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FBIMay 8, 2026PURSUE Release 01 (May 2026)

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Summary

This document is a report from the FBI regarding sightings of flying disks, produced in 1949. It discusses a planned convention for witnesses in Louisiana and a specific sighting in California.

Key highlights

  • A convention for flying saucer witnesses was planned in Alexandria, Louisiana.p.3

    the Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, announced that it was planning a convention
  • Reports of flying disks were noted in Alexandria, Louisiana, prior to the article.p.3

    flying disks were reported twice in the week preceding
  • A witness described a large silver object resembling a child's top in Los Angeles.p.17

    a large silver metal object shaped like a child's top
  • The witness believed there was life within the object he observed.p.17

    he gained the impression that there was some life within the object

Source

Department of War — PURSUE / FBI
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Public domain (US Government work)
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