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Od Oe Myéters-Is Dissolved Marines Decide ‘Objects’ Are New Airliner Lights Authorities at the Quantico Marine Base last night took a long, searching look at those strange flying objects with flash- ing lights seen near the base for the past five nights—and de- cided they were commercial air- liners. Quick as a flash, airlines op- erating out of Washington con-| firmed the Marine Corps’ guess. An American Airlines spokes- man said flashing red lights, vis- ible for 10 to 15 miles, have been installed recently atop the ver- tical stabilizer, or tail, of its planes. . Other airlines also have: put in such lights, he said. ‘A group of Marine officers last night made a field trip to the “Guadacanal” area of the base, west of U. S. 1, They re- ported: “This flashing red light, when seen for the first time, by the unaided eye, creates an un- usual impression and an illu- —, as the Marine Corps is con- cerned, a spokesman said. Until last night, however, the lights were reported to have) done about everything. Nine- teen Marines reported sighting) a mysterious reddish “blinking or revolving” light over the base the nights of December 30 and January 1, 2 and 3. Rumors that) platoons of infantry had been sent to the “landing site” of the objects and a report that a helicopter flew to intercept the lights were discounted by the Marine Corps earlier yesterday. The base provo marshal, Maj. D. D. Pomerleau, who saw the lights’ twice, guessed that they came from an airliner, but added that he couldn’t E2 sure, But last night the Marine Corps had this final word: ] “Officials here are convinced that the unusual phenomenon, ‘was a new navigational light of greater intensity used on air- Sion of nearness.” “Snercreded the matter as far liners flying near the Teserva-| ton.” Sa | . —ft NOT RECORDED "JAN 8 1954 Trotter ———— Winterrowd _ Tele. Room — Holloman —_ Miss Gandy — TimesHerald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Herald Tribune —— N.Y. Mirror