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This section of FBI file 62-HQ-83894 collects Bureau correspondence on flying saucers from 1957 to 1966. It includes a 1957 memo on the rise in UFO reports after Sputnik, in which the Air Force told the FBI that the recent sightings were nonauthentic. It also holds a Havana report of a disc over Matahambre, Cuba, and inquiries about Robert T. Stone's Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation and a Torrington, Connecticut sighting. Hoover's replies state that UFOs were never within FBI jurisdiction.
“Office of Special Investigations”14 pages
Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. This matter will gain be reviewed on or about 10-1-63. J ~"' ,~ ~ ~ • Tolson O PTIONAL fORM NO. 10 - Belmont Mohr UNITED STATES GOVE . T Callahan Conrad DeLoach Memorandum Evans Malone Rosen Sullivan TO DATE:w. c. suI I ivan Y 10/2/6 1 Tove! Trotter ~tR.... Tele. Room -- v./ I lnQram FROM ) Gandy S~nahoe~ IdSUBJECT: QIDE,,NTIFIED J!LYING OBJECTS dlhtNGSAUCERS) ~~ ~(fl At this time there appe .2rs to be no necessity for a,dditionaZ instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. lfemo randum 9-30- 60 poiYJ,ted' out that our pol icy concerning unidentified flying objects is to conduct no investigation but immediately refer facts to the Air Force (Bureau Bulletin Number 5?, 10-1-4?); that SAC Letter Number 38, 3 - 25-49, reiterated this policy and set out data desired by Air Force to be obtained when complaint received; that SAC Letter Number 83, 8-29-52, again pointed out our policy; that Air Force on ZZ - 12-5? assured that Bureau would be advised of any developments in this field of interest to us; and that there appeared to be no necessity for further instructions to field or insertion in agents ' Handbook or Manua l of Instructions· fl of our policy re l ating to flying saucers. L During the past 12 months only one complaint regarding flying saucers has been received . The facts in this complaint wer e im;~ediately referred to the Air Force . ACTION: .> For your information. There appears to be no necessity for additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI 2 - 83894 q. /MCT-=1 l) - g:319 - ~1 - j,[r . Sul Zivan •A - - Z - .Donahoe._ wv·-,..-,i-r"- "l - - - z - Wacks REC- 32 ff" v( OCT 4 19~61 JR7:Jes~~.J _ (4) u I • E/ ~~ 64 OCT 9 1961
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