude of 40,000 feet at 11:15 Warch 1950 On March 1950 he advised that his radar equipment recorded an object about 100,000 fest high and approximately 18 wiles from his home in Knoxville at 11:15 a on that date It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at Knoxville Tennessee did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that the equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes It was further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge questioned Adeock and examined his radar equipment They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt thet Adeook was technically wrong on some of his radar theory- The reliability of Adcock was slso questioned due to some degres of inebriation The above confirms information telephonically furnished to Mr As Rolander of your office No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau but in the event additional information comes to our attention you will be promptly advised ec Director of Special Investigations The Inspector General xf Depe rtment of the Air Force of The Pentagon St jij it Washington GO wxTAL orsTHReh Saath “ft hs ff yy The Pentagon Vashington 26 PD Attention Chief Ségurity and Training Group CONFIDENTIAL REGISTERED MAIL Alp GG KWD:ealzmes ti Py 66% Cy [PAGE 87] Vas ae PBs St SAE a a a wr oo cy [PAGE 88] CLASSIFIED INCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY A STAFF Couatuiicariane OFFICE Authority NND 90986 20 Hi Ai ‘50 REPLACES DA SCO FORM 22-3 15 JAN 49 WHICH MAY Bz USED ‘U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1950-—O-868129 24 [PAGE 89] a Assistent Attorney General James McInerney Criminal Division Director FBI ee art ws esil anrverents yr PRIRCT OVER OAK RIDGE ESSEE MARCH 2950 Mareh 14 1950 “Ft I FACILI TIES INTERNAL SECURITY Stuart Adcock operator of Radio Station WROL Knoxville is reported to have detected en his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge Tennessee at an altitude of 40,000 fest at 11:15 Mareh 1950 On March 1950 he advised that his radar equipment recorded an object about 100,900 feet high and approximately 18 miles from his home in Knoxville at 11:15 a on that date It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at Hnoxville Tennessee did not detect an object on any occasion but stated that thes equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes It was further reported that qualified persons at Oak Ridge questioned Adeock and examined his radar equipment They reportedly found his equipment not too reliable and felt that Adcock was technically wrong on some of his redar theory The reliability of Adeock was also questioned due to some degree of inebriation No investigation is being conducted by this Bureau but in the event oo information cones to our attention you will be promptly advised KWD:eal:mes [PAGE 91] sense radar operators but would make their observations mrely to determine real reading was being mde by ADCOCK Om the moriing of Merch 1950 MEAGRAVES again teloyhonically ccom- mmicated with this office enfi advised the Liaison Agent Spesial Agent CHARIZON McBWAIN that he and PRICE had boon with ADOOCK during the previous evening end that they had observed on his rader screen some “pips” which according to ADCOCK indicated an object with the sams geroral elevation ani asimmth as previously reported by him GEAGRAVES said they were unable to make any authoritative statemnt concerning the mtter of the object or the reliability of the radar equipment but they had seen sufficient to give thom reason to believe it warranted investigation General inquiry at this tims at Radio Station WROL and other readily available sowrces of informtion divulged the fast that STUART ADCOCK is generally recognized in this vicinity as a reputable and substantial citizen in Knoxville and in addition thereto is recognized as gomewhat cf a radio authority It was found that he is credited with being a skilled radio technician end has done considerable development and research work in tho field of radio Due to the interest which was being portrayed by all agencies concerned with this matter the Burean at this timo was apprised by telephone conversation with A BEIMORM at the Bureau conserning the facts known As result of this conversation SA MoSWAIN was instructed to follow the mtter in the capasity of an observer and to advise the Bureau of any important developments Arrangements were made through Lieutenant Commander SHACKIZTT Commanding Officer Naval Reserve Training Center Alooa Highway Knoxville for the Research Training Center to put into operation radar equipment which they have At approximibtely 10;30 A om the same day this radar [PAGE 92] equipment was in operation and continuous search being made Special Agent MSWAIN together with Special Agent SEAGRAVES CIC emi Special Agent PRICE OSI observed this Navy equipment far some time but no object whatsoever could be detected A telephone cali wea placed by SEAGRAVES to Mr ADCOCK at approxi- mately 11:00 A and ADCOCK advised he had been picking up some indication of the object again He indicated its elevation and direction as well as @istence to bo the seme as previously reported At the time of his conver- sation the Hevy equipment detected two aircraft at an olevation of approxi- mately 2,000 feet and general azimuth of approximately 300 degrees true and seemingly headed in the general direction of the Knoxville Municipal Airport By way of a check ADOOCK was asked if he detected on his equipment euy Objects other than those reported by him ADCOCK stated that he had noticed ‘two suall airerars headed in general direction of the Knoxville Airport at a relatively low altitude not paid auch attention to then ADCOGE then requested that he to view the vader equipment at the Naval Reserve Armory in order he te his equipment with that equipment and thus obtain a better fix the object should it again be The redex wateh vas continued and at abowt 11:30 A ADCOCK galled the armory and advised that the object being observed by him over Oak Ridge had started moving in an easterly direction and had in a period of about twenty minutes faded from the screen Qn the afternoon of Merch 1950 at about 1:30 STUART ADCOCK together with CIC OSX and FBI agents went to the Naval Armory where ADCOCK was allowed to look at the rader equipment of the Heavy Tt had beon previously determined from Lieutenant Commander SHACKIETI that this equipment did not comerise any Classified information At this time ADCOCK claimed familiarity with the equipment being used by the Navy and spoke of having assisted in its development at Harvard University during the early stages of the war ADCOCK also mde statemnts to the effect that he had traveled extensively for the Army during the war in adapting reader for specialized services At this tim the presenoe of som alochol was noted on the breath of ADCOCK but he was not in an inebriated condition After examining the equipment ADCOCK stated he 414 not feel that this low frequensy type of radar would be of mich assistance in detecting the object reported by him far several reasons such es the elevation of the antenna tho minimm fade ares otc These state- ments seemed to be in accord with the radar operator's opinion At 3:30 om the afternoon of March 1950 a conference was had with Golomel GC GASSER Enginesring Officer Air Force Material Command MEPA Gite Oak Ridge Tennessee Those present at the conference were Special Agent SEAGRAVES CIC Special Agent PRICE OSI Me GENE GORDJEN Aix Forces Security Officer Captain ROBERT CROSS USAF and Special Agent CHARLTON MoSWAIN of this office At this comferense Colonel GASSER ee [PAGE 93] stated that while it was highly improbable that aivoraft could sustain flight at an altitude of 100,000 feet was absolutely possibis from a scientific and enginesring standpoint Therefore it was his opinion that the matter should be followed closely He erranged for Captain CROSS whom he termed a reader expert to obsexve with ADCOCK dwring the evening of March 1950 the radar equipment om which ADCOCK hed detested the object Immediately following this conference Special Agent MoBWAIN contacted Mr CHARLES WHITE Physical Semmity end Plant Protection Branch ARC and Mr FRANK CALLAGHAN Assistant Chief Sesurity Division ABC to advise them of the indings and to determine what action was being taken by ASC Both WHITH and CALLAGHAN advised that the mttex hed been referred to 3vd Army authorities end that beyond this no steps had been taken It was their Delie however that a radar technician was being sent down probably from Washingtom to inspect the equipment owmed by ADCOCK Tt was erroneously reported that a CIA technician would coms to Oak Ridge Also immediately following this scomference above stated Special Agent PRICE OBI called his headquarters at Mexvoll Field Alabama to determine if any action were being taken with regard to having redex equipment flown to this area to verify or disprove the findings of ADCOCK PRICE wes advised that he should act only in the capacity of en observer in the miter but that such reader equipment would be flow up if requested by the ABC Special Agent SEAGRAVES CIC stated he had also been advised by his en headquarters at Atlante to act in the capacity of observer end that ascordingly he had not as yet been advised whether or not the 3rd Army in- tended to send mobile radar