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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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I • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT•DATE: October 13 , 1958 Tolson __ Boardman_ Belmont __ Mohr ___ Nease __ Parsons __ Rosen __ lI pe SUBJBCT: FLYING SAUCERSf / JJ. J- I Tamm __ Trotter __ Clayton __ Tele. Room _ This memorandum summari zes Bureau policy ~ding Holloman_ Gandy __ unidentified flying objects commonly referred to saucers . " Reports of '' flying saucers " became prevalent in 1947 and at request of Army Ai r Forces Intelligence , Bureau agreed to cooperate in investigati on of flyi ng discs . By Bureau Bulleti n Number 42 , 7 - 30- 47 , field instructed to i nvesti gate each i nstance to determine if bona fide sighti ng , a prank , or halluci nation . Coordination with Army through liaison channels in field and at SOG . By letter 9- 3-47 from Headquarters Air Defense Command addressed to Commanding Generals of the various Air Forces it was noted original intent of Ai r Force was that Ai r Force would interview responsible ob servers and Bureau would i nvesti gate inci dents of so - called discs found on ground . Letter stated services of the FBI were enlisted in order to r e lieve the numbered Air Forces of the task of tracking down all the many instances whi ch turned out to be "trash can covers , toilet seats and what not . " As result, fuJreau Bulletin Number 57 of 10/1L47 instructed "all future reports connected with f lying di scs should be referred to the Air Forces and no i nvestigative action should be taken by Bureau Agents." Letter of 9 - 27 - 47 advi sed Air Force that personnel and time of FBI could not be dis sipated in this manner (62- 83894- 121) . SAC Letter Number 38 advised that from reliable source it ad been e ine t e USSR had been experimenting for four years on unknown type of flying disc . SAC Letter listed for field data desired by Air Force in connection with reports of sighting of f lying saucers . Letter agai n called attention to fact no investigation should be conducted by Bureau but if reports made , information should be taken and furnis hed to Air Force . ...sAC Letter Number 83 8- 29- 52 . Ito OSI locally . responsibility of Air Force . ESS : jas ~ (3) (} l - 1.:r. Donahoe l - Mr . Sanders ~i - ~3 9 ~ h, 67 OCT171958 TO FROM as ' flying and QAC Letters and cautioned tnat the type of information desired by referred to prior Bulletins Air Force should be obtained from coMplainants and furnished promptly /Ii This SAC Letter again reminded field investigation is 14 OCT 14 1958~RtC- 77 -- ~.JI!-,
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