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Início dos anos 1950. Washington, D.C. O J. Edgar Hoover — diretor do FBI — assina 107 vezes em 169 páginas. TOP SECRET. O assunto: discos voadores.

Dentro deste dossiê, o FBI troca memorandos com a Força Aérea, a Comissão de Energia Atômica e o Pentágono. Há um avistamento na Savannah River Plant — instalação nuclear. Há um disco com "luz azul e franja laranja". Há algo descrito como "gelatinoso ou translúcido" a 200 pés de altitude.

Albert K. Bender é citado. George Adamski também. 123 redações. Códigos b(1) 1.4(a) — exceção de segurança nacional.

A instrução no arquivo diz claramente: "DO NOT DESTROY THIS FILE."

Por quê o FBI precisava guardar isso tão cuidadosamente?

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Edward Waters was driving the Bankhead Highway after midnight when he encountered three small animals on the road. The first two reached the shoulder and vanished. The third he struck with his car.
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🛸 Anomalias UAP destacadas(233 trechos · 167 tipos)

👁 Anomalias cryptid destacadas(10 trechos)

  • 👁 cryptid_encounter — Title references 'monster' in conjunction with aerial sighting p116
  • 👁 cryptid_encounter_account — Describes humanoid or creature encounters and unidentified entity observations p116
  • 👁 unknown_creature — strange humming creature with unexplained behavior entering through a door p120
  • 👁 unidentified_creature_entity — Three unknown creatures encountered: small animals of approximately 21 inches length with pointed head and large ears. Physical characteristics do not match known Earth fauna. One specimen allegedly escaped via flying saucer, one killed by automobile, one examined by veterinarian. p154
  • 👁 ANIMAL_MORPHOLOGY_DISCREPANCY — Page discusses investigation of an animal described as from monkey family but with unusual characteristics (hairlessness, unusual coloring, morphological features). Veterinarian notes anomalous physical features compared to known animals. Subject referred to Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI). p156
  • 👁 unknown_creature_sighting — Reference to unknown animal/creature encountered during sighting event p157
  • 👁 unknown_animal_specimen — Reference to unknown animal/creature recovered and displayed for examination p157
  • 👁 creature_morphology_and_examination — Detailed description of unknown creature specimen physical characteristics: 24 inches long, pointed head, large ears, unusual skin texture requiring veterinary examination p157
  • 👁 primate_variant — Veterinarian notes animal unlike any known monkey species; hairlessness and anatomical features suggest undocumented primate or humanoid creature p158
  • 👁 unidentified_specimen_labeled_as_animal — Article title 'The Little Man Who Wasn't' combined with quotation marks around 'monkey' strongly suggests the specimen was not a conventional primate. The context of traveling to obtain a 'sea specimen' and the deliberate use of quoted language indicates a cryptozoological or anomalous entity claim. p159

FBI Flying Saucers File — Section 7 (File 62-83894)

This 205-page FBI archival section (file 62-83894) spans roughly 1943–1968 and assembles civilian correspondence, internal Bureau memoranda, Air Force liaison communiqués, and publications of early UFO civilian organizations — all routed through or retained by J. Edgar Hoover's office. The collection reveals how the FBI processed, forwarded to Air Force intelligence, and largely declined jurisdiction over hundreds of public flying-saucer reports, while maintaining awareness of Air Force investigation posture and tracking fringe UFO organizations for potential subversive or fraudulent activity.

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Administrative Cover Sheets (pages 1–2)

Inter-office routing slip dated 2/23/1967, reference number 4-423, subject annotated as "Unusual W. Refer." FOIPA processing notation: JAN 15 1975. File number 62-83894 (the master series for this collection). The cover bundle includes standard distribution-routing form with partially legible handwritten entries. No substantive content.

Savannah River Plant Sighting — August 1952 (page 3)

Teletype from Savannah Field Office to Director, FBI — August 9, 1952, 6:46 PM EST, URGENT

SCHLENKER: Two employees of the E. I. Du Pont Company, at the Savannah River Plant (an AEC facility), observed "a blue light with an orange fringe shaped like a saucer" fly over the Four Hundred Area of the plant at approximately 9:30 PM on August 8, 1952. The object passed swiftly toward the northeast. AEC Security Office notified the Bureau on August 9. Teletype acknowledged 7:46 PM.

Hoover to Edmund J. Cane — August 21, 1952 (page 5)

Hoover replies to a letter dated August 1, 1952, from Mr. Edmund J. Cane, Director, Wisconsin. Hoover states that investigation of flying saucers is the responsibility of the U.S. Air Force, and directs Cane to communicate with the Director of Secret Intelligence at MATS if he observes additional activity. A copy of Cane's letter was forwarded to Air Force Intelligence.

Internal note: Special Agent Samuel Beard assigned.

Citizen Letter from Wisconsin — August 3, 1952 (page 7)

From Hauton, Wisconsin, a retired Air Force veteran and 22-year American Legion member writes to Hoover speculating that flying saucers "might possibly be related to the phenomena that we are now experiencing on earth due to some new channel." He requests comments. No reply indicated beyond routing.

Hoover to Director re: Flying Disks — August 13, 1958 (page 9)

Hoover memo forwarding a photocopy of a self-addressed envelope bearing a August 9, 1958 postage meter stamp to R. S. Dearmond, 3056 Mayfield Lane 17, Pontiac. The Bureau determined no record identifiable with this matter; no further investigation contemplated.

Hoover to Air Force on Dr. Brennan Letter — August 12, 1966 (page 11)

Hoover forwards to the Director of Special Investigations, Air Force Inspector General, a letter dated July 31, 1966 from Dr. Brennan, described as self-explanatory. The Bureau served as repository; Dr. Brennan was informed his letter had been copied to Air Force.

Hoover to Air Force re: Mrs. Schmitz — August 28, 1962 (page 13)

Hoover to Director of Special Investigations, Pentagon. The Bureau received a letter dated August 9, 1962 from Mrs. Fred Schmitz, Detroit, Michigan, relative to flying discs. She was informed her letter was forwarded to Air Force for appropriate action. Bureau files contain no information identifiable with Mrs. Schmitz.

Translation from German — Weapon Test Document (page 16)

"Translation from German" — undated original, translated by F. Schweich's Headquarters, August 5, 1965.

Describes a weapon reportedly tested in 1916, possibly produced in quantity: disc-shaped with a maximum operating height of 53,000 feet, containing 15–20 automatic circular chutes on the outer ring and special "torpedo" devices for long-distance steering. Parties described as German-based, operating from Austria, firing from a position in Germany. The document is fragmentary and the provenance is not explained; it appears to be an intelligence-translation artifact filed in proximity to flying saucer reports.

Signed: U. DOTT.

Dispatch to San Diego re: "Flying Saucer" Organization — June 15, 1952 (pages 19–20)

FBI Dispatch from Jim Nolan to SAO, San Diego (Classified), directed to: Col. M. Fred Scherer, Project BLUE — Director
HOMELAND SECURITY, RESEARCH ASSOCIATED, San Diego, California

References a prior San Diego letter of 6/6/52. Transmitted two documents made available by FRANCISCO CARR, a member of the cited organization:

  1. Four-page mimeographed letter to His Excellency from Col. M. Fred Scherer, Project BLUE Coordinator.
  2. Three-page mimeographed memorandum: "For Information of the Public --- and the State of the Record --- A Synopsis of Important Data."

