Estados Unidos, 1947-1949: cartas de particulares ao FBI com teorias, boatos e perguntas sobre os discos voadores

[Glendale, Long Island, N.Y.C.; endereço omitido] Mr. Hoover, F.B.I. Flying Discs. Dear Sir: They say that if we are crazy, we are the last to know it. That may be my case, but I hope not. You know about 2 months ago, a number of people said they saw flying discs and the paper said it was imagination. I cannot believe hundreds of people could imagine the same thing, at the same time, especially when separated by thousands of miles.

This is just a wild guess. Is it not possible that there was something of a new delayed fire [started struck out] starter object. (Please do not laugh) You know about all those little plain looking fires, war time bombs to start fires in ships, and isn't it possible some new inventor was a crook [reading doubtful] for this sabotage, because that is what all the people I meet think of those fires and Airplane wrecks. They are not accidents. We have had dry spells before, but did the whole country burn up at the same time?

same time? Maybe it would be a good idea to ask the people in the ruined areas if any of them had seen a disc and how long ago. I know we have the smartest men in the world in our F.B.I. and I do not presume to tell you people what to do, but maybe there is some connection. In any event I think you people should start protecting our country the same as you did in War time. Because whatever you people think, we are at war with some one, Only they are hunting

our land and we are taking a softening up [reading probable], and our government does not seem to know it. But I am sure you will find the guilty ones. Yours for success from an American who is proud of her country. Grand Ma McCaul

November 1, 1947. Mrs. A. McCaul, [address omitted], Glendale, Brooklyn, New York. Dear Mrs. McCaul: Your letter postmarked October 28, 1947, has been received and I want to express appreciation to you for having written as you did. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director. NOTE: This woman rambles on and furnishes no specific information about anything.

Mrs. Milo A. Durand, Elizabethtown, New York. Dear Sir: With all these forest fires in Maine and out west in our Country I was wondering whether the flying discs had anything to do with it. Was that just a myth or did they exist. If so could not they have been incindary falling to earth then with drought and heat from the sun ignite. Were not the discs seen flying over Maine, Vt. and western states are the western states that have forest fires the same ones reported to have seen the flying discs. I have great respect for your bureau or should I say our. In every way the F.B.I. has been excellent. I visited the Bureau while in Washington some years ago. I do hope I haven't taken up to much time but couldn't stop thinking of it. All Americans must be alert but not overly. We have quite a lot of different foreigners settling up here with plenty of money. Like the back woods I guess. Keep to themselves too.

I'm a widow with two young children and feel very anxious to do my share in bringing up honest and loyal Americans. Yours truly, Mrs. Milo A. Durand, Elizabethtown, New York. P.S. I read that scientist were investigating the way the fires flared up in different parts away from the main fire that is what made me think of the incindiary discs. Thank you again.

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.

[Ridgewood, Queens, New York; address omitted] November 2, 1947. Dear Sir: In regards to the "flying saucer" mystery which recently received national publicity, I, as a citizen would like to ask a few questions. If you, as head of the FBI, would be so kind as to answer I would be greatly appreciative. First, has the FBI been and is the FBI still investigating the "flying saucers"? Second, were copies of the July 9th 1947 issue of the Arizona Republic, published in Phoenix, Arizona confiscated by the FBI? Third, is the FBI investigating the "Shaver Mystery" in which an author named Richard S. Shaver claims there are people

living underground who have been there for centuries? Fourth, has a newsreel, which appeared in a Los Angeles theatre showing Russian scientists examining a crashed flying saucer, been suppressed by the FBI? Fifth, Does the FBI consider knowledge of the "flying saucers" too dangerous for the general public to know? Though the above questions may seem a trifle silly, I would appreciate an answer to them, if at all possible. Thanking you for your courtesy in reading this and hoping for an answer, I am Sincerely yours, Joseph W. Ontline [signature reading uncertain]

November 8, 1947. Mr. Joseph W. Ontline, [address omitted], Ridgewood, Brooklyn 27, New York. Dear Mr. Ontline: Your letter dated November 2, 1947, has been received. The information contained in the files of this Bureau has been declared confidential and available for official use only, and I am unable to be of any assistance to you. I am sure you will draw no inference from my inability to comply with your request. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director. NOTE: This individual asked questions concerning flying saucers and the Bureau's investigation of Russians. Postal Guide reflects Ridgewood is a branch of the Brooklyn Station.

