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SPECIAL DELIVERY
REPORTS of FLYING DISCS

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Enclosed is a copy of a letter dated August 25, 1947, with

attachment fran Lt. Col. DONALD L. SPRINGER of A~2, Hamilton Field,
California. Even though Col. SPRINGER feels that Mr. JOHNSON may
have read some of his claims in a newspaper, Col. SPRINGER believes
that Mr. F. MX JOHNSON should be interviewed in this matter.

In accordance with Bureau Bulletin No. 42, dated July 30,
1947, Portland is requested to exhaustively interview Mr. F. M.
JOHNSON, 106 N.W. First Ave., Portland, Oregon, regarding his
alleged sighting of a "flying disc" on June 24, 1947. Copies of
the result of this interview should be furnished the San Francisco
Field Office for distribution to the 6th Army Intelligence,

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DECLASSIFIED

Authority:
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Hamilton Field, California

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SUBJECT: Flying Disc.

Special Agent in Charge, FBI, U. S. Department of Justice,
Federal Office Building, Room 422, San Francisco, Calif.

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received by this officer 22 August 1947.

2e Your attention is invited to the similarity between Arnold's
early report and this gentleman's report. A possibility exists that

Mre Johnson might have read some of this- in the newspapers when Arnold
was publicized re this mattere

Se This headquarters does not intend to investigate this incident.
It is requested thet a result of any interview you may make be furnished
this headquarters.

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Director, FBI DATE: September 4, 1937
Atten: Assistant Director D. M. LADD
SAC, San Francisco

REPORTS OF’ FLYING D a

ATRMAIL

Enclosed for your information are copies of two letters
from Lt. Col. DONALD L. SPRINGER of A~2, Hamilton Field, California,
dated August 27, 1947, with attachments reporting the sighting of
"flying discs" on Guam, and result of A-2 investigation at Tacoma
and Kelso, Washington.

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AIR RESCUE SERVICE
DETACHMENT 8 (624 AAF 8U)
MeChord Field, Tacoma, “aehington

4 August 1947

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SUBJECT: Pinal ‘“ission Report

TOs Commanding Officer
Air Rescue Service
WaeDill Field, Florida

le MISSION NUNSER Thirty-Nine.

Ze HATURE.

ie At O4 PST, 1 August 47, ARMY FLIGHT SERVICE notified this
Getachment that a plsne had been seen to orash and burn thirteen (13) miles
south of KELSO, Yashineton (46°S'N, 122°65'W).

Se ACTION TAKEN

Ge 1 Aug 47- At 04:50 PGT, APS received information from Mre
Ge Clark, loonl sheriff of EELSO, Washes, that the scene of the crash was
fifteen (15) to twenty (20) miles east of KELSO in the vicin…