Page 20 body text is heavily faded.

Hoover Reply — Jackson, Minnesota, August 1959 (page 21)

Acknowledges a letter postmarked August 19, 1959 from Jackson, Minnesota. The Bureau finds no violation of laws within its jurisdiction; the correspondent's letter and enclosure are forwarded to the Director of Special Investigations, Air Force Inspector General.

Citizen Letter — Jackson, Mississippi — August 9, 1952 (page 23)

Handwritten letter to J. Edgar Hoover from Jackson, Mississippi, subject: "Flying Saucer U.S." Multiple cursive paragraphs with crossed-out sections; detail not reliably recoverable at scan resolution. Classification marking: "RETURNED 58."

Hoover to Dr. John Z. Young — August 20, 1956 (page 24)

Dr. John Z. Young, 1443 South Verdugo, Los Angeles 3, California. Hoover acknowledges Young's letter of August 20, 1956, notes "possible implications," and states he is forwarding a copy to "appropriate officials of the Air Force."

Citizen Speculation on Flying Saucers — Los Angeles (page 26)

Letter from John E. Long, Los Angeles, California to Hoover. Describes observing a "spot of light" that appeared after a cinema screening of a flying saucers film. Long's letter proposes that the U.S. send its own aircraft up with lights off to locate and intercept the saucers.

Saucerland Sciences / SAO San Diego Reports — August 5, 1952 & August 5, 1953 (pages 27–28)

Page 27 — August 5, 1952 dispatch to Director, FBI, from SAO San Diego:

Re: "ROUNDED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, San Diego, California." Forwarded information from a source:

  1. Hardware and literature on flying saucers received.
  2. A person named Wilbert Smith, engaged by the Government of Canada, had his office in the same building as the FBI office.
  3. Prediction that a severe tidal wave will hit the Pacific, washing away most Japanese islands. 4–6. Additional predictions regarding West Coast tidal wave, publication in newspapers.

Page 28 — August 5, 1953 from Director, FBI:

Re: SAUCERLAND SCIENCES, RESEARCH ASSOCIATES — Director MAX FREEMAN LORD.

Reports claims that "flying saucers are not fantasies; that they are factual and actual" and that associates with war-information connections have affirmed saucers are "on a mobile basis with a distinct purpose."

The informant ORR, described as "a perfectly sane, sound individual" operating a large storefront business in San Diego, requested the Bureau send a representative or stenographer to a 1:00 PM meeting. As of August 2, 1953, no report of the meeting was received. No investigation was initiated.

Hoover to Dr. C. B. Choiselet — August 23, 1955 (page 29)

Dr. C. B. Choiselet, Afton, Missouri. Acknowledges letter of August 14, 1952 [sic — likely 1952]. Forwards copy to Director of Special Investigations, Pentagon. Filing reference: E/rpo/04b.

Handwritten Citizen Theory — Notebook Paper (page 30)

Handwritten narrative in notebook style: discusses flying saucers as "a didaste [?] breeding disc" and attributes them tentatively to Russian origins. Partially legible: "RECORDED H — 314."

Internal Memorandum on Captain Ruppelt — August 10, 1958 (page 33)

Office Memorandum, U.S. Government — signed: Murray

BACKGROUND: Captain William Ruppelt, Chief of the U.S. Air Force Investigating Agency for Flying Disc information, requested that information be telephonically furnished to his office day or night, referencing Code 1853. The memorandum directed all supervisors on night duty to forward Flying Disc information to Command (CMD).

ACTION: File this memorandum in the night/weekend Supervisor's book. Dated: 58 SEP 18 1952.

SAC Letter #30 / Bureau Bulletin #57 — 1952 Directive (page 35)

Reference: Bureau Bulletin #57, Bufile 100-9850 and SAC Letter #30, dated March 25, 1949.

Directs that flying disc information from field offices "not be furnished to G-I locally." Complaints to be referred to existing Bureau instructions. Field offices to determine validity of information per SAC Letter #30 and "promptly submit to the Bureau." Air Force verification of flying discs is defined as the responsibility of the Department of the Air Force.

Parsons Memo — Albuquerque UFO Physical Evidence (page 36)

Office Memorandum — To: Mr. HARRO; From: D. J. PARSONS — August 29, 1958

Subject: Unidentified Flying Object, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 13, 1957 (approximate date).

The Air Force requested a Bureau examination of a copy of a roentgenometer reportedly in the hands of Mr. Desportes when, following a sighting near Albuquerque, "a burns [?] feet in diameter appeared in the snow" after the object's departure. Desportes' hair on his arms was singed.

Bureau lab findings:

  • No residue permitting determination of the material that caused the burns.
  • The glass sample was an extremely small quantity, believed to be a small cinder.
  • The bill/cap examined: edges singed but non-uniformly — inconsistent with arc-welds.
  • The metal appeared in its normally hot condition.
  • Viewed from the front, the left edge showed the most discoloration.
  • Conclusion: the cap was not being worn when singeing took place; heat damage was most evident under [damaged area].

Recommendation: Orally advise Colonel [Pres.?] of the Air Force of the above findings.

Department of Defense / Air Force Public Information Statement (pages 57–60)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE — OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, WASHINGTON D.C.

A substantial multi-page document providing the Air Force's official public posture on flying saucers, likely dated 1952:

History of Investigation:

  • December 30, 1949: Air Force directed Air Historical Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, to obtain official reports on all flying saucer sightings.
  • January 31, 1950: After 157 reported sightings, Air Force (with Army and Navy cooperation) submitted findings. The majority were attributable to "misinterpretations of conventional objects, a mild form of hysteria, meteorological phenomena, and other well-known phenomena." A "reasonable number" remained unexplained.
  • Subsequent investigations conducted as "a normal intelligence effort" by the Air Force Assistant Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB.
  • To date of document: approximately 1,000 reports analyzed. About 50 percent cannot be definitely associated with known objects. Difficulty in disposal ascribed to inadequate basic data (time, speed, acceleration, altitude, maneuver pattern).
  • Conclusion: "No pattern can be determined from these reports which would enable them to believe with confidence that a new and hostile force has overcome the control of a menace to the United States."

Sources of Reports: ~75% civilian (including ~8% civil airline pilots); ~25% military.

Radar Sightings: Temperature inversion reflections can give radar returns at speeds from zero to fantastic. Hundreds of fruitless intercept attempts. Isolated weather balloons account for some radar returns.

Interception Policy: No standing directive to Air Defense Command to intercept unknown aircraft solely on UFO report basis. Air Defense Command's mission is to attack anything airborne known or suspected hostile.

Methods of Evaluating: Compare against known objects (balloons, birds, meteors, conventional aircraft); specialists in scientific fields for further analysis.

