Editing 1947 flying disc craze (section)

====San Francisco fireworks and stories of landings====
On July 3, press nationwide reported a story from California Highway Patrol Sergeant David Menary who told of seeing six large metallic discs dive into the San Francisco Bay at high speed the prior day.<ref name="auto13">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/458782396/|title=3 Jul 1947, 6 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Menary had been accompanied by Walter Castro, a garage owner.  On July 3, US Army major Steve Monroe of [[Presidio of San Francisco|the Presidio]] issued a report explaining that Menary's sighting had been caused by 'some of the boys' experimenting with fireworks.  Monroe announced further such experiments would be cancelled.<ref name="auto13"/>

On July 3, press announced a "mystery missle" had been seen in Altadena, California and was believed to have landed nearby; the witness stated that object "was NOT {{sic}} a 'flying disc'".<ref name="auto14">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/628345830/|title=3 Jul 1947, 11 - Metropolitan Pasadena Star-News at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref>  That same day, press reported on a potential landing in San Miguel.<ref name="auto32">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/17214918/|title=3 Jul 1947, Page 1 - The Gallup Independent at Newspapers.com|website=Newspapers.com}}</ref>