Humanities Washington Speaker’s Bureau - UFO Northwest Program Description:

On August 1, 1947, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO sighting, and history’s first alleged encounter with the so-called “Men in Black.”

The FBI’s records from 1947, which were sealed for decades, reveal Cold War fears, jurisdictional disputes, cover-ups, false confessions, a courageous FBI Special Agent, and the hands-on involvement of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

Relying on the FBI records, this talk exposes a Washington story that shapes our current UFO narratives, from 1950’s pulp magazines to the ubiquitous X-Files and Men in Black film franchises. Also examined: how the Northwest’s unique position in UFO history is challenged by others that assert contradictory narratives.

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2024 Remaining Dates (calendar here.)

• October 16 - Redmond Historical Society @ Redmond Library

• October 17 - Kittitas County Historical Museum (Ellensburg)

• October 18 – Ritzville Public Library

• October 24 – Moses Lake History Museum

• November 5 - Gig Harbor Heron’s Key

• November 6 - DuPont Pierce County Library

• December 5 - Redmond Trilogy

Speaker Bio:

Steve Edmiston (he/him) is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law, and an indie film screenwriter and producer. Steve has keynoted for the Pacific Northwest History Conference, Washington State Historical Museum, McMenamins History Pubs, film festivals, conferences, and business groups. He was the screenwriter and co-producer of “The Maury Island Incident,” a short film chronicling the true story of Harold Dahl and his alleged 1947 sighting of a UFO over Puget Sound.

Steve lives in Des Moines, directly across Puget Sound from Maury Island.