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CONFIDEN UNEXPLAINED FLYING DISCS 7July1947 MEMORANDUM FORTHE OFFICER IN CHARGE: 1.At l3054 July 1947a radio alert was issued via the Portland City Police Radio advising all cars and listeners that some fast flying a o p p o radio dispatcher this agent was advised that Kenneth A. McDowell, Patrol- man Portland City Poliee Department residing at 9l6 S.E. Bush Street, Portland, Oregon, on duty at Precinot #l,Portland City Police, Southeast St ey Jo ygdsp ey Sugsape u poo py ny not os objects. 2.This agent intervicwed Officer MoDowoll who stated at approximately beeeme very excited over something and fluttered in the air all at once. Officer MeDowell stated in looking eround to see what had disturbed them, he saw five large discs in the eir to the East of Portland two dises flying South and three flying in an Easterly direction. Officer MeDowell stated he could determine no color to the dises, but advised they were dipping in an up and down oscillating motion and were traveling at a great speed. He was unable to give an estimete of the speed or altitude of these disas as they were out of sight before any detailed observation could be made. Ofricor MoDowell ad- vised he notified the Police Radio who immediately broadcast an slert. Officer MeDowell advised hs saw no indication of sny motivating force or heard any sound coming from these disos and could give no desoription other than round. 3.This agent interviewed Sergeant Claude Cross, Cregon State Police Officer on duty at District Nunber l Station, Milwaukie, Oregon. Cross stated upon hearing the radio alert he vrent outside and upon looking in an Essterly direction he saw three discs following each other at sn undetermined altitude and at a terrific speed, traveling in a Nortrwesterly direction. Cross advised he noticed a whitish brown glint to these objects as the sun he judge the objeots speed or altitude.No sound was made by the objeats. 4 This egent interviewed Earl E. Patterson, Patrolman Portland City Patterson advises he was a former Air Corps pilot during the war. He stated that the timo the radio alert sounded, he was at Southeast 82nd and Foster Su sp eo ms oy sy o ano Se9 uodn ps po po Southwesterly direetion over Portland.Patterson advised this dise was alumi- num in color left no vapor trail or smoke trail and was traveling at a terri- fic speed, faster than he has ever seen any flying objeet before.Patterson further advised,although not knowing the exact size of the objeat it is diffi- cult to determine the altitude, he estimates its altitude at 30,Ooo feet. ps s ss op ny s o p y ng msde obser- vation diffioult. He heard no sound emitted by the flyA/Gobjeots Keith A.Sorensen,S/A CIC,Sixth Army SAN FRANCISC ROUTED TO CONFIDENTI