of ------------~” rmil.— Form N o, 1—D . of I U . S t G OVER NMENT PR INTING OFFICE 16—52991*1 9* ^ B epartment of 3ubH« (MATER IAL MU ST NOT BE R EMOVED FR OM OR ADDED TO THIS Declassification authority derived from FB I Automatic Declassification G uide, issued M ay 24, 2007. FILE) S ee a lso N os. FED ERA L BUREA U IN VESTIG A TIO N D O M I W« B IKE D E SH S® l^37 SEATTLE FILE M O. f^f>^L&M&L REV IEWED ON _ ^ FOR FOI/PA 1903 0b NW 90291 Docld:3471459 6 Page 1 ■ Like G ia nt Pinwheel A brillia nt a nd high speed o bject tha t fla shed thro ugh the sky o ver Pa sco wa s re- ■ po rted by five perso ns living in the N a vy Ho m es Pro ject. NW 90291 Presence of the objects arous­ ed 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 describ­ ed 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 g^een. “It seemed to be traveling at terrific speed,” she said. “I blink­ ed 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 pin­ wheel,” said Timothy Hogland, 9-B Navy Homes. “It seemed to spin put it went so fast you hard­ ly could follow it.” Robert Greeno, 53-B Navy Homes, said: “It came out of the west and streaked across the sky. It disap- ' peared in the east.” Thomas Thompson, 10-D Navy Homes, had another comment. It was: "If 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 nam­ ed in the matter. He is an experi­ enced flyer and said it definite­ ly was not an airplane. “I can only describe it by say­ ing it was something out of this world. I never have seen the like of it beforef ’’C o lum bia Ba sin IPws" July 29, 1 952 Pa sco , W shingto n SgR IA UZE D l__±— H LE D - JUL 3 0 1952 FBI - SEATTLE :34714596 Page 2 M ore Saucer W itnesses saucers” over the Ken Pasco area continued to last night. Thomas Ric crates the dr the Richland terday he obi or disc-like ol to have lights ; meter, on Moi A new flyi was given to t lice by W illiar W est Fifth, K< C o lum bia Ba sin H°ws Pa sco , Pia shin— to n m^r ^nco )ockJ:34714596 Page 3 times and tri A whole saucers was News last nig four of them the Navy Hoi The young; rted to T1 five persor is who live who mo- Mike Rainier also ss ” tandem-saucers night. — i— -------------------- af 52 0 South [ he saw the at 10:15 last : AT TS A TIO JJ C O ST,. . .nr A " M /S- 5 c SEAR CHED..^____INDEXED. SER lMJWOjU M^FiWD JUL 3 1 1952 ______M l. SEATTLE .<2 ■■-'> nser R adnor B lair SE M I-M ON TH LY IN TE LLIGE N CE CON FE R - M O #1WD . OSI, R O N o. 3, Col. R aynor requested 1 SE A R CH eO-Un^lN D E X E D . SE R IA LIZE D ^^L^^FttE t^^ AUG 14 1952 FB I-SE AT i Lb NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 4 Lewis Docld:34714596 Page 6 (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 fur­ nishing to OSI locally complaints regarding flying discs, pursuant to existing Bureau instructions. Upon receipt of information by your office relating to the sighting of a flying disc, you should endeavor to determine from the complainant details of the type referred to in the Air Force memorandum, which was furnished to your office as an enclosure to SAC Letter # “_B. The information should then be promptly fur­ nished to OSI locally by your office. As you are aware, the in- M &M NM M M wi f^s - / —^.-. SEA RC HED . SERIA L!?? NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 7 -——- SEA TTLE PO ST m iK U^Ua PA G . 6 W? ^MWM ^*^£i^**^^!^^ EXEI seria l izte^^-ntE trr: OC T 3 1952 FBI - SEATTLE NW 90291 Docld:3471459S Page 8 SEAR CHES FILM N O ---------------------------------- M eral Surratt of Snuratigatian Snftrh ItatM fiepartm^nt of Juitire C O M PLA IN T FO RM UN K O TM JD BJE^ . Subject's N a m e a nd A lia ses UPPER STRA TO SPHERE O F THS UN IVERSE. C ha ra cter o f C a se M RS. N ELVA R 3PURG E0 N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N a m e o f C o m pla ina nt D O UG LA S H1 TEL A d d ress o f C o m pla ina nt Telepho ne N um ber o f C o m pla ina nt 1 0 :35P.M . 