Chapter 12

"It's the most unusual crash site I've ever seen," FAA investigator Dickson told local newsmen. "There's no evidence of wings or tail assembly. The fuselage is also of a strange design." Detective Lieutenant Brice, after checking with the airport tower at Everett, and with CAP officials, informed newsmen that no private aircraft had been reported in trouble, or even over the particular area in which the craft was found. "Of course," Lieutenant Brice added, "one plane may have gone unnoticed.…