UFO Part 4 of 16 (FBI Vault file)

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Z/ 7 -O A-SO THE WE A.
• .Port!v c$eudy
night ond wrth
scattered showers tiis afternoe«
High '6, tonight n, high
tomorrow
eatcct S CENTS
'Flying Saucers' Reported
iFrom 39 States, But Seem
To Be Concentrated Here
City Is Baffled By
Tbe 8traoge tblng havo
beca in night skies s!nee June Z,
vem wer Bl.rm' last
On oae thing eseryoce who has
seea the mysterious objects agree
the hundred; of callers •ho
demonstratLoas bere last •Isht had
i a dLIfemnt versioa ot 'bat they
saw.
Some said the oblets
large, nme small. ney vere ne.••
ing at gett They •en
peaded tn tee air. Them vas •ouDd
viti their movements. ney
noise'.essJy tbe
dy. ney •ere great
the eMb. Tb" bad Wlea
i the They •exe Br•fee
Tbey @ilidl.ng
I M'b •aeb «he:•.
But •batever {he thing that
bave see astioa azog •loee not
reponed days ago
Wuhlngtoa State. definkæl'
•ere aver the Magie City IaA alabt.
It seeu. ia tact. Bire
mingbam .p—identz sav the
tåaa in •ay other Bace.
REPORTS BEGAN
Age-Remld dty room amvtd
8 0'cbcE night rc: •ore tha
aa hour thereafter. 'h: ptye
bedlon ne svitebboa.•a operato.
e•.moed

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C ru•OARD
Opce Nlemoranaum •
Director, FBI
SAC, Butte
SUBJECT;
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
DATE: Septombar 27, 1947
FLYING DISCS SIGHTED MAY 5, 1947,
DI.*IENSBIJRG SBATI"I.E, WASHINGTON
XontD.na State Fx•ison, Doer Lodge, Montana, has
advised the writer that while driving between Ellensburg and Seattlo, Washing—
ton, about 3:30 P.N., on 5, 1947, he sighted a silver object streaking
across the Bley, Thig was also seen convict chauffeur,
Thie object Yont into nose dive and they thought it would
crash, However, before reaching the earth it disintegrated, leaving a long
pillar of 1' gas n hanging in the It was particularly odd because
ltninød in Corm and did not blov away. It vas observed by these thrac people
While they drovo fran twenty to thirty miles.
This amok-y, raseous pillar was a long ways För±äned high
in the Fix. —said that thås silver object was at , i'
excessively high rate of speed and Khen it disinte•yrated it was gti 11 a Tong
way from tho —aid when he first sav it he thou,aht it
probably a jet propelled plane but that he couldn't tell except that its mo—
t.}.ons were erratic, He said he had not reported it mtil he had noticød
much In the about discs. Although threo people sar it, •Chey 'le—
n.ided that must be "geeing €1ingsn.
The Seattle Office is requested to advise Mr.
Air Force, S—2, McChord Field, Washington.
No further action being taken by the Butte Off ice to
+.iæ elapsing between the sighting of this object the report,
— SeaCtlo

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Äpheral Bureau af inuestiy-.tiö:.
Nnitrh States nrpartment of Justice (
422 - Federal Office Buildirz, Civic Center
San Francisco 2, California
'N REPLY. PLEASE TO
September 19, 1947
NO.
_JDireotor, FBI
Attontion: Assistant Director D. M, LADD
BPORTS OF FLYING DISCS
Dear Sirs
I am tran8mitting herewith copies of a nrestrictedn letter date
September 3, 1947, which was furnished to uz by Lieutenant Colone
'ICTORY
BONOS
A—2, Army Air Forces, Hamilton Field, California, whic letter
is designated to certain Commsnding Genera 18 in the Army Air Forces from
AS s Of staff
Intelligence, Headquarters
Air Defense Command, Mitchel Field, New York, conoaruing ttCooperation of FBI
with AAF on Investigations of 'Flying Disc' Incident8t' ,
It i: nv understanding from recent Bureau instructions that we are
to assist tho Air Fome Intelligence personnel in the investigation of flying
disc incidents. However, it will be noted from the attaohed letter that it
is Amy interpretation that it was their intent that the Bureau would investi— !
tAte those incidents of go—called "discs n being found on the grotmd and
appa rently not those which are observed only in fli'hte Fu rthor, the atten—
tion of the Bureau is respectfully called to paragraph two of this letter
n Tho serviges 0.0 the FBI were
end to the last sentence therein which states,
enlisted in order to relieve the mmbered Air Forces of the task of tracking
down _ all the- Ehi¯ihgtances which turned out to be ash can _covers, toilet
seats and whatnot,
In the firet place, the instructions issued by the Amy Air Forces
in this letter appear to I imi t the type o? investigations which the Bureau
will be asked to h.andle and secondly it appears to me wording of the last
sentence in the second paragraph above is cloaked in entirely
uncalled for language tending to indicate the Bureau will be asked to conduct
investigations only in those oases which are not i.mportant and which a e
almost, fact, ridiculous.
The thought has occurrod to me the Bureau mi'ght desire to diccuss
this matter further with the Army Air Forces both as to the types of investi—
gationz which we will conduct and a IBO to obdect to the sourrilous wordage
which, to gay the least, is insulting •Bureau in the last sentence of
paragraph two

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Director, FBI
EPCRTS OF FLYING DISCS
9/19/47
In the event the Bureau decides to discuss the matter further with
the Amy Air Forceg, it is recommonded that no indication whatsoever be
given indicating this letter was referred to me by Lieutenant Colonel
— inasmuch as it would undoubtedly cause him serious embarrassment
and would certainly cause the excellent personal relationship which exists
between Lieutenant Colonel
and this office to be ende.ngered,
ery truly yours,
Harf-y
HMK :mhr
62-2938
gent in Charge

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(D) PLYING DISCS - -Effective imaed±ctely, the Bureau haa digcontinuoa Its investi-
gattve activities ag outlined in Section B o? Bureau Bulletin No. 1+2, Series 1947 ,
dated July 30, 19147.
All future -cerorte comec•æd with flying dlgcs ghould be referred to
the Alc Fovcee
and no action
should be taken
by Bureau Agents.
ocr
6
1947

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51 NO. u
offct
um •
UNITED s
GOVERNMENT
TO
FROM
SUBJECT:
FLYING Reported by
Seattle, 'flashington ,
12, 19147
SECURITY X,
The Seattle Fost Intellinencer
morning issue of August 13 renorting the si phtinp. of
DATE;
carried in the
f ly iny- disks.
The article
appeared on the fifth pa.-_e end wes headed "Blue Triangle LetestThing Seen In
Disks".
Under this caption there wes a short v•hich stte•ted, in substance
thet one PRUCE LQM.STRONG, an electronics technician, and & number of' other en—
inrzerc at the Boein;r Aircraft hc-d sighted e mysterious flyin: object e by..lt 2 : a.
D. m. on f-.ugust 12. The newspaper report further stated that
the
object seemed
to be fluttering like leaf, and ant-eared to be a block or dcrk blue trieneu'lc.
suhstr?nce .
In this erticle also ecoeared another report of
disk
si 'ht„ed b'.r one
'..r. ; • NTCf!OLS, 1125 -i • •
102nd Street, Seottle, end
crioed it as e.. big ball reflecting light, giving it a purplish tinge *
Interview vcith
reve;lcd ty n.t
wes standing in front of Section D of the Boeing aåircraft Plant a'. It.
.ut ten
ot! er research engineers had noticed a small blcct.- object f 1 *
feet high,
coinc couth over Boeinc Field rurr Tay. further stet,-
i niervity.', that the object appetred triangular in shape end floated in the
• leaf, and he estimated the speed t" be about fiftcen mi 4-3? per h 'Gr.
could not accuretely determine the
distance betv.•een hiJi. ana object.
but It. is noted that .3ection D is about half
a mile the (E posite $ iae 04
Boeinø Field where he supposedly hed sighted
The follov.'in€ research enoinéers were also intrmviev;æ
this object:
RECORDED
INDEXED
The consenst2s of opinion of these men was thot the object resembled
blöclc I'ezf
in flight looked more like piece of ter parer then
rt. c,hcd the end of' runv.•ay in Boeing Field it climbed int o •the sky in o
SOQ In—
v * stormy direction nn.•l iisapne,nred.
•tirlines
was then cc.ntccted.
o the c-,fitrol tower for the
stated that he revie"
ell renort,s of ot
it, vicinitv o' t v eG 'tpc"l.d c nd makes a lop of' such. reviewed his
ccu2 1.1 not record of such an item, but uron conuc•ct i. {r.
'Nho v.•p.s a QIY dutv et the tir.E the suorosedly sighted, the
o. Iov ing inf0TPRÅti0fi obtained: —stated that, about 2 of clock in t,
'FOPIES n.
270 IS
4

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DIFECTOR,
DEKS
Ze port of
8/26/147
afternoon there several pieces of burnt paper which f levl over the field,
and he did recall a large Ciece of b2rnt Daner which t.he v.' ind hed blown across
the runway end down the south end of the field.
paper was approximately three feet in length.
estimated that the
stated that undoubtedY•
this was the object in question, end inasmuch es the control toy:er hes
? complete
view of the area in which the engineers hed sighted this object if anything fur—
ther was noted it would have appeared in the loc.
was then interviev.'ed regard—
stated that about 14 p.m. on August. 12
ing his report of a flying object*
he I-ed sighted an obj ect Which he estimated to be ebout 35,000 feet in the air ,
which was flyin€ over his home in a southwest direction.
exomined the sarae l!ith a pair of binocal%rs .
also saw the object and
According to
the object looked like a '*lite dock moving, cylindrical in
shape, end re. Ie cted the Iißht of the stan v.'ith a sort of our plish tinge. Other
Witnesses who h Ad seen the object* at this time v;ere a
of
Contact v.'ith
Seettle, and their version of the object corresponded
of the Seattle Weather Bureeu Office
at -toeing Field, revealed t}' at weather balloons are released every six hours
from, his field commencinc at 1: 3C a.m. The bal loons, according to
c? a white gum color and reflect the Iiüht of the sun at c high eltitude.
Alch01..1'.'h Yr. could not understard why a balloon could have been siEhted
he neverthelecs was certain thet, from the description of the 0b *ect
it must hitve been either one o! his balloons or one releesed
sewn by these neople
from some other area in the vicinity.
No further investigation is be inc conducted in matter by tnis
.62-

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Tolson
town
aroo
Septæber 24, 1947
n peo or
Post Off loe
Chicago 7, Illinoi'
Alleged violation ot Seotlon 2360, P. L.
by doo Aro Foundation: gaie of Information
on flying diocg.
Reference io made to your letter datea Se tember 19, 1947
requesting infomation regarding one
rou are adviged that an effective search oarmot be oonduoted
the flies of the Identification Dlvi810n of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation on the basio of the only. If you are able to fur—
nich the phyaioai degoråptlon of — or other means of identifioation
such aa a registry ntnbør, a oearoh will be éonduoted in an effort to
furnish you the information desired,
COMMUNiCA1iONS SECTION
MAILED 9
SEP 2b 1947 P.M.
fEDEUL BUREAU OF INVESTIGAWON
U. S. OF JUSTICE
oct

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posr
BUREAU OF T/ iNSPr.CTO
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR
! I linoiG
Bar kow
INSPECTOR
'erternl iJvr•2R'1 n I "
chin'! ton, D. C.
CASE No. 56114—F
viol D ? Soc t ion 2350, P. L. &
orc Foundat sale of informa—
vesti *
The in of
ft rrno rly o?
c ! GO r i O Chica (PO .
Can yea advise t her
1 ] SO, t-v'i.L
above do scription is
Illinoi$, Vito may
varinns tlz-no s .
R record of this rnrm
of same to me.
Gi nc .vnur s,
ost Office In snector.
93 t 9'(--

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n ANOARD NO.
Offce.;Memmand
UNITED spiarEs GOVERNMENT
DATE: 1947
FROM
SUBJECT:
DIRECTOR, FBI
SAC, SEATTLE
-PLYING DISC SIGHTED
29, 1547, nea CANYON FERRY,
SECURI
Enclosed herewith for information of Bareau and Butte Division are
copies of the following received September 2, 1947, fro
Air Force, S—2, McChord Field, Washington:
Letter to Military Intelligence Division, USA McChord Field, Wash,
47, Jac
Crom
with enclosure of
No action being taken by Seattle
100-18945
Enclosures
cc: Butte

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427 3d Awm»
Washingun
Aucugt 8, 1947
Intelligeæe m vision, U,S.A,
EChord Field, lashin#n
Gentaeazn:
Poi.10Ki.nc readine of an account or vielt Eenrgtb
Amold, bise, as p.lbli&d in Spkegmn un&r
of Au aust 7, 1947, the u.nder3igrzd considered the encioeed account
an obeeretioa of a •fMrw gaucer• •uid of you.
account not given or pabilca—
tion ao yet,
loure
Dividon nant
Tel. & Co.

