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FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 16

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 169 pages · text by OCR

This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section collects 1949 Army intelligence reports of unidentified aerial objects seen around Camp Hood, Texas, forwarded by the San Antonio office, which told the Director it was reviewing and destroying such reports unless they held FBI interest. It also has 1957 FBI liaison memoranda on a radar-tracked object near Montauk Point and Benton, Pennsylvania, judged unlikely to be a Soviet operation. The file also includes a civilian Flying Saucer Researchers release arguing that saucers probably come from Mars.

  • p. 50 …When this object was over the hill it was still visible as the same sized object…
  • p. 59 …altitude and speed and went over a hill about one mile distance. When Rymer was within…
  • p. 64 …distance appeared to be approximately over the hills in the background. NOTE: Only one set of…
  • p. 74 …The immediate area around the gate is fairly level with wooded hills and ridges rising around…
  • p. 86 …observe anything towards the southwest because of hills and other obliterating features of the terrain. He…
SUBJECT: ABRYAL OBJECTS INFORMATION CONCERNING COMPLAINANT

Washington, D. C., called at 2:25 a.m., 9-22-61, to report that for last several minutes he had been observing a light in the eastern sky which he felt could be a flying disc. He explained that the light, which appeared to change colors and to ascend and descend, had gradually diminished. discounted possibility light he observed was aircraft light or falling star.

Matter was immediately discussed with Staff Duty Officer, Air Force, who advised that he had not received any similar reports.

Bufiles contain no information identifiable

Cases discussed

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