Washington State ‘UFO’ Investigation, 1952-1960

FEDERAL BUREAU of SEATTLE FILE NO. LQ,Q / /X,1,J ·." • • - REVlEVVED ON .. t .•• - . ­ FOR FOl/PA 190· J//6 ;' ' ' / •,N~~- •• I·Q'~c:,1d:~i 1-t~~x-.a·~:s.~·1). -. -~: ., ;__ :· ·--<- _ i i 1 - . : n 11C-olumbia Basin NOvts . J uly 29• 1952 J Pasc·o·j W~shington NW90291 Dodd:34114596 Page 2 tf b JI I 'J; ·•-' ·-.; ·'" r "' y ···';/·· ·J :;,;. e : a saucers' . .Pascg< a~e . • - a~ last~ gb.~­ · e at1~'m ,X! the · la;nci' "Y~~~e~~Y, tel'day he: oJ>§erveci a • ~ disa-1ike ~blecf •'tlf4t~'i(:'Bff to- have!l1'ft~~ all ~ntmd,.t~. r, ro~uondax?'n,i_gn\. "' ~w ifli~ sau~ • ._ ,dh7en« t9,:>tbe.YAQP"'1ir1r lice b~wruitm·J;-i:tiiditertsi West, jJf:tlf. kenn$1ituk.~e • he 0 P.eJje .ob 1ect.·• .• ~ ufp~ .., Ill/ ~ • • ti · tnal\Cula ,, i!~clu•r -~ wQ "reir • :News M night• • f,on-11! o!a.,~m y:f)u ., ." . fh~ Nivf Hornes •­ The youn:'a •• •• . in th~ .i~:Ba 0 ' ~· ' \ Columbia Basin NElws Pasco, Washi ngton 0 "4W 9fi:29'1 , h., tz­ )ocld:34714596: Pag.e 3 ,1,rf.-·3e1, ,loo- f.4is·~ • SEARCH!C.·,n tNOEXEO-__, SERIAL1l!OJ1~11111£1)___11 .,,. ,.,, JUL3 11952 FBI• SEATT l Jj , fJ ! ! i' i 1' 1 t- ,j -:+ -:,'.~]''\_ ·Nw·90291 Oticld:l4114S96 Pa,ge 5 • • i t :NW 9"0l9r : l}C)cld:347145961 Pag:e 6, }::·-8Rr_~/ ::.; f .,;.~ ' ·-:r ' 1RE SiiOW.N OTrn-~=.J:;7,..-r,._;:o, ,, I i' t i l 1. i .. NW00291 •Oocid:3471459& Pa,ge 1 1952 i. SEATTLE POST INTEllfGENt£R PAGL~ rnCOL:a le •ii / • ­ -:--~..c.~ ' ~­ was £alling., it· -s~mea tt ' . . , . .. .. . . . ~ ..• ;· . ·: : .· . • ., : .: ./ .~ .~ ;- . :.. , . f,fli~--- j.~e-.,'At( tti~~\ • ·. :;·.~:r:: .•_ --·•,. '<. .. . . .. ··;-,•; ·.•... ··. ·•.· ,:' -- ,..• ; '.· ' -<-__: _ e -a . ., .~.. : ,, 1. (. i • . ; ·.· ,: ·_ ._·. ,· ~ ;!,'f':I~ ·u .• . ,.iJt ~#:.t . 11 ... ..s _:,, :,t : -~ I --• ,· -­ . i . • I _L ',, . ''••• _..,_,,. 'N•• "' - : . - ...)~J~.J,1:• :I i/l&/53 Miss DE~MA J. S-E6RAM., Seattle ;})y/::Jfletrll~n:t:eally eon~a:eted. the office t~ a:tllvi:se t ·hat . JI ··· {tirst name not obtained), 7355 - 33rd N. 11 , . E ­ ·.-. . . _"l~p.ho.ne at 10:10 A.M. ~he same date that she,: Mr.s '.~ Wl.i:'.:·' : . . ,,,,<:,,:; :.had elr>sEfrved a ve:ry large object 1•1qu1te high11 d-1re-etly at,~ve.::-:at(ti 'somewhat West cyf sa~d F$11tt Naval Air Station. ~s. W!Sim~i.f ··de,s.er'ibed ·the 01;> jee'\; as ve'i7_· _l.'icke .a la,rge paraehutEe axaEt stat.~:<{ that " it was ''so silv,e.rll t:Jaa,t.. :,$l\e;, CO\l•:a·d: '2~rd1y loot at it.'. • At:te:X-' 8i)prox1ma·tely two minutes .. tlle •·eb'.je_ci;"-~pp:e..1'f.efi to ta<ie awa:y. to the North. • 'rhe above infqi-r;tti91{1..,,wa~._,t•i,~ts.~i t0 'i.<fj,~:~~&l- Sl>E!J:SER . RAni©B.~-- t9P:t; to _SA SYJa?~~- -:i~;.~)0~'1:••:~~-j'Yft;~l)~:,~ ~9 \~~t;;··:~-a~n.aer •llO~EWt: KING. l)I<l, 13th W _., at 1-0:JfS:·~Jl.4=lf)tf~ ._Jt~.ltl\; ·· res:pE)-:e,t:tvel:y.. • . .-.-• Gn ':2;/12/6.J •l!l.r.~-·iRAID1$s, Iltt/1~.·:t.ti~n1s·h~4 SA-, »ue:CifDrOH the :fol;Lew!ng•inf:ot1il.ft;::t:f~: •• .:;~~;e~!d~ll?:l9·'"~;itJh:!~!it~t::~Sea~!: Por~r -of Embar.itat'-l.