equlypment to the area to verify or dleprove the findings of ADCOCK Inquiry wae made by Special Agent PRICE OBI of AEC as to whethsr or not they would request heaving radey equipment flew in by OBI authorities end he was told by ABC that while the ABO was of course vitally interested in anything which directly effected the safety of the area they nevertheless did not feel that they had the suthority to mke ea specific request for such action inasmuch as the protection of the area from assanit was the responsibility of the rd Army Accordingly they could not make any Girest request for such equipment During the evening of March 1950 Special Agent CHARITON McSWAIN and myself together with SA PRIGH OSI remained at the Naval Reserve Armory Aleos Highway during which time search was being conducted by the radar equipment at this instellation Ceptain ROBERT CROSS NEPA and Special Agent SEAGRAVES CIC [PAGE 94] were at the home of STUART ADCOCK observing his redar equipment during this soerch Ho object was reparted by ADCOCK during this erening and therefore Captain CROSS had no opportumity to observe his equipment in action par- ticularly in reference to the reported object at such phenomenal altitudes Mo wmmusual objects were dotected by the rader equipment of the Beval Reserve Armory during the entixe evening Upon abandoning the weich on this evening meting was held with Captain CROSS after leaving ADCOCK's residence in ordex to ascertain CROSS’ opinion CROSS stated he had found ADCOCK to be teolmically incorrect in several watters relating to radar theary and wrastice and in addition thereto had very grave doubts as to the capabilities of the surplus AMN-7 radar set which had been adapted by ADCOCK He stated however that he had insufficient opportunity to observe the set in practice or to examine the radio equipment commected with the set to make any definite statements as to whether or not the detection of the unimowm object would be possible with said equipment He said however he did feel that ADCOCK was a capable person with pure radio techniques On the mowning of Mavoh 1950 at 10:30 A ADCOCK agein contacted Special Agent McSWAIN of thic office and Special Agent SRAGRAVES CIC to aa@vise that he had again received indications of the object at approximtely 100,000 fect directly over Osk Ridge and that the intensity of the radar “pip” was stronger than noted at any time previous At about 21:40 A ADCOCK again called and edvised he had watched the objeot wntil approximately 11:10 A which time he had noted it stopped circling and headed off in a easterly direction at approximately 200 miles pox how’ at which time it had faded from the screen in slightly less than 20 minutos On the afternoon of March 1950 Colonel GASSER and Captain ROBERT GROSS both NEPA visited the home of ADCOCK and carefully examined his radio end radar equipment including the antems and releted mechanisms After suéh é6xamination and after talking at some length with ADCOCK these two gentlemen wet with Special Agent SEAGRAVES CIC PRION OSI and McSWAIN FBI to give thelr opinions Coloel GASSER advised they had found ADCOCK in a moh inebriated condition and that they had had difficulty im making any determination as to his abilities in the field of radar It was theixy belief that his equip- ment was haphazerd at best and that no great degree of reliability could be Placed therein They did state however they intended to retwn during the mening of Merch 2950 which was the usual tim for the object to be detected On the morning of Merch 1950 Colonel GASSER and Captain CROSS went to the home of Mr ADCOCK and were unable to gain entry or to find anyone at the residence After this experience it was the belief of these two gentlemen [PAGE 95] that the reliability of ADCOCK was extremely dubious and they felt that the matter wes worthy of little consideration On the morning of Merch 1950 ADCOCK again contacted Special Agent SEAGRAVES CIC and advised he had again observed the object at about the same altitude over the Oak Ridge area and he estimated the cbhject to be of approximately the sam density az would be caused by DC at that altitude Again Colonel GASSER was contested by Special Agent PRICE of OSI and Colonel GASSER said that he intended to take some electronic equip ment to the home of ADCOCK with which they could actually cheok the electrical Girouits of his radexr equipment to deterntine whether or not it was accurate in view of the fact they had checked som of the findings of ADCOCK with regerd to known aircraft detected during previous visits and found him to be off to a cons extent regarding speed elevation During the afternoon of March 1950 all day of Merch and 1950 attempts were made by Special Agent PRICE with ADCOCK to make an appointment with Colonel GASSER be located According to his office was not known when he would return In summary therefore it seems to be the general opinion that the actual existence of an object at such an exceptional altitude is quite in- probable and no explanation is yet kmown as to just what was detected by ADCOCK on his soreen or in fact whether anything was detected Om tho afternoon of March 1950 Special Agent SEAGRAVES telephoned Special Agent MCSWAIN of this office and advised that two representatives of the Mith Air Forces with headquarters at Greenville Bouth Carolina had arrived in Knox- ville and contected him with regard to making an appointment with ADCOCK to ingpect his equipment Theso representatives advised they did not feel it sufficiently important for them to remein or to make a return trip inasmuch as ADCOCK was unevailable This information is being furnished to the Burseu in detail inesmech as it is the widerstanding of this office thet Colonel GASSER was mich perturbed in the manner in which this matter was handled and has written letters to his Commending Officer Air Forces Materiel Command Wright Field concerning it These letters by Colonel GASSER spparently were prompted from the fast that the 3rd Army Intelligence ropresentative and the Air Forse Intelligence representative have both been instructed to act as observers only with no authority to act in the situation In addition thereto AEC felt that their responsibility hed been discharged upon notifying the 3rd foemy The Bureau was obviously interested only from an observer's viewpoint and no question of jurisdiction in this regard was raised [PAGE 96] On the morning of Merch 1950 Special Agent McBWAIN of this office sed by Mr HOWARD WOODSIDE ABC Security Division of steps taken in this regard Mr WOODSIDE stated that immediately upon receiving the me he had made the matter Imown to the proper authorities at AEC and carly the following morning he had conversed with Colonel JOHN MEADE 3rd Army Headquarters Atlanta Georgie and apprised him of the matter Mir WOODSIDE stated he also conversed with 1th Air Force Headquarters at Greenville South Carolina and advised them of the matter He stated thet this was strictly in accordance with the plans drewn up between ABO and the armed forces for protection against air or lend assault Hs continued that the AEC has neither the facilities nor the equipment with which to defend itself in such emergencies and that such responeibility bad been assumed by these agencies of the military forces It would appear from the mnmer in which this incident was handled that despite the fact that all egenciss seomed to be operating in the manner preseribed by agreement and although each was apprised of the action being teken by the other and coopsrating in every respect there nevertheless seemed to be an impressive lack of any agency actually taking the responsibility for the situation and taking eny action to verify or digmrove the threat Had similer incident oscurred wherein an actuel threat against the physical security of tho AEC Installation had been experienced it ia not implausible to believe that a similar confused fixing of final authority would heve been found It should be noted that many hours elapsed from the receiving of the first report witil such time as any reasonable conclusion could be reached concerning the mtter and nothing of a positive nnture with regerd to any action being taken had been had during ell that time While it is now felt that this ontire mitter was in mmer of spesking “dry run it nevertheless warrants som consideration from a procedural stendpoint and might be worthy of discussion at some liaison meeting the future The Bureau will be immediately advised there sare any further developments in this mtter [PAGE 97] APRIL 1959 Postage U.S.News ine SAUCERS i i World Report Bay ve The United States News World Report SPEAKER SAM RAYBURN [PAGE 98] OZAPR 207950 [PAGE 99] fr VOLUME XXVIII—No 14 U.S News World Report WASHINGTON D.C FLYING SAUCERS—THE REAL STORY U.S BUILT FIRST ONE IN 1942 Jet-Propelled Disks Can Outfly Other Planes Observers of “flying saucers’ aren’‘t just seeing things They’re real—aircraft that conform to ac- cepted laws Sky disks manned by regular pilots can hover aloft spurt ahead at tremendous speed out- maneuver conventional craft No official announcements are being made yet But about the only big secret left is who makes them Evidence points to Navy experiments The real story on “flying saucers” is finally coming to light What the saucers are how they operate and how they have been tested in U.S all can