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The War Department has furnished this lhreau 'ffith
, telegram dated July 5 at New York, N~ Yorks
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"P'OR FURTHER DE.TAILS CONCERNING FLYING DISKS SIJGGES?
llWEDIATE CONrACT OF t.m. RICHARD F. SHAVER LILY LAKE
IDINOIS WHO 1!AY HAVE Il!PORTAl:r INFORMATION COIJCERN­
nlG THEIR ORIGIN. "
The War D3partment has 1\i:mished a meUX>randum entitled "Report on
Flying Saucers", dated July '7 , 1947, addressed to Commanding General, J2d AAF
Base Unit, Bolling Field, Uashington, D. C. , from John D. Schindler, Jr. , two
copies of which a.re attached.
The \1ar Department has stated that the incidents
refer.red to in the attached memorandum are in the general vicinity of Li~ Lake,
which was gtven as the address of Richard F. Shaver 1n the above telegram.
It is, therefore, desired that the Chicago Field Division conduct
appropriate inquiries regarding Shaver, and in the event such inquiries do
not reveal information indicating 'that he should not be interviewed, he
should be interrogated for any infomntion he might have relative to flying
discs. It :is desi'red that this matter be handled as soon as possible and
the Blreau promptly advised.
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