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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES 24, CALIFORNIA
Graduate• Department of Journalism
Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, director
Federal Bur eau of Investigation
Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th , NW
Washington, D. O.
Dear Mr. Hoover,
June 2 , 19.50
I am cur rently engaged in research for ~,,_,S;radua te
dissertation which will attempt to analyze t ~
socio-
logical and psychological implications of the flying
saucer phenomenon.
I n the course of my research I am giving extensive
consideration of the several magazine articles and the
one book which have al ready been ·written on the subject.
The book, in particular, and the magazine articles in
general , hint at offi ci al restraints which have hampered
the authors in their r esearch .
So far as I know none of
those research projects a ttempted to probe as deeply into
the backgr ound of the uhenomena a s I am, yet I have en...:
countered no such
11off1cial censorship 11 as they nention.
I n fact I have been sururised at the openness with which
some people have replied to my 0ueries.
I believe the fact that I have encountered no restr ic-
tions is significant 1vhen I attempt to analyze my total
findings .
I t raises the question as t o whether those
previously mentioned authors aren I t trying hara_ to sell
some thing '\'1hich really isn 1 t there to sell.
I s there any reason why the f 1-ying saucer situation
should be
11played down? 11
I s there any off icial a ttitude
towa rd the matter?
I wish to
help.
You may
mation you may
thank you in advance for your interest and
be assured that I wi ll au~reciate any infor-
be able to give me .
Sincerely yours ,
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