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August 19, 1917 ation, Lieutenant BROWN Captain DAVIDSON were truth in the rrent flyi disc stories, i 1d) did not a f discussion as to bhi should return that same n Hamilton Field and they decid they would. All five of the men then went down to the lobby where BROWN detached perch no from the roup and entered a phone booth to call for a car {-also left the group. ong met BROWN outside the phone booth ihe e they held MAN and DAHL's story. IN indi SMI! 1at he should attemt to ae vad A was on the level and that. would call him the follo: 4 atter. The group then proceeded. to the front of the Hotel ab which time i brought hi to the front of the Hotel and took from trunk x of +, lleged fl, dise fragments picked up on Maury Is sland. offered them to nd DAVIDS en the Army ear arrived fr Chord 1d the box of fragments was placed in the car with the officers. departed alone and JOLD. and SMITH went in search. of something to eat and later returned to the Hotel for the night. _ On Friday morning, August’ 1, 1947, ARNOLD received a call B-25 had crashed during the night and. it was believed te: ‘be. the. same ‘plane which BROWN and DAVIDSON were flying. Foll again called McChord Field in an attempt to get. information about the crash. SMITH took the phone from CR and spoke to a Colonel GREGG, identifying himself and asking if ahs ae crashed s the only one which had taken off from McChord Field tr GE 3G told him that it was. Follow- ing this call ARNOLD called. ‘RA Pe nd informed him of the previous night's conversations and the fe t that DAVIE IN. were believed to have been killed, PALMER ARNOLD to discontinue | investigation of the ineident and that he, PALMER, was no longer interested. fH then took the phone from NOLD; and as IMER if he could shed any light on the situation. SMITH was unable to say MER's reply’ to, Ch lowing these telephone discussions says that he called me es he identifies as a personal friend of His and an aviation editor ‘of the Chicago Times, SMITH states that he had prefiously made an agreement with RODDY in Chicago that, should he ever run across any flying disc stories which showed promise of news value, that he would contact, RODDY and this call‘was a result of that agreement. Shortly afterward, Colonel GREGG called him from McChord — stating that Hamilton Field had’ requested that ARNOLD, SMITH, CRISMAN i ir addresses to ilton Field for convenience of any Army ion.of the incident which may be forthcoming. After this call the vent to a restaurant for lunch. During the course of this meal SMITH excused himself from the table and attempted to call SAC BOBBITT of the Port— land - Field Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation with whom he claims acquain- tance. BOBBITT, however, was unavailable and SiITH was unable to complete the - 10 =