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FAMDARD FORM NO. 64 me se 4 Office ‘Mem vv. AUN ¢ UNITED ST. sOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: October 9, 1947 pho : SAC, PORTLAND : SUBJECT:'“PFTYING DISCS SECURITY MATTER — X. Reference is made to Portland teletype dated September 13, 1947. Records of the Radio Dispatcher, Portland Police Department, reflect that first notice of unidentified objects in flight over the city on September 11, 1947 was received from officers in District 18, which is in the extreme north- east section of the city, at 5:21 P.M. The log further reflects that at 5:23 P.M. the radio requested District 14, which is further south, to attempt to locate and identify the objects and that at 5:24 P.M. a report was received from the car occupied by Chief of Police JENKINS, reporting that they had sighted some objects. District 1, at 5:27 P.M. reported seeing nothing unusual in the sky. ROBERT D. ADAIR, 4325 S.E. Madison Ave., Portland, advised that he was one of the two officers on duty in District 18 on September 11. The car was in the vicinity of N.E. 25th Avenue and Saratoga Court when ADAIR and his fellow officer noticed a number of people looking upward and pointing. Upon looking at the sky ADAIR observed the very bright reflection of the sun on some object which was apparently made of silvery metal. The object was coming from the east and mace a wide turn over the city and disappeared to the south. ADAIR estimated its speed at about 150 miles per hour and its altitude at about 5,000 feet. He watched it for a period of about two minutes and during that time it gradually disappeared in such a manner as to appear that the angle was slowly changing, so that the sun was no longer reflected into ADAIR's eyes. He says that the shape appeared to be round but that the glare was so bright that it could have hidden the true outline of the object. There was no oscillation visible - only steady flight. ADAIR believes it was an ordinary metal airplane reflecting light of the afternoon sun. OUR J. Re CALDWELL, 7652 S.E. Lincoln St., Portland, Oregon was ADAIR's partner in District 18 on September 11. CALDWELL states that the object appear- red to him to take the same course as that described by ADAIR. He pointed out that the speed, height, and size of the object were difficult to judge, because of the interdependence of the three factors. However, he believes that the object when first sighted was about three miles away and about two miles high. be He believes it was traveling at a much greater speed than a conventional air plane and was a great deal larger. It appeared to him to be elliptical in shape, and inasmuch as it did not bank or tip he could not judge its thickness. It was of a very bright silver or a Ee” COPIES DESTROYED 270 NOV 18 1504 PD 62-1531 Chief of Police LEON V. JENKINS advised that he was travelling south on N, Williams Avenue near Russell St., when he and Officer H. S. RANEY, his driver, received a call on the police radio requesting District 14 to attempt to observe an unknown object in the sky reported by officers in District 18. JENKINS observed what appeared to be a round silver object, about 10,000 feet high, travelling northeast to southwest. It was directly to JENKIN's left when observed first. He thought it was a weather balloon. Further observation con- vinced him that it could not be a balloon because of its speed which was extreme- ly great. As JENKINS watched, it turned gradually until it was travelling due south, and as it did so, its shape seemed to change until it appeared to be egg-shaped. It disappeared in about 30 seconds. Patrolman H. Se RANEY stated that when he first observed the object it was straight ahead of him and travelling straight away from his car. RANEY was driving south on N. Williams Avenue. To RANEY it appeared to be just a glare of sun on some object, and he was unable therefore to tell its shape. It appeared to be very high and travelling extremely fast. It was out of sight after he had travelled 4 or 5 city blocks at a speed of about 25 mph. RANEY stated that he has never seen an object at such an extreme height before and that if the sun had not reflected from it he could not have seen it at all. He believes it could possibly have been a reflection from a large airplane at great altitude. ROBERT W. SHAYLOR, 4810 N. Fessenden St., Portland stated that he was on duty in District 14 with Officer DONALD W. COWLING on September 11, 1947 and received the call to watch for the object flying over the city. SHAYLOR and COWLING immediately scanned the sky from a vantage point in open territory where they could see the entire sky. They saw nothing in the sky at that time, SHAYLOR stating that they did not even see any airplanes. A short article in "The Oregonian", Portland daily newspaper, for September 12, 19/7, describes the object as seen by Chief of Police JENKINS and also states that "The Oregonian" received several calls from other persons reporting the object. FRED M. WHITE, Assistant City Editor, advised that the paver hes no record of the identities of the people making the calls. 