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FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 1

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This is section 1 of FBI headquarters file 62-HQ-83894 on flying discs, compiled in July and August 1947. It collects press clippings, including a report of a disc found by a priest in Grafton, Wisconsin, that a Milwaukee memo treats as a prank involving a circular saw. It also holds a Milwaukee report on a disc found near Black River Falls, a Portland teletype about a pilot's sighting over Myrtle Creek, Oregon, citizen letters, and Hoover's correspondence forwarding material to the War Department.

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Director, FBI July 17, 1947
Re: RECOVERY OF "FLYING DISC" ,
NORTH HOLLY'/K)OD, CALIFORNIA,
JULY 9, 1947
On the following day, July 10, 1947, one FRANK v.'"1moWN, 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 quite a laugh about 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 ~bove information was also furnished to the G-2 Office at
San Pedro, California.
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100-9099
ENC. (3)
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