be told in detail at this time That story without violating present security regulations points to these basic conclusions by engineers competent to appraise reports of reliable observers Flying saucers seen by hundreds of competent observers over most parts of U.S are accepted as real Evidence is that they are aircraft of a revolutionary type a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane They conform to well-known prin- ciples of aerodynamics An early model of these saucers was built by U.S engineers in 1942 achieved more than 100 successful test flights That project then was taken over by the Navy in wartime Much more advanced models now are being built Just where present saucers are being built also is indicated by evidence now available In more detail the story pieced together from nonsecret testimony of responsible U.S scientists pri- vate observers and military offi- cials is this Early models of the flying saucer pictured on this page and the next were built by U.S Gov- ernment engineers of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronau- APRIL 1950 tics Similar flying-saucer projects were begun in Germany and Italy at the same time in 1942 The first U.S model designed by Charles Zimmerman of NACA was elliptical in shape powered by two piston engines and driven by twin propellers It had a maximum speed between 400 and 500 miles an hour More important it could rise almost vertically and its minimum speed for landing was only about 35 miles an hour a great advan- tage in military and naval aircraft And it was far more maneuverable than con- ventional military planes Idea behind those original flying-sau- cer projects both in U.S and abroad in Germany and Italy was to overcome basic drawbacks of conventional aircraft by new techniques A plane that could rise almost straight would not need long airfields could be used from any cleared area just behind front-line troops or from the deck of any Navy combat ship If that plane in addition had great speed and more maneuverability it could prob- ably outfly any conventional aircraf In United States the first model seemed to fulfill these requirements but the less- ‘SAUCER'—1942 MODEL “NACA photo a combination of helicopter and fast jet plane ened stability of the wingless craft re- quired more research Present flying saucers apparently have overcome this problem of stability by use of very advanced design An analysis of reports submitted by compe- tent observers show this What they look like first is de- scribed in well-documented accounts Those accounts show saucers to be exact- ly 105 feet in diameter circular in shape They have what appear to be jet nozzles arranged all around the outer rim just below the center of gravity They are made of a metal alloy with a dull whitish color There are no rudders ailerons or other protruding surfaces From the side the saucers appear about 10 feet thick- there are no exact measurements from this angle in publicly available accounts They are built in three layers with the center layer slightly larger in diameter than the other two That is the picture agreed on by quali- fied observers of saucers in flight—com- mercial aircraft pilots fighter pilots who have chased these aircraft trained air- pline spotters high-ranking Army and Air Force officers It is backed by exact measurement made by a group of scientists last April near White Sands Proving Ground base with instruments set up to observe high- altitude balloons who suddenly ob- served a saucer and tracked it for several minutes thereby getting reliable data on its size speed alti- tude and maneuverability How they operate now can be told in some detail too Based on this description the probable tech- nique used by current saucers is explained by a top-level Govern- ment aeronautical engineer in this manner Power for these aircraft at their present stage of development ob- viously is supplied by jet engines Each saucer appears to have a series of variable-direction jet noz- zles around its rim with a compli- cated central control system Fuel jused is unknown—the exhaust flame has been observed to be red-orange in some cases blue in others miss- 13 [PAGE 100] -U.S News World Rep nf oe FACT THESE DESIGNS AND LATER ONES ARE REAL DISK-LIKE NAVY FLOUNDER PROJECT WAS ‘DROPPED‘ U.S Navy -NACA photo MOCK-UP OF EARLY MODEL IS TESTED IN WIND TUNNEL latest models are circular faster more maneuverable 14 ing in still others The saucers appear to have the power to “coast” long distances thus saving on fuel consumption Direction of the aircraft and its veloc- sity in turn evidently are controlled by the angle at which the jet nozzles are tilted the number operating the power applied By choosing which nozzles to turn on or off and the angle of tilt the pilot could make the saucer rise or de- scend vertically hover fly straight ahead or make sharp turns A right-angle turn for example could be made by turning off the rear jets turning on the side and front nozzles Great speed can be ob tained by focusing to the rear all nozzles in the after half of the aircraft With all nozzles pointed downward the saucer could rise straight off the ground and with less power could descend the same way That is the explanation based on ac- cepted principles of aerodynamics given by an authoritative engineer as the likely answer to how these saucer aircraft oper- ate As evidence that this explanation is correct there are these actual cases of publicly observed saucer behavior Rows of window-like openings around the rims of saucers traveling at more than 500 miles an hour are mentioned in several documented reports In all cases these “windows” glowed as if they were jet-nozzle openings The most recent of these reports was made last month by two experienced pilots of the Chicago and Southern Air Lines who passed within 1,000 feet of a saucer traveling over Arkansas Another similar report was made by two Eastern Air Lines pilots who narrowly missed colliding with a saucer in July 1948 while flying a DC-3 over Georgia Saucers’ ability to hover in mid-air accelerate at tremendous speed and then rise almost vertically is described in several reports one documented by Air Force officers at Fort Knox Ky That saucer seen by dozens of officers at the post was chased by three military pilots flying fast F-51s The saucer quickly out- maneuvered the planes Speed of one saucer was measured by ground instruments in the White Sands case at well over the speed of sound indicating the use of a number of jet engines Cruising speed has been esti- mated in other cases at 200 to 600 miles an hour What it all adds up to is this Flying saucers being observed in many parts of the U.S are not mysterious visitors from Mars They are actual planes sound- ly engineered on principles developed by U.S in wartime By using this new design they can do things that no conventional aircraft can be expected to approach Who’s building the saucers now being observed in test flights over U.S Oo U.S NEWS WORLD REPORT [PAGE 101] U.S News World Report is not yet publicly disclosed It cannot be proved until a public announcement is made or until a saucer crashes away from its home base—which is highly unlikely because of its jet helicopter action that makes take-offs and landings almost com- pletely safe But there are these factors that point to an answer Official inquiry by the Air Force in the face of overwhelming evidence that the saucers are real was called off last De- cember This indicates clearly that top Air Force officials know where the saucers originate and are not concerned about them as they would be if these aircraft were from Russia or Mars These officials at the same time denied emphatically that a secret Air Force project is re- sponsible Best use of fully developed saucer air- craft however could be made in war- time not by the Air Force but by the Navy All fleet operations now require an air cover even in antisubmarine war- fare and a plane that can rise like a heli- copter could be used from any Navy combat ship not only from big expen- sive aircraft carriers It was for that reason that the first U.S flying sau- cer was purchased by the Navy after the original model was tested in 1942 That first full-size aircraft built by Chance-Vought was thoroughly tested by Navy engineers Then a statement was released that this project had been dropped Early experimenting with sau- cers thus centered in the Navy Big spending on missile aircraft cen- ters in the Navy now too More than twice as many dollars were spent by the Navy last year as by the Air Force on secret guided-missile research There is no public accounting for these millions the only Government funds aside from atomic-energy dollars that still are being spent with great secrecy Surface indications then point to re- search centers of fhe U.S Navy's vast guided-missile project as the scene of present flying-saucer development That project has the scientists the engineers the dollars the motive and the back- ground of early Navy development of saucer-type aircraft This likelihood will remain despite any future denials by the Navy front office until secrecy is lifted on the big missile program But regardless of just where these saucers are being built now the evidence points to a U.S development that will mean a radical change-in aircraft design in coming decades In war this combina- tion