FBI file 62-HQ-83894 Flying Discs, section 3

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All! COUE GSRVICE
D:TACimCmr ( 62d MF B'J)
oChord Field. r ~o • .aehlncton
la Au uat 1~7
SUB CTt iw italon RcPon
r-o, Comiandlug orr1ce~
Air ·••cu• Service
oDill Fi•ld, Florida
1. JIIS IO?f mn.mm fhirtv• ine.
2. JiATURE.
a. A'I 0400 P61' • 1 Au!rull't 47. ARtff P'LlGBT EP.VICE noti.f1•4 'llh1e'
dot c nt t t n plane had beon Hetl to oraeh nd burn thirtoOl'l (la) Jll.11••
ou1:h or JCEL30 1 aab1n ton (4608 ••• 12.20f115' )-
~. Acrron TAKE
•• l J.~ 4?. At 04,&0 't, AUS r•oeind 1ni'o t1on rrc-o IMT. o.
c. Cl rk, loo 1 ah ritt nt &&LOO, •h•, thAt tho acono or tho crcoh llfll8 '
t1f'toon \16) to i; nty (to) dloe •••t ot .KELSO in the Yiclnity ct OO"aLE
OREEX . Th• tmLS0 CM.of' or olloo .,~ an ai:ror'ft!'v .'.t"ly low ovor tho tomi,
th n omah ruid but'll to out. ~• ~lc:• .,,.,., abo\.lt 02$0 P..,i". A ohook of
1.ror tt knOYn to 'bo in tho v1.o1ll1ty r•.-•d•cl -thllt -20 151G hnd dopartod
JICCHO'RD FIRU) e.t 0211 PS! tc.;r IL\.mL!O! PIELD, iCalifornS.e. . fhe woo.tnor •
ol"tod aa CFR. A .full t)OO -.da vbibiltt.y •x~pUonally • od.. •
pilot •• l1llDe waa C.&.t>T. ,. C. lllVIDSOl'a the pl1uw ca.rrled threo ($) additionfll
por on■• !ha Saae Qi,el"a.tione Ott1oor encl llaa• PIO .-r• notU'1 4. Thie
detac nt began orsanlaing • ground party or baae pol"aonn~l to eupplo nt
t.hat 'h4t1ng ronwd by the EtsO Chiet ot Polioe. .At OoOO PS! intor.ution
• ~ec iT•d troa Ill.SO by APS that groun4 fog in tho Y&lloye at th• aoen•
of tl10 orath n• pro"' Dti~ uound p&l"ty fNa 1ooat1n the plane. .Since
~o co=mm.cation had b•on recalYOd trom 8•25 lSlG, it wa• aaawc.d that i~
c tht plcno reported •• ora hod . AllS C-'-7 n.1 pre-tlichted. to 'lranapo1·1I
the Arn:, ground p0rty to REL-SO but a obeok 01' the field condl ion• there
4 me4 lt c4'rioablo to u a e 11•~ airorart. or th• two C-45e available.
on longing to AFS • unaor•1ced at er a night tli{thts th othor, belonc•
inr; 'to MC&. •• :re dled •••n though o ro11pondhl• otricer ot hnt ort•n•
h&tion • riot p1••••nt to authorhe the fU.&ht. F'o~ at K LSO pr•••n1.ed
t • -off until 0100 PST. The gound ~y. led by CI\Pi'. • I,. Ll!'IRELL und
CA?~. T. B. FOR6BEn~ . conaiotod or au ~n 1nc1ud1n& a dic,al technician
e.nd a photographer . At 0600 PST" tho UO Chlcr of Polio :not1f1 d PS
t a p 110n or or tho crci1h d rplano • a in hi• ott1oe nd d oont ncod
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