PROJECT 1947

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 admission by the Army Air Force that such objects have been sighted on radar screens and have been chased by fast jet airplanes.

The object reported over Pasco last night was described in almost identical detail by all persons who reported they had seen it. The time of the object's appearance also coincided.

Mrs. Fern Jorgenson, 10-B Navy Homes, said the “saucer” was round and seemed ringed with flashing lights, mostly green.

“It seemed to be traveling at terrific speed,” she said. “I blinked my eyes once after I first saw it and it appeared to have gone miles during the fraction of a second my eyes were closed.”

Mrs. Jorgenson’s husband also witnessed the strange sight.

Three boys who were playing in a field back of the Navy Homes; registration office, also reported seeing the strange sight.

“It was just like a giant pinwheel,” said Timothy Hogland, 9-B Navy Homes. “It seemed to spin but it went so fast you hardly could follow it.”

Robert Greene, 53-B Navy Homes, said:

“It came out of the west and streaked across the sky.  It disappeared in the east.”

Thomas Thompson, 10-D Navy Homes, had another comment.  It was:

“It couldn't have been an airplane with running lights.  I've seen too many of them. This was round and it was ringed with lights.  It traveled too fast for an airplane.”

The closest check possible last night disclosed that there were no scheduled flights of airplanes over this area at the time.

Another party also said he saw the object but refused to be named in the matter.  He is an experienced flyer and said it definitely was not an airplane.

“I can only describe it by saying it was something out of this world.  I never have seen the like of it before.”

Columbia Basin News July 29, 1952 Pasco, Washington.

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 lights all around its perimeter, on Monday night.

A new flying saucer report was given to the Kennewick police by William J. Luedke, 1614 West Fifth, Kennewick.  He said he saw an “eerie object” in the sky that “appeared round at times and triangular at times.”

A whole cluster of flying saucers was reported to The News last night by five persons, four of them youths who live in the Navy Homes area.

The youngsters who reported seeing the “saucers” were Timothy Hogland, 14; Bobby Greno, 13; Larry Luci, 11 and Mike May, 7.

E. C. Keller of 520 South Rainier also said he saw the “tandem-saucers,” at 10:15 last night.

Columbia Basin News Pasco, Washington. July 30, 1952

SAC, SEATTLE                                                               August 12, 1952

SEMI-MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE
 

OSI
 

DIO, 13ND
 

RO NO. 3
 

  Ft Lewis, Wn

FBI

SA  

  MATTERS DISCUSSED  

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Semi-Monthly Intelligence Conference

ESTIMATE OF SUBVERSIVE SITUATION BY OSI

COMIC BOOKS UNDERMINING MORALE OF ARMED FORCES

REPORTING AND EXCHANGING OF INFORMATION CONCERNING
FLYING SAUCERS

Extended discussion was had concerning the reporting of information concerning flying saucers and the following understandings were reached.

1.

Flying saucer reports received by the FBI from the USCG would be disseminated to (c) Regional Office No. 3, 115th CIC (b) Security Office, AEC (this request for dissemination to the AEC was received from at the last AEC conference).  Both the DIO 13ND and OSI stated that the information concerning flying saucers would be received by them from the Coast Guard and therefore it would not be necessary to report to them directly unless some additional information was received from other sources.

Semi-Monthly Intelligence Conference
August 7, 1952

PARACHUTE LANDINGS

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, said the object appeared to have four sources of light.  Owley and two friends observed it through binoculars.

Owley said the saucer moved extremely fast after hovering for a while and it disappeared in a matter of seconds.

Seattle Post Intelligencer Page 3 Column 6 Oct 2[?], 1952

UNKNOWN OBJECT - POSSIBLE FLYING SAUCER Subject's Name and Aliases		Name of Complainant
		DOUGLAS HOTEL  Address of Complainant
Address of Subject UPPER STRATOSPHERE OF THE UNIVERSE.		Telephone Number of Complainant
Character of Case POSSIBLE FLYING SAUCER		10:35 P.M. 10-23-52  Date and Time Complaint Received
DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT  Object resembled a falling star, with one exception; as object was falling, it seemed to suddenly change course.  Object was a round difused [sic] light.

