American Farmer ( Albany, NY) page 2
December 05, 1806
Location: Albany New York
Friday, December 16, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
1873: Extraordinary phenomenon
The Argus Melbourne, Vic. | Wednesday 12 November 1873 |
The Campbelltown correspondent of the Invercargill Times describes the following singular phenomenon "A rather extraordinary phenomenon was witnessed here on the evening of the 21st at about half-past 8. At first it had the appearance of a lantern suspended in mid air, giving the onlooker the impression that it was a vessel coming into the harbor with a light at the masthead. It appeared first just at the mouth of the harbour, and after remaining for about five minutes disappeared. In about 10 minutes it returned, further away, and this time of various colours, and after remaining for a few minutes stationary in the air it slowly began to ascend, and then, suddenly burst, as it were, into two streaks of light of all colours, and disappeared. After this it appeared and disappeared five times in succession, assuming different shapes and colours-sometimes coming as it were off the beach, and at others rising out of the water. It at last took the appearance of a large blaze of fire on the beach, some distance from where it first appeared, then with great rapidity it was seen to rush across the water in a south easterly direction, and to disappear."
Finder's Credit: Kay Massingill
1907: Strange aerial apparition
Source: Netherlands, Alphen, Oudshoorn, Aarlanderveen en omstreken, De Rijnbode, 6 October 1907.
At Nijkerk on the Veluwe Thursday evening a strange aerial apparition was seen, probably a fireball (meteorite) that moved in a western direction.
The apparent diameter was estimated at about half of that of the moon. Five or six smaller ones followed the big one and like this one also radiated a green light.
Finder's Credit/Translation: Theo Paijmans
At Nijkerk on the Veluwe Thursday evening a strange aerial apparition was seen, probably a fireball (meteorite) that moved in a western direction.
The apparent diameter was estimated at about half of that of the moon. Five or six smaller ones followed the big one and like this one also radiated a green light.
Finder's Credit/Translation: Theo Paijmans
Saturday, December 10, 2011
1889: What Does This Mean?
New Oxford Item - January 4, 1889, New Oxford, Pennsylvania page 1
Finder's Credit: Kay Massingill
Friday, December 9, 2011
1884: Signs in the Heavens
The Dublin [Georgia] Post, July 23rd 1884
Signs in the Heavens
[From the] Monroe Advertiser
Many people in this section were
awakened last Saturday night by the
vivid and almost incessant lightning
in the northwest. Soon after a strong
wind from the same direction sud-
denly sprang up, blew for a few minutes,
and then as suddenly ceased. Those
who noticed these reconized (sic) the fact
that they were phenomenal; but there
was another sight seen by Mr. W.
P Ponder and his family, which was
far stranger, and was different from
anything we have ever heard of.
About one o'clock a young lady
in Mr. Ponder's house was awakened
by a light so bright that she was sure
the house was on fire, and she ran
down stairs and gave the alarm.
Finding that the house was not bur-
ning, the family thought the woods
were on fire; but a minutes invseti-
gation (sic) showed this to be a mistake.
The cause of the brilliant light
was discovered, and it caused the
spectators to gaze with wonder and
awe. Above the eastern horizon--a
little north of east--about where the
sun would be, if an hour high, was a
brilliant light, apparently about
the size of a full moon. It looked
like a large star, its light white like
that of the sun or of an electric
lamp. At intervals it would expand
and throw out luminous rays in all
directions, making the surrounding
brightness still brighter; and then it
would immediately contract again to
its former size. The light was as
bright as sunlight, and objects could
be seen as plainly as in the day-time.
The sky to the south was especially
bright. The body of light was appa-
rently stationary. Mr. Ponder's fam-
ily wathed (sic) it about an hour, and then
retired, leaving the mysterious lumin-
ary still blazing in the heavens. What
was it?
Finder's Credit: Rod Brock
Signs in the Heavens
[From the] Monroe Advertiser
Many people in this section were
awakened last Saturday night by the
vivid and almost incessant lightning
in the northwest. Soon after a strong
wind from the same direction sud-
denly sprang up, blew for a few minutes,
and then as suddenly ceased. Those
who noticed these reconized (sic) the fact
that they were phenomenal; but there
was another sight seen by Mr. W.
P Ponder and his family, which was
far stranger, and was different from
anything we have ever heard of.
About one o'clock a young lady
in Mr. Ponder's house was awakened
by a light so bright that she was sure
the house was on fire, and she ran
down stairs and gave the alarm.
Finding that the house was not bur-
ning, the family thought the woods
were on fire; but a minutes invseti-
gation (sic) showed this to be a mistake.
