FBI File 100-18945, Flying Discs

Form No. 1—D. of I. U. S. Department of Justice (MATERIAL MUST NOT BE REMOVED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILE) FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION See also Nos. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—52991-1 NW 90291 DocId:34714596 Page 1

PASCOITES SPOT MYSTERY OBJECT 'Saucer' Like Giant 'Pinwheel' A brilliant and high speed object that flashed through the sky over Pasco was reported by five PERSONS living in the Navy Homes Project. Presence of the objects aroused much speculation as result of the final admiss…

More Saucer Witnesses Further reports of "flying saucers" over the Kennewick-Pasco area continued to pour in last night. Thomas Richardson, who operates the drive-in theater at the Richland "Y" reported yesterday he observed a circular or disc-like object that seemed to have li…

SAC, SEATTLE LLOYD A. DUCOMMUN August 12, 1952 SEMI-MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE DIO,13ND, OSI, RO No. 3, FBI-8/7/52 The semi-monthly intelligence conference was held at the offices of Col. SPENCER RAYNOR, Commanding Officer, 20th District, Office of Special Investigations,…

Semi-Monthly Intelligence Conference August 7, 1952 August 12, 1952 he be furnished with any additional information on her subsequent to the report of SA JAMES R. HEALY, dated 1-18-52. Copies of subsequent reports are being furnished to Col. Raynor by separate letter. ESTIMATE…

Semi-Monthly Intelligence Conference August 7, 1952 2. Any report of a flying saucer or similar matter received from a complainant by the FBI would be disseminated to all intelligence agencies if the report was an immediate one, that is the sighting had just been received and it…

(C) FLYING DISCS -- Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin #57, Paragraph D, dated October 1, 1947, and SAC Letter #38, dated March 25, 1949, in the captioned matter. It is noted that some Bureau field offices are not furnishing to OSI locally complaints regarding flying discs, pu…

'FLYING SAUCER' SEEN OVER CITY A "flying saucer" that hung motionless for nearly five minutes, then streaked away, was observed Sunday over South Seattle by several PERSONS. Arthur Owley, 4430-49th Ave. S., who was a major in an anti-aircraft artillery unit during World War II,…

IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO FILE NO.

FD-71 (7-80-45) Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice COMPLAINT FORM UNKNOWN OBJECT - POSSIBLE FLYING SAUCER. Subject's Name and Aliases MRS. NELVAR SPURGEON Name of Complainant DOUGLAS HOTEL Address of Complainant UPPER STRATOSPHERE OF THE UNIV…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE (65-new) FROM : SA W. MARK FELT SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL OBJECTS DATE: 2-13-53 At 10:30 A.M., 2/10/53 Miss DELMA J. SEGRAM, Seattle Civil Defense, telephonically contacted the office to a…

COPY 1405 Haupt Ave. Richland, Washington 16 July 1953 Federal Bureau of Investigation Building 762 Handford Works Richland, Washington Gentlemen: On the afternoon of July 415th, 1953, I had taken off the afternoon to entertain guests from Portland and was engaged in SMALL t…

disc-like body. I cannot be sure as the object only covered about one fortieth of the diameter of the field, which would make it about 20 seconds of arc; it was either very SMALL or very high. At no time did any part appear to rotate, but the heliocopter like arms, four in number…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC (100-18945) FROM : SA D. J. KRAUTER SUBJECT: UNUSUAL OBJECT SIGHTED IN SKY OVER HOO, AEC. DATE: 8-3-53 The attached letter is self-explanatory. Immediately on receipt of the letter, the matter was ta…

100-18945 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington August 10, 1953 Colonel Spencer Raynor Commanding Officer 20th District Office of Special Investigations McChord Air Force Base. Washington Dear Sir: I am enclosing for your information and any action you deem appropriate a l…

SAC, SEATTLE (100-19550) SA DOUGLAS J. KRAUTER 8/4/53 UNUSUAL OBJECT IN AIR HOO, AEC 8/2/53 ATTENTION: SA DUCOMMUN On this date Mr. ALLEN EDDY, in charge of CIC Resident Agency, Richland, Washington, contacted the writer and requested that he meet with Mr. EDDY at the office…

SE 100-19550 8/4/53 FOIA(b)(3) - 50 USC 3024(i)(1) - Intelligence Sources ar It is suggested that the information be passed on immediately to the Air Force who will probably want to discuss it with Mr. McHALE and Mr. EDDY's office. - 2 -

1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington August 5, 1953 Mr. Robert T. Jaske 1405 Haupt Avenue Richland, Washington Dear Sir: This will acknowledge your recent letter concerning the unusual object signted by you in the vicinity of Richland, Washington. On the day the letter was…

IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO FILE NO.

