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y a * 1. Office . dum - UNITED v1... GOVERNMENT 65-477 TO : Director, FBI Mugust 27, 1947 ROM ;: SAC, Butt Ch SUBJECT: FLYING DISCS SIGHTED BY _ SECURITY ire - xX Re Seattle tels August 7, 1947, and August 12, 1947, in the above captioned matter. KENNETENARN OLD, Route 1, Mountain View Drive, Boise, Idaho, was inter- viewed at the Boise Resident Agency, Boise, Idaho, by SA JOSEPH E. JETTE on ™ dugust 19, 1947. Mr. ARNOLD advised that he received a letter from RAYMOND A. ‘PALMER, Editor, Venture Press, Evenston, Illinois, dated June 26, 1947, in which Mr. PALMER advised thet he wes interested in publishing an article in his magazine concerning the flying discs seen by Mr. ARNOLD near Mount Rainier on June 24, 1947, which letter is being enclosed to the Bureau. Mr. ARNOLD stated that he did not give mich thought to PALMER's letter until PALMER wrote him agein end informed him that FRE! IRISMAN end HAROLD A. PAHL of Tacoma, Washington, had sent him fragments of a flying disc and that he would like his (ARNOLD) to go to Tacoma, Washington, and contact CHRISMAN end DAHL to find out if there wes any truth in their story about the disc fragments. He steted that he did not snswer PALMER's letter, but inquired of several friends for their opinion in the matter, end that they all told him if PALMER desired to pay his expenses to go to Tacoma, Washington, and look into this matter, that they did not see where he had enything to lose. He informed that he gave a talk at the Boise Ad Club on July 25, 1947, about the flying discs he had seen, and elso of the request contained in PALMER's Aletter to go to Tacoma to investigate edditional information regarding the find- Zing of dise fragments by CHRISMAN end DAHL. r COPIES 2'70 3S"" & “S" ARNOLD advised that following his talk, he was approached by a person ee ‘taf At ach } who said he kmew both CHRISMAN and DAHL and that they were very reliable individuals. He stated that after thinking it over, he called PALMER by telephone end at which time he informed PALMER that he would contact CHRISMAN and DAHL end investigate the matter regarding the dise fragments, if PALVER would send him $200.00 expense money. He also advised that he received $200.00 expense money from PALMER via Western Union the next morning. He informed that he left for Tacoma, Washington, via his personal plane on July 30, 1947. Upon arriving at Pendleton, Oregon, he told his story to ED BEACH, ChA, Inspector from Portland, Oregon, who advised him to go ehead with his PRG toes Lt 7 —iS4 He stated that he landed at fae s Anke Ig door End olitginedga room at the Winthrop Hotel. He informed that * then ca SHLSEY telepyone to make arrangements to talk to him regerding the, ts He advised that DAHL insisted on coming to the hotel room imme aie LE sh: arriving et Mr. ARNOLD's hotel room, DAHL stated that he wanted to forget spree va discs as too many things hed been happening to him, and advised Mr. AR) roLrié Vn home and forget about the discs. Mr. ARNOLD stated that he informed DAHL thet he wanted to obtain all DESTROVED NOV 18 1964