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(ESPIONAGE)
Reurlet 6/8/54.
You are instructed to recontact Thomas Eickhoff, referred to
in your referenced letter and advise him this Bureau has no
jurisdiction concerning the investir.ation or matters relating
to flying discs and that the United States Air Force has such
jurisdiction.
You are instr ucted to advise him this Bureau cannot
approve or disapprove or his activities in connection with this
matter and that the placing of this Bureau on notice as to his
activities will not e:xonerate him in the event he engages in any
fraudulent or criminal activities .
You are instructed to furnish the information set forth
in your referenced letter to OSI locally and to the Bureau in a
memorandum suitable for dissemination to OSI headquarters.
NOTE:
Thomas Eickhoff, Cincinnati, Ohio, advised the Cincinnati
office he is interested in fiying discs and has r ecentl y met several
persons who claimed uO have had experiences with flying discs.
He
stated he intended to assist such persons in arrangi ng for public
meeting in Cincinnati, at which matter s rel ating to fl ying discs
will be discussed and that he expects the meeting will result
in a "four thousand dollar take. 11
He advised he believed the
experiences alleged by the persons referred to above and that those
persons would participate in the meeting.
He stated he had been
advised by the Air Force that it was it' s opinion claims made by
the persons referred to above concerning flying discs and their
experiences with same were fraudulent.
He stated he wanted t o
put all federal agencies on notice in order that they could act to
prevent the pl anned meeting re flying discs if it was deemed necessary
by the Government.
EHM:egp RC;I/
JUN 221954
MAILID 17
SAC, Cincinnati
June 22, 1954
RECORDED . 3 Director, FBI ( 62- 8.3894) f1/
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TRUMAN BETHURUM;
FLUNG DISCS
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