Mystery airship

Wave of UFO sightings in the USA in 1896/97

The mystery airship or phantom airship was a phenomenon that thousands of people across the United States claimed to have observed from late 1896 through mid 1897. Typical airship reports involved nocturnal sightings of unidentified flying lights, but more detailed accounts reported actual airborne craft comparable to an airship or dirigible. Mystery airship reports are seen as a cultural predecessor to modern claims of extraterrestrial-piloted UFO's or flying saucers.

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