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ae exposing through a_telescope set-up-in-his_backyard hera in’ Washinzton. . - oe.
During the course of his photographic experiments in _the-last three. Lon
montus he managed, it is reported to me, to photograph on a number of

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occasions geometrically shaped flying objects as they passed between
his telescope-and- the: woon.--I have not seen _these photographs and So

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process which reportedly. delivers a- -very_hi high degree of-resolution. ._-
Incidential to the exasination of some_ gfathese ht nish” reeglution “ey

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evidences 6 of an often_reported phenocenon which might de of. -interest re
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were renaTt SOL Rigi’ and certainly indicated a phenomenon for which
he had no ready explanation and for which in the past he found some
_ . TD consideracly amounts of interest particularly in gered Ido not wish
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eutaaif there is no interest ‘to Maplin thesa
reported raterials, and T would therefore welcome your counsel and
sugsestion as to how we might get our hands on these materials to.
examine then firsthand and to make a more complete analysis of then.
re wae Lis exceedingly cagey-in his handling of these materials and
would not permit anyone to borrow any of these materiels. He explained.
that he was currently out of work and that he had had a couple of
recent contracts with the Air Technical Intelligenee Center at Dayton. ©
A contact with the Air Force ssveals that he has no contracts which are

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BA MEMORANDUM FOR; :
SUBJECT: - Reported Photography of ‘Unidentified Flying Objects

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experimentiag” With new kinds oF Fins and emiisions ‘yhiea he has been——_----- -
exposing through a telescore set-up in his backyard here in Washinzton.

During the course of his photographic experiments in the last three

months he managed, it is reported to me, to photograph on a numter of . {
ocztasions geometrically shaped flying objects as they passed between = 0055 2D

his telescope and the moon. I have not seen these photographs. and sone be

have had no business to look for same but_I_ mae, hed them reported... ns

—.. B@—to me as a result of our investigation cf ME" Vphotographie.---.--- ~~

process which reportedly_delivers a very igh degree of resolution.

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San soa rat he had photozrapned different groups at several ....--
different tizes during the past three_months._ .

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a __{Rowever, ; -I-woula not like to overlook some”
evidences” of an Often reported-phenonenoa which might be of interest
a) to! Leeland to the intelligence_ Community. generally. .

ee 3. tS. ., pports to me that the photographs of-these. copjects @ 2 oe,
were rena? Fa léar and certainly indicate@ a phenomenon for which - pope
he had no resdy- explanation end for which in the past he. found® “sone =
consideracly arounts, of ‘interest. particularly. io ee I do not wish
woru-agif there is no interest” ‘To ae in these
reported raterials, > and t- ‘would therefore welcome your counsel and . - eee dee
sugsestion as to how we might get our hands on these ‘paterials to. _ wo
Senine chen firsthand and. to make a more complete analysis of then. _ os. _.

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& a aot permit anyone to” borrow w-any of these matertels.
that he was currently out of work-and that he had had a couple of ee

recent contracts with the Air-Technical Intelligence Center at Dayton.

: A contact with ths Air Foree zeveals that ha has no contracts which are

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-in effect at the present time. Sie 7 ppears to feel that he has

-gome real evidence of the existene 3t Gataentified flying objects in

his photography and I am sure he would consider delivering them to
samebody only,for 8 price, yet | unspecified. -by copy of this i
. pemorandun tO@iiG ces eames | Would bring him up to date on
this subject Fh case you woula Like" ae 4t up unilaterally with

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h, For background information it is_ also reported to you that
contact with bapaiethavas set-up through Pat Bert g ;
7 Mj and therefore there is some information on him already
available in their. files. You are also undoubtedly avare that the :
. House committee investigating outer spac# and space phenomena has
recently been addressing itself to the problem of the unidentified |

flying objects and has been s¢ seeking to review the evidence for
certain House representatives t6 determine what validity this concept —

might have. According to the vest inforpation- Y-have at the present
moment, after several hearings on this” “subject this. committee has
suspended-its investigation for several months after which time it —

intends to reopen then.