15 May 1952
(Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington ,
D.C.
Source: NICAP.org
The whole document (not written in U.S. Department of Defense document
format):
“SECURITY INFORMATION -- CONFIDENTIAL
United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington 25, D. C.
To: Director of Special
Investigations
The Inspector
General
Department of the
Air Force
The Pentagon
Washington 25, D.
C.
From: John Edgar Hoover,
Director
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
The Savannah Office of this Bureau has been informed that at approximately
10:45 p. m., May 10, 1952, four employees of the DuPont Company employed in the
Savannah River Plant near Ellenton, South Carolina saw four disk shaped objects
approaching ‘the four hundred area’ from the south which disappeared in a
northerly direction. At approximately 11:10 p. m. A similar object was seen by
these employees approaching from the northeast and disappearing in a
southwesterly direction. A similar
object was also sighted about 11:15 p. m. traveling from south to north by the
same employees.
The disks were described by the above-mentioned employees as being
approximately fifteen inches in diameter and yellow to gold in color. All of
the objects were allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed and at a high
altitude without any noise. The disk shaped object referred to above which
approached ‘the four hundred area’ from a northeasterly direction was
reportedly traveling at such a low altitude it had to rise to pass over some
tall tanks which are in ‘the four hundred area.’ The employee referred to above
advised the objects were weaving from left to right but seemed to hold a
general course. According to these persons because of the speed at which the
objects were traveling they were only visible for a few seconds.
The above data, which was previous furnished to your office through this
Bureau’s liaison representative, is being furnished for your information and
any action you desire to take in this matter. No investigation is being
conducted by this Bureau.
cc -- Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2
Department of the Army
The Pentagon
Washington 25, D. C.
Attention: Chief,
Intelligence Division
cc -- Director of Naval Intelligence
Department of the Navy
The Pentagon
Washington 25, D. C.
cc -- Captain John A. Waters
Director of Security BY SPECIAL MESSENGER
Atomic Energy Commission
Room 805B
333 Third Street, N.
Washington 25, D. C.
SECURITY INFORMATION – CONFIDENTIAL”
NICAP.org’s comment on the document:
“Jan Aldrich:
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 11:02:46 -0800
The following item is from the US Army Intelligence UFO files.
The file number written on the letter is 452.1 in pencil. A date in
pencil is 15 May 52 in
parenthesis is 25 Mar 48 which is on a large number documents which may be the
date on the controlling file directive (??). (452.1 is the file number for
‘Unconventional Aircraft.’)”
Wikipedia article: “Savannah River Site”:
Wikipedia article: “Ellenton ,
South Carolina
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