1 0 -23— 52_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a te a nd Tim e C o m pla int Received D ESC RIPTIO N O F SUBJEC T; O b5ect resem bled a fa lling sta r, with o ne exceptio n; a s o bject wa s fa lling, it seem ed to sud d enly cha nge co urse. O bject wa s a ro und d ifused light. FA C TS O F C O M PLA IN T: C o m pla ina nt sta ted tha t she first o bserved the o bject a ro und 1 0 :30 P.M . this d a te. A t the tim e she wa s sta nd ing in fro nt o f the a bo ve na m ed ho tel a nd o bserved the o bject m o ving fro m o verhea d to a n ea sterly po sitio n. This is a ll the info rm a tio n tha t the co m pla ina nt co uld o ffer. She sta ted tha t she wo uld im m ed ia tely ca ll the Burea u in the event she h e co uld furnish a ny m o re info rm a tio n. The a - o ve is subm itted fo r reco rd purpo ses a nd wha t ever a ctio n yo u d eem necessa ry. A C TIO N REC O M M EN D ED BY A G EN T: NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 9 STANDAR D FOR M NO. 84 O ffice M em orandum • unit ed st a t es g o v ernm ent 10 1 SAC, SEATTLE (65-new) d a t e: 2-13-53 FROM = SA W. MARK FELT SUB JE CT: SIGHTING OF UNUSUAL OBJECTS At 10:30 A.M., 2/10/53 Miss DELMA J. SEGRAM, Seattle Civil Defense, telephonlcally contacted the office to advise that a MrsPWISKERKEN (first name not obtained), 7355 - 33rd N. E., informed by telephone at 10:10 A.M, the same date that she, Mrs. WISKERKEN, had observed a very large object "quite high" directly above and somewhat West of Sand Point Naval Air Station. Mrs. WISKERKEN 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 Colonel SPENCER RAYNOR, OSI; to SA SULLIVAN of IFO #3, and to Lt. Commander ROBERT KING, DIO, 13th ND, at 10:45 and 10:50 A.M. respectively. On 2/12/53 Mr. BRANDES, IFO #3 furnished SA DUCOMMUN the following information: BRANDES stated that other Intelligence Agencies had been notified. According to BRANDES, Mrs. KATHLEE^C ARTER, 4499 Union Bridge Lane, 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. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 10 COPY 1405 Haupt Ave* Richland, Washington 16 July 1953 Federal Bureau of Investigation Building 762 Handford Works RieKiand, 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. W^/W^ -^^ 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 with the rotor stationary, but I was soon convinced I had never seen anything like this before. No heliocopter 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 feature »E«jfHE»..Xra»sp®«ent. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 11 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, appeared to be surrounded by a thin vaporous ring about witish 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 discrlption being adequate. Sincerely yours, ^ROBERT T. JASKE /s/ NW 90291 Docld:347145% Page 12 ■45 5? .<.V»^<,4 This B&L glass will pick out the rungs on the ladders of the 200E area from the top of Badger Mountain. I guess a distance of 15 or 20 miles. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 13 7^ ^—' -'T The a tta ched letter is self-expla na to ry. Im m ed ia tely o n receipt o f the letter, the na tter K a s ta ken up with the Security D ivisio n o f A RC , ina sm uch a s the o bject wa s sighted in a rea o ver the A C C reserva tio n spa ce, 0 . R. SXIT& O R, A sst, C hief, checkd d with the 5th A A A gro up o na so erta in- ing tha t their a irpo rt reco rd s ind ica ting tra cking’ o ver the reserva tio n o n July 1 5. The A A A gro up repo rted tha t they ha d relea sed a m eteo rlo q ica l ba llo o n, eq uipped with ra d io a nd o ther m eto ro o lo pio a l eq uipm ent a t 2s0 5 RI o n July 1 5th. The ra d a r ha d tra cked it a t 25,0 0 0 feet, lo sing it a t tha t height go ing in the sa m e a rea a s tha t d escribed by the co m pla ina nt. fven tho ugh the o bject wa s o ver tie A TO reserva tio n a nd the A BC a nd Sth G ro up Ra d a r believe they ha ve expla ined it, it is felt d esira ble to refer the repo rt to the a ttentio n o f the A ir Fo rce a s they m a y wish to d iscuss it with the tiro o ther interested services. