1 itt mE Justice > On . ” m o Ee OR ADDED TO THIS | b> . | —— —— i Ve SP ) mo COPIE D ae = o | sr 141811 BY ese te USE CARE IN HANDLING THIS FILE PICKETT STREE Transfer-Call 3421 ——— 001-¢S $1 2 NOIL fi aw — Is ‘mm Office Memorandum + on. STATES COPS ESIMENT ; TO : ) Director, FBI - Attention; Assistant DATE: A ‘gy 1947 q / Director D. M. LADD SAC, San Francisco }y SUBJECT? LYING DISCS __ Reference is made to my letter to the Bureau dated July 28, 1947 entitled as above forwarding a copy of a report furnished to me by Lieutenant Colonel DONALD SPRINGER, A-2, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California, set- ting forth the results of inquiries made by his office concerning the reported 7 im of flying dises. () it 7 / As of further interest to the Bureau in this regard, snorf SR ARAET. Bt mitted herewith photostatic copies of three letters dated August 4, entitled "Investigation of Flying Disos," furnished to me by Major WILLIAM R. GRAHAM, Deputy AC of S, A-2, Army Air Forces, Hamilton Field, California, who is acting in the absence of Lieutenant Colonel SPRINGER, enclosing copies of reports of additional reported sightings of flying discs by persons in Oregon and Arizona, together with the results of their investigations in that regard. It is noted that these investigations were conducted prior to the time Bureau instructions were issued that our own Bureau would conduct inquiries into the reported sightings of flying discs. Copies of these reports are being forwarded to ae Phoenix Offices for the completion of their files in connection with this subject. HMK semb Enclosures - 3 ec Portland (with enclosures = 3) Phoenix (with enclosures - 3) j 1p SFANGARD FORM no, 64 * i Office Memorandum + ontrep sTATES GOVERNMENT To * : DIRECTOR; FBI DATE: August 13, 194'7 Yeon : SACs NEWARK SUBJECT: WLYING DISC REPORTED AT HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY AUGUST 3, 1947 - MISCELLANEOUS Reference is made to the teletype from the Newark Division to the Bureau dated August 4, 1947 stating tnat a "Flying Disc" had been reported to hi been seen at Hackensagk, New Jersey on August 3 last by one CHARLESYCASELIA, JR. and WILLIAMKTRUEX. CHARLES CASELLA, JR., 287 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, upon interview by Special Agent ARTHUR F. WILLIAMS of this Division, stated that on August 3 he had been standing with WILLIAM IRUEX, a soldier stationed at Fort Dix, observing a "ham" radio rig atop a two-story house on Simons Avenue, Hackensack. It was approximately 7:45 peme, and they were in this vicinity for the purpose of meeting IRUEX's girlfriend, one JOYCE Me FAKLAND. TRUEX commented to CASELIA that a child had apparently lost its balloon. UCASELLA looked and about a block or a halt block away noticed a round, black object moving from south to north and east of the stop where he and TRUEX were standing. CASELIA noticed tnat it was moving too fast to be an ordinary balloon, but he could not discern whether it was globular in form or a disc. He said it was about thirty to forty inches in diameter moving north in a hori- zontal plane about two hundred yards above the top of the hill at Summit Avenue and Simons Avenue. It proceeded at a steacy rate, emitted no rays, and was moving fast enough to require them to turn their heads steadily in order to follow it. TRUEX's girlfriend came out about fafteen seconds after they first sighted it. They pointed it out to her, and she said that it looked like a bird on the horizon so small. It faded out of sight shortly thereafter. CASELLA said that a line drawn along its apparent course of flight would go from the vicinivy of Bendix, New Jersey to a point west of Westwood, New Jersey. CASELLA also said that a man on the porch across tne street also noticed it and pointed 1t out to tne women. CASELIA said that this man seemed excited but did nothing about it. CASELLA said tnat he was positive it was no optical illusion. He was not facing into the sun and saw the object clearly. He also said tnat he would have thought notning of it except for the speed at which it was traveling. AF WsEMC 62= DES BOT ED NOV 18 1904 letter to Bureau August 13, 1947 Miss JOYCE Mc FARLAND, 476 Simons Avenue, upon interview by Special Agent WILLIAMS, stated that the event in question occurred at about 7:30 on tne evening of Sunday, August 3. She said that she was in the house when CASELIA or TRUEX cailed to her. She went out immediately, and they pointed out the object in question. She saw it just before it disappeared over tne horizon, but she declared that it was in view from that time for approximately one minute. She said it was round and silver-blue in color and appeared to be revolving. She said that she did not recall making any comment that it might have been a bird and herself had no idea of wnat it could be. In view of tne distance from which she noticed it, she said tnat it could not have been more than six inches in diameter but would have been much larger it she had been near to ite Miss Mc FAXLAND said that sne had never seen anything like it before. She said that across tne street the BOOTHS, mother and daughter, were the only people sitting on the porcn and she, herself, did not notice anyone pointing toward the object in question. ‘The only other person around, to her knowledge, was GLORIA TRUEX, sister of WILLIAM TRUEX, who remained in the house and did not see the object at all. Mrs. WINFIELD S. BOOTH, 459 Simons Avenue, stated that she was on the porch on tne evening in question with her mother but did not notice any unusual object in the sky nor had any man been present tnere to point out the opject in question. The following information was received from TRUEX through interview by Special Agent T. HOWARD WALDRON: Private WILLIAM A. TRUEX, RA 12282003, Company G, 2nd Bat- talion, 47tn Infantry Regiment, 9th Division, Fort Dix, New Jersey, advised he was born April 12, 1930 at Jersey City, New Jersey and completed eight and one nalf years of school. He enlisted in tne United States Army on May 29, 1947. His mother is Mrs. GRACE FIKLDS of 88 Wales Avenue, River Edge, Bergen County, New Jersey. TRUEX stated that on Sunday, August 3, 1947, at 8:00 p.m., he was standing outside tne home of his girlfriend, Miss JOYCE Mc FARIAND, 4'/8 Simons Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, accompanied by CHARLES CASELLA of 287 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, who is his sister's fiance. He said tnat he and CASELLA were looking at the radio antenna on a home near the 478 Simons Avenue address wnen they noticed an object > . Letter to Bureau August 13, 1947 about two to three feet in diameter moving rapidly about two hundred yards off tne ground. TRUEX said he thought at first it was a child's balloon, but when he noticed there was no wind and tne object had no strings to it, ne decided it was sometning else. He stated the object was moving in a steady, straight patn, going nortn, and he said there was no exhaust or indication of any motive power for the object. TRUEX said they observed tne object for fifteen or twenty seconds. He could not give a description of tne object's color or the materiai it was composed of but said it looked more like a large, flat child's cup than anything else he could think ot, as the object was oval on the top and came to a point on the bottom side. TRUEX said tnat CASELLA stated "Maybe it's a flying saucer". He said he had never seen any- thing move through the air quite like this object, and he had no idea where it came from. TRUEX stated that neither he nor CASELIA had had anything to drink, and there was sutficient light for tnem to observe tne object very clearly. The "Flying Disc" was reported by CASELLA to Sergeant JAMES PERONE of the Hackensack Police Department. Sergeant PERONE advised the writer that his Department had taken no further action nor had they received reports of the object in question from any other source. It may be noted that no other Police Department in the vicinity has brought to tne attention or this Division any information regarding this matter. = é.. BUREAU OF THVESTIGATION U.S. DEPARTRERT OF JUSTICE ComnmumneaTvOns, seeTien aus 5” 1947 FBI DETROIT DIRECTOR, FBI UNSUBS, RAYMOND EDW DISC, MISC. INFO RECEIVED FROM Dow LANE AN EMPLOYEE OF DOW AND SUBSIDIAR ICE ABOUT NINETEEN ity Two, BROGitE some CH MATERIAL TO THEIR PHYSICS LABORATORY STATING THAT ABOUT FIVE FEETEEN/~A PM JULY NINE LAST HE AND WIFE, LAURA LANE, WERE WALKING IN A OWNED BY DOW AND ABOUT A HUN FEET AWAY HEARD A PUFF NOISE, TURNED 7 A BALL OF WHITE ABO IZE OF A BUSHEL BAKET A FOOT OFF THE GROUND. SCOOPED UP A THREE INCH AREA OF FUSED SAND INTO A CAN AND TOOK THIS. TO ) TERLINe SUB- NDEFINITE 1 THEIR STORY. DOW AUTHORITIES CONS ASTIC BUT H MATERIAL AND STATE CONTENIS ITO°BE Y SAND, NOT RADIO ACTIVE , BUT GIVING T FOR SAND JOR, 2 , 4 5 # MISED IN IT NOT RADIO ACTIVE, ME I : me i Lk: SY = AMMONIA ODOR, AND LITTLE DROPLETS OF LVER MEI EHD yeh OTHER GRAYISH COLOR IN RADIO ACTIVITY EX1 Y LOW AND EM \MER LOYED BY GOVERN- AT LOS ALAMOS PROJECT STATES | » ND HAS SOME CHARACTERISIC Wes Los Te"4 \Leungas WNUBEN! ide | OE °3 gi9aaia9ae oo ngs yunda: x ae" i, fill 82 ns EY ‘ PAGE TWO OF LOS ALAMOS SAND BUT 5 =D TO BE THE SAMEe RAYMOND LAND KNOWN TO HAVE IN } ISSES IN . QUANTITY OF LUMINOUS PAINT, RADIO ACTIVE, TO BE AN AMAT 2 PHOTOGRAPHER, AVE LIMITED KNOWLEDGE OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS FROM EMPLOYMENT AT DOW. LAND AS VERY PECU is AGONIST TO PLANT PROTECTION IS WHITE, BORN MAY SEVEN, NIN N NAUGHT JO, AT FREESOIL, MICHIGAN, FIVE AND ROCKETS, ND NEITHER HE NOR > TO LOCATE THE EXACT LOCATION E MATERIAL WAS AT SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICHIGAN, AL FORWARDED TO FBI CORRECTION LINE ONE % END 6-16 PM OK FBI WASH DC WJR (e) STANDARD FoRM NO, 64 é Office Memorandum e UNITED alt GOVERNMENT To : Mr. Ladd DATE: August 8, 1947 FROM : J. P. Coyne SUBJECT: UNKNOWN SUBJECTS; Raymond EdywaraALane, y Mrs. Laura/Tane - Informants; FLYING DISC_ MISCELLANEOUS There is attached a memorandum setting forth the pertinent information received by the Detroit Office from Raymond Edward Lane and Mra, Laura Lane relative to "flying discs." RECOMMENDATION : It is recommended that this material be personally delivered by the Liaison Section to the appropriate contact in the War Department. Attachment 4 p ) RGF:MAW:EW Made Ts ope Pp“ 74 111/475] x}! Pl. Fay Jeecribed povised and RGFsmae ee EPARTMENT OF F £ COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 8 --1947 TELEMETER WAS FROM CGO 8-8-47 800 PM REGIS URGENT ® FLYING DISC SIGHTED BY MRS, ROBERP LITTLE, SECURITY MATER Flee CHICAGO HERALD AMERICAN TODAY REPORTED THAT LITTLE OF SIX THREE TWO SEVEN HARPER AVENUE CHICAGO REPORTED SEEING A DISC THREE THIRTY AM TODAY SAILING ABOVE LAKE MICHIGAN OFF JACKSON PARK BEACH, LITTLE UNAVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW TODAY. FATHER IN LAW JOSEPH REINER, SIX THREE TWO SEVEN HARPER AVENUE, ADVISED LITTLE SIGHTED DISC OVER A MONTH AGO AND SHE IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE. NO FURTHER INQUIRY . CONTEMPLATED. RECORDRD. MC SWAIN TNDEXED M be EORRERE KON END ACK GIR 9 ¢ UNITED S GVERNMENT DATE: 7/21/47 of the flyin 2uCer v n y E e t f tk telegram isd ik - 1 the proximity of o the poir the objects e ed i i jureau ict some vestigati £ Shaver to mn eer z snp 2 flying sa known 11 August &, 194 Report on al, 32 Base Unit, B in ton, D. C., from Joh . Schindler, J copies of which > attache The Department has e erred b t 0 ) the general vicinity of which was i state Ie! ieee ie; Siavis a o Offiz MMemoranaum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM SUBJECT: ceived | J. AAF 9 July Lilly Taka Tiinof. oMriy g saucers". Copy of v while in fli in two ¢ lanes over uthern Wisconsin. Map with i i 3 proximity of the locations where ily Lak was made considering re observed, or not ECORDED ! Hepes 2 NL PD NEWYORK NY JUL 5 , MAJOR Pavan 5 AAF HQTS WASHDC FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING FLYING DISKS SUGGEST IMMEDIATE CONTACT OF MR. RICHARD F SHAVER LILY LAKE ILLINOIS WHO MAY HAVE UMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING THEIR ORIGIN UNSIGNED 651P. SUBJROT: Report om Flying Saucers. %: Commanding General 32a AAF Base Unit Bolling Field Washington, D. Cc. 1. Followingere statistics regarding reports by four witnesses while in flight in two airplanes. 2. Weather CAV. Visibility exceptionally good. Seat- tered altecuwmlus 6000 fect. 3+ FPiret report:tine 1145 hours CST. Alt. of observers 800 feet above the ground. Altitude of saucer 4000 febt MSL. Observedsperiod - First sighted over Keshkonong, Wisconsin. Plight was observed from town of Koshkonogg to Wisconsin. This flight covered twenty-five (25) miles in fifteen (15) seconds, which is a speed of six thougand ( ) miles per hour. %e Second reports Zine 1430 hours CST. Altitude of observers thirty-five hundred feet (3500) MS. Altitude of saucer twenty-five lmndred feet (2500). Observation perlod. Observers at Hast Troy, Wisconsin, flight observed from Eagle, Wisconsin to Muskego, Wisconsin. This flight covered twenty-two (22) miles in twenty (20 seconds, which is a spped of three thousand nine hudred sixty (3960) miles per hour. 5e Plight maneuvers: First observaticn-saucer descended vertically edgewlse through altocumlus clouds, stopped at four thousand (1000) feet and assumed horizontal position and proceeded in horizontal flight from a horizontal position for fifteen (15) seconds covering twenty- five (25) miles and again stopped and fame aigarees 8S econd observation: Observed in horizontal flight in a horiz: attitude for a period of twenty (20) seconds covering twenty-two (22) miles. By the time the pilet had removed his camera from the glove compartment of his plans, the saucer disappeared and again 5". pow approximately ten (10) miles farther along its couree after six (6) seconds making its final dis- appearances 6. The first two observers vere an instructor and a student, having just taken off from Mikhorn Airport. The second two observers, one being Gap't. 