Future Plans: Continue study with instruments. Develop special photographic equipment capable of gathering data on object material composition. Use of a continuously operating spectrograph telescope (150-degree aperture, horizon-to-horizon coverage).

What "Saucers" Are Not: "No evidence has existed in the past that would indicate there unidentified objects are based in the United States, nor at Soviet territory, missile or aircraft developed by the United States."

New Yorker Article Clip — "A Reporter at Large: Something in the Sky" (pages 61–63, 75–84)

Clipped from The New Yorker, September 8, 1952, pages 66 through 82. Title: "A Reporter at Large — SOMETHING IN THE SKY." The clip contains narrative accounts of sighting observations, government/military responses, and analysis of public interest in flying saucers in the early 1950s. Also contains a sketch of a humanoid figure with a distinctive morphology (box-like head, standing in a suit), described as a "rendition of a reported UFO occupant." Surrounding pages (pp. 63, 77, 79–83) are magazine advertisement pages (Victor Victrola 45, furniture, retail ads) interspersed with the clipping pages — pure non-substantive filler. A photographic image on page 78 shows a large dark crescent- or boomerang-shaped object against a lighter background.

UFO Capture Plan — Sam I. Hardin, Los Angeles (pages 100–102)

Letter to Hoover (intended for forwarding to President Eisenhower), from Sam I. Hardin, 2004 North St., Los Angeles, Calif., dated circa February 9, 1953 (date stamp).

Purpose: "A PLAN FOR DRAWING DOWN ONE OF THE STRANGE UFO VEHICLES AS SIGHTED OVER JAPAN AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD, AND THEY TO BE STUDIED BY OUR SCIENTISTS."

Equipment Needed:

  1. Guided missiles, guided by Radar or Radio in pursuit of saucer-shaped craft.
  2. A device to detect UFOs during twilight or darkness from the ground; also operable near China or USSR.
  3. Highly accurate guns, cameras, or other weapons.

Plan: Send aircraft up to continuously seek these objects. When spotted, fire immediately. Ground operators should locate and retrieve the fallen object. "If it is known that these objects are from other planets, the need of even one draw is not immediately imperative."

IAC Meeting Note — December 5, 1958 (page 103)

To: All I.A.C. Members — Subject: PROPOSED ADDITION OF THE CANADIAN SITUATION AS OFFICIAL IAC INVESTIGATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Notes from an Intelligence Advisory Committee (IAC) meeting of December 3, 1958:

  • A Canadian proposal to have the RCMP assigned to the U.S. Liaison Mission was discussed.
  • A recent non-exaction of a theory on "earmuff" (a code term, nature unspecified) was said to have been received and investigated.
  • Military delegates suggested a civilian group be assembled to strengthen the "earmuff" data investigation.
  • Action: Liaison will obtain details of the flying "earmuff" and prepare recommendations prior to the next IAC meeting.

All information unclassified per the document header.

FBI Liaison Memo on "Censers" Theory — December 23, 1952 (page 104)

Office Memorandum — To: Mr. A. H. BELMONT; From: V. P. SHAW — December 23, 1952

Subject: PROPOSED SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AND INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

At an IAC meeting on December 16, 1952 concerning Washington [DC area] sightings, a Director-level presentation was made on a theory of "censers" (identity of phenomenon unclear from text — term may be phonetic OCR artifact). Liaison contacted Messrs. Smith White, Colonel Grady, and Captain Tweed. The scientist's report on the "censers" theory had not yet been received by the CIA.

Action: Bureau Liaison Agent to follow up for additional details.

Hoover to Air Force — February 11, 1963 (page 105)

Hoover to Director of Special Investigations, Air Force Inspector General. Subject: FLYING DISCS — MISCELLANEOUS — INFORMATION CONCERNING. Transmits photostat of a letter dated January 3, 1953 from [name withheld], Franklin, Indiana. An investigation is being conducted.

Hoover to Robert J. Fell — January 27, 1953 (page 106)

Mr. Robert J. Fell, 10 North Townside Street, Franklin, Indiana. Acknowledges letter of January 20, 1953. Hoover declines: "The FBI is strictly a fact-finding agency and is not an investigative agency in matters of this kind." Literature returned to sender.

Internal note: Copy to FBI Indianapolis; copy of letter signed by Albert E. Bender noted for attention.

Johnson County Civil Defense Letter — January 30, 1953 (page 109)

Robert B. Wolf, Director, Johnson County Department of Civil Defense, Franklin, Indiana.

Wolf writes to Hoover about integrating UFO reporting with Civil Defense operations. He reports civil defense posts already set up (four posts) and cites Donald Keyhoe's view that communities with active UFO investigation organizations were more engaged in Civil Defense participation. He encloses the current issue of "CIVILIAN REVIEW" and asks whether the mentioned organization has been cleared. Asks for expedited reply.

International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB) — Letters and Publications (pages 112–125)

IFSB Letter — October 26, 1952 (page 112)

From Albert K. Bender, President, International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB), P.O. Box 163, Meriden, Connecticut (also: Bridgeport 1, Conn.), to Mr. J. H. Franke.

Staff directory: Albert K. Bender (President/Editor), Max B. Fuseliere, Max C. Rudisiem (Secretary), Fred T. Hensch, William Cote (Texas HQ), Elliott Rockchaser (Official Examiner), George H. Lett, Franklin N. Duff (Business Director), Bruce L. England (British Representative, Oban, Scotland).

Bender requests:

  1. Complete description of UFO sightings in local area.
  2. Monthly club meetings with written reports.
  3. Contact with IFSB officer W. Campbell. 4–7. Various club administration tasks (printing, contributions, voice recordings for HQ).

IFSB — Space Review (pages 113–125)

Space Review, Vol. II, No. 1, January 1952/1953, published by Albert K. Bender (Editor) and Mark Kempel (Associate Editor), Bridgeport, Conn. Subscription: $1.00/4 issues.

Selected substantive items:

"SAUCERS IN THE NEWS" — page 115:

  • Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Oct. 3, 1952: Two persons saw strange objects, one with "a flame-like quality," hovering at approximately 10 PM.
  • Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 1952: Strange object observed for about 40 minutes; balloons seen at 20-story building height.
  • Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 1, 1952: German experts claimed unusual sightings; Stockholm Oct. 3 reported more in Sweden.
  • Paris, France, Oct. 7, 1952: A disc-shaped, metallic-appearing flying object sighted over southern France.
  • Western Korea Front, Oct. 29, 1952: Half-moon shaped red object flying through clouds, moving in formation of two, unusually large and bright.
  • Tripoli, North Africa, Oct. 29: Witnessed by a schoolmaster and two local citizens.
  • International Airport, New York, Oct. 28, 1952: Official at the field sighted object; Hyden Papers kept confidential.
  • Vici [?], England: Flying saucer sighted, several objects in formation, disappeared.

"SUTTON, WEST VIRGINIA MONSTER — Page 116":
Article by Rev. S. L. Dome, Washington, D.C.: Dome writes that he personally photographed flying saucers on multiple occasions near Chafferton, West Virginia and investigated the Flatwoods, West Virginia monster incident. His cousin treated the witness. Describes a bright metallic object in Chafferton, observed from Melissa Pass at 5,000 feet in the Blue Mountains. Proposes the monster seen at Sutton, WV was "a jet-propelled apparatus which throws off a large metal shaped... object."