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 14 100-189*5 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington August 10, 1953 Colonel Spencer Raynor Commanding Officer 20th District Office of Special Investigations MeChord 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 Robert T. Jaske, 1*05 Haupt Avenue, Richland Washington, con­ cerning 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 Con mission at Richland, Washington, inasmuch as the object was sighted In an area over the AEC reservation apace. Mr. 0. R. Simpson, Assistant Chief, 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 Mr* Jeske* No further inquiry will be made by this office. Sincerely, R. D* AUERBACH Special Agent In Charge ENCLOSURE LAD:hz 100-189*5 NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 15 SA C , SEA TTLE (1 0 0 -1 9550 ) 8/4/53 SA D O UG LA S J. K RA UTER UN USUA L O BJEC T IN A IR HO O , A EC 8/2/$3 A TTEN TIO N : SA D UC O M M UN O n this d a te M r. A LLEN ED D Y , in cha rge o f C IC Resid ent A gency, Richla nd , W a shingto n, co nta cted the writer a nd req uested tha t he m eet with M r. ED D Y a t the o ffice o f M r. J. F. M cHA LE o f the A EC Security D ivisio n. The rea so n wa s to rela te a repo rt which he ha d received co ncerning so m e unusua l o bjects seen o ver the Ha nfo rd Reserva tio n a rea a t 9:20 p.m . o n A ugust 2, 1 953. M r. ED D Y a d vised tha t he ha d been co nta cted by M r. A . 1 . M O O RE, 2433 C lea rwa ter A venue, K ennewick, W a shingto n. The o bjects were a lso seen by M rs. M A RI ELEA N O R HO D SO N , 250 4 C lea rwa ter, K ennewick, who is em plo yed a s a nurse a t K a d lec Ho spita l, Richla nd . M r. ED D Y a d vised tha t they ha d rela ted to him tha t o n the evening o f A ugust 2 while finishing a n o utd o o r supper in M r. M O O RE’s ya rd in K ennewick, they ha d no ticed two red d ish-o ra nge ba lls o f fire go ing a t a speed estim a ted by M r. M O O RE a s very fa st a nd a ctua lly sta ted by him to be a bo ut three tim es a s fa st a s a B-47 flies. He sta ted tha t these o bjects were tra veling so uth by west, a lm o st d ue west, were very brillia nt, a nd d isa ppea red when d ro pping o ver the ho rizo n o ver Ra ttlesna ke M o unta in which bo rd ers the so uthwest ed ge o f the Ha nfo rd Reserva tio n. M r. ED D Y a d vised tha t M r. M O O RE a ppea red to be a very substa ntia l ind ivid ua l who wa s very sincere in this sto ry. A t the m eeting, M r. M cHA LE co nta cted his a irpo rt a nd a scerta ined tha t there ha d been no repo rts o f a ny ra d a r testing o r a ny pla nes o ver the a rea a t the pa rticula r tim e invo lved . M r. M cHA LE him self la nd ed in the A EC pla ne a t 9:1 5 p.m . a nd sta ted tha t neither he no r the two pilo ts ha d no ticed a nything unusua l while they were co m ing in fo r the la nd ing. It wa s M r. M cHA LE‘s feeling tha t very po ssibly the o bjects seen were so m e slight fo g ba nks which he ha d no ticed fo rm ing, sho wing up in the Pa sco a irpo rt bea co n. / / F0IA(b)(3) - 50 USC 3024(i)(1) - Intelligence Sources and M r. ED D Y a d vised tha t he wo uld like fo r the Burea u to pa ss the info rm a tio n o n to the A ir Fo rce im m ed ia tely F D JK ; hs^^,^.^,^^ y ccr ’Flying Sa ucer file? SM ® NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 16 FOIA(b)(3) - 50 use 3024(i)(1) - Intelligence Sources ar It is suggested tha t the info rm a tio n be pa ssed o n im m ed ia tely to the A ir Fo rce who will pro ba bly wa nt to d iscuss it with M r. M cHA LE a nd M r. ED D Y ’S o ffice. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 17 NW 90291 Dock!:34714596 Page 18 IN R EPLY. PLEASE R EFER TO FILE N O ----------------------------- M era! Surrau nf Jnutatigation Staffed States D epartment of Justice C O M PLA IN T PY Y IN G ^ uc h h Subject's N a m e a nd A lia ses N a m e o f C o m pla ina nt 1 20 7 1 52nd d a a ttla . A d d ress o f Subject C ha ra cter o f C a se A d d ress o f C o m pla ina nt _ _ _ C H 6325_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telepho ne N um ber o f C o m pla ina nt 7 7 .k^ _ _ _ 7 :25 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a te a nd Tim e C o m pla int Received D ESC RIPTIO N O F SUBJEC T: FA C TS O F C O M PLA IN T: Lee ca lled this d a te a d vising he ha d just seenx a n o bject in the sky which He believed to be a riying Sa ucer# He sta ted this o bject wa s a t a n a ltitud e o f a bo ut 50 0 0 0 ft. a nd wa s lo ca ted o ver the cha nnel between Va sho n Isla nd a nd the Ha ihla hd . Lee d escribed the d a ncer a s la rge/a bo ut 1 0 0 to So o Ft. a cro ss a nd he believed it ha d lights o n. Lee sta tes lie a nd his wife ha d been m tjm ro rt?