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BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ry DEPARTMENT OF LUSTICR GOMMURIGATIONS SECTION AUG 6 1947 ; mifher WP FBI SEATTLE 86-47 7-13; PM’ PST. “DIRECTOR FBI URGENT Giyine_pises, Se Me = Xs RETEL PORTLAND TO DIRECTOR , SAN F ANcTSco, AND SEATTLE AUGUST FIVE LAST. INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS MCCORD FIELD, WN., ADVISE THAT IN THEIR @@@MM OPINION AND FROM THEIR INVESTIGATION THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE CRASH OF THE B= TWENTYFIVE AT KELSO, WNe BN APPROXIMATELY TWO FIFTY Aw Me , AUGUST ONE LAST HAVING BEEN CAUSED BY ANY SABOTAGE. THEY STATE THEIR INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE LEFT ENGINE BURNED OUT AN EXHAUST STACK WHICH CAUSED THE WING TO BURN AND BREAK OFF. THE LEFT WING AS IT SHRM BROKE OFF TORE OFF THE TAIL AND THE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE GROUND KILLING CAPT. DAVIDSON AND LT. BROWN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS OF THE FOURTH AIR FORCE WHO WERE RETURNING FROM MCCORD FIELD, WN., TO HAMILTON FIELD, CALIFBORNIA. THE CREW CHIEF AND A HITCHHIKER PARACHUTED TO SAFETY FROM THE PLANE. ONLY FOUR MEMBERS WERE ABOARD THE PLANE, DAVIDSON AND BROWN BEING PILOT AND CO- PILOT AND HAD NO CHANCE TO ESCAPE WHEN THE WING BROKE OFF. LT. COL. DONALD L. SPRINGER, A- TWO ARSR@GEIaH ea FOR THE FOOD 06 ae FOR RECOR q HAMILTON FIELD, CALIFORNIA, ADVISED RR GAM eas beefs AND BROWN WERE SENT FROM HAMILTON FIELD TO wistiry 3 HAROLD’ AWZDRHL AND FRED MGRISMAN AT TACOMA, WN., REGARDING THEIR REPORT OF /SEE@ING SOME FLYING DISCS OVER MAURY ISLAND, WN., AND THAT THEYs NED SOME OF THE DISC = $s FRAGMENTS. CRISMAN AND DAHL et PARTNERS “IN A LUMBBER BUSINEBSS AT 2} 2 COPIES OYE 270 NOV 19/1964 TACOMA, WAHINGTON. | g = ‘HYNISS TY a) y «WY TO 6 ¢] : 2AI393y PAGE TWO CAPTAIN DAVIDSON AND LT. BROWN ON THURSDAY, JULY ‘QMBO THIRTYFIRST LAST INTERVIEWED DAHL, CRISMAN, KENNETHYARNOLD, FROM BOISE, IDAHO, WHO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THAT REPORTED SEENING FLYING DISCS AND EMIL i ¢ Hy"SMITH, UNITED AIRLINES P@LOT FROM SEATTAU, WN.e, WHO ALSO REPORTED a kee SEEING FLYING DISCS. THIS INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE AT THE WQRRR WINTHROP HOTEL ON THE AFTERNOON OF JULY (MMMM THIRTYFIRST LAST. CAPTAIN DAVIDSON AND LT. BROWN WERE RETURNING TO HAMILTON FIELD FOR AIRFORCE DAY AND HAD WITH THEM SOME OF THE DISC FRAGMENTS AS REPORTED BY DAHL AND CRISMAN» a REPORTER PAULLLANTZ_ OF TACOMA TIMES, AND UNITED PRESS WIREMAN TEDAMORELLO OF TACOMA, RECEIVED ANONYMOUS PHONE CALLS JULY THIRTYFIRST AND AUGUST FIRST LAST REGARDING THE MEETING AT THE WINTHROP HOTEL OWNER THE DISCS FRAGMENTS AND THAT THE B= TWENTYFIVE WHICH CRASHED THE MORNING OF 4m AUGUST ONE WAS @™® SABOTAGED OR SHOT DOWN. INFORMATION AS YET NOT VERIFIED INDICATED THE ENTIRE STORY STARTED BY DAHL AND CRISMAN POSSIBLY TO PROMOTE SALE OF SLAG FOUND IN A GRAVEL PIT ON MAURY ISLAND, WN. NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS YET AS TO THE IDENTITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MADE THE ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL TO THE TACOMA TIMES AND THE UNITED PRESS, DAHL AND CRISMAN WILL BE INTER- VIEWED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING. WILCOX END 11-33 PM OK FBI WA GH 2 U | 34 PH 747 l'a'4 LIYNDAS TANYSLN: sHUTOG Cfa NIAIIIAM COMMUNIC SAC, Seattle nsmit the following message. to: REURTEL AUGUST TWELVE. If IS NOTED FROM INTERROGATION OF EMI suite, SMITH CLAIMS THAT DURING THE CONFER B ON JULY THIRTY ONE THATADAKL ANDYCHRISMAN APPARENTLY REPEATED THEIR FALSE STORY ABOUT THE MATERIAL BEING FRAGMENTS OF A FLYING DISC AND ONLY ON SATURDAY NIGHT AUGUST SECOND DID DAHL ADMIT THAT THE STORY WAS A HOAX. IF SUCH IS THE CASE IT WOULD APPEAR RITHER SMITH Ofe®RNOLD MADE THE ANONYMOUS PHONE CALLS SINCE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE IMPRESSION AT THAT TIME THAT THE MATERIAL FURNISHED TO CAPTAIN DAVIDSON AND LIEUTENANT BROWN WAS ACTUALLY OF A FLYING DISC. IT WOULD ALSO -APFEAR THAT DAHL AND CHRISMAN DID NOT ADMIT THE HOAX TO THE ARMY INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS BECAUSE IF THEY HAD DONE SO THE OFFICERS PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE ALLEGED FRAGMENTS WITH THEM ON THEIR FATAL FLIGHT. THIS MATTER SHOULD BS CLEARED UP UFON REINTERVIEW WITH DAHL AND CHRISMAN. WHEN THIS POINT CLARIFIED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION NECESSARY. HOOVER August 1, 197 Mrs. Arthur Douglass Anderson 16 Medbury Road Springhaven, Chester, Pennsylvania ,, Dear Mrs. Anderson: @/ This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated July 9, 19h7- After a careful review of the contents of this letter it was ascertained that the inforsation contained therein wonid probably be of interest to the War Department, therefore, I haye taken the liberty of furnishing this information to that agency. Your interest in writing as you did is indeed apprectated. Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hooyer Director This letter referred to en ed a Z tem wt PLO 2 tat Le LL we toner, Dytswt Bs en 7 ee SSNS 1 / / tg tL Bret A { 7 Lg Dretth ardir Under — tA Ce Bis Z ye tre >, A 4, CTL Ae ft i ee bao ae, ' = o~ Zoey LE et LAL é f APLRESS > BMS) oie y ' , wy iy DRAG Sab ANIS. © Acllzt 4 C6NOTR & bRME AVE Ye KS LAL E+ hf Nf FEL. /5SRARL Hic KSHILELE- Lf (noT- LISTED -. L-48a FEDERAL BUREAU OF Mais G LABORATORY Date i]__1947 . Harbo 7659 - Long 7639 . Parsons 7639 . Baughman 7121 + Conrad 7140 . Downing 7630 . Sizoo 7601 __Miss Frawley 7639 zi Miss Keough £ 7639.~ ___Miss Mills f 63h ____ ADMINISTRATI i] RE} ? Floo! 6635 ROOM 7630 6 SECURITY DIVISION - FBI INTERNAL SECURITY SECTION STRICKLAND SUPERVISORS - Howe . Jennings ./ Jones - McAndrews Meehan . Milnes . Powers Ranstad Smith . Turner . Whitson . Winterrowd file up-to-date on Record on Record and Return Indicate index reference Please call me __ Please see me ——Note and return +, SUPERVISOR, \ s$0E&E SNEN N COUNTY IRRITANT from our Mail Box Calling for Decoders Bellmore—About nine at night on July 4th I received the follows ing shortwave message in code, origin unknown, I kept listening, and about an hour later the mes- sage Was repeated letter for letter, I can’t figure out what it means, but here it DITER FO NUHMA SOESNENN TWON LATWA MOTCIA WRA RUSPIDGNIT DREOR LASOR STEYMS SO STEN YLFNIG SKIDS DAN WLIL EST UP WLORD DREOR NERUD TIR- MANAS TEAL HIST ‘ARYE, —Radio Ham. (Neither can we, but we hope it's legal —Ed.) pattern which hight do well d_ here stra’s_ pre costuming lanikin doll, Her special interest } arranged to the sty I wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter and enclosure dated July 10, 197. have instructed the Special Agent i harge of our New York Office o have a Special Agent call upon you for the purpose of obtain further in camection with thie matter. Your interest in calling this information to my attention ts indeed preciated.s Sincerely yours, John Edgar Hoover Director cc = New York (With if ni. There is no identifiable information in the files of the Bureau concerning the writer of this letter. The decoding of the mess: on the newspaper clipping was referred to the Laboratory, subsequently advised the writer's decoding was substantially correct, There is ng set forth below the results of the Laboratory's decoding: ~ The New York Office should interview the writer of this letter to ascertain from what newspaper the-clipping in question was obtained. . Therea. pe contact should mR, mae with thie newspaper to ascertain the i Ss at must t be thoroughly inkeirousted to 2 _crromding the. alleged receipt of t tly ‘advised of the results STANDARD FORM No. 64 @ é Office Memorandum + ‘UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : o*E. A. TA C DATE: 4 wr, ur, ur! ur! w ur, wr: 3 ur: ur ur Mer ur Mr wr: ur, Mi uti STANDARD FORM NO. 64 & Office Memorandum ‘UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To FROM : SUBJECT: Such in: Ip, Wd 22 G 8) OMY LA) acinar rovacre 66 9 y ‘Office Memor ndaum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO FROM ] SUBJECT: Any DI There are attached two co of memorandun facts relative to the repo 2 flyin by the Liaison Se Attachment th Wd02 y BLM “Ph, Wd 2 b 82 aq‘s sar a0 ‘4daG’s W738 Nopaen 20115 * ai au sway a esa393 WL 7 1p) 8% ONY idea 1 ¢ @ Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LK + BUREAU DATE: 8=23-47 abd —a4o, PORTLAND /-Sosjct: ety ine DIscs_ SECURITY MATTER - X The following investigation was conducted at Canyonville and Myrtle Creek, Oregon on August 12, 1947. RAY VIRGT TFIELD, Route 1, Box 195, Roseburg, Oregon, operator of the Tri City Airport, Myrtle Creek, Oregon, advised that on 8-6-47 at approximately 6:15 PM while instructing a student in a take off at the airport, he noticed an object east of Myrtle Creek which appeared to be from 5,000 to 8,000 feet in the air. The sky was completely clear and visibility was excellent. He stated that the object glistened and appeared to be of aluminium sheeting. Upon noticing it he had immediately taken over the controls of the plane which at that time was at 400 feet, and proceeded East in an attempt to further observe the object. He advised that the object appeared to be climbing and traveling East at a high rate of speed which he estimated on a computer in his plane as 1,000 miles per hour. He believed the object to be spherical in shape and recalled noticing a darker object to the right the first time he saw it. He observed no vapor trails nor did he hear any noise from the object. After searching the area for approximately 10 minutes HATFIELD and his student NOBEEMELLISON returned to the airport and made another landing and take off. In practically the same position at 400 feet altitude, both ELLISON and HATFIELD saw the object in approximately the same position as seen before. He estimated the sphere to be 30 feet in diameter and stated when they first observed it it appeared to be so near he could fly right to it. However, the object sighted the second time disappeared in the same manner as the first had. It is noted that HATFIELD served as a Lieutenant JG in the U. S. Naval Air Corps for about 34 years, flying constantly on the Atlantic submarine patrol. He is a reputable citizen in Douglas County and is reported to be a qualified pilot. Mr. NOBLE ELLISON, Myrtle Creek, Oregon, verified the above information as furnished by HATFIELD, stating that the first object sighted had been called to his attention when HATFIELD took over the controls of the plane at about 400 feet following his take off, but that they had both sighted the object on the second take off at the same time. ELLISON described the object as a "silver ball or balloon" which he believed to be 8 miles east of Myrtle Creek, traveling East, and climbing very fast until it disappeared in approximately 45 seconds. ELLISON estimated the sphere as being 50 feet in diameter and stated in his opinion the second object appeared to climb straight up. RECORD ? Xu IN) 4 3 DESTROYED NOV 18 1964 He advised that he did not observe any evidence of motion such as vapot or trails, etc. and could hear no noise over the noise of his own shipe Investigation in the vicinity of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, has failed to reveal any other person sighting the objects reported by HATFIELD and ELLISON. No further investigation is being conducted. Fi ~ -EBERAL BUREAU OF ives @ 10% ___The Director ___Records Section . Tolson ___Stamp and mail . Ladd ——_—Prepare tickler . Rosen —_—Call file . Clegg . Glavin . Nichols . Tracy, ~, Carroll ~ Coyne r, Fletcher . Laughlin . McCabe . Mohr ——_Miss Gandy - Neage ——Miss Gray + Pennington ——Miss Lyon + Quinn Tamm —__Miss. Artley . Tyler y) / "14 aS wrth Brom, Ree jie Edward A. Tamm JE 5734 aay FBI BUTTE DIRECTOR FLYING DISCS. BETWEEN NINE THIRTY AND NINE FORTY FIVE PM LAST NIGHT, AUGUST NIMETEEN MR. AND MRS. He HV\HEDSTROM, THIRD AVENUE NORTH, TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, WHILE SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH WITH MRS. HENRY DACHULTZ, OBSERVED AN OBJECT RESENBLING A FLYING SAUCER TRAVELING VERY RAPIDLY FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THIS CITY. ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SAW TEN SIMILAR OBJECTS PROCEEDING RAPIDLY IN THE SAME DIRECTION IN THE FORM OF A TRIANGLE. AS THIS GROUP OF OBJECTS WAS ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR IN THE OVERCAST SKY, THREE OF THE OBJECTS ON THE LEFT FLANK PEELED OFF AND PROCEEDED IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE REMAINING OBJECTS IN THE TRIANGULAR FORMATION APPEARED TO CLOSE RANKS AND CONTINUE IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION. af x 2EE TO FIVE MINUTES LATER THESE INDIVIDUALS. S SAW'ANOTHER @RQK GROUP ¥ AQ tines OBJECTS PROCEEDING IN WE SOME RD abaEaY AGAIN IN THE SHAPE, b Atay FRIANGLE. THREE TO) FIVE MINUTES LATER INFORM ANTS OBSERVED Liha x croup CONSISTING "Of FROM FIVE TO SIX OBJECTS, AGAIN IN: TRIANGULR \ N \ FORMATION, PROCEEDING RAPIDLY IN A NORTHEASTERLY — A FEW < ( \ MINUTES LATER A LARGE GROUP OF OBJECTS ESTIMATED AT aati EN THIRTY FIVE AND FIFTY FLEW OVER THE CE£TY IN A NORTHEASTERLY UL ee) 0 AGAIN IN f At fn Mas dhe 2s Q | 2 : PSUSAL 204 ge a id3G'S" WHY - ah ) 4-G3AI3934 si 38% a3 9 ae PAGE TWO TRIANGULAR FORMATION. BETWEEN TWENTY AND TWENTY FIVE MINUTES AFT THE LAST GROUP WAS OBSERVED, SIMILAR OBJECTS WERE NOTED COMING BACK OVER THE CITY VERY RAPIOLY AND PROCEEDING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. AT THIS TIME INFORMANTS STATED THE OBJECTS APPEARED IN GROUPS OF THREE, FIVE AND SEVEN. AT THIS POINT MRS. HEDSTROM CALLED DETECTIVE RICHARD FRAZIER OF THE TWIN FALLS PD, A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, WHO ACCOMPANIED BY Me Ee ROUNDTREE AND RICHARD SCOTT, ALSO MEMBERS OF THE TWIN FALLS PD, PROCEEDED TO THE HEDSTROM HOME W E THEY OBSERVED A GROUP OF TWELVE | OBJECTS FLYING IN FORMATION OVER THE CITY IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. INFORMANTS, ALL REPUTABLE CITIZENS THIS COMMUNITY, UNABLE TO ESTIMATE HEIGHT OF OBJECTS OR SPEED, BUT C 1ED THEY RESEMBLED ILLUMINATED FLYING SAUCERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE OF” HE OPINION THAT THE OBJECTS OBSERVED WERE NOT THE LANDING LIGHTS OF AIRPLANES’ NOR SHOTING STARS. NONE OF THESE OBJECTS WERE SEEN TO COME TO EARTH NEAR TWIN FALLS AND NONE APPEARED TO BE FLYING IN AN ARC. NONE OF THESE OBSERVERS HEARD ANY SOUND AS THE @@M@K ABOVE OBJECTS PASSED OVER THE CITY. