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0-19 Tolson [add — Belmont¢-<— Clegg. Glavin ee Rosen 1S... ee Mohr. Trotter Winterrowd _ Tele. Room — Marines Decide ‘Objects’ | Hes Caady= Are New Airliner Lights Authorities at the Quantico{as the Marine Corps is con- A cerned, a spokesman said. Marine Base last night took a Until last night, however, the long, searching look at thoselionts were reported to have| strange flying objects with flash-|qgone about everything. Nine- ing lights seen near the base for|teen Marines reported sighting the past five nights—and de-ja payee us reas ibe aata tn F mmercial air-|or revolving” light over the base pate Bregawere 0 i the nies x ERAS 30 and ag : _|January 1, 2 and 3. Rumors that; ene ae i oss platoons of infantry had. been ‘firmed the Marine Corps’ guess.|S°®t to the “landing site” of the objects and a report that a irlines spokes-| """. rian eld Hasina hediitents vis-|helicopter flew to intercept the F miles, have been|!ights were discounted by the ipaaked peeontiy atop the ver-|Marine Corps earlier yesterday. tical stabilizer, or tail, of its| The base provo marshal, planes. Other airlines also have| Maj. D. D. Pomerleau, who saw put in such lights, he said. the lights’ twice, guessed that A group of Marine officers they came from an airliner, but last night made a field trip to|added that he couldn’t E> sure. the “Guadacanal” area of the} But last night the Marine base, west of U. S, 1, They re-|Corps had this final word: j ported: “This flashing red light,} “Officials here are convinced when seen for the first time, by|that the unusual ‘phenomenon the unaided eye, creates an un-|was a new navigational light of \ usual impression and an illu-|greater intensity used on air- } sion of nearness.” liners flying near the Teserva- Ss sed the matter as far'tion.” | + Timedtitenia Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Herald Tribune ——— LQ N.Y. Mirror ar ~ ~} | defo" (tw NOT RECORDED ““* JAN 8& 1954