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Men Claim They S 3 w“Flying Saucer”Two Glen Innrs mm fishing on th e Braitfr River a I dusk on 'Vrdj('wlay night rl.uhn they saw a flying saucer*.The men Mr. A Pennington, of West Avenue and Mr. L. Carter, of Nfende Street, were fishing on the Beardy when they sighted the object In the sky travelling in an castery direction.Mr, Carter spotted It first and observed Its flight along the sky for nbout 10 seconds until it veered towards the coast m a straight line at a high rule of speed.They could not estimate the speed it was travelling or how high4 it was in the air but they say it travelled out of sight within a few seconds.According to Mr. Pennington, the most prominent feature of the object was a set of two green lights, which glowed vividly as the object hurtled through the al:*.He could not see any other part distinctly of the object.At the speed at which tt was travelling both men estimated 1 that it would take a very short time to reach coastal areas.The same night a girl resident of West Glen Innes claimed that she saw a shiny object” circlethe eastern portion of the town and then disappear.On Wednesday n'ght three coastal residents reported that they saw a flying saucer.SIGHTED AT BALD NOBMiss McLucas, postmistress ofBald Nob. said this morning that she also saw a strange object In the sky at about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening.Misa McLucas said the object was oval in shape, with a longtail.It was travelling at a terrific speed and flashed out of sight w'ithin n few seconds.I have seen meteors before, but this was nothing like a meteor. she sold.•‘When I saw it% it was travelling from east to west, and would be about 5000 or 6000 feet up. she added.M-ss McLUcas sa d the object appeared to be about six to eight feci in length.
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Glen Innes Examiner
Glen Innes, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Dec 01, 1950
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