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FOIA # 1
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Document #: 1
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-09-1986
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Subject: 1947 J. EDGAR HOOVER FBI
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Memorandum for Mr. Ladd
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Mr. ________ also discussed this matter with Colonel L. H. Forney of
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MID. Colonel Forney indicated that it was his attitude that inasmuch as
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it has been established that the flying disks are not the result of any
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Army or Navy experiments, the matter is of interest to the FBI. He
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stated that he was of the opinion that the Bureau, if at all possible,
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should accede to General Schulgen's request.
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SWR:AJB
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ADDENDUM
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I would recommend that we advise the Army that the Bureau does not believe
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it should go into these investigations, it being noted that a great bulk
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of those alleged discs reported found have been pranks. It is not
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believed that the Bureau would accomplish anything by going into these
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investigations.
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DML
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(Clyde Tolson) - I think we should do this. (Dated 7/15)
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(J. Edgar Hoover) - I would do it but before agreeing to it we must insist
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upon full access to discs recovered. For instance in the SW case the Army
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grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination.
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FOIA # 2
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-09-1986
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Subject: 1947 AAF W/FBI UFO INVES.
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DATE OF DOCUMENT 7/30/1947
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(B) FLYING DISCS -- The Bureau, at the request of the Army Air Force
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intelligence, has agreed to cooperate in the investigation of flying
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discs. The Air Forces have confidentially advised that it is possible to
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release three or more discs in odd numbers, attached together by a wire,
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from an airplane in high altitudes and that these discs would obtain
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tremendous speed in their descent and would descend to the earth in an
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arc. The Army Air Forces Intelligence has also indicated some concern
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that the reported sightings might have been made by subversive
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individuals for the purpose of creating a mass hysteria.
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(AUTHORIZATION TO INVESTIGATE)
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7-30-47
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BUREAU BULLETIN NO. 42 -2-
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Series 1947
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You should investigate each instance which is brought to your
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attention of a sighting of a flying disc in order to ascertain whether or
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not it is a bonifide sighting, an imaginary one or a prank. You should
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also bear in mind that individuals might report seeing flying discs for
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various reasons. It is conceivable that an individual might be desirous
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of seeking personal publicity, causing hysteria, or playing a prank.
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The Bureau should be notified immediately by teletype of all reported
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sightings and the results of your inquiries. In instances where the
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report appears to have merit, the teletype should be followed by a letter
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to the Bureau containing in detail the results of your inquiries. The
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Army Air Forces have asured the Bureau complete cooperating in these
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matters and in any instances where they fail to make information
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available to you or make the recovered discs available for your
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examination, it should promptly be brought to the attention of the
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Bureau.
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Any information you develop in connection with these discs should be
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promptly brought to the attention of the Army through your usual liason
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channels.
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FOIA # 3
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Document #: 3
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-09-1986
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Subject: 1966 J.E.HOOVER RESPONSE
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ST-101 July 2l, 1966
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___________________
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Cleburne, Texas 76031
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Dear Mr. ____________
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Your letter of July 16th has been received.
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For your information, the investigation of Unidentified Flying
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Objects is not and never has been a matter that is within the
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investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you the photograph
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you mentioned does not represent employees of this Bureau and the FBI
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has never had custody of an occupant from a foreign planet.
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Enclosed are some booklets pertaining to our activities which I hope
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you will enjoy reading.
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Sincerely yours,
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John Edgar Hoover
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Director
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Enclosures (2)
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Know your FBI
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Story of the FBI
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NOTE: Correspondent is not identifiable in Bufiles. The Bureau has had
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other inquiries concerning this photograph. The article which appeared
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in a recent issue of this magazine purported to be an actual report of
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unidentified flying objects and has been brought to the attention of the
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Bureau previously. In view of the fictional aspects of the material and
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our relations with "Real" magazine no contact was made with the magazine
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regarding the representation of FBI Agents.
