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Belcian Coago
Military; Scie~t1r1e • Air
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29 Mar 1952
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)URCE Die Preue .
7LTinG SAUG:RS OVER lll:LGI>Ji CONGO URk'ITt,Y. MIRES
Fr~t:. Sitte
Reee1:1t1y, "tvo t'ie:-.·y d16ks vere aigbted over tbe uranium Ill.ices located 1D
-~be aoutberc part or the Belgian Congo ic the Elieabetbville diatrict, east or
· the luapul.& Rher vbicb coccects the Meru a.cd Bangveol o l:J.ke&. The dieks
glided it> e l eg&Dt curves &Dd cbaoged their poaitioo Ill&."))' t 1Jnea, ao tbat trom
belav they aometil:les a ppeared a& pl.ates, ova.ls, a.cd simply Hou. Suddenly,
bot h diaks hovered in ooe ■ pot and tbeo took orr 1D a U!lique ~ig:.8.€ tli&bt to
the cortbeaGt. A peoetrating hissing ud bU%:.1cg aound vas audible to the oc-
lookere belov . The vhole per!onta:lce luted rrom 19 to 12 ltlcutes .
Camn•BC4r Pie--:-e ot .tbe sma.l.l. Eliaabethville airfield imme~iately ■ et out
1J:I pursuit Yit h a tighter plue. Oc hia tiret approac h be came vitbio about
120 11et ers ot one ot the disks. According to hie estimates, the "aaw:er" bad
• diametu ·or from 12 to 15 meter• &lid vaa dilcua-abaped. Tbe inner core re-
mained absolutely s ti.l.l, ud a lcnob cOltlrlg out rroo the .:eoter a.cd several
ni.al.l openings could pla!.oly be seen. The outer rim vas cocpletely niled 1D
fire and must have bad u eoonioua a peed ot rotation. The color ot the metal
vu similar tel that of' aluminum .
'l'be dhka travel ed 1D a precise ud li~t 111&.llner, both Tertically and
borhont.ally. Cbaz>ges it> elevation f'rom Boo to l,000 meter• could be eccomp-
liahed 1D a tev aecoode ; the dieka ottec ahot dOVD to v ith1D 20 meter• or the
tree top•. Pierre did not :-egard it pouible that tbe disk could be manned,
•1nce the ir:-egul.&:" apeed aa vel: as the beat vould ~ e it i:po ■ sible tor a
peraoc to ata7 1011de tbe stable core. Pierre bad to g1n 'up puraui t after 15
ainutea aiDCe both diau, v itb a lou4 vb1atl.1%1g •OUDd vhicb be beard dupite
the ooi•e or ·bi• ovn plue, disappeared 1n a at.raigbt line tovard Lake Taogaz>-
,-1ka. Be utiaated their speed at about 1,500 kilometer a per hour.
Pierre 1• regarded u a dependable otricer a:>d a ualous flyer. Be gan
800 044
a detailed repm-t to hi• auperiora vbich, •t.rangel7 ecoU6}l, 1D IIAJ>1 respect, J j
agreed Yitb •arioua results ot reae11rcb. . . · RELEASED:..;;_~qt.1,-qt:.if"----•=:,_.,
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