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This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section, part of file 62-HQ-83894, gathers flying saucer correspondence and memoranda mostly from 1952, with some from 1954. It includes a Savannah River Plant sighting teletype, Hoover replies that send public letters on to the Air Force, a San Diego report on Borderland Sciences, and a laboratory exam of the scoutmaster Desvergers' cap that found no residue. It also covers instructions to refer disc reports to OSI and a 1954 Cincinnati matter involving Truman Bethurum.
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.
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t • llemorandum /or J,Jr. A.H. Belmont, 10/8/52 Colonel Young suggested that further contact be made with Mr. Albert Chop o/ the Office o/ Public Information, Of/ice o/ the Secretary of Defense, who represents the Air Force in public relations contacts pertaining to /lying saucer matters. Jlr. Chop was contacted and advised that he was familiar with the attached "New Yorker" maga2ine article. He advised that Lang had gathered most o/ the material about two years ago when considerable publicity regarding /lying saucers had appeared in newspapers. He does not know where Lang gathered the material at that time but assumes that he gathered it from various sources, / such as other newspaper articles. When the recent publicity regarding flying saucers appeared in newspapers, Lang renewed his interest in flying saucers and attempted to bring his article up to date. He contacted llr. Chop for further current information. Jlr. Chop advised that he gave Lang some routine items of interest regarding /lying saucer complaints and investigations by the Air Force, but that he instructed Atr. Lang not to contact the Air Technical Intelligence Center /or further information from that source. Jlr. Chop also advised that at no time was the FBI mentioned and that he has no idea where Lang obtained the information appearing in his article concerning FBI investigations. J,Jr. Chop advised that he is thoroughly familiar with Bureau policy pertaining to flying saucer investi gations,and that he at no time has indicated to any writer or newspaper representative that the FBI conducts investigations pertaining to flying saucers. Jlr. Chop advised that, i/ the Bureau desires, he would be glad to contact Lang to discreetly determine where Lang obtained his information indicating that the FBI conducts investigations pertaining to /lying saucers. He stated that he could make this contact without indicating in any way the Bureau has contacted him. He was advised that his of/er o/ cooperation was appreciated, but that it was not desired that he make such an inquiry at the present time. J There is attached a current mimeographed form containing current information regarding the whole /lying saucer matter which was turned over by Chop. This is the information which - 2 - \ :
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