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UFOs in the Press

The 1954 saucer flap in the daily Press:

The article below was published in the daily newspaper The Bee, Danville, Virginia, USA, on page 14, on October 20, 1954.

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WOW! FLYING SAUCERS ARE FLYING EVERYWHERE!

MAP LOCATES the "flying saucers" reports which poured into news offices recently, all in a 24-hour period. Strangely, even weirdly, they're all outside of the United States. The question is, are they "something" or is it just a fever that has spread from the "flying saucer" epidemic in America. (Central Press)

WEST GERMANY -- In Munster, man said he saw a cigar-shaped craft hovering six feet from the ground. In Frankfurt, pupils of a glider school told of "slightly swollen silvery disc" moving noiselessly.

BELGIUM -- Near Namur a man, carrier reported a "flying cigar" which rose as he approached. He said he saw two silhouettes "roughly human in shape" aboard.

LEBANON -- Disc reported hanging motionless over seashore while giving off faint white light. It took off vertically. Second report was of a red ball moving about 600 feet above the sea.

EGYPT -- In Alexandria several hundred witnesses told of a luminous object which changed from red to orange as it streaked through the sky.

THE FRENCH CAMEROON -- A "brilliant" object shaped like a mushroom reported hovering at 1,900 feet.

ARGENTINA -- Three motorists in Buenos Aires told of a luminous craft which hung motionless, then rose vertically at tremendous speed, trailing a stream of flames and making no noise.

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