On Jan. 22, 1898, according to Jour. Leeds Astro. Soc., 1906-23, Lieut. Blackett of the Royal Navy saw an unknown body between Venus and Mars during a total eclipse of the sun. He was assisting Sir Norman Lockyer at Viziadrug, India. –Charles Fort, New Lands, p. 489 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about Between Venus and Mars
Venus
May not be fire-balloons
In December 1882, a discussion commenced in the Dundee Advertiser and later in Knowledge, 2-489, about an unknown luminous body near and a little above the sun. It was initially reported on Dec. 22, 1882. The sighting occurred between 10 and 11 a.m. by a correspondent at Broughty Ferry, Scotland. Another letter was published on Dec. 25 from someone who had also seen it, and … [Read more...] about May not be fire-balloons
No balloon could be found
The New York Sun of Dec. 13, 1909, said that reports had come in throughout the autumn of 1908 of “a mysterious light that moved rapidly in the sky,” seen in various locations in Connecticut. –Charles Fort, New Lands, p508 (The Complete Books of Charles Fort, Dover, c1974). … [Read more...] about No balloon could be found