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FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 7

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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.

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Your letter dated October 6 , 1952, has been
received.
You will per haps recall being advised at the
time of your visit to this Bureau that the matter discussed
was not within the jurisdiction of the FBI. However, in
view of your imminent depar ture from ~ashington the infor
mat ion was accepted fo r trans mittal to the appropriate
agency, which was to contact you if interested.
Full details we r e made available at that time to 01
the Department of the Ai r Force for evaluation and consider C
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the Air Force, your further use of t he pertinent facts is ,
of course, a matter fo r your own determination.
Sincerely yours,
John Edga r Hoover
Director
NOTE OJI YELLOW:
Bulet to OSI, Air Force , dated 5-7- 52 transmitted data
furnished by Eekhout to the Bureau 5- 5- 52 concer ning his ideas
as to plans .for a workable flying disc . Eekhout was informed
t hat .further contact with him, if any, would come from the
interested Government agency rather than the Rureau . No mention
was made of his keeping the facts secre-t pending a reply from
the Bureau or the Air Force . {62- 83894-273)
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