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you aay s ee aa many as three flying discs from one electric
light bulb, w<hich may haTe more or less of a bell shape. Thea•
discs many timoa • ppear as inverted aaucera, and it you will
change 7our ?()Si tion slowl y you will see that they change their
position also.
Those ara best obserTed in the late a ftomoon
or between sun do..u and dusk, lilen it a ppears to you that you
ara merely look1n~ through the window pane at the discs sus­
pended in the distance.
As darkness comes on, the window pane
becomes a more perfect mirror nd your discs a ppear as r eflect­
ions 1n a llirror.
To watch the discs, through your venti lation \·:ine; , Nil
along uith you as you drive through the country, becomes Tery
rascinat1ng, eapacially if' you use a little imagination. It
may absorb your t hought• completely, therefore , I ,ould adaon­
iah •~0110bil~ driTera watching the flying discs, t o be cautious
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and not. run orr the road or into some other car.
Some or t he reports on tlying aaucera, heretofore not ex­
plai.D~in this article, such as those reported seeing bright
fl.aahea 1n the aky, were no doubt reflected sun-light fro■
planes. These light beams chanced to cross t he line of vision
of the obaerYer.- They frequently appear Yery brilliant and
may aore or l••• blind the obsener for an instant. If the
plane 1a Yery high it may not be aeen by the observer, which
aa7 be due to iapaired Tia1on or the great height at 'Nhich
the plane 1a flying.
\le very often get th••• aame blinding
flaahea fro■ automobile wind-ahielda,
Many ot the repor'ta
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around July 4th. were incited by variou• tortDa ot fire worka.
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