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING IN LINE WITH BUREAU INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED BUREAU BULLETIN NO. FORTY TWO, PARAGRAPH B, DATED JULY THIRTY LAST. IN EVENT BUREAU IN POSSESSION OF ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES ON id3u “Vad \LIUNITS WAYSLNI Wd EE G2 SAIS vae gaaigogu PAGE THREE PART OF ARMY AIR FORCES WHICH MAY EXPLAIN THESE PHENOMENA, ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT IS BELIEVED CONTINUED APPEARANCE OF SUCH OBJECTS WITHOUT OFFICIAL EXPLANATION MAY RESULT IN HYSTERIA OR PANIC TWIN FALLS, IDAHO. BANISTER ACK AND HOLD PLS 5-31 PM OK FBI WASH DC WJR ® aeceived TELETYPE UNIT tue 20. 5 34 PN 77 é AUGUST 25, 1947 - URGENT SAC BUTTE FLYING DISCS. EXTENSIVE INQUIRIES AT ARMY AIR FORCES REVEAL THAT NO RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTS WERE BEING CONDUCTED BY AAF IN THE VICINITY OF TWIN FALLS, IDAHO ON OR ABOUT AUGUST NINETEEN. IN THE EVENT YOUR SOURCES IN THE ARMY, NAVY OR AIR FORCES INDICATE OTHERWISE ADVISE BUREAU PROMPTLY. RECORDEP ~67 rar:ew FX-30 ESTROYED NOV 18 1964 sgasoaro Form no. 64 f Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT io TO : DATE: August 22, 1947 FROM SUBJECT: ade the teletype from the Butte Field Division 1947, in the ab captioned matter, t on the ma t EDERAL BUREAU OF yesrraat TED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO: COMMUNICATIONS SECTION. FRANCISCO Al S Transmit the following message to: 3 SENT VIA STANDARD FORM NO, 64 e Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Director DATE: September 5, 1947 SAC, Portland suBJECT: “FLYING DISCS SECURITY MATTER - X Reference is made to my teletype dated August 15, 1947 advising that a Mr. JONN{BARTLETT of Agate Beach, Oregon had reported on August 7, 1947 that he sighted-what he believed to be a disc. Mr. JOHN BARTL, instead of BARTLETT, now residing in Newport, Oregon was interviewed by Special Agent ROBERT J. PETTYJOHN. Mr. BARTL stated that on August 7, 1947 he was residing at Agate B, » Oregon and that his house was very near the ocean beach; that at about 12:30 Ae Me he was awakened by his son coming in and that while awake he noticed a bright glow of ight across the sky out over the ocean. He stated that he immediately thoug flying discs and thought this it be one of the discs. Mr. BARTL went on to say that he had no idea as to the shape or size of this object but that it appeared to be about five miles out over the ocean and that he was able to see it for about 15 to 30 seconds, He further stated that due to the darkness he could tell nothing about the speed of this object but thought it was traveling a great deal faster than any airplane he had ever seen. He informed that this glow of light was somewhat similar to "The Northern Light" which sometimes appears in the sky but of course not nearly as large and that it appeared to be going up and down, that is fluctuating in altitude as it traveled along. He stated it disappeared in the west, either falling into the ocean or disappearing over the horizon. He could give no other information concerning this object of light reported by him as possibly being a flying disc. Mr. BARTL has an Agate and Myrtlewood shop in Newport. RuP/es a OF Ure. We Te Hilitans 417 East Stevenson Flerence, Alabana Dear « Willtams: Your letter of Auguet 1é, 1947, has been recetved, and I am most appreciative of the thought- fulness h prompted you to communicate with me. formation, no reward a been offered by tovernment Agency jor the Location of 2" I regret that I ani unable to be tn this inetance. dincerely youre, John Edgar Hoover Director Seen (Pht 77h RS, he a Pay 4 AZ Cleatgh Po ST oe ‘STANDARD FORM NO, 64 ~~ Office Mem andum “#. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: August 20, 1947 ( Le FROM \: SAC, Springfield \ SUBJECT: omante DISC Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin No. 42, Series 1947, dated July 30, 1947 re the above. Yor the Bureau's information a Mrs. JUNE{ANDERSON of Saybrook, Illinois reported to this office the finding of a flying disc in her front yard at 6:00 A.M. on duly 26, 1947. It appears from investigation conducted by an Agent of this office that the stability of JUNE ANDERSON is questionable. How- ever the alleged flying disc was obtained and it is apparently the concoction of some of the juveniles in the area. It is an old wooden platter, which has assembled on it a silver plate, a spark plug, a timer, and som old brass tubing. Photographs were taken of the sam and there are six views enclosed herewith. No doubt this was someone's idea of a prank, The disc is presently being retained by the Springfield Office and will be retained pending receipt of Sureau advice relative to its destruction. The thought in retaining it was that perhaps the Bureau might desire to have it transmitted to Washington for any novel value it might haves — JBP shg 62-0-1445 Enc. (6) Enclosure - To Bureau Photographs of "Flying Disc" found at Saybrook, Ill. 7-26-47 SI File 62-0-1445 ae: "Flying Dise" 3 LG Found Saybrook, I11. 7-26-47 Bt ace "Flying Dise" 8Lg Found Saybrook, Ill. 7-26-47 1G “Flying Disc" Found Saybrook, Ill. 7-26-47 “Flying Disc* Found Saybrook, Ill. 7-26-47 "Flying Disc" Found Saybrook, Ill. 7-26-47 "Flying Dise' Found Saybrook, Tll., 7-26-47 oT SAC, Springfield September 5, 1947 Director, FBI FLYING DISC Ww iA With reference to your letter, dated August 20, 1947, it is desired tL *” that you contact the appropriate Army officials and in the event they are not interested in receiving this alleged flying disc, it may be destroyed. TELETYPE x. LYING DISCS. ‘A MRS. RAYMOND OPUl, OSWEGO, OREGON, REPORTED TO HAVE TWELVE TO FIFTEEN b S AT A HIGH ALTITUDE AT LVE FIFTEEN PM, SEPT. THIRD, N, ABOVE \ LOCAL PLANE FLYING OVERHES WILL BE § 43g DATE: September 4, 194’%— FROM : de P. SUBJECT: On YING SAUCER Reference is made to the memorandum from Mr. Baughman to | Harbo, Bolen August 28, 1947, mesting e as to the final stenaei=) Axi - tion of material submitted by 1, Estill, South Carolina. It is noted that this mterial, wi I m reported to be a part Si a flying saucer, has been identified as powdered soap stones, as It is recommended that the material be returned to Mrs. Mixon along with a letter advising that such has been identified as powdered soap stones, saa0S YWOINE HaYVH-OSAISS3y fe Wd £2 2 g a zaiusar 30 r yo. YHOO Lh. Wd nh Z be jn392 NOISIAIG AMOLVYORY 1a4 a Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: Sept r 4, 1947 | SAC, Phoenix SHRIIES REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS ATTENTION: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR D. M. LADD Reference is made to San Francisco letter dated August 28, 1947, and to Bureau teletype to Phoenix dated August 30, 1947. With reference to the above matter, I desire to point out that the letter of reference from San Francisco did not reach Phoenix until September 2, 1947. On August 29, 1947, a Mr. GEORGE FUGATE, JR. called at the Phoenix office and exhibited credentials reflecting that he is a representative of An25 : Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, California. He also exhibited orders emanating from the office of Colonel DONALD SPRINGER, A-2, Fourth Air Force, Hamilton ig California, instructing him to proceed to Phoenix immediately and contact the FBI’ office, at which time a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would _ be designated to Accompany him to interview WILLTAMLRHODES, who had previously “reported the Photographing of a flying disc. The orders further indicated that the San Francisco office of the FBI was transmitting further information re- lating to Mr. FUGATE'S mission. ASAC HEBER M. CLEGG telephonically communicated with SAC HARRY reife of the San Francisco office and Mr. KIMBALL verified the above information and stated that a letter had been directed to the Phoenix office suggesting that thi Phoenix office assist any representative who called from A-2 in the interrogation” of RHODES. SAC KIMBALL stated that in connection with flying discs, he had maine < tained close contact with Colonel SPRINGER and that close cooperation existed. SE He further advised that many reports of flying discs had been received at San Francisco and that a full discussion concerning the results of inquiries aS 4 been held with Colonel SPRINGER. In connection with flying disc investigations, ie. KIMBALL advised he had maintained close touch with the Bureau and had apparently handled these matters in accordance with Bureau policy. In view of the above, Special Agent J. BAILEY BROWER of the Phoenix ies was permitted to work with Mr. FUGATE in the interview of WILLIAM ALBERT (ODES. The results of the inquiry are set out hereunder. ® /COPTES a9 Phoenix file 62-213 WILLIAM ALBERT RHODES, 4333 N. 14th Street, Phoenix, Arizona, owns and maintains the Panoramic Research Laboratory and Hobby Shop at this address, and he related the following as occurring on the afternoon of July 7, 1947: A storm had occurred in Phoenix on the afternoon of July 7, 1947, and the clouds were at approximately 5000 feet, the color of which was grey and they resembled dense cumulus. A fifteen mile per hour wind was blowing. At approximately 5 p.m. on that date, Mr. RHODES was walking from his home to the Hobby Shop and he heard a noise resembling a P-80 aircraft, apparently coming in a westerly direction. Upon searching the skies he observed to the northeast what appeared to be an odd shaped ship. He described this ship as being possibly 20 to 30 feet in diameter, traveling at an estimated speed of 100 miles per hour. It appeared to be making a spiral in a small radius of possibly one-half to three quarters of a mile. RHODES stated the sound which he first heard was no longer audible; that he hurriedly procured a 120 Brownie Box Camera from his shop, and as the aircraft completed the first circle he obtained a photograph. As the ship started on the second turn, it was ina northwesterly direction from his place and he again snapped a photograph, which more closely resembled the shape of the ship than photograph #1, this being designated as Exhibit II, as submitted to the Bureau with letter dated August 4, 1947, by the Office of Assistant Chief of Staff A-2 Intelligence, Hamilton Field, California. RHODES further described the direction of the ship by stating that instead of completing the lefthand downward spiral the ship banked to the right and disappeared into the clouds. He stated that just as it banked, he had snapped the second photograph, Exhibit IT. At the last point, which was at the time the ship made this turn, Mr. RHODES estimated it to be between 1,000 and 2,000 feet high. He further des- cribed the appearance of this ship as closely resembling a picture which appeared on the front cover of the May, 1947, issue of the Mechanics Illustrated Magazine, the only difference noted by Mr. RHODES being that the ship appeared to be fly- ing backward. Mr. RHODES also related that he did not associate the appearance of this ship with the numerous reports of flying discs. He related, however, that after a three minute interview with newspaper reporters the story that appeared in the local papers was "blown up" to the extent that he, RHODES, barely recog- nized the information furnished by him. Mr. RHODES explained that the afore- mentioned dimensions and distances were only estimated, pointing out, that his Previous experience probably assisted him in making fairly.close estimates. He related that he had been doing experimental work for the past ten years. He also stated he was employed at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Washington, D. C. during the early part of World War II and left there the beginning of 1942. Upon his return to Phoenix, he was employed at Falcon Field near Phoenix which was leased by the British Government for training purposes. He instructed in instrument training, aircraft identification and gunnery practice. He explained that his hobbies have to do with science, physics, radio, electronics and astronomy. He produced a model which he had made of a radio controlled airplane. He related that most of his work consists of building transformers, but it is also necessary for him to depend upon his music ability for his livlihood. a2 a? Phoenix file 62-213 In explaining the results of photographing the ship, Mr. RHODES stated that he was surprised that the object appeared dark on a light back- ground; that he fully expected that the object would be light on a dark back- ground. He described the light spot which appears in the center of the object (Exhibit II) as being a green house. RHODES insisted that the ship made no noise that was audible to his ear and he was unable to detect the presence of any propeller. He also related that after the newspaper release over Radio Station KTAR, wherein statements were made that he, RHODES, had stated Army officials were studying the photographs, and that it was a top secret, he attempted to determine the source of this release and the Radio station finally told him that it was a United Press release from Washington, D. C. The following description of RHODES was obtained from observation and interrogation: Age 30 Date birth 12-29-16 Place birth Garden City, Kansas Height 6r''38 Weight 155 pounds Eyes Blue Hair Brown Education Phoenix Union High School Marital status Married- one son It should be stated that at the time of interview with RHODES, Mr. BROWER identified himself as an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and exhibited his credentials. However, pursuant to a request from Mr. FUGATE, he was introduced only as a representative of the United States government. His exact