Londres, 1967: carta secreta de "Box 500" avisa o FBI dos contatos de um pesquisador de UFOs

[Stamp: Declassified Case: NW# 90986 Date: 04-14-2026.] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum. TO: Director, FBI. DATE: 5/5/67. FROM: Legat, London (105-2871) (RUC). SUBJECT: J.J.A. HENNESSY, IS - CH. [Handwritten: Flying Saucers.] CONFIDENTIAL [struck through]. Enclosed are 3 copies of a [(b)(7)(D)] letter dated 4/27/67, classified SECRET, contents self-explanatory. The Bureau may desire to furnish a copy of enclosed letter to Denver for information purposes. 3 - Bureau (Enc. 3); 1 - Liaison (sent direct); 1 - London. LM:vw (5). [Stamps and handwriting:] Enclosure; Classified by 2040, Exempt from GDS Category 1, Date of Declassification Indefinite [struck through]; All information contained herein is unclassified except where shown otherwise [struck through]; [routing slip, date 5-16-67, partly illegible]; All data on subject given Denver [initials]; EX-103; REC 51; 62-83894-459; 56 Jun 1 1967.

SECRET. Correspondence to this address must be under double cover. The outer envelope should be addressed to:- The Secretary, Box 500, Parliament Street B.O., London, S.W.1. and not to any individual. Telephone Nos. 01-734 6050 Ext. [suppressed]; 01-930 6789 Ext. [blank]. BOX No. 500, PARLIAMENT STREET B.O., LONDON, S.W.1. [Royal coat of arms.] Our Ref. [suppressed]. Your Ref. [blank]. 27th April, 1967. [EO50x1 STATE; EO50x6 STATE.] [Handwritten:] Dear John, You may be interested to know that we have learnt from a delicate source that J.J.A. Hennessy, [address], South Kensington S.W.7., claiming to be an Associate Member of the National Investigating Committee on Aerial Phenomena has been in contact in mid April, 1967 with [suppressed]. 2. He has drawn attention to the U.S. Government grant to the University of Colorado to investigate unidentified flying objects with a view to establishing whether there is any pattern in the evidence available to suggest that interplanetary vehicles are reaching this planet from some extraterrestrial source. The investigations are being conducted under the Chairmanship of Dr. Edward U. Condon of the Physics and Astrophysics Dept. of the University. 3. He is known to have asked that a questionnaire in connection with this investigation be forwarded to the appropriate [suppressed]. [Handwritten:] Yours sincerely, [signature suppressed]. John T. Minnich, Esq., Legal Attaché, American Embassy. In Duplicate. RPW/GV. SECRET. [Stamp: Declassified Case: NW# 90986 Date: 04-14-2026.]

[Stamp: Declassified Case: NW# 90986 Date: 04-14-2026.] CONFIDENTIAL [struck through]. Classified by 2040, Exempt from GDS Category 1, Date of Declassification Indefinite [struck through]. 1 - Liaison. August 7, 1969. [Handwritten: 16064; Flying Saucers.] RE: J. A. HENNESSEY. By letter dated January 20, 1965, J. A. Hennessey of [address], South Kensington, London, S.W. 7, wrote to the FBI asking whether it is the usual procedure for FBI Agents to investigate reports of unidentified flying objects which have been seen on the ground. Mr. Hennessey's letterhead indicated that he was a "UFO Research Investigator" and "Member National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena." By letter dated January 26, 1965, Mr. Hennessey was informed that such matters did not come within our investigative jurisdiction. (62-83894-442) On November 26, 1966, Mr. Hennessey again wrote the FBI stating that the response to his earlier letter had been destroyed in a recent fire in his home and asking whether FBI policy concerning investigation of UFO's remained unchanged. His letter was written on a new letterhead containing the same address and the same reference to membership in the "National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena" and adding "Associate Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics." He was informed by letter of November 30, 1966, that our policy remained unchanged, and he was furnished a copy of our prior communication. Delivered to Washington Representative of [(b)(7)(D)] on 8-6-69 by [initials]. [Handwritten: Sent by R/S (5-15) 8-6-69.] 1 - London; 1 - 100-769 [(b)(7)(D)] (CONTROL FILE); 1 - Foreign Liaison Unit (detached). GAD:pdr (7). NOTE: [suppressed] [(b)(7)(D)] stated that J. J. A. Hennessey, [address], Belgravia, London, S.W. 1, has made inquiries regarding UFO's and, when told he should make his inquiries through official channels has responded that he is accustomed to receiving replies directly from U.S. agencies. [EO50x1 STATE; EO50x6 STATE.] [Stamps:] 62-83894-474; REC 29; EX-100; Aug 6 1969; 53 Aug 14 1969; CONFIDENTIAL [struck through].