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

m., be11et' thil\ ' tbo GR&h aa thc.t or tho unreported 2B. Tiie ••• ~r#.
8 t. c. L. TAPP', ·or "'· l.AWTOJg, S&T?L.i. na 11~1Zlj\ll"OQ. but Nport 4 that
th ~ew oh1 t, r/., gt,. •• D. rmms. was o.t a tm houoe nc r the eo•n• o!'
'ho ara•h and wa11 ir jnr•4• 8gt. TAFF ~hen 1•4 an o;abul ·new to ct• . -1
wi:10 auba•~u•ntly ~ukon to• lo~ 1 hoaplt 1. At oe10 ~r t.n attecp,
11 4• :'\o iiel•phono Q.• 'S JIAl-nLTO?i Plm.D bu\ no ananr ■ reoeiYOclJ
hc:rire\'Cr• it waa known tha.t HAUILTO?f APS ••• ••ar o!' t.ha inoident an4
would notl.fy Sq. D. At 0700 PST Ct.pt. LlTfifBW. departed 1n a C-46 tor
lilll.SO. t.t 0746 PST ~ 'WI\• ontaoted by ph~no ellii C1Yon tl.oah roporti .
At 0905 PSf OA?!' Ll'l''me."Lt phonod an<i infenad th11i; he hn4 placed CAP'lAlR
FO!lS &RG in oharge of Arq por1ou~ 1 p rocffdtnr, tc the •oane ot the ora,h.
Co M. l aoa~ch waa· neoo8sary a o1Till•n• in the area know tho xao~
1 tion of tho craah nd h•d report.ec.l tin.din~ on• ( 1) bo~ in t.h~ ll'l'♦ ol- ••
CAPl'. LITTRELL prepared \o fly ttt'• 1'AFF o.nd MA'l'IffilYS to COHOHD FJ&LL
tor d1o l att ntiou. arrh1ng a 03,5 PST. The 11urvhn,r-e et.ntud th t ~
thc-.1 bolioY- cl 1tbor ,ho l)Hot nor oo--p1lot. h.aa p re.ohutod f'roo tho
plo.uc. 'l'ht! o :taco of: 'th 1nc1dont • flt tMo tiC".o deto1•mlnt1d to be a r1N
in tho l rt u:q;tn • CJ.Pt L!ffiU";J.t 8 inforr.od by Sgt;. fl.FF that h
belie~ oln1si!'iocl doctm nts hnd bean abocrd tho planc,1 C~f '.FORSlWRO
a 1natructod t-o telko n OOH&U")' pro0t/.ut1onn. An Mbu.ltinc t the pl ne
a1: 'CCHO D FhLD onrry1ns h two 11urviT'1r8 and took: thc:n to tho hoGpltal.
Int rrotrt-tion Tavonled t~t tho l 1't •~ciuo hnd o u;ht fir 1u tho power
• ction and rlCl:llo Wl~ Gpro to tho rll&ht dock AlJnodt 1ci:::ed•
1atoly.. The or-., oh1ot, llAT.tlffiJS1 aa1et cl TAf!'F 11l e.tto.ching h1u ohaat
pool; d ~/Jt'F abundonc:,4 tho plano tan cst1=t d nlt1tudo or lO 000 rt
(eii• tot 1• 4oubto4 but la not conaidored11ZOooa1 r11y rol~vimtj.
TI ,S holped tho pilot nd oo-p11ot ttaoh their chaot cka (nll por•
aomiol hnd '.»oo\'i nr111r; th• blll'ndsa) and •• bo lort -th pk.no ,me • r• th•~
th• CO"':S)iloti • p paril'\8 to :follow. Trut pilot hM1 •tartod o leave &."'If!,
to th beet r•oollectio» ot • 1'llfils. • pci.rtl lly -.to.n4iDG na holcU.ng
thD c nt:tol ~h ol vt1. t hi left rid. W.i'iiti:7 • S •t•t•tl.ttnta rin 1 t t}; t
propor 03r ~ncy ~rooed~res hnd been porror:lo4 out that ho ~l e bat n-
°"'lopcd the ~ntir• lei'\ a1do l!:!Oet i diately. TAPf at t 4 \ t , beoauao
()t th full moon nd goo4 1rl•S.bl11ty• he so. UA'f'l!El'JS J avo tho ;,l~• Md
as bl to follow th plane to tile round ana thQt ho anv no ono ol••
lb il out. Tho •hip • uv lop d in f'lamao and m. boc1nninc to f 11 a rt
botor hittins th ·round w'nor 1t exploded ond burud about on.o (1) ail•
trm wt.are )us• TAPP, leGed.. U t ill o. tn,o. end not l:r.owin~ how to
r leaae his paraohut or ho ~\llck-detaor.abl• kinct. out himaolt looH troa
tho t tio•a Y.ith hie pouet mire. Be kick d end ~trugglcd end eventually
ju d ~o th• gro~nd, ~ooeiYin5 jolt oD i~aot b~t 8 unAble to gu•••
how t r ho ha4 !'c.llen. l!o thon tollowd a oow tb tor ~n e tin\ed twv
(2) ell • to a !'a.m h0\!1 • arr1v1~ rter TJIBWS . ~ anwh11 ; a • T.EIE\7&
ol• r.-d th• plan~ ho t\arnad nd tho plane 1triko tho round, e,:plod.e
nd burn. Juart be.fore or just at 'tbc 1m or 1tipac\ .be a . ~n obj11of;
-.l'iro thromt olo r or tho r,l no but did tot know whoth&r 1t ma ,p<1rc1J1l
or r rt at th~ pl•n•• ?4AfE :\iB alao 11~ in a tree, anct att~r rr 1ug h1:selt
~ hi r- oaa, foll to 'tho uoiu.14 w..•r• he ~Jur d hl ck. lost
conoolou neae and on rocoverinz ni. to tho burning planu, bout t'l.t'by