official connection was not made known to Mr. RHODES. Agent BROWER advised that he felt it was a peculiar procedure, but it was not his business. However, at the conclusion of the interview, Mr. FUGATE requested Mr. RHODES to furnish him with the negatives and RHODES stated he would be glad to do so, but they were not in his immediate possession, and he would deliver them to the FBI the following morning. Mr. RHODES requested that the negatives be returned to him, Agent BROWER states that to this request, Mr. FUGATE made no reply. Agent BROWER states that after leaving Mr. RHODES he asked FUGATE if the negatives would be returned to Mr. RHODES and FUGATE stated that he doubted very much that they would! be returned. Mr. BROWER then advised Mr. FUGATE that before he, BROWER, would accept these negatives that RHODES must be advised of Mr. FUGATE'S identity and also advised that the negatives, if turned over to Mr. FUGATE, would not be returned to hin. a9 Phoenix file 62-213 In view of which, on the morning on August 30, 1947, when Mr. RHODES called at the Phoenix office todeliver the negatives, they were accepted only after he was advised that they were being given to Mr. FUGATE, a representative of the Army Air Foree Intelligence, United States Army, and that there was little, if any, chance of his getting the negatives back. Mr. RHODES turned the negatives over to this office with the full understanding that they were being given to the Army and that he would not get them back. The Phoenix office did not receive the Bureau teletype of reference instructing that no joint investigation should be conducted until after the matter had been handled. Inasmuch as military authorities have complete knowledge of the results of the interview with Mr. RHODES no copy of this report is being designated for Aw2. JBB=-kb ec-San Francisco 62-213 RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT Sep 14 12 10 AM A? F.B,1. DEPT. OF JUSTICE FBI NORFOLK — DIRECTOR URG “TLYING DISCS. MRS. OCEAN VIEW, VAs, REPORTED SIGHTING FLYING DISC AT SHOUNS, Jey SEPTEMA sixty, i SON-IN-L HUG. N S; NE ONE LLGRAVE, (ax AN WEWONENBNEK VIEW, CONFIRMS VG SHAPED LIKE FOOTBALL, MOVING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT CONSTANT ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND FEET, AND TURNING END OVER END IN THE AIR. RATE OF D COMPARABLE TO C JENNINGS STATE )B [ VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1! AGAINST OVERCAST SKY. NO DETAILS DISCERNIBLE. BELIEVE OBJECT WAS DISC BUT THAT IT MIGHT H EEN A LOOSE MEDEROHX OLOGICAL BALLOON. 5-17 PM OK FBI WA BW ¢ RECEIVED TELETYPE UNIT Ser 13 5 a9 py ty7 1. DEPT. OF JUSTICE Pe sap dh. Wd 6@ | aS NLSAF 40 “Ld30 ‘Ss Os 7 Fea ARMY AIR FORCES WASHINGTON IN REPLY REFER TO: APBTR-CO 5 SEP 1947 Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Washington 25, D. C. Dear Sir: Attention: Liaison Section In answer to a verbal request of your Mr. Reynolds, a complete survey of research activities discloses that the Army Air Forces has no project with the characteristics similar to those which have been associated with the Flying Discs. Yours sincerely, LP Alpen GEO, F. SCHULGEN Brigadier Gensral, U.S.A. Deputy, Ass't. Chief of Air Staff-2 Authority: NND 90986 ADDRESS REPLY To: COMMANDING GENERAL, ARMY AIR FORCES, WASHINGTON 25, D, C, eseuee hes @ € é g Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DeM. i, pate: 9/16/47 FROM : 3B. G. Pitch ~ 7, / oe SUBJECT: FLYING DISCs Special Agent S. YW. Reynolds of the Liaison Section hag dis- cussed with Lieutenant Colonel George Garrett of the Intelligence Division of the Air Forces the possibility that the flying discs or saucers are in fact a project of the Army Air Forces. It should be noted ; that Colonel Garrett agreed with this possibility, At that time Mr. Reynolds pointed out te Colonel Garrett the possible embarrassing position of the Intelligence Division of the Air Forces if it was subsequently ascertained that this was the truth, especially since they hai requested the assistance of the Bureau in the captioned matter, PSRERRRRRBG RRR EEE Colonel Garrett advised Mr. Reynolds that he would institute a further search, and he has now advised that a letter was afidressed by Major General McDonald, Director of the Intelligence Division of the Air Forces, to the Research and Development Section of the Air Forces. There is attached hereto a letter aidressed to the Director, dated September 5, 1947, from Brigadier General George F. Sclmigen, which states that @ complete survey of research activities discloses that the Army Air Forces have no project with characteristics similar to those which have been associated with the flying discs. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that this memorandum be forwarded to the Internal Security Section for their information. Attachment SWESA 40 Ldad rg {Pe nv BH EZ 63S yw AG sc- a's cupunaas aVNUBLN! NOISIAIO BAULVOILSS ie Wi 16 Ie O3AIF9I¥ gaataoay 3d.N AU eT I} pro NDIS Way Sohne r e Oe Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: 9-17-47 Si Portland Zz BJECT: HEPORTS OF FLYING DISCS SECURITY MATTER - X Refer San Francisco letter dated September 4, 1947. HNSON, Globe Hotel, 106 NW. First Avenue, Portland, reported without consulting any records that on June 24, 1947, while prospecting at a point in the Cascade Mountains approximately five thousand feet from sea level, during the afternoon he noticed a reflection, looked up, and saw a disc pro- ceeding in a southeasterly direction. Immediately upon sighting this object he placed his telescope to his eye and observed the disc for approximately forty-five to sixty seconds. He remarked that it is possible for him to pick up an object at a distance of ten miles with his telescope. At the time the disc was sighted by Mr. JOHNSON it was banking in the sun, and he observed five or six similar objects but only concentrated on one. He related that they did not fly in any particular formation and that he would estimate their height to be about one thousand feet from where he was standing. He said the object was about thirty feet in diameter.and appeared to have a tail. It made no noise. According to JOHNSON he remained in the vicinity of the Cascades for several days and then returned to Portland and noted an article in the local paper which stated in effect that a man in Boise, Idaho, had sighted a similar object but that authorities had disclaimed any knowledge of such an object. He said he communicated with the Army for the sole purpose of attempt- ing to add credence to the story furnished by the man in Boise. JOHNSON also related that on the occasion of his sighting the objects on June 24, 1947 he had in his possession a combination compass and watch. He noted particularly that immediately before he sighted the disc the compass acted very peculiar, the hand waving from one side to the dther, but that this condition corrected itself immediately after the discs had passed out of sight. Informant appeared to be a very reliable individual who advised that he had been a prospector in the states of Montana, Washington, and Oregon for the past forty years. FJS:KAM 62-1531 KECORDET 2ec: San Francisco (62-2938) INDExED ssrpnino ron 30, 64 6 € “Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To : D. Me IADD {JP DATE: we st 19, wg & bf FROM : E. G. FITCH AS e: — : < SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS _ _ : i — Special Agent S. We Reynolds of the Liaison Section, while dis- e Ge i cussing the above captioned phenomena with Lieutenant Colonel7Garrett ae of the Air Forces Intelligence, expressed the possibility that flying discs were, in fact, a very highly classified experiment of the Army or ‘ Navy. Mr. Reynolds was very much surprised when Colonel Garrett not onl; | ‘agreed that this was a possibility, but confidentially stated it was his personal opinion that such was a probability. Colonel Garrett indicated gy ¢ pe" ot confidentially that a Mr.4€arroll, who is a scientist attached to the @ y Forces Intelligence, was of the same opinion. Colonel Garrett stated that he based his assumption on the following: He pointed out that when flying objects were reported seen over Sweden, the "high brass" of the War Department exerted tremendous pressure on the Air Forces Intelligence to conduct research and collect information in an effort to identify these sightings. Colonel Garrett stated that, in contrast to this, we have reported sightings of unknown objects over the United States, and the "high brass" appeared to be totally unconcerned. He indicated this led him to believe that they knew enough about these objects to express no concern, Colonel Garrett pointed out further that the objects in question have been seen by many individuals who are what he terms "trained observers," such as airplane pilots, He indicated also that several of the individuals are reliable members of the commnity. He stated it is his conclusion that these individuals saw something. He stated the above has led him to come to the conclusion that there were objects seen which somebody in the Government knows all about. Mr. Reynolds pointed out to Colonel Garrett that if it is a fact experimentations are being conducted by the United States Government, then it does not appear reasonable to request the FBI to spend money and precious time conducting inquiries with respect to this matter. Colonel Garrett stated that he agreed with Mr. Reynolds in this regard and indicated that it would ve fA extremely embarrassing to the Air Forces Intelligence if it later is learned sas that these flying discs are, in fact, an experiment of the United States Governmente Mr, Reynolds subsequently discussed this matter with Colonel L, R. Forney of the Intelligence Division of the War Department. Colonel Forney stated that he had discussed the matter previously with General Chamberlin. Colonel Forney indicated to Mr. Reynolds that he has the assurance of General RECORDED ) / 3 (DEXED |© dhe Wd ss 2 12 90Y BASAL 20 “Sd30 SN I yvi¥l-O3AI393u | li | MEMORANDUM FOR MR. LADD Chamberlin and General Todd that the Army is conducting no experimentations with anything which could possibly be mistaken for a flying disc. Colonel Garrett of the Air Forces Intelligence subsequently contacted Mr, Reynolds and indicated that he had discussed this matter with General Schulgen of the Army Air Forces. General Schulgen had previously assured both Mr. Reynolds and Colonel Garrett that to the best of his knowledge and in- formation no experiments were being undertaken by the Government which could be mistaken for flying discs. Colonel Garrett indicated to Mr. Reynolds that he had pointed out his beliefs to General Schulgen and had mentioned the | possibility of an embarrassing situation arising between the Air Forces Intelligence and the FBI. General Schulgen agreed with Colonel Garrett une a memorandum would be prepared for the signature of General McDonald, to General LeMay, who is in charge of Research and Development in the hee Corps. Colonel Garrett indicated that this memorandum will set forth the characteristics of the objects seen by various reliable individuals. |The memorandum will then request General LeMay to indicate whether or not any experiments are being undertaken by the Air Forces which could possibly Be connected with any of the observed phenomena. Colonel Garrett stated that when a reply is received from General LeMay, a communication will be addressed to the Bureau. Mr. Reynolds will follow this matter closely with Colonel Garrett and General Schulgen so that the Bureau will be promptly advised of all information regarding the flying discs, especially any information indicating that they are, in fact, an experiment of some Governmental agency. Office Memord dum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Lapp jot pate: 8-847) t ae “ FROM: J. P. COYNE (Fe te SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS Reference is made to the memorandum to you from the Liaison Section dated July 21, 1947, setting forth a request from Colonel Golbranson of the Intelligence Division of the War Department for the Bureau to conduct investigation to determine the origin of the flying discs. OBSERVAT IONSs It is felt that the situation regarding these flying saucers and flying discs is very similar to the situation which was previously encountered by the Bureau during the past war in handling complaints arising out of the sighting of Japanese baloons. You will recall that at the inception of these complaints the Bureau condicted considerable investigation and located numerous baloons as a cooperative measure for the Army and that after considerable work had been done, the Army then informed that these were military weapons and that they would take over the handling of these co etely. This they did and in an extremely short ti issued a t press release as to the splendid work of the Arty in locating tt Ja, @ oons. From the information available thus far, it does not discs should be treated other than as a | military ¥ me Bureau bh y to determine what experiments/ the Army and mye are con ducting a and whether such might be arising out of experiments being conducted by m nor do we have any way of determining how far the Russians have prog cone in certain exp eriments and whether such mi ght! be the results of experiments by the Russian Army. It short, it would cértain! appear that this is a military situation and should be handled strictly ty litary authorities. in e is » that our present Portland case arose out 8 y elligence officers were returning from an intervi f two ind duals who be. Ar Intelligence officers these intesvices, itis be- iS, and it is not us manpower on these com- O DEORr ems be. plsintat which f: ve no connec The military withaeitics certainly looking for than we are and ve more facilities for handling any material which it is necessary to mine a result of its being reported as a remant of a |flying disc, t% is be d that the Bureau is merely playing bird-dog for the Army by using our manpower to run out these c oO = a etin #42 dated July 36 1925 hovliver, Chicago Offic ing