65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_3 Section 3 of FBI HQ case file 62-HQ-83894, including 1952 incident reports (e.g., Savannah River Plant sightings) and the Bureau's Hoover-era form letters acknowledging citizen UFO reports.
Public on FBI Vault since the file's release; this 2026-05-08 version is a less-redacted re-release per the official DOW description.
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STANDARD FORM NO. 64 . ’
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P
TO
Director, FBI (Jjj DATE: September L, 1947
L/
\,\P‘:‘_ FROM SAC, San Francisco ' ATRMAIL
SPECIAL DELIVERY
SUBJECT:
REPORTS o%ymc DISCS
S
Enclosed is a copy of a letter dated August 25, 1947, with
attachment fram Lt, Col, DONALD L. SPRINGER of A-2, Hamilton Field,
California. Even though Col., SPRINGER feels that Mr. JOHNSON may
have read some of his claims in a newspaper, Col., SPRINGER believes
that Mr. F. MKJOENSON should be interviewed in this matter.
In accordance with Bureeu Bulletin No. 42, dated July 30,
1947, Portland is requested to exhaustively interview Mr. F. M,
JOHNSON, 106 N.W. First Ave., Portland, Oregon, regarding his
alleged sighting of a "flying disc" on June 24, 1947, Copies of
the result of this interview should be furnished the San Francisco
Field Office for distribution to the 6th Amy Intelligence.
DWK: MR
Encls. 2
62-2938
cc Portland (Encls. 4) = AMSD
DECLASSIFIED
Authority
NND 90986
HEADQUZ FORCE
Office of ant Chief of Steff,
itelligence
Hamilton Pield, California
4AFDA
Flying Disc.
Speciel Agent in Charge, FBI, U, S. Department of Justice,
Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, Calif.
1. The attached true copy of a letter from Mr. F.
was received by this officer 22 August 1947.
2e Your attention is invited to the similarity between Arnold's
early report and this gentleman's report. A possibility exists that
Mre Johnson might have reed some of this in the newspapers when Arnold
was publicigzed re this matters
3. This heedquarters does not intend to investigate this incident.
It is requested thet a rosuls of any interview you may make be furnished
this headquerters.
v DONALD L., SPRINGER
(dup) Lt. Colonel, GS&
Ltr fr F,M,Johnson AC of 8, A2
(True Cy)
o Cole Donald L. Springer, Assistant Staff
ir. Saw in the portlar BT hort time a
le in regards to the so flying disc
‘acte %
I 1 Say 8 & prospector and was in the
on June 24th the day
etion of flyin
; uld & plane.
tail end looked 1i tg hend of a
ide like a big magenet. There speed as far as i lmow
greater n anything I ever saw. Last I
we: standing . on edge Banking in a Cloud.
A TRUE COPY:
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STANEARD FORM No, 64
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Ofi?ce- Mefi d%m e UNITED ¢ GOVERNMENT
Director, FBI DATE: September L, 1937
Atten: Assistant Director D. M. LADD
SAC, San Francisco
ATRMATL
SUBJECT:
REPGRTS OF FLYING DISGS
Enclosed for your information are copies of two letters
from Lt. Col. DONALD L. SPRINGER of A-2, Hamilton Field, California,
dated August 27, 1947, with attachments reporting the sighting of
"flying discs" on Guam, and result of A-2 investigation at Tacoma
and Kelso, Washington.
DWK:MR
62-2938
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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistent Chief of Staff, A=2
Intelligence
Hamilton Field, California
4AFDA 27 August 1947
333.5/1208-1 993 };;‘L
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SUBJECT: Re Flying Disc.
T0: Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U. S. Department of Justice,
Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, California. i
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1, Following is extract from the Weekly Intelligence Summary, |
Alr Transport Command, Weshington 25, D. C., dated 20 August 1947,
_Copy Nos 120, Article I, pE 13
"PLYING OBJECTS IN GUAY: Unidentified flying objects have
been observedthree
by Americen enlisted men of the 147th Alre
ways and Alr Communications Service Squadron at Harmon Field,
Guem, The men report that at 1040 hours on 14 August 1947 the
two objects, which they describe as smell, crescent shaped and
traveling at a speed twice that of a fighter plane, passed over
them on a zig-zag course in a westerly direction at an proxi-
mate altitude of twelve hundred feet. The objects disappeared
‘into olouds and a few seconds later a similar object possibly
one of those previously cbserved, emerged from the clouds and
proceeded west, No further details have been reported."
