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r and TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1947 gig weet Heads Up, Folks! The Dises Are Flying Again : SiDE view BOTTOM VIEW END VIEW : ' This is an artist's conception of the flying disc that A. C. Urie saw | sides, and could well be the inspiration for something new in women’s sweeping through Snake river canyon six miles west of Blue Lakes ,| ranch. It seemed to be powered by jets emitting a fiery glow on both Flying Saucer Reported Flashing Down Canyon At 1,000 Miles Per Hour; Two Others Are Seen hats, such as a “flying saucer” creation. (Drawing by Vic Goertzgen>) staff engraving) * * * * * By JOHN BROSNAN )the fast-flying objects the nation , scription of the flying discs seen by , come concerned about what was de-- J rN Magic Valley and the/| has yet produced him and his son, Keith, 8, and Billy, | laying them, and had walked down tion were starting to let go of The flying saucer Urie saw was | 10 | toward the river to see if they were ippost after reeling under a/ skimming along through Snake river | “I obtained a close-up view of | all right : } welter of {lying saucer reports, two|canyon at a height of about 75 | the flying saucer as it passed by the “I had a side view at a distance, more Twin Falls county men re-| feet at 1 p. m Wednesday. At 9:30) trout farm at 1 p. m. Aug. 13 going | of about 300 feet and almost on a vived speculation on the mystery | a, m. the same day, L. W. Hawk- | down Snake river canyon at a height | level with the thing,” Urie con- with vivid descriptions of discs they | ins, Twin Falls county commis-|of about 75 feet from the canyon | tinued. “Two of my boys, Keith saw sioner and former county sheriff | floor. I would estimate the speed 5 From A. C. Urie, who operates| from Filer, also saw two circular | at about 1,000 miles per hour.” also saw it at about a 45-degree the Auger Falls Trout farm six | objects soaring along at a great | Urie explained that the incident | angle. They both got a bottom and miles west of Blue Lakes ranch in} height near Salmon dam 40 miles | occurred while the two boys were|a side view, and we were all look+ Snake river canyon, came perhaps | southwest of Twin Falls coming across the river from the! ing at it from the south side of the | the most detailed account of one of Here is Urie’s eye-witness de-j| north side in a boat. He had be- | and Billy, were below me and they (Continued on Page §& Column 6)