Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Rossland Airship
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This document summarizes a 1896 aerial sighting in Rossland, British Columbia, involving a luminous, maneuvering object. It serves as a historical reference to the 'airship wave' of the late 19th century.
This document provides a brief historical account of an aerial sighting that occurred in Rossland, British Columbia, on August 12, 1896. According to the text, which cites Loren E. Gross's work in the Encyclopedia of UFOs, the Canadian press took reports of airships during this period seriously, despite the phenomenon being more widely associated with events in California. The Rossland incident involved a strange aerial body that approached the town and paused momentarily over a nearby mountain peak. The object performed several wide circles in the sky before departing on a straight course. Witnesses, described as many citizens of Rossland, observed the object for approximately fifteen minutes. The object was characterized as a luminous ball of fire surrounded by a halo of variegated colors.
The thing was described as a "luminous ball of fire that glowed amidst a halo of variegated colors."
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Witnesses
Key Persons
- Loren E. GrossAuthor