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FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 06

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 129 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section collects 1947 to 1949 correspondence, memoranda and newspaper clippings about flying disc reports. It includes Hoover's replies to citizens, a Maine woman's account of a drifting object judged probably a weather balloon, a Richmond memo on a cigar-shaped object seen over Radford, Virginia on May 12, 1949, clippings on the Chiles and Whitted sighting near Montgomery, a Flyin' Saucer toy promotion, and agent interviews with witnesses in Vermont and a pilot near Bethel, Alaska.

  • p. 66 …Your cooperation in furnishing photographs and negatives, together with information contained in your letter of 16…
  • p. 73 …an active interest in the investigation throughout, cooperating, of course, with O.S.I. representatives. Mr…
  • p. 82 …officially, but as a personal matter of cooperation. He stated that the matter was being given…
  • p. 102 …This Division will appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Very truly yours. Incl James J. Hauser…
  • p. 107 …Your cooperation in this instance was deeply appreciated. Cordially yours KENNETH S. WHERRY KSW:f* RECORDED…
  • p. 117 …this headquarters, D 355.3 EX, subject, "Cooperation of FBI with AAP on Investigation of 'Flying…

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effect we supposed of the sunset; it seemed to keep two same altitude out because small and dark, a line, perpendicular to its earth, always revolving but never losing its perpendicular position. Wille bird glasses it appeared in shape like a double balloon, trailing something below it. The larvae balloon " or body " seemed a little large. My sister whose eyesight is remarkably good, said that both balloons appeared to her poser-shaped and the trailing object below seemed separated into two " legs " wille heavier " feet "

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FOIA release, from the fbi-vault collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 129 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.