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we Ne Office Men ©: dum + onttep *) GOVERNMENT MGT eld kt TO : The Director DATE: August lh, 19h7 at aks iy FROM: Myr. D. vie Ladd BERET peg eat cettates'e Es + *. SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS CR In connection with your request to be advised as to the facts = if: jem _ Po o*} concerning newspaper reports of flying discs in the Portland area and the i: ga— Lg reported conference of army officials in Portland concerning flying discs ji. fue — L.. te the Portland Office has advised thut Leaveritt G. Richards, aviation "Klas Gandy if ro editor of the acer has stated that Captain Willian Louvidson : =F and Lieutenant rrank } own of the Fourth AsF Headquarters, San Francisco, Pos. were in Portland on july , 27, 1947. While in Portland they interviewed Dick ‘ [- “ih “ALnankin, an experienced nilos, who had reported that he observed, on June lh, f 4%. a fommtion of ten flying discs over Bakersfield, California. Richards added Ro hat Davidson and Erowm had also interviewed tne following four experienced " ee ‘pilets who were among the first to report seeing discs, KennethTirnold, businessman So from Boise, Idaho; Captain &. IXSaith, a co-pilot; Ralph-Stevens, United Airlines and Davy Johnson, aviation editor, Idano"Statesman." In order to determine the pursose of these interviews Hichards contacted Major General Twining of “right rield Ohio, and from him gained the impression that the AAF instituted this investifation to wash out the disc reports since they are definitely not of AAF origia. ae On Friday, August 1, the plane in which AAF investiputors, Captain Davidson and Lieutenant Brown, were flyins, crashed at Kelso, Washington and both wore Killed. The wreckace was screened by AAF Intelligence from McChord Field. The "Tacoma News Tribune" and through them tne United Press put out a story that the pline was carrying parts of a dise wnich had struck a boat owned by Varold Dahl and Fred Chrisman. It has also been inferred that this plane was sabotazed to prevent these disc purts from being examined. ST +TUS Investigation by the Bureau has reflected that this plane was iefinitely not carrying parts of a dise and there appears to be no substantiation of a subotaze charge. For your further information there is attuched a blind memorandum setting forth in more detail the results of the investigation surrounding the above plune crash. No further inquiry is being zade in this mattor. > wes Air Force Intelligence has been advised of the results of our investi- | : gation. he ve 64 - L 9 j SEF —~/ y s ar . SU cREITY OF a & 4, & | ; INDEX we Qo o.cp6 ae We els I “$PROYED ES f