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The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
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P: iest Finds rring’ Disc . Mr. Hendon
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Mr. Neas /
Chicago, July 6 UR.—A Catho- FBI office said he hadn't heard Mi & ‘. f—f——oA
lic priest at Grafton, Wis., said‘”_.‘.rfi/&_“"'_(‘.mla‘hs{ but t[%t_g_l\_mu(fi- iss Ng‘:td),i_l/{-
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l\ffilrlfimmti:;“' ':c I;Témm::l’m flying_gma\'e been re- '—”<\'§f i
| iotE L‘i\'in!ém UEErEt h a ported “seen” by persons in 30 “
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ey e all found—if that is what wa" found
“Fhe ,,‘f Jb-"é;%%‘a‘x‘kv of st His report came a few hours
s ‘x)h\lw'mréh al%fif’lnn 45‘ after a military plane made an e
‘ol‘l;L 7§ "“.' of Milwaukee said he unsuccessful speed dash in an at- )V o
~Keard 4 swishing and whirring :ll::td:“:l ::‘1“\:\1,‘,:‘,‘: "m((;m:vi((“:nlili l‘\ o
,;’:ulsi!lthl‘:l\ol{nlll.fid A S(’lt‘m“"""“l""- sought 1o ascertain whether coas)- W
el.‘“«ld. o hinie a thud and &¢o.const reports adout the discs \ A ol Y
'“‘};e PT:\]\O-;‘im:.\led A LR zooming through the sky were fact ¢ s b
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e - resembling a cireular| west Pacific skies for them without| <N\ L 3
sa‘.‘.T}‘)“dZL. ot still was warm success today and one “eyewitness” }JF 1 /\'
e object st was warm, ey, 2 oty 4 [
weigh‘r‘d ah«]lut four or five pounds reoks A pae l‘d\l-)g SPEE IR of| A X"
e i 8 S!the dises take off in Arizona. Al b’ ~ '
and was _“""0“1 one eighth of an|st. Louis railroad man exhibited| / N
‘\‘“’_l[“‘;‘r‘:'*\-\v“he3531"‘("-12 ol onel?o™e paper “dises” he said he had| \
i |seen floating over St. Louis. i V
inch in diameter in the middle of: 3 ke y
| the dise, he said, and in the open-: The flying saucers which have
"xn_z_ were “gadgets and Somt“been reported skimming through
‘\\l};;i-) priest said he di(; not knnw\:\merica's skies at speeds up to
if his discovery were imporlaul‘ll_zo:_) m‘le‘i have F(lju(led the usual-
- whether it might be an elab-| "C’Qe" %\c 0%“ ! e
,rate practical joke. He said he"\. a;“,_ ’im l;.lu'“n-nl 4 e _X'N"‘
4ad_notified_ !figj}}[_fl_fimd-\‘ ir Forces public relations st
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n (U‘( ‘ln 0 8 Howard W. Blakeslee, Associ-
said the Army Airways Communi- fln the wake o1 inese “”uxs;,,"“e" Pre55‘ science editor, san.fl _(he ]
4 3 of 4 \tness accounts came a new series whole business may be an optical
cations Service had reported late F7 wh : {llusi
o comments, and explanations, but| 1 usion. 2 A
yesterday that so far its radariy,,. of them were tinged with a “At any distance which is close
scopes throughout the country slight tendency to laugh off the| to the limit of how far a person
have been unable to pick up aN¥iypole thing. can see,’ he wrote, “all objects
f““:"ge_"bm‘;”‘.f?“gfi"-_l .| Dr. Wintred Overholser, nation-| 8PPras round or mearly so. This
And in (he‘ acific Nort \\.ves |ally known psychiatrist and super-| law of sight covers both small
where most of -the f‘l)l'-happk\ p}a"f;m\endent of St. Elizabeths Hos- b Py b
ters have been r_eponed——the Army | pital here, said it “has some of the \mn{gs seen nearby an ge o
has radar equipment which can|g i maris’ of being national hys-| |at great distances.
pler(-o_fog a_nd (\arl\n.ess o pvlld‘:“’“i"f‘ l “The one outstanding fact about
:313\’”“5 ulitin: Ay 200 RS “Everytime someone_ coMes WP} yirtually all the saucers 18 that
ay. {with a sea-serpent story,” said Dr.
Even so, Brown arknu“lpdged‘()w[.hcl\.fl.‘ “others with vivid \\hey had no structure — they
that the Air Forces had _@Clded imaginations are sure they have! |seemed merely round and flat.
“there’s something 10 this a,“d‘“"’" the same thing. |That deseription fits exactly with
had been checking it for 10 days. “The critical faculty in man, the ; b
“And we still haven't the slight-| |a¢ one he received, is still not |the tricks that eyes play. This
est idea what they could be,” he|yery well developed. Scratch the trickiness varies with differences
added. surface and you find the same mass |in weather and lighting.”
And a new wrinkle—the report- pysteria which predominated dur- | However, Nova Hart, St. Louis
ed landing of a fleet of eight skim- jng the witcheraft scare. Some |mechanic who was trained during
ming platters—was reported from| persons are quite ready to sec service in the war to spot all types
Idaho in ful] view of 10 persons. A.| things and follow beliefs.” of aircraft, yesterday offered a
Dishman, Idaho housewife, said Dr. Overholser said that when minute (|c_\(-|-ipqig|1 of one of the
she and others in her party had pe made his rounds of the mental gying patterns which he claimed he
seen the saucers land on a moun- patients yesterday at St. Eliza- <:‘|\\' flying at an altitude of about
tainside near St. Maries, Idaho. |beths not a one commented on the| 300 feet
She said they came into view at| flying saucers story. 3 {
arfextreme speed, suddenly slowed, --1Elhmk they may be a little R"';""l""" '_q"gs lo‘:’ T i
arfd then “fluttered like leaves to skeptical,” he adaed. He describec } ‘< _‘ it Ay
tige ground.” Jowever, Dr. Overholser said he a ribbed framework _and silver
o) ORI i A o g ¥ .olor. He said it appeared
The mysterious part was th#t wgsn't trying to digmiss the matter gray ",‘ o tor ‘with e tar
we couldn't see them after they ad a joke “because there are so| to hiave e mo m‘\nt ‘4{‘ ‘;‘Ore =
landed,” she said. “We could s€® nfany strange things going on to-| attached in the "emel‘gu that it
them flutter down into the timbe y that one can’i be sure.” | [kept “”‘"“‘71 like an airplane do-
yet we couldn’t see that they did| Mgai. Alexander P. de Sever: )! ing a slow roll. A s Tana g
anything to the trees.” ‘nu d aircraft designer, told [he \y."\\;n»‘;:.‘ifihon’s,i[f",,,,,‘;;",(f,';":,’;’;"
She said she \\0le‘1 e hike vh.\lu Po§t by telephone from New York |cdnvincing. A Los Angeles news
the timber tomorrow and search 'yl yin¢i) he sees a flyi 1 4 Y K
: £ bt PR o sees ying saucer | pjper quoted an unnamed nuclea
for the objects which she said were he' “wi eicist as saying the silvery dis
saucer-shaped but resembled wash- he' “wouldn’t like to pass judg-| P ysicist as saying BACENERY g
g » rdsulted from experiments in thd
tubs mote than disks and were ment % : 4 oy
“about the size of a five-room o fattecd oA oo (“{ransmutation of atomic energy.
2 o greed with Dr! Overholser| This report was rapidly herded
huusu.' . Ha S T aring1d that much if not all of the story|/into the hoax column by David
4“&“’:“”:‘;‘ ‘ll‘_:‘l;:‘_(];;""‘; ?’\a‘(’l :ee: may be because of hysteria. I:ilicnlhal: chai;‘mun of the Atomic
one>pAassi|A\g over the Northeast “After all,” he said, “we are Ll.m.:-:] (iOXI‘"]lhflg_d{f"'- a:\dv':ever?l
section of the city at about 8:40 more or less an hysterical Nation.” p'mmln-m B R i,
X < L Starr Expects Word
l’-';};_ T4 oo et ot Major de Seversky said it was pos- Louis E. Starr, national com
his wou' e the first o - i L e 4 . Starr, na 2 -
ported over the District, although sible that the persons w !‘" claim| yander of the Veterans of Foreign
others have been reported over to have seen the aerial discs have| Wars, announced Saturday at Co-
nearby Maryland. instead glimpsed the exhaust of lumbus, Ohio, that he was expect-
Kennedy, who has 125 hours jet-propelled planes ing “momentarily” information
flying time as a student pilot in »lle conceded, too, \ that they (from Wushingtgn which would ex-
the Army Air Forces to his credit, might be guided missiles let loose plain the dashing discs. But the
said he believed the saucer helas part of an experiment, but Message never arrived.
had seen was traveling at “well| added: _The Air Forces said that Gen.)
over” 1000 miles an hour at an| “I don't think the Government 'Carl Spaatz, Air Forces chief, was |
altitude of between 1200 and 1500 would fire them so promiscuously. ' the Pacific l\fn'thwest Where
feet. They would test them in one spot, "‘0_“ &)f t)he sa(\iuelds have bgcn e,
“The hest way T can deseribe It,”| in an isolated area, like they did {’l("t‘e B g" ?a;llli(‘d ”\1:?0 h;‘: ::l“’_
said Kennedy, “was that it looked| the atomic bomb.” ‘“el 'd') f}) fhd 83 o _h‘
like an orange lamp bulb without| Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, who ?;g:). L.\n]gg)e (:1e_. el hl\Jtcell‘isC;lle”
the socket. It was going faster than|as Deputy Chief of Air Staff for ‘]::le‘l“a‘ t‘nl:‘“ll,&:tg;,l:fig.:\(, ks
any jet plane I've ever seen.” |Research and Development would *(ul'n%- Arn(w Air Fie]d\ 'in Cali-
In Hagerstown, Md., Mrs. Mad | know if the saucers involved ex- ,‘"A."ia ha(i a ]5-80 jet fighter standp !
n Ganoe, 30, said she had sec| periments with guided missiles, |ing by, and the National Guard i
/e of the discs, racing in 2-1§|commented: l-{‘egm} had prepared six regulfr
rmation at “terrific speed,” fro ! “Whatever these people have |fighters to give cha‘se should
er backporch. “They sounded liife seen it hasn't been anything re- !'saucers be reported nearby. 3 |
a faraway train,” she said. sulting from experiments by the —————
—— Army Air Forces. As for as I'm
concerned there’'s nothing to it
/ at all. The whole thing is un-
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BY SPECIAL MESSENGER
tas August 5, 1947
H Director of Intelligence
VWar Department General Staff
The Pentagon
Washington 25, D, C.
Attention: Colonel L. R, Forney, Chief, Security Group
roms John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
bject: FRID R. REIBOLD
There are attached hereto copies of a letter received from the
above-captioned .individual, together with copies of a newspaper O(;\i_’:;)if‘;f
enclosure, concerning "flying discs."” ; ;
Mr, Reibold's leiter has been acknowledged apd hgi has been advised
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[Someone’s Pipe Dream
The “flying saucer” that fe]]
near 2319 mechuugh Avenue
Monday evening was nothing
but “ashes from somebody’s pipe
dream.”
So says Dr, C. L. Kenny, head
of the r'hcmx.\‘lry department at
the Creighton College of Den-
tistry. He hag two students an-
alyze the ashes, They found so-
| dium, potassium, jron, alumis
fum, carbonate, sulphate and upe
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would get from ordinary, pipe to-
bacco,” Dy, Kenny saig;
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Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director
Federal Buresu of Investigagion
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July 11, 1947.
Dear Sirs
Have you seen one of the mysterious "Saucers"?
What did it look like?
Do you think these strange, celestial manifesta-
tions are harbingers of a better day? n B
Do you believe it means that a new apd revolutionary il
advance is coming?
Will it make your life brighter, happier, more
useful?
\ We believe one of these startling discs is on its
way to you. Then the secret will be out.
The Combined and Amalgamated Committee
of Sky-Scanners, Disc Decipherers and
New-Product Introducers.
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Oflice Memorandum - vxirep states GOVERNMENT
TO : MR. Do M, LADQ\C DATE: July 7, 191.2. o W
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At 10:45 a.me, July 7, 1947, I talked to SAC Johnson of the i 3&_"2“;“:
Milwaukee Office concerning the United Press item appearing in the o —
Washington Post for Monday, July 7, with reference to a flying disc i
or flying saucer, allegedly reported to the Milwaukee Office by -
Reverend Joaepg KBrasky of St. Joseph's Church, Grafton, Wisconsin.
SAC Johnson advised that the Associated Press and the Unité€d
\ Press between the hours 1:00 and 6:00 a.m. today had made inquiry off
him as to whether anything had been reported to the Milwaukee Officés
He declined to comment., He stated as a matter of fact the priest had
not made any contact with him, and he learned from the Associated Press
that the priest was intoxicated and as far as the Associated Press was
concerned they were not releasing the story because all that was involved
was a circular saw. Mr. Johnson stated the Milwaukee Sentinel apparently
sent the report out and that they handled United Press service. He stated
a photograph of the priest was in this morning's paper holding a circular
saw which apparently covers the body of the priest from arm pit to arm pit.
Attached to the saw are several wires and two small tubes described as
about three inches long and one inch in diameter. The news item in the
Milwaukee Sentinel indicates it was believed some prankster had thrown it
. into the yard, perhaps with a firecracker attached. Mr. Johnson stated the
™ Milwaukee Sentinel had stated the priest would make a report of this matter
"N today to the Milwaukee Office. I instructed SAC Johnson in the event the
\ priest made a report to furnish details of the report immediately, but in
view of the nature of the information in his possession, no inquiry should
be conducted at the present,
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CHECK FILES IN INVENTORS COUNCIL FOR DRAWING OF MULTI-APRING
CATAPULT THIS INVENTION SENT BY ME TO WAR DEPARTMENT IN 1945
POSSIBLE LEAKAGE OF INFORVATION HAS RESULTED MY DEVICE OR
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| R S PRBE N O T,
¢ b) . Sy toward dbsceuth and“WSEppenreq,
2 she said. It was flying high and
Saucer Storles appeared illuminated, according to
Mrs. Hoffman.
. “It looked like a small meat plat-
Dls Foun Is 1 ter,” Mrs. Hoffman asserted.