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4.
Report a
or p.m., July 29, 1947, a ee&n, .
Eemzrn R. J, (Bob) in the eeat and Kari
i.n• rer g•weedlng along road indi.ng$i
Iork, in Montan 25 mi.ies N.E. of -6
at a point 1/4 die NX, Canyon Ferry, (ag shown
on kp teo In t.i* NEå or NEå or Mc. IO my) kri
sud&nl.y 'Iwuted See it8 See iti a flying eaucerj* Stew
lately slowed bmught s:æan to a sup, he
uam•ni.le in direction kri in aa
gee "fiving saucer", but success,
ten eeomd8 oiaßed tin eprtød
•æucern, coning over horizon at high Bl:ped t2E (Ä•i
first a ard ot -
As car cam a Steve, say
a}zad, (KZ) 2 to 3 mi-leg aproxi-cataly ft.
above the coumd, a briÜ1t df and in the air.
ing ard rising Mrough a or fifty or a htuxixsd feet for a •
rri.od of about five æconds tren,ryhü.e at af an ascent, uscU
sue.l.et•v Norüeas# a€ and into
clear air vithin a di8tanæ of mo ft- That Is to —v it did
an obstrt&tion ru•üer bat i%to th.in alre•as it
of
This diec vinpoint ot obeerwrs, 3
. circular ard of ro gma€ — 3 or 4 inclzs,
vat blue scattemd nil ciotdg, sun
brightly disc gieaæd and shimæmd in surü..f.ght ae if
covewd Zith pilehed nicbi.
Arur the disappemdfroa view, the ee&n and wcupant8
proceeded along road, caaid diocem evi&æe
ot 2:» along or ad$cent
It is to embered ag autod mre at
apx»ared to tlz obeerwra 2 or 3 nf.lØ8 tron Qi.sc• and
tx•ae d.i.zngiong be g•æter.
Divi.eim nant A•tgr,
Pac.

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NO. 04
offcc
um •
UNITED
ns GOVERNMENT
DATE: Sep ternt:er 5 1 947
TO
FROM
SUBJECT:
Director, FBI
SAC, Snlt Lake City
ntscs.
Remy-tel tenth instant.
Orr Sentember 10 1947 an i ten relet ive to fl.vince SA Acers anneared i. ,
the Salt Lake Tr.ibune ind i cat inp thot two v ounc couoles,
end Ifrs, GAYLON
and Mr. ardMrs; Lox-en
, Utah, who had been playing•::
bridre, rerorted that they saw three brief fli rhts of saucers, the first at
. and two more before 11:10 Dern. the evc•ä.nrr f Sente *.ber 8, 1947.
This news article>s conta ined the names of KEI T YI/' LIJGhTS,
Mr. and Mrs.
of Logan who had likewise . made senarsbe renort.q of
havinm obsorvcd these f Ivinr discs.
Mr. and RICE,'I.RD
when intervi07!0d by an kreent of' this
in comnany with and Mrs. Gift. YI.,QI•,.' observed
of' ice, advi sed that they,
e dozen 0b ; *Ct. s in group formo bion At about or t'.•tree
thoasand feet in the air.
They stnted that they first observed the *'ibiects
or, 8, 1.947 qt 10:30 when their Brid -o yamo broke and both co A" les
The -B.'.IDEP-SONS believed these ohiects to ba sin i 1 2
went out on tha norch.
size to nipeons end stated that they seemed to be rather ite
i"
T. hev inf.)r •tad tho"
the 0b iects could have bean birds;
to he mov•ir1T f R ster than birds as the xr circled the city in R noroxi-natept..' one to
two minutes. Bnd then disn-»oeared in a northern direct 43
and *.drs. Ai.TTEPSO•h.T claimed to have observed no wing movement inq
the izht, and are unable to make up their niinds as to exactly waat the•• saw.
' g.r. info rnæd thnt and Mrs. CALD%ELL are presently en route to an
unxnovm city in Nebraska.
Mr. KEITH HUGHES and JOAN CROOKSTON both adv-ised that bhey unable
to stata how their names aopeared in the nev.rspaoer as havin observed ? lyin•
sa i -uns nuch AS neiGhsr had ever had the to vie-.y the so
objects, qnd the newspaper report was erroneous.
„.rs PRED T FITiELL advised that she, her husbani, and f' iva other : 10001 e
had observed fly inz objects between 10:30 and D . n, on the evaninr o?
oectsmber 1947.
She sba t3d thnt thev str.'l five «•rouns, each oont'4iainr
thirty-Ei to sixty small objects,
vhioh ',ve •e rather vellowish •»hite in no lor
an* were circline the city At a hirh rabe ot' snead.
Mrs. stated
the •73 0b i eel-..
we--p•e ssvoral •b.•.oasana f' aot in tho nir and it was i?"
RECORD INDEXED
Mrs.
R •ld Mrs.
0b ;
have been,
and observe
none qt.»eqen we-te abl to deter•nine tho .'}3 0b iect.f: cht
it
lil

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!'fr. and Mrs.
. , earl
objects travelinr cloclcvj_so above the city at ohe even-ant
ts of an-"äirolane.
however, these objects seemed to chanpe in formation nnd
to be similar to a rrout) of movinr stars,
R'.I sed tha•L
O U VO
HENDRICKS
SRI t Lnb:e
•ar. and *hrs. HALL believed these ob-iects were travel ine mur.h •faster than
It was deterrt!inad that Mr. and Mrs. H. P. IFDEFSO% and Mrs.
ware not available for inte rview:
Military Intallirence Division, l?ort Donrlas,
it,y, [hah, is be inr advised 'o•r letter of' the resnts of this
investi -at i nn.
lane 1 nuel xn loe 1 urn -z srked relacslve to this matter
no Purther i a vesti rabi on is be inr conducted bv this of?ice.

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Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.

[photograph, rotated sideways: a collection of fragments, wire-wound coils, small discs and components laid out on a surface. Printed caption along right edge: "FLYING SAUCER, ALLEGED SPECIMENS." Number 2331 38 [?] printed; handwritten "5" and file number 62-83894-[illegible] at bottom]

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i
5T FOR*
offce
To
FROM
SUBJECT:
UNITED
STATbs GOVERNMENT
DATE: SEPPEMBBR 23,
I NS'}.' RUE •Elli' FOUND
ILLINOIS
1947,
Tolson
ciex.g
Glavin
Rosen
frucy
Carson
Egan
Gur twa
Refe is mdo t.*) n TF10innrandl.nn t, 0 Harbo from hire Baugunan
on tho abovø—cn.r tionod matter, datorl Soptoznbor 3, 1947
Tho rere rence
gnemorandtu(l indicatos that tho instrument has bean examined by the Laborato
Ur.
Quinn Tum
Tele. ROQ•
Neasa
and the J_Rborntory had. con a I.'rs. ',vnedon of the Army Engineers and she 7
indicatod that tho instm.mont been used by the Air Forcea on tests which'
were c IA sgifiad as "Top Sec
The lije:nornndum indicni-,os that. Spooial Acent S. Keynolds of the Liaison
Section contac ted tho Intel 1 i finnce Division ot the Air Forcee and was advised that
b'•rs. Al luded that tho instru'nont Q.tsod in "Operation Mo gul.n The inetru—
ment was Ioann.d to the Into Ilirencn Division of the Air Forces who in turn forwarded
it to Writ,ht Field.
Tho report roe 3 i •cod from Wright Field indicating the
•i h n H nn -hh* n nq_r n • +
Fie ld,
It was clmssifi9d a hon in of the apparent discrepancy between
information deva lopod from
•n odon find received from Intelligence
Division of tho Air Eorees that t..l*0 Bui oa'rl mi ht wish to pursue this matter
Hr. ziru•: ors of •liochn ic.al laboratory advrfsed Hr. Reynolds of the Liaison
Section that Yrs. 'I.:hodon had told him hat. a Hopkins handled the Liaison in
Viashinfitnn for the tests in which this was used. Colonel George
Garrett of' th'*
Div i 5 ton oil tho Air Force; advised Special Agent Reynold'
that he contacted I','l.ior Ho
He ad Jised that Ma_ior Hopkins has had a creat deal
of oxporience in rad to and along. technical linage
l.•ajor Hopkins advised Colonel
Garrett that tho instrument could not have been ussd in the I 'Operation Mogul. R
Hopkins
ind icatod that from tho pic bures nnd particles recovered, it appeared to him to be a
part or nortions of an old—typo radio loud speaker,
In v iow of •the intormmtten rocoi.ved Cron Yajor Hopkins, Colonel Gays
stated rx hnt he r,'.ns at a Io
ag t/ • ho N to explatn the actions of Mrs. Whedon other
than tc that she perhaps n Impr•.'r$3tan as to her how ledge of the
ana th•3 t
rrott poin tod out that in view of the
report roceiv- from t} right
•r wi the stmtemont n•nde by Major Hopkins.
he felt that f,hcro suft'•ic.iont•, ovidonce
that this instn.tment was not used in any
c In G.3ri f i ('d n.nd in n 11 probability it was just a hoax.
r this momo randum be forwarded
tho •Tøc.%nical
torv for tho i r inforjnmtion.
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September 27, 1947
i•for Ganaral Gøorn C. Mal)omA1d
Chlef Air Staff 2
The Pontagm
Washington. p. c.
RECORDED;
Pederal Bureau or requested
by yotr office to in or reported
Ings of flying diB08.
attention hae been called to instructions
by the Air Force. reiativo to this mtter.
i have been advlz 3d
that theee inetructiong Indioate üat Air Forces vould inter—
of dlgoe OA relieving Air Foraeg of
don inoiden±s •hioh in cases turned out to be
can oovar•, toilet geat3
view OR !.ndergtanding by tho Air Forcea
or the position of ele Federal .Bureau of Investiætion in thia
ntter, I cannot permit the •peremnei of oræ.nlza—
Clon to be in thie Aimer.
I advieine Field Divi8ions of Podemi Bureau
oe to discontinue ali i.nveatlætive aotivity
ing the reported eight,l.ncs of flying disog, am instruoting the
to refer aii complaint' recelred to üe appropriate Aå.r Forw
Sincerely yours,
John Hoover:
Direo±op
Olayin
Liz-.
Hosen
Gurnea
, HO(Y•;•.
üanäs
SECTi0t{
29 1947
FEDERAL BUREAU OF
U. S. OF }USTtCt

