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FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 13

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This Federal Bureau of Investigation file section collects 1954 to 1961 correspondence and memoranda about flying saucers. Most of it concerns the Detroit Flying Saucer Club, which the Detroit office reported on from informants and chose not to investigate, while Bureau headquarters said saucer matters belonged to the Air Force. It also includes public letters to J. Edgar Hoover, a 1955 North Carolina sighting report, Leonard Stringfield's 1961 anonymous warning call, and policy reviews that restate the practice of referring reports to the Air Force.

  • p. 11 Ltr to FBI, File 27-0-718, RE: CHARLES A. YOST, OC Research Laboratory, St. Clair…
  • p. 14 …FBI, DETROIT 1-12-55 DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) DETROIT FLYING SAUCER'S CLUB, ESPIONAGE-X…
  • p. 17 …fjm 31 (4) COMM-FBI JAN-7155 MAILED 20 JAN 14 1955 U.S. DEPT OF…
  • p. 18 …following Teletype message to: FBI, DETROIT 1/5/55 DIRECTOR: FBI (62-83894) AIRTEL DETROIT FLYING…
  • p. 19 …Although I would like to be of service, information in FBI files is confidential and available…
  • p. 25 SAC, Detroit (65-2677) (original and one) December 16, 1954 RECORDED Director, FBI (02-83894) EX…
  • p. 30 Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X 2. Group representation to the Board of…
  • p. 31 Director, FBI RE: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X he feels they should publish it. He…
  • p. 37 …Director, FBI (62-83894) FROM SAC, Cincinnati (100-11671) DATE: 11/22/54 SUBJECT: CIVILIAN RESEARCH…
  • p. 42 …Director, FBI DATE: 11/2/54 SAC, Cincinnati (100-new) CIVILIAN RESEARCH, INTERPLANETARY FLYING OBJECTS LEONARD…
  • p. 56 …COMM - FBI AUG 1 3 1954 MAILED 31 6283894847
  • p. 68 …IS GOVERNMENT to Director, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 7/22/54 from SAC, Cincinnati (65-1994…
  • p. 71 …believe to be of interest to the FBI, please feel free to contact the representatives of…
  • p. 76 …Saucer ## Sincerely yours, FAUC2 ## John Edgar Hoover Director Enclosures (2) Know your FBI Story of the…
  • p. 79 …JUI 211566 MAILED 4 COMM-FBI Sincerely yours, J. Edgar Hoover Enclosure NOTE: Correspondent is not…
  • p. 81 …Perry reported to the local paper that the FBI was conducting an investigation and it was…
  • p. 82 …After a number of recent sightings in Rehoboth, Mass., announced that the FBI had questioned at…
  • p. 89 …In response to your inquiry, the FBI has not conducted an investigation as you mentioned inasmuch…
  • p. 91 …In several recent cases, agents of the FBI have been present when USAF investigators from local…
  • p. 92 …information contained in the files of the FBI is confidential and available only for official use…
  • p. 95 …MAILED 19 JUL 13 1964 COMM-FBI Sincerely yours, 3. Edgar Hoover John Edgar Hoover Director…
  • p. 97 …The FBI's attention was directed to page 6. Also included with the manuscript was a…
  • p. 98 …However, it has the effect of leaving the wrong impression; the FBI was not investigating but…
  • p. 104 …received a 10-minute visit from local FBI agent. Not only did inquire about the Sussex…
  • p. 107 …DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 5/5/64 SAC, ALDUQUERQUE (02-1028) (C) c₁1. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT BOCORRO…
  • p. 109 …Bureau (1 - FBI Laboratory) 2. Albuquerque DB/B/rac (6)
  • p. 110 …He would advise the FBI, Albuquerque, of any pertinent developments. It may be noted that New…
  • p. 112 …in the area of this incident. (1 - FBI Laboratory) 2 - Albuquerque Approx 112 MAR 8 Special…
  • p. 113 …stated he would advise the FBI, Albuquerque, of any pertinent developments. ## It may be noted that…
  • p. 116 FBI ALBUQUEE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION 537 PM MST URGENT 4-4 64 RGL APR 25 1964 TO…
  • p. 117 …END WA NHH FBI WASH DC TUP
  • p. 118 …DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION APR 27 1964 TELETYPE FBI WASH DC 3:06 AM MST…
  • p. 120 …NO INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY FBI, ALBUQUERQUE. LIAISON BEING MAINTAINED. MILITARY OFFICERS CONTACTED ADVISE THE TWO…
  • p. 121 …In response to your inquiry, I cannot speak for the Central Intelligence Agency; however, the FBI…
  • p. 122 …One such statement is that, certain federal agencies, namely the FBI and CIA, have carried on…
  • p. 126 …Director, FBI NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA RESEARCH (CORRESPONDENCE AND TOURS) BUDED 9-25-63 Enclosed are two…
  • p. 129 …9/24/63 (Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) DIRECTOR, FBI…
  • p. 130 …While being questioned, stated that he had previously written to the FBI concerning UFOs and asked…
  • p. 133 …would also like to know if the FBI assists the USAF project Bluebox in its investigation…
  • p. 134 …Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director MAILED ST JUN 2 7 1963 COMM-FBI NOTE: No…
  • p. 136 …for the field or insertion in the FBI Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. Memorandum…
  • p. 137 Memorandum TO DIRECTOR, FBI (62-83894) DATE: 10/17/61 SAC, CINCINNATI (100-11671) Civilian Research…
  • p. 142 …Stringfield advised the Cincinnati Office, FBI, Cincinnati, Ohio, that he had noted an article in the…
  • p. 143 …for the field or insertion in the FBI Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. Lemorandum…
  • p. 145 …he is a former member of the FBI. I would also like to know the date…
  • p. 146 …Edgar Hoover 1 - Seattle (sent with let to Seattle) MAILED 31 OCT 1 71960 COMM-FBI…
  • p. 148 …for the field or insertion in the FBI Handbook or Manuals relative to flying saucers. Memorandum…
Office Memorandum . UNITED STA. GOVERNMENT

20 . L. V. Boardman

DATE: April 13, 1956

--reviewed memorandum dated April 10, 1955, from to Mr. Nichols prior to being questioned for any other details which might be of assistance to the Air Force in this matter. She advised she had seen the object for only a few second that it was still dark when she observed it, although it was near daylight on April 6, 1956. She stated when daylight came she observed the sky to be cloudy and it started raining approximately 30 minutes after she had observed the object. She recalled the object had approached their car on the driver's side from straight ahead at a height which she thought to be less than 25 feet. She was unable to estimate the speed of the object. She described it as being oval shaped, being very bright and having a light blue color. It made no sound that she could hear. She advised her fiance would be able to state exactly where they had observed the object in North Carolina, inasmuch as he was familiar with that area. She was unable to recall any additional pertinent information.

On April 9, 1955, was interviewed concerning her sighting of an unusual object about dawn April 6, 1955, while driving on Route 1 near Henderson, North Carolina, with her fiance, Jr., an employee of the JC was interviewed for additional details in this matter on April 12, 1955, by Supervisor

## ACTION:

There is enclosed a letter to the Office of Special Investigations in this matter.

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FOIA release, from the fbi-vault collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 148 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.