62-1531 LHK :tkw NO. Offite Memor 172 « UNITED STA TO + Director, FBI DATE: 10/18/47 IVERNMENT || From: SAC, Anchorage C SUBJECT: REPORT OF FLYING DISCS This is to advise that we have been able to locate a flyer, JACKTPSCK, who is employed by the Al Jones Flying Company in Bethel, Alaska. It had been reported to Military Intelligence that Mr, PECK and his co-pilot VINCEXDALY had observed some flying object near Bethel, Alaska, in July, 194 Efforts previously to contact Mr. PECK were negative until the above instance. He related that the occasion of seeing the flying object near Bethel was on a July day when the sky was completely clear of clouws, and it being during the early part, it is daylight the entire night. The time of his sighting this flying object was about 10 Pil and the sun had just dropped beyond the horizon, Flying weather was extremely good and he, with Mir. DALY, was coming into the Bethel Airport with a DC=3. He observed the flying object immediately to his left and stated that it apparently was observed at approximately the same time by Mr. DALY and both of them manipulated the controls of the plane making efforts to miss the object inasmuch as they could not tell in which direction it was going. They made a forty-five degree turn in order to get out of the way of the object and then noted that it appeared to be going away from them. He described the object as appearing to be some flying wing and s said that it appeared to be about the size of a C-54 without any fuselage, He could not see any propellor or any exhaust from jet propulsion or any vapor trails and could not estimate the size due to his failure to be able to estimate the distance he was away from the object. He was flying at 1,000 feet and stated that he tried to catch up with the object and in- creased his manifold pressure to approximately 42 inches and was a at the rate of 170 miles per hour. He called on his radio to the Civil Aeronautics Adminis-= tration station at Bethel, asking what aircraft was in the vicinity am they had no reports of any aircraft. The object he sighted was some five or ten miles from the airport before his arrival and stated that the path did not go directly across the airport. He, of course, could not tell whether the object was making any noise and stated that it was flying at a thousand foot altitude and estimated travel at 300 miles per hour, It was traveling in the direction from Bethel to Nome, which is in a northwesterly direction, He noted no radio interference and is unable to describe the color other than that it appeared dark but of definite shape and @id not blend into the sky but had a definite, concise outline. Both he and Mr. DALY clearly observed the object at this time. “LLY IND = , Sl FD Anchorage File 100-1406 It may be stated to the Bureau that Mr. PECK is a well known flyer as well as Mr. DALY and both are known to be very reliable and responsible people, ami it appears definite that they observed something. The above is being submitted for the information of the Bureaue LOT : LVR 100-1406 a Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Director, FBI DATE: November 1, 1947 SAC, Albany SUBJECT: “FLYING DISCS A. COURTNEY: , INFORMANT? Reurlet dated 9/25/47. An Agent of this office contacted Mr. A. COURTNEY PARKER at his resi= dence in South Royalton, Vermont and he stated that all the information he has com cerning the flying discs he saw, is set forth in the letter that he sent to the Bureau dated September 17, 1947. : Mr. PARKER advised that as far as he kmows, no one else in South Royalton saw these flying discs, and that he believes he saw them inasmuch ashe unusually good eyesight and that he can see bees, stc. further than stated that possibly these flying discs were out of the range of m PARKER was asked to furnish any additional information that comes t concerning these flying discs directly to the Air Forces since they of this type. No further action is being taken by this office. HOORDEB 2 INDEXER / November 1, 1947 Gif— / 3 of 2 4a ee Mr@e Ae HoCaul 70-33 68th Place Clendale Brooklyn, New York it Dear H#rse HeCaule Your letter postmarked October 