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This section of FBI file 62-HQ-83894 collects Bureau correspondence and memoranda on flying saucers from 1952 to 1954. It holds letters from the public, which J. Edgar Hoover forwarded to the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, and a 1952 teletype about a saucer-shaped light over the Savannah River Plant. It also includes an FBI Laboratory examination of the burned cap of scoutmaster D. S. DesVergers, which found no identifying residue, and instructions to field offices to refer disc reports to the Air Force.
“The Advance”6 pages
' • ..,.. • .. •:No. 2 I can only believe that the account is a lot of nonsense, insofar as the F.B.I . telling the farmer that the government has captured several 11 f'lying saucers" , and that they are from Mars, and that a Martian is being held captive in California. It would be apparent to me that if the government did have such knowledge , they would not confide such information to the farmer, - - and moreover that it is too utterly fantastic to credit with recognition as true . The farmer no doubt saw a 11 flying saucer" , a light reflection or other light phenomenon such as the govern ment has said all such things really are , and not a space ship from Mars or anyother place in outer space . I am writing to hopefully secure your advice , insofar as you can properly advise me publicly as a citizen, of what the truth is in this story. I should l ike to set my relative ther e straight. Arid I am curious personally to know what the real story is about this farmer - Mr . Stevenson of the Circleville, Ohio area. Respectfully yours , ~- Pres
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