1920-02-01

Side effects of a meteor observed in Vernal and Jenson, including electrical lights going repeatedly off and on. Nobody saw the meteor directly but many hear it and observe the light created by it. [read more]

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1844-09-11

Transcription of the Lorain Republican article: Singular Phenomenon.- On Wednesday September 11th, at about 9 o'clock, was observed from the deck of the sloop [sail boat] Mount Vernon, Capt. J. P. Smith, and also by all his crew, what to all appearances was a star, but of such size and brilliancy, considering the sky was uncluded [sic], and the sun was pouring down its rays with unusual lustre, as almost to lead to the behalf that it was some ... [read more]

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1853-05-25

Transcription of the Telegraph article: The Dubuque Herald states that on the night of the 25th ult., a most singular phenomenon in the shape of a white cloud stretched over that city from a point in the horizon a little south of east to a point almost opposite. Its apparent width was about fifty feet, and when first seen seemed stationary. Through all parts of it the stars were perfectly visible. In a few minutes after it was first observed, ... [read more]

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1907-01-23

Transcription of the Elyria Daily Chronicle article: Strange Lights Mystify Inhabitants of Tiffin on Recent Morning A Tiffin, O., despatch [sic], printed in several northern Ohio papers stated that on a recent morning early many residents of that city were awakened by strange lights. Four enormous balls illuminated the western sky for nearly two hours, making it as light as day. One of the balls appeared to be larger than an ordinary ... [read more]

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1913-05-25

"Professor Nield, Leading British Astronomer, Predicts That the New Gas, Coronium, by Annihilating Weight, Will Solve the Problem of Navigation Space" [read more]

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1897-07-11

Transcription of the article: Airship Here Again This Time It Can Be Seen in Daylight and Is a Reality. The airship has again been seen in the vicinity of Decatur. For two days it has been visible to the naked eye in broad daylight. Hundreds, yes, thousands, of people in and near Decatur are ready to testify that during Sunday afternoon and Monday forenoon a strange object hovered over the south part of the city and went thro... [read more]

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1765-06-10

Transcription of the article: Last Monday Evening, between eight and nine o'Clock, an extraordinary Phaenomenon was seen from Mount- Prospect, near Inishannon, by several Gentlemen and Ladies. A most superb Throne appeared in the Northern Sphere, enclosed by a broad Circle of a Gold Colour, with a Lion in the front Protecting the Throne, which appearance lasted about half an Hour, and went off by slow Degrees. The Evening was very Seren... [read more]

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1949-01-01

Legend of the Cowichans. [read more]

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1849-07-09

Transcription of the article: *Queer.* Night before last we witnessed rather a queer phenomenon. About 11 o'clock our attention was directed to a curious appearance in the heavens, and we saw what appeared to be a star of the first magnitude, which would flash up with a bright red light and then almost entirely disappear. After watching some fifteen minutes or more, it began to move upwards in the heavens, until became nearly over head... [read more]

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1925-08-23

Transcription of the article: Path of Light in Night Sky Mysterious Phenomenon Is Puzzle to Syracuse Theater Crowds. The unusual phenomenon of a pale band of bluish light across the northern sky about midnight last night attracted thousands of Syracusans returning from the theaters. Telephone inquiries came from all parts of the city and several adjacent villages besieging The Herald office for information. That the light ... [read more]

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1913-12-14

No exact date given. Transcription from article: Light in Sky. Rare "Ball Lightning" Recently Seen by People of France. A singular instance of what seems to have been globular or "ball" lightning was recently reported in the French scientific papers. The lightning was seen in a place where there was no storm at the time, although storm clouds were visible in the neighborhood, says a Paris dispatch to the New York Sun. The a... [read more]

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1860-07-27

"Double meteor" observed from different locations. Transcription from the article: Wonderful Meteoric Phenomenon. On Friday evening last, about twenty minutes before ten o'clock, one of the most remarkable phenomena of the heavens that has occurred during the present century, was witnessed by citizens of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk and other places near to those cities. All who witnessed it represent it a... [read more]

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1760-12-27

Quote from the "annual register": The following letter hath been received from Weyloe, in the diocese of Copenhagen. "On the 26th of December last, about ten at night, there arose a great storm. I did not go to bed; and about four minutes past two in the morning, I observed a sudden light across my windows, which I took for lightening: the storm at this time increased not a little. I kept my eye fixed at my window; and at four o'... [read more]

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1904-09-30

Several alleged airship sightings at night from Bristol and surrounding cities. Descriptions include observations over several nights, a bright light seen arising from New Britain, going high up in the air or seeing a mysterious light "for long time". Article clarifies an airship landing story as not true which allegedly happened near a witness' house and included an inventor Harry Townsend who describes this incident as "nonsense" and that... [read more]

added: 2011-08-22 airship

1906-06-01

Earthquake and a observation of a strange light the night before. The light appeared in the "perfectly clear" sky in the southwest, just above the horizon and resembled "a cloud over the face of the moon, though the moon was no way near it." [read more]

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