FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 9

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DATE: 12/19/58
SUBJECT: ALBERT K?"BENDER ------------:-·
MISCELLANEOUS - INFORMATION CONCERNING
(Nationalities Intelligence)
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On 12/19/58, CLAUDE HARO r.tA.RCK, JR., 7834 No. Loma /\:S~
Land Drive, Scottsdale, Arizona, stated to SAs GEORGE
HOLLINGSWORTH and WILLIAM M. DREW that he had a hobby
of gathering information concerning flying saucers and
also gathering information concerning mysteries of the
sea. He stated that any literature written he obtains
in order to pursue this hobby . He referred agents to
books written by Major DONALD E. KEYHOE entitled
11 Flying Saucers from Outer Space II and a book entitled
11 Flying saucers Conspiracy . " Both of these books were
published by Henry Holt Company, 383 Madison, 17,New York,;Jt.
New York . Major KEYHOE is a retired Major of the U.S.
Marine Corps.
Concerning the "Bender Affair", he referred agents to
the book entitled "They Knew Too Much About Flying
Saucers", written by GRAY BARKER and published by
University Books Publisher, April, 1956, third
printing June, 1956. According to MARCK, GRKY BARKER
resides at Clarksberg, West Virginia, P. O. Box 2228
and is a person with whom MARCK corresponds concerning
flying saucers as BARKER is alleged to have a civilian
investigative agency handling investigations
concerning flying saucers.
MARCK related that he has corresponded with various
harbor masters and the U.S. Navy relative to the
"dreadful underground menace which relates to the
disappearance of crew and passengers of various ships
found floundering in the open seas out of control."
He stated that BARKER has also shown interest in this
subject matter, however, was unable to furnish any
further amplifying details . The "Bender Affair11 is
related in the book published by )3ARKER . ~ O{j
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