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~- t:1 cc - 150 • FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI GAT".. t, ITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JU~ E . ------ \ August 14, 1947 TO : COMMUNICATIONS SECTION . SAC, Seattle URGENT ...,_ --- Transmit the fol lowing mes sage t o: REURTEL !UGUST TWELVE. IT IS HO•r~.D FRCJI INTERROGATI ON OF 1lU'hllITH, H clL, Vt A SYITH GLADIS THAT DURING '!HE CONFERENCE ON JULY THIRTY ONE THAT~L q~ ANUN:HRIS!.i!N Af PARENTLY REPEATED THEIR FALSE $T'.)RY AB0l11' THE l!A TERIAL BEING FRAGMENTS OF A FLYING DISC AND ONLY ON SATURDAY NIGHT AUGUST SECOHD DID DAHL AWIT THAT THE STORY WAS A HOAX. IF SOCH IS THE CASE IT WOULD APPFAR EITHER S\!ITH ~ \ :OLD ll.ADE THE ANONIKOUS PHONE CALLS SINCE THEY TlOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE IMPRESSION AT THAT TDlE THAT THE i!ATERIAL FURNISHED TO CAPTAIN DAVIDSON AND LIEUTENANT BROWN WAS ACTUALLY PARTS OF A FLilNO DISC. IT WOULD ALSO APFEAR 'L'H.AT DAHL AND CHRISMAN DID nar ID!IT THE HOAX TO THE ARMY I!rfELUGENCE OFFICERS BECAUSE IF Ti◄EY HlD DONE SO THE OFFICERS PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE ALLEGED FRA<PlENrS WITH TKru ON THEIR FATAL FLICHT. THI S IJATTER SHOULD Bi CLEARED UP UFON liEHlTERVIE.W WITH DAHL AND CHRISllAN. WHEN TlllS POINT CLlRIFIED NO FURTHER [NVFSTIGATION NECESSARY. HOOVER " BEQOBJ)Jill1