EDITORIAL — Page 117 (Albert K. Bender):
Draws analogy to Columbus: "A small group of men will certainly try to leap beyond the world... This ship will be a rocket ship. They will be laughed at, they will be ridiculed... All is possible to one who believes. I am a space believer!"

"MY THEORY" (Member Submissions) — Page 119:

  • Theory No. 6 (Barbara Cornell, CT): Saucers may come from outside the solar system.
  • Theory No. 7 (Louis Masonic Jr., MN): Believes saucers are from Mars. Opposes government control of the investigation.
  • Theory No. 8 (Alvin Busyeman, CT): Saucers are from a distant planet with dense atmosphere where atomic-level civilizations developed.
  • Theory No. 9 (Victor Root, IL): Saucers are intelligent creatures visiting Earth, unwilling to make mental contact.
  • Theory No. 10 (AN Stazer, CA): Saucers from the solar system of Alpha Proxima Centauri, 3rd or 4th planet, ~8,000 miles diameter.

SAUCER SIGHTINGS BY IFSB MEMBERS — Page 123:

  • Sighting No. 1 — Franklin, Indiana, morning of July 28, 1952, ~2:00 AM: Three objects (one larger, two smaller), witnessed by police, civilians, and U.S. Air Force. Red-colored lights. Objects made 90-degree turns, moved up and down at great speed. At 3:15 AM the large object hovered directly over the area, then accelerated. Official investigation started. Witnesses included state police, university police, and a Vernon Police Sergeant.
  • Sighting No. 2 — Edison Muenich Jr., Committee for Meteorites, ~2:00 PM, April 30, 1952: White object, stationary for ~2 seconds, then gone.
  • Sighting No. 3 — Allan K. Stew-, Los Angeles, California, ~3:50 PM: Object appeared red; approximate diameter described.

Member Directory excerpt — Page 121:
British Rep.: Edgar L. Wisden (Harefield, Middlesex); Puerto Rican Rep.: Luis Labrung (Punta Santiago); State Reps. including Gray Barker, Box 491, Clarksburg, WV; August C. Roberts (Jersey City, NJ).

Legal Attaché London — Flying Saucers, Monkton/New York Area (pages 126–130)

From: Legal Attaché, London (American Embassy, 1 Grosvenor Square, London W.1.) — February 17, 1953
To: Director, FBI
Subject: "FLYING SAUCERS"

Major J. P. Walters, Press Marshall, U.S. Air Force HQ London, telephoned on February 16 to report an incident in early 1952 near Monkton, possibly in Jeffersonville, Delaware Township, Sullivan County, New York. Flying saucer sightings appeared in a small-circulation local paper during late 1952; subsequent issues did not follow up — "also significant is the fact that subsequent issues failed to follow it up."

Hoover forwarded this to Air Force Inspector General on March 6, 1953 (page 128), noting that the London Air Attaché reported the sightings might "possibly be a missile project" by British RAF or "some type of secret rocket or missile project" — a possible UK intelligence evaluation.

John Bailey Flying Saucer Report — March 9–10, 1953 (pages 131–133)

Office Memorandum — To: L. B. Reknoth; From: L. F. Murphy — March 10, 1953

John Bailey called from Rome, Maryland at 8:05 PM, March 10, 1953, advising he had just seen a flying saucer. He was 40–50 feet from the object, which sounded like a "B-25" type aircraft making a landing near Ijamsville, Maryland. Bailey was staying overnight to allow Air Force interrogation if deemed advisable.

Hoover forwarded separately (page 133): Bailey had called at 9:00 PM March 9, 1953, stating the saucer was "a tremendous affair, very high in the air, and flying at tremendous speed." No investigation by Bureau. Referred to Air Force.

Filing code: K2-93744-328.

Translation from Spanish — Valparaíso, Chile (pages 135–138)

"TRANSLATION FROM SPANISH" — Valparaíso, March 4, 1953
From: Francisco Montero Siva, Castillo 3261, Valparaíso, CHILE
To: Director of FBI, Washington, U.S.A.
Translated: March 19, 1953

Siva describes two incidents:

(A) An individual identified as [name withheld], age 15, widower, was arrested in 1950 in London on the 4th floor of a Ministry building for alleged "violation of foreign governments' English aviation secrets." When police arrived at the 8th floor, the building went dark, flash lights stopped working, and the individual was found and arrested.

(B) Dr. Julius Linee escaped from Kent Prison two days later, under these circumstances: electricity, elevators, telephones, and guards' flash lights all failed to function during the hours of 12 midnight to 2 AM in rainy weather.

Siva concludes: "Flying saucers are nothing more than what has been given as a scientific explanation, but the 'strange force,' about which our ancestors have not squabm [sic] to us in history, we cannot deny." Requests acknowledgment. He submits these facts with "human interest for the progress and betterment of mankind."

Page 140 contains additional Spanish-language text (too degraded to reliably transcribe).

CIA / Hoover Correspondence — March 28, 1955 (page 141)

Hoover thanks the Assistant Vice Director, Central Intelligence Agency, for a letter of March 4, 1955 — thanking them for making observations available "directly" via "direct channels of interest to the Bureau." Distribution list: Serpe, Rosen, Belknap, Branigon, Brennan, Dickenshur, Richardson.

Puerto Rico Sighting — April 27, 1953 (page 142)

Office Memorandum — To: Director, FBI; From: SAC, San Juan (C-0010) — April 28, 1953

Subject: UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT OBSERVED NEAR PUERTO RICO

Special Agent Mack P. Summers, SAC San Juan, reported that on April 27, 1953, an unidentified flying object was observed in the Puerto Rico / Caribbean area. The object was reported flying at 12,000 and 21,000 feet respectively. Subsequent investigation at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. Report forwarded to Bureau for information purposes.

Date stamp: May 11, 1953; file code: 330.

Hoover to Mrs. J. K. Southesan — November 14, 1953 (page 143)

Acknowledges letter of November 9, 1953. Within Air Force jurisdiction; copy forwarded to Air Force. Bureau files negative on Mrs. Robert J. Rousseau [likely the actual subject from files].

Hoover to Director of Special Investigations — May 14, 1953 (page 145)

Transmits copy of letter dated May 3, 1953 from the Director of Public Safety, Salem, Massachusetts, concerning flying saucers. Mrs. Carleton informed she will be contacted further. Bureau files negative on Mrs. Robert Harrirington [sic].

Watertown, Massachusetts Sighting — May 9, 1953 (page 147)

From 26 Abbott Street, Watertown, Mass., May 9, 1953. Writer reports seeing at Saturday evening (approximately 12:05 PM, likely PM) "a fluttering thing very high" that crossed from left to right; a pathway of high orange color briefly appeared in the sky. The detail is fragmentary due to OCR degradation. Letter received and indexed.