,-7.,.‘;/ Glenn Rowden of Detroit claimed
3 > he saw a “saucer,” about 50 inches
B ¥ | Tries to Call FBf Man ™ |in diameter, over Billy Mitchel] tield
Pnest Hears a Ban 5 - i ; at 10:05 p.m. when he alighted from
% 2 Father Brasky s{nd he did not | ap airplane. He said it was in sight
DlSCOVerS a C ircu l ar botl_wr‘m show the disk to any_of his | g0 90 seconds.
parishioners Sunday. He tried to William Humphrey, who lives
| Blade Wlth T eet h; }t(clr'pfmr;e tan' FBI fif,ent whom he | with his wife in a quonset hut at
[ Other Dlsks seen ‘it cou](j have bec;1 the work ol’ea :ltu?nglr; Slrxxngay that h]w
= . €y had seen a slightly illu-
' Picture on Picture Page 5;2(“‘(":“3_“‘(':;3::;’20?*}[:;;»LBS‘Z’;{""‘ minated disk which appeared to fall
he “what is it?” which Father| = Tpe disk, apparently of steel, hadI;Zr:m;;}:l;e:repusmfgl;l‘g “ht;olé
lJ Seph Brasky said he found early| |a one and three-eighth inch'hdle in her ilusbnnx:i :ri);d l1‘1nauc:::‘:ug“y :o
} nday on the lawn of St. Joseph’s 'th‘e center. Through it ran a few photograph the disk. )
Catholic church in Grafton may be wxreg, To each end of the cluster '
| |of wires was attached what looked Changed Colors, He Says
Just another gadget to add to Fa-! like a small condenser about three Brwin Rottman, 1328 N, 19th
ther Brasky's already sizable col- inches long. The condenserlike ob- claimednhe saw th;-ee of chém flyi ]
’lectinn. jects were wrapped in black tape through the air in a northweste ly
Those who saw it Sunday said :‘:;‘;:ys“;'n‘;’“:;‘f:z"w'r:g 1ok wes | direction at § pm, Sunday. - Th
“what is it?” was a circular saw §tamped on it Waas “Approvex’i’.‘ fi)ul'ned from orange to gold_ to silvér
blade with a few wires attached. | Dunlap.” | er{iare dtlsappearmig, he{sald.J
Father Brasky, who said he knew of Father Brasky declined to part vi”:l:g;:r C:[n:ea:;oM rofil aggs» {
no sawmills in the area, would not| with the disk. He showed a numBer vert and Mer and Mrs, };;'w“‘éaR;:]; |
claim it was a “flying saucer” when| of items in his trinket collection. reported seeing a flyin disk about
he called newspapermen to his| All of them had something to do 11].)35 m Sagturday gTh: Ro:;:s
home. with fishing, Father Brasky's favor- we-re lel;vl;lg the Siev):rt home. when
| "It may or may not be one of those ite sport. They included his “bass Sievert saw it, accordin to Roth.
|flying disks that have been report-| bottles,” beer bottles with the head It appeared to‘be aeveraig thousand’
ed all over the country,” he said.| of g fish — and a fish pole from feet up and about 10 miles away,
“Wet's just call it a ‘what is it?" ” Manila which folds up into a cane. Roth said. He deseribed it as vague:
Meanwhile, in Milwaukee and When opened, it extends to 12 feet. ly resembling the moon and as hay.
her points in Wisconsin, sev, I use it in reaching folks w! ; egular motion in a counter-
ersons reported seeing the “flying| can’t be touched with a 10 foot pole,” clockwise, elongated orbit, It ap- ‘
saucers.” Father Brasky’s disk,| Father Brasky quipped. peared to Roth to be moving faster
hov'vever. wa?.s th? ol:ly case"here 'f‘, Others Report “Saucers” than an airplane. He said it wax(
[\which the “landing” of a “saucer | vellow on its face, ‘but when it
|was reported. Father Brasky also passed out turned it looked silver.
Hears “Bang,” Finds Disk e Terea ® ‘Tecent- publicatian, | YproL e 96 10 sliv four of themI
- . 1 " 2 viewed the disk for 10 minutes,
Father Brasky gave the follow-| “I'm going to revise this thing,” 7
|ing account of how he found the ob- 'he explained. “I've got some new Stopped in Sky, Claim ’
|ject. a steel plate 19 inches in di-||and better tales to put in it.” “It fluttered around, faded out
|ameter, about an eighth of an inch‘ There were other reports around and came back again, and once i [
|thick and with saw teeth, |[Milwaukee and Wisconsin of “fly- | just stopped and hung there for
“I usually get up about 5 a.m. onl ing saucers.” Mrs, Anthony Hoff- | ahout two minutes,” Roth said, “Th;
Sundays. I was at the front door ||man, 3410 W, Layton ‘av., said she last time we saw it, it had a ve
of my house, about to take my dog ‘and her husband saw one at 8
out for a walk, ‘when I heard a pm, Sunday flying toward Billy Turn to page 3, col. 5 !
|‘bang! like a big firecracker, I ]Mitchel] field from the northwest.
|stepped outside and found this dj °n it neared the field, it veered
on the church lawn, v
| “Although the grass was still wet
{from the night rain, the disk was
ltoo ot to pick up. I noticed the 2 2 “m\
glask ball had been knocked off one REC ¢
of the lightning rods on the church, f 9\
‘so suppose it struck that in land- J / -
ling.”
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‘Saucer’ Tales | Laws-of Eyesight Clarifsy-
Buzz i t }
uzz in State| Reports of Flying Saucers
By HOWAdl;D W. BLAKESLEE Many descriptions of move-
M 3 Associated Press Science Editor m . i
DlSk ‘Foundsby aOPl}';ESt sai‘:‘;’s z::;('b?.e ;;l;r::eb;b:;% Wiev‘.rl;mthc:af c:hr:nfl}:nxiaii‘;?er:s 1::
IS Cll’CUlal' aw; thers tain laws of eyesight. airplanes, singly or in groups.
: All objects appear round or Some of the maneuvering report-
Seen by MllwaUkeeans nearl_y so at any distance close to ed, which took saucers out of sight
From page 1, column 3 the limit of how far a person can and back into sight again, resem-
i TR R PRI { s % bles what ean be_seen while
noticeable tail. When it disap- fleIft t:‘;, °::tle°°3,”e 5‘:"’“ by re- ) watching distant airplanes,
. i % cted light, as in most cases re- i 5
peared entirely, it just popped out.” | 1 veq thor"are almost certatn to louvg::t::r]eleatr};g ate gz:fizdiagik
Janesville police reported a tele- he round, and if the reflections the same at great: distances,
phone call from a Dick Thompson, | are sunlight then the sizes report-
| i aw flying di about | ed are those which would be ex- .
‘;‘;}.I:::‘:, hseusnd‘:;)l it e g pected from distant light reflec- erages) Traveler‘says
s i o tions. Philadelphia, Pa. -(#)- Dr. Aurel
| gAt Oshkosh, Mrs. L. A, Davis re-| * pogorintions of virtually all the { Aczel, editor of a Hungarian lan-
| pfrted that she and her husband had | saucers as round and flat fit ex- guage newspaper, expressed belief
[s hted one of the mysterious disks| actly with the tricks that eyes ) that the flying saucers were mi-
I izzing over the city at 6:45 p.m. p!ay. This tlrickiness varies 'with rages—possibly circularly distort-
‘Sunday differences in weather and light- ( ed reflections of real airplanes
2 Al ing. many miles away. A world-wide
She said they were driving on a| This writer has seen flying sauc- traveler, Dr. Aczel said:
town road six miles west of Osh-| erg gver Long Island sound, not “Years ago I have seen similar
kosh, headed east toward the city,| only this year but in previous ) things on the Egyptian desert and
when they first sighted the 0"39“ years. They were round, bright on the Buszta (Hungarian plain).
“flying very fast and very high. and moving fast. But they were At sea I have also seen mirages of
At first, she said, it looked like an| no mystery because they were ships known tobe a great distnce
airplane and A““i“ loomed larger and| Jight reflected from the bodies of . away.
p larger u:fl.ll it “appeared as big as| airplanes that soon identified “In July and August, and sone-
the sun. themselves by changing course times even in June, atmosphgric
Stops Car, Disk Vanishes and Ct}n{ing near enough to be conditions are especially adapta-
Her husband stopped the car so| S¢en distinctly. ble to the creation of mirages.”
that they could get a fetter look at
the disk, which appeared round and 2
silvery, but by the time they got out
of the car the object had dis-
appeared, she said.
At Green Bay, Eugene Le Plant
reported that he and his 12 year old
son, Duane, had seen a rapidly mov-
ing silver ball or disk about 6:30
p.m. Wednesday while working in
his garden on the western edge of |
the city. Le Plant said he saw the
object silhouetted against a dark
cloud to the north and that he agd
hi{ son watched it for three or fodr
mihutes while it moved away to th
noghwest Le Plant said he coul
not] estimate the altitude or di
tance, but that it “definitely was not
/ {an airplane.”
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Who, what, where, why are flying disks? The fear’s biggest mystery produced
these Sunday photos while reports came fromf everywhere and everyone that
the saucers were everywhere. Top left, a movie amera is fitted to a P-51 fighter
plane at Portland, Ore., as Oregon national guard planes are made ready to chase
the disks. Lower, Mrs. Walter Johnson (right) of Spokane, Wash., and her chil-
dren gose and tell how they saw the saucers land on a mountainside in Idaho gnd
épear. Right, is Father Joseph Brasky of St. Joseph's Catholic chur}‘ at
Grafton, Wis., with the disk he reported struck his church early Sunday. It
turned out that th® disk was a prankster made projectile, featuring a Dunlop cir-
cular saw blade. Note that something apparently took a glass ball off one of the
lightning rods. A whole lot of Milwaukeedhs reported that they saw the saucers
traveling past Sunday night. —AP Wirephotos and Journal Staff
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SEEN IN 36 STATES g First, published reports of the
Lpnciaene ed” June —25.
Seemrin 36 Statesy | virst sighted June 25 ana | Fimecc . Bk 28
y - ine of the discs flying in forma-
ported every day since by observ- n.me v
Algrtgd ers in 36 states. Most of the ob- ton, at 1,200 e
i ni e v the Cascade Mountains in Wash-
RS L~ < Jects were reported seen July 4. ington a
A few were reported yesterday. t ‘1
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6—(P) Such competent observers as SEEN BY 200 |
— Military aircraft hunted the |airjine pilots said they had seen Arnold’s account was taken
skfes over Pacific Coast states [the totally unexplained discs or lightly. Various expl;nfltions
taday for sight of the mysterious [Saucers, larger than aircraft and were offered—*“reflections,” “per-
“flying saucers” that for 12 days E T ) sistent vision,” “snow blindness.”
ve puzzled the entire country. Gpipgin ““loose formation™at Soon afterward other individ-
Early reports of results were G alects - Dals—in New Mexico, Missour,|
negati‘"e David Lilienthal, chairman._ of Cal:r(;rntl: and1 oth;rdstates—tr:-'
v ie ; i orte ey also had seen e
Five P-51s of the Oregon Na- thg Atomic Encrg}' Comm)ssi.(.);‘. ?lying objeg,ts.
tional Guard cruised over the #aid Wuey had npthing to do.wi Then on Independence Day 200
Cascade Mountains of Washing. 2tomic experiments, land ;:rm: persons in one -group U;ld 6}({) in
and Navy officials also entere: another saw them in Idaho. Hun-
ton—the area where the strange T T S dreds of others in Oregon, Wash-
objects first were reported sight- o ) ington and other western sfates
ed. A sixth circled over Portland, Newspaper stories quoting an Teported seeing them
In constant radio contact with the unidentified California Institute July 4 also broug.ht firsf] re-
other five. All carried photo: ¢ Technology scientist as saying ports of the flying discs from
erzp:llcceql;:pr;enl. the phenomena migh* have some- east of the Mississippi. nce
0l. G. R. Dodson, command- - St i ¢ then they have been reported seen
ing, described their flight as a ‘008 t0 do with experiments o n widely separated Sactiona ot
“routine patrol,” but said they “transmutation of atomic energy he country—in 33 states in all.
had been instructed to watch for used a brief sensation late yes- —
| the flying discs. rday. The institute quickly de- ‘Must Be Insane’
| g\t Manhattan Beach, Calif,, A. gFieq the report. LONDON, July 6—(P)—Don't
McKelvey took a Mustan mention those flying saucers on
fighter plane up above Van Nuys Repo.rts SFDRIAtly agresd thaf this side of the Atlantic unless
Fgr two hours he cruised at 35;§ = the flying objects were round or you're prepared for an argument
feet, but “didn’t see a thing, oval. [Estimates of their speed about your sanity.
Gen. Carl Spaatz, commandant | Yanged from about 300 to 1,200 Maybe they have been seen hy
of the Army Air Forces, was ona | ™Miles an hour. They were de- sober citizens over a vast area
Pacific Northwest fishing trip. Scribed as flying with an undu- of the United_states. but Europe
He denied knowing anything !ating motion at heights of 10,000 won't believe in them until some-
about the flying discs — or of feet and less. Some described body lassoes one and has it photo-
plans to use AAF planes to look them as glowing, or luminous. fir?pmd by hFran: Sinat;a. Itihe
for them, = < g ritish ambassador an ve
‘PROPELLER IN CENTER Supreme Court justices.
JET FIGHTER SET Nova Hart, St. Louis mechanic “America’s reply to the Loch
“I've been out of touch with who was trained during service Ngss nwnfiuvr." chortled _tod‘ay's
things for four or five days,” in the war to spot all types of nday dispatch, referring to
he said. i, aircraft, said he saw one of the ritain’s hoariest tall story—tle
Louis E. Starr, national com- trang objects near Pattonville erpent that is “seen” romping fn
mander-in-chief of the Veterans | Yesterday. It was flying at 300 cotland’s Loch Ness every tirhe
of Foreign Wars, yesterday in Co- | et, he said. # the tourist trade needs a shot An
lumbus, 0., said he understood He described it as circular, with the arm.
Spaatz had a “group out right & ribbed framework an_d _sxlver
now” looking for dises, gray in color. Hart said it ap- :
At Muroc Army Air Field in ,Peared to have a motor with a RECOR YED
California a P-80 jet fighter stooq .~ Propeller attached in the center £ &
ready to take off the moment any ~ and it kept turning like an air- [4 ¢ o o
flying saucers are sighted in that . Plane doing a slow. roll. e
area.
A cautious attitude marked
both official and scientific cog- '
ments, but Capt. Tom Brown
the Air Forces Public Relatio\ : WILWAUKEE SENTINEL
StAff in Washington acknowll- MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
edged the Air Forces had decided
“tikre’s something to this” and v
hac® been checking up on it for 4 '}?/5" Ty A
10 days.
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Find Only Empty Sk
w———eradio announcement tHAT MStess
Jokesters Add were flying over Lewiston, Idaho, wmAd“sung plane was do-
Sunday sent' hundreds into their| in8 In the air at dawrroreSunday.
yards for a look, Weatherman Louis ‘It b th? first time any noise had
Some Comedy Krezak said the objects were mov- been attributed to flying saucers.
ing eastward with the prevailing J. U. Watts, jr,, Darlington (S. C.)
