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This Internet Archive upload by Paul Galante reproduces the FBI's 2017 FOIA release to John Greenewald Jr. of The Black Vault about George Adamski. The release contains 281 previously processed pages. It includes 1954 Detroit field office memoranda on the Flying Saucer Club of Detroit, on informants who worried that its anti-hydrogen-bomb messages were political propaganda, and on a July 1954 meeting presided over by Adamski. Later items cover Joseph Perry's 1960 Grand Blanc saucer photograph, which was passed to the Air Force, and a 1960 Detroit sighting report.
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I I nm:raoiT. t~-tmo sAuc:ml\ c~ua h . • • - "' · 6432~-S$ J\ven!le """ :O.~ti:oit: Z, 1) Miebig. •· TRinity 5-1;i.OO. :: /Henry M~day, · Presiden\":_ ...Laura Marxer, Vice President -· - ..., - .,.l:>olore.• M. CQyne, Secretary I " ~ohn C. Hoffman, TJ:ea•~r•~ AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI'J:ED STATES; Mr. P:-esident: Sept. 22, 1954 As citizens of Detroit and vicinity, we requeet audience witb you regarding the coming ot Space ships to tbis earth, Many of us have seen these obJects; so have others both in this country and on foreign soil. To us it· matters little whether these be called "UFO's" (unidentified :t'ly;l.ng objects) space ships, fireballs, flying saucera or any other name. The point is that they are continuously coming, and they are being observed both here and abroad. It appears that our government with far greater facilities for observation than any indivi- dual is perfectly aware of such phenomena, but has adopted a policy of silence and secrecy in regard to them. We understand that certain individuals within the Defense Departmen~ are afraid of announcing the facts to the citizens for fear of panic. Mr. President, we feel that this policy is false, fear·provoking and entirely mistaken fc•l' the following reasons: 1. We believe that these phenomena are of a magnitude and importance such as to warrant the utmost openness and cooperation between government and citizenry. 2. We believe that the present policy of silence and secrecy is a reflection on the intelligence and loyalty of the American citizen. 3. We believe that this policy not only encourages fear and ls.ck Of confidence in government, but. leads to exploitation by unscrupulous publishers and opportunistic individuals who prey upon the natural curiosity of the American citizen. 4. We do not understand by what right certain public servants, utilizing the tax- payers' facilities for information and observation, gather facts relative to these phenomena, and then fail to properly inform the public. 5. Other countries have already acknowledged these phenomena and have publicly appointed governmental commissions to investigate~ collect information and report to the people. -- · - -,~ Mr. President: We, therefore, call upon you, our trusted leader, to utilize the great .powers of your office to change this shameful and unamerican policy of silence and secrec;)· . We ask that our government come forward and m~ke an honest and forthright acknowledgment ~i of these phenomena, and inform the citizens of such pertinent facts as are now available. In return, the citizens then would ~e willing to report sightings and contacts which other~ ,_ wise would remain concealed because of fear of ridicule or rebuff by GOVernment agencies. I j " This cooperation between the government and it_s citizenry would clear the atmosphere of f eol ?-' ~~or ' and sue-yic~on, would renew conf~de,~e"·c::~P } )_l.lr :- PU:bl_~c _'?:f'_f~c;tals 1 ~nd .P~. Y.:.__ , ~ _he ___ w.~;y__!;o _13. _b~t-~e~· -~ ~- ( l understand~ng and evalu9-tion of these great_: phenq~:!la. -= -_; - -. ~~ - ,, ~ t...-1~.·;::;-.:::::- - ...... ,........-.:-....-.. ~· .. ..r-- -~.::::::::===--~- . ·< ~~--- -~~..:"~...:-, · -------:c-~ ----=-----------:--= ·-- -~---~ -- - - --~...::::: -~; -~ ~~ Such a clear acknowledgment,emenating from the head of our nation might divert mankind's . - ) . a'bte-n-t'ii;i~~om -- the -~&pec-t-re=of impending. atomic _war. It could lift the consciousness of - 1 everyone on this earth to a Cosmic level where a complete new set of Spiritua1, ~cientific : ~~;-- and social values would be within the reach of all. I DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB : i I :~ Name- - - - ----- -- --- -- --·- Address •'i ---------------- ------------------- ~ame __._._______________________________ Address·.--------------------------~------------ '~: Name Address __________________________________________ I ------------------------------------ l 1\ il I ; ~ Name _____________________________________ Address ______________________~-------------------- Name _______________~--------------------- Address ____________________________________________ Name ____________________________________ Kddress__________________.________________________
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