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A CENTURY OF UFO LANDINGS (1868-1968)

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Jul., 1868 Copiago (Chile). A strange "aerial construction"

bearing lights and making engine noises flew low

over this town. Local people also described it as a

giant bird covered with large scales producing a me-

tallic noise. Although not an actual landing, this is

the first instance of close observation of an unknown

object at low altitude in the nineteenth century.

(Fort 638; Anatomy 11)

Dec. 07, 1872 Banbury (Great Britain). At King's Sutton an object

0100 hours resembling a haystack flew on an irregular course.

Sometimes high, sometimes very low it was accom-

panied by fire and dense smoke. It produced the same

effect as a tornado, felling trees and walls. It sud-

denly vanished. (Fort 189)

1880 Aldershot (Great Britain). A strange being dressed in

tight-fitting clothes and shining helmet soared over

the heads of two sentries, who fired without result.

The apparition stunned them with something de-

scribed as "blue fire." (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)

May. 15, 1879 Persian Gulf. Two very large "wheels" were seen

2140 spinning in the air and slowly coming to the surface

of the sea. Estimated diameter: 40 m. Distance be-

tween the objects: 150 m. Speed: 80 km/h/ Duration:

35 min. Witnesses aboard the ship "Vultur" (Round

up 17; Anatomy 12)

1880 Eastern Venezuela. A 14-year-old boy saw a luminous

ball descending from the sky and hovering near him.

He felt somehow "drawn" to it, but succeeded in

backing away in spite of his terror. (Lor. III 2O6)

Mar. 26, 1880 Lamy (New Mexico). Four men walking near Galis-

evening teo Junction were surprised as they heard voices com-

ing from a "strange balloon," which flew over them.

It was shaped like a fish and seemed to be guided by

a large fanlike device. There were eight to ten figures

aboard. Their language was not understood. The ob-

ject flew low over Galisteo Junction and rose rapidly

toward the east. (FSR 65, 3)

Jun. 11, 1881 Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea (Australia).

0400 The two sons of the Prince of Wales, one of them

the future king of England, were cruising aboard "La

Bacchante" when an object resembling a fully lighted

ship was seen ("a phantom vessel all aglow"). (Fort

637; Anatomy 12)

Nov. 02, 1885 Scutari (Turkey). A luminous object circled the har-

dawn bor. Altitude: 5-6 m. Illuminated the whole town.

Duration: 1 1/2 min, as a bluish-green flame. Then

plunged into the sea. Made several circles above the

ferry-boat pier. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)

Nov. 12, 1887 Cape Race (Atlantic Ocean). A huge sphere of fire

2400 was observed rising out of the ocean by witnesses

aboard the "Siberian." It rose to an altitude of 16 m,

flew against the wind, and came close to the ship,

then "dashed oft" toward the southeast. Duration:

5 min. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)

1896 Arolla, near Zermatt (Swiss Alps). Author Aleister

Crowley was walking in the mountains when he sud-

denly saw two little men. He made a gesture to them,

but they did not seem to pay attention and disap-

peared among the rocks. (Magic Without Tears, by

A. Crowley)

Mar. 26, 1897 Sioux City (Iowa). Approximate date. Robert Hib-

night bard was caught by an anchor dropped from an un-

known flying machine 22 km north of the town. He

was dragged over 10 m and fell as his clothes were

torn. (FSR 66, 4)

Mar. 28, 1897 Omaha (Nebraska). The majority of the population

2230 observed an object arriving from the southeast. It

looked like a huge light, flew northwestward slowly,

came to low altitude. A crowd gathered at a street

corner to watch it. (185)

Apr. 01, 1897 Everest (Kansas). The whole town saw an object fly

2100 under the cloud ceiling. It came down slowly, then

flew away very fast to the southeast. When directly

over the town it swept the ground with its powerful

light. It was seen to rise up at fantastic speed until

barely discernible, then to come down again and

sweep low over the witnesses. At one point it re-

mained stationary for 5 min at the edge of a low

cloud, which it illuminated. All could clearly see the

silhouette of the craft. (FSR 66, 4)

Apr. 12, 1897 Nilwood (Illinois). On the property of Z. Thacker, 19

1430 km north of Carlinville, an unknown object landed.

