FBI-UAP-D013_WA-UFO-Investigation_1952-1960.pdf

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PASCOTTES SPOT
MYSTERY OBJECTION

'Saucer'
Like Giant
'Pinwheel'

A brilliant and high speed object that flashed through the sky over Pasco was reported by five persons living in the Navy Homes Project.

Presence of the objects aroused much speculation as result of the final admission by the Army Air Force that such objects have been sighted on radar screens and have been chased by fast jet airplanes.

The object reported over Pasco last night was described in almost identical detail by all persons who reported they had seen it. The time of the object's appearance also coincided.

Mrs. Fern Jo…

More Saucer Witnesses

Further reports of "flying saucers" over the Kennewick-Pasco area continued to pour in last night.

Thomas Richardson, who operates the drive-in theater at the Richland "Y" reported yesterday he observed a circular or disc-like object that seemed to have lights all around its perimeter, on Monday night.

A new flying saucer report was given to the Kennewick police by William J. Luedke, 1614 West Fifth, Kennewick. He said he saw an "eerie object" in the sky that "appeared round at times and triangular at times."

A whole cluster of flying saucers was reported to The News …

SAC, SEATTLE
August 12, 1952
LLOYD A. DUCOMMUN
SEMI-MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE CONFERENCE
DIO, 13ND, OSI, RO No. 3,
FBI - 8/7/52

The semi-monthly intelligence conference was held at the offices of Col. SPENCER RAYNOR, Commanding Officer, 20th District, Office of Special Investigations, McChord Field, Washington. The following individuals were present:

OSI
Col. Spencer Raynor
SA Paul Blair
Major Robert Lee Ager

DIO, 13ND
Capt. R. S. Fahle
Commander R. A. Kotrla
Robert King

RO No. 3
Major Edward V. Bosse
Capt. McClennan

Capt. Joseph M. Nowicki, 31st AAA, Ft. Lewis, Wn.

FBI
ASAC Fred T. McIntyre
…

Semi-Monthly Intelligence Conference
August 7, 1952

August 12, 1952

he be furnished with any additional information on her subsequent to the report of SA JAMES R. HEALY, dated 1-18-52. Copies of subsequent reports are being furnished to Col. Raynor by separate letter.

**ESTIMATE OF SUBVERSIVE SITUATION BY OSI**

Col. Raynor stated that he had sent back to OSI Headquarters at Washington, D.C. his report prepared on the estimate of the subversive situation in this area. He said that recently when he had an inspection of his office it was suggested to him that the report be approved at Washing…

Semi-Monthly Intelligence Conference
August 7, 1952

2. Any report of a flying saucer or similar matter received from a complainant by the FBI would be disseminated to all intelligence agencies if the report was an immediate one, that is the sighting had just been received and it appeared to be a matter that the other agencies would not know about. It was agreed, however, that if it was a sighting that had occurred some time before, that all that was necessary was for a letter to be written to the OSI for their referral to Air Force Intelligence.

PARACHUTE LANDINGS

There was a general discus…

(C) FLYING DISCS -- Reference is made to Bureau Bulletin #57, Paragraph D, dated October 1, 1947, and SAC Letter #38, dated March 25, 1949, in the captioned matter.

It is noted that some Bureau field offices are not furnishing to OSI locally complaints regarding flying discs, pursuant to existing Bureau instructions.

Upon receipt of information by your office relating to the sighting of a flying disc, you should endeavor to determine from the complainant details of the type referred to in the Air Force memorandum, which was furnished to your office as an enclosure to SAC Letter #38. The info…

'FLYING SAUCER'
SEEN OVER CITY

A "flying saucer" that hung motionless for nearly five minutes, then streaked away, was observed Sunday over South Seattle by several persons.

Arthur Owley, 4430-49th Ave. S., who was a major in an anti-aircraft artillery unit during World War II, said the object appeared to have four sources of light. Owley and two friends observed it through binoculars.

Owley said the saucer moved extremely fast after hovering for a while and it disappeared in a matter of seconds.

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WILLIAM G…