i)ro::; poe i..O- ' s obiect cr~s::cd bwral ilurrau of lnu~tigation nit~b 8tatr l'l'pnrtan~nt of Jueticr 510 South Spring Street, Room 900 Los Angeles 13, Calif ornia August 17, 19l.B Officer in Charge Headquarters District 18 OS! Post Office Box 310 1>:aywood, California The following infonnatlon concerning a reported "i'l :ting disc" is being for;rar ded t o you for your infomation. On August 8, 19L9, J .r. as an ar~ouncer for r adi o stat i on that he had recei ved a teleohone cal l who identified hL~self Ca lifornia a~vised stated that he and another individual, i dentified onl y a:;._, were ?ros pectinp in Death Valley approximately two or thr ee week: a;o \ten ey not'3d a lar3e circ'Jlar object crash to the eround a short ~st:mce from them. I mediately following the cras h two "sf"'all rren", he .1vi.l,,: clothed, ran from the crash a nd dis~ ared over a ridge . T~e lar~e circul a r object vras inspected by and 4llllllls and accor di!'lt;; to them Yras approXimately twenty-four feet in diameter and s even feet t!':ick. stated tha had a scientific backeround , and after examining a portion of ~he obj ect, declared it to be princi:a lly calcium, iridescent .and radio active. The material r eportedl ; had srall green ''tires running throughout. stated that he had a small portion of tr.e material in his possession. was unable to furr.ish recontacts him he 11 endeavor ~o s andress but s tated that obtain same action is bei ng ta:~en by thi s office and the .;.bove is for any disposition deemed appropriate by you. truly yours, R. B. HOOD, Special Agent in Charge