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UNITED STATES GOVERNM lmcat Mobr Caltotan TO : Mr. DeLoach DATE: 5-3-62 Troite Holme SUBJECT: RICHARD HALL SECRETARY ? NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ONAERIAL PHENOMENA 1536 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON 6, D.C. Captioned individual wrote April 27th enclosing information concerning Dr. Frank E. Stranges who has implied he was associated withthe FBI. Hall stated (that in addition to the information he was providing, they would be glad to make other material in their fiies available to the FBi. A review of the enclosed material indicates (V ,that the allegations against Dr. Stranges pertain to a period in August and October, 1960. In October, 1960, the Seattle Office conducted an investigation concerning Dr. Stranges after information was received that he was implying that he was at that time or previously connected with the FBI. During the investigation no one was located who had actually heard Dr. Stranges make any such allegation although it was generally conceded that he had left a number of'people with such an impression. Dr. Stranges is an evangelist. Based on his background, numerous addresses and organizations which. he has had and the fact he claims to have talked to an individual from the planet Venus, Jit appears he may be also something of a confidence man. The allegation submitted by Mr. Hall is. of the same type developed by. he Seattle Office, and there appears to be no actual violation of the Impersonation Statut Keyhoe, Director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena. This unidentified flying objects. The organization claims that the Air Force has kept ORIGINAL COPY thousan's of authentic reports on this topic from the public. Keyhoe has been known to the Bureau since the 193o's. He has been a free lance writer and a flamboyant style I has characterized his articles. Some of the material written of~direct interest to the Bureau has been found to be irresponsible. RECOMMENDATIONS: 2=7035-8 NOTAREGORDED I 1., That attached in-absence reply be sent to Mr. Hall. 46 MAY 1O 1962 SEE NEXT PAGE Enclosures (2) seas<Z JH:sh', (2) 53 MAY 14 1962