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Offiee -Memorandum • uNITEn sTATE
GOVERNMENT
TO
DIRECTOR, FBI
DATE : 8/15/56
{100-24442)
The following is being furnished to the Bureau for its
information 1n the event an inquiry should be received from the
Air Force:
On 8/14/56, Lt. LOUIS SAUTER and Sgt. CHARLES M. HOWARD,
4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Norton AFB, San
Bernardino, California, called at this office, accompanied by
Captain DAMON ECKLES ot the Air Intormati.on service.
Lt. SAUTER stated he had ~=~teletype from
his headquarters, retleot1ng that T
B, 143.Q....Hat.teras
street, van Nuys, California, had reported that on 7/16/56, a
spherical vehicle had landed in his back yard, splitting a large
tree in two.
On 7/30/56, this vehicle returned and on this
occasion some little green men emerged from the vehicle and invited
KITTREDGE to ride in their ship.
He supposedly went up with them
for approximately 20 minutes.
Lt. SAUTER stated he had no additional information
except that KITTREDGB was believed to be employed in some minor
technical capacity for the Columbia Broadcasting System.
captain ECK.LBS stated he recalled that the incident
reported bJ KITTREDGE was presented on a CBS television newscast
about the time it oceurred, and that during the telecast, the split
tree was shown, and an interview was had with KITTREDGE.
According
to captin ECKLES, the tenor of the comments by the t levis1on announcer
was that he placed little credence in the story, but was presenting
it tor what it was worth.
Lt. SAUTER stated that he believes the incident reported
bJ KITTREDGE to be utterly ridiculous, but, in accordance with
instructions from his headquarters, he must make some inquiry concerning
KITTREDGE in such a manner as not to result in any publicity indicating
an Air Force interest.
He inquired it the FBI would conduct 1nveet1­
-Bureau (Air Mail)
1-Los Angeles
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