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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.
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- 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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- p. 3 …Basin News Pasco, Washington
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- 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
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- p. 24 …Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Federal Bureau of Investigation 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington
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- 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
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- p. 29 …WHERE SHOWN OTHERWISE
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JUN 9 1954
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- 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
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- 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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- 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…
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- 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…
Colonel Spencer W. Raynor, USAF District Commander 20th District, OSI McChord Air Force Base, Washington
Re: Unidentified Flying Objects
Dear Sir:
The following information was furnished to Special Agent Clement W. Parkhurst, resident agent, Richland, Washington, on June 1, 1956:
"Sergeant Gordon Richardson, Kennewick, Washington Police Department, advised that for several years he has been very interested in flying saucers and has read everything available concerning this topic. Gordon advised that he has some information which he considers to be of utmost importance to the defense of the United States concerning a flying space ship which he observed over Kennewick, Washington about a year ago. Richardson stated that he had never told anyone about this matter and had not discussed it with other officers of the police department because they "never pay any attention to what he says". Gordon prefaced his remarks by stating that he realizes his information sounds like a "nut complaint" but assures the writer that this is not so.
Richardson stated that the thing he saw has been weighing very heavily on his mind and he believes the information should be passed on to the Air Force or other interested Defense Agency.
Richardson stated that about a year ago he was on night shift and was in the vicinity of 1st and Washington, Kennewick, at about 10 PM when he observed a large, shining, metal ball about 30' in diameter swoosh in from the West at rather low altitude--only 200 or 300 feet in the air or less. The ball was traveling at a high rate of speed and when it got about three blocks east of Washington Street it came to a complete stop. Richardson stated that the ball had left a trail of fire until it stopped and then emitted no fire or smoke. Richardson described the ball as perfectly spherical and made of shiny metal. He stated that apparently the ball had at least two different kinds of motors to propel it, because when it was standing still he could hear the "chug chug" of the engine sounding like a tractor engine and apparently an internal combustion engine. The
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