Comments Not specifically identified as UP in origin, but same basic story as one in S.F. News. Unlike the News story, which had a Washington dateline, this story is datelined Roswell. Col. Blanchard is again said to be the originator of the Roswell press release, including calling the object "a flying disc."  This is a UP item. Blanchard's release said nothing about where "higher headquarters" might be, but UP figured this out within about 45 minutes.  (See UP telexes) The Press was a small morning paper, and took the story only to this point.  There is no mention of the weather officer later coming in and identifying the debris or Ramey going on the radio. The next four paragraphs quoting Sheriff Wilcox are straight from the earlier UP bulletins in Frank Joyce's collection.  UP got these statements from Wilcox about 35-40 minutes after the first announcement of the press release. Wilcox at some point changed his story.  Here he says Brazel came to town Sunday.  But he told AP that it was Monday.  Wilcox's claim that Brazel thought it might be a "weather meter" was later contradicted by Brazel who said he told the Sheriff he thought he might have found a flying saucer and it absolutely wasn't any type of weather observation balloon.  (see Brazel interview stories) Notice the plural "intelligence officerS" being involved, a fact never reported by AP, though quickly reported by UP after talking to Wilcox.  Major Marcel was still not identified by UP at this point, although AP identified him in the initial press release as being the intelligence officer contacted by the Sheriff.  It was a full hour before a UP bulletin first used his name. Wilcox said essentially the same thing to AP.  When AP pressed him for a more detailed description, they reported Wilcox refused, saying he was working with the base. (see AP regional story) Identical Ramey statements as reported in the S.F. News UP story the previous evening.  Ramey is explicitly identifying the debris before the weather officer entered the picture. UP had a reporter in Dallas on the story within about 45 minutes (see UP telexes) who probably called Ramey directly. The UP S.F. News story also reported Ramey saying that "part of a weather balloon was found nearby." This is Ramey's usual singular weather balloon statement.There is never any mention of multiple balloons in any statements from Ramey or his people.  Where's the multi-cluster Mogul balloons?

Clovis New Mexico Press, July 9, Front Page

Comments Not specifically identified as UP in origin, but same basic story as one in S.F. News. Unlike the News story, which had a Washington dateline, this story is datelined Roswell. Col. Blanchard is again said to be the originator of the Roswell press release, including calling the object "a flying disc."  This is a UP item. Blanchard's release said nothing about where "higher headquarters" might be, but UP figured this out within about 45 minutes.  (See UP telexes) The Press was a small morning paper, and took the story only to this point.  There is no mention of the weather officer later coming in and identifying the debris or Ramey going on the radio. The next four paragraphs quoting Sheriff Wilcox are straight from the earlier UP bulletins in Frank Joyce's collection.  UP got these statements from Wilcox about 35-40 minutes after the first announcement of the press release. Wilcox at some point changed his story.  Here he says Brazel came to town Sunday.  But he told AP that it was Monday.  Wilcox's claim that Brazel thought it might be a "weather meter" was later contradicted by Brazel who said he told the Sheriff he thought he might have found a flying saucer and it absolutely wasn't any type of weather observation balloon.  (see Brazel interview stories) Notice the plural "intelligence officerS" being involved, a fact never reported by AP, though quickly reported by UP after talking to Wilcox.  Major Marcel was still not identified by UP at this point, although AP identified him in the initial press release as being the intelligence officer contacted by the Sheriff.  It was a full hour before a UP bulletin first used his name. Wilcox said essentially the same thing to AP.  When AP pressed him for a more detailed description, they reported Wilcox refused, saying he was working with the base. (see AP regional story) Identical Ramey statements as reported in the S.F. News UP story the previous evening.  Ramey is explicitly identifying the debris before the weather officer entered the picture. UP had a reporter in Dallas on the story within about 45 minutes (see UP telexes) who probably called Ramey directly. The UP S.F. News story also reported Ramey saying that "part of a weather balloon was found nearby." This is Ramey's usual singular weather balloon statement.There is never any mention of multiple balloons in any statements from Ramey or his people.  Where's the multi-cluster Mogul balloons?

Flying Disc Found On Ranch Near Roswell    ROSWELL -- The army reported that a Corona, N. M. rancher had discovered a "flying disc" and that it was being turned over to the air forces material command for study.    The announcement of the discovery came from Col. William H. Blanchard, command officer of the Roswell Army Air base, who specifically described the object as "a flying disc."     He said the disc had been forwarded to high headquarters--the 8th Air Force at Fort Worth, Tex.    Blanchard would reveal no further details.     Subsequently, Army Air Force headquarters in Washington announced that Brig Gen. Roger Ramey, commanding officer of the 8th Air Force, was forwarding the object to the air forces material command at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.     Sheriff George Wilcox of Roswell said the disc was found about three weeks ago by W. W. Brizell on the Foster Ranch at Corona, 75 miles northwest of Roswell.     Wilcox said that Brizell does not have a telephone, and so did not report finding the disc until the day before yesterday.  Brizell told the sheriff he didn't know just what the disc was and at first thought it might be a weather meter.     The Sheriff's office notified the army, which sent intelligence officers to pick up the object. Then today the army announced possession of a disc.     The sheriff quoted Brizell as saying that the object "seemed more or less like tinfoil."  The rancher described the disc as about as large as a "safe in the sheriff's office."  The safe is about three and one half by four feet.     Reward money posted by private sources for discovery of a disc has reached $3000, but it was not know whether the Corona rancher would lay claim to the money.     An Oelwein, Ia, salesman already had claimed the reward money for a shiny steel disc about 6 1/2 inches in diameter he discovered this morning.  However, newspapermen who examined it did not believe it was a "flying saucer."  The salesman, Lloyd Bennett, insisted, however, that he would claim the reward money.     Brig. Gen. Roger B. Ramey, co. general of the 8th Air Force, said that "in my opinion" a "flying disc" found Tuesday near Roswell, N. M. is "the remnants of a weather balloon and a radar reflector."     The general officer said that "the object is in my office right now and as far as I can see there is nothing to get excited about."     He said that the "so-called disc" was of box kite construction and covered with tinfoil.     Ramey also revealed that part of a weather balloon was found nearby when it was picked up in New Mexico.