Fbi Memo Unclassified Complete

UAP D011 DFBI Correspondence Referral 1949

Federal Bureau of Investigation

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FBI
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568 KB
External ID
aaf14409fe2a6b8577345394b399e8ccfa36a0571c6205eb6b5da82b53e6876b
Confidence
75%
Credibility
70%

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Intelligence summary

A correspondence from Rev. Charles C. Barnes to J. Edgar Hoover detailing an observation of four beams in the sky that converged in the Cascade Mountains, potentially indicating a scientific experiment or UAP activity.

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National SecurityUAP ObservationsWeather Modification 1949CorrespondenceFBIUAP

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LocationContextConfidenceSupporting text
Cascade Mountains Unknown Context Unresolved Location where the beams converged.
Cascade Mountains Unknown Context Unresolved Location where the beams converged.

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Jun 15, 1949

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