Los Angeles, 1950: estudante de pós-graduação em jornalismo da UCLA pergunta a Hoover se há censura oficial sobre os discos voadores

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA Graduate • Departmen t of Journalism Mr. J. Edgar Hoover , director Federal Bur eau of I nvestigation Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th , NW Washington , D. O. Dea r Mr. Hoover , June 2 , 1 9.50 I am cur rently engaged in research for ~,,_,S;radua te dissertation which will attempt to analyze t ~ so c io­ logical and psychological implications of the flying sau cer phenomenon . I n the course of my rese a rch I am giving extensive consideration of the seve r al magazine articles and the one book which have a l ready been ·written on the subject . The book , in particular , and the magazine articles in gene r al , hint at off i ci al restraints which have hampered the authors in their r esear ch . So far as I know none of those research pro j ects a ttempted to probe as deeply into the backg r ound of the uhenomena a s I am, yet I have en...: countered no such 11 off1cial censorship 11 as they nention . I n fact I have been sururised at the openness with which some people have r eplied to my 0ueries . I believe the fact that I have encountered no rest r ic­ tions is significant 1vhen I attempt to analyze my total findings . I t raises the question as t o whether those previously menti oned authors aren I t tryin g hara_ to sell some thin g '\'1hich really isn 1 t there to sell . I s there any reason why the f 1-ying saucer situation should be 11 played down? 11 I s there any off icial a ttitude towa rd the matter ? I wish to help . You may mation you may thank you in advance for your interest and be assured that I wi ll au~reciate any infor ­ be able to give me . Sincerely yours , / 1, oil.oil~\ t,J - ~ O S"9/- ___..-,~~ .I • . r -- ~ £ • J,

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