Documents / FOIA release
This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section collects 1954 to 1961 correspondence and memoranda about flying saucers. Most of it concerns the Detroit Flying Saucer Club, which the Detroit office reported on from informants and chose not to investigate, while Bureau headquarters said saucer matters belonged to the Air Force. It also includes public letters to J. Edgar Hoover, a 1955 North Carolina sighting report, Leonard Stringfield's 1961 anonymous warning call, and policy reviews that restate the practice of referring reports to the Air Force.
“Stringfield”15 pages
FLYING SAUCERS RESEARCH (CORRESPONDENCE AND TOURS) Enclosed are copies of a letter dated October 10, 1960, which was received from captioned individual and my reply to him, all of which are self-explanatory. Bureau files contain nothing identifiable with On the basis of information furnished by him, it is not possible to identify the " he is referring to in his correspondence. The possibility exists that he may be identical with October, 1957, the Bureau has received several communications from on the letterhead of the of which he was listed as Vice President. These communications primarily requested information from the Bureau to be used in their monthly publication, was identified as well as In 1957 a brief inquiry concerning the Baltimore revealed that the school was organized in that year and had an enrollment of 121 students. It was indicated to be affiliated with the and its principal officers were ministers of the Church of God reportedly holds a degree and is a graduate of LaSalle Law University. Stranges has been given permission to reprint two of my previously published articles and various Bureau publications have been sent to him. It has been necessary to decline several requests from him in the past, including one for an article, a proposal to make a speech and a request that a Bureau representative be designated to speak before the in Washington, The last two communications received from him indicate he is President of the 57 0GT 2:1dg 1960 (8) MAIL ROOM □ TELETYPE UNIT □
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