J. Edgar Hoover's Denial
"October 31, 1967
Dear Mr. Golding,
Your letter of October 25th has been received.
In response to your inquiry, the investigation of Unidentified Flying Objects is not and never has been a matter that is within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. I can assure you that the photograph you mentioned does not represent employees of this Bureau.
Enclosed is some material about our activities which I hope you will find of interest.
Sincerely yours,
John Edgar Hoover
Director
Who Is Mr. Golding?
And What Did He Send to J. Edgar Hoover?
I haven't been able to find out very much about Mr. Golding other than his full name is Donald W. Golding.
I learned that Donald W. Golding is (or was) interested in UFOs during the 60's and 70's; that he lived in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, and that he apparently headed an organization called Canadian UFO Research (C.U.F.O.R.).
It's quite possible that Donald Golding was the sole person in this organization. It also turns out that he sent at least two letters to the FBI, and a number of letters and clippings to the RCMP, as well as the National Research Council (NRC).
Going through the material he submitted, it would appear that the photograph that Hoover was referring to was the same one that I'm interested in.
However, it's presented in a different context. It is accompanied by a short magazine or news article:
"There'll Always Be A Little Green Man"
Text of "Little Green Man" article above:
"The question you are supposed to be asking is,
'Who the heck is that funny little man with the skinny arms?'
Well, according to Allan's Moonchart, of Salem, Oregon, which once published the photograph, he is a crewman of a flying saucer that crashed near Mexico City in 1952.
According to a newspaper in Cologne, West Germany, which also published the shot, he is the silver-clad occupant of a saucer "being led down an American street by two FBI agents."
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