Person
Guy Hottel
Also known as Hottel
- Special Agent in Charge, FBI Washington Field Office (1950)
Guy Hottel was Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office in 1950, when he sent a memo relaying third-hand an informant's claim that three "flying saucers" with small humanoid occupants had been recovered in New Mexico. It is the most-viewed file in the FBI Vault; the FBI notes it was never investigated further and does not mention Roswell.
Sources: FBI "Guy Hottel" memo (1950)
Facts and claims
- documented As Special Agent in Charge in Washington, Hottel sent the 22 March 1950 memo relaying, third-hand, an informant's claim that three “flying saucers” had been recovered in New Mexico. Source: FBI “Guy Hottel” memo
Connected files
Documents
- FBI “Guy Hottel” memo (authored)
Incidents
- Roswell crash (wrongly linked to) — His 1950 memo is often cited as proof of Roswell, though it does not mention Roswell
Organizations
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (worked at)