Atlanta "Fantastic Tale" — Flying Saucer Creatures (pages 154–158, 161–163)

FBI Atlanta Field Office Teletype to Director, FBI — July 8–9, 1953, URGENT

Reporter W. Town McRae/Morse of the Atlanta Constitution telephoned at 3:45 AM on July 8, 1953 (teletype dated July 9, 1953) to report a "fantastic tale" from Edward E. Waters (telephone: Elgin 9562):

Waters and companions, while traveling by car on the Bankhead Highway near Marietta, Georgia, encountered three strange small creatures (animals). Two escaped; a third was killed when struck by their automobile. Waters displayed the dead creature to McRae at the newspaper office.

Physical description of the creature:

  • Approximately 21–24 inches long
  • Pointed head, large ears
  • Skin: no hair (unlike anything in the monkey family)
  • Blood around the mouth resembling human blood
  • No tail (or tail missing — possibly cut off in accident)
  • Body: did not turn pale at death (as would any normal animal)

A veterinarian examined it and would not commit himself, but noted he had never seen a hairless member of the monkey family, and had never seen a dead animal that did not turn pale.

McRae stated the newspaper would possibly run the story; the Atlanta Journal received no such report from Waters. The Bureau referred the matter to OSI (Air Force Office of Special Investigations) the same morning. No Bureau investigation.

Hoover forwarded to Director, Central Intelligence, Air Force Inspector General — July 10, 1953 (page 161):

Follow-up reports (pages 161–163) describe the Marietta-area sighting as involving objects "approximately 100 feet in diameter" moving in coordinated patterns. "Metallic and appearing in various bright luminous colors." One occupant allegedly struck by the automobile. No conclusion reached.

Note: Washington Daily News clipping of "The Little Man That Wasn't" (July 9, 1950 [sic]) filed at page 159, adjacent to this case.

Grand Hotel Letter — June 29, 1953 (pages 151–153)

W. D. Woodbridge, President, Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan, writes to the FBI from the "World's Largest Summer Hotel."

Woodbridge reports hearing local rumors that a farmer (Mr. Stevenson, of the Sycamore, Ohio area) allegedly observed flying saucers and that one was taken. Further rumors included that "a Britton [Briton?] is being held captive in California" and that "a Martian is being taught to speak English." Woodbridge asks if Hoover can tell him "what the real story is" about this farmer.

FBI Cincinnati follow-up — July 15, 1953 (page 166): Agent interviewed Bruce Steverson, Rural Route 2, Tri-village area, Ohio. Steverson stated he and his brother investigated the flying saucer reports in the area but found nothing. He stated a UFOAR representative "advanced pictures of flying saucers and told him he was writing a book." Sheriff Charles Radeuff, Circleville, Pickaway County was also contacted. Hoover reply to Woodbridge — July 24, 1953 (page 164): "The situation which you describe in your letter does not constitute any unusual matter worthy of concern." The Bureau conducted an interview with Mr. Stevenson.

Soviet Flying Saucers Intelligence — Austrian Letters (pages 169–180)

Office Memorandum — To: Director, FBI; From: SAC, Newark (62-00) — June 12, 1954

Subject: INFORMATION REGARDING NEW INTELLIGENCE ON SOVIET FLYING SAUCERS — ALOIS FIVEG — IMPORTANT

Photostats of letters in German furnished by Alois Fiveg and his wife Gloria (née Marre), concerning Soviet Communist efforts in Austria regarding secret flying device designs.

"Translation from German" — Item #1 (December 21, 1963 [sic], likely 1953):
Letter from [Adolf Dornig / A. Dornig], apparently an Austrian inventor, to Mr. Alois Pfirtek, 1004 Melsted St., New Jersey, describing a personal invention he calls a "flying saucer":

"On an invention which this entire world is dying to have... it is a toy, something which flies, and purely accidentally I discovered it and have unknown aerodynamical law."

Claims first experiments flew a model at 300–700 meters. Describes wartime history: after the war, people asked him to reconstruct the device; "all the aircraft had them crash." Claims Communist parties in Austria attempted to hire him through Salzburg channels; he refused.

Item #2 (January 21, 1954):
Adolf Dornoth / DORNIG, Waldmannsdorfstrasse 30, Klagenfurt-West, to Mr. Fives [Fiveg]: Thanks for efforts. States that for 15 years he has been demonstrating his invention to British and American military authorities without success. Claims invention for "safety measures" known since 1937. Notes Communist pressure through Salzburg. "Examiner's comment: This communication is incomplete."

Background interview (page 179): On January 12, 1953, Aldjess Dokmto (variant of Donmto/Dornig?) appeared at FBI New York office, born in Austria 1902, arrived U.S. 1930, employed at Public Service Garage, Linden, NJ. States he severed connections with Adolfs-Doehm, Waldensestrelle 60, Klagenfurt, West Austria, November 20, 1953. The letter requested him to sell flying devices to U.S. authorities.

His wife (page 180): born of Russian parentage, served with the National Socialism Party of Germany during WWII, later married and came to the U.S. States the inventor had refused Communist offers but continued pressing for U.S. government contract.

Newark office indices negative on all subjects. Case forwarded for action.

Hoover to Linda Butler — April 27, 1954 (page 187)

Miss Linda Butler, Box 30, Crestwood. Letter marked as using first name because "Correspondent indicates she is a second grade student." Hoover declines to provide information: "This matter does not relate to a matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Refers her to the Secretary of the Army or Air Force.

Letter from Linda Butler (page 191): Dated April 21, 1964 [sic — likely 1954], Wilson, Pa. "The seventh grade of Wilson are studying about Flying Saucers, and I would like to have your opinion on them." Signed: Linda Butler.

Cincinnati — Thomas Hutcheson / Thomas Eickhoff (pages 192–198)

SAC Cincinnati to Director, FBI — June 4, 1954 (page 192):

Thomas Hutcheson, 3721 Degan Avenue, Cincinnati 23, Ohio, reported that a meeting was allegedly held in the Reeve Building concerning a program inaugurated at Fort Anderson, Cincinnati on the flying disc problem (June 3, 1954). The program was described as secret, no sponsor identified.

Subject Siccoff advised he believed "the control of flying discs emanates from the planet Mars" and had attempted to contact a Henry Wilkinson and Hamet telekinetically regarding the matter.

SAC Cincinnati to Director — June 22, 1954 (page 198):

Subject: Thomas Eickhoff, FLYING DISCS. Eickhoff advised he placed parachutes on the roof of his radio station, intending to use them to help arrange public hearings in Cincinnati where flying disc evidence could be publicly aired. He had forwarded material to the Air Force. Bureau Director instructed SAC to advise Eickhoff that government agencies "disapprove of his activities in connection with this matter" and that Bureau involvement is limited to fraudulent or criminal activities.

Twyman Bethurum Contact Claims — June 1954 (pages 194–197)

Letter to Director, FBI — June 8, 1954 [series in three pages]:

Mr. Rickhoff/Kirkwood (Cincinnati) reported on Twyman Bethurum, described as a truck driver, who alleged contact with space explorers ("Astra Commander") on eleven occasions, the first on July 27, 1954, near Barstow, California. Bethurum produced a written statement: "This is a true story, a Frederic Twyman Bethurum."