^ ’W 5'c^ ’™ r~5'5o TTr^ — wa tching it while he ca lled . Lee sta tes he ha d been in the A ir ro rce a nd he ha s M W !* "g6en a ny thing Hire this befo re! " rir. C ha rles UPuTnTTO Ud i wa s co nta cted a t 7 :40 PM -a nd given the a bo ve info rm a tio n. A C TIO N REC O M M EN D ED BY A G EN T: N o a d d itio na l a ctio n NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 19 IN R Oiy. FLEAM R EFER TO FILE N O.________________ H ehvral Surratt nt InueB figatton Unifeb States Srparfment of Justice C O M PLA IN T FO RM — m m sa uc ers. Subject's N a m e a nd A lia ses A d d ress o f Subject C ha ra cter o f C a se / T3* A ^ ^ h ilt q Z b ro w __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N a m e/bf C o m pla ina nt 324/ 47 SW _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A d d ress o f C o m pla ina nt _ _ _ ELfiiS_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telepho ne N um ber o f C o m pla ina nt 1 0 ;^ 6/X/54-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D a te a nd Tim e C o m pla int Received D ESC RIPTIO N O F SUBJEC T: FA C TS O F C O M PLA IN T: C o m pla ina nt. sta ted he ha d seen two ^ m eta llic o bjects In t> e sky m o ving westerly ta king a bo ut 1 ^- ho urs to tra vel fro m a bo ve him to the ho rizd n. He sta ted \he co uld no t sa y they wee m eta l but they ha d a m eta llic lustre# He sta ted they hers ; a bo ut J to 1 0 d egrees a pa ft a nd he guessed they were a bo ut 30 m iles up a nd a bo ut 1 0 0 0 feet in d ia m eter. He sta ted he a nd his neighbo rs sa w them a nd he wa tched them thro ugh bino cula rs. He sta ted tha t he sa w little pips o f white sm o ke eject fro m them every 1 5 m inutes. C o m pla ina nt sta ted this o ccurred a bo ut 6;30 PM la st night 6/8/54 a nd , wa s,, viewed fro m the rea r pd f_ _ his ho m e. Sa sta ted ,.he wa tched the o bjects C 9^Uuo ^ll.X2L, lghrs> ... .until it .beca m e to o d a rk. He sta ted .there were jets in the sky a t the tim a nd , he a ssum ed they ha d se n the o bjects. He a io s sta ted he a ssum ed ^here wa s a go nd o la type o bject ha nging fro m the und er sid e o f the o bjects A C TIO N REC O M M EN D ED BY A G EN T: RO UTE TO A G EN T D UC O M M UN NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 2 0 NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Paqe 21 ♦ STANDAR D FOR M NO. 64 O ffice M em orandum • unit ed TO : SA C fro m : A l D a u - N ight G lekk STA TES G O VERN M EN T DATE: 6/7 /54 7 :40 A M SUB JE CT: SIG HTIN G O F UN ID EN TIFIED O BJEC TS O VER PA SC O , W A SH. 6/6/54, 1 1 :35 PM P. V. HO W ELL, C hief, C o unter Intelligence, 20 th O SI, a d vised a s fo llo ws: G A IL PEC K , Pa sco , W a sh., Pho ne Pa sco 60 54, superviso r o f a lo ca l gro und o bserver gro up a t pa sco , repo rted sighting two ha lf-m o o n sha ped o bjects a bo ut six tim es a s la rge a s a ha lf m o o n. O ne o bject fo rm ed into a la rge fiire-ba ll, the o rigina l co lo r o f bo th o bjects wa s white, a nd the o ther fo rm ed into two fireba lls. Bo th o bjects were estim a ted to be a t a bo ut 1 0 0 0 feet a ltitud e. The d ista nce co uld no t be estim a ted . The o bjects were bo th a t a five d egree a ngle fro m the line o f sight o f the o bserver. The lo ca tio n wa s slightly no rth o f Pa sco . The lo ca tio n ha s been pinpo inted o n the A ero nlca l pla nning m a p a t grid co o rd ina te A B 551 7 . They were o bserved fo r a perio d o f ten m inutes. • The Intelligence O fficer, 25th A ir D ivisio n is no t go ing to subm it a written repo rt, ho wever he will fo llo w this verba l repo rt up with a letter to this o ffice. He ha s no t m a d e a repo rt to the press a nd it is a ssum ed