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& Tolson. Ladd. Nichols__ Belmont. Clegg ~ = Glavin Harbo ' Just Nature == Mohr Tele. Rm. ‘Cutting Up, ., >= Says Air Force y THE LATEST NEWS: Washington, July 29—Air Force ex- pbrts said today that they are convinced “natural causes} a¢count for the “flying saucers” which have been dottin jogal skies for more than a week and have been appearing intermittently throughout the country for more than fiv years. . Maj. Gen. John A. Samford, director of Air Force intelligence, offered the further assurance that a six-year study shows “no pattern vaguely resembling any threat to the United tates.” : i i | Referring to the fact that radar screens are picking up what ‘dppear to be natural phenomena, Gen. Samford said: “1 think radar is beginning to tell us a great many things it was not built to discover—for instance, about Northern Lights am | atmospheric conditions after a heat wave.” Despite the reassurance, which was delivered in an atmosphere confusion, public concern over the mystery of the skies reached al all-time high. © Dwelve more unidentifiable dots on a Civil Aeronautics Administra~ tion radar scope here early today threw the city into a dithet A | Gersey City reported ile a awa Pa Wise 5s i eee at observer | they saw nothing. Air Force raday ee th) installation also spotted nothing. | Fame air Force flew the experts| For that reason, the Air Defensi Wash. Post ‘om Wright-Paterson Field, Day- planes remained grounded, giving n, ©, to quell the gathering yise to rumors that the Pentagon \Matm, ” bub. meanwhile, USAF) somehow, Wi surrendering to the Wash. News Janes were equipped with special “saucers.” The Air Force took stronomical cameras, with which pains to deny this, and promised is hoped pursuing pilots may be pursuit the next time a flying Wash. Star \qble to take pictures of the phe-| mystery 1s sighted with the’ nake lomena. eye. ‘air Defense Command planes te=| Meanwhile, other’ responsibil N.Y. Mirror == ained on 24-hour alert to chase | Pentason officials reiterated de-| he “interlopers” and, if possible, | nials that the strange aerial light lo [hoot them down.” |—or whatever they are--represent N.Y. Compass Pos ared on the CAA screen from | experimentation. They expressed, 0 am. to 6 a.m, Aivling pilots |firm conviction, too, that the om Sn of the things rey~ ted )n's secu i fee neh of “saucers” ap-jsome new phase of U. S. military f i were asked to scan the skies | things are ee threat to the na- o Date: 2 gee F