of helicopter and fast jet plane will easily outfly any present types of mili- tary aircraft In peacetime the safety of a nearly crash-proof aircraft may be ex- pected to revolutionize civil air transport It all points to a big advance in the sci- ence of flying APRIL 1950 ANCY SPACE SHIPS MONSTERS MARTIANS MAYH EM NOCTURNAL ‘INVASION’ SURPRISE PACKAGE FROM MARS A PLANE DESIGNER’S DAYDREAM photos fom Bettman Acme Wide World HOME-MADE SAUCER 25a Pee The real thing is strictly a one-planet proposition [PAGE 102] SERVICE UNIT 4-22a SEARCH SLIP se ua Supervisor Lat htd Room SME LZ ch A Subj Crt NAb Abe lice ier Spelling Searchers ‘"_All References InitialZ Subversive Ref Mail File Restricted to Locality of Ate FILE NUMBER SERIALS Initialed [PAGE 103] SWANQARD FORM NO 64 a Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director FBI i Deel Ml ame SAC New York SUBJECT MIGUEL anartGancus Mors There is enclosed a letter directed to the President of the Com- mission of Scientific Investigation of the United States of North America,” which was received at this office on April 1950 This letter is dated at Veracruz March 19 1950 and is from a MIGUELANGEL GARCIA MACIAS There is attached to this letter an English translation together with a newspaper clipping in the Spanish language and four hand-drawn designs Because of the technical language used it is rather difficult to determine whether the in- formation is authentic or whether the author of this material is either psychotic or neurotic It is suggested that the Bureau may desire to have the enclosed examined by some Government agency familiar with the language appearing therein for its ultimate dissemination TGS:RAA Enclosures ty ean wy QE RULY 4959 NDEACY [PAGE 105] ye he May 17 1950 Al a Director Office of Special Investigations The Inspector General Department of the Air Force The Fentagon Washington From Edgar Hoover Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Subject FLYING DISCS There are attached hereto for your information in connection with the captioned matter a communication written in Spanish dated March 19 1950 at Veracruz Veracrus Mexico and enclosures addressed to the Presidente de la Comision de Investigacion Cientifica de Estados Unidos de Norte America In view of the fact that a translation of the above referred to commmication reflects the correspondents interest in flying discs it is being furnished to your office for appropriate attention The files of this Bureau contain no information which can be identified with the writer of this letter No reply has been made to the writer of this letter by this Bureau in view of the fact that it was not addressed to this Bureau Attachment EHM:eal Tolson Ladd Clegg Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Hardo Belmont Wohr Tele Koom Nease Gandy [PAGE 106] th wpe eu fi lay 17 WECM Ali FiBYT ror US Tig [PAGE 107] TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPERVISOR District No ALCOHOL TAX UNIT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 734 NEW POST OFFICE BUILDING CHICAGO ILL IN REPLYING REFER TO uw RECORDED [PAGE 109] Clegg Glavin Nichols Rogen Tele Room Noase Gandy April 11 1950 fiss LaurdAucClastey 201 North ‘Firat Street feneva Illinois he JG fiss McClastey AINCVe eo INDEXED your letter dated April 1950 has been recetved and I want to thant you for furnishe ing me the data you related I am taking the liberty of referring a copy of your communication to the Secretary of the Atr Force National Defense utiding The Pentagon Washington 25 De Ce Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE Security Division Esptonage Unit advised Flying Saucer data is being referred to the Air FOTCE.s NJC 30% [PAGE 111] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memndum UNITED ae GOVERNMENT TO MR A BELMONT DATE April 1950 Ladd FROM BROOKING ine sumer frm sauom’ coumarin eee EIMTRA NEW YORK PD INFORMANT Nichols Rosen Reference teletype dated April 1950 from the Buffalo tracy Office advising that information had been received from the Elmira Harbo Police Department regarding a flying saucer and advising that press rsa inquiries are being answered by the Buffalo Office oe Mr Pe Keay was contacted and he advised that the Duty Officer at the Office of Special Investigations Inspector General Air Force should be contacted and furnished the information regarding the flying saucer ah Captain Ralph Williams Air Force Duty Officer was telephonically contacted and furnished the information regarding the flying saucer SA McGuire was contacted and advised of the teletype and that a statement was contained therein that press inquiries had been received and were being answered McGuire instructed that the Buffalo Office be telephonically contacted and advised that they should furnish the information regarding the flying saucer to the Air Force Office in that area and that any press inquiries regarding the flying saucer should be referred to the Air Force in that area SA Robert Cryan of the Buffalo Office was telephonically contacted and advised of the above instructions QE CORDED [PAGE 112] OG Hd SE OQ Sey 39USAf 40 idIG ‘sn GOW AGAIZI IY [PAGE 113] FBI BUFFALO 4-8-50 12-52 PM ABRECTOR FBI URGENT FLYING SAUCER COMPLAINT INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM ELMIRA PD THAT FLYING SAUCER HAD LANDED NEAR ELMIRA NY AIRPORT RESIDENT AGENT AT ELMIRA ADVISES FLYING SAUCER” WAS CORRUGATED CARDBOARD BOX FORTY INS IN DIAMETER ONE FOOT THICK AT CENTER ENTIRE BOX PAINTED ALUMINUM CROSLEY RADIO TUBE ATTACHEB TO CENTER OF BOX WITH LOOSE WIRES HANGING FROM EACH SIDE OF TUBE TRUCKER-S RED FLARE CONNECTED TO BOTTOM OF BOX WHICH FLARE HAD SCORCHED GRASS AREA BENEATH BOX NO WITNESSES AS TO ACTUAL FLIGHT AND BOX IS DESCRIBED AS TOO FRAGILE TO WITHSTAND FLIGHT BUREAU BEING ADVISED AS PRESS INQUIRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE BEING ANSWERED ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE FACTS MAYNOR RECORDED fv eee CORRECTION FIFTH LINE FORTH WORD SHOULD BE “ATTACHED® 12-55 PM OK FBI WA LIR Nt GOAPR 261950 [PAGE 114] WY QQ Udy 2IUSME 4O-LaaR sp ey JOVI-03A993y ds [PAGE 115] ORIGINAL--DIRECTOF [PAGE 117] et eet APR 13 1950 80 Clegs Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele Room Nease Gandy [PAGE 119] STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Meni andum oir oe GOVERNMENT TO Director FBI patE 4/18/50 FROM ee eet suBjecT WILLIAM ALBERT\RHODES INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DISCS Rebulet 6/30/49- On 4/17/50 Mr RHODES advised he had been contacted by True Magazine and would like to secure the photographs which he had made available to the Air Force Intelligence He was referred to OSI Fourth Air Force Base San Francisco Cali- fornia since the photographs desired were made available by him to a representative of of the Fourth Air Force on 8/30/47 [PAGE 120] gong Her Ubalilyd drawtrdd 2Ot lar Aan a aad bb LA Hak wm [PAGE 121] aowel Wrsts1 tll Uy Can Af roe a bub [PAGE 123] ur Orv Zan il Meth OAL UAL Ao [PAGE 125] [PAGE 126] Cyd Chtdmtoheotde rt wil A ge A bra HAA a rm ore if LO dp Uinlkitdy Any Rasy vr cht di natin’ CAKE Dinxn O«f AALS on i [PAGE 127] A Cc Pee PMMA OO Afi ern DOndeian by CAN ONL Waka of oar hl iS gm [PAGE 128] Ps rx Kater of [PAGE 130] we rm oO Uh with A Lo Ut ord aed A ity ce fj fy and They Cow Gel gerd fi yf i ff ays pee Ww rule ry abe Ue rt Lg oP Fy rAR barely ND mar rb a avi ifs 44d if ho vA Fede ui OO Cemanee Wath thir Ouithias a adied fs ye a [PAGE 131] ee YR eeetQ 6-4 Thien anA id Ah wee aS A oe LA vel if rey OM iy Dom ALR [PAGE 132] Tolson Lada Clogs Glavin Nichols Rogen Tracy Harbo Mohr Tele Room Nease April 17 1950 i Mre Le AsXWard 336 Bird’ Street uba ae Calt fornta INDEXED ePeggneg Your letters of April 1950 have been received and I want to thank you for writing to me as you did Ward It ts suggested however that you to communtcate directly with the Secretary of National Defense Building shington De Ce with reference to the matter you memGioned sae et te ag neerely yours cs a John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE Correspondent advises he has been in contact with the Buy fale Office and states that he has deemed the information he has furnished with POLST EROS to flying saucers important andugh to write direct to the Bureau He adviges°that he desires us to use a Plain envelope in Connéction with our reply and further stipulates that he does not desire that his name be furnished to Army Chiefs He Ras stated that he wants to get a lot more information to give to you.” NJC:meq:bje [PAGE 134] ak PL bt mastaAha otis a Vv or Oo WEA a tU NOUV LOAYO4 [PAGE 135] TJ On or A Linas [PAGE 137] Me eto will pom ft atl [PAGE 138] Ne wed hs Wr LE Yn ohtiea a bar of rages noth cwel pore Vue Ban hak Lb but Chak he” AOAACAAY sail Cal ain aa Ao the eC eg ut AP Fred a ea bs pre ined” Baa rngen Ltn SF digs Hn frome hit-eabs fe by FS placed vg Lf bi Ge en ola ay le ef oo Aw wm Ae dang» a ne if Cry orvk Viele Gt fag LA i ls the 2,5 gunck acl i EES wens ate Wren atrprebhien’ Ubi SA oe eae ae pe WO welll lu reMA CAR ep rp for Meru boned Ao 440 ond mmg boa ta at cats A eid wl wht oe peter [PAGE 139] 04 fait sh [PAGE 143] xo Ward sis 396 iad dh [PAGE 145] SAC San Francisco tpritl 25 1950 Director FRT LEWTS A AWARD LE® A of WARD 336 Rird Street Yuba Ctty California By letter dated Aprtl 9,.1950 capttoned individual