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Arnold, realizing the story was beyond his capacity to investigate, called in the [[United States Army Air Corps]], which dispatched two investigators. The investigators were largely unimpressed with Crisman and with his evidence, but agreed to take some of the slag with them for further inquiry.<ref name=randles>Randles, J: "MIB: Investigating the Truth Behind the Men In Black Phenomenon", page 33. Piatkus, 1997</ref> The plane carrying the two investigators and the UFO evidence crashed shortly after leaving Tacoma, killing both men.<ref name=randles/> In April 2007 it was reported that the crash site had been found and some material recovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksby.com/global/story.asp?s=6404199|title=B-25 wreckage found after 60 years, listed as carrying a UFO|author=Jack Penning|coauthors=Joe Vignolo|publisher=KSBY 6 Action News|date=2007-04-20|accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_041907_ufo_bomber.27b05f12.html|title=Wreckage from secret 1947 mission found|author=Jack Penning|publisher=kgw.com|date=2007-04-21|accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref> |
Arnold, realizing the story was beyond his capacity to investigate, called in the [[United States Army Air Corps]], which dispatched two investigators. The investigators were largely unimpressed with Crisman and with his evidence, but agreed to take some of the slag with them for further inquiry.<ref name=randles>Randles, J: "MIB: Investigating the Truth Behind the Men In Black Phenomenon", page 33. Piatkus, 1997</ref> The plane carrying the two investigators and the UFO evidence crashed shortly after leaving Tacoma, killing both men.<ref name=randles/> In April 2007 it was reported that the crash site had been found and some material recovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksby.com/global/story.asp?s=6404199|title=B-25 wreckage found after 60 years, listed as carrying a UFO|author=Jack Penning|coauthors=Joe Vignolo|publisher=KSBY 6 Action News|date=2007-04-20|accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_041907_ufo_bomber.27b05f12.html|title=Wreckage from secret 1947 mission found|author=Jack Penning|publisher=kgw.com|date=2007-04-21|accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref> |
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Capt. [[Edward J. Ruppelt]], chief of [[Project Blue Book]] in the early 1950s, wrote that he was convinced that the entire sighting story was a hoax.{{ |
Capt. [[Edward J. Ruppelt]], chief of [[Project Blue Book]] in the early 1950s, wrote that he was convinced that the entire sighting story was a hoax.{{Fact|date=sept 2008}} |
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Revision as of 02:10, 6 September 2008
The Maury Island Incident is said to be an early modern UFO encounter incident, which allegedly took place in 1947, shortly before the sighting of the original flying saucers by Kenneth Arnold. It is also one of the earliest reported instances of an alleged encounter with so-called "Men in Black". Opinions remain divided as to the case on whether it was genuine or a hoax.
Background
The incident took place shortly after June 21, 1947. On that date, seaman Harold Dahl, out scavenging for drifting logs, claimed to have seen six UFOs near Maury Island (which is now a peninsula of Vashon Island, in Puget Sound, near Tacoma, Washington, United States). Dahl, his son, and their dog were on the boat. Dahl claimed to have taken a number of photographs of the UFOs, and reported that one UFO shed some type of hot slag on to his boat. The slag, he said, struck and killed his dog and injured his son.
The next morning, Dahl reported, a man arrived at his home and invited him to breakfast at a nearby diner. Dahl accepted the invitation. He described the man as imposing at over six feet tall and muscular, and wearing a black suit. The man drove a new 1947 Buick, and Dahl assumed he was a military or government representative.
While the two men ate, Dahl claimed the man told him details of the UFO sighting, though Dahl had not related his account publicly. The man also allegedly gave Dahl a nonspecific warning which Dahl took as a threat that his family might be harmed if he related details of the sighting.
Some confusion and debate over Dahl's statements have occurred. Dahl would later claim the UFO sighting was a hoax, but has also claimed the sighting was accurate, but he had claimed it was a hoax to avoid bringing harm to his family.
Investigation
In spite of the threat Dahl had reported the incident to his immediate superior, Fred Crisman, who had long claimed to have experience with unusual phenomena (and who was later linked to the John F. Kennedy assassination).[1] Crisman gathered more of the slag, then called in the press, who in turn called in Kenneth Arnold to investigate the incident.
Albert Bender seized on Dahl's story, and printed it in his newsletter. In 1953, Bender claimed three men in black visited him, and warned him to stop his UFO research.
Arnold, realizing the story was beyond his capacity to investigate, called in the United States Army Air Corps, which dispatched two investigators. The investigators were largely unimpressed with Crisman and with his evidence, but agreed to take some of the slag with them for further inquiry.[2] The plane carrying the two investigators and the UFO evidence crashed shortly after leaving Tacoma, killing both men.[2] In April 2007 it was reported that the crash site had been found and some material recovered.[3][4]
Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt, chief of Project Blue Book in the early 1950s, wrote that he was convinced that the entire sighting story was a hoax.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hal Mckenzie. "Fred Crisman:Key Man in JFK/UFO Conspiracy/Coverup". Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ a b Randles, J: "MIB: Investigating the Truth Behind the Men In Black Phenomenon", page 33. Piatkus, 1997
- ^ Jack Penning (2007-04-20). "B-25 wreckage found after 60 years, listed as carrying a UFO". KSBY 6 Action News. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Jack Penning (2007-04-21). "Wreckage from secret 1947 mission found". kgw.com. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- Ruppelt, Edward J: "The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects" Doubleday, 1956.
- Thomas, Kenn: "Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy" GA: IllumiNet, 1999
- Mcnerthney, Casey (2007-04-23). "Is strange rock from UFO or just a piece of poppycock?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
External links
- Before Roswell (Maury Island)
- maury island ufo: fred crisman and covert infiltration of ufology, by Kenn Thomas
- The Maury Island UFO, by Kenn Thomas in Fate, September 2006
- Kenneth Arnold's 1947 Sighting Maury Island Sighting and the Kelso Crash
