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UFO — Part 2

79 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Jul 11, 1947 · Broad topic: UFO & UAP · Topic: UFO · 79 pages OCR'd
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Tayonnatse Jars’ 4 by Rehoboth Pilot on Believes Mystery Discs, 2d, May Have Caused Big rash on Memorial Day pilot, Forrest Wenyon of 123 Rehoboth Avenue, sed Jast night that in the past 10 months he has being loosely described as “flying saucers” but mayonnaise jars.” ‘erence between the mysterious objects of Mr. ose which have now been observed in some : 40 states in that tne former, accord- ing 1o the pilot, held a true course until they disappeared from sight. This would indicaty a gfulmeewss—wt *Hjicast an aimed missile while the course of the “saucers” has been Gescribed by observers ay erratic. r. Wenvon said jast night that he first saw what loosely resembled a “flying mayonnaise jar" one after- noon last September whiie flying at about 1,600 feet. It was late in the } aitermoonh and me puot was Ayingi north. [ Suddenly, at an estimatea distance of 2,000 feet in front of his plane and traveling from west ta east, Mr. 2! wenyon saw the “jar.” It was going lat tremendous speed t the pilot [| was able to note several tnings. The most important §f these ob- h servations, insofar as arjexplanation' is possible, is that the “jar” appeared to have some sort of rocket com- bustion. Mr. Wenyon said that S~| snuris of silver fame from the tail| tdj geermed to provide the propulsion. x! carrying out the description of "fi the “flying mayonnaise jar.” Mr. {-|Venyon said that the tai] appeared ilifo be a lid which had been per- forated and that from these per- 7 }|forations the flames escaped. iil! In a matter of two, at the most alfthree, seconds the object had dis- appeared over and past Fort Miles. I's} The pilot did not see it land and! W doesn’t know whether it did oF not. a/ Then on June 2 while flying at Te: 1400 feet in a Stinson four- passen- ds ,ger|[ship Mr. Wenyon, g piiot of 30; 1 eg Ee ee OY SR RR TN RT TES Mysury Discs— i Continued From Fins Page rized from the theory that they were radio controlled flying missiles sent aloft by U. S. militfry scien- tists to the suggestion that they might be merely sun light reflected on wing tanks of jet-propelled Planes. A. B. Cross of Chattanooga, Tenn, ‘Ja 4-year-old watchmaker, an- nounced he invented the “flying, Sacer” and submitied it to the War | Department in 1943 but his idea was rejected as not practical “at the Present time.” Later, he said, he became con- vinced that the department elaho- rated on his plan. His model was powdered with a rubber band. Cross said, bul. he believed atomic power now is being used. A Spokane, Wash., woman insisted the objects she saw were of such size that together they would take ‘he space of gs five-room house if\they landed, but 2 Clearwater, Fig.. woman said the disks she ob- ea resembied “pie pans." | Rutland, Vt. a woman - Ported she and her husband ofc Nnessed # Orilliant object in the night sky which she assumed to be a “flying saucer" although it ¥, stationary. But at Cambridge, Mass.; a house- wife said she saw “a group of white,| fiying saucers whirling around and going at @ tremendous speed.” | The Massachusetts and Vermont ‘reports brought to 40 the number ‘af states in which the objects have been observed. i With New England getting into | the game. the Harvard University , astronomical observatory took note: of the reports but sald it had had, no luck so far in photegraphing one | of the discs. H ai mysterious saucers first were | repd‘ted June 25 in the State q” Washington, but Charlie T. Har, let, superintendent of the Hinged pert! Tenn. Times News composir‘ m, saki yesterday he had se the discs two years azo. * They were “of a bright, aluminum | color” and “were going at terrific speed,” Hamlet said, explaining hel, | kept auiet about them herauce off! ithe de a eee LW. | + - — ho, cen nn Manner OTE AR TH IE TS TE STP ER EE
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