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LCE AVA CU He © et BD SLALES GOVERNMENT To : The Director 7 : Da, ; March 28, 1950 ¥. : FROM : D. He. Ladd Y . f re ——— ,SuBect: LYING SAUCERS OE oo 7 Re . . _ Reference is made to your inyuiry on the attached routing slip: me ite Tae Tele, role. qe wr. Mease = "Just what are the facts re 'flying saucers'? A short ites Canay ——— < memo as to whotLer it is true or Just what Air Force as oof nt etc. think of then." Soe In response to your inquiry, Special ézent 3. %. Reynolds obtained “+: the folloving information today (3/28/50) from Major Bogrs and Lieutenant - Colonel J. V. Hearn of Air Force Intelligence, The air Force discontinued . -. their intelligence project, to determine what flying saucera are the latter part -. of last year. They publicly announced to the press in December, 1949, that the project had been discontinued. They advised that the press release had ., been concurred in by the Aray and Havy. The reason for the discontinuance, .. according to Mafor Boers and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn, was that after tio : years of investigation over three-fourths of the incidents regarding flying +. saucers proved to ba misidentifications of a wide variety of conventional items such as lighted weather balloons and other air-borne objects. ie i Colonel Fearn pointed out that the Commanders of the various areas are charged with the security of those areas. Reports concerning flying saucers ~peceived at this time will be investigated by the Arca Conmanler and his report eviimti+¢-.4 te tha biw Paras nn force a . zh Suomitvted TO tne aif Intellisence Division as an antelli. ence acs, Major Boggs and Lieutenant Colonel Hearn made the observation that >. many of the reported sightinzs of flying saucers at this time espesr to be an out- - pronth of recent magazine articles. They reiterated that the Air Force is ' Viconducting no active investization to determine whether flying saucers exist or what they might happen to be, You will recall that the investigation of flying saucers was discontinued W by the Pureau in October, 1947; in order that the Air rorce eould teke over such by eenione (62-83894~-141-160) he wig we . \ aC atidenment . Br, : . 7 | J Bitissamyaahh 7 mn AGA Ala bon a 57 bAR 30 1950 : | 3 .o ; a ar Bz f Are 5 Bel yy - COPIES DESTROYED , 270 NOY 18 104