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STANDARD FORM NO. 64

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO : Director, FBI

DATE: November 30, 1954

FROM: SAC, Detroit (65-2677)

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED
HEREIN IS ASSIGNED

DATE 3-27-54 BY SP-5 RBS/110

SUBJECT: DETROIT FLYING SAUCER CLUB ESPIONAGE - X

5-7-85 SP-6 by/a/tc/245974/110

Reference is made to a letter from the Director, dated October 8, 1954, to Mr. L. P. WAGNER, 4353 Dickerson, Detroit 15, Michigan, regarding the Detroit Flying Saucer Club.

The purpose of this letter is to set out for the information of the Bureau, the activities of Detroit Flying Saucer Club, as they are known. This is done chronologically.

On May 18, 1954, Mrs. JEAN PEARSON, Aviation Writer, Detroit Free Press, advised that she had been attending meetings concerning flying saucers, rockets to the moon, etc., which, she felt could be subversive. On May 27, 1954, Mrs. PEARSON and BUD GOODMAN, Detroit Free Press Editorial Writer, advised that one GEORGE ADAMSKI, had talked in Detroit on flying saucers. They were alarmed at the nature of the remarks; such as "We are Americans, but"......and that we should reduce our arms and would blow ourselves up with the H-Bomb, because visitors from outer space were afraid we had started something that would get out of hand. Another lecturer in Detroit, was TRUMAN BETHURUM. The sponsors of these speakers were HELEN REEVE, LAURA MARXER, HENRY MADAY, and RONALD COOK. According to pamphlets furnished by GOODMAN, a "Flying Saucer Review Group" was to be formed. This was headed by HENRY MADAY, 364 W. Lewiston, Ferndale, Michigan, who uses the pen name, JARED LYON. He is editor, Bresser Cross Index Directory, Detroit. They advised that LAURA MARXER was the Station WWJ-TV personality "MIDGE" in the "Playschool" program.

On July 13, 1954, GOODMAN advised that MADAY was bringing to Detroit, someone who talked to people from Venus, Clarion, etc., who are more highly advanced than earth people. They advocated the Golden Rule as the only workable rule. A meeting was to be held on July 15, 1954. GOODMAN also furnished a letter from one LAWRENCE JAN HOGE or HUGE, encouraging him in his interest in flying saucers. GOODMAN felt such an organization could use the flying saucer scare as political propaganda or from a psuedo-religious view. He said they opposed the atomic bomb and warfare.

Miss LOUISE MOONEY, 8854 Stoepel, Detroit, and a clerk in the Doubleday Bookstore, Penobscott Bldg., advised she attended the July 15, 1954 meeting of the flying saucer group. The purpose was

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RECORDED-74

6 DEC 6 1954

INDEXED-74

EX-112

COPIES DESTROYED

270 NOV 19 1964