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MAIL ROOM ___ TELETYPE UNIT ___
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FOIA # 4
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-09-1986
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Subject: 1949 FBI MEMO RE: PHOTOS
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Office Memorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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TO : DIRECTOR FBI DATE: January 10, 1949
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FROM : SAC KNOXVILLE
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SUBJECT : "FLYING SAUCERS" OBSERVED OVER
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OAK RIDGE AREA
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INTERNAL SECURITY - X
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There are being submitted herewith two photographs of reputedly
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"flying saucers" which were seen at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, sometime during
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July of 1947. All of the information contained in this letter was
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received from George Rateman, Resident Engineer, Air Material Command,
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United States Army, who is the principal army technician at the Nuclear
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Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft Research Center at Oak Ridge,
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Tennessee.
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Mr. Rateman advised that the attached photographs were taken by ______
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in July of 1947. He stated that interview with _______ revealed that he
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had been snapping photographs of his family in front of his residence at
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218 Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, late in the afternoon, when he
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looked into the sky and observed the vapor trail as exhibited by the
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photograph numbered "1." __________ stated that he took a snap of this
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trail, was winding the film to the next number, when he looked into the
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sky and observed the ball of fire as shown in photograph 2. _______ made
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these photographs available to reporters of the Knoxville News-Sentinel
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and a story concerning them was run in that paper; however, as shown by
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the photostatic copy of the newspaper clipping, which is also being
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submitted herewith to the Bureau, the print was very indistinct; the news
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story did not contain any factual information; and it was regarded
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generally by the public at the time as a possible trick.
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Later, it was learned by Rateman and _________ that _________ had
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made several copies of this photograph and had distributed them among his
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aquaintances at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Upon ___________ finding that the
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photographs had received some distribution, he requested Rateman as Head
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of the Compliance and Investigations Division, to recover as many as
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possible of the photographs, advise the persons in whose possession they
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were found to say nothing to anyone concerning them, and to return the
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said photographs to him for transmission to the United States Air Force
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Intelligence Service. Rateman advises that he succeeded in rounding up
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twenty four copies of these photographs, and that, according to the
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statements of ________, no more copies were made or distributed. Rateman
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further stated that _______ had appeared extremely concerned over the
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matter and seemed quite emphatic that the matter should be given no more
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publicity than was absolutely necessary. Rateman also advised that he
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studied the negatives from which the reproductions were made, and they
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appeared to be authentic in that trick photography should have been
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apparent, but from the ______________ ________________.
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FOIA # 5
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Document #: 5
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-09-1986
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Subject: 1947 GEN. TWINING LETTER
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23 September 1947
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SUBJECT: AMC Opinion Concerning "Flying Discs"
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TO: Commanding General
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Army Air Forces
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Washington 25, D.C.
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ATTENTION: Brig. General George Schulgen
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AC/AS-2
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1. As requested by AC/AS-2 there is presented below the considered
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opinion of this command concerning the so-called "Flying Discs." This
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opinion is based on interrogation report data furnished by AC/AS-2 and
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preliminary studied by personnel of T-2 and Aircraft Laboratory,
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Engineering Division T-3. This opinion was arrived at in a conference
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between personnel from the Air Institute of Technology, Intelligence
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T-2, Office, Chief of Engineering Division, and the Aircraft, Power
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Plant and Propeller Laboratories of Engineering Division T-3.
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2. It is the opinion that:
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a. The phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or
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fictitious.
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b. There are objects probably approximately the shpe of a disc, of
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such appreciable size as to appear to be as large as man-made
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aircraft.
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c. There is the possibility that some of the incidents may be
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caused by natural phenomena, such as meteors.
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d. The reported operating characteristics such as extreme rates of
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climb, maneuverability (particularly in roll), and action which
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must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by friendly
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aircraft and radar, lend belief to the possibility that some of
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the objects are controlled either manually, automatically or
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remotely.
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e. The apparent common description of the objects is as follows:
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(1) Metallic or light reflecting surface.
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(2) Absence of trail, except in a few instances when the object
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apparently was operating under high performance conditions.
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(3) Circular or elliptical in shape, flat on bottom and domed on
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top.
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(4) Several reports of well kept formation flights varying from
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three to nine objects.
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(5) Normally no associated sound, except in three instances a
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substantial rumbling roar was noted.
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(6) Level flight speeds normally about 300 knots are estimated.
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Continued on Next One
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FOIA # 6
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Document #: 6
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-09-1986
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Subject: 1947 GEN. TWINING LETTER
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LETTER FROM GENERAL N.F. TWINING TO COMMANDING GENERAL,
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f. It is possible within the present U.S. knowledger - provided
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extensive detailed development is undertaken--to construct a piloted
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aircraft which has the general description of the object in
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subparagraph (e) above which would be capable of an approximate range
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of 700 miles at subsonic speeds.
