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FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) FBI Date: 5/20/60 Transmit the following in (Type in plain text or code) (Priority or Method of Mailing) TO : Director, FBI “ety FROM: SAC, Detroit (65-2677) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT; JOSEPH PERRY, GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN - COMPLAINANT rie 3 INTELLIGENCE) N(% Re A ) ReBulet to Office of Special Investigations, Air Force, dated 4/21/60. “Enclosed herewith are 5 copies of a letterhead memo explaining a telephone call from the "Detroit Times" at Detroit, Mich., to the Flint, Mich., Resident Agency on 5/20/60. It is noted that the Flint RA immediately advised Detroit upon receipt of this call from Reporter JERRY CHIAPPETTA of the "Detroit Times". The ASAC in turn immediately contacted JERRY CHIAPPETTA to determine the extent of his inquiry of our RA and it was determined he had merely had a call from DAVE DOWNEY, / referred to in letterhead memo, and DOWNEY, by inference, had 4 oy stated it was his understanding that the FBI Agents in Flint had previously "snatched" the 2 photos from JOSEPH PERRY. CHIAPPETTA stated he knew that the FBI did not operate that way and inasmuch as he was doing a research on his morgue files he wanted to clarify this information. CHIAPPETTA's attention was directed to a previous contact by the Detroit Office with the "Detroit Times" at the time the incident occurred and it was reiterated to this Reporter that the FBI did not investigate this case and does not quite! 4 a REC- 20 j Bureau (Encls. - 5) ee ra a et Detroi tagency MAM :sva REQ. RECD (4) DATE FORW. .4~—e?. 2-60, = L- HOW FORW. = Ao. pet women Bo MAY 21 196v Se LEX ANN 3 ere me see eT | oR Agent in Charge