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UJ]ice Memvrg:ulum ,
UNITED Js GOVERNMENT
DATE:
September 25,
FROM
SUBJECT:
FLYING DISCS. ,
Tho Bu ryau was roa.pos by the Air Forceg Intel ligence to ageist:
1947
Tolson
Glav In
Ronn
Curr
penn .on
Qulrn
tho Air Forces in attemptinr to arri at an explanation of the above
Tele. Roon
The Air Forcos indicat.•yl that the a113;yed of flying Hol.m—--
pbonomena,
Etes gandy
discs miff.ht have boon qndo by indivj.dun.ls of Co,T.1unist t;ymnathiee for the
purpose or causin?. hys•t.oria in tho Unitod States ovor the fear of a georet
i'ho Bureau acroed. to in tho invos Gi gation of the reported
Russian weapon.
sightings, and tho Field was advised in P ltreau Bulletin No. 42, Series 1947, dated
Ju.ly 30, 19 H, that they should in-rost.iülte each instance which was brouölt to
their attention of tho eightinc, 0€' a flying disc in order to agoertain whether or
nn imaginary one, or a prank. The results of the
not it was a bona fide Bight Ina,
inve8tig,ation conductod by the )llJrcnu Pio ld Offices in this matter have failed to
re Jeal .any indicntion of subvorsj.ve individuals being invoJ.ved in any of the
reported si
The Bureau hag roe-Div 3d cc.)llüäunication in the captioned Dbtter from
tho Spocia.l Agon t. in at Francisco, dated Septemuer 19, 1947, which
at bachod a "restrictorl't lotter that furnished confident Lally to the SAC at
Snn Franoisco by Lieu tenant Colonel Donn L. Springer, 1—2, Army Air Foroeg,
Hænilton Field, California, a copy of whj.ch is attached hereto,
It noted
that tho lotter, which dated S'.»ptmnbor 3, 1947, is signed ttBy Conmand of
LI autonant General Shratomo.yor" by ('.olnnel R. H. Smith, Asci stant Chief of Staff
oadquartors, Air I)nf'ene Cormnand, Ifitchel Field, Now York, and 18
In to I I i genco ,
add rossod to thø Co•.nmnnding GoneralB of the various Air Porcee. This letter 18
entitled "Cooperation of FBI with on Investigations of 'Flying Di 30' Incidents. t'
This letter states in subgtaucø that it was the original intent of the
AC/ÄS—2, Hoadquarter8, Arnv Air Forces that whe the ADC Air Forces would
in borview responsible observers, the FBI •vould inveotigate inoidentg of so—called
DO Ing found on tho g-ound,
Further, it indicates that the services of
FBI uero enlisted in order to relieve the numbered Air Forces of the task of
trnckinr down all tho inany instances which turned out to be 'Tash can covere,
t senf-.3 and whatnot."
10 u :
It iG roconv.nonded that Duro•it.a protest vi gorou.31y to the A33i8t.an±
It ia a I .00 rocol that the Bureau discontinue all
Chiot of M r Stai'i'
bivit,.y in this fi old and that tho Filo ld Ot' ['icos bo advised to discon—
tinus all invostigntions and to all complaints roceivod to the Air Forces,
A proposod Bullotin i 3 attached for your mnproval,
A t tachmont.

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AIR CC.iMMAND
MI tchol k in ld, New York
In roply
refigr tot
SUBJ%CT
3 September 194T
Coopere tion of FBI with AAF on Investigations of "Flying
Disow Ino ident8,
Conmanding Genre Is, Fint., Second, Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh
Chi'? of Staff, A-2
Tho Federal Bureau of Invastirmtion has agreed to Air
Foroe Int'lligsnoø pereonnel in the gation of "flying din R
incidents in order to quickly ond tritely rule out 'hat are prank'
end to eonosntrnf;e on who t appqorg to bn a genuine incident.
T ± WA Q t•.hA F. ha A
Army Air Foroes that tho Forces would intorview respon—
i blo oboervers whose wou.'d bo furnished by AAF
invegti?.nte inoidonts of BO caned "diecsn being found on the ground,
Th' esrv18Ös of the FBI were .nlietod in order to relieve the numbered
Air Forcos of the task tracking down All the many Inetanoe• which
turnnd out to be ash enn cavers, toilet seats and whatnot.
It 18 reque ted that r neh informally coordinate and
COODO ratß wi bh the FP•i.. Eengrnljv
the FBI 1 neornwd of nn•.r
propogod that i.) It.;ell will moke on this subject,
Very Shor Ely, with
sepn rati( n thn AAF from the War Departnwnt,
a firm pcl icy will be 01m rify tho liaison arrangenznt8
betwnon A—2t8 end FBI Opecial
Fresently, it 18 considered
inadv to promulg e for!" policy
—— only to have it
replaced 9 month so by ano
BY COMMßt OF LIEUT C
. SMITH
P. SMITH
GSC
chief of stnff-lntell,

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NO. 64
•Offce Memo; ndum
Direc tor, FBI
SAC, Philadelphia
UNITED GOVERNMENT
DATE: Septanber
SUBJECT:
FLYING OBJECT REPORTED OVER PHILADELPHIA
AUGUST 6, 1947
SABOTAGE
Remytel August 7 last.
by the
delphia, a vise as follows:
on August 6, 1947, she was sitting on
Between 10:30 and 10:45 p.
the steps of her hone with
She was facing north and observed
a large white object traveling at a very fast rate of speed to the. south.
There was a buzzing sound, not too loud but plainly audible, just after thi
object passed through the air. This white obdect left in its trail a,- thin
streak of smoke, which was grayish in color.
Philadelphia, who is an—
plc.yed by the
Philadelphia, stated she was sitting on the steps of
home on
the evenin of August 6, 1947 round 10:45 p.m. engaging in conversation
th
when
Wuptly sto ed in the middle of her con—
versation and* appeared to be
ightened.
t that time was sitting
in a position in which sh was facing south. She did not see any object in
the sky after noting
change of expression, but she did hear a
slight buzzing sould.
Philadelphia, an insurance agent,
was a fomer pilot of B-24 Is in the Army Air Corps, advised as follows:
He was sitting on the steps of his home around 10:45 p.m. on August
6, 1947, with his wife; and his neighbors, the —'ami ly, were sitting on
their s tepe next door t the residence of — All of the above parties
were facing east.
oticed at this oboe an object, emitting a bluish—
white flame, passing quickly through the air, The object was traveling from
Using his' experience in the Army Air Corps as a guide,
northeast to southwest.
—sttmated the above object was between 1000 and 3000 feet in the air
and traveling at a rate of between 400 to 500 nd Ies an hour. This object did
. not lose elevation as it passed through the air and left either smoke or a
condensation trail in Its former path, which J.asted for about two seconds.
A hissing sound accompanied the passing ,this object,
This sound was moder—
ate and not nearly as loud as the nopef•ßaæompanying the passage of a rocket
ship.
37

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i
Director,
FBI
September 18, 1947
who is a retired police officer
of the Philadelphia Police epar •men , a vised as follows:
Around 10:45 p.m. on Au ust 6, 1947, he and his wife were sitting on
noticed an object resembling to him a
the steps of their home, when
heard no noise, but
giant firecracker, pass qui ckly through the air,
the object had completely passed from view in a so thern direction within a e.-
It left a fiery trail for about 100 feet. August 6, 1947,
split second.
as sure the object he
was a clear night, and no storm was brewing.
saw was no falling star, and he noted the above o ject did not seem to be
falling but maintained the same alti tude,
The wives of —and —verified the accounts of their husbands
as to tne above—mentioned object.
It is to be noted that the —and the — live in Northeast
Philadelphia near Oxford Ci rcle, which is about ten miles removed from the
residence of — residence is located in the western
part of Philadelphia. The
re not known to the above—
mentioned and It s further noted the observation of h ss
and the —roughly correspond, All of the above
oersons• seem reliable and not the type to seek publicity or to spread rumors.
called the rrrnquirern, Philadelphia news—
paper, and inquired if it could offer any ep lanation as to what the had
seen. A representative of that paper had advised
that
the object they saw may have been some product of an oil refinery or chemical
company in their neighborhood,
both the Offices of Naval Intelligence and Army Intelligence in Phila—
celphia were requested by the Philadelphia Office to ascertain if either the
Army or the Navy was doing any experimental work on new types of planes or
equipment, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, buch was done with negative re-
sults. The Office of Naval Intelligence indicated that an explosion had oc—
curred at the CHARLES I-FINNIG CHNffCAL COMPANTY on August 6, 1947,
, Safety Department of the CHARIES CHZMIC.QL COMPANY ,
5000 RichJnond Street, Philadelphia, advised as follows:
INC.,
The above company is a manufacturer and distributor of chemicals.
A fire cad occurred on a dump of the company on August 6, 1947, but was
Such fire was confined to the company's prem—
qui.ckly gotten under control,
i ses and could not have been observed from outside the plant. The CHARLES
-2-
.1

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Director, FBI
September IS, 1947
I.ENNIG COMPANY is about two and one—half miles southeast from Ocford Circle.
The account of the fire does not seem to fit into the general pattern of the
above—mentioned flying object, for itis noted that the flying object was
allegedly traveling from a posi t ion northeast of Oxford Circle to a south—
westerly direction in Philadelphia. —ointed out that, to the best
of his knowledge, there are no oil refineries and chemical companies located
around Oxford Circle or north of such, but that all of the companies of this
type are several måles south of Oxford Circle.
All logical investigation having been conducted, no further action
will be taken on the instant matter unless advised to the contrary by the
bureau ,
FFB/ctg
98-1762

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64
Offce Memßand
um
UNITED Sa RTES
DATE:
GOVERNMENT
9-17 7
TO
FROM
SUBJECT;
Director, FBI
SW , Anchorage
Flying_'Di8ks
Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin No. 1+2 dated July 30,
1947.
This is to advise that two arn:y officers reported to the
Office of the Director of Intelligence, headquarters Alaskan Departrrent,
at Fort Richardson, Alaska, that they had witnessed an object passing
tru•ough the air at a treændous rate of speed which could not be judged
as to miles per hour.
The first officer stated that his attention was attracted to
this airborne object, and he in turn pointed it out to the second ot—
ficer. The object appeared to be shaped like a sphere and did not give
the irrpression of being saucer—like or corparable to a disk. The first*
officer stated that it would be inpos sible to give minute details con—
cernång the object, but thau it appeared to be approximately two or three
feet in diameter and did not leave any vapor- trail in the sky.
Both officers attea:oted to determine the aDøroxinnte a'ltitude
of Che object, and from a weather group stationed nearby it was de—
termined •that cloud forNtions at the time the object was sighted werer
"scattered above 10,000 feet .The object was noted to be traveiiæ
beloj' the cloud formation.
The first officer stated that in his opinion the object ap—
peared to be metallic and was silver in color, nuch like the color of
mny airplanes.
The second officer stated substantially the same facts and
also pointed out that the object within his vision for ap—
proxiltutely 15 to 20 seconds. Whe,n sighted, the object traveling
due south at a speed considerably in excess of any plane. The second
officer stated that, the object appeared to him to be approximtely IO
feet in diametér and compared It to half the Size of a- full DDon on an J/
ordin&y night. The secong officer based the altitude at approximately
the same as the first officer except for the fact that due to the size
he believed the object to be, he estimated the altitude to be only
approximtely 3,000 or 4,000- feet, The object appeared broadside to
the second officer, no evidence of a spmning trot ion or refleet ion
was noted, As to the color, the seco
offi
appared to be a dull metal finish
3
NOV IS 1964
pointed out that it
i.

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Letter to Director,
Re: Flying Disks
In conclusion, the seccnd officer pointed out that one of
the ren:arkable features of this object was that it was definitely
traveli.ng against, the wind.
The exact date of the sighting of this object was not fur—
nished this office, and inasmch as it occurred previously to the re—
ceipt of Bureau instructions in this netter, no further investigation
is being cornucted by this office ualess specifically requested to do
so by the Bureau.
100-1403

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Offce MemoÆndum
UNITED S.
GOVERNMENT
DATE: September 20, 194?
to
FROM
Director, F'P,I
SR.D, Chi cu o
SUBJECT: F! YI FIG DTSCS
Inform t
Reference is rrede to your letter dated August 11, -S47 in the above captioned
ma tt e r.
Illinois, advised that he Y-Bd
, l[cilenry County, uoodstock,
recexvet-, no renorts of -t ly-ing discs in the conmunity of
He further stated that he had no . record or knowledr•e of
T 1 Iinois
Lily
sanal acauaxnted wit.h
-ariter of mystery stories.
Lil v lake ,
Ali nois, a ivised that he was •e r—
whom he descri bed as a succassl.•ux
He said he had no infomati.on to the
was menta.lly unsound and he believed hi.m to be a substantial citizen.
'dvi5ed she had sold property to
on two occasxons was well acquainted with
and his -jviÆ.
Jhe knew of no derogatory infomation conceming him.
•vias 1 n a u. .011.Y &.r. e
the featured wri ter ot, mystery stories fo
re Vlas
lilacazine is edited bv
Chicago, Illinois .
would contact re curdinr• flying discs .
Indica bed that the tele cram received by the referre
tn in referenced Jettier, was probably sent by one o? his roaders, vo
saiä tAhat he wrote r.rystery stories based on his firm conviction
This re-ion of caverns he calls Le,-..uria .
have s." fled to other planets ,
stated he believes the re is valuable machinery and other resources in these
He therefore explained flying discs, •which he calls Tlsoace snipe
cave rns
as the rnode of travel 01' the Lemurians coming from other planets to 20 lain
—indicated that his theories had aroused a
t.he valuable machinery.
',vide following among leaders 01
arra zine
c.xhibited an article from an edition o! the "Chicago Tim.•..o
for
n +.n +.nrR +.hn+ ')zq
.',rashin •:ton Coast, the •ra Inad occurred a t,crious explos.iDn i.
olf
-c 1 ieved to have
that the date o?
a private pilot,
COPIES
2 0 NOV IS 1964
It Curtitcz• tod
been caused by a gui.ded mi 3'd12e or rocket,
the explosion was the same date on •which one
sighted the first flying disc at Boise, Idaho.

