PROJECT 10073 RECORD r IMC: l.ROUP 2. CO?>ICLUSION OF OBJECTS OF 0 B S E R VA n 0 N ORIEF SUMMARY AND AH~L YSIS l'0U t lr_t OOSEHVA fiON 9. PHYSICAL EVIDeNCE F TO S E P 6 J 0-329 (TDE) PNvlou dltlonJ of thh form cnay b. uud. n" , r:owev r. "'Oi:-rt -.;~sre cnec..c C ':l a c!eve .i.ooaa .t.tc"Jrsr, i~rom lll l ('n1l i r~c:\ll, :hi J after ~nf3 f'i :" 1t :;o o !: rnm t o a.dmit; ..;.r"-3a":'led '.l':)a ~;a statad ~ha.-; a.r.'t<3r . .lill 7tife -;olu to .l~r"l-,.e .J"":r.::-s storJ ~g fal:Je, ~hat t:1en n.drni ttad ~;1at the~g "'ffis ?;07.r.3 ntr v""ts.-; "7~,.. :;o ~he J-cory 'i ... d ~:; -nas an ~ntire h oax. s~a't~rl that ln '7idw ) ~H3 . rq c d o onditio:1 of s -:rife. r. e immedla-:el:r l3f~ a n d r9YJor~ed ~o ~::~ ;.-;.:a '"" :1~-A;ell: ;ar.cer ";!'_a~ the ~ntire storJ was a hoax and tha1i tnay snoulj "'lot :->ri i':. l:-1 o r.y ".vay, ~::e r.1rther rla.ted tnat h e dvised the Seat~l~ ?o s~; ::1~;~ lli ~e:-1ner -; iJ\t ~ ,ental caas end ~a "l. news atory. re1 '1ests from ~he th~t nothin~ ~hioh h a :tad r o ed J~o1li : d :rta~ed t~at Jince t:!lat ti-:-a .1a .'l.d Stat a sman :-eque sting in~'orma~ ion I ) .s ;o .. nrr:.aa ns i' a r ha d ne7er, i.:t his o:;=-?eriance, had 3 AUi-7-J jt lJ .t lJ- 7 on -1,:)n lnd :Jnould !') i~ r~o ...-1uyt carried a s a nt3'11J ..,~or:' r.~d s ho'J ld not -::one ~ s t 1e )n~ .!~r9 st o r / ... raJ ;1 hoax" o".Jtninau J.acoma, .!.sooma "'1'1 ... ~ ''.l:Jt 2 and s.1bsequent stori~s l :l-7;i.naJin s t.:1at -) 1a J -'25 l"'n ;,rC).ab d -d; ;n_: vn Thursday, July 31, a:; a?proxi:netaly 11:30 :L'.r. 1 a ... 9Cf i7~d "l~ anor,~rm.ous oho~s 11 i n whi ch ~he caller 3"';a~sd ~ha7. a .r~l = alli~3~C6 dl ~c 1-;o r;r from ~.vhi::n .t"r::ls;nents .vsrs 01t a i!1ed J n ~1.u:-y .!:.JL-:i:1d. 9t8~3d : a 1~:;,$ .'lis iaad. .~.:A s~a~ad vha7. ~i1e O'l llsr a .:;k9d :or 3 r"3'00r""jer ihtl+. h e coull t"ur!1ish ~o :r.L:'J:--nn~iJn ':ls .l~ r~.; ~. H"~ .)"1 'i J)Y~rnmen1: 3'-;<?:ad t~b.a t he mi~ht :17e so:ne inf'or-n-..-~;ion for h1:1. J.C)~Ce'.i -t:-~e :a.lle~ i:: he ~ra3 not the aam.e Da rty t~st :-.:.au. c~llsd t :;e / r'3,7iv'J ~ !aoo;e ~.~d .1e :;ai d ~1es -~5 Jhich -:;rasned .. ha-:; fc iJhor d ?iald orficiall -~d "itated t h e ?lane "~'Ja3 3$\':>0-;A.g_;9ci .)r :;! 0t r OW"l, -:'1d mlln t.hen hung "..1? ~.f"ttn -:1a:dng some statement t o the 31,f1c~ .. ::a--; 1e .,a:s a. a'.JI")'l:; 1oon and found ~:~at .:;;1ere was n o ::uale op-arai;or o n ,_.-..tt.f .. a 3-:;ated he the-:1 ven~ ~o r-,mn 502 and answered t!le door and +..i1a~ ; a -n;ai:1 ...r. , :;~i~ad Airline pi.lot, was on the phone. s "!;a:jed :;ha.'1:i ne 'hear d ma~{e a :~+.a~ament to the e.f:raot that the i::1f~r:.1ation ~l3t 1'3 '79r:.r :;~riotly coni'identi~-. ::a s~ai;ed. that there 11ere one or t"ilo others in t~1a room Jes i .!es ~ ar.d but ~hat he eould not identify tnem. ~a a+.ated tha~ -7;old '1im h e could :r.ade no statement and that he had attemp1;ed to c n e c k "the -;torJ :ri";;11 'TJ'ari~us ? eo"Jla e n -.ta u r"f Island wi~h !lsgative rsaults. e 3ta-;ad ths;."'; 3~ou~ 3t3J --.J._. T., ?riday, ~e a story r rding the ~y3terious i~tor~an~ ~nd call~d at ~is hotel :--no:m st11.tin~ that he had F~ri~tan -this s+.or 7 3:ld ;:Hl-: 11i:i '-la+.t.a:- 1. t"CJ'Tifin, -r~o ~dvi.Jed ~ na ~ ~he S"';O"C"~f ~OtH:ded C~n~a oir .. lians and &o~ be~n rel3~sad s~er~ff .1al >d ~ap~ ~WRV f'ro~ e v {B~9 ;~a~ed t'1.a 'l:1orrr.ou3 call'J r t.1en .