BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Spokane Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Spokane Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:12d5f06c-e834-450f-92db-7beeb8c556b8 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260723T082904Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T163000 SUMMARY:UFO Northwest LOCATION:South Hill\nSouth Hill X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=South Hill;X-APPLE-RADIUS= 10;X-TITLE=South Hill:geo:47.6243173,-117.3904613 GEO:47.6243173;-117.3904613 DESCRIPTION:Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau presenter Steve Edmiston will lecture on the Washington State history that continues to shape UFO narratives..\nhttps://spokanelibrary.libnet.info/event/9883694 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

On August 1\, 1947\, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of &ldquo\ ;The Maury Island Incident&rdquo\;&mdash\;an infamous Northwest UFO sighti ng\, and history&rsquo\;s first alleged encounter with the so-called &ldqu o\;Men in Black.&rdquo\; \;

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The FBI&rsquo\;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. \;

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Relying on the FBI records\, this talk exposes a Washington story tha t shapes our current UFO narratives\, from 1950&rsquo\;s pulp magazines to the ubiquitous \;X-Files \;and \;Men in Black \;film fran chises. Also examined: how the Northwest&rsquo\;s unique position in UFO h istory is challenged by others that assert contradictory narratives. \ ;

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About the presenter:

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Steve Edmiston \;(he/him) is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law\, and an indie film screenwriter and producer. Edmiston has keynoted for the Pacific Northwest History Conference\, Washington State Historical Museum\, McMenamins Hist ory Pubs\, film festivals\, conferences\, and business groups. He was the screenwriter and co-producer of &ldquo\;The Maury Island Incident\,&rdquo\ ; a short film chronicling the true story of Harold Dahl and his alleged 1 947 sighting of a UFO over Puget Sound.

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Edmiston lives in Des Moin es\, WA.

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This event is sponsored by the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau.

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