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birector,
September 2C, 1±47
-l'he article went on to state that it was believed at the t.irne that there
some correlation 'Detwe:-.n the f. lying, disc and the Wurray Island explos ion, anu
that, RAT; PA Li..3d, Chicaro majazine editors had e,T.D10'red A.VNöLD {JO investi-
gate and "cover" the i.:urray Island explosion.
ihe article went on to state that on Aut-,ust 1, 1947, at Tacoma, Washinzton,
there was a conference among officials of the and ICav:r, who discussed
the possible relation between the island e •.-plosion the appearance
of flying discs, AR!JDLD was supposed to have been in attendance at this
conference. At the conference, authorities brought samples of a lava oxide
metal, allegedly taken from the scene of the Kurray island explosion,
Ihe article stated that followin•g the con terence, t,fiCJ p•i. lots left
'Cor 'danilton rield, California, carrying, samples of lava oxide '.p.etal.
{he article i'urtber reported that the plane crashed near Hamilton Field,
California, and it was conjectured that the plane had explojed by reason of
the combustion of the lava oxide metal it carried.
Fro'" the above article, it should be noted t.hat—
—s employer, was from the start "exploitinrft the appearance o: t? e
fly in/ discs, possibly to enlunce the appeal
rossible thexefore, that bhe entire flying disc theory was conceiver. by
100-18999

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FBI SEATTLE
IRECTOR FBI
5-21 PM
URGENT
L, R, BRUMMETT.
INTERNAL SCURIT\'-
FLYING axscss
AUGUST FOURTEEN NINETEEN FORTYSEVEN SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCEF
BRUMMETT, BOX Two FIVE FOUR RED-
PUBLISHED ARTICLE TO EFFECT THAT L.
MOND, WASH, AND SIDNEY DECKER BOX TWO INE SIX REDMOND, WASHINGTON HAD
SIGHTED DISCS AT APPROXIMATELY NINE AM AUGUST THIRTEEN NINETEEN
UPON INTERVIEW DECKER STAED THAT TWO VERY BRIGHT OJECTSI
FORTYSEVEN,
TRAVELING AT AN EXTREME RAE OF SPEED WERE NOTICED BY HIM AS
STANDING NEAR THE REDMOND POST OFFICE. DECKER DESCRIBED THE OBJECTS
DECKER ADDED
AS HAVING NO WINGS, NO TAIL, AND BOTH ENDS WERE TAPERED,
THAT THE OBJECTS RESEMBLED A BELLY TANK AND THAT THEY WERE NOISELESS.
THE OBJECTS WERE VERY BRIGHT AND TRAVELING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTIO
OVER REDMOND, WASHINGTON, ONE A BIT BEHIND AND A LITTLE ABOVE THE O
MAINTAINING EQUAL RATES OF SPEED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT SECONDS A
DECKER ADDED THAT THEY WERE
WHICH TIME THEY DISAPPEARED FROM vlEW,
BRUMMETT ADVISED THAT HE NOTIC
HIGHER THAN A PLANE GENERALLY TRAVELS,
THE OBJECTS AND CALLED DECKERS ATTENTION TO THEM AND ALSO POINTED
BRUMMETT STATED THAT HE SAW TWO OBJECTS
OUT TO A MRS MAMIE ENGLISH.
A FORTYFIVE DEGREE ANGLE NORTHEASTERLY OVER REDMOND
34 SEP

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PAGE ngo
BRUMMETT ADDED
TRAVELING AT LEAST THREE TIMES FASTER THAN A PLAN.
WATCHED THE OBJECTS FROM FIVE TO EIGHT SECONDS AT WHICH TIME THEY
ACCORDING TO BRUMMETT THE OBJECTS WERE DESCRIES
DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT.
AS BEING NOISELESS, HAVING NO WINGS OR TAIL, LIGHTER THAN ALUMINUM,
TAPERED AT BOTH ENDS AND ONE STAYED A LITTLE BEHIND AND A BIT ABOVE THE
FROM BRUMMETTS OBSERVATI
OTHER AND BOTH MAINTAIND EQUAL RATES OF SPEED,
MRS
HE WAS UNABLE TO DECIDE WHETHER THE OBJECTS WERE FLAT OR ROUND.
MAMINICLISH STATED THAT WHEN BRUMMETT CALLED HER ATENTION TO THE
OBJECTS SHE TOOK A PASSING GLANCE AT THE SKY AND COULD OFFER NO
DESCRIPTION OTHER THAN THEY LOOKED LIKE Two SILVER BALLS TRAVELING
AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED,
WILCOX
SKOLD PLS
9-28 PM 0K FBI WASH DC GAR

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UNITED b
GOVERNMENT
DATE: August 20, 19/+7
FROM
SUBJECT:
There is attached co ies
1947, and Jul 16, 1947, c oncerning
Da Texas,
City, Oklahapa, and
were made available to al Agen
, remorarda dated July 24,
Oklah ora
Tue se memoranda
f the Liaison Section
Clegg
Ladd
ur. Niche s
Tracy
ur. Carson
Mr. Karoo
Mr. Mohr
Mr.
tele. itacr.
kr. "ease
Gandy
by Gereral of the Army Air Forces Intelligence. Gere ZI Schulgen
requested •tlat exe Bureau corduct a uckgrourd investigation of these two
individuals mentioæd in ti attached rynmorama since üey were among the
first to sight the alleged flying discs. He irdicated that he desired that
the inve stication be
ascertaining whether or not either of
these ildividuals have any subversive 'æclQ and to ascertain vhet.her
porting-tl se_ s • iagÉ.
or not they had an.y ulterior motives for
It is reconnerd
Security Section.
Attachænt
to the Interrzl

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OCAPI/DS'Q
r •tien
M 'to SECURITY OPPICm,
-B.JBJECt8
oxa•e
City. Otiahæ•,)
Plyind Dios,
tlZXER PIZD,
, cor
Intervl•ed at reoideaoe,
Oklahoma City, reletLng to hl' alleged
of a r y n; diao over violaity of Okiahæa Cim
•how SS, be mrrl•d and has
•ad precently the holder of • 'Print' Pilot' 8 Lleuoe,
(Single Engino, Land). Subfree averred h' haa extE'ively
sound engineering ud big proant oooupotioa,
or. Radio Corporation of off loes of •hio are
I Iao, of
fist •after,
tated uat Che 17 uay to
e •a ob3eot •hioh h' a small aircraft
sun had Sust gone do•n and had not arisen
CD the horizon, SAVAGE related that he hic had Suet
üøir racidenoe and had 'tarted Eter their oar an dray—oy
Qiahoma City, 8' Sudged thc to ,
e:SO p.n. a.nd pen, , and tight' froo Che city or Oklahooa
appeared to be ohl.ning on ob3eot Sha he first sav it, • Ze Suds•d Che
obJeet to be' 1600 an 'hen h' caw and es DOtea
•nard he rearked •a •hit' plane rag
—tated .at a" 4SO angio fre
aot a oonven.tionaa type aircraft, appeared
first ana •oyed clowr it oppeared perfoeUy rn.nd •ad
dvised •Moh appeared to him as a din, no appearaaoe :
o eing apberloai and bad ratio of diameter to of •pprod•
iO to appearin er in •be oonur, but onia • —F.
udced ob3eet be at an
pool ageiy a•oertained,
10.000 and i8,ØO and it i 'ft no
related appeared in as big aa Che ot b'
dvioed Bhat Ch' .
• •n altitude ot •pproxlnatoiy thc helght,
hic approxinotely 16 u 20 oeoonas an travelled ot a speed
Shieh ho Judged be approxizzt'iy ureo •hat ot Jet—propelled airarore

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umo to Seourity Off OCU.A,
'tated there •ore no protrusion' oa obåect •nd
y h' I i' tenod for a onnd of noi•e, •t tine thought ho
enrred
"hed a niching cound the rushing of air, this «iahi.ag
00 rred • ceoondc after ob3eot had
@iXc •mmd •as not •ery ind nd did not iaot very Img, and it
that the wund omid have been his or expeotatfon,
he vat Dot curi of the oouna, —elated that ho called hi'.
thie obfret bat it bad diceppeared before she ca
it. b.ib3•ot stated thet tho ob$eot •ppeared diminish 81 •ad
ey, and It an • direouou of 3600
as nov d
north, Sub' eot ct.ataa üat obåect appeared frosty •h' u
color •t all
—'advise thet he hot heid a pilot" i9S4 —d
.hao been flying sinoo 1929, Be thet he be ciad to onraer -
turuter Inquiries •nd •iii ooopår•te in eery tay poc•t$i•.
he was sure thi• obSect not a meteor and his opinion b'
radically and poured, probably •to—Sc,

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FOR fRE OFFICE*
12 1947,
•as Intervined in regard üe repor y
•transe ob3ect' tiyi.os Caccade
Zncuaat
1208
16
Idaho;
thot he
voluntarily agreed to the intervf•
State hiy 25th.
uv uau w.
•ttaeh•d to thia roport.•o Exhibit
yrltt•n report of
*OtESt
Üae father of o
a —an of 32 ace, •arri•a ad
rn, Be üought of in åe oeunåty in
•tbehød It the 0Dånlon of the
•av •hat he ctated that he caw, is difficult to
eharaeter and apparent antacity
that a nan of.
he ob3eet8 an •rite •up a report ue extent that
.oaz a report or
'did aot to go fir ther,
character that he did not having 0b ee uat he
au, opinion of the intervl•er that
bu.i.nosa, that be Should be criting baok Rogers
very outtpok•n and san"hat bitter an his opinion of leaden or
U, S. amy Alr Porees and Federal Bureau of for aot having
: nade an •of natter oooaer. to put ali of Ch' outamt'
this report vould nake it • voi'&inous
Bde by
. -after hsv g c eo ed an aerooeutieai ef •ho arca ever
a that he eav it detemi.ned *tet 'tat—eoU na e by
regard to Involved, •peta
eet• and of the snid v•ry pot8ibi' taou. -Ze
distances by—an bit r•port aro e short
or thp actual distances on aeronautioal •harta of area, althougha
*rnold hat aever consulted Charta of the type Jny uns.
Uted that Chi' bugi.oe" bad suffered
due the feet at aery 'top his routes, laræ
or people to qvostaoa hin as to Just Ehat he had
'tated turuor thet be, any in the
Sa e quote
aa.roouy, •at I •av a oury buiidl.g

Page 35

Incident .
1208 Z
Eiying årough the etr I —uld never say a •ora abNt aue
taot Cho t he hat been by the pron to ouch an
Ftotloa.liy a —oron in Ch' of •he •aJority of the or
United
r. Lols
nux
_ar,nso::'.•

