65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_008
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-034-65-HS1-834228961-62-HQ-83894-SECTION-8
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 217
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Truman Bethurum allegedly had encounters with space explorers.
Truman Bethurum allegedly was aboard flying saucers on eleven occasions.
Mrs. Frances Swan received messages from 'outer space' through thought transmission.
Mrs. Swan was receiving messages through thought control from 'outer space' and wrote them down as she received them.
The U.S. Air Force has denied the existence of flying saucers.
He said contrary to these reports, the U. S. Air Force has denied the existence of the flying saucer.
Mrs. Swan arranged a schedule with 'outer space' to receive messages.
Hutson advised that a schedule was arranged between Swan and the people in 'outer space' that she would receive messages on the following schedule: 8:00 in the morning, 12 noon, 6:00 in the evening, every day of the week.
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Interview with John Hutson
John Hutson provided information about Mrs. Frances Swan receiving messages from 'outer space'.
Carl R. Keyser reported observing a flying saucer
Carl R. Keyser and his wife observed a silver circular shape in the sky.
Thomas Eickhoff advised no progress on meeting
Eickhoff advised that no progress had been made with respect to holding a meeting for Truman Bethurum in Cincinnati.
Meeting at Terrace Plaza Hotel
Mr. Eickhoff met with Truman Bethurum, George Hunt Williamson, and Mr. Manspeaker.
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