·on.:, ·••:.tlUt~~~~ /r •,~'/,,Ji ;fat 1€>27 hours on 2/J.O last t:bat ~t appr-oxima;t~lY:t~l'-~):_~~~~jj:·;:.:,:#/:~1$/53· while passing o~Et":r the lf.n1vers1ty ·Britg.e -1n.-:·.~:t~11~·>.s,"r~1'•~~Y:$«.a bright ob je,ot in ·the sJcy . high __ aver Sand foint :,:tfavai<1tt~};-ttt-t~Q:, b\\t a. 11ttle to the &H1uth.• She· said the atty was t.a:tr!kt\<el-~,:ar :·;a:(}.~·t'lae time and.: it was the ejtt:~e•~-, brightness et the obJ:e.ot. ·-w~'t;-¢.l!}Y'-~1:1:ed ·:n.er attentian to 1t. She • ·,_.;_, 00u1a ru-rl'iis:h no dese~tpt,liil,aacl ho ~nf.0.rmation a.s to the· SJil&e4. e-t ,• • tb.e ob jee·t .. No ene eltie• -0$1: the l)u.a ~l>se:,rved. tne ob jeet. "i\~. ~ ~ --__.,._,.,..,, ;,.-,~~---~...••----···"'--"-'.,.,,.,.,._•.,.,,,.,,,_----- -· • ___,_: ,._., ----~✓ ~ ~- ,......,.;,,...~~ },•.._.-· " • ..,.: ·--~ ,n:..-i.:J s .t.OW --~ -- tr & , • ..,'~;;,,,- •; ~ - .. ~ -- - ~ --- -- --- ·--- · -:.·.,:·· .,, . ·­ ·-, " _-,_. ;_y. ..,.~i~w--~~ 1405 Haupt Ave. 1t1,eaJ..and # WaslaingtE>n , . ..-~':\.\,N.). * ¼'•>itno.:~i;,.;,~...:.;~~'.~~~~~- , Fed~a:l »~ea- of Investigation ~1u~gY,6i •. :maii~terd.- Wo.:rks B;.f.oJrla:nci, Wa,s:la~gton Qel\t1ell)en: On the a:tter:a.oon ;9t ,Ju.lj. -l5tn,-·· ,.ztt§l,, ·:r-;~~·,(;i tak~- ~ff tlae at~ern0~n t0 enter,,:~t~< ~etj:t:s >·f::~G.)m:.•:?if-t:;a,Jt,~-~~f ~~1!··e,~gaged .. • ·• ,/,' . 1n small- talk_abent JjJie ::1nii~!©.,a, ,t .ap-s~ittr ~f!~:-itt.n~g ··:~~~pittent~ I .· ~av~ a:e,eU,lmllated.. If, '. .guest:,a.:n:; :~x - ,spo\t~,tt .•ii'>•Q:~'Jtit•e.t· ~• -taJe sq- w:hiek appear:ed · to be a •aa~ae ·kit'~:• • .-8 twr·n~a--:W 30 power Bf:tt,s•• .a·n.~ ~em.~ .,it>iJ:ervatd~on .t,f4~-,-~.o.1~ a~ 'tlae-_E)Jfj:e:et -~~i.ii;t .·, .· ... t~eli eut te •ee a large sheet' ·or--:•,:or0wn: pape~ at' aa·ouif ''•1tr -,~·0(;)0· · te~t:.'-'.~ie;~1it~~i1:.~.•·. Jtav:~ be;~- ·.i~i,;~;li~·ed<: w±tl;\ •. -~,~~-~ ,_ tb,~miil¢~ti~_.~, ,•• • ­ r~~Glv·ljg:<:'pd.•~r-.:.d1f'· t~e in=rt~~at ·we . se:altne'<a t:»~ ·$.k!ee ;wlta .~ n;:ked eye:· ,:,:.r./:iiifie.r .:ob:3:~ts -ij~:e)l a·:s birds ·at 1t1gh' altltii~.- · • -Mir l"evtar.4 f:co;1tt~~\\1fs. &biez-vat1en wa·s uics;t ·rema:rlcab.:le~. •• • . At a:-~ .ut.. ~~:J-0 .h~~s, ·:\le ...$Jtgate<i a ·bright -shtmm~ii:ttg ·s:pe-~lt. •• . .,. a·t Vel'J ~xt11e~~: E!;~~~i~i :. -•~~.~s,-~ ·s~;o_®G _re~!t ,-p/eJi'Jia':D',~<~~a ·. • • : ;§:l~ii!=BIIIJ~~11irif:U~~~.;: eltoP.t ·at&ia11ee away{ \lt-2tiaf¼s?iift~·>w·&·-wei·e>:,eon~tu?e;eE1 ·.:··/ ,•• ..;r~n:::11~:e:~ ~~ii- ,~~~~- 4ic:· , _ll'J dart~:« _o:£f ·to t ·h~ we:1'.Ji littati d1~,~-:P1'ff~zt'ea.•. ·:·~-lf~,~::.n j , ?, ·,1;,Ms 'tnttefl thetlgh1r I .. e,ont·t:itue.d "t,o·' $,f!:$~e:li-.:{f'.or- ·.i'l,.~·-'(;)r~~I;~,~ ,~ ,t:e:i-•abeilt three minutes- 'Se~reh;ing '!' -ti.a.a: al.,:Le ·,tni> ;1'-;~ :g •;c~r{,~v~:\;t:~~ a~j keld, 'it 'C(l)ritt.inllOUS'ly·, ter a J)8~iod: '<i>t\/:( '· llliti'.!1· '·J2Jt•lt~ ·holirB -·. ,. · ,; •• '•:7 ~w,ttt ·' spe~k ··G• ~•·<f +i ~~.;·<···· ,··0, X~.:. .as. t.~~~I,1lttti~: <W. .:'~;-)~~g ••• '.·,.:.'-.-.. ,:ii..·. ,•:· .. •• • •••••• ... 1.::---,,... ..:u [ , - - ., ~,,;, •. •• ·_.i .._: ______,. __.... ____.. _______ ........ -~_k.t .:_.::_._..... •• ~------- •.... ..