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

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This section of FBI file 62-HQ-83894 on flying discs collects 1947 FBI memoranda, teletypes and Army Air Forces intelligence papers. It includes F. M. Johnson's report of discs near Mt. Adams on June 24, 1947, the Maury Island claims of Harold Dahl and Fred Crisman, the fatal B-25 crash at Kelso, Washington that killed investigators Davidson and Brown, MIT findings that New Hampshire fragments were ordinary cast iron, and A. C. Urie's Twin Falls sighting. It ends with the Bureau discontinuing its disc investigations.

  • p. 9 …Depar tment of Justioe, ~ Seattle , Washington . \ Attached aUl'Ullary for11arded for your information. 1 Inola DONALD…
  • p. 33 …Smith of United Airlines of Seattle , Washington to attend this meeting. Dahl and Chrisman maintained they…
  • p. 34 • ' •. r .· ,, that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer had received from the Fire Chief at Harbor, Washington, to…
  • p. 37 …June, 1947 he was requested by the Seattle ,-~---w.ot::Lcci±c:....,..Jiu:nu:t..e…
  • p. 39 …at his home, 3027 ..est Laurelhurst Drive, Seattle at which time S:ilTH stated he had…
  • p. 41 …no investigation was being conducted by the Seattle Office. CRI~L\N at this time related…
  • p. 42 …when he drove S:!ITH to Seattle to get his car and thL>t DAHL went…
  • p. 43 …retained as an exhibit i n the Seattle Office . The following information was obtained by Special…
  • p. 44 …CRIS'!'!AN drove SllITH back to Boeing Field near Seattle where &.'ITH desired to pick up…
  • p. 48 …About an hour after his arrival in Seattle, which was approximately 7:30 F'. 1'. , LANTZ…
  • p. 49 …JOHN NOLAN at the County-City Building, Seattle and made a deposition of the facts relating…
  • p. 52 …in Seattl.e tor a very brief time and the second time in Boise, Idaho Y…
  • p. 54 …Crismon that I sb.ould like to pick up my oar in Seattle. llr. Crismon drove…
  • p. 56 …Notary Public In and for the state or aahington, residing at Seattle• •
  • p. 89 …FPB ERISJWJ' A1\Tr &\F0LTI "i,..,.__ l}ABL, TAC0V , ''."AS>fDTGTCltJ ·· · ~ SECURITY ,~ATTER - X Re Seattle…
  • p. 92 …He stated he flew to Seattle and got Captain Sl'ITH, and that Lieutenant ffP011N and…
  • p. 95 …considered as Referred Upon Completion to the Seattle Office . • JEJ:FPMc Encs . (RE~ISTERED) AIR 'f…
  • p. 115 ''t 1f FBI SEATTLE 8- 14- 47 5-18 PM . /2 ~ ~RECTOR FBI ROUTINE /.!., F~t…
  • p. 143 …FBI SEATTLE 8-14- 47 5-21 PM /4RECTOR FBI URGENT L. R. BRUMMETT. SID'l…
  • p. 175 …Report on a 'Flying Saucer 1 • 11 lfo action being ta}fen by Seattl e . - 2 (\
  • p. 178 …A,ttrICHOLS, Seattle:...,.w;s~ton, August 12, 1947 SECURITY MATI'ER X· The newspaper , Seattle…
  • p. 180 …102nd Street, Seattle, and their version of the object corresponded with that of NICHOLS and STANLEY…
  • p. 186 …writer that while driving between Ellensburg and Seattle, Washing• ton, about 3:30 P.M., on…
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SeptembGI' 27, 1947
l!ajor Gezs.eral George c. MoDonald
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The Federal Bureau of Inftst1ga.t1on baa been requeated
by your oitice to aes1at in the 1nveatigat1on ot reportod. aipt-
inga of tl.ying di■oa. -
U, attention baa been called to 1Datruot1on• disseminated
by the Air Foroea rel&tiw to tbia a.tter. I have been ad"fiaed
that these J.natructioJlS 1nclicat.e that the Air Foroea would inter
Tin reaponeible obaervere •hi:le the FBI would inwstipte inoidenta
or diaoa to\Dld on the ground, thereby relleri.Dg the Air Foroea or
rumiing down inoidenta which 1n mn,y ca.sea turned out to be •uh
oan covera. toilet aeat■ and whatnot."
ID Yin ot the apparent underat:anlling by the 'Air Foroea
or the poaition ot the Federal.Bureau ot Investigation in thia
matter, I OAIUlOt pel"Jlit the J>8N<mnel and time ot this organisa
tion to be 4iaa1pa:ted in this manner.
I &m advising the Field D1Tia1cma ot the Fede?'&l Bureau
ot Inveatigation to diaoontinue all 1nvoat1gative aotirlty regard- r~-,~
ing the reported aightinga of flying di1011, and am instructing them ·,.--
to reter all oampl&inta reoe1nd to the a ppropi-iaw Air Foro. •
repreaentat1ft in their area. t.
Sincerely yours.
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