STRANGE OBJECTS IN
U.S. SKY
OBSERVATION BY RADAR
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, July 22
United States Air Force officials, who have
been checking the many recent reports of
"flying saucers" submitted them from
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various parts of the country, are to-day in-
vestigating reports that seven to 10-
identified aerial objects were noted on radar
screens here early on Sunday morning. These
objects appeared to be over Andrews Air
Force basc, in Maryland.
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The Air Force announced last night that
the objects had appeared on the radar screen
in the air route traffic control centre at the
National Airport first on one section of the
screen, and then, sood afterwards, on another
section, which showed them moving in a differ-
ent direction. Their speed was only 100 to 115
miles an hour, which is very slow for flying
saucers,"
One pilot watched the objects for
about 12 minutes as he flew from Washington
to Martinsburg. in West Virginia. Another
pilut reported that, a brilliant light had fol
lowed his aircraft from Herndon, in Virginia
to within four males of the National Airport