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ee eet = _ : eet ae dee seuey ws . SE eee ee ee De eR Oe rt ' . Te el gs AL i dB Sa, ( : MR. A. H, BELYONT September 26, 195% * leas 1 Meeinont— DONALD E, KEYHCE ET ia-, MISCELLANLVUS = INFORMATION CONCERNING (Nationalities Intelligence) i Subject, Director of NatLonal Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena, by letter of 9/22/58 requested particulars of _ Bureau's participation concerning unidentified flying objects. sne committee he heads is described on letterhead as “A privately sup- ported fact finding civilian committee serving the public interests" and he lists several prominent individuals among “our Board members and Special Advisers." He is a retirec Marine, Ce ae Le Keyhoe has been known to the Bureau since 1935 and was, and may still be, a free-lance writer. In 1948 he was described by Mr, Nichole as “a flamboyant writer and we have found from previous experience that much of his material is irresponsible.* in 195] the Director concurred with Mr. Nichols’ statement that "We should not get involved with him.” Sen ee mye een Wwe = As an example of his writing, the January, 1941, issue of *Cosmopolitan" magazine carried an article written by Keyhoe and John J. Daly entitled “Hitler's Flan to Seize the United States Merchant Marine.* This article indicated the Bureau had in its possess documents concerning such a plan by Hitler which indication was complet. ZalL5G, : The attached suggested letter to Keyhoe responds in a very general way to his questions, some of which are extremely pointed such as *Have FBI Agents told witnesses not to talk about UFO sightings?" and “Does the Bureau make character investigationsof UFO witnesses in some cases?" The answors which have been furnished are designed to avoid the charge we have not answered questions yet they are broad 4n nature to avoid his apparent pointed inquiries. His request for an interview with a Bureau official concerning our policy concerning unidentified flying objects has been side-stepped since there appears to be no point in discussing this matter further with him, JANAP 146 i: ACTION: Defense document re reporting intelligence sightings. That the attached sucgested letter be forwarded to Keyhoo. Ir view of Air Force interest, copy of incoming with copy of our piclosure reply being sent Air Force separately. closure -SS 2 dae. : ’ > _ rf v5) : oR & 2D