FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 9

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Office of Special Investigations
Air Force
that we do not gather evidence concerning untdenttfled
flying objects for the Departmnt of the Air Force,
although any lnJormatlon volunteered is, o;. course,
accepted; and that the photograph •nttoned in the
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'Detrott TITfll!s " article u,as not examined by the PBI
Laboratory or anyon• else for FBI purposes. Mr. Hall
r.oae ,turthJlr adPlsed that this Bureau furntshed two
photographs obtained fron Joa•ph Perry to a representative
of th6 Depart11lent of the Atr :Poree ;tor whatever action
was deerud appropriate by that agency.
On Jbrch Jl, 1960, the Depart,unt of Justice
furnished this Bureau a letter dated lhrch 21, 1960,
from Joseph P. Perry, directed to the Prttsident. This
letter had been re/erred to the Department of Justice
by the White House. A copy of this lett•r ts enclosed.
Our Detroit Of/tee will contact Perry and adDlse htm
that his letter directed to thll Prestdent lu:ls been
r1/erred to this Bureau; that tJu; photographs in question
were furnished to the Offtcs of Special Investigations,
Depart-.ent o;/ the .A.tr Poree, Selfrtdgs Air Force Base,
l/Ount Cleans, lllchtgan; and that a copy o/ his lstter
to the President has been furnished to you.
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NOTE FOR SAO, DETROIT:
Enclosed ts copy of letter from Perry to the
President. Assure that Perry is contacted immediately
and advised that his letter to the President was referred
to us by the Department of Justice which had received it
from the White House and you are acknowledging receipt
thereof. Point out to Perry that the contents of his
letter have been carefully noted and for his information
the photographs he voluntarily turned over to agents of
your office were immediately furnished to the Office of
Special Investigations, Department of the Air Force,
Selfridge Air Force Base, Mount Clemens, Michigan. Also
inform him that the Department of the Air Force has been
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