Copy. Port Allegany, Pa. November 18, 1947. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pittsburgh, Pa. Gentlemen: Following the appearance in this town on November 6, 1947, of a Mr. Joe Lippincott, Director of the Eastern Area, Red Cross, Pittsburgh, Pa., as "speaker 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, following the dinner, Mr. Lippincott told him that the "saucers" reported as seen in various parts of the country, were actually from Spain. He said that Mr. Lippincott said that this had been ascertained by the Government in Washington, but that it was not being made known. He said that Mr. Lippincott had been in Europe and inferred that he had been in Spain and knew conditions over there. Dr. Cromwell is a man active in the Methodist Church 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 of the Federal Government 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 record". I thought you might be able to check with Mr. Lippincott or his organization. Yours very truly, (Mrs.) Mary C. Teater, P.M.

Covington Ohio. Jan 29, 1948. F.B.I. Washington D.C. Dear Sirs: I have done a lot of thinking about those flying discs ever since your operators called at our home. I have figured out a possible solution that I am passing on to you. If you can see the picture as I see it. If self propelled bombs were made to hop [number overprinted by a stamp, doubtful] miles a few years ago, there isn't any reason to believe they could not be made to go 3000 miles today. If a foreign country were planning to drop a lot of such bombs on our cities, they would want the exact range, and the only way they could get it would be to make some tests. I

(2) if they were to drop a bomb here and let it explode, it would cause a lot of excitement, and if they dropped one that didn't explode and someone found it then there would be excitement. So to avoid this, they pick some point in Lake Erie, let their agents over here know at what place and time to look for it. If the projectile plunged in the lake, the range finders wouldn't have any way to tell just where it dropped, so the projectile must have some sort of tracer. So at a certain distance from the earth some sort of tracer is released, probably something like a pin-wheel fire cracker. It must remain in the sky a while, to give the range finders a fix or what ever you call it. but in order to remain in the sky it must be in motion. So this tracer is made to fly in a circle. Because it was

(3) up and off a ways, its course looked like an ellipse to us. The discs were seen in Texas probably dropped in the gulf. As their sight improved they no doubt dropped some in various places. The one that was seen down Tenn. way was no doubt aimed at some lake close to Fort Knox. Maybe something went wrong with that one, is the reason it was so plainly visable. Owing to the fact that your operators called at our remote home at 8:00 P.M. on a Sunday evening and also cautioned us to keep mum, I know that the F.B.I. is doing what they can to get a line on these discs. This may help a little. A few nights ago there was a very bright ring around the moon, when I looked at it thro' the same glasses, I could barely see the ring. So this proves that what

(4) we saw was something definate. I think this is serious business. So if this letter helps you in any way, I will be well paid. Respectfully yours, N. J. Marshall, Covington, Ohio, R.R. 1.

February 5, 1948. Mr. N. J. Marshall, Rural Route One, Covington, Ohio. Dear Mr. Marshall: Your letter dated January 29, 1948, has been received, and I want to express my appreciation to you for having made known your views concerning the matter you mentioned. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director.

609 Conkling, Valley City, N.D. Oct. 15, 1948. F.B.I., Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: I trust that whoever reads this will do more than just toss it in a waste basket. [signature or initials illegible]

October 19, 1948. Mrs. R. B. Holiday, [address omitted], Valley City, North Dakota. Dear Mrs. Holiday: Your letter dated October 15, 1948, has been received and I do want to thank you for the patriotic motives which prompted you to make available your thoughts concerning the subject you mentioned. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director.

[El Monte, Calif.; address omitted] 4-29-49. Edgar J. Hoover, F.B.I. Flying Saucers. Dear Sir: Take this for what you think its worth, But I keep thinking I may be able to throw a light on the so called Flying Saucers. I do not know how true this is, but as our own army says it has nothing to do concerning these Saucers appearing in the Skies, I aim to tell you what a certain woman told me of a supposed secret aircraft hide out and factory that is in or under mountains near Mexico city Mexico. This young woman is married to a Mexican radio musician here, Who seems to be one of a special few who were allowed to visit this place in the mountains. She said that these aircraft was made of some metalic material that coued not be recongized in the air only as an almost invisible form. That the passengers or pilot rather, coued see out, but lookers on coued not see inside. That close up they (the craft) looks a sort of glass. And that They were preparing them for special reason against the U.S.

that there were thousands of them. They were supposed to be the rocket type. Now Mr. Hoover this was told me in 1944 or 43. At the time I wrote it all down and never thought any more of it until lately. and maybe I am foolish, but I thought maybe this had something to do with the flying saucers, if true. I am a true american and love my country and if I can do any service for my country I am glad of it. The flying Saucer coued be more dangerous than we think. Respectfully yours, Mrs. Frank Gardner. P.S. I lived within a few miles of Mexican border when this was told me. In Texas.