wrote to the Sureau with reference to matters pertaining to flying saucers.” A photostatie copy of his communication is enclosed It ts noted that correspondent has referred to his contact with an individual named Ubalsky and reference is made to Rusestan drawtnge.” rt ts destred that you have an agent of your office contact correspondent to secure any data which may be of interest to the Aureau Tt should be kept in mind however that the FRI ts not conducting an tnvestigattion with reference to flying saucer matters” and the correspondent should be advised that may wish te communicate with the Secretary of the Air Force os nr Vational Defense Butlding The Pentagon Wachington 25 Cs he Please furnish me all tnformation concernine the handling of thie matter fu rneldayre tet ie ee advised that he has previously furnished to 5ureaue It is believed this leat i 11S communication was refer bigs Si Atr Force He has advised in his letter of res Ka PF ce Arawt ngs pertaining to Jlying saucers were executed een Pi derile to be the Russian language and it ts deened abe REE eine eee Personally contacted to discourage further tence an obtain any inform mation he might have i ad ght in Po session pertaining to matters which may be tn th oe activities ienarni eisa «thie NIC leh:nms Follow-up made Someta Ro [PAGE 146] Declernfii iy WS Salles 4/20/77 os hot Ls SRUCE SS Mace aaee a TP GaypctAries INDEXED 74 TL DESTFRO gia [PAGE 147] a ttgh ha Saha scarvOoars ttention neuverable Sey me and Suith attesoted to o7en out sor quarter Smith asi GLULTLIEO uadr an uni minutes Durins by Lieatens Causer and Sarco radar contict mai ane cattain at no auser ws unable to re object at i700 ine one [PAGE 149] ms ha Yate La Aue UNITELC GOVERNMENT DATE May 31 1950 yy New Orleans ie On May 1950 this office received from Major MERLE MENNIE Intelligence and Security Officer New Orleans Port of Embarka- tion a report dealing with MICHAEL HALFERY of 253 Urquhart Street New Orleans Louisiana A copy of this report is at- tached to this letter for your information The report states that HALFERY sold for $1.00 two photographs to one JOHN RX ESPOSITO 615 Piety Street New Orleans who in turn gave the photographs to an agent of CID New Orleans Port of Embarkation These photographs were of flying saucers and a man from Mars in the custody of two Army Military Policemen A copy of one negative and a copy of one positive of these photo- graphs are also enclosed herewith Enclosures DHB:mas 66-1199 [PAGE 151] Case T4-15-0 117th 3IC Det FO NOPE New Orleans La Pesitive Phetestat cepy ef decument tumed in te NOPE CID Agent Jehn Quinn by Jehn Espesite 615 Piety Street New Orleans La whe reperted purchase ef decument frem Michael HALFERY 24,53 Urquhart St New Orleans La Date 22 May 1950 Received frem Agent Jehn Quinn NOPE CID by Levis -Rebillia Jr Criminal Investigater Intelligence Secirity Branch NOPE Date 23 May 1950 [PAGE 152] ENCLOSURES TO THE BUREAU Copy of report by Intelligence Branch New Orleans Port of Embarkation re MICHAEL HALFERY One negative copy and one positive copy of photographs of flying saucer and man from Mars in custody of two MP's N.O File 66-1199 [PAGE 153] SUMMARY OF INFORMATION DATE 23 Way 1950 PREPARING OFFICE intelligenne Sranch Bow SUBJECT BY Wehaei trast CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION OF SOURCE COMPLETELY RELIABLE USUALLY RELIABLE FAIRLY RELIABLE NOT USUALLY RELIABLE UNRELIABLE RELIABILITY UNKNOWN OF INFORMATION CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES PROBABLY TRUE POSSIBLY TRUE DOUBTFULLY TRUE IMPROBABLE TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED SUMMARY OF INFORMATION Pv By ‘war or phatogrask Peter Ration that ho badd Strest Baw this eatersel wuppesed to The Prlicernrmsie a wy has” FBP John i Aceardinags te the Federal penite he dnterrorns Authority The tras visur purckared Laene» shogid be plse at fhe individual Eeposite 63 from eum ri the heande of gaxcera” marci a a rd Renieians Byers ies ge ns me turning thie aver treet cp seret oo nédery st Lesvonwe tion of erearite was comiucte the hussen exch hich fr action eontin indivs photer geucern” The ying OF DEY NND 90986 Ine lud$ tat PPPoE mom from Bare tm the qustedy of teo milite RR ate in the Uni tod 8-2 “inn cave hic mom ef telephone as meres nt 43 yeere in oy we ailege pete there ohotorcwas ajuency ef a by od wf DISTRIBUTION ae AGO FORM JUN 47 WD 568 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—53306-1 [PAGE 154] mit Bildaufnahmegerit und Spezialfilm Vorginge die dem menschlichen Auge ‘sichtbar bleiben Abbildung Zwei fllecende Untertasse kreisten von den Wiesbad rm unbemerkt um die Markt den Scheiben waren nicht bemerkbar da Ultra-Kurzschallwellen bekannuich vom mensehlichen Gehér nicht ser rechtes Bild zeigt erstmalig Mister elm Besatzungsmitgiled der fliegenden Untertasse aie am se anes Bleidenstadter Kopfes zerschellt ist Tr ug »tos [PAGE 155] Cee RTA RE nite Dea Das Inter Rot-Rathodenstrahirohr offenbart mit Bildaufnahmegerat und Spezialfilm Vorginge die dem menschlichen Auge lothen Das be unsere linke Abbildung Zwel fliecende Untertassen kreisten von den Wiesbadenern unbemerkt odie Markt tT Ter sousenden Schetben waren nicht bemerkbar da Ultra-Kurzschallwellen bekanotlich vom ie nicht omnm werde Unser rechtes Bild zeigt erstmalig Mister ein Besatzungsmitglled der fliegenden Untertas i Fu a Bivcidenstadter Kopfes zerschelit ist A [PAGE 156] ss Ghat Preaer ae UNI DERILYISD AERIAL PHEB —{Flying Saucers Reporte of strange and mysterious objects seen in the sky over most of the coutries of the world during the past five yoars have created quite a stir in the public press The sighting of such objects has not been confined to the last five years History records many instances of man’s inability to explain what he sar or thought he saw The prophet Esekiel in the 6th century BC reported whirl wind came out of the north a great cloud and a fire unfolding itself and a brightness was about it.” He then saw wheel in the middle of a wheel” and reported “when they went they went up on their four sides and they turned not when they went Ezekiel 1:16 In the past these phenomena have usually been attributed to supere natural causes and in more recent years to natural phenomena However the introduction of the atomic bomb and guided missiles in World War Ii has so caught the public imagination with their potentialities actual and fanciful that we now fini the phenomena variously attributed to space ships from other planets and US or Soviet experiments with new and wormlerful Weapons The present flury of flying saucers ghost rockets etc began in mid-1946 in Sweden Hundreds of people reported seeing strange objects flying over the countrye Newspapers speciudited that they were Soviet guided missiles being tested over the Baltic Sea ei ther from the former Verman experimental station at Peensmunie or from Dago Island off the Sgtonian Coast The fact that an experimental fired by the Germans from Peenemunde had ianded in Sweden in 1944 lent credence to their speculation The Swedish defence staff made an investigation and my have deliborately allowed the public to believe thie theory for some time for political reasons Careful investigation by the US Me and by an [PAGE 157] ope Wt RALBAS independent British team failed to uncover any evidence to support the shoory Soviet missiles By 1947 the thing had snowballed to such an extent that the Swedish Govermment finally issued a report identifying most of the incidents with natural phenomena and denying that any foreign power was involved During this period sightings wore reported from the remaining Scandanavisn countries and most of Western Europe incidents were first reported over the US in 1947 and are still cone tinmulnge Much space im the press has been given to these reports and various semieofficial opinions have been quoted For example on 16 May Captain iddie Rickenbacker was quoted as saying There must be something to them for too many reliable persons have made reports on them I em duty bound not to say wint know about them or what Lt don't know about them However if they de exist you oan rest assured that they are ours The USAF for a long time conducted a thorough investigation of each of the hundreds of incidents imrolved it found thet approximately 75% of the reports could definitely be related to kmown causes such as meteorological balloons aircraft meteors and other common phenomense A public statement was issued debwmking the entire existence of flying disks or saucers This did little to cut down the ficod of reports It only resulted in convinting a large uumiber of people that the National Military Establishment was trying to cover up ovr own experiments with NeW WSPORSe Mony theories have been advanced to explain these reports of aerial phenomena over the US These includes Space ships from other planets Soviet guided missiles or aircrafte probably atomic-powered US experiments with new weapons Natural phenomena Se Mass hysteria or other psychological causes [PAGE 158] ‘While it is not possible to categorically rule out theory Mo it is very easy to do so on reasonable grounds The existence of any form of life on other planets is extremely tenuous and debatable The level of technical achievement required to launch piloted or pilotless missiles from one planet to another and return is several orders of