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This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation correspondence dated September sixth, nineteen sixty-six, addressed to Mrs. Levi J. Dow of Goffstown, New Hampshire. The document is notable because it records the Bureau’s official response to a private citizen’s inquiry about unidentified flying objects and includes a contemporaneous flyer for the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America convention. The material was released by The Black Vault, an online repository of declassified government records. The file appears in the collection titled “Expediente OVNI” and was posted to the public archive on an unspecified date. The declassification authority is the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which authorizes the public release of historical correspondence under the Freedom of Information Act. September sixth, nineteen sixty-six Mrs. Levi J. Dow Goffstown, New Hampshire 03045 Dear Mrs. Dow: Your letter of August thirty‑first, nineteen sixty‑six, with enclosures, has been received and I appreciate the interest which prompted you to write. In response to your inquiry, this Bureau is strictly an investigative agency of the Federal Government and, as such, neither makes evaluations nor draws conclusions as to the character or integrity of any organization, publication or individual. I am sorry I cannot be of assistance to you; however, you may be sure your communication will be made a matter of record. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director [Four lines redacted under exemption B1] NOTE: Buffiles contain no record of correspondent or Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Inc. TRUE COPY August thirty‑first, nineteen sixty‑six J. E. Hoover, F‑B‑I Director Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: I am a member of “Nicap” and am

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This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation correspondence dated September sixth, nineteen sixty-six, addressed to Mrs. Levi J. Dow of Goffstown, New Hampshire. The document is notable because it records the Bureau’s official response to a private citizen’s inquiry about unidentified flying objects and includes a contemporaneous flyer for the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America convention.

Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was FBI This Is A Declassified Federal Bureau Of Investigation Correspondence Dated about?: This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation correspondence dated September sixth, nineteen sixty-six, addressed to Mrs. Levi J. Dow of Goffstown, New Hampshire. The document is notable because it records the Bureau’s official response to a private citizen’s inquiry about unidentified flying objects and includes a contemporaneous flyer for the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America convention.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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