Page 36

COPY
LIFE Data
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J •y •other 'o aaae vac
father 'o.
Z o recidæt or Ulnae•ota I years
old Shea •y tuliy •o Soob", Boatana, •hero they
. suadea, . My
aloo boacsuad•a -t. "'tt
.800bey, •Montana, -nd beoæe• qulto proalnnt in
-aims
ebe
I to rode school ana bigh oohooi et Zora
nt.erea years of
Dakota,
rank of Agi' cent barero X sae toureeo, uy tomor
Boy Sent' Kanuc CIW,
I taught and diving at
oazpo ond ue pool an Borut Dokota,.
or Nianeoota, Etters and did tan.
diving ndo.r
and doo piapd football Ld"
up" muri.ng I sac oontinue •
oareer because of an *.aSured "booi
ooaoh •a
t baa or
fl.nuoeo, end •y l.a eurtherinc in

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•as urough ny 48 a boy In Ulnot, 'or u Dakota,
a good deal of doc tied reo%ng,
In 19S8 1 •ent Bork for
a —nufa'bar•r ot autæoti' fire apparatus,
X Dad,
for the over a .pert of
ana INO X ny ova
Vorkinc at
81.nee,
atarua ao a •boy Minot, 'or*
Dakotas •here •y ere
•as .orlglnaiiy fre Creat Polis, to.
at tho? •abio eontlnu• ny Ciyi.nc•ana
•uy Feat INS, •
by
Portland, Orocm, ana for throe year. hat' ay
airplane eovering ny eauro territory •na
rron*orty per 'inn, Due -
taot I airpiec entirely •y an January ,
Ch" par X purohao
airplane for high altitude onda_Öort
•typo creat

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Some Life
—d Sudæent to land in ny .
•nd out nur airplane} •e
ore very iGf•tod and •cry bigh In
of tho Cioid' *and play' I heve to go:in •y
4•t'.1.have landed in 832 •ia aetmtaln
ov.r ..aÖncona boura .o tlat.'urc haa beta •y •
• alohap,

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Offce MemJ:mdum •
UNITED sfz
65-480
TO
PROM
SUB CT:
FBI
SAC Butte
FLYING DISCS
DATE :
August 20, 1947
4.
9
Refer te letype to Bureau dated Augugt 15, 194%
Enclosed please find the newspapr account carried by Twin Falls,
Idaho Newsn on August 15, together with a Sheet of on which A. C.
attempted to sketch his impressions of the ina trunent which he claims to
UR Etg it be noted that
rolled outer edge which attampted to create in his drawing to haT been about
a foot through. URIE believed that the tubing or exhaust which
he and his gong olaim to have seen was about a foot tm•ough and extended at
least to the back end oe the device. The did not appee.r to taper off nor
to widen out toward tas back.
BILLY and KEITH/URIE stated that could see a on the Bide of
the device thd\flarrsg Tere shooting, and tlz t they could gee day—
licht between the exhaust flame and the Bide of' the device, The did not
leave any moke or odor.
tre device wag nnre sharply angled from botta:i to top, •håie UR IE himself
& • thought that it more Btreun-1iMd and curved. URIE said that the instru—
came to a pointed or rounded tope
In his notations, URIE said trat he had seen it on Thura—
day. During interview, he stated that it actually had been on Wednesday,
August 13, 1947, when he and his sons saw oontrivance about 1:00 P. M.
exolaizzd that he had sent his bow to the river to aet sc,e
roEB Cran his bmt. When he thought they were overdue, he vent outside h.iB
- tool ßhed to look for theme He noticed them about 300 feet away looking in
the eky and he glanced up to gee what he called the flying disc. He said he
could only see it for a monznt before it disappeared behind a hill which
obscured hie view,
further stated that the contrivance was about seventy-five
feet in the air. URIE r ides in the depths of the Snake River Canyon, which
is about four hundred et deep and hundred feet across at that place,
According to his accoüht, the contrivance 'Ivas about three hundred feet below
the rim of canyof and he it against the steep T,ralig of the canyon on
its color as blue and stated that he doubted
far Bide, He
it emald be bee ,ag$Kst the sky, He likewise said trat it was pu•ely by
e. Tt did not soln Eke a too.
SEP

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5
65-480
As the by the URIE place, the trees over which it almost
directly •passed (Uornzn Poplars) did not just bend with the wind as if a Plax
had gone by, bute in UR Ete words, arotmd on top as they in a
vacutm,
EITH UR D, eight years of age, gaid he first saw machine coning
dam the canyon. heading from east to and following the contotÜ'3 of the
grounde BILLY, age ten, saw it almost imzdiately, Both watched it fly out
of Bight behind a tree in a matter of moments, said they then ran to
their Father and learned that he too had seen the machine.
Q 13 completely sincere about the incident. said his wife
and daughter In the house at the tins and had not Been the He
questimed his brother, Tho also lives in the cazvon, but his brother had been
eating at the time and had seen nothing. and his two boys nzintained
tlzt they had never before seen one of the disoso Then interviewed, ap—
peared to be a B0ber, nan.
Special Age B
orma xoa a ou
Tho origin Ily fiz•zished
inc nt. II-bwise stated UR E
appeared canpletely sincere about the machine,
No further attempt was mde to Iocau L. W. A H.AWKINS, inasmuch ag
who wag with HAWKINS at the interv-ievæd. narw
was withheld the newspapr because HAWKINS and —aere fishing at Sai—
zon while —wag supposed to have been workixz in Twin Falls.
—aid simply that he and HAWKINS could hear a roar. Tiey looked
up and could see two inetrmønte flying at a great height, which—anentioned
aight have been between four thousand md six thousand feet. However, be said
he IBd no Idea how large tlz uvioeB and congequently, •üey may have boenJ7c
several mi leg away. He said tkzt he and HAWKINS wre eati8fied had seen
thing and they were very doubtful
• RJG:FOtS
Enc. (2)
that had seen tvo
-2-

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aal Newspaper Serving
TWIN FALLS
{ine Irrigated Idal
'MW'IN FALLS, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15.
Heads Up, Folks! The Discs Are Flying A
e pin
SIDE
END•ViK-w
This is a n artist's conception of the flying disc Ude sides, and could well be the inspiration for something new in won
sweeping tnrough Snake river canyon six miles vest or lakes hats, such as a "flying saucer" creation. (Drawing by Vic Goert
. *neh. seemed to be powered by jetc emitting a nery •a both 'taff engraving)
Flying Saucer RepOrted Flashing Down Canyon
At 1,000 Miles. Per Hour; Two Others Are See
the nation
By JOHN BROSNAN
Just as Magic Valley and the has
nation were starting to go' Urie was
umppost5 after reeling under. Snake river
eater of flying saucer report', bd'bc or about 75
nore Twin Falls county meu At 9:30
ived speculation on the day, L W. Hawk-
•nth viyid description' of ewnty éommis-
county sheriff
From A. Urie• two circular
the Auger Fall'
:nnes
ke river
most detailee;
at a grezt
dam 40 miles
Urie•a eye-witness de.
scription of the flying discs seen by
him and his son, Keith, 8, and Billy,
"I obtained close-up view of
the flying saucer as it passed by the
trout farm at I p. m. Aug. 13 going
down Snake river canyon at a height
of about 75 feet from the canyon
floor. I would est.mate the spced
at about 1,000 miles per hour."
Urie explained that the incident
occurred while the two boys were
coming across the river from t.he
north side in B boat, He had be-
come concerned about what
laying them, and h•oc
toward the river to d
all riglt
of about 300 feet Lid a.
level Vith the
tinued. "No ot my K.
and BiDy, were be:o• r..
also saw It at
angle. They both •
a side View, and •e C.i
Ing it from th,

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Seen
Flying Down
Snake Gorge
riva
boys it •boo' a
mile
It
While the
vivid in their tb'
*etebe
turn. ioc
Vic
c•nyn
up »d dovn tbe
iowz speed indieau* seæ
type tuter
reflexes mm. It oplaEa
guided by i.uLrumaø
be by
It utue •
Urie Ase
feet LOD' by IO fæt hl'.b
iO fet giving iC LD
supe. IS might be do«ibed u
ure mvu-ted
"raw
tvo ddw.
for hg cudß oplnloa
Drie .ai.d
dWatbn..
teei
he •Oded.
don o namoe that County
bod een an
unumni obJee in sir 00
experimcc,
abed bb
r be •plied
have b Z'.
I hen X
Mut I —a
Ra•Un8 Elaeed
; Sabon
I •nd res&N.ing echo
awed him to look
and be cJreuIar ob.
' Jeeu
•t rett sped
high* than mod
to
vhD• &
a—ung L Abd
m.ßd
md to—ed •to L
July 10.
be

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Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.

[sketches of a flying disc: top view (elongated oval/pill shape, labelled approx. "20 ft long" and "10 ft"), side view (labelled "20 ft", "10 ft" and "[illegible] ft high"), bottom/plan view.]

[Handwritten caption, partly illegible:]
The bottom and side view - of the flying
[illegible] going over Dunkirk river [?] ... at [illegible]
[illegible] at a distance of [?] 75 ft up
from ground, speed of [?] 1000 mph [?]
[illegible] [illegible] Signed by  A.C. URIE - (owns
trout
FARM)

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Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.

[sketch of a flying disc, side view, with a heavy arrow pointing left and a label "20 ft long"]
[Handwritten text, mostly illegible. Fragments legible: "6 mis wag BS" [?]; "100 pm" [?]; "Keith 8, Billy, 10."; "4/5" [?]; vertical marginal note at left reading "River [?] from W Side in Boat" [?]]

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re.uutAL et,XEAU UT
U, S, me JUSTICE
COMMUNICATIONS
AUG
TELETYPE
WASHINGTON 17 FROM PHILADELPHIA
_-XRECTOR FBI URGENT CV
F/ y / 01
Mr. G: uvx•
G•rnca
Mr.
OBJECT REPORTED OVER PHILA, AUGUST SIX, NINETEEN FOP TY-SEVEN.
SABOTAGE, THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER ON AUGUST SEVEN, NINETEEN
FORTY SEVEN CARRIED ITEM CONCERNING FLYING OBJECTS OBSERVED OVER
EVENING OF AUGUST g TY, FORTY SEVEN,
PEOPLE REPORTED AS
OBSERVING SUCH INTERVIEWED BY PHILA, OFFICE, AND SUBSTANTIALLY
FURNISHED FOLLOW INFORMATION'
AT TEN FORTY FIVE, AUGUST SIX,
NINETEEN FORTY SEVEN, A BLUISH WHITE FLAMING OBJECT WAS OBSEPVED AT
A HEIGHT OF ONE THOUSAND FEET OR MORE OVER PHILADELPH
PROCEEDING FROM A NORTHEASTERLY TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION.
THIS OBJECT LEFT A TRAIL OF SNOKE WHO* LASTED FOR
SECONDS AND W HISSING OR BUZZING S
SIGHT OF SUCH OBJECT. PEOPI*E OBSERVING THE
RELIABLE, AND INCLUDE A y—'FORMER ARMY AIR CORPS ILOT.
DOES NOT BELIEVE ABOVE MENTIONED OBJECT
PROPELLED PLANE
SINCE THE ACCOMPANYING SOUND WAS NOT AS LOUD AS THAT MADE BY JET
HE ESTIMATED ABOVE OBJECT TRAVELED AT A F.ATE OF
PROPELLED PLANES.
END PAGE ONE

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PAGE
ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED TO FIVE HUNDRED MILES PER HOUR.
INQUIRIES BEING
BY ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE FORCES, PHILA. ON THE REQUEST
OF THE PHILA. OFFICE TO DETERMINE IF EITHER ARMY OR NAVY ARE DOING
ANY EXPERIMENTAL WORK ON NEW TYPES OF PLANES IN VICINI.T± OF PHILA.
THEY WILL ADVISE PHILA. OFFICE IN NEXT SEVERAL DAYS,
LETTER OF
DETAILS WILL FOLLOW.
BOARDMAN
HOLD PLS

Page 47

• Mr. Gtav*.
Mr.
hlr. Qlt •n 'r umm.-..
Mr.
PORTLAND FBI
IF.ECTOR FBI
FLYINC DISCS
SECURITY MATTEN DASH X,
ACATE BEACH, NEAR OCEAN LAKE, OREGON HAS REPORTED THAT THE EVE'
CF AUGUST SEVEN, AT ELEVEN THIRTY HE SIGHTED WHAT HE bELIZ'VED
TO BE A DISC ERIC-HT IN COLOR WHICH HE WAS ABLE
ONLY A SHORT TIME BECAUSE OF
BOBBITT
HOLD PLS
5-50 PM 0K FEI WASH DC L

