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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
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- 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
Telephone Number of…
- p. 23 …100-18945-57
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SEATTLE
- 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
FBI - SEATTLE
Special Agent
- p. 39 …SAC, SEATTLE (62-
DATE: 6/1/56
FROM : SA CLEMENT W. PARKHURST
SUBJECT: FLYING SAUGER SEEN…
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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.
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- p. 55 …SAC, SEATTLE
DATE: 8/18/60
FROM : SA MERTON R. ANDERSON
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Sighted…
TO: Colonel Spencer W. Raynor, USAF District Commander, OSI
Re: Unidentified Flying Objects
Date: June 12, 1956
ball stood still several minutes and then took off with a speed so great that it disappeared from sight in a matter of seconds. Richardson stated that obviously some different type of engine was utilized in flight such as a jet engine because of the speed with which the ball left. Richardson noted no fire or smoke on leaving.
Richardson stated that the most disturbing thing to him is that apparently the builders of the ball have mastered the pull of gravity. He stated that this fact puts this country in a poor position defensively as the ball obviously either came from Russia or some outerspace planet in which case the Russians might get hold of it first. Richardson noted that the ball was flying too low for radar detection and too fast for interception by any known United States device. Richardson commented that the United States does not have this ball or they would not be producing winged aircraft, jet planes, nikes, etc. Richardson stated that he theorizes that whoever built the ball is using the principle of likes attract and positives repel to defy gravity and that the ship is flying on electron beams or some other natural phenomena such as light waves. He stated he never saw the ball again and has not advised other persons other than the FBI. He also stated that he did not hear of anyone else seeing the ball but commented that due to his training he is a skilled observer.
The above is for your information and no investigation is being made by this office. There is no objection by this office to your investigation of this matter and your interview of Sergeant Gordon Richardson.
Very truly yours,
R. D. Auerbach Special Agent in Charge
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Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. The text was read from the page images by an OCR model; expect the odd misread word. 55 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.