An actual aeronef perhaps?

Cheers,

--dave

Interestingly enough, this ship was sited around the country. It
appeared in Illinois on April 3, and was witnessed by 500 residents
hovering around Evanston Ill. for more than 45 minutes. A photo was
taken of it by a newsdealer, Walter McCann. He gave copies to all the
Chicago newspapers but, alas, they have all disappeared. It was
described as "composed of two cigar shaped bodies attached by girders"
and some said it had wings and sails. It had previously been reporte
in Sacramento Ca. on November 22nd,1896, and the next day in Tacoma,
Wa. and in San Jose Ca. the same day. It was reported in Hastings, NE.
on February 2nd, 1897, and Topeka, KS. on March 27th.

The ship supposedly landed in a field near Springfield and the
occupants, a woman and two men, approached two field hands and told
them they would make a report of their journey to the government "when
Cuba is declared free". The ship made several more landings with
people reporting that the occupants were seen working on machinery,
but left as soon as they were approached. The ship was sighted near
Mt. Vernon by the mayor of the city. He observed it through a
telescope and reported that one of the occupants was hovering outside
the ship with a "device" strapped to his back.

VSF if I ever heard of it. But well reported by people across the
country and although it could be a form of mass hysteria, there must
be something to it. The book Weird Illinois has more of the story.





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