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“Saucers Here, ~ Saucers There- Including Washington As rumors persisted (and were denied) that the cers” “flying sau- are radio controlled rocket or jet planes being tested se- jeretly, Washington got in the act today with a report from two District women of strange goings-on overhead. Meanwhile, assorted _ scientists | came up with widely varying theo- ries as to what—if anything—the heavenly wanderers may be. Dr. John G. Lynn, human be- havior expert of Valhalla, N. Y,, said people have the atomic jitters. Navy Observatory astronomers here said that so far as they can judge from description, the objects are not astronomical phenomena. |Another astronomer—civilian— MINNESOTA-AV NE, July 5.— | Scientists from many Washington’s top-drawer institutions are expected to flock to this street today after ‘the first authenticated report: of flying saucers within the city lim- its of Washington was made by two startled matrons. The ladies spotted the. things night before last, but were under- standably reluctant to report it at once. “I know what you'll think,” the | younger one said in an exclusive jinterview with The News, “but |mother saw them, too, and. she \fdoesn’t drink. “We were shopping on. Minne- sotaave ne at about 7 Thursday night,” she said, “when I heard a ‘noise like’ a jet-propelled plane. 1 | | opined that people “are seeing spots | before their eyes.” | _ But unnamed scientists quoted by |Science Service expressed doubt |that a purely optical illusion would make people think they were see- ing flying disks. Science Service also pointed out that some of the saucers have been reported by “re. | liable observers accustomed to look- ing at the sky.” ‘there Were Three= haped Like Dishes’ |looked up and saw these things’ go- ing thru the air. There were three of them, shaped like dishes and go- ing fast as a jet plane. ‘They were bright golden in color, but that may have been from th sun’ being r flected from some bright metal ob- jects. “I couldn't estimate the size of the things, but they seemed to be fairly far away. I looked away for an instant to tell mother to look at the things.” The witness’ mother looker aD and also saw the “dishes.” ent they swished over the hori, and disappeared. ? | {ihe two women asked pat thein hames be withheld from p:blication, ee skeptical neighbors pee fun at! em. JUL 5 1947 WASHINGTON NEWS ABS u Conal alle Tolsan . EL. A. Tamm_ Clegg. - Glavin . Ladd . Nichols . Rosen Tracy. Carson. . Egan Gurnea Harbo . Hendon. Pennington Quinn Tamm_ r. Nease Miss Gandy. 5 | RECORDED ton HL Do 1987