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Seen in 36 States: SEEN IN 36 STATES First published reports of the First sighted June 25and phenomaengoccurredJune 25. Jet Fighters greeted generally with scornful Kenneth Arnold,Boise,Ida., laughs, the objects have been re- businessman pilot, told of seeing ported every day since by obsery- nine of the discs flying in forma- Alerted ers in 36 states. Most of the ob- tion at 1,200 miles an hour over jects were reported seen July 4. the Cascade Mountains in Wash- A few were reported yesterday. ington. SAN FRANCISCOJuly 6-(AP Such competent observers as Military aircraft hunted the SEEN BY 200 airline pilots said they had seen skies over Pacific Coast states the totally unexplained discs or Arnold's account was taken today for sight of the mysterious saucers, larger than aircraft and lightly.Variousexplanations ying saucers" that for 12 days were offered-"reflections,"per- sistent vision,"snow blindness." have puzzled the entire country. flying in loose formationat Soon afterward other individ- Early reports of results were high speed. uals-in New Mexico, Missouri, negative. David Lilienthal, chairman of California and other states-re- Five P-51s of the Oregon Na- the Atomic Energy Commission, ported they also had seen the flying objects. tional Guard cruised over the said they had nothing to do with atomic experiments, and Army Then on Independence Day 200 Cascade Mountains of Washing persons in one group and 60 in ton the area where the strange and Navy officials also entered another saw them in Idaho. Hun- objects first were reported sight- positive disclaimers. dreds of others in Oregon, Wash- ed.A sixth circled over Portland, Newspaper stories quoting an ington and other western states in constant radio contact with the reported seeing them. unidentified California Institute other five.All carried photo July 4 also brought first re- graphic equipment. of Technology scientist as saying ports of the flying discs trom the phenomena migh. have some- east of the Mississippi.Since Col.G.R.Dodson command- ing, described their flight as a thing to do with experiments in then they have been reported seen "routine patrol" but said they "transmutation of atomic energy" Mn widely separated sections of had been instructed to watch for Che country-in 33 states in all. faused a brief sensation late yes- the flying discs. erday.The institute quickly de- Must Be Insane At Manhattan Beach,Calif.,A. ied the report. LONDONJuly 6 P-Don't wMcKelvey took a Mustang fighter plane up above Van Nuys Reports generally agreed that mention those flying saucers on the flying objects were round or this side of the Atlantic unless F two hours he cruised at 35 you're prepared for an argument 0o feet, but didn't.see a thing oval.Estimates of their speed about your sanity. Gen.Carl Spaatz, commandan ranged from about 300 to 1,200 Maybe they have been seen by of the Army Air Forces, was on a miles an hour. They were de- sober citizens over a vast area Pacific Northwest fishing trip. scribed as flying with an undu- of the United States, but Europe He denied knowing anything lating motion at heights of 10,000 won't believe in them until some- about the flying discs or of feet and less.Some described body lassoes one and has it photo- plans to use AAF planes to look them as glowing, or luminous. graphed by Frank Sinatra, the for them. British ambassador and five PROPELLER IN CENTER JET FIGHTER SET Supreme Court justices. Nova Hart, St. Louis mechanic "America's reply to the Loch "Ive been out of touch with who was trained during service Ness monster,chortled today's things for four or five days in the war to spot all types of Sunday dispatch, referring he said. to aircraft, said he saw one of the Fritain's hoariest tall story-the Louis E.Starr, national com- #trang objects near Pattonville erpent that is "seen"romping n mander-in-chief of the Veterans esterday. It was flying at 300 Scotland's Loch Ness every time of Foreign Wars, yesterday in Co- eet, he said. the tourist trade needs a shot an lumbus, O. said he understood He described it as circular, with the arm. ENCLOSURE Spaatz had a "group out right a ribbed framework and silver now" looking for discs. gray in color. Hart said it ap- At Muroc Army Air Field in peared to have a motor with a 62-83899 RECORDED California a P-80 jet fighter stood propeller attached in the center ready to take off the moment any and it kept turning like an air- 548 flying saucers are sighted in that plane doing a slow roll. area. L16 A cautious attitude marked both official and scientific com- ments, but Capt. Tom Brown of the Air Forces Public Relations MILWAUKEE SENTINEL staff in Washington acknovel MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN edged the Air Forces had decided there's something to this and had been checking up on it for 600CT1-194 10 days.