FACTS OF COMPLAINT

Complainant stated that she first observed the object around 10:30 P.M. this date.  At the time she was standing in front of the above named hotel and observed the object moving from overhead to an easterly position.

This is all the information that the complainant could offer.  She stated that she would immediately call the Bureau in the event she could furnish any more information.

The above is submitted for record purposes and what ever [sic] action you deem necessary.

ACTION RECOMMENDED BY AGENT:

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC SEATTLE (65-new)		DATE: 2/13/53
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL OBJECTS

At 10:30 A.M., 2/10/53   Seattle Civil Defense telephonically contacted the office to advise that   (first name not obtained),   informed by telephone at 10:10 A.M. the same date that she,   had observed a very large object “quite high” directly above and somewhat West of Sand Point Naval Air Station.    described the object as very like a large parachute and stated that it was “so silver” that she could hardly look at it.  After approximately two minutes the object appeared to fade away to the North.

The above information was furnished to  , OSI; to   of IFO #3 and to  DIO, 13th ND, at 10:45 and 10:50 AM respectively.

On 2/12/53   IFO #3 furnished SA   the following information:

  stated that other Intelligence agencies had been notified.  According to   Seattle, an employee of the Signal Division, Seattle Port of Embarkation, informed IFO #3 at 1627 hours on 2/10 last that at approximately 1508 hours on 2/9/53 while passing over the University Bridge in a bus she observed a bright object in the sky high over Sand Point Naval Air Station, but a little to the south.  She said the sky was fairly clear at the time and it was the extreme brightness of the object which called her attention to it.  She could furnish no description and no information as to the speed of the object.  No one else on the bus observed the object.

WMF:EP

FLYING SAUCER		Name of Complainant
Subject's Name and Aliases		Address of Complainant
Address of Subject		Telephone Number of Complainant
Character of Case		7-14-53 7:25 PM  Date and Time Complaint Received
DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT

FACTS OF COMPLAINT

  called this date advising he had just seeng [sic] an object in the sky which he believed to be a Flying Saucer.  He stated this object was at an altitude of about 50000 ft. and was located over the channel between Vashon Island and the mainland.    described the saucer as large, about 100 to 200 Ft. across and he believed it had lights on.    states he and his wife had been watching the object for about 5 minutes and that his wife had been watching it while he called.    states he had been in the Air Force and he has never seen any thing like this before.

 , OSI was contacted at 7:40 PM and given the above information.

ACTION RECOMMENDED BY AGENT:

   No additional action

 
Richland, Washington

Dear Sir:

This will acknowledge your recent letter concerning the unusual object sighted by you in the vicinity of Richland, Washington.  On the day the letter was received the matter was referred to the Security Division of the Atomic Energy Commission since it appeared that such information would be of primary interest to that organisation and to the Army and Air Force.

You may be assured that your report will be treated factually.

In the event any of the interested services desire to contact you further, they will probably do so directly.

I appreciate your interest in referring this to our attention, and hope that anything else which comes to your attention which you think might be of interest to this office will be referred to us.

SAC, SEATTLE   

SA   

UNUSUAL OBJECT IN AIR
HOO, AEC
8/2/53

On this date  , in charge of CIC Resident Agency, Richland Washington, contacted the writer and requested that he meet with     at the office of   the AEC Security Division.  The reason was to relate a report which he had received concerning some unusual objects seen over the Hanford Reservation area at 9:20 p.m, on August 2, 1953.

  advised that he had been contacted by     Kennewick, Washington.  The objects were also seen by   Kennewick, who is employed as a nurse at Kadlec Hospital, Richland.

  advised that they had related to him that on the evening of August 2 while finishing an outdoor supper in   yard Kennewick, they had noticed two reddish-orange balls of fire going at a speed estimated by   as very fast and actually stated by him to be about three times as fast as a B-47 flies.  He stated that these objects were traveling south by west, almost due west, were very brilliant, and disappeared when dropping over the horizon over Rattlesnake Mountain which borders the southwest edge of the Hanford Reservation.

  advised that   appeared to be a very substantial individual who was very sincere in this story.