that Bes ondulGt 7t he discs. Attachment Rome LIYNIZS WNYSLN wd 4S @ 2d JSAIS934 limes yundas AVNUSLR: 2 nd 41% yww2o6 2 October 3, 1947 Mra. Joseph H. Ryan Bieber, California Dear Mrs. Ryans Receipt is acknowledged of your letter dated September 19, 1947, requesting information concerning the origin of the "Flying Sauer -, Mystery". CHB, ip ae In this connection, you are advised ~ that in view of a long established policy I am unable to furnish the results of investigations ty this Bureau to other than Governmental sources. For this reason I regret that I am unable to answer your question, but I appreciate your interest in writing to me in this regard. Sincerely yours, Jokn Edgar Hoover Director pars UNDIES WHYBLN dtp 8 QSAII38 SPRvee tHe. ©. Sta, Se ha, PBR Naf is ONO 9 Carer. Q Oh Soy Qos ' a Te re. Pao, a @ o> 4 ack ea RR Bede Of 2 cn Rg Me Of Ceurre RING es, We Ret hed of Cure > le Delo ISbe ke ed bey eo Pu’ > Wat QUART, MY BONS ARENS S. uemagt me OR eurc%> Eke WU 5 al Ab EN ted. oe oy wR . ok un Cos ies 4 “ S Csi2e d “Apr vied Oa Qo . Fy) Ae vis care hos ee a4 USS One Qe e eA ‘ A ae, Bran fs < 44 N we: ‘a SHALL Cone woe Yi Vise Oe at NM < Lew, NN IAD \ D202 On AT 9 PRUEMAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GOMMUNGATIONS, SECTION AUG 7 1947 TELETYPE EL AUGUST SIX GRAVEL PIT, MAURI ISLAND, WA IGTON THEY STATE THESE ROCK FORM. on T i RAYA PALMER PALMER, EDITOR OF Y STATE PLAMER IS ALSO ILLINOIS. THEY STATE THEY REQUESTED CHRISMAN STARTED THE LATTR SHINGTON, SAYING N jhe WASH us 3g dc {a's ingnags WNYBLR: Anhee Wd% ZI Le sald 0ab LINES, SEATTL CLAIM THEY TOLD ANT BROWN, AS WELL A CAPTAIN DAVIDSON 4XSMITH E N XACTLY H Y THE ROCK FORMATIONS AND THAT WITH F FLYING DISK. DAHL AND CHRISMAN STATE THEY FURNISH CA WENTY FIVE LEFT WING ON F ARACHUTED TO SAFETY. TWO OR THREE TO CHECK f THE FIRE CHIEF AT D POSSIBLY WASHINGTON AND OBTAIN 23H 30 ddoy ‘18's LIENITS TWHYZLN: Wd 9% 2¢ O3AI3934 Hf FRIEND ON THE CHICAGO TIMES AND WAS POSSIBLY SELLING THE STORY TO te CHICAGO TIMES THROUGH THIS FRIEND. A CHECK OF THE eee )P HOTEL, TACOMA WI ARNOLD HAD HIS ROOM, FLECT THAT ON JULY THIRTY FIRST, LAST, ARNOLD CALLED PALMER AT Ae Ne FIVE TWO NAUGHT NAUGT, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, COLLECT, AND ALSO CALLED NAUGHT ONE GHT NINE J AT BOISE, IDAHO, COLLE « ON AUGUST ONE, LAST, ARNOLD CALLED PALMER AT DEARBORN FIVE TWO NAUGHT NAUGHT CHICAGO, COLLECT, AND EMIL SMITH CALLED N dffonny AT DEARBORN TWO T e ON JULY THIRTY FIRST AND AUGUST ONE, LAST, A TOTAL OF FIVE ANONYMOUS CALLS WERE RECEIVED BY A AND THE UNITED PRESS WIRE MAN AT TAgIA, GIVING IN- FORMATION REGARDING THE MEETING AT THE WINTHROP HOTEL OVER THE DISK FRAGMENTS AND STATING THAT THE B TWENTY FIVE HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN OR SABOTAGED WHICH KILLED CAPTALMMAVIDSON AND LIE oe ROWN INFERRING THAT THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THE Bite i SERS WERE CARRYING DISK FRAGMENTS IN THEIR PLANE. DAHL AND CHR THESE CALLS COULD ONLY HAVE COME FROM THEMSELVES, SMITH OR ARNOD, AND DENY THAT THEY MADE THE CALLS. NO RECORD OF THE CALLS AS HAVING BEEN MADE FROM IN THE WINTHROP HOTEL CAN BE LOCATED. DAHL AND CHRISMAN ARE EVASIVE AS Y DID FURNISH BY PHONE OR LETTER TO RAY AN 3, TACOMA » WASHINGTON, AND 3SENNETH ARNOLD HAVE +3fF 40 ‘ies a3 ALIBAISS WHYsLN: oN Hd 96 Z 124 Q3A1303y | TO HIM. MITH ® aN ETY Aus 7 9 39PM U7 =. S —— ol w ~ = = =] ULSAE 30 “Ldad “s'f SF 36 ‘de su 1@'4 ALYNIIS TWNUSLN: | Hd 9€ (4 12 4: URAI993y ® rome 5 ) ‘ win fon tELETYPE TO AUGUST FOR HAVING SEED oe CAPTAIN ABREU 1's Lun 039° Wh: JN NESE 674 bbe Ht 6€ g | ay Bi snp 20 3a ed: ~/ o 7 « 2 a BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION t U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF NUISTICE COMMUNICATIONS SeGTION AUG 6 4 1947 E Je faner | WASHINGTON FROM SFRAN S5 8-6-47 12-09 PM RN TELEMETER I 1G) DIRECTOR URGENT © Ud FLYING Discs, SM = X. RE PORTLAND TELETYPE REFERENCING PHONE CALC! FROM MR. LADD AT BUREAU ONE PM AUGUST FIFTH LAST. A-TWO SAN FRAN= CISCO UNABLE TO VERIFY, LT. COL. DONALD SPRINGER A-TWO HAMILTON FIELD, IN CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION BY A-TWO 1S THOUGHT BY A-TWO TO BE RETURNING FROM KELSO, WASHINGTON AREA HAVING GONE TO*KELSO, UPON LEARNING OF DEATHS OF AAF INVESTIGATORS MENTIONED IN REFERENCE” TELETYPE. HE PLANNED, UPON DEPARTURE, TO OBTAIN RESULTS OF AAF INVESTIGATORS OR REINTERVIEW PERSONS MENTIONED IN REFERENCED TEL- ETYPE. SPRINGER WILL BE CONTACTED UPON HIS RETURN AND Ama BUREAU ADVISED. KIMBALL uc 7 IN2e Ay’ INTERNAL SECURIT es o mm 2 [— No =) ° = = a = S ® ) Federal Burean of Investivation United States Department of Justice New York, N. Y. September 4, 1947 Director, FBI Attention: FBI Laboratory non Re: Mrs. A. G.;BARBANIS, Informant Dear Sir: Reference is made to Bureau lette: ted July 21, 1947, addressed to Mrs. A. G. SARBANIS, 66 Notre Dame Avenue, Hicksville, Long “Island, New York, a copy of which was sent to the New York Office. Yrs. SARBANIS was interviewed by Special Agent William A. Johnson on August 12, 1947, at which time she advised that this coded message had appeared in "Newsday," the local newspaper of Nassau and Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. She stated that the message had appeared in the “County Irritant," a feature of this paper, and had been signed "Radio Ham." Mr. JACK ALTSCHUL, City Editor of "Newsday," Hempstead, New York, was interviewed and advised that this article had been sent to the newspaper by letter which was signed "Radio Ham," and explained that he had no way of determining the identity of the writer. Mr. ALTSCHUL stated that it was his opinion that the code had been made up by some local "screwball" who had been affected by all ofthe newspaper publicity that had been given at that time to the story about™flying discs. There is enclosed an article appearing in the July 12th issue of "Newsday" concerning this coded message, which might be of interest in this matter. Unless advised to the contrary, no further effort is being made to establish the identity of the person who signed himself "Radio Ham." Very truly yo S, EDWARD SCHEIDT, SAC by ir 2 g 3 WwW sian é ) Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT of’ TO 2 ifr. Js Ps Coyne DATE: 9/17/1:7 Se FROM : We. Ve Clevelanayys suBJEcT: Mrs. A. €s\ Sarbanis Informant You will recall that a letter was received from the above captioned individual dated July 10, 1947, in which she inclosed a newspaper clipping signed "Radio Ham." This news- Paper clipping contained a coded message which Mrs. Sarbanis decoded. The FBI Laboratory checked Mrs. Sarbanis!' decoding of this message and advised that it was substantially correct. The Laboratory's decoding of the message is being set forth below: B2RESRRESRRESRRRR N NONSENSE WONT AWAIT A ORDER SOLAR SY: SO DISKS AND WILL SET UP WORLD ORDER TATE THIS YEAR." The New York Office was asked to interview Mrs. Sarbanis to determine from what newspaper the clipping in question was obtained. They were further instructed to contact this newspaper in an effort to ascertain the identity of the person who sent in the coded message, in order that the person might be interviewed Jor information neerning the alleged receipt of the coded message. By letter dated September ), 197, the New York Office advised that they had ascertained from Mrs. Sarbanis that the coded message had appeared in "Newsday," the local newspaper of Nassau and Suffolk County, Long Island, Wew York. The City Editor of this news- paper stated that the original had been signed only "Radio Ham" and knew of no way of determining the identity of the writer. It was the City Editor's opinion that the code had been made up by some local "screwball" who had been affected by all of the newspaper publicity that had been given to stories concerning "flying discs." The FBI Laboratory has now advised that the FCC maintains their amateur records by a geographical breakdown as well as by call letters and that the Laboratory could possibly get the names of all anateurs in the Bellmore, Long Island, New York Section in the event tt is desired that another attempt be made to identify the person who sent this coded message to the "Ne > 5 . RECOM ATION: It is recommended enggpie further action be taken in connection with this matter in view re opinion expressed by the City Editor of the "Newsday" that the lettem reteive*dy him signed "Radio Ham" was from some local "screwball." | i Vy) ww AVC ptgh o 7 ana / /. Ps 1050=2270 / JK <8 a. a Office Memorandum +_ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI - Attention: Assistant DATE: July_28, 1947 J Director D. M. LADD SN FROM : SAC, San Francisco A SUBJECT: FLYING DIscs There is transmitted herewith for the information of the Bureau a report received from Lieutenant Colonel DONALD L. SPRINGER, A-2, Hamilton Field, California, containing the results of an investigation by his office concerning the reported sighting of flying discs. In addition to containing the detailed descriptions of what was allegedly seen by several persons, the Bureau's attention is particularly called to the first memorandum setting forth the notes of Agent FRANK M. \BROWN, CIC, Fourth Air Force, concerning an interviow he had with Mr. KENNETH JARNOLD, Box $87, Boise, Idaho, who reported that on July 12, 1947 he had seen jnine strange objects flying over the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State. It will be noted that CIC Agent BROWN reports that™Mr. ARNOLD is very outspoken and somewhat bitter in his opinions of the leaders of the United States Army Air Forces and the FBI for not having made an investigation of this matter soonsr." The thought has occurred to ms that the Bureau might desire to have an agent of the Butte Office contact Mre ARNOLD and explain to him our lack of / be jurisdiction in such matters. | Aaa nd HMK semb % Enclosure Authority: NND 90986 Field, California... Tr Flying Discs. InvestiGaTIon MapE at .Palm. Springs, Calif.,Hoise, Idaho, and Hamilton Field, California. é Controuunc orrice’..Air.Refense. Command... Fiz No. 033305 ID (4AF-1208-I) Person coverep From.10.Jul 47 0.18 Jul 4! Case ciassirication - Incident. ly 1947 5 2 . STATUS OF CASE - Pending REASON FOR INVESTIGATION: Investigation initiated at the request of Headquarters Air Defense Command reference letter Headquarters Air Defense Command, dated 7 July 47, File D333.5 ID, subject: Investigation of Flying Discs. SYNOPSIS: Flying Wises first reported in this area 24 June 1947 near iit. Rainier, Wash., by Kenneth M.\Arnold (Incl 1, Exhibit A) Unidentified object reported 9 July 1947 at approximately 1277 near Boise, Ideho, by David NA Johnson, Aviation Editor, Idaho Daily Statesman. (Incl 2, Exhibit B) Unidentified objects reported by Capt. BE. Xsnitn, United Air Lines Pilot, 4 duly 1947, eight minutes out of Boise, Idaho. (Incl 3 MOIC, Incl 7 News Clippings dated 5 July 1947) Record check of law enforcement agencies, public utilities, and local residences revealed no record of Richard\Rankin in Palm Springs. (Incl 4) milton Field by S/Sgt Edward RA Baker, (Incl 5, Exhibit I) Unidentified objects or A 8 July 1947 at 1245, traveling northeast over Unidentified objects reported over Grand Canyon, Arizona, 0910 MST by Lt. W. G. |uccinty, USN (Incl 6) and in vicinity of Lake Mead by Lt. E. ay Armstrong, Hq Tenth ‘Air’Porce, Brooks Field, Texas. (Inel 6). \ Extent of publicity in local area indicated by press clippings. (Incl 7) Disrawvri0on FZ 2BAGH $n. LLLP DONALD L. SPRINGER W.D., P.M. G.Form No. 110 L Apel ious (The fre supersedes W"D..0. C. S, Form No, 19, whick Soil unes bre sed ngou Wocigt off thle vovision) Incident 4AP 1208 I 16 July 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1. On 12 July 1947, Mr. Kenneth Arnold, Box 387, Boise, Idaho, was interviewed in regard to the report by Mr. Arnold that he saw 9 strange objects flying over the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington State on July 25th. Mr. Arnold voluntarily agreed to give the interviewer @ written report of exactly what he had geen on the above mentioned date. The written report of Mr. Arnold is attached to this report as Exhibit A, AGENT'S NOTES: Mr. Arnold is a man of 32 years of age, being married and the father of two children. He is well thought of in the community in which he lives, being very much the family man and from all appearances & very good provider for his family. Mr. Arnold has recently purchased a home on the outskirts of Boise, recently purchased a $5,000 airplane in which to conduct his business to the extent of which is explained in the attached exhibit. It is the personal opinion of the interviewer thet Mr. Arnold actually saw what he stated that he saw. It is difficult to believe thet a man of Mr. Arnold's character and apparent integrity would state that he saw objects and write up & report to the extent that he did if he did not see them. To go further, if Mr. Arnold can write a report of the character that he did while not having seen the objects that he claimed he saw, it is the opinion of the interviewer that Mr. Arnold is in the wrong business, that he should be writing Buck Rogers fiction. very outspoken and somewhat bitt: U.S. Army Air Forces and the Fed stigation for not having made an investigation of this ma ‘To put all of the statements it a voluminous volume. However, he area over which Mr. Arnold ed that all statements made by » speed of the objects, course f the objects, could very possibly be facts. The distances mentioned by Mr. Arnold in his report are within a short distance of the actual distances on aeronautical charts of this area, although Mr. Arnold has never consulted aeronautical charts of the type the Army uses. Mr. Arnold stated that his business had suffered greatly since his report on July 25 due to the fact that at every stop on his business routes, large groups of people were waiting to question him as to just what he had seen. Mrs Arnold stated further that if » at any time in the future, saw anything in the sky, to quote Mr. Arnold directly, "if I saw a ten story building Incident 4AF 1208 I flying through the air I would never say & word about it", due to the fact that he has been ridiculed by the press to such an extent thet he is practically a moron in the eyes of the majority of the population of the United States. 