The article below was published in the daily newspaper The Advertiser, Adelaide, South Australia, page 1, on July 15, 1947.
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From Our Special Representative
LONDON, July 14.
An air ferry pilot, Capt. Norman Waugh, who reported seeing a flying saucer over the Bay of Biscay on Friday, told the Gibraltar correspondent of the "Daily Express" this story yesterday:
"I was flying a Viking to the Argentine at roughly 8,000 feet at 10 a.m. when I saw a smudge on the horizon. I told the crew. We all watched keenly. At first we were worried by the approaching object, but calmed down. It was travelling at lightning speed and appeared to take the shape of a grey tadpole.
Within 15 to 20 seconds it passed to starboard, about six miles off, and soon vanished, leaving a vapor trail which was visible for some time. We were flying at 200 m.p.h. and estimate that the object was going at about 600 m.p.h. at an altitude of about 15,000 feet.
"The crew and I came to the conclusion that it could only have been a flying saucer. It did not interfere with our radio. My radio officer fully informed air control at Gloucester. I managed to get a snap, but doubt if it will turn out well."