-~-:..---- · ··-·-►·--· *--·-~···•--~..--.~~----·• - --•-~ ,.,. ____ _..,.,.~ --~.-, ~., -----~.·-----~--,..,..~.. ­ • NW 90291 Docld:34714.5-96 Pa,ge 11 lY efife:ree. -~·,~ r .. . ;,:. i~;,,,. d.~,S:c-;l:~~:·::b~j!{'·\\l i\,.~~~et _pe: $~e ,as. tn.e mh.~ee1t en, alieut•~i,itif;~tt ·~~if+~t;Ji,·-0..t ': tb.e :•d.ia'm~t.er ~t -tlle t ·teld# wM1'.,a wollla lrlake 1:~ -;<~~;::1.0)::s~-110:~ifJ of er:c; .it w.as either-very .-s·.-.·11 er veey a·~ • .. ·tt~:tr,:n•· tt.Jlle did arty pa1:1t ,a:ppear to ro.t:ate.,· l>•t th.e ae11·0:~ ..,~:·~r)L:~ }i'l!tllS., .f0W'." in nuber, app:El,J:red t ·e> be. sltl'remade4 b¥ ,l :n>vap.ot-o•s ring witisb. color; a : ~ : a - b o u t \ > 1 u e i n f f l i e ­ atta~ebe.d. :slufve1t1 s-h0w1ng the cfbjeet as it a.ppeared frQm 1iae " bett0m: .will-··a:1.ve , you my last i11pression. h.sii as I had beeG"me e•aviiteed _t~_( ;~~ wa_s a.. radar 1$rge·t oall0on made at transparent pl:asti,o ~ tire :~J:i;_l.i,t ·a'$,g&~ t0 m0.ve. It moved at incredible •Pe.ea t@w~rra t~e•-;~ea-st diSttPP:e·a.riiag ,~~ ~lle_eut·tirsern lu;>riz@n in abo11t i@ seccn4s:. The 'l~att.er .mot.ioa .c:Gu.ld. :oaly be observe·d with the naked eye· a.lie 1fo 'i,,lle t~:eaen4.ovts_ Ji))eed. I spend about it 40:ar.s • a ~~elf-.. }~-~~~& '.~llr'.e~gh th~s- gla·es while targ·et sheot±•s·,. ·i'i'l4..&lJt J~·0n.fl.le~t ·1}Jaif CI ' _qtbse_i-ve.d ·a . •raetaal o\l3eat et ver-,' u.i.p;~v.ii-a: ~ .1'-~e-'.; _: •• ;1:, fell. --• ~:11 f'ia.~t up-0n examination I am ,.a d:e;s-~gi '•,tpervis'~r,._ ~I,\-:~~l!'.ge·. ·.(l)f the CJA ·512 .R - design eneoap:assfag sQme :i,a:~~• i11»~f~••' ·· a:, ·p~e., :s ·of tb.e ,· p.Petaeut ~!1:!n!!:f't;c~~G=:i;• J!~!!i -~~ ;:J~t and nope ,-eu· w!;;t:~. tre·at t:n:ts, ,~~po~t. fletuallf':~ •.I am wi:l .lf.. ta enla-r.g.e U:p.o~ ;,~k.j_~ msrtter lf. -ea.lled. •n ·te i-o so; no short d!se·r1pt10n »e.tq .a·d:equate. 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COMPLAINT FORM Address of Complainant _,,..._,li&JH0"---·· @661 Address of Sub.ject T-e.lephone Numbe.. r of Complainant,­ ·. ).Q;.·#QP;m ; £P.1fi(§4 . . __,. Character of C:ase DE.SCRil>TION OF SUBJECT: ·Oa:t,_e: arfd TimTb-omplai'n-t Re·oeived. .- '.,, + FACTS OF COMPLAINT: ~ompla:t,•• ·s:~iit:~ ·;;:~~r:~~j--~-~i( .~~ol m~tallic ~bj~e~~ in _t·~e :'~itt.. ·:-.:.• tn~;,yi!ng we.sterlt ·t~~~S-'.-~Q'OUt I¼ ht?>~:S· t q ) j#;~v~l :~ft,ftl altove .him t -c> ~b;~ heri;•~~ _He; ~;y,~~~/ . . ·"h,e -ooi:lld. not saz ~h<,p: _,~,·~ ·m..~,~~ li~ t?_te_·1.. ~~d..a met'4:tie lu.s,tre.. Re &~·at·~.d: y-Ja,l··%~-~( I ft ... J .. . . . . . • + --.,,-;--,:~·,:.. _) ~be.u:t l to l<D d,egre-e$ al?!t:t. ~-s.-n.id ·.he. ;.0,e.s.s,ed ..t ,l;\:e:V ~~e--re abo'.Ut JO miles u;p ~~d _llth~~,--1~¢'.tjft ;· • • , ~ • • + •••• , • • •• .;.. • ·::. ,r;... • • ., • • • • • .• -..-· ,.: •' .'.':;, .'. ,;· • k' f-e~t .i:a ii~eter. 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HOVIELL, Chief, Counter Intelligence, 20th OSI, advised as follows, GAIL PJOClK, Pas.co, W~sh., Ph.one Pasco 6054, supervisor of a local ground observer group at pasco, reported sighting two half-l!loon shaped objects· about six t,imes as large as a hall' moon. One obj.ect f'.Qrmed: into a large ftuf-e.