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FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 9

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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.

  • p. 179 …11 PAT" STRINGFIELD, a much decorated veteran of World war I, and one of the chapter…
  • p. 180 • •CI 100-11671 Stringfield as an Advertising Executive of the DuBois Chemical Company, and further shows…
  • p. 182 …H . STRINGFIBLD , DIRECTOR, CINCINNATI, OHIO Leonard H. Stringfield, Advertising Manager, DuBois Chem~cal Company, Inc . 7th…
  • p. 183 …Stringfield advised that it is not unusual that he receives telephone calls concerning unidentified objects , inasmuch…
  • p. 184 …D. C., Major Donald Keyhoe , Director. Mr . Stringfield noted that the personnel of this committee are…
  • p. 185 …1-.portant 1ntormat1on to relate to Mr-. Stringfield, llhoa he asked tor by name 1n his…
  • p. 186 …Stringfield seemed to speak intelligently in the message he had to relate to Ml-. · Stringfield. · Mr…
  • p. 187 …C., MaJor Donald Keyhoe, Dir'ector. Mr. Stringfield noted that the personnel of thia committee are…
  • p. 189 …relating to un1deatit1e4 tl#na Oblecta. Mr-. Stringfield ad'Yilect that be 111 an adviaor to…
  • p. 192 …and in the phone oall alerted Rr . Stringfield to expeot,"the blgget tlury or un14ent1t1ed tlylng…
  • p. 193 …l1an personnel. On October 2, 1961, Mr . Stringfield adYlaed the Cincinnati otttce, PBI, c1nctnnat1, Cldo, that…
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SVBJECT: ~ IDEN'l'IFIED FLYING OBJECTS
JPLYING SAUCERS)
At this time there appears to be no necessit y for
additional instructions for the field or insertion in the FBI
Handbook or Manuals relative to fl y ing saucers .
Memorandwn 10/2/61 pointed out that our polic y
concerning unidentified flying objects is to conduct no
investigation but immediatel y refer facts to the Ai r Force
(Bu reau Bulletin Numbe r 57, 10/1/4?) ; that SAO Letter Number
38, J/25/49, r eiterated this polic y and set out data desired
by Air Force to be obtained when complaint recei ved; that SAO
Letter Number 83?. 8/29/52, again pointed out ou r polic y; that
Ai r Fo rce on 11/12/5? assur ed that Bur eau woul d be adv ised if
any de velopments in this field of inter est to us; and that
there appeared to be no necessit y for f u rthe r instructions to
field or inser tion in agents ' Handbook or Manual of Instructions
of our policy r elating to fl y ing saucers .
Dur ing the past 12 months onl y one complaint regar d ing
fl y ing saucers has been recei ved. The facts in this complaint
wer e i mmediatel y r ef erred to t he Air Fo rce .
ACTION:
For your information. The r e appears to be no necessit y
for additional instructions fo r the field or insertion in the
FBI Handbook or Manuals relat i ve to f l }!_ing saucers . This matter
will again be rev i ewed on or about 10/1/63 .
62-83894
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1 - Wannall
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