Flying Saucers
In 1947 the pilot of a small aeroplane saw nine strange objects in the sky over Washing-ton in the USA. He said that they looked like saucers. Newspapers printed his story un-der the headline "Flying Saucers".
Since then, all over the world, people have reported seeing similar strange objects. No one knows what they are or where they come from. Some people say that they do not exist, but many others say that they have seen them. Usually people on the ground have seen them but not always. Airline pilots also have reported seeing them and so have astro-nauts ── the men who fly in spaceships.
Perhaps some people saw them only in their imagination. Perhaps some people made a mistake. But airline pilots and astro-nauts do not usually make mistakes of this kind. Captain Ed Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon, said in 1974 that he believes that some "flying saucers" are real. Many other people now believe that these strange flying objects are visiting the earth from other worlds in space.
"They have come to look at us," they say. The American government tried to find out more about these objects. It listened to a great many people who said they had seen them. But the Government Committee could not decide on what the objects were. It called them UFOs, which is short for "Unidentified Flying Objects".
Some say they have seen people in the fly-ing saucers! In 1964, a driver of a police car in New Mexico saw a UFO landing a mile away. When he reached it, there were two small figures standing near it. They looked like little men. When he reported on his radio, they got inside the object and flew away.
In 1973 two men were out fishing in Mississippi. They say they saw a UFO shaped like an egg. There were three creatures like men but their skins were silver in colour. They had no eyes, and their mouths were just slits (裂缝). Their noses and ears were pointed. They made the fishermen get inside the UFO for a while. Then the creatures photographed them and took them to the place where they had been fishing.
There are many other similar stories. Some are probably untrue but some may be true. No one knows.

Flying Saucers 飞碟
In 1947 the pilot of a small aeroplane saw nine strange objects in the sky over Washing-ton in the USA.
在1947年，一名小型飞机驾驶员在美国华盛顿上空发现9个奇怪的飞行物体。
He said that they looked like saucers. Newspapers printed his story un-der the headline "Flying Saucers".
据他描述这9个不明的飞行物体看上去很像碟子。报社就将他的见闻以“飞碟”作为标题刊登在了报纸上。
Since then, all over the world, people have reported seeing similar strange objects. No one knows what they are or where they come from.
从那以后，地球上有许多的报道有人看到了类似的奇怪物体。但没有人知道他们是什么，来自何方。
Some people say that they do not exist, but many others say that they have seen them. Usually people on the ground have seen them but not always.
Airline pilots also have reported seeing them and so have astro-nauts ── the men who fly in spaceships.
有些人说他们不可能存在，但是有很多人称自己看到过。通常人们并不是经常能够在地面上看到这些不明物体的。
航空公司的飞行员也曾经报告说看到过，甚至连在宇宙中飞行的宇航员都曾经见到过。
Perhaps some people saw them only in their imagination. Perhaps some people made a mistake. But airline pilots and astro-nauts do not usually make mistakes of this kind.
Captain Ed Mitchell, who was the sixth man to walk on the moon, said in 1974 that he believes that some "flying saucers" are real.
Many other people now believe that these strange flying objects are visiting the earth from other worlds in space.
也许有些人说看到过这类不明物体仅仅是他们的想象罢了。或许这些人在判断上发生了错误。但是飞行员和宇航员在通常情况下是不太会发生这类判断错误的。
第六位在月球上漫步的宇航员Ed Mitchell在1974年声称他相信真的有“飞碟”的存在。现在大多数的人们都认为这些奇怪的飞行物是从宇宙中其他的世界来造访地球的。
"They have come to look at us," they say. The American government tried to find out more about these objects. It listened to a great many people who said they had seen them.
But the Government Committee could not decide on what the objects were. It called them UFOs, which is short for "Unidentified Flying Objects".
这些人们说：“他们看我们来了。”美国政府尝试去更多地了解这些物体。他们收集到了大量的关于看到这些物体的报道。但是政府委员会却不能确定这些物体到底是什么。所以政府就将这类飞行物称为 UFO,意思是“不明飞行物”的缩写。
Some say they have seen people in the fly-ing saucers! In 1964, a driver of a police car in New Mexico saw a UFO landing a mile away.
When he reached it, there were two small figures standing near it. They looked like little men. When he reported on his radio, they got inside the object and flew away.
In 1973 two men were out fishing in Mississippi. They say they saw a UFO shaped like an egg. There were three creatures like men but their skins were silver in colour.
甚至有人说他们曾看到飞碟里有人！在1964年，一名新墨西哥州正驾驶警车的警察亲眼看到一个飞碟降落在离他1英里元的地方。
当他驾车到那里的时候，他看到有两个身材很小的人站在飞碟旁边。他们看上去像小矮人一样。当这名警察通过无线电向局里报告的时候，这2个小矮人立即回到了飞碟里然后迅速的消失了。
在1973年，密西西比的2名正在垂钓的男子他们说自己看到的飞碟外形像一只鸡蛋。有三个看上去像人类的生物在里面，但是他们的皮肤却呈银色。
They had no eyes, and their mouths were just slits (裂缝). Their noses and ears were pointed. They made the fishermen get inside the UFO for a while.
Then the creatures photographed them and took them to the place where they had been fishing.
There are many other similar stories. Some are probably untrue but some may be true. No one knows.
他们没有眼睛，嘴巴就像一条裂缝。他们的鼻子和耳朵是尖的。这几个外星人让这两名渔夫进入UFO一会儿，并且给他们拍照，并把他们带到他们刚钓过鱼的地方。
类似的故事有许多。但是有谁知道他们是真的还是假的呢？