2. For your information.
L. SPRIN
Lt. Colonel, GSC
AC of §, A=2
Ln
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HEADQUARTERS FOURTH AIR FORCE
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2
Intellligence
Hamilton Field, California
4AFDA
27 August 1947
33345/1208-1
SUBJECT: Investigation of Flying Dise.
Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U. S, Department of Justice,
Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, California.
Attached swmmary forwarded for your informations
DONALD L. SPRINGER
1 Inel: Lte Colonel, CSC
Summary of Informstion. AC of S, A-2
AUG 30 1947
SAN FRANCISCC
RUUTED TO
'H AIR FORCE
Chief of Staff, A-:
telligence
ianilton Field, California
4AFDA
27 August 1947
33345/1208~1
SUBJECT: Investigetion of Flying Disc.
704 Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U. 5. Department of Justice,
Seattle,
s
Washingtons
Attached swmwmary forwarded for your information,
DONALD L. SPRINGER
of Informetions Lt. Colonel, GSC
AC of 8, A-2
copyY
UE SERVICE
T 8 (62a AAF BU)
.o('hord :iuld Tacoma, %ashington
4 August 1947
Final ¥ission Report
Commending Officer
Adr Rescue Service
¥acDill Field, Florida
NISSION NUMBER ThirtyeNine.
RATURE.
fe At C400 PST, 1 August 47, ARMY FLIGHT SERVICE notified this
detachment that a plsne had been seen to orash and dburn thirteen (13) miles
south of KEL3IO, Weshington (468N, 182965'W).
Ss ACTIOR
se 1 fug 47« At 04180 PST, AFS received information from Mre Os
Ce Clark, looal sheriff of KELSO, Wash., that the scene of the crash was
fiftoen (15) to twenty (20) milos emst of KELSO in the vicinity of QUBLE
The XBLSO Chief of Police saw an airoraft fly low ovcr the towm,
then orash and burn to the soate. The time wms about 0236 PS A oheck of
airoralt Imown to be in the vieinity revesled that 5-256 {1316 had departed
iC RD FIELD st 0212 P37 for HANILTON PIELD, California. The westher was
reported as CFRs A full moon made visibility exceptionally goode The
pilot's neme was CAPT. W. C. DAVIDSON; the plane oarried three (3) additiensl
parsonss The Base Operntions Officer snd Base PIO were notified. Thie
detachment began organiszing a ground party of base persomncl to supploment
that being formed by the KELSO Chief of Police. 4t 0500 PST informstion
was received from KELSO by APS that ground fog in the valleys at the seene
of the erash was preventing a ground party frem locating the plane. Sinece
no communication had been received from Be25 #1316, it was umed thet it
was the plane reported as orashode ARS Ce47 was pre-flighted to transport
the Arny ground perty to KELSO but a check of the fleld conditions there
doemed it advisable to use a smaller aireraft. Of the two CedSs available,
one belonging to AFS wes unserviced after a night flights the other, belong=
ing to AAGS, was readied even though a responsible officer of that organe
izetion was not present to suthorigze the flight, ¥ at KBL30 prevented
takesoff until 0700 PST, The ground party, led by CAPT, W, L, LITTRELL snd
CAPT H. FORSBERC, conaisted of six men ineluding a medical technician
end a photographer, At 0600 , the X Chief of Polioe motified AFS
A pesgonger of the erashed mirplane wes in his office and had confirmed
AT TIVIATT A
IS Y TIN T1A]
Subjeoty Final Mission Report’ 4 August 1947
The belief that the orash was that of the unreported Be2Ss The Passenger,
Sgts Be Ls TAFF, of FT. LAWION, TTLE, was uninjured, but reported that
the erew ohlef, T/Sr,t. We Us MATHEWS, was ot & farm house near the scene of
the arash and was injured. 3gte TAFF then led &n ambulance to Sgte FATHEWS
who was subsequently teken to & loeal hospital, At 0610 PST an attemps
wes made to telephone 8qe 3 at HAMILTON FIELD but no answer wes receiveds
however, it was known that HAMILTON APS was aware of the ineident mnd
would notify Sq. B, A% 0700 PST Cept. LITTRELL doparted in a C=46 for
KELSO, At O746 PST Sq B was contacted by phone end given a flash report.
