Londres e Washington, 1953: major lembra matéria sobre “discos voadores” num jornal de Jeffersonville, e o FBI repassa o recado à Força Aérea

. . - UN1'f.ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVE STIGATION American EmbassyIn Reply, Please Refer to 1, Grosvenor SquareFile No. London , w. 1 a.\ \ft COURIER Date : February 17, 1953 To: Director , :FBI From: Legal Attache 7 London, England Subject : 1 (")11FLilNG SAUCERS" I r / Major E. P. Walkers, Provo Marshall at the u. S. Air For ce Base at Mil denhall, Engl and , telephonically contacted writer on February 14, 1953, regardin g the new or revived interest i n "flyin g sauce rs. 11 He stated he did not have any new information to report but did know of an incident that took place severa l years ago and which the Bureau may desire to check . Thi s incident, according to Maj or Walkers , concerns an article or story on "flyi ng sauce r s " which appeared in a small newspaper w:ith limited circulation in the Township of Jeffersonvi lle, Delaware Township , Sulli van Count y, New York . He was unable to recall the name of the newspaper but was certain it is the only one publ ished in that area . The story appeared in one of the early 1947 issues or in one of the issues during the l ast three months of 1946. It was ) written by a member of the u . S .Armed Force s and of significance is the fact that s ubseque nt issues failed to follow it up by carrying additional stories on "flyin g saucers . " Also significant is the fact that it appeared in a s mall and practically unknown newspape r . Major Walkers st ates he is merely reporting this for what i t may be wort h and is being forwarded to the Bure au for any action con- sidered appropriate . - RUC - ~ -· .\ RECORDE0-60

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, • ' . • 62-88894 - J.J.7 RECORDED ·JJte: To: Dtreotor o/ Spec,al Inveattgatlon, 11&• Inapeotor Gttn•ral Department o/ the Air Fore• Th• P•ntagon raahtngton es, D. a. Troa: John Fdgar Hoover, Director F•d•ral Bur•au o/ Inve,ttcatton SUb'ject: l'L TING SAUCERS Th• /ollo10ln9 tn/or■atton ha, been received b11 thta Bur•au µoa tt, repr•a•ntattu• tn London, England, con­ cern,ng -the oop t toned aatwr: JlaJor E. P. Falkera, Provost lfarahal, u. s. Air Force Ba••, ~tlde~ha111 England, t11lephonicall11 oon-tacud -.,;,e writer on Februar11 141 1953, reg ar dtng th• new or revived ,ntsreat tn "/1'1Jir&g saucsrs." HtJ .t -tat ~d he dtd not ho ve any new in/ornatton t o report b ut h• snew o/ an tncScun~ that took plaoe several years ago which t ht• Burttou af.gh t dt1str• to cheot. Tht• inct de nt, accordtng to JJaJor Wal tera , concerns an article or atory on •.t111tng .tauc•r• • whtch app•ared in a aaall newspaper wtth 1ta,wd circulotlon located a t Je//•raonut11• 1 Delau~re Townahtp, Su11,uon Count11, New 1ort. He IDG8 unable to r•ooll th• naa• o/ thtt newspaper but &oas certain It la the onlg on, publ,ahed in that area . The ator11 appB~r•d In ~n-. o/ the earl11 1947 ieaue, or In one O'/ t he iaau•• cfurhag the la at thr•• •~- aon tha of 1948. It •• u,rt tt.11 .bJI a ■e111 ber o/ t he , "'> ~ Tal$on _ u. s • .Anted Foro•a and 01i·,,gnt/i cane• ta the /act 1 ~~ ._' Ladd -­ that aubaequ•nt ,,auea /oiled ,. to /allow it up bJJ ... ? ~~ ~ Ni~boJs_ BcllT'Ont _ Cle44 __ Gluin __ Harbo-­ RoS~n ­ Tracv -­ l~u~hlin _ Mohr _ Winterro•d - ~::r~n~:-.= COMiA •F8J G_••-dY~--- EHJI: 6111B ,J o 1953 ff '" C,... V ~ '.J ..,. ~ i~··, / • >~~ ,~ q11 r ~ .~~ .. .f,

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• • carrM••g Clddjffonal •tort•• on w111tng eaucera.• Jlao ••gnl/tcan~ la the /act t"4t ,t appeared•• a ••all and pract,oa11v unt•o•n ••••pap•r• J/aJor ,alk•r• atat•• he'• ••r•lu reportingthla /or what It aa~ he ~orth. Th• obove data•• being furnlah•d to uou ./or ~our ln/oraation and ong action ~ou d•••r• to tat• ,n conneot,a• therewith, tnoaaucl aa thta Bur•au I• noi conducting anv ln­ ueetlgatlo1&a rela~-,ag to t h• capt,oned miter. - 2 -