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\[S/J:ucer :·tare~Fatsr-·,:- _SuDDE~~~*~:-car -~- ~~s_ . - .. .. . . . : _'. :_ . plCk~d -up an qdd collecb of
_.s.: .· · L • D ... , .:. _.. '._ -. .littl ;figures not .more tha 10
--- ays ·1Je . etector- ' ' feet rom the s~de of: the oad.
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· • ·L1'!-\vrence · said, . and only four
q feet high..
But C?ok Sticks By His. Story
Of Spotting _Disk, '..Martians'
Thefr heads were encased in.
a glass or plastic breathing
apparatus and'tl~ey wore gog-_
gles. They-were grouped about
. BY ED WINGE another rnan,.six inches taller,
· · Freel'ress Staff Wrlfer · · lu · and dressed in a brown uni-
•Lawrence Carde.nas had told his fl'yin· g slcer form and space helmet who ap-peared to be their leader.
story' m~nJ( times before he was asked by-the · ree . .
Press-to put it tothe test,of a· lie detect~r m~c ine. La~r?nc!~=i~~~~dd a~~~~~~~tli~
. One thousand memlrs of the·- . --. . · watqh ·his, passing . car with.
Detroit Flying Saucer Club had BEjfore the questtbmng started, ·curios! but not fear .
tol it at their Octob meeting: story t_o Sgt. Whaley: * * * .
cl~ae:d and cheered when he Lawrence patiently re-ttd his . · . ' ' : .
told it to his fellow work- It happened at 5:40 a .•.dawn -LA . ENCE· KEPT right· on
ers at the Dearborn' Inn where ~vaS:- breaking on the lno~n- go~n'g, ma~e his,light at So th-
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lhe a cook. They hooted and mg of Sept. 30. Lawrence, dnv- field, and .re'ported·for:wor ..
ca:lle(l him drunlt (he doesn'f iftg West on Rotunda -Drive in' . . · , · , . · . • • . , \- '· ...
~rink).. They told .him to get Dearborn on his .way to \v,ork; · "I'll: never lino\y' why 1 di, · •t
new glasses (he has normal had cleared the hght at Green- ~ go back," he says. "1 Imow !·-
vision and doesn't wear them). field. (The sun rose at 6:27 W!J.S thinking. at; th~· .• time,-
. · a:m. that day in a clear .sky, the 'what' would the·· boss· say if I. ·
* * * . J Weather Bureau said, and light told him · I was late for. ·wo;rlt
B:UT HERE was an. imper-• wquld have been appearing in ..beC!I-\ISe I ha!l stoppe.d, to in.:.·-
sonal, electronic· gadget ·that by· the East.) . . .vestigate. a flying, saucer.?'! -· ·
measuring his pulse rate, his He saw the Southfield li"'ht · ·N. ' • ~ ·· ' ' . · · ' · ·. ·
blood. pressure !!>nd his breath- 6 ow, lets _go. back ·to . _Sgt ..
. t ld . tT 11 .d ahead turn red and he slowed Whaley and his questions keep
Jtng r_a e. wohuth sClehn 1 JRcaEAYLLeY- !lown to 20 miles an•ho~r, tim- . ing., an • e'ye .. ori-~the• ·poly'.graph·:
ermme w e er e · h' 1f t hit th i t · · · · ·· ·believed what even he admitted 1t1_1g 1msh e 't to 'd e· n_.ersec- char.t· where'·teu:.ta:~e ·cha~ges ·$.
"f t t' " t t 11 IOn w en 1 urne green. blooii pressure "•breathing and
was a an as 1c even , ac ua y 1 · 7. • . : • • ' :·· . • • · ,.... .
occurred. He glanced at the· op~n field ~pl9r·l~dlc~te;. 'fh~~ll~r ·~l·"' su~--. to his right and gaped in aston- J~~t .. s ,tellmg t~e. ~~l~''· i • - ·:\
So Lawrence understandably ishment. There about 200 feet · · ·· •' ·' '·.'•· .,I. · *1
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was a bit nervous as Detective aw~-, stood a clam-shaped, .. · .-: . . · .' · : · · --r'
Sgt. Howard. Whal!JY of the sau' r-like object, 10 ;feet high'! . ~~.. .RJ!1'Y!JP. J~O!l'~:; in:.. ;rexl;~
m up to the n:eeler oly- La ence said. Beautiful· ora ge · • . · ·
~ichlgan state Police hi~he!l and about 25 feet in .. diam~~er;l·co ·. Sg~. · W.haley;' a~ked. _ Yes,_ .
ligh s. pulsated from .it. eq, '
· B:Ph (lie detector mac: ine) green: and yellow ll.ghts blin ed
the Redford, Post of the on and off,
. l\Iichigan State/Pollee,
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