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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.
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Page 1/5 llr. Lantz called up and said it I would call him. at 8:30 that evening, he would have some additional information for me. I called Mr. Lantz at 8:JO that evening. lle told me that this anonsmous caller bad again called a Mr. Marlllo of the United Press and said that one ot the parties tha t Mr . Arnqld and I had 0-ome down to see \?as tlown to Alaska. Al.so he nade the state ment Mr. Smith would be called to tlrlght ,1eld Tuesday. Th!a anonymous ealler made the statement to Mr . ?Jarlllo that this B-25 was sb.ot down. Ur . Uarlllo asked this person calling wha.t h1s interest as. This anonymous caller made a stf:}tement - "Don't think I am doing it tor the newspapers. All I am interested ln ·ls seeing that ;~ls j.ntormatlon gets back to New ~ersey." Attar I tinished the conversation with »r. Lantz , I went over to the United Press and talked with Mr. )(arillo and .bad him read baok to me the conversations that he had had 1th this anonyc:ous caller. But no opinions at this time were voiced either by me or Mr . Marilla. Bunday morn!Jlg I called a I.Jajor Sa.a.der ot 8-2 MeChord Pield and asked him to meet me at the inthrop Hotel at 11 o•clock. I met this Ce.jor Sander at 11 o'clock and we drove to a small cottee shop on the Tacoma Highway where this complete story was related to him by me. \le then drove back to the lnthrop Hotel where f.!ajor Sander was introduced to Mr. Arnold by me 0.Jld again listened to Mr. Arnold's story. Mr. Arnold and I departed trom the Winthrop Hotel Sunday afternoon at approximately 4:30. This is to certify that the toregoing statement was taken before me, a notary public; that prior to making said statement, the witness as tiret sworn to tell tlle ;;hole truth and nothing but 1 the truth; that the statement ,as then reduced to writing and signed by m~ on the __ day or August , 1947. IN ITNESS 11iEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal the day and year last above written. Notary Public In and for the state or aahington, residing at Seattle• •
Official release, from the pursue collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 190 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.