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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.
“Los Angeles Times”2 pages
(ESPIONAGE) Reurlet 6/8/54. You are instructed to recontact Thomas Eickhoff, referred to in your referenced letter and advise him this Bureau has no jurisdiction concerning the investir.ation or matters relating to flying discs and that the United States Air Force has such jurisdiction. You are instr ucted to advise him this Bureau cannot approve or disapprove or his activities in connection with this matter and that the placing of this Bureau on notice as to his activities will not e:xonerate him in the event he engages in any fraudulent or criminal activities . You are instructed to furnish the information set forth in your referenced letter to OSI locally and to the Bureau in a memorandum suitable for dissemination to OSI headquarters. NOTE: Thomas Eickhoff, Cincinnati, Ohio, advised the Cincinnati office he is interested in fiying discs and has r ecentl y met several persons who claimed uO have had experiences with flying discs . He stated he intended to assist such persons in arrangi ng for public meeting in Cincinnati, at which matter s rel ating to f l ying dis cs will be discussed and that he expects the meeting will result in a "four thousand dollar take. 11 He advised he believed the experiences alleged by the persons referred to above and that those persons would participate in the meeting. He stated he had been advised by the Air Force that it was it ' s opinion claims made by the persons referred to above concer ning flying discs and their experiences with same were fraudulent . He stated he wanted t o put all federal agencies on notice in order that they could act to prevent the pl anned meeting re flying discs if it was deemed necessary by the Government. EHM:egp RC;I/ JUN 221954 MAILID 17 SAC, Cincinnati June 22, 1954 RECORDED . 3 Director, FBI ( 62- 8.3894) f1/ j TRUMAN BETHURUM; FLUNG DISCS c'l.).2.'l MISCELLANEOUS - IriFOHMATION CONCERNING ~ • Tolson__ Boardman__ Nichols__ Belmont__ Glavin,___ Harbo.___ Rosen___ Tamm__ Tracy__ Mohr___ Winterrowd_ T ele . Room_ Holloman__ Miss Gandy_
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