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NITED STATES GOVERNM, = ; Lf Mohr ——__, pment 3.70 ‘ Mr. DeLoach DATE: 5-~3-62 : FROM : —D. C. Morrelltf"\ “ = SURJECT: RICHARD HALL _. SECRETARY ‘“) NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE ON AERIAL PHENOMENA” O00 1536 CONNECTICUT “AVENUE, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON 6, D.C. co Captioned individual wrote April 27th enclosing information concerning dr. Frank E. Stranges who has implied he was associated withthe FBI. Hall stated. | 4 -_ hat in addition to the information he was providing, they would ke glad to make other’ = 1 a fauterial in their files available to the FBI. A review of the enclosed material indicates i: hat the allegations against Dr. Stranges pertain to a period in August and October,’ i 960. In October, 1960, the Seattle Office conducted an investigation concerning *.: Jr. Stranges after inform ation was received that he was implying that he was at that ime or previously connected with the FBI. During the investigation no one was located © ‘yho had actually heard Dr. Stranges make any such allegation although it was generall # ‘oncecied that he had left a number of people with such animpression. Dr. Stranges “*# s, an evangelist. Based on his background, numerous addresses and organizations. which. e hus hud and the fact he claims to have talked to an individual from the planet Venus, t appears he may be also something of a confidence man. ean : The allegation submitted by Mr. Hall is of the same type developed bys aN he Seattle Office, and there appears to be no actual violation of the Im personation Statutg. We have had other correspondence with Richard Hall and Major Donald ES) a ceyhoe, Director of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena.: This 9 : ranization was formed in 1956 as a privately-supported, fact-finding body to rete inidentified flying objects. The organization claims that the Air Force has kept - houses of authentic reports on this topic from the public. Keyhoe has been known to’ fé Bureau since the 1930's. He has been a free lance writer and a flamboyant style 148 characterized his articles. Some of the material written. of: airect interest to the 3ureau has been found to be irresponsible. \ i Se oreNAl cop oe E tECOMMEN DATIONS: tS ba to: LOD 5 =e —, - NO}; REGORDED 1, That attached in-absence reply be sent to Mr. Hall. 46 way lo ope - . SEENEXT PAGE 4 “77 & ; i Foy! € et ae py mig ay ‘ mig is pati d aye =e an Pe Ee? Ee ale ‘wee oh . me eke 2 <teee e : yaa Pom E hcesaued gers SS ae ae Re Sabre ¥e, ais gy eee I. Say Corea