. wind and probably were weed seeds, 2L orneY; sad he saw an army pur-
to Alr Myster Three air transport pilots agreed. suit plane chasing a V-formation of
flying saucers at 250 miles an hour
% Searchlights on Clouds 3,000 feet high. However, no pilot
: : Birmingham radio station was| ¥eported such a chase.
EaSt St- LOU!S Ob]eC deluged with more than 400 cal in‘ Saw One With Legs
Pl'OVe to Be Washers; one hour by persons who said they Mcant'ime, authorities were
. saw fluorescent balls éircling ofer plagued with reports that bordered
hlcago WOman SpOtS the city and clearly outlined agafhst on the fantastic. An excited Chi-
g near-by mountains. A carnival at cago woman reported that she had
ne Wlth I_.egs Alabaster, Ala., was playing search- seen a flying saucer with legs. “I
lights on cloud wisps. Wes standing on my porch and I
By the United Press n argument raged at Lodi, Calif., th ught for sure it was coming right
Army pilots were ready Monday |ofer the cause of a spectacular glow | ¥n and slap me in the face,” s
for another air search for the mys- the sky and a roar shortly before & ?
terious “flying saucers” now report- [flectrical power went off. Mrs. W. teorge Kuger of Denver said
ed seen in 39 states and parts of {C. Smith said she heard a noise “like| 33}’ & flying disk with an America
Canada as practical jokesters added fldg on it.
to the confusion, Eaae———————— 1F’mndcis Howell, Tempe, Ariz.,
Equipped with telescopic cam- . ) claimed he saw a saucer two feet
eras, 11 army planes searched the GlVe Em Room in diameter disappear behind a row
Pacific northwest Sunday without Newport News, Va.—Peninsula of trees near his home. When he
finding any trace of the flying disks l airport here is taking no chances rushed to inspect it, he said, the flat, |
which had been reported over scores | with flying saucers. Pilots report- thin, aluminumlike disk took off at
of communities the preceding two | ing Monday to take out planes a “high rate of speed” toward
days. At Sioux Falls, S. D, a na-' found this notice on the bulletin Phoenix, nine miles away.
tional guard plane already in the air| board: “Two thousand feet ver- Mrs. Walter Johnson returned to
was ordered to investigate a silvery|| tical and horizontal clearance re- Spokane, Wash,, after a vacation
disk with a short tail which Gregory} quired between aircraft operat- near St. Maries, Idaho, and after
Zimmer said he saw shoot across|| ing from this field and any fly- reading newspaper reports of the
the heavens. The pilot found noth- || ing saucers.” | flying saucers said she and several
ing but empty sky. L] | others had seen speeding shiny ob-
The army “camera patrol” over | j=————————————= | jects “as big as a four or five room
the Cascade mountains Sunday in- J& four motored bomber” just before| house” disappear into the forest
cluded eight P-51 pursuit ships andy]the lights went off at dawn, Erving covéred mountains.
three A-26 bombers, Newcomb of the Pacific Gas & Elec- 5 l}!{e éirst of the saucers over New
£ tric Co. offered the explanation that rk State was reported by Mrs.
Tllusions Or Jokes la low flying crop susti"g plane Kpnneth Wohley of Rochester,,N.
There was growing belief that the |probably had struck a power lin Y} who said she and her husbdnd
concentrated aerial search would |and burned out a transforme saw an object “about the size of pn
show the saucers to be optical illu- However, no planes were reporte; ordinary saucer” flying above Her
sions or the work of practical joke- damaged and no one could explain back yard at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. |
sters magnified by aroused imagi-
nations. 3
A number of “disks” whirled over »
rooftops in East St. Louis, Ill, Sun- R"?On
day. J.T.Hartley, a locomotive en- «]PD
ineer, gathered some of them up A @1) 4
d found they were made of (A% la\
plessed white paper, 11 inches in 7/7/’-/—7
diymeter and with a two inch hole
in the center. Railroad workers
said they looked like locomotive
packing washers.
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New Jersey residents said they
“thought” they saw flying disks
over Palisades PafR #fit™hear-by
Bergenfield Sunday night, d
Skeptical scientists recalled the
mysterious “rockets” seen over Swe-
den last year. Eighty per cent of
the “ghos* rockets” proved to be
‘ meteors, and Swedish officials said .
the others could be discounted as
pure imagination.
Scientists asserted that the ob-
jects in order to be seen clearly at
10,000 feet—the level at which most
of the saucers have been reported—
would have to be 20 feet in diameter,
would require a large mass of metal,
would be more conspicuous at night
and would be seen by a far greater
nymber of persons.
r. J. S. Nassau, director of the
larner & Swasey observajory at
th& Case Institute of Technojogy at|
Cleveland, said he was incljned to
“think the reports are fanciés.”
Capt. Tom Brown, army air force
spokesman at Washington, said the
army was trying to run the reports
to parth.
‘We're not dismissing the possi-
bilgy that there's something to it,”
he §aid, “and we're not dismissing |
the possibility that it's all a hoax.” '
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. . Fire~Rwesian first asked where
of Soviet S}up he could sell 18 poldF BEATPelts
3 which he received “for very dan-
Off[ ceEr gerous work.”
il He said he had been assigned
to go over th t -
‘ LOS ANGELES, July 6—(Spe- actxi;ve clou(le r:(e):re ;‘;lt(:e ;:ldki:l
| cial)—Federal agents today ln-’ (or Baykal) and pick up dead
| vestigated a letter to the Exami-| animals,
| ner describing Russian supersonic ALL LIFE DESTROYED
tom- d pl: L
:h:n::yolzzesaulc’;:? Zesemblang | “They loaded a few small
ik | ships with all kinds of animals
A top flight atomic scientist to and directed the cloud over
whom the Examiner referred the them,” the writer said.
letter said it was “not all non- | “During this experiment, a
sense,” and suggested the matter :::le"" ‘;";"':‘ :’:l""‘ "'d’ "".‘,‘"‘
nort nto the tundra, but
be turned over to the FBL | before it dissipated it destroyed
The letter writer said he got I
3 all life on its way.
the information from an officer B
aboard a Russian tanker recently" I4 The cloud may be controlled
i} Los Angeles harbor. ' | rom land, from a plane nrl
from a robot-piloted ‘Ieader.’l
LLED EVEN WORMS | s I understand it, the controd
s Rusatan. he-said. also de-l i based on electro-magnetic |
i aves and the cloud has two
scribed experiments with con- mponents: The carrier and |
trolled radioactive clouds in the the killer.” v
Arctic, where birds, animals and‘ P
even worms were killed.
The planes, as described by the /
Russian to the writer, are only
18 inches thick, witl: a kidney-
shaped outline and no propellors.
The pilot lies on his stomach >
jand is artificially cooled against f
the heat developed by air frjc- -
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“The outer surface is highl| 9\
olished,” the Russian saidt | LS
Both upper and lower surfaces
re convex, like a giant lens.
he lifting force is an entirely
different principle found about
10 years ago among unpublished
papers of a Russian chemist.
“Energy is required only for
climbing, but no energy is need- - .
ed for support when the air- W
plané goes along the earth’s : =
gravitational contour lines.” W é(/ 2
The writer of the s§ange let- s
er said he met the Ryssian of-
icer in Wilmington anq, because . e C - 7/ / 7 1/ 7
e wanted to hear abol Russia, | 60 BV 10A3
avited him to dinner, NN - lJd7 .
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Quirks of Eyesight May
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xplain Disc Mystery, -
By HOWARD BLAKESLEE
AP Science Editor
NEW YORK, July 6—(#)—Certain laws of human eye-
sight will explain much of what has been described about
the flying saucers reported from nearly all parts of the
United States.
At any distance which is close photograph of the oval object
J to_the limit of how far a person |taken by Yeoman Frank Ryman
can see, all objects appear round|north of Seattle, Wash. The Long
or nearly so. This law of sight[Island oval came closer and
covers both small things seen|turned into an airplane.
nearby and large ones at great| Planes at great distances tend
distances. to look round when light is re-
Regardless of shape, the ob-|flected from their sides. Many
ject near the limit of sight looks descriptions of movements of the
round. If the thing js silhouetted flying saucers fit with the com-
against a bright sky, as some of/mon maneuvers of airplanes,
|the flying saucers have been re- singly or in groups.
|ported, then it is more likely to They fit also with what birds
‘rev al its true shape. look like, flying at a considerable
s i distance. However the bird Jllu-
HAVE ‘NO STRUCTURE' sion is not very common. Spme
f the thing is seen by reflected|of the maneuvering repofted,
light, as in most cases reported,|which took saucers out of ght
it is almost certain to be round,|and back into sight again re-
and if the reflections are sunlight,|sembles what can be seen while
then the sizes reported are those|watching distance airplanes.
which would be expected from|_
distant light reflections. |SPEED MYSTERY
The one outstanding fact about‘ There is no explanation for re-
virtually all the saucers is that|ported speeds of 1,000 or more
they had no structure — they m‘]es an hour. Meteors, although i
seemed merely round and flat.|they go much faster than that,
That description fits exactly with|do not explain it because the
the tricks that eyes play. This|saucers mostly appear in daytime
trickiness varies with differences and there are not enough day-
in weather and lighting. light meteors. 4
This writer has seen flying| Ice crystals forming little round
saucers over Long Island Sound|clouds have been suggested. But
near his home, not only this year|these fail to fit in most cases be-
but in previous years. They were|cause the ice crystals form at
round, bright and moving fast. altitudes which are higher than
. most of the saucers reported.
NOT A MYSTERY Nothing published in science or
But they were no mystery be-|atomic studies gives the slightest
cause they were light reflected|clue to flying sfucers unless the
from the bodies of airplanes that|objects are aircraft.
soon identified themselves by| One scientist today said that at‘
charfging course and coming near{least a lot of saucers are ex-
enowgh to be seen distinctly. plained by the force of suggestion
Last week this writer also saw|which causes a persgn to say to|
one Joval flying form which for|himself:
a moment looked exactly like the “Oh, gee, I see it too.” !
RECORDED v
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aucers y erel‘ saw it, he said. He gave the name|
of J. W. Rowden of Detrott=DE-
splte‘fl!‘fla‘ging. the saucer was
u going at great speed, and was out |
ra on |SC o e of sight in a few seconds, he
said. Rowden is stopping at the
p o 2 2 Plaza Hotel.
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. g ,"?W?g?ié DISCS HAD TAILS
| S o Erwin Rottman, 1328 N. 19th
| ; o E . St., said he saw three of them,
¥ $ 5 * R with tails, flying northwest to
3 L southeast, as he stood at N, 18th
# and W. Vliet Sts. They turned
% £ % : : from gold to another color and
. . i (‘ then to silver, he said.
4 Frank Phifer, stopping at the
i f’:h o 4 ; a “ Maryland Hotel, said he saw
&% ol e ~/ three balls of fire shoot Cross
/3 % Lake Michigan at 8:20 last jight,
L™ 2o labdpt a mile from shore\ and
iy “goifg at terrific speed.”
> 4 what he described as an illu-
Wil | minated saucer was seen last
\ ; Gl T b | night by William Humphrey, 3148
$ s SRR S. 20th St, he said. It was zig-
\\‘Q RN . ; zagging directly over the Heil
< R w0 ¥ e Co. plant, said Humphrey, and
N f %fi 3 e seemed to land in a wooded area
. L e nearby.
”."f:.:;‘ “},\ % ” ol REPORTED IN JANESVILLE
> bk :« \E % e S Four Janesville residents re-
8 b B o e ported they had seen a flying disc
. ” e e Saturday night. They are Mr.
What was reported as a “flying dis¢” which struck a church in and Mrs. Al Sievert and Mr. and
:}rsno_n I:at"k{e yest;rdny tt:rm;d out to b; a circular saw with Mrs. Howard Roth.
wo small tubes and several wires attached to it. Father Joseph g S i
Brasky, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Grafton, holds the “disc” “0’:_‘3&‘:.ei:;:l:hed:?::“ggmi r‘:)r:
nd points to the lightning rod on the church (arrow), which Janesville at a “terrific speed.”
e said was struck by the dise. Sentinel Photo by Ernest Anheuser. 'l \The_v viewed it for 20 minutes. It
R /as v o F emed to
. w==8ne th - st x 4 was yellow-golden, and seeme
The mystery of the "rlyingl or gs‘a‘sgr‘\!,;v;rihhfi; p‘;:lr;ks:; turn at times to a silvery color,
discs,” strange luminous objects||prants had attached explosives | they stated. An gval flight aioiniy
seen speeding across tife sky in||the saw, and sent it skimming \“'“,5_ ionowed‘.i -’I‘hen,h m:}y s:‘:‘;
many states, turned to Wiscon- through the air. talls appeared 0D the -S40
e astintay: W B Father Brasky said he heard a | shortly afterwards it disappeared.
vhen s T er- % % | -
b 4 g o swishing ndise and a sizzling at ‘ John Bosch, 4377 S. Adams St.,
sons reported them at Milwaukee 5 a. m., followed a second later Milwaukee, a machinist, insisted
and Janesville. | with a thud and an explosion. he saw two flashing saucer-
Mystery was added to mystery An excited resideat telephoned shaped objects pass over Bl!ly
when Father Joseph Brasky, pas- | to Billy Mitchell Field, and said| itchell Field shortly after mid-
tor of St. Joseph’s Church at |he saw 15 flying saucers, in U| ght yesterday. They were ose
|Grafton, Wis., reported a missile |formation, heading north over ehough so he could d.efmuely sfate
|hurtled through the air early yes-. |Granville, at 10:05 p. m. He hung they were not shooting stars, por
|terday, knocked the ball off the !up before his name could be pro- alrplanes, he said. Bosch's h§me
church lightning rod, and landed |cured. is near the airpgrt.
ion the front lawn. A passenger aboard a New o o
- = York-Detroit-Milwaukee plane,|
WIRES AND TUBES ich landed at Billy Mitchell o
1t was a large circular saw— |Field at 10:05 p. m., told employes RECORDED
abodt 16 inches in diameter—and |in the office of Northwest Air- r
|stit\ hot when Father® Brasky |lines, Inc, he saw a flying saucer G | / }_\
\pick d it from the lawn. bobbing up and down over the '
| THere were wires and two tubes| airfield just after he had alighted g
|attached to it. The tubes were an ||frony the plane. 2 /5 //r;
inch in diameter and three inches S
long.