-balJ, the original color of· both objects was whi·te, and tbe' other formed into two fireballs. Both objects were estimated to be. at about 1000 feet altitu.de. T.he distance could not be estimated. The objtfcts •~u~e bath at. a f'i:v-e degree ~ngle l>rom Tihe line of sight of the observer. •The location was ··slightly north of Paacoo The location has been pinpointed ·on the Aeronical, planning m.e.p at grid coordinate AB 5517. They were obsei'ved for ·a period df. ten ·--:minut-eer. . The Intelligenee Office:r, 25~1.l-Air Divis,ion is not going to subnr~t a written report, however he will .tollow· this ·ve-rbal report up with a letter t -o this office. 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L.A.. Th c-0nnn·m SUBJECT: :E"1yinp Saucers \ b At B:t>""roxifM'.te~v 7:~ PM on 6/8/'i4 e.olonel Ray-n0>r , OSI .MCChord An t e enhoned that an i tem i the TA.ooma News '!r ibune in­ die ted t he..~ '- trs,nsit driv&r f Qr t he Taco~ bu.$ comnaJ'ly ll8.d seen f'. if ving sP,~eer on .the r>revi-ou.s night ove:r !8t·colD1'.. Col onel Raynor sai d t hst hews oheaking with t he OTTBrRtions Office at ti1 McChor d t o~ e i f it '.hAc1l ~een re-ported to t hAm. I callee.. ?J..R .1or Rob insoJ'I R - and 'C'iA, Fed on Colo el Ra~or ' t­ JUN9 1954 fBJ ~SEAI TLt:: NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 29 . . :Q;OM : SA J. FRANCI-S SULLIVAN ·-:,,. :~.~ At U,tle ·PJ! tn1$ d»t'i.e Special Ag.ent Phil Howell 081 telepheni.ea:tly co;ntae~ed • ~! 5. this af£i.ee \o. repe,:;t, tha;t -~ .i4eidt.ifiecl ~~~g '°abject wa:s pi:cke.d up by the ·RadaI" statiota at Neah: Bay het/tJeien 1:9:J'O.-a•-rt·19,45 t -tm:~::.~1,;e,1~· 1'1i:~·,o~~aet,.,·wa;s 38 io 40.,.mil e$ · s.w. of Keah Bay a:ct an Alti~u:ds· 0£ 1~500· to loo~-' re:ei-.:Ti~ 'F-~~:,i~e -~-d,~ An(lJ~ep_,Jl,lrcif McCbord i~e.ld to in,te;roept attd •ptj1ted up a..llP·• rin tlit:J ~i:Ulr:-., ·e~i..- $tt 1;1,t,i~-·P'l&lil:EtJ ~: 'fh.e ·•blip" :,sei&Ya\ ed ilth.o tvto 11o1j4is1J as they w;;Qeifaihc:ffl.:1t:g. 'fl\~ ;~~~~/~~~ '-ii~f'&~~ fot- 8 to 12 ~nut'fis. fhe tiblips '' .faded .from the scopes pres~bly ·W.J-,b~>:.. ~:~/•l fa,st .atr speed.- The otrjeets flew S:0U>th ,hen.turned east 'When they t'tJeJii. 'NoJit, ~t\~,,·. • • • • + • • ,., ...~-... ._, pil;ot.s sighted the d.b-ject,s7 -fl;;SQ8~, ~- T-he' pt1-,t s wer,e }o:eing fnte!'l't)glt.j etlt!.. 1>t·\ft.~b~:~n.i.•.t~~'..-\. . -~·:. pnee ot£ic.er at -ltl~hor:d. Othe~ Ratfar; s-t.a:b~~Jf$ welre b$4;~g: eon-t~o.t~tl ·t ·o a.•:ee{\f~ffi 4::f .:. •• ,, ., .,,:,;·,,;... any further sightings were mad$, ·tn.e 2'6/t».: Air i]l.;Vie5:'>rl 'i.·S s:U:buaitt!ng :a t~pchrt ;~if t ,o the Aib Technical Intelli·gen·o~i O~nbtl"; Wright ..JP.at:t :eri:SQ'.tt Fi:eltt,. :OOt :P"• HOVlEl-~t stat.e<i the rep0rt wa,s: r-~ee!ved:bQJtt t he !nt•iUge.ntte o:tt~er :of~~~;.,.~. ••.:.-·-.:</<Btt I 2,~ Air Divt&ion. . < ..·· .}J;'fjj ·ttte aboV'e. 1ntorniat±on u s furn±$hed t~- Ga>ltGE: I>AVl'S' of '"IO -a't. ~t, . W··~t~ ·.t,_f • • •. ... '. ;~. o:::,·j:'·•?