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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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.
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Tracker findings
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
Referenced Timeline
Peter M. Jones UFO Sighting
Peter M. Jones observed a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top.
LinkedPeter M JonesAir Force Discontinues UFO Project
The Air Force discontinued their intelligence project on flying saucers.
LinkedUSAFGalveston News Article Published
An article advertising a convention for people who have seen flying saucers.
Glen Sprouse UFO Sighting
Glen Sprouse reported a bright yellow object during a flight.
LinkedGlen Sprouse
Source Claims
Claims are attributed to the released source and remain distinct from Probed’s assessment and tracker findings.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Galveston News Article, July 10, 1949
Letter from Peter M. Jones
Air Force Intelligence Project Discontinuation
Report on Flying Saucers Recovered in New Mexico
Research Map
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