UFOs in the daily Press:

The flying saucer was a "Stratojet"

VIENNA. -- A "Stratojet" aircraft which flies every day over the Rhône Valley at an altitude of about 10,000 meters was mistaken yesterday by certain people for a flying saucer.

The chief instructor of the Aero Club of Vienne immediately dissuaded the overly imaginative witnesses, but a strange phenomenon occurred after the passage of the powerful jet aircraft.

Indeed, in the sky there appeared a sort of parachutes animated with strange movements and having the appearance of light veils which soon reached the ground.

The witnesses of the phenomenon picked up this material, very soft to the touch and somewhat resembling rubber in consistency. Upon reaching the ground, it volatilized, probably under the influence of temperature.

One of the witnesses placed some of the substance in a box and had it photographed immediately. A few hours later, what remained in the box - although it was sealed - had evaporated.

This phenomenon, caused by condensation in the rarefied and cold atmosphere of certain elements of the "Stratojet" fuel, can produce white or iridescent formations moving at great speed at high altitude, thus giving rise to more or less fanciful interpretations.

This observation, made above the Vienne airfield, is identical to the one previously reported some time ago by a resident of Oloron.