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GSA GEN. REG. NO. 27

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'!'OM MITCu(LL, 7825 South Colfax, Chicago (375-9258)
telephonically ad/i;~d the writer at 9:110 PM on September 16,
1_967, as follows:

He is eleven years of age. Al approximately 8:30
PM he heard a "weird" noise and looked out the window of
his resid,ence and saw a "flash of light going north in the
skyo" He could furnish no additional information but claimed
this to be a UFO.
The ab~ve information was furnished to Sergeant
EUGENE RIPKA, Army-Air Force 755th Radar Squadron, Arlington,
Heights, Illinois, telephone 763-8638.

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Through inquiry of the Department of the Air Fore~, I 1 ve obta· ed a copy
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identified Flying Object (UFO) which was pursued by W- S. Coast Gu
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returned to the object), and which was seen by at /east three civi ian observers
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taken on the matter?

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files covering the period January 1, 1954 through December 3, 1954; and, if so,
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will you please send me a copy of your recor1s of

ally, will you please

tell,me the current mailing address and/or tk:

of the principal
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observer, Chicago resident Mrs. Lelah H.
of April 8, 1954?

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219 Soutb Dearborn Street:

Chicago, Illinois
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·October 10, 1974

, Mr,. Larry W. Bryant

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I have received your letter dated Septe~ber 30·,.

1914, regar.ding UFO .sightings.
I am sorry to advise you
·\th~t the Federal Bureau. of Investigation (FBI) has ·no
.information regarding the UFO sighting you describe in

yo"r letter, and, in fact, the FBI does. not collect informa­
t1Qn regarding UFO sightings in general. As you are
prdbably aware, the FBI is the investigative arm of the
U'ni\:ted States Department of Justice, and is authorized to
.ilnvestigate only those matters .specifically delegated to

tt.~y Congress.

UFO sightings are not such matters.

In a.ddition, our files contai.o no information

regii.rding the current residence or telepho~e number of
'Mrs·...Lelah H.. Stoker, mentioned in your letter .
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