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FEDERAL BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION U.S.DEPARTMENT OFJUSTICE COMMUNICATIONS SECTION AUG 61947 TELETYPE Mr.Marbeo Fletchen Mr.Mohr Mr.Pening Mr.Quinn Tamm Mr.Nease Miss Gandy FBI PORTLAND 8-5-47 8-50PM HHS DIRECTOR AND SACS SEATTLE AND SAN FRANCISCOU RGEN T TODAY REQUESTING TELETYPE SUMMARY CONCERNING NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF RECENT REPORTED FLYING DISCS IN PORTLAND AREA AND A REPORTED CONFERENCE OF ARMY OFFICIALS IN PORTLAND CONCERNING FLYING DISCS.LEAVERITT G. RICHARDS,AVIATION EDITOR THE OREGONIAN ADVISEDTHAT A CAPTAIN WILLIAM L. DAVIDSON AND LT. FRANK M.BROWN OF FOURTH AAF HEADQUARTERS, DICKRANKIN, AN EXPERIENCED PILOT, WHO HAD REPORTED JUNE FOURTEEN LAST SEEING A FORMATION OF TEN FLYING DISCS OVER BAKERS- FIELD ,CALIF.ACCORDING TO RICHARDS THEY HAD ALSO INTERVIEWED FOLLOWING FOUR EXPERIENCED PILOTS WHO WERE AMONG FIRST WHO REPORTED SEEING DISCS -KENNETHXARNOLDBUSINESS MAN BOISEIDAHOCAPTAIN E.JSMITH AND CO-PILOT RALPH STEVENS,UNITED AIRLINES,AND DAVE JOHNSON, AVIATION EDITOR, IDAHO STATESMAN. TO ASCERTAIN THE COPIESDESTROTD INDEXED OF WRIGHT FIELD OHIO BY PHONE AT ALBUQUERQUEMAWROM HIM FIE WASH OUT THE DISC REPORTSSINCE THEY ARE DEFINITELY NOT OF AAF ORIGIN. 10 ATO