At 0BOS PST CAPT LITTRELL phoned and informed that he had placed CAPTAIN
€ in charge of Army porsonnel proceeding to the soene of the orash.
fo norial search was necessary ss civiliens in the aree knew tho exact
looetion of the erash and had reported finding one (1) body in the wreokbge.
CAPT, LITTRELL prepared to fly Sgt's TAFF and MATHEWS to MCCHORD FIELD .
for medical attention, arriving at 0845 P8Y. The survivers steted that 3
they belleved neither the pllot nor coepilot has parschuted Prom the
planes The osuse of the ineident was et this time determined to be a fire
in the left engine, CAPT LITTRELL was informed by Sgte TAPF that he
bolieved olassified documents had been sboard the planeg CAPT FOKSBERG
was instructed to take necessary precautions. An ambulance met the plane
at MCCHORD FISLD earrying the two survivors and took thom to the hospital.
Interrogation revealed that the left engine had omught firs inu the power
soction and flames ond smoke had spread to the flight deck almeat immed=
iately The orew ohief, HATHEWS, mssisted TAPF in attaching his shest
paok and TAFY abandoned the plene st an estimated altitude of 10,000 It
(this fact 1s doubted but ia not considered necossarily rolevant ).
IATHERS helped the pilot and co-pilot attach thoir chest packs (211 pere
sonnel had bYoon wearing the harness) and as he left the plens wus aware that
the coepilot was preparing to follow. The pilot had started %o leave and,
to the best recollection of MA 8, was partislly stending and holding
the control wheel with his left hand, HATHEW'S statements indicate that
proper emergency procedurss had been porformed but that the flames had en-
veloped the smtire left side almost immodiately. TAPF stated that, decause
of the full woon snd goed visidility, he sew MATHENS leave the plane end
was able to follow the plane to the ground and that he saw no one olse
bail oute The ship was euveloped in flames and was be sinning %o fell apart
before hitting the ground where it exploded and burned about one (1) mile
from where he, TAFP, landeds e 1it in a tree, end not knowing how teo
releass his parachute of the gquickedetachable kind, ocut himself loose fron
the herress with hie pooket kmife., He kicked end struggled and eventually
Jumped Go the ground, receiving e jolt onm impeot but was unable to ruess
how far he hed fellen. He then followed a ocow path for an estimated two
(2) milos to & farm houss, arriving after VATHEWS, Moanwhile, as MATHENS
olenred the plane he turned and sew the plane strike the ground, explode
snd burne Just before or just at tho time of impaet he saw an ob jeet
afire thrown olear of the plane but did not know whether it was & person
or part of the plane. MATHEWS also lit in a tree, and aftsr freeing himselsl
from his harness, fell %o the ground where he injured his back, g lost
conselousnoss and on recovering went to the burning plene, about rifty
ANERTITITATTTEATYT
T I 1oIN T
Subjest:
SAWRIE
Finel Mission Eepgrs
R 4 August 1947
.
(80) yards away, Flares were going off and he thought best Lo leave the
soere. heard a stream nearby end fellowed it uptil he came to & house and
aroused the oocupantss Joon TAFF arrived st the same house and, being un~
injured, was driven luto town, Then he led an anbulance to effect transporta=
tion of MATHEWS to @ hospital, lsarwhile, civilisns reached the seene of
the orach where they found one body. A% 0830 PST, a m ge from Sq B
inforned thet top seoret materisl was in the navigators kit and to request
‘ommanding Offlcer MCCH LD %o expedite all available informetion to
Commanding Officor HAMIL PIZLD, Mearwhile, CAPT PORSSERQ and four (4)
enlisted men departed KELSO at 0830 P3T for seene of the crashs Thoy were
IROTON 3TATE POLICE who knew the exast locstion of
the plane (46909'N « 122045'W)s The ground party determined upon arrival
, that two (2) bedies were in the wreckage. Indications led te
% the go-pllot wae afire when he left the plane an 1instant *
before impacts Ti. pilod's - ins mn found in the wreckages Pre=~
liminary investigation by CAPT G disclosed the planes left wing
about one hundred twenty~ive (125) 'Il‘fll from the widely seattered port-
planes .‘w loft wing was intact end hed spperently torn
thoard of the left engine before impact. forwerd portion
b
of the \dn;, stab was mltsd but the redr two thirds indicated that it hed
rippsd looge {rom the inboard seotion of the wing. The wing lesding edge
was undemageds The navigation and landing lights were unbrokens The
aileron was undamaged but the flap section was orushed, leeding to the
belief that tho wing struck the teil sections From these indicstions
it 1s believed the wing ripped from the airplane just efter MATHEWS
abandoned the plsne. The resulting spin thus prevented the remsining
orew members from bailing out slthough the co-pilot may heve been in the
hatchs A few civilians were in the ares when CAPT FORSBERG arrived
and he took precautions to prevent them from disturbing the wreeksge.
