PURSUE Release 03 — USArmy Flying Saucer Study 1949 (DOW-UAP-D084)
Source: U.S. Department of War, PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters) — Release 03 (third tranche), published 12 June 2026. Document DOW-UAP-D084.
URL: release portal https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/03/ · bundle https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/061226/release_03/release_03_documents.zip (file: DOW-UAP-D084_USArmy-Flying-Saucer-Study_1949.pdf)
Captured: 2026-06-12. Text below is the clean born-digital / OCR text extracted from the released PDF (25 pages).
What this is: USArmy Flying Saucer Study 1949. Index/analysis: pursue-release-03-uap-records.
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Bxecutin Branch,. P&O Lt Col Peiainge 9 22 Jlarch 1949
uatien etuc:3T wae prepared at request of P&O to determine varieus report• on thia aubjeot stemmed troa natural phenomena
it or it the origin could be traced detinitel7 to the actiTitie• ot a foreign power. 2.
ID ia to keep P&O informed it future developments in thia
field. are at Taria.nce with the en.l.uation placed on this atuqy.
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Pm haa been intormed.
ACTION: Circulate a.a indicated. then tile in P&O.
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D , P&O(il), Lt Col Dawley. Bxt - 76SOZ., KA Branch, Col Goodell, Bxt • 3852, PID,. Lt Col lq’an. lxt - ?2966
N-FILING FORM ,GSUSA Decimal Classification:
P&O 350.05
(5 Apr 49)
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t,,· Evaluation Study of Phenomenon (Flying Saucers)
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5 Apr 49
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•Cmt #1 to D/ID. ”
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Executive Br, P&O Lt Col Peisinger/2944/eb 5 April 1949 MEMOHANDUM J?QR RECORD: ,_
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ID had submitted, at P&O• s request, a. study of the fiying
saucer phenomenon. This study int:una.ted that of all cases investigated there was no foreign nation implication in these flying saucers. 2. Mr. Stites, ID, said that they would be glad to ·take action on this, at the request of P&O.
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ACTION: Comment #1 to D/ID requesting tJiey verify accuracy of Mr. Winchell ‘sstatement of .3 Apr li9 re flying saucers.
COORDINATION:
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ID - Mr. Stites, Ext 6196
Executive Br, P&O
Maj J. s. Byrne
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20 Apr h9
MEMOH.Al!DUM FtOR RF:COHD:
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As a result of a number of CM IN Radios in February 19h9 on “flying saucerstt, P&O requested ID on 24 Ii’eh 49 to evaluate these phenomEn-1.a. On 7 11ar 49 ID forwarded the at·tached .=,valuation.
As a result of Walter Winchell’s 3 Apr h9 broadcast (summary
in attached Daily Bullet,in), ·the D/F Cmt #1 was sent to ID requesting verification of the accuracy of the broadcast. D/F Cmt #2 from ID
constitutes the ID answer.
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PID not informed. Circulate as indi.cated, then file in P~i:O. COORDINA l:ION: Asst Dep Dir P&O (AE) - Lt Col Dawley, Ext 75303 1
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