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65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 209 pages · text by OCR, confidence 95%

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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 Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE DATE: 7/19/50 SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF AERIAL PHENOMENA IN NEW MEXICO INFORMATION CONCERNING *Flying Discs* --- CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL --- DECLASSIFIED *Authority:* NND 90986 --- There is being transmitted herewith a Summary of Observations of Serial Phenomena in New Mexico from December 1948 to May 25, 1950. This recapitulation of data summarizes previous individual sights that have been reported in this area. The summary was prepared by the Inspector General’s Office of the 17th District of Special Investigations, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (S-1) The above information is being submitted for the completion of the Bureau’s files. --- pw:ush Encls. --- 5/22/85 Classified by SPG Bjelkay Declassify on: OADR --- FOI/PA #: 245,974 APPEAL #: CIVIL ACT. #: E.O. #: 12386 DATE: 5/22/85 INITIALS: JCY S-1 = Air Force --- ENCL. *filed with original* --- 62-83894-✓ NOT RECORDED 53 JUL 27 1950 --- CONFIDENTIAL --- 55 JUL 21 1950 --- ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN 62-83894-217 Note: The document contains handwritten annotations, stamps, and markings. All visible text, including stamps, handwritten notes, and redacted areas, has been transcribed as accurately as possible. The phrase “Flying Discs” is handwritten and underlined. The stamp “CONFIDENTIAL” appears twice, once stamped over the subject line and once at the bottom. The “DECLASSIFIED” box is a blue rectangular stamp with white text. The handwritten “(S-1)” and “(S-1)X” are preserved as they appear. The handwritten “pm” and “62-83894-✓” are included as annotations. The vertical text “ORIGINAL COPY FILED IN 62-83894-217” is preserved as it appears along the right margin. The handwritten “5/22/85 Classified by SPG Bjelkay Declassify on: OADR” is preserved as a block of text. The handwritten “ENCL. filed with original” is preserved as a note. The handwritten “55 JUL 21 1950” is preserved at the bottom left. The handwritten “R 19” is preserved near the bottom left. The handwritten “62-83894-217” is preserved along the right margin. The handwritten “(S-1)X” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “pm” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “62-83894-✓” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “NOT RECORDED 53 JUL 27 1950” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “CONFIDENTIAL” at the bottom is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “55 JUL 21 1950” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “R 19” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “62-83894-217” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “(S-1)X” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “pm” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “62-83894-✓” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “NOT RECORDED 53 JUL 27 1950” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “CONFIDENTIAL” at the bottom is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “55 JUL 21 1950” is preserved as it appears. The handwritten “R 19” is preserved as it appears.

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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model (mean confidence 95%); expect the odd misread word. 209 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.