Some more UFO stuff

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Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona - Wednesday, July 9, 1947

William Rhodes July 7, 1947


15 Arizona UFO stories from the Project Blue Book

In 1960, William Rhodes helped the Republic work out schedules for when the US satellite Echo 1 would be visible from Phoenix. In 1960, after local skywatchers reported an unidentified light, Rhodes explained that the object, appeared to be a Sabre jet.


On the same day as Rhodes's supposed sighting, it was reported that the FBI was investigating a letter received by the Los Angeles Examiner which claimed the discs were atomic-powered Russian craft. The Examiner turned the letter over to authorities after a recommendation by a "top-flight atomic scientist" who appraised the letter as "not all nonsense".

One historian argues Rhodes faked his photographs based on the Russian craft story: "The similarities between the images in the Rhodes' photographs and the touted Russian 'invention' are fairly marked. The alleged Russian device was said to be only 18 inches thick and of a kidney-shape outline with the pilot in a prone position while guiding its flight. Generally, this matches Rhodes' U-shaped object with the 'non-protruding' canopy, thus was it an accident that the first' good saucer photo compared so well with the supposed Communist design? This could confirm the Russian rumor, or it could mean Rhodes faked his story and pictures since the Soviet missive saw print the same day as the claimed Phoenix UFO flyby".


Rhodes UFO photographs

No mention of UFOs in his Obituary

Discovered and mentored by the famous inventor Dr. Lee De Forest, who held over 300 patents including the original vacuum tube, they later collaborated on several inventions, including the light amplifier for television. Dr. Rhodes had many life-long interests including being an early Ham Radio Operator and solar scientist. Among his 40 patents are the oxy-hydrogen generator or water torch, a "water" welder, novoid engine and the mercury turbine power generator. He was the author of many scientific articles and several books on a wide range of subjects including force-field studies and magnetism. He built and donated a delicate Seismograph to ASU recently.

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