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65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-26505

Type

Document, 15 pages

Agency

FBI

Date

11/7/57

Place

Germany

Released

Release 1, May 8, 2026

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The government's description

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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Fi le number
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Name and aliases of subject, app1icant or employee & spouse
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Addresses
Residence
Business
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11-6-57
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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. I
HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE POLISH RADIO PROGRAM.
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KNOW TO WHOM I COULD SPEAK TO.
UNQUOTE.
I WOULD LIK~
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INTERVISW KIASUSKI FOR ANY iNFORMATION HE rAY HAVE.
REFLECT NO INFOR~ATION RE KIASUSKI.
BUFIL~S
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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
.._.... noraally. Approxillate 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.f ficient
\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 I The approxiaate three toot middle section a ea.red
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
), when it
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 .
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,
and neit-ber i't nor ita oont•nt.e an to be d1atribute4l
-••tde ,our . . ..,.

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ALL tNPO!f.MATlON CON!AI
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DATE....~ ~........_B .....,....
FLYING OOJECTSJ IS -
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a... »-.t.roit ·'.•.l•type to. .Burea·•.u., U/7/S7 • captioned
FLIING OBJECTS; IS • I~•
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Interview ot ~iLADISLAW
I aka. WALTER lliSUSlI,
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 OA.MH
.1..,:,11,""a •
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
and ) 7 and 6/ S7, which coatina hia local address and aaploymeat.
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(Priority or Method of Mailing)
TO: DIRECTOR, FBI sey
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FROM: SAC, DETROIT
UNIDENTIFIGD FLYING OBJECTS; IS - xX,
REBUTEL NOV. SIX LAST. WLAYSLAW KNASUSKI, AKA. WALTER KRASUSKI,
FOIA(b)(6)
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GERMAN POW MAY, NINETEEN FORTY TWO, UNTIL SUMMER OF NINETEEN
FOURTY FIVE. ARRIVED NY MAY TWO, NINETEEN FIFTY ONE, Ao DP,
An no. OP , KRASUSKI UPON
INTERVILW ADVISED THAT WHILE GERMAN POW DURING NINETEEN FORTY FOUR,
OBSERVED A VEHICLE DESCRIBED AS CIRCULAR IN SHAPE, SEVENTY PIVE
TO ONE HUNDRED YARDS IN LIAMETAR, APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN FEET
HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS GBSERVED TO SLUWLY KISE VERTICALLY TO
HEIGHTS SUP®PLICIENT TO CLEAR FIFTY FOOT WALL AND TU MOVE SLOWLY
HORIZONTALLY A SHORT DISTANCE OUT OF VIEW OBSTRUCTED BY TREES.
ENGINS OR TRACTOR FAILED TO OPERATE DURING PERIOD AND ON
SBVeab OTHER OCCASIONS WHEN HIGH PITCHED WHINLING NOISE HEARD
IN ARBA. NO INDICATION OF MENTAL INSTABILITY DURING INTERVILW.
PURTHEK DETAILS FOLLOW AMSD.
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Approved:
Special Agent in Charge
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Kerry Liesch, Director
3539 N. W. 53rd
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Bob Stamps, Co-Director
5024 N. W. 20th
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.

a

Sincerely:
Kerry Lieach
Director, O.U.F.O.B.A.
KKL/lw

OCT
FBI - DiTROIT

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