tha t they received their info rm a tio n fro m lo ca l so urces. A FL/ NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Paqe 22 NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 2 3 -------------------------------------—_ PVH;m s THE INSPECTOR G ENER AL U SAF 20th DISTR ICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIG ATIONS McCHOR D AIR FOR CE BASE, McCHOR D FIELD, WASHING TON DEPAR TMENT OF THE AIR FOR CE HEADQU AR TER S U NITED STATES AIR FOR CE WASHING TON 20 D O SI 24-0 1 0 June 1 954 M r. R. D . A uerba ch Specia l A gent in C ha rge Fed era l Burea u o f Investiga tio n 1 0 1 $ Seco nd A venue Sea ttle 4, W a shingto n D ea r Sir: Re: (Uncla ssified ) b^^^^ Repo rting o f Unid entified Flying O bjects (UFO B) spec ia l inq uiry A tta ched is a co py o f a newspa per a rticle reference subject, which a ppea red in the Ta co m a N ews Tribune, a fterno o n ed itio n, 3 June 1 954. M a jo r EUG EN E L. ZEC HM EISTER, D irecto r o f Intelligence, 25th A ir D ivisio n (D efense), M cC ho rd A FB, wa s q ueried o n 4 June 1 954 a s to the info rm a tio n co nta ined in this newspa per a rticle. M a jo r ZEC HM EISTER sta ted tha t no repo rt o n this UFO B ha d been received by his o ffice a nd tha t info rm a tio n co nta ined in the newspa per a rticle wa s no t o f sufficient substa nce to wa rra nt investiga tio n by the LEA F. O n 4 June 1 954 a t 0 81 0 ho urs, the info rm a tio n co nta ined in the news­ pa per a rticle a nd the info rm a tio n received fro m M a jo r ZEC HM EISTER wa s telepho nica lly repo rted .to the D uty A gent, Sea ttle Field D ivisio n, FBI. The a bo ve is fo r yo ur info rm a tio n a nd no investiga tio n o f this m a t­ ter is co ntem pla ted by this d istrict o ffice. Sincerely, NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 24 WM DEPAR TMENT OF THE AIR FOR CE HEADQU AR TER S U NITED STATES AIR FOR CE PVH:ms WASHING TON THE INSPECTOR G ENER AL U SAF n 20th DISTR ICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIG ATIONS 20 D 24 — 0 McCHOR D AIR FOR CE BASE, McCHOR D FIELD, WASHING TON M r. R* D . A uerba ch 1 0 June 1 954 Specia l A gent in C ha rge Fed era l Burea u o f Investiga tio n 1 0 1 5 Seco nd A venue Sea ttle 4, W a shingto n D ea r Sir: Re: (Uncla ssified ) t^^^ Repo rting o f Unid entified Flying O bjects (UFO B) SPEC IA L IN QUIRY O n 7 June 1 954 a t 0 7 35 ho urs, the fo llo wing info rm a tio n wa s tra ns­ m itted by Specia l A gent PHILIP V. HO W ELL, JR., this o ffice, to the D uty A gent, Sea ttle Field D ivisio n, FBI. O n 7 June 1 954, M a jo r EUG EN E L. ZEC HM EJSTER, D irecto r o f Intelli­ gence, 25th A ir D ivisio n (D efense), M cC ho rd A FB, repo rted to this o ffice tha t two unid entified flying o bjects ha d been sighted sim ulta neo usly by G A LE PEC K , Superviso r o f lo ca l G ro und O bserver C o rps Po st, Pa sco , W a shing­ to n, telepho ne Pa sco 60 54. The o bjects were d escribed a s tra veling to ­ gether a nd were in the sha pe o f ha lf-m o o ns, a ppro xim a tely six tim es la rger tha n a ha lf-m o o n a nd o f a white co lo r. The two o bjects fo rm ed into o ne la rge fireba ll a nd d isa ppea red , a fter being o bserved fo r a ppro xim a tely 1 0 m inutes. The tim e o f the sighting wa s given a s 2335 ho urs, 6 June 1 954 a nd the geo gra phica l references were A B551 7 , A ero na utica l Pla nning C ha rt 1 to 5,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 . The a ltitud e wa s estim a ted to be 1 ,0 0 0 feet, speed un­ kno wn, a nd the o bject wa s a t a 5 d egree a ngle to the ho rizo n. M a jo r ZEC HM EISTER sta ted tha t the repo rt o f the sighting wa s no t co n­ sid ered to be o f sufficient substa nce to wa rra nt investiga tio n by the USA F. O n 8 June 1 954 a t 21 1 5 ho urs, M a jo r C O URTLA N D D . SA W TELLE, Public In­ fo rm a tio n O fficer, 25th A ir D ivisio n (D efense), a d vised this o ffice tha t in respo nse to inq uiries by newspa per repo rters with reference to this sighting, the PIO wa s m a king a n o fficia l relea se tha t there ha d been no ra d a r pickup o f the UFO B in q uestio n. This info rm a tio n wa s telepho nica lly tra nsm itted to the D uty A gent, Sea ttle Field D ivisio n, FBI, a t 21 25 ho urs, 8 June 1 954, by Specia l A gent HO W ELL. