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DATE: October 9, 1947 
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SUBJECT:[ FLYrnG DISCS 
SECURITY MATTER - X. 
Reference is made to Portland teletype dated September 13, 194?. 
Records of the Radio Dispatcher, Portland Police Department, reflect 
that first notice of unidentified objects in flight over the city on September 11, 
1947 was received from officers in District 18, which is in the extreme north­
east section of the city, at 5:21 P.M. 
The log further reflects that at 5:23 P.M. 
the radio requested District 14, w
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PD 62-1531 
Chief of Police LEON V. JENKINS advised that he was travelling south 
on N. Williams Avenue near Russell St., when he and Officer H. s. RANEY, his 
driver, received a call on the police radio requesting District 14 to attempt 
to observe an unknown object in the sky reported by officers in District 18. 
JENKINS observed what appeared to be a round silver object, about 10,000 feet 
high, travelling northeast to southwest. It was directly to JENKIN's left ffllen 
observed first. 
He thought it was a weather balloon. 
Further observation con­
vinced him that it could not be a balloon 
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REPORT OF FLYING DISCS 
This is to advise that we have been able to locate a 
.flyer, JA~K, who is employed by the Al Jones Flying Compa.cy in 
Bethel, .Alaska. 
It bad been ~ported to Military Intelligence that 
Mr. PECK and his co-pilot VIN 
AJJi bad observed sane flying object 
near Bethel, Alaska, in July, 194 
Eff or ts previously to contact 
Mr. PECK were negative until the above instance. 
He related that the occasion of seeing the flying object 
near Bethel was on
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Anchorage File 100-1406 
It may be stated to the Bureau that Mr. 
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PECK is a well 
known flyer as well as Mr. DALY am both are known to be very reliable 
and responsible people• am it appears def'inite that they observed 
something. 
The above is being submitted for the information of the 
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Diraotor. FBI 
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FLYING DISCS./ 
A. COURTNEV'.i?ARKER., INFORMAm 
Reurlet dated 9/25/47• 
DATE : llovember 1. 1947 
.An. Agent of this office contacted Mr. A. COURXNEY PARKER at his resi• 
denoe in South Royalton. Vermont and he stated that all the information he has con­
cerning the flying disos he saw. is set forth in the letter that he sent to the 
Bureau dated September 17• 1947. 
Ur. PARKER advised that as far as he knows~ no one else in South 
Royalton saw these flying discs., and that he believes ha saw them inasmuch as he haa 
wiwmally good eyesigh
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