FCC MONITORING AND FLYING SAUCERS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515941
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: December 9, 1952

C00015346
Office -Memo, andil = UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN
TO s DAD/SI
FROM s 1--. U. Graha.-a {,
SUBJECT; -:CC tSonitor-innGG and Flying saucers.
rl.. In accordance with ;tour request, I interviewed 1?:r. Irving Weston
of the Field engineering and Monitoring Division of tl-e FCC to determine
whether the Co. fission at present has any k o?.rled ;e of unexplained radio
signals which night possibly be connected with unidentified flying saucers.
His arse.ar was no.
2. Unless such signals were reasonably persistent or were causing ante
'ference to establiqhea services, it is unli'aely: that they would be intercept
or if interce;ted,,,the subject of inquiry. This is because the stations are
in general, Involved in special aasignnents and have a nInicam of tine for
general cruising of the s;ectrum.
3. Thu Coaoission has operating 12 full time ronitoring stations and
6 part tale nonitori ; stations. Two (2) of the stations are in Alaska and
case (I) in Easrsii- Fecanse of the short range of frequencies above 30 me/s..
tronitorii bet-teen 37) e d about 2';0 nc/s. Is confined pretty much to trans-
nitters in ti?e ii et'.iate vici~: ty. Most of the monitoring stations have
equir ant for si. her fre , e' cies, i:sclt:3ing the AA*/APR-4 receiver, but n& e
little --se t:-erso:. V is do;:e to some erteat by travelin?
irs_ect_rs :nth autas:T:i_e receivers. It s'e.-Ad li'-sly usine, the exa 1o
Of t::e c.:_^.ce -te ast. tc @ fir8t ~
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