At the meeting,   contacted his airport and ascertained that there had been no reports of any radar testing or any planes over the area at the particular time involved.    himself landed in the AEC plane at 9:15 p.m. and stated that neither he nor the two pilots had noticed anything unusual while they were coming in for the landing.  It was   feeling that very possibly the objects seen were some slight fogbanks which he had noticed forming, showing up in the Pasco airport beacon.

  advised that he would like for the Bureau to pass the information on to the Air Force immediately inasmuch as (and this was on a confidential basis) he did not want to give it to Sixth Army unless there

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is something more substantial brought out by the Air Force.

It is suggested that the information be passed on immediately to the Air Force who will probably want to discuss it with   and   office.

100-18945

 
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 letter dated July 16, 1953 received from   Richland, Washington, concerning an unusual object he sighted in the sky over Richland, Washington, on July 15, 1953.

Immediately upon receipt of this letter the matter was taken up with the Security Division of the Atomic Energy Commission at Richland, Washington, inasmuch as the object was sighted in an area over the AEC reservation space.

  Security Division, AEC, checked with the Fifth AAA Group and determined that they had released a meteorological balloon equipped with radio and other meteorological equipment at 2:05 p.m. on July 15, 1953.  The Fifth AAA Group radar had tracked it at 25,000 feet and then lost it at that height going in the same area as described by  

No further inquiry will be made by this office.

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Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC (100-18945)		DATE: 8/3/53
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  UNUSUAL OBJECT SIGHTED IN                  SKY OVER HOO, AEC.

The attached letter is seIf-explanatory.

Immediately on receipt of the letter, the matter was taken up with the Security Division of AEC, inasmuch as the object was sighted in area over the AEC reservation space.

  Asst. Chief, checked with the 5th AAA group on ascertaining that their airport records indicating tracking over the reservation on July 15.  The AAA group reported that they had released a meteorological balloon, equipped with radio and other meteorological equipment at 2:05 PM. on July 15th.  The radar had tracked it at 25,000 feet, losing it at that height going in the same area as that described by the complainant.

Even though the object was over the AEC reservation and the AEC and 5th Group Radar believe they have explained it, it is felt desirable to refer the report to the attention of the Air Force as they may wish to discuss it with the two other interested services.

Richland, Washington 16 July 1953

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Building 762
Handford Works [sic]
Richland, Washington

Gentlemen:

On the afternoon of July 15th, 1953, I had taken off the afternoon to entertain guests from Portland and was engaged in small talk about the various target shooting equipment I have accumulated.  My guest and I spotted an object in the sky which appeared to be a large kite.  We turned my 30 power Bausch and Lomb observation telescope on the object and it turned out to be a large sheet of brown paper at about 10,000 feet elevation.  Having been impressed with the tremendous resolving power of the instrument we scanned the skies with our naked eye for other objects such as birds at high altitude.  Our reward for this observation was most remarkable.

At about 14:30 hours we sighted a bright shimmering speck at very extreme altitude, perhaps 30,000 feet perhaps much lower.  This speck hovered at a north azimuth to Richland of about 80 degrees.  I tried to pick up the object in the telescope and while trying to locate it in the very small field, about 15 minutes angle, my friend located another similar speck a short distance away.  At this time we were convinced that they were birds, but had not yet sighted one in the glass because of the small field.  Suddenly one of the specks ceased hovering and darted off to the west and disappeared.  Still not giving this much thought I continued to search for the original object.  After about three minutes searching I was able to bring it under observation and held it continuously for a period of two minutes until 14:44 hours.

At first I thought I had found a large bird, but closer examination proved to be an unusual object.  The first glances gave an impression of a heliocopter [sic] with the rotor stationary, but I was soon convinced I had never seen anything like this before.  No heliocopter [sic] has wings too, nor hovers with a stationary rotor.  I shouted to my guests and all four held the bright speck under observation until it eventually disappeared.  As I examined the object in the glass very carefully it seemed as though the white parts were surface features of transparent

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 [sic] like arms, four in number, appeared to be surrounded by a thin vaporous ring about witish [sic] blue in color.  The attached sketch, showing the object as it appeared from the bottom will give you my last impression.  Just as I had become convinced this was a radar target balloon made of transparent plastic, the object began to move.  It moved at incredible speed toward the east disappearing on the eastern horizon in about 10 seconds.  The latter motion could only be observed with the naked eye due to the tremendous speed.

