The mystery of the "flying
saucers" became more and more mystifying to
local residents over the weekend as six
persons, three of them residents of
Maillardville, laid claim to having seen the
flashing discs streaking through the sky at
noon-time on Sunday (July 6, 1947).
Antoine Beauregard,
painter, said he was working on a house during
the afternoon and suddenly saw "a shiny
aluminum disc" cross the sky "at a height of
about 15 miles. "
"It was about 300 feet
long, " said Mr. Beauregard. "My eyesight is
very, very good, and I can judge distance and
height accurately. "
A Columbian reporter who
tried to catch up with Mr. Beauregard but he
was not at his work. He was seen along
Columbia Street early this morning but the
reporter was unable to find him to get his
story of the cavorting crockery.
Mrs. Beauregard said she
knew little of what her husband saw.
"My husband said that he
saw a shiny, round disc, bigger than most and
sort of squared off on one side. (Interesting
! See descriptions of the crashed Roswell
saucer - J. T.) That's all I really know about
it. "
Others laying claim to
having seen the "saucers" were Mrs. V. M.
Bailey, Mrs. Edward Vere and Mrs. Carol
Watkins, who were sitting on the steps of the
Old Orchard Auto Camp about 4 p.m. Sunday when
they saw "a cloud of dust like two small
tornadoes on the hill toward New Westminster.
"
According to their report,
“three discs then pulled up from behind the
trees."
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