This report summarizes sightings of 'green fireballs' and other aerial phenomena in New Mexico between 1948 and 1950. It concludes that the phenomena are real and warrant scientific investigation due to their proximity to sensitive government installations.
A local Civil Defense official in Indiana wrote to the FBI in 1953 to ask if the International Flying Saucer Bureau was a subversive organization. The letter was accompanied by copies of the IFSB's publication, 'SPACE REVIEW.'
This collection of FBI documents from 1954-1966 outlines the Bureau's policy of referring all UFO-related inquiries to the Department of the Air Force. It confirms that the FBI did not conduct UFO investigations, as they were outside its jurisdiction.
This document collection demonstrates the FBI's long-standing policy of not investigating UFO sightings, consistently referring all such reports to the U.S. Air Force. It includes correspondence with various individuals and organizations seeking information on UFOs, all of which received a standard response denying FBI jurisdiction.
This document is a collection of IGAP journal materials and correspondence sent to the FBI, promoting the UFO contact claims of George Adamski and his followers. It documents the efforts of these individuals to have their photographic evidence of UFOs reviewed by government agencies like NASA and the U.S. Air Force.
This document is a collection of FBI records from July 1947 documenting the initial wave of 'flying saucer' reports across the U.S. It shows the FBI's role in receiving reports and referring them to military authorities, while noting their lack of jurisdiction.
This document collection details the FBI's 1947 decision to cease investigations into 'flying discs' due to friction with the Army Air Forces over the scope and tone of the cooperation. The FBI formally withdrew from the investigations, citing insulting language from the AAF and a desire to avoid wasting Bureau resources on reports deemed trivial.
This collection of FBI documents from 1947-1949 details the Bureau's policy of referring 'flying disc' reports to the Air Force. Investigations into specific sightings, including film and physical evidence, consistently identified the objects as weather balloons, model kites, or man-made missiles.
This document collection contains FBI correspondence and internal memos from 1947-1950 regarding public reports and inquiries about flying saucers. The FBI consistently referred these matters to the Air Force or Department of Defense, maintaining that the Bureau had no information on the subject.
This document collection contains FBI correspondence and internal memoranda from 1949-1950 regarding public reports of flying saucers. The FBI consistently referred these reports to the U.S. Air Force, maintaining that it was not conducting investigations into the phenomenon.
This document collection tracks the FBI's administrative response to public reports of 'flying saucers' between 1949 and 1952. The Bureau consistently maintained that these sightings were outside its jurisdiction and referred all such matters to the Air Force.
This document is a collection of FBI files spanning 1947-1961, documenting various UAP sightings and the Bureau's administrative response to them. It highlights the FBI's consistent policy of deferring UAP investigations to the Air Force while managing public inquiries.
A collection of 1947 FBI reports documenting the investigation of widespread 'flying disc' sightings. The Bureau coordinated with Army Air Forces Intelligence to determine if the objects were of foreign origin or a threat to national security.
This document compiles reports and investigations into 1947 flying disc sightings, including those at Muroc Army Air Field and the debunked Maury Island hoax. It demonstrates the government's efforts to investigate these claims, often concluding they were either hoaxes or misidentified terrestrial objects.
This document collection tracks the FBI's 1947 investigation into 'flying disc' reports, revealing the Bureau's transition from active inquiry to a policy of non-involvement as they concluded the phenomena were likely military or non-existent. The files document interviews with witnesses like Kenneth Arnold and the FBI's coordination with the Army Air Forces to rule out secret domestic experiments.
An OSI investigation into a 1952 UFO sighting in Baltimore concluded the report was a fabrication. The primary witness's claims were refuted by engineering analysis and the recantation of his supporting witness.