FD-71 (7-30-45) Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice COMPLAINT FORM FYYING SAUCER Subject's Name and Aliases ROBART LEE Name of Complainant 1207 SW 152nd St. Seattle Address of Complainant Address of Subject CH 6325 Telephone Number of Complai…

IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO FILE NO.

FD-71 (7-30-45) Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice COMPLAINT FORM FLYING SAUCERS Subject's Name and Aliases HILTON BROWN Name of Complainant 3245 47 SW Address of Complainant Address of Subject HO 0661 Telephone Number of Complainant 10:40Pm…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC FROM : SA Joseph P. Mac Farland SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS DATE: 6-4-54 8.03 AM Colonel Raymer, Mc Chord Field by telephone advised that in last nigts edition of the Tacoma News Tribune an artice appears…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC FROM : Al Lau - Night Clekk SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS OVER PASCO, WASH. 6/6/54, 11:35 PM DATE: 6/7/54 7:40 AM P. V. HOWELL, Chief, Counter Intelligence, 20th OSI, advised as follows:…

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1954 Policeman Sees Flying Saucer Three Tacoma policemen have now seen flying saucers, so they must be "real," they say. Latest to witness the mystery is Oliver Tiedeman who said he was much impressed Monday night in a close view of one of the saucers while d…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON PVH:ms THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 20th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, MCCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON 20D OSI 24-00 10 June 1954 Mr. R. D. Auerbach Special Agent in Charg…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON PVH:ms THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 20th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, McCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON 20D OSI 24-00 10 June 1954 Mr. R. D. Auerbach Special Agent in Charg…

Saucer Again Is Reported Over Tacoma Flying saucers returned to Tacoma at midnight Monday, according to at least seven PERSONS who reported watching an orange ball appear, then shrink and disappear. The ball was first noticed by a Tacoma transit driver, Richard K. Hirist of 914…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON PVH:ms THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 20th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, McCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON 20D OSI 24-00 10 June 1954 Mr. R. D. Auerbach Special Agent in Charg…

Raugh Draft Memo TO: SAC From: SA POST. E. MASON FLYING SAUCERS. Misc. Colonel Raynor, Mc Chord AFB telephoned at 7:45 P.M, 6/8/54 to advise no action is being taken by O.S.I. re report of Flying Saucers appearing in Tacoma News Tribune, front page, column 3. This message is…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC FROM : S.A. L.A. Ducommun SUBJECT: Flying Saucers DATE: June 9, 1954 At approximately 7:30 PM on 6/8/54 Colonel Raynor, OSI MCChord AFB telephoned that an item in the Tacoma News Tribune indicated tha…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC SEATTLE FROM : SA J. FRANCIS SULLIVAN SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS; Neah Bay 6/22/54 DATE: 6/22/54 At 11:10 PM this date Special Agent Phil Howell OSI telephonically contacted this office to r…

20D OSI 24-00 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON HLW:rs THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF 20th DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, McCHORD FIELD, WASHINGTON 24 June 1954 Mr. R. D. Auerbach Special Agent in Charge Fed…

20D OSI 24-00 Re: Unidentified Flying Objects 24 June 1954 "Information for this report was received from Senior Controller, GCI Site, TIMOTHY; Senior Controller, Direction Center, MERCURY; Senior Controller, Division Combat Center, LAST CHANCE; the two F-86D pilots; a 25th Air D…

20D OSI 24-00 Re: Unidentified Flying Objects 24 June 1954 "EVALUATION The blips or targets observed are tentatively evaluated as true airborne targets, similar in presentation size and general configura- tion (on ground-based and airborne equipment) to B-36, B-52 type air- craft…

United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation FD-71 (7-30-45) IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO FILE No. UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT MC Murray, Wash. AREA Subject's Name and Aliases Address of Subject Character of CASE DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT: COMPLAINT FORM WILLIAM FLENER…

United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation FD-71 (7-30-45) IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO FILE No. Subject's Name and Aliases Address of Subject Character of CASE DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT: COMPLAINT FORM Name of Complainant Address of Complainant Telephone Numbe…

23 AUG 1954 AFCSI-6D 24-185-20-15 SUBJECT: (UNCLASSIFIED) Unidentified Flying Objects SPECIAL INQUIRY TO: District Commander 20th OSI District (IG) McChord Air Force Base Washington 1. Reference is made to letter from your District, dated 8 June 1954, subject as above. 2. This of…

Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice FD-71 (7-80-45) IN REPLY, PLEASE REFER TO FILE NO. COMPLAINT FORM UNKNOWN(FLYING SAUCERS) Subject's Name and Aliases Address of Subject Character of CASE DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT: E. H. WHITSON Name of Complainant…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC DATE: 6/27/55 FROM : SA Robert M. MacNamara ATT: SA L. DUCOMMUN SUBJECT:UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN SKY 8:50 PM 6/27/55 RAYMOND KENT, (EL4341) Virginus Hotel, 804 Virginia telephonicaaly contacted this office a…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE (62- DATE: 6/1/56 FROM : SA CLEMENT W. PARKHURST SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCER SEEN OVER KENNEWICK, Washington; Gordon Richardson, Informant Sgt. GORDON RICHARDSON, Kennewick, Washington Police Department…