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Ofi‘ice Memom’dum » UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO ¢ DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 8, 1947
FROM :IG@, MITWAUKEE \ N
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SUBJECT:™" FLYING DISCS OR SAUCERS ATTENTIONs MR. HJ.?E’]ETCHEEP/
MISCELIXNEOTS o A T
TELEPHONE CALL FROM MR, FLETCHER D n
AT THE BUREAU AT 8:30 AM, 7/7/47 (G~ S 1l
Attached are newspaper clippings from the li¥lfraukee l/ / . asi
Sentinel and Milwaukee Journal of July 7, 1947. v)
For the Bureau'!s information, United Press and Associated
Press telephoned me at my residence about three or four times between
1:00 A.M, and 2:30 A.M., JulRryp, 1947. The United Press representative
informed me that Father J (\SEXP}&U&SRY had stated on interview by a
- Milwaukee Sentinel reporter, ohd“BILL WEEKS, (Phonetic) that he,
Father BRASKY, was going to call the FBI concerning the contraption,
which apparently was identical with one of the flying discs recently
publicized throughout the country., The United Press representative
desired to know if we had any statement to make on the matter. T
informed him that I had no official comment, other than "No Comment."
Since I have contacted the United Press representative on
various occasions, I asked him what the actual details were, and he
stated he did not know except that the interview of the priest reflected
that a circular saw had been found with some devices attached to it.
The Associated Press called me shortly after the United
Press representative did, and on being advised that I had no comment
to make concerning the story, I asked the Associated Press representa-
tive what the actual facts were, and he informed me that as far as the
Associated Press was concerned, the facts were that a circular saw had
been found and a story had been obtained from a priest who had been
drinking quite heavily. The Associated Press representative informed
me that apparently the United Press desired to get a statement from me
denying or affirming that the FBI was investigating the matter. I
informed the Associated Press representative that apparently someone
was suffering under a misinterpretation of any comment I had made, and
possibly some reporter was in an er ba.}'ra.ssi/,ng pogition if a story had
& gone out m'er‘,%;efixfi.xg servicess ? =5 {;I}/\ E3: pd
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I then telsphoned the Jnited.Press representative, who
apparently in the meantime had b@én ¢allgd’ by the Associated Press
in an effort to straighten out the United Press. No reference was
made to the FBI in the Milwaukee Sentinel article appearing July 7,
v 1947, but the Milwaukee Journal article, which is attached, referred |
to an alleged statement by Father BRASKY that he attempted to get in IALL
touch with an FBI Agent whom he knows. Father BRASKY has never congpg [ /W
tacted the Milwaukee FBI Office or any Agent concerning his find /k‘n) /
my opinion, this Is just another hoax story, since a pfio{:mpl g [\
) Father BRASKY with the saw indicates no basis for} ) Et esfi‘q’ Won byid 4. 4
\\.fimflwu ‘ority. /7/,;\‘> /- 7. & )/f/‘%d“
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TO ! DeMJLADDES DATE: July 11, 1947
A ) \ ur. Tolson
FROM : K_,C,Howe g_ u}:%g‘ O —
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& JRCT: “Flying Disc e —
At 10345 PM on the evening of July 11, 1947, Clerk Piercy of the \: iic——
Washiington Field Office called and stated that at the instbuction Mr, E: ?Tém_—
Hennrich he wanted to pass to the Bureau information he had just re- Tele, Room__——
ceived from one Alvin Bfier, 200 6th Street, Laurel, Maryland, tothe i il=s——
effect that a "flying disc" had just landed in Parker's yard "and the _—
machinery is still buzzing." Piercy stgted Parker was apparently so excited he had
a2 difficult time even getting his name out, and no further detail could be obtained
from him,
At 10250 PM I passed the above information on to Captain West, duty officer
at G=2 who indicated he had also received the same data from another source, and
would pass our information along to appropriate army quarters.
Sid Roberts of the AP called at about 10:55 PM and asked whether the
Bureau had received any report on a "flying disc" in Laurel Maryland, After
checking with Mr, Nichols I told him we had received such a report and had passed
it on to army authorities,
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 . '
Ofiice Memorandume - uNitED STATES GOVERNMENT
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FA\to : MR. E. A. TR 4 \ DATE: July 11, 12_4:’{1:“
wr. Clogg ———
FROM : D, M, LADD _|) T —
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SUBJECT: )‘} . s Care———
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SAC Johnson of the Milwaukee Office called to advise he had § E.:Sn—_m_
Jjust received a telephone call from Colonel Harry Schafer, Reserve gi.@ml:%-_——
Officer with the Civilian Air Patrol, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, P ——
Colonel Schafer reparted that at 3:30 pems, July 10, one Sig Hanson, Miss Gandy
City Engineer at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, had found a large
17" disc which appeared to have been possibly made out of cardboard
painted with silver airplane dope. In the center was a tube and a
small motor with a propellor attached to the side. Colonel Schafer
expressed the opinion that this disc would not be able to fly by
itself. He advised it would be taken to the Air Corps Headquartersa.
Colonel Schafer advised, however, that Hanson did not want to release
the disc without FBI approval.
I instructed Mr., Johnson to advise the Air Corps officer
to get in touch with Colonel Schafer and tell him he saw no reason for '9
the Bureau to attempt to secure the release of the material since it %-
was not in our custody and we had no control., He stated the press was \'
also calling concerning this matter, I instructed him to make no @
comment to the press,
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F SFANDARD FORM NO. 64 '
Ofiiw 2%6%&%@7!@%772 » UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO s M 9/ . v 1
MR, LADD L/ DATE: July 12, 1947
2 M. Ei A, TaEE_____
FROM : F, P, GRIFFEE T —
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Mr. Rosen
SUBJECT: ~FLYING DISC Mr: Carsor————
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Mr. Qurnos
Mr. Harbo
Mr. HendoH
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Reference is made to Mr. Howe's memorandum to you ‘\":-,?“R‘gg_ e
dated July 11, in the above-captioned matter. af ‘%"fifi.—:—
At 11:55 P.M., July 11, I took a phone call from Wi ?Zfil%
Sergeant Lonis of the Laurel, Maryland, Police Department. Sergeant
Lonis said that he had examined the "flying disce" He said that it
had been made from a Gulf Oil sign and the top of a garbage can and
had been painted with aluminum paint., It had been recently painted
because the paint was still wet, Attached to it were a dry cell
battery, a flashlight bulb, some wires and a buzzer, He asked if
the Bureau was sending anyone out to look at ite I told him that
we were not, that we had referred the matter to the Army, and
suggested that he call them,
I subsequently telephoned Captain Calvert, the Duty N
Officer at G-2, and passed on to him the information furnished by )Y
Sergeant Lonise. 1
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Doesn't it seem wisest for you to forbid papers - (No not forbid - but ask
the co-operation of all papers) to keep all news of those discs out of the mews
untillyou are sure just what they are & where from.
in this war & another who over-did for nis America - & we do want it really
now as it easily could be. Why have the papers carriéd that story if reporters
were made to see how much more sensible not to report - it except to the F.B.I.
Hastily
/s/ &. T. Norris
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 ‘ .
Office Memorandum - vniTep sTaTES GOVERNMENT
TO : D. M. Ladd DATE:
FROM : H. B. Fletcher j4fC o8 July 11, 1947 & Gafh——
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( Mr. Rose: R T
SUBJECT: )FL‘(ntG DISCS ¢ / . 3322_"—-
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SAC Bannister, of the Butte Office called at noon today and P T ——
stated that a Mrs. Fred¥Besterbrook, 215 7th Avenue East, Twin Falls, o ooy
Idaho, at 2:L45 a.m. Mountain Time today heard a noise in the back of {
her home, She thought a collision had occurred and investigmted and
found in the back yard of the home next door an object described as follows: Ad
My
A disc 303" in diameter, circular in shape, it is dished like a d
saucer and actually there is a saucer within a saucer in the manner of
cymbals., On one surface there is attached a plastic dome described as about
1" in diamter and affixed by 8 bolts in a rather rough manner. The bolts
can best be described as similar to stove bolts. On the other surface is
another dome of metal which is gold in color on one side and on the inside is
silver in color, which looks like tin. Through the plastic dome can be ob-
served three tubes similar to radio tubes and there is some wiring. The disc
generally is 10" thick and at the point where the domes are located about
14" in thickness. There is an object on it similar to electric coil which
has some type of an arm on it and bears the words "Inspected TS", Some of
the wiring has been burned off and it looks as though something might be
missing.
Mr. Bannister stated that if this were the work of some prankster
he went to quite a bit of trouble. He stated the press is aware of this
incident. He stated that the disc had been picked up and was now at the
Police Department, Twin Falls, Idaho. He was instructed to notify the local
Army authorities of the existence of this disc.
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"*‘DF‘X"‘?& B T wish to acknowledge receirt of your letter postmaried July 7, 19L7.
B ho ‘3‘1_'.7*;1#,1 n containgd therein has been carefully reviowed and is ":c\i’: T made
¥ a matter of permanent record in the files of this Buresu. Your interest in
writing as you did ‘s indeed aprrecisted. ;
In the future should you have information wh'ch you fecl might be of
f:-tvzrfi"t to thia Pureau you might find it convenient to contact the Special Agent
in Charge of our Chioago Office, which is located st 1900 Bankers® Puilding,
Chicago 3, Mlineise. : A R
Sincerely yours,
A John Edgar Hoover
/ Director
ec = Chicago (With-ncoming, There ia no identifiable information in the Bureau's
f1les concerning the writer of this letter. Despite the fact that
this letter refers to "flying diges", it is not believed that the
information furnished is sufficiently important to refor to Amy
authorities.)
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O]fice Memorandum + uNiTED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : MR. LADD @p/ DATE: July 10, 1947 _—
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FROM : Roy Es Wood = R —
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— Mr. Rol
_ SUBJECT: (/’;‘W‘is (DISCS) / . ?3%§Yr—
, INFORMATION CONCERNING L/ 38—
-~ Mr. Harbo
Mr. Hendol
Mr. Pennington
Teie. foom o ——
At 5245 AM this date, SAC Hood telephonically contacted the (,/)5;.";;-'_
Bureau and advised at approximately 11:30 PM, July 9, 1947, the office\ [ Ms s ——
in Los Angeles had received information from the Resident Agent at BurbSfi§? A\ -_R
California, that a "flying disc" had landed in or near Burbank and had'been |/
seen to burst into flame when it landed, Further, that it had been the cause
of a fire in some woods, this fire either in Burbank or possibly in the city i
limits of Los Angeles, which Mr, Hood could not be certain. The fire chief
at Burbank had called the resident agent at Burbank and told him he would
hold the disc for him,
Coincident with the information received from Burbank, the Los Angeles
Office received calls from the newspapers requesting information, The newspapers
stating they had called the Army Air Force Intelligence who had stated "we are
not interested". According to Mr. Hood, this comment had aroused the newspapers
and they stated they intended to publish this quotation and belabor same in their
firslissues, Mr. Hood stated that he had refrained from making any statement
to the press other than to admit possession of an object and that it was being
turned over to military authorities in the momning (this AM), it being Mr, Hood's
opinion that he did not want any quotes in the press and certainly not one to the
effect that we were not interested.
As described to him, Mr, Hood stated that the object was an aluminum
disc about 2' in diameter weighing about ten pounds, painted with aluminum paint
and having some sort of a radio tube in the center of the disc. This object was
in possession of the resident agent at Burbank and would be turned over to .
military authorities (G-2) in Los Angeles this morning,
Mr. Hood's purpose in calling was to place the Bureau on Aotice regarding
the above described object and any further information would be transmitted to the
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Ofiice Memor&ulum * UNITED STAWES GOVERNMENT
TO : Director, FBI DATE: July 17, 1947
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SUBJECT: RECOVERY OF "FLYING DISC",
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA,
o JULY 9, 1947
On the evening of July 9, 1947, a report was received at the Los
Angeles Office that a so-called "flying disc" had landed in the vicinity of
Radford and Magnolia Streets in North Hollywood, California, the contraption
being briefly described as approximately 30 inches in diameter, all metal,
disc shaped, and having a radio antenna, It was reported to have burst into
flames upon landing., At the time of the report the disc was being held at
the Valley Fire Department in Van Nuys, California,
SA RICHARD D. AUERBACH went to the fire department immediately at
which time it was found that a number of people had gathered including news-
paper reporters and photographers who were taking pictures of the disc,
Battalion Fire Chief WALLACE E. NEWCOMB advised Agent that at approximately
10:30 P.M., an unknown woman called on the telephone and excitedly reported
that the disc had dropped into her garden where it began to flame, her
residence being located at 11858 Magnolia Boulevard, North Hollywood. A
fire department truck was sent there and put out the flaming object with the
fire hose, after which the object was taken to the fire station., SA AUERBACH
thereafter arranged to transport the disc to the office,
The device is briefly described as consisting of two convex steel
discs approximately 2 feet in diameter, fused together at the outer edge
and fastened together in the center by a hollow cylindrical connection., A
vertical galvanized iron fin was screwed to the top of the disec, and a short
length of pipe cleosed at one end ran from the outer circumference into the
interior of the contraption, What appeared to be a radio tube was installed
in the center of the top side. The contraption had a total weight of
approximately 20 pounds.
At the Bureau Office a series of photographs were taken of the
device from various positions, and a set of these photographs are being
forwarded herewith for the Bureau's inspection and information.
The "flying disc" wdsthereafter turned over to lajor COURTNEY W.
HEMPSTEAD, A.C., G-2, Eort MacAnfhur, San Pedro, California, who subsequent=-
ly reported that the pbject wa& definitely a hoax and under no circumstances
could have flown under its own power,
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Re: RECOVERY OF "FLYING DISC",
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA,
JULY 9, 1947
On the following day, July 10, 1947, one FRANK V.®BROWN, 6552
Teesdale Avenue, North Hollywood, reported that on this morning he was at
the North Hollywood Service Station eating at which time there was
considerable talk about the flying disc having been found in the vicinity.
A number of what appeared to be young high school students were present
and were having cuite a laugh sbout the excitement caused by the finding
of the disc, BROWN stated that he received a definite impression that
these young students either had themselves or knew of someone who had been
working for the past two weeks making this "flying disc"., BROWN was
unable to furnish the names of any of these young men but identified one
of them who was making the statements as being employed in a Chevron
Service Station at the corner of Victory Boulevard and Whitsett Street.
He described the youngster as about sixteen years of age.
