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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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11r. Dahl, Ur. Crismon, and myself lett the hotel room to
go downstairs as Kr. Crismon wanted to get some metal. th.at ms in
the baok ot his car that be had picked up on llaury Island, to
bring back to the hotel room. Mr.. Harold Dahl departed.
At this time I mde tho statement to llr. Crismon that I
sb.ould like to pick up my oar in Seattle. llr. Crismon drove me to
Boel,Qg Field• Seat tle. Att er l eaving me at Boeing J'iel d, he drove
baok to Tacoma and I drove my onn car back to Tacoma . After I bad
put my oar in. tb.e garago at Tacoma, I went up to the lnthrop Hotel
and i.n the room at that time was Mr. Arnold, Jlr. Crlsmo.o., and Captain
Davidson trO!!J. ArI1J3 Intelligence. Lieutenant Brown was downataue - - ,
getting sandwiches and coftee. hen Lieut . Brown came back the
stories were again related and Lieut. Bron made a statement that
all the facts or theso stories ould be hold in strictest colU"idence
until released by llr. Dahl .
Atter Mr. Crinmon had told all the facts , relating not
only his own story but that at Mr. Dahl, he asked tor the opinion
of both oftioers as to what they t.hought . Lieut. Brown made the
statement that he would like to obtain some ot these fragme..o.ts to
take back to Hamilton field .
At this time capt. Davidson and Lieut . Brown were debatl.ag
the thought as to whether to stay over night in Tacoma or leave for
Hamilton ~ield immediat ely, as the B-25 they were nying was
supposed to be at Hamilton Field the next day for the Air Show.
The five ot us then lett the hotel room and went down to
the hot el l.obb,- where Mr. Brown made a telephone cal.l to JJcChoi--d
P'leld asking them to aoo.d a driver to pick up Capt . Davidson and
himselt . Lieut. . Brown came up to me and made the statement that he
and capt. Davidson wero going baok to Hamilton Field and that he
would get in tQuoh with me tomorrow and if a.ttor I had seen the
tragm.ants on Yaury Island-. U I th.ought 1n my QWn mind that this
was authentic, they would lmmecllate-1y leave llWllilto.n l1'1old an.d
return. I was to hold th1s statement by Lieut . Br0\1n ln the
s trictest ot oontidenoe from the other group ot three (Dahl , Crismon,
and Arnold) .
e then we.nt down to the street where Mr. Crismon drove his
car up in ~ron.t and took out a box ot fragmon~s an.d gave this box to ·
Davidson and Brown.. hile waiting for the driver from UcChord Field,
Lieut. Brown and I discussed Paol~ic operatlo.na and t hings not per
taining to this misoio.n. Capt . Davidson and Lieut . Brown departed at
approxilnately 12:45 A. U. J.tr. Arnold an.d I went back to our hotel
room atter having a midnight snack.

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