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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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1at terp = = Uni 3005 We Oklabo I ..... .. I I '\ • 'I - July 13, 1964 y Mr. Hayden Hewes of Dear Mr. Hewes: Your letter of July 5th baa been received. It bas been the FBI's long-standing policy not to conduct invea.tigatlons regarding information this Bureau receives about:μnidentified flying objects since such matters are not within our Jurladiction. All such data is immediately sent to the Department of the Air Force or tts consideraUon. Sincerely yours, tLED 19 JUL 13 1964 COMM-FBI /4 John Edgar Hoover Director /'fibNOTE: Bufiles contain nothing derogatory concerning Hewes and we have had one prior communication from him in which he requested an article by the Director for inclusion in a publication he was inaugurating in connection with his organization. Bis request was refused. Bufiles reflect that an individual who claimed to have sighted an unknown flying object was interviewed by a representative of this Bureau in the company of a United States Air Force :( officer. The individual interviewed was a police officer of the Socorro, New Tolaon -- Mexico, Police Department. No additional investigation was conducted by Moh, _-_-_-_-Belaont this Bureau with regard to that incident. Correspondent was not advised g:~S:; " that a copy of his communication was sent to the Department of the Air Force 1 0 ~:~:i~h = since he indicates he has special authorization to review Air Force files. r.van, -- We do not know whether or not this is true and it is believed a copy should be ~~.:n-==t=") sent to the Air Force in order that they will be placed on notice that this s;-~~~~~/ correspondent is making this statement to obtain information from other ( !:::'.~ -~et,) !l.,fe~ l made by form. . ,) Candy MAIL ROOM D TELf.TYPE UNIT D ~ ~ . / \
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