EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF UFO SIGHTINGS PUBLISHED

This document is an excerpt from the October 1980 issue of the Chinese publication Harbin Kexue Shidai (Scientific Age), featuring an article by Jin Tao titled 'Sightings of Flying Saucers in China.' The text serves as a compilation of eyewitness reports regarding unidentified aerial phenomena. The author notes that while reports of flying saucers have been common abroad, they have recently begun to appear in China. The article presents two specific accounts. The first, reported by Yang Xiusong, a teacher in Tianjin, describes an event from September 1943 in Qingxian. The witness observed a white light, described as saucer-shaped, moving from east to west. The object was visible for approximately one minute before disappearing. The witness noted that at the time, there was local speculation that the object might be a new weapon invented by Japan. The second account, reported by Wang Xue'an of the Beijing Foreign Languages Bureau, describes an event on the evening of 18 September 1971. While at the May 7 Cadre School in Ji County, Hunan Province, the witness observed a large, lighted wheel revolving in a clockwise direction at an estimated altitude of 2,000 to 3,000 meters. The object was moving forward while revolving. The document concludes by stating that while there is currently no way to confirm the nature of these objects, the publication intends to continue collecting and studying such reports regardless of how tenuous the clues may be.