Air Materiel Command Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, 1947-1948

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AFOIB- CO/Lt Col Garrett/lwd/4544
6 May 48
PttO~
1. To reply direct to a Mrs. .b'.thel Evans of Wildwood, N. J . , who
wrote direct to ~r. Symington, under 'date of 23 April, concerning flying
discs.
FACT5 AND DISCUSSION
2.
This woman is an old friend.
She ha s been writing to just about
everybody in the Government concerning the strange lights she has seen
over the Jersey Coast. her Senator, President Truman, The F.B. I . , AkC,
and various radio conmentators have been the objects of her attention
for some time.
3. Her correspondence with ;J..C finally reached such a crescendo
that an officer was sent down to Wildwood especially to interview her.
After talking with her, it was decided to pursue the matter no f arther.
To play safe, however, the officer made arrangements with the Coast
Guard Headquarters in Washington, in coordination with this Directorate,
to report any unusual aerial phenomena to M.1~.
As far a~ is known,
nothing has come in frcm this official source':
ACTION
MRS,
4 .
Attached letter to~ Evans thanking her f or her interest,
and attached letter to .U:C forwarding the correspondence f' or their
information.
COORDIIJATION
None