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This FBI file section (62-HQ-83894, Section 2) collects 1947 Bureau memoranda, teletypes and enclosures on reported flying discs. It includes a Newark interview report on a disc seen at Hackensack, New Jersey on August 3, a Detroit report on fused sand from Midland, Michigan, and War Department requests to investigate Richard F. Shaver of Lily Lake, Illinois after sightings over southern Wisconsin. It also covers Army Air Forces investigation reports and a Delaware pilot's claimed rocket-like sightings near Rehoboth Beach.
From the source: Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: N/A, N/A. The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
: Office Me UNITED S DATE: ?/';1/47 D. M. LAll!J ~ PROM . lv,nE.G. Fi~ \ U 'r. Ladd - ~\t ~z :~ A _i• --==- SUBJECT: Fl.YING SAliCERS - / / t,,,,,,n ~ C -•.1.~. - - v.r. ~ ... - '"r . rr -;;"' Colonel Carl Golbranson of the Intelligence Divisjon of the 1ar ~: ;~,~ - Department advised Special Agent S. w. Reynolds of the Liaison Section that : : ~-:•~=-=. N k J 5 1ole. Ro~:, athe :.ar Department has received telegram, dated , ew Yor , New York, uly , Ill'. ;;oa •-== lltss ealJm a S f O110,:($ : .IL!SS Gan. TIC~1 CONCE:R.. ING '!HEIR ORIGilJ. 11 Colonel Golbranson furnished Reynolds with a copy of the memorandumLrr . entitled "Report on Flying Saucers, dated July 1947, addressed to Corru:ianding? , General, 32d A.AF Baso Unit, Bolling Field, l,ashington, D, c., from Joh~/4Schindler, Jr., a copy of which is attached to this me:rorandum. 'lhe attached memorandum sets forth information and statistics regarding two reportings of incidents of flying disks . '!here is also attached hereto a map of the Illinois River area which -was furnished to Ur. Reynolds by Colonel Golbranson. Colonel Golbranson stated that according to this map the incidents reported in the attached memorandum are in the general vicinity of Lily Lake, which was given as the address of Mr . Richard F. Shaver in the anonyJ:1ous telegram received by the War Deparilnent. Colonel Golbranson advised that in view of the fact that the observation of the flying saucers was made.on July 7th and the date of the unsigned telegram is.. July 5th, together with the proximity of Lily Lake to the points where the ~ objects were observed, he desired the Bureau conduct some investigation of Shaver l to det~rmine whether or not he has any information pertaining to the origin of the flying saucers . • Mr. Reynolds advised Colonel Golbranson that his request would be made known to you and the results of any investigation would be brought to his attention . ✓ RECO:M:~~A TION: It is recommended that the field be directed to make inquiries regarding Shaver and, if deemed advisable, interview him regarding any information that ne has relative to flying disks." 'Ihe results of any investigation should be forwarded' to the Liaison Section.for delivery to the Intelligence Division of the war Depart-"'ment. Attachments S.'ffi:AJB nrf>'ID?Wm ~t~~~
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