magnitude byond that existing on the earth teday and probably would have resulted in some firm contact prior this either through deliberate landings or un- scheduled crashes Even herxe have been reported in the mess complete With descriptions of men only 18 inches tall Such reports are sheer fabrications There is absolutely no evidence that the Soviet Union possess ei ther guided missiles or dise shaped aircraft capable of making round trip flights to the US and the use of atomic energy for the propulsion of any eerial wehicle is still at least several years in the futuro Sven if the Soviets are that far ahead of us in such a program there is no reason to expect the airplanes would be other than of conventional design An atomic power plent clone would be sufficiently radical without also designing come pletely mew vehicle to carry ite The US is not experimenting with any new weapon that could reasonably be mistaken hy identified as a flying disc or saucer the US is launching large numbers of meteorological and cosmic ray balloons for experimental purposes and a fair number of the reports can be definitely attributed to sightings of these objects or reflections of other shiny objects such as aircraft The continued reporting ofeerial phenomena must then be attributed to a mass hysteria caused by the present tenseness in the international situations the public belief in the ability of science to accomplish mivesless and to statements in the press by “name” individuals hinting at [PAGE 159] a a Naee tre eS de LRG Pe» the isistence of some new weapon Such statements of the type attributed to Rickenbacker often solicited in the most sensation form by news reporters in order to make a good story make people watch the sky and any object they cannot imnediately recegnize is called a “flying saucer,” this helps to mintein the “chein reaction” of such reporta [PAGE 160] UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 24 CALIFORNIA raduate® Departi [PAGE 162] Glavin Nichols Rosen June 1950 FZ fm ire DeWayne Johnaon Graduate Depdrtment of Journclisn University of California Los Angeles 24 California Dear Ur Johnson Your letter dated June 1950 has been received and I appreciate the interest which prompted your comnunteca tione ¥hile I would like to be of service this Bureau hes no tnformati on avatleble for dtatri bution with regard to the subject of your letter and I suggest that you may wish to direct your tnquiry to the Secretary of Defense National Defense Building Washington De Ce Stneerely youre John Edgar Hoover Direotor a ARA smve [PAGE 163] TO ES GOVERNMENT Director FBI DATE Yune 15 1950- oy SAC San Francisco supject LEWIS A WARD 336 Bird Street Yuba City California RESEARCH Rebulet 6-550 Subject was located 6-13-50 residing at 78 South Tenth Strest San Jose California He was interviewed by SA CHARLES PRELSNIK of this Office who carefully explained the jurisdiction of the FBI to him and questioned him relative to any information he might have which would be of interest to this Bureau Mr WARD had nothing to add to his previous story as submitted by letter tothe Bureau on 4~9..50 He was advised that any information relative to “flying saucers did not come within the jurisdiction of this Bureau and that he could communicate such information to the Secretary of the Air Force National Defense Building The Pentagon Washington 25 Ce For the further information of the Bureau Mr MC CARTHY Secretary Local 39 International Union of Stationary Engineers 805 East Weber Street was contacted in an effort to locate Mr WARD Mr MC CARTHY described WARD as being odd but would not elaborate on this statement It was also ascertained from Mr A CHRISTIANSEN Business Representative of the International Union of Operating Engineers local 39 57 East Santa Clara Street San Jose Califomia through whom WARD was located that WARD was given to weird imaginings Mr CHRISTIANSEN stated that he would not exactly describe WARD as being insane but stated that he was getting along in years and was prone to exaggerate on queer imaginings It was the sbservation of the interviewing agent that Mr WARD is abnormal mentally CJP:eu Phy 92 RECORDED 71 INDEXED 71 EX-55 [PAGE 164] FROM SAC ALBUQUERQUE Ae SUBJECT SUMMARY OF AERIAL PHENOMENA IN I NEW MEXICO Authority INFORMATION CONCERNING NND 90986 There is being transmitted herewith a Summary of Observations of Serial Phenomena in New Mexico from December 1948 to May 25 1950 This recapitulation of data summarizes previous individual sights that have been reported in this area The summary was prepared by the Inspector General's Office of the 1Tt District of Special Investigations Kirtland Air Force Base New Mexico per The above information is being submitted for the completion of the Bureau's files cal sie ajay Deciassify on OADR ATE SRY/RS wrt Tans FO Pir Force [PAGE 165] DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE QUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FOR WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL UBAF 177 OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE NEW MEXICO [PAGE 166] NO Office ae as DIRECTOR FBI DATE June 29 1950 MemoMndum UNITED GOVERNMENT QlFROM SAC WASHINGTON FIELD SUPIEGE FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECURITY This is to advise the Bureau that on June 25 1950 DOUGLAS HARRISON 2337 Ashmead Place NeW telephone DEcatur 2797 and who is employed at the Hot Shoppe Connecticut Avenue N.We informed that at 9:25 am that date while looking out of the window of his residence he saw what he believed to be a flying saucer He described this object as resembling a cigar the end of which was tilted down toward the earth and presenting a silver appearance He estimated the height of this ob- ject as from 20 to 25 thousand feet and stated the size at that distance appeared to be about four inches HARRISON could furnish no further de- tails other than to state the object appeared to be moving in an eaderly direction He advised that this is the first flying saucer he has ever seen The foregoing is being furnished for the information of the Bureau and no action is being taken by this Office KTD bh 100-0 [PAGE 168] SAC Washington Field July 19 1950 Director FBI FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECURITY xX Reurlet 6-29-50 Attention is directed to existing Bureau instructions wherein complaints received relating to the captioned matter should be promptly furnished to a local representative of the Office of Special Investiga- tions the Inspector General Air Force by your office You are instructed to furnish the information contained in the referenced letter to OSI In the future such action should be taken promptly following the receipt of such information by your office EHM:EHW eye Tolson Ladd Clegg Glavin Nichols Rosen [PAGE 169] ai STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Manion UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO ASNT FROM Ki SUBJECT DIRECTOR FBI DATE July 11 1950 SAC CHICAGO OnytnG DISC Reference is made to SAC letter #38 series 1949 Mr TAGEXSTENSIG 4905 Bryan Place Downers Grove Illinois telephone number Downers Grove 1199 telephonically advised SA JOHN KEATING at 9:54 PM July 1950 that at 9:58 PM on July 1950 he observed a large bright Silvery object moving at an approximate altitude of 10,000 feet in a north north-westerly direction over Downers Grove Mr STENSIG said that his wife also observed this object He stated that he estimated the speed of the object at 700 to 800 miles by comparing its rate of movement with that of commercial airplanes Mr STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display The above is being submitted for your information JEK:BJB 100-18999 RECORDED 199 [PAGE 170] aTrsor [PAGE 171] IRREIT AT U.S DEPT OF JUSTICE Ju 919 AM °50 [PAGE 172] AND ABOVE,,FOR YOUR.INFO ONLY MITDDUV MURPHY PLS 6TH LINE 7TH WORD SHOULD BE THIRTYFIVE Sh Bz Kw ie ‘el [PAGE 173] RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT jun 30 PH 50 F.B.1 DEPT OF JUSTICE [PAGE 174] “STANDARD FORM NO 64 Office Memeeadusn UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EO Director FBI DATE July 18 1950 From SAC Chicago SUBJECT!FLYING DISCS Fjp—— THFoRMANT ‘NY a The following is submitted for information of the Bureau for whatever action it may deem advisable On July 1950 of known reliability advised that at 1:00 a.m July 1950 at North Chicago Illinois east intersection of 22nd Street and the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad and Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks he observed one cigar-—shaped object about five feet in appearance from his viewpoint traveling from northwestern to southeastern direction at an excessive rate of speed over the Great Lakes Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois According to the in- formant this object appeared almost directly overhead at an altitude which he estimated to be about 15,000 to 20,000 feet and it remained in sight for about twenty to twenty-five seconds until it disappeared over the horizon This informant advised the object did not appear like any falling star or meteor he had ever seen and that it proceeded in a straight and level flight The informant continued that the front two-thirds of the object was a constant glow about the coloring of a burning kerosene lamp and that the rear third was dark He