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August 19, 1947 this meeting. i H ARNOLD, Captain EMIL J. SMITH , FRED L, Captain DA NN and Lieutenant of Army Ae? Intellig tice from ilton Field, California, all met in ARNOLD's:room at various times during the afternoon and evening of July 31, 1947. and discussed the flyi be as. related by CR and DAHL. The Army Intelligence Officers, Captain AVIDSON and Lieutenant y left about 2:00 the morning of August 1, foe to, return to Hamilton Field, California for Air Force Day in a B-25-and were carrying some of the reported disc fragments. The left engine on the B-25 burned an exhaust stack which in turn caught the left wing afire, the wing subsequently breaking off and tearing off the tail. The B-25 crashed, killing Captain DAVIDSON and Lieutenant BRO; However, the Crew Chief and a hitchshiker parachuted to safety. Intelligence Officers sum McChord Field, Washington advised there was no indication of any sabotage. The plane crashed at Kelso, Washington approximately 2:50 A. M, August 1, 1947. Five anonymous calls were received by a reporter, Tacoma Times, and the United Press Wireman, Tacoma, between 11:30 A. M., July 31, 1947 and 5:30 P, M., August: 2, 1947. The first call was to a Tacoma Times reporter approximately 11:30 A. M., July 31, in which the caller stated that there was a meeting taking place at that time in room. 502 of the Winthrop Hotel concerning the disc fragments found on’Maury Island. The second call was. received between 11:00 A, M. and 12:00 noon, August 1, 1947:by the Tacona Times reporter in which the caller advised t at that moment a big meeting was taking place in ARNOLD's. room number 502, nthrop Hotel; that the B-25 which crashed was carrying disc fragments and that McChord Field officials had stated it was shot down or sabotaged. The third call was recéived Friday, August I, 1947 at 5:30 P. M. by the United Press Wireman, Tacoma, in which the. caller stated that the B-25 which crashed at Kelso, Washington was carrying flying disc fragments and that the dead officers were Captain DAVIDSON and Lieutenant ROW, A-2 Intelligence ‘Officers at “amilton Field, California. This call was prior to the release of the dead officers' names by Army authorities and the caller indicated that when the names were released, it-would verify the information he was furnishing was correct.’ The fourth phone call was received proximately 6:45 P. M., Friday, August 1 by the United Press Wireman in wh hich call the caller st. tated the B-25 was definiteyshot down and. that if he contacted Army Intelligence officers, they would not. deny it. The fifth phone call was Pp by the United Press Wireman, Tacoma, $230: PoM. ust 2, 1947 at. wk time the eall er stated the B25 was shot dd from the air with a 20 msm. cannon; t larine plane found’ recently on Mt. Rainier had also ot down and that ptain SMITH would be taken to Wright Field Tuesday morning. — When. the Army horities released the es of the dead Intelligence officers h verified.t information as given by the anonymous caller, the 1 gust < 197 and carried several articles thereafter infer: 1e be , because of the fact that it i ‘is ts AHL and ‘AN > admitted that the material to F PALMER had no connection. with any i igned statement to that effect which are being