The .above information was also furnished to the G-2 Office at
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WROM : SAC, Butte SN g
SUBJECT: “FLYING DISCS ‘ TEener
Mr, DAVE~JOHNSON, of the Idaho Daily Statesman, Boise, Idaho, tele-
phonically contacted the Butte Office and asked if the FBI was checking on
the flying discs reported to have been seen by many citizens, He advised
that so many had reported having seen them that it undoubtedly was not a
figment of the imagination, He said that these discs had been seen on July
1, 1947, in the vicinity of Trail Creek near Sun Valley Idaho, by reputable
citizens, PO
The writer informed Mr, JOHNSON that this office was not making
an investigation and inquired as to whether he had contacted Army and Navy
officials, He said that he was inquiring of these agencies, :
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Ofiice Memm%ndum + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 18, 1947
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SUBJECT: /"FLYING SAUCERS"™ ;
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A STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, INFORMANT {; / I A !
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For the information of the Bureau this is to advise that on July 7, 1947,
EDWIN M. BAILEY, Jr., 6 Home Court, Stamford, Connecticut, appeared at the
Stamford Resident Agent's office and furnished the following informations-
Mr. BATLEY prefaced his remarks by stating that he is a scientist by
occupation and is currently employed at the American Cyanamid Research
Laboratories on West Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut, in the Physics
Divisione Mre BAILEY further indicated that during the war he was employed
at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the Radiation Laboratory which Labora-
tory is connected with the Manhattan Project. BAILEY advised that he is
thirty years of age and is a graduate of the University of Arizona.
Mre BATLEY stated that the topic of "flying saucers™ had caused considersble
comment and concern to the present day scientists and indicated that he him-
self had a personal theory concerning the "flying saucers". Prior to -
advancing his own theory, BAILEY remarked that immediately after the conclu-
sion of World War II, a friend of his, RENATOFECHETTI, allegedly observed
the "flying saucers™ from an observatory in Milan and Bologna, Italy. He
stated that apparently at that time the "flying saucers" had caused a little
comment in Italy but that after some little publicity they immediately died
out as public interest. Mr. BATLEY stated that it is quite possible that
actually the "flying saucers™ could be radio controlled germ bombs or atom
bombs which are circling the orbit of the earth and which could be controlled
by radio and directed to land on any designated target at the specific desire
of the agency or country operating the bombs. He stated that one of the
items of interest which he personally has observed is the fact that the
saucers have been observed in Mexico City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston, Halifax, Newfoundland, Paris, Milan, Bologna and Yugoslavia
as well as Albania. By placing a string around the globe of the earth 2
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« Letter to the DIRECTOR, FBI July 18, 1947
Re: "FLYING SAUCERS"
EDWIN M. BAILEY, JR.,
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, INFORMANT
ATOMIC ENERGY ACT
would be noticed that all of the above-mentioned cities form a
direct orbit or circle around the earth and would be more or less
in line of any path in which the saucers could be cireling.
Mre BAILEY further stated that he had recently talked with RICHARD
PERKIN, one of the owners of Perkin-Elmer Company in Glenbrook,
Connecticut, and had been informed by Mr. PERKIN that his company is
making a large powerful telescope to be used in searching the strato-
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The enclosed came to my husband yesterday. @°sTemm-
After reading it aloud to the family, as a good example ™ !
of crack-pot-ism, advertising or what have you, he threw 'fo 13w
it into the wastebasket. I retrieved it, thinking it might X 7
better go into your wastebasket than ours, examined by | W
your department en route thither, as of possible value,
I presume several thoussnd have been mailed, and you may
reveive numberless duplicates., I will risk thet., Mr. Clark
as an economist at Columbia University receives many strange
missives. This is as strange a one as has come for some
time, and very appropriate to the present moment.
Sincerely yours, i ) Bt e
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July 11, 1947.
Dear Sir:
Have you seen one of the mysterious "Saucers"?
What did it look like?
Do you think these strange, celestial manifesta-
tions are harbingers of a better day?
Do you believe it means that a new and revolutionary
advance is coming?
Will it make your life brighter, happier, more
useful ?
We believe one of these startling discs is on its
way to you. Then the secret will be out.
The Combined and Amalgamated Committee
of Sky-Scanners, Disc Decipherers and
New-Product Introducers.
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4 Dear ¥r. Cope:
I wish to acknowledge receipt of your Western Union telegram
: dated July 7, 1947. Your interest in making this information available
to me is greatly appreciated.
Inasmach as the contents of your telegran appear to be of
interest to the War Department only, I have taken the liberty of
making the information furnished by you availadle to that Department.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
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NOTE: The telegram referred to "flying dises.”
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Dear Nr. Tabltas:
I wish to scknowledge receipt of your Western Union telegran
dated July 6, 1947. TYour interest in bringing this information to my
attention is greatly appreciated.
Insesuch as the contents of your telegram appear tobe of
interest to the War Department only, I have taken the liberty of
turnibg this informstion over to that Departmemt.
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STATED THAT IF QUESTIONED BY AUTHORITIES HE WAS GOING TO SAY IT WAS
A HOAX BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT ANY FURTHER TROUBLE OVER THE MATTER.
COMPLETE REPORT NOW EN ROUTE TO BUREAU AMSD, WHICH INDICATES
PROBABLY CHRISMAN OR DAHL MADE THE ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL IN THE
HOPE OF BULDING UP THEIR STORY THROUGH PUBLICITY TO A POINT WHERE
THEY COULD MAKE A PROFITABLE DEAL WITH)RANTASY MAGAZINE, CHICAGO
ILLINOIS. DAKL AND CHRISMAN WILL NOT BE REINTERVIEWED UNLESS
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You should investigate each instance which is brought to your attention
of a sighting of a flying disc in order to ascertain whether or not is is a bona
fide sighting, an imaginary one or a prank, You should also bear in mind that
) individvals might report seeing flying discs for various reasons. It is conceivable-
that an individual might be desirous of seeking personal publicity, causing hysterig:
’ or playing a prank,
The Bureau should be notified immediately by teletype of all reported ;,
sightings and the results of your inquiries. In instances where the report appears x
to have merit, the teletype should be followed by a letter to the Bureau containing o
in detail the results of your inquiries. The Army Air Forces have assured the &
Bureau complete cooperating in these matters and in any instances where they fail to=
make information available to you or make the recovered disce availlable for your E
examination, it should promptly be brought to the attention of the Bureau. =
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SUBJECT: FLYING DISKS _ “‘/\ Ce———
At request of Brigadler General George F., Schulgen, Chief of e s
the Requirements Intelligence Branch of Army Air Corps Intelligence, o
Special Agent S, W, Reynolds discussed the above captioned matter with him————
on July 9, 1947, General Schulgen indicated to Mr. Reynolds that the Alr Corps
has taken the attitude that every effort must be undertaken in order to run down
L and ascertain whether or not the flylng disks are a fact and, if so, to learn
li about them. According to General Schulgen, the Air Corps Intelligence are
1lizing all of thelr sclentists 1n order to ascertaln whether or not such a
nomgnon could in fact occur. He stated that this research is being conducted
a the thought that the flying objects might be a celestial phenomenon and with
jview that they might be a foreign body mechanically devised and controlled,
General Schulgen also indicated to Mr, Reynolds that all Alr Corps
allations have been alerted to run out each reported sighting to obtain all
ible data to assist in this research project. In passing, General Schulgen
ed that an Alr Corps pilot who believed that he saw one of these objects was
roughly interrogated by General Sclmlgen and scientists, as well as a psy-
‘umlogiat, and the pilot was adamant®we in his claim that he saw a flying disk,
General Schulgen advised Mr, Reynolds that the possibility exists that
the first reported sightinge of the so-~called flying dieks were fallacious and
prompted by individuals seeking personal publicity, or were reported for political
reasons. He stated that if thi's was so, subsequent sightings might be the result
/I of a mass hysteria, He pointed out that the thought exists that the first reported
sightings might have been by individuale of Communist sympathies with the view to
¢ causing hysteria and fear of a secret Russian weapon.
General Schmlgen indicated to Mr, Reynolde that he is desirous of
having all the angles covered in this matter, He stated that reports of his
scientists and findings of the varlous Alr Corps installations will be available
in his office. He advised that to complete the picture he desired the assistance
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in locating and questioning the individuals
who first sighted the so-called flying disks in order to ascertain whether or not
they are sincere in their statements that they saw these disks, or whether their
statements were prompted by personal desire for publicity or political reasons.
.;!General Schulgen assured Mr, Reynolds that there are no War Department or Navy
Department research projects presently being conducted which could in any way de
}“tled up with the flying disks, General Schulgen indicated to Mr. Reynolde that
'1f the Bureau would cooperate with him in this matter, he would offer all -the
facilities of hie office as to results obtnige;i in the effort to identify and
Tun down this matter, e (),3, ¢ > 1 %
Mr, Reynolds advized General Schulgen ?.:a%hia request would be made
known to the Bureau and an ansver made avallable to him es soon as possible, )
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Mr, Reynolds also discussed this matter with Colonel L. R. Forney of MID,
' Colonel Forney indicated that it was his attitude that inasmuch as it has been
established that the fl ying disks are not the result of any Army or Navy experi-
\ ments, the matter 1s of interest to the FBI, He stated that he was of the opinion
|| that the Bureau, if at all possible, should accede to General Schulgen's request,
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I would recommend that we advise the Army that the Bureau does not believe it
should go into these investigations, it being noted that a great bulk of those
alleged discs reported found Have been pranks. It is not believed that the
Bureau would accomplish anything by going into these investigations.
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A July 30, 1947
C. ir, George Jo Pluskat
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Brooklyn 27, New York
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I desire to agknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 14, 1947,
end to express my appregigtion to you for bringing this matter to my attention,
The information set forth in your letter has been carefully reviewed
and is being maintained in this Bureau as a matter of record.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
B NOTE: Pluskat has been a previous correspondent with the Bu file:62-0-34750,
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907 Senga Avee,
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July 14th,1947.,
Mr.J.Edgar HoovereChief,of the F.B.Il.
Washington,D.C.
Dear 8ir; . ) 3 .
Please forgive me for taking up your time,with this ltemelt really ism'f
necessary.Yet,although everybodys tongue was wagging from the East and to the
West coast,I couldn't resist putting my oar ine.
[71 Saucers in the Sky.Heading for the Milky Waye.Funny?I dont knowe
P -
" We read and reed and read."Sky Disc Derby Open to All"="Calls "Saucers"Trick
of Vision"="Believe it or not,27 States see those flying saucers"-"Who saw: the
Sagcers?40 States in the Game"-"Celestial Dishes sought between the Raindrops"-
"pind 'Disk'is weather kite"="Disks called chunks of Mirage"-"Report new Red
Planes resemble 'Flying Saucers'".-Air-liner crew reports seeing 9 flying diske
for 12 minutes".That's the way it went on,for days and dayse
Please,dont remind me that this id a military probleme.Scldiers fight the en-
emy out in the open and away from home 1f possibleeThe Federal Agents(the unsung
heroes)fight the ememy under cover and in their home grounds.So.Here I am.
These so-galled saucers may be kites,but accorfiing to reports,these things
didn't flutter or float,they sailed and kites don't sail,the stmanges part is,
they all sailed in the same direction,from West to Easte
Rewards were offered,no collectors.Plenes chased them,none captured.They hed
to land,no finderseSo.As long as the Military,Scientist and Civilians deny,being
respomsible for this.Were doed it lead toPAn enemye.A little while back,it was
mentioned somewhere that Russia had or has a contraption for their next war,em=-
itting sound(like a silent whistle for dogs)what it'skxxto do,th their enemy,l
don't know.If a country was experimenting such a weapon,the brave people of the
U.S.were not scarede.They only informed the so-called enemy how successful they
Xkake weree.
It could be an optical illusion,or;supposing some wunwelcomed persons,planted
a few well chosen words,here and there and left the rest to aym confused mind.
These innocent people reporting the phenomena.
What confuses me is,that when we became too curious and determined to find
out what they really are,those things disappeared and we found substiputes,callefl
kites.These things resembling description as near as possible to the real thingJ
Why couldn't these things have been directed T ¢k home again like a homing pigeon?®
To make sport of this thing,is m d taste.It sort of reminds me of the boy tha:
cried WOLF.When the wolf really came.Twas sadeHe,was & nicgboy.ghepe g’ 0alf he a
law,against such jokes or eXpPeringniis. dR.irs ~;o- “=v4resThNey should b¢ n
in 1ol cioduvll; Snould be tried f‘oiniéufiwd o the proper au’ChOI‘ifias-!fie:i
%ess or ridicules.We can't take anj ffzs?“’eYanil% the so-called joke seemns
1h1; ?OgHiPOOH business.is no jokef 18NCO8eAt this age,Time is slowaMan,is
na n mind tha . s
Pashing vators of ?h: :?e §100ds wire responsible for these disks(mirag £
4 Mississippi,Missouri,pPla Jolum rages)t
:?g?§°§n8f£T0m East to West,plus the Catskill EgeégolP“bia and Ohio Rivers.'
Ri4ge in the East and the Rocky j T the Easterly North,The Bly
were ,went from West to EgSt.Hszcgozgga;?:kzgltgg WesteRefctions,or whatey
; » o - 200,
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MEMORANDUM FOR D. M. IADD 7/23/47
RECOMMENDATION
There is attached a Bureau Bulletin to the Field for their
assistance in handling this matter.
Attachment
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: ]fice cmoran um// UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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TO : D. M. IADD ‘,)/ v DATE: T/24/47 . 2
susjEcT: ~ FLYLNG DISCS e R el
Reference is made to my memorandum to you in the above captionmed - [
matter dated July 10, 1947, indicating that Brigadier Gemeral George F. A donen_Si s
Schulgen of the Army Air Corps Intelligence had requested that the Bureau e R
cooparate with the Army Air Corps Imtelligence in connection with the above M e —
captioned matter. The Director noted on the referenced memorandum, "I _—
would do it but before agreeing to it we must insist upon full access to
discs recovered. For instance in the Ia. case the Army grabbed it and would
not let us hawve it for cursory examination."
This is to advise that Special Agent Reynolds has recontacted
Gensral Schulgen amd advised him in comnection with the Director's notation.
General Schulgen indicated to Mr. Reynolds that he desired to assure Mr,
Hoover of complete cooperation in this matter and stated that he would issue
instructions to the fisld directing that all cooperation be furnished to the
FBI and that all discs recovered be made available for the examiretion by i
the FBI Agents. General Schulgen pointed out to kir. Reynolds that he will
from time to time make the results of the studies of his scientists available
to the Bureau for the assistance of the FBI Field Offices. General Schulgen
indicated to lir, Reynolds that there has been a decrease in the reported
sightings of the discs which might be because of the fact that it has lost much of
its publicity value. He indicated, hovever, that he beliewved it mecessary to
follow this matter through to determine as near as possible if discs were in
fact seen and to determine their origin.
General Schulgen inquired of Mr. Reynolds the method by which the
Bareau would make the information obtained from the Bureau's inquiries, known
to the Air Corps, in the Field as well as at the War Department lewvel. lir.
