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DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB
54::;z Cas s Aven•1e - Dztroit 2 , Michigan - T Rinity 5- 7 300
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Hen r
day, P re s ident
Dolores
ne, Secreta r y
La
er, Vic ~ P re s ident
John ~
an , Tre a surer
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
Mr. President :
Sept . 22, 1954
As citizens of Detroit and vicini ty , we request audience wi th you regar ding the coming of
Space ships to this earth .
Many of us have seen these objects ; so have others both i n this
country and on foreign soil.
To us it matters little whether these be called "UFO's " (unidentified flying objects) space
ships, fireballs, flying saucers or any ot her<iflome.
The point is that they are conti~u~u~1 J
comi ng, and they ar~ being observed both here and abroed .
It appears that our government with far gr eater facilities for observation than any indivi ­
dual i s per fectly aware of such phenomena , but has adopted a policy of silence and secrecy
in r egard to them .
We understand that certain individuals wit hin the Defense Department
are afraid of announci ng the facts to the citizens for fear of panic.
Mr . President, we feel that this pol i cy is fal se , fear -provoking and ent irel y mistaken for
the f ollowi ng r easons :
1 .
We believe that these phenomena are of a magnitude and importance such as to
warrant the utmost openness and cooperation between government and c~tizenry.
2 .
We beli eve that the present poli cy of s i lenc~ and secrecy is a reflection on
t he intelligence and loyalt y of the American citizen .
3.
We believe that t his policy not onlJ' encourages fear and l ack of confidence in
government, but leads to exploitation by unscrupulous publi shers and oppor t unistic
individuals who prey upon the natural curiosity of t he Amer i can cit i zen .
4.
We do not understand by what r i ght cer tain public ser vants , uti lizing the tax­
payers' facilities for i nfor mation a~d observati on, gather f acts relative t o
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these phenomena, and then fail t o proper ly infor m the public .
5.
Other count ries have alr eady acknowledged these phenomena and have publicl y
appointed governmental commissions to investigate , collect informati on and r eport
to the _people .
Mr . President :
We, therefore, call upon you, our trusted leader , t o utilize the gr eat
powers of your office to change this shameful and unamerican policy of sil ence and secr ecy .
We ask that our government come forward and m~ke an honest .and forthright acknowledgment
of t hese phenomena , and inform the citizens of such pertinent facts as are now available .
In return,. the citizens then would "be will ing to report sighti ngs and contacts which other­
wise would remain concealed because of fear of ridi cule w· rebuff by government agencies .
This cooperat ion between the government and its citizenr y would clear t he atmosphere of f ear
and s uspicion, would renew confidence in our public officials , and pave the way to a better
unders tanding and evaluation of these great phenomena .
Such a clear acknowledgment ,emenating from the head of our nation might divert mankind 's
attention from t he spectre of impending atomic .war.
It could lift the consciousness of
everyone on this earth to a Cosmic level where a coi'.:1plete new set of Spiritual, s ci entific
and social values would be within the r each of all .
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