28, 1947, has been received and I want to express my appreciation to you for having written as you dide Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director NOTE: This woman rambles on and furnishes no specific information about anythinge ur. Tolson A. 7 E. ‘aie. Mr. Ladd Mr. NichoIs + Rosen “Je ia a Mee Nl a fgg Bd ph ds ear | mest LY Ka a 2 Ort ae ee Veer Awdue D bine rb vt si Bie hm w ~ tw aon ree hI “igi + d VYynnan “ty CAA Monn f~ t Vann I] AAorvr wd a “4 jot Os oe x Lo. bAA AAV Y \ laa STR £ 7 Se , a ae ’ { 2 o—~ f nies: paea z SP ie vt 1, earns ny : lg ~ 4) N ~ é Lire ae ; tr, < att oh Aiea /i/ / J ; f) —f Z ~ j ‘a ‘ : Ht kapeR rho AAD Ae ett Khaw Wn agin (j + Tolson EB. A. « Clege + Glavin Ladd » Nichols ur wr. wr wr Mr. Mr Mr vr 1am Rosen e Tracy 13.5 November 10, 1947 Mrs. Milo A<\Durand Elizabethtown, New York - Dear Mrs. Durand: Your letter postmarked November 5, 1947, has been received and I do want to thank you for writing as you did. The patriotic motives which prompted your suggestions concerning the subject about which you have written are indeed appreciated. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director 6071 6 A es ATé re ees g = 2 ng Kita adel Atevty ty Locos ye po ecg 3) J, 04 a Gilaen DAew bN ke Io oad « i bana afd e /* Fb| AALS ye wy, sora mn an Hi Lhe Anger J nll fa GIG 4 Ie dt oe dp and ith FE] att tes L, Oe Yoneaad: tt 7 ee Poe ea seh 7% WY edna of th, dag. pea Tah dies PIL oo lego Oa Cor om fical ge ey ver duped Us, ane AN; Ade a (Kobi a. desaul, —. ae ‘. ple ow og 4. Wot ad ey ae ben Uy fi Con SCNT 7c }2- ze. hes Aa poprersel, ahh gunk An &k Frail Cnpbe m5 ‘ ee ray es ‘i. (ar vveabed a Ge ap Due ihre Q / mi “onl af 4 barvitere "Poap dongsrees Ven - Le Ow ‘ Ab ci ee ( a ey tutor ARG U- Ay fh post ewe Awe fg ae af an AnQwerr Ve Wr Ht, JG seph 7 6071 G9th Avente Ridgewood Brooklyn eter dated Novenhber 2, 19¢7; The information contained Bureau has been declared and avat lable Jor official uae am unable to be of any aseteatance an sure you wtll draw no inference tnability to comply with your request. Stneerely yours, joover Tomy OTE: This indtvidual asked questions concerning flying saucers and the Bureau's investigation of BBA Enon cll RUSStAnss Postal Guide reflects Ridgewood ta a branch of the Brooklyn Station. emcees | OMMUNICATIONS SECT Hey : ViPrms / —AI{LED }2 1947 py TERAL GURLAL OF INVERT iCaT: Aut MEM) Port Allegany, Pa- Hovember 18, 1947. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pitteburgh, Pas Gentlemen: ippincott, Director of the Eastern Area, Red Cross, Pittsburgh, Pa., as “spéaker of the evening", at the annual local Red Cross dinner, I was told by Dr+ H. E (Cromwell, local practicing dentist, that in a personal conversation, liowing the dinner, Mr. Lippincott told him that the "saucers" reported as seen in various parts of the country, were actuslly from Spain. He said that Mre Lippincott said that this had oeen ascertained by the Government in Washington, but that it was not being made known. He said that Mre Lippincott had been in Burope and inferred that he had been in Spain and knew conditions over there. Dre Cromwell is a man active in the Methodist Chrush and the local Protestant Mens Club, and it is easy to see how far this report can be spread. The fact that the Federal Government indorses the Red Cross makes a statement of an official representative of that organization almost indisputable. As a representative tha of the Federal Govermment and as a citizen interested in truth and World peace and racial and religious harmony in our own country, I question the advisability of an accredited representative of the Red Cross giving out this information, even "off the regord”. I thought you might be able to check with Mr- Lippin- cott or his organizatia. ‘ellowing the appearance in this town on November 6, 1947, of a Mre Jos Yours very truly, (Mree Mary (fe @ Pnnney 7 J9¥S ar Moover, R vectre al Buren | gee tee gl ee gs ie Amel cb neetwtd a LH, CS gh. Hae Y 3 gh, HY S" Ol thre THe sek gota (on hes) oe : fb, Co ja fi nha 0 eae Grage (67). 