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BTAMNDARO FORM NO. 64 _ Office Menrandum ¢ UNITED oI TES GOVERNMENT “| TO : -D. M. LAD oye \ D | FROM ; g&. G, Pitch ¢ SUBJECT; FLYING ‘DISKS . At request of S§Mpedier General @earcze F, -Schuigene Chief of f the RequirdéMeets Intelligence Branch of .army Air Corps intelligexce, te: Jeng Specini Agent discussed the above captioned matter with hin on July 9, 1947, @eneral Schujgen indicated to that the Air Corps has taken the attitude that every effort must be undertaken in order to run down Vand eaecertein whathor or not the flying diaka are a fact anda, if ao, ta Learn A Vee ak all about them. According to General “Sckulgen, the air Corps Intelligence are b 7¢ utilizing all of their scientists in order to ascertain whether or not such a phenonenon could in fact occur. He stated that this research is being conducted with the thought that the flying objects might be a celestial phenomenon and with the view that they might be a foreign body mechanically devised anc controlled, @enero. Schulgen also indicated to that all Air Corps installations have been alerted to run out each reported sighting to obtain all possidle data to assist in this reasearch project. In passing, General semigen f 92 stated that an Air Corps pilot who believed that he saw one of these objects was thoroughly interrogated by @meral Scimigen and scientists, as well as a pey~ chologist, and the pllot was adamantfwe in his clain that he sav a fiying disk, danas) Genben Pie. .Ant..j Se, . possibility bd Seteelaatiel ha moras aie 11M wa mM 40 thr vY wouw _-: at the first reported sightings of the so-called flying dines were talies ious "and ‘A prompted by individuals seeking personal publicity, or were reported for politic c reasons. He stated that if this was so, subsequent sightings migkt be the result of a mass hysteria. He pointed out that the theught exists that the first reported “ sightings might have been by individuals of Communist sympathies with the view to é causing hysteria and fear of a secret Russian weapon, Gpneral Scmigopiniicated to QM that he is desizous of having all the angles covered in this matter. He statel that reports of his qacientieste and findings of the various Alr Corpe installations will be available in hie office, He advised that to complete the picture he desired the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in locating and questioning the individuals who first sighted | the ac-callei flying disks in order tc ascertain whether or not Winey are sincere in their statements that they saw these disks, or whether their statements were prompted by perm nal desire for publicity or political reasons. Ad General Schulgen assurcd Qi that there are no War Department or Navy | [Peper tnest research projects presently being conducted which could _in any way be tied up with the flying disks, General Schuigen indicated to that = if the Bureau would cooperate with him in this matter, he would offer all the facilities of his offica as to results a in the effort to identify and. run down thta matter, 20 . eral Li- BBPEFS ~, 33 Dg hie raousat wanld be mada :, . we ble to ‘him 68 soon Aes possible, ‘ f adviaad @anars adyvigadc ners eee * - : known to the Bureau and an anewer made avatla -—* nee ~, ee ~t ine es ee ee 74 we Se Se ee ny “a : >