This Day in History: 1952-10-25
Mrs. Helen Rutledge of Valley Road, Darlington, her neighbor Mrs. Eileen Richardson and their two young children, Catherine Rutledge 8, and Richard Richardson, 10, saw what they believe was a flying saucer. At 10pm on a clear night with just a sliver of a moon, they saw a bright object as big as a full moon. It was circular with two spikes protruding from the sides. It emitted a strange glow as it moved through the sky. It came at them rapidly as they stood on the Rutledge porch that they ran inside. When they came out, it was gone. Mrs. Rutledge says she will remember it to her dying day. (Bristow)