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65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005

The released record says the Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced a convention for people who have seen flying saucers. File: 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005. 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005 combines an official, downloadable document, 15 extracted claims, 4 evidence records, and 4 timeline entries across 209 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

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Document · Release 01
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209 pages
Agency
FBI

Probed Assessment

The released record says the Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced a convention for people who have seen flying saucers. File: 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005.

Key takeaways

  • The released record says peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top in August 1947.
  • The released record says three flying saucers were recovered in New Mexico, each occupied by three bodies of human shape but only 3 feet tall.
  • The released record says the Air Force discontinued their intelligence project on flying saucers in late 1949.

Why it matters

65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005 combines an official, downloadable document, 15 extracted claims, 4 evidence records, and 4 timeline entries across 209 source pages, and file-level provenance that can be compared with related release records.

Corroboration

For 65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005, the release establishes official provenance but does not independently verify the record's statement that the Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced a convention for people who have seen flying saucers.

Open questions

  • Which companion records, if any, independently corroborate the source claims extracted from this 209-page document?

Probed separates this editorial assessment from the source claims below. It summarizes what the released artifact supports; it is not independent verification.

Official Description from War.gov

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.

Preserved verbatim as source metadata. This wording is separate from Probed’s file-specific description and assessment.

File Context

Related entities

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Tracker findings

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Peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top in August 1947

The released document states that peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top in August 1947.

Oak Ridge radar report cites object at 40,000 feet

The OCR page reports that a Knoxville radar operator detected an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of about 40,000 feet.

Oak Ridge radar report also cites a 100,000-foot return

The OCR page says radar equipment later recorded an object about 100,000 feet high and approximately 18 miles from the operator location.

Oak Ridge follow-up says radar pip grew stronger

The OCR page states that a later radar indication again placed the object about 100,000 feet over Oak Ridge and described the radar pip as stronger than previous readings.

Oak Ridge radar account describes circling pip at 40,000 feet

Oak Ridge radar account describes circling pip at 40,000 feet. The OCR page states: Adcock is a radio ham operator and has set up in his home in Knoxville an Army Surplus APN~7 radar set. Adcock advised that he had picked up on this set a "pip" fc.

Oak Ridge teletype notes 100,000-foot report was not verified

Oak Ridge teletype notes 100,000-foot report was not verified. The OCR page states: Ae He BELMONT) /V URGENT wt a Noell UNKNOWN OBJECT OVER OAK RIDGE, TENN., MARCH ONE, NINETEEN FIFTY,/f sTuagztAancock, COMPLAINANT, VITAL FACILITIES, IS, REMYCALL MARCH THIRD, EXISTENCE OF OBJECT REPORTED BY ADCOCK AS BEING.

Release provenance

Release
Release 01
Official ID
release-01-file-019-65-hs1-834228961-62-hq-83894-section-005
Cleared
May 8, 2026
Official release source

Referenced Timeline

  1. Page 17

    Peter M. Jones UFO Sighting

    Peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top.

  2. Page 75

    Air Force Discontinues UFO Project

    The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project on flying saucers.

    LinkedUSAF
  3. Page 3

    Galveston News Article Published

    An article advertising a convention for people who have seen flying saucers.

  4. Page 39

    Glen Sprouse UFO Sighting

    Glen Sprouse reported a bright yellow object during a flight.

Source Claims

Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.

Source reportedObservedPage 3

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.

Source reportedAssertedPage 17

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

Source reportedAssertedPage 68

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.

Source reportedObservedPage 75

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.

LinkedUSAF
Source reportedAssertedPage 86

The document records that it was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at Knoxville, Tennessee, did not detect an object on any cooasion but stated thet the equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes.

It was reported that Naval Reserve radar equipment at Knoxville, Tennessee, did not detect an object on any cooasion but stated thet the equipment was not considered efficient for aircraft at extreme altitudes.

Source reportedAssertedPage 89

The document records that adeock, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected en his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 fect at 111165 p.

Adeock, operator of Radio Station WROL, Knoxville, is reported to have detected en his radar equipment an object directly over Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at an altitude of 40,000 fect at 111165 p.

Source reportedAssertedPage 96

The document records that WOODSIDE stated that immediately upon receiving the report from me, he had made the mtter known to the proper authorities at AEC i carly the following morning he had conversed with Colonel JOHN MEADE, 3r@ Army Hosdquarters, Atlenta, Georgie, and apurised him of the matter.

WOODSIDE stated that immediately upon receiving the report from me, he had made the mtter known to the proper authorities at AEC i carly the following morning he had conversed with Colonel JOHN MEADE, 3r@ Army Hosdquarters, Atlenta, Georgie, and apurised him of the matter.

Source reportedAssertedPage 72

The document records that AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville “hich reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude.

AEC Security Division Chief at Oak Ridge checked with Smyrna Air Base Nashville “hich reported it had no flight plan for any plane being in that vicinity and altitude.

Source reportedAssertedPage 157

The document records that incidents were first reported over the US in 1947 end are still con~ ‘timuinge Much space in the press has been given to these reports and various semieofficial opinions have been quoted.

Incidents were first reported over the US in 1947 end are still con~ ‘timuinge Much space in the press has been given to these reports and various semieofficial opinions have been quoted.

Source reportedAssertedPage 21

The document records that cuneo stated that it would appear that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep the matter in confidence.

Cuneo stated that it would appear that Jones may have actually seen a flying saucer, that in any event it made an awfully good story and he requested that the Bureau keep the matter in confidence.

Source reportedAssertedPage 100

The document records that ee ae Speed of one saucer was measured by ground instruments in the White Sands case at well over the speed of sound, indicating the use of a number of jet engines.

ee ae Speed of one saucer was measured by ground instruments in the White Sands case at well over the speed of sound, indicating the use of a number of jet engines.

Source reportedAssertedPage 169

The document records that STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display.

STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display.

Source reportedAssertedPage 191

The document records that then he looked to the west of the plane, which was flying southwest toward Standi- ford Field—and saw the large disk.

Then he looked to the west of the plane, which was flying southwest toward Standi- ford Field—and saw the large disk.

Source reportedAssertedPage 31

The document records that reosived in this office concerning the so-called flying d nenomena being frequently observed around Camp Hood, Texas.

reosived in this office concerning the so-called flying d nenomena being frequently observed around Camp Hood, Texas.

Source reportedAssertedPage 92

The document records that ADCOCK called the armoury end advised that the object being observed by him over Oak Ridge had started moving in an easterly direction snd had, in a period of about twenty minutes, faded from the screen.

ADCOCK called the armoury end advised that the object being observed by him over Oak Ridge had started moving in an easterly direction snd had, in a period of about twenty minutes, faded from the screen.

Source Material & Evidence

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Galveston News Article, July 10, 1949

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Letter from Peter M. Jones

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Air Force Intelligence Project Discontinuation

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Report on Flying Saucers Recovered in New Mexico

Research Map

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