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Office Memorandum • UNITED sTATEs GOVERNMENT
TO
DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE: October 2, 1950
SAC, PHILADELPHIA
ATTENTION:
MR. IEO LAUGHLIN
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FLYING DISC REPORTED AT
PHILADELPHIA ON 9/26/So
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During the late evenmg hours orSep1:.ember 26, 1950, two Phila­
delphia pol ice officers observed a peculiar phenomenon on Vare
Boulevard near 26th Street when they sa\r a round object about
six feet 1n circumference slowly f l oat down to the ground.
The object had the appearance of a parachute and landed in a field,
it being so light it did not even depress the weeds in the field.
The object was lavender in color, described by the off~cers as
dewy, sort of like soap suds, and evaporating within fifteen or
twenty minutes after it landed.
When touched by the off icers, the
substance composing the object disappeared, leaving nothing but a
slight sticky substance.
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This matter was reported to this office by the Philadelphia
Police and for that matter, was subsequentl y carried in the
Philadelphia press as "Fl ying Saucer Just Dissol ves" .
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Mr. LAUGHLIN of the Bureau was telephonically advised of the above
by this office and issued instructi ons that the matter should be
referred to Air Force Intelligence for handling and any investigation.
Accordingly, Major WA'ITS of the Philadelphia Office of OSI was
telephonicalfy advised of the above and no further action was taken
by tl?,is office.
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