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everal　overconfident　types　went　crashing　to　their　deaths　when　they　leaped　off　cliffs　and　high　buildings　in　their　homemade　wings。　It　was　not　until　May　2；　1962；　that　a　man　really　succeeded　in　flying　under　his　own　power。　Mr。　John　C。　Wimpenny　flew　993　yards　at　an　altitude　of　five　feet　in　a　contraption　with　rigid　wings　and　a　pedal…driven　propeller　at　Hatfield；　Hertfordshire；　in　England。
　　
　　The　principle　of　the　ornithopter…propulsion　through　the　birdlike　movement　of　wings…has　been　known　for　centuries　but　no　one　has　been　able　to　make　it　work。　No　human；　that　is。　Machines　flying　through　the　air　with　moving　wings　have　frequently　been　sighted　during　UFO　waves。　But　the　UFO　enthusiasts　tend　to　ignore　any　reports　which　describe　things　other　than　disks　or　cigar…shaped　objects。
　　
　　In　1905　〃a　titanic　white　bird〃　fluttered　around　California。　One　witness；　J。　A。　Jackson；　〃a　well…known　resident　of　Silshee；〃　was　paying　a　visit　to　his　outhouse　at　1：30　A。M。　on　August　2　when　he　saw　a　brilliant　light　in　the　sky。　It　seemed　to　be　attached　to　a　seventy…foot　〃airship〃　with　wings。　〃The　mysterious　machine　appeared　to　be　propelled　by　the　wings　alone　and　rose　and　fell　as　the　wings　flapped　like　a　gigantic　bird；〃　the　Brawley；　California；　News　reported；　August　4；　1905。　Others　in　the　area　reported　seeing　the　same　thing。
　　
　　Winged　beings　are　an　essential　part　of　the　folklore　of　every　culture。　From　the　times　of　Babylonia　and　the　Pharaohs；　sculptors　were　preoccupied　with　putting　wings　on　lions　and　unidentifiable　beasts。　Although　the　angels　of　biblical　times　were　never　described　as　being　winged；　painters　and　sculptors　have　always　persisted　in　giving　them　feathered　appendages。　（Actually；　the　old…time　angels　appeared　like　ordinary　human　beings。　They　even　had　supper　with　Lot。）　When　demons　overran　the　planet　during　the　Dark　Ages　they　were　also　recorded　as　monstrous　entities　with　bats'　wings。
　　
　　Remote　areas　of　the　world　are　still　said　to　be　inhabited　by　harpies　and　winged　humans。　On　July　11；　1908；　the　famous　Russian　traveler　V。　K。　Arsenyev　was　trekking　along　the　Gobilli　River　when　he　had　this　encounter：　（*）
　　
　　。。。　I　saw　the　mark　on　the　path　that　was　very　similar　to　a　man's　footprint。　My　dog　Alpha　bristled　up；　snarled　and　then　something　rushed　about　nearby　trampling　among　the　bushes。　
　　
　　
　　
　　＇*＇　Yuri　B。　Petrenko；　〃Forerunner　of　the　Flying　'Lady'　of　Vietnam？〃　Flying　Saucer　Review；　vol。　19；　no。　2　（March…April　1973）：　29…30。　
　　
　　
　　
　　However；　it　didn't　go　away；　but　stopped　nearby；　standing　stock…still。　We　had　been　standing　like　that　for　some　minutes　。。。　then　I　stooped；　picked　up　a　stone　and　threw　it　towards　the　unknown　animal。　Then　something　happened　that　was　quite　unexpected：　I　heard　the　beating　of　wings。　Something　large　and　dark　emerged　from　the　fog　and　flew　over　the　river。　A　moment　later　it　disappeared　into　the　dense　mist　My　dog；　badly　frightened；　pressed　itself　to　my　feet。
　　
