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7S ba! a oie 2 oe 4 &, vo aad t * . pb Bn + - =e - - - - we is * -_ “y - =A we -, - en eT ee % a —_ 2 ~ hola a. O . Quirks of Eyesight May . Explain Disc Disc Mystery By HOWARD BLAKESLEE AP Science Editor NEW YORK, July 6—()—Certain laws of human eye- sight will explain much of what has been described about the flying saucers reported from nearly all parts of the United States. At any distance which ja ctose to. the Hmit of how far a person can ate, all objects appear round or nearly eo, This law of sight covers both small things seen nearby and large ones at great dlatan nee olives, Regardless of shape, ‘the ob- ject near the limit of sight looks ‘round. If the thing Js affhouetted ageinst a bright sky, as some of the flying saucers have been re- ported, then it is more ikely to revgal ita true shape. E ‘NO STRUCTURE’ f the thing ts seen by reflected light, as {n most cases reported, it ts almoat certain to be round, and If the reflections are sunlight, then the sizes reported are those which would be expected from distant light reflections. The one outstanding fact about virtually all the saucers fs that they had no. structure — they seemed merely round and flat. That description fits exactly with the tricks that eyes play. This trickiness varies with differences in weather and lighting. This writer has seen flying saucers over Long Island Sound near his home, not only thi# year but In previous years. They were round, bright and moving fast. NOT A MYSTERY But they were no mystery be- cause they were Hght reflected from the bodies of airplanes that soon identified themselves by charging course and coming near 0 Photograph of the oval object taken by Yeoman Frank Ryman north of Seattle, Wash. The Long Island oval came closer and turned into an airplane. Planes at great distances tend te teal eeund whan fiekhs da se. ON OUP VE WEEE) AIR 6 ae flected from their sides. Many descriptions of movements of the flying saucera fit with the com- mon maneuvers of airplanes, singly or in groups. They fit also with what birds look like, flying at a considerable distance. However the bird Plu- sion is not very common. Sbme of the maneuvering repofted, which took saucers out of gight and back into sight again re- sembles what can be seen while watching distance airplanes. SPEED MYSTERY There is no explanation for ré- ported speeds of 1,000 or more miles an hour. Meteors, although they go much faster than that, do not explain it because the saucera Mostly appear in daytime and there are not enough day- light meteors, Ice crystals forming little round clouds have been suggested. But these fail to fit in most cases be- cause the ice crystals form at altitudes: which are higher than [most of the saucers reported. Nothing published in science or atomic studies gives the slightest clue to flying sfucere unleas the objects are aircraft, One scientist today sald that at least a Jot of saucers are ex- plained by the force of suggestion’ st week this writer also saw|which causes & perspn to say to one goval flying form which for| himself: 3 to be seen distinctly. & moment looked exactly like the Sa a al . -" we - . SL “Oh, gor, I see it too.” RECORDED UG ag a . we ae ee 2 oc ae ~ s -~ - _pENCLOst ‘Lie ab Poe Pe num mes ete, ~~ = Tem,” an. my a f ne — ately ~