1939 NY Times newspaper possible FLYING SAUCER / UFO seen in sky PORTLAND Oregon

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1939 NY Times newspaper - A METEOR or FLYING SAUCER / UFO is seen in the sky over PORTLAND Oregon
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inv # 7B-211
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SEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the
NY Times
dated July 3, 1939.
This newspaper contains a front page heading that reads: "EXPLOSION IN SKY ROCKS PORTLAND, ORE. AFTER 'METEOR BIG AS A MOON' IS SIGHTED." Was this a huge meteor that exploded over Portland, or was it an early UFO / Flying Saucer ? Read the report and decide for yourself !!
A terrific explosion rocked Portland, Oregon and neighboring cities on July 2, 1939 was identified Monday as a meteor, but definite conclusions may not be drawn for perhaps another year.
A wide variety of guesses
narrowed down to eyewitnesses accounts of a heavenly body streaking across the sky and disappearing to the northwest.
Bend, Eugene and Portland accounts of the "fireball" apparently confirmed the meteor theory.
Astronomical observers, however, pointed out it might be another year before the meteor, which apparently exploded in mid-air, could be found.
The explosion was believed to have taken place fifty miles northeast of Portland. Residents of Woodland, Wash., said a black cloud was observed rising out of the Cascades Mountains northeast of the community.
On Sunday morning, July 2, 1939…
"a spectacular fireball or meteor passed over Portland just before 8:00 a.m. Somewhat to the east of Portland the meteor exploded, causing many people to awaken from their Sunday morning slumbers as buildings shook, and dishes and windows rattled
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No damage was reported. Several climbers on Mount Hood and Mount Adams reported seeing the unusual event. The fireball immediately became known as the Portland meteor and stories about it appeared in newspapers from coast to coast."
"The Washougal meteorite is about the size of a tennis ball and weighs almost one-half pound. It has a light gray interior, throughout which are scattered many small nickel-iron particles. A fine, smooth, black fusion coating formed by its fiery passage through the atmosphere covers the entire surface."
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