65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_001
The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
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- Source
- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- FBI
- Reference #
- RELEASE-01-FILE-033-65-HS1-834228961-62-HQ-83894-SECTION-1
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 185
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A Catholic priest in Grafton, Wisconsin, found a 'whirring' disc in his yard and held it for the FBI.
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The disc found by the priest was a circular saw blade with wires attached.
The priest said he did not know whether it might be an elab- ian eS ny ala aCe esi tae Pree ae) ier gaan pai HK. Johnson of the Milwaukee] See SAUCERS, Pare 3, Col
Army planes scoured the northwest Pacific skies for flying discs without success.
army planes scoured the north- west Pacific skies for them without suecess today
The flying saucers have been reported in 36 states.
First sighted June 25 and greeted generally with scornful laughs, the objects have been re- Ported every day since by observ- ers in 36 states.
The flying saucers were described as flying with an undulating motion at heights of 10,000 feet and less.
They were de- scribed as flying with an undu- lating motion at heights of 10,000 feet and less.
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Letter regarding flying discs
A letter discussing mysterious 'Saucers' is dated.
Priest finds disc
A Catholic priest in Grafton, Wisconsin, finds a 'whirring' disc in his yard.
Start of UFO sightings
Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented.
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