Before the three witnesses could reach it, the craft,

which was shaped like a cigar with a dome, rose slowly

and left majestically toward the north. Witnesses:

Edward Teeples, William Street and Franklin Met-

calf. (186; Anatomy 12)

Apr. 12, 1897 Girard, near Green Ridge (Illinois). A large crowd of

1800 miners saw an unknown object land 3 km north of

Green Ridge and 4 km south of Girard. The night

operator of the Chicago-and-Alton Railroad, Paul Mc-

Cramer, stated that he came sufficiently close to the

craft to see a man emerge from it to repair the ma-

chinery. Traces were found over a large area. The

object itself was elongated like a ship with a roof and

a double canopy. It left toward the north. (186,187)

Apr. 14, 1897 Gas City (Indiana). An object landed 2 km south of

1500 Gas City on the property of John Roush, terrifying

the farmers and causing the horses and cattle to

stampede. Six occupants of the ship came out and

seemed to make some repairs. Before the crowd could

approach the object, it rose rapidly and flew toward

the east. (188)

Apr. 14, 1897 Cleveland (Ohio). Joseph Singler, captain of the

"Sea Wing," was fishing with S. H. Davis, of Detroit,

when they saw on the lake what they thought was a

ship, about 13 m long, with a canopy. A man, about

25 years old, wearing a hunting jacket and a cap, was

fishing from the deck of the object. Near him were a

woman and a 10-year old child. When the "Sea

Wing" came close to the craft, a large, colored bal-

loon rose from the object, which flew up with it to an

altitude of about 150 m and circled "like a hawk"

before flying away. (189)

Apr. 15, 1897 Linn Grove (Iowa). A large object was seen to fly

morning slowly toward the north. It seemed ready to land and

five men (F. G. Ellis, James Evans, David Evans, Joe

Croaskey, Benjamin Buland) drove toward it. About

7 km north of Linn Grove, they found the craft on

the ground, came within 700 m of it but it "spread

its four giant wings and rose towards the North." Two

strange figures aboard the craft made efforts to con-

ceal themselves. Witnesses were surprised at the

length of their hair. Most residents of Linn Grove

saw the craft in flight. (190)

Apr. 15, 1897 Howard-Artesian (South Dakota). A flying object

nightfall coming closer and closer to the ground followed a

train, as reported by the engineer, Joe Wright (FSR

66,4)

Apr. 15, 1897 Perry Springs (Missouri). A passenger train on the

2100 Wabash line, going toward Quincy, was followed by

a low-flying object for 15 min between Perry Springs

and Hersman. All the passengers saw the craft, which

had a red and white light. After Hersman it flew ahead

of the train and disappeared rapidly, although the

train was then running at 65 km/h. (190)

Apr. 15, 1897 Springfield (Illinois). Two farm workers, Adolph

Winkle and John Hulle, saw a strange craft in a field.

They had a discussion with its occupants, a woman

and two men, and were told the ship-had flown from

Quincy to Springfield in 30 min and that the crew.

was making electrical repairs. (FSR 65,1)

Apr. 16, 1897 Downs Township (Illinois). Approximate date. While

working in his field, Haney Savidge saw an aerial

craft land near him. Six people emerged from it and

spoke to him for a few minutes before leaving again.

(191)

Apr. 17, 1897 Williamston (Michigan). At least a dozen farmers

morning saw an object maneuver in the sky for an hour before

it landed. A strange man near 3 m tall, almost naked

and suffering from the heat, was the pilot of the

craft. "His talk, while musical, seemed to be a repeti-

tion of bellowings." One farmer went near him and

received a blow that broke his hip. (196)

Apr. 19, 1897 Leroy (Kansas). Alexander Hamilton was awakened

2230 by a noise among the cattle and went out with his

son and his tenant. They saw an elongated cigar-

shaped object, about 100 m long with a transparent

cabin underneath showing narrow reddish bands,

hovering 10 m above ground. They approached within

50 m of it. It was illuminated and equipped with a

searchlight. Inside it were "six of the strangest be-

ings" the witness had seen, also described as "hid-

eous." They spoke a language no witness could

understand. A cow was dragged away by the object

with the help of a strong red cable; it was found

butchered in a field the next day. (Anatomy 16; Ma-

gonia)

Apr. 20, 1897 Homan (Arkansas). Capt. James Hooton was hunt-

1800 ing in the vicinity of Homan when he heard the noise

of a steam engine and found an object in a clearing.

It looked like a cylinder with pointed ends, lateral

wheels, and horizontal blade over it. Hooton spoke

with a man who wore dark glasses and walked behind

the craft. There were three or four occupants. The

witness was told this was indeed "The Airship" and

that it used compressed air for propulsion. Hooton

saw the wheels spin as the craft rose and flew away.

(FSR 66, 4; Magonia)

Apr. 22, 1897 Rockland (Texas). John M. Barclay was intrigued

when his dog barked furiously and a high-pitched

noise was heard. He went out, saw a flying object

circling 5 m above ground. Elongated with protru-

sions and blinding lights, it went dark when it landed.

Barclay was met by a man who told him his purpose

was peaceful and requested some common hardware

items to repair the craft. He paid with a ten-dollar bill

and took off "like a bullet out of a gun." (192;

Magonia)

Apr. 22, 1897 Josserand (Texas). Frank Nichols, who lived 3 km

2400 east of Josserand and was one of its most respected

citizens, was awakened by a machine noise. Looking

outside, he saw a heavy, lighted object land in his

wheat field. He walked toward it, was stopped by two

men who asked permission to draw water from his

well. He then had a discussion with a half-dozen men,

the crew of the strange machine. He was told how it

worked but could not follow the explanation. (193;

Magonia)

Apr. 23, 1897 McKinney Bayou (Arkansas). Judge Lawrence A.