·t,:?(;.:_->···,.:- . • I i: r " '8 . ,,r - E~•.tt.E cl~:..u V £ '10\1 •J n ··; i *) , 4 J • • , , • • ~ ·· .;: IJ . <. rm" sEA1 ~--~-..;//- r"'""' ~·----~­ }(4' .•.• i •. , ·> (3 f ,.y~..,L../ ·"--------· •• . .. , ., -~ - ,/ ' .~ ,,..,? : • ,· •• ·• n~a ··.·· .· ,.. ,' • ~ -- ~ • . , .•. ~;F~~~e;Iij•,.•_ : ·,\. _ ·- .. .. .- fit£$ ,Alt2FO-RCE .. /~ASftlN: .. ' ·_ : ,, ., ••. •. _'. . : • THE INSi>ECTOR·· GEN~-~L•t1SAF 20th DISTRICT OFFICiS Of SPECIAL lNVESllGA-TiONS McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, McCHORD FIELD, WASHfNGTON ·20D OSI 24-0 · Mr. R. ·D. Aue;rpaoh Special Age·n'lt •ill ,c~ge 24 June 1954 Fede.:ral Bur.-eau of.· Inv,e,s-ti gation l01i Seo~ .Av•me· Seat'.tle, \faisi~n.gten· hax- StT,: Tfte:: ;ij,ll•ing is.. 4uot-•d· ·-tQ:r ,rour iili.fotmatiE>n n-om .e,:.n ±_ntel:;t~i -ge110'.e· Smmnatiy:, ·2si}i~-Atr,:Dt-ffa:~-~Xi '-to: ~ir '1.eelbili.~al Int&lligene:e-- ~onte,r-,. WrigJil:~ Pat:terton Alff, ·obi'o., •~..e~iig Unidentft-ied Fl~ng_ Gbjeb'ba, as r,:fpo:rt.i to: S.peoial Agent &VLtJVtH) ·your offioe, o• 22- J.UDe 19.'·54: • "S~r r'FiiYil(G;. J) .. • • ·: • -T, · · • ' •__ .•• " ·:(t:J~tJ~ .AND .. AJ;lffl,C;)lNE M DAR SI~lNGS...Qf UMKNQ)'.Vli; '.:'. . . . ..swa: Py • J . • •• • • · 1 ; . • • • • ••• . • ,.. .• An unkilGO hl~p or ta:t;g~-:t 1re.,s picktd up· on TIMOTHY radar -e-~i;i~~•i seope in Ge,e.ret L'$ ·1t€>4) -e.e~ijja 2.0© :lens~ speed..;; ~stimated al:tt~d.e , 15 angles; origi11Mttit at G-3.1• ..tmd>i:at:esitw,ntly t~rea.lte:r for·._ . t1•1 of th,ree· (3) :tJi'gli\~g••..\>,y. Tili0fltt •~hln a ten (lJi) •nute pe.ri,e~i', ,after whioh time- bll,p. . ol' ti~j$.~~_;i-eJpai11'9d e.t.t. 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' : : . ~- ./...·.·,:·,·. /;:.f/#'.··,_• • •... ; . . . . . ;t}).,,: ):,ld,pa ot ~J+ge,ts obs-e-rved are 1ientatlvely e:val,uted. e..s 'ltrqfi -at·~9•r•e:. :t~rge,~a-~-~iji\il~ in pr.e:,re;ate:ii'o~ sic:e A'M gener~:l _eoliltj.gl;tr&­ 0 t ·i~-·(llxt .91~~4¥tf~,#~' 1µ1d -adrbe.2;'he e(lr.aprte:rat) to B•,J6 ~ B•Sa type :ai:r­ e~eift ·w·l,:tta· @ ..tJatiJWlt$·d· .pul"lQut s.peei of ·Jlaeh One or better. 11 •At<~ft ·~r~,,-~:.t:.-~~~ :f&,- ·~lr-:$0:tw of .· Iut&'lltt8':f°-e d.:oes 111et eq,•ot any £ur.th&;r.· il'\1f.o~ti~?i -:ee't).O·el!N,fi@{tth.:i& it1Cki~t-. __ l,la ,tie· ev~nt·tlaeir:e a:re further d~ve::1:opl1leita.:. :yo~ :~£-~oe: --~:ii 't,e:. i-a~t.c1i~ly·'. •f•tsj~.-., • is• • .. •' _ . '. ',· •. ·.,. .·. , •Jis'irµ::e·'IJ Comand~~ NW9t191 ' Oocld:34714596; Page 33 I . :~fu,7}:: ./tf~~~_t ,a.,_·; • ;;·> .· :· .\,:•• :. : • '!!·-~- . : _;,._,, :&:;~~ •• "' ~ ;~._.',Ii,•• -~·_;·~;,.;.',,,::;; ,;:.,_:.'~.::-:-.-~ ....,,,.... ' -·-: ,'. '_,· ~~Ni)f~~\t-~,~~~~~~#;~ _,-~ , ··Fil;.lt/Nci> . .. : .: · r I • COMPLAINT F·ORM . • ~­ tJ:N t l>:EN~ 1;p;,-e1> ~tA.;.t!.lt.:AF -r ,,~11~a, •l-nt R' Subje-ct' s Nam.a 'and Aliases ! • ·. ·:·· , .- .,, .. I i ' I ~ t: ; ~ I -~~ --· ..·..· .. ·.. •· . .·. ,,___... .· • > .··•·... > -------. , _ A-OT10~. ~~•• Bl ~~=7(~-,g;-•.::JJo<!o~:~M<'Ei} - · ·.~ ·· ->; - \, J;;:; .,).,."" , \f~\•~~:,;,•M>i,._~ ,~.,. . ; S,;.J NW00291 Docld:34714.