SUBJECT: ROSWELL ERA REVISITED FILE: UFO2865
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ROSWELL ERA REVISITED
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� [Provided by Oklahoma MUFON] �
� [From the Norman Transcript, Oklahoma] �
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� July 4, 1947 �
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� MORE FLYING DISCS REPORTED �
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� by United press �
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�A flight of "flying saucers" has been reported in eastern �
�Canada but reaction there to the mystery missiles reported �
�earlier in nine states of the United States was "they're �
�probably leftovers from the mad hatter's tea party minus �
�cups, of course." �
� �
�Dr. and Mrs. C.K. Gunn and two friends said they saw strange�
�objects "traveling at great speed high in the sky" last �
�Tuesday near their home at Summerside on Prince Edward �
�island. �
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�Roland Phillipson, one of the four, described the objects as�
�shapeless, but glistening in the sunlight. �
� �
�Father Burke-Gaffney, astronomer and dean of engineering at �
�St. Mary's college at Halifax, said the saucers were �
�"outside the realm of astronomy." Another Canadian source �
�said "It's probably a matter for witch doctors." �
� �
�Army research experts in Washington said they can't explain �
�the saucers reported whizzing across the sky by persons in �
�eight states, but they said they are investigating. �
� �
�An Albuquerque, New Mexico Chamber of Commerce official, Max�
�Hood, reported he saw "a disk-like bluish object following a�
�zig-zag path in the northwestern sky" over New Mexico on �
�July 01. �
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�Other "saucers" previously were reported seen over a Navajo �
�Indian reservation in northwestern New Mexico, and over �
�Gallup, near Silver city, Sante Fe, Elephant Butte and �
�other points in the state. �
� �
�A U.S. meteorologist, E.E. Unger of Louisville, said he saw �
�a circular object flying through the air Tuesday night as he�
�left a neighborhood theater. He said it was moving about �
�100 miles an hour, and giving off an orange light. �
�Mrs. Louis Goldstein, wife of a deputy sheriff at Monterrey,�
�California, reported she saw one of the "flying saucers" or �
�discs at 7:45 a.m. (PST) today while looking out a window of�
�her home by Monterrey airport. "I know people will say I'm �
�crazy, but I saw a quite-rounded flying object, not �
�circular, with a red glow on one edge." Mrs. Goldstein said.�
�"I saw it for 10 or 15 seconds - then, suddenly it �
�vanished." �
� �
�Airlines reported no planes in flight in the area at the �
�time. The only plane at the airport was grounded. �
�The projectiles, variously described as "too fast for an �
�airplane and not fast enough for a falling star," "not �
�moving at all," and "traveling at great speed," were �
�reported seen again Thursday night streaking over Denver. �
� �
�It was the third report of the "saucers" this week, while �
�persons in Idaho, Oregon, California, New Mexico and other �
�states reported seeing various versions of the unexplained �
�projectiles last week. �
� �
�Mrs. L.M. Wagoner and her eight-year-old son of Sherman, �
�Texas reported they saw a flying disc about 7 p.m. Sunday �
�while traveling between Dallas and Corsicana. Mrs. Wagoner �
�said the disc, about the size of a man's hat, was traveling �
�northward and disappeared in a few seconds. �
� �
�A Dallas man, Tom Dean, said he and his wife and daughter �
�saw a disc-shaped object "going like blue blazes from �
�northeast to southwest at cloud level" Tuesday while �
�traveling between Dallas and Fort Worth. Dean said it �
�resembled a flattened-out balloon and was in sight for 12 �
�or 15 seconds. �
� �
�A shiny disc, traveling about 150 miles per hour, was seen �
�over El Paso, Texas, at 3:30 p.m. MST, Sunday, June 22, �
�(NOTE: before the Kenneth Arnold sighting) by Dr. G. Oliver �
�Dickson, an optometrist. He said it was shaped a little �
�like a blimp, coming to a point at each end. The sun's rays�
�were not reflected on it, he added. �
� �
�Lt. Gov. Donald S. Whitehead of Idaho said today that he saw�
�a strange comet-like object hanging high in the western sky �
�on June 24. That was the day Kenneth Arnold, Boise, Idaho, �
�first reported seeing the projectiles over southeastern �
�Washington. �
� �
�Their stories varied. Arnold had estimated the projectiles �
�speed at 1,200 miles an hour. Whitehead said the objects he�
�and three other witnesses saw "didn't move, but just seemed �
�to go below the horizon with the rotation of the earth." �
�At Denver Henry Martin and Walter Harrod said they caught a �
�brief glimpse of a group of "bright objects" flying at about�
�5,000 feet Thursday night. Martin said they looked like �
�coffee can cups. They were traveling in a southwesterly �
�direction, he said. �
� �
�State Highway Patrol Sgt. David Menary, of San Francisco's �
�Golden Gate Bridge detail, reported seeing a dozen bright �
�metal objects "about the size of a football" whiz over San �
�Francisco Bay June 24 and fall into the sea. �
� �
�Dick Rankin, former Portland, Oregon flyer, said he saw the �
�discs high over Bakersfield, California, going from 200 to �
�400 miles an hour June 23. There were ten of them in a �
�formation flying north, he said. �
� �
�At Bath, South Carolina, Jack Reams reported that last week �
�he saw a disc 12 inches in diameter, giving off a small �
�weird light as it whizzed through the sky at a tremendous �
�speed. �
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