I spend about 4 hours a week looking through this glass while target shooting and am confident that I observed a factual object of very unusual nature.  As you will find upon examination I am a design supervisor in charge of the CA 512 R design encompassing some rather important aspects of the present expansion program, being designed by the Engineering Department of the General Electric Company.  I deal strictly in facts, and hope you will treat this report factually.  I am willing to enlarge upon this matter if called on to do so; no short description being adequate.

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC		DATE: 6/27/55
FROM:      SA     ATT:
SUBJECT:  UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN SKY                  8:50 PM 6/27/55

  Virginus Hotel   telephonically contacted this office and reported that at approximately 8:50 PM this date while standing in front of the Virginus Hotel that he observed an unidentified object in the sky.  It had no definite form and had a silver glow. The object was heading south parallel to the coast.  It was on an elevation of 45 degrees,

  added that before calling that he contacted the Air Force at Boeing Field end they treated the matter as a joke and told him to call the FBI.

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC, SEATTLE (62-		DATE: 6/1/56
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  FLYING SAUCER SEEN OVER KENNEWICK, Washington;                    Informant,

  Kennewick, Washington Police Department advised that for several years he has been very interested in flying saucers and has read everything available concerning this topic.    advised that he has some information which he considers to be of utmost importance to the defense of the U.S. concerning a flying space ship which he observed over Kennewick, Washington about a year ago.    stated that he had never told anyone about this matter and has not discussed it with other officers of the police department because they "never pay any attention to what he says".

  prefaced his remarks by stating that he realizes his information sounds like a "nut complaint" but assures the writer that this is not so.

  stated that the thing he saw has been weighing very heavily on his mind and he believes the information should be passed on to the air Force [sic] or other interested Defense Agency.

  stated that about a year ago he was on night shift and was in the vicinity of 1st and Washington, Kennewick, at about 10 PM when he observed a large, shining, metal ball about 30' in diameter swoosh in from the West at rather low altitude—only 200 or 300 feet in the air or less.  The ball was traveling at a high rate of speed and when it got about three blocks east of Washington Street it came to a complete stop.    stated that the ball had left a trail of fire until it stopped and then emitted no fire or smoke.    described the ball as perfectly spherical and made of shiny metal.

He stated that apparently the ball had at least two different kinds of motors to propel it, because when it was standing still he could hear the "chug chug" of the engine sounding like a tractor engine and apparently an internal combustion engine.  The ball stood still several minutes and then took off with a speed so great that it disappeared from sight in a matter of seconds.    stated that obviously some different type of engine was utilised in flight such as a jet engine because of the speed with which the ball left.    noted no fire or smoke on leaving.

  stated that the most disturbing thing to him is that apparently the builders of the ball have mastered the pull of gravity.  He stated that this fact puts this country in a poor position defensively as the ball obviously either came from Russia or some outer space planet in which case the Russians might [have] got hold of it first.    noted that the ball was flying too low for radar detection and too fast for interception by any known United States device.

  commented that the United States does not have this ball or they would not be producing winged aircraft, jet planes, nikes, etc.   stated that he theorizes that whoever built the ball is using the principle of likes attract and positives repel to defy gravity and that the ship is flying on electron beams or some other natural phenomena such as light waves.  He stated he never saw the ball again and has not advised other persons other than the FBI.  He also stated that he did not hear of anyone else seeing the ball but commented that due to his training he is a skilled observer.