Kirkwood had with him issues of a monthly bulletin and a "Life"-style magazine; also a letter from the Scientific and Research Organization announcing a convention in Ken Reading [sic], California. References to Donald K. Keyhoe (author) and Valor magazine (linked to William Hardy Finch / Silver Shirt Legion of America, operating as "Craft Tours," Louisville, Indiana).

Colonel O'Hara (Paterson, Ohio) told Kirkwood that "the Air Force could take no action with respect to his claims on file" when asked about flying saucers.

Kirkwood planned to invite nationally known members of Congress to a meeting, with Rickover, Richardson, Vandenberg, and Matthews referenced as contacts. He stated all agreed there would be no publicity and no objection to advising government intelligence sources.

Seattle District on Flying Saucer Protocols — June 16, 1954 (page 199)

From a Bureau field office [Seattle District], to Director, FBI. Describes that during the summer/fall season the office expects "a considerable number of alleged flying saucer reports." Reports are immediately disseminated to HQ, ID (MD), S. Navy OSI, DIA, and Air Force. Seattle serves as District HQ for Intelligence in that sector. Bureau involvement limited; all significant incidents reported as they arise.

Correspondence Regarding George Adamski Book — June 1954 (pages 202–204)

Hoover to Mr. Gunderson, c/o Joseph Dufault, 506 Ashland Avenue, Chicago 30 — June 23, 1954 (page 202):

Hoover declines "to make a practice of carrying on private and unsolicited advice." Suggests Gunderson contact local police.

Bureau note: Correspondent desired information concerning a purported saucer crash near Ladd's Field and George Adamski.

Letter from Joseph Sanderson, 5077 N. Lao Casas Avenue, Chicago 30 — June 21, 1954 [sic — date mark uncertain] (page 204):

Inquires about the book "Flying Saucers Have Landed" (1953, Desmond Leslie and George Adamski, British Book Centre, New York). Asks: "Fact or fiction, are there Flying Saucers from other planets landing on earth?" and whether George Adamski's contact with men from Venus has any foundation. Hoover replied with the standard referral letter.

Department of Defense Briefing Document — 1964 Assessment (pages 72–74)

A DoD briefing document (date uncertain, likely mid-1960s) provides a status update:

  • By 1964, CIA and others were authorized to investigate UFO phenomena.
  • The following year, 70 percent of reported sightings found explainable (natural phenomena, aircraft, conventional objects).
  • Remaining 30 percent "had caused considerable concern among those charged with the responsibility for evaluating the potential threat to national security."

Attitude of Foreign Scientists:
Foreign scientists (particularly Soviet Union and Western Europe) exhibited both official and unofficial interest. Their governments conducted parallel investigations. Majority of foreign findings parallel U.S.: most sightings explainable, a residue defies explanation. Suggestions that "certain foreign governments have gone further... and arrived at conclusions they have not been willing to share."

Policy — Original Investigations: No field investigation without authorization from designated project office. All physical evidence, photographs, or materials must be preserved intact.

Intelligence Value: Aggregate report data over time may reveal patterns of "strategic or scientific importance."

Miscellaneous Correspondence (selected)

  • The Hague, October 6, 1963 (pages 53–55): An individual writes from The Hague to "Mr. Halley" at FBI, referencing a prior visit to FBI offices where he disclosed details on an unspecified matter. Requests clarification after five months of silence. Hoover replies October 10, 1963, noting the matter is not within FBI jurisdiction; referred to Air Force.

  • Hotel letter, Washington D.C. — October 5 (page 88): Writer and spouse observed an unusual aerial object while walking; described as inconclusive.

  • Memorandum for J. S. Slocum, 10/9/52 (page 92): Notes that Colonel Fogg suggested someone work with Colonel Smith on flying saucer report study. The Secretary of Defense was interested. Panel members concerned about the large number of reports and growing public interest. A scientific group found most reports explainable; "a small number that cannot be explained by conventional means... warrant continued study."

  • Department of the Air Force Memorandum, ~September 16, 1952 (page 69): Partially legible. Internal DoD memo regarding UAP investigation procedures; file reference 62-83894 visible.

Leitura (PT-BR)

Arquivo FBI — Discos Voadores, Seção 7 (Arquivo 62-83894)

Esta seção de 205 páginas do arquivo do FBI (número 62-83894) abrange aproximadamente 1943 a 1968, reunindo correspondência civil, memorandos internos do Bureau, comunicados de ligação com a Força Aérea e publicações de organizações civis de OVNIs — todos roteados ou retidos pelo escritório de J. Edgar Hoover. A coleção revela como o FBI processava, encaminhava para a inteligência da Força Aérea e, em grande parte, recusava jurisdição sobre centenas de relatos públicos sobre discos voadores, mantendo ao mesmo tempo consciência da postura investigativa da Força Aérea e acompanhando organizações marginais de OVNIs em busca de possíveis atividades subversivas ou fraudulentas.

Fichas Administrativas de Capa (páginas 1–2)

Formulário de roteamento interno datado de 23/02/1967, número de referência 4-423, assunto anotado como "Unusual W. Refer." Nota de processamento FOIPA: 15 JAN 1975. Número do arquivo: 62-83894 (série principal desta coleção). Sem conteúdo substantivo.

Avistamento na Usina de Savannah River — Agosto de 1952 (página 3)

Teletipo do Escritório de Savannah para o Diretor do FBI — 9 de agosto de 1952, 18h46 EST, URGENTE

SCHLENKER: Dois funcionários da E. I. Du Pont Company, na Usina de Savannah River (instalação da AEC — Comissão de Energia Atômica), observaram "uma luz azul com franja laranja em forma de prato" sobrevoar a Área Quatrocentos da usina às aproximadamente 21h30 do dia 8 de agosto de 1952. O objeto passou rapidamente em direção ao nordeste. O Escritório de Segurança da AEC notificou o Bureau no dia 9. Teletipo confirmado às 19h46.

Hoover para Edmund J. Cane — 21 de agosto de 1952 (página 5)

Hoover responde à carta de 1º de agosto de 1952 de Edmund J. Cane, Diretor, Wisconsin. Hoover afirma que a investigação de discos voadores é responsabilidade da Força Aérea dos EUA e orienta Cane a comunicar-se diretamente com o Diretor de Inteligência Secreta do MATS em caso de novas observações. Uma cópia da carta de Cane foi encaminhada à Inteligência da Força Aérea.

Carta Cidadã de Wisconsin — 3 de agosto de 1952 (página 7)

De Hauton, Wisconsin, um veterano aposentado da Força Aérea e membro da Legião Americana há 22 anos escreve a Hoover especulando que os discos voadores "podem estar relacionados aos fenômenos que estamos experimentando na Terra devido a algum novo canal." Solicita comentários. Sem resposta indicada além do roteamento.

Hoover sobre Discos Voadores — 13 de agosto de 1958 (página 9)

Memorando de Hoover encaminhando fotocópia de envelope autodirecionado com carimbo de franqueamento datado de 9 de agosto de 1958 para R. S. Dearmond, 3056 Mayfield Lane 17, Pontiac. O Bureau não encontrou registros identificáveis; nenhuma investigação adicional contemplada.

