Mystery airship
Appearance
The Mystery Airships were unidentified flying objects reported in newspapers in western states of the US, starting in 1896 and continuing into 1897.
While the range and variety of reported sightings is analogous to twentieth century flying saucer flaps, most, though not all reports assumed the crafts to be airships of human invention.
States where sightings were reported included California, Texas and Michigan.
See Also
- Aurora, Texas
- newspaper hoaxes such as the earlier Great Moon Hoax of 1835
- Jules Verne's science fiction novel Robur le conquérant of 1886