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Washington State ‘UFO’ Investigation, 1952-1960
Federal Bureau of Investigation · 1952 · 55 pages · text by OCR
This Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle field office file (100-18945) gathers flying saucer material from 1952 to 1960. It holds newspaper clippings, citizen complaint forms and agent memoranda about sightings over Pasco, Kennewick, Seattle, Richland and the Hanford reservation, Spokane and other Washington locations. The file records 1952 agreements with military intelligence on passing reports to OSI and the Air Force. One Hanford sighting from 1953 was attributed to a meteorological balloon. The FBI itself carried out no investigations.
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 Incident: July 1952-1960, Washington State, United States. This file details an investigation of various sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in Washington state between July 1952 and August 1960. This file includes memoranda and correspondence between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Air Force regarding UFO sightings.
“Seattle”36 pages
- p. 1 …WITHOUT CONSULTING FOI/PA COORDINATOR 190-87
SEATTLE FILE NO. 100-18945
REVIEWED ON 4/84…
- p. 2 …I never have seen the like of it before."
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JUL 30 1952
FBI - SEATTLE…
- p. 3 …Basin News Pasco, Washington
100-19550
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FBI • SEATTLE
- p. 4 …He said recently she had been back to the Seattle area and had called the Commanding…
- p. 8 …streaked away, was observed Sunday over South Seattle by several persons.
Arthur Owley, 4430-49th Ave…
- p. 10 …KATHLEEN CARTER, 4499 Union Bridge Lane, Seattle, an employee of the Signal Division, Seattle Port of…
- p. 14 …WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE
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- p. 15 # 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington August 10, 1953
Colonel Spencer Raynor Commanding Officer 20th District…
- p. 16 SAC, SEATTLE (100-19550)
SA DOUGLAS J. KRAUTER
UNUSUAL OBJECT IN AIR HOO, AEC 8/2…
- p. 18 # 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington August 5, 1953
Mr. Robert T. Jaske 1405 Haupt Avenue…
- p. 19 …Name of Complainant
1207 SW 152nd St. Seattle
Address of Complainant
CH 6325
Telephone Number of…
- p. 23 …100-18945-57
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JUN 1 21954
SEATTLE
- p. 24 …Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington
Dear…
- p. 25 …Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington
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- p. 27 …Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington
Dear…
- p. 29 …WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE
100-18945.56a
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JUN 9 1954
FBI - SEATTLE
- p. 30 …SAC SEATTLE
DATE: 6/22/54
FROM : SA J. FRANCIS SULLIVAN
100-18495
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING…
- p. 31 …Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation 1015 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington
Re: Unidentified…
- p. 32 …All weather stations, as well as Seattle AMIS; Navy; Coast Guard; 5 ADDC at Vancouver, B…
- p. 34 …Dawson resides at 8543-60 119th St, Seattle, Tel: MOHAWK-4069. Dawson recently visited his mother…
- p. 35 …JUN 21 1954
FBI - SEATTLE
Special Agent
- p. 39 …SAC, SEATTLE (62-
DATE: 6/1/56
FROM : SA CLEMENT W. PARKHURST
SUBJECT: FLYING SAUGER SEEN…
- p. 40 …The
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HEREIN IS UNCLAIMED WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE…
- p. 42 …SAC, SEATTLE
DATE: 9-29-56
FROM : ROBERT E. PRINGLE
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS REPORTED NEAR CAPE…
- p. 43 1015 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington October 17, 1956
Colonel Spencer W. Raynor, USAF District Commander 20th…
- p. 45 # 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington November 15, 1957
Colonel Spencer W. Raynor District Commander 20th…
- p. 46 …100-18945-609
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JUN 28 1958
FRI • SEATTLE
- p. 47 …100-18945-70
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FRI • SEATTLE
- p. 48 # 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington October 31, 1958
Mr. Alvin A. Wilcox South 2816 Monroe…
- p. 49 …SAC, SEATTLE (62-0)
DATE: 12/3/58
FROM : SA JAMES F. FLYNN
SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS…
- p. 50 …SAC, Seattle (62-0)
DATE: 4/20/59
FROM : SA John E. Connor
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying…
- p. 51 …SAC, SEATTLE
DATE: July 17,1959
FROM : SA JAMES H. SANDUSKY
SUBJECT: INFO RE STRANGE FLYING…
- p. 52 …SAC, SEATTLE (105-0)
DATE: 10/10/59
FROM : SA VERNON P. COYNE
SUBJECT: "FLYING DISC…
- p. 53 # 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington October 16, 1959
Col. Paul A. Hurst, USAF District Commander…
- p. 54 …out in open congressional hearing," Hillenkoetter said.
SEATTLE TIMES
FEB 28 1960
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- p. 55 …SAC, SEATTLE
DATE: 8/18/60
FROM : SA MERTON R. ANDERSON
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Sighted…
# DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON
# THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 20th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, McCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON
20D OSI 24-0
10 June 1954
Mr. R. D. Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington
Dear Sir:
Re: (Unclassified) Reporting of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOB) SPECIAL INQUIRY
Attached is a copy of a newspaper article reference subject, which appeared in the Tacoma News Tribune, afternoon edition, 3 June 1954.
Major EUGENE L. ZECHMEISTER, Director of Intelligence, 25th Air Division (Defense), McChord AFB, was queried on 4 June 1954 as to the information contained in this newspaper article. Major ZECHMEISTER stated that no report on this UFOB had been received by his office and that information contained in the newspaper article was not of sufficient substance to warrant investigation by the USAF.
On 4 June 1954 at 0810 hours, the information contained in the newspaper article and the information received from Major ZECHMEISTER was telephonically reported to the Duty Agent, Seattle Field Division, FBI.
The above is for your information and no investigation of this matter is contemplated by this district office.
Sincerely,
1 Incl Newspaper Clipping
Spencer H. Raynor
SPENCER W. RAYNOR
Colonel, USAF
District Commander
cc: Dir OSI
8/25/59 and
110-168945-52
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED EXCEPT WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE
JUN 1 21954
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