FBI file: UFO, UFO Part 04

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# 'Saucer' Seen Flying Down Snake Gorge

river facing toward the north. The boys saw it coming about half a mile up the canyon, and we all lost sight of it in less than a mile."

While the impression was still vivid in their minds, the three got together and made rough sketches of what they had seen. These, in turn, were the basis for the artist's conception of the strange affair by Vic Goartson of Twin Falls for the Times-News

"It was full and clear—out of a light, sky blue with wind, tibular fiery glow at the midday, the top of hoody. Ursus campanula." The canyon floor is rough at that particular point, and it rode up and down over the hills and hollows at a speed indicating some type of control faster than the reflexes of man. It is my opinion that it is guided by instruments and must be powered by atomic energy, as it made very little noise—just a s-w-i-s-h as it passed by."

Thereafter, the nation became increasingly flying saucer conscious, creating a stale of mind that made it possible for four teen age Twins Falls boys to cause a mild sensation when they built a model flying disc and tossed into a local yard July 10. This was subsequently revealed as a hoax, following investigation by the army and FHL.

Urtie described the size as about 20 feet long by 10 feet high and 10 feet wide, giving it an oblong shape. It might be described as looking like an inverted pie-plate or broad-brimmed straw hat that had been compressed from two sides.

"Yes, I did." he replied without hesitation. "I'll have to admit I've been skeptical all along until I saw it with my own eyes. I can't say what it was, but I can say there's something in the air."

Hawkins related that while at Salmon dam Wednesday morning, a sound resembling the echo of a motor caused him to look upward, and there he saw two circular objects that reflected light. They were travelling at a great speed and higher than most airplanes, according to Hawkins.

Pressed for his candid opinion of just what it was, Urie said that he was convinced that there was something to this flying saucer situation. "I know a number of the people who have also seen them and I know that they are not just imagining something so get their attention." Urie was mentioned.

Aside from this, he declined to add details except to say, "There's something in the air."

Thereafter the sancer reports tapered off into a few scattered incidents until the question was revived by this week's occurrences.

Tracing down a rumor that County Commissioner Hawkins had seen an unusual object in the air on the same day as Urie's experience, the Times-News called him at his Filer home.

"I do know that it scared the boy and made me feel pretty uneasy," he added.

His general description, however, corresponded closely to those of hundreds of persons who reported seeing flying sancers after Kenneth Arnold. Boise businessman, had touched off the debate by telling of coming upon nine disco-like objects while he was flying in his private planes in Washington.

speculation has ranged from mention that the disc could be army or navy guided minile experiments, or that they could be similar experiments by some foreign country, to "something out of this world."

Whatever, they are, a lot of people have seen "something."