Seattle disk landing on roof, July 16, 1947
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Mrs. T. L. Kremmer reported a disk-shaped object landed on her roof in Seattle, burning initially before extinguishing itself. FBI and Navy examination revealed it to be a constructed device with plywood, radio tubes, and oil container marked with Soviet symbols.
“MRS. T. L. KREMMER, TWO SIX NAUGHT EIGHT DASH TWENTY THIRD AVE., WEST, SEATTLE, REPORTED FLYING DISK HAD LANDED ON HER ROOF ABOUT NINE FORTY TWO PM LAST NIGHT, THAT IT WAS BURNING AT TIME AND IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED. DISK DESCRIBED AS ABOUT TWENTY EIGHT INCH [redacted] CIRCULAR PIECE THREE SIXTEENTH INCH PLYWOOD CUPPED UP ON TWO SIDES AND HELD THIS POSITION BY WIRE ACROSS ITS CENTER.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-07-15
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Washington
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- FBI Seattle
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- circular disk, cupped on two sides
- Size
- about twenty eight inches in diameter
Resolution
Determined to be a hoax or prank device constructed of plywood with Soviet markings, radio tubes, and oil container with charred cloth
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
Case ID: 1947-FBI-589206
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