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g. Any devlopments in this country along the lines indicated would be
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extremely expensive, time consuming and at the considerable expense
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of current projects and therefore, if directed, should be set up
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independently of existing projects.
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h. Due consideration must be given the following:
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(1) The possibility that these objects are of domestic origin - the
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product of some high security project not known to AC/AS-2 or
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this command.
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(2) The lack of physical evidence in the shape of crash recovered
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exhibits which would undeniably prove the existence of these
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objects.
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(3) The possibility that some foreign nation has a form of
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propulsion possibly nuclear, which is outside of our domestic
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knowledge.
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3. It is recommended that:
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a. Headquarters, Army Air Forces issue a directive assigning a priority,
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security classification and code name for a detailed study of this
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matter to include the preparation of complete sets of all available
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and pertinent data which will then be made available to the Army,
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Navy, Atomic Energy Commission, JRDB, the Air Force Scientific
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Advisory Group, NACA, and the RAND and NEPA projects for comments
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and recommendations, with a preliminary report to be forwarded
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within 15 days of receipt of the data and a detailed report
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thereafter every 30 days as the investigation develops. A complete
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interchange of data should be effected.
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4. Awaiting a specific directive AMC will continue the investigation
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within its current resources in order to more closely define the
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nature of the phenomenon. Detailed Essential Elements of
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Information will be formulated immediately for transmittal thru
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channels.
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N.F. TWINING
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Lieutenant General, U.S.A.
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Commanding.
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FOIA # 7
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Document #: 7
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-10-1986
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Subject: 1975 LORING AFB LANDING
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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Headquarters Aerospace Defense Command
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Reply to
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Attn of: DAD
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Subject: Request for Information Under The Freedom of Information Act
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To ____________________
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1. A copy of you letter dated 22 August 1977 was received in this
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headquarters for direct reply on 19 September 1977. The following
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log entries have been extracted for release:
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a. NORAD Command Director's Log ( 1975 )
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29 Oct/0630Z: Command Director called by Air Force Operations Center
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concerning an unknown helicopter landing in the munitions
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storage area at Loring AFB, Maine. Apparently this was
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second night in a row this occurrence. There was also an
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indication, but not confirmed, that Canadian bases had
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been overflown by a helicopter.
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31 Oct/0445Z: Report from Wurtsmith AFB through Air Force Ops Center -
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incident at 0355Z. Helicopter hovered over SAC Weapons
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storage area then departed area. Tanker flying at 2700
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feet made both visual sighting and radar skin paint.
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Track object 35NM SE over Lake Huron where contack was
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lost.
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1 Nov/0920Z: Received, as info, message from Loring AFB, Maine, citing
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probable helicopter overflight of base.
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8 Nov/0753Z: 24th NORAD Region unknown tract J330, heading SSW, 12000
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feet. 1 To 7 objects, 46.46N 109.23W. Two F-106
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scrambled out of Great Falls at 0745Z. SAC reported visual
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sighting from Sabotage Alert Teams ( SAT ) K1, K3, L1 and
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L6 ( lights and jet sounds ). Weather section states no
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anomalous propagation or northern lights.
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FOIA # 8
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Document #: 8
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-10-1986
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Subject: 1975 MALMSTROM AFB, MT
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NORAD Region Senior Director's Log (Malmstrom AFB, Montana).
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0835Z: SAT Teams K3 and L4 report visual, K3 report target at 300 feet
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altituds and L4 reports target at 5 miles. Contact lost at 0820Z. F-106s
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returned to base at 0850Z with negative results. 0905Z Great Falls radar
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search and height had intermittent contact. 0910Z SAT teams again had
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visual (Site C-1, 10 miles SE Stanford, Montana0. 0920Z SAT CP reported
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that when F-106s were in area, targets would turn out lights, and when
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F-106s left, targets would turn lights on. F-106s never gained visual or
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radar contact at anytime due to terrain clearance.
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This type of activity has been reported in the Malmstrom area for several
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days although previous to tonight no unknowns were declared. The track
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will be carried as a remaining unknown.
