The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Bourgogne Républicaine, Dijon, France, on February 13, 1951.
New York, 12. -- The mystery of the flying saucers is finally elucidated, the magazine "Look" believes, as they publish an article in which Doctor Uriel Liddel, director of the nuclear physics section of the naval research office reveals that the famous devices are only plastic balloons 30 cm in diameter capable of reaching an altitude of 30,000 meters; winds can carry them at speeds of over 300 km/h and, at dusk, the oblique rays of the setting sun illuminate them from below, giving them the appearance of flying saucers...
These studies were initially kept secret, but now, it is no longer necessary, from a scientific point of view, to keep them hidden.
The balloons called "Skyhooks" were first launched in 1947, the date on which the first flying saucers were seen.
The reports of people who observed them were more or less numerous depending on the launches, thus proving that these balloons were indeed the famous machines.
Flying squadrons of these discs had even been seen and Dr. Liddel explains "These were groups of 20 to 30 balloons of 3 to 4 meters in diameter that we use instead of the single balloon."
The magazine "Look" emphasizes that Doctor Liddel's explanation is the first official revelation on the nature of the saucers.