$96 Pa;ge 34 . ,..:,:r· .: ·: :--_ , . , ·, ·/!SI' D,~/U · . c- . · : .frt;.i.1:~it,s.l: .... ·. t.'.~--. 1N:·ap~v/ ~~~~ ~~~·:t<>•· Fi.L.E' No. ---~--.--- COMfLAINT FORM Subject •·s fl'ame and Aliases Name of C·omplainant Address o.f Complainant .Addt'e.ss of Su.bjeot Telephone Number Of Oo,rnplafnant Character of Case DESORI-PTlON OF SUBJECT: ,,., . . : -....z·<:-£. . ·:_. : /4 ·: . : . :._, ...••• ! . • • '.;:P'TI'ON 11.E.}COM'.~~ ~B! -~~~:'i':_ '/.t·-·· _________ · ' ~~~~~~ .......... ..,.._--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~·;...,., · • •• • .,. ,-Y, ,' ,;..,v." .,.,.,~-< • ' ~~~['P>'•~· . • . . • • > . • . ' . ,..• < • /· <\. . , . 14 .~.:' '~t~~-7~w--~~"',,.,_~;;:.:'.:~;:''~0'.~'#ffr: .. -~.'-···•~aJ.:-• .,.,.,. ., t .~:,hr:l1,AJ-: .:."'~."•; .·... ­ .' i~ ~ ~ -~~ i:~.~--~/ ", '" : ·• • , • • : ,· . ·. . . •. l ... ,... · · - -- --· __ .. .......-,....--~ ~ ~ ~..-..... ·, • ... ·• Speo•ial ~>_•.,..., '.Jc .. NW00291 Docld.:34114.5:96 Pa,ge 35 ~·;· /· :· ~ "'.. • :,~ ,,--:·,. :·-•,' .. : ::.i.-~.,,._.,:,;c_""i!.-'.....-...;........:,_,~--·--..i-,.,.._...,_...,..'""'",,.. :.··.,.·.,,..."'-';;;.::;:;1 ~-~~- ·1~- _.f ,t'ff.,;.1~~P~a,g~-'-· . __ _ FD-­'tl t?:~Jjl~i,, -­ ... -­ • - ,:. ;,....,;,~: ·,_;/-,: ' ;..-'."R:Vo ,.1Lir:~ i . ,, , C'OllPLAINT FORM UNPO.W(fLYING :SAUCE!.S) Subject is -Name -and ·A11a:ses c" I I Addres,s of Subj.ect, Character o­f Case DESCRIPTION OF SO:SJECT: . . . _·,, . }: . :. ~­ - . . FA·CTS OF COMPLAINT: Oo111plat,nant, -adfi:88.d tJfB(t b~'t~~n :lo-25 and :io---Jtl_-,._;, : ~~t~~~ ­ dat.e ae saw,,lftrl.te ~ nr111ht.objects 1D t.lle Bk11D the nm\,llllri'~­ o.f -his residence. He-:stated. they resembled two staN foll~ng ;:·&~e-ari-u\n~ -_ -·-x ' ,.,., . . . . . .- . .. . - - • ·- . ·, -- ' ' •. • .. - ,:,.. . -.. . . -~ •. »\lt were not blinking and were t-ra-v-ellng ·-at a hip_ir-.t., of ~if.le- •••• i , _-· - - . - ··-:: --- --: --.._·:: -_ - -. - - -- ---- .- -·:.- --- --.---.... ·--.• ----- - - :l­ tb$7 we-re traveling <J)ne •~ad tn• o~her -in .a _.·-s,011tlil!rt.l --dit~ct.1:~n( :- } lfe related -8'1haeqn♦n~~ :a~r --~~1e.rrtng·t:·h•-· ~~~::~~1.~i~•:t~l~ --~~~'-, ~­ •••••• ,,, ..,J •.• ,__:,, . ;.•·... • ,.,·.,;:_-~--~ •.-.•, . .::...·.:-:·-.. ; •• - -✓;::-.•• '.·,·,,•• •• .tiia·p,ared ·into a clmtd and -Qtlly",.~---iPii~~~~dj~t.~ --e~e:•:~iit_·or'-•,:-t?J:i.\ . ,. . ·, . . .., .• -:. , .._.t:_:· .:\ ·- •.• ••• ·; ...; ...- ·,·. . . .• -~ : . .:·-~·;:,.:·,. : . '· .. ·_:,,.·· • ··,·. .,;. i .,:,._•,,,~·-· • .; at Kc Chord Fie.la. ~I SAR. -E:. Ne1aon, etc t R DJ -•s also turn!fihlt~ ·tn,.---•'~•: tnronnation-. •, ·•· ACTION ~t,Ul~ ~ ·~' .•.·.• .•. . •• ·;:. i l •• ' •• ;, ~- .• .: Ft.le in lOs.-e . , ('r"""--~-'T ~ ,. '• , A!!'"'l; t ­ m~~r-w. iii • "!'" .it.". f .. - ~':;: ·• . ,· _( . . - ' ..- .. •... / :~ ... , - ·,- ,, ... ·.. ·tu..·· • ' . --s.pe.:Ctal isent , - NW00291 Dec:ld:34714.5:9& ·pa,ge 31 -NW00291 :ll&dd:34114S96 Pa,ge l8 • ST"ANWIRD FORM NO. CM , . r Office Me,rnot;an,durn . