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Authors: Charlette LeFevre, Philip Lipson
informant, Captain Smith said:
‘When the story breaks it will be given general release but it will
NOT come from this room’ At the time he was in the Hotel
Winthrop in conference with Arnold.
Saturday Smith said he and Arnold would deny anything that
was printed about the secret sessions held in the hotel. However,
he was visibly disturbed and expressed consternation
when
notified late Saturday that the names of the dead pilot and co-pilot
had been revealed before the army released them.
According to the telephone callers, both the dead officers were
members of military intelligence at Hamilton Field,
Dahl said he would duck into a movie until it all blew over, seeming to
escape all the sudden attention. Smith neglected to catch the name of
the theater, which would lead them later on a hunt for Dahl.
Smith and Arnold returned to the Winthrop hotel.
5:30pm – Fifth and last call of anonymous informant placed to UP
Ted Morello. Morello stated to the FBI that the informant that one of
the men conferring with Capt. Smith and Arnold was taken to Alaska
that day. The informant also stated the B-25 bomber was shot down
from the air with a 20mm cannon. The informant also said the Marine
plane recently found on Mt. Rainier had also been shot down and that
Capt. Smith would be taken to Wright Field Tuesday morning. The
informant also mentioned that United Airline pilot Morgan who flew
with Capt. Smith was shot at over Montana. The anonymous caller
stated he was leaving for San Francisco and would be back Tuesday.
Morello had received word that Crisman had been taken aboard an
AAF transport headed to Alaska. “They had a military prison up there
and were going to
sweat
him, but
good.” – WH
Rm. 50 Smith called McChord and did confirm a transport for Alaska did leave
but received no passenger list.
A Visit to Ted Morello Smith and Arnold went over to see United
Press reporter Ted Morello where they read the latest press releases
and had a discussion with Morello regarding the anonymous phone
calls.
According to DeWayne Johnson, in Flying Saucers over Los Angeles, the gathering took place in the backroom of a Tacoma radio station
probably KMO, which Morello was associated with.
“During the course of the interview Arnold, particularly was
extremely jumpy. He questioned us closely about hidden Dictaphones
and, not satisfied with our assurance that none was planted, made a
personal investigation of the tiny office. However, he did not discover
that the ‘intercom’ had been converted into a microphone(!)
According to Johnson, “a recording device hidden in an inter-office
communication speaker took down the entire conversation.” Johnson,
DeWayne Flying Saucers Over Los Angeles
Ted Morello had invited them to hear a recorded interview of Sgt. Taff
and Arnold and Smith made arrangements with Crisman to see Dahl’s
boat about an hour later.
Ted Morello’s office was just down on Broadway Street a few
blocks away. On meeting Morello, Arnold would note he was a small,
dark, middle-aged man with a limp. Morello led them to an auditorium
that looked like a private screening room to play a recording of Sgt.
Elmer L. Taff recounting the events on board the B-25.
Taff in the recording according to Arnold would say, “Shortly
before they took off
the pilot
and the
co-pilot
loaded a
heavy
cardboard box aboard the B-25. He noticed it particularly because it
seemed very heavy for one man to carry. This box was placed over to
one side of the compartment that he and the engineer occupied…
Fifteen to twenty minutes after takeoff the left engine was on fire. Sgt.
Mathews tried to pull the valve on the emergency firefighting system
but it did not work.” COS p.60-61
Morello when asked where he got the wire recording stated that he
had phoned the hospital where Taff was being checked over. Arnold
related to Morello his amazement at the quality of tape over the phone
and how did they get past the AAF? Morello would reply
‘When the story breaks it will be given general release but it will
NOT come from this room’ At the time he was in the Hotel
Winthrop in conference with Arnold.
Saturday Smith said he and Arnold would deny anything that
was printed about the secret sessions held in the hotel. However,
he was visibly disturbed and expressed consternation
when
notified late Saturday that the names of the dead pilot and co-pilot
had been revealed before the army released them.
According to the telephone callers, both the dead officers were
members of military intelligence at Hamilton Field,
Dahl said he would duck into a movie until it all blew over, seeming to
escape all the sudden attention. Smith neglected to catch the name of
the theater, which would lead them later on a hunt for Dahl.
Smith and Arnold returned to the Winthrop hotel.
5:30pm – Fifth and last call of anonymous informant placed to UP
Ted Morello. Morello stated to the FBI that the informant that one of
the men conferring with Capt. Smith and Arnold was taken to Alaska
that day. The informant also stated the B-25 bomber was shot down
from the air with a 20mm cannon. The informant also said the Marine
plane recently found on Mt. Rainier had also been shot down and that
Capt. Smith would be taken to Wright Field Tuesday morning. The
informant also mentioned that United Airline pilot Morgan who flew
with Capt. Smith was shot at over Montana. The anonymous caller
stated he was leaving for San Francisco and would be back Tuesday.
Morello had received word that Crisman had been taken aboard an
AAF transport headed to Alaska. “They had a military prison up there
and were going to
sweat
him, but
good.” – WH
Rm. 50 Smith called McChord and did confirm a transport for Alaska did leave
but received no passenger list.
A Visit to Ted Morello Smith and Arnold went over to see United
Press reporter Ted Morello where they read the latest press releases
and had a discussion with Morello regarding the anonymous phone
calls.
According to DeWayne Johnson, in Flying Saucers over Los Angeles, the gathering took place in the backroom of a Tacoma radio station
probably KMO, which Morello was associated with.
“During the course of the interview Arnold, particularly was
extremely jumpy. He questioned us closely about hidden Dictaphones
and, not satisfied with our assurance that none was planted, made a
personal investigation of the tiny office. However, he did not discover
that the ‘intercom’ had been converted into a microphone(!)
According to Johnson, “a recording device hidden in an inter-office
communication speaker took down the entire conversation.” Johnson,
DeWayne Flying Saucers Over Los Angeles
Ted Morello had invited them to hear a recorded interview of Sgt. Taff
and Arnold and Smith made arrangements with Crisman to see Dahl’s
boat about an hour later.
Ted Morello’s office was just down on Broadway Street a few
blocks away. On meeting Morello, Arnold would note he was a small,
dark, middle-aged man with a limp. Morello led them to an auditorium
that looked like a private screening room to play a recording of Sgt.
Elmer L. Taff recounting the events on board the B-25.
Taff in the recording according to Arnold would say, “Shortly
before they took off
the pilot
and the
co-pilot
loaded a
heavy
cardboard box aboard the B-25. He noticed it particularly because it
seemed very heavy for one man to carry. This box was placed over to
one side of the compartment that he and the engineer occupied…
Fifteen to twenty minutes after takeoff the left engine was on fire. Sgt.
Mathews tried to pull the valve on the emergency firefighting system
but it did not work.” COS p.60-61
Morello when asked where he got the wire recording stated that he
had phoned the hospital where Taff was being checked over. Arnold
related to Morello his amazement at the quality of tape over the phone
and how did they get past the AAF? Morello would reply
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