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On June 24, 1947, the first "flying saucer" was sighted.
It was actually a lost Captain's Yacht (Star Trek) Read: THE CALYPSO FIVE - short story http://endlessperceptions.com/the-calypso-five.html The Tale of
The Calypso Five
Excerpt from the story:
“Mission update: After lifting off from Starfleet in the Calypso, my team and I climbed to the upper thermosphere’s darkness. As per our flight plan, we performed exercises in space to test the craft’s performance and then began our descent. At the altitude of 248.5 miles, the ship’s instruments detected an unregistered spatial anomaly. Its swirling effects caused the sudden failure of all onboard ship systems, so avoiding the anomaly was not an option. Our oval-shaped craft moved through the spatial disturbance for an estimated nine seconds. We are exiting the outer rim of the anomaly, the ship’s power has returned, and we are attempting to establish our location. After making the necessary course corrections, we will return to the Academy in San Francisco. End log entry.” Nicholas exhaled slowly. What he didn’t mention was that their being off course was an understatement. Fortunately, if anyone could get them back on the right path with the least amount of embarrassment, Jean could. Besides, her pleasant but strong personality could charm a snake. He stared forward to where she sat at the navigational panel just right of the main viewing screen...
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