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Director, FBI August 27, 1947 Re: Flying Discs - Tacoma, Wn. fr. ARNOLD stated he received a telephone call from the press upon returning to his hotel room, and that the press wanted to know about the flying disc fragments, and he told them thet he was not talking ur til he had proved it. He stated he did not know how the press ever knew he was in Tacoma or had seen DAHL. ARNOLD informed thet at 9:30 A.M. the next morning, July 31, 1947, 1 appeared at his hotel room and DAHL again asked him to go home and forget about the dises, that his story was not false, but thet he hed had enough trouble. DAHL said that his boy had been missed one morning and had been found at Lust, Montene, waiting on tables in a cafe; that he did not know how he had got there and that too many things were happening. Mr. ARNOLD stated thet when DAHL and CHRIS! came to his hotel room, they had an armful of fragments, and that CHRISMAN had then informed about how he had seen en object resembling those seen by DAHL. CHRISMAN stated he had taken the patrol boat on July 23, 1947, and had gone to Mauri Island and had found the beach littered with lava. CHRISMAN stated he had looked up and had seen 2 balloon-like object with port holes and windows, which had disappeared into a large cloud. stated that he asked DAHL again to see the pictures of the objects; that had again agreed to show them to him. Mr. ARNOLD informed that he hed t asked DAHL and CHRISMAN if it would be all right for him to call a friend, Captain SMITH and heer Ur. D h sr, CHRISMAN readily agreed. C ain DAVIDSON, Army intelligence officers at Hamilton Field, and had asked them to come to his hotel, as they had previously instructed him to report to them any- thing of an unusual nature or of interest regarding the flying discs. He stated he flew to Seattle and got Captain SMITH, and that Lieutenant BROWN and Captain DAVIDSON had come to his room about 4:00 P.M. Ir, AR advised that he hed asked Lieutenant BROWN just what he had found out the discs, and Lieutenant BROWN had confidentially informed him that + obtained a picture of a disc, which appeared to be authentic, which picture was taken by a man in Phoenix, Arizona. The picture, according to Lieutenen BROWN, was of a circular object with a hole in the center, and of another ot that looked like a flying wing. He stated that when Lieutenant BR told him this thet he immediately thought of the object seen by DAHL. He stated thet after hearing DAHL's story, Lieutenant BROW and Captain DAVIDSON's attitude had changed immediately, and that they sppeared disinterested. It was then suggested that they all go to Mauri Islend and look for the disc fragments. Lieutenant BROWN end Captein DAVIDSON stated that they hed to return to Hamilton Field immediately. Mr. ARNOLD stated that Lieutenant and Captain DAVIDSON were very careful to gather up all of the fragments which had been brought to the room by DAHL and CHRISMAN.