Mid-morning. Carol and Kim took the boys to
McD’s for a breakfast treat before dropping them off at Primrose School, a
place where they learn as well as socialize. – Amorella
0857
hours. I am waiting for Carol’s phone to arrive. They stopped by yesterday but
we were not home. Most everyone is getting together at Bob Evans before Linda
leaves for Tampa this afternoon. Late last night Sharon and her husband and
children arrived from Las Vegas for a few days as they have a wedding in
Dayton. If the phone has not arrived by lunch I volunteered to stay at the
house. We plan on being home by tonight. It has been a fun but family busy
couple of weeks.
1012
hours. Kim and Carol dropped Owen off (feeling unwell) and he is watching the
Disney Junior channel. (I did not know such a channel existed.)
1136
hours. I just noticed online that today is UFO Day. Here is a copy of the
original Roswell news story.
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Original July 8, 1947 "Army Has Flying
Disc" Story (Roswell, NM)
Sacramento Bee,
July 8, 1947
original source |
fair use notice
Summary: This is the original story published on July 8, 1947 in
which the U.S. Army announced it had recovered a crashed flying disc near
Roswell, NM. Quickly thereafter, the official Army story was changed to the
"weather balloon" position.
Army Reveals It Has Flying Disc Found On Ranch In
Mew Mexico
Sacramento Bee July 8, 1947
ROSWELL (N.M.). July 8. (AP) --The
army air forces here today announced a flying disc has been found on a ranch
near Roswell and is in possession of the army. Lieutenant Warren Haught, public
information officer of the Roswell Army AIr Field, announced the find had been
made "sometime last week" and had been turned over to the air field
through the cooperation of the sheriff's office.
Higher Headquarters
"It was inspected at the Roswell Army Air Field and subsequently loaned
by Major Jesse A. Marcel of the 509th Bomb Group Intelligence office in Roswell
to higher headquarters."
The army gave no other details. Haught's
statement:
"The many rumors regarding the flying discs became a reality
yesterday when the intelligence office of the 509th (atomic) Bomb Group of the
8th Air Force, Roswell Army Air Field, was fortunate enough to gain possession
of a disc through the cooperation of one of the ranchers and the sheriff's
office of Chaves county.
"The flying object landed on a ranch near
Roswell sometime last week. Not having phone facilities, the rancher stored the
disc until such time as he was able to contact the sheriff's office, who in
turn notified Jesse A. Marcel, of the 509th Bomb Group intelligence
office."
Inspected at Roswell
"Action was immediately taken and
the disc was picked up at the rancher's home. It was inspected at the Roswell
Army Air Field, and subsequently loaned by Major Jesse Marcel to higher
headquarters."
The rancher's name and the location of his place was
withheld.
George Walsh of the radio station KSWS which provided first news of
the announcement said only Major Marcel, Colonel W. H. Blanchard, commanding
officer at Roswell, and the rancher had seen the object here.
The sheriff,
Walsh reported, upon receiving word from the rancher went immediately to the
intelligence officer at Roswell Field.
From -
http://www-DOT-ufoevidence-DOT-org/documents/doc1256.htm
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Owen and I just had lunch and are going to play in the front yard.
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