Reynolds pointed out to General Schulgen that the best procedure appeared to
be through the regular established chanmels. It was pointed out to General
Schulgen that the Bureau Field Offices maintain close liaison with the
Intelligence Divisions of the various Armies as well as close liaison with the
Intelligence Division of the War Department. ral Schulgen indicated that he
would be satisfied to receive infarmation fllro%%‘ EE ngesgf. - Rl S 7, .
Gereral Schulgen indicated to Mr. Reyndlds that he belisved ghat there
was a possibility that this entire matter might have been started by subversive
individuals for the purpose of creating a mass hysteria. He suggested that the
Bureau keep this in mind in any interviews comducted regarding reported sightings.
General Schulgen stated to lr. Reynolds that he would make available to the Bureau
all information in the possession of the Air Corps regarding the sightings v{h'c‘n
were first reported so that the Bureau could conduct some investigation reg_adéing
these individuals to ascertein their motives for reporting that they had observed
flying discs. TWhen Gemeral Schulgen makes the information available regarding
these individuals, it will be promptly brought to your attention.
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 7 { 74
ce Memorandum - uNiTED STATES GOVERNMENT
To 3 D?T@R, FBIL DATE: July 22, 1947
FROM : i's , EL PASO
SUBJECT: yng, GIYNNE M. ERCHANT, Informant b
FLYING OBJECTS IN AIR
Mrs., GWYNNE M, MERCHANT has come to the resident agency at Santa Fe,
New Mexico on several occasions to report that she has received information
concerning flying objects passing through the air., Some of the reports that she
has received concern light objects seen at night which have allegedly been follow-
3 ed by explosions., She advised that one of such objects was reported by FRANK
~/BURTRAM, Forest Ranger, who works near Canjilon, New Mexico., She claims that
others were seen near Park View and Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico.
N Mrs, MERCHANT called attention to clippings from various newspapers
‘ concerning "disc-like" objects seen in New liexico and other parts of the country.
Mrs., MERCHANT claims to be a student of radio waves and ray forms, and
contends that the above mentioned objects may be missiles similar to those appear-
ing over Sweden some time ago.
Mrs, MERCHANT has discussed the above with officials of the Atomic
Energy Commission, and has written the Secretary of War and other government
officials concerning her theories, Mr, SIDNEY NEWBURGER, Chief of Security and
| Intelligence for the A.E.C.,has advised that officials at Los Alamos consider Mrs.
| MERCHANT unreliable and possibly not well balanced mentally. She has mentioned to
agents of this office that she was struck by lightning when a child,
£ On July 15, Mrs, MERCHANT came to the Santa Fe resident agency and
advised that she had written to WALTER WINCHELL, promising him a story in connection
with the "flying discs."
The foregoing information is being submitted to the Bureau, inasmuch as
Mrs. MERCHANT has written to several government officials and Mr., WINCHELL.
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 ’
Oflice Memor!?zdum + UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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TO : DMIADD ¥ DATE: ng 7, 1947
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SUBJECT*” FLYING DISCS ; Ard i Rosen_———
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SAC Weeks called from New Orleans on the matter discussed in the E: ??n_j;
attached teletype. He wanted to know what policy the Bureau was following [eis; fon —
in connection with reports concerning these "flying discs" which were being!s olwy——
received, (-
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I told Mr, Weeks that, unless advised to the contrary, he should, ¥n th,l
particular case at hand, allow G=2 to handle aad not take any jurisdiction forthe
FBI. He was thold the Bureau would be interested in being kept advised of develop=-
f }ments, and in copies of the photographs he said G-2 would make of the object
found, but that he should not allow himself to be jockeyed into a position where
| | investigative responsibility, if any were entailed, wuld fall on us. Mr, Weeks said
| | he would so handle unless I called him back immediately with instructions for
'l specific action,
As you will recall, I called,‘;;ou concerning the foregoing,
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN C .“A;‘.AL:
l. On 1 July 1947, Lt William G.AMcGinty, USN, 195803, P-80
Student, Williams Fleld, Chandler, Arizona, was interviewed by
this Agent, and stated in substance: That on 30 June 1947, at about
0910, MST, he was flying at 25,000 feet over Grand Canyon, Arizona, in
a P-80 type alrcraft. He stated that he was heading south towards
Willlams Field, Ariz., when he saw two round objects going at incon=-
celvable speeds, straight down. He further stated that his reactions
were to turn away from the objects. He further stated that one of the
unidentiflable objects followed the other seconds apart. He further
stated that due to the speed of the objects, he could only see that
bthey were circular, and that they were possible light gray in color.
ie further stated that it was his oplnlon that the objects were approx-
imately eight feet in diameter. ln conclusion, he stated that the
miles south of the South Rim of Grand Canyon, Arizona. ¢
AGH S JLES L McGint gave nhls perm €nt address as: Ne.A.d.T.Cas,
Point ugu, Port lueneme, &lif .
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2. On 1 July 1947, Captain Malcolm Gejdrmstrong ,» 0-73416€8,
Instructor, :4,'_‘1310 Engine, Williams Field, ‘Chandler, Arlzona, was
- “ruflurVLcuc, RY _LhLe Agent and stated in substance: 'hat his brother
B lst Lt B, Bmmstrb:'; s statlioned at 1,. 10th AAF, Brooks AAF, Texas
N 1 B 8- -} . Yy + 2 o 2 1 - -
&, ‘_‘;,,-yhid* rel(temm gthat he saw a formation of unexpla able objects
g : . "y 3 . B AR ¥ NG Py =7 -
; 3;_1n the vieinlty' ke lMead, Nev., Captain Armstrong, further stated
e aa b RIS T DFOENSENEEatcd the objects were heading south, and were at
approXiMatery 10:?00 feet altitude.
AGENT'S NOTES {WSC@BERin Armstrong could not glve too much information
on the objectd thafithi: brother had seen. Lt. E., B, Armstrong can be
contacted at Hg§ 1Q\h AAF, Drooks Field, Texas for further information.
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o Date + August 1, 1947 PERSONAL AND A
To t+ Director of Intelligence 0
War Department Ceneral Staff ‘—1"
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Washington 25, D. C.
Attention: Colonel L. R. Forney, Chief, Security Croup
From : John Edgar Hoover, Director - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Subject : MRS. ARTHUR 'D"‘UGI..T&&'\A!‘Ll..!"S-}N
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There are attached hereto copies of a letter received fros the
above-captioned individual concerning-Pflying saucers."
Urs. Anderson's letter has been acknowledged and she has lt&én
advised that copies of her letter have been furnished to you for yout con=-
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WERE KILLED. THE WRECKAGE WAS SCREENED BY AAF INTELLIGENCE FROM
MCCHORD FIELD. THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE AND THROUGH THE® THE UNITED
PRESS PUT OUT A STORY THE PLANE WAS CARRYING PARTS OF A DISC WHICH
HAD STRUCK A BOAT OWNED BY HAROLD DAHL AND FRED CRISMAN , TACOMA, WN.
RICHARDS ADVISED THAT TODAYS ISSUE OF THE OREGONIAN CARRIES A UP STORY
STATING THAT DAHL DENIES SAYING THE METAL FRACMENTS HE FURNISHED WERE
FROM A DISC, AND ANALYSIS OF THE FRAGMENTS SHOWS THEM TO BE FROM A
TACOMA SLAG MILL. NO AAF INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL AVAILABLE PORTLAND.
NO RECENT SUBSTANTIVE REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS IN THE PORTLAND AREA.
SEATTLE VERIFY AT MCCHORD FIELD AND SAN FRANCISCO VERIFY AT AAF
HDQRTS. SF, SUBMITTING TELETYPE SUMMARIES TO THE BUREAU. NO FURTHER
INVESTIGATION PORTLAND.
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(_PIRECTOR AND SACS SEATTLE AND SAN FRANCISCO UR GEN T
P FLyING DISCS, SM DASH X. RE TELEPHONE CALL FROM MR. LADD, ONE PM
TODAY REQUESTING TELETYPE SUMMARY CONCERNING NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF
RECENT REPORTED FLYING DISCS IN PORTLAND AREA AND A REPORTED CONFERENCE
OF ARMY OFFICIALS IN PORTLAND CONCERNING FLYING DISCS. LEAVERITT G.
. RICHARDS, AVIATION EDITOR THE OREGONIAN, ADVISED THAT A CAPTAIN
WILLIAM L. DAVIDSON AND LT. FRANK M. BROWN OF FOURTH AAF HEADQUARTERS,
SAN FRANCISCO WERE IN PORTLAND JULY TWENTYSEVEN LAST AND INTERVIEWED
DICKFRANKIN, AN EXPERIENCED PILOT, WHO HAD REPORTED JUNE FOURTEEN
LAST SEEING A FORMATION OF TEN FLYING DISCS OVER BAKERS-
FIELD , CALIF. ACCORDING TO RICHARDS THEY HAD ALSO INTERVIEWED
FOLLOWING FOUR EXPERIENCED PILOTS WHO WERE AMONG FIRST WHO REPORTED
SEEING DISCS - KENNETM¥ARNOLD, BUSINESS MAN, BOISE, IDAHO, CAPTAIN
Ee Jo(SMITH AND CO-PILOT RALPHXSTEVENS, UNITED AIRLINES, AND DAVE
—JOHNSON, AVIATION EDITOR, IDAHO STATESMAN. TO ASCERTAIN. THE
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i GAINED THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AAF INSTITUTEANTHIS IMAESTIGATION TO
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¢ ON FRIDAY, ?udgsfi FIRST, THE PLANE IN WHICH AAF INVESTIGATORS CAPTAIN
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STANDARD FORM No. 64 Jl
Oflice Memorgndum * UNITED STA'ES GOVERNMENT
TO : D. M. IADD J_\ DATE: August 6, 1947
FROM : E. G. Fitch 7 >
SUBJECT: {vmgzc SAUCERS o
Mr. NichdIs_
Special Agent S.W. Reynolds of the Liaison Section contacted 3 —
Lieutenant Colonel C. P. Martin, Army Air Forces Intelligence, inquiring st
about an article which appeared in the West Coast newspapers recently g: i —
stating in substance that an airplane carrying recovered flying saucers g;"mw:
crashed in route from Portland, Oregon, to los Angeles, California. TN S—
Miss Gandy —
Colonel Martin advised Mr. Reynolds that the only information ~—
that has been received by Headquarters of the Army Air Forces is that a ’
CIC Agent of the 4th Air ForceN Headquarters, Hamilton Field, San Francisco, [
was killed in an airplane crash. The Headquarters of the Air Forces have beem | "/, |
advised that he was on a top secret mission. Colonel Martin indicated that he s g
was under the impression that the CIC Agent was either on route to or from an ¥
interview with Mr. Arnold who is ome of the individuals who first saw one of
the flying saucers. :
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Colonel lartin stated that the Air Fo?fg&ve‘ N0 gdditippal igformation
and will receive nore until the report is received*Irom thythvaiz; Eoxees. Z3
Colomel Martin suggested that the San Francisco Field Offi¥e contact Colonel %
Springer, Headquarters 4th Air Force§, Hamilton Field, San Francisco, who }>
undoubtedly would be able to furnish the details regarding this matter which
are at this time unknown by the Headquarters of the Air Forces. Colonel lartin
pointed out to Mr. Reynolds, however, that it was his belief that no flying
saucers have been recovered but that it was merely an ZtTTempt to Teinterview
an ind_;Lyj.E’pa]_.”vhp _previously had reported seeing one of the flying saucers.
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Yaukesha, Wis.
Attn.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gentlemens [
Recently I have heard and read about reports of disc-shaped aircraft,
or whatever they are, in our western regions. They reminded me of a nearly .;
forgotten incident in Germany, after the war. I report this to you because /;_
I feel this may be of international scope. B |
My buddy and I went on pass to see a friend of his. One evening the
three of us were driving along some back roads when I sighted a strange
looking object in the sky from eight to ten miles to our front and approx=-
imatly 5,000 feet high. -
I immediatly stopped the jeep for a better look. The object rapidly
came toward us, descénding slowly. About a mile away it stopped it's
horizontal motion but continued a slow oscillating descent, similar to a !
descending parachute. Then suddenly it dropped in a spiral motion.
Imnmediatly I drove over to where it had dropped. It took almost five j
minutes to reach the place but we saw nothing. After ten minutes of cruis!T%L
“"M
ing around the area it became toodark to see so we went back to town.
because 3
I am not sure my companions saw this,it happened so quickly it could
eagily have been missed, but I described what I had seen so vividly that
they were as excited as I was.é;#&}fl'fi impression was that it was & cloud;
b ut it was traveling at right ég%%@gfito thgafilnd{
The local of this incident was approximatly]20 miles north-west of
habberbishopshiem. If necessary, 1 wiil swear Epzjhe authenticity of this
and to the ,shape of the object. yzéfi?y
;‘#r Sincep€ly Yours, =
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To: Director of Intel nce BY SPECIAL MESSENGER ht"
War Department General Staff
The Pentagon
Washington 25, D. C.
Attention: Colonel L, R, Forney, Chief, Security Group
From: John Edgar Hoover - Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Subject: ROBERT J. SROKA
There are attached hereto copiés of a letter received from the
above-captioned individual concerning "flying discs."
Mr. Sroka's letter has been acknowledged and he has been
advised that copies of his letter have been furnished to you for your-
consideration, p
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To: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION.
AUGUST 7, 1947
it the followi message to:
Transmit e following ag o SAC, AP T TURGEND®
UNSUBS, RAYMOND EDWARDXDANE, MRS, LAU.ME, INFORMANTS, FLYING DISC, MISC,
REURTEL AUGUST 5 MATERTAL SHOULD ROT BE FORWARDED TO FBI LABORATORY FOR
EXAMINATTON BUT SHOULD BE TURNED OVER TO THE ARMY ATRFORCE INTELLIGENGCE.,
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FLYING DISC REPORTED AT HACKENSACK, NJ AUGUST THREE, NINRZEENS cfnT‘.})\j} 4
SEVEN , MISC. INFORMATION RECEIVED THAT CHARLES CASELLA, JRY AGE <)
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WEE® AGE TWENTY, TWO EIGHT SEVEN EUCLID AVENUE, HACKENSACK AND WILLIAM
TRUEX, US ARMY, FT. DIX, NJ ON LATE AFTERNOON AUGUST THIRD LAST SIGHTED
FROM GROUND OBJECT DESCRIBED AS FLYING DISC. CASELLA CLAIMED IT WAS
TWO HUNDRED Gl YDS, IN AIR/ REVOLVING SLOWLY, MOVING RAPIDLY, AND
NEITHER A KITE NOR A aAM:@%‘J:. CASELLA TELEPHONED INFORMATION TO HACK-
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TO : Director, FBI DATE: August 8, 1947
vfi\&&f : SAC, Norfolk
(\ susjecré¥ pLymG pIscs
Re Bureau Bulletin No. 42, dated July 30, 1947,
Series 1947, wherein information is set forth pertaining to
flying discs.
