New Iberia, 1958: editor de jornal pergunta ao FBI se o Aerial Phenomena Research Group, de Seattle, é legítimo

• -' ~'-t" ef Tolson __ Boardman_ Belmont_ Mohr __ Nease __ Parsons_ Rosen __ Tamm _ _ Trotter __ W.C. Sullivan _ Tele. Room_ Hollomon_ Gandy __ - Ul 0d ~~>, I Mr. M. ~Olcott Editor - ~~her The Dd.ily Iberian Post Office Box 458 New Iberia, Louisiana Dear Mr. \.' olcott: December 11, 1958 . ) Your letter dated December 3, 1958, with enclosures, has been received. Since the contents of your communication are of primary concern to another governmental agency, I am taking the liberty of forwarding a copy of it, as well as copies of your enclosures, to the Director of Special Investigations, The Inspector General, Departmerw, of the Air Force, Building Tempo E, 4th and Adams Drive, Southwes~ Washington, D. C., who would be in the best position to answer y~ 9 inquiry. ~All.ED. 30 OEC 1 2 i958 coMM-rB\ ~ en ~ Sincerely yours, H ~ :xi .t, ~qg, •Hoove.x: . 0 0 .. <.J"'1 .lC c::c NOTE: Bufiles reflect that a citizen in Bartow, Florida, forwarded similar data concerning the Aerial Phenomena Research <;jyb in 1957. Referral to OSI was made at that time. No indication in Bufiles that this Group is any governmental agency. {62-83894-373) No record Bufiles on either correspondent or his newspape~ f!._j,-;/ i .,._, ... ~ J .. ,< .1. ,. ~ ;U •~ IJ.i,_dq /.., ., ( i ,<_/1..6 {,A I • A.,L , (l• , DCL:mrh {3) ,,

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M. A. WOLCOTT Editor-Publisher THE DAILy IER Louisiana Press Association, National Editorial Association Full Leased Wire Service United Press Association Member fd: Audit Bureau of Circulations, and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Phone 4-1801 Ne}V Iberia, La. P. 0. Box 458-8 Bridqe St. December 3, 1958 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.c. Gentlemen : °Fly C I 0 Enclose~!ou will find "Newe Releases" from a group calling itsel~rial Phenomena Research Group, in Seattl e , Washington. I am wondering if this is a legitimate organization o~ . a phoney, particularly because it is indicated that certa· - 3 --,­ "flying objects" might originate from "other planets. " If you have any information as to the reliability of this organization would you please so inform me? With all best wishes, I am, Sincerely, M.•wA.. 1 Wolcott.. f~1 1! 7JO_$ ~ ·..\,gt REC- 55 It ,I, e DE ~ " ,, <+

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,. ial Phenomena Research Gr. • National Headquarters [endereço omitido] Seattle, Washington Dear Sir: We are advised that, on_}_(/-/J\f-L___, unidentified flying objects were seen over your area, and we would greatly appreciate your assistance in locating witnesses to this aerial phenomenon. If policy and space permit, we would appreciat~ an article in your publication, asking that all persons witnessing aerial phenomenon during this period contact our office. We are a non-profit organization whose purpose is to investigate and determine the nature of unidentified flying objects and related phenomena. Thanking you in advance, Aerial Phenomena Research Group Bub Gribble, National Director Form #4 Revised 5/1/57--500

4 ial Phenomena Research Gr. National Headquarters [endereço omitido] Seattle, \\lashington News R'el ease July 1, 19,58 Unidentified Flying Objects Interplanetary There is now sufficient information based on data compiled from eyewitness accounts that a high percentage of aerial phenomena such as those popularly described as unidentified flying objects are 11 intelligently controled craft whose ports of origin are outside Earths atmosphere." This is the conclusion reached as the result of a study begun by Aerial Phenomena Re-search Group in Seattle, Washington on January 1, 1954 into the field of unidentified flying objects and possibly related incidents. Commenting on this study, National Director of Aerial Phenomena Research Group Robert J. Gribble said: "Although the accounts con￾sidered in this study did not contain scientific measurements of each sighting, it was possible to establish certain valid conclusions by the application of statistical methods in the treatment of the data. Analyzed and arranged, the data did show a marked pattern. "On the basis of this marked pattern of the data, A.P.R.G. has concluded that a high percentage of the more than 5,000 accounts of unidentified flying objects examined in this study represent observ￾ations of technological developments outside the range of present-day scientific knowledge. "Therefore, it is highly probable that many of the unidentified flying objects considered in this study are 'spacecraft from other planets 1 • 11 A.P.R.G. highly recommends that all national security· agencies take immediate steps to strip the unidentified flying objects of the special n secrecy status" they have been given and. the aura of mystery they have unfortunatly acquired. END.