| ID | #1632148646 |
| Added | Mon, 20/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Hindustan Times
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
India, HINDUSTAN TIMES, August 26, 1954, p. 4.
"Flying saucer" was seen in Delhi
A number of residents of settlements south of New Delhi said that they saw on Wednesday what they believed was a "flying saucer".
According to people, the object, which was larger than a star and looked like a disk, was quite bright. He was spotted at 20-40 hours, and he was moving irregularly from Safdarjung Airport towards Jamna, where he suddenly disappeared. The object was in the sky for about a minute.
Mr. Rajeshwari Prasad, IAS, an employee of the Ministry of Home Affairs, said that he saw the object from his residence in Shan Nagar.
"I thought it was an illusion. I called my wife and daughter, who confirmed what I saw, " he said.
According to him, the speed of the object is approximately equal to the speed of the Dakota.
Original news
India, HINDUSTAN TIMES, 26 August 1954, page 4
'Flying Saucer' Seen In Delhi
[BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT]
A number of residents in localities to the south of New Delhi claimed to have seen on Wednesday what they thought was a "flying saucer."
The object which was bigger than a star and looked like a disc, was quite bright, the people said. It was noticed at 8-40 p.m. and moved irregularly from the Safdarjung airport towards the Jumna where it suddenly disappeared. The object was in the sky for about a minute.
Mr. Rajeshwari Prasad, I.A.S., an officer in the Home Ministry, said he saw the object from his residence in Shan Nagar. "I thought it was an illusion. I called out my wife and daughter who confirmed what I saw," he said The speed of the object, he said, approximated that of a Dakota.
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