FBI DALLAS FIELD MEMO — OBJECT RECOVERY

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FBI DALLAS FIELD MEMO — OBJECT RECOVERY is a declassified record from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated 1947-07-08, classification DECLASSIFIED. It is part of PURSUE Release 01 — the Pentagon's first public unsealing of UAP records under the Presidential Unsealing & Reporting System for UAP Encounters program, published on 2026-05-08 at war.gov/UFO/. UAP.WATCH has indexed the full text locally so the document can be read, searched, and cited without leaving the site.

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• Roswell, New Mexico — 08 JUL 1947 (PURSUE-001)

Document text

MEMORANDUM
TO: DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FROM: DALLAS FIELD OFFICE
DATE: 08 JULY 1947

SUBJECT: OBJECT RECOVERED IN VICINITY OF [[REDACT:LOCATION]]

1. AT APPROXIMATELY [[REDACT:TIME]] HOURS LOCAL, [[REDACT:UNIT]] PERSONNEL RECOVERED A HEXAGONAL OBJECT IN THE VICINITY OF [[REDACT:LOCATION]]. OBJECT WAS SUSPENDED FROM A 20-FOOT BALLOON BY CABLE.

2. WITNESS [[REDACT:NAME]] PROVIDED EYEWITNESS SKETCH. OBJECT DESCRIBED AS BRONZE, METALLIC, OF ELLIPSOID FORM, BETWEEN 130 AND 195 FEET IN APPARENT DIMENSION.

3. NO RADIOACTIVITY DETECTED. RECOMMEND IMMEDIATE FORWARDING TO [[REDACT:AGENCY]] FOR TECHNICAL EXAMINATION.

4. [[REDACT:PARAGRAPH]]

5. PUBLIC AFFAIRS POSTURE: STANDARD WEATHER BALLOON ATTRIBUTION RECOMMENDED PENDING FURTHER REVIEW.

END MEMORANDUM