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FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 5

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This section of FBI file 62-HQ-83894 collects Bureau correspondence on flying disks from 1949 and 1950. Most of it concerns a letter to Walter Winchell, passed on by Ernest Cuneo, from Peter Camerlon Jones, who said he saw a top-shaped silver object in the mountains near Los Angeles in August 1947. Los Angeles agents could not find Jones, and Hoover suggested the letter might be a prank. The file also holds a Navy intelligence report on 6 or 7 discs seen over southern Oregon on 27 May 1949, plus letters from members of the public about Chicago and Toronto.

  • p. 99 …That project then was taken over by the Navy in wartime. Much more advanced models now…
  • p. 101 …It all points to a big advance in the science of flying. Surface indications, then, point…
  • p. 157 …Many theories have been advanced to explain these reports of aerial phenomena over the US. These…
  • p. 160 …official attitude toward the matter? I wish to thank you in advance for your interest and…

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CONFIDENTIAL

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION	DATE
23 May 1990
PREPARING OFFICE
Intelligence Branch, New Orleans Port of Embarkation, New Orleans 12, La.
SUBJECT
HALFY, Michael
2453 Urquhart Street
New Orleans, La.
CASE NO. T4-15-0	CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION
OF SOURCE:
COMPLETELY RELIABLE A
USUALLY RELIABLE B
FAIRLY RELIABLE C
NOT USUALLY RELIABLE D
UNRELIABLE E
RELIABILITY UNKNOWN F	OF INFORMATION:
CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES 1
PROBABLY TRUE 2
POSSIBLY TRUE 3
DOUBTFULLY TRUE 4
IMPROBABLE 5
TRUTH CANNOT BE JUDGED 6

At about 1430 hours, 22 May 1950, the attached (See Inclosure 1) "photograph" was turned over to Agent John T. Guinn, CID, New Orleans Port of Embarkation. The individual who turned this material over to Guinn told him that he had purchased the "photograph" from one Michael HALFERT, 2453 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, for the sum of $1.00. He stated that he thought this material "should be placed in the hands of the Government", as it was supposed to be pictures of "flying saucers" and "a man from Here in the United States". The "man from Here" was pictured as being in the custody of two military policemen. (B-2)

The individual turning this material over to Quinn gave his name as John B. Deposite, 615 Pisty Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, and his telephone as Bywater 5190. (B-3)

According to Kepenite, HALFERY is alleged to have served five (5) years in the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. (B-3)

No interrogation of Reposito was conducted by Agent Guinea. (B-2)

## 1 Incls

Photo. (Original & Cy)

CONTENT: A literal translation of the caption under the alleged photographs stated that a special infra-red machine was used to take these photographs because the "flying saucers" were invisible to the human eye. Also, the sound emitted by the two pictured "saucers" was of such high frequency as to be above frequencies audible to the human ear. The caption continues by stating that an accident occurred to one of the "saucers" and the individual shown in custody of United States Military Police in the right hand photograph was a "Mr. X", a member of the crew of one of these "flying saucers". The location of both photographs was stated to be Weibaden, Germany.

DECLASSIFIED

Authority:

NND 90986

GO, AA (AC001, G=2)	(1)	FRI, NOLa	(2)	(Including original)
GO, 117th GIG Lot	(1)	BIO, NOLa	(1)	Le Mil Diet
GO, NOFE	(1)	CHI, NOLa	(1)	File

WD AGO FORM 1 JUN 47 568

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