On June 24, 1947, a man flying his airplane in Washington state witnessed something else in the sky with him--something that couldn't be explained. Then, just a few days later, a man discovered a crashed object on his property near Roswell, New Mexico. Soon, other reports of unidentified flying objects--UFOs--began to come in from all over the country. What did newspapers of the time have to say about the incidents?

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Associated Press. “Discs Real! Army Captures Flying Saucer In New Mexico.” Tulare Advance-Register (Tulare, California), July 8, 1947. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Flyer Reports 9 Object Flying over Range.” The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington), June 26, 1947. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “'Flying Saucers' Reported Seen in 36 States, Canada; Phenomenon Baffles Army.” The Pomona Progress Bulletin (Pomona, California), n.d. www.newspapers.com.

Associated Press. “Oklahoma Pilot Reports Strange Object Over City.” The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Washington), June 26, 1947. www.newspapers.com.

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