At 1157 PST CAPT LITTRELL flew CAPT RICE, M, C., to KELSO, An ambul
digpetohed from MOCHORD PIELD, met them st KELSO, and was led to the &
of the erash by the STATE POLICE. The bodlas were recovered and trans-
ported in the ambulence to HO D PIELD. CAPT LITTREILL returned to
MCC b FIELD where osmping equipment was prepared to be dropped to the
ground party. CAPT LITTRELL,mede & suocessful drop at dusk by sighting
on & signal fire, The ground party set up camp at the wreokage scens to
8ot as guerd and te investigete further the following deye. They were
relieved of responsibility of =1l recovered documents by a CIC mgent who
hed arrived mbout 1800 P8%.
by 2 Aug 47 The ground party remeined at the scene of the crash
pending officlal seouring of the ineident. No sorieal setivity.
Ge 3 Aug 47, HOCHORD Operations Officer departed at 1000
P5ST %o investigete the mecident snd to relieve CAPY FORSBERG, who returned
et 1600 Incident closeds
Personnel in
onnel
timnte)
epraonnel
y alreralt
» COMM
ae Cooperstion recaived from | »pennies soneerned
was complete and exesllent.
Captain,
cosmandin
opraphs
ARALQUARTRRS POURTH AIR FORCE .
Office of the Assistent Chief of Staff, Ae2
Intellizence
Haeilton Pleld, California
PERIOD COVERED 31 July through
7 August 1847
CASE CLASSIFICATION Inclident
STATUS OF CASE
ASON FOR INVESTIGATION: Investigation initiated at the request of Alr lefense
é%E-lnd. referonce 1tr Hq ADC, dtd 7 Jul 47, fMle DES3.6ID, subjs Investigatioof
n
Flying Dise.
SYROPSISy
On 31 July 47, Mre Arnold, Aviation “ditor of the Idaho laily Statesman, teles
phoned Lt. Urown requesting he return o Tscoma because Arnold believed he had some
very vital information on the flying disece
lte Srown and Cepts Davideon interviewsd & ir. Fred L. Crissen and a Y. lareld
Ae Dahl, along with Capt, Smith of the United Adr Linecs, and Ve Arnold, &t the Wine
throp fHotal in Tacoma, Washington, on the night of 31 July 1947,
the summary of their interrogation and findings was related to Major Sender,
Public Information Offlicer, MeChord Field, by YNre. Arnold and Capt. Smith. iajor
Sander retold the results eof the iluvestigetion to this officer from his notes.
ire Uahl and lr. Crimmn wore net svailable for interview while this officer
was in that area, although every effort wvas mede o contact them
Parther investigution of this particular incident was left with YNre Srady,
Yosident Agent, FBI, Tacomn, Vashington.
It was epperent from nowspaper elippings, telephone oalls to this officer, and
conversations with s jor Sander, that & United Press correspondent, of the Tacome
Tines, wes instrumental in keeping this case alive, This officer and Major Seander,
although quoted many times in the press, did not discuss this matter with the press
during the period of this report.
The anonymous mystery caller in Tecome could possibly be lr, Crismeans
DisTRIBUTION APPROVED:
AAP
ADC
Ce 6%h Army
FBI, Seattle 1
FUI, Sen Franeiseo 1
D - AUG 30 1947
SAN FRANMOISC(
w.n.,p.ln‘x.ol.mrmr:o.uo
: ROBTED 1) T e
(This form supersedes W. D., 0. C. S. Form No. 19, which ]
will not be used upon receipt of this revision) o e e T S 6. &
Cl-R1 FRpport ‘ : L '
DETAILS
le During the afterncen of 31 July 47, ¥r. Arnold, Aviation E¢iter of
the
ideho Daily Statesmsn, telephoned Lt Spown, CIC Subelotaohment
Commander at leade
quarters Fourth Alr Foree, and stated in substence: That be, Ameold, and Capt Smdth
had arrived in Tacomm to investigate the surported flying dise
explosion on & sure
fece oralt on 21 Jume 47, This investigation was requosted and finenced by e Wy,
flolh Falner of the Venture Press, 305 Studie ¥ldg., 1718 Lhersen Avemue,
“vansten,
Illincis.
