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Ea OE Menara SY Oa rt eee Ge ee tte ent yas te aoe _ . cee ate he he a be ie rh I~ _* UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA ' June 2, 1950 3 ~s ur. J. Edcear Hoover, director a Federal Bureau of Investigation ¥:. Pennsylvania Avenue at 9th, HV ee Washington, D.C. ‘ee Dear Mr. Hoover, : Be 2: I em currently engrted in research for a fradunte * dissertation which will attempt to nnalyze the! socio- S logical and psychological implicatione of the flying t- saucer phenomenon. ——— a In the course of my research I am giving extensive be : consideration of the several merazine articles and the gi one book which have already been written on the subject. at The book, in particular, and the m-gazine articles in ig general, hint at official restraints which huve hampered — the authore in their research. 80 far as I know none of 7 those research projects attempted to probe as deeply into 2. the beckground of the vhenomena re I am, yet I have en- v~ = gountered no such "official censorsnio" as they nention. ey In fact I have been surorised at the openness with which a geome people hove replied to my cueries. 4. I believe the fact thet I heve encountered no restric-. a, tiona is significent when I attemnot to analyze my total wt findings. It reises the ouestion es to whether those ee previously mentioned authore aren't trying hard to ee11 Sa something which really ien't there to sell. ; & ‘Is there any reason why the fying ssucer situation , a in should be "played down?" Is there any official attitude © & - toward the matter? ? a _ I wish to thank you in advance for your interest and “fo Ta iene help. You my be essured that I will an»reciate any infor me » mation you may be able to give me. y Bincerely yours, .."|n§7 — A. — pneB-8 (22 688 Ih GON > ~