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August 19, 1947
DAHL and in which they admitted the rock formations had no connecti on with
any flying discs is being forwarded to the Bureau herewith. The statement
contains no infonnation of value and therefore is not being set forth herein.
Regarding the meeting which was held in the 'Winthrop Hotel
on Thursday, July 31, CRISL'.AN and DAHL stated that they both met KENNETH ARNOLD
there about 1:00 P. :J. They stated that they all left ARNOLD I s room about
3 :00 P. M. and that CRISMAN took A:lliOID to Berry' s Airport at Tacoma and
ARNOLD flew his plane to Seattle where he picked up Captain E1!IL S'ITTH. CRIS
MAN stated that he picked up ARNOID and SMITH at Berry' s Airport about 5:00
P. M. and that HAROLD DAHL came to JRNOID ' s room about 7:00 P. 1!. CRIEMAN
stated that he and S'!ITH left about 8 :30 P. :'. when he drove S:!ITH to Seattle
to get his car and thL>t DAHL went home at this time. CRIS!!AN stated they
returned about 11 :30 P. U. at which time the Army Intelligence offi cers were
in ARNOID ' s room and that CRISMAN left about midnight. He stated that he
returned to ARNOID 1 s room Friday afternoon for approximately one- half hour
from 2 :30 to 3:00 P. t~., at which time ARNOLD and SHITH were still there and
neither seemed to be able to recal l if DAHL was in \RNOID 1 s room on Friday,
August 1. The best that could be obtained from CRIS!Wr and DAHL as to what
took place in ARNOLI' ' s room was to the effect that most of the talk was about
flying, that no one seemed very interested in the rock fonnations and that
they had no connection as far as they knew vd.th any flying disc . CRIS~~AN
Stated that KZNNEI'H AfNOLD wanted to obtain pictures of the olace where the
rock formations ~ere obtained and that the Ann.y Intelligence officers did not
appear to be interested in any manner whatever.
HAROID DAHL operates the Commercial Lumber Company at 235
Millwater Avenue, Tacoma, ifashington and FRED CFIS!:AN has recently been _,;
working with him buying timber. They have also been associated with tJ)e~r bor
Patrol Association at Ta.coma, ,lashington which furnishes patrol and police pro
tection to parts of the harbor area which are not patrolled by Tacoma police
or Sheriff ' s officers. FRED CRIS'...iAN resides at 125 iloodl and, Tacoma, ·.:ashington,
Ann.y serial number 0- 758-951. During the war he was a pilot and it is believed
presently holds a Reserve Officer ' s conrnission as a Captain.
Regarding the B- 25 which crashed, killing Captain DAVIDSON
and Lieutenant BBC\'JN of the 4th Aire Forces, Captain ROBERT G. BJORNI NG, A- 2
Officer, l!c Chord Field, advised that this investigation of the crash reflected
an exhaust stack had burned out on the left engine which in turn caught the
left wing afire and that when the left wing broke off, it also broke off the
tail. The plane at the time of the crash was carrying Captain DAVIDSON,
Lieutenant BRm,'N, the hitch- hiker and a man as Crew Chief to take care of the
ai rplane. The Crew Chief and the hitch- hiker parachuted to safety, but Captain
DAVIDSON and Lieutenant BR<J.JN were killed. He stated that their investi gation
reflected no indication of any sabotage whatever,
A check of the records of the ..inthrop Hotel at Tacoma,
..ashington revealed that KENNETH ARNOW, giving his address as Route #1, l'ount
view Drive, Boise, Idaho rented room 502 from July 30 at 7:43 P. M. until
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