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57 About the seventeenth of May 1947, a huge oval-shaped saucer ten times longer than its diameter was sighted by Byron Savage, an Oklahoma City pilot. Two days later, another fast-flying saucer was reported at Manitou Springs, Colorado. In the short time it was observed, it was seen to change direction twice, maneuvering at an unbelievable speed. When the DC-6 landed at Washington, I had made one decision. Since it was impossible to check up on most of the old sightings, I would concentrate on certain recent reports-- cases in which the objects had been described as space ships. As I waited for a taxi, I looked up at the sky. It was a clear summer night, without a single cloud. Beyond the low hill to the west I could see the stars. Then on June 24 came Kenneth Arnold's famous report, which set off the saucer scare. Fe a De ee de The rest of the story I now knew almost by heart. I can still remember thinking, /f it's true, then the stars will never again seem the same.