FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 9

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•Memorandum
~ To : DIR.ECTOR, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 10/ 1+/61
PROM~ SAC, CINCINNATI (100-11671)
,,,f~ vilian Research, Interplane~ar~
?cT: ' Flying Objects, Leonard H.....~tringfield,
Director, Cincinnati, Ohio
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For the information of the Bureau, there is
a letterhead memorandum captioned as ~~e rela tive
to information received from LEONARD JI. STRINGFIELD
on September 25, 1961, and on October 2, 1961, by SA
GEORGE J. MC QUAID. One copy of letterhead memorandum
has been disseminated locally to OSI, Cincinnati,
Ohio. c::> r-ly,, "· ,.. rS_.;__:_....~-t-,-----"-----,.....
For completion of the Bureau's file concerning
matters relating to LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, the
following is set forth:
A newspaper article captioned Death and
Funerals, L.R. '"J'M , S'lffiINGFIELD; decorated war hero",
appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer, a newspaper of
general circulation in the t reater Cincinnati, Ohio,
area, dated June 15, 1960, reflects that LEONARD R.
11 PAT" STRINGFIELD, a much decorated veteran of World
war I, and one of the chapter members of Chapter 1
of the disabled American Veterans in Cincinnati, died
at his home, 2495 Har~ison Avenue, at age 62.
This article further reflects that one
of his sons, LEONARD H. STRINGFIELD, Mariemont,
is known nationally for his researches into the study
of unidentified flying objects, and holds views on
the subject which have attracted the attention of
the Federal Government. The article identified Mr.
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