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

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-03-02
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1915-03-02 · page 06
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-03-02 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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... is a heavy registration. The mysterious airship has been seen again, this time over South Portland, and the direction which it took when it ieft this vicinity substantiates the story j relative to tile craft which appeared Feb. 21 in the Portland Press. It will be remembered it was reported that a cou- pie of young men had built a machine i that would run as well in cold weather as warm and were experimenting with it in this section, having their hangar in a secret place up the Mountain division of the Maine Central Railroad. When the airship appeared over South Portland a reputable citizen who happened to be out .of doors was attracted ...

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