Maury Island incident

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The Maury Island incident was an alleged UFO sighting over Maury Island, Washington, United States, on June 21, 1947. Harold Dahl claimed he had seen six unidentified flying objects above the island, and that one of them had expelled debris, which Fred Crisman claimed to have recovered samples of. Dahl later said he was told not to speak of what he saw by a man in a dark suit. On August 1, two Air Force officers tasked with investigating the claims died in a plane crash outside of Kelso, Washington. The incident is widely regarded as a hoax, even by believers of flying saucers and UFOs. Project Blue Book chief Edward J. Ruppelt characterized the story as "the dirtiest hoax in the UFO history." It has served as the inspiration for an eponymous film, artwork, and local celebrations in Des Moines, Washington. In 2017, the Washington State Senate acknowledged the 70th anniversary of the date of the incident.

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