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CI-R1 Rgport é ; * DETAILS le SHuring the afternoon ef 31 duly 47, tire Arnold, Aviation Bditer of the idehe Daily Stateszen, telephoned Lt Srown, CIC SubsDetachment Commander at Seade querters Fourth Air Fores, end stated in eubstance: That he, Arnold, and Capt Smith bad arrived in Tacomn to investigate the purported flying dise explosion on a sure feee craft on 21 dune 47, This investigation was requested and financed by @ Ure Re Ae Falmer of the Venture Progs, 305 Studie Bldgs, 1719 thermen Avenue, Evanston, Rilineie. AGEST*S WOTEe See Inolosure 1 and Inclosure 2. The signatare to Inelesare @, Mrs Save Johnson, is that of the editer of the Ideho Daily Statessene Mire dohason Le « former Arey Air Perce officer end from eli indigations te a very patriotic Americans On the receipt of Inclosure 2 at Jeadquarters Fourth Air Yorce, this officer requested the San Preneisos Fil Office te chook the Uhieago FI Offies for Ne As Valuer and the Venture Freass the return anewer, by telephone, was te the effeot that the Shieags indiess of the PRI, the Uhieago Pelice, and Credit Bureau hed no record on Re Ae Pelser or the Ventures Prees., 2. Le drown and Capt Davidson arrived at MeTherd Field during the afternoon of $l daly 47_ They changed from their uniforms te civilian elothing in the alroraft and, on being queried by Operations as to why they desired transportation to Tacoma, they replied they wero to aake a speech. This wae in complianes with par 4, ltr fr Bq Am, Pile BBSS.812, ¥ dal 47, mubjs Investigation of Flying Pisces. Asoording to iiajor George Sander, Public information Officer, Methord Field, The Tacom: Times rooelved an anonyseus telephone cell that 4rnold and Suith were present in the Minthrop Eetel for the purpose of conducting on investigation on the flying @iscs The Tecone Times checked ané found this to be true, such to Arnold's end Smith's curpriges t Srown end Gapt Devideen did interview %&. Gereld 4, Uehl, Mr. Fred Ll. Crieman, in ® hotel room in the Winthrop Hotel, Tacoma, Washe, in the presence of @r, Srnold ong Snpt Gaith. If notes were taken of this conversation, they were de= stroyed in the airereft aceldent. Urs Arnold stated to Major Jander thet Lt Brown obtained from Ur. dahl and ire Crigman semplos of an unidentified eubstense thet were identical to those eppearing in Inclesures 3 to 7. the senples piotured in Inelesures & to 7 wore taken by tir. Arnold from the seme box thet Dahl and Grisman offered Ms Srown and from which he obtained hia samples. t/tgr Matthews, Grew Ghief on the wreeked sirdreft, upon being interrogated by this officer, stated that he placed « heevy cardboard carten in the rear compartment of the 8625 thet erasheds ii did not look in the box nor heer any comments from 14 Grown or Capt Uavidson es to its cone tantes v Se The following summarises what was related by Wre Arnold and Capt Smith to Major Sander as te the aubsteuce of the interrogation by Lt Brom and Capt Davideens Thet on 22 dun 47 Mr, Uehl wes preceeding south of Maury Island in Mrs Cricuen's beste Five flying diecs cane down out of the cleude and cireled slowly around the bay, dropping to an estimated clevation ef 500 feet. Theas disos appeared round and CONFIDENTIAL W.D.,P.M.G. Form No. 110