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ra ne August 19, 1917 refuse to furnish any further information. On August 5, 1947 Special A contacted in the re t.agency. office, Taco. Y Weabtngton by At this time CRIS ked if the Seattle Office was investig: of the B+25 and he was informed t no investigation was being conducted by the Seattle Office. CRISI at t time related in a rambling story that he had picked up some strange rock formations which he had forwarded to a friend of his in the University of Chicago to have amalyzed and that later, in some manner unknown to him, these rock formations had been reported as being frag- ments of a fly i viewed at the Tacoma resi ney office, denied any knowledge of Ww ock formations which they hi: 3 have alalyzed became connected with the flying disc stories. Both denied making any statement to anyone that these rock formations were portions of a disc fragment. It was apparent from the start of the interview that DAHL and not telling their complete ‘and true connection with the flying disc, story. They refused to give any definite information as to what they said or had done which caused them to become involved in a flying dise story, gave evasive answers and repeatedly stated that they had nothing to do wi and were at a loss to understand how they became connected with the f story. fter consi able questioning they stated that in the early part of Jun ey sent to Ray PALMER of +t Ziff-Davis Publishing Company which published t tasy magazine in Chicago and the Venture magazine in Evanston, Tllinois, some rock formations which they had found on Maury Island. They stated they sent these formations, asking PAIMER to have them analyzed. They stated that later PAIMER wrote and asked for more samples, advising, he had failed to analyze the samples. RISMAN and DAHL stated they have never sent any additional samples and on the next they heard regarding the rock formations which they had sent PAIMER was when he called HAROLD DAHL and asked if the rock formations could have come from a flying disc. DAHL stated. .he made some remark that they possibly could have come from a flying dise and that he immediately sat down and wrote a@ letter to PALMER, which was in the latter part of June in which he stated the material could have been portions of a flying disc. AHL claimed that he thought he told PAIMER over the phone something about being in his boat when he obtained these rock formations, but stated he could not recall what he had itten to PALMER and claimed that he passed the whole thing off as a joke, J’and DAHL were questioned at length in an attempt to obtain specific information as to exactly what each one had done with regard to the rock forma- tions. However, éach stated that the only thing they had done was tell RAY PA the formations could have come from a ‘flying disc in view of the fact it appeared ‘that's what he wanted them to say", No definite information: could be obtained from either DAHL or CRISMAN as to what each specifically had done to start the flying dise story. The. signed statement which was obtained from CRISMAN and She