An FBI report from 1957 detailing the interview with Wladyslaw Krasuski, who recounted seeing a large, circular, vertically-rising vehicle in 1944 Germany near a German military compound.
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Record Request
FD-125 (5-27-55)
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Name and aliases of subject, app1icant or employee &spouse
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FROtv1 DI RECTOR
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MDRSSSED LETTER DATED NOVErB[R FOURTH TO ROBERT CUTL~R,
WHO IS SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, STATING QUOTE I
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~IGHT HAVS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT TH~ ROCKET IN TEXAS.
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HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE POLISH RADIO PROGRAM.
I WOULD LIK~
• 'iO KNOW TO WHOM I COULD SPEAK TO.
UNQUOTE.
Itv't1EDIATELY
INTERVISW KIASUSKI FOR ANY iNFORMATION HE rAY HAVE.
BUFIL~S
REFLECT NO INFOR~ATION RE KIASUSKI.
SUTEL.
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rd appear•• ancl talked brietl7 with the German
dr1nr
the, tractor, who waited five to t•n al.nut•••
at'ter which the noi•• ateppe4 alld. the tractor•
ne waa
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J hours later 1n the ....
••••• ar••• bu,t away trGIII the road where th• work crew wae
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1a charge ot th• crew and "SS• .u~1rc
1D. the otherwiae d.esert,ecl
area, observed a oircular eneloeure approximately 100 ~o
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YU"aa in diu.eter protected trom Yiewera bf a tar ul.in
type wall approxima•ely SO reat high! from which a Ye icl•
•••· •••n•d to a lowly r1e• Yert1oal y to a height au.fficient
\o olear the wall and then to move slowly horisontally a
abort d1atanee out of bi• view, which waa obstructed by
nearby tr••••
Thia Tebicle, observed from approx1aa\•l7
SOO feet, was <.iesor1bed as circular 1n ahape, 75 to 100
rartla in diameter, an4 about ll+ feet hi
conaieting ot
dark gray stationar7 top and bottom aeotiona, fiYe to six
feet hi
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The approxiaate three toot middle section a
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to be a rapidly •oving component produo • a continuoua lur
similar to a.n aerop,1,1m,e propeller, but enending the cir•
cwn.terance ot the Yehiole ao far ae could be obaerTed. The
noise eaanating from the Yehiole waa similar but ot somewhat
lower pitch than the ao1•• previously beard. Th• en ine ot
the tractor acain atall•4 on this occasion a11d no e ort
waa rude by ttbe German dr1Ter to start the engine until the
no1•• stopped, after which the en ne atartecl nor11ally.
Uaiulalat.ed ••tal, possibly copper,
cable• one and one-half.inch to two inch•• in diameter, on
and under th• aurtace or the ground. in eome places coYered
by water, were obaerve4 on this and preTious occasion.a,
apparentl7 runn
bet.ween the •nclosur• and a aaall
concrete colwan-1 e struoture between the road and enclosure.
Tb.1a area waa not visited
lraaueki
again until shortly after the end ot World War
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wa• observed the Ill-lea bad been removed and the previous
locations of the concrete structure and the enclosure were
covered by wa~•r• lraau•k1 stated he haa not been in
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c011111unication s1.nce 1945 with any of the work crew of 16
or 18 ••n• ecmaiet
of iu•aian, i'rench and Polish POWa,
who had diacuseed th.ia 1ncide11t. uong theaselvea many ti••••
Howenr, o.f! th•••• lruu8ki waa able to recall by naae
only Franoiaaek Grabowakl 1 no addrees known, described a•
tben about SO r•ara of age and presumed by Krasuski to have
returned to Po and alter 194S.
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Tai• report 1• loazaecl lo JOU bJ 1th• FBI,
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Interview ot ~iLADISLAW
aka. WALTER lliSUSlI,
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reported in Blank._.,
• copie• ot which are encloaed
herewith tor the Bureau,•• eonducted by
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lo indicat.1oa ot irrational or otllarwiae abnormal behartor
by lRASUSll ... obaened duri.ag t,he illt.•rri••·
IUtASUSlI advised t,hat, hi• eOllllllllication was direct.eel t,o Mr.
CUTLBa rat.ber t.ban to Preaiclent ........,.....,.,.._..,"_ attar
•••ing Mr. CUTLil'• picture and 1dentiticat1on with th•
Preaident'• Office 1n a looal paper.
llu\SUSll reaidaa wi\h hi• wite, nee
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IW'Tiad 1D l9S2 at Dtltroit, and tour aall chilclrea,111 a
aingle reaiclenee 1n an old Poliah nei borhood at S4S7 doa.
Campau AYenue, Detroit. lo preYioua record located 1n Detroit
Inclic•• identitia'ble with &RASUSlI or hia wife.
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On ll/7/S?, WILLIAM RECINAGKL, Manager, ad.rtaed l8 PAUL D&SMOID
that reeorcla ot the Mieh. Merchant• Credit Aaaociatioa, renee't.
only credit ia~iriea coneerniDg WALT&ll lUSUSll duriag 6/S6
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7 and 6/S7, which coatina hia local address and aaploymeat.
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Kerry Liesch, Director
Bob Stamps, Co-Director
3539 N. W. 53rd
5024 N. W. 20th
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
October 2, 1966
:FBI OPPICE
913 Federal Building
Detroit, Michigan
Dear Sirs:
H7 organization would appreciate any information
that 7ou could send us on Unidentified Flying
Objects, specifically thoae aigb.t1nga in
7our area in early spring of thia 7ear.
We will greatly appreciate any information that
7ou could send us on this subject. I thank 7ou
for your time, and co-operation.
Sincerely: a
Kerry Lieach
Director, O.U.F.O.B.A.
KKL/lw
OCT
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Tills ia te r&akaewtetl.. year tettel' et Goteller ,
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Pl•... lie advlaed tllat tllla efflae de1■ aet •••
tile lafenati•,.. .... NM&aeeted.
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tile llllted ltate■ Air ...... Wrialat-Patten• Air .....
Baae, Daytea, Okie, aay lie tile preper .....,. te oeateot.
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This is one of 87 FBI records in the declassified archive, reported in the Europe region. It was published in Release 01 (5/8).