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daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] — mysterious airship

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1909-12-23
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1909-12-23 · page 02
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1909-12-23 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “mysterious airship”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... 40 miles an hour, a mysterious airship tonight appeared over Worces ter ^/uirtly before 6 o'clock,, hovered i over Ihe city a few minutes, disappear i el- ap'd then returned to out four cir cles above the gaping town, mean 1 wtiije sweeping the heavens with a searchlight of tremendous power. The j nOws of its presence spread like wild I fire and thousands thronged the streets W) watch the liner of the sky. The airship remained over the city -for about 15 minutes, all the time at i a height that most observers set at l about 2000 feet, too far to enable even its precise shape to be seen. The glar ing rays ...

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