100-18945 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington June 12, 1956 Colonel Spencer W. Raynor, USAF District Commander 20th District, OSI McChord Air Force Base, Washington Re: Unidentified Flying Objects Dear Sir: The following information was furnished to Special Agent Clement W.…

TO: Colonel Spencer W. Raynor, USAF District Commander, OSI Re: Unidentified Flying Objects Date: June 12, 1956 ball stood still several minutes and then took off with a speed so great that it disappeared from sight in a matter of seconds. Richardson stated that obviously some di…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE DATE: 9-29-56 FROM : ROBERT E. PRINGLE SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS REPORTED NEAR CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT - 9-28-56 At 4:30 PM this date the duty officer U. S. Coast Guard called stating that he had ad…

1015 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington October 17, 1956 Colonel Spencer W. Raynor, USAF District Commander 20th District, OSI McChord Air Force Base, Washington Re: Unidentified Flying Objects Dear Sir: On June 12, 1956, a letter was directed to your office reporting information…

COMPLAINT FORM FD-71 (9-29-54) SUBJECT'S NAME AND ALIASES SPACE SHIPS NOTE: HANDPRINT NAMES LEGIBLY; HANDWRITING SATISFACTORY FOR REMAINDER ADDRESS OF SUBJECT CHARACTER OF CASE Miscellaneous COMPLAINANT ALBERT CRESSEY ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF COMPLAINANT Elliot Hotel, 105…

1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington November 15, 1957 Colonel Spencer W. Raynor District Commander 20th District Office of Special Investigations United States Air Force McChord Air Force Base, Washington Re: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS INFORMATION CONCERNING Dear Sir: On No…

Did Satellite Section Fall? Two Hanford engineers, who saw a brilliant light fall from the sky Thursday morn- ing have concluded that they may have seen a piece of a satellite drop. Explorer III was due to fall from its orbit today. The men, Abe Dunning and Carl Wait, we're trave…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC DATE: 6/27/58 FROM : HARRY W. WILSON, Jr., SA SUBJECT: POSSIBLE INFORMATION REGARDING SATELLITE On June 27, 1958, B. K. PHILLIPS, Central Motors, Pasco, Washington, advised that two Hanford engineers, ABE DU…

1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington October 31, 1958 Mr. Alvin A. Wilcox South 2816 Monroe Spokane 41, Washington Dear Mr. Wilcox: Your letter of October 25, 1958 enclosing a completed questionnaire that had been furnished by Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 51-08 Findlay St…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE (62-0) DATE: 12/3/58 FROM : SA JAMES F. FLYNN SUBJECT: FLYING SAUCERS BERTHA HARRISON, Complainant On 12/1/58, Mrs. BERTHA HARRISON, 2812 Moore Street, Bellingham, Washington appeared at the Belli…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, Seattle (62-0) DATE: 4/20/59 FROM : SA John E. Connor SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object; Marysville, Washington 4/19/59 Mrs E.R.WITHROW Complaintant At Everett, Washington On 4/20/59 Mrs E.R.Withrow, Ce…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE DATE: July 17,1959 FROM : SA JAMES H. SANDUSKY SUBJECT: INFO RE STRANGE FLYING OBJECT On instant date, MRS. RUTH LINHOFF, 9040 Mercer Way, Mercer Island, Wn., advised that on July 7, 1959 while wa…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE (105-0) DATE: 10/10/59 FROM : SA VERNON P. COYNE SUBJECT: "FLYING DISC" REPORT At 9:15 a.m., 10/10/59, Mrs. NEIL GOTSCHALL residence address 7525 28th S.W., Seattle, telephone WE 7-6896, wife of a…

1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington October 16, 1959 Col. Paul A. Hurst, USAF District Commander, OSI 20th District Headquarters McChord Air Force Base Washington RE: "FLYING SAUCER" REPORT Dear Sir: For your information, Mrs. Neil Gotschall, 7525 28th S.W., Seattle, telepho…

Air Force Asks Reports on 'Saucers' WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.- spector general December 24. publicly describing unidenti-gence Agency, said in a state- (U.P.I.) - The Air Force has The regulations, updating fied-flying-object reports as ment that a photo-copy of the sent its commands…

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office MEMORANDUM • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : SAC, SEATTLE DATE: 8/18/60 FROM : SA MERTON R. ANDERSON SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT Sighted 8/12/60 by MURIEL BASS, Spokane, Wash. On 8/18/60 Captain HAROLD REAUME, OSI, Fairchild AFB, Spokane, Wash. a…