| ID | #1632255419 |
| Added | Tue, 21/09/2021 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Globe and Mail
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Toronto, Ontario, GLOBE AND MAIL, September 20, 1947, page 5
A rushing yellow ball in the sky, a "flying saucer" is seen in Toronto
Last Sunday, a flying saucer flew over the sunny sky over Toronto, and the only people who reported seeing this phenomenon were two British immigrants enjoying this first day on the bay. To prove that they saw it, they have a picture that shows a ball of light with a trace behind it.
Raymond Johnson and Jim Harrison, who arrived in Canada just a month ago, spent a quiet day rowing a boat in the bay near Sunnyside when a yellowish object appeared from the northeast. "It was high, more than 30,000 feet," said Mr. Harrison, who was the first to notice the flying saucer.
"It only took about 15 seconds to get out of sight."
"I was about to take a picture of a sailing boat when Jim shouted at me to aim the camera higher," said Raymond Johnson. "For a second I didn't understand what he meant, but when I saw it, I clicked the shutters."
"It looked like a yellow balloon with a tail waving behind it, like steam over an airplane on a foggy day," Mr. Johnson said. "I was lucky to catch him."
Flying saucers were in the news in early July after many people claimed to have seen mysterious disks flashing across the sky in all parts of the North American continent. No flying saucers have been reported in the area before.
British immigrants said they had never seen a flying saucer before, but had read about them in the newspapers.
"We were skeptical about them until we saw this," Mount Harrison said, " but now we've seen one and taken a photo of it."
Original news
Toronto, Ontario, GLOBE AND MAIL, 20 September 1947, page 5
Speeding Yellow Ball in Sky, 'Flying Saucer' Seen at Toronto
A flying saucer swished across the sunlight sky over Toronto, last Sunday, and the only ones who reported seeing the phenomenon were two British immigrants, enjoying this first day out on the bay. To prove that they saw it, they have a snapshot showing a ball of light with a trail behind it.
Raymond Johnson and Jim Harrison, who arrived in Canada only a month ago, were spending a quiet day rowing on the bay, near Sunnyside, when the yellowish object appeared from the northeast. "It was high, over 30,000 feet," declared Mr. Harrison, who first noticed the flying saucer. "It only took about 15 seconds to pass out of sight."
"I was about to take a photograph of a sailing boat, when Jim shouted to me to point the camera higher," declared Raymond Johnson. "For a second, I didn't see what he meant but when I did, I snapped the shutter."
"It appeared as a yellow ball, with a tail streaming out behind it, like the vapor behind an aeroplane on a misty day," said Mr. Johnson. "I happened to be lucky to catch it."
Flying saucers were in the news in the early part of July after numerous people claimed to have seen mysterious discs flashing across the sky in all parts of the North American continent. No flying saucer has ever been reported in this district before.
The British immigrants declared that they had never witnessed a flying saucer before but had read about them in the papers. "We were skeptical about them until we saw this one," said Mt. Harrison, "but now we have seen one and have a photo of it."
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