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Office Men.,v, vv,Jdum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 1947
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Reference is made t o a memorandum t o Mr. Harbo from Mr . Baughman ~i.~uJ~~..­
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on the above-captioned matter, dated September 3., 1947. The reference
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memorandum indicates that the instrument has been examined by the Ia.boratoi,~r~~H­
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and the laboratory had contacted a. Mrs. Whedon of the A.rrrry- Engineers and she If
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indicated that the instrument had been used by the air Forces on tests which /~~~
were classified as "Top Secret."
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The memorandum indicates that Special Agents. w. Heynolds of the Liaison
Section contacted the Intelligence Division of the Air Forces and was advised that
Mrs. 'Whedon alluded that the instrument was used in "Operation Mogul." The instru­
ment was loaned to the Intelligence Division of the Air Forces who in turn forwarded
it to Wright Field. The report was received from Wright Field indicating the
insti·ument had no connection wi~peration Mogul " or any other operation at Wright
Field.
It was classified as a ho'b: in view of the apparent.discrepancy between
information developed from Mrs . Whedon and ~nfonnation received from Intelligence
Division of the Air Forces that t he Bureau might wish to pursue thi s matt er f urther.
Mr. Zinnners of the Technical !Aboratory advised Mr . Reynolds of the Liaison
Section that Mrs. Whedon had told him that a Major Hopkins handled the Liaison in
\'jlshington for the tests in which this instrument was used.
Id.eutenant Colonel George
Ge.rrett of the Intelligence Division of the Air Forces advised Special Agent Reynolds
that he contacted Major Hopkins.
He advised t hat Major Hopkins has had a great deal
of experience in radio and a long technical lines.
Major Hopkins advised Colonel
Garrett that the instrument could not have been used in the "Operation Mogul. " Hopkins
indicated that from the pictures and particles r ecovered., it appeared to hi m t o be a
part or portions of an old- type radio loud speaker.
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In view of the informati on received from Major Hopkins, Colonel Ge.:rr~
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stated that he was at a loss as to how to explain the actions of Mrs. Whedon other
than to say that she perhaps gave a false impression as to her knowledge of the
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instrument and the "Operation Mogul. " Garrett pointed out that in view of the
report received from Wright Field., together with the statement made by Ma j or Hopkins.,
he felt that there was sufficient evidence that this instrument was not used in any '
Wat Bep~r-tmte~t classifi ed project and that in all probability it was just a hoax.
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RECOMMENDATION:
the Technical Ia.boratory
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