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The 1896-1897 Mystery Airship Wave: Contemporary Reports Before Powered Airplanes

DATE1896
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONLocation unrecorded
COORDINATES39.99°N, 77.04°W

Explore the 1896-1897 mystery airship wave, its reports, hoaxes and technology, and learn why historians compare it to modern UFO flaps.

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Official institutional record

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Archived investigative case file

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