Hoover à Força Aérea sobre Carta do Dr. Brennan — 12 de agosto de 1966 (página 11)

Hoover encaminha ao Diretor de Investigações Especiais do Inspetor Geral da Força Aérea uma carta de 31 de julho de 1966 do Dr. Brennan. O Bureau serviu como repositório; o Dr. Brennan foi informado de que sua carta havia sido copiada para a Força Aérea.

Tradução do Alemão — Documento sobre Teste de Arma (página 16)

"Tradução do Alemão" — original sem data, traduzido pelo QG de F. Schweich, 5 de agosto de 1965.

Descreve uma arma supostamente testada em 1916, possivelmente produzida em série: formato de disco, altura máxima de operação de 53.000 pés, contendo 15 a 20 paraquedas circulares automáticos no anel externo e dispositivos especiais tipo "torpedo" para direcionamento a longa distância. Partes descritas como alemãs, operando a partir da Áustria, disparando de uma posição na Alemanha. O documento é fragmentário e sua proveniência não é explicada; parece ser um artefato de tradução de inteligência arquivado próximo aos relatórios de discos voadores.

Despacho para San Diego sobre Organização de "Disco Voador" — 15 de junho de 1952 (páginas 19–20)

Despacho do FBI de Jim Nolan para o SAO de San Diego (Classificado), direcionado ao Cel. M. Fred Scherer, Diretor do Projeto BLUE, HOMELAND SECURITY, RESEARCH ASSOCIATED, San Diego, Califórnia.

Transmite dois documentos disponibilizados por FRANCISCO CARR, membro da organização citada:

  1. Carta mimeografada de quatro páginas endereçada a Sua Excelência, do Cel. Scherer.
  2. Memorando mimeografado de três páginas intitulado "Para Informação do Público — e para o Registro — Uma Sinopse de Dados Importantes."

Declaração Pública Oficial da Força Aérea / Departamento de Defesa (páginas 57–60)

Documento substancial de múltiplas páginas fornecendo a postura pública oficial da Força Aérea sobre discos voadores, provavelmente datado de 1952:

Histórico das Investigações:

  • 30 dez. 1949: Força Aérea ordenou ao Comando Histórico Aéreo, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, que obtivesse relatórios oficiais sobre todos os avistamentos de discos voadores.
  • 31 jan. 1950: Após 157 avistamentos, as descobertas indicaram que a maioria era atribuível a "interpretações errôneas de objetos convencionais, uma forma leve de histeria, fenômenos meteorológicos e outros fenômenos conhecidos." Um "número razoável" permaneceu sem explicação.
  • Investigações subsequentes conduzidas como "esforço de inteligência normal" pelo Centro de Inteligência Assistente da Força Aérea, Wright-Patterson.
  • Até a data do documento: aproximadamente 1.000 relatórios analisados. Cerca de 50 por cento não podem ser definitivamente associados a objetos conhecidos.
  • Conclusão: "Nenhum padrão pode ser determinado... que permita acreditar com confiança que uma nova força hostil... constitui uma ameaça aos Estados Unidos."

Fontes dos Relatos: ~75% civis (incluindo ~8% pilotos de linhas aéreas civis); ~25% militares.

Avistamentos por Radar: Inversões de temperatura podem gerar retornos de radar com velocidades de zero a fantásticas. Centenas de tentativas de interceptação frustradas.

Política de Interceptação: Nenhuma diretriz para o Comando de Defesa Aérea interceptar aeronaves desconhecidas somente por relato de OVNI.

Planos Futuros: Continuar estudos com instrumentos. Desenvolver equipamentos fotográficos especiais. Uso de telescópio espectrográfico de 150 graus de abertura.

O que as "Saucers" Não São: "Nenhuma evidência existia no passado que indicasse que esses objetos não identificados têm base nos Estados Unidos, nem em território soviético, mísseis ou aeronaves desenvolvidas pelos Estados Unidos."

Artigo da New Yorker — "Something in the Sky" (páginas 61–63, 75–84)

Recorte d'O New Yorker, 8 de setembro de 1952, páginas 66 a 82. Título: "A Reporter at Large — SOMETHING IN THE SKY" ("Um Repórter em Campo — Algo no Céu"). O recorte contém relatos narrativos de avistamentos, respostas governamentais/militares e análise do interesse público em discos voadores no início dos anos 1950. Também contém um esboço de figura humanoide com morfologia distinta (cabeça em caixa, de pé em macacão), descrito como representação de um ocupante de OVNI. Uma imagem fotográfica (página 78) mostra um grande objeto escuro em forma de crescente ou bumerangue contra um fundo mais claro.

Plano para Captura de OVNI — Sam I. Hardin, Los Angeles (páginas 100–102)

Carta a Hoover (destinada a ser encaminhada ao Presidente Eisenhower), de Sam I. Hardin, 2004 North St., Los Angeles, Calif., datada de aproximadamente 9 de fevereiro de 1953.

Propósito: "UM PLANO PARA FAZER DESCER UM DOS ESTRANHOS VEÍCULOS OVNI AVISTADOS SOBRE O JAPÃO E EM OUTROS LUGARES DO MUNDO, PARA QUE SEJAM ESTUDADOS POR NOSSOS CIENTISTAS."

Equipamentos propostos: mísseis guiados por radar/rádio; dispositivo detector de OVNIs no escuro; armas de alta precisão. O plano envolvia enviar aeronaves patrulhando continuamente; ao avistar o objeto, disparar imediatamente e recuperar o objeto caído.

Nota de Reunião do IAC — Dezembro de 1958 (página 103)

Reunião do Comitê Consultivo de Inteligência (IAC) de 3 de dezembro de 1958. Proposta canadense para designação do RCMP à Missão de Ligação dos EUA. Discussão sobre teoria chamada de "earmuff" (código não explicado). Delegados militares sugerem grupo civil para fortalecer a investigação sobre o assunto.

"Censers" — Memorando de Ligação FBI/CIA — Dezembro de 1952 (página 104)

Reunião do IAC em 16 de dezembro de 1952 sobre avistamentos em Washington, D.C. O Diretor apresentou uma teoria sobre "censers" (termo possivelmente fonético no OCR; natureza exata do fenômeno não clara). O relatório do cientista sobre a teoria ainda não havia sido recebido pela CIA.

Avistamento em Porto Rico — 27 de abril de 1953 (página 142)

Agente Especial Mack P. Summers, chefe do Escritório de Campo de San Juan, reportou objeto voador não identificado observado na área de Porto Rico / Caribe em 27 de abril de 1953. O objeto foi relatado como voando a 12.000 e 21.000 pés respectivamente. Investigação em Fort Buchanan, Porto Rico.

