65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_005
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-005-65-HS1-834228961-62-HQ-83894-SECTION-5
- Published
- 2026-05-08
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 209
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The Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced a convention for people who have seen flying saucers.
Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was planning a convention for persons from all over the nation who have seen flying saucers.
Flying disks were reported twice in the week preceding July 10, 1949, in Alexandria, Louisiana.
flying disks were reported twice in the week preceding the article in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top in August 1947.
in August, NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN, HE WAS HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS OUT OF LA AND HE OBSERVED ABOUT ONE HALF BLOCK AWAY FROM HIM A LARGE SILVER METAL.OBJECT SHAPED LIKE A CHILD'S TOP
The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project on flying saucers in late 1949.
The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project to determine what flying saucers are the latter part of last year.
Three flying saucers were recovered in New Mexico, each occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall.
three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico. They were described as being circular in shape with raised centers, approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall.
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Glen Sprouse UFO Sighting
Glen Sprouse reported a bright yellow object during a flight.
Galveston News Article Published
An article advertising a convention for people who have seen flying saucers.
Air Force Discontinues UFO Project
The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project on flying saucers.
Peter M. Jones UFO Sighting
Peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top.
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