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VENTURE PRESS 305 STUDIO BUILDING 1718 SHERMAN AVENUE EVANSTON, ILLINOIS Augst 5, 1947 Mr. Kenneth Arnold, Boise, Idaho Dear Mr. Arnold: It seems that Mr. Maurice Roddy of the Chicago Times got the story from Mr. Smith, because he called me, told me he was running it. I knew only what you'd told me over the phone. Now, it seems the newspapers are pestering the very devil out of all you fellowse Crisman wired me for instructions, and I told him to say nothing ta the newspapers, because he'll look Silly if the army explains this as "meteors" or something like that. I don't blame you for being alarmed, but I trust you've had no trouble in your flying since then. Let's get that straight-- there's no horrible plot infolved. It's probably true that the two men killed were just aecidents. It could be true that it was not an accident, but I don't think there was any connection with the disks, or anything of that nature, nor is the material from Murray Island to blame. Certainly I don't think you'd suffer from completing your report on your mission, and sending me your affidavit. Also, you'll have some money coming for that, and no sense to tossing thet out of the window. It is unfortunate that the thing seemed so big you had to call in army intelligence, but it will take them a long téme +o proceed to the point &'ve reached iuthis disk my story. You se@, you aren't the first to see then. They've been known for nearly forty years, and I have emple proof of that. But your experience was the first real break toward a solution. I'd hate to have you drop the matter when all remaining to do is to file your report with me. Crisman is willing to contribute his share. I hope you will too. This thing wust not be hushed up and forgotten. It's much too importent to the people of America, if not the wrld. And no censorship of the matter is legal. You needn't feer that angle. You certainly did a bang-up job of investigation, aleo you wrote one of the best articles about your Zune 24 experience I've ever seen. Please do the same on this last business. You Gwe it to those two men ttho were killed. I'd also like to know what developed on those pictures yeu took of those "dicks", or whatever they weree