| ID | #1632145402 |
| Added | Mon, 20/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Times of India
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Bombay, India, TIMES, October 12, 1954, p. 1.
Flying saucers over Bombay
Several people have seen flying saucers in the southern and northern skies of Bombay twice in the last five days.
Mr. D. G. Joshi, a business man living in Agra Wadi, Vithaibhai Patel Road, said he was relaxing on the sands in Chowpatty on Thursday evening. At ten minutes after midnight, he saw a glowing flying disk moving with amazing speed across the sky from Kolaba to Dadar.
"At first I thought it was a shooting star; then I realized that it was something else, since it does not go down towards the earth. Its diameter was about one foot. Its center was as black as coal, but it radiated radiance around the perimeter. Its back part shone brightly, and it emitted something like fiery crowns."
Mr. Joshi said that the saucer followed a straight course, its speed was amazing, and it left no smoke or sound, disappearing into the northern sky within a second.
According to Mr. Joshi, at least a hundred people saw a flying saucer without knowing what it was.
A science student at St Xavier's College, Mr Michael Jacob (18), of Sussex Road, Biculla, also claimed to have spotted the flying saucer at 12: 35 on Monday while walking near his bungalow with a friend.
He described it as "a sparkling disk the size of a coin in a crown that swept across the northern sky and instantly disappeared.
Mr. Jacob said that the saucer was very high, and it struck him that it was visible in bright light.
Original news
Bombay, India, TIMES, 12 October 1954, page 1
Flying Saucers Over Bombay
SEEN BY SEVERAL PEOPLE
By A Staff Reporter
Several people saw flying saucers in the southern and northern sky of Bombay twice during the last five days.
Mr. D. G. Joshi, a business man residing at Agre Wadi, Vithaibhai Patel Road, said that he was relaxing on the sands at Chowpatty on Thursday night last. At ten minutes past midnight, he saw a luminous flying disc, moving at a terrific speed across the sky from Colaba to Dadar.
"At first I thought it was a falling star; then I knew that it was something else as it did not follow the downward course towards the earth.
"It was approximately one foot diameter. Its centre was jet black, but it emitted a glow at the circumference. Its rear portion shone brightly and it emitted what appeared like wreaths of fire."
Mr. Joshi said that the saucer traced a straight course, its speed was terrific, and it left no smoke or sound, vanishing in the northern sky within a second.
At least a hundred people saw the flying saucer without knowing what it was, Mr. Joshi said.
A science student of St. Xavier's College, Mr. Michael Jacob, 18, residing at Sussex Road, Byculla, also claimed to have sighted a flying saucer, at 12:35 p.m. on Monday while he was taking a stroll outside his bungalow with a friend.
He described it as a "sparkling disc of the size of a crown coin which swept across the northern sky and disappeared in a second.
Mr. Jacob said that the saucer was extremely high and he was amazed that it could be visible in the bright light.
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