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FBI file: Kenneth Arnold
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This FBI file, a report from the Seattle field office to the FBI Director dated August 1947, covers the Maury Island flying disc story told by Fred Crisman and Harold Dahl. It says Kenneth Arnold looked into the story for Ray Palmer, and that Army Intelligence officers Davidson and Brown died when their B-25 crashed at Kelso carrying the supposed fragments. The FBI found no sign of sabotage. Crisman and Dahl admitted the material had no connection to discs, and the report names Crisman as the most likely anonymous caller.
“Seattle”12 pages
- p. 1 …Court House
Seattle 4, Washington
August 18, 1947
DIRECTOR, FBI
RE: FLYTING DISCS SIGHTED BY FRED…
- p. 3 …advised that in the early part of June, 1947 he was requested by the Seattle Post…
- p. 5 …at his home, 3027 West Laurelhurst Drive, Seattle at which time SMITH stated he had not…
- p. 7 …At this time CRISMAN asked if the Seattle Office was investigation the crash of the B…
- p. 8 …when he drove SMITH to Seattle to get his car and that DAHL went home at…
- p. 9 …A record of the phone calls made are being retained as an exhibit in the Seattle…
- p. 10 …CRISMAN drove SMITH back to Boeing Field near Seattle where SMITH desired to pick up his…
- p. 14 …About an hour after his arrival in Seattle, which was approximately 7:30 P.M., LANTZ…
- p. 15 …JOHN NOLAN at the County-City Building, Seattle and made a deposition of the facts relating…
- p. 19 …analyzed.
Kneldr. Kienn
Distanced Alask
David A. Mr Cullack F.B.I . Seattle 8/7/47
- p. 20 …in Seattle for a very brief time and the second time in Boise, Idaho when I…
- p. 22 …Crismon that I should like to pick up my car in Seattle. Mr. Crismon drove me…
Signed statement of Fred L. Crisman and Harold A. Dahl
Re: FLYING DISCS SIGHTED BY FRED CRISMAN and HAROLD A. DAHL Tacoma, Washington SM - X
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