One of the earliest reports of alien abduction from Twin Falls, Idaho, Sept. 7, 1956, more notable that the abductee was a 400-pound steer. UFOs and cattle, a puzzling connection.
Sometimes a non-vital stories went out on wire services and local papers saved them as filler items, the editors not noticing later updates. This is an example, printed September 10, 1956.
Nampa Idaho Free Press Sept. 10, 1956. |
The Pride of Idaho
San Bernardino Sun, September, 15, 1956 |
The Rest of the Story
However, a Twin Falls editor had already cracked the case and published the story the day before.Or, so he claimed.