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 25 Saucer A gain Is R eported O ver T acom a Flying saucers returned to Ta­ coma at midnight M onday, ac­ cording to at least seven persons who reported watching an orange ball appear, then shrink and dis­ appear. The ball was first noticed by a Tacoma transit driver, Richard K . Hirlst of 914 So. Wright St, who stopped to let off a passenger at Union as he made the 6th Ave. run into town. His three passengers also saw the glow, so Hirist stopped at * destaurant, where he found three more believers and put in a call to M eC hord Air Force B ase. At M eC hord’s tower, however, they were unable to locate the phe­ nomenon. The seven persons then watched while the glow “shrunk to the sire of a grapefruit, then to the site of an orange, and disap­ peared,’* Hirist reported. He estimated the object was about 1,000 feet in the air. SEAR CHED- |r,r' SER IALIZED------ ',H / , Fb ■ NW 90291 Docld:34714 596 Page 26 DEPAR TMENT OF THE AIR FOR CE HEADQU AR TER S U NITED STATES AIR FOR CE PVH:m s WASHING TON THE INSPECTOR G ENER AL U SAF 20th DISTR ICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIG ATIONS McCHOR D AIR FOR CE BASE, McCHOR D FIELD, WASHING TON 2QD O SI 24-0 1 0 June 1 954 M r. R. D . A uerba ch ' Specia l A gent in C ha rge Fed era l Burea u o f Investiga tio n 1 0 1 5 Seco nd A venue Sea ttle 4, W a shingto n D ea r Sir; Re: (Uncla ssified ) Repo rting o f Unid entified Flying O bjects (UFO B) SPEC IA L IN QUIRY Reference is m a d e to the a tta ched newspa per a rticle which a ppea red in the a fterno o n ed itio n o f the Ta co m a N ews Tribune o f 8 June 1 954. M a jo r EUG EN E L. ZEC HM EISTER, D irecto r o f Intelligence, 25th A ir D iv­ isio n (D efense), M cC ho rd A FB, wa s q ueried with reference to the a rticle a nd a d vised tha t no repo rt o n the UFO B ha d been received by the 25th A ir D ivisio n (D efense). M a jo r ZEC HM EISTER further a d vised tha t the telepho ne num ber o f the M cC ho rd A ir Fo rce Ba se To wer is restricted a nd ca nno t be o bta ined thro ugh the M cC ho rd A ir Fo rce Ba se O pera to rs. M a jo r ZEC HM EISTER a d vised tha t the info rm a tio n co nta ined in the newspa per a rticle wa s no t o f sufficient substa nce to wa rra nt investiga tio n'by the USA F. A t a ppro xim a tely 1 930 ho urs, 8 June 1 954, the info rm a tio n co nta ined in the a tta ched newspa per a rticle a nd info rm a tio n o bta ined fro m M a jo r ZEC HM EISTER wa s telepho nica lly repo rted to the D uty A gent, Sea ttle Field D ivisio n, FBI, The a bo ve is fo r yo ur info rm a tio n a nd no investiga tio n o f this m a tter is co ntem pla ted by this d istrict o ffice. 27 NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 28 STANDAR D FOR M NO. 64 O m ce M em orandumjj UN ITED STA TES G O VERN M EN T TO । SAC D A TE : -T””e '’’ 1C>Kl1 FR OM : L.A . Jbico iwm SUB JE CT: Plvirjr Sa TIC PTr ® s A t e^ro xim a tely 7 :90 PM o n 6/8/^ C o lo nel Ra yno r* O SI M C C ho rd A PB telepho ned tha t a n it a n in the Ta co m a PevS Tribune in- d icnted tha t a tra nsit d river fo r the Ta co m a bur co m pa ny ha d seen a firing pnno er o n the previo us night o ver Ta co m a . C o lo nel M a yno r er id tha t he wop checking with the O pera tio ns O ffice a t Th M cC ho rd to ® ee if it ha d been repo rted to them . I ca lled M e to r Ro binso n R - ? a nd -a esed o n C o lo nel Ra yno r1 * ca ll. ^^*?K r Pl^^ M ARC HED. serialized ^. ,.HLED r-^ J *W> "O ^'?'