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FLYING SAUCER ?STRANGE OBJECT OVER IKVKKOOXAA si range ol'Jeel wns set-n In tin* air over Itiveroon yestenluy afternoon, Micr Invcrooim .vcslcrdiiy afternoon, by nl leui*l three responsible |crxoiis, nnd their stories secni to indicate that Roivpn Iiiin a fiylng saucer nil Its own. our Interest wns aroused wlien reports reiohwl uh tills morning that at least two people laid seen a strange* shining object in the air over luver-oona at about 5.15 p.m. yesterday. Iiceauw one of our staff driving along I lie Showgrounds road at I ha I time had also -oeii It. From descriptions it nmtears that the object was partly eireular In shape, without wings, uiid it made an noise. It was seen at n height not exceeding tire thousand feet, and at first: glance gave the Impression of a polished airliner rcilect-ing the sun's rays. However, the absence lt;tf sound, the apparent absence of wings, nnd the fact that It gradually appeared to diminish and vanish towards the North, intrigued tbe beholders.Here are the stories:Our reiwrter wu« driving u cur along tlie Showgrounds roud about5.15 p.m. yesterday when he saw a brightly shining object. Iii the sky towards the motith of the Don River. As the car's engine did not enable him to notice tlie absence of souud he took It to l*e an aircraft catching the sun's rays, uimI took no further notice.Miss Leslie Kenny, of the Town 1'mincil staff, whs riding a bicycle to her home at Invpronnu when she saw a shining object In the uir, not more thuu 5WH) feet up, uitd probably leas. This was also at about 5.15 p.m. 8he described It as resembling a waning moon In shape. She was struck by the absence of aouml. which would have lieen apparent from u plane, nnd the lack of wings. It appeared to be moving towards Ibe mouth of the Don. diminishing in she until it disappeared. Miss Kenny nxle on home, and called her mother, Mrs. 11. K. (». Kenny. to see it. but by this time It ap-|*?ured to Miss Kenny as u distant star, while her mother i-ouhl not loc-ute it.Mrs. Hbleu Rlcburds, who also lives la the inveroonu urea, saw the object at the same time, In company with her husband, who also saw It, Mrs Itleli* ards said at first.she thought It was a small aeroplane catching the sun's, ni.vs, hut as with Miss Kenny, she not-iced the upjsirent absence cf noise uiid of wings. The object's slii|»c was indefinite, aiul us she watched It disappeared in the direction of the Don mouth.Inquiries today at the oHli*e* of. A.N.A. ami (juutux airlines showed' that they hod no planes In I lie air over this Urea on Thurxduy, uronnd5.15 p.m.. und Ihey kuew of uo others. Tills paper's representative bus reported the matter to Brisbane, In the hope of Uuvliig some light thrown on the mystery.On ineiitiouliig the occurrence to seVerul other teople. they recull swing n shining object iu the sky towards luverooua on Weduesiluy afternoon, aliont the sniue time as it appeared on Thursday, and lliey look it to be n lielicopler, hecuiis,. of its bulky abtipe anil slow progress. The circumstances are liilriguiug, to.say the least.
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Bowen Independent
Bowen, Queensland, AU
Fri, Feb 06, 1948
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