100-18945

 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   resident agent, Richland, Washington, on June 1, 1956:

  Kennewick, Washington Police Department, advised that for several years he has been very interested in flying saucers and has read everything available concerning this topic.   advised that he has some information which he considers to be of utmost importance to the defense of the United States concerning a flying space ship which he observed over Kennewick, Washington about a year ago.    stated that he had never told anyone about this matter and had not discussed it with other officers of the police department because they "never pay any attention to what he says".    prefaced his remarks by stating that he realizes his information sounds like a "nut complaint" but assures the writer that this is not so.

  stated that the thing he saw has been weighing very heavily on his mind and he believes the information should be passed on to the Air Force or other interested Defense Agency.

  stated that about a year ago he was on night shift and was in the vicinity of 1st and Washington, Kennewick, at about 10 PM when he observed a large, shining, metal ball about 30' in diameter swoosh in from the West at rather low altitude—only 200 or 300 feet in the air or less.  The ball was traveling at a high rate of speed and when it got about three blocks east of Washington Street it came to a complete stop.    stated that the ball had left a trail of fire until it stopped and then emitted no fire or smoke.    described the ball as perfectly spherical and made of shiny metal.

He stated that apparently the ball had at least two different kinds of motors to propel it, because when it was standing still he could hear the "chug chug" of the engine sounding like a tractor engine and apparently an internal combustion engine.  The

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ball stood still several minutes and then took off with a speed so great that it disappeared from sight in a matter of seconds.    stated that obviously some different type of engine was utilised in flight such as a jet engine because of the speed with which the ball left.    noted no fire or smoke on leaving.

  stated that the most disturbing thing to him is that apparently the builders of the ball have mastered the pull of gravity.  He stated that this fact puts this country in a poor position defensively as the ball obviously either came from Russia or some outer space planet in which case the Russians might [have] got hold of it first.    noted that the ball was flying too low for radar detection and too fast for interception by any known United States device.

  commented that the United States does not have this ball or they would not be producing winged aircraft, jet planes, nikes, etc.    stated that he theorizes that whoever built the ball is using the principle of likes attract and positives repel to defy gravity and that the ship is flying on electron beams or some other natural phenomena such as light waves.  He stated he never saw the ball again and has not advised other persons other than the FBI.  He also stated that he did not hear of anyone else seeing the ball but commented that due to his training he is a skilled observer.

The above is for your information and no investigation is being made by this office. There is no objection by this office to your investigation of this matter and your interview of .

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC, SEATTLE		DATE: 9-29-56
FROM:
SUBJECT:  UNIDENTIFIED OBJECTS REPORTED                  NEAR CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT - 9-28-56

At 4:30 PM this date the duty office, U. S. Coast Guard called stating that he had advised this office on 9-28-56 of unidentified objects near Cape Disappointment.  He stated that it had been determined that this was a "Mark Six, Aircraft Flare."  He advised that others had been reported at Willapa, Point Granville and Neah Bay.  He advised that all of these with the exception of Neah Bay had been destroyed by the demolition squad and that those at Neah Bay would be destroyed on Monday.  He advised that a search was being made of the coast for any more of these objects due to the fact that so many had been reported.

 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 furnished by   Kennewick, Washington Police Department, relative to his sighting of an unidentified flying object.  has contacted our Senior Resident Agent at Richland, Washington on a number of times since his original reporting of this incident and has stated that he is most anxious to talk to a representative of the Air Force concerning his observations of this unidentified flying object.    stated that he has had some new information which apparently is not a new observation, but some theories on his previous sighting, which he desires to pass on to the appropriate representative of the Air Force.    has been advised that his original information was turned over to your office and that his subsequent contacts will also be furnished to you for your information.  This matter was discussed with   of your office on October 9, 1956 and he suggested that this letter be forwarded.

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Two Hanford engineers, who saw a brilliant light fall from the sky Thursday morning 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, were traveling due south from White Bluffs to the 200 Area when a brilliant light came within view of the windshield.

They spotted the light simultaneously.  Dunning figured it was about 20 degrees above the horizon and a little east of south.

The object seemed to burn out before it reached the ground.

Both men checked their watches.  It was 11:16 a.m.

"The brilliance of the object is what was so remarkable," Dunning said.  Even in the bright sunlight, the object shown. [sic]

Dunning said he could make no estimate of how far distant the light was.