continued that the object left a bluish-white trail behind it appearing to be about four inches in width and about three times the length of the object The informant advised that there were no wings or other type of support visible to him and that the propulsion control and stability were unknown to him He advised that the speed of this object was much faster than any con- ventional type of aircraft he had ever seen although it did not travel as fast as a falling star He added that there was no sound discernible With regard to the informant it is to be noted that(b It is to be noted that he advised there were no other witnesses who saw the aforementioned object This informant has furnished reliable infomnation to the Chicago Division in the past is of average intelligence and considered of good character and reputation JHS:RMS 10018999 ya An— [PAGE 175] BAC CHICAGO July 28 1950 Director FBI FLYING DISCS Chicago File 100-18999 Bufile 62-83694 Reurlet July 18 1950 You are instructed to advise the Bureau whether the information contained in your reference letter has been furnished to the local office of OSI in Chicago Illinois in accordance with existing Bureau instructions REOORDED 187 62-83894 EHM DE [PAGE 176] ERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION TELETYPE FBI HOUSTON Ta4=50 2-35 PM CST icc IRECTOR FLYING DISC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE TEXAS JULY FOURTH INFORMATION CONCERNING SAN ANTONIO TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED THIS OFFICE BUREAU BEING INFORMED THAT SUBJECT DISC DESCRIBED AS APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER ELYPTICAL IN SHAPE AND BEARING SERIAL NUMBER DASH ONE FOUR SEVEN A AND INSTRUCTIONS QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE RESIDENT AGENT CORPUS CHRISTI STATES THA LOCAL RADIO REPORTS care DISCOVERY TO BE A HOAX FURTHER INQUIRY BEING MADE AND BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED CAPTAIN WETZELL SECURITY OFFICER ELLINGTON FIELD AIR FORCE ADVISED AND REPORTED HIS OFFICE HAD NO INFORMATION RE SUBJECT DISC PRESS INQUIRIES OF THIS OFFICE WILL BE ANSWERED WITH NO COMMENT UACB LORTON END AC PLS 441PM OK FBI WASH DC [PAGE 177] RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT an 42 PH F.B DEPT OF JUSTICE [PAGE 178] FBLAHOUSTON FLYING DISC REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND NEAR ALICE TEXAS JULY FORTH INFORMATION CONCERNING STOKES MCENHEIMER CHIEF OF POLICE ALUCE TEXAS ADVISES THAT ON THIS DATE A SMALL ELYPTICAL CONTRAPTION WAS FOUND IN_A FIELD ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YARDS NORTHWEST OF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ALICE TEXAS UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OBJECT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY WELDING A PORTION OF TWO AIRPLANE WINGS TOGETHER THE CONTRIVANCE WAS FRESHLY PAINTED AND BORE THE MARKINGS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE TELETYPE AND HAD NO MOTOR OR MEANS OF PROPULSION THE CHIEF OF POLICE REMOVED THE OBJECT TO THE POLICE STATION AND UPON INQUIRY DETERMINED THAT IT HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED ALICE AIRPORT -AS A PRACTICAL JOKE FIELD ADVISED NO FURTHER INQUIRES TO BE MADE LORTON CORRECTION LAST WORD ON LINE TWO IS ALICE fania yk ACK END 5-54 PM OK FBI WASH DC ED [PAGE 179] a mw tl a Q3A iy nan SAT JOST 40"1d30 18's Med tS fp My CLINA 3gABRNTL OBAIRITU [PAGE 180] COMMUNICATIONS SECTION JUL 1950 A TELETYPE FBI SAN ANTONIO 1-30 PM pinector FBI FLYING DISC FOUND AT ALICE TEXAS JULY FOUR FIFTY INTERNAL SECURITY DASH Re CAA REPRESENTATIVES SAN ANTONIO ADVISED THIS OFFICE AT TWELVE FIFTEEN Me THIS DATE THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THEIR REPRESENTATIVE AT ALICE THAT A FLYING DISC HAD BEEN FOUND BETWEEN THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND THE CITY OF ALICE DISC IS ELLIPITICAL SHAPE FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER HAS TWO RADIO AERIALS SLOTS OR HOLES INDICATING JET OR ROCKET PROPULSION DISC HAS NO ONE FOUR SEVEN A PRINTED ON IT TOGETHER WITH QUOTE DO NOT TOUCH UNQUOTE LOCAL RADIO NEWSCAST QUOTES CHIEF OF POLICE ALICE TEXAS AS STATING FLYING DISC A HOAX OSI KELLY AFB AND HOUSTON OFFICE ADVISED WEEKS END RECORDED 118 ACK PLS 331PM OK FBI WASH DC CCW [PAGE 181] RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT ju 3.32PM 40 F.B.1 DEPT OF JUSTICE [PAGE 185] Sis tie ae aes aa Sas Keshee ae Jee ale Aseakt ann ak af i WS ar EBL A keani canst foo Jt Ua a Pee ag CORd [PAGE 186] July 11 1950 ure Glenn Lee ams RECORDED 921 South 40th Street Louisville ll Kentucky MACY en OKO nC Bee Bog Dear Mr Adams Your card postmarked July 1950 has been received and it its suggested that you may wish to correspond directly with the Secretary of the Air Force National Defense Building The Pentagon Washington 25 De since the matter to which you referred has been handled by that agencye I am sure you will find on a close examination of the book you mentioned that it contains no quotations from the FBI but merely mentions this agency Sincerely yours John Edgar Hoover Director are Real” by Donald Keyhoe which has been read and witl I be reviewed by the Crime Records Section in the near future IMM Et The book mentions briefly that the FBI was investigating Bia 2s0 NOTE Correspondent refers to a book The Flying Sauce rs 195f ean OER flying saucers and that Bureau Agents witnessed saucers at Las Vegas New Merico 12-8-48 It is not mélicious noison in the references to aésPRT Keyhoe wm wrote the article Ladd wi ae on saucers for Brue Naga aine lb Glavin ganiso3 Uichols tance st pis none i ay Harbo A DDC mjp:mad i me ul ne Age Belmont Vig “yi Jas Yonr Tele koom ease VA “nd panty [PAGE 187] EP andum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Director FB DATE 8/2/50 OM SUBJECT On June 28 195C ouisville Times a newspaper of general circulation pt ed at Louisville Kentucky hawetad a two column cut frames of a movie camera film of what purported to be moving picture of a flying saucer The photo- graphs taken by ie AL HIXENBAUGH Times staff photographer were taken HIXENBAUGH said on a 16 mn -magazine=-loading movie camera The news article accompanying the photographs stated HIXENBAUGH took 50 feet of film in which “the bright flying object shows clearly The photographer according to the article was at Longest and Everett Avenues near his home 2205 Longest at 4:15 pem June 27 1950 on his way to take some moving pictures of birds The article relates that HIXENBAUGH suddenly heard the roar of a bi ig plane a twin-motored DC-3-- and glanced over- head At first he thought it was a jet plane then he looked to the west of the plant which was flying southwest toward Standi ford Field and saw the large disk It had a slight corona around it and seemed to be lower than the plane i According to HIXENBAUGH the object appeared motionless for about ten seconds then it began to get smaller finally vanishing into the west The article notes that while the “saucer” appeared on all the film HIXENBAUGH the Sed has was out of the picture field quickly appearing on’ only ab 10 fest HIXENBAUGH accord- ing to the article aayisad military officers at Godman Fi in-turn notified flight headquarters at Wright-Patterson A copy of the newsp article and photographs are being to the Bureau a OSUreS uent newspaper article stated rey r32 would fly to Louisville to examine the fil addition ig-printed in the Louisville Times the movie film taken by GH was carried on a national television network and received national 6emment from WALTER WINCHELL HIXENBAUGH has received tele- phonic and written queries concerning subject matter of the picture i af go DM 1G2-2457/-AY Ss Tae ee et ert AUG 1950 GaBlosures-5 [PAGE 189] from‘various persons and organizatio United States 18 said On July 28 Louisville Di sentative of one of the Army Intelligence Ager 1950 iew Pi He expressed be authorized on Saturday ho might ontactings li UI i BL office for ville that dividuals and clearance I ployees of other ag nh the agency hay professec should’ check in the ‘event they were essed to represent the informati appropriate action would be tak the persons whe asked ENB they prof office and personetion Statut i Strest Louisville of bunarat cir- called at the VIS TITTA TA dude dD AD JILV aw ier-Journal a newspay Kentucky personally ourier-Journal and photograph I gray ney Or a ity he Louisville Times he and DAVIS 1GH hat the piste Ire nesave WAS ‘raud™ TI en his era pointing toward back on th friend flipped one or more matches acr the camera taff or réputation among other and he believes IGH enjoys Courier-Journal and original hoax that Louisville Times concerning saic the flying disk the flying saucer to attract attention made from three frames of the ie ape GH for television phers of the perpetrated both the later hoax Soaaerhi ne STEINAU produce ed [PAGE 190] Ls #62-0 ii Pip fuzzy STEINAU called attention to the fact that the dot appear- ing in the picture which was termed a flying saucer by HIXENBAUGH appears in sharp detail This according to STEINAU would indicate that the disk was closer to the camera then either the trees or air- plene Although the pictures were taken at 64 frames per second which is calculated according to STBINAU to produce slow motion action the airplane appears in only the first few frames of the negative and then di ing