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New in the library The PURSUE files The Department of War's UAP release, mirrored in full: the videos, recordings and images, each beside its case file.Document scans in the stories6,478 scans · page 44
GESELL SOLVES BIRD MYSTERY OR DOES HE? A solution to the "bird as big as an airplane" mystery was offered today by Bill Gesell. "It was an airplane towing a glider," Gesell said. "I saw it myself." Gesell operates a farm two miles north of Belvidere on state route 76. He said he was working in a fie…
ONE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT HOLDS THE BIRD TO BE A WANDERING ALBATROSS, PICTURED HERE IN FLIGHT, WHICH SOMETIMES HAS BEEN A MISTAKEN. ACCORDING TO BIRD EXPERTS, IS THAT A WANDERING ALBATROSS WOULD NEVER WANDER THE FAR FROM THE OCEAN. THE GREAT BLUE HERON HAS ALSO BEEN ADVANCED AS THE SOLUTION TO THE MYSTE…
Did Monster Fly Over This Way? CARROLLTON-A bird with a 30 footwingspread, that used only the tips of its wings in flight, was seen Wednesday along the Missouri River in southern Carroll county by Harold Brotherton and his two uncles. The monstrous bird, believed to be the one spied in the St. Louis…
FLYING WHAT-IS-IT IS SEEN CHASING PLANE OVER CITY Police Also Get Look at It One Says It Appeared Like a Witch. New accounts of the huge bird seen over St. Louis and Alton heightened the mystery of the flying what-is-it today. Mrs. Kristine Dolezal, 2055 Russell boulevard, heard an airplane flying l…
Companion To Flying Saucer, "Monster Bird" BY PAUL DIX ST. LOUIS, April 10.—(UF) A retired Air Force colonel and a 12-year-old boy tonight locked up the report by two Beloved, BL, residents of spotting a "monster bird." It was either the same mysterious bird of gigantic size they saw or one just lik…
After 21 Years Col. Siegmund Has Served Olin, Retired on July 1 EAST ALTON, July 2—Col. Walter F. Siegmund, former general sales manager, Olin Industries, Inc. retired from the company July 1, after 21 years of service. Col. Siegmund joined Western Cartridge Co., in November, 1931, as a special repr…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10 April 1948: Mysterious Huge Bird Reported Seen Over Glendale and Alton ScanMysterious Huge Bird Reported Seen Over Glendale and Alton A mysterious bird *et* gigantic size, similar to the one reported yesterday near Caledonia, Ill., was observed flying over Alton last Sunday by a former Army colonel, and over Glendale three months ago by James Traares, 12-year-old son of Mr…
Flying Monster In Missouri May Be Bird, Plane or Witch ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 29.—(UP)—Charles Hertenstein, ace trouble shooter for Mayor Aloys P. Kaufmann, planned his strategy today for capturing the night-flying "what's-it" that has terrified residents recently. Kaufmann assigned Hertenstein the t…
Freeport Journal-Standard, 7 April 1948: Boone County Farmer Reports Seeing Bird As Big As Airplane ScanBoone County Farmer Reports Seeing Bird As Big As Airplane Caledonia, Ill., April 7.—A Boone county farmer saw "a bird as big as an airplane" yesterday. The farmer, Robert Price, said he saw it. He couldn't have been mistaken. "I knew it was a bird," Price said. "The wings flapped, the neck was outs…
1949 1 - 30 NOVEMBER SIGHTINGS DATE LOCATION 589 2 Unity, New Hampshire 590 16 Oxford, Mississippi (NO CARDS) 571 17 Augusta, Georgia (NO CARDS) 572 18 Raceland, Louisiana 573 18 Biloxi, Mississippi OBSEVER EVALUATION 594 21 Chattanooga, Tennessee (NO CARDS) 595 21 Akita, Lahaina, Japan (NO CARDS) 5…
A radar kite Scan
An employee in the supersonic laboratory of an aeronautical laboratory and some other employees of this lab, were by a river, 2-1/2 miles from its mouth, when they saw an object. The time was about 1700 hours on May 24, 1949. The object was reflecting sunlight when observed by naked eye. However, he…
Flying Saucer Seen Here The flying saucers were back in the skies over Alexandria last night, and two persons who saw them said today they couldn't be anything but just that — flying saucers. Mrs Edward Wolf, 412 1-2 Madison, and her sister, Mrs. V. Dardeau, of Ville Platte, said they were sitting o…
Plan Convention of Flying Saucer Witnesses Here A convention of all persons who have seen flying saucers was being planned for Alexandria today by the Young Men's Business Club. Flying discs were reported seen over Alexandria twice this week. Seven persons who said they saw them would be eligible as…