There is enclosed with this letter a newspaper
clipping from the "Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch", dated July 9, 1947.
The photograph appearing on this clipping is alleged to represent
a flying disc which wes observed by BILL¥“TURRENTINE, a Norfolk
school boy, who was successful in photographing the object with
his small camera,
BILLY was interviewed on August 8, 1947 by Special J
Agent (A) THOMAS J. CONNOR, at which time BILLY informed that the
original negative was given by him to a Mr, BROWN of the Photo
Craftsman Service, who in turn furnished the negative to the
International News Service. BILLY advised that he has an agree-
ment with Mr. BROWN whereby the latter will share equally in any
profits derived from the use of the negative by commercial firms
or newspapers. As of August 8, 1947 BILLY has notreceived any /
remuneration for the use of this negative,
He informed that he was sitting on the front porch
of his apartment which is located on the third floor at 410 West
1l4th Street, Norfolk, Virginia, around noontime on July 8, 1947.
He had read numerous newspaper articles pertaining to flying discs
and decided to sit on his front porch in the hopes of seeing one
and attempting to photograph it. On July 8, 1947 BILLY observed
a large, black object moving rapidly through spece proceeding from
the southwest to a northeast direction. He said the black object
was followed by two smaller objects which also proceeded in the
same direction. BILLY explained that the objects were moving at
a very fast speed which appeared to him to be much faster than
the speed of an airplane, and further, that the objects appeared
to be extremely high. He said that they were much higher than the )
average plane travels in the City of Norfolk and appeared to be
above the clouds, and that a white mist followed each of the three
objects. BILLY was unable to state what the black objects repre-
sented, but admitted that they could have been large balloons. He
indicated that he has observed small, toy balloons flying through
v/ the air, but that definitely these were not the toy type balloons,
< He said that when he first observed the objects they were atsuch. . ;
R a great distance from him that it was not necessary that flé’?aise’ iy }'L-f\{
(\ his head in order to see them from his porch on the third fleor
— of the apartment building. He immediately turned around ip obtain A .
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Letter to Director, FBI
Re: FLYING DISCS
August 8, 1947
his camera and estimated it took him approximately twenty to thirty
seconds, at which time the discs were almost directly over his apart-
ment and it was necessary that he stoop and look up almost perpen-
dicular in order to obtain the photograph, which accounts for the
porch railing being shown in the newspaper clipping. BILLY pointed
out that the day on which he took the picture, the weather was hazy
and somewhat cloudy and there was a slight breeze blowing from the
southwest in the general direction of the northeast, which is the
same direction traveled by the black image which he photographed.
Inasmuch as the Army authorities in the Tidewater Area
of Virginia are cognizant of the above information, no further investi-
gation will be conducted by this office in this matter.
Enclosure,
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By GEORGE HEBERT [few seconds later didn’t look any- % .3
The flying dise “was lots higt:»‘rilhinx_v like saucers.” ‘ '
than an automobile,” and 15-yvear- |Looked Like Football i b
old Bil Turrentine, of 410 West| The boy stuck to his footbal .
Fourteenth ,Street, doesn’t under-|comparison, explaining that the & - e
|stand why almost evenybody injobject was sortepf rounded, more e g ko
|Norfolk didn’t see it. oval than disc-like, and that though . e
‘ In fact, when he came to thelit wobbled in its northeastward & i i
{Ledger-Dispatch with a photograph flight it was traveling very rapidly, &@»
{he had taken of the object, he|about 600 miles an hour. *‘ g
wanted to know why the newspa- He guessed that the altitudé of 25 R
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|pers hadn’t already taken ,a pic-{the thing was about 5,000 feet, . &
{ture of it. “I thought yourf photo-|just below the clouds. In color it . ¢
|\graphers were fast,” he tgld a re-(was ‘‘gray, almost hlacig." ”and gl “
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! o § L#® | tells Ledger-Dispatch reporter George Herbert (left) of- the “lucky™|
| i g‘,‘a . [cir(‘umslantos which enabled him to take the photograph at far|
| A el e | right of a flying disc. However, the boy said the object pictured here|
e %fi"“‘ e | looked and moved more like a football, being rounded and oval, rather
: = | than disg-like. Bill took this picture from the porch of his home at|
i i PRy T d 410 West Fourteenth Steect between 11 o'clock and noon Tuesday,|
(Editor's Note: Although the Maybe a rock or stone. The edges|ging an olq camera, witht the shutter set at 1/100th of a second. He
{Ledger-Dispatch has had many ‘re- glittered, he said, and seemed to be | ;9 "the “flying football” shown here was followed by two smalljr!
[parts ERUE T e e acere an [hoalling st Neltheriilt inop,, B ones, all moving at about 600 miles an hour and he guessed they wefe |
recent days, no othier person re-[two which followed made any Sy g at 3 s i guess ¥
ported seeing the object which Tur- [sound. about 5,000 feet high, just belogv the clouds. The photograph reprodd-
|rentine photographed.) Bill said he wasn't very sur-|@d here is an enlargement made by Photo Craftsmen. In the forp-
| However, Bill said he had done [prised when he saw the object,| ground of young Turrentine's picture is the porch rail of his home.
e fas i self shor but “almost killed myself” getting g =,
some fast moving himself shortly |0 %t i i camera, set at (enlargement made by Photo Craits-|
b(efml't‘ e n_[“"‘l‘f*";‘n“_-(vh“,ll:]‘;;‘ sany |1/100th of a second. |men. : !
:h(z-ml'ur;‘["'v gray ‘ull]t‘(’l “rocking | . He called his 18-.year-old sister,( Photo experts of this firm are
and k(m:mn'v like a football” ana;ln,\r'ph[n(-‘, to come and look; but|convinced that the boy did a fine
G s oo B 3 by apparently she didn't believe him.|job with the old camera he was|
pRmiaz oy’ Gietgouivest. e Ty e T el I sing. Having closely examined |
He had just returned from Sum-| AS the “flying football” passed |{*! };;exan‘:'v )Ihr\ “said the only
mer school classes at Maury, h‘““”:‘" BUL:sald-He fogki thise '\'hmsf(la\v was in the Kind of film, which
|said, and with all the talk about|Of it, buf when he hurriedly @evel-| o 0 c® Gian't bring out enough
“flying saucers,” had gone out|oped ‘the. [1];\1.. ,flfl,’?!‘l lefgglmg‘lll 10| detail. They pointed out, however,
wilh his camera to see if he could |Olney Road for a vial of developer, [\t 1" Cacnit really a flaw, in
|se§ anything. fonly one negative came ‘out well view of the fact that Bill's pheto-
I (I{il\'l see why they call them ‘CHOHQ’I\ for reproduction. graph, with the comparisen af-
fifing saucers.” he said. “The big| He showed a reporter a contact[forded by the front porch rail and
o I took a picture of and the I\\'n}"”"‘ _he had made himself, and|the trees, was certainly the best
little ones that came behind it a the picture reproduced “ei)fl_‘”_“ gg\e taken Sin{ce (hc' n‘\ys(erwus
e EEERmEE ¢ldiscs were first renorter
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San Dicgo, California. Juyly 8, 1947 - Y.
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THIS MEMORANDUM is respectfully addressed to cortain scientists of distinction,
to important aeronauticel and military authorities, to a numbor of public officials,
and to a fow publications.
The writer has 1ittle expectation that anything of import will be atcomplished )
by this gesture. The more fact that the data hercin were obtained by so-called W
supernormal means is probably sufficient to insure its disregard by nearly all the !
persons addrecssed; neverthcless it soems a public duty to make it available. (The
present writer has several university degrees and was formerly a university depart-
ment head),
A very serious situation may develop at any time with regard to thé-"flying
saucers." If one of these should be attacked, the attacking plane will almost cer-
tainly be destroyed. In the public mind this might create near panic and intcrnat-
ional suspicion. The principad data concerning these craft is now at hand and must
be offered, no matter how fantastic and unintelligible it may seem to minds not
previously instruected in thinking of this type.
1. Part of the diske carry crews, othors are under remote econtrol.
2., Their mission is peaceful. The visitors contemplate scttling on this planet,
3. These visitors are human-like but much larger in size.
4. They are NOT excarnatc earth people, but comec from their own world.
5. They do NOT come from any "planet" as we use tha word, but from an etherie
plenet which interpenetrates with our own and is not perceptible to us.
6. The bodies of the visitors, and the craft also, automatically "matcrialize™
on entering the vibratery rate of our dense matter. (Cp. "apports.")
7. The disks possess a type of radiant energy, or a ray, which will easily
disintegrate any attacking ship. They reenter the etheric at will, and
so simply disappear from our vision, without frace.
A 8. THe region from which they come is NOT the "astral plane", but corres - S5
X '\* 1% ponds to the Lokas or Talag. Students of csoteric matters will understand !
| \;fi'\\‘ these terms. INDE ol
; \\ S 9. They probably cannot be regched by radio, but j%‘%k}.y can be by radar,if
\\\\‘«\\ : v‘\ \ a signal system can be devised for that 'apieratu‘ l & ¢ yzfl
h'~ Te give information and. warning, and can do no more. LetNthe newcomd¥s be
treated with every kindness. Unlecss the disks are wi ir&?fi, a aftngtion theatens
with which our culture and science are incapable affiél ng. A heavy responsibil-
ity rests upon the fow in authority who are able to understand~bhi-s matters
N.Meade Layne
) 3615 Afb#rla Place )
San Diego, California.
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/QK‘Q:QCT\:‘E FBI AND SACS, SEATTLE AND PORTLAND URGENT
FLYING DISKS, SECURITY MATTER=X. LTe COL. DONALD C. SPRINGER OF
G2, SAN FRANCISCO, ADVISED TODAY HE HAS NO FURTHER INFORI ATION
AND THAT OUR SEATTLE OFFICE IS IN POSSESSION OF ALL INFORMATION
KNOWN BY HIM AND 1S HANOLING THE MATTER ATy TAGOMA \SHINGTON»
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SACS SEATTLE) AWDQ/KORTLAND ADVISED
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outside e ur#t is suggested that it be suitably paraphrased in ( \
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FLYING DISCS., SECURITY MATTER DASH X. ONE REDMHATFIELD, FOREMR NAVY
PLLOT AND PRESENTLY AIRPORT MANAGER, MYRTLE CRE;it\Il! OREGON, REPORTS
SEEING A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT ON TWO OCASIONS THE EVENING OF AUGUST SIXTH
WHILE FLYING AT ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE MYRTLE CREEK. HATFIELD TO
BE INTERVIEWED.
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ce CINOranaun? - UNITED ¢_._.__35 GOVERNMENT
| TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: August 12, 1947
FROM zy’&a, MILWAUKEE
SUBJECT: #LYING DISCS
SABOTAGE
Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin No. 42, Series 1947,
dated July 30, 1947, Section (B), which advises that all reports
concerning flying discs should be investigated by field offices.
Prior to the receipt of these instructions, two instances
were called to the attention of this office concerning flying discs.
One report was received July 7, 1947, the details of which are set
forth in Milwaukee letter to the Bureau dated July 8, 1947, entitled,
"Flying Discs or Saucers, Miscellaneous, Telephone Call from Mr.
Fletcher at the Bureau at 8:30 a.m., 7-7-47." No investigation was
conducted concerning this report.
The second report was received by this office at 1:20 Dellle
July 11, 1947, from Lieutenant Colonel HARRY W. SCHAWFEX, who is in
charge of the Civil Air Patrol of Wisconsin, an auxiliary of the
Army Air Forces. On that occasion Colonel SCHARFER, calling from
Black River Falls, Wisconsin, telephonically advised this office that
an object in the shape of a (fi‘ec. nineteen inches in diameter had been
found July 10, 1947, by one SIMANSON, city electrician on the Jackson
County fairgrounds, near Black Ri’.v\err Falls, Wisconsin, about 3:30 p.m.
The disc might be made of a substance swch as cardboard covered by a
silver airplane dope material. The contraption has a small wooden tail
like a rudder in the back and inside of the disc is what appears to be
an ROA photo-electric cell or tube. Also inside the disc is a little
electric motor with a shaft running to the center of the disc, At one
end of the shaft is a very small propeller. In Colonel SCHARFER's
opinion that contraption might possibly have been made by some juvenile.
Colonel SCHAFFER stated that he desired to return the contraption to
Milwaukee and eventually turn it over to the Army Air Forces, but that
the finder, SIG HANSON, apparently wanted to get some publicity on his
find and wanted it returned to him.
y This information was telephonically called to the attention
of Assistant Director De. M. LADD of the Bureau on July 11, 1947. .
Subsequently, SAC E. K. JOHNSON telephoned Colonel FRED SIEBERT
in charge of Counter Intelligence, Fifth Army, Chicago AC of S G-2
Headquarters Fifth Army, Bast Hyde Park Avemue, Chicago, Illinois, who
stated he would contact Colonel SCHAEFFR of Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
No further investigation was conducted in this matter. 5’0
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Director 3
. 8-12-47
The above constitutes the only two instances in which
this office was contacted concerning flying discs. Unless contrary
instructions are received from the Bureau, this office does not
contemplate taking any further action in connection with the above
two cases, but will fully investigate all future reports concerning .
flying discs.
JGF/dde
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5 Y A PaoR T o ~ i o
Auvgust 5, 1947
Mr, Fred RiNReibold
2315 Himebaugh Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska
Dear Mr. Reibold: y
I wish to acknowledge receipt" of your letter post-
marked July 10, 1947, together with its enclosure.
Inasmuch as the information which you furnished is
of interest to the War Department I have taken the liberty of
furnishing it to that agency for their consideration. =
Sincerely yours, "
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John Edgar Hoover <
s Director ®
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Authority WILLIAMS nm. CIIAIBI.-,
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1 July 1947 ‘
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MEMORANDUY FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: |
on 8 July 1947, this Agent obtained pictures of unidentifiable
objects, (Exhibits 1 and 2) from the managing editor of the Arisona 1
| Republic newspaper. The pictures were taken by Mr, William Rnoads, ]
f 4333 ¥. lith St., Phoenix, Arizona, at sunset, on 7 July 19.7. The |
| Subject objects flew at unconceivable speeds, making three circles in |
1 the vicinity of Mr. Rhoads' home. The pictures were taken with |
| a box camera, size 620. The photograph (Exhibit 1) was taken as the 1
object passed in front of Mr, Rhoads, and Exhibit 2 as the object |
turned towards Mr. Rhoads, The height of the object was estimated at
1000 feet.
