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dated February 6, 1954 and number 16 being dated February 13, 1954. The number 15 1ssue contained an. article concerning Truman Bethurum, in which he is identified as a truek driver from Redondo Beach, Calif- ornia, and it refers to an article dated December 3l, 1953, which appeared in the "Daily Breeze," a newspaper at Redondo Beach, California, which allegedly contained a description of an encounter which Truman Bethurun had with a crew of assumed space explorers under the super- vision of a ravishing woman commandant in the Nevada desert. The article also reflects that Truman Bethurum allegedly was aboard flying saucers on eleven occasions. At the bottom of the first page of issue number l5 there appeared in what Mr. Eickhoff stated was the handwriting of Truman Bethurum the statement "his is a true story,. a factual experience -- Truman Bethurum." The above rentioned article in #valor" also reflected that Truman Bethurum is 55 years of age.and that his residence address is 5l9 North Gertruda Avemue,. Redondo Beach, California. Mr. Eickhoff reiterated that he felt Bethurum's. story, if true, should be given wide publicity, but that. if the story was false, then he should be prosecuted for fraud. He stated that he first took his information to the Air Force in the person of Lieutenant Colonel John O'Mara of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, whom Ohio, on Sunday, June 6, l954. Eickhoff indicated that he asked Colonel O'Mara if there were suchthings as flying saucers and-if Bethurum's story could be true, and he said O'Mara denied that-there was such athing as a flying saucer and indicated to him that Donald E. Kehoe, and that information is available in Washington that Kehoe is a fraud. He said he was advised, however, by Colonel O'Mara that the Air Force could take no action with respect to Bethurum or williamson. Eickhoff continued that it was his intention to He advised that the original meeting schedule for June 1l