The cause of the brilliant light
was discovered, and it caused the
spectators to gaze with wonder and
awe. Above the eastern horizon--a
little north of east--about where the
sun would be, if an hour high, was a
brilliant light, apparently about
the size of a full moon. It looked
like a large star, its light white like
that of the sun or of an electric
lamp. At intervals it would expand
and throw out luminous rays in all
directions, making the surrounding
brightness still brighter; and then it
would immediately contract again to
its former size. The light was as
bright as sunlight, and objects could
be seen as plainly as in the day-time.
The sky to the south was especially
bright. The body of light was appa-
rently stationary. Mr. Ponder's fam-
ily wathed (sic) it about an hour, and then
retired, leaving the mysterious lumin-
ary still blazing in the heavens. What
was it?
Finder's Credit: Rod Brock
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
1881: Fifty stars in formation...
Saints Herald (Lamoni, IA), December 1st 1881
A BROTHER, we think it to be Senterlow Butler, has
sent us a copy of the St. Joseph, Missouri, Evening
News, containing the following, which if correct, is
certainly one of the wonders written of that were to
take place in the latter days.
WHAT WAS IT? -- WONDERFUL FORMATION OF THE STARS --
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
About half past ten o’clock last night, a strangely
peculiar sight was observable in the heavens. As the
writer is not an astronomer, nor the son of one, he
can only give the astronomical formation as it
appeared to his verdant eyes. A star was noticed to
shoot in the direction, a little north of east, almost
directly toward the moon, and when apparently, to an
uncultured eye, within two score feet of Luna, it
stopped; this was followed by four other stars, which
took positions a few inches distant, and in a direct
line behind the first. This was followed by fully
fifty other stars, all of which were wonderfully
brilliant, which formed a perfect pyramid, funnel or
triangular shape. The shape when completed was about
thus, although it contained just fifty stars:
In this shape they remained for fully half an hour,
apparently stationary, and the sight was truly
beautiful and novel in the extreme. At the end of the
half hour they began to "break ranks," or "take their
departure," and the move was made as systematically as
it was formed, and about as coolly and deliberately as
a company of well disciplined soldiers would disband
or obey an order. The first star to go into position
was the first to move away, and it shot off toward the
moon, which was just coming up, and seemed to be
directly over Governor Woodson’s house. This star soon
disappeared and was lost sight of in the greater light
of the moon. It was followed, and deliberately, too,
and in equal time, by star after star, until each and
every one of fifty had disappeared in the same manner
as the first had done. The sight was truly a beautiful
one, and such a one as the writer never before beheld.
There were five or six others "taking observations" at
the same time, and all pronounced it an astronomical
phenomenon. The whole thing was very deliberate,
apparently, coolly and systematically executed. They
marched into place as gracefully as the Saxon Rifles,
and broke ranks with as much grace and precision. The
formation was apparently directly over Governor
Woodson’s home. The space between the several stars
appeared like a few inches, and between the first or
tail star and the moon like forty or fifty feet, when
it was doubtless countless thousands of miles. What
does it mean? is the question, the News would like to
ask some able-bodied astronomer or scientific
individual.
A BROTHER, we think it to be Senterlow Butler, has
sent us a copy of the St. Joseph, Missouri, Evening
News, containing the following, which if correct, is
certainly one of the wonders written of that were to
take place in the latter days.
WHAT WAS IT? -- WONDERFUL FORMATION OF THE STARS --
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
About half past ten o’clock last night, a strangely
peculiar sight was observable in the heavens. As the
writer is not an astronomer, nor the son of one, he
can only give the astronomical formation as it
appeared to his verdant eyes. A star was noticed to
shoot in the direction, a little north of east, almost
directly toward the moon, and when apparently, to an
uncultured eye, within two score feet of Luna, it
stopped; this was followed by four other stars, which
took positions a few inches distant, and in a direct
line behind the first. This was followed by fully
fifty other stars, all of which were wonderfully
brilliant, which formed a perfect pyramid, funnel or
triangular shape. The shape when completed was about
thus, although it contained just fifty stars:
* * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * *
* * * * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * *
* * * *
* * *
* *
*
*
*
*
In this shape they remained for fully half an hour,
apparently stationary, and the sight was truly
beautiful and novel in the extreme. At the end of the
half hour they began to "break ranks," or "take their
departure," and the move was made as systematically as
it was formed, and about as coolly and deliberately as
a company of well disciplined soldiers would disband
or obey an order. The first star to go into position
was the first to move away, and it shot off toward the
moon, which was just coming up, and seemed to be
directly over Governor Woodson’s house. This star soon
disappeared and was lost sight of in the greater light
of the moon. It was followed, and deliberately, too,
and in equal time, by star after star, until each and
every one of fifty had disappeared in the same manner
as the first had done. The sight was truly a beautiful
one, and such a one as the writer never before beheld.
