“The Maury Island Incident” Film
Based on declassified FBI documents, “The Maury Island Incident” film tells the incredible, tragic, and forgotten story of Harold Dahl, who on June 21, 1947, alleged a UFO sighting over Puget Sound, WA, sparking ‘the summer of the saucers,’ the modern era of UFO obsession, the first appearance of ‘Men in Black’ and a governmental battle over UFO sighting jurisdiction reaching directly to FBI Executive Director J. Edgar Hoover.
Our award-winning film is available to view online:
VIDEO: Podcast interview with filmmakers Edmiston & Schaefer about the Maury Island Incident
On April 19, 2025, The Highline Heritage Museum’s “The Other Side Chronicles hosted by Stephen Scheurich” released a video podcast interview with Steve Edmiston and Scott Schaefer about the “The Maury Island Incident” film.
“In this special episode of The Other Side Chronicles, we dive into one of the Pacific Northwest’s most compelling UFO cases: the 1947 Maury Island Incident. Often overshadowed by Roswell, this eerie event set the stage for decades of mystery, conspiracy, and government secrecy. Host Stephen interviews screenwriter and co-producer Steve Edmiston, whose film brought new light to the case, and Scott Schaefer, a 3-time Emmy award-winning writer and director of Sightings, the groundbreaking UFO series from Paramount Pictures. Together, they unravel the strange threads of this local legend and ask: how deep does the rabbit hole go?”
Watch the full interview here.
Download the historic Aug. 19, 1947 ‘Agent Wilcox Memo’ here
WA State Senate passes ‘Maury Island Incident’ Resolution:
On April 17, 2017, the WA State Senate passed Resolution #8648, recognizing the 70th anniversary of The Maury Island Incident! – View it here.
