This letter from Mary Hyre (postmarked March 25, 1968) informed John Keel about yet another strange visitor to her office. It was a two-page letter; the second page concerns some of the personal and financial troubles of Point Pleasant residents, so I won’t reproduce it here.
And here’s a transcript, in case you have trouble reading the original. I’ve corrected a few obvious typos, but have otherwise faithfully noted her spontaneous style:
Dear John:
Received your letter this week, was very happying that you are ok. With so many strange things happening I worry about you when I don’t hear from you, although I realize that you have more to do than write letters.
I had another strange visitor this week who said he first came to my office and couldn’t find and then came to the house even Scotty thought he acted funny and looked very strange he said he was an electronics engineer and worked in Newark, Ohio, but he home was in Michigan and was transferred to Newark.
I cannot tell you the color of his hair I guess it was white, but a odd shade and never did I see any hair that looked like it. I had this book that you had sent me about the convention on a table and noticed and nearly went wild when he saw it and wanted to buy it, but I wouldn’t let him have it.
He wore glasses and when he took them off and when he did I am sure he noted the strange look on my face, because he had the funniest eyes I ever saw they were back in head and the smallest I have ever seen and the color I could not tell you.
The first question he ask me was just how well I knew the John Keel. I said well I know him, and replied just how well and told him I did think that it was anyone business just who my close friends or how close they were.
He said well do you know him well enough to speak to him and told I spoke to everyone and that doesn’t mean that I was the best of friend to them. He said did you ever get in his car and go anywhere. I told him again that was not a matter of discussion with anyone and that did not have to answer to anyone where I went.
He then said is this John Keel an investigator or a writer and told him he would have to ask you. He tried to trick me by saying how you going with me and show just where John Keel saw this objects and told him I couldn’t because I didn’t know where she may have been.
He tried several times for me to go with him and to give him names of people who had been with you, but I told I didn’t follow you around to see who talked with.
He also claimed he knew a girl that I knew in Columbus. His license number is J.V.0911 Michigan plates. He said that he has been interested in ufo’s for 20 years, but with his glasses on he looked 55 or 60, but with them off he looked about 35 his appearance changed completely with them off why I cannot say.