AGEST'S WOTEs Ses Inclosure ) and Inclosure 2. The signature %o Inelosure 8, Mr,
bave Johneon, is that of the editor of the Idaho laily Statessa
n. lr. Johmson is e
forser Arwy Adr Poroe officer snd frem sll indicstions 1o
& very patriotie Ameriocan,
On the reesipt of Inslosure 2 et Jesdquarters Fourth Alr Yoree,
this officer requested
the San Preneiseo Fil Office te oheok the Uhlemgo PUI Offics for Re
4. Palser and the
Venture Preass UThe return enswer, by telephons, was to the effeot that the Chieages
indleos of the FBI, the Chicago Police, and Credit Suresu
had no record on R 4.
Peluer or the Vesture "ress,
2¢ It Grown and Jept Lavidson arrived et Mefhord Field during the afternoon
of 31 July 47 They changed from thelr wniforms to elvilian elothing in the siroraft
end, on belng queried by Opereations as to why they desired transportation te Teooma,
they replied they wero So smke a speechs
AGERI'SG ROTEs Thie wns in complisnce with par 4, 1tr fr Ng ADC, Pile DB3S.513,
T dal 47, subln Investigstien of Flying Visee
Asoording to lajor George Sander, Publie iuformetion Officer, NeThord Field, The
Tacons Times received an enonymous telephone cell that Arnold and Swith were
presand
in the Winthrop Hotel for the purpose of conduoting en investigation on the
fiying
dises The Tacome Times checked and found thds %o be true, muoh %o Arnold's end Smith's
surprises Lt Urowm snd Japt Devidson d4id interview ¥y, lmreld A, Dehl, ¥r, Fred L.
Crisman, in & hotel room in the Wimtkrop Hotel, Tacoma, Wash., in the presence of
Ere Arnold snd Onpt Smithe If notes werc teken of this conversstion, they were dee
stroyed in the airereft aceldent, Urs Arnold stated to Yejor Jander that Lt Brown
obtalned from ¥re imhl end ¥r, Crisman samplos of an unidentified substence thet
were
identienl to those sppearing in Inclesures 3 to 7, The samples plotured in Inclosures
§ %o 7 wore taken by ¥p, Arneld from the seme
box thet Dehl and Crismsn offeored l4.
Srown and frow which he obtained his samples. 1/Sgb Yatthews, Crew Chief om the
wraekod alrareft, uwpon being interrogated dy this officer, stated that he pleced &
asavy oardboard carton in the rear compartuent of the 325 that erashed. o did not
look in the box nor heer any comments frem 14 Srown or Capt Usvid
es %o eon
its cone
tenta, o
Se The following summerises what weas related by ¥r, Arneld end Qupt Smith %o
Yajor Jander as %o the sudbstaunce of ths Interrogation by 14 Srcwm and Cept Davidsons
Thet on 21 Jum 47 Yr, Jahl wes proceeding scuth of MNsury Island in ¥re Crigssn's
boats Fiwe flying diece came down out of the clouds and cireled siowly around the
bay, dropping %o an estbmabted eclewation of 600 fests These disos sppesred round and
—CONFHDENTHAL
¥.D.,P.M.G. Form No. 110
flattenad sinilar %0 & deflsved automobile lmnertubes They were jJudged by lshl %o
be spproxinately 100 feet soross with o 20 foot oponing in the eeuter. The outer
edge of the objeoct had round portholes snd the inmer ring hed squere windows or
portholess The dises wors silent and from his viewpolnt he could see ne means of
propalsions Ome of thess dises eppearsd to falter and waver in the air, snocther of
these nforementioned five disos dropped down elose te the dise shat appesred o
wever and bumped it, dumping “tonsTM of the stuff as pictured in inslosare § te 7
on his boat, soeking off the hendrail, horm, end generelly desaging the boat %o
the extent of $800.,00, snd killing Jadl'e doge
AGEST'S NOTHs This officer, in the company of iejor Sender, boarded the aforsnen=
tiened bost where L% wes dooked in the Jacous harbor on 6 Aug 47 2 hend rail was
missing, bal the ares whers the hend rail wes previcusly fastened hnd been peinted
over with seversl coats of palnt end was oresked by the weathers The deck and roof
of the eabin wes of « very thin construstion and the esbin furtber had glass on the
front and eldess It ie thia offieer's oplinion thet if mny of the objesta presented
by bkl as sasplee of the mstorisl dropped by the flyins dise had hit this boat, i
would have ssytaiuly besn neosesary %o replase She foredeck and ths cabin roof,
These twe arens were wery hmevily conted with geverel ccets of paint end hed deep
woather orachks thet would talke evveral seasons Lo eeguire.
