| ID | #1632750490 |
| Added | Mon, 27/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The New York Times
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
New York, New York, TIMES, June 27, 1950, page 31.
Disc-shaped lights "in formation" in Newburg
Especially for THE NEW YORK TIMES
NEWBURG, New York, June 26-Disc-shaped lights seen last night in the sky between Newburg and West Point today gave rise to speculation that these lights could be "flying saucers".
At least three people reported seeing them from 21:00 to midnight.
Vincent J. Connolly, a reporter for the Newburgh News, said he saw four disc-shaped lights "flying in formation" over the US Military Academy at an altitude of about 10,000 feet.
Mr Connolly, who was travelling in the car with Robert Stevenson, said he was hesitant to mention what he had seen until he learned this morning that the telephone operator at The Newburgh News had received phone calls from another person reporting the discs.
Mr Connolly, an experienced wartime aircraft observer, said the lights were unlike those used on aircraft wings. He said that he stopped his car and turned off the engine, but did not hear the sound of aircraft engines.
Original news
New York, New York, TIMES, 27 June 1950, page 31
MORE 'FLYING SAUCERS'
Reporter Sees Disklike Lights 'in Formation' at Newburgh
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
NEWBURGH, N. Y., June 26 - Disklike lights seen in the sky between Newburgh and West Point last night gave rise today to speculation that the lights might have been "flying saucers."
At least three persons reported having seen th elights between 9 P. M. and midnight.
Vincent J. Connolly, a reporter for The Newburgh News, said he had seen four disklike lights "flying in formation" over the United States Military Academy at an altitude of about 10,000 feet.
Mr. Connolly, riding in an automobile with Robert Stevenson, said he had hesitated to mention what he had seen until he had learned this morning that a telephone operator at The Newburgh News had received telephone calls from another person reporting the disks.
Mr. Connolly, an experienced wartime aircraft spotter, said the lights were unlike those used on the wings of airplanes. He said he had stopped his car and killed the motor but failed to hear the sound of aircraft engines.
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