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A Wi 3S. ww y, GOY WLet P2acmn St. orninit Pally, lwiec, Januory 14, 1948 [4 Gg IB Miss Warton Beuecher 604 Vest Main Street Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Dear Miss Beuscher? Your letter of January 5, 1948, has been recetved and I want to thank you for forwarding informatton to me relating to the subject you mentioned. The facts you related, however, do not reflect any violation of a Federal statute within the investigative jurtsdictton of the FBI. The thoughts prompting your communication are indeed apprect ated. Sincerely yours, John Edoar Hoover btrector a sy WN om Ct NOTE: Correspondent reports correspondence she has had with the Ziff—Davis Publishing Company in connection with the "flying saucers" which were observed by her brother. She ts of the optnion that this publication may be eruing to conceal information related to our Nation's security and she mentions a threat thet, does not referinjury to person or property. CUMMUNICATIONS SECTION MAILED 8 % JAN 15 1948 pay FEOERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U. 3. DEPARIMENF OF JUSTICE Pe ee O22 J¢4 SF "9 awe thawte t. tet (Ff | a 7 ra Yrrv ota tere. fa Leia ak Pte td oi; By eee] ts ag PR Ch fou Spm Phets HU Oot, wh 2 SE if peg Ot pure any ‘ eel Zon #¢ tf He befor in —K ~ aos year Ctlacsrecre, See t4—t Lise. ee 7, wth te, “Le ae i A ie jpn! A a vitmdle oles oI (44 / ae plef cm : ae , = Ferec pe J os ‘ : “Uc “is ae Me : BENE Yer eee A \ dds LP pls 4 Y #Ute z 2 oO ww ws 4a a 2 e i Tolson E. A. Tale Clegg Glavin " Ladg ~~ oF Nichsrs__ Rosen nae Tracy Egan Gurnéa Harbo Mohr Pennington Quinn Tam Tele. Room Mr, Nees Miss Gan | ar oéen ra rf . i. Qaviton & cerning th Teen >. .S > JONUGTY ae > express my : known your John Sdoar Hoover Director cae RE) on eee nook an. ~OSAIF I Zu Ah, eerie q aay é » Federal Bureau of tnuestigation United States Aepartiment of Justice San Francisco 2, California February 12, 1946 AIR MAIL dil PERSONAL AND -@¢ 2p Wi. Director, FEI =< Attention; Assistant Director D. M. LADD f ys Re: FLYING DIScs Security Matter - Xx Dear Sir: I an transmitting herewith for the information of the piress fad enclosure dated February 4, 1948 received from Lieutenant Colonel aorgpe o ri ite A-2, United States Air Force, Hamilton Air Force Base, Californias This enclo ee is « confidential letter addressed to the Commanding Generals of the First, Second, Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Air Forces, Air Defense Command, from Head- quarters, Air Defense Command, Mitchel Air Foros Base, New York, by comand of Lieutenant General STRATEMEYER, It concerns the investigation of flying discs by Air Force Personnel, Your attention is particularly called to Paragraph 2, which indicates that certain reports Sencerning the investigation of flying discs by Air Force Intelligence will be reported to She FBI office Concerned. Your attention is further salled to Paracravh 2-By which indicates that "investigations will be coordinated with the FBI Office SONCOPned 640.05. ,” — pee ey Ine smuch as there recent instructions of the Headquarters, Air Defense Command , Mitehell air Fo ree Base, New York, are contrary to the instructions con- ts nat ted. that naaetin Noe 57, Series 1947, dated cotober 1, 1947, in which \* ni cate a a I fu - i i h referred to the ture reports COnnected with flying dises shou Bureau Force and no investigative action taken by bureau agents, the offices ; le sted to advise this office, as:well as other interested Bureau LJ the handling of 2ether there has been a change in Bureay policy with refereme to As still in effese = or whether Bureau Pulletin Noe 57 dated October l, 1947 * Very truly yours ‘ HMK remb- \, eh > ony XK Suen “nelosure (42 tu Plicate) HARRY w, KIMBALL, J h \ sAG, ‘ ys I 2 —CONP Sart tAL— Headquarters Air Defense Command Mitchel Air Force Base, New York 4 February 1948 D 333.5 (CIB) SUBJECT: Investigation and Reporting of "Flying Disc" Incidents TOs Commanding Generals, First, Second, Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Air Forces, Air Defense Command ATTN: AC of S, A=2 l. The numbered air forces of this command are responsible for the prompt investigation and reporting of incidents relating to "flying discs" which occur within their respective areas. Numbered air force A-2s, after evaluating disc incidents, will determine the extent of investigation. Futile expenditure of military funds and manpower must be avoided. 2. “Flying dises” will be investigated as provided for in Counter Intelli- gence Incident Cases, taking cognizance of the USAF Operating Intelligence Echelon structure. Where it is evident that witnesses, who were together at the time of incident but who are widely separated at the time of investigation would corroborate each other's story, only one witness need be interrogeted. If there is a reasonable indication that a reported incident is a hoax or the fabrication of a publicity seeking individual, no further investigative effort will be expended. However, a report of such circumstances will be sutmitted to the FBI office concerned. a. CIC personnel attached to the numbered air forces of this command may be utilized to prosecute the investigation of subject incidents. be Investigations will be coordinated with the FBI Office concerned in accordance with instructions contained in letter, this headquarters, D 333.5 EX, subject, “Cooperation of FBI with AAF on Investigation of "Flying Disc' Incidents," 3 September 1947. 