May 10, 1949. To: Director of Special Investigations (I.G.), Department of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington 25, D.C. From: John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Subject: INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING SAUCERS, MRS. FRANK GARDNER - INFORMANT. Enclosed is a photostatic copy of a letter dated April 29, 1949, received by this Bureau from Mrs. Frank Gardner concerning flying saucers. The correspondent has been advised that a copy of her letter has been forwarded to the United States Air Force. This letter is being forwarded to you for any action you may deem advisable.

May 10, 1949. Mrs. Frank Gardner, [address omitted], El Monte, California. Dear Mrs. Gardner: I wish to acknowledge your letter dated April 29, 1949, and to express my appreciation for your thoughtfulness in writing to me. In view of the contents of your letter, I have taken the liberty of sending a copy to the United States Air Force. In the future, if you have information which may be of interest to this Bureau, you may find it more convenient to communicate with Mr. R. B. Hood, Special Agent in Charge of our Los Angeles Office, 900 Security Building, Los Angeles 13, California. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover, Director. cc Los Angeles with copies of incoming. The correspondent communicated with the Bureau on one previous occasion enclosing a clipping from a Spanish language newspaper in Texas. She was apparently dissatisfied with the manner in which the Latin Americans were being treated in Texas. A cordial letter of acknowledgement was sent to her. (100-33339)

Office Memorandum - United States Government. To: Mr. H. B. Fletcher. From: F. J. Baumgardner. Subject: KAYE LOCHRIE, MISCELLANEOUS. On the afternoon of May 20, 1949, Miss Kaye Lochrie, [address omitted], Chicago 25, Illinois, was referred to my office from the Director's Office. Miss Lochrie stated she was going to be in Washington for a few days and that she was staying at the Ambassador Hotel. She stated that Roy Palmer, Managing Editor of the Jeff Davis Publishing Company in Chicago, had some information regarding flying discs. Miss Lochrie said that Palmer's theory was to the effect that when people died their souls entered a space on this earth which is, of course, invisible to human eyes. He said that in this soul world there are good and bad people and that they have become involved in a war. According to Miss Lochrie, Palmer's theory is that the flying discs which have been seen are the explosives being used in the warfare between the good and bad souls. Miss Lochrie stated that the real purpose of her visit to the Bureau was to get her own name cleared. She said that the FBI has been conducting investigation regarding her and that she wanted to know the results of the investigation. I asked her what kind of an investigation the FBI had been making regarding her and she stated she was under suspicion of espionage activities. I informed her that I could not furnish her with any information which is contained in the Bureau's files inasmuch as our files have been designated as confidential by the Attorney General. Miss Lochrie accepted this explanation and stated regarding her present activities that she had been in the Wacs as a private and had received an honorable discharge in 1945. She said at the present time she is working as a model in Chicago. [sentence omitted by the site: the agent's assessment of the visitor's mental state] A check of the files failed to reveal that we have conducted any investigation relative to this individual.

To: The Director. Date: July 20, 1949. From: D. M. Ladd. You will recall that Mr. Ernest Cuneo advised the Bureau of a letter which Walter Winchell had received from an individual in Los Angeles indicating that he had seen a flying saucer leave the ground within his view and in which letter he theorized that this might have been a landing from another planet. The Los Angeles Office was requested to locate and interview the writer of this letter, Peter Camerlon Jones, 164 West 37th Street, Los Angeles 7, California. The Los Angeles Office has now advised that the present owner and former manager at this address have no knowledge of any Peter Camerlon Jones and that other investigation to locate Jones was unproductive. It would appear, therefore, that this may have been a prank. You may desire to advise Mr. Cuneo that there is no such person at the address given inasmuch as he indicated that Mr. Winchell intended to do a column on this letter. [handwritten:] This was handled by letter to Cuneo.