lire Urismen, who owns the beat and eporates a shoreline waber patrel for warious
business firms, oevidently visited the area at Heury Islend to check Dshl's story.
e is supposed
o have stabed that he found the materisl that he prossuted
to Lt
Brown amd Capt Levidson iz & send pit near where ths ineident was supposed to have
vocurrads “hile ke, Crismn, was &% the soene of the imoldent, a Plying dise cane
out of e elouds and behaved in & slmiler wammer as the ones previously deseribed.
ADERTYS HOTE: The wituessing on two ceenslons, inm broed daylight, of an sbjeet s
large and elearly visible within several miles of the olty ef Tacome certeinly sheuld
heve bown sesn snd yeported on by other then Pshl snd Urisman. A cheok was made of
She newspspers
on and after Z1 Jure end no mentlon could
be found of & mysterious
objest mppearicg over the Tecome harbors
¥ro Urisman 18 supposed to hewe sent semples of She objoots that he pleked up in She
Haury Island sand pit to & friend of hls st the University of Chileage for an analysis
reports Ho 1a muported So have not received the enulysis reports
ASENT'S NOPE: Tt 1s posaidble that the re Fe A, Palmer, refersnse Inclosurs 1 sad 2,
wight bave come seross this Inefdent through the University of Chiscegoe
The in dion of Mkl end Crissen by LS Orows wes completed about midnight on
E3 ) Myx Auguate L& Brows and Capt Devidson returned to WeCherd Misld and preparsd
for a night flight o Sanilton Fields Ihe weethor was clear with a bright moen
shininge They deparsed spproxivately 0200 hours and sreshsd at approxizately 0230
hours on } August 1947, (See Inclosurs 8).
S+ On 6 August 47, thls officer, iz the cospeny of Najor Jender, Hetherd Fleld,
and dre Grady, resident agent, Tacoms Federsl “uremu of Investigatlon, stlespled to
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¥W.D.,P.M.G. Form No. 110
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content elther Wre Dabl or ¥re Urisman, without suvcesss Cept Gmith end ¥re Arnold
departed the Teovms ares on 3 dugust 47, therefore, this officer did not have the
dpportunity of eomversing with them directly.
ATEFE'S HOTE: A record check was sede by Selephone by Nr. Brady with the Seattle
Field 0fficn, FAI, for records en ¥re Urissan and Wre. Vehl, The sheok on Hre Crissan
e negatives The Seattle FEI dndloss indicated thet & fareld Jahl had been charged
with twe insidente of illegal wearing of the unifors snd one with theft of nationel
propertys 1t could mot be deternined 8t the time whether Harcld As Yshl, the eudjoot
in question, and Zereld skl of the FII indioes, wae ono and the sene,
5¢ Hpe Crissan hod indiceted to Cept Smith, irneld, et al, that ke wes &
formsr Plghtor pilot end held scomission se Capteain in the ilr Hsserves
AGZUTYS % On 8 Zugnst 47, thie officer ohecked the resords of the 400%h AP
BU(RT) and determined that Fred L. Crissan wes registersd with thet Heserve Unit as
Captain, Serial Pumber O753051, with residence at 128 Voodlsnd, Tacoms, Washingbon,
Feimary MOS 1064 and 1008. Iz 1042 ho was with the Oriaisal Inwestigstion Svisien,
Stato of Veohington, and provieously had bDess &n o1l teshnieian with Ghe Unien Paeclfie
Bailwnys CUrisosn eutered the servics fu 1942 as an enlisted man and served sa such
for seventoon mouthse In 1043 he wes comnissioned om gradustiom frem flying sohool
and served a totel of twenty-nine monthee chaok of the Incomm eity direetory was
made on fmrold A, Jmhl, which indiecated his home was at 3903 ¥, Gobs 54, tolephomes
Prootor 7117, Jusiness address wss listed es 230 Widdle %aterenyj; telephone: Sroade
wey 7733,
RECOMMEEDATION
1s Thet mo further investigation be undertaken on Vhis apeeifie ineldent by
Apny Aly Feree porsomels
2¢ That in view of the reported statements by lr. Crissen, thet considerasion
be given to revoke kis Alr feserve commission and flying status as an undesireble
and unrelisble offioer.
