5 April 1950
(Plattsburgh press-Republican, New York)
Source: ufonewspaper.blogspot.com
The whole article:
“ ‘WE SWEAR IT’ – With hands on the Bible, Air Force
Sergeants Bill Elder, left, and Bob O’Hara take an oath that they saw a
fantastic sky form cavorting over a mountain resort near Long Beach, Calif. At
left is their sketch of the ‘pinkish, pancake-like affair, with a fin on one
side,’ one of the latest in a new rash of ‘flying saucers.’ ”
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Satellite photo of Long Beach, California (tageo.com)
(tageo.com photo)