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UFO. India

ID	#1632149633
Added	Mon, 20/09/2021
Author	July N.
Sources	noufors.com The Hindustan Times
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

13.10.1954

Location:

Бомбей

India

India, HINDUSTAN TIMES, October 14, 1954, page 6.

Skepticism about "flying saucers"

BOMBAY, October 13. - Meteorologists here were skeptical about reports in Bombay about "flying saucers" that were seen flying over the city in the last few days.

However, meteorologists from the Santa Cruz Weather Bureau yesterday appealed to people to warn the Bureau as soon as they see any flying saucer.

They said they would do a scientific study of the object if they noticed such a thing.

Yesterday there were rumors that people saw flying saucers. Some claimed to have seen it around midnight last week, and described it as a glowing flying disk moving at an amazing speed. Others said they had seen a saucer emitting" wreaths of fire " and believed that its diameter was about one foot. It was also reported that he was seen at noon at a high altitude.

Meteorologists at the Colaba Observatory said that the weather balloons sent every day could cause an optical illusion. They also said that such an illusion was created by an airplane flying at a high altitude in the moonlight.

Original news

India, HINDUSTAN TIMES, 14 October 1954, page 6

Scepticism About 'Flying Saucers'

BOMBAY, Oct. 13. - Meteorologists here were sceptical of reports in Bombay of "flying saucers" having been seen zooming over the city in the past few days.

Nevertheless meteorologists at the Santa Cruz Weather Bureau yesterday issued an appeal to the people to alert the Bureau as soon as they sight any flying saucer.

They said they would make a scientific study of the object if such a thing was observed by them.

Reports were current here yesterday of people having seen flying saucers. Some claimed to have sighted it sometime at midnight last week and described it as a luminous flying disc moving at a terrific speed. Others said they saw the saucer emitting "wreaths of fire" and believed the diameter of it was about one foot. It was also reported to have been seen at mid-day at a great height.

Meteorologists at the Colaba observatory said that weather balloons, sent up every day, might have caused an optical illusion. They also said such an illusion was created by an aircraft flying at a high altitude in moonlight. - P.T.I.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Balloon/Weather Balloon

The balloon (simplified is a balloon) — an aircraft lighter than air, where the lift force is used enclosed in a sheath gas (or heated air) with a density less than the density of the surrounding air.

Distinguish between tethered, Svobodnaya and balloons — powered airships.