*aS’N ^ A 'tf?ii«5W ^ 5m w^ ^ ^ tn LU CD □ m to R ACE SEX ___ MALE ___FEMALE AG E HEIG HT WEIG HT HAIR EYES BIR TH DATE BIR THPLACE BU ILD COMPLEXION SCAR S AND MAR KS FACTS OF COMPLAINT M R. A LBERT C RESSY E, telepho ned tha t while fishing o n A la ska W a y, nea r the Unio n O il C o m pa ny D o cks yesterd a y, 1 1 -5-^7 , he o bserved wha t a ppea red to be a d isk in the a ir, a s he lo o ked o ut west o ver the wa ter. He sta ted a no ther unkno wn m a n ca m e up with a pa ir o f gla sses (bino cula rs) a nd sta ted tha t he tho ught he sa w so m e­ thing, but tha t he wa s pa rtia lly blind . M R. C RESSEX sta tes he to o kd the gla sses a nd tha t he sa w o ne la rge o bject like a big d isk a nd tha t he sa w six o ther sm a ller o bjects fly a wa y fro m the big d isk. He is po sitive tha t he sa w this ha ppen He co uld no t furnish the na m e o f a nyo ne else tha t m ight ha ve seen the sa m e o bject He sta tes he rea lizes tha t he sho uld ha ve ca lled yesterd a y NOV 6 W NW 90291 DocldV 4714596 Page 44 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 November 6, 1957 a Mr. Albert Cressye 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 informa­ tion and any disposition you may see fit. No inquiry is being made by this office. Very truly yours, ' D. S. HOSTETTER ^^^u Special Agent In Charge 1 - Addressee 1 - Seattle (100-18945) LAD:Jc j (2) /^ -/$?/£-- 4^ Section Fall? and a M t ©ui burn the e horizon of south. >jeci seem ire it rea ig said estimate ie light I Two H anford engineers, who saw a brilliant light fajl from the sky Thursday morn* ing have concluded that they may have seen a piece of a satellite drop. E xplorer H I was due i© fall from its orbit today. The men, A be D unning and Carl Wait were traveling s 200 A rea when a brO* lighi came within the of the windshield. ay spotted the light si- ineously. D unning fig* it was about 20 degrees B en chec If was ] brilliance hat was inning st it sunlit /^-/H/r M ARC HE ^ —® JUN 28 1958 .Ffe ■ i^AltUS Fro m : ’’C o lum bia Ba sin N ews”, Pa sco , W a sh., 6/27 /57 , Psge 2. Did Satellite STANDAR D FOR M NO. 64 O ffice TO : lA -C TnO V andum • UN ITED st a t es g o v ernm ent • A C D A TE: 6/27 /5? fro m : HA RRY W . W ILS® , Jr., SA SUB JE CT: PO SSIBLE IN FO RM A TIO N REG A RD IN G SA TELLITE O n June 27 , 1 95^, B. K . PHILLIPS, C entra l M o to rs, Pa sco , W a shingto n, a d vised tha t two Ha nfo rd engineers, A BE D UN N IN G a nd C A RL W A IT ha d repo rted ly- seen a brillia nt light fa ll fra n the sky Thursd a y m o rning a bo ut 1 1 :1 6 a .m ., a t which tim e they ijcxso to irsg within the ba rrica d e o f the a a nfo rd pro ject a t Richla nd , W a shingto n, a nd tha t ina sm uch a s Explo rer III wa s d ue to fa ll fro m its a keit o rbit to d a y, they co nclud ed tha t it po ssibly wa s a piece o f the sa tellite. M r. PHILLIPS sta ted tha t two ca r sa lesm en a t C entra l M o to rs Used C a r lo t in Pa sco ha d to ld him tha t they ha d seen sa ne thing sim ilia r a bo ut the sa m e tim e, while a t the used ca r lo t, a nd tha t the o bject a ppea red to fa ll in the C o lum bia Riker nea r Pa sco . The used ca r sa lesm en a re C LA USE G REG O RY a nd G EO RG E HO W A RD . The a bo ve info na tio n wa s furnished to THO M A S E. BELL, C IC O ffice, C a ny Ha nfo rd , W a shingto n. NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 47 1015 Second Avenue Seattle 4, Washington October 31, 1953 S8B SSIS# Mr. Alvin A. Wilcox South 2816 Monroe Spokane 41, Washington Dear Mr. Wilcoxi —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. Very truly yours. D. S. HOSTETTER Special Agent In Charge NW 90291 Docld:347145 9 6 Page 48 STANDAR D FOR M NO. 64 TO FR OM SUB JE CT: O n 1 2/1 /58, M rs a ppea red a t the Bellingha m O d M O ® wo o m pla ina nt ERTHA HA RRISO N , 281 2 M o o re Street, Bellingha m , W a shingto n R.A . a nd a d vised she ha d received a letter fro m a Veter- ra rer SA UC ERS BERTHA HA RRISO N O ffice M Lem ^anaum • unit ed st a t es g o v ernm ent D ATE : 12/3/58 ina ria n in K a nsa s C ity who wa s interested in newspa per repo rts tha t M rs. ic^RRio cha : HA RRISO N ha d spo tted a seco nd flying sa ucer iver Bellingha m . The letter bo re the return a d d ress D r. a nd Hrs. RIC HA RD BUC HLI, D VR, 6621 El M o nte D r^ive, K a nsa s C ity 1 5 M rs. HA RRISO N expla ined tha t o n the o cca sio n o f her first sighting o f a flying sa u­ cer she ha d furnished d eta ils to M r. HO O VER who ha d replied tha t he wa s furnishing the info rm a ti n to A ir Fo rce a utho rities in Sa n D iego . JFE NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 49 m^T- A t Everett, W a shingto n O n 4/20 /59 M rs E.R. W ithro w, C em e^ STA TES G O VERN M EN TUN ITED D ATE : Z1/2O/59 ect: m a tters sm ine tb lo gica l expla na tio n fo r such. #,.