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OARD FORM NO. 64
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0j!fe-Memoraridum • UNITED STATES•GOVERNMENT
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FROM
THE DIRECTOR
IIR. D. 11. LADD t
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SUBJECT:
O FLYING SAUCERS
FUING DISCS 1/
GREEN FIREBALLS
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October 9, 1950
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PURPOSE
To advise you 0£ the most recent informtion l<;nam, tQ .t}la
Bureau concerning the captioned aer1.a1 phenomena.
BACKGROUND
You w:i.ll recall that on August 2.3, 1950, I furnished to you a
memorandum regarding Project Tw:inkJ.e set up by the Department of the
Air Force, with the assistance of Land-A:ir, Inc., at Vaughn, New Mexico,
for the purpose of obtaining data regarding these unusual aerial phenomena
which had been seen in the vicinity of sensitive installatims in New
Mexico. To. date the Air Force has not advised us of aw PAJI ~vel2!!1ents
in connecticn with t.his project-7
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Dr. Anthony o. Mirarchi, Project Engineer of Project Twinkle, has
been contacted by the ilbuquerque Office and arrangements have been made in
order that 1:ihe Bureau will be advised in the event any in£ormation relative
to t.heBe phenanena indicates any jurisdiction on the part of the Bureau.
According to Bureau files, an av~age of appro:x:imately three or
£our~
laints have been received per month
0 £:rom Junrthrough Seif'tember.
These complaints were brought to the attention of OSI. A review of Bureau files
does not indicat.e that there has been arry increase in the sight.ings of these
phenomena during or as a result of the -war in Korea.
JURISDIGI'ION FOR INVESTIGATION OF 'ffiESE PHENOUENA
You will recall the investigation to obtain information concerning
these aeria:l. pbenanena is the jm-isdiction 0£ the Department of the Air Force.
The Department 0£ the Air Force is aware o:f our jurisdiction in matters
relat.i.ng to espionage, sa~otage and internal security, and we have contacted
OSI and requested them to advise us of any developmentB in connection wi.th
these phenomena ·which would be o:f interest to us as a resul.t of our
jurisdiction •
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