　　After　supper　I　told　the　Udehe…men　about　this　incident。　They　broke　into　a　vivid　story　about　a　man　who　could　fly　in　the　air。　Hunters　often　saw　his　tracks；　tracks　that　appeared　suddenly　and　vanished　suddenly；　in　such　a。　way　that　they　could　only　be　possible　if　the　〃man〃　alighted　on　the　ground；　then　took　off　again　into　the　air。
　　
　　In　Mexico　there　are　stories　of　the　ikals；　tiny　black　men　endowed　with　the　power　of　flight　who　live　in　caves　and　kidnap　humans。　In　India　the　giant　bird　known　as　the　Garuda　is　an　important　part　of　the　mythology。　The　gods　Vishnu　and　Krishna　traveled　around　the　heavens　on　the　back　of　a　great　Garuda。　North　American　Indians　have　extensive　legends　about　the　Thunderbird；　a　huge　bird　said　to　carry　off　children　and　old　people。　It　was　acpanied　by　loud　noises；　hums；　buzzes　and；　apparently；　rumbles　from　the　infrasonic　and　ultrasonic　levels。　Known　as　Piasa　to　the　Indians　of　the　Dakotas；　it　was　supposed　to　have　terrifying　red　eyes　and　a　long　tail。
　　
　　We　are　dealing　with　three　types　of　phenomena　in　these　cases。　The　first　is　the　winged　man；　the　second　is　a　giant　bird；　so　huge　it　is　a　biological　impossibility；　third；　we　have　a　monstrous　demon　with　red　eyes；　bat's　wings；　and　a　body　closely　human　in　form。　All　three　are　probably　interrelated。
　　
　　Research　is　still　fragmentary　but　there　is　journalistic　evidence　that　the　winged　man　of　1880　was　not　confined　to　Coney　Island。　His　activities　there　were　just　a　publicity　gambit；　attracting　the　notice　of　the　staid　New　York　Times　and　thus　attaining　a　measure　of　respectability　so　that　when　anyone　anywhere　else　saw　him　they　had　a　frame　of　reference。　
　　
　　According　to　the　Louisville；　Kentucky；　Courier…Journal；　July　29；　1880；　the　winged　man　was　busy　in　that　area。　Two　men；　C。A。　Youngman　and　Bob　Flexner；　reported　seeing　〃a　man　surrounded　by　machinery　which　he　seemed　to　be　working　with　his　hands。〃　He　had　wings　or　fans　on　his　back　which　he　was　flapping　rather　desperately　to　keep　aloft。　The　startled　men　wat6hed　him　flutter　unsteadily　out　of　view。
　　
　　But　he　would　be　back。
　　
　　II。
　　
　　A　year　before　the　first　flying　saucer　〃scare〃　erupted　in　the　state　of　Washington　in　1947；　a　group　of　sixteen　people　in　San　Diego；　California；　witnessed　a　strange　phenomenon。　They　were　gathered　on　a　rooftop　to　watch　a　meteor　shower　on　the　night　of　October　9；　1946；　when　a　bluish…white　winged　object　appeared　in　the　sky。　It　looked　like　an　extremely　long　airplane　carrying　two　reddish　lights　and　it　left　a　luminous　contrail。
　　
　　〃The　strange　object　was　certainly　no　airplane；〃　one　witness　told　Harold　T。　Wilkins。　（1）　〃The　wings；　which　moved；　were　too　wide　for　any　bird。　Indeed；　they　were　rather　like　the　wings　of　a　butterfly。　The　whole　object　emitted　a　red　glow。〃
　　
　　The　object　was　especially　conspicuous　as　it　crossed　the　face　of　the　moon。　Some　of　the　witnesses　thought　it　。　resembled　a　gigantic　bat。
　　
　　Astronomers　have　also　reported　similar　objects。　In　Popular　Astronomy；　1912；　Dr。　F。B。　Harris　stated：　〃lathe　evening　of　January　27；　1912；1　saw　an　intensely　black　object；　like　a　crow；　poised　upon　the　moon。　I　estimated　it　at　250　miles　long　by　50　miles　wide。　I　cannot　but　think　that　a　very　interesting　phenomenon　happened。〃