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FBI SEATTLE
,-51RECTOR FBI
5-18 PM
ROUTINE
_•aae
FLYING DISCS INTERNAL SECUR.
CE ARMSTRONG.
M. A. NICHOLS.
NEWSPAPER SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER CARRIED ARTICLE ON AUGUST
TWELVE OF REPORT OF FLYING DISCS SEEN BY ONE BRUCE ARMSTRONG OF
BOEING AIRCRAFT COMPANY, AND M. A. NICHOLS, ONE ONE mo FIVE, SOUTH
WEST ONE HUNDRED AND SECONØ STREET, SEATTLE.
INVESTIGATION OF
SIGHTING BY ARMSTRONG REVEALS OBJECT TO HAVE BEEN PIECE OF
PAPER WHICH HAD BEEN SEEN BY CONTROL TOWER AT BOEING FIELD,
VESTICATION OS SIGHTING BY M. A. NICHOLS INDICATES OBJECT WAS
A WEATHER BALLON,
LETTER TO FOLLOW.
V/ 31 SEP 2
A *AND (I-I PL2
9-19 'VASH DC GAR
Ex-b

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. NO. 44
Offce
UNITED
GOVERNMENT
TO
ROM
SUBJECT:
ca vtioned
viewed at
19
Trirector, FHI
SAC, Butte
Re Seattle tels Aurusf, 7, 1947, end Pngust 12, 1.947, in the above
matter .
the Boise es iden
1947.
Editor ,
'ountein View Th•ive, Boise, 16* ho, was inter-
gency, Boise, Idaho, by SA
advised that he received 2 letter from
Ev•nston, Illinois, dated June 26, 1947, in vnnich
thot he *'.rcs interested in publishing nn e.rticle in his rne.v-azine
r '"t Rainier on 24, IG47,
discs seen by
concerning the flying
he diG not
s tp. ted th.".'
wl%ich letter is beinx enclosad to the Bu repa:.
ive mach •tho' I —ht. to
him that
—wrote him a 'Ain irrformed
letter until
hed sent him
of Tacoma, Wgshin".ton,
to go to Taco:ra
fret' ments of c flying disc end the, he would like him
to find out if there was truth in
and contact
their story about the disc fragments, He ste.ted that he did not answer
letter, but inquired of several friends for their opinion in the matter, and
thc t they all told him if desired to pey his expenses to go to Tacoma ,
'Me chington, and look into this matter, that they did not see where he hed env-±hiraE
fie informed thet he pave a talk ? t tho Boise T*-d Club on 25, I *947
to lose.
9 Y cut the fly in:" discs he hbd seen, and e Iso o? the request cortaineö in
letter to go tc to investigete edditional information rern.rdin:• filld—
of' disc fre ü•nents by
advised thet following his tel k, he was approached by c
v: no seid he knew 0th the.t they were very reliable
telephor•e
Be stated after thinking it over, he celle
individuals.
at which t.ims he in.f'orroeh —that he vrould contact
if
invest.igete the matter resnrding the disc fre
would s B' d
He also advised that he received •2.00.00 exoense money
DC) .00 expense mon ev
from —v i p.. -.iesterr Vnior the next Ifiorril"
He informed that he Inft for
IT pon e.rrivinp Q t
}.'ashington, via his person81 plane on July 30, 1947.
CAA Ins pector from Port Ip. nd,
Fendletor_!, *Oregon, he told his story to
Öre•on, who advised him to to e head with his
Ile s 1.0. ted that he 16.nd6d et Berry G e AirPort-•
coma. md
infiormed that he •Eh'en ca e
to
room at 4-he ITinthrcp hotel .
Ile advised th?.t
• arreng.ements to tnlk to him remprdinc the,
arrivin:m 't
ins is ted on coming to the hotel room im..eai.-
hotel room, — f.ateö thot he wented to forret e 0b the dises as too mcny things
n home and for;pet B bout
hed bean hnppenino: to hirn, and advised ifr
the discs,
stated that he informed
thet he wanted to 09tain ell

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P:irector, FBI
Tacomc
Flying Discs -
00 the information eve.ilable
that —had told the press
to the story and thBt it was
VIE s not false or Dhoney, but
WBS so unnsual and f B-ntgstic
hu trust ? 7 1947
retarding the disc fragments and thet he understood
about the disc fragments, stating there wc s not k inr
a phoney. —immediately replied the.t his story
-.J7c
ne neo seen ano Wii?-L u GO
thet he wemted to forget about tl'•3 disc fragments
then agreed to ten —pthe f 011 ovi a-
story, providing his l:gme
the Earbor Petrols would be left out;
stated that his dog. had been killed end his boy hurt and thet
the wheel mount on his harbor patrol boat had been struck: by disc fregrcrents ,
erd thet about twenty ton of this material had fellen OF the beach et
Is 19 nd, rand into the bey, end the. t a day after this incident, a men gbcut fcrt•.y
T V-nnw A f. T s I p n
It m tell inr you in a nice woy to forc•et e bout it and Vceep your sht•.t.'l
tLteö thet he had obtained e. lerre number of the fragments c nd
taken
them home, but thgt his superior officer, had told him to senc;
the fre prnent.s to
free of cherre,
Chicamo; that. analyze the svecxmens
continued stating.' thet on the afternoon of thne 21, 1947,
.2
he WES on patrol with his boy, dog, and two seemon near a cove or; the ep.st size
He stEted that' he looked up throueh the winr:shield of the
"auri Island.
er at hei?'ht of about 1,000 feet, he sew six round circular p-rey O'o *acts
iheso obiects popeered
t. r 't looked like lerfre inner tubes slightly scugs he d.
to be about ICO feet ncross end in the cer.ter was e hole about twenty-five feet.
—seid he e s surneri they were some type of a be Doon.
P? he object
the cer. ter
-s lower then t,he rest of the other objects ,
e.nö the other objects were circlj.n
lhe object in the center seemed to be descending while tha others
around it.
As the objects descended he sey,'.r port holes around the ins ide o?
lowed.
object c nd what e.ppee.red +0 be winäows .
Ple stated that the object ill the
*.frscended to 2 bout SQO feet, end thet suddenly one of the circlinc; objects cero:e
dovm & nd touched the object in the center BE d remained in this posit:cn for
The obiecå.
minutes, while the other objects continued to circle above
u.•.ich hud descended and touched the object in the center and which wes lower ,
then rose and took its place with the other objects.
All of the otäeets then started to rise and whet appee,re
-ers come out of the center of the object in the middle of the circlingp -'ect
Chen the sky seemed to rein. lgva, the leva coming from +.he object. in the ce
the boat for shore.
He ted t.he lava cominr•• f' r 012 the
or....ioct in the center appeared to white met. s l, P. s it fell in + c the
st.at•v' thr.t of the
clou s rosa from the wc t,er
Or i
He r] $0 stoted th?..t his dor yrras killed
•bepach.
tr..• his boy beirv- hvrt. b.7 the f Rlline• lava,
had seid thpt e had taken pictures of the 0b iec
a *so r.. see. -u} I in p r.'
continued stntir:c•
vented •them, he could have t.he r:emetives.
Joc
secreta r v + hat even irl(.- e rra showed hirr some of' t, 'r.e disc mmerts he hed
picked which were s 11100th on one side r on the other nccor6fine

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Diæctor, FBI
Tacoma, Wn.
Re; Flying Discs —
27, 1947
—tated he received a telephone oat I from the press upon
returning to his hotel room, and that the press wanted to how about the flying
diec fragments, and he told them that he wes not talking until he had proved
it. he st2ted he did not know how the press ever knew be was in Tacoma or had
seen
—.ånformed that at 9830 the next morninz, å.*ly 1947,
at his hotel room and again eked him to go home
end forget about the discs, that his 8tory was not false, but that he had had
enouzh trouble, —said that his boy had been missed one mornin:t ard had been
round at Inst, Montana, on tables in a cafe; that he did not know how
he had got there end that too many thines were happening. st9ted
that when —came to his hotel room, they had a El armful of
mnen+.s_ •ad then informed About how he had seen an 0b fec
resembling those seen by — —tated he had taken the petrol boat
on July 23, 1947, and had gone to uauri Island and had found the beach littered
with leva. —stated he had looked up and had seen balloon-like ob,iect
Tith port holes and windows, which had disappeared into a larr,e cloud.
'tated that he asked—again to see the pictures of the objects; that
had again agreed to show them to him. —fnforNBd that he had then
who had also eeen some flyin•g dises and let him the frag.meni,s
and hear • —dissented, however,
readily agreed.
Ee also stated that he had placed a call to Lieutenant BRO.'IP?I ard Captain
DAVIöSOA!, Army intelligence officers at Hamilton Field, and had asked them to
come to his hotel, as they had previously instructed him to report to them any—
thing of an unusual Dature or of interest regardinz the flying disc' .
He 8 tated he flew to Seattle and cot—and that Meutenant
T'&.ö Captain had come to his room 'bout 4:00 P.Y.
advised that he hed asked Lfeuter;ant BRONN Sust what he had found out regarding
the discs, and Lieutenant BRO.'*Æ had confidential ly informed hin that they had
obtained e picture of a disc, which appeared to be authentic, which picture
wes taken by a man in hoenix, Arizona,
the picture, aecording to Lieutenant
.9ROdN, of a circular ob.iect with a hole in the center, and of another object
that looked like a flying ving, He stated that when Lieutenant BP.5+.t told him
±his that he iirnediatelv thourht of the ob.iect seen by.'N}L, He stated ,thst
after hearing— story, Lieutenant EPO% 3rd Captain attitude
It was then
had 'henced Imr:edåately, arid that they eppeared diG interested.
8uereeted that they eo to kurl 18 lend and look for the dise fragment'.
BROXH and Capte.ln DAVIDSON* •t*tec: th't they hed to return to Bamiiton
e veu
weie very careful to
room by
gather up all of the fragments 'hieh had been brmaght to

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f.
tee
T'.irector, FBI
Ro: Flying - Tacoma,
27, 1947
9.
He stated that the next morning he received a oeil fran
•ho told him thet Capt.ain DAVI.DS&' had been killed in e
P—2ö crash. He etc ted he does not how—tmew who had been in
Ee also stated thc t during the above oonference
the olene before anyone else.
numerous telephone call.- were received from the preas, wanting to bow about
the conference, etc ted that somone kept tipping the prese off 86 to what
toing. on and whzt WRS being 82id daily verbatim. Be informed
—United Press men at Tacoma, appeared to know all that took
place during the conference, and even knew of the crash of the B—25 and those
aboerd, before the Army released this informetior,
Informed thet
uliy expected
when he received news of the crash, that he and
to be contacted by Army Intelligence, as they were the lest people *ith
Lieutenant BR"P a d Caotgirj EAViDSN, however, they were rever cont2cted.
further stated that he and —went down to the Vnited
Press to see wheat. the survivors ot the crash had informed about the crash and
that—ed told them that the n,tsterious who had been calling
had told him that the B-25 had not crashed, but had been s hot dgwn, aloo thet
Arw informant hed said th%t en observer at Kelso, Washington,
seen the plane throw out a landing flare after the two •urvivors had Jumped
from the plane, and that the plane had into a steep dive and dove into a
hillside, and further that one engine h9d been or, fire, but that the fire
appsretus, protecting- the encine, had failed to function. —stated
to 806 told them •Y.O home
forset ebovt the disee, that ouch things as the B-?.5 crash had been happening
to him along,
—t At O d that he then A nd
him that the deal was off and that if he wanted hig $200.00 back, he could
have it; that two men had been killed and he getting frightened of the
stated that —informed him that it was all r i •ht with him
'hole thin",
to keep the $200.00, however, he would send him an ad*åtlonal oheek for the
trouble he had pat to, —dviged that previous to this telephone cal
—d called his friend' of the Chicaxo Tires and had
toid him that he did not have any faith in Army anteiiigenoe and for —to
oonduet an investipation on —and get to the bottom of this disc fantasy.
—algo advised thc.t previous to the two abovo telephone calls, he had
Osked the oresg to investigate as Arw Intellieenoe had irformed him
• ,they oould not find —and knew nothing concerning him, and appeared not to
be interscted In who seemed to laww more about the flyinp discs than
anvone else,
that he per 8
a blind for eI•6Ö and Chut
—asks him to and —i i I not talk unless
stated that he 'till wanted to ret to the bottom of the disc frarment story

