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Office MemoFimdu TO DIRECTOR, FBI Bate! 10/3/52 NEWARK (100-36998 SPECIAL INQUIRY UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS; Inspector General, USAF end District Office of Special Investigations 67 Broad Street cu F New York 4, New York “CY/ ng SESSA — For the information of the Bureau, on August™274—1952, the Newark division received a request from the Inspector General, United gp sie a Force, 2nd District Office of Special Investi- gations, 67 Broad Street, New York 4, New \York, that the back- ground of a styled photographer, JOHN ae 571 Main Street, 21 Br Paterson, N. J., and of BeORSS BL pSeOCK | rooks Avenue, Pa assaic, N. Je, be investigated in an empt to determine their re liz bil ity in view of the fact that they “had allegedly observed and photo- grephed an unidentified aerial object on July 31, 1952. The appropriate credit and criminal checks were made in this matter as well as cee te neteere pood inguiries as to both individuals,and no information was received that either individual had criminal records or that Shey were known in the cn to have perpetrated any kind of fraud. It was ascertained that STOCK did photograph an allegedly unidentified aerial object and that RILEY witnessed the incident and developved and printed the exposed film which We.S subsequently forwarded to the 5th OSI District, Air Technical telligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Bass Dh CHARLES GREGG, staff writer, "The Herald News, N rtr requested that the photographer and ea. as to the circumstances under which the The letter fu the witness be question photographs were taken and that an attempt be made to locate other sources in the area that might determine the authenticity o of the vhotos. lo investigation of Newark division. this tyve was made by the 8/29/52, the results of the credit and criminal che neighborhood investigations were forwarded to the Office, New York City and no further se filed es hihi nite made by this office. In accordance with SAC letter #83, Series - /) WR: IMH vw ° u “IL APFROPRIATE AGENCIES AND FIELD OFFICES (* INDEXER Ick LSE ADVISED BY ROUTI 4D rsa ‘ SLIP(S) OF