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Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007

62- HG-63894
SERIALS 101-130
SECTION 3
FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER
HEADQUARTERS
CIASS / CASE # Sub Vol. Serial #
0062 63894 3 101 130
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SECTION 3
SERIALS 101-130
FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER
HEADQUARTERS
CIASS / CASE # Sub Vol. Serial #
0062 63894 3 101 130
8/11/1274194
RRPO330HG

SECTION 3
SERIALS 101-130
FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER
HEADQUARTERS
CIASS / CASE # Sub Vol. Serial #
0062 63894 3 101 130

SECTION 3
SERIALS 101-130
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FBI
MAY 13 1977
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO : Director, FBI
FROM : SAC, San Francisco
SUBJECT: REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS

DATE: September 4, 1947
AIRMAIL
SPECIAL DELIVERY

Enclosed is a copy of a letter dated August 25, 1947, with
attachment from Lt. Col. DONALD L. SPRINGER of A-2, Hamilton Field,
California. Even though Col. SPRINGER feels that Mr. JOHNSON may
have read some of his claims in a newspaper, Col. SPRINGER believes
that Mr. F. M. JOHNSON should be interviewed in this matter.

In accordance with Bureau Bulletin No. 42, dated July 30,
1947, Portland is reques
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DECLASSIFIED
Authority: NND 90986
CONFIDENTIAL
NND 90986

# NEDDENTIAL

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California

4AFDA 25 August 1947

SUBJECT: Flying Disc.

TO: Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U. S. Department of Justice, Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, Calif.

1. The attached true copy of a letter from Mr. F. M. Johnson was received by this officer 22 August 1947.

2. Your attention is invited to the similarity between Arnold's early report and this gentleman's report. A possibility exists that Mr. John
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NOT

PORTLAND, OREGON, August 20th 1947

Lt. Col. Donald L. Springer, Assistant Staff

Sir. Saw in the portland paper a short time ago in regards to an article in regards to the so called flying disc having any basis of fact. I can say am a prospector and was in the Mt Adams district on June 24th the day Kennedy Arnold of Boise Idaho claims he saw a formation of flying disc. And i saw the same flying objects at about the same time. Having a telescope with me at the time i can asure you they are real and noting like them I ever saw before they did not pass verry high over where I was standing a
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64
Office Men dum
UNITED S G
GOVERNMENT

TO: Director, FBI
DATE: September 4, 1937
Attn: Assistant Director D. M. LADD

FROM: SAC, San Francisco

SUBJECT: REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS

AIRMAIL

Enclosed for your information are copies of two letters from Lt. Col. DONALD L. SPRINGER of A-2, Hamilton Field, California, dated August 27, 1947, with attachments reporting the sighting of "flying discs" on Guam, and result of A-2 investigation at Tacoma and Kelso, Washington.

DWK:MR
62-2938

Enclosure Attached

162-83894-112-h

RECORDED
EX-37
36 SEP 24 1947
FBI

COPIES DESTROYED
270 NOV
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SECRET
SECRET

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2 Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California

4AFDA 27 August 1947
333.5/1208-I

SUBJECT: Re Flying Disc.

TO: Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, California.

1. Following is extract from the Weekly Intelligence Summary, Air Transport Command, Washington 25, D. C., dated 20 August 1947, Copy No. 120, Article I, pg 1:

"FLYING OBJECTS IN GUAM: Unidentified flying objects have been observed by three American enlisted men of the 147th Airways
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ENCLOSURE
62-83894-102
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CONFIDENTIAL

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California

4AFDA 27 August 1947
333.5/1208-I

SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Disc.

TO: Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U. S. Department of Justice,
Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, California.

Attached summary forwarded for your information.

DONALD L. SPRINGER
Lt. Colonel, GSC
AC of S, A-2

1 Incl:
Summary of Information.

42-83894-102
ENCLOSURE
CONFIDENTIAL

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AUG 30 1947
SAN FRANCISCO
ROUTED TO
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