most of in the distance The “saucer” appears stationary dur- know how HIX perf the trick that it could be i by focusing the camera at a spot on a window and then moving the camera in a straight line away from window thus giving the illusion that the spot we disappearing into the distance formation of the Bureau it should be noted that Courier-Journal and The Louisville th under jirection of LIAM DAVIS furnishes staff photograp photographic’ de tment of Le setae Canriar—iaAnrn no th stevrille ty whi ct ror Vourier-vournal and the Loulsvilleé I wnicn are erated under one ownership above is furnished for the [PAGE 191] THE LOUISVILLE Movies Snapped of Sky Disk By Alert Times Photographer Yes we have some flying saucers today and for the first time here are moving pictures for proof Many have reported seeing the officials None had heard any saucers but it remained for Al Teports of a “flying saucer.” He i was advised to inform military Hixenbaugh to do something officials at Godman Field about it—with his trusty 16 mm Godman said it would notify magazine-loading movie camera flight headquarters at Wright- “Hix,” Times staff photog- Patterson Field which might rapher took 50 feet of film in send an aide to examine the which the bright flying object films shows clearly in all Army of ficials have been informed and have indicated eagerness to ex ‘amine the pictures The photographer was at Long- est and Everett Avenues near his home at 2205 Longest at 4:15 p.m yesterday He was on his way to take some movies of birds Suddenly he heard the roar of a big plane—a ‘twin-mot red DC-3—and glanced overhead At first he thought it was a jet plane Then he looked to the west of the plahe which was flying southwest toward Standi- ford Field—and saw the large disk It had a slight corona around it and seemed to be lower than the plane He aimed his camera and fired While he ground out the film he said the object appeared motion- less for about 10 seconds “Jt stood practically still like balloon,” he said Then it began to get smaller finally vanishing into the west While the “saucer” appears on all of the film he took the plane was out of the picture field quickly appearing only on about 10 feet The disk was within his vision “about a minute.” a “Hix” contacted the newsroom at WHAS and from there Jerry Gammons called Standiford and Bowman Fields and weather By Times Staff Photograpier Here’s Real Flying Saucer If There Is One This is what a “flying saucer” looks like if there really is such a thing Al Hixenbaugh Times’ photographer snapped movies of the object yesterday The object appears almost as big as th in- motored DC-3 tothe right PP twin a a The Louisville Times Louisville Kentucky June 28 1950 [PAGE 192] STANDAMD FORM No 64 Office a UNITED GOVERNMENT TO Director FBI DATE Aurus ugUust AI\FROM SAC Chicago SUBJECT FLYING DI Bufile 100-18999 [PAGE 194] Ff My Office Memorandum ontrep states GOVERNMENT To Director FBI DATE July 31 1950 a YAM fom SAC Chicago ATR MAIL SUBJECT ROBERT Be*PETRONE INFORMANT SPECIAL DELIVERY FLYING DISCS On July 28 1950 Mr ROBERT PETRONE Publisher Midwest Times 3437 West Chicago Avenue Chicago phone KEdzie 3=8400 brought to this office the original letter and envelope attached postmarked July 25 1950 at Chicago which letter is quoted below New Flying Saucer eee Since we are on the brink of a third world conflict the world is more air concious than ever Aviation in some phases is yet in its pioneering days Much talk goes on about the flying saucers or discs The saucer we speak about is not a military secret and is not yet owned by any government The flying saucer which was seen over south Chicago last April is a large fuel tank with crystal glass wings It has two large jet engines on both sides It is radion controled It resembles a saucer very much when in flight The wings cannot be seen on a clear day This is so it is a most difficult target for anti aircraft gunners The reason for the large flat gas or fuel tank is to give the ship a long range for atomic bombing The ship was designed by FRED SPAUNHOLDT a former Linco skywriter FRANK HOOCHPAW aircraft mechanic and CARL Ata TEICHMAN German World War I ace The ship was financed fp by HOWARD HUGHES millionaire aviation enthusiast It is 93 A now being tested by the Glen Martin Aircraft Co makers i Of the Martin Marauder The craft is only made for one gX° ot way trips It has a range of 4000 miles ceiling of Ly 25,000 feet and a speed of 750 miles per hour So far oo only a few of these craft have been made and they usually eo I are pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed A They are merely to carry a bomb of high destruction to enemy country They have no wheels but small steel rails oe yf on the bottom from which they take off All other mechanism Foy can be explained in detail The man who welded the ship Jp says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument ie he has ever seen The name of the ship is the Danse Vie Macabre’ eGo ae zinc cuts Bomag Ga Saale AUG 4/950 closure ALB a elge a AUG LL 1958s ban 100-18999 [PAGE 196] Director FBI 7/31/50 Mr PEIRONE states that no one connected with the Midwest Times knows of anyone named ALBERT HOLMBERG nor do they know of anyone who lives in the circulation area of their paper with that name The Midwest Times has a circulation of 15,000 copies which papers are distributed in a small area in the northwest section of Chicagoe Mr PETRONE stated he did not want to publish this letter as he felt the Army desired that the matter be kept confidential He will contact this office again if he receives the zinc cuts or has any other corresponcence from HOLMBERG He felt that HOLMBERG might send the same information to other publishers who may print the story There was no return address for HOLMBERG on either the envelope or the letter There is however an ALBERT HOLMBERG listed in the telephone directory at 2065 North Kedzie and an ALBERT HOLMBERG at 11328 South Prairie Street Chicago This information is being transmitted to the Bureau for suchaction as it deems appropriate The Chicago indices are negative regarding HOLMBERG [PAGE 198] es ie ee ee MinwesTt News 34357 Ww Carcaga We CA CAG oe f/f [PAGE 199] ey SESS a os [PAGE 203] AG et od i A A RECORDED 1087 lf [PAGE 206] ff om SL ax “CHAN GED TO [PAGE 207] Authority NND 90986 36 a +774 September 1950 Mr Walter Jones 36 King Street Bast Toronto Ontario Canada Dear Ur Jones I have received your letter of August 29 1950 and want to thank you for bringing the information contained therein to the attention of this Bureau the Air Force is the Department in coordi therefore in furnish for their attention 40 Sincere av “Ai ax CA- 394-2 We John Edgar Hoover il Director “AR EHM:eas I Note Bureau files reflect that a Walter Jones in 1944 was the Treasurer of the National Council for Canadian~Soviet Friendship located at 80 King Street Toronto Ontario The RCMP advised in February 19,5 that Walter Jones wag a promir i ee dian business- man and was not known to be connected a ee the Labor Progressive Party CP of Canada The RCMP further advised that the National Council for Canadian-Soviet FHié Bhd pl wal dF neg primarily by persons prominent in the business life fkCagada According to the RCMP the list of patrons included the Rrdns Minister or Canada many of the Lieubenant Governors of the Provinces the Premiers of the Hyrovinces andy s@veral-of the-Chief Justices of Canada ‘TV i ees 100-309856 dials wy meg HELE i [PAGE 208] WALTER DNONES 36 KING STREET EAST TORONTO ONT August 29 1950 Gentlemen It has come to my attention that one of the Departments of the F.B.I is collecting information from eyewitnesses of the phenomenon commonly termed ‘Flying Saucers’ and with this in view I have the fol- lowing incident to relate On July 19th at 10:30 I was looking over my farm facing west The moon was fairly full and there was a low ceiling of light clouds Much to my amazement I saw through the clouds a hazy object of light coming towards the farmhouse with incredible speed It circled before reaching the farmhouse and continued to do so neither the height or the orbit of which I could determine I could not distinguish its shape as it was above the clouds and I could only see a filter of light This was an entity in itself or within itself It did not come from a beam either above or below At times it seemed to retard its speed and then would circle in the opposite direction After watching this spectacle for about ten minutes I felt in justice to myself that I should have corroboration so I called to my houseman who was in bed who came out in slippers and bathrobe and watched it with me for about ten minutes with mouth agape I continued to watch it in all for about thirty-five minutes from 10:30 p.m to 11:05 p.m when it disappeared in a westerly direction I am passing this along to you for what it is worth If you are not interested throw it in the waste paper basket Yours very truly RECORDED 99 INDEXED 90 The Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Investigation Washington D.C Sa U.S.A Bi P.S My farm is located twelve miles northyeast of City Hall Toronto [PAGE 209] We ‘service unit SEARCH SLIP Supervisor “/fig-d-d-l2.ce Subj —Exact Spelling Searchers All References Initial pe t<Subversive Ref Date_9-€-£o ae File a Sach to Locality of SL OA audk imme Axw the et ee FILE NUMBER SERIALS Thitialed