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TWIN FALLS, IDAHO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1947 Heads Up, Folks! The Dises Are Flying Ag SiDE vitw WOTTOM 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 hats, such as a “flying saucer” creation. (Drawing by Vic ranch. It seemed to be lee by jets int a fiery bagel on both staff sey Flying Saucer Renevied Flashing ee Canyon At 1,000 Miles Per Hour; Two Others Are Seen | : By JOHN BROSNAN the fast-flying objects the nation , scription of the flying discs seen by , come concerned about what was de- Just as Magic Valley and the|}has yet produced. him and his son, Keith, 8, and Billy, | laying them, and had walked down } nation were starting to let go of The flying saucer Urie saw was | 10: | toward the river to see if they were lampposts after reeling under a/| skimming along through Snake river “T obtained a close-up view of | all right. } welter of flying saucer reports, two | canyon at a height of about 75 | the flying saucer as it passed by the “T 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 | and Billy, were below me and they la 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- €: river canyon, came perhaps southwest of Twin Falls. coming across the river from the | ing at it from the south side of the Goertzen- most detailed account of one of Here is Urie’s eye-witness de-| north side in a boat. He had be- (Continued on Page 8, Column 6)