Howard Hughes And UFOs
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Howard Hughes And UFOs

While recently digging through a file of formerly classified FBI reports
on UFOs, I came across an intriguing document titled Flying Discs that
was dated July 31, 1950. Brought to the attention of J. Edgar Hoover, it
dealt with the following letter, which had been forwarded to the FBI by
the editor of a Chicago-based newspaper. The subject matter? Claims that
none other than eccentric millionaire and aviation genius Howard Hughes
was linked with the truth behind the UFO puzzle. It reads:

Since we are on the brink of a third world conflict, the world is more
air conscious than ever. Aviation in some phases is yet in its
pioneering days. Much talk goes on about the flying saucers or discs.
The saucer we speak about is not a military secret, and is not yet owned
by any government.

The flying saucer which was seen over south Chicago last April is a
large fuel tank with crystal glass wings. It has two large jet engines
on both sides. It is radio controlled. It resembles a saucer very much
when in flight. The wings cannot be seen on a clear day. This is so it
is a most difficult target for anti aircraft gunners. The reason for the
large flat gas or fuel tank is to give the ship a long range for atomic
bombing.

The ship was financed by Howard Hughes, millionaire aviation enthusiast.
It is now being tested by the Glen F. Martin Aircraft, Co., makers of
the Martin Marauder. The craft is only made for one way trips. It has a
range of 4,000 miles, ceiling of 25,000 feet, and a speed of 750 miles
per hour.

So far only a few of these craft have been made, and they usually are
pitched in the lake or ocean as they cannot be landed. They are merely
to carry a bomb of high destruction to enemy country. They have no
wheels, but small steel rails on the bottom from which they take off.
All other mechanism can be explained in detail. The man who welded the
ship says it is by far the best long range bombing instrument he has
ever seen. The name of the ship is the "Danse Macabre."

This is a strange story, to say the least. Was Hughes really implicated
in the UFO mystery, as the letter-writer suggests? FBI files reveal that
the newspaper in question did not wish to publish the letter, since it
was felt that "the Army desired that the matter be kept confidential."
Why, one may ask?

The Bureau took little action beyond filing the letter; but the
reference to Hughes is certainly intriguing - FBI records show that none
other than contactee George Van Tassel had once worked for Hughes
Aircraft, and the 1976 book The Hughes Papers, written by Elaine
Davenport, Paul Eddy and Mark Hurwitz reveals a wealth of data relating
to Hughes' connections to the CIA.

Was the account related to the FBI genuine? A hoax, maybe? Or the
product of a deluded soul? Maybe it's time sometime dug a little deeper
into this weird tale?