STRANGE CONVENTION ALEXANDRIA, La.—Mrs. Elliza Taylor of Valdosta, Ga., became the first person to seek reservations for the convention of flying saucer witnesses here Dec. 10. Mrs. Taylor was one of 50 persons invited by the Young Men's Business Club to attend the unorthodox convention to be held "…
FLYING SAUCERS, AGAIN The Young Men's Business Club of Alexandria, Louisiana, is planning a convention for all persons who have ever seen flying saucers. ...Every day in our bank there's a convention of people who have seen the wisdom of doing their banking with us. American Bank OF CARLSBAD Member …
Office Memorandum · UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: July 21,1949 FROM : SAC, NEW ORLEANS 4. URJECT: FLYING DISCS AND SAUCERS MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION CONCERNING For the Bureau's information, several citizens in the community of Alexandria, Louisiana daily paper has carried numerou…
TO HEAD YMBC IN 1950—New officers of the Young Men's Business Club, elected last night to serve the 175-member organization for the next year, are, standing, left to right: Andy Lochen, director Joe Nabours, director; Frank McLean, treasurer; Sue Butler, director, and Leonard Richey, third vice pres…
4 More Say They Saw 'Saucer' Here Another flying saucer made its appearance here last night, according to four persons who now are eligible to attend the "i-saw-a-flying saucer" convention here next December. Mrs. Andrew Rino, 1619 Warshauer street, reported to the Town Talk today that she, her husb…
Office Memorandum • UNITED-STATES GOVERNMENT TO : Director, FBI DATE: July 26, 1949 FROM : SAC, San Antonio SUBJECT: FLYING DISKS INTERNAL SECURITY - Rcc: New Orleans On July 15, 1949, the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Fourth Army at the Appalachian Appalachian Valley (Texas) News on …
IN REPLY REFER TO: 32-0 9th CSI District Barksdale AFB, La. 9 August 1949 SUBJECT: Project Grudge - Alleged Convention at Alexandria, Louisiana Subversive Activity TO: District Commander 5th OSI District (IO) Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton, Ohio 1. Reference is made to letter, your Headquart…
Flying Saucer Conclave Here Is Called Off The convention of flying saucer witnesses is off, for the time being at least. Officials of the Young Men's Business Club said today the convention is being postponed because of a lack of out-of-state reservations. They said only eight persons from outside L…
Flying Disc Parade Grows Two strange new twists in the flying saucer parade developed today. A man said he saw one of the objects after seeing its reflection on the sidewalk and a 14-year-old girl said she saw one in broad daylight. C. S. Dupree, 1504 Fourth street, said he saw one of the mysterious…
LaBorde is the head man in the editorial department — the managing editor. He has been in this post since 1951, also having served as City Hall reporter and telegraph editor after coming to The Talk Town in 1945. His professional honors include the American Legion journalism award in 1955, the Farm …
SPECIAL DEVICES CENTER BANDS POINT, PORT WASHINGTON LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK May 23 10 p.m. 20 MAY 1949 3137 Front: Commanding Officer and Director Mas: The Chief of Naval Operations Attn: Office of Naval Intelligence Via: The Chief of Naval Research Subj: Lighting of Unidentified Object—Report of Encl…
Charles B. Moore. Scan
Fr. William Bowdern, SJ, the lead exorcist Scan
St. Stephen's Evangelical Lutheran Church 1611 BRENTWOOD ROAD, N. E. (One block north of Rhode Island Ave. West of 17th St.) Washington, D. C. Reply to: Rev. Luther Miles Schulze, S. T. M., Pastor 1647 Varnum Place N. E. Washington 17, D. C. Phone: DUpont 7591 Sundays Worship Service - - - 11 A. M. …
Nave of St. Francis Xavier College Church Scan
Statue detail, St. Francis Xavier College Church Scan
Fr. Raymond Bishop, SJ, 1933 yearbook portrait Scan
Reverend Duther M. Schulze 1611 Brentwood Road N.E. Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Schulze: I am writing you briefly just to support what Mrs. Rhine wrote you. I am deeply interested in this case and want to help in any way I can. I think Dr. Winfred Overholzer at St. Elizabeth might take an interest in …
