Enjoy a a presentation and screening of “The Maury Island Incident” based on the incredible and often forgotten story of Harold Dahl, who on June 21, 1947, alleged a UFO sighting over Puget Sound.
History meets pop culture and J. Edgar Hoover, landing on the floor of the Washington State Senate in a sensational 1947 Northwest tale that challenges the historical foundations of UFO mythology and the origin story of the “Men in Black.” In 1947, “Summer of the Saucers” phenomenon that launched the modern UFO era, Washington State was ground zero for alleged sightings.
Discover how two local filmmakers learned about the infamous “Maury Island Incident,” then chose to reject the usual tropes, speculations and sensationalism surrounding UFO stories and instead tackled the project as “incidental historians.” You’ll learn – as they did – from FBI records about how a Tacoma-based FBI Special Agent charged to investigate a mysterious B-25 Bomber crash east of Kelso, Washington, reported the Maury Island Incident facts directly to J. Edgar Hoover and re-framed the entire historical narrative, providing the inspiration for award-winning 30-minute film “The Maury Island Incident” (that will screen as part of the program).
Presented as part of the Museum's Home Beyond Earth exhibition.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
FREE with Membership and included with general admission.
Filmmakers
Steve Edmiston, Writer/Producer
Steve Edmiston is a business, intellectual property, and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law, and independent film screenwriter and producer. in addition to four released feature films, his award-winning short films include The Maury Island Incident (writer/producer). He is founder of Quadrant45, the Maury Island Incident Historical Society, and The Men in Black Birthday Bash Festival (MIBBB Fest). He is a 2021-2023 and 2024-2025 appointee to the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau, and has keynoted for the Pacific Northwest History Conference, Washington State Historical Museum, Smith Tower Rumrunner’s Club, McMenamins History Pubs, and numerous film festivals, conferences, and business organizations.
Scott Schaefer, Director/Producer
Scott Schaefer is a three-time National Emmy Award winning Writer (for Bill Nye the Science Guy) with over 33 years' experience in media, including over 20 as a Director and Producer, six of which were spent in the trenches of Hollywood. His credits include shows Penn & Teller: Bullsh*t!, where he was nominated for a Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directing in a Reality Show (2005), The Arsenio Hall Show (Paramount), and Almost Live! (where he won 6 Local Emmys). Scott is the founder of South King Media, a network of seven local award-winning city new blogs south of Seattle.
