John Company

U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, 1952

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Capt Smith/AC/75990
19 December 1952
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
PROBLEM:
1. To return a photographic negative purported to be
ot "flying saucers" taken by a member of the USCG at Salem
Air Station, Massachusetts, on 16 July 1952.
FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
2. On 15 December 1952, Mrs. Mead of the Public Intonna­
tion Division ot the USCG here in Washington telephoned Captain
Smith of AFOIN-2A2 and requested return of subject negative.
3. Captain Smith contacted Captain Ruppelt o! ATIC on
16 December 1952 by telephone and requested he bring the negativ~
to HQ USAF on a sta.tf visit which he was to make on 17-18 December.
4.
Captain Ruppelt stated that ATIC was finished with
analyzing the photograph and that he would bring it with him
for return to the USCG.
ACTION:
; .
Subject negative returned by attached letter in com­
pliance with the request of the USCG.
COORDrnA.TION:
AFOIN-2A2, Col. W. H. Smith, Ext. 71016
AFOIN-2A,
Col. W. A. Adams, Ext. 74072