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FBI
.årector,
—we, s Approached i r' this reg.erd,
1947, however, when
the boat house where— '-eot his 'Goat, coule not
to
'22 ke the run, F'..r,d after makir..p some excuses thc t he had to ra to his
office, Hi.' d stct.ed the. t he retprn in about en hour, g nd by th?t -time
vd they could ell proceed to • 1. r i
he, ve the bop, t r eoe ire
his mechanic shonl(
1 e to locgte
f brt thev
4 he i.ele "horle numbers be h?) d "i ver. therr.
Thay located — -n P movie, p. ccoréirv• to
g f ter s arne efforts to locate he. d i T. f' ormed thern thet
further informed that about this til.' e the
let' t tcn.q.m for few '38 y s
r 's s contpc+ed them e.nd told them an infbrmc "t hE.d celled e nd told
t he t cr his to in r.n rm.v pleue.
advised tho t Caotain Ohed inf'or•ne hit-:
e with i regor cC,orA Field E vd int.npded +0 tell
—t;..e comole\.e 6 tory- Thrinr: tile Efternoor
—ame to the hotel room, ecc.ordin.!.• to— sorre
fre that —h" d brou T ht to
folio?' i n —
IT oon view inr the fragr,erts
ere s ho.•m to Ve ,fior
to . 7 'r. — st9teA t hot they were rot hirr hut s 12m from the ccopor mill
to too!' them with him.
for Boise, ide
—produced letter det.e.d kuru s t 5, 194 - , from
in which —Attempts to er•coura€.e Yr. —•.o cor his
Tr is lotter is 21 so beina enclosed to the
to the fly in discs.
cave SA copy of the article sent to 'r.
"pay ton, Ohio, his
tl'ie Commo ndint' 1
•tri.;zht riel E
This Brt iole is 'Isc
of the u ine discs near Fair: i er or, -Tune 24 1947
e dvised thRt he is vita.llv
to the Buraau.
E"? i r " e:uclose
to tho f Ivin? discsstory
i tl'lis muf.t.er o,rqd b-r.ows the t, ti.ere mi s t be somethin
.e thet he will do everythirw in his power to help the Bureau in
Liftell.i ence
. L 'ior
as never paid r
t he h cs told the ebove story to
tc no owe else, with t.he gy.ceptior
.dvised thqt tha
Poise, idc ho *
'or ar.y ne•ers item he høs e iver theca,
s toted /
has never e.ooroeched him in this rntnner.
is r,ot attemptirtæ• ta oush the f ly inr discs story, but merely attempt ir

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Di ector, FBI
Re Flying Discs
— Tacoma,
27, 1947
cet to the bottom of the flying dises 'tory as they sincerely believe there ic
comeone who knows the story of the disce and that they aetualiy exa-ot, and
that the Amy, when approached for infornwtfon, merely 8 tate thet they how
nothing concerning. them. —also infomr*d thet Lieutenant BROEK and
Captain NV iDSn had contacted him on July 20, 1947, at Boise, J-dBho, regard-
ing the discs and that is how he met them,
Unless advised th the oontrary, no additional Investigation is
beint conducted in this matter, and it being considered as Referred upon
Completion to the Seattle Office.
Alk "AIL
cc - Seattle

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VENTURE PRESS
30 S STUDIO B U' 'DIN a
IT 1 e SHERMAN AVENUE
EVANSTON, I I-LIN O 'S
Mr.
Boise, Idaho
Dear ur
June 26 ,
i 947
have just read an aocount In the Chicago Tr ibune concerning
an aerial train composed of at Ie aet 9 unit8 Bhaped like a
pie-pl ate and silvery in oolor, traveling at 1200 m.p.h. near
V.ouct Ranier, ag witnegsed by you flying in the vicinity.
Thig is quite important to me, beoause I have in my possess' on
numorous independent confirmations of you saw, although none
in as great detail as your account.
I am interested in publishing
an article iu our magazine, written from a personal aocount by
yourself, and aooompanied by pix of yourself, plane, and rough
sketches by yourself, of what you saw.
•IT you care to do this for me, I am prepared to pay our uaaal
rates of 2" per word, plug $5.00 for each photograph you oan
provide, or for each sketch which oaa be used by our art staff
to illustrate the artlole.
Inol uaed in this material, we'd like a ghort biographical
8ketoh of yourself as •author baokground• material.
The
article wuld appear under your by-line,
If you are not interested, I muld at least appreciate a
letter from you, oonfi the newspaper story.
In your reply, pleaee use airmail .
Very truly yours,
J7c

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VENTURE PRESS
aos s T u D 10 BUI I-DING
171 e BHERMAN AVENUE
EVANSTON,
Boise, Idaho
Dear Mr.
It seem6 that
Augat 5, 19147
of the Chica co Times got the
, ne WuS
running it,
I knew only what •you'd told me over the phone.
Now, it seems the newspapers ure pestering the: very devil out /
of all y cu fellows, —wired me for lnstxuctions, and I
told him to say nothing tb the nevspapers, because he Tl'- look
Billy if the army explains this as •meteorg• or something like
that .
I don't blame you for being alarmed, but I trust you've had no
trouble in your flying since then, Let got that straight--
there t B no horrible plot infolved. It's probably true that the
two killed •re just aaoidents.
It could be true that it
was not an accident, but I don't thinl- there was any connect ico
with the dieks, or anything of that nature, noz Is the material
from Murray Island to Blane.
Certainly I don't think you'd cuff er from oompletlng your report
on your mission, and send ine me your affidavit. Also, you 'II
have some money coming for that, and 20 sense to tossing thet out
of the Window.
It is unfortunate that the thing seemed big
you had to e all in army intelligence, but it take them a
long tine '„o proceed to the point a tve reaohed iuthis disk æystozy.
You see, you aren 't the first to see thc. They 've been known
for nearly forty year 8. and have ample prnof of that
your experience was the first real break toy-urd a colution.
hate to have you drop the mat*.er when remaining to do to
file your report with me.
Is will Ing to oontritute his share.
I hope you Elli too,
This t} Ing I-nust not be hushed up and forgotten.
It 's muoh too
importent to the people of America, If not the Ana •oo
consorship of the matter is iogal.
Iou needn 't fee.r taat angle.
You certainly did a bang-up job of investigation, QI eo you wrote
one of the best article 8 about your aune 24 experience i've ever
seen. Please do the same on this last business. Yuu Om it to
th08B two men tho killed.
I 'd also like to know "bat devel oped on those pictures ycu took
of those •diokg•. or whatever they were,

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In short,
with me,
Ia turn,
ready to
I td like t c have you cont ± aue to keep in ooutact
tiDd relay +30 anyt.hlar furtb r you ) earn,
1/11 give you tba *ole story, *ich dust. about
broak (aot in the news part r s). And ff it wag as
d.aogerous as you seem to suspect,
I tn afraid I ld have been
a oorpso long ago'
But, and this IF all you ueed remember, rhose disks ar aot
red corpnee19E your eyet and they are not in •
e an forget about th an ostrich in the sand attitude.
Vee 've got to solve them, publio hysteria or no,
k8 for that
hyst erla. if laughing Ls hyster that all the hysteria
I t ve noticed'
vou knou your bus iness, t.aad yon handled it like a major.
But i fm hoping you do the easy part now and get that report
ou paper
A ohook for your June 24 article is going out to 'JO 2.
Slaoerely yc

Page 58

Transcribed by Claude (AI) from the page image. Check against the scan.

[Handwritten at top:]
This is a copy of the same
article I sent to Com. General.
Wright Field
Dayton Ohio

[Typed letter, degraded:]
July 29, 1947 [?]
AIR MAIL
[redacted]   b7c
Evanston, Illinois
Dear Mr. [redacted]
I am enclosing the material you requested together with
photo copies, and also a sketch of my life history. [?]
  Yours very truly,
[redacted]

[Handwritten:]
This copy is
the same as I sent to [redacted]   b7c

[stamp: COPY]

Page 59

to : on&-uaa, t.nøy
Jcob%t, ;.bütana, and bocamo quite pro-drzent
entorod at J02.r•3 oc u achi:nyed
sccut i Coart.,oon.
ocout
for
1932; -
in
yeara of 1932, '33
.0 1.13 rler
oclaooi football coach
in tho
CI-.b Do,

Page 60

I Otm cor•zt.rol •n
Condom]. I h".ve n•'
boy i..*l Yäxot.,
3tnrtad
I tock .Ers,t n.Ji.ng loooon
vaa
•uro.on, and for Che uhroe
.Üor4v*J •zo
cover•in: eraiåro territory
drod per
field
Dao thc Chat* u
do,
to I •
'Lhe -
in OC cnd
taro has b Jon
'.,'em:-'_ of ice

Page 61

.Cor {t.cc-idontl&'
2.2 ri- Lh.2
dd. i rornrtod c.ct•nt.ä.inc Chat i la
•o to oboemre
Äuld hava retnrtod, I don't th.f..r* :t.n ry
ion 214th, lh)0üd2.y, 19117, i rr:-d Éii'ii."ihud .1V
Jo-rvico at,
Cheh.nii
o eloclc
of . p.tr.
airtnrt tho
for hour {.O 'NC! :
of • (i'
29, 19b7•)
covorcd at tine 01'
oil-Coxx.l,
or tho carvon
located.
clilbed up in an i Zuea2

Page 62

vn.'; o, DCA'.
to left,
' '..o the
E.ctoon f
aircr-
i •:.hcu .00 vo O O.
i looked placo In couldn't find tsha
a 01' O.•.nat, 170
v.Üre
a .3u•nd jot : .
that romcct.od ot'.
Gl.•ood, 1 izd definito Ra.ixdoz• and
I that ocæep on
'Ida 1

Page 63

QF-7-;.r coulr:i havo v: •RI •xl
a dci'i.n.ito (Erect.ion l;ut ar:ä O'lt.; '
tain pods. Thair sreed at ttE did
au suc:.•- a
ev on '*.13 a
rwt. i spra.;x P2.rticv1.•
juoiå.ty r ore 't.ha..*'p a
occj2d loot:
a or cowl-if. J i had : V .
on tho
e O! 'Sao
trore I observed 0b
or iLi,.h
crec
Vhe creu•i., o? tho ri
c.) GOC
c. •accr

Page 64

could i. , 0
•.;oro SDVO
thcv had i ravel--;od :o.ho in
e;nconds. Evon av Cno ti.-h-te did ze
•e only
buv LCun•ecl
decmv:.:.
.T could
.e.LI
co.' vim•.-.
02 prob
ore
add my co.
.aote obsorraticn o! t.}ngo obdecw, which
vthnz *'Ai.n
or courzo
iföat.o :onrod bo
ono or

Page 65

bL".cl'.
i co•eJd. n Uho•j.r size,
•..oro of air •.2;.'220 cvor. é-id rot
acpoc&s OE the gypo •of pl.arzoø that I
thc
• hc {32' '0 I d'-cl; •e
,'-.-t-:• C. plqroeg of' City,
i,hreo -osivcr:z
— •Ui:e logo 11.1 -i'
Unl'.nd .1*-_
boa. h oc
lån-) ht ) •_,g
ONI 40 a poogibility ail of pooplo oLecrvod
air I ofuda .0 1.0 very

Page 66

1 h 0.1
pat-terza-y ard vory but in a joki-rre: •..*.vj didn't, believe
or
In cev.•nu.l or ü.oiz •:ocl
•t.DCoro co•bzt - ooo cfi
a for .„zr
au O'Nt»cn
. 01' or 1:
I had obsewed vo.i7
I look •Vd'3 tholo or<.bal ao mt
• o,li.
wc•3 aot ox.iz

