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·saucers Here,
Saucers There­
1nc1uding Washington
As rumors persisted (and were denied) that the "flying sau­
cers" are rndio controlled rocket or jet planes being tested se­
cretly, Washington got in the act today with a report from two
District women of strange goings-on overhead.
Meanwhile,
assorted
scientists~·--- ---- ------­
came up with widely varying theo•
ries as to .what-if anything-the
heavenJy wanderers may be.
Dr. John G. Lynn, human be­
havior expert of Valhalla, N. Y.,
said people. have the atomic jitters.
Navy Observatory astronomers
here said that so far as they can
judge from description, the obj2cts
are not astronomical phenomena.
A n o t h er astronomer-civilian­
opined that people "are seeing spots
before their eyes."
But unnamed scientists quoted by
Science Service expressed doubt
that a purely optical illusion would
make people think they were see­
ing flying disks.
Science Service
also pointed out that some o.f the ·,
saucers have been reported by "re­
liable observers accustomed to look­
ing at the sky."'
'There Were Three­
j
Shaped Like Dishes•
MINNESOTA-AV NE, July 5.­
Scientists from many Washington's
top-drawer institutions are expected
to flock to this street today after
the first authenticated reportt of
flying saucers within the city lim­
its of Washington was made by
two startled matrons.
The ladies spotted the , things
night beiore last, but were under­
standably reluctant to report it at
once.
"I know what you'll think," the
youngee one said in an exclusive
interview with The News, ''but
mother saw them, too, and she
~ocsn't drink.
"We were shopping on Minni!•
sota-ave ne at about 7 Thul·srlay
night," she said, "when I heard a
1noise like a jet-propelled plane. I
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looked up and saw these things go­
ing thru the air. There were three
of them, shaped like dishes and go­
ing fast as a jet plane. They ¥:ere
bright golden in color, but that may
have been from th sun· being re- '
fleeted from some bright metal ob-
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the thmgs, but they seemed to be
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fairly far away. I looked away Ior
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an instant to tell mother to look at
the things."
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The witness' mother looked ,1p
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and also saw the "dishes." .ihen
they swished over the hori;;lll andl '
disappeared.
The two women asked rat their
names be withheld from p,hlication,
lest skeptical neighbors p~e fun at
them.
JUL
51947_
WASHINGTON NEWS
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