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FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 01

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 69 pages · text by OCR

This is the first part of an FBI file on flying discs, made up of internal memoranda, teletypes, letters from the public and news clippings from July and August 1947. Field offices report sightings and several objects that were recovered, including a disc found at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, and a North Hollywood device that Army G-2 called a hoax. Other items cover a Norfolk boy's photograph and the Tacoma plane crash tied to Dahl and Crisman. Director Hoover forwarded several letters to the War Department.

  • p. 17 …JOHNSON telephoned Colonel in charge of Counter Intelligence, Fifth Army, Chicago AC of S G-2…
  • p. 46 …MAKE A PROFITABLE DEAL WITH FANTASY MAGAZINE, CHICAGO ILLINOIS. WILL NOT BE REINTERVIEWED UNLESS ADVISED TO…
  • p. 66 …Charge of our Chicago Office, which is located at 1900 Bankers' Building, Chicago 3, Illinois. ## John…
  • p. 67 …There is too much of danger ahead anyway - Hastily /s Chicago - 67C TRUE COPY

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