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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.

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MAY 1962 fDITION
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FROM 1 - Belmont Tele . Room --
W. R . Wannall? Holme• - --
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/ 1 - Wannall ~":'\ d a_SU BJECT: IDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1 - Wacks ~
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There appears to be no advantage to our continuing our
yearly review of captioned matter.
In 1958 we adopted the practice of once a year reviewing
complaints received concerning existence of flying saucers f0r the
purpose of determining whether instructions in addition to those
already issued to the field were necessary. The last memorandum
dated 10/2/62 pointed out that our policy concerning unidentified
flying objects was to conduct no investigation when received in
the field but the field shoul d submit the facts immediately to
the Air Force. Our SAC letters dated in 1949 and in 1952 emphasized
the afore-mentioned policy and it does not appear that at this
time further instnietions to the field are necessary. ~
During the past 12 months we have received no complaints
regarding flying saucers and during the past 24 months only one
complaint was received, the facts of which were immediately
referred to the Air Force .
ACTION:
Since it does not appear that continuation of our yearly
review of the flying saucer situation is warranted, no further
analysis or review of matters coming within this field will be
conducted in the future. Action with respect to any complaints
received, of course, will follow our policy. b - J .;,<f 9
JFW :klw / '0._,1../-J RE ----
(5) ., t ~<I' OCT 8 1963
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