　　
　　In　that　crazy　year　1880；　an　Italian　astronomer　named　Ricco；　on　the　observatory　at　Palermo；　Sicily；　was　studying　the　sun　at　8　A。M。；　November　30；　when　he　saw　〃winged　bodies　in　two　long　parallel　lines　slowly　traveling；　apparently　across　the　disk　of　the　sun。　They　looked　like　large　birds　tor　cranes。〃
　　
　　Cranes　on　the　sun？　Crows　250　miles　long　on　the　moon？　Black…garbed　men　swimming　through　the　skies　over　Coney　Island？　Ornithopters　over　Kentucky　and　San　Diego？
　　
　　
　　
　　＇1＇　Harold　T。　Wilkins；　Flying　Saucers　on　the　Attack　（New　York：　Citadel　Press；　1954）；　chapter　III。　
　　
　　
　　
　　On　December　30；　1946；　Ella　Young；　an　American　writer；　saw　one　of　our　bats　at　dusk　near　Morrow　Bay；　California。　〃On　the　golden　sky　it　looked　very　black；〃　she　reported。　〃It　came　forward　head　on；　and　had　a　batlike　appearance；　owing　to　the　curvature　of　its　wings。　I　am　not　sure　if　there　were　motions　at　the　extreme　tip　of　the　wings；　but　the　strange　machine　seemed　to　stand　still　for　several　minutes；　and　its　form　was　very　distinct。　Suddenly；　it　either　lowered　itself　toward　the　horizon；　or　the　bank　of　cloud…mist　made　an　upward　movement…maybe；　both　movements　occurred…for　the　machine　passed　behind　the　cloud　and　did　not　reappear。　Immediately　afterward；　a　great　flush　of　color　spread　over　the　sea。〃
　　
　　May　through　August　1947　saw　the　first　modern　UFO　wave　in　the　United　States。　Odd　lights；　glistening　circular　machines；　and　reddish　flying　cigars　captured　the　American　imagination。　Tiffany　Thayer；　the　eccentric　novelist　and　founder　of　the　Fortean　Society；　named　after　Charles　Fort；　chortled　over　the　air　force　explanations　in　the　society's　journal；　Doubt。　Obviously　the　government　was　determined　to　cover　up　the　true　facts　in　this　new　situation。　Mystics　and　cranks　quickly　appeared；　explaining　the　phenomenon　as　the　work　of　people　from　outer　space。　The　press　gave　the　sensation　a　two…week　run；　then　went　back　to　the　intricacies　of　the　cold　war。　No　one；　not　even　the　beady…eyed　Forteans；　paid　much　attention　to　the　giant　birds　and　machines　with　flapping　wings　that　returned　to　our　skies　in　1948。
　　
　　Early　in　January　1948；　Mrs。　Bernard　Zailowski　reported　seeing　a　〃sizzing　and　whizzing〃　man　with　silver　wings　maneuvering　about　200　feet　above　her　barn　in　Chehalis；　Washington。　The　air　force　scoffed。　Four　months　later；　two　laundry　workers　in　Longview；　Washington；　about　forty　miles　south　of　Chehalis；　claimed　to　see　a　trio　of　〃birdmen〃　circling　the　city　at　an　altitude　of　250　feet。
　　
　　〃When　they　first　came　into　sight；　I　thought　they　looked　like　gulls；　but　as　they　got　closer　I　could　make　out　that　they　weren't　gulls　and　I　knew　they　were　men；〃　Mrs。　Viola　Johnson　told　reporters。　〃I　could　see　plainly　that　they　were　men。　。。。　They　wore　dark；　drab　flying　suits。　I　couldn't　make　out　their　arms　but　I　could　see　their　legs　dangling　down　and　they　kept　moving　their　heads　like　they　were　looking　around。　I　couldn't　tell　if　they　had　goggles　on　but　their　heads　looked　like　they　had　helmets　on。　I　couldn't　see　their　faces。〃
　　
　　That　happened　on　April　9；　1948。　That　same　day；