For 62-HQ-83894 serial 4ef42b10-04a3-4e92-9e2a-1f33f5f6b35e, what did F. M. Johnson report?

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For 62-HQ-83894 serial 4ef42b10-04a3-4e92-9e2a-1f33f5f6b35e, what did F. M. Johnson report?

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F. M. Johnson, a prospector writing from Portland, Oregon on August 20, 1947, reported that he had been in the Ft. Adams district on June 24, 1947, the same date as the Kenneth Arnold sighting, and that he observed flying discs at approximately the same time. He stated he had a telescope with him and could confirm the objects were real [62-HQ-83894/4ef42b10-04a3-4e92-9e2a-1f33f5f6b35e]. Johnson described the objects as round, about 30 feet in diameter, tapering sharply to a point at the head end in an oval shape, with a bright top surface. He reported no engine noise, but noted an object at the tail end that looked "like a big hand of a block shifting from side to side like a big magnet." He described their speed as greater than anything he had ever seen, and stated his last view of the objects was of them "standing on edge Banking in a Cloud" [62-HQ-83894/4ef42b10-04a3-4e92-9e2a-1f33f5f6b35e]. Lt. Col. Donald L. Springer forwarded Johnson's letter to the FBI SAC in San Francisco on August 25, 1947, noting the similarity to Arnold's report but also raising the possibility that Johnson may have read about Arnold's sighting in the newspapers. Springer stated that Fourth Air Force headquarters did not intend to investigate the incident and requested that the FBI share the results of any interview conducted with Johnson [62-HQ-83894/4ef42b10-04a3-4e92-9e2a-1f33f5f6b35e].