"Conto Fantástico" de Atlanta — Criaturas Ligadas a Disco Voador (páginas 154–158, 161–163)

Teletipo URGENTE do FBI Atlanta para o Diretor — 8–9 de julho de 1953

O repórter W. Town McRae/Morse do jornal Atlanta Constitution telefonou às 3h45 de 8 de julho de 1953, relatando um "conto fantástico" de Edward E. Waters:

Waters e acompanhantes, viajando de carro na Bankhead Highway perto de Marietta, Geórgia, encontraram três pequenas criaturas estranhas. Duas escaparam; uma terceira foi morta quando atropelada pelo automóvel. Waters exibiu o cadáver ao repórter no escritório do jornal.

Descrição física da criatura:

  • Aproximadamente 21 a 24 polegadas de comprimento (~53 a 61 cm)
  • Cabeça pontiaguda, orelhas grandes
  • Pele sem pelos (diferente de qualquer espécie de macaco conhecida)
  • Sangue na boca semelhante a sangue humano
  • Sem cauda (ou cauda possivelmente amputada no acidente)
  • Corpo não empalideceu após a morte (ao contrário de qualquer animal normal)

Um veterinário examinou o animal e recusou-se a opinar definitivamente. O FBI encaminhou o caso ao OSI da Força Aérea. Sem investigação do Bureau.

Hoover encaminhou o caso ao Diretor da Inteligência Central e ao Inspetor Geral da Força Aérea — 10 de julho de 1953 (página 161): objetos na área de Marietta descritos como "aproximadamente 100 pés de diâmetro," metálicos, de cores luminosas variadas, em padrões coordenados.

Cartas da Áustria — Inteligência sobre "Discos Voadores Soviéticos" (páginas 169–180)

SAC Newark para o Diretor do FBI — 12 de junho de 1954

Assunto: INFORMAÇÕES SOBRE NOVA INTELIGÊNCIA SOBRE DISCOS VOADORES SOVIÉTICOS — ALOIS FIVEG — IMPORTANTE

Fotostatos de cartas em alemão fornecidos por Alois Fiveg e sua esposa Gloria (sobrenome de solteira Marre), relatando esforços comunistas na Áustria para recrutar um inventor.

Item nº 1 (Tradução do Alemão — 21 dez. 1953):
Carta do inventor austríaco Adolf Dornig (Klagenfurt, Áustria Ocidental) a Alois Pfirtek, New Jersey, descrevendo uma invenção pessoal de "disco voador": "é um brinquedo, algo que voa, e por pura casualidade o descobri e encontrei uma lei aerodinâmica desconhecida." Primeiros experimentos atingiram 300 a 700 metros. Afirma que esforços anteriores fracassaram e que grupos comunistas tentaram contratá-lo por meio de canais de Salzburgo.

Item nº 2 (21 jan. 1954):
Dornig agradece os esforços de Fiveg, relata 15 anos demonstrando sua invenção a autoridades britânicas e americanas sem sucesso. Pressão comunista contínua.

Entrevista de fundo (página 179): Entrevistado Aldjess Dokmto (parente do inventor) no escritório do FBI em Nova York; confirma que o inventor recusou todas as ofertas comunistas e ainda busca contrato com os EUA.

Organização Internacional de Discos Voadores — IFSB (páginas 112–125)

O International Flying Saucer Bureau (IFSB) (Birô Internacional de Discos Voadores), com sede em P.O. Box 163, Meriden / Bridgeport, Connecticut, dirigido por Albert K. Bender, publicava o boletim Space Review. As publicações arquivadas pelo FBI (Vol. II, Nº 1, janeiro de 1952/1953) contêm:

  • Relatos de avistamentos de membros em Franklin, Indiana (madrugada de 28 de julho de 1952: três objetos avermelhados com manobras de 90 graus, observados por policiais e militares); Mayaguez, Porto Rico (3 out. 1952); Stuttgart (1 out. 1952); Paris (7 out. 1952, disco metálico); Frente Ocidental da Coreia (29 out. 1952, objeto vermelho em forma de meia-lua).
  • Artigo do Rev. S. L. Dome sobre o monstro de Flatwoods, West Virginia e avistamentos em Chafferton, WV.
  • Editorial de Bender comparando a aventura dos OVNIs à viagem de Colombo.
  • Teorias de membros sobre a origem dos discos: exterior ao sistema solar, Marte, Alpha Proxima Centauri.
  • Diretório de representantes: Gray Barker (Clarksburg, WV); representantes britânicos, porto-riquenhos, canadenses.

Carta de Valparaíso, Chile — Março de 1953 (páginas 135–138)

Tradução do Espanhol — Francisco Montero Siva, Castillo 3261, Valparaíso, Chile, escreve ao FBI em 4 de março de 1953:

(A) Um jovem de 15 anos foi preso em Londres em 1950 numa dependência de um ministério por supostamente violar segredos de aviação inglesa. Quando a polícia chegou ao 8º andar, toda a iluminação do prédio apagou e as lanternas pararam de funcionar.

(B) Dr. Julius Linee escapou da Prisão de Kent dois dias depois, enquanto eletricidade, elevadores, telefones e lanternas dos guardas deixaram de funcionar entre meia-noite e 2 da madrugada, em noite de chuva.

Siva conclui: "Os discos voadores nada mais são do que o que foi dado como explicação científica, mas a 'força estranha' sobre a qual nossos ancestrais não nos falaram na história, não podemos negar."

Cartas Diversas — Seleção

  • A Haia, 6 de outubro de 1963 (páginas 53–55): Indivíduo escreve ao FBI após visita prévia ao escritório; aguarda cinco meses por resposta. Hoover declina: fora da jurisdição do FBI; encaminhado à Força Aérea.
  • Hotel Washington, D.C. — 5 de outubro (página 88): Autor e esposa observaram objeto aéreo não identificado enquanto caminhavam; inconclusivo.
  • Memorando para J. S. Slocum, 9/10/1952 (página 92): Grupo científico examinando relatórios de discos voadores conclui que a maioria é explicável, mas "um pequeno número não pode ser explicado por meios convencionais... e justifica estudo contínuo."
  • Hoover para Linda Butler, 27 de abril de 1954 (página 187): Responde a aluna da segunda série que perguntou sobre discos voadores, declinando fornecer informações e referindo-a ao Secretário do Exército ou da Força Aérea.
  • Joseph Sanderson, Chicago — junho de 1954 (página 204): Pergunta ao FBI se o livro "Flying Saucers Have Landed" (Desmond Leslie e George Adamski, 1953) é fato ou ficção; Hoover responde com o formulário padrão de declínio.

Avaliação do Departamento de Defesa — 1964 (páginas 72–74)

Até 1964, CIA e outros foram autorizados a investigar o fenômeno OVNI. No ano seguinte, 70% dos avistamentos foram considerados explicáveis; os 30% restantes causavam "preocupação considerável" entre os responsáveis pela avaliação da ameaça à segurança nacional.

Cientistas estrangeiros (especialmente URSS e Europa Ocidental) demonstravam interesse oficial e não oficial. Há indícios de que "certos governos estrangeiros foram mais longe em suas investigações... e chegaram a conclusões que não estão dispostos a compartilhar."

Política estabelecida: nenhuma investigação de campo sem autorização do projeto designado; toda evidência física deve ser preservada intacta; dados agregados de relatórios ao longo do tempo podem revelar padrões de "importância estratégica ou científica."