 USAF
District Commander, OSI
20th District Headquarters
McChord Air Force Base Washington

Re : UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS
       INFORMATION CONCERNING

Dear Sir:

On November 6, 1957 a   telephoned this office and advised that while fishing in Puget Sound near Alaskan Way and near the Union Oil Company docks on November 5, 1957 he observed what appeared to be a disc in the air as he looked out west over the water.  He stated another unknown man had a pair of binoculars and that he looked through the binoculars and thought he saw one large object, similar to a big disc, and six other small objects flying away from the big disc.  He was positive that he saw this happen but could not furnish the names of anyone else that might have seen the same object.

This is being passed on to your office for information and any disposition you may see fit.  No inquiry is being made by this office.

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Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC		DATE: 6/27/58
FROM:         SA
SUBJECT:  POSSIBLE INFORMATION REGARDING                  SATELLITE;

On June 27, 1958,   Pasco, Washington, advised that two Hanford engineers   and   had reportedly seen a brilliant light fall from the sky Thursday morning about 11:16 a.m., at which time they xxxxxxx within the barricade of the Hanford project at Richland, Washington, and that inasmuch as Explorer III was due to fall from its xxxx orbit today, they concluded that it possibly was a piece of the satellite.

  stated that two car salesmen at Central Motors Used Car lot in Pasco had told him that they had seen something similar about the same time, while at the used car lot, and that the object appeared to fall in the Columbia, River near Pasco.  The used car salesmen are   and  

The above information was furnished to   CIC Office, Camp Hanford, Washington.

 
 
Spokane 41, Washington

Dear  

Your letter of October 25, 1958 enclosing a completed questionnaire that had been furnished by Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 5108 Findlay Street, Seattle, Washington, has been received.

I am forwarding your letter and completed questionnaire to the Office of Special Investigations, United States Air Force, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, for their Information.

Your interest in making this data available is appreciated.

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Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC SEATTLE (62-0—		DATE: 12/3/58
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  FLYING SAUCERS                    Complainant

On 12/1/58   Bellingham, Washington appeared at the Bellingham R.A. and advised she had received a letter from a Veterinarian in Kansas City who was interested in newspaper reports that   had spotted a second flying saucer over Bellingham.  The letter bore the return address   explained that on the occasion of her first sighting of a flying saucer she had furnished details to Mr. HOOVER who had replied that he was furnishing the information to Air Force authorities in San Diego.

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Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC SEATTLE (62-0)		DATE: 4/20/59
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  Unidentified Flying Object;                  Marysville, Washington                  4/19/59                                     Complaintant [sic]                  At Everett, Washington

On 4/20/59   Marysville, Washington telephonically advised that on the preceding evening she and four of her neighbors observed an unidentified flying object over the Whidbey Island area.  She went on to say that she personally looked at this object for some 40 minutes with binoculars and that it was no figment of her imagination.  She related that she did not want any publicity about this but that she felt it her duty to report as one of her relatives had seen such a thing down in California and the authorities had been unhappy because he was late in reporting it.    was advised that her information would be made available to the United States Air Force who would contact her if necessary.

On 4/20/59 this information was furnished to   Provost Marshal at Paine AFB who advised that the Air Force is interested in such matters and would contact   and others observers [sic] in order to attempt to determine to [sic] logical explanation for such.

JEC/

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC SEATTLE		DATE: July 17, 1959
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  INFO RE STRANGE FLYING OBJECT

On instant date,    Mercer Island, Wn, advised that on July 7, 1959 while walking on a stretch of beach in the vicinity of LA PUSH, Wn, she observed a man dressed in neat sun tans walking on the beach some distance away.  This man appeared to be carrying a quantity of rope hung in loops from his arm.   advised that she was aware of a series of brilliant flashes which she supposes emanated from the sky.  Shortly after noticing the flashes,   noted a parachute floating in from over the ocean and it appeared that the man on the beach had in some manner attached his rope to it.  The complainant stated that just before noticing the chute she heard a swishing like blast reminiscent of the noise made by fourth of July sky rockets.

The man was described as white, male, large (over 6’) strong features, about 30 yrs.

