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@ =f. e Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO 2 he ie t DATE: June 10, 1952 FROM : W. A. Brant ae. supject: WILLIAM ALBERP*RHODES MISCELLANEOUS ‘= INFORMATION CONCERNING QO “FLYING DIScs PURPOSE To recommend that Bureau Liaison contact OSI to determine whether photographs allegedly taken by the captioned individual of a flying disc in 1947 were furnished by OSI to the office of Drew Pearson. BACKGROUND Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947, @ Mr. George Fugate, Jr., called at the Phoeniz Office exhibiting credentials reflecting he represented A-2, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California. He asked an Agent to accompany him to interview William Rhodes who previously reported the photographing of a flying dise in Phoenix on the afternoon of July 7, 1947. The Phoenix Office contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Mr. Kimball verified the fact that Fugate came to Phoenix as a representative of Colonel Donald Springer of Hamilton Field, and it was suggested the - Phoenix Office assist Fugate not in investigating the natter,? but in simply talking with Dr. Rhodes. By letter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoeniz Office set forth in four pages the results of this interview and stated Fugate had requested the gatives from Rhodes who did not have themin his immediate possession. Rhodes stated, however, he would deliver them to the FBI the following morning for transmittal to Fugate Gt Hamilton Field, California. On the morning of August 30, 1947, Rhodes delivered the negatives to the Phoenix Office at which time they were Gccepted with the understanding they were being given to Mr. Fugate, ¢ representative of the Army Force Intelligence, United States Army, and that there wa tle, tf Gay, chance of his gettin egatives bac ur. RnOaes “turned the ~ negatives over to the FBI with the full understanding they were being given to the Air Force and he would not get them back. : (62-83894-80, page 4) vt with ae 8 * CxECORDED 73,