>Ria ':-: . t-t n y . t 'lY tl"'e 'r-,r 1.nd t~1fit .... his "nultJ v~ri~:, .. d.; 7er-i .t'i. e d r.nat ~he ,~ollowi."l?. 1:1ornln~, - :Jrrtay, \UJ?13t; 2 , ""ho -\. ';hat or~i~er~ ~1!-ld ~Ara ~aotain J ttd L10~t;erlant tt.e n no =~:rnous r.s:ne, ''1d t t callar J~."l~ed, ""''e t;itll :H' Fivlu -;n 'J.'lesua:,r una :h~-v 2~:;-;u-a.a-- :n~a~li-;~noer at Jeattle; Si.1ited "jhJloo; h e had :;o~ta-:1 a -::ala-'r . o ~a:l R 1:1 30ise and when h e ~alled a:1d f' ?'lnd out it ~as ~he .J~l36 ~a~'3~-,a"1~ :1 e h t:rt:; ...t~. Re stated ~ha-t the 3oise .)i:;a"tasr.l8n bilen con";nc-';ac1 .-..i:il, '\~ r1ic.n ~d~ittad h e had saen the di~c :ra~ent3, but .?:'li~ time ~ infor:1ed ~ that h e ?ublio Rala-tions )f~icer :~:-~r:1 1{cCnor d ini"or :ned .. :e ':ad told would sea ~1im n i)t,3r l '.lllch. contacted l1i m at Nh~ ~h ~i~s ex"?lo:ri!"l~ n . . ;r l"Tsl :)it "' O ' t":.1ry l..;l.tnd scat J that '\'1olt -~ated :.ha'i h 3 .l"l i .~r~ e rook f or-ation3 ~ver~ oJ~ained. i "li n r tham t o ~ur!1l.5IH:hi .:;ub;rr.an"!;ially the saTJa i::f'.::>~-:;"~atio~ t~-:a-v .va~ J~';!.t"!ed .L'r0 "'.i'.c lfL~f>'ilA d.Jte3 r.qoor1;ar , r..>~ardL'1e; 1-::e anony:nous ?hone }~llJ "''tlicn h e J.1ad re':'!91."17'~d.~ .:.~ T4;BijaJ turther 1.11.-n:; tne l"iYst C'-\11 h~ r:J_.atrad vra:3 ::rr1 /rid a ,y, ).r.,t~f ... \-~ I n"t;ell i .. ;snoe :at !>l r.il -:;on -:ald "'lnd t.:1a t the "~\ ,~t:)n".;s .,,era t o n secret ''~ll :;e rial. 1e ~+;n t9d t;ha ca 113 r--l.:~.ii cA t.ad that who n t.h~ \ r'"'PT r"3 laa Jed the a a me 3 o!: t; ;u3 lAad of.ficer::; it "iO'll::i veri.i:~Y th:d; tno i nf'O!"":atio n 1e was :".1.r niahin2; -vaJ correct. t ,)tffiELLO s"t;n.ted t:;'1atj -!i.'le ~-l8Ct1nd t.~qll h e ro;H~"3irrc.1 '' t 'l"')?rr:rxim~n;ely -:;-1;~ :!olonel 'JU'YS~ ~u+, i t ~vq_s !, T 1'!'1d out i t ~Ns.s ~olonel :R~:JG "'f?:o ":'fas i n c harz;s ),: ' r - r r intftllibano6 A- 2 . L~ta .::11:1e r :'.:r~!:er .3t;a-:;ad thA.t ",n s .)fierift .. 'a Offic e -Ce?t a wa7 f r-om +;h e 0r2.s1 ~:1C. -;hat :10 -:;iv t lian:; ~Au ' J ~!l !lll~,.,ed ne1tr o~d a~ ~hi3 ti~e e cal:ar 3~ated ~hat on e o~ ~he , en ,Yho d Jeen confsr;-i n g .,,.;_ ~:1 ~S:l!l~a in ~ e..nd l1as ~ake"1 to Alaska ~hat dA.:r.. ::1a ~allsr i'; i-.er !1-tated tha~ the B-25 ,nls snot do"i"f!l f rom the n i r with a 20 :a .. m. cannon; ;hat the 'lari'!'!e ~lane found reoen+.l;r o:. . Rainier ha d al3o 'l:leen 3hot down; t :' .. a~ Ga9tain uld be ta.!can t o -:IrL;ht :i?ield Tuesday ::torY~in~ a!ld th3.t a [~i~ed ~irlines ?ilc~ b7 the ~a~e c fl~ ~th Ca ? tain ~n they -:.::.~r'-1 ~.".01. a+, O'V~r roYJ.tana. r::e caller 3~ated l:e "'N'SlS leaTin~ ~'Jr Stin 'ranciJCO