Enligt själva historien, som den ursprungligen visades i Om , Oktober 1966 , det var bara synligt ljus. Du kan läsa hela historien på Internetarkivet . Följande citat är från sidorna 11-12:
"Two humans named Peter Laskin and Sonya Laskin wished to use the ship. They intended to come within one mile of the surface in a hyperbolic orbit. At some point during their trip, an unknown force apparently reached through the hull to do this to the landing shocks. The unknown force also seems to have killed the pilots."
"But that's impossible. Isn't it?"
"You see the point. Come with me." The puppeteer trotted toward the bow.
I saw the point, all right. Nothing, but nothing can get through a General Products hull. No kind of electromagnetic energy except visible light. No kind of matter, from the smallest subatomic particle to the fastest meteor. That's what the company's advertisements claim, and the guarantee backs them up. I've never doubted it, and I've never heard of a General Products hull being damaged by a weapon or by anything else.
P.S. Förtydligandet påpekade i Hans svar, att "synligt" inte nödvändigtvis betyder "synligt för jordmännen", finns på s. 16, kolumn 2 i den ursprungliga tidningen publicering.