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC SEATTLE (105-0)		DATE: 10/10/59
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  "FLYING DISC" REPORT

At 9:15 10/10/59     residence address   wife of an administrator in the   section of Boeing Airplane Company, telephonically advised that between 4 a.m. and 4:45 a.m. she observed a very bright light toward the east from her residence and this light had a tremendous brilliance, which appeared to be about the size of a dime and the light kept moving vertically in and out of sight but did not seem to move horizontally.

  said she awakened her husband and asked him to look at this strange light and her husband observed it and said it was very weird and she had no explanation as to what it might be.

  said both she and her husband are skeptics on the matter of flying saucers but both of them are now ready to "join the club."  She said that she even put her coat on and went out on the patio and observed the strange light which kept disappearing and then coming back into sight and she noted when two airplanes went across the sky, this light disappeared.

It is suggested that a letter be written on this matter to OSI.

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 USAF
District Commander, OSI
20th District Headquarters
McChord Air Force Base
Washington

Dear Sir:

For your information   Seattle, telephone number   telephonically advised that between 4:00 A.M. and 4:45 A.M. on October 10, 1959, she had observed a very bright light toward the East from her residence.

  said that the light, which appeared to be about the size of a dime, had a tremendous brilliance.  The light reportedly was moving vertically in and out of sight, but did not seem to move horizontally.

  said that she awakened her husband, who is an administrator at the Boeing Airplane Company working on the   project, and asked him to observe this weird light.  She said that her husband had also observed it for a period of time and had no explanation as to what it might be.

  said that both she and her husband had been complete skeptics on the "business of flying saucers," but that after observing this phenomenon they are now ready to "join the club."  She said that she even put on a coat and went out into the yard to observe the light more clearly.  She said the light kept appearing and disappearing, but that she noticed that after two airplanes had crossed the sky between her and the light, the light disappeared.

No inquiry is being conducted into this matter by the FBI and the above is being provided for whatever value it may be to you.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 27.— (U.P.I.) — The Air Force has sent its commands a new warning to treat sightings of unidentified flying objects (U. F. O.’s) as “serious business” directly related to the nation’s defense, it was learned today.

An Air Force spokesman confirmed issuance of the directive after portions of it were made public by a private “flying saucer” research group.

The new regulations were issued by the Air Force inspector general December 24.

The regulations, updating similar ones issued in the past, outlined procedures and said that “investigations and analysis of U. F. O.’s are directly related to the Air Force's responsibility for the defense of the United States.”

Existence of the document was revealed by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena.

The big-name, privately-financed committee accused the Air Force of deception in publicly describing unidentified-flying-object reports as delusions and hoaxes while sending the private admonition to its commands.

Vice Adm. R. H. Hillenkoetter (ret.), a N. I. C. A. P. board member and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said in a statements that a photo-copy of the inspector general's warning had been sent to the Senate Space Committee.

“It is time for the truth to be brought out in the open congressional hearing,” Hillenkoetter said.

Office Memorandum

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

TO:          SAC SEATTLE		DATE: 8/18/60
FROM:      SA
SUBJECT:  UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT                  Sighted 8/12/60 by   Spokane, Wash.

On 8/18/60 Captain   , OSI, Fairchild AFB, Spokane Wash. advised that his office received a telephone call from   the husband of  , Spokane, and she had informed her husband that she observed an unidentified flying object in the skies over Spokane.

  said he personally contacted her and determined the following information:

She was in front of her house about 2 or 2:30 P.M. on 8/12/60, and gazing up in the sky she observed a bomber and a fighter plane in the sky.  She said she saw an object approach from the southeast which appeared to be traveling straight across at a very fast rate.  The object had a slight orange shde [sic], looked like a football, and was almost illuminated.  She saw no trail or exhaust fumes, and heard no sound except from the planes.

She told   she did not believe the object was "going straight", however it maneuvered slightly, and she lost it from her field of vision behind a hill.  She said the light was good, the sky was clear and the sun was shining.

She told   this was the second sighting for herself of an object of this type, having formerly seen another one at Longview, Washington some six years ago, which was corroborated by others.

  stated that he determined   is 36 years of age, a housewife and nurses aid, and from observation at her residence, the home was clean, and she appeared from her conversation to be well educated. He stated   is of the negro race.

It is noted that an item appeared in today's Spokesman Review of Spokane concerning unidentified flying objects, which appeared to be similar to those described by .

MRA/