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ew + STANDARD FORM NO. 64 é * Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Mr. H. B. Fletcher fi DATE: June 30, 1949 FROM : Lish Whitson —— Ladd SUBJECT: WILLIAM ALBERT//RHODES ies Glavin, INFORMATION CERNING Nichols ) FLYING DISCS Purpose Your approval is requested in order that the attached letter and memorandum can be forwarded to the Phoenix Office, authorizing that office to furnish the attached memorandum to Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI representative, Phoenix, Arizona. Background In July 1947, William Albert Rhodes was jointly interviewed by Special Agent J, Bailey Brower (Bureau Agent) and George Fugate, Jr., A-2 representative from Hamilton Field, California. The purpose of the interview was to secure from Mr, Rhodes information and photographs of a flying disc, which had been sighted and photographed by Rhodes. The complete results of the interview and subsequent events are contained in the attached memorandum submitted by the Phoenix Office. Mr. Lynn C. Aldrich, OSI representative at Phoenix, Arizona, has requested the Phoenix Office to furnish him complete facts relating to this interview, which are to be subsequently forwarded to the OSI Office at San Francisco. According to Aldrich, Mr. Fugate, referred to above, has been questioned concerning this matter by his superiors and he has advised them that his recollection is "hazy" on the matter. According to Aldrich, Mr. Rhodes has apparently now requested the Air Force to return the photographs, which were previously obtained from him, Recommendation It is recommended that the Phoenix Office be advised that the memorandum attached may be forwarded by them to Mr. Aldrich, OSI representative, Phoenix, Arizona, Attachments a EHM:EFF | ; wa Fr BB YX ey! \) ° JUL 20 1949 A if y 7 i’ - Be ERY \ ‘ “~ 1 8s” }