3a8d389164019528

FBI-UAP-D012_Newark-Field-Office_1952-1967.pdf

FBI·PURSUE_2026·pdf·61.5 MB

Scores

3.7
Document value
0.0
Cross-references
2.0
Provenance
3.7
Info density
10.0
Topic relevance
1.3
Anomalousness

Events this document cites (1)

OCR'd text preview (8 of pages)

Source: mistral_ocr · confidence ~95%

page 1
FD-245 (REV. 1-21-80)
Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Reclassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007

# U. S. Department of Justice
(MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILE)

# FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION
Bureau File Number

100-36998
CLASSIFICATION NO.

|  See also Nos. | SERIALS | REQUESTERS FULL NAME | COMPUTER NUMBER | DATE | BY  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   | ACL | Charest, Michael R. | 245,979 | 6-3-85 | Dee  |
|  |   |   |   |   |   |
|  |   |   |   |   |   |
|  |   |   |   |   |   |
|  |   |   |   |   |   |
|  |   |   |   |   |   |
page 2
FD-160

# INDICES SEARCH SLIP

TO CHIEF CLERK:
DATE _______________

SUBJECT _______________

ALIASES _______________

ADDRESS _______________

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH _______________

☐ Exact Spelling
☐ All References
☐ Subversive References
☐ Main File
☐ Restricted to Locality of _______________

|  FILE & SERIAL NO. | REMARKS | FILE & SERIAL NO. | REMARKS  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  25-4765 | John Riley NF |  |   |
|  Local Board 17C Cincinnati |  |  |   |
|  91-541-16 | O'Keefe |  |   |
|  100-19807AM-4-58 | NI |  |   |
|  250-2379 | US |  |   |
|  61-6-1A-2 | No way to select |  |  
page 3
1. Seven photostats of Flying Saucers. Received from Department of the Air Force, Headquarters United States Air Force 8-27-52.

ALI INFORMATION CONTAINED on this envelope HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/15/85 BY [illegible]

NW 91149
DocId:34742114 Page 3
page 4
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED on this envelope hereIN IS UNCLASSIFIED DATE 5/15/85 BY Sp. 66628104

Date Received 8/27/52
From Dept of the Air Force
(Name of contributor)
U.S. A.A.
(Address of contributor)

By
To Be Returned
No (?)

Description: 7 photostats of Flying Saucers.

File No. 100-36998-1A-1

DW 5384
Regraded Unclassified
page 5
SECURITY INFORMATION-CONTROL

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON

DECLASSIFIED
Authority: TSO/GMEA/EE204-02
By: SH NARA Date: 2/10/78

THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
2D DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
67 BROAD STREET
NEW YORK 4, NEW YORK

IN REPLY
REFER TO: 24-300

Mr. S. K. McKee
Special Agent-in-Charge
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1836 Raymond-Commerce Bldg.,
Newark 2, New Jersey

RE: JOHN H. RILEY
178 Bogert Road
River Edge, N. J.
SPECIAL INQUIRY

Dear Mr. McKee:

Transmitted herewith are copies of a restricted memorandum dated 12 August 195
page 6
RESTRICTED

(Uncl) Investigation of Unidentified Aerial Object Photos
ATIAA-5
5DOSI
AUG 12 1952
Capt Ruppelt/vs
66361/B 263D/P D-28

1. Attached are several photographs taken by Mr. John H. Riley of 178 Bogert Road, River Edge, N. J. He claims that these are authentic photos of an unidentified aerial object and is apparently attempting to sell them to East Coast newspapers.

2. The newspaper which forwarded the photos, the Newark-Star Ledger, has been very cooperative, and it is requested that the fact that they sent the photos to ATIC not be mentioned.

3. ATIC does not believe these photos a
page 7
PRESCOIT 7-6000
EXT. 126
THE HERALD-NEWS
PASSAIC, N. J.
HERALD-NEWS
D PROSPECT STREET
PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY
UNITED PRESS AND
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
WIRE SERVICES
DIRECT AP WIREPHOTO
CHARLES GREGG
STAFF WRITER
HU 7-5731
August 2, 1952

ATIC
Wright Patterson AFB
Dayton, O.
Attention: ATIAA-5

Gentlemen: As per our telephone conversation yesterday, I am enclosing seven photographs of flying objects, pertinent data and a clipping of article we ran recently outlining the saucer situation in Passaic and Bergen Counties during the past several weeks.

Hoping I have been of some service to you, I am

Sincer
page 8
TO: A.T.I.C., WEIGHT ATTENTION AFB, DAYTON OHIO ATT: ATIAA-5

DAT A ON SAUCER PHOTOGRAPHED JULY 31, 1952 IN PASSAIC, N.J.

Photographer: John H. Riley, 28, 571 Main Street, Paterson, N.J.
occupation: photographer.

Known witness: George J. Stock, 221 Brooks Avenue, Passaic, N.J.

Date: 31 Jul 52

Time: 10:15 a.m.

Place: 200 block, Brooks Avenue, Passaic, N.J.

Weather: Clear, in mid 80's

Color of saucer: greyish

Altitude: 200 feet at lowest point

Riley says he was visiting Stock, his friend, and talked to him in front of Stock's home. Stock first saw it. Riley says it travelled southeast a

Full text and original imagery available on Internet Archive →