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(attached clipping), relates that spokesman at Sewart Air Force Base, Smyrna, Tenn.,
said that the objects could not have been jet opelled planes because of descript
ion of the objects and weather conditions at that time. The OSI, Sewart AFB, was
contacted at 1200 hrs, 30 Mar 1950 and ther nothing regarding
investigation of the ident. (F-6)
2 N44atrowbone F"shermen See 'Sau .rs' i ,
An other baffling other baffling chapter of theyturned into the chapter of f thejturned into the West and disap-scribed, and West and disap-jscribed. and never that low
in- peared in a matter of seconds be- over this part. the country,
"flying saucer" mystery was hind, the,hils enclosing the jake, especially: under an overcast sky
scribed on the slate-grey sky abdve a th while losing altitude cadily. such, as, that yesterday morning.
Marrowbone lake,before the ees Whiteside and Williams said the
Had Speed-No, Motor saucers" flew into the opening
o'two startled fifhermen ysterdy "Thpy Wwere abaut the sife or a
norning. abovethe lake through a break in
300-poand bomk." Whiteside said bils at the southeast end and
D.C. They nad he dotor but they werd
and Howard T. Williams, 37.E. trayeling faster than any airyane side.
Thompson lane, both real leMatol 2 ever saw. They were fafrlyaclose R. J. Powell, chief communicator
seeing fetween together, and of the Civil Aeronautics admin-
salesmen, told of gether." istration, said most jet planes that
six and 12 dark objects about five "I don't know what to think," fly over Nashville are very high.
feet long" fly overhead and pass Williawud"said, "If I'd been by my- "I don't know what to say about
behind a hill about 7 a.m. self I'd have said was seeing it," Powell declared. "The air force
things. But Whiteside was there, has been attempting to disprove
Heard Them First and he saw th same thing reports of 'saucers' but they are
"I heard them first." Whiteside "It's strange, knows keeping their fingers crossed.
said. "The noise was like the what he sees."
wind blowing through the trees." The fishermen left the lake at
"I was baiting once and reported their expericence -
liams declared. "When I looked to James W. Davis, lake superin-
up they were splitting the air open tendent. "They were scared." he
right above my head. They were said. "One of them told me it
200 to 300 feet high and traveling made his hair stand on end."
at least 500 miles an hour. They Spokesmen at Sewart air force ED AT 3 YEAR
were black, and round, and heavy." base said the objects could not SIFIED AFTER INTERVALS:
The fishermen said the "saucers" have been jet propelled planes. Jets DOD 12
appeared from' the Southeast, are larger than the objects de- DIR 5200.10 YEARS.
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