AGENT'S NOTES: See Exhibits 1 and 2, photographs of unidentifiable
objects, enlarged approximately 20 times. No further reports have been
received by this office of objects seen by military persomnel. 1
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; MORE SEEN LATER, J
| Severul late flights of objects over Portland were repotted Friday i
‘ afvernoon. 5e As Zyans, 5435 SW Macadan avenue, said he saw three Ny, a8 ’1
1 east 8c1oss the Willlawette river near the Ross Island bridge about 2 pems !
{ The objects did not appear high, he said, and were traveling so &n b
thes, appearing in thic west, they were out of sight in the east in two to i
four seconds. o sald they resembled metellie disks glinting in the sunlight.
later, ha sald, he and neighbors saw a single diskelike object flying |
north fear away and very highe d 1‘
At 4130 peme, Mrs. Lawrence J, Hayward, 6124 NT 21st Avenus, reported
| sighting a disk "like a new dime flippin: around® in the mir over the Sandy |
1 district. She said it seemed %o He moving slowly. !
1 PAPER RECOVERED. : o
i Thomas W, Dwyer, 1232 NE 659th Avenue, said he sighted two white or = 3
i silver objeots flyin; southeast hizh over Portland a few minutes before 5 2l
i 5 pems He reported another, headed northeast, over his home at 5130 pum, |
| : Ce Jo Bagne, Tigard, reported thet four disks flew past Vount Joffersom
a% about 11 a.m. while he was driving near Redmond. ; . PERCEE -
Sherman Cook, 2000 KT 65th avenue, rocovered from fose City golf course
& plece of paper he said had fallen from a grest heizht in the sky. Time e
its fall colnoided with some of the reports of flying diaks, fThe paper, of
low quulity, momsured 23% x 36 inches. SR
SILVERED DISKS, DROPPLID BY PLANE, ! -A
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SUGENE, July § =(AP)- A ugene railroed cashier suid Friday he saw = o
silvered disks being dropped out of a light eirplane flying over this oity. 5
Fe Fu Gmith, R 2, Tugene, an assistant oashier for the Southerm Pasifie
Bellroad, sald he was driving on e Bugeno street when - e
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‘ ! FROM THE OREGON JOURNAL = 5 July 1947, Portland, Ore. |
AIRLINES CREW CONFIRMS REPORTS OF FLYING DISKS: FIVE SPOTTED. ]
Circumstential reports of flying disks in the sky Priday came from ,
the erew of a United Airlines plane over boise, Ideho, end a comst guards- {
man neer Seattle, 2s well as from Portland area police and eltizens. {
| Ze Jo Smith, captain of the airliner, told United Press that he |
. sighted five "somethings" which were "thirn end smoot: on the bottom and |
rough appearing on top." The objects sppesred agairst the sunset shortly
&rter the pleme took off et 3:04 pem., he said.
“We saw them clearly,” he reported. "We followed them in a northe |
westerly direction for about 45 miles, Firally the objects diseppeared. |
fie were unable to tell wheiler thoy outspéd us or disintegrated. {
FOT AIRCRAFI.
i "We cen't say whether they were saucer=-like, oval or anything else," |
; the captain said, "but whatever they wers, they were not another aircraft, ‘
nor were they smokv or clouds.” |
" In Seattls, Coust Cuardswan Frank Ryman, 27, reported to United Press }
that he snapped o pleture Irom the frout poroh of his homs which showed & |
*white ssucer" flying over the north end of lake Washington. |
& Aome Faws Piotures, New York City, said a 7x5 imchb print of the photo=
graph showed two tiny dots, one of which was & flaw in the printe .
2 Don Metcalfe, 19, Oaks Amusement park employe, reported thet he saw
i several objests "like spinning dlsks” in the sky Fridays (o sald several |
: pienickers, ineluding a woman pilet noticed them.
g In Vancouver, ¥msh., Sheriff's Deputiee John Sullivan, Clarence
?—. MoKay and Fred Krives heard the Portland police redioc broadeast and ran
o out of the shoriff's office to look at the sky. Over Portlend, three to five
miles away, Sullivan said, they saw 20 to 30 objects "like a flight of geese?
‘ They heard a low humming sound. ‘
l OTHERS DOUBTFUL.
? ¢ Cole G4 R Dodson, commander of the Oregon national guerd, made an
| inspestion of this area from the air after the disks were reported here.
He said he saw nothing "suspicious.”
; Only known military airplanes in the air at the time of the reports
: were 23 B-29 bombers near Astoria,
] Despite all the reports, at least two persons remained unconvinced
! ©of the existence of the disks, Al P, Sanford, Holgate moorege, gave his
| opinion that the objects were cottonwood blossoms.
| Burl Nollseh, 64, of 6604 N, Durrege avenue, telephoned the Journal
=3 to berate the newspapors for"perpetuating a hoax.” He said he saw objects in
I A the sky sbout & mimute after en eirplanc pessed over his houses To him the
el objects looked like bite of aluminum foil, perhaps cigarette wrappers.
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quite a lot of map work for US Forest I that :
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ome sart of Avmy or lavy test planes from noarby test ow the 4
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were probably m-nmam‘ubflfi'hmu’g. ;
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objecta were some sort of test diip for the Covermment services, The
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into the yard to sit and lie in the shade. At time ro- i
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formation, When the objects apporaed iU second were in the -
“y fosatbon although there was only seven o a-m-uw\l-.x
remember & this time that I told the lad, ko was wridng on Ue lam,
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Dick Renkin Tells Of Odd Adrerafts e |
Vore reports of "flying flapjaciks™ turned up Wednesday, one from
no loss then Dick Janidn, brother of the late Tex Rankin, and himself an }
experienced pllot of more than 7000 hours' flying time. !
Rankin, wiho is recovering frem an old back injury received in an et |
automobile mocident, came to Pertland over the weekend to spend the summer. |
He saw the "silver saucers" over Bakersfield, Cal., Jume 23, while lying g
on the lawn gun bathing, he told The Oregonian. ; 1
"I hesitated w0 say mich alout them,” Rankin sald, "until I noticed |
f all the hullabaloo in the papers. I puszled over their strange shape for |
a while and finally conoluded that they wers the nevy's now XPSUe) flm. W)
flapjacks, which are thin and round, with twin propallers and stubby . |
ONLY ONE XPSU-1 BUILT. . ‘
The navy and the manufasturer have announsed offisislly that only e
one such machine was bullt and that it never left Comnecticut, . N
"These planes were flying higch, maybe 8000 feet, and fairly fa |
about 300 or 400 miles an hour. I first counted ten of them in i
golng north. About 23115 P.Y,. they returned on the reverse course, headed
south, but there were only soven in the formation. |
"They were not wesving or bobbing in formation; I couldn't meke out |
I the nunber or location of their propellers and couldn's distinguish any 3
| wings or tall. They appeared almost round. They looked 1ike pictures of
{ the navy's Clying flapjeack,” Rankin sald.
‘ Rankin, who plans o spend the summer here at 834 N. E. Ny
is now able %o resume a little flying for fum, but not s he
saide Fe now operatos a string of auto courts, spending his winters at
Palm Springe. - |
THO DESCRIPTIONS CMECK,. |
Rankin's desoription of the mysterious serial objects agrees with
thet of Kemneth Armold, Boise, Idaho, business man, who first reported them ‘
over the State of Washington, except that Armold clocked them at sn estimse
ted 1200 miles an hour, y
Other reports came Wednesday from Astorias Jack Hayes, patient in
8t. Mary's hospital there, said ho saw two of the dises Momday flying south=
i west at & rapid speed and that they vanished bohind the hillse :
‘ ¥rs. Eerl Seado, Fort Stevens, said she saw.a dlse treveling north |
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| not see the dises. 4 , ‘
‘ The report of a Cemtralim, Wash., men Wednesday coineided in matter of
time with the original report made by Armold. Sidmey B, Gallagher of Comtra=
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PROM THE OREGON JOURNAL - 6 July 1947, Portland, Ore. |
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"PROWL CARS SPOT DISKS IN SKY HERE" . ]
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i Whatever they are, there are some disk-like objeects flying mround |
in %he sky. |
Or else oight Portland area policemen end deputy sheriffs who 1
| sighted the objects Fridaey, numerous private citizens, the crew of a |
United Adr Linos plane over Yoise, Ideho, and a coagtzuardsmen who olaims
%o have photographed one mear Seattle, are all wrong. ‘
‘ In Portland the alert was sounded over police redio at 1306 pems {
Fridey, after the Last Side sSation received a score of calls that the disks ]
wore overhead. Within seconds, two prowl cars reported spotting the myse 1
tery cruft. |
| FLASHES SEIN, NOISE LACKING. |
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| First to report in were Pa.rclmen Valter Lissy and Robert Ellis in !
‘ Car No. 82, who stopped nesr Cuks Park. Both World War II veterans and i
| eivilian pilots, they sigated shree of the objects within 50 seconds trave |
| eling at great Leight wnd speed over the park. They reported they heard no 1
I ongine noises but saw flashos. The objects seemed erratic and ehanged ;
| direction of flighte The patrolmen agreed that without lmowledge of the |
| sige of the objeots it would be impossible to judge their speed or altitude. |
[ Patrolman Larl Patterson in cer lo. 13 stopped at SE 62d averue and |
| Foster road to look eastward from where the disks were raported. Telephone .
i calls located taom coming out of the sun. He saw nothing, but a few seconds 1
‘ later observed one coming out of the west and heading soutiwest. The eraft |
; seemod to be wluainua or oggsholl vhive and didn't flash or reflect light, !
| he saide |
f 0BJECTS UNIDERTIFIED, |
A former aircorps veteran, he said the object was unlike any plane
he'd ever seen. He thought it appeared radio-controlled becsuss the disk Fae
could change direction at a 90-degree angle without diffiocultys
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out when they heerd the all-ear alert. Capt. K. A. Prehn, Harbor Pilet,
Ae Te Austed and Patrolmsn K. C. Hoff all saw the objects and said they
appeared to be going south high over the Clobe mills at terrific speed.
Capte Prehn said the flashes kept them from ascertaining whether there were {
three or six. A
"The disks would oscillate and sometimes we would see & full disk,
then & halfemoon shape, then nothing at all," he reported. The ob jeets
looked more like a shiny chromium hub cap off a car which wobbled, disappeared
and reappeared.”
There was a plane in the sky at the ~ tic that)
the disks were not planes. Rat ‘
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5. This agent interviewed W. A. Lissy and D. ", Ellis, both Patrolmsn,
i Portland City Police Department and both possess private pilots licenses.
Both officers advised that upon hearing the radio alert, they saw three flat
round disos, having a white color to thems These dises were, according to
! these officers, flying at a terrific speed in s Southerly direction away from
‘ Portland, They desoribed them s flying in e straight line formation, the
last disc fluttering very rapidly in a side way arc. They further advised
the discs were equally spaced and kept in formation. Both officers estimated
the disos altitude at 40,000 feets They saw no evidence of any motivating {
powers and vapor trails or smoke trails. Both officers stated these discs {
wore traveling so fast, they were out of sight before any detailed observa= i
| tion ecould be made, or eny sound could be heard.
‘ AGENT'S NOTE: All informants mentioned herein are known to this agent as
| very dependable and trustworthy officers, not being afflioted with halluel-
i nationse The weather in the Portlend erem at this time was clear with little
i A or no oloud formations being viseble from the grounds Oround temperature at |
] this %ime was 52 degrees Fahrenhelit.
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- Keith A, Sorensen, S/A CIC, Sixth Army |
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: ]
1. At 1305, 4 July 1947, & radio alert was issued via the Portland ]
City Police Fadio, advising all cars and listeners that some fast flying 1
objoocts were in the air over Portland and vicinity. Upon contacting the
‘ redio dispascher, this agent wes advised that Kemneth A, lNolowell, Patrole
; nan, Portland City Polioe Department, residing at 516 S. E. Bush Street, ]
Portland, Oregon, on duty at Precinct #l, Portland City Polioce, Soum“‘ |
| Morrison at 10th Avenue, had oalled in advising the dispatcher of the |
objects. |
2. This agent interviewsd Officer MoDowoll who stated at approximately |
1306, 4 July 1947, he was on duty at Precinot #1, and was in the parking leot ;
baok of the Police Station, feeding the pldgeons. At this time the pidgeons ;
booeme very excited over something and fluttered in the air all at once. 1
Oofrfiser VMoDowell stated in lookin- eround to see what had disturbed them, he |
saw five large dises in the eir to the Fast of Portland two dises flyimg South
and three flying in en Pasterly direction., Officer MeDowsll stated he could |
determine no color to the dises, but advised they were dipping in an up and i
down oseillating motiom and wera traveling st a greet speed. He wns unable ]
40 pive an estimete of the speed or altitude of these dises as they were out ]
of sirht before any detailed chservation oould be made. Officer MoDowell ade
vised e notified the Police Radio who immediately broadoast an slert. Officer
MeDowell advised he saw no indication of sny motivating foree or heard any ]
sound coming from these disos and could give no desoription other thanm round. |
%+ This sgent interviewed Sergeant Claude Cross, Oregon State Poliee i
Officer on duty at Distrioct Number 1 Station, Milwaukie, Oregone Cross ;
stated uron hearing the radioc alert he went outside and upon looking im an {
Eesterly direction he saw three dises “ollowlng each other at an undetermined |
altitude and at & terrific speed, traveling in a lorthwesterly direotions i
Cross advised he noticed & whitish brown glint to these objects as the sun ]
reflected from them. Cross was unable to give any other desoription nor could
he judge the objeots speed or sltitudes No sound was made by the objects.
4e This agent interviewed farl £, Patterson, Patrolman, Portland City 1
Police Lepartment, and residing at 124 Southeast 13th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, |
Patterson advises he was a former Alr Corps pilot during the ware Heo stated |
that the time the radio alert sounded, he was at Southeast 82nd and Foster |
Roed, Portland, and upon getting out of his car he sew one dise flying in a |
Southwesterly direetion over Portland. Patterson advised this disc was alumi- -
num in eolor, left no vapor trail or smoke trail and was traveling at a terrie
fie speed, faster than he has ever seen any flying objest before. Patterson :
further advised, although not kmowing the exact sisze of the object it is difff-
oult to detérmine the altitude, he estimates itis altitude at 30,000 feet.
Pattorson further advised the flying disq -.“#innho‘ly some tnt!s‘?! |
oraft but he could not give any further descrigtion as “-'{". !
vation diffioult. He heard no sound emitted tfi the nymGW ! ‘
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