3 December 1950
(Coshocton
Tribune , Ohio
Source: theufochronicles.com
Quote from the article:
“Were flying saucers spying on the proposed site of
the nation’s
first hydrogen plant (Savannah River Site) Friday night
(1 December 1950)?
first hydrogen plant (Savannah River Site) Friday night
(1 December 1950)?
Four persons told today of seeing a strange,
brilliantly-lighted object in the sky about 10:45 p.m. It dipped up and down
and flashed back and forth for about 10 minutes before it flew out of sight,
one eye-witness said.
This town is in the midst of the east tract which the atomic
energy commission has selected for the site of the multi-million dollar
H-bomb plant which will be under construction by early 1951.
H-bomb plant which will be under construction by early 1951.
The pastor (R. D. Parkinson) said Ralph Golphin
Dunbar, a neighbor, first spotted the ‘saucer’ and called him outside to look
at it. Iradell McCarthy of Aiden ,
S.C.
According to Dunbar, ‘it looked like a great, big
white star with red lights and moved around back and forth and up and down’
over the town (Ellenton , S.C.
Many of Ellenton’s residents relocated to New
Ellenton (S.C.) (located 13
kilometres (8 miles ) to the north) after having to abandon
the town.
Wikipedia article: “Savannah River Site”:
Wikipedia article: “Ellenton , South Carolina
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