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w . Moh NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE N I C ON AERIAL PHENOMENA | MAJOR DONALD E. KEYHOE, Director Rose-Ha Mr. Pardons. ‘Mr. Rosen... § Mr. Tamm ela ok qe foe IEE SRR “ ¢ i : t 2 . 1536 Connecticut Avenue 3 Washington 6, D. C. q _NOrth 7-9434 ; i a OO LO 2. = Mr, J. Edgar Hoover / Te eee cease ume cnemetmpertcnaeaep: una dui Be = Director eo Boo aa) Federal Bureau of Investigation a ° Washington 25, D.C. ee ake Dear Mr, Hoover: S. Some time ago I wrote to you about the subject of unidentified ~- 7 — flying objects. I congratulated you and the FBI for the exposure ss, : of the so-called "Venus swindle"; at that time I told you that") = = this committee is making a serious, factual investigation of UFOs; ; we have a mass of verified evidence which disproves suggestions 4. é that these sightings are caused by mirages, hallucinations, etc.” ‘ = The standing and serious aim of our committee may be judged by #. ae examining a list. of our Board members and Special Advisers. Among =. ‘S them are such distinguished citizens as: Vice Admiral R. H. °*. i Hillenkoetter, USN (Ret.), former director of the Central Intelli- an gence Agency; Rear Admiral H. Knowles, USN (Ret.); Colonel Robert WY “9 Emerson, USAR; Major Dewey Fournet, USAFR, formerly on the Air" 4 ma Force UFO project; Mr. J. B. Hartranft, president, Aircraft Owners cas and Pilots Association; and other citizens well known in the flelds a of education, religion, am science. 5 RE Pe v nt I am writing to ask what part, if any, the Federal Bureau of. In a — vestigation plays in the official investigation of UFOs% Some V4 —,i—_--lyears -ago, Air. Force Intelligence officers once told me, FBI ee ae a agents helped the Air Force interrogate witnesses on some Opca-*: "te sions -- particularly when Air Force representatives were not 8 2) —‘sHimmediately available. I understand that to a limited extent | Ai: \this »ohas occurred in the last year or so. I haw also been tol ess the FBI has a general directive to help the Air Force in its2 collection of any UFO information. _. _ REGC- we ce IA A These of course would be normal functions of which anyone would: approve. In this connection, however, we have reorivod=severat {Yo jreports which may or may not be correct. We have been told‘ that... on certain occasions FBI agents ordered,or warnedl4 wishes sis /* e@ to“UFO sightings not to discuss what they had seen, nor to reyeal "7 3. thas they had been interviewed officially. em Ties emma Fg A PRIVATELY SUPPORTED FACT FINDING CIVILIAN COMMITTEE SERVING THE PUBLIC: INTERESTS ! et ne ne eee 7 ee a a eee ce emit pnp eee z