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information on the document Ur« Tolson June 4, 1952 Le B. Wichols WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES INFORMATION CONCERNING FLYING DIS¢s BUREAU FILE 62-83894, Serials 80, 184, and 225 During my absence at 11:50 A.M. today, Fred Blumen~ thal, in the office of Drew Pearson, called and talked with Vick. Blumenthal stated ‘earson has been in contact with Dr. W. A. Bhodes (Phoenix telephone number 5-0048) concerning photographs which the above captioned took of flying discs in the Phoentz area in July of 1947. Blumenthal states that Dr. Rhodes told Pearson today that the FBI borrowed his negatives of the flying discs and when asked for their return the FBI told Rhodes the negatives were not available. Blumenthal asked whether there is any truth to this stcetenent of Rhodes and what the FBI knew about him. It appeers that Pearson is interested in using the photographs on his television program and is desirous of borrowing them from the Bureau or having them returned to Dr. Rhodes. SACKGROUND: Bureau files reflect that on August 29, 1947, a Mr. George Fugate, Jre, called at the Phoentr 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 Phoeniz on the afternoon of July 7, 1947. The Phoeniz Office contacted SAC Harry Kimball of the San Francisco Office and Mr. Kimball verified the fact that Fugate came to Phoeniz as a representctive of Colonel Donald Springer of Homilton Field, and it was suggested the Phoeniz Office assist Fugate not in investigating the matter, but in simply talking with | Dr. Rhodes. By letter dated September 4, 1947, the Phoentz Office set forth in four pages the reaults of this interview and stated ugate had requested the negatives from Rhodes who did not have in his immedicte possession. Rhodes stcted, however, he deliver them to the FBI the following morning for trans~ pl to Fugate at Hamilton Field, Californta. Belmont