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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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# 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington November 15, 1957 Colonel Spencer W. Raynor District Commander 20th District Office of Special Investigations United States Air Force McChord Air Force Base, Washington Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS INFORMATION CONCERNING Dear Sir: On November 6, 1957 a Mr. Albert Cressye telephoned this office and advised that while fishing in Puget Sound near Alaskan Way and near the Union Oil Company docks on November 5, 1957 he observed what appeared to be a disc in the air as he looked out west over the water. He stated another unknown man had a pair of binoculars and that he looked through the binoculars and thought he saw one large object, similar to a big disc, and six other small objects flying away from the big disc. He was positive that he saw this happen but could not furnish the names of anyone else that might have seen the same object. This is being passed on to your office for information and any disposition you may see fit. No inquiry is being made by this office. Very truly yours, D. S. HOSTETTER Special Agent in Charge 1 - Addressee 1 - Seattle (100-18945) LAD: jcj (2) 100-18945=68
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