> she had observed a very bright light toward the East from her residence. Mrs. Gotschall said that this 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. Mrs. Gotschall said that she awakened her husband, who is an administrator at the Boeing Airplane Company work­ ing on the Bomarc 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. Mrs. Gotschall 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. 34714596 Page 53 spector general December 2 4. The regulations, updating . similar tones issued in the , past, outlined procedures and W ASHINGTON, Feb. 2 7.— (U.P.I.) — The Air Force has sent its commands a new warning to treat sightings of unidentified flying objects said that “investigations and analysis of U. F. O.’s are di­ rectly related to the A i r 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 (U. F. O.’s) as “serious busi­ ness” directly related to the ^nation’s defense, it was I learned today. An Air Force spokesman I confirmed issuance of the di- rective after portions of it iwere made public by a pri- vate “flying saucer” research group. i The new regulations were publicly describing unidenti­ fied-flying-object reports as delusions and .hoaxes while sending the private admoni­ tion to its commands. Vice Adm. R. H. Hillen- koetter (ret.), a N. I. C. A. P. board member and former di­ rector of the Central Intelli- gence Agency, said in a state­ ment 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 open con­ gressional hearing,” Hillen- koetter said. SEA TTLE T^fc FEB 2 81960 PA®E-X_ coi G ®€9fcSz±£t=ig=SHRE^ WiMi&«iMA«MnM*>^ NW 90291 Docld:3471459S Page 54 STANDAR D FOR M NO. 64 O ffice M em orandum • UN ITED STA PES G O VERN M EN T D A TE • : SA C , SEA TTLE ' 8/1 8/60 Spo ka ne, W a sh tha t his o ffice received a telepho ne ca ll fro m D O UG LA S BA SS, the husba nd E. C elesta , Spo ka ne, a nd she ha d info rm ed her husba nd tha t she o bserved ; sub jec t : unid ent ified FLY IN G O BJEC Sighted 8/1 2/60 by M URIE0 W a sh* a d vised ' o f M URIEL BA SS, a n unid entified flying o bject in the skies o ver Spo ka ne. REA D M E sa id he perso na lly co nta cted her a nd d eterm ined the fo llo wing info rm a tio n: She wa s in fro nt o f her ho use a bo ut 2 o r 2:30 P.M . o n 8/1 2/60 , a nd ga zing up in the sky she o bserved a bo m ber a nd a fighter pla ne in the sky. She sa id she sa w a n o bject a ppro a ch fro m the so uthea st which a ppea red to be tra veling stra ight a cro ss a t a very fa st ra te. The o bject ha d a slight o ra nge shd e, lo o ked like a fo o tba ll, a nd wa s a lm o st illum ina ted . She sa w no tra il o r exha ust fum es, a nd hea rd no so und except fro m the pla nes. She to ld REA D M E she d id no t believe the o bject wa s "go ing stra ight", ho wever it m a neuvered slightly, a nd she lo bt it fro m her fiA M o f visio n behind a hill. She slid the light wa s go o d , the sky wa s clea r a nd the sa n wa s shining. She to ld REA D M E thiw wa s the seco nd sighting fo r herself o f a n o bject o f this type, ha ving fo rm erly seen a no ther o ne a t Lo ngview, W a shingto n so m e six yea rs a go , which wa s co rrbo ra ted by o thers. REA D M E sta ted tha t he d eterm ined M URIEL BA SS is 36 yea rs o f a ge, a ho usewife a nd nurses a id , a nd fro m o bserva tio n a t her resid ence, the ho m e wa s clea n, a nd she a ppea red fro m her co nversa tio n to be well ed uca ted . He sta ted M URIEL BA SS is o f the negro ra ce. X^” it is n°ted tha t a n item a ppea red in to d a y’s Spo kesm a n Review o f Spo ka ne co ncerning unid entified flying o bjects, which a ppea red to be sim ila r to these M RA / d escribed by M Ts. BA SS. SE AR CH E D . SER IALIZED/.^ filed AUG 1 91960 FBI - SEATTLE iM^reteK^ira-xsriwrK.^j* INDEXED NW 90291 Docld:347145 9 6 Page 5 5 FR OM