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

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-02-22
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1915-02-22 · page 02
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-02-22 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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... toy the visit of a mysterious airship to tMs section during Friday mgfct. The craft waa plainly seen by two re liable persona Early in the evening the airship was observed by Herbert T. Par ker of Waltons Hills, who watched the machine maneuvering ia that vicinity He says that the searchlight was plainly. vtsfbie and cast a strong ahaft of Tight In a downward directton. Shortly before midnight John C. Hig gins of Allens Mills saw the airship In that section and its ssovemeiits were watched hr him and hi* wife for more than an hour. The aviator appeared to be trying oat the machine. Just before disappearing to the south east the airsh.p, ...

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