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TO DIRECTOR,FBI DATE:8/2/54 ROM SACWFO62-0 OFyINC SAULER SUBJECT: Mrs.FRANCES SWAN MISCELLANEOUS -INFORMATION CONCERNING This interview is predicated upon a telephone call received by SAC L.L. LAUGHLIN on 7/29/54 from JOHN HUTSONSecurity OfficerBureau of Aeronautics,U. S.Navy Department. PCME On the same date JOHN HursoN was interviewed in Room 2912Main Navy Building. Also present during the interview was Commander L. T. McQUIsTON USN.HUrsON and McQUISTON furnished the following information: They advised that the Office of Naval Intelligence had forwarded ALRSGNYKSWON a file to the Bureau of Aeronautics with enclosures which had been received from retired Acmiral HERBERT B.KNowLES of South Berwick, Maine. Accord- ing to HUTSON and McQUISTON, KNOWLES resided near Mrs. FRANCES/SWAN who had been receiving messages through thought transmission. SwAN approached KNowLES and advised him that "flying saucers" were here to help mankind. in the messages received by Mrs.SwAN and felt that the matter should be investigated by the Government. HUTSON advised that KNOwLES wrote to Admiral ESPEy,Director of Naval Intelligenceon 6/1/54 enclosing some of the messages received by Mrs. SwAN. Receiving no reply to his original communication, KNowLES again wrote ONI on 6/7/54. HursoN advised that the first letter that KNOwLES wrote to ONI contained information that Mrs.SwAN was receiving messages through thought control from "outer space" and wrote them down as she received them. The letter, according to HursoN, stated that Mrs. for four or five hours at a time without getting tired. He stated that ONI had in their possession the transmissions or messages that had been received by Mrs.SwAN. HUrsoN stated that ONI had advised that in the absence of any definite evidence of conversations, they would do nothing in the matter. He also'stated that the Bureau of Aeronautics took no official action in REGORDED-150 CAG:jfs NDEXED-150 b2.8389 2-Boston 01-8 X.-109 918 12A1954 V Cah