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_ ae YOURTH AIR FORCE . Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Au2 GUMS NS a Haeilton Field, California ASON FOR INVESTIGATION; Z#veetigation initiated at the request of Air Defense Connie reference ltr fig ADC, dtd 7 Jul 47, file DSS3.5ID, subjs Investigation, of Flying Dieses SYNOPSIS: Om Sl duly 47, Mire Arnold, Aviation “ditor of the Idaho daily Steteaman, tele- phoned Lis Grown requesting he return to Tacoma because Arnold believed he had sone very vitel information on the flying disce Lie Srown end Capt. Devidson interviewed a Ur. Fred Le Crigman and a Wr. llerold Ae Dahl, slong with Capt. Smith of the United Air Lines, and Ure Arnold, at the Wine throp Hotel in Yacom, “ashington, on the night of $1 July 1947. The summery ef their interrogation and findings was related to Major Sender, Public Information Officer, MeChord Field, by lire Arnold and Capte Smithe Major Sander retold the results of the investigetion to thie officer from his notes. irs Dahl and Mr. Criaman were neb available for interview while this officer was in that area, althoush every effort was mede to contact theme Further investigation of thie particular incident wee left with Mre Srady, Resident Agent, FEI, Tacoma, Washington. It was epperent from newspaper clippings, telephone calls to this officer, and conversations with ‘jor Sander, that a United Prees correspondent, of the Tacoma Times, wee instrumental in keeping this case alive. This officer and Major Sander, although quoted many times in the press, did not discuss this matter with the press during the period of this report. The anonymous mystery caller in Tecoma could possibly be Mire Crigmans DisTRIBUTION Mf SLT SORE AS, al Y ie a 2 Ge2 6th Arny DOHALD L. SPRIUGE PSI, Seattle AUG 30 1947 SAN FRANOISCK bat haat erie pd genes nape ROUTES am ners peu g (This form supersedes W. D., O. C. S. Form No. 19, which | will not be used upon receipt of this revision) Re eee ome. =