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7 NOV 75 (1035Z) - Received a call from the 34st Strategic Air Command
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post (SAC CP), saying that the following missile locations reported seeing
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a large red to orange to yellow object: M-1, L-3, LIMA and L-6.The general
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object location would be 10 miles south of Moore, Montana, and 20 miles
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east of Buffalo,Montana, Commander and Deputy for Operations (DO) informed
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7 NOV 75 (1203Z) - SAC advised that the LCF at Harlowton, Montana,observed
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an object which emitted a light which illuminated the site driveway.
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7 NOV 75 (1319Z) - SAC advised K-1 says very bright object to their east
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is now southeast of them and they are looking at it with 10x50 binoculars.
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Object seems to have lights (several) on it, but no distinct pattern.
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The orange/gold object overhead also has small lights on it. SAC also
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advises female civilian reports having seen an object bearing south from
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her position six miles west of Lewistown.
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7 NOV 75 (1327Z) - L-1 reports that the object to their northeast seems to
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be issuing a black object from it, tubular in the shape. In all this time,
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surveilance has not been able to detect any sort of track except for known
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traffic.
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7 NOV 75 (1355Z) - K-1 and L-1 report that as the sun rises, so do the
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objects they have visual.
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7 NOV 75 (1429Z) - From SAC CP: As the sun rose, the UFOs disappeared.
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Commander and DO notitier.
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8 NOV 75 (0635Z) - A security camper team at K-4 reported UFO with white
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lights, one red light 50 yards behind white light personnel at K-1 seeing
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same object.
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8 NOV 75 (0645Z) - Height personnel picked up object 10-13,000 feet, track
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J330, EKLB 0648, 18 Knots, 9,500 feet. Objects as many as seven, as few
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as two A/C.
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8 NOV 75 (0753Z) - J330 unknown 0753, Stationary / seven knots /12,000.
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One (varies seven objects.). None, no possibility, EKLB 3746, two F-106,
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GTF, SCR 0754. NCOC notified.
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FOIA # 9
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From: UFO INFO SERVICE
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Date Sent: 06-10-1986
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Subject: 1975 MALMSTROM AFB, MT
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24th NORAD Region Senior Director's Log (Malmstrom AFB, Montana).
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8 NOV 75 (0820Z) - Lost radar contact, figters broken off at 0825, looking
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in area of J331 (another height finder contact).
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8 NOV 75 (0905Z) - From SAC CP: L-sites had fighters and objects; fighters
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did not get down to objects.
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8 NOV 75 (0915Z) - From SAC CP:From four different points:Observed objects
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and fighters; when fighters arrived in the area, the lights went out; when
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fighters departed, the lights came back on; to NCOC.
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8 nov 75 (0953Z) - From SAC CP: L-5 reported object increased in speed -
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high velocity,raised in altitude and now cannot tell the object from stars
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. to NCOC.
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8 NOV 75 (1105Z) - From SAC CP: E-1 reported white light (site is
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approximately 60 nautical miles north of Lewistown). NCOC notified.
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9 NOV 75 (0305Z) - SAC CP Called and advised SAC crews at sites L-1, L-6
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and M-1 observing UFO. object yellowish bright round light 20 miles north
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of Harlowton, 2 to 4,000 feet.
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9 NOV 75 (0320) - SAC CP reported UFO 20 miles southeast of Lewistown,
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orange white disc object. 24 NORAD Region survellance checking area.
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Surveillance unable to get height check.
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9 NOV 75 (0320Z) - FAA Watch Supervisor reported he had five air carriers
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vicinity of UFO, United Fight 157 reported seeing meteor, "arc welder's
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blue" in color. SAC CP advised,sites still report seeing object stationary
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9 NOV 75 (0348Z) - SAC CP Confirms L-1, sees object, a mobile security
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team has been directed to get closer and report.
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9 NOV 75 (0629Z) - SAC CP advises UFO sighting reported around 0305Z.
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Cancelled the flight security team from site L-1, checked area and all
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secure, no more sightings.
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10 NOV 75 (0215Z) - Received a call from SAC CP. Report UFO sighting from
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site K-1 around Harlowton area. Surveillance
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10 NOV 75 (0153Z) - Surveillance report unable to locate track that would
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correlate with UFO sighting by K-1.
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