AIRSHIPCAT:

Date: November 25, 1896
Time: Night
Place: Fresno, California
Narratives:

"The cities where observations of the airship were reported after the 23 [of November 1896] include... Fresno... " [1]

"During the next few days the airship was sighted all over California. The peak night was November 25 [, 1896], when it appeared in eleven places around the state, including ... Fresno, ..." [2]

"Since many of the sighting locations were many miles inland (Fresno, ... etc.), ..." [3]

November 27, 1896
Selma (CA) Fresno County Enterprise
"The airship has appeared at Visalia and at Fresno" [4]

" ... it occurs again and it is seen again in ... Fresno, ... " [5]

Sources:

[1] Article by Loren Gross in "The mammoth encyclopedia of extraterrestrial encounters", compiled by Ronald D. Story, Robinson publisher, 2001.

[2] "The Amazing Airship of 1896", article by James L. Cambias.

[3] "The 19th century airship mystery", article by Don Berliner, in "INFO Journal", #29, pp 2-6, May-June 1978.

[4] "The mystery airship log", listing of newspaper articles, members.bainbridge.net/~cflood/TheArchives/index.htm

[5] "La chronique des OVNIS", book by Michel Bougard, Delarge publisher, 1977.

Notes: Insufficient information.
Explanation: Insufficient data.

Counts:

Type of report:
Recent books and articles.
Number of witnesses:
Not indicated.
Number of named witnesses:
0.
Witnesses occupations:
Not indicated.
Type of location:
Not indicated.
Coordinates:
Lat. 36.747 N Long. -119.771 W.
Coordinates precision:
10 kilometers.

Description of "UFO":
Not indicated.
Description of "manoeuvers":
Not indicated.
Reactions:
Not indicated.
Occupants:
None.
Occupants keywords:
N/A
Communication:
N/A
Language:
N/A
Content:
N/A

Daylight/nocturnal:
Nocturnal.
Weather:
Not indicated.
Observation devices:
None.

Strangeness:
None.
Reliability:
Low.

Explanation(s) at the time:
Airship.

Type of report:	Recent books and articles.
Number of witnesses:	Not indicated.
Number of named witnesses:	0.
Witnesses occupations:	Not indicated.
Type of location:	Not indicated.
Coordinates:	Lat. 36.747 N Long. -119.771 W.
Coordinates precision:	10 kilometers.

Description of "UFO":	Not indicated.
Description of "manoeuvers":	Not indicated.
Reactions:	Not indicated.
Occupants:	None.
Occupants keywords:	N/A
Communication:	N/A
Language:	N/A
Content:	N/A

Daylight/nocturnal:	Nocturnal.
Weather:	Not indicated.
Observation devices:	None.

Strangeness:	None.
Reliability:	Low.

Explanation(s) at the time:	Airship.

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