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Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : A. He t DATE: June 10, 1952 FROM : W. A. Brani ta. WATTLE suBJECT: WILLIAM ALBERP*RHODES MISCELLANEOUS = INFORMATION CONCERNING rea “FLYING DISCS * PURPOSE To recommend that Bureau Liaison contact OSI to determine whether photographs allegedly taken by the captioned individual of a flying dise in 1947 were furnished by OSI to the office of Drew Pearson. BACKGROUND Ne Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947, @Mr. George Fugate, Jr., called at the Phoeniz Office erhibiting credentials reflecting he represented A-2, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California. He asked an Agent to accompany him to interview William Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying dise in Phoeniz on the afternoon of July 7, 1947. The Phoeniz Office contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Mr. Kimball verified the fact that Fugate came to Phoenix as a representative of Colonel Donald Springer of Hamilton Field, and it was suggested the . Phoeniz Office assist Fugate not in investigating the matter," but in simply talking with Dr. Rhodes. By letter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoeniz Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who aid not have them-in his immediate possession. Rhodes stated, however, he would deliver them to the FBI the following morning for transmittal to Fugate @t Hamilton Field, California, On the morning of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoeniz Office at which time they were accepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr. Fugate, @ representative of the Army Air Force Intelligence, United States Army, and that there was little, if any, chance Of his getting the negatives back. “Ur. RKOdES turned the ~ negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back. (62-83894-80, page 4) oo : » aw atin oe y=) & a Fiuserw sy . 5" BeeoROR Ta C2 NZ" ho, Gh cme OV, Ave rf on . . wiS ND D . JU YI Oo Mee G7 is COC of" Le eB eo y* ;