3- Reports will be narrative in style and will cover only those facts pertinent to the subject. Where source credibility cannot be established, or when an incident lacks foundation, the report will merely state same. Two types of report will be sutmitted on all incidents. ae Spot Reports (fragmentary reports) will be submitted on all incidents and will be followed by a Letter Report. be Letter Reports will be submitted to report the completed investigation of all "flying disc” incidents. 4. Reports will be sutmitted in duplicate promptly, usually be regular mail. However, Spot reports on incidents of substantial character, i. e+, those in which the patent credibility of the witness is beyond challenge and whosé4technical fe> | a a ¥ | g is, Ompatible with his observations of an occurrence obviously not atmo- chee * i eleStinl phenomena, may be transmitted by TWX. Reports will be submitted directly t@)Hesdquarters, USAF, ATTN: Directorate of Intelligence, Air Intelligence Requirements Br « One informational copy of each report submitted will be for- warded to this command, ATTN; AC of S, Intelligence. Reports will be classified at least CONFIDENTIAL. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT. GENERAL STRATEMEYER; RICHARD W,. GEUSS Captain, USAF Actg Asst Adj Gen a SAC, San Francisco February 20, 1948 byector, FBI { oi pte iy 46 ) FLYING pIses SECURITY MATTER - X Reference is made to your Letter in the captioned matter dated piberiaste 12, 1948. You are advised that Bureau Bulletin No. 57 dated October 1, 1947, still applies with respect to flying discs, The Bureau is conducting no investigations concerning flying discs. We will, however, give the Air Forces any information which comes to our attention and will receive any information which the Air Forces volunteer. The Headquarters of the Air Forces in Washington are being contacted by the Bureau in order to insure that there is no misunderstanding as to the Bureau's position in this matter, a Tio. Suh om PURRAT) ( Mite any Fireniiicce - C Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO 4: Mr. Ladd vy , DATE: 3/1/48 FROM : SUBJECT: A FLYING DISCS SECURITY MATTER - X Reference is made to a memorandum to you from Mr. J. P. Coyne in the above-captioned matter dated February 19, 1948. The memorandum indicated that the San Franciseo Field Division had received a letter from the headquarters of the Air Defense Command, Mitchel Air Force Base, New York, dated February 4, 1948, entitled, "Investigation and Reporting of 'Flying Disc! Incidents." This communication indicated that investigations should be coordinated with the FBI. The Agent in Charge of the San Francisco Field Division inquired as to a change in policy regarding the investigation of flying discs. A letter was forwarded to San Francisco advising them that there had been no change in the Bureau's policy. This matter has been discussed by Special Agent S. W. ‘Reynolds of the Liaison Section with Lieutenant Colonel C. P. Martin of the Intelligence Division of the Air Force. Colonel Martin advised Mr. Reynolds that apparently the Air Defense Command at Mitchel Field was not aware of the fact that. the Bureau was no longer conducting investigations regarding flying discs. He stated that he would take the necessary action and straighten out the Air Defense Command as to the present policy regarding incidents of flying discs. NOL se - en | LR PSNI 3 ? Office Memoragepen * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. D. M. Ladd yes FROM A _ SUBJECT: FLYING DIS€S oN \ SECURITY MATTER - X The attached letter ffom/the San Francisco Field Division dated February 12, 1948, raises the question as to whether there has "been a change in policy concerning the investigation of flying discs. RECOMMENDATION: , It is recommended that the information contained in the attached letter be discussed by the Liaison Section with the Air Forces, ACTION: A letter is attached to San Francisco advising them that there has been no change in Bureau policy. yoy RGF :rb @xBCORDED a ges — [42 Es 29" i F 20 | 36 PH "8 RECEIVED LAL DEPT. OF JUS sUSTICE i - STYLES BRIDGES, N. H., CHAIRMAN ra CHAN GURNEY, @. DAK, KENNETH MC KEL! c WAYLAND BROOK'S, mL. CARL. HAYDEN, ARIZ. CLYDE M. REED, KANS. ELMER THOMAS, OKLA. JOSEPH H. BALL, MINN. MILLARD E. TYDINGS, MD. HOMER FERGUSON, MICH,, RICHARD B. RUSSELL, GA. ry