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UFO — Part 4

77 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: May 5, 1947 · Broad topic: UFO & UAP · Topic: UFO · 77 pages OCR'd
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Ma EN cape ae ee ee September 27, 1947 Leo ere pce vt Major General George C. Modunald Assistant Chief Air Staff ~ 2 The Pentagon Dear General woDondld t PE RET ot hee IN a aN Se The Federal Bureay of Investigation has been requested by your office to assist in the investigation of reported signte ings of flying discos. My attention has been called to instructions disseminated by the Air Forces relative to this mattor. I have been advicad that these instructions indicate that the Air Forces would inter= vias raanonsihia aheardcn re whi le tha Pur vould investigate incidents kad wee ee ee ee of discs found on the ground, a, thereby relisving the Air Forces of / - running dow incidents which in many cases turned out to be “ash can covers, toilet seats and whatnot. * am EAE Teer ELMORE LC Cee e en ac satire me In view of the , apparent understanding by the Air Forces of the position of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in this matter, I cannot permit the personnel and time of this orgeniss- tion to be disalpated in this mamer. 4 eee I am advising the Field Divisions of tho Federal Bureau - of Investigation to discontinue all investigative activity regard +5} ing the reported aightings of flying discs, and am instructing then to refer all complaints received to the appropriate Air Force . renreasantetice in +Hhalw aveae ao : wire ae he er Whe “Se we : > Sincerely yours, : % @- Hogar doweea -. \ de / Direstor | 7 gsi . 1 we ~ * / a c > re . _ ’ al De a TES : y ane ioe oo Nw al ED ! wo Veeps a i ws 417. AL ¢ 4 als fy Wl ma ae - a ee hase Lat SEP 29 i947 1 # se HED Ey, ye nein i i eanon (4° f ha i Exar, — IRVESTIOA of & vos se Gurnea AL BUREAU OF r ~ ™ ’ : ae eon 3. DEPARTNERT OF JUSTICE. sf ri \e ( )- G3 P94 J 21 aes et - aie ae a —_ ; “ * - - ra a : roo ~- ’ Lome lee Lo . : et lig ” ae 7 . te ae -- a a. TUT ME ee 0 Sa ee aN "Ta os . . a a - wf .
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