CAS-04 · Case morphotype
Metallic-Wrapped Three-Foot Body
Also called Hottel memo bodies
DocumentedMorphology traceable to an official document, investigation or proceeding. The underlying claim may still be unresolved or rejected.
What is described
Human-shaped bodies described as about three feet tall, dressed in fine metallic cloth and bandaged like blackout suits; face/skin/limbs/eyes/hands not described.
Where the line is drawn
An alleged recovered-body configuration, not a living encounter; wrapping/suit dominates the surviving morphology.
What that description rests on
Authentic FBI memo; underlying claim unverified and never investigated by FBI.
The record
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Guy Hottel memorandum, 22 March 1950 (opens in a new tab) FBI Vault, Guy Hottel Part 01 2 page images held
- Best evidence
- GOV-3
- Source chain
- The document is attached to this entry.
- Document
- HELD (scan only, vault.fbi.gov unreachable from this browser)
- Context
- United States, memo dated 1950
The case this comes from
Where it was reported
Not where it is said to come from. Where a record was actually made, and by whom.
- United States New Mexico (unspecified), 1950
