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August 19, 1947 the -C’ HL story in Tacoma. ARNOLD: informed s q at this time’ that after recei this letter ad- called PAL by telephone in Chicago as a result of which call PALMER had. forwarded him. $200.00 pense money for covering the story. Shortly thereafter, at about 7:30 P. M, HAROLD DAHL i Ais pened room é d the discussion began among the four men present ad seen on Maury Island. DAHL professed reluc— tance to iat the story, cle int g that several unfortunate incidents had occurred subsequent to his se the flying discs and he believed the entire incident had brought him bad luck. In this connection he stated that four or five days subsequent to his sighting the flying dis¢es, a man called at his home and had a conversation bh him the course of which DAHL was warned to forget all about everything he had seen on or near aly, Island. In addition to that, DAHL stated that his sixteen year. old son had run away from home following the incident and had been picked up by the police somewhere in Montana. After some further discussion DAHL finally agreed to tell his story of the flying disc incident in front of SMITH after eliciting a promise fron SMITH that he would not discuss the matter for at least two week It should be noted that DAHL had previously told his story to ARNOLD and GF fAN, At this point DAHL related the incident which has already been described and which he alleged had taken place on or about June 23 or 24. While relating the incident DAHL mentioned that: he had taken pictures of the flying disc vhich had seen but that the printed films were. marred with white spots. When DAHL had concluded his story, CRIS related that he had gone the following aury Island to verify what D. had told him concerning the fragments lis time picked up several fragments and taken them with him. At this time CRISMAN related that he also saw’one of the flying discs hovering over the Island but that it. had disappeared into a cloud. When DAHL and a had shed telling their story ARNOLD told the group that he had earlier in that e evening called Captain DAVIDSON and Lieutenant BROWN, Army Intelligence officers and that they were on their way to the.Hotel room. At this point DAHL protested that he did not wish to tell his story’ before anyone else and he was advised by SMITH that if such was the case why didn't he just leave and not be there when they arrived, CRI. I, DAHL and S{ITH then left the room and went downstairs, , DAHL departed alone. -CRISMAN drove SMITH back to Boeing Field near Seattle where SMITH desired to pick up his own personal car, which he’ did. They then returned to the Hotel where they found Captain DAVIDSON and Lieutenant BROWN in room 502 with INE ARNOLD, ARNOLD met. them at the door and seemed excited, explaining to SMITI at Captain DAVIDSI ad just drawn a reproduction of a.freak disc which had supposedly been seen by a woman in / Arizona. nd that this drawing v an exact reproduction of the ee disc which he, ARNOLD, had seen y peerctee nearing Ra ini H states. that shortly after this CR N *y x AHL's story to the Army offi- cers. 2: pelcoteak chy vith Lieutenant BROWN, 1im AH: nob to release the BMILUF for two’ wee! CRI oth time, BROWN and DA Ym he e story for. one month; Follow ing this agreemer N rela ! is story.of the flying dises over Maury