31 December 1973
(The Nevada Daily Mail, Missouri)
Quote from the article:
“Since early November, strange things have been
witnessed in the Vernon County skies by a number of persons who, until
recently, have been rather reluctant to discuss what they have seen.
Dispatchers at the Nevada Police Department said they
have received reports in recent months, primarily from the Walker area, where
the farmers expressed fear that someone has intentions of rustling their cattle
via the airways.
Probably the most detailed account of sightings comes
from an area northeast of Nevada near the Marmaton River where Charlie Simpson
resides. Persons who know Simpson vouch for his honesty, sincerity and
truthfulness.
Simpson said his first experience with an unidentified
flying object (UFO) came on about Nov. 1 (1973) when he and Steve Wolf heard a roaring
sound near his house. Both rushed outside to see what was making the roar, and
Simpson gave the following account:
‘We walked out the door and saw something moving out
of the southeast heading toward the northwest. It was about 100 feet above the
treetops, and I could best describe it as a movie rocket.’
Simpson said it was too dark to describe the object in
detail, as the only visible portion they witnessed was an apparent flame
belching from the rear of the object. ‘We
watched it until we lost sight of it because of the trees,’ said Simpson.
‘It moved really fast and along the direction of the
river,’ he continued. Simpson said about a month ago the same type of noise was
heard, but nothing was seen.”
The article also mentions two other UFO incidents (flashing
red light/disk shaped UFO) Charlie Simpson witnessed:
(tageo.com photo)
