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Hottel Memorandum, March 22, 1950

The single most-downloaded document on the FBI Vault, re-released with marginalia and provenance notes.

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FBI archival photograph paired with the case file 62-HQ-83894 and Hottel correspondence.FBIDECLASSIFIED

Summary

A three-page memorandum from FBI Special Agent in Charge Guy Hottel to J. Edgar Hoover, dated March 22, 1950, reporting third-hand information about three "flying saucers" recovered in New Mexico. PURSUE re-releases the original with new marginalia clarifying provenance: Hottel's information came from a source whose own credibility the FBI subsequently questioned.

Why it matters

The textbook example of how a single weak document can be cited for decades when it confirms a desired narrative.

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