Byrne of Texarkana, Arkansas, was surveying a tract

of land when he saw a peculiar object anchored on

the ground. "It was manned by three men who spoke

a foreign language, but judging from their looks one

would take them to be Japs." (Farish, in Allende

Letters (Award Special, 1968) )

Apr. 25, 1897 Merkel (Texas). People returning from church ob-

evening served a heavy object being dragged along the ground

by a rope attached to a flying craft. The rope got

caught in a railroad track. The craft was too high for

its structure to be visible but protrusions and a light

could be distinguished. After about 10 min a man

came down along the rope cut the end free, and went

back aboard the craft, which flew away toward the

northeast. The man was small and dressed in a light-

blue uniform. (194; Magonia)

Apr. 26, 1897 Aquila-Hillsboro (Texas). Approximate date. A law-

yer was surprised to see a lighted object fly over. His

horse was scared and nearly toppled the carriage.

When the main light was turned off, a number of

smaller lights became visible on the underside of the

dark object, which supported an elongated canopy.

It went down toward a hill to the south, 5 km from

Aquila. When the witness was on his way back one

hour later he saw the object rising. It reached the

altitude of the cloud ceiling and flew to the northeast

at a fantastic speed with periodic flashes of light. (195)

May. 06, 1897 Hot Springs (Arkansas). Two policemen, Sumpter

and McLenore, were riding northwest of Hot Springs

when they saw a bright light in the sky. About 7 km

farther they saw the light again coming down to the

ground. One km farther the horses refused to walk.

Two men were seen carrying lights. The lawmen took

their rifles, called the strangers, and were told that

they crossed the country with a flying craft. The sil-

houette of the machine, about 2O m long, could be

seen in the clearing. There was a woman with an um-

brella nearby. It was raining, and the younger of the

men was filling a large container with water. The elder

man had a beard and suggested that the policemen

fly with them "to a place where it does not rain." The

same witness went back through the same spot 40

min later and found nothing. (FSR 66, 4; Magonia)

Oct. 28, 1902 Gulf of Guinea. Three persons aboard the "Fort Salis-

0305 bury," including Second Officer A. H. Raymer, saw a

huge, dark object bearing lights in the sea ahead. It

was observed sinking slowly. Estimated length: 200

m. (Fort 641; Anatomy 20)

1904 Rolling Prairie (Indiana). Tom Darby, with his

brother and mother, saw two whitish-blue objects

about 400 m away, from a point situated 3 km north

of Rolling Prairie. The objects hovered 2 or 3 m above

ground, flew toward a barn, came closer to each other,

and were hidden from view by a hill. (Hartle 164)

1908 Coast of Delaware. The English ship "Mohican,"

piloted by Capt. Urghart, was going to Philadelphia

when it was surrounded by a thick, luminous cloud

which "magnetized" everything on board. The com-

pass was observed to swing wildly. When seamen tried

to move some chains on the bridge, they found that

they were glued to the metal floor. Suddenly the cloud

rose and was seen above the sea for some time. (197)

Jun. 30, 1908 Podkamennaia Toungouska (USSR). Unexplained

explosion in the taiga, equivalent to a thermonuclear

blast, sometimes interpreted as the crash of an inter-

stellar vehicle. (Anatomy 18; Challenge 99)

May. 18, 1909 Caerphilly (Wales). Mr. Lethbridge was walking

2300 along a road near the mountains when he saw on the

grass a large tubelike machine. Aboard were two men

wearing furs and talking excitedly in a language the

witness could not understand. The grass was found

depressed at the site after the object had flown off.

(198; Anatomy 21)

Jun. 16, 1909 Donghoi (Annam). An elongated object following a

0410 west to east trajectory flew over the town. It gave off

a strong light and was seen by two fishermen to

plunge into the sea 6 km away from the coast, after a

steady flight of about 9 min. (Anatomy 21)

Jan. 1910 Invercargill (New Zealand). Several witnesses -

2300 among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman

-saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 m alti-

tude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard

shouting some words in an unknown language. The

opening closed, and the object accelerated and was

lost to sight. (Stuart 24)

Jun., 1914 Hamburg (Germany). Gustav Herwagen opened the

0400 door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-

shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were

four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing.

He approached them, but they went aboard the ob-

ject as soon as they appeared to be aware of his pres-

ence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently,

climbing vertically. (Nachrichten April, 62)

Aug., 1914 Georgian Bay (Canada). William J. Kiehl and seven

other persons saw a spherical craf...

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