Aliases
Disambiguation
W. R. Glavin (FBI Special Agent, 1931–unknown). Not to be confused with Rita M. Glavin (Acting Assistant Attorney General, 2009), Howard Glavin (FBI Cybersecurity, 1969–1994), or Nicholas Glavin (AFRL researcher, contemporary).
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- Agents Of The '30s - BiographiesHistorical G-Men▎ medium· 2026-05-14
- W. R. Glavin served as FBI Special Agent beginning in 1931
- Service termination date unknown in public records
- PURSUE Release 01 Full Inventory — The UFO FilesPURSUE Declassified UFO Archives (via GitHub mirror)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- October 1950: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover distributed URGENT teletype to 13 senior FBI officials including Glavin
- Investigation directed toward Frank Scully, author of 'Behind the Flying Saucers'
- Objective: Determine if Scully held communist affiliations
- Context: Early Cold War security vetting of civilian UFO literature
Mr. Glavin
Description (EN)
Stub generated by entity dedup. Will be enriched in Phase 6.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Stub gerado pela deduplicação de entidades. Será enriquecido na Fase 6.
<!-- enrichment:start -->Enrichment (EN)
Disambiguation: W. R. Glavin (FBI Special Agent, 1931–unknown). Not to be confused with Rita M. Glavin (Acting Assistant Attorney General, 2009), Howard Glavin (FBI Cybersecurity, 1969–1994), or Nicholas Glavin (AFRL researcher, contemporary).
W. R. Glavin was a Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent who began service in 1931. He held a senior position within the FBI and was among 13 senior FBI officials to whom FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover personally distributed an URGENT teletype in October 1950 regarding an investigation into Frank Scully, author of 'Behind the Flying Saucers.' The directive sought to determine whether Scully harbored communist affiliations, reflecting heightened Cold War security consciousness toward civilian UFO literature. Glavin's exact organizational role and career termination date remain unavailable in public records.
Enriquecimento (PT-BR)
Desambiguação: W. R. Glavin (FBI Special Agent, 1931–unknown). Not to be confused with Rita M. Glavin (Acting Assistant Attorney General, 2009), Howard Glavin (FBI Cybersecurity, 1969–1994), or Nicholas Glavin (AFRL researcher, contemporary).
W. R. Glavin foi um Agente Especial do Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) que iniciou seu serviço em 1931. Ele ocupava uma posição sênior no FBI e estava entre os 13 oficiais sêniors do FBI para os quais o Diretor do FBI J. Edgar Hoover pessoalmente distribuiu um telegrama URGENTE em outubro de 1950 relativo a uma investigação sobre Frank Scully, autor de "Behind the Flying Saucers." A diretiva buscava determinar se Scully tinha afiliações comunistas, refletindo a consciência de segurança intensificada da Guerra Fria em relação à literatura UFO civil. O papel organizacional exato de Glavin e a data de término de sua carreira permanecem indisponíveis em registros públicos.
External Sources
- Agents Of The '30s - Biographies · Historical G-Men · reliability:
medium— W. R. Glavin served as FBI Special Agent beginning in 1931; Service termination date unknown in public records - PURSUE Release 01 Full Inventory — The UFO Files · PURSUE Declassified UFO Archives (via GitHub mirror) · reliability:
high— October 1950: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover distributed URGENT teletype to 13 senior FBI officials including Glavin; Investigation directed toward Frank Scully, author of 'Behind the Flying Saucers'; Objective: Determine if Scully held communist affiliations; Context: Early Cold War security vetting of civilian UFO literature