1 Incl: Exhibit "a" FRANK M. BROWN, S/A, CIC 4th AF I was born March 29, 1915 in-Subeka, Minnesota. My father's name was Edward Erb Arnold; my mother's maiden name was Bertha E, Barden. I was a resident of Minnesota until I was six years old when my family moved to Scobey, Montana, where they homosteaded. My grandfather, Roland ©. Arnold also homesteaded in Scobey, Montana, and became quite prominent in political circles along with Burton K. Wheeler, the famous Montana senator. I went to grade school and high school at Minot, North Dakota. I entered scouting at twelve years of age and achieved the rank of Bagle scout before I was fourteen. My former scout executive was H. H. Prescott, now a regional commissioner for the Boy Scouts in Kensas City, Kansas. As a boy, I was interested in athletics and was selected as an all- state end in 1932 and 1933 in the state of North Dakota. I entered the U. S. Olympic triels in fancy diving in 1952; I was a Red Cross Life Saving Examiner during the years of 1952, '33 and '34. I taught swimming end diving at scout camps and the municipal pool in Minot, North Dakota. I went to the University of Minnesots, where I swam and did fenoy diving under Neils Thorpe, and also played football under Bernie Bierman, but upon entering college I was unable to continue my football career because of an injured knee. My high school football coach was Glenn L. Jarrett, who is now the head football coach of the University of North Dakota. I had little or no finances, and my ambition in furthering my edication in college was through my’ athletics. As a boy in Minot, North Dakota, I did @ good deal of dog sled racing, placed first with my dog in 1930 in the Lions Club Dog Derby. In 1938 I went to work for Red Comet, Inc. of Littleton, Colorado, a manufacturer of automatic fire fighting apparatus. In 1939 I was made district manager for them over a part of the western states, and in 1940 I established my own fire control supply known as the Great Western Fire Céntrol Supply. I have been working as an independent fire control engineer since, and I handle, distribute, sell and install all types of automatic and manual fire fighting equipment in the rural areas over five western states. My flying experience started as a boy in Minot, North Dakota, where I took my first flying lesson from Earl T. Vance, who was originally fron Great Falls, Montana. Due to the high cost at that time, I was unable to continue my flying and did not fly of any great consequence until 1943, I was given my pilot certificate by Ed Leach, a senior CAA inspector of Portland, Oregon, and for the last three years have owned my own airplane covering my entire territory with same and flying from forty to one hundred hours per month since. Due to the fact that I use an airplane entirely in my work, in January of this year I purchased a new Callair airplane, which is en airplane designed for high altitude take-offs and short rough field use. In the type of flying I do, it tekes a great deal of practice end judgment to be able to land in most any cow pasture and get out without injuring your aiplane; the runways are very limited and the altitude is very high in some of the fields and places I have to go in my work. To date, I have landed in 823 cow pastures in mountein meadows, and in over a thousand hours a flat tire has been my greatest mishap. Cc BY KENNETH ARNOLD The following story of what I observed over the Cascade mountains, as impossible as it may seem, is positively true. I never asked nor wanted any notoriety for just accidently being in the right spot at the right time to observe what I did. I reported something that I know any pilot would have reported. I don't think that in any way my observation was due to any sensivity of eye sight or judgment than what is considered normal for any pilot. On June 24th, Tuesday, 1947, I had finished my work for the Central Air Service at Chehalis, Washington, and at about two o'clock Itpok off from Chehalis, Washington, airport with the intention of going to Yakima, Wash. My trip was delayed for an hour to search for e large marine transport that supposedly went down near or around the southwest side of Mt. Rainier in the state of Washington and to date has never been found. I flew directly toward Mt. Rainier after reaching en altitude of about 9,500 feet, which is the approximate elevation of the high plateau from which Mt. Rainier rises. I had made one sweep of this high pleteau to the westward, searching all of the various ridges for this marine ship and flew to the west down and near the ridge side of the canyon where Ashford, Washington, is located. Unable to see anything that looked like the lost ship, I made a 360 degree turn to the right and above the little city of Mineral, starting again toward Mt. Rainier. I climbed back up to an altitude of approximately 9,200 feet. The air was so smooth that day thet it was a real pleasure flying and, as most pilots do when the air is smooth and they are flying at a higher altitude, I trimmed out my airplane in the direction of Yakima, Washington, which was almost directly east of my position and simply ’sat in my plane ob- serving the sky and the terrain. There was a DC-4 to the left and to the rear of me approximately fifteen miles distance, and I should judge, at 14,000 foot elevation. The sky and air was as clear as crystal. I hadn't flown more than two or three minutes on my course when ea bright flash reflected on my airplane. It startled me as I thought I was too close to some other air- crafte I looked every place in the sky and couldn't find where the reflec- tion had come from until I looked to the left and the north of Mt. Reinier where I observed a chain of nine peculiar looking aircraft flying from north to south at approximately 9,500 feet elevation and going, seemingly, in a definite direction of about 170 degrees. They were approaching Mt. Rainier very rapidly, end I merely assumed they were jet planes. Anyhow, I discovered that this was where the reflec- tion had come from, as two or three of them every few seconds would dip or change their course slightly, just enough for the sun to strike them at an angle that reflected brightly on my plene. These objects being quite far away, I was uneble for a few seconds to make out their shape or their formation. Very shortly they approached Mt. Rainier, and I observed their outline egeinst the snow quite plainly. I thought it was very peculiar that I couldn't find their tails but assumed they were some type of jet plane. I was determined to clock their speed, as I had two definite points I could clock them by; the air was so clear that it was very easy to see objects and determine their approximate shape and size at almost fifty miles that day. I remember distinctly that my sweep second hand on my eight day clock, which is loceted on my instrument panel, read one minute to 3 P.M. as the first object of this formation passed the southern edge of Mt. Rainier. I watched these objects with great interest as I had never before observed airplanes flying so close to the mountain tops, flying directly south to southeast down the hog's back of a mountein range. I would estimate their elevation could have varied a thousand feet one way or another up or down, but they were pretty much on the horizon to me which would indicate they were near the same elevation as I was. They flew like many times I have observed geese to fly in a rather diagonal chain-like line as if they were linked together. They seemed to hold a definite direction but rather swerved in and out of the high mountain peaks. Their speed at the time did not impress me particularly, because I knew that our army and sir forces had planes that went very fast. What kept bothering me as I watched them flip and flash in the sun right along their path was the fact that I couldn't make out any tail on them, and I am sure that eny pilot would justify more than a second look at such a plane. I observed them quite plainly, and I estimate my distance from them, which was almost at right angles, to be between twenty to twenty-five miles. I knew they must be very large to observe their shape at thet distance, even on as clear a day as it was that Tuesday. In fact I compared a zeus fastener or cowling tool I hed in my pocket with - holding it up on them and 1olding it up on the DC-4 - that I could observe at quite a distance to my left, and they seemed smaller than the DC-4; but, I should judge their span woulc have been as wide es the furtherest engines on each side of the fuselage of the DC-4. he more I observed these objects, the more upset I became, as I an accustomed and familiar with most all objects flying whether I am close to the ground or at higher altitudes. I observed the chain of these objects passing another high snow-covered ridge in between Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams, and as the first one was passing e south crest of this ridge the lest object was te: the northern crest of the ridge. As I was flying in the direction of this particular ridge, I measured it and found it to be approximately five miles so I could ely assume that the che of these saucer like objects were at least five lon - could quite accurately determine their pathway due to the fact that there were several high peaks that were a little thi de of them as well as higher peaks on the other side of their pa ye As the lest unit of this formation passed the southern most high snow- covered crest of Mt. Adams, I looked at m Sweep second hand and it showed thet they had travelled the distence in one minute and forty-two seconds. Even at the time this timing did not upset me as I felt confident after I would land there would be some explanetion of what I saw. A number of news men and experts suggested that I might heve been seeing reflections or even a mirege. This I know to be absolutely false, as I observed these objects not only through the glass of my airplane but turned my airplane sideways where I could open my window and observe theg with a completely unobstructed view. (Without sun glasses) Even though two minutes seems like a very short time to one on ground, in the air in two minutes time a pilot can observe a great things and anything within his sight of vision probably as many a sixty tines. I continued my search for the marine plane for another twenty minutes and while searchin ‘or this marine plane, wt observed kept going through my mind. I became more distu taking « last look at Tieton Reservoir I headed for Yak This image contains all the information on the document. q C I might add thet my complete obseryation of these objects, which I could even follow by their flashes as they passed Mt. Adams, was around two and one-half or three minutes -- although, by the time they reached Mt. Adams they were out of my range of vision es far as determining shape or form. Of course, when the sun reflected from one or two or three of these units, they appeared to be completely round; but, I em keing a drawing to the best of my ability, which I am including, as to the shape I observed these objects to be as they passed the snow covered ridges as well as Mt. Rainior. When these objects were flying approximately straight and level, they were just a black thin line and when they flipped was the only time I could get a judgment as to their size. These objects were holding an almost Gomstant elevation; they did not seem to be going up or to be coming down, SUG @S woulda be the case of rockets or artillery shells. I am convinced in my Gwm mind thet they were some type of airplane, even though they didn't conform with the many aspects of the conventional type of planes that I knows Although these objects have been reported by many other observers throughout the United States, there have be@nm six Or seven other accounts written by some of these observers + vee I can truthfully sey must have ob- servied h¢.8 ope, thipg thet I dids pe: HD aA the descriptions of the three Western/Xir iineyyeacToyees, & the/g 2 GBEte eman from Oklahoma City and the locomo- tive engineer in Illinois, plus Cept Smith and CoPilot Stevens of United Air Lines. Some descriptions could not be very accurate: taken from the ground unless these saucer-like disks were at quite a great height and there is a possiblity that all of the people who observed peculiar objeets Gould have seen the seme thing I did; but, it would have been very diffigult from the ground to observe these for more than four or five seconds, and there is alweys the possibility of atmospheric moisture and dust near the ground whieh Gould distort one's vision. I have in my possession letters from all over the United States and people who profess that these objects have been observed over other portions of the world, principally Sweden, Bermada, and Californias I would have given almost anything thet day $e have hed a movie camera with a telephoto lens end from now on I will meyer Be without one - - but, to continue further with my story. When I lended at the Yakima, Wash., airport I described what I had seen to my very good) friend, Al Bexter, who listened patiently and was very courteous but ina §jokimg wey didn't believe me. I did not accurately measure the distance/® em these two mountains until I landed at Pendleton, Oregon, thet same dey where ZT told a nunber of pilot friends of mine what I had observed and they di@ mot scoff or laugh but suggested they might be guided missiles or something new. Im fact several former Army pilots informed me thet they had been briefed before going into combat overseas that they might see objects of similar Shape @md design es I described and assured me thet I wasn't dreaming or going Crazy. I quote Sonny Robinson, a former Army Air Forces pilOt WHO is now opera= ting dusting operations at Pendleton, Oregon, at you Observed, I am con- vinced, is some type of jet or rocket propelled ship that is am