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the forest republican (tionesta, pa.) 1869-1952 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1909-08-04
Location: tionesta, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the forest republican (tionesta, pa.) 1869-1952 · 1909-08-04 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1909-08-04 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. 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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... about 200 feet. Like a giant bird the machine swept unswervingly straight to the south, passing over the diverse and heavily wooded country In the distance until It became a mere speck above the hor izon. Those who had glasses saw the aero plane turn, first to the left, then to the right, above Shuter hill. Suddenly the speck was lost to view, and as the seconds passed, a silence grew upon (he crowd, a silence that spoke of-df-ep concern. Wilbur Wright, standing with levelled glasses beside his sister, strained his gaze In effort to catch slgh( of the aeroplane when It should rise again above the sky line. Seconds seemed minutes, and as the ...

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