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FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 07

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 84 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This FBI file section collects Bureau correspondence on flying discs from 1947 to 1950. It includes a Portland field office memo on police officers who saw a silvery object over the city on September 11, 1947, and letters from citizens with sightings, theories and questions, along with Hoover's form replies. There is also a Chicago memo about a letter describing a secret saucer bomber, and a Louisville report on Al Hixenbaugh's June 1950 film of a disk. Other items include a Yuba City informant's drawings of a supposed Russian saucer and a note on Donald Keyhoe's book.

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menomonee Talle , Wis

( Ed. note ) The flying saucers are real, as you can be sure of that ! Let your neigh think what they will, in a few months you will be able to prove how good your brother ' s eyesight is ! Thanke for your report, and we hope many more reader send them in. Rough dredings would also be helpful. - Ed.

The editor had asked for letters from readers who saw the flying disc , mentions so much in the news . Several times the editor ( Ray A. Palmer ) has mentioned in " Amazing Stories " that he has been threaten in the same issue ( Jan. 1948 ) on page 162 is a letter from W. C. Nefferlin , following : " yes , We Remember ! "

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Enclosed is a new paper clipping , just one of many items showing up of like nai Thumb nail sketches .

Remember the article " Circle-Winged Plane as printed by you in " Amazing Stories " magazine, September 1946, page 157 ? You have desi facts and confirmation. Now re-read th article again, please.

The planets seen at Goluit, ellh, Kane

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