Correspondence regarding Aerial Phenomena Research Organization and Civilian Saucer Investigations

This document consists of correspondence between Dr. Samuel A. Goudsmit of the Brookhaven National Laboratory and H. Marshall Chadwell. In a letter dated March 26, 1953, Dr. Goudsmit requests information regarding pamphlets from a 'crack-pot organization' he encountered in a file during a visit to Chadwell's section the previous January. He also mentions having met with Howard Osborn in New York. In a reply dated April 7, 1953, Chadwell provides information on two civilian organizations: the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), directed by Coral Lorenzen in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and Civilian Saucer Investigations. Regarding the latter, Chadwell notes that they use a Los Angeles post office box and that details about them appeared in the April 3, 1952, issue of Life Magazine. He further identifies a Mr. Ed Sullivan, residing at 11067 Carson Drive, Lynwood, California, as an active member of the group, noting that Sullivan was formerly employed by North American Aviation, Inc. in public relations.