the process of being tested by our government or even it could possi®ly Be by) sone Tor esepieg governmente Anyhow, the thet I had observed these spread very rapigiy and before night was over I was receiving telephone calls from@ll parts of the world; and, to date I have not received one telephone Gall OF one letter of scoffing or disbelief. The only disbelief that I know of was he wes printed in the papers. I look at this whole ordeal as not something funny as Boms people have made it out to be. To me it is mighty serious and since I evidently did observe something that at least Mr. John Doe on the street corner or Pete Andrews on the ranch has never heard about, is no reason that it does not exist. Even though I openly invited an investigation by the Army and the FBI as to the authenticity of my story or a mental or a physical examination as to my capabilities, I have received no interest from these two important protective forces of our country; I will go so far as to assume that any report I gave to the United and Associated Press and over the radio on two different occasions which apparently set the nation buzzing, if our Military Intelligence was not aware of what I observed, they would be the very first people that I could expect as visitors. I have received lots of requests from people who told me to make a lot of wild guesses. I have based what I have written here in this article on positive facts and as far as guessing whet it was I observed, it is just as much ‘a mystery to me as it is to the rest of the world. My pilot's license is 333487. I fly a Callair airplane; it is a three- place single engine lend ship that is designed and manufactured at Afton, Wyoming as an extremely high performance, high altitude airplane that was made for mountain work. The national certificate of my plane is 33355. /s/ Kenneth Arnold Box 587 Boise, Idaho They seemed longer than wide, their thickness was about 1/20th of their width Z Loe Mirror Bright They\ dia not appear to me to whirl or spin but seemed in fixed position, ee as I have made drawing. ' /s/ Kenneth Arnold TrADAIMT Incident 4AF 1208 I 16 July 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1. On 12 July 1947, © call was mede at the newspaper office of the "Idaho Daily Statesman", Boise, Idaho. The aviation editor of the paper, Mr. David N. Johnson, was interviewed in regard to how well he knew Mr. Kenneth Arnold of Boise, Idaho, and as to the coredibility of any statement made by Mr. Arnold. The purpose of this interview was an attempt to verify statements made by Mr. Kenneth Arnold on 26 June 1947, to various national news services to the effect that he, Mr. Arnold, had seen 9 objects flying in the air above the Cascade Mountain Range of Washington. These objects were subsequently referred to as flying saucers or flying disks and will here-in-after be referred to as such in this report. Mr. Johnson stated that he had know Mr. Arnold for quite a period of time, having had relations with Mr. Arnold on various occasions, due to the fact that! both heyeMregvohnson, and Mr. Arnold were private fliers and frequently got together to talk shop. Mr. Johnson steted that as far as he was concerned anything “r. Arnold seid could be teken very seriously and that he, Mr. Johnson, actually believed that Mr. Arnold had seen the aforementioned flying diskss!\Mr. Johnson stated that after Mr. Arnold reperted having seen the flying disks, that the editor of the paper had assigned him, Mr. Johnson, the assignment of taking the airplane belonging to the newspaper and exhausting all efforts to prove or disprove the probebility of flying disks having been seen in the northwest area. The results of this assigumont to Mr. Johnson and what he subsequently saw is put forth in a sworn statement signed by Mr. Johnson attached to this report as Exhibit 3, AGENT'S NOTES: Mre Johmson is a man of approximately 33. to 55 years of agee Trom all appearances he is a very reserved type of Person. Mr. Johnson has logged 2800 hours of flying time in various typas of airplanes up to and imeluding multi-engine aircraft. During part of the war years, Mr. Johnson was the first pilot of a B-29 type aircraft being assigned to the Twentieth USAAF and stationed on Tinian Island, in the Pacific. It is the personal opinion of the interviewer that Mr. Johnson actually saw whet he states that he saw in the attached report. It is also the opinion of the interviewer thet lr. Johnson would have much more to lose than gain and would have to be very strongly convinced that he actually saw something before he would report such an incident end open himself for the ridicule that would accompany such ea report. 1 Imel: Exhibit "5" FRANK M. BROWN, S/A, CIC th AP Statement of David N. Johnson at Boise, Idaho, July 12, 1947 To Whom It May Concern: On the sixth day of July, 1947, I received from James Le Brown, general manager of the Statesman Newspapers, incorporated in Idaho as The Statesman Printing company, an assignment which was in substance: "Conduct an serial search of the northwest states in an effort to see and photograph a flying disc, Conduct this patrol for so long a time &s you believe reasonable, or until you see a flying disc." In accordance to these instructions, I took the Statesman's airplane, and with Kenneth Arnold as passenger, flew a seven and one-half hour mission on the seventh day of July, 1947. This mission was without result. It covered an area embracing the confines of the Hanford plant in Washington, and territory between and around Mé. Rainier and Mt. Adams, where Arnold first reported seeing objects henceforth described as saucers or discs. On the eighth day of July, 1947, I took an AT=-6 of the 190th Fighter squadron, Idaho National Guard, of which I ama member, and flew to northern Idaho, into northwestern Montana briefly, to Spokane, Washington, and back to Boise by wey of Walla Welle, Washington, and Pendleton, Oregon. This search also was negative. On the ninth day of July, 1947, I continued the search, again using a national guard AT-6, this time centering my efforts over the Owyhee mountains west and southwest of Boise, a portion of the Mountain Home desert on a track southeast of the Mountain Home army air base, thence into the Sawtooth moun= tains, and back in the general direction of Boise on a line carrying me well to the north of the Shafer butte forest service lookout station, into the Horseshoe Bend area, and thence back in a southwesterly direction to a point between Boise and the village of Meridian, west of Boise a few miles. During this march, which lasted approximately two and one-half hours, I flew under and around rapidly forming cumulus clouds over that area mown as the Camas Prairie, east of Boise. The clouds were near the village of Fairfield in that valley, and Fairfield is 75 miles airline distance east of Boise. At that time I saw nothing in the vicinity of these clouds. At the time I reached the point between Boise and Meridian, I was flying at an altitude of 14,000 feet mean sea level, which would be a mean average of 11,000 feet above the earth in this area, not considering errors in the altimeter induced either by barometric changes since my takeoff, or by the temperature at that altitude. I turned the aircraft on an easterly heading, pointing toward Gowen Field, and had flown on that course for perhaps a minute when there suddenly appeared in the left hand portion of my field of vision an object which was black and round. I immediately centered my gaze on the object. At that time, due to its erratic movement, I thought I was seeing a weather balloon. I called the CAA's communication station at Boise, and asked if the weather station had recently released a balloon. The reply from communicator Albertson was that the bureau had not. I do not remember his exact words; I am under the impression he said "not for several hours" or gave me the exact time of the previous release, which was around 08:30 that day. ENCLOSURE Subscribed and day of July , INA TEST ~ n portrays the movements s made in e attached s he object peared as black. This image contains all the information on the document. FOR THE OFFICER interviewed at the Boise Municipal D Smith was passing through Boise on a schedt @ 20 minute stop-over. Captain Smith reite made by him to the press as to what |! ad h, when & minutes out of Boise on the ro is the opinion of the interviewer occupies, that he, Captain that he actually saw flying disks before he icule attached to a report of this type. LOMTID Incident 4aF 1208 I 16 July 1947 e United Airlines, was Boise, Idaho. Captain le flight at the time and had ted the statements originally seen in the late evening of July ite to Seattle, Washington. It to the position Captain Smith e to be very strongly convinced would open himself for the rid- UWUINT iblii Incident 4ar 1208 I 14 July 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1. On 10 July 1947, a chech was made at the following locations in Palm Springs, California for the purpose of trying to locate lr. Richard Renkin: Palm Springs Police Department, Palm Springs Newspaper, “The Desort Sun", Palm Springs Water Company, Southern California Gas Company, Palm Springs Telephone Company, Palm Springs Employment Office, Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, Royal Palms Hotel, 5 Palm Springs real estate offices, and the City Offices of Palm Springs including waste disposal, water rights, tax records and ete. No record of Mr. Renkin existed in any of the above mentioned offices. 2. On 11 July 1947, Mr. Ryland M. Gorham, Postmaster of Palm Springs, California for the past 14 years was interviewed. Mr. Gorham stated that he had lived in Palm Springs for the past 24 years and that he was unaware if a person named Richard Renkin had ever lived in Palm Springs. Mr Gorham stated that due to the fact that Palm Springs is a resort area and due to the fact that in the summer months only 3 to 5 thousand people resided in Palm Springs, whereas in the winter months 10 to 12 thousand resided in Palm Springs, it was very possible that lire Renkin could have lived in Palm Springs more or less on a non-permanent status and he, Mr. Gorham, not being aware of ite A check of General Delivery records revealed a letter addressed to Mr. Richard Rankin, Palm Springs, mailed from Cicero, Indiana, postmarked at Cicero, Indiana, July 1947, at 5 Pel The return address on the envelope was listed as the Gospel Tract Worker, Route 1, Cicero, Indiana. Mr. Gorham permitted the contents of the envelope to be examined inasmuch as the contents was 3rd Class material and the envelope not sealed. The records were of a religious nature concerning the sad plight of American non=chureh goers, the second coming of Christ and ete. Superintendent of Mails was contacted by Mre Gorham and stated that there was a Mr. Richard Renkin who had received mail through the general delivery office of the Palm Springs Post Office, but that the last mail, other than the letter mentioned above, came through the Post Office ap roximately two years ago. The Superintendent of Mails seemed to have a very uncanny memory and recalled where the mail coming in for Rankin had been addressed to. This mail was addressed to Mr. Richard Renkin in care of a trailer camp located in Palm Springse On calling the trailer camp office, it was found that Mr. Richard Renkin had lived in the camp but departed approximately two years ago and left no forwarding address. Investigation is continuing in an effort to locate Mr. Renkin and obtain a statement from hime FRANK Me. BROWN,S/A, CIC 4th AF +o a 1 ° was pugzl ttached. BrroRM No. 64 Office’ MemorSndum * UNITED wee GOVERNMENT ’ 65=481 ‘ TO : Director FBI ___DATE: September 2, 1947 FROM : SAC Butte SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS Ahijtsy (AL Le} tr Remytel August 20, 1947. F With reference to. the above-described teletype, Mr. H. H,|HEDSTROM, 322 Third Avenue North, Twin Falls, Idaho, was the principal source lof infor- mations Mre HEDSTROM, who is the Executive Director of the Twin Falls Housing Authority, explained that he and his wife and Mrs. HENRY\SHULTZ, a neighbor, were sitting on their front porch at approximately 9:30 Pe Mes August 19, 1947, He said that Mrse HEDSTROM suddenly shouted and pointed to sky and thereafter stated that she had seen an object traveling at a terrific rate of speed in a northeasterly direction, The object was out of sight before Mr. HEDSTROM and Mrs. SHULTZ could see anythinge While they were discussing what Mrs. HEDSTROM had seen, approximately ten minutes later all three saw ten similar objects proceeding rapidly in the same direction in the form of a triangle. As the group of objects was dis- appearing, three of the objects on the left flank peeled off and proceeded in amore northerly direction, The remaining objects appeared to close ranks and, proceeded in a northeasterly direction. From three to five minutes later these same individuals saw group of three objects proceeding in the same direction, and again in of a triangle, From three to five minutes later all three observed another group in a triangular formation consisting of five or six objects. They were proceeding in the same direction, A few minutes later the three persons saw a large group of objects estimated at from thirty-five to fifty flying in a triangular formation in the same direction, Approximately twenty or twenty-five minutes after the large group of objects was observed, similar objects were noted coming back over the city in a southwesterly direction, These objects were generally in groups of three, five and seven and followed each other at approximately five minute inter- valse Mrse HEDSTROM called Detective RICHARD A, FRAZIER of the Twin Falls Police Department, a next door neighbor, who was then accompanied by Me Ee ROUNTREE and RICHARD SCOTT, aleo members of the Twin Falls Police Department. The three officers watched for a few minutes and observed a group of about twelve objects flying in formation over the city in a southwesterly direction, The members of the Police Department did not continue