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COLD OPEN This episode presents document number sixty‑five, H‑S‑one‑eight‑three‑four‑two‑two‑eight‑nine‑six‑one, section ten, a correspondence dated September sixth, nineteen sixty‑six from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to a private citizen in New Hampshire. The file is notable for the juxtaposition of an official FBI reply with a promotional flyer from the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America, Inc., and a purported extraterrestrial editorial from a being identified as Master Kalen‑Li Retan. PROVENANCE The text was released to the public through The Black Vault, an online repository of declassified government documents. The entry was uploaded on the archive’s website and is available at the canonical URL https://archive.org/download/expediente-ovni-65-hs1-834228961-62-hq-83894-section-10-4eefb3/65hs1-83422896162-hq-83894section10djvu.txt. No specific Freedom of Information Act case number is cited; the declassification authority is listed as the United States Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy. THE DOCUMENT September sixth, nineteen sixty‑six. “Mrs. Levi Li Dow, Goffstown, New Hampshire, zero‑three‑zero‑four‑five. 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 F‑B‑I [four lines redacted under exemption B1] 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 very much interested in U‑F‑O (Flying Saucers). Several weeks ago a fellow employee received a letter (business) from Arizona with a stamp on the back (see enclosed). Being interested in U‑F‑O’s I asked for the stamp and sent three dollars for the twelve issues of A‑F‑S‑C‑A. Having received and read my first issue I feel it isn’t just what it appears on the surface. I cannot say why, but with my limited idea of how communists operate it strikes me it is backed by them. My reason for writing this is that I consider myself a true American; I am told my ancestors go back to a great grandmother who was an Indian squaw and I am proud of it. If, by writing for this A‑F‑S‑C‑A Report, my name could in any way be aligned with the Communist Party, I would like to know if there is any way I can get things straightened out. I may be all wrong about my interpretation of this report but I’d like to be sure since I expect I will get the other issues as they come up. I will be sixty‑three years old in a few days. My husband passed away April thirtieth…

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65 Hs1 834228961 62 Hq 83894 Section 10

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COLD OPEN This episode presents document number sixty‑five, H‑S‑one‑eight‑three‑four‑two‑two‑eight‑nine‑six‑one, section ten, a correspondence dated September sixth, nineteen sixty‑six from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to a private citizen in New Hampshire. , and a purported extraterrestrial editorial from a being identified as Master Kalen‑Li Retan.

Date: JUL 17 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was 65 Hs1 834228961 62 Hq 83894 Section 10 about?: COLD OPEN This episode presents document number sixty‑five, H‑S‑one‑eight‑three‑four‑two‑two‑eight‑nine‑six‑one, section ten, a correspondence dated September sixth, nineteen sixty‑six from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to a private citizen in New Hampshire. , and a purported extraterrestrial editorial from a being identified as Master Kalen‑Li Retan.
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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