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This FBI file release, Part 14 of the Bureau's UFO file, collects correspondence and memoranda from 1960 to 1968. Much of it concerns Joseph Perry of Grand Blanc, Michigan, whose moon photograph appeared to show a saucer-like object. The FBI passed the slides to Air Force OSI at Selfridge AFB and said repeatedly that it was not investigating. The file also covers a Denver lecture about space people, an anonymous Dallas informant, a NICAP subcommittee, and form replies stating that UFOs fall outside FBI jurisdiction.
“Office of Special Investigations”16 pages
TO : DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, DETROIT (65-2677) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; 053PH PERRY, Grand Blanc, Michigan - Complainant Re Detroit tel 3/9/60. Enclosed herewith are five copies of letterhead memo captioned as above and a newspaper clipping from the "Detroit Times", dated today. A copy of this letterhead memo along with two 35 mm slides were furnished to the 25th OSI District (IG), Selfridge Air Force Base, Mt. Clemens, Mich., by letter this date. The Air Force was requested to return the slides to Mr. PERRY. The Bureau was furnished with information pertaining to press inquiries received in connection with the enclosed newspaper article by retel. OSI, SAFB, was advised of this information orally on 3/9/60, and in the cover letter to OSI they were advised that no action was contemplated by this office and it was referred to them for any action they deemed advisable. REC-51 C42.85974 409 EX 105 MAR 10 1960 51 MAR 24 1980 in Charge
FOIA release, from the fbi-vault collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 141 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.