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DIRECTOR, FBI
10/3/52
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FRO M
NEWARK (100- 36998)
1 ~1 SAC '
RE :
SPECIAL INQUIRY
SUBJECT:
UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS;
Inspector General, USAF
2nd District Office ~f
pecial Investigations
67 Broad Straet
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New York 4 , New York
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For the information of the Bureau, on August 27 , 1952 ,
the Newark division received a request from the Inspector General ,
United States Air Force , 2nd Di strict Office of Soecial Investi­
gations , 67 Broad Street , New York 4 , Ne~ork, that the back­
ground of a civilian photographer, JOHN
ILEY , 571 Main Street ,
Paterson, N. J ., and of GEORGE J~~
CK ,
21 Brooks Avenue , Passaic ,
N. J ., be investigated in an att'crmut to determine their reliability
in view of the fact that they had allegedly observed and photo­
graphed an unidentified aerial object on July 31, 1952 .
The appropriate credit and criminal checks were made in
this matter as well as discreet neighborhood inquiries as to both
individuals ,and no information was received that either individual
had criminal records or that they were known in the past to have
perpetrated any kind of fraud .
It was ascertained that S'l'OCK did photogreph an allegedly
unidentified aerial object and that RILEY witnessed the incident
and developed and printed the exposed film which was subsequently
forwarded to the 5th OSI District , Air Technical Intelligence
Center , Wright- Patterson Air Force Base , Ohio by Mr. CHh.RLES GHEGG ,
staff writer , "The rlerald News , Passaic , N. J . 11
The letter further requested that the photographer and
the witness be questioned as to the circumstances under which the
pnotographs were taken and that an attempt be made to locate
other sources in the area that might determine the authenticity
of the photos .
No investigation of this type was made by the
Newark division.
In accordance with SAC letter #83 , Series 1952 dated ~
8/29/52 , the results of the credit and criminal checks and the
neighborhood investigations were forwarded to the local OSI
Office , New York City and no further investigations have been
made by this office .
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