Page 67

r ty 2it.ieg, I received i'.
forceJ ox c,tzr tug'..il
a: tho buz-.-;ine, they r.ould bo tho
i could cxpect. afl vLoitors,
r.rbic.1Q
Vilch a i..o
3331W7, ny a
33355,
-21% .—i..-c-c..
a Utta /

Page 68

Offce
UNITED
GOVERNMENT
DATE: August 28 191+7
TO
F OM
ECT:
S
Force,
DIR@ÆTOR, FBI
SAC, SAN FRANCISCO
REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS
ATTENTION: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR D. LADD
On August 27, 191+7, Lt. Colonel
A—2, Fourth Air
Hami 1 ton Field, California, advise
In telligence Require—
a the .qrea
ments Division Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A—2 Headquarters, re—
quested that one
of Phoenix, Arizona, be completely inter—
viewed in connection wa a report that he had seen on July 7, 1947, what
he believed were flying discs. supposed to have taken several pic—
tures of the discs with a 620 Box Canera.
A previous report of this reported sighting of flying discs was
forwarded the Bureau on August 8, 191+7,
Colonel —-)as advised that
arrive b
intelligence agent of stationed at B ach, C
in Phoenix, Arizona, on or about Septamber 2, e •191+7, and would be instructed
to contact the Phoenix Field Division Office.
In accordance with Bureau Bulletin No. 42, Series 1947, it i
felt that an ent fran the Phoenix Field Division should interview
oenix, not been
ndicated that ur. if possible,
sit in on this interview.
A copy of the report from A—2 dated August 14, 1947, along with three
a, being
photographic prints of the pictures allegedly taken by Mr.
enclosed for the Phoenix Field Division,
62-2938
2 cc Phoenix (Encl.) (Æ{SD)
SPECIAL DFLIVZRY
I

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FBI BUTTE
RECTOR, FBI
FLYING DISCS,
IDAHO
URGENT
ON INSTANT DATE,
TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, AND
SAME COMMUNITY, ADVISED
THAT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST THIRTEEN LAST, AT APPRCXIMATELY
NINE THIRTY AM WHILE FISHING IN RIVER APPROXIMATELY FORTY MILES
SOUTHWEST OF TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, IN ISOLATED COUNTRY, THEY SAW
TWO OBJECTS FLYING THROUGH AIR AT GREAT HEIGHT, WHICH *PRXXXX
APPEARED TO BE DISCS, AND AT SAME TIME HEARD ROAR SIMILAR Tc NOISE
INFORMANTS ADVISED OBJECTS MOVING VERY
CREATED BY MOTOR TRUCK.
RAPIDLY AND THAT THEY EACH APPEARED TO BE APPROXIMATELY SIX
OBJECTS QUICKLY DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AND HAVE
FEET IN DIAMETER,
THESE OBJECTS PRESENTLY
NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE •
NO FURTHER DESC Tl
FURTHER INVESTIGATION
AVAILABLE,
CONDUCTED BY THE DIVISION
PURSUANT TO BUREAU BULLETIN
TY Two, SUB DIVISION B, DATED
JULY THI•RTY NINETEEN FORTY KEN.
BUR U WILL BE PROMPTLY INFORMED
CF ALL PERTINENT DEV
BANISTE
HOLD PLS
7-54 0K FBI WA BW
1347

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Offce Memolbndum
• DIRECTOR
FROM : SAC, San Francisco
SUBJECT: RE?ÜRQS DISCS
UNITED GOVERNMENT
DATE: 9-15-47
Reference is made to my letter dated kagust 26, 1947. Enclosed is
a copy of a letter dated Seotember 9, 1947 from
4th Air Force CIC on
of RO, , with a memorandum prenared by
August 20, 1947 Anguct 6, 1947. The ncnorandum contains information
of Sacræænto, California.
ree,zråinc observations of
Also enclosed is a letter dated Septenter 10, 1947 from Colonel
—ith attac- neat dated September 9, 1947
For the information of the Bureau,Äf Boise, Idaho ,
who hr. s been reoeatedly interviewed in this matter by k2, has expressed his
intention to A2 0: selling for publice.tion his detailed account of his
investigation of flying discs.
62-2938
RECORDED
SEP
1 q47

Page 71

'Office of, the •4dsfs
tg.n
{ÄFDA
433
VBdEOT:• of -
SpeoÅel •iceht•.. in I,
CJffico
Attadhe4 yoår.
v.01C Voon,;• 20
SEP 12

Page 72

O houtro
18 'itJ47
*ith oc aaa 7
$aeidøt*t
40' • 14 j driv
oiuéhgioe of Placerville;
. a "vapo*" mv4nr-
$öorrunto 2, Cpl It,
or 6aora wnto,
t. on codar iiond,
be htc
Cloöer ebourva{E
poet a lei Wao
iip4edRÖ tho 'to ho i"ore
j •nhap•dii 8'
$rt.)O lth A
'.xf'f ot
'tho ton or Q 7b.) : 'LO
.1.. •the obsertorey into?Tontnt' nrvon
ca%ion of looaq,ioal tdiéri' 9c oPåcet observed u.' have
fip •bio tp tho' *ere
oburved be lend'
t.fnW€rt1WrÖf CR grade'e,
EMbeec df ihö - Lo broüer•inelaw o f'
ot California)

Page 73

o
OBJECT
ao August
.6
OFF*eBR
20 Autuct, thie agent and Special Agent Uubbard
{.18erviepd
Rt his bone,
'aore.•.ngntto, Californla, and he In , •Uboenncei the
afternoon qr .14 driving hik automobile from Plaaör—
ville, CA Ilfornla,' on •Ehe Cedar Ravine Road,
wii'o woe In
front tent or tho nuoonob{ii and.
Mther and tho two
wore *ho. Gnc.k pf tho .•'0ar. • 'about IGOO hourø
Eh'ev •woe* nt f Ivo •oathif0B4; ? lacorviiio
n :but; ot'}the oorner of oye. In
when
uarchid' for rookot (POO) ha-.uaaw an ob.1•oL, Cour to 'lx feet in
ml Cbuftöori 'b10heø vidcj,. and .motni ooloro Vri6ht liko
hikc)lly nil shod' bhromiutÅl Xn • r lÄiJion to til' travel of the autonobll'
'ni at: iO Oj. And "hen the ob3eoe rcaohed a
p41nq 00, . eneuifoa• in a, puff of dark {'ray smoke
about' In
obJea9 Gaveling a terrltio
of speed s.a d "end In ' divot
*hen the . puff of onoke
b0pearedø: fie disappear* oømpietolyl abd there wore no partioies
teen to Caiion, from ithe when the obde6t was en—
trulf'od waa ibout Eht •.hUndred yer*' distant (in front of)
'wi no ponåbh't,y H' bein%' hlddoh from vier by
•tauon feåain,
The 0b Jeot Äipeared reotanr,uimr in Chepe except ror
0+ very:. •hori nartbd rorfiime. epéeared to bave a tog ourfaoe •thet
t'urnod 'to about the
very
hyr heri ush open .,tn ifforé to •ay comething
hör •tinnC'lh a' p *hero obåeot had dip
appeapøldi, •t The bdeÖt Y •ry. h$sil an €0 eerruin and
Ddpmeä '06t ennyon.
In Deparaw•
tite information
n t th ho fb110*inR exoeptlonst
lhe an:oke trail
and 'tha .uff tha€ ot.•ulfed the appeared daik Way i In color and there
no •o ncd in thu coler.
€he objeot Io 'oo about
fooß, iont and abogeqa COON wide *ith the ,top 8urtaoe being 81 ichtly
-q' vedo ebåeot appedred -b' .i6m' larger an fröyit than in tho roar.
AfrGtt$- At DI) Jeot wus seen, the wub
haok, tho iky olear and th ob.Jeot c,ave off a very briåtht refleoUon.
hio 'been oqnheoeåd> ith the r {eld•lof Ine.nranee for
ot?.htoon yearo and "p to bo d ibn d'elrouo of puol{oi€y,
othee or the did hot ede
-tho proeiso 01' to a refieö hoke Cit If, , onu new addre••
Eldorado •Cbunty,• Calif' Arrangementc have been made
VI. I i be
Placerville, Calif, ,
för idrpoee oc e,olDG, baok'. e? Gpdar Ravine dead $0 . iooate the poin±
Vliere x.öbJiOt
LIWden BpeoiÄi Ac.entb'

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Uoaåquat'taero FourW1 Ai r,
incorrvat,iou• roc•rdinc ureobce or a
yne not {iißomed o
qt.109fAong
'l #110 mi ceten waa Dft i
.•tho
y Loon,
U OBJECT
oomunioatd AC B, A—Zi
ton Pieid, Pailfornia,• If' any
e Iroraft looatod in .'%he area in
the mini n and lea to believe
ponible airoraft rrookaee In

Page 75

i'
40.12
8"' 47; ald ibis agent eontaotod
Piaoervtlto, if'
TO e ar• Y. no roa O po n n no
. as Duokte Dar,
dtotded thne pluo$ Tron
re ho: had.•bbaerved the •obåeQ0 on 14 Auc 4T Tue ;hoarer to ,'1•• eorvilice
a ihoråUeh chook. of' Poadj*
J bol lend tho spot. ,orc ho
'had o need" the ob•Jeö6 b dn the ridge tiblréh or ',.obbor Creak
P.O&d break', ovo* e polne: fron
a Plaoert,ille, •GailforÅ4iø én 'he Godhr
ad:spproaeheo t 'e • •the•- •thioh •ou.t..f. nrovlde
an a V Kew 400 of t.he conyort
4bR;Uorth eund •1200
Iho hori eon
t 2,000 feet
In th i OoUtW18 foe. of Boy ks %hfch
C nüa!iy 886 39' 4b' ' •whioh Mie aouth side of Squaw
ÄålO a: roGtd mi ind rnnp,lgr In Alevp.ttnn trom
Hi definito a 8 to
a-ri or •he , of he h
ceen the.obJcot .und Indloatod f.hat it
hat' at fa*. no' the horie. t ,l'Ahy'.DbJeoej c.f' nn
area wh{oh 18 full of'
rd+:anot'
9 "i 10403, *hat
gouid have see n
id •ontønuonjl -to ethe a.' nt.apce nt.
'4b" Æl'itlht'ul)hflht Cea61irdtBi hot' boooueo tho t
e e.idn ana DhdH borlod Of he a'.rcrRCt, would n ve been
wa rea 1 in: •
n ront
DO e as to
do {rod of F an nr$'(hln,•, etn bo •ideated nn
, thie
, tu Oha± a tmiil • Wpo to an 1—5, bc .uged in Ica
nfEht fhe •hours of iiOO to 1600;
and' e*qdod müoh his omit ne. {n effort; to be. Of ns much oot•vLce
cbmunfdi withi•thc AC Ott: g,
Ole "event: of' any report of
N. An .th' arcae
Före8t 'bcrv!ce,
4 'Aut ah
; 'Cal$or{la; and
Por.oatsri Federal Foroet, Service,
ptaeö ii1ej9Calif6rnle, iprovid'd Information'
'b d :qrorø or the area {n
mon+h8'
CV.L

Page 76

Ätp. FORCC
Office ••.Öf the ChVf' f of
Intb1iiGOndB
CalifornEa
333'5/1208•1
SUBJECT t investigation Of' Filing Dioco
Special an C , tge'i' F 31, V, S. o;' •it i ,
Room 422, Federal • Office Buildinri 'Sun Cali r f.
Att,aéhed• for
FOR THE Bc'tpp S,
, i Ino t
Xubbard, Sep 47, .
DONALD L, • .3PR
Colonel*
Deputy • ß.n,
SEP 12 Be

Page 77

old'*
19LT
til' 'uu+i
* Pepto" 19
donoernihg he
tavo 29
40
or •bred
ed'nd
o i fighter
ON *ight
hd maneuvering bnunued
d ran tu a Ii
12 noon be
wha
tten Oh
raft Sa ipeedå
tirint 2" diet
tolimnc •uintai.nea
rn deierLSaå*"
or e
or
*idd
hé questioned
teeing no' of
iAP and a "9
iht
n" ,éhai nei.n'i
pre•lon' or being Ina of
nT h". h! n for. pg.
California