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

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1917-10-22
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1917-10-22 · page 04
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1917-10-22 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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... WIRES Wilton See* Airship The mysterious airship appeared at 1 o’clock Saturday morning over his farm, according to Nathan H. Adams of Wilton. The light illuminated his stable and Adams thought horse thieves were after his animals. Seiz ing a pistol he rushed out. but the light passed rapidly across the fields, over the woods and disappeared. He did not see the craft itself hut is positive the rays of light came from ov erhead. Vis its by a strange airship were report ed several times near Farmington lajit fall. Ellsworth Man Suicide Frctf Spaulding, aged «4. ended his life at Ellsworth Saturday morning by a short through the head in the woods a short ...

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