Oakland 1896 Airship Sighting
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Multiple residents of Oakland, California observed an egg-shaped craft with lights at both ends that resembled a huge bird, moving at approximately 20 miles per hour across the skies.
“The date was Nov. 23, 1896, and it reported that many persons saw an "airship" flying over Oakland. The Oakland "airship" was the talk of the town for days and a number of other sightings were reported, from as far away as Red Bluff. Although the original story said the craft resembled a "huge bird," later sightings described it as egg-shaped with lights at both ends.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1896-11-23
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Oakland, California
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Resembled a huge bird; egg-shaped with lights at both ends
- Size
- Appeared to be of huge size
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_449
Case ID: 1896-FBI-529C
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