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO SAG, SEATTLE (-62­ FROM SA L.EMENT W. ?J) RKH Uf?Si ✓~ ,0/'-~ SUBJECT: · A R SEEN OVT-R KENNE- Wa h • .,..,...,,.._n • I nforrra.nt \\ Sgt. GORDON RICH ARDSON, Kenne wi. · , W·i~hington Police Depa rtmnt advised tin t for sPveral years he htis been Vf/ -Y interreted in flying saucers and has re~d ev r ything 9.Vd ilable concerning th i s topic. GORDON advis e0. that he 1n s soire informationwh:ich he considers to be of utmost importance t o the defr•nse of the U. S. concerning a fly.mg sp:i. ce ship mich he observed ov e r Kalnewick , Wamingtm a.boot a year3,go. RICl~RDOON st:·ited that he ha<i never told anyone abnut this matter and ha s not di-scusse<l it with other officers of the police deµlrtne rt because they "never pay a.my attent ion to what he s ayst1•• GCRDON prefaced ·his remarks by stating that he realizes his informaticn sounds like a "nut romplaintn h1t assures the writ er that th :is is not so. HICHA RDS)N stated th=1t the thing he saw r-.ias bem weighing V Pry heavily on his mind and he be.lieves t~ inforrration shoul d be ~ ssed on to tl:1- e Air Force or other :int E'!'ested Defense Agency . RICHARDSON st;.-1t e d th ~t atx,ut a ye ar ago he W3.8 on night shift and was in the vicin ity of 1st an ·1 Wash ington, Kennewick at about 10 pl.m. whm he observed a large, shining, 11etal ball about 30 ' in diamet er swoosh in from the West at rat rer low altitude-- only 200 or 300 feet in t re air or less . The ball W:is travelling at a high rate of spped and '4len it got about thre e blocks east of .-Jashlll5ton Street 1 1 it came to a oomplet e stop. RICHARDSON stated th:c th e ball had le ft a t ail of . fi. re until it stopped and then emitted no fire or snoke . RICHAHD OC'N described the ball as i:e rfectly spherica l and ma.de of shiny In:?tal. He stated that a pi;a1~ntl y the ball had a t leas t tw:> 1ifferent kind s of motors to propel it, because ·when it was standi.ng still he o:nu.d hear th e ''chug chugrr of the engine s:mnd ing like a tractor engme and ap}->irently 'an int.erra l comb.1stion engine o The ball stood still se veral minutes 31 d then t ook off wi. th a spe ed so great that it disapi;eared from.. sight :in a ue.. tter of s ecorrl s . RI CHARDOON stated th 1.t obviously some different tyre of engine was utilized in fli ght ruch a s a ,jet engine because of th e speed v-.iith which the ball left. RICHARDSON noted. no fir e or smoke on lem.ng 0 NW 90291 Docld:34714596 Page 39 t NW00291 ' ~·''\:-- ". ,, -~· • > , ~ ii : ·:-· C • ;• _..·/'.:,j' ' . ., •/_ .:.:-;: • , ' .1 • ·:·-<;, .~ •. ". • -.; ,: ~- .·> •• : ,;: , , •. . T: .,nr°' . •.• , • . ,,' ... Ooc:ld:34714.S9S Pa,ge 40 , . ' ••,,,..:: .. • ·· ;OINN -~x,:•' a,►. . · :t11«1/::• .i-, · ···- ·1111 •••• L~J' ~ --- ? · ·: ~~-, .,?·:.· ,... : . ••. • NW90291 . Docld:34714596 Pag,e 41 At 4:36: PM ,:&hi*.,~ate ·the 4uty:. otta'-'~ u. s. Coap ~ called stating t h:at he had-'· advised this office on 9-28-56 of unld•ntitied .obj·~~ts ~.