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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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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

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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 informat1Qn 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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