Pilot Sees ‘Object’; Was It a F----- S-----?

 Saturday 27 March, 1954
Miami, Fla., Herald

Round and White

The Marines landed in Flying Saucer territory
Friday.

Spotting of a "round, unidentified object, white in color not glowing," was reported by Capt. Dan C. Holland, 33, of 5196 E. Fifth st., Hialeah.

Captain Holland said he saw the object while flying in a formation of Third Marine Wing jets east of Fort Lauderdale about 3:20 p.m., Thursday.  He called the attention of the other pilots to it and he said it sped off to the east at a high rate of speed and disappeared in about 15 seconds.

      None of the other pilots in the formation saw it.

      Capt. Holland, a decorated veteran of both World War II and Korea, said that until Thursday "I always thought anyone who said he saw a flying saucer ought to have his head examined."

      The Marine flier said a commercial airliner was in the vicinity at the time and may have observed the object.

      However, spokesmen for Eastern, Delta-C&S, National and Pan American World airways said none of their pilots had mentioned anything like that.

project 1947