•r-,gape·: l>iaa.,ppo~t.e~. Re· •tated ;that . it had tieen 4eteriLined that this was a 6Mark-Six,· Aircraft Fme.0 ; He advi$ed t}.lat ~the" had .been report~ at Willapa, Point GranTille and Neah Bay. H'•·· adfta«t ihat all bf Ml:ese 'With the •oeptioa :of Neall Bay had bee~ dee:t-royed by the demolition aqtJad and that those at Nuh Bay woul4-be &eat~1ed ·on ltonday, He: ad.t'rised ·tilaa:t .a :,__ search was being mad•· ot the coast for any more at these objecta du.e. to t.be ta.ct tat •o aw- had been re:poried. A .,l\4: . .,., ­ ➔ • . •. _.;J "' . • N orrI • '\, • NW-90191 Docld:34714596 Page 42 I Co.1onel ._Sp-.er V. ~. tJSAP l>fi•t .. s,t cc.,·r,and• aG-th D1atrtcti; OS! Moehord Air Poree Bue, 'W&Bbfngton Jtet t1ni«W.lt1fl•d ftJ1.ng tl)jeot• ' NW90291 Docld~71459-6 Page 43 , , '. AD:'ORESS A·'N<D t(l:t.J>lW~E ,tl'fil1Jl&ER -~ OF C0-MPLA:lltkKt • • il.liot Hote:Ly JlGS½ Pike St. Seatt1• ,. Viash~t:en AG<E H.ElGHT ; Z . 0 . .;,.~ . . ,',· ~ ·- JiR. A1Jm.Rf CRFSSYJil, ~lepho.ned tli:at while· fislling on Alaska.:g(@',., ;-·· Un±~n-Oil -CQJIPaxw.··po~is, ¥8:,stertlay., 11•$-S.·1, he observed what ~p:pefi.r-i -~~:. . _,, _•·. _·. _____ ,. '~:;¥;:f:i;~~C::iiiii.i€EtifE1,;,- 1c ,.,_._ ,-._. emall•l' .O'.hj_e·ct·s. ri,- awa.:y. t·r~m.<· ..___ ]~g-:·· .. __ .•~ . -..J!l:t ;:~il;,/ q;.ib~v• t -ttaJ.-hft --•••: ~~­ .,. H• eo~ld •~t furnish. the; . .. -~ ;~,~~~~-:'.~~s...;~~~~:;;, ___, _-:~_:'~!vie -aeen t hl:·_;.~;:_,:~·­ lle states he. $a.lites th-a-t .-n~ slt~~dlihave(.. 01t;lilif:;, .,, ,~ntay.·. ' :.•. •·•;•~~•• :•.: , ... • • ,, • ,••··•• • • • ; C • :•;·• ~ • • A·CJ·l~N RE-C.OiUiftC0£0 • lnde:x and file ... ,. . 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TA~S GOVERNMENT -. . .,j', . -'.; .',;- :{:!: TO : : Sl'C, SEAa'.'l'LE. , July' 17.19s9 PRO!,f : SUBJBCT: .·.On t, ~, ~~.- R~~ L ¥ft, ~ Me.:roer Wat, Mel'Qer Islam• wa., acfified :t on·~iflUf' v;, 19,9'jh • ·11'&l.1d.ug on a atNtOh ot beaob in the T.t~nitT ot Ll Pt.BB, Wn., 1he oba~d a man dressed. in neat eun tana •lJ!Jll @ :the ~oh«•• dl.fpall04t.,~!~• .,;l'hi•·-~ •~ed to be qareying a idaittt~cot·:n~ htmg ·:.in !.oops ntia bieJffll• .•LI'NHOPF· &dn4ed that she wae: ~ 'ot a il!rie1r ot brUliaht flashes llhich she auppoa•a •nated trca the·_ •lo"• ~~;_ att,r...noti~J th1f .tla=sh~JJ, ~ ,i~nn,0,µ aot.jjl a ~~ch.,,. tlo,tJtin11:il.1. :O:•:towr {the• Q"!&• arid",;-1t appeaN<l2lthat ffle -.·;on the, beaoJi <­ bad.ln •Gi• JllrmR att.ohed hie rope to it. 'Duf cmplainant· stated. that jun betor.tnoti~ng tll~ ~ -~h• •.rd • :9'1-sb:l.111. ~• bl.ad rem:lfl:1 ecm ot the 110:'I••·•~• by· 1~·-•:t· JUJ.t{s]cy' t'ooket.• •. . • '!he man was d:••cribed as 11hite, •le, l.arp {ner 6!) strong te&~~a:, ' abo•t 30 ~•• • • /OtJ -;/PJ Y'J. -31Jl··. SEAHOHE ... --~~ SE'RfALIZE. •• i . ---' . JUL I 7 1959 F81 -Se.ATT , NW90291 Docld:34714596 Pa,qe 51 t '·).);.:t~t,•; ·;~,f/'r'J;b,r/-~9•--,0··;, . ,p ~--.i ; ; .a•w !· .··, :~ - . .• ..:•. ,.;., •..· ,;-' ' _,· . ,,·, -·~~::·. . -a,...t '"' :~:::: :~ _·: ~lr­ '-'iit;r,i.• l 1:l "~JA:,. \tic/map ' . . ' ,Afr _. - -~­ ~lt.tll.:r ;'1t .. / .I '· '·· . ' \ ·:::, .... ·. ·.•.• .~pL!rl:rr"• - . ;;. ,,,....,. •·• . 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