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A few days back, a Buffalo woman, whose home lies off by itself and far removed from any plant or factory, noticed a scorched patch in her back yard. Investigation showed a large piece of some thing-or-other. She thought it was part of a me teor that had fallen from the sky, but later exami nation by experts determined that it was a piece of fused metal alloy. Well, where had it come from, and how did it get where it was found? A few days later, several people in another part of the State reported that they had seen in the skies some objects that appeared to fit the descrip tion of the “flying saucers,” the reports of which aroused such commotion several months back. Now comes something just a little bit more “down to earth” —without intending any pun, either. A few nights ago, John Palmers, who is an as sistant engineer in the State Public Works Depart ment, and his wife watched an object in the sky for several seconds. They had such an excellent view that they were able to obtain a minute description, and both Mr. and Mrs. Palmers agreed as to just what they had seen. Mr. Palmers said the object undoubtedly looked like a “flashing rocket” streaking across the sky to the northeast of his farm near Conkling ville, Saratoga County. It was a pointed affair about six feet long, he, estimated, with a four-foot tail. A combustion chamber, flashing at regular in tervals, powered the projectile at a speed estimated by Mr. Palmers to be from eighty to one hundred miles an hour. The rocket was flying levelly in a southwester ly direction—the direction is interesting—and less than half a mile up. Bright moonlight and the flashes from the rocket itself, he added, enabled him to observe the missile in detail. “Whoever built and launched that rocket was no amateur,” Mr. Pahners commented. He added that he had made a report on the matter to the State Conservation Department. Upon query, officials of the Conservation De partment said they had “no comment” to make. And there you are. Between you and us, there is every probability that United States’ engineers and scientists are working overtime testing this, that and the other kind of flying missile, guided and otherwise. ’ We would have cause for considerable worry if they weren’t! But one observation that Mr. Palmers made may be noted, “I wonder whether such projectiles have been causing some of the recent widespread forest fires in the northeastern section of the country?” she speculated.
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Olean Times Herald
Olean, New York, US
Mon, Nov 03, 1947
Page 6
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