There were five or six others "taking observations" at
the same time, and all pronounced it an astronomical
phenomenon. The whole thing was very deliberate,
apparently, coolly and systematically executed. They
marched into place as gracefully as the Saxon Rifles,
and broke ranks with as much grace and precision. The
formation was apparently directly over Governor
Woodson’s home. The space between the several stars
appeared like a few inches, and between the first or
tail star and the moon like forty or fifty feet, when
it was doubtless countless thousands of miles. What
does it mean? is the question, the News would like to
ask some able-bodied astronomer or scientific
individual.
1946: Lights in Sky Baffle Chesterton Folk
Vidette Messenger
Valparaiso, Indiana
5-3-1946
Lights in Sky Baffle Chesterton Folk
Man-Made or Natural, Is Issue Debated, In North County
CHESTERTON - The people of this North Porter county community are
perplexed, and here's the reason why: They can't agree whether the
weird lights which have been visible in the sky above the them for
the past three nights, are phenomenon or illumination projected by
man.
Casting a vote in favor of nature is Dr. E.M. Carlson, who is
director and operator of the Carlson Planetarium in Porter. This 70
year-old student of the stars says "If its man-made then it is a new
discovery or invention which has not yet been announced. If it is a
cosmic phenomenon it is the rarest I have ever seen."
Cleon Trowe, ex-serviceman and employee of the Charleston Tribune
reports " I think the light comes from the direction of the Lansing,
Ill. airport and I'd say it was an army arc light which I had
experience with while serving overseas."
First Seen Tuesday
The eerie lights first made their appearance in the sky over
Chesterton Tuesday, and people there have seen them on Wednesday and
Thursday nights also. Descriptions of the illumination vary greatly.
According to Miss Bertha Kubick, of the Charleston Tribune staff, she
saw the lights Tuesday night about 10 p.m. when she was traveling on
a bus on route 49 on her return home from Valparaiso. She described
them as "two very slender rays of white light which seemed to go
straight up shooting like a rocket with the tails fading out first."
Dr. Carlson who studied the lights for two hours Thursday night, said
that the rays were very, very bright but not with the harsh
brightness of a beacon light.
In Constant Motion
The veteran astronomer stated that the lights definitely are not
connected with the meteors, stars or northern light, nor did they
have their source in any airplane for "no plane travels as fast as
these lights."
The rays, Dr. Carlson pointed out, were in constant motion and came
together, but never crossed. They were always overhead and kept in
that area, which he stated discounted the belief held by some that
the light was man-made.
Thowe, in his explanation, said that his father Fred worked in the
area of the Lansing airport which has been used as an emergency
field. This lies south of Hammond, was originally constructed by
Henry Ford, and today government surplus goods are being sold there
according to Trowe.
Another Version
He said he saw the army arc lights used in combat and said they could
been seen for 30 or 40 miles and that there was no beam visible such
as from the ordinary search light.
Mrs. Ralph Carpenter, the Vidette - Messenger's correspondent said
she saw the lights briefly Wednesday night about 11 p.m. It was very
dark and the lights looked like shooting stars to her, the beams
coming down into a wedge-shaped formation.
She reported that she spoke to Mrs. Roland Johnson, who resides on
U.S. 12 near Chesterton and several steel mill workers from the that
vicinity and they all stated that they believed the lights came from
two powerful searchlights being used as an advertisement scheme at a
carnival in Hammond. The state police at the Dunes Barracks reported
that possibly the lights might have their source in the White City
amusement park in Chicago.
Finder's Credit: J. W. Hudson
Valparaiso, Indiana
5-3-1946
Lights in Sky Baffle Chesterton Folk
Man-Made or Natural, Is Issue Debated, In North County
CHESTERTON - The people of this North Porter county community are
perplexed, and here's the reason why: They can't agree whether the
weird lights which have been visible in the sky above the them for
the past three nights, are phenomenon or illumination projected by
man.
Casting a vote in favor of nature is Dr. E.M. Carlson, who is
director and operator of the Carlson Planetarium in Porter. This 70
year-old student of the stars says "If its man-made then it is a new
discovery or invention which has not yet been announced. If it is a
cosmic phenomenon it is the rarest I have ever seen."
