Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1131 02 1131-02-p208

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Pr reeerrrrrr ss ae COPY ONE OF ONE. On 24 June, 1947, a civilian pilot flying over the Cascade Mountaine in the State of Washington observed nine flying disc-shaped aircraft traveling in formation at a high rate of sveed. Although this was not the first known sighting of such objects, it was the first to gain widespread attention in the public media. Hundreds of reports of sightings of similar objects followed. Many of these came from highly credible military and civilian sources. These...