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This section of the FBI's 1947 flying disc file (62-HQ-83894) collects correspondence between FBI field offices and Army Air Forces intelligence. It includes a Portland prospector's claim to have seen disc objects near Mount Adams on June 24, 1947, an Air Force report on the August 1 crash near Kelso, Washington that killed investigators Davidson and Brown, and the Maury Island claims of Dahl and Crisman. Other items are an MIT analysis of cast iron fragments from New Hampshire, the A. C. Urie Twin Falls sighting, and the Bureau's decision to stop its disc investigations.
From the source:Release of 2026-05-08 Incident: N/A, N/A. The FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file includes investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. The records include high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge, TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems. Additional topics include convention programs, researcher accounts, and extensive media coverage from the period. This file is partially posted on FBI vault with more redactions and some pages missing. Included here is the complete case file with several newly declassified pages and only minor redactions.
“Seattle”23 pages
Page #3 11r. Dahl, Ur. Crismon, and myself lett the hotel room to go downstairs as Kr. Crismon wanted to get some metal. th.at ms in the baok ot his car that be had picked up on llaury Island, to bring back to the hotel room. Mr.. Harold Dahl departed. At this time I mde tho statement to llr. Crismon that I sb.ould like to pick up my oar in Seattle. llr. Crismon drove me to Boel,Qg Field• Seat tle. Att er l eaving me at Boeing J'iel d, he drove baok to Tacoma and I drove my onn car back to Tacoma . After I bad put my oar in. tb.e garago at Tacoma, I went up to the lnthrop Hotel and i.n the room at that time was Mr. Arnold, Jlr. Crlsmo.o., and Captain Davidson trO!!J. ArI1J3 Intelligence. Lieutenant Brown was downataue - - , getting sandwiches and coftee. hen Lieut . Brown came back the stories were again related and Lieut. Bron made a statement that all the facts or theso stories ould be hold in strictest colU"idence until released by llr. Dahl . Atter Mr. Crinmon had told all the facts , relating not only his own story but that at Mr. Dahl, he asked tor the opinion of both oftioers as to what they t.hought . Lieut. Brown made the statement that he would like to obtain some ot these fragme..o.ts to take back to Hamilton field . At this time capt. Davidson and Lieut . Brown were debatl.ag the thought as to whether to stay over night in Tacoma or leave for Hamilton ~ield immediat ely, as the B-25 they were nying was supposed to be at Hamilton Field the next day for the Air Show. The five ot us then lett the hotel room and went down to the hot el l.obb,- where Mr. Brown made a telephone cal.l to JJcChoi--d P'leld asking them to aoo.d a driver to pick up Capt . Davidson and himselt . Lieut. . Brown came up to me and made the statement that he and capt. Davidson wero going baok to Hamilton Field and that he would get in tQuoh with me tomorrow and if a.ttor I had seen the tragm.ants on Yaury Island-. U I th.ought 1n my QWn mind that this was authentic, they would lmmecllate-1y leave llWllilto.n l1'1old an.d return. I was to hold th1s statement by Lieut . Br0\1n ln the s trictest ot oontidenoe from the other group ot three (Dahl , Crismon, and Arnold) . e then we.nt down to the street where Mr. Crismon drove his car up in ~ron.t and took out a box ot fragmon~s an.d gave this box to · Davidson and Brown.. hile waiting for the driver from UcChord Field, Lieut. Brown and I discussed Paol~ic operatlo.na and t hings not per taining to this misoio.n. Capt . Davidson and Lieut . Brown departed at approxilnately 12:45 A. U. J.tr. Arnold an.d I went back to our hotel room atter having a midnight snack.
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