FBI-UAP-D014, Correspondence Relating to UFO Sightings, 1967, 1974
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This file contains two pieces of correspondence.
Document Highlights
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Short overview
This FBI file contains two sets of correspondence. One records an eleven-year-old’s 1967 report of a “weird” noise and a flash of light; the other concerns a 1974 inquiry about an alleged 1954 sighting of an occupied UFO.
Why this is interesting
The file captures both a firsthand report and the limits of the FBI’s records. In response to the 1974 inquiry, the Bureau said it had no record of the alleged event and that, around 1974, it did not collect information about UFO sightings.
Selected passages
- “weird” noise
- “flash of light going north in the sky”
- “alleged April 8, 1954 sighting of an occupied unidentified flying object (UFO)”
- “it maintained no record of such an event”
Background
This file contains two pieces of correspondence. The first, dated 9/22/1967, relays a description of an incident provided by an eleven-year-old child in which they heard a “weird” noise and saw a “flash of light.” The second, dated 9/30/1974 and 10/10/1974, is an exchange of letters between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Mr. Larry Bryant regarding an “alleged April 8, 1954 sighting of an occupied unidentified flying object (UFO).” The FBI’s response to Mr. Bryant’s inquiry indicated that it maintained no record of such an event, and that, circa 1974, the Bureau does not collect information regarding UFO sightings.