On Dec. 10, 1881, three men left from Bath in the balloon Saladin. The balloon descended at Bridport on the coast of the English channel and two of the men got out. The balloon shot up into the air with one man, Walter Powell, still on board, and was apparently lost. However, reports came in about a luminous object seen on the evening of the 13th, according to the London Times, … [Read more...] about As large as the light at Girdleness
1881
Through lenses rimmed with horizons
On Oct. 10, 1881, in Rugenwalde, Pomerania, the mirage of a village was seen, complete with snow-covered, icicle-adorned roofs and distinctly visible human forms. Fort notes, “It was believed that the mirage was a representation of the town of Nexo, on the island of Bornholm…about 100 miles northwest…”. –Charles Fort, New Lands, p444 (The … [Read more...] about Through lenses rimmed with horizons
Through lenses rimmed with horizons
On Oct. 10, 1881, in Rugenwalde, Pomerania, the mirage of a village was seen, complete with snow-covered, icicle-adorned roofs and distinctly visible human forms. Fort notes, “It was believed that the mirage was a representation of the town of Nexo, on the island of Bornholm…about 100 miles northwest…”. –Charles Fort, New Lands, p444 (The … [Read more...] about Through lenses rimmed with horizons
No mention of the presence of spiders
Scientific American, 45-337, records the fall of a substance in the latter part of October 1881 in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Vesburge, Fort Howard, Sheboygan and Ozaukee, Wisconsin. It was described as “cobwebs.” “‘In all instances,’” Fort records the source as saying, “'the webs were strong in texture and very white.’ The Editor … [Read more...] about No mention of the presence of spiders
No mention of the presence of spiders
Scientific American, 45-337, records the fall of a substance in the latter part of October 1881 in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Vesburge, Fort Howard, Sheboygan and Ozaukee, Wisconsin. It was described as “cobwebs.” “‘In all instances,’” Fort records the source as saying, “'the webs were strong in texture and very white.’ The Editor … [Read more...] about No mention of the presence of spiders