Chicago, 1950: carta assinada Albert Holmberg a um jornal diz que o “disco voador” é um tanque de combustível alado, teleguiado e financiado por Howard Hughes

• >RM NO. 84 ' .ujfice ·.-Memorandum • rl~ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO Director, FBI SAC, Chicago ROBERT ~ONE, INFCRMANT FLYIOO DISCS DATE: July 31, 1950 A1R MAIL SPEX;IAL DELIVERY On July 28, 1950, Mr. ROBERT R. PE'IRONE, Publisher, Midwest Times, 3437 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, phone KEdzie 3-8400, brought to this office the original letter and envelope attached, postmarked July 25, 1950 at Chicago, which letter is quoted below: 11Since we are on the brink of a third world conflict, the world is more air concious than ever. Aviation in some phases is yet in its pioneering days. Much talk goes on about the flying saucers or discs. The saucer we speak about, is not a military secret, and is not yet owned by any government. The flying saucer which was seen over south Chicago last April is a large fuel tank with crystal glass wings. It has two large jet engines on both sides. It is radion controled. It resembles a saucer very much when in flight. The wings cannot be seen on a clear day. This is so it is a most difficult target for anti aircraft gunners. The reason for the large flat gas or fuel tank is to give the ship a long range for atomic bombing. The ship was designed by FRED SPAUNHOLDT, a former 1 Linco 1 skywriter, FRANK HOCCHPAW, aircraft mechanic, and CARL /) TEICHMAN, German World war I ace. The ship was financed a·; by HOWARD HUGHES, millionaire aviation enthusiast. It is <o?» J now being tested by the Glen F. Martin Aircraft Co., makers ~ • of the Martin Marauder. The craft is only made for one "' 1 ,"' ~o-O.f way trips. It ha s a r ange of 4000 miles, ceiling of 1 ~..§' 25,000 feet, and a speed of 750 miles per hour. So far -~ev ,,· only_a few of these craft have been made, and they usually ~c,v- I. \I are pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed . tt.16~ ~ They are merely to carry a bomb of high destruction to /,I ·7~/4 J enemy country. They have no wheels, but small steel rails 'b \ ift1' on the bottom fran which they take off. All other mechanism can be explained in detail. The man who welded the ship says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument i \~ he has ever seen. The name of the ship is the 'Danse \ C,, ~ ~ , v ~l}.I Macabre• • • V t~ "Editor "In a few weeks zinc cuts §h~~ 3. views of craft ftfi):J. _b:<l~,4u. sent to you. tJ. RECORDED. 113 {(i<b..- -.V"~°"' ~ "Yours ,!~O. 113 A~G l95Q . "/s/ AIB ERG1~ 4 ' ~ closure h<lts:bam 100-18999 I

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.. • I Director, FBI, 7/31/50 Ur. PEI'RO~E states that no one connected with the Midwest Times knows of anyone named 11ALBERT HOLMBrRG 11 , nor do they know of anyone who lives in the circulation area of their paper with that name. The Midwest Times has a circulation of 15,000 copies which papers are distributed in a small area in the northwest section of Chicago . Mr. PETRONE stated he did not want to publish this letter as he felt the Army desired that the matter be kept confidential. He will cootact this office again if he receives the 11zinc cutsll or has any other corresponcence from HOLMBrRG. He felt that HOLMBERG might send the same information to other publishers who may print the story. There was no return address f or HOLMBERG on either the envelope or the letter . There is, however, an ALBERT HOLMBFRG listed in the telephone directory at [endereço omitido] and an ALBERT F. HOLMBERG at [endereço omitido], Chicago . This information is being transmitted to the BUreau for such a ct ion as it deems appropriate . The Chicago indices are negative regarding HOLMBPRG. - 2 - ' •

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