◆ SpookStack

ial April 18, 1986 { whe t . SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER, a a INFORMATION CONCERNING LAUNCH EXPLOSION, ~" ; KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA 3 JANUARY 28, 1986 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has conducted numerous investigations regarding information received, subsequent to the shuttle Challenger explosion, concerning possible sabotage of the space craft. These investigations are synopsized as follows: On January 27, 1986, an anonymous caller made a telephone call to Channel 7 News, a CBS-TV affiliate, Boston, Massachusetts, and stated "some horrible, horrible things were going to happen tomorrow, at least five people are going to be killed." The caller indicated he was one of a group of three that was going to sabotage NASA. The caller further indicated that if the shuttle did blow up he would recontact the news station. On January 28, 1986, at approximately 3:25 p.m. the anonymous caller made a telephone call to Channel 7 News and advised that he intended to make a telephone call to the Governor at 5:00 p.m. During a briefing of Agents in the Boston Office of the FBI, it was recalled that in September, 1985, a "walk in™ Complainant, of questionable mental capacity, had indicated he had been responsible for the delay of previous shuttle flights, plane crashes, and other catastrophic events. It was determined that the complainant's name was The anonymous caller made a telephone call to residence at 5:00 p.m., as_ previously indicated, and gave the name (s) of a restaurant where Eni «:: to meet him. FBI Agents and ocal police proceeded to the restaurant where they identified (D irlfriend who_was waiting at the restaurant to take Sy to meet th i: interviewed and he admitted &) making the telephone calls to Ch News. A local arrest warrant was issued and Aiiietey arrested and incarcerated for a five-day mental evaluation. No further FBI yf investigation was conducted in this matter. On January 28, 1986, repre telephonically Ae —wontacted the FBI Office in New Orleans and advised that in 1985, we AD LOS t a wi he U.S. West ; AD Las e he was stationed with the Army it ¢ BEESON CONTAINED.’ wt, Bie: un fore —t- Mr. Klein HERE TY) Uy JFIED . toe rw EL « A; ES¢7)9 [ee is lng. $ This document contains uci. + = bevel. recomendations ner conclusions of ~ ie the PBI. It is the property of cad DH. Cony. & the FBI and is loaned to your agency; Public Atte. it and its contents are not to be ee. —— distributed outside your agency f/f a JG weve teey wk ROO CS ENCLOSURE i