watching, although Mre FRAZIER later saw other groups, which were also seen by the HEDS and Mrse SHULTZ, Mrs» SHULTZ had also. c. ed her husband, who saw 6 y \ the objects. NOV 18 1364 2He do de = 1a"4 LNUNORS WHYS: Wd 62 | 124: CELNE RET BI 65-481 On the night in question the sky was overcast and the objects could not be seen closely; however, they were distinct enough so that all persons could observe what they described as a glow going through the air, They said that the objects appeared to be lighted from the inside and were of a color similar to regular electric lights, Detective FRAZIER and Mre HEDSTROM both stated that they could not be meteors or comets, that they flew on a level line and did not appear to drope They flew at a terrific rate of speed and were visible for only a few minutes at a tim. Both persons interviewed said that the objects could not have been geese or ducks and tt the lights were not a reflection of the city lights on some object or objectse None of the persms interviewed noticed any flames or anything except the glow of lights. None of the persons who claimed to have seen these objects were drinking at the time. No other persons in Twin Falls reported seeing the objects mentioned herein; however, Mr. HEDSTROM and Mr. FRAZIER stated that it was purely by accident that they had seen the objects and that they would not have seen them unless they were looking for them, because of the speed at which they traveled. On account of the overcast sky they were unable to estimate the size of the objects or the height at which they flew. No further investigation is being conducted by the Butte Office, and the case is being closed, RJG:FO'S fee é Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Dire¢tor, FBI DATE: September 4, 1947 3 We FROM : SAC, San Francisco ATRMAIL SPECIAL DELIVERY SUBJECT: REPORTS OF FLYING DISCS Enclosed is a copy of a letter dated August 28, 1947, from Lt. Col. DONALD L. SPRINGER of A-2, Hamilton Field, Calif., with an attachment referring to the sighting of a flying object by Captain JACK*PECK and his co-pilot, VINGE-DALY, near Bethel, Alaska. Photostatic copies of this letter and attachment are being forwarded to the Anchorage Field Office. In accordance with Bureau Bulletin #42, dated July 30, 1947, Anchorage is requested to interview Captain JACK PECK and his co-pilot, VINCE DALY, preferably separately, in order to tain all details of their reported sighting of a flying object on August 4, 1947. The San Francisco Field Office should be furnished two copies of the results of these interviews for distribution to the Sixth Army Intelligence. DWK :MR 62-2938 Incls. ce Anchorage (Incls.) AMSD RECORDED & INDEXED 131 38 462 1a‘4 LUNES WHYZLN: Wd eS | l2e: CETNERETY ALASKA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, SIGNAL CORPS Seattle 4, Washington 19 August 1947 Subject: Matters of Na Tos Commanding Pourth Air Force San Frencises, California The attached letter has been received from the NCOIC of the Alaska Communication Sy: station at Bethel, Alaska. submitted f C. For the Commanding Officer: Svend ¥. SVEND C. ol Captain, ltr fr NCOIC Bethel to Hq, S, Seqttle Acting Executive Authority NND 9098¢ JUSICe SEP<2 1947 fil € - BETHEL, ALASKA A wt ene Sule meee, Fy tt Eien 5 August 1947 Subjects Matters of Jationel Interest Tos Commanding Officer, Alaska Comumication System 550 Federal Office Sullding, Seattle 4, Washington le Per AGAO-S $19.1 the following report is submitted on a matter which may become of National Interest. Captein Jack Peok and his CoPilet Vinee Daly have stated that on August 4, 1947 they sighted and followed a flying saucer Northwest of Bethel Alaska. ‘This object was bigger than Douglas DC=3 they were flying, crossed their course at right angles to It was flying at an Altitude of one thousand feet. They swung in behind it and followed it at an air speed of one hundred seventy mile: z it was out of sight in four minutes. They state the o wes smooth surfaced and streamlined with no visible means of pro) whatever. i 4 2. It is realized that the Fourth Air Force claims there are no things but Captain Peck is Chief Pilot for Al Jones flying service and not » man given to exageration.s In view of the excellent reputation of Captain Peck and the fact that no one here doubts in the least but that he — actually saw this object, this report is turned in for any doomed necessary by your offices itt 7 : . EDERAL a . ae es ; Us 6, DEE SU TMENT OF JUSTICE FANDARD FORM NO, 64 rt = Office Memorandum: - “UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Di r, FBI DATE: Augus 4 PX rrom : SAC, San Fran 4) SUBJECT: 2EPORTS OF” FLYI randum entit tnt HO de. la'y ANNIIS WHuaLN; Wd 62 | lZ¢: G3A13934u Authority NND 9 4AFDC-1 4AP-1206-1 SUBJECT: “Unidentifiable TO t Special Agent valifornie. Inclos dated 15 July 1947, i. Y UNIDENTIFIABLE OBJECTS Williams Fld., Chandler, Ariz. 15 July 1947 MEMORANDUM FOR THE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1. On 14 July 1947, 1st Lt Eric B. Armstrong, 0-2059709, 170th AAF Base Unit, Ferry Division, Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas was interviewed and the following information was obtained: Lt. Armstrong departed Williams Field, Arizona at 14,00 CST on 28 June 1947 in a P-51 At approximately 1515 CST on a course of 300 degrees, and ground speed of 285, altitude 10,000 feet, approximately thirty miles northwest of Lake Meade, Nevada Lt, Armstrong sighted five or six white, circular objects at four o'clock, altitude approximately 6,000 feet, course approximately 120 degrees and an estimated speed of 285 MPH. Lt. Armstrong said the objects were flying very smoothly and in a close formation, The estimated size of the white objects were approximately 36 inchesin diameter, Lt, Armstrong stated that he is sure the white objects were not birds, since the rate of for Portland, Oregon, by the way of MedBrd, Oregon, closure was very fast. Lt. Armstrong was certain that the white objects were not jets or conventional type aircraft since he has flown both types, AGENT'S NOTES: Lt. Armstrong was very sincere in the explanation and was not the | exaggerating type. He merely stated what he saw and has drawn no con- clusions as to what the white objects were. Lawrence R, King, Jr., Special Agent, CIC,AD¢ CERTIFIED A TRUE COPY: ee - dD. ENS Major, Air Corps AAT BURE ful 5 acim 3 | OF JUSTICE 3.0 1947 ~ é é ; fice Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Ry FROM SUBJECT: aM 4g dda 1a'y UNAS Ways py; Hd 9S p 574 UIAIFIZy ¥TSCy The attactiody mews.) — Delavare, July 6, 1947. Iv ruponts) Avenue, Rehobo' 9 De — % ten ss ne Ve hee F Mr. WENYON was quoted cs having called the Federal ure Investigation and was advised that the Bureau was not interested, Whereupon he notified the Eastern Airlines and the Civil Aeronautic Authority of the objects he had seen. Both agencies are reported to have accepted the information stating they would investigate. The clipping further stated that Mr. WENYON had received no answer to date from either agency. This clipping was submitted to me by the resident agents' office at Wilmington together with the advice that no agent in Wilmington had been contacted by Mr. WENYON. I directed Mr. WENYON be interviewed to determine the full facts. : Mr. WENYON was interviewed and it was determined that his correct name is HORACE P, WENYON, Mr. WENYON advised that he had been an airplane pilot approximately thirty years. He stated that in September of 196, while flying at an al‘itude of 1,000 feet, two or three miles south of Rehoboth Beach, .Delaw ve, he noticed a projectile approximately fifteen inches in diameter which crossed his course at right angles and was moving in a west-to-east direction. According to Mr. WENYON, several jets of flame were spurting from the object and it was traveling at a very high rate of speed, 1,000 to 1,200 miles per hour. He stated that in October of 196, he observed a similar projectile while flying over Rehoboth Beach at 1,400 fe was also traveling from west to east. —— Mr. WENYON stated that there is little question in his mind but that what he saw was some sort of rocket being tested. He stated that he wished to call the matter to the attention of the appropriate authority inasmuch a- he thought that the series of airplane crashes that have occurred re~ might in part be explained by what he had observed. He stated t* reported the information to the Civil Aeronautics Authority 2 telephonically interviewed by a xeporter from the Wilmingto’ _ peeps” \¢ IES DESTROYED O NOV 18 1964 L/Dir., FBI AUT Flying Discs Miscellaneous Mr. WENYON stated that what he had seen traveled at such a high rate of speed that it was very difficult to describe it, but the description "flying mayonnaise jars" was concocted by the newspaper reporter. This information has not been brought to the attention of any Arny sources in view of the fact that only a preliminary inquiry was con- ducted on the basis of a news article which sets forth essentially the facts obtained from Mr. WENYON. No further action in this matter is contemplated by this office unless advised otherwise by the Bureau. SBrarf 62-0 Attachment Iwaysicry L3$JGimineton, ;| | Continued From First Page |r ‘ged from the theory that Were radio controle ported by Rehoboth Pilot rest Wenyon Believes Mystery Discs, et-Propelled, May Have Caused Big Plane Crash on Memorial Day g lected Jet-propelled A. B. Cross of Chattanooga, @ 34-year-old watchmak, . ‘nounced he invented the “flying saucer” and submitted it to the War | Department in 1943 but his idea was rejected as not practical “at the Present time.” Later, he said, he became con-| Vineed that the department elabo- rated on his plan. His model was powdered with a rubber band, Cross Said, but he believed atomic’ power now is being used. A Spokane, Wash., woman insisted the objects she saw were of such size that together they would take up: the space of a five-room house if |they landed, but a Clearwater, Ei Woman said the disks she ob- served resembled “pie pans, Ay Rutland, Vt, a woman re- ported she and her husband yit- jRessed a brilliant object in night sky which she assumed to pe a “flying saucer” although it stationary. But at Cambridge, Mass., a house-| | wife said she saw “a group of white, flying saucers whirling around and going at a tremendous spee The Massachusetts and Vermont teports brought to 40 the number of states in which the objects have been observed. With New England getting into the game, the Harvard University | astronomical observatory took note | of the reports but said it had had| no luck so far in photographing one | of the discs. | terlous saucers first were reported June 25 in the State 9 |Washington, but Charlie T. Han, Jet, ‘superintendent of the Kings portf Tenn., Times News composin eteran Delaware pilot, Forrest Wenyon of 123 Rehoboth Avenue, th Beach, disclosed last night that in the past 10 months he hag €en objects now being loosely described as “flying saucers” but he calls “flying mayonnaise jars.” ® particular difference between the mysterious objects of Mr. 's Teport and those which have now been observed in some ‘40 states in that the former, accord- + |ing to the pilot, held a true course: until they disappeared from sight. This would indicate a guises} Idast an aimed missile while the cqurse of the “saucers” has been! deBcribed by observers as erratic. ir. Wenyon said last night that| he first saw what loosely resembled| a “flying mayonnaise jar” one after- noon last September while fiying at |about 1,000 feet. It was late in the| afternoon and the pilot was flying ‘north. Suddenly, at an estimatea distance| Of 2,000 feet in front of his plane ‘and traveling from west to east, Mr. Wenyon saw the “jar.” It was going) at tremendous speed tht the pilot Nj was able to note several tnings. The most important bf these ob-| servations, insofar as arjexplanation, is possible, is that the “jar” appeared’ to have some sort of rocket com- bustion. Mr. Wenyon said that) S-| spurts of silver flame from the tail 1d seemed to provide the propulsion. or|| Carrying out the description of Ll e “flying mayonnaise jar,” Mr. u ‘enyon said that the tail appeared to be a lid which had been per- forated and that from these per- ?) |forations the flames escaped. PS In a matter of two, at the ae al) three, seconds the object had dis- room, said’ yester: appeared over and past Fort Miles, the discs two years avo.” ta 8 ’s|'The pilot did not see it land and They were “of a bei W| doesn’t know whether it did or not. colo: a| Then on June 2 while flying at re) 1,490 feet in a Stinson four-passen- ds|ger}ship Mr. Wenyon, ¢ pilot of 30 i ay tae -| 3+] yeaks' experience, saw ahother “jar.” Commission ic unter a |es|. He didnt say’muchfabout it to rae originated the) ’S.|ReYjoboth Airport attaches although| ‘ier reports, continued to produce| '¢/he did mention it. Mr. Wenyon, peace tee |\_|with a theory in mind, called the : clatmed to have seen the awning ice and also brsught|°n|Federal Bureau of Investigation, forth one deflationary explanation ‘a of them. Bob Johnson, operator of a fiy-| ; "Barlow of Stamford, Conn., international known explosives in. |ventor, _ advanced the theory that the objects were radio controlled /flying missiles, - Reports him so, he said. He then called |was lookin ae| Eastein Airlines and the Civil Aero- nautic Authority both of which! service at Missoula, Mont., re- nites he had captured one of the|\or discs and found it to be milkweed ee ds. f Charles Odom, 23-year-old for-|in mer B-17 navigator, theorized al Houston, Tex. that the objects might be a version of radio-con- trolled “crystal balls” “sed by the Nazis in the war. ‘These balls, which flew to the titude of the bomber and appare. ly were magnetized to fiy along ¥ \the planes, sent bx . to fat tae mene" gave him a sympathetic hearing,| thanked him and said they'd inves- tigate. | To date he has received no answer from either. Mr. Wenyon's theory is that one of| these “jars” was tesponsible for the wash of the Easterm Airlines plane * Port Deposit, Md., on Memorial which killed 53 persons. He