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| Quite obviously you have tesn ribbed sc muich you'd like to {
forget the flying saucers--but I'd sure like to have your
personal story, your photo, pie of your plane, etc, as I
| asked before. A4nd you won't he made to look silly, becauss
i there's more to this than the rewspapers and the ®experts*
\ have made of it.
Besides the erticle, I heve another propssition, You seem to
| get around quite a bit, and if you can maks & trip to Tacome,
Washington at e]1 feasible, I'd be willing to pay expenses
plus 2 nice amount to make it worth your while.
I'G want you to see Mr. Herold A. Dahl, P. O. Box 154, Fera {
Hill Station, Tacoma, and Mr. Fred L. Crisman, osner of the
Tacoma Harbor Patrol, Inc. Dahl, and two other seamen, on a
patrol near Murry Island, off Tacoma, saw six discs, one in
trouble, witnessed an explcsion, saw falling stuff which
| smashed their wheelhouse end seerchlight snd lended on the
!_ beach, They sent me samples which Chicago U has failed to
| analyze. I wanit a picture of the beach and the stuff that
landed there (about twenty tons, they said). And I want
somebody who'll get the trath, to find out if these boys are
i on the up and upe You could do thet. I hope you will. If {
agreeable, please write and perhaps we oan telk business. 7al
i I think you'd like to prove this thirg tool
Anyway, I stillvant that article!
Sincerely yours,
Re A Palmer . 1
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SUBJECT: METAL FRAGMENTS .O\SERVED AT WEST RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, JULY 7, 1947
SECURITY MATTER (X!
Reference is made to Boston teletype to the Bureau dated July 18, 1947,
Dean John M, Bunker, the original informant, has advised that a spectographic
examination has been completed of the metal partiocles referred to. They were
determined to be of ordinary cast iron which had been subjscted to a very
high degree of heat, The heat caused scales to be formed on the oast iron
which were originally thought to be of some metallic alloy,
The scientist examining the partiocles conoluded that if they had come through
the air from any great altitude in as small pieces as they were found then
most of the heat would have been taken from them by the time they reached
the ground and fires would not have resulteds It is noted they landed
approximately 700 feet from a railroad track and inquiries were conducted
by
MIT to determine whether or not the particles could have been originally
a
part of a liner in a smoke stack or some other part of the steam engine,
These
inquiries resulted in positive information that the particles did not come
from
a train or locomotive, Measurements of the four pieces examined revealed
that they had most likely been originally all part of one hollow oylinder,
eight inches in diemeter and three sixteenths of an inch in thickness, It
was felt that one piece falling from a great height would have still retained
& good part of its heat and probably would have smashed when it hit the ground,
A soientist, whom Uean Bunker did not identify by name, recalled that ocast
iron oylinders of similar measurements had been used in New Mexico on
Tesearch work on a guided missile project, However, this unidentified scientist
id not so conolude to the exclusion of all other possibilities,
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I “ion\ ‘int'e"rbei%iug to note that the examination at MIT wes actually conducted
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(®)(M)(D) " who furnished the Boston Office with an informal report similar 2
in all major details to that supplied by Dean Bunker above, The men at MIT \"‘G
are gathering through friends all additional sieoe- of the original oyli: 4
available, These will be turned over to the Soston Office, No further
examination is being conduoted by MIT and no effort is being made b
reconstruct the original cylinder,
Unless advised to the oontrary by August 15, 1947 the Boston 0ffice will
destroy these specimens, In the interim they will be transmitted to the
Bureau on specifio Bureau instructions, / /7 /f A
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(b) (7)(D)
It is noted that the original Boston teletype reflected that this imgquiry
was being treated as "secret" matter at MIT. (b)(7)(D) has advised that
the comparatively small number of research soientis ts at MIT during the summer
are all cognizent of the incident and the results of the research, However,
no publicity has been given and it is not anticipated that amy will result.
The Bureau's interest is not know
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