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What Did The
People Of
Devon See
Last Wee
By Sunday Dispatch Reporter
EST OF ENGLAND newspapers gave much
publicity last week to reports of “ flying
saucers’ over Devon.
The saucers were
reported by a number
of independent witnesses from places as. far
apart as
Woolacombe
(near Ilfracombe),
Exeter, Cullompton, Sidmouth Junction, and
Paignton (60 miles south of Woolacombe).
e witnesses’ descriptions of what they saw are sub-
stan
of fire streame
about 11
“yked in aircraft fac-
ue two wars, was one of
people who told the
Express and Echo what
d seen.
n Monday evening, he
object come inshore
ction of the north
t a “terrific speed.
A are Ces Saas
7 ar Exeter, wro
pton, nearvhile at Coun-
(two miles south-east of
) on onday night, he saw
Bxetirowar objects.
NISPATCH
SUNDAY DISPA‘
LONDON, ENGLAND
11-5-50 \
tially in agreement—there was no noise and a trail
d from the back. The obsérvations were at
p.m. in all instances.
r. J. Stewart, 70-year-old
oolacombe pensioner, who
‘They were of a brilliant sil-
y blue, travelling south, one be-
Vv
hind the other in close formation,” |
he said.
“After passing overhead, the
Tear object appeared to catch up
with the front one and collide,
whereon they disintegrated.”
Bright Disc
The object was described by Miss
J,. Sputway, of Exeter-hill, Cul-
lompton (12 miles north-east of
Exeter), as “a bright disc travel-
ling with a circular movemient at |
great speed.
Two and a half miles north of
Exmouth, the object was seen at
11 p.m. by Mr. and Mrs, L, Mus-
sell, of Hill-crest, Lympstone, who
described it as having been in two
parts “apparently attached in
some way with a lighted tail.”
The sixth witness quoted in Be
and Echo is Mr.
Express nas
Powell, of Sidmouth Junction, who, |
Ie ile between Patterson’s Cross,
ihcdon at sith Bre ta uth
saw “ two “yen wipe lenis
: e
Hone behind a, bank of mist i]
ee
WAS
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