Cleon Trowe, ex-serviceman and employee of the Charleston Tribune
reports " I think the light comes from the direction of the Lansing,
Ill. airport and I'd say it was an army arc light which I had
experience with while serving overseas."
First Seen Tuesday
The eerie lights first made their appearance in the sky over
Chesterton Tuesday, and people there have seen them on Wednesday and
Thursday nights also. Descriptions of the illumination vary greatly.
According to Miss Bertha Kubick, of the Charleston Tribune staff, she
saw the lights Tuesday night about 10 p.m. when she was traveling on
a bus on route 49 on her return home from Valparaiso. She described
them as "two very slender rays of white light which seemed to go
straight up shooting like a rocket with the tails fading out first."
Dr. Carlson who studied the lights for two hours Thursday night, said
that the rays were very, very bright but not with the harsh
brightness of a beacon light.
In Constant Motion
The veteran astronomer stated that the lights definitely are not
connected with the meteors, stars or northern light, nor did they
have their source in any airplane for "no plane travels as fast as
these lights."
The rays, Dr. Carlson pointed out, were in constant motion and came
together, but never crossed. They were always overhead and kept in
that area, which he stated discounted the belief held by some that
the light was man-made.
Thowe, in his explanation, said that his father Fred worked in the
area of the Lansing airport which has been used as an emergency
field. This lies south of Hammond, was originally constructed by
Henry Ford, and today government surplus goods are being sold there
according to Trowe.
Another Version
He said he saw the army arc lights used in combat and said they could
been seen for 30 or 40 miles and that there was no beam visible such
as from the ordinary search light.
Mrs. Ralph Carpenter, the Vidette - Messenger's correspondent said
she saw the lights briefly Wednesday night about 11 p.m. It was very
dark and the lights looked like shooting stars to her, the beams
coming down into a wedge-shaped formation.
She reported that she spoke to Mrs. Roland Johnson, who resides on
U.S. 12 near Chesterton and several steel mill workers from the that
vicinity and they all stated that they believed the lights came from
two powerful searchlights being used as an advertisement scheme at a
carnival in Hammond. The state police at the Dunes Barracks reported
that possibly the lights might have their source in the White City
amusement park in Chicago.
Finder's Credit: J. W. Hudson
Thursday, December 1, 2011
1905: Looking for the Strange Lights
Marion (Ohio) Daily Star - Thursday, September, 7, 1905
LOOKING FOR THE
STRANGE LIGHTS
Party of Young People Watch
for the Ghost.
A YOUNG LADY SEES
LIGHT ABOUT 10 P. M.
The Members of the Party Wait
Several Hours, but the Vanished
Light Does Not Reappear Other
Parties Will Investigate and May
Capture the "Spook."
A party composed of about twenty
young people drove to the Hinamon
woods north of the city, Wednesday
evening, for the purpose of investigating
the mysterious lights which
have been reported as moving about
in that vicinity.
A young lady, who stated that she
was a member of the party but who
refused to reveal the identity of the
young people, telephoned the Star,
today, that she with the others saw
the light about 9 o'clock, that it
traveled in plain view for nearly two
minutes, but what caused it none of
the party was able to ascertain. The
members of the party waited until
midnight for a reappearance of the
light or lights, but nothing appeared.
Other young people are arranging
for "hayride" parties to the woods
and if possible a light will be captured
and brought to the city.
Finder's Credit: Daniel Guenther
See Daniel's webpage here: www.jtc-ufo.com
LOOKING FOR THE
STRANGE LIGHTS
Party of Young People Watch
for the Ghost.
A YOUNG LADY SEES
LIGHT ABOUT 10 P. M.
The Members of the Party Wait
Several Hours, but the Vanished
Light Does Not Reappear Other
Parties Will Investigate and May
Capture the "Spook."
A party composed of about twenty
young people drove to the Hinamon
woods north of the city, Wednesday
evening, for the purpose of investigating
the mysterious lights which
have been reported as moving about
in that vicinity.
A young lady, who stated that she
was a member of the party but who
refused to reveal the identity of the
young people, telephoned the Star,
today, that she with the others saw
the light about 9 o'clock, that it
traveled in plain view for nearly two
minutes, but what caused it none of
the party was able to ascertain. The
members of the party waited until
midnight for a reappearance of the
light or lights, but nothing appeared.
Other young people are arranging
for "hayride" parties to the woods
and if possible a light will be captured
and brought to the city.
Finder's Credit: Daniel Guenther
See Daniel's webpage here: www.jtc-ufo.com
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