During the last few days there have been most marvellous reports about an air-ship that is declared to have been seen in the sky.
The stories come from the West.
People in Omaha, Nebraska, Kansas City, and
finally in Chicago have all stated positively that they have seen a strange light in the sky, which was as great as that of twenty stars, which they said could be nothing else but a searchlight on an air-ship.
Astronomers, after carefully looking at the light, declared it to be a star, one of the Orion group.
People, however, persisted in thinking it a searchlight on an air-ship, because three lights were seen—a red, a green, as well as this great white light.
The astronomers said that the particular star referred to did seem to shine,with red and green lights at times.
Still, people were not satisfied, and soon a report came that the object had been seen more closely, and a cigar-shaped outline had been observed behind the light.
From all over that section of the country people have declared that they have seen the thing, and that it is really an air-ship; but whether there is any truth in these reports or not, it is impossible as yet to tell.
One thing is certain, however, that a great many persons are experimenting with air-ships, for from five or six different towns word has come that so-and-so has been experimenting with an air-ship for a long time, and perhaps the object in the sky is his perfected ship.