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' STANDARD FORM NO. 8"
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. Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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DATE:
July 11,
FROM
D. M. LADD
SUBJECT:
SAC John.son of the Milwaukee Office called to advise he had
just received a telephone call from Colonel Harry Schafer, Reserve
Officer with the Civilian Air Patrol, Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Colonel Schafer reported that at 3:30 p.m., July 10, one Sig Hanson,
City Engineer at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, had found a large
1711 disc which appeared to have been possibly made out of cardboard
painted with silver airplane dope. In the center was a tube and a
small motor with a propellor attached to the side. Colonel Schafer
expressed the opinion that this disc would not be able to fly by
itself.
He advised it would be taken to the Air Corps Headquarters.
Colonel ::,chafer advised, however, that Hanson did not want to release
the disc without FBI approval.
I instructed Mr. Johnson to advise the Air Carps officer
to get in touch with Colonel ~cha.fer and tell him he saw no reason for
the Bureau to attempt to secure the release of the material since it
was not in our custody and we had no control. He stated the press was
also calling concerning this matter.
I instructed him to make no
comment to the press.
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