KENNETH S. WHERRY, NEBR. PAT MC CARRAN, NEV. IED 8. Sr rat MGCARAAIS 1: Wnited States Henate LEVERETT SALTONSTALL, MASS. JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, WYO. MILTON R. YOUNG, N. DAK. THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN, R. 1. WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND, CALIF. HENRY C. DWORSHAK, IDAHO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EVERARD H. SMITH, CLERK CECIL H. TOLBERT, ASST. CLERK March 22, 1948 Honorable J. Edgar Hoover, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. Dear Mr. Hoover: Attached you will find letter which may or may not be of interest to your office. However, I felt it should be passed on to you for whatever the information is worth. Kindly return my constituent's letter although if you wish you make a copy of it. Cordially yours, y 4 f) vA ‘ / B | KSW:emn-3 faker . A \ Enc. fr RECORDED | Ce) eZ. we & Ee 3B Je Benkelman, Nebraska March 14, 1948 Mr. Kenneth Wherry United States Senate Washington, De Ceo Dear Mr. Wherry?s On March 18 at 2230, M.S.T. o'clock in the afternoon I witnessed a strange sight in the sky traveling at a very high rate of speed ata very high altitude. I was first attracted to this sight by a noise of motor or whatever it was. It sound__ to me like that of a train rumbling in the distance of from 10 to 12 miles on a still day. At first glance it looked like it might be a vapor trail left by a high flying plane. But the white streak that was in the sky never changed its shape or did tt change in the direction of travel. It traveled much faster than any plane I have seen traveling in sky high enough to leave vapor traile As near as I candescribe this sight was that it might appear to be a stream lined train traveling at a very high altitude at very high rate of speed. This rocket or whatever it might have been was high enough to disappear from sight while it was yet very far above the horizon. I am not writing this so that it might seem to be another disc, fan or whatever you might call them. I just saw this and it has been on my mind and I thought if there was anything that I could be of help to solve this thing I would write this to you and you can forward this to the proper Dept. if it is necessary. Thanking you kindly Yours Truly ayy /s/ Kenneth EX rraater P.S. ENCLOSURE he (ie | y : This oP aee? was traveling from east to west. It looked like it might have traveled over Denver, KENNETH L. FRAZIER Colo. or a little to the south. I live almost due east about 180 mi« by air and I looked to the south a little to be able to get sight of object. This object was also witnessed by my son who. was with me at the time. I saw the smoke cloud left by so called meteor which exploded over at Norton_Kans. This object was not a bright ball of fire like it was. The silver streak in the sky traveledgas if it were a long connected streak. This did n@t resemble a line of smoke left by a train trav@éling along it moved altogether as a unite If it is not against any regulation and if possible would like to have answer to this objecte March 24, 1948 Honorable Xenneth Se Fherry United States Senate Washington, De Ce My dear Senator? Your letter of March 22, 1948, with enclosure, hase been recetved. Since the subject matter mentioned tn your con- stituent'’s letter is not within the scope of authority of this Bureau, I have taken the ltberty of forwarding a copy of his letter and yours to the Secretary of the Army, Nattonal Defense Butiding, Washing- tony De Coy for hts information. Your thoughtfulness in bringing this to my attention ts indeed apprectateds I am enclosing a copy of my letter to Ur. Jraster which I thought you might like to have for your ftles, together with his letter. With expressions of my highest esteen and best regards, Stneerely yours, Enelostre Incominy from Frasier and copy of our letter to him. V¥Pijec / i a ; "4 S ae 7 —~ V March 24, 1948 RECORDED / 9) FAS y |+3 Mre Xenneth le Fraster Benkelman, Nebraska Dear Mre Fraster: Your letter dated March 14, 1948, to the Honorable Xenneth Se Wherry, United States Senator, has been referred to me for attention. Since the matter you mentioned ts not within the scope of authority of thie Bureau, I have taken the liberty of furnish- ing @ copy of your communication to the Secretary of the Army, National Defense Building, Washington, De Cey and in the event you have any addittonal information, tt ts suggested you may desire to communiccte with hime Sincerely yours, Hoover John